Bringing Tech Buyers and Sellers Together Through Innovative Formats

Leverage IDC’s edge to propel your business to success and become the strategic partner of choice by bridging the gap between need and opportunity.

Our Track Record

Our events portfolio offers an array of solutions to engage with your target audience, transitioning from prospects to existing customers along the buying cycle. IDC + CIO events attract senior decision makers eager to learn about market trends and new solutions and build new business relationships.

  • 700+ Events

  • 46,000+ End-users

  • 10,000+ Speakers

  • 70 Countries

IDC Canada Flagship Events

  • IDC's FutureIT Canada

    This Canadian event series brings together the most influential IT and business professionals to deliver expert analysis and actionable insights to a technology buying audience.

  • CIO Awards Canada

    CIO Awards Canada celebrate Canadian organizations and the teams within them that are using IT in innovative ways to deliver business value, whether by creating competitive advantage, optimizing business processes, enabling growth or improving relationships with customers.

  • Roundtables (Virtual & In-Person)

    Strategic discussions, with our expertise in moderation, ensures you’ll be introduced to participants, kick-off new relationships and receive discovery insights.

  • Custom Events

    Custom events offer single share of voice, with expert led analyst engagement and turn-key execution. These events serve as a premier gathering to educate senior IT and business leaders on how to overcome challenges faced within their organizations.

More About Our Events

We offer clients flexibility based on the type of event that best fits their needs.

Unique Content

With locally based analysts in offices across the region supported by regional hubs around the world, IDC is able to create truly world-class events that draw on our extensive expert insights into the dynamic ICT markets that make up this diverse region.

Expert Speakers

Each event features respected thought leaders from various sectors of the economy, including technology leaders, business innovators, and IDC analysts, as they deliver unbiased insights into the trends and challenges shaping the region’s ICT environment.

Unrivaled Networking

IDC events in Canada attract senior ICT decision makers. These movers and shakers of local & regional markets come to network and discuss ICT issues with their peers, IDC analysts, and renowned business and technology leaders.

Lead Generation

By facilitating face-to-face engagements with handpicked ICT and business executives, IDC enables our partners to showcase their latest capabilities, engage in effective business development with influential decision makers, and generate qualified leads that align perfectly with their target customer segments.

Take Advantage of IDC Events

Select the model that fits your needs best.

  • Custom or Single Sponsor Events

    Tailor-made platform to suit your business objectives and deliver desired outcomes

    Formats

    • C-level round tables, in-person lunches/dinners
    • Exclusive virtual webcasts

    Content

    Partner with IDC analysts to build the event agenda, moderate, or present industry-leading research at your event

    Branding

    Your logo on IDC Partnered Event Websites

    Audience

    Customizable and targeted per client objectives

  • Multi-Sponsor Events

    Tap into IDC’s large community and predictive analytics-led audience management to optimize your ROI

    Formats

    • Executive summits
    • Executive conferences (in-person, virtual or hybrid)

    Content

    IDC analysts lead overall content development and either moderate or present thought leadership insights at your event

    Branding

    Your logo on IDC Partnered Event websites and social promotions

    Audience

    Varies from IT and LOB decision makers, buyers and influencers to C-level executives

Generate interest, build awareness, and win new business.