Ignite Canada | November 9–10, 2026 | Toronto

+ Morning Refreshments

Discover new ideas and approaches through hands-on explorations with D2L experts and partners. Ask questions, explore real-world use cases and leave inspired to apply something new in your work.

Choose how you’d like to spend three 20-minute rotations: take part in different hands-on labs in breakout rooms, or visit exhibits in the pre-function area. Short breaks between each rotation give you time to move between spaces and plan what you’d like to explore next.

Exploring AI-Powered Learning Experiences

Explore practical ways AI can support course design, learner engagement, assessment, and practice through guided examples.

Location: Governor General (2nd Floor)

Make Your Mark: Strengthening Your Brand Through Brightspace Configuration

Learn how your organization’s brand can be expressed through both visible design choices and the consistent, intuitive experiences you create for learners and instructors. Discover how intentional configuration and thoughtful use of platform capabilities can make your Brightspace environment feel more cohesive, engaging, and distinctly yours.

Location: Carmichael/Jackson

Create, Engage, Inspire: Designing Better Learning Experiences

Explore practical ways to create more interactive learning experiences that encourage participation and support deeper understanding. See how Creator+ and H5P can organize content, add engaging media and reduce cognitive load.

Location: York (Lobby Level)

From Data to Action: Using Analytics Builder to Reduce Learner Friction

Turn learning data into informed action by working through a realistic scenario to identify why learners may be struggling, interpret evidence and determine practical support strategies using D2L Analytics Builder.

Location: Tom Thomson

Make Every Learning Moment Matter

Use learner journey mapping to explore how organizations can move beyond course-centric design and create more meaningful, connected learning experiences.

Location: Simcoe (Lobby Level)

Partner Symposium Exhibits

Connect with Partners and D2L experts exhibiting in the Conference Level Pre-Function area. Explore innovative solutions, discover what’s new, chat with subject matter experts, and make valuable connections.

Location: Conference Level Pre-Function Area

Join facilitated, small-group conversations built around shared topics and guiding questions. Compare experiences with peers, exchange practical ideas and leave with approaches you can take back to your organization.

Discuss how course design, belonging, student voice and timely support can help students stay connected and make progress.

Share practical ways to make courses easier to navigate, improve feedback, engage learners, save time and support students with data.

Exchange ideas on family engagement, equitable access, student achievement, engagement and wellbeing in Canadian K-12 education.

Explore how learning can support career growth, inform business decisions, drive change, scale with limited resources and reduce barriers.

Choose from focused sessions featuring timely topics, practical insights and ideas to support your work.

Explore how associations can use AI and modern authoring to connect learning to practice, community, credentials and career progression — creating more valuable member experiences.

Hear from other customers how the transition from Classic Content went. Learn which adoption strategies, change tactics and success measures helped them succeed.

Explore practical ways to advance accessibility, remove barriers and create learning experiences that support diverse learners and educators at scale.

Learn how AI can help educators act on their instructional intent more efficiently, support learners when they encounter friction, and strengthen persistence. Grounded in research, insights and practical examples, this session connects educator workflows to student success and looks ahead to the future of learner empowerment.

As technology takes on more of our busywork, we’re getting something rare back: time. What we keep, and what we do with it, will shape our classrooms, our workplaces and our communities. Riaz Meghji, bestselling author and human connection expert, shows how candid, curious conversation builds trust, belonging and cultures where people thrive. Drawing on his journey from broadcaster to connection advocate, and on the five habits of human connection, Riaz will inspire you to use the time technology gives back to learn, innovate and grow together, because the future of learning isn’t just intelligent. We keep it human.

Drinks and appetizers will be served