Beyond the Launch: Building Canada’s Space Ecosystem

Elevate Festival 2026

Sep 23, 2026 · 10:55–11:15 · Timezone not confirmed

Canada’s space economy needs a strong ecosystem to thrive. This conversation will explore how founders, investors, government, industry, and research institutions can work together to help Canadian space companies move from innovation to scale. We’ll examine the champions, capital, and long-term commitment needed to build a resilient space economy that can compete and grow globally.

Session status: scheduled

Room: St. Lawrence Centre — Jane Mallet Theatre

Track: Sovereign Growth

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Speakers and their event affiliations

• Mina Mitry

  Affiliation at this event: Kepler Communications

• Peter Suma

  Affiliation at this event: BDC

• Sonia Sennik

  Affiliation at this event: Creative Destruction Lab

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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