Small & Mighty – Reverse Trade Show

A free, one-morning reverse trade show where procurement teams sit at the tables and Canadian suppliers come to them. No booth fees. No sponsorship. No cost to anyone in the room.

Summit Objectives

A free reverse trade show in Markham. Procurement teams host the tables and Canadian suppliers come to them.

Buyers host the tables. Canadian suppliers come to them.

Supply chains are being redrawn, and Canadian organizations are looking harder at where they buy. But capable Ontario businesses in the $5M–$60M range still have no affordable way to reach the buyers who need them — and conventional trade show booth fees are part of the reason.

So we removed the cost. This event is free for buyers and suppliers alike, presented as a community service by Small & Mighty, the City of Markham and BDC.

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How it works

At a conventional trade show, suppliers pay for booths and hope the right buyer walks past. Here, it’s reversed: procurement teams sit at the tables, and suppliers rotate to them in timed intervals throughout the morning. Suppliers are screened in advance and matched to the categories buyers have told us they want to fill.

Location

Markham Civic Centre The Great Hall

101 Town Centre Blvd, Markham, ON L3R 9W3

Date

Friday, November 27, 2026

Time

8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET

Target Audience

Partners & Sponsors & Community Partners

Team Members

Meet Awesome People

Agenda Rundown

Time

Details

08:30 AM - 09:00 AM - Check-in and breakfast 09:00 AM - 09:45 AM - Keynote — Chief Economist, BDC: 2027 Economic Forecast 09:45 AM - 10:15 AM - Buyer briefings: how to do business with each participating organization 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM - Reverse trade show floor

Time

Details

08:30 AM - 09:00 AM - Check-in and breakfast 09:00 AM - 09:45 AM - Keynote — Chief Economist, BDC: 2027 Economic Forecast 09:45 AM - 10:15 AM - Buyer briefings: how to do business with each participating organization 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM - Reverse trade show floor

Partners & Sponsers

Sponsors & Community Partners

Name

Contact

BDC

Jeff Muton
jeff.muton@bdc.ca

BDC

Amy Siu
amy.siu@bdc.ca

Change Connect

Katherine Tsang
Katherine.tsang@changeconnect.ca

Prospekt Digital

Anish Shinh
anish@prospektdigital.com

Key West Video

Stuart Steinberg
stuart@keywestvideo.com

Convera

Amelia Zheng
amelzhe@convera.com

American Express

Chris Gibson
christopher.j.gibson@aexp.com

Sunbook

Allan Sum
asum@sunbook.ca

Centennial College

Paul Jackson
paulj@centennialcollege.ca

World Trade Centre

Vinicius Morandi
vmorandi@bot.com

Time

Details

08:30 AM - 09:00 AM - Check-in and breakfast 09:00 AM - 09:45 AM - Keynote — Chief Economist, BDC: 2027 Economic Forecast 09:45 AM - 10:15 AM - Buyer briefings: how to do business with each participating organization 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM - Reverse trade show floor

Keynote & Speakers

Name

Speaker

Keynote from BDC

Pierre Cleroux, VP Research and Chief Ecoomist at BDC
pierre.cleroux@bdc.ca
514-443-2135

Moderator from Change Connect

Agnes Lan
VP Sales at Change Connect
agnes.lan@changeconnect.ca

Panelist: Leadership

Alex Christopoulos
CEO at ICON Digital
alex@icondigital.com
416-720-8764

Panelist: Leadership

Anthony Attard
VP Sales at Sportsnet
anthony.attard@rci.rogers.com
416-919-3619

Panelist: 2025 Trends

Sam Aldridge
Senior Consultant at Change Connect
Sam.aldridge@changeconnect.uk

Time

Details

08:30 AM - 09:00 AM - Check-in and breakfast 09:00 AM - 09:45 AM - Keynote — Chief Economist, BDC: 2027 Economic Forecast 09:45 AM - 10:15 AM - Buyer briefings: how to do business with each participating organization 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM - Reverse trade show floor