Digital Futures Symposium
September 15 - 16, 2025
Ron Joyce Centre | DeGroote School of Business
McMaster University
The Digital Futures Symposium is co-hosted by Smith School of Business at Queen’s University, Ivey Business School at Western University and DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University to facilitate collaboration between industry and academia to advance Canada’s global position in Digital Futures.
"Digital Futures" refers to the exploration and speculation about the potential directions, impacts, and transformations that emerging digital technologies may bring about in various aspects of society, economy, culture, and individual life. Increasingly digitalization initiatives are falling short on strategic objectives and Canada continues to fall behind other countries on advancing their digital agenda.
Moving Canada forward requires new and innovative approaches to knowledge creation and mobilization. As such, uncovering opportunities is the purpose of this symposium.
2025 Event Details
The symposium is a two-day event designed to encourage collaboration between industry and academia in two distinct ways.
By attending, you will not only influence Canada’s Digital Future, but you will also learn how your organization or academic institution can contribute to thought leadership, advancing practices, and making improvements to digitalization efforts across different sectors.
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