Elevate Festival 2025 – Canada’s Premier Tech & Innovation Event

📅 Date: October 7–9, 2025
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Doors open at 9:00 AM daily)
📍 Venue: Meridian Hall & St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 1 Front St E, Toronto, ON M5E 1B2

About the Event

Elevate Festival, Canada’s largest homegrown tech and innovation event, returns for its 7th year in downtown Toronto! This three-day celebration of technology, culture, and creativity brings together world-class innovators, investors, founders, and industry leaders to shape the future of tech.

Attendees will experience:

• Hundreds of speakers across 8 industry-leading content tracks
• Curated networking opportunities & exclusive investor programming
• Evening socials & masterclasses with industry trailblazers
• A buzzing startup lounge designed for founders and innovators
• Interactive experiences woven throughout

Headline Speakers

The 2025 lineup features an incredible roster of global thought leaders and Canadian icons, including:

• Simu Liu – Canadian actor & investor
• Dorothy Kilroy – Chief Commercial Officer, OURA
• Chris Lehane – Chief Global Affairs Officer, OpenAI
• Andrew Peterson – Head of Canada, YouTube
• Harley Finkelstein – President, Shopify
• Arlene Dickinson – Entrepreneur & Venture Capitalist
• Clay Bavor – Co-Founder, Sierra
• Olivia Chow – Mayor of Toronto

…and many more!

Why Attend?

Elevate Festival is where innovation meets inspiration. Whether you’re a startup founder, investor, industry professional, or student, you’ll gain access to insights, strategies, and networking that can help shape your future in tech.

Don’t miss your chance to be part of Canada’s largest tech & innovation gathering in the heart of Toronto.

🔗 Learn more & get tickets: Elevate Festival Website