CUTC 2026: Transform - Montreal

CUTC Montreal 2026: TRANSFORM

Canada's Largest Undergraduate Tech Conference — May 30, Montreal

🎟️ Toronto (May 23) → luma.com/cutc26tor

🎟️ Montreal (May 30) → luma.com/cutc26mtl

You've been to conferences. You haven't been to CUTC.

Founded in 1999, the Canadian Undergraduate Technology Conference is Canada's largest undergraduate tech conference. And it's nothing like the events you've sat through before.

This isn't sit-in-a-seat, stare-at-slides, leave-with-a-lanyard.

CUTC is where 500+ of the most ambitious students, builders, creators, and future founders in Canada collide for a single day of high-energy talks, real conversations, hands-on collaboration. And at least one surprise experience you won't see coming 👀

Ideas turn into projects here. Strangers turn into collaborators. Inspiration turns into action.

May 30. Montreal. Be there.

🎟️ GET YOUR TICKET → luma.com/cutc26mtl

⚡ Theme: TRANSFORM

We're living through the most significant technological transformation of our generation.

CUTC 2026 is built around three questions:

→ How is AI reshaping every industry, right now, in real time? → Who is building what comes next and how did they get there? → How do you evolve from learner → builder → leader?

The word "transformer" isn't just an AI architecture. It's a mindset. Come ready to be changed.

🏛️ About CUTC

25 years. Canada's largest. Student-run. Non-profit.

CUTC was founded in 1999 by a group of students who believed that the best opportunities shouldn't be gatekept by geography, pedigree, or price. That belief hasn't changed.

Our alumni are now founders of venture-backed startups, PMs at major tech companies, engineers building the tools you use every day, and investors shaping Canada's tech ecosystem. Past speakers have included Chamath Palihapitiya, Mike Lazaridis (founder of BlackBerry), and Michael Katchen (founder of Wealthsimple).

When you attend CUTC, you join that legacy.

🎁 What's Included With Your Ticket

Full-day access at Jean-Brillant Pavilion, University de Montreal

Breakfast, lunch, and snacks

World-class speakers and panels across AI, entrepreneurship, product, and more

Sponsor booths and interactive activities with companies actively hiring

Structured and organic networking with 500+ driven students and industry leaders

Real job and internship opportunities with top tech companies

Exclusive virtual speaker series May 24–29 — accessible to all ticket holders

One surprise experience nobody sees coming 👀

Access to CUTC's 25+ year alumni community

🚀 What Makes CUTC Different

Most conferences are passive. You sit, you listen, you scroll, you leave.

CUTC is built to pull you in:

Talks that feel like real conversations, not rehearsed keynotes

Sessions where you actually build, create, and collaborate

Energy and movement woven throughout the entire day

Sponsor booths with companies who are here to hire you, not just collect resumes

Food included so you never have to leave the experience to grab a bite

A community that outlasts the event itself

The people you meet on May 30 might be your future co-founders, collaborators, or first hires. That's not marketing copy. That's what actually happens here.

🌐 CUTC Is Bigger Than One Day

CUTC 2026 is a nationwide + digital experience:

🇨🇦 Toronto — May 23 | Chrysalis, TMU | 500 attendees | luma.com/cutc26tor

🇨🇦 Montreal — May 30 | Jean-Brillant Pavilion, UdeM | 500 attendees | luma.com/cutc26mtl

🌎 Virtual Hackathon — May 23–30 | 1,000+ builders worldwide | Free to join

And it doesn't stop when the day ends.

Every ticket holder (Toronto AND Montreal) gets exclusive access to a curated virtual speaker series running May 24–29. A lineup you won't find anywhere else, bridging the gap between both cities. Think of it as CUTC week.

🎤 Speakers

Learn from people who are actively building at the forefront of tech, not talking about it from the sidelines.

🏙️ Toronto (May 23)

Andrew D'Souza — Founder & CEO, Boardy

Roger Kirkness — CEO, Convictional

Rob Imbeault — Co-founder & CEO, Backboard.io

Jack Price — Growth, Chatbase

Tobin Tang — Polymarket

Anson Lin — Growth, Stan

Shane Barakat — Co-founder, Polarity

Matt Espinoza — Co-founder, Clover Labs

Taylor Young — Chief Strategy Officer, CoLab Software

Iris Guo — ML Product Manager, Zynga

Nimrah Umar — Data & AI Strategy Lead, Interac

Sahas Chopra — Content Creator

IBM (speaker TBA)

Johnny Libenzon (Loblaw Digital)

Elisa Chu (Deloitte)

Wendy Foster (Disco)

Shalini Mohan (Loblaw Digital)

Katrin Barilo (Totango)

🏙️ Montreal (May 30)

Harley Finkelstein — President, Shopify

Jonathan Murray — Co-founder, Backboard.io

Sai Surisetti — Co-founder, Kaaro

Yassin Hafid — Founder, yAI

Yacine Mahdid — Founder, Axya

Stefania Pecore — AI Ethics Expert, UNESCO

Spur (speaker TBA)

IBM (speaker TBA)

... and more to come

🌐 Virtual Speaker Series (May 24–29) — All Ticket Holders

Sara Du — Founder, Ando

Daryna Kulya — Founder, Quo

+ more to be announced

More speakers announced weekly. Follow us to stay updated.

🤝 Sponsors

Backed by the companies shaping the future of tech:

Shopify · CoLab Software · Rocket Innovation Studio · Blinq · Base44 · Startup Ecosystem Canada · Leopard AI · Framer · Exa

+ more sponsors being announced

📅 Schedule

Find the full schedule here: https://www.cutc.ca/#section-schedule

📊 By the Numbers

25+ years running Canada's largest undergraduate tech conference

1,000+ attendees across Toronto, Montreal, and the virtual hackathon

2 cities — Toronto (May 23) and Montreal (May 30)

$30 — one of the most affordable full-day tech conference tickets in Canada

1 day that could genuinely change your trajectory

❓ FAQ

Check it out here

🙋 Still Have Questions?

Reach out to us at team@cutc.ca and we'll get back to you as soon as possible. Follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn for weekly speaker and schedule announcements.

This isn't something you just attend. It's something you step into.

Spots are limited to 500 in each city. Don't wait.

🎟️ Toronto → luma.com/cutc26tor

🎟️ Montreal → luma.com/cutc26mtl