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EPL Gala
2019-09-26 18:00 - 22:00 (America/Edmonton) | Edmonton Expo Centre
An Evening with General Rick Hillier
Support EPL and help make a tremendous impact in your community. All proceeds from the evening will support the revitalization of the Stanley A. Milner Library, one of Edmonton’s most loved and best used community services.
Join us at 6 p.m. on Thursday, September 26 at the Edmonton EXPO Centre for a sit-down dinner, silent auction, and keynote speech by General Rick Hillier, one of Canada’s most celebrated leaders.
Event Details
Edmonton EXPO Centre from 6 to 10 p.m.
Individual tickets – $250 each
Table of ten – $2,250
Sponsored table of ten – $3,000
Sponsorship packages are still available! Please contact Narissa Kanji to learn more and confirm your sponsorship package.

Will My Idea Fly?
2019-10-01 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Edmonton) | NAIT Campus, 11762 - 106 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T5G2R1, Canada
How to research if your Business Idea is a good one.
Description

Are you working on an idea for a business or planning to? What are the next steps? How do you make sure your idea is a good one? How do you know your idea will fly? In this interactive session Garrett will take us through a process to vet all the data and information to you. We will get on-line and discover how to sift through the plethora of data and information available to you and find what is relevant.
Please bring your laptop or device so you can get hands-on! Garrett Fleck is a Finance Graduate from NAIT turned Marketer who is passionate about the Online Reputations of businesses all over Canada.
This session will be hosted in CAT 309D.
NAIT CAT Building CAT 309D 10304-10524 117A, Avenue Northwest, Edmonton, AB T5G
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Artificial Intelligence: Using AI in Your Business
2019-10-03 11:30 - 13:30 (America/Edmonton) | Royal Alberta Museum, 9810 103 A Ave NW, Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are major buzzwords right now. But as much as people are talking about AI, what does it actually mean for business? Our panel speakers will explore and answer this question and more, including:

What exactly is AI/ML and why is it happening now?
Why is there an opportunity here in Edmonton?
When is AI/ML a fit, and how do we even take a first step towards a project?
And, most importantly: how do we embark on an AI/ML strategy where we can actually get ROI?

Fear not, this will be a tech-free talk. No jargon, no geek-speak, just a basic look at artificial intelligence, machine learning and what they can do for business.
Meet the Speakers:

Cory Janssen, Co-founder and CEO of AltaML Inc., and President of Galt Capital
Anna Koop, Senior Scientific Advisor, Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute
Patrick Pilarski, Canada Research Chair in Machine Intelligence for Rehabilitation, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta and Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute Fellow
Curtis Stange, President and CEO, ATB

The panel discussion will be moderated by Kyle Murray, Vice Dean & Professor of Marketing, University of Alberta School of Business.
October 3, 2019
11:30 AM – 1:15 PM
11:30 AM — Registration
11:45 AM — Lunch & Networking
12:15 PM — Panel discussion/Q&A
1:15 PM — Event conclusion
Royal Alberta Museum, Amiskwaciy Theatre & Lobby
9810 103 A Ave NW, Edmonton
$60 per person

Your Business First Steps - A Lean Model Canvas Workshop
2019-10-09 12:00 (America/Edmonton) | NAIT Campus, 11762 - 106 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T5G2R1, Canada
Description

Creating a lean business model canvas is critical for startups to ensure focus. The one-page lean business canvas distills your business plan down to a one-page document making it easier to share, communicate and focus on the most valuable work. If you will not be seeking funding for your business, you may never develop a formal business plan. If you are seeking funding, the lean model canvas is the best first step.
In this session led by The Business Link and small business mentor David Bayda, you will learn how to use the business canvas, one-page document and action plan. You will be introduced to this amazing tool and then we will get hands-on and build a lean model canvas. After this session you will be given blank canvases and have the opportunity to book one-on-one appointments to review your business’ canvas.
This session will be hosted in CAT 309D.
NAIT CAT Building CAT 309D 10304-10524 117A Avenue Northwest Edmonton, AB T5G
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2019 Innovation Awards U of A
2019-10-23 15:00 - 18:00 (America/Edmonton) | Univeristy of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Description
Since 2013, the Innovation Awards honour University of Alberta researchers, their ground breaking technologies and the commercialization community that helps bring their innovations from out of the lab and into the world.
Join us to celebrate the researchers who received a U.S. patent and have an active private partner. Those who have created a University of Alberta spin-off company will also be recognized. This event showcases some of the university’s best and brightest innovators whose achievements are poised to improve our quality of life and build a strong economic future for Alberta.
Speakers:
TBD
Agenda:
3 – 3:30 p.m. Networking
3:30 – 5 p.m. Awards presentation
5 – 6 p.m. Reception and networking
Following the awards presentation, beverages and light refreshments will be served.
Location

TIMMS CENTRE for the ARTS, University of Alberta
87 Avenue, 112 St NW, Edmonton
3-146 Fine Arts Building
Edmonton, AB T6G 2C9
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Parking:
Heated underground parking is available for over 300 vehicles at the TIMMS CENTRE/TELUS parking lot. There is also metered parking behind the building and in several outdoor parking lots nearby.

Ladies Learning Code Open House - Canada Code YEGTECH
2019-10-26 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton) | Startup Edmonton HQ, 301, 10359 - 104 Street, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Ladies Learning Code: YEGTech Open House (For All Ages) – Edmonton
Canada Learning Code | Canada en programmation
Saturday, October 26, 2019 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (MDT)

Edmonton, AB

In partnership with Startup Edmonton, we’re closing out Startup Week by hosting our first ever ALL-AGES event! This Halloween-themed event gathers together some of our favourite tech community groups, meetups, non-profits, and local businesses. Come try out tons of rad activities while getting to know the people behind Edmonton’s thriving tech community! Did we mention costumes and candy, too?! If you’re part of the Tech Community: Come meet your counterparts in our vibrant tech community. Look for opportunites to collaborate and possibly recruit new members or employees.
Who is this for?
Anyone who is already a part of the Edmonton tech community, is interested in getting involved, or is just curious. From ages 5-95.
New to tech:
For kids, parents, or adult learners. We’re bringing you tons of tech-related activities from CLC and some of our friends in the community. Learn to write code, program a human, build a piano out of bananas, and more. This is a great way to learn what “code” or “robotics” or “engineering” even mean, without having to commit for a full workshop. Stay for an hour or five: it’s all good!
Already a part of the tech community:
Ever wondered what it would be like to volunteer for CLC, a local meetup, or a student group? Hey, us too! Come out to talk one-on-one with the volunteers themselves about what the commitment is like, what you need to know, and what you get out of it. An easy way to get all the details before signing up.
Part of a group already, but looking to collaborate:
We’ve got your back. You’re welcome to come and network to find your next partner to get your amazing ideas off the ground.
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Questions? Email us at edmonton@canadalearningcode.ca

Beyond your 30 Second Commercial - How to Sell Yourself Without Selling
2019-10-28 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Edmonton) | NAIT Campus, 11762 - 106 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T5G2R1, Canada
Description

Very few people are born with natural marketing skills or the knowledge of how to engage with new potential customer/clients. These are skills that must be developed and practiced. Outstanding customer/client engagement starts with clearly knowing what your value proposition is and how to talk about it.
Workshop Outcomes:
In this 50-minute workshop, participants will walk away with:
· A clear understanding of how to develop their value proposition
· What real customer/client engagement looks like
· How to position themselves as a trusted advisor
· Why perspective clients/customers will want to do business with you
This session will be hosted in CAT 309D
Location

NAIT CAT Building CAT 309D
10304-10524 117A Avenue Northwest
Edmonton, AB T5G
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Been There, Done That! A Movers and Shakers Panel
2019-10-31 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Edmonton) | NAIT Campus, 11762 - 106 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T5G2R1, Canada
Description

Have you ever wanted to pick the brain of an uber successful business person? Wondered what makes them tick? How they did it? If they ever thought about throwing in the towel? THIS IS YOUR CHANCE! Join us as we host a panel with the Mawji Centre Advisory Council. Hear from Ashif Mawji, Blaine LaBonte, Marshall Sadd, Dave Mowat and Lyle Best. Come prepared to gain first hand experience.
This event is being hosted in Y240 (Nexen Theatre)
Location

NAIT Spartan Centre Y 240 (Nexen Theatre)
10304-10524 117A Avenue Northwest
Edmonton, AB T5G
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Mawji Centre Movers and Shakers Networking Event Presented by Oilersnation...
2019-11-04 16:00 - 17:30 (America/Edmonton) | NAIT Campus, 11762 - 106 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T5G2R1, Canada
Description

Business networking can help you attain knowledge, reach more clients and grow your business. This won’t be your regular boring networking event. We are going to shake it up and start with a heated argument. Let’s give you something meaty to talk about. This session is all about YOU and helping you grow your network. Join us as we host some of Edmonton’s business leaders who have led companies to great growth. Ask them the questions you’ve been dying to ask. Tap into the greater Edmonton market and maximize your opportunities all while having fun. Sample beverages and eats from local entrepreneurs.
This event to be held in Ernest’s
Marlenie Arana, Business Development Specialist with the City of Beaumont and and Jon Hokanson, CEO of Standard Scaffold will lead our heated discussion.
Location

NAIT Ernest’s
10304-10524 117A Avenue Northwest
Edmonton, AB T5G
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IWF Global Leadership Conference
2019-11-13 08:00 - 2019-11-15 21:30 (America/Toronto) | Westin Harbour Castle, Ontario, Canada
2019 IWF World Leadership Conference – Toronto

Registration for the 2019 World Leadership Conference in Toronto, November 13-15, is now open. We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to join IWF members from across the globe to examine the past, experience the present, and envision the future with Open Minds.
Toronto is the epicenter of a cultural shift happening throughout Canada. As one of the most diverse cities in the world, its history, geography, people, their knowledge and their aspirations converge to create this trendsetting metropolis.
With Toronto as our stage and renowned experts in the room, we will explore the cutting edge: culturally, intellectually, technologically and economically.
From the benefits and challenges of artificial intelligence to the business to be made in cannabis, from the modern definition of monopoly to how we approach sexual identity, this year’s topics are diverse and complex. During Ideas Remaking the World, three IWF members will once again share their plans to disrupt the status quo. For the Town Hall, IWF In Action, IWF members will discuss refugees and ways we can help solve this global problem with local solutions and individual action.C

Crafting a Perfect Pitch with Marissa Loewen
2019-11-13 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Edmonton) | NAIT Campus, 11762 - 106 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T5G2R1, Canada
Description
Join Marissa Loewen, transformational business coach, for her interactive workshop, The Perfect Pitch: How to Sell Your Idea to Investors, Customers and the Global Market.
Not sure how to pitch your product to the right people? Maybe you’re not even sure what the perfect pitch looks like? In this one hour workshop, Marissa will take you through the essential components of a pitch and how to quickly develop your own pitch that you can use to sell your products and services. In the workshop, she will use a product or service from one participant in the workshop to show how you can easily create the perfect pitch for your business.
Marissa Loewen is a transformational business coach, creative entrepreneur and a community catalyst. In her role as a transformational business coach, she works with entrepreneurs, startups and small businesses across all sectors and around the world in order to create thriving, resilient businesses with thriving, resilient business owners. With over 22 years in communications, marketing, online business, pitching and pricing strategies and web usability, she asks her clients powerful questions in order for them to create the rules around the life and business they want. Her expertise in confidence, self-worth and working with your fears helps her clients to navigate the opportunities and challenges that come with running a small business.
She is also the owner and show manager of On the Spot Pop Ups, a temporary art gallery and retail shop, that partners with Etsy Canada, Northlands and other organizations to create made-local shopping experiences and economic boosts in communities.
This session is being held in CAT 191 (Dow Theatre).
Location

NAIT CAT Building CAT 191
10304-10524 117A Avenue Northwest
Edmonton, AB T5G
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Teens Learning Code: JavaScript for Beginners
2019-11-17 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton) | Jobber, 10520 Jasper Ave, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Why learn JavaScript?
JavaScript is simple but powerful. It is the backbone to all those nifty animations you see on websites and it powers many modern day web applications, including Gmail, Google Maps, and Facebook (to only name 0.00001% of the sites that use JavaScript!).
Many aspects of JavaScript can be easy for even absolute beginners to grasp but has powerful language constructs that can be used down the road. With JavaScript, getting started is super simple, since all you need is a web browser and a text editor. No need to worry about installing interpreters, compilers, or any of that mumbo jumbo.
The Teens Learning Code Introduction to JavaScript workshop is designed to be a hands-on experience. Join us for this full day workshop and you will:

learn basic programming techniques and concepts that are translatable to other programming languages
review the basic building blocks of how HTML, CSS, and JavaScript work together to create richer online experiences
write JavaScript to create a snazzy shopping cart
get a quick introduction to the popular JavaScript framework library jQuery
get an idea of what resources are available if you’d like to continue learning at home (and we think you will)

Who is this for?
Our Teens Learning Code workshops and events offer female-identified, trans, and non-binary youth ages 13-17 opportunities to take action on ideas that will shape our future while leveraging the power of technology. Our learning experiences are much more than learning how to code. Our experiences empower teens to learn problem solving skills, how to turn ideas into reality, exposure to what a future in technology could look like, and much more.
Prerequisites:
None! This workshop is designed for beginners.
What’s Included:

Requirements:

Note: If you do not have a laptop to use during the duration of the workshop, we have a limited quantity that we can loan out. The option to borrow a laptop will be included in your order form when registering.

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Questions? Email us at info@canadalearningcode.ca

Next Canada Hosting NextAI Programs in 2020 - Toronto & Montreal Campuses
2019-11-22 08:00 - 2020-01-06 17:00 (America/Toronto)
AI IS CHANGING OUR WORLD. ARE YOU READY TO BUILD SOMETHING IMPACTFUL?

Next AI is a world class program for artificial intelligence based ventures and technology commercialization.
We identify talented idea or early-stage teams with ambitious solutions and leverage Canada’s leadership position in AI to provide them with the capital, mentorship, education and network to disrupt industries.
Next AI is delivered on two campuses: Toronto and Montréal. Next AI – Montréal is delivered in partnership with HEC Montréal
Next AI 2020: Application
There are three components to this application process:
1.Venture Information to be completed by the Primary Contact using the form below
2. Founder Profile to be completed by each founder applying to Next AI in HERE
3. a Kira ‘video interview’ (see instructions below)

Please make sure all information is complete before you click “Submit” and all 3 components are submitted by the deadline. You can “Save Progress” by clicking the button at the bottom of the form, so you can return to work on it anytime.

APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 11:59PM ET MONDAY, JANUARY 6.

Please review our FAQ and Program Timeline HERE before applying.

Lien vers le formulaire en Français
Thank you for applying to Next AI. Please expect to hear back in mid-January 2020 regarding the status of your application. For questions, please email:
Toronto: info@nextai.com
Montreal: infomtl@nextai.com

Alberta is Canada's Solar Power House! YYC
2019-12-05 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Orpheus Theatre Calgar, 1301 16 Ave. NW, Calgary, AB T2M 0L4, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Alberta is Canada’s Solar Power House – Calgary

oin us for great presentations about utility scale solar development in Alberta, then join us for networking at the Gateway Bar.

Want to watch from home? Click here to view our live stream on Facebook.
Solar energy is emerging as one of the lowest-cost options for new electricity in Alberta, while generating power when our system needs it most. These facts make for great economics.
It started with Western Canada’s first utility-scale project in 2017. Then, government investments announced earlier this year will see a seven-fold increase in utility-scale solar power.
The jaw-droppingly low prices sparked a rush of private sector interest in Alberta solar, clearly positioning solar as the next big Alberta energy project.
Hear from some of the key players in this exciting development.
Join us after the event for casual networking at Solar Drinks

Orpheus Theatre
1301 16 Avenue Northwest
Calgary, AB T2M 0L4
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Want to watch from home? Click here to view our live stream on Facebook.
Solar energy is emerging as one of the lowest-cost options for new electricity in Alberta, while generating power when our system needs it most. These facts make for great economics.
It started with Western Canada’s first utility-scale project in 2017. Then, government investments announced earlier this year will see a seven-fold increase in utility-scale solar power.
The jaw-droppingly low prices sparked a rush of private sector interest in Alberta solar, clearly positioning solar as the next big Alberta energy project.
Hear from some of the key players in this exciting development.
Join us after the event for casual networking at Solar Drinks

Hello Amii
2019-12-12 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Edmonton) | AMII HQ, 10065 Jasper Avenue 2nd Floor, via main lobby escalator. Edmonton, AB T5J 3B1, Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 3B1, Canada
Our Amii Innovates program has one goal – to build your internal capacity for machine learning.
Business adoption of machine intelligence has grown by 270% in the past four years with an estimated 37% of companies implementing machine intelligence in some form. Join us at our next Hello Amii to discover whether you’re ready to join their ranks and take the next steps of building your businesses internal capacity.
Still unsure? Use these seven questions as a guide. If you’re curious about one (or more!) join us to learn how Amii works with your business to increase your internal capacity and capability.
How does my company do machine learning?
How can I build our ML team?
Is our team on the right track?
How can I improve the quality of our machine learning projects?
How can I access extra science help?
What is the best way to train my staff?
I think I have a really hard problem – how can I solve it?
