Canadian Disability Tech Summit 2026
Canadian Disability Tech Summit 2026 takes place on 18 November 2026 at Automotive Building, Toronto. It is organised by Access to Success, and B2DB lists 40 speakers and 14 sessions announced so far.
The Canadian Disability Tech Summit 2026, hosted by Access to Success, is a one-day national conference on assistive technology and disability innovation, held at the Automotive Building at Exhibition Place in Toronto. It brings together accessibility startups, researchers, healthcare practitioners, policymakers, investors, corporate accessibility teams and members of the disability community. The programme includes keynotes, panels, startup pitches, industry presentations, an exhibit floor with hands-on demos and networking.
Key facts
| Dates | 18 November 2026 (upcoming) |
|---|---|
| Venue | Automotive Building, Toronto, Canada |
| Organiser | Access to Success |
| Speakers | 40 |
| Sessions | 14 |
| Sponsors | 22 |
| Official site | accesstosuccess.ca/canadian-disability-tech-summit-agenda |
Speakers (40)
Compiled from the published agenda; speakers can claim and verify their own entry.
- Anne Gaviola Executive Communications Advisor, Pivotal Media
- Anthony Palma Director, Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives, KITE at the University Health Network (UHN)
- Manjula Selvarajah National Columnist, CBC Radio
- Pooja Viswanathan Founder, CEO, Braze Mobility Inc.
- Sean Silcoff Reporter, Report on Business (newspaper Section), The Globe and Mail
- Maayan Ziv Founder, CEO, AccessNow
- Regina Kline Founder and Managing Partner, Enable Ventures
- Chris Maher Founder & General Partner, Samaritan Partners
- Alex Dunn Founder and CEO, Cephable
- Frances Edmonds Head of Sustainable Impact, HP Canada
- Sinéad Burke Founder & CEO, Tilting the Lens
- Mike Hazlewood Co-Founder & CEO, SensePilot
- Daniel Goerz CEO, Habitat Learn
- Cynthia Lennon Clinical Innovation Specialist, KidsAbility Centre for Child Development
- Andrea Nalyzyty SVP, Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer and Global Regulatory Affairs, CIBC
- Chip Clarke Director of Business Development, PRC-Saltillo
- Dion Kelly Co-Founder & CEO, Possibility Neurotechnologies
- Emile Maamary Co-Founder & CMO, Steadiwear Inc.
- Garth Smith VP, Business Development and Partnerships, Ontario Brain Institute
- Geoffrey Pradella Chief Executive Officer, Kids Brain Health (KBH+)
- Jeffrey Man Entrepreneur, Strategic Advisor and Public Servant
- John Ruffolo Founder & Managing Partner, Maverix Private Equity
- Jutta Treviranus Director, Inclusive Design Research Centre (IDRC)
- Karen Morales Accessibility Program Lead, Fora Travel
- Kate Kalcevich VP of Innovation, Fable
- Mariella Satow Founder, SignUp
- Max Lemmens GM Canada, ElevenLabs
- Megan Ogilvie Health Reporter, Toronto Star
- Milos Popovic Director, KITE Research Institute & Institute of Biomedical Engineering University of Toronto
- Nathaniel Swenson Global Product Manager - Assistive Technologies, Kinova
- Pete Horsley Founder, Remarkable Tech
- Pierre Paul Founder & CEO, We Hear You
- Sambhavi Chandrashekar Global Accessibility Lead, D2L
- Santiago Velazquez Founder and CEO, Hailo
- Sharon Wong Director of Research Partnerships & Impact, Bloorview Research Institute
- Sydney Robinson Co-Founder & CEO, Vessl
- Tom Butcher Senior Advisor and Ambassador, Zero Project
- Varun Chandak Founder and Executive Director, Access to Success (ATS)
- Sarah Wilds Chief Executive Officer, PRC-Saltillo
- William Chernicoff Program Manager, Toyota Mobility Foundation
Agenda (14 sessions)
Day 1 — Wednesday 18 November 2026
- Welcome and Introduction 08:50
- Summit Kickoff 09:00 — Varun Chandak
- Research to Reality: How Healthcare Leaders Are Commercializing Innovation 09:20 — Garth Smith, Geoffrey Pradella, Megan Ogilvie, Milos Popovic +1 more
- Industry Spotlight - CIBC 10:30 — Andrea Nalyzyty
- What's Next in Disability Tech - Part 1 10:35 — Anthony Palma, Alex Dunn, Mike Hazlewood, Daniel Goerz +2 more
- Category Leaders: Disability Tech at Scale 11:15 — Pooja Viswanathan, Chip Clarke, Karen Morales, Nathaniel Swenson +1 more
- Industry Spotlight - HP Canada 13:00 — Frances Edmonds
- Special Remarks 13:05 — Jeffrey Man
- What Investors Want: Inside the Funding Landscape for Disability Tech 13:15 — Sean Silcoff, Regina Kline, Chris Maher, John Ruffolo
- What’s Next in Disability Tech - Part 2 14:00 — Anthony Palma, Dion Kelly, Emile Maamary, Pierre Paul +1 more
- Nothing About Us Without Us: Co-designing Disability Innovations 14:40 — Manjula Selvarajah, Maayan Ziv, Sinéad Burke, Cynthia Lennon +1 more
- AI and Accessibility: Breaking Barriers or Deepening Divides? 15:50 — Anne Gaviola, Jutta Treviranus, Max Lemmens, Pete Horsley +1 more
- Enable Everyone Awards 16:30
- Closing Keynote and Remarks 16:35
Organisers, sponsors and partners
Organiser (1)
Sponsors (22)
Just Like Family Home Care · Radio-Canada · MaRS Discovery District · HP · Slack · City of Toronto · eBay · Whimble · Canva · Kids Brain Health Foundation · Canadian Hearing Services · Ontario Brain Institute · Air Canada · Crunchbase · Habitat Learn · EVAC+CHAIR Canada · Rick Hansen Foundation · Fable · SkillingUp · Fora Travel · CIBC · Samaritan Partners
Exhibitors (42)
Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI) · Amicare · Just Like Family Home Care · Trek iQ · Tilting the Lens · Wavefront Centre for Communication Accessibility · CliniScripts · HP · Aequum · Tression · 1SpecialPlace · SensePilot · iRegained Inc. · Social Cipher · Braze Mobility · Kids Brain Health Foundation · OPEN (Collaboration for Cognitive Accessibility) · Orange Neurosciences · Canadian Hearing Services · Ontario Brain Institute · Raphael Dynamics · Air Canada · CNIB · Bonocle · PROVA Innovations Ltd. · Habitat Learn · Cboard · Tesla · EVAC+CHAIR Canada · SignUp · UHN KITE Research Institute · Access Trader · Fable · Hailo · Inclusive Workplace and Supply Council of Canada (IWSCC) · SkillingUp · MORO Technologies Inc. · Fora Travel · Accessibrand · We Hear You · Batoners · CIBC
Source: the published agenda. See how B2DB compiles its records.