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SMALL BUSINESS SUMMIT 2026 October 13th, 2026 Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building, Level 100, Toronto
OUR SPEAKERS
Paul Gaspar
Faye Pang
Director, Small Business, UPS Canada
Chief Growth Officer at FreshBooks
Dr. Haruna Isah Centre for Applied AI at Sheridan College
Behrad Bayanpour General Manager, Powerpay
Paul Amazon
Hillary Whyte
Director of Science, Amazon Prime
Director, Local Sales, English Canada, Bell Media
Lurline Gillespie-Cornwall Director of Product Management at ADP Canada
WWW.SMESUMMIT.CA Venue: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Buiding, Level 100, 255 Front Street W Toronto, Ontario M5V 2W6 The Amazon Business proudly presents Small Business Summit 2026, "Beyond AI: Building Intelligent, Resilient, and Human Centered Canadian SMEs," as its guiding theme and subject of discussion this year. This show stands as a testimony to the relentless spirit of small and medium-sized business owners and aims to fuel their drive further.
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REGISTRATION STARTS AT 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM 9:15 AM - 9:20 AM
Welcome Remarks
KEYNOTE
Conference hall 107
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
How Canadian SMEs Build Resilient, Customer-Centered Growth Engines
SK Uddin (Organizer) & Dr. Natasha Bridgmohan - Event Host
Dr. Khatereh Pourasadollahi, Vice President of Marketing at Amur Financial Group
KEYNOTE
FIRESIDE CHAT
09:30 AM - 09:45 AM
Conference hall 107
12:00 PM- 12:45 PM
Conference hall 107
Do more with less: how small businesses buy, work and grow smarter.
The AI Breakdown: Where Opportunity Meets Friction
Larry Gibson, Head of Sales, SMB for North America
Varun K Sirohi, Vice President, IFG
KEYNOTE
Kree Govender, Director SMB Sales Canada, Microsoft
09:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Conference hall 107
How to Reduce Cart Abandonment and Recover Lost Revenue — Simple checkout improvements that convert more visitors into buyers
KEYNOTE
Paul Gaspar, Director of Small Business at UPS ® Canada
Is your business worth what you think?
KEYNOTE
Karl E. Sigerist, Jr., ICD.D, Author of Selling Your Canadian Business
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Conference hall 107
12:45 PM- 01:00 PM
Beyond AI: What It Takes for Small Business Success
KEYNOTE
Mohamed Basma, General Manager, Small Business Services, ADP Canada
Turning Connections into Revenue
KEYNOTE
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Conference hall 107
Building a Business Worth Buying
01:00 PM- 01:15 PM
Conference hall 107
Conference hall 107
Dr. Natasha Bridgmohan, President of The BridgGroup of Companies (TBGOC)
PANEL DISCUSSION
1:30 PM- 2:15 PM
Max Beairsto, MBA, CVA, President, EVCOR | Author, EXIT RIGHT
Conference hall 107
From AI Adoption to Real ROI: Turning Technology into Measurable Growth PANEL DISCUSSION
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Conference hall 107
From Potential to Practice: Helping Canadian SMEs Put AI to Work MODERATOR
Cinzia Bazzo
PANEL DISCUSSION
Jenny Qi Jiang, Vice President, Finance at Serruya Private Equity
Conference hall 107
Powering What's Next: Reclaiming time in the AI Era
From AI Adoption to AI Readiness: The Skills SMEs Need Now Mohamed Elmi, Executive Director of The Diversity Institute
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Conference hall 107
Building the Digital Backbone: Cloud, Automation, Cybersecurity & Data for Future-Ready SMEs MODERATOR
Alice Bazdikian,
Small Business AI Educator & Strategist
Behrad Bayanpour, General Manager, Powerpay
Conference hall 107
BUSINESS MIXER
02:30 PM- 03:15 PM
Dr. Haruna Isah, Research Manager at Sheridan's Center for Applied AI
Everett Moseley, Director, Data Engineering and Artificial Intelligence at Bell 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Dan Wright, Founder at Anchoria Inc.
Faye Pang, Chief Growth Officer at FreshBooks
Meghan Arora, Client Partner, Advisory Services Business Development at Bank of Canada (BDC)
KEYNOTE
Founder & Managing Director, UPPL
Omran Ismail, Co-Founder & CEO at Verifran
Taleeb Noormohamed, Parliamentary Secretary Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation
KEYNOTE
Tamy Emma Pepin,
Adam Froman, Founder & CEO at Delvinia
Managing Director, Sage Canada
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
MODERATOR
Pat Finerty, Head of Strategy & Partnerships at Peloton Technologies Scott Maring, Director of Enterprise Engineering at Fortinet in Central Canada
4:45 PM to 5:45 PM
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SCHEDULE PANEL DISCUSSION
03:15 PM – 04:00 PM
Conference hall 107
Building Resilient Businesses: Navigating Uncertainty in a Tech-Driven Economy MODERATOR
Sharn Bassi, Founder and Principal Advisor | Scale, Revenue, Capital at SB&Co
Marietjie MacMillan,CPA, CMA, Founder and CEO, MacMillan Consulting and MacMillan Mzansi Accountancy Craig Machel, Senior Portfolio Manager & Senior Investment Advisor at The Machel Group, Richardson Wealth
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
DEMO PRESENTATION
Exhibitors Hall - Room 105/106
Winter Is Coming. We Brought Dragons.
Taqi Virani, CEO and Founder of Netxeno Solutions Inc.
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM
DEMO PRESENTATION
Exhibitors Hall - Room 105/106
Deciding with Prudence in the Age of AI
Michel J. Paradis B.Sc., LL.B., Adm.A., Med.Acc.(IMAQ) Cabinet, Founder at OECONOMIA
Tang Trang, Vice President, Small Business Insurance, TD Insurance
DEMO PRESENTATION
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Open Area A, Level 100
Agentic Data: Answering KPI Questions with AI & MCP
WORKSHOP
Shree Neve, VP of Operations, North America at ClicData 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Open Area A, Level 100
Masterclass: How to Build and Deploy AI Apps and Agents Across Your Organization
WORKSHOP
Exhibitors Hall - Room 105/106
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM
KJ Lee, CEO, Employment Hero Canada
Wearing Multiple Hats: Real Life Payday
Lurline Gillespie-Cornwall, Director of Product Management at ADP Canada 01:00 PM - 01:15 PM
DEMO PRESENTATION
Spark Centre: Where Innovation Grows
Chantal Queen, Program Manager at Spark Centre
Pascal Hamel, Vice-President, Artificial Intelligence at Mirego
01:15 PM - 01:30 PM
01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
DEMO PRESENTATION
Open Area A, Level 100
From Prompt to Payoff: How to Implement an AI Workflow That Delivers Real Value in Five Days
WORKSHOP
02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Open Area A, Level 100
Spend Smarter: Unlocking Premium Advertising for Any Budget
WORKSHOP
Hilary Whyte, Director, Local Sales, English Canada at Bell Media 02:45 PM - 03:15 PM
Open Area A, Level 100
YOUR WORKLOAD ISN'T JUST YOUR TO-DO LIST: PRACTICAL TOOLS TO MANAGE WORKLOAD AND THOUGHT LOAD
WORKSHOP
Parm Chohan, Founder of Conquer Leadership Inc.
Gurmeet Tanwar, Program Manager at Spark Centre
Exhibitors Hall - Room 105/106
Overview of the Toronto Small Business Enterprise Centre
Saida Osman, Senior Business Development Officer, Economic Development and Culture Division at City of Toronto
01:30 PM – 01:45 PM
Dan Wright, Co-Founder of Anchoria Inc.
Exhibitors Hall - Room 105/106
DEMO PRESENTATION
Exhibitors Hall - Room 105/106
HR Made Simple: Your People Matter
Luisa De Jesus, CHRP, CHRL, Founder and President of LD Human Resources 01:45 PM – 02:00 PM
DEMO PRESENTATION
Exhibitors Hall - Room 105/106
WorkAbility Partnership
Teresa Wesz, Regional Manager of YES (Youth Employment Services) 02:15 PM - 2:30 PM
DEMO PRESENTATION
Exhibitors Hall - Room 105/106
How Customers Find Businesses Through Google and AI
Dean Jessop, CEO and a Co-Founder at IRefer Club 12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
DEMO PRESENTATION
Exhibitors Hall - Room 105/106
From Survival to Strategy: How Successful Entrepreneurs Use Their Numbers
Suhaneil Uzcategui, Founder and Accountant at Su Consulting
03:00 PM – 03:15 PM
DEMO PRESENTATION
Exhibitors Hall - Room 105/106
Greenmark: Fast, Affordable Sustainability Credentials with ISO 14001 for SMEs
Shirley Segev, CEO of Greenmark Environmental Inc.
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SMALL BUSINESS SUMMIT 2026 Beyond AI: Building Intelligent, Resilient, and Human Centered Canadian SMEs
October 13th, 2026 Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building, Level 100
Register Now www.smesummit.ca #SMEsummit2026
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