BLEND: Toronto Pop-up
BLEND (business+design) is popping up in Toronto for an intimate, energizing evening centred on community, career, courage, and curiosity.
In a time when most conversations are artificial and about automation and efficiency, this gathering is about something more human.
Creative leadership. Honest career journeys. The courage to lead with care. The curiosity to keep asking better questions.
Speakers
Jane Motz-Hayes, Chief Creative & Design Officer, Havas Health Network
Deepika Malik, VP Global Experience Design & Digital Products, Sun Life
Amirah Mahomed, Director of Strategy and Business Development, Arthur Health
Seyitan Oke, Lead Product Designer, Upwork
Co-hosts:
Registration and Admission:
We’re designing this as an intimate gathering with limited space.
If you’re not able to make it after registering, no worries at all. Just let us know so we can offer your spot to someone else.
Admission is a pay-what-you-can (cash) donation to the Daily Bread Food Bank, or non-perishable food items.
Thanks to the University of Waterloo Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business for bringing BLEND to Toronto, and to Havas for hosting us!
About BLEND: Toronto Pop-up
You’ll be in a room with people who care deeply about business and design, designers, product leaders, and researchers from organizations across tech, finance, retail, and government, and a mix of senior voices and rising talent.
About Toronto Tech Week
Toronto Tech Week is a citywide celebration of the people building what’s next. From May 25–29, 2026, founders, investors, and builders come together for hundreds of community-led events across Toronto, connecting tens of thousands of people around Canadian tech. Torontotechweek.com.