Ba Blackstock, co-founder of Bitmoji, speaks at a session about avatars on Tuesday at the Collision 2023 in Toronto. Photo: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Collision via Sportsfile

Hovhannes Avoyan of Picsart (left) joins Jennifer Strong of MIT Technology Review in a session on artificial intelligence (AI) on Tuesday. Photo: Ramsey Cardy/Collision via Sportsfile

During the conference Tuesday, Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Sean Fraser, unveiled six immigration strategies to attract tech talent to the country. Photo: Vaughn Ridley/Collision via Sportsfile

Kat Graham, actress and goodwill ambassador of the U.N. Refugee Agency, speaks at a session on empowering refugees. Photo: Harry Murphy/Collision via Sportsfile

Artur Pereira, vice president and country manager for Web Summit, shares his thoughts with Shelley Carroll (left), Toronto city councilor. Photo: Harry Murphy/Collision via Sportsfile

A Hong Kong Tourism Board booth at the conference. Photo: Han Wei/Caixin

Attendees stroll around the conference’s trade show area Tuesday. Photo: Han Wei/Caixin

Attendees participate in a poll at an interactive installation concerning technological trends and lifestyle. Photo: Han Wei/Caixin

This year’s conference, held at the Enercare Centre, runs from Monday through Thursday. Photo: Han Wei/Caixin