September 26 - September 28, 2023

Canada’s largest homegrown tech and innovation festival, returns for its fifth annual event hosted at Meridian Hall, the St. Lawrence Centre, and the Design Exchange in Toronto, Canada from September 26-28. Alongside returning Main Stage events, a Tech Talent Zone for job seekers and talent looking to upskill, as well as a dedicated Women+ in Tech stream, this year will include new additions for attendees: Masterclasses, Impact Tracks, and Elevate Goes Late.

Elevate Festival, is organized and operated by Elevate – Canada’s not-for-profit organization at the intersection of technology and social innovation. Coming together to spark conversations around the greatest challenges the world is facing today, Elevate Festival will tackle 11 content tracks this year including AI, future societies, cybersecurity, the latest trends in gaming, fintech, the future of work, and more. Building upon the festival’s success in years past, Elevate Festival is also expanding its programming to include net new opportunities for attendees, such as:

• Masterclasses: One-hour sessions hosted by an industry expert with a small group of attendees, Masterclasses will dive deeper into niche, timely topics such as spurring growth by embracing emerging tech, how founders can build great places to work, demystifying AI for business, and more.

• Impact Tracks: The importance of equality, sustainability, and wellness remains at the forefront of Elevate Festival’s work and the team is proud to introduce Impact Tracks. This year’s content tracks will take a multi-dimensional approach to ensure conversations at the festival are fueled by social impact.

• Elevate Goes Late: Understanding the power of networking, following final conversations on the festival stages, attendees are invited to migrate to the Design Exchange for Elevate Goes Late, where networking meets an after-party atmosphere with live music, themed drinks and street eats, and must-see surprises every evening.