Cartt.ca Publisher Shawn Smith will be speaking at the Canadian Telecom Summit 2026, taking place May 12–13, 2026 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto.

This year’s summit is built around the theme “Pathways to Growth: Building Canada’s Digital Future,” with panels covering AI, broadband, cybersecurity, regulation, infrastructure, customer experience, and the changing economics of connectivity.

Shawn will participate in a panel focused on “The Intelligent Network: Monetizing Data and Infrastructure in the AI Era” – a timely discussion as Canadian media, telecom, and technology companies continue to rethink how content is funded, distributed, measured, and converted into sustainable business value.

As publisher of Cartt.ca, Shawn brings a front-line perspective from the intersection of telecom policy, media business models, subscription publishing, advertising, and industry intelligence. The conversation is expected to explore how companies can move beyond reach alone and build deeper audience relationships, stronger commercial models, and more resilient content strategies in a market increasingly shaped by AI, platform power, and shifting consumer behaviour.

Cartt.ca will continue to follow the key conversations coming out of the Canadian Telecom Summit as the industry looks for practical pathways to growth in Canada’s digital economy.