I'm based in Vancouver and although won't be attending TED myself, I'd love to meet anyone from this group interested in exploring venture, deep tech commercialization, early stage startup building, diversity in tech and such. I'm a part of a global startup program called the Creative Destruction Lab focused on supporting deeply technical founders (we've nurtured unicorns like Atomwise, Xanadu and others that are well on their way) working on and personally enjoy being involved in the earliest stages of tranlsating ideas into solutions that meet a real and massive customer need.

If anyone needs any convincing that Vancouver, BC is one of the most beautiful places to visit this summer, look no further (tunnel bluffs - one of the many hikes available just ~20mins outside the city). Look forward to connecting!