# @elevatetechca on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DPjSPh7Dc_O
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/35464960-elevatetechca-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/0038649194.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-10-08T14:18:56.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Elevate (@elevatetechca) — https://gondola.cc/elevatetechca

## Caption

🌟 Yesterday we kicked off Elevate Festival with an unforgettable Opening Night, presented by TD.

Last night, Elevate Festival 2025 set the tone for an epic week of innovation. 🚀

✨ Highlights you loved:
- Chris Urmson @auroradriver on why autonomous vehicles will create, not take, jobs
- Nick Frosst, Cohere + @td_canada & @accenture on human-centred AI
- Chris Lehane @openai on keeping breakthroughs like Sora democratic, accessible & human-first
- @simuliu on heritage, purpose-driven investing, and the impact-first companies inspiring him
- Brian the delivery robot saving the day mid-show
- Festival-floor magic: free ice cream, a Gemini-powered juice recommender, robot-drawn portraits & more

🔥 Day 1 starts now – and it’s packed:
-10:40 AM – The Modern Company with Hussein Fazal, Super & Harley Finkelstein @shopify 
- 11:55 AM – Beyond Scale with Dorothy Kilroy @ouraring & Connie Loizos @techcrunch 
- 2:30 PM – The Human Debt of AI with Setor Zilevu (@meta | @nyuniversity)
- 3:35 PM – The Next Chapter of AI Policy with leaders from @openai & Cohere

🎟️ Badge pickup: Meridian Hall – 8 AM – 5 PM (doors open 9 AM)
📲 Pro-tip: download the Elevate App & keep your QR code handy for smooth check-in.

Let’s do this. 💡
#ElevateFest2025

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- **Views:** 701
- **Likes:** 89
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- **Comments:** 9

## Credits

These are the roles credited on Gondola. Credits may be incomplete.
A brand, account owner, or featured person is not necessarily the creator.

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elevate | @elevatetechca | https://gondola.cc/elevatetechca | Technology Brand |
| Brandon Ferguson | @b.f.media | https://gondola.cc/b.f.media | Creative Director |
| Brandon Ferguson | @b.f.media | https://gondola.cc/b.f.media | Director of Photography |
| Brandon Ferguson | @b.f.media | https://gondola.cc/b.f.media | Photographer |

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elevatefest2025

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