Opening Remarks

Elevate Festival 2026

Sep 23, 2026 · 10:05–10:15 · Timezone not confirmed

The world is changing fast, and Canada can’t afford to sit on the sidelines. From AI and defence to critical infrastructure, energy, and advanced manufacturing, the technologies we build and control will shape our economic future. Today we’ll ask the big question: can Canada turn its homegrown innovation into the global advantage it needs to compete?

Session status: scheduled

Room: St. Lawrence Centre — Jane Mallet Theatre

Track: Sovereign Growth

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Speakers and their event affiliations

• Abdullah Snobar

  Affiliation at this event: DMZ

• Isabelle Hudon

  Affiliation at this event: Business Development Bank of Canada

Parent event

In person · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Companies participating in the parent event

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• 1Password · Speaker company Source
• A&K Robotics · Speaker company Source
• Adaption · Speaker company Source
• Adrenaline Fund, Archangel Network of Funds · Speaker company Source
• Aiko Health Solutions Inc. · Speaker company Source
• Air Canada · Speaker company Source
• AmberMac Media · Speaker company Source
• AmberMac Media Inc. · Speaker company Source
• AMG Venture Partners · Speaker company Source
• Angel Investors Durham (AID) · Speaker company Source
• Antler · Speaker company Source
• Arcbright · Speaker company Source
• Archangel Adrenaline Fund · Speaker company Source
• Archangel Network of Funds · Speaker company Source
• Augmenta · Speaker company Source
• AVACAM · Speaker company Source
• Avidbots · Speaker company Source
• Bank of Montreal · Speaker company Source
• Barn Ventures · Speaker company Source
• BCC Studio s.r.l. · Speaker company Source
• Bconic · Speaker company Source
• BDC · Speaker company Source
• BDC Black Entrepreneur Fund · Speaker company Source
• BDC Capital · Speaker company Source

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