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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 had money invested in crypto. Forty-two percent of you said yes.

Now, on to the events you can’t miss…

Tomorrow: Build, Test, Scale: The MVP Playbook | November 7

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

• Speakers include:

  • Marco Donade, general partner at Weave VC

  • David Udy, founder and CEO at The WealthCo.

  • Adriano Liete, product manager at Motiv

  • Steve Hogg, director of Western Canada at Google Cloud

InterGen Breakfast Club presents Nialli | November 13

• 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.

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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.

Resources, Gaps, and Opportunities in AgTech | November 14

• Calgary Tech Thursday is co-hosting this event with Creative Destruction Labs and Calgary Economic Development on the resources, gaps, and opportunities in agtech.

• You’ll hear from:

  • Cole Powers, co-founder and CEO at IntelliCulture

  • Erik Westblom, co-founder and CEO at Provision Analytics

  • Marlise Hunter, director of platform at Tall Grass Ventures

  • Kari Gordon, director of program and people at Creative Destruction Labs

  • Glen Price, co-founder at Sunterra Farms

Women's Entrepreneurship Day (WEDO) Calgary Summit | November 19

• Women’s Entrepreneurship Day is an opportunity for women entrepreneurs to connect, learn from industry leaders, and expand their professional networks.

• Hear from keynote speakers:

  • Kari Lee, managing director of BlueMarvel.ai

  • Katanya B. Kuntz, co-founder and CEO of Qubo Consulting Corp.

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.

💼 Calgary tech jobs

• Alberta Health Services is hiring a Manager - Senior Leader, Collaboration and Communications Technologies

• EY is hiring a Director of Operations

• Garmin is hiring a Senior Software Engineer - Connectivity

• Government of Alberta is hiring an Information Coordinator