Elevate Festival 2025: What to Expect at Canada’s Biggest Tech Conference
Canada’s largest technology and innovation conference, Elevate Festival, is set to take over Toronto from October 7 to 9, 2025. The three-day event brings together founders, investors, and tech professionals for a packed schedule of talks, workshops, and networking opportunities designed to spotlight Canada’s innovation ecosystem.
If you are thinking of attending, here is a breakdown of the key highlights and ticket information.
What to Expect: Key Highlights for 2025
The festival is a multi-venue event with a wide range of programming. Attendees can expect:
- Main Stage: This is where you will find the biggest keynote speeches and fireside chats from world-renowned leaders. Past speakers have included Michelle Obama, Al Gore, and Eric Schmidt.
- Festival Stages: These stages offer more focused content on specific industries and topics, including AI, cybersecurity, fintech, and scaling a startup.
- Masterclasses: These are smaller, interactive workshops taught by industry leaders. They cover practical skills like raising capital, enterprise sales, and public relations.
- Networking Lounges: The festival features several curated lounges for different groups, including a Startup Lounge, an Investor Lounge, and a Women+ in Tech Lounge, designed to help attendees make meaningful connections.
- Elevate Goes Late: After the daytime programming ends, the festival continues with evening socials and networking events at various venues in downtown Toronto.
- Elevate Eats: A curated lineup of local food trucks will be on-site to provide food for festival attendees.
A Guide to the 2025 Passes
There are four main types of passes for the festival, each offering a different level of access. Ticket prices are expected to increase as the event gets closer.
General Admission Pass ($450+) This pass offers general access to the festival, including all Main Stage and Festival Stage sessions, networking lounges, evening socials, and the festival app.
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Startup Pass ($325+) Designed for founders and employees of emerging tech startups, this pass includes all General Admission benefits, plus opportunities to apply for private one-on-one meetings with investors and a chance to pitch on the Elevate Stage. Important: You must buy this pass before September 10, 2025, to be eligible for the investor meeting and pitching opportunities.
Investor Pass ($750+) This pass is exclusively for investors and provides all General Admission benefits, plus access to private lounges and other specific opportunities to connect with startups and fellow investors.
Trailblazer Pass ($1500) This pass is for C-level executives and includes all General Admission benefits, as well as access to the private Trailblazers Lounge with included meals and beverages, an invitation to the opening night cocktail event, and opportunities for meet-and-greets with speakers.
Event Details
- Dates: October 7 – 9, 2025
- Location: Multiple venues in Toronto. Daytime programming is at Meridian Hall and the St. Lawrence Centre for Arts.
- Tickets: For the most current ticket, speaker, and schedule information, please visit the https://elevatefestival.ca
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- https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/elevate-festival-tickets-1248848422249
- https://elevatefestival.ca/tickets
- https://elevatefestival.ca/about-elevate-festival
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