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CTJ Staff
May 17, 2023

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Welcome to the Midweek Memo: a weekly digest of the city’s top tech events, personnel moves, job openings, and industry opportunities.

Before we get into this, check out the results from Sunday’s Weekly Poll: On Sunday, we asked readers which Calgary tech firm they would most like to work for out of Neo Financial, Benevity, Symend or Carbon Upcycling – and with 47% of the vote, Neo was the number one pick.

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Calgary Tech Events

Alberta IoT Presents: A New Way to Build | May 24

  • How is technology influencing the way we build - from pre-construction through to operations, from the back office to the field?

  • A look at the current state of construction technology, as well as emerging trends and their impact on the direction of smart construction.

  • Speakers include: Chloe Smith, Co-Founder & CEO, Mercator.AI, Prabh Paul, Founder, TraceCost, and Melvin Newman, President, PataBid

Avenue Innovation Event 2023 | June 14

  • Join us on June 14, 2023 at Platform Innovation Centre to connect with Calgary's innovation leaders at Avenue's annual Innovation Event followed by a networking hour.

  • Live Interview of James Lochrie, co-founder and managing partner at Thin Air Labs, by Leah Sarich, head of Story, Thin Air Labs.

Startup TNT Investment Summit VII Finale | June 15

  • 100+ investors have spent the past 8 weeks working together, and have narrowed down all the applications to Top 5 Finalists across the Prairies.

  • On June 15, the Top 5 Finalists from each stream will pitch 1 last time, before the TNT investors make their final decisions and crown the Summit winners.

  • Join the Finale and see local angel investors from across Canada make their investment decisions live.

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