At Elevate, founders call out barriers holding back Canadian healthtech | BetaKit Entrepreneurs say slow policy and weak procurement limit Canadians' access to aging and fertility tech.

At #ElevateFest2025, healthtech founders raised the alarm: slow policy, weak procurement, and unsupportive employers are throttling Canada’s innovation.

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Really enjoyed the #ElevateFest2025 session on Social Sovereignty. Excited to see a Canadian-built platform putting privacy and trust first. Just signed up for early access to @gandersocial.bsky.social and can’t wait to see where this goes.

Tech leader John Ruffolo hopeful Canada will take digital sovereignty seriously TORONTO - The trade war has awoken Canada to the need to protect its digital sovereignty and for the first time in awhile, John Ruffolo is optimistic the country will

The trade war has awoken Canada to the need to protect its digital sovereignty and for the first time in awhile, tech leader John Ruffolo is optimistic the country will finally do something about it.

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The panel explores how quantum breakthroughs move from theory to real-world impact—covering industries primed for disruption and what’s needed to scale. Kristine will highlight Photonic’s approach to commercial-scale quantum computing and networking. 
 
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At the Elevate Festival 2025 in Toronto — where innovation, leadership, and technology meet — Interview with Raquel Boechat, CEO of Canada StartHub, on the importance of connecting international entrepreneurs with Canada’s innovation ecosystem. This Sunday at 5pm/11pm on Omni 1
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Canada’s flagship tech and innovation festival returns this week, bringing global leaders in AI, media, finance, and policy together to shape conversations about the future.
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Building a Trustworthy Tech Stack.  – Gander Social Blog

Ahead of her workshop at Elevate Festival later this week, we sat down with our COO Jen to chat about how we’re building a Canadian tech stack that centres privacy, trust, and sovereignty.

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🚀 So looking forward to hosting Opening Night of Elevate Festival next week in Toronto, and sitting down to talk tech and innovation with Simu Liu.

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Find out more and register here (before tickets sell out!): elevatefestival.ca

This Saturday on OMNI 1:
@LisaZarzeczny Co-Founder & CEO of @ElevateTechCA on why technology and innovation matter to Canada’s future — and what to expect at Elevate 2025. Sept. 20 — 5 p.m. & 11 p.m. ET #ElevateFest2025 #Tech #Canada #StartupsYYZ

Harley Finkelstein, Valley vets Dorothy Kilroy and Chris Urmson headline 2025 Elevate Festival Toronto-based tech festival says applied AI will be this year’s defining theme.

Headliners for #ElevateFest2025 include Shopify president Harley Finkelstein and Silicon Valley vets Dorothy Kilroy and Chris Urmson. #CDNtech