PfP✨ Toronto dates and early speakers
Early announcement: Join us in Toronto on Oct 5-6, 2026 to discuss how we can preserve an open, equitable web, where no one company holds the keys.
We are excited to announce dates and initial speakers for the next Protocols for Publishers ✨ in-person event to be held in Toronto 🇨🇦 on October 5th and 6th, 2026. Read more on the event landing page where you can register for the evening Showcase and apply to join the all-day Stakeholder Forum.
Protocols for Publishers ✨ Toronto
Toronto 🇨🇦
October 5-6 2026
Speakers
Today we are proud to present you our first speakers 🎉
- The Green Line publisher Anita Li and head of product and growth Temitayo Akinyemi on how can independent newsrooms build modern, audience-centred products and sustainable business models without relying on Silicon Valley’s platform dominance.
There are at least three more to come!
Participants
We have been on many calls these past few weeks lining up interesting guests including prominent publishers and key technology developers. Be ready to mix with them at the Showcase, and for some high caliber discussions at the Stakeholder Forum. A big thank you! to the many PfP✨ Community Members who have helped connect us to speakers, sponsors, and participants. But we can always gather more amazing folks! Please keep connecting and referring. Share the PfP✨ Toronto event landing page with anyone you think would contribute to the discussion. We appreciate you so much! 👏👏👏
Sponsors
Another big thank you! to our partners which are helping us to bring PfP✨ to Toronto.
Bluesky is a social app built on the AT Protocol, an open source toolbox for building social apps that can all talk to each other.
The Dais is Canada's platform for bold policies and better leaders. The Dais is a public policy and leadership think tank at Toronto Metropolitan University, working at the intersection of technology, education and democracy to build shared prosperity and citizenship for Canada.
Hypha is a worker-owned cooperative and technical consultancy, partnering with organizations who seek out our deep knowledge and expertise in cryptography, decentralized governance, web protocols, and distributed ledger technologies. Working in solidarity with our global neighbours, we collaborate to imagine and create alternative digital futures.
The Canadian AI Journalism Network (CAIJN) is an industry network committed to fostering the responsible use and development of AI technologies in journalism across Canada.
PfP Team
