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The conference takes place May 29 to 31, mostly at Lot42, a former industrial building at 41 Ardelt Pl. in Kitchener. Here is a lineup of the keynote speakers.

Wednesday, May 30

10 a.m. — Ed Catmull, president Pixar: What makes creative people tick?

11:45 a.m. — Siyabulela Xuza, founder Galactic Energy Ventures: Powering Africa: Energy solutions for a billion people

2 p.m. — Sarah Lacy, CEO PandoMedia: Detoxing the bro economy

3:30 p.m. — Rana el Kaliouby, CEO Affectiva: Emotion AI — What it is and why it matters

Thursday, May 31

9:30 a.m. — Bozoma Saint John, Uber chief brand officer, and Jacquie McNish, journalist Wall Street Journal

11 a.m. — Linda Hasenfratz, CEO Linamar Corp: Women in STEM

11:30 a.m. — Catherine Bracy, co-founder TechEquity Collaborative: Building an equitable tech community

12 p.m. — Robyn Doolittle, journalist Globe and Mail: Investigative journalism in the digital age

1:45 p.m. — Phillip Crawley, publisher Globe and Mail, and Harleen Kaur, CEO Ground: Fake news

2:15 p.m. — Charlie Brooker, writer, producer and broadcaster; Kate Darling, robot ethicist, MIT; Spike Jonze, writer and director; and Mark Sakamoto, executive vice-president Think Research: Stranger than fiction: The future of entertainment and tech