​Homecoming is the official mainstage of Toronto Tech Week 2025. More than an event — it’s a declaration. A celebration. A return. For the roots that built us. And the future we’re building together.

Step inside Shopify for a day made for engineers, by engineers! We’ll kick off with a Fireside Chat featuring our Head of Engineering, Farhan Thawar, as he dives deep with industry leaders Marcelo Cortes (Co-Founder and Chief Architect at Faire) and Jean-Michel Lemieux (Co-Founder and CTO at SeaPeople and former Shopify CTO). In the afternoon, immerse yourself in technical sessions that unpack the cutting-edge innovations we tackle every day—think AI, Dev Infrastructure and Tooling, Fintech, and Commerce. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to fuel your curiosity and connect with Toronto’s most vibrant devs.

​Visit the epicentre of AI innovation — Toronto's Discovery District — where modern artificial intelligence was crafted by Nobel Laureate Geoffrey Hinton and continues to evolve through world-leading research and commercialization.

Step inside Shopify for a day made for engineers, by engineers! We’ll kick off with a Fireside Chat featuring our Head of Engineering, Farhan Thawar, as he dives deep with industry leaders Marcelo Cortes (Co-Founder and Chief Architect at Faire) and Jean-Michel Lemieux (Co-Founder and CTO at SeaPeople and former Shopify CTO). In the afternoon, immerse yourself in technical sessions that unpack the cutting-edge innovations we tackle every day—think AI, Dev Infrastructure and Tooling, Fintech, and Commerce. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to fuel your curiosity and connect with Toronto’s most vibrant devs.

Hosted by Intuit—the global technology platform behind TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks and Mailchimp—and Monday Girl, the leading career network for women, this Women in AI meetup will kick off with a panel discussion highlighting the experiences of various women technologists working in the AI space. They’ll share examples of personal and professional AI projects they’ve worked on, discuss some of the challenges of working in a rapidly-changing tech landscape, and important skills and advice for succeeding in this space.

Join us for an afternoon spotlighting women leading global tech innovation. ​We'll kick off with an exclusive fireside chat with Elizabeth Stone, CTO of Netflix about the company's evolution from a streaming service into a global entertainment powerhouse. From building Netflix’s in-house content delivery network, Open Connect, to scaling infrastructure for live content and games, Elizabeth has led the innovation behind Netflix’s most ambitious technical challenges. Hear how she and her team power seamless streaming for 700M+ members worldwide.