Tech, Community & Accountability | More Speakers Join the QT Qonference 2026 Lineup
QT Qonference is where relationships get built, funding conversations start, and ideas find their people!
From Who Gets to TRUST AI?: Power & Accountability in the Age of AI to How Indigenous & Two-Spirit Founders Are Building Trust in the AI Economy, this November's speakers reflect a room where tech, community, and accountability come together.
And the room is filling up! Here’s a look at who's joining us in Toronto at Evergreen Brick Works on November 18–19.
Latest Speakers Added
- Bruce Schneier | Security Technologist, Harvard Kennedy School & Munk School, University of Toronto | Who Gets to THRIVE in an AI World?
- Bobbie Racette | Founder & CEO, Tapwi & Board Member, QueerTech | Scaling Without Losing Ourselves: How Indigenous & Two-Spirit Founders Are Building Trust in the AI Economy
- Holly Westgate | Senior Director, Enterprise Delivery Office Governance, Scotiabank | The Future Needs Different Leadership Models
- Jade Null | Hacker and Founder, GlitchSecure | Who Gets to THRIVE in an AI World?
- John Weigelt | National Technology Officer, Microsoft Canada | Trust, Power & Accountability in the Age of AI
- Latoya S. Nugent | Chief Communications & Advocacy Officer, Rainbow Railroad | Who Gets to THRIVE in an AI World?
- Lisa Gibson | President & Founder, Ignite Communications & Board Member, QueerTech | Responsible AI at the Board Level
- Maria Ryskina | CIFAR AI Safety Postdoctoral Fellow, Vector Institute | Trust, Power & Accountability in the Age of AI
- Sam Panter | Two-Spirit Advisor, Speaker & Executive Coach, K’waahlgahlda (Changing the Tide) | The Cost of Staying Silent: Leadership, Courage & Visibility
- Scott Stirrett | Co-founder, Principal & Author, Carrying Place Holdings | The Future Needs Different Leadership Models
- Marlon Thompson | Founder, Opening Round |Investor Signals — What’s Fundable Now?
Sessions Snapshot
Opening Panel - Who Gets to TRUST AI?: Power & Accountability in the Age of AI
- Neil Pengelly | Partner at EY and /Board Member at QueerTech
- Eily Hickson | Executive Principal & Founder, Reciprocity Group Consulting
- John Weigelt | National Technology Officer, Microsoft Canada
- Wilfreda Edward | Executive Director, CCNDR
- Maria Ryskina | CIFAR AI Safety Postdoctoral Fellow, Vector Institute
Scaling Without Losing Ourselves: How Indigenous & Two-Spirit Founders Are Building Trust in the AI Economy
- Richard Tuck | CEO, Wakopa Financial Workers’ Co-operative
- Bobbie Racette | Founder & CEO, Tapwi
- Martiall Pitts | CEO, RiGEL Insights Inc.
- Carol Anne Hilton | Founder and CEO, Indigenomics Institute
The Future Needs Different Leadership Models
- Holly Westgate | Senior Director, Enterprise Delivery Office Governance, Scotiabank
- Scott Stirrett | Co-founder, Principal & Author, Carrying Place Holdings
- Emmelie König | Manager, Technology Consulting, Strategy & Transformation, EY
- Richenda Grazette | Director of Programs, Dents-de-Lion Foundation & QueerTech Board Member
Community as Career Infrastructure
- Clea Arrieta | Director, Bright and Early
- Kai Algar | Founder, 3bears
- Stephen Gardner | Founder and Executive Producer, Gardner Productions
- Lechin Lu | Associate Director, Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE), University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management
Beyond Performative Inclusion: Building Teams People Actually Trust
- Trisha Neogi | HR Consultant, Bright and Early
- Jo Cowell | Senior Manager, Horizontal Initiatives, CSE
- Tim Morton | Founder, Prompta AI
Building Queer-Safe AI Products
- Jen Barnes-Nolan | Senior AI Advisor and Founder, JenAl Consulting
More speaker and session information is available in the QT Qonference 2026 Agenda.
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