Event Sponsorship

We deliver national forums that drive public‑private collaboration.

TECHNATION’s events convene industry and government leaders to discuss challenges and opportunities facing Canada’s tech sector. We facilitate meaningful discussions with high-profile public sector leaders, including federal executive briefings, advocacy days, CIO briefings, health tech talks, student innovation challenges, and much more.

Why Sponsor a TECHNATION Event?

  • Promote industry-wide issues and recommend solutions
  • Support the continued growth and competitiveness of Canada’s technology sector
  • Elevate your brand, develop connections and network with key government and industry leaders

Our Events and Sponsorship Opportunities

TECHNATION hosts a broad range of events, from roundtables to national summits and other forums, focused on the issues that matter most to our members and Canada’s tech sector. Sponsorship opportunities are available throughout the year, with different engagement levels. Read more about our events and sponsorship opportunities below.

Government Relations and Policy Events

Federal Executive Briefings

A unique opportunity to engage with key decision makers in the Government of Canada to discuss your forward agenda.

Ontario Executive Briefings

A unique opportunity to engage with Ontario government leaders to discuss your forward agenda.

Federal Hill Day

Engage directly with federal ministers and government leaders on industry-wide issues and recommend solutions while demonstrating the value of collaborating with industry to build a strong digital economy.

Queen’s Park Day

Engage directly with Ontario ministers and senior government leaders to discuss and bring attention to industry-wide issues and provide recommendations for solutions and actions.

Industry Day

Industry Day brings together government and industry to address a specific challenge and recommend solutions to deliver value from public sector procurement. Through moderated breakouts, we will identify and commit to ways that Canada’s tech sector and government can collaborate to modernize.

Industry Development — CIO Event Series

Designed to facilitate connections between industry leaders and government priorities, including technology and future procurement investment plans, these events provide open and transparent value exchange between industry and government; increased awareness of the government’s current challenges and opportunities; and identifies opportunities for innovative collaboration, partnership, and co-creation.

By participating, businesses will gain insights to support more accurate government strategic planning, resource allocation, and cultivate more effective citizen-centred service delivery.

GovTechON Briefing Event (2x/year)

Bi-annual event with Ontario Public Sector to promote co-creation and to cultivate a more effective partnership-based approach.

National CIO Public Sector Series

Held in partnership with provinces and municipalities across Canada, these events focus on regional priorities and issues.

Broader Public Sector CIO Series

Broader Public Sector (BPS) refers to organizations not part of the government itself but receive government transfer payments to provide services to the public, such as Metrolinx, WSIB, LCBO, TTC and others.

Health Events

Canadian Reception at HIMSS

The Canadian Reception at HIMSS has become the signature social event for Canadians and their guests that are attending HIMSS.

Digital Health Briefings

Working in regions across Canada, these briefings bring together health leaders to discuss critical issues, current challenges and identify opportunities for the vendor community to provide input on digital solutions and collaboration.

Health TECH Talks

At the request of Health Ministry leaders seeking further information to provide them with a deeper knowledge on a variety of digital health technologies topics, TECHNATION is organizing a series of Health TECH Talks. This opportunity provides TECHNATION members the opportunity to present their thought leadership on the various topics.

Queen’s Park Digital Health Day

Accelerating Ontario’s Digital First Health Strategy: more integrated, sustainable, and patient-centred. An opportunity to advance the progress that has been made in digital health to improve the health of Ontarians and strengthen the Ontario economy.

Diversity, Inclusion and Future of Work

Women in Leadership Series

This series showcases top female leaders in the tech sector. Hear their personal journeys, leadership lessons and concrete best practices for encouraging diversity and inclusion in the tech sector.

Future Workforce Development

Future Workforce Development (FWD) events and programs deliver member opportunities, such as industry partnerships and mentorship, through the Career Ready Program. Opportunities include:

  • Student Innovation Challenges
  • Mentorship/Judging
  • FutureWave Conference
  • Speaker Opportunities – Entrepreneur-focused

Get Involved

Contact Christine Leonard, VP Events and Sponsorship, at cleonard@technationcanada.ca to discuss event sponsorship opportunities.

Contact

Event Sponsorship Inquiries

To discuss upcoming sponsorship opportunities, contact Christine Leonard, VP Events and Sponsorship at cleonard@technationcanada.ca