Signature events
LIFT Business Summit
Our flagship business summit, held every year since 2024. Founders, professionals, partners and government representatives in one room.
Coming Summer 2027
LIFT 4.0 Business Summit
Join the LIFT 4.0 list to hear when dates, tickets and Pitch Lab applications are announced.
Get first access ↗August 8, 2026
LIFT 3.0: Beyond the Hustle
LIFT moved to Western University for its third edition: a full day of keynotes, panels, masterclasses, a founders’ marketplace and the first LIFT Pitch Lab, with federal and municipal leaders in the room.
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August 16, 2025
LIFT 2.0: The Power of Diaspora Networks
LIFT nearly doubled in its second year. More than 140 founders, investors, professionals and allies filled the BMO Centre for talks, panels and workshops on scaling diaspora businesses and building legacies beyond one generation.
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December 28, 2024
LIFT 1.0
The first LIFT Business Summit brought 75 African and Black diaspora founders and professionals together in London, Ontario around one conviction: we grow further when we grow together.
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