ABACx: The APEC-Canada Growing Business Partnership Symposium on Technology and Innovation is a one-day event on July 25, 2017 focused on start-ups and micro, small, and medium-size enterprises (MSMEs) in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region. The event is planned in the margins of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) meeting that runs July 26-to-28 in Toronto, Canada. ABAC is the private sector arm of APEC, and comprises a wide array of business leaders from the 21 APEC economies. ABACx will convene investors, leaders of incubators and accelerators, start-ups, and policy-makers to discuss innovation and regulatory best practices.