Innovation Week is almost upon us

Plus, how to build, test, and scale your MVP.

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Emily Edwards
October 30, 2024

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

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Now, on to the events you can’t miss…

Tomorrow: TV and Film Industry in Calgary | October 31

  • Calgary Tech Thursdays is co-hosting an event with Calgary Economic Development on the film and TV industry in Calgary.

  • Over recent years, this sector has seen tremendous growth, including the HBO series Last of Us filmed here in Calgary. The conversation will talk about exciting developments in the space, barriers to its growth, and what the future might look like.

  • Speakers include:

  • Join this week’s Tech Thursday event hosted in partnership with Google Cloud.

  • Speakers will be announced soon.

  • The final event in InterGen’s #ConstrucTech series is focused on digitally transforming collaborative processes for construction teams, in order to boost performance and productivity with Nialli: a SaaS visual planning tool built for contractors and trades.

  • Sit down with InterGen and Nialli CEO Nancy Knowlton, as she discusses how the company aims to help builders work better by seeing the big picture.

Innovation Week YYC | November 13-21

  • Innovation Week YYC is about coming together to spotlight Calgary’s booming tech and innovation scene, attracting attention, investment, and talent.

  • The event showcases the corporations, startups, innovators, and investors making bold moves, because more Calgarians should know about the incredible things happening right in their own backyard.

Launch Party 2023. Photo: Innovation Week YYC

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.

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