External Development Summit 2026

The essentials

Event details

Dates

8 September 2026 to 11 September 2026

Location

Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver, Canada

Organiser

XDS Advisory Committee

Expected attendance

900

Agenda themes

Topics covered

• Technology
• Development
• IT

On stage

Speakers

• Gilles Langourieux, CEO, Virtuos Holdings Pte Ltd
• Philippe Ducharme, Executive producer, Motive Studios
• Michael Paul, External Development Manager, The Coalition Studio
• Josh Henderson, Head of Business Operations, ZeniMax Online Studios
• Alice Davis, Lead Outsourcing Manager, Zenimax Online Studios

Logistics

Where to stay

Places to stay near the venue.

• Easter Seals House

  630 m from the venue

  3981 Oak Street

  MapHotel site

• The Balfour Inn

  guest house · 720 m from the venue

  1064 Balfour Avenue, Vancouver

  MapHotel site+1-604-733-4774

• Douglas House

  guest house · 1.1 km from the venue

  456 West 13th Avenue

  MapHotel site+1-604-872-3060

• Cambie Lodge

  guest house · 1.1 km from the venue

  446 West 13th Avenue

  MapHotel site+1-604-872-3060

• Windsor House

  guest house · 1.4 km from the venue

  325 West 11th Avenue

  MapHotel site+1-604-872-3060

• Shaughnessy Village

  guest house · 1.5 km from the venue

  1125 West 12th Avenue

  MapHotel site+1-778-358-6658

• Holiday Inn Vancouver-Centre (Broadway)

  1.5 km from the venue

  711 West Broadway

  MapHotel site+1-604-879-0511

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