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Helen Siwak: Editor’s Message: Web Summit Special Edition II

If the inaugural Web Summit Vancouver taught us anything, it was that Vancouver was ready. The second edition confirmed it. What began as a bold experiment in bringing a global technology conversation to Canada’s west coast has settled into something the city can genuinely call its own, and Portfolio.YVR has been honoured to document it...

Portfolio.YVR Web Summit Vancouver 2026 Special Edition: BC Founders Building for Business, Community, and Net Safety

Originally published via EIN Presswire. // VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA, June 8, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Portfolio.YVR Business & Entrepreneurs Magazine has released its 2nd Annual Web Summit Vancouver Special Edition, celebrating the founders, operators, and professionals who converged at Web Summit Vancouver this year — each engaged in building the technologies and services that strengthen how business operates,...

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Beyond the Noise: Growth Nexus Brings Intellectual Discourse to Web Summit Vancouver

Web Summit Vancouver draws hundreds of events in its orbit — panels, parties, pitches, and after-conference gatherings that spill across the city for days. Most follow a familiar format. One evening, on May 13th, was designed from the outset to do otherwise. Tropoly and Ryan hosted the first-ever Nexus Forum in Gastown — an invite-only...

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Tropoly Reaches 1,000-Automation Milestone as North American Retailers Lean on AI to Offset Margin Pressure

Canadian retailers entered 2026 with a familiar set of pressures: tighter consumer wallets, persistent and rising overhead costs, and the slow grind of integrating AI into operations that were already running thin. For many mid-market and enterprise operators, appetite for automation has outpaced the internal capacity to build it. That gap is where Tropoly has...

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Espanda Ghorbannia (Convoy Communications) Redefines Luxury Experiential Strategy in Canada & Middle East

Espanda Ghorbannia is an Iranian-Canadian luxury marketing strategist, experiential designer, and founder whose work is grounded in a question most brands forget to ask: in a category where customers are never compelled, only choosing, what makes them choose you — and keep choosing you? That question has shaped her career across brand strategy, experiential design,...

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Michelle Raymond (Raymond Realty) Two Decades of Heart-Centred Luxury Real Estate in Vancouver

Michelle Raymond is a second-generation REALTOR and a Vancouver original, raised inside the industry by parents who shaped her understanding of real estate long before she held a license. Her mother, Pamela Hooper, modeled confidence and presence in a male-dominated environment. Her father, Mark Raymond, taught her the discipline of door knocking and the value...

donna verlaan, matera, construction industry, recycled materials, vancouver, bc, portfolioyvr, helen siwak, yvr

Donna Verlaan of Matera Is Closing the Gap Between Architectural Intent & Construction Reality

Donna Verlaan is a Vancouver-based building materials strategist working at the intersection of design, construction, and procurement. With over two decades of experience, she has held senior leadership roles overseeing multi-million-dollar business units and partnering with architects, developers, and contractors to deliver complex, design-led projects. Her work is defined by an ability to translate creative...

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Lisa Marie Blair of The SkinGirls on Building a Clinical Skincare Practice Without Compromising Integrity

Lisa Marie Blair is the founder of The SkinGirls in Vancouver and the SkinEdition medical-grade product line. With over fifteen years of experience as a Certified Medical Aesthetician, she has built a reputation for clinical precision and consistently exceptional results. As a sought-after Celebrity Facialist, Lisa Marie works with a discerning clientele who trust her...

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Alex Yin Liang of Veracite Trust Is Opening Access to Trust & Estate Services Beyond the Big Banks

Over more than two decades, Alex Yin Liang has built a career defined by growth, transformation, and an ability to navigate complexity across financial services. Her experience spans banks, credit unions, capital markets, private equity, family offices, and global asset management — giving her a broad and nuanced perspective on how institutions evolve and compete....

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Tara Teng on Dismantling Systems of Harm Through Somatic Coaching, Community, and Advocacy

Tara Teng (she/her) is an Embodiment Coach working at the intersection of spirituality and sexuality. She helps people find their way back to their bodies — overcoming shame, healing trauma, and dismantling purity culture in alignment with their own values and beliefs, so they can build a healthy sexual ethic and thrive in freedom and...

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Helen Siwak: Editor’s Message: Web Summit Special Edition II

Portfolio.YVR Web Summit Vancouver 2026 Special Edition: BC Founders Building for Business, Community, and Net Safety

Beyond the Noise: Growth Nexus Brings Intellectual Discourse to Web Summit Vancouver

Tropoly Reaches 1,000-Automation Milestone as North American Retailers Lean on AI to Offset Margin Pressure

Espanda Ghorbannia (Convoy Communications) Redefines Luxury Experiential Strategy in Canada & Middle East

Michelle Raymond (Raymond Realty) Two Decades of Heart-Centred Luxury Real Estate in Vancouver

Donna Verlaan of Matera Is Closing the Gap Between Architectural Intent & Construction Reality

Lisa Marie Blair of The SkinGirls on Building a Clinical Skincare Practice Without Compromising Integrity

Alex Yin Liang of Veracite Trust Is Opening Access to Trust & Estate Services Beyond the Big Banks

Tara Teng on Dismantling Systems of Harm Through Somatic Coaching, Community, and Advocacy

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