{"id":906463,"date":"2026-09-23T10:16:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T10:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/906463\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T10:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T10:16:10","slug":"toronto-tech-conference-elevate-rebrands-to-nrth-has-plans-to-expand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/906463\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto tech conference Elevate rebrands to Nrth, has plans to expand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/411bf990f4ef2d384eb246e7cb89ba7105746ddd64879c6ecc048c86ab0fefb8\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefit_w960%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fcp_finance_889%2Fe347f957e9bca1e5b9886e3572df1226.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"\" height=\"540\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-1f8hkhu loader\"\/><\/a> Toronto tech conference Elevate is getting a new name. John Ruffolo, right, the founder of Maverix Private Equity and OMERS Ventures, used an appearance at the Elevate tech conference in Toronto on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 to talk about digital sovereignty. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Handout &#8211; Elevate &#8211; Ferguson Media Collective (Mandatory Credit) &#8211; The Canadian Press           <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">TORONTO \u2014 Toronto tech conference Elevate is getting a new name.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Organizers say they&#8217;re rebranding the annual festival and the non-profit that hosts it as Nrth.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">They decided to change the name because they say the tech industry has transformed since Elevate&#8217;s conception a year ago and they want the event to evolve as well.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">In addition to rebranding the three-day conference, organizers say they also have plans to host more frequent events starting in 2027.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">They announced their future plans and the new name Wednesday evening at the opening of the conference, where former Toronto Raptor Kyle Lowry and &#8220;Dragon&#8217;s Den&#8221; star Arlene Dickinson were scheduled to speak.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Over the next two days, executives from Canadian artificial intelligence firm Cohere, social media platform Reddit, cryptocurrency business Coinbase and geography tool MapQuest are expected to appear.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 23, 2026.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Toronto tech conference Elevate is getting a new name. 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