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Wednesday, September 11, 2024 | Metro Toronto Convention Centre - South Building
Experience how generative AI is shaping the future. The AWS Summit is coming to Toronto.
Enjoy an action-packed day at AWS Summit Toronto 2024, where the latest in cloud innovation comes to life. Explore how technologies like generative AI, cloud, and analytics are transforming industries and organizations to lead in the digital era—and how you can get in on the action.
Learn what it takes to drive culture change, digital transformation, and infrastructure modernization. Customize your agenda as you choose from lecture-style presentations, peer-led discussions, and a dynamic Expo. Engage in experiential learning guided by AWS experts and partners and ask questions along the way.
Inside the 2023 AWS Summit
Event Highlights
Innovate faster with Generative AI on AWS
Learn about generative AI on AWS, the easiest, most flexible, and cost-efficient way to build and scale your generative AI applications.
Attend sessions designed for you
With over 115 sessions, create your own agenda with keynote, breakout sessions, chalk talks, gamified learning, code talks, and workshops designed to take your cloud computing skills to the next level.
Get 1:1 time with industry leaders
Our AWS technical experts will be on hand to answer your questions and show you how to innovate faster and more securely.
The ultimate networking experience
AWS Summit is the perfect place to network with other cloud professionals. Relax and have fun discovering new ways to innovate.
Explore the Expo
Explore our Expo for the latest cloud computing products and technologies to help achieve your business goals. Attend an array of sessions showcasing the latest trends shaping our industry.
Learn at your own pace
Our labs provide an interactive experience with AWS services. Choose from a variety of labs, from beginner to advanced topics. And because they're self-paced, you learn at your own pace.
An agenda for everyone
AWS Summit Toronto | Wednesday, September 11, 2024
What you’ll experience
At this year’s Summit, we’re offering over 115 sessions covering a wide range of topics and technical depth, so you’re sure to find something relevant to your interests and skill level. Hear directly from AWS experts, builders, customers, and partners – all sharing their insights on generative AI, analytics, AI and machine learning, database, industry solutions, storage and much more.
Schedule
7:00AM - 6:00PM: Badge pick up
8:00AM - 6:00PM: Expo
8:00AM: Refreshments in expo
8:00AM - 5:00PM: Labs
9:00AM - 10:30AM: Breakout sessions
11:00AM - 12:00PM: Keynote
12:00PM: Lunch in expo
12:30PM - 5:15PM: Breakout sessions
5:00PM - 6:00PM: Networking reception
Meet the keynote speaker
Imagine what’s possible when you put powerful tools in the hands of millions of builders. Francessca Vasquez, VP of Technology and Customer Solutions, Worldwide Commercial Sales (WWCS) AWS, will explain how AWS is democratizing the next phase of AI and empowers builders to transform nearly every type of customer experience. Whether you’re an established enterprise or a fast-growing startup, Francessca’s keynote will provide valuable insights into how generative AI, developer tooling, and cloud infrastructure are coming together to change what’s possible. Discover where technological trends are going, how AWS is leading the way with secure and scalable solutions, and why it’s never been a better time to be a builder.
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Francessca Vasquez, VP of Technology and Customer Solutions, Worldwide Commercial Sales (WWCS) AWS
Francessca Vasquez is the Vice President of Professional Services and Generative Artificial Intelligence "GenAI" Innovation Center for Amazon Web Services (AWS). She oversees the sales and delivery P&L of AWS consulting services, consulting offerings, and management of customer engagements across the worldwide public sector, commercial, and partner business. Francessca and her team direct specific programs and projects that ensure services are meeting the needs of customers and deliver outcomes. She is responsible for the co-innovation of service delivery of emerging technologies such as GenAI, Quantum Computing, and Application Modernization, helping customers successfully build and deploy generative artificial intelligence solutions, connecting AWS AI and ML experts with customers around the globe to envision, design, and launch new generative AI products, services, and processes. Francessca also serves as the Executive Sponsor for the AWS Global CIO Council.
Prior to AWS, Francessca held a number of leadership roles with Oracle, Salesforce, CSC (now DxC), Sun Microsystems, and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
She holds a Master’s degree in Science and Technology Public Policy from George Mason University, a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Lynchburg. She is a STEM advocate and active participant in non-profits that inspire cultural inclusion, equitable access, and diversity such as the First Tee, Year Up, the Information Senior Management Forum, Hispanic IT Executive Council, Code.org, and Rainier Scholars – a 12-year program offering a pathway to college for low-income students of color. Francessca is a Board of Trustee member at the University of Lynchburg.
Featured topics
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Generative AI
![Machine Learning Machine Learning](https://d1.awsstatic.com/apac/events/2022/aws-summit-2022/asean/icon-topic-insights.62350a6596f7da4065b196b9617e1689481c8f94.png)
AI & Machine Learning
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Analytics
![DevOps & Developer Productivity DevOps & Developer Productivity](https://d1.awsstatic.com/icon-devops-tools-white-64.aae11ada84c85c337e9daf37e11d0661b2de7117.png)
Cloud Operations
![Customer Experience Customer Experience](https://d1.awsstatic.com/Marketplace/solutions-center/icons/icon-infrastructure-software-service-white.9f76b60548a8c3139bdd0f7255771239efe14e4b.png)
Compute
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Database
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Industry Solutions
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Kubernetes
![Database Database](https://d1.awsstatic.com/icons/header-icons/header-icon_network-elastic-load-balancing.38e418c6cbc0a49c7a3f0f6e7d5ad7679d1a8493.png)
Networking
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Storage
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