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U.S. uncertainty changes stakes for B.C. startups at Web Summit Vancouver

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More than 300 B.C.-based startups are represented at Web Summit Vancouver.

The event is the North American edition of the globally known series of conferences that has drawn an audience of more than 15,000 attendees.

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says the event has “already hit all of our targets”.

Web Summit’s main event in Lisbon garners attendance of more than 70,000 delegates from around the world.

Cosgrave noted that top U.S. convention destinations, such as Las Vegas , by contrast, have seen international attendance drop by double-digit percentages.

“Honestly, just incredibly fortunate that we are north of that border currently,” Cosgrave said.