Tory travels to Portugal for a four-day trade mission on the occasion of a major technology conference

Mayor John Tory and Coun. Michael Thompson will be part of a Canadian delegation of 400 people who will attend a conference on technology in Portugal this week.

Tory and Thompson will be part of the Toronto contingent that will attend the Web Summit Technology Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, November 5-8.

Approximately 400 companies, organizations and individuals from across Canada are preparing for the event, including Tourism Toronto, MaRS Discovery District and Toronto Global.

In a press release, Tory said the conference would provide an opportunity to promote the benefits of doing business in Toronto and to raise awareness of the huge Collision technology conference to be held in Toronto for three consecutive years in Toronto. from the month of May.

"The Web Summit is the ideal event for Toronto to broaden its image and influence as the fastest growing technology community in North America and as a new venue for the technology conference." fastest growth in North America, Collision, "he said. "I am proud to help lead this Canadian delegation and continue to promote Toronto's technology sector."

The conference's full itinerary for the conference was not unveiled, but he has to speak at an Eco-System summit and attend a Facebook Live event on Monday.

Around 70,000 people from 170 different countries will attend the conference.