Prairie Roll-Ups & Grow-Ups: Building Prairies Powerhouses Through Strategy and Acquisition

Some of Western Canada's most valuable technology companies were built far from Toronto and Silicon Valley, and they got there by very different routes. Some rolled up fragmented markets through acquisition; others grew deliberately into national and global players, and several have just drawn major US capital to do the next chapter. This session brings together the operators behind the region's standout scale stories to examine how enduring enterprise value actually gets built from the Prairies: when to buy versus build, when to stay independent versus partner with outside capital, and how regional strengths in energy, industrial, and fintech became global advantages worth paying a premium for. 

Session Focus: 

• Rolling up a fragmented market into a global platform, built from a Prairie base  

• Building a company deliberately toward acquisition — and what made it attractive to the right buyer  

• US private equity and strategics are paying premiums to take Prairie tech private  

• Turning regional strengths in energy, industrial, and fintech into a global buyer's advantage