HardtechFest

The World Is Not Enough
July 9th, 2025

Building tomorrow's tech

A stage for pioneers from around the globe, uniting visionaries who are building the technologies of tomorrow. Join us in pushing past limits. The world isn’t enough (or is it?), and together, we’ll shape what lies beyond.

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HardtechFest 2025 Agenda

July 09

5:00 PM

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Beyond Boundaries: Innovation at the Edge of Earth and Space

HardtechFest 2025 kicks off with a bold invitation: to think bigger, push limits, and reimagine the future of innovation—both on this planet and beyond it. See More.

5:10 PM

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The Next Frontier: Hardware as the Key to a Trillion-Dollar Space Economy

As space emerges as the next trillion-dollar economy, it’s hardware developed here on Earth that will make it possible. This keynote explores how ground-based innovation powers our reach beyond planetary boundaries. See More.

5:30 PM

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Space, Startups, and Infinite Horizons: A Founder AMA

In this unfiltered AMA, startup founders share real lessons from launching bold ventures—navigating funding deserts, tech complexity, and the unknowns of frontier building. See More.

6:00 PM

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Extreme Engineering: From Remote Regions to Outer Space

Designing for the harshest conditions—on Earth or in orbit—requires the same bold thinking. This session explores how innovations built for extreme environments like the Arctic or deep sea are paving the way for space applications, and how space tech is finding its way back home. See More.
Medical Device Developer
Concordia University

7:00 PM

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Supermaterials for Superworlds: Engineering for Space & Sustainability

Materials science is unlocking breakthroughs in both sustainability and survival. Learn how innovations in material engineering are solving urgent Earth problems while enabling life in space. See More.

7:20 PM

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Tech at the Edge: What’s the Next Hardtech Breakthrough?

Founders ask each other the big questions—fast. Expect sharp takes, emerging ideas, and a glimpse into what’s next in hardtech. See More.

7:35 PM

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Funding the Impossible: How to Invest in Deeptech & Space Startups

Deeptech requires more than capital—it demands vision, patience, and a risk-tolerant mindset. This panel dives into how investors back what most see as impossible. See More.

8:55 PM

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Exploring Space to Save Earth: A Necessary Paradox?

Is space exploration a distraction from the climate crisis—or a path to solving it? This Oxford-style debate tackles the tension head-on. See More.

HardtechFest 2025 speakers

Jacqueline Good

Founder & CEO, Magnestar Inc.

Maxime Goulet-Bourdon

COO & Co-founder, Reaction Dynamics

Amanda Spilkin

Medical Device Developer, Concordia University

Laurence Audette-Lagueux

General Manager, Garage & co

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