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Being an Entrepreneur--> The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
2020-01-20 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Edmonton) | NAIT Campus, 11762 - 106 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T5G2R1, Canada
Event description

Description

Craig Elias, Entrepreneur-in-Residence for Bow Valley College, will lead us through a candid discussion with a panel of Edmonton entrepreneurs. We will get personal with the good, the bad and the ugly.
“Accept that you may fail, but instead of wallowing, learn from your missteps.Some entrepreneurs go through several failed startups before finding their golden ticket. It requires a degree of humility to accept education and insight from your mistakes, so check your ego at the door….Being an entrepreneur can be tough, but the rewards are tremendous. People can tell you how good it feels to see your business win and thrive, but until you see it happen, it’s hard to really comprehend the sheer joy and satisfaction.” Excerpts from The Startup Medium Tips.
Listing of panelist to be updated.
This session will be hosted in CAT 191.
Location

NAIT CAT Building, CAT 191
10304-10524 117A Avenue Northwest
Edmonton, AB T5G
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Let's Get Social
2020-02-12 16:00 - 17:30 (America/Edmonton) | NAIT Campus, 11762 - 106 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T5G2R1, Canada
Description

This session will begin with a 30 minute discussion on Social Media for Business. Join Kimberly Allison (Marketing RX) and Jay Downton (Oilersnation, Oodle Noodle, Little Brick) for a fireside chat on the ins and outs of using social media to grow and engage your client base. We will then spend the remaining time networking with local Edmonton entrepreneurs and making invaluable connections.
This session will be hosted in CAT 191.
Location

NAIT CAT Building CAT 191 (Dow Theatre)
10304-10524 117A Avenue Northwest
Edmonton, AB T5G
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Ain't No Plan Like a Business Plan - Session 1
2020-02-27 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Edmonton) | NAIT Campus, 11762 - 106 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T5G2R1, Canada
Description

Whether you are starting a new business or expanding your business, a business plan is essential. If you understand your business this doesn’t need to be a daunting task. It’s simply a matter of organizing the information in a clear, concise manner. In this session our experts will walk you through the business plan, provide you with a template and we will get hands-on and get started on your plan.
Our expert will be available after the session for one-on-one consulting. Let us know if you would like to book at time!
Two session times to accommodate differing schedules.
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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Innovation Challenge Information/Ideation Session #1
2020-03-03 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Edmonton) | NAIT Campus, 11762 - 106 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T5G2R1, Canada
Description

Pizza and refreshments being served
The Innovation Challenge is open to all NAIT Students.
Interested in the Innovation Challenge? Not even sure what is involved?
Come to this information/ideation event to learn more about the challenge, what’s up with it and what’s in it for you!
If you have at least one friend and a smart phone that can take amateur video, you can put your creativity to work in NAIT’s Innovation Challenge presented by Raptor Mining, compete for prize money, and have a lot of fun doing it!
Teams are tasked with taking an everyday object that’s not worth much and transforming it into something of greater value—whether that value is economic, environmental, or social. So your idea could potentially turn into a lucrative commercial enterprise, or a way to solve a significant social problem!
The Challenge gives students the opportunity to experience some of the creativity associated with being an entrepreneur, collaborate under time and resource constraints, and pitch an idea in an engaging way.
How does it work? Teams that register by March 9th at noon will receive a message on March 11th, letting them know the object or concept they will be working with. Then they’ll have just a few days—until March 20th at 11:59 PM—to submit a three-minute video (MP4) pitching their innovation idea. Finalist videos will be shown and prizes awarded at a celebration event and video screening on March 26th at 4:00 PM where you will be treated like Hollywood royalty.

This event and competition open to current NAIT students only
Location

NAIT CAT Building CAT 419
10304-10524 117A Avenue Northwest
Edmonton, AB T5G
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Creating Customer Value--> THE BEST WAY TO SELL ANYTHING
2020-03-13 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Edmonton) | NAIT Campus, 11762 - 106 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T5G2R1, Canada
Description

Whether you are crafting a pitch, making an introduction or having a conversation with a potential client, Sales is so important to the growth and survival of any company. Why is sales a dirty word to so many? In this hands-on session we will help you develop your sales skills and focus on creating customer value. No need to be schmoozy to be successful. Be genuine. Be you.
This session will be lead by Mike Mack.
Mike is a sought after sales, service and leadership expert and coach. He has been helping people maximize their potential since 2006 with the use of leading edge training programs and personalized coaching. He is passionate about helping companies increase their customer satisfaction, employee retention and achieve profitability.
This session will be hosted in CAT 309D.
Location

NAIT CAT Building Room 309D
10304-10524 117A Avenue Northwest
Edmonton, AB T5G
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Munk Debates- Future of the Global Economy in a Post-COVID19 World
2020-04-23 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Virtual Online
Join Mohamed El-Erian for the online broadcast of the Munk Dialogue on the future of the global economy in a post-COVID19 world.
Thursday, April 23 from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM ET.
Watch the dialogue on the Munk Debates’ Facebook page: www.facebook.com/munkdebates/
Or stream on the Munk Debates’ website: www.munkdebates.com/dialogues/mohamed-el-erian
Email your dialogue questions for Mohamed in advance to dialogues@munkdebates.com
Join the conversation on social at #munkdialogue
The Munk Dialogues are a project of the Munk Debates: www.munkdebates.com

Ask an eCommerce Expert
2020-04-28 12:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton) | Online Call
Ask an eCommerce Expert

Get answers to your eCommerce questions by connecting one-on-one with our eCommerce expert!
Thinking of selling online, but don’t have your store set up yet?
Ask your questions about using Shopify to get your business online, what assets you need to get your online store up and running, what email marketing platform to use, how much money to put into ads, how to get your first sale, and more.
Already online and looking for ideas to scale your business?
Ask your questions about email marketing, online ads, third-party apps to help you increase your conversion rate and average order value, and more.
There will be no cost for expert appointments during this time.
Contact via telephone
eCommerce Expert: Ivana Radojevic, Social Lite
Policies: Registration closes 12:00 pm the day before. Cancellations accepted online 24 hours prior to appointment. Cancellations that occur after this time may result in you being charged for your next appointment.

Edmonton Data Science
2020-05-06 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Edmonton) | Startup Edmonton HQ, 301, 10359 - 104 Street, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Edmonton Data Science meetup is a place to learn about data science and network with fellow Data Scientists. The presentations for the upcoming meetup include:
• TBD
Pizza will be provided before presentations and after presentations we will head to a pub for networking!
The meetup is sponsored by AltaML (http://altaml.com/).

Wednesday, May 6, 2020
6:30 PM 8:30 PM

Startup Edmonton301, 10359 – 104 Street NorthwestEdmonton, AB, T5J 1B9Canada (map)

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Edmonton Data Science (EDS) meetups are a platform for data science enthusiasts and professionals to:
• learn about big data techniques and tools
• discuss best practices in big data and data science
• promote big data and data science among university students and the local tech community
• learn about practical applications of data science methods
• learn about companies that use data science as the foundation of their business processes
We are passionate about data science and big data. We hope to create a vibrant data science community that is engaged in sharing and learning different topics in the field.
In these meetups, we intend to a) share best practices and knowledge of data science-based startups and corporations with university students, b) introduce research works on big data and data science to the local tech community. We aim to connect the students to companies and make them more aware of our vibrant local tech community. We also invite professors and researchers to present their work on data mining and machine learning methods to the professional community. Each meetup will include a presentation introducing a company who is using data science techniques, and two presentations about big data, data science and machine learning techniques.

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Edmonton Data Science Meetup
2020-05-06 18:30 - 21:30 (America/Edmonton) | Startup Edmonton HQ, 301, 10359 - 104 Street, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Details

Edmonton Data Science meetup is a place to learn about data science and network with fellow Data Scientists. The presentations for the upcoming meetup include:
• TBD
Pizza will be provided before presentations and after presentations we will head to a pub for networking!
The meetup is sponsored by AltaML (http://altaml.com/).
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Edmonton Data Science (EDS) meetups are a platform for data science enthusiasts and professionals to:
• learn about big data techniques and tools
• discuss best practices in big data and data science
• promote big data and data science among university students and the local tech community
• learn about practical applications of data science methods
• learn about companies that use data science as the foundation of their business processes
We are passionate about data science and big data. We hope to create a vibrant data science community that is engaged in sharing and learning different topics in the field.
In these meetups, we intend to a) share best practices and knowledge of data science-based startups and corporations with university students, b) introduce research works on big data and data science to the local tech community. We aim to connect the students to companies and make them more aware of our vibrant local tech community. We also invite professors and researchers to present their work on data mining and machine learning methods to the professional community. Each meetup will include a presentation introducing a company who is using data science techniques, and two presentations about big data, data science and machine learning techniques.
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
6:30 PM to 9:30 PM MDT
Every 1st Wednesday of the month

Why hasn't bitcoin gone the way of MySpace?
2020-05-26 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Canada Blockchain Consortium
Canada Blockchain Consortium
We are excited to announce our next event on Thursday, May 28th at 11:30 AM MST. Please join our incredible speakers for a discussion on Understanding Bitcoin: The Worlds First Digital Currency
Bitcoin is a rare example where the first iteration of a technology has kept its dominance – it’s still by far the most successful use-case for blockchain technology. Why hasn’t bitcoin gone the way of MySpace? This special presentation is designed to help the average person understand what makes bitcoin especially important in these turbulent times
On Thursday, May 28th at 11:30 AM MST. Please join our incredible speakers for a discussion on Understanding Bitcoin

C 100 The Future of Higher Education
2020-06-04 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Edmonton) | Webinar, Canada
The Future of Higher Education

Thursday, June 4, 2020
9:00 AM 10:00 AM
Google Calendar ICS

The Future of Higher Education: Join three Ed Tech entrepreneurs to discuss disruption in Higher Education and how changes brought on by the COVID pandemic may be here to stay.
Panelists: Kristen Hamilton, C100 Charter Member, Board Director and Founder and CEO, Koru; Mike Silagadze, Founder and CEO, TopHat; Martin Basiri, Co-Founder and CEO, ApplyBoard.

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Spring 2020 Sales Kickstarter
2020-06-16 08:00 - 11:00 (America/Edmonton) | Webinar, Canada
Are you an entrepreneur looking to learn more about sales? Or maybe you’re struggling to ramp up revenue, and want to understand why? Or you’re curious about 321 Growth Academy, but aren’t sure you’re ready to commit to an in-depth program?
If this sounds like you, you’ll want to join us at our upcoming Sales Kickstarter.
What it is:
An online workshop that you can do anytime throughout the day on June 16, 2020. It should take you 2-3 hrs, and will allow you to get answers to questions like:

What does a good sales engine look like? What elements have to be in place before you start scaling up?
Are you ready to hit the gas on sales – do you have Product-Market-Fit?
What is your approach to growth – how can you determine your Go to Market strategy?
Do you have a clear target customer, and a compelling value proposition, that will make growing your company easier?
And an “Ask Me Anything” session to take place the following week (June 24, 2-3pm) , where you can ask the 321 sales experts your burning questions.

Who is it for?

Business and technical founders of startups and scale-ups
Senior members of the team responsible for sales (and we encourage you to bring your colleagues from marketing and customer success)
Entrepreneurs who are curious about our more in-depth programs, but aren’t sure they’re ready to commit to a deep-dive just yet

What you’ll come away with:

A high-level overview of what a great sales engine looks like
A self-assessment of your company’s current sales efforts, an understanding of where your key gaps lie, and what you should prioritize to move forward
Some answers to your burning sales questions

We hope you’ll join us for this high value course to kickstart your sales!
For more details on this course – or other 321 sales courses – visit HERE.
Your Investment:
No cost for Spring 2020
For more information, contact:
hi@321growthacademy.com
www.321growthacademy.com

Sales Kickstarter Spring 2020
2020-06-16 08:00 - 20:00 (America/Edmonton)
About this Event

Are you an entrepreneur looking to learn more about sales? Or maybe you’re struggling to ramp up revenue, and want to understand why? Or you’re curious about 321 Growth Academy, but aren’t sure you’re ready to commit to an in-depth program?
If this sounds like you, you’ll want to join us at our upcoming Sales Kickstarter.
What it is:
An online workshop that you can do anytime throughout the day on June 16, 2020. It should take you 2-3 hrs, and will allow you to get answers to questions like:

What does a good sales engine look like? What elements have to be in place before you start scaling up?
Are you ready to hit the gas on sales – do you have Product-Market-Fit?
What is your approach to growth – how can you determine your Go to Market strategy?
Do you have a clear target customer, and a compelling value proposition, that will make growing your company easier?
And an “Ask Me Anything” session to take place the following week (June 24, 2-3pm) , where you can ask the 321 sales experts your burning questions.

Who is it for?

Business and technical founders of startups and scale-ups
Senior members of the team responsible for sales (and we encourage you to bring your colleagues from marketing and customer success)
Entrepreneurs who are curious about our more in-depth programs, but aren’t sure they’re ready to commit to a deep-dive just yet

What you’ll come away with:

A high-level overview of what a great sales engine looks like
A self-assessment of your company’s current sales efforts, an understanding of where your key gaps lie, and what you should prioritize to move forward
Some answers to your burning sales questions

We hope you’ll join us for this high value course to kickstart your sales!
For more details on this course – or other 321 sales courses – visit HERE.
Your Investment:
No cost for Spring 2020
For more information, contact:
hi@321growthacademy.com

EARLY STAGE INVESTMENT STRATEGIES FOR STUDENT STARTUPS |
2020-07-16 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Edmonton) | Webinar, Canada
EARLY STAGE INVESTMENT STRATEGIES FOR STUDENT STARTUPS | KRISTINA MILKE

Join us as we welcome Kristina Milke, co-founder of Valhalla Private Capital and President, and member of Valhalla Angels, as she discusses early-stage investment strategies for student startups. Valhalla is a full-service corporate finance firm focused on early-stage entrepreneurs. With an angel network, a suite of investment funds, education, training and global mentorship programs, and M&A advisory services, Valhalla serves the entire lifecycle needs of entrepreneurs who operate businesses and entrepreneurs who invest in businesses.

Thursday, July 16, 2020
12:00 pm 1:00 pm

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The 51 Collective
2020-07-16 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Edmonton) | Virtual Online
The51 Presents: Alli McCartney Part II

Description
Are We Owning Our Wealth? Patterns of Female (non)Participation in Financial Independence (Part II)
Alli McCartney is a Managing Director with UBS Private Wealth Management in New York City. She has 20 years of experience in the wealth management industry working with families, institutions, endowments and foundations. She is responsible for client relationship management, wealth advisory, private banking solutions, trust and estate planning strategies, and credit and lending.
Alli specializes in philanthropic planning and governance for sophisticated families, often in partnership with the UBS Optimus Foundation. Alignment Partners, her seven member team, manages $1.5B for sixty families with a focus on Financial Professionals and Influential Women Executives and Entrepreneurs. She has been called “The Financial Feminist”.

Time

Jul 16, 2020 05:00 PM by Invitation

AMii Virtual AI MeetUP
2020-07-16 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Edmonton) | Virtual Online
Learn about the latest tools and techniques in machine learning, and explore topics that researchers and industry professionals are thinking about or working on. Each meetup features two presenters; at the end of each presentation, participants will have the opportunity to participate in a Q&A session.
Presenters for this month include:
Nick Kalogirou – Data Scientist at G2V Optics
We are still in the early days of determining what ethical practice looks like for the field of data science. There are numerous examples of both benefits and harms of artificial narrow intelligence. As AI-enabled technology continues developing, ethics provides a lens to ask critical questions of both modeler and model. During this talk, Nick will explore a brief overview of who is working on AI ethics; the themes of work; where we are lacking development; and what to do as data scientists about this continuous journey of ethics.
Shems Saleh – ML Lead at Vector Institute
When a Machine Learning scientist starts a project with a healthcare professional, it is not obvious what questions are important to ask in order to help the team get on the same page and develop clear expectations. This talk will discuss Collabsheets, a list of questions directed at a broad audience that translates insights from experienced veterans in the ML-Health collaborative space into the field to everyone. The goal is to help grow the community by lowering the initial barrier to much-needed interdisciplinary collaboration. Each section divides these questions into topic categories, with the aim of easier real-world use.
Join us virtually for Amii’s monthly AI Meetup and be a part of building Alberta’s growing AI community!

Edmonton Data Science Meetup - Cancelled to a later date
2020-09-02 18:00 - 21:30 (America/Edmonton) | Virtual Online
Details

Edmonton Data Science meetup is a place to learn about data science and network with fellow Data Scientists. The presentations for the upcoming meetup include:
• TBD
Pizza will be provided before presentations and after presentations we will head to a pub for networking!
The meetup is sponsored by AltaML (http://altaml.com/).
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
6:30 PM to 9:30 PM MDT
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Edmonton Data Science (EDS) meetups are a platform for data science enthusiasts and professionals to:
• learn about big data techniques and tools
• discuss best practices in big data and data science
• promote big data and data science among university students and the local tech community
• learn about practical applications of data science methods
• learn about companies that use data science as the foundation of their business processes
We are passionate about data science and big data. We hope to create a vibrant data science community that is engaged in sharing and learning different topics in the field.
In these meetups, we intend to a) share best practices and knowledge of data science-based startups and corporations with university students, b) introduce research works on big data and data science to the local tech community. We aim to connect the students to companies and make them more aware of our vibrant local tech community. We also invite professors and researchers to present their work on data mining and machine learning methods to the professional community. Each meetup will include a presentation introducing a company who is using data science techniques, and two presentations about big data, data science and machine learning techniques.

Leadership in the Olympic Movement in Canada with Tricia Smith
2020-09-17 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Edmonton) | Virtual Online
Celebrating its sixth year, the 2020-21 Lougheed College Lectures are organized around the theme of leadership and public institutions.

About this Event

The 2020-21 Lougheed College Lecture series is organized around the theme of leadership and public institutions. Governments, courts, universities, cultural institutions, public health agencies, financial regulators and other offices charged with ensuring the public good face special scrutiny from the people they serve. We expect our tax-funded institutions to deliver value for money, and to act ethically and responsibly to ensure citizen well-being. And we have high demands for accountability and responsiveness. What does it take to lead such organizations, especially when the decisions are fraught and the stakes are high? How do public leaders engage the people they serve in decision-making? How do they address dissent and controversy? What are the consequences of “fake news,” the growing skepticism around expertise, and political polarization for the necessary work of serving the public good? Our speakers will tackle these challenging issues with hard-won insights from the front lines.
Tricia Smith addresses the topic, Leadership in the Olympic Movement in Canada as a featured guest of the Lougheed College Lectures.
From doping to bribery; expense and politics, and tensions over the COVID postponement of the 2020 games, the Olympic movement has had to deal with some serious reputational blowback. To our credit, Canadians have been at the forefront of upholding Olympic values against some significant challenges. Join PLLC to hear Tricia Smith

Singularity University - Behind the Scenes
2020-10-22 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Edmonton) | Virtual Online
Join us to see what SU has been creating & building
Please note you must register for this event on our landing page! A meeting link will then be sent to your email.

EVENT OVERVIEW
Join our product leaders to learn about the cool things our team has been creating and building here at Singularity University. Behind the Scenes is the best way to discover more about Singularity University, how to get more involved and all of the ways to learn, innovate and create with SU…. without leaving your desk.
Agenda
1. SU Global Community and App presented by Morgan Brady – Head of Community
2. SU Global Corporate Network presented by Teasha Cable – Product Owner, GCN
3. Spark Learning & Innovation Platform presented by Amanda Manna – Product Owner, Spark
4. Idea Front presented by James Del – Head of Media, Publisher of Futurism & SingularityHub
Details
Thursday, 22 October 2020 at 12:00 pm PST. A Recording will be available for 24 hours after the event for those who register.

Build a Resilient Business with Automation and AI
2020-11-05 09:30 - 10:30 (America/Edmonton)
The time is NOW to Build a Resilient Business with Automation and AI
November 5, 2020 | 9:30 am – 10:30 am (MST)
Automation and AI together can augment your core strengths, supplement your weaknesses and empower your people to focus on what is important. Plus automation can provide immediate ROI including short term payback on costs.
Please join JWN Energy and our partner, IBM for this on-line event on November 5, 2020. Through real examples, this session will look at the power of AI, combined with automation of processes, workflows and digital worker to demonstrate how you can rethink your business and operations to accelerate your success.
PROGRAM OUTLINE | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM (MST)

Welcome Context Setting
Presentations and Discussions
Q&A

SPEAKERS AND PRESENTERS

Benjamin Jacob
Partner
IBM Automation
A strategic and driven executive, Benjamin leads the IBM Automation Practice in Canada. He works with his high performing team across all industries and sectors to help clients scale their automation programs, manage them with confidence and optimize automation benefits to ensure a resilient business ready for growth opportunities.
Benjamin brings a vast range of IT industry and leadership experience with companies like Sun Microsystems, Oracle, Symantec and most recently IPsoft.

Wendy Ell
Director, Strategic Partnerships
& Industry Development
JWN Energy
(Moderator)
Having been a marketing strategist to Alberta businesses for over 25 years, Wendy’s had the opportunity to develop strategic business plans and event activities for over two hundred businesses. Her clients have come from the sectors of oil and gas, real estate, agriculture, food and beverage, consumer products, professional services and advanced technology. Wendy’s current role involves collaboration with corporations and associations; all for the purposes of helping industry overcome hurdles, mitigate risk, better communicate and improve productivity.
Currently, with respect to Alberta’s construction sector, she is working on rolling out a major industry program called The Alberta Project Improvement Network. The organizations involved in this network are sharing best practices, piloting new practices and communicating wins. The synergies and new activities created is fully intended to generate a dramatic movement for change. This program aims to have our sector be twice and safe and twice and productive by 2020.

TEDx: Break of Dawn
2020-11-14 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Edmonton) | Virtual Online
TEDxUAlberta presents Up All Night : Break of Dawn, our sixth annual conference and second virtual conference.

About this Event

At the intersectionality of ideation, imagination and interdisciplinarity, this year’s conference themed, Break of Dawn, will share stories of dreamers and doers. Become inspired by short, powerful talks from across a plethora of human endeavour! We will be featuring local leaders and innovators to discuss innovation in Edmonton – whether this be in technology, entertainment, business, education, healthcare, arts, or global issues. In the spirit of “ideas worth spreading”, we hope to spark discussion and connection over shared passion for issues that face Edmonton.
The conference will be presented via Zoom free of cost!
Sat, November 14, 2020
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM MST
