On December 12, 2025, the PDT came together for Winter Summit 2025, celebrating who we are and how we work. Across keynotes, conversations, and creative rituals, the Summit showed that Pixel Dreams can scale the stage without shrinking the spirit.
Bigger Room, Same Energy
Previously, the Pixel Dreams Winter Summit was held at 19CC. PD cofounders Kal and Lan opened their home. We gathered in a space that felt personal, direct, and close to the roots of the company.
In 2025, we moved into the screening room at Festival Tower, several stories above the iconic TIFF Bell Lightbox in downtown Toronto. The PDT was greeted by a reception area with breakfast & coffee laid out, and a long snack bar stocked and waiting. Then into the screening room with tiered seating, theatrical lighting, and an A/V stack worthy of a premiere. The stage was set for a day of big ideas, sharp thinking, and riotous laughter.
By night, the team crossed town to Jamii Hub in the east end for the evening programming including Headshots, I+A Awards, a Raffle, and Secret Santa.
Connection Built In
The official theme of Winter Summit 2025 was Connection, and it was woven throughout the day.
The breakfast and conversation block was labelled “Connecting” on the schedule. The Raising Standards showcases connected disciplines across teams by showcasing client wins on the big screen. State of the Nation connected each PDTer’s day-to-day effort to shared growth targets, financial realities, and the bigger bets ahead.
Then the gameshow format replaced the traditional Q&A. Questions spanned culture, growth, sales, operations, and team. Anyone could be called on based on tenure, birthday, Kolbe score, DiSC profile, or pure chance. XT answered in real time. The I+A Awards connected everyone to our core value of Seeking Wisdom.
Raffle tickets earned during the day were redeemed at night. Prizes consisted of experiences that paired teammates in unexpected ways. Secret Santa tested how connected we are to each other with three guesses to name your gift-giver.
And when official programming was over and the music came up, connection moved to the dance floor.
Day: Summit
The morning opened with Marketing. Lannie aka Star walked through how the PD brand is being packaged, positioned, and pushed forward. The Raising Standards block followed with four client showcases exploring unique project challenges. Teams walked through what worked, what was hard, and what they would do differently next time.
State of the Nation with Khalid aka Dreams shifted the lens to the bigger picture: where we stand, what we’ve learned, and where we’re headed next. After lunch, a Fireside Chat with PD advisors Michael aka Harmony and Ted aka Wizard set an introspective tone.
And finally, it was time for our Q&A game show, Jah’PD, with two hours of unpredictable questions submitted by the PDT, and insightful answers by our XT.
Then it was time for a change of scenery.
Evening: Dinner & Celebrations
By late afternoon, the team crossed town to Jamii Hub for the evening program.
We kicked off the festivities with a photo shoot. Everyone in the company stepped before the lens in a series of 5-minute timeslots with drinks, appetizers, and music setting the mood. Dinner was served, followed by the I+A awards, celebrating our individual and collective journey of learning and self-improvement.
Raffle tickets earned throughout the day were entered to win unique personal experiences with members of our XT. Then Secret Santa: 33 participants collecting their gifts one by one, with three tries at guessing their gift giver.
After formalities wrapped, the music was turned up and the PDT filled the dance floor, keeping the spirit alive until late.
Pixel Dreams has grown. The rooms are bigger. The production is tighter. The questions are sharper. But the heart of Pixel Dreams remains the same.
Winter Summit 2025 was a huge upgrade in terms of production, ambition, and vision. We send huge thanks to all the members of the team who brought this mammoth undertaking together.
What a way to kick off our year of Growing Greatly!
