The February 2, 2026 notice (received via email) from SCWIST (Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology) announced an upcoming Canada-Wide Youth STEM Expo,

We’re just two days away from our first-ever National STEM Expo — and there’s still time to register for your FREE tickets! The Expo is a full-day event that brings together youth, industry leaders, community organizations, and educators to explore the wide variety of STEM pathways available — and to collectively imagine and shape the future of STEM.

The Expo features activities spanning every area of STEM. In just one day, you can:

• Visit the basketball court in the Sports Pavilion 🏀
• Join a workshop exploring the mysteries of Dark Matter ✨
• Tune in to a live musical performance by JUNO award–winning artist Drew Gonsalves 🎵
• Connect with exhibitors like the Canadian Armed Forces, Skills Ontario, and the Public Service Commission of Canada 💡  

And that’s just the beginning! Check out the full schedule to see everything we have planned.

Register for Your FREE Tickets!

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The STEM Expo 2026 list of speakers is interesting and eclectic. Here’s a sample,

Arie Barendregt
Founder
Triple Automation [robotics]

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Audra Denny
President
Wood Manufacturing Council

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Aveen Mahon
Physicist and Researcher
TRIUMF [Canada’s national particle accelerator centre]

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Cheryl Sebastian
AVP of Global Partnerships
NBA [National Basketball Association, US[

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Drew Gonsalves
Juno Award Winner & Singer-Songwriter
Kobo Town

Dr. Effah Antwi
Research Scientist
Natural Resources Canada

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Faizal Khamisa
Sports Broadcaster
Sportsnet

Farah Bastien
Head of Data Strategy & MEL
Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities

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Gurbeen Bhasin
Founder & Executive Director
Aangen Community Centre

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Dr. Jason Field
President & CEO
Life Sciences Ontario

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Maedeh Ramezani
PhD, C.Chem — Chemical Process Development and Scale-Up
Kingston Process Metallurgy Inc.

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Manjula Selvarajah
CBC Host
CBC Radio

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Masi Naserie
Senior Advisor, Office of the Investor
CIRO [Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization]

Mehrdad Hariri
Founder, CEO, and President
Canadian Science Policy Centre (CSPC)

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Naomi Flis
Author
I am River [co-author, children’s book]

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Captain Sudha Ganti
General Duty Medical Officer
Canadian Armed Forces

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Tijs Creutzberg
President and CEO
Council of Canadian Academies

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That’s a pretty broad range of speakers for a ‘science’ event. Do check out the STEM Expo 2026 list of speakers. Here is where you can Register for Your FREE Tickets!

*ETA February 4, 2026: You can find the rest of the SCWIST February 2026 announcements here.