Help make social innovation a little less lonely

Plus, a new way to build software without code using AI.

Author

Emily Edwards
November 20, 2024

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

Before we get into this, check out the results from our weekly poll!

On Sunday, we asked if you would be attending Innovation Week YYC events. Sixty-eight percent of you said yes. Reader D. Payne said, “I will be at multiple events each day.”

Now, on to the events you can’t miss…

  • For their last event of the year, Tech Thursday is thrilled to have a conversation with leaders of Alberta Innovates, Invest Alberta, and Calgary Economic Development on how our province's tech sector has performed.

  • They’ll discuss each organization’s KPIs, how Alberta has performed on those metrics, and what next year has in store.

  • Speakers include:

TOMORROW: Launch Party | November 21

  • Launch Party is the ultimate celebration of Calgary’s most promising tech startups and the grand finale of Innovation Week YYC 2024.

  • As the largest startup showcase in the region, this event spotlights the top-10 Calgary-based startups, handpicked through a competitive application process.

  • These high-potential startups, selected by a committee of alumni and industry leaders over the course of eight weeks, will present their bold visions to a dynamic audience of investors, potential partners, and tech enthusiasts.

Impact Club: Social Innovators Meet Up | November 26

  • Working in the impact (non-profit and social enterprise) space? Join for networking and fun storytelling with other impact leaders.

  • Tackling complex social problems can be challenging and sometimes lonely, especially when juggling different stakeholder needs while figuring out how to fund impact in an efficient and lean way.

  • Impact Club brings together non-profit leaders, social enterprise founders, and allies for a casual evening of connecting and learning.

  • This month will feature a special guest, Raissa Espiritu, who will share about her experience in the non-profit space as a founder and now a potential funder. Hear more about her story, while sharing your own wins and challenges as we collectively and collaboratively build a better Alberta and beyond.

  • No-code development tools have been gradually democratizing software creation for years, with adoption surging during the pandemic. Now, the emergence of generative AI and AI coding assistants has transformed this evolution into a revolution.

  • In this workshop, you'll discover how combining no-code platforms with the new generation of AI tools powered by Large Language Models creates a powerful toolkit for building real-world solutions.

  • Whether you're an entrepreneur, business professional, or creative thinker, you'll learn how to turn your ideas into functional software, automate workflows, and create user-friendly applications.

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