Keynote presentations and interactive sessions
April 15, 2026
The Symposium is an event where value investors share practical advice, stock ideas, and company analysis in a friendly forum with feedback. The format is similar to a TED-type talk followed by an open Q&A. The idea is to recreate a time earlier in Fairfax Financial’s history when a much smaller group of investors shared ideas for hours in a relaxed atmosphere before the annual meeting the next day (see history below).
This year the Symposium will occur on April 15, 2026 from 12:30-4:00pm. If you're interested in attending, please reserve a spot via the email button below and indicate whether you'd like to be a presenter or observer. Those who want to present should include a brief biography, a potential stock idea, or topic, they want to talk around. Sign up early because the Symposium will be limited to a maximum of 30 participants and presenters will be favored. Plus, the winning presentation will be invited to present at the Fairfax Financial Shareholder Dinner.
$100 Per Guest (Includes Lunch)
Brief History
In 2015, group of like-minded value investors reached out to each other with the purpose to create a forum discussing value investing as practiced and to get back to real company analysis. In part, this effort was due to the success of the Fairfax Financial annual meeting maturing into a larger event every year and affording less and less time to re-connect with our old acquaintances and also have an allotment of time to make new connections. More importantly for analysts, less time to share ideas like years ago when a few came early to Toronto to sit in the back of the old Joe Badaldi's restaurant on Front Street for hours, or until the staff kicked us out.
Why the YYX? Some may have attended or heard of the good work at the ValueX events in either Klosters, Switzerland or Vail, Colorado where the format is similar to a TED type talk followed by a brief Q&A from group participation. As such, could not resist the Toronto Pearson airport code (YYZ) and replaced the Z with an X for the mathematical exponential connection to expanding our idea capacity (website does not have a mathematical exponent text feature). Hence and for folks that will be in Toronto early for the Fairfax Financial annual meeting activities in April 2026, we have again scheduled this event prior to the Fairfax Financial annual meeting. If interested, please send your request with some brief background about yourself and a topic/idea you would like to discuss or if you just want to play the constructive devil’s advocate role as group participation is expected. Since this event is a collaborative and participatory effort, we limit the size to a max of 30 participants.
Learn From Practicing Analysts
Our past speakers have come from all parts of the globe and have brought a wide array of both depth and expertise to the table with true skin in the game.
A glimpse of the venue and networking opportunities