Women Who Build: A Toronto Tech Week Fireside

​A curated gathering of women founders, operators, and emerging leaders for a candid fireside with accomplished women in tech —career growth, leadership, and the realities of building in this ecosystem, told without the LinkedIn filter.

Then: structured networking that goes somewhere. Conversation prompts that skip the surface, easy drinks and small bites. Leave with one relationship or insight that wasn’t on your calendar this morning.

Fireside Guest:

​We’re joined by Upasana Sharma, a leader at TiE (one of the world’s largest entrepreneurship networks) bringing a rare perspective on what it takes to build, scale, and lead in tech across borders and industries.

​Expect an honest conversation, not a rehearsed one.

Who this is for:

​Women building, leading, or operating in tech: early-stage founders, product and growth operators, engineers and designers stepping into leadership, and emerging leaders looking for the room they haven’t found yet. If you’re past the introductory networking circuit and want conversations with substance, you’re in the right place.

Why this one:

​Toronto Tech Week is full of panels, pitches, and crowded mixers. This isn’t that. The room is small by design, the guest list is curated, and the format is built for real conversation rather than business card exchanges. You’ll hear stories that don’t get told on stage, meet women operating at your level or one step ahead, and leave with something useful —a sharper perspective, a new contact, or the answer to something you’ve been sitting with.

One evening. The right room. Conversations worth having.

​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