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Canada's transformation and innovation event

Calgary • June 11-12, 2024 | Toronto • October 2024

We focus on innovation

Digital transformation (aka DX) transcends the technology and is reshaping strategy, talent management and development, culture and providing new ways to pursue customer engagement. Everyone brings a different perspective on DX to the table.

At mesh, we’re bringing those perspectives together to connect, share, and inspire.

Our mission

Our mission is to create an innovation network and event experience that helps organizations and leaders navigate digital transformation, and how to be successful at it.

The mesh threads

Business

• Competitive strategy
• What makes a DX leader
• SMBs and startup disruptors
• Globalization of business
• The reskilling era
• Managing transformation
• Customer expectations
• Funding & investment

Society

• The ethics of AI
• Democracy hacking
• Smart cities
• Digital cartels
• Transformation of government
• Automation & service economy
• Privacy & transparency
• Empathy in tech

Marketing

• ChatGPT, AI & Automation
• Design thinking
• Building trust
• Storytelling
• Measurement & data analysis
• Customer experience (CX)
• Growth marketing
• Personalization & targeting

Media & Technology

• Excelling with data and people
• Trust in social media
• Misinformation/ disinformation
• Un-silo data
• Voice search
• Immersive technology
• Robotics & drones
• Machine learning

Past speakers

Amber Mac

Co-host of Marketing Disrupted and The AI Effect

Liberty White

Chief Video Marketing Strategist at CHOZEN MEDIA

Darnel J. Moore

Founder & CEO at Distinct.ly

Prieeyya Kaur Kesh

Head of Program, Global AI Leadership at Mia

Rika Nakazawa

Global Vice President NTT

Lori Nikkel

CEO of Second Harvest

Natalie Black

Chief Marketing Officer, Mia

Ben Lamm

Co-founder and CEO of Colossal

Dana O’Born

Vice President of Strategy and Advocacy for the Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI)

What to expect

Expert keynotes

Hear from industry leaders on learning, challenges and managing DX.

Practical workshops

Choose from a selection of seminars on how to manage DX.

Cross-industry panels

Hear from a cross section of people who have lived in the DX trenches.
Stuart MacDonald

Wow factor

Experience surprise and delight moments that happen when you mesh people together. 

On-site demos

See hands-on examples of new tech, platforms and digital tools.

Networking

Make connections, get inspiration and meet other DX leaders.

Attendees come to mesh for two reasons.

  1. We blow your mind on day one with ideas and inspiration, and on day two we produce practical workshops so you can tackle digital transformation when you get back to work.

  2. We are the only digital transformation event that brings people from multiple industries, so you’ll cross-pollinate and find inspiration and ideas from people you don’t typically connect with — creatives, public sector employees, technologists, developers, business strategists and more.

The mesh innovation showcase

This program intended to recognize innovation and digital transformation leaders from underrepresented communities across Canada. Called the mesh innovation showcase, the program is run in collaboration with The51, The A100, and Platform Calgary. Learn more about the mesh innovation showcase.

Connecting Canadians

mesh is a national event hosted in two Canadian cities — Calgary and Toronto. Bridging the East and West is both a requirement, and our commitment.

Creating space for people to learn, build, and scale innovation takes dedication and teamwork, and a lot of amazing people.

Given that a lot of geography separates us as Canadians, we have committed to looking for ways to connect our country’s digital transformation ecosystems so we can achieve our mission. One important way we do that is by bridging the East and the West, which we do by hosting in more than one city.

We have teams, collaborators, partners and friends in Calgary and Toronto whose networks extend out from each city so we ensure mesh is meaningful and impactful on a local, regional, and national scale.

Calgary and Toronto
DX Journal

We put sponsors and speakers in front of millions of monthly people via media partners including the DX Journal, the first cross-industry publication dedicated to digital transformation. The DX Journal is part of the Digital Journal news network.

MCC

Moore Carlyle Consulting (MCC) delivers creative direction and execution for mesh. As a full-service event agency, MCC transforms mesh into a true experience for attendees in both Calgary and Toronto.

DJG

Sponsors and speakers are supported by DJG who produce content for brands at mesh. DJG produces high-quality, audience-centric content for brands including content marketing and live content creation.