Small Business Week Table Talks
2019-10-23 11:30 - 13:30 (America/Edmonton) | Sutton Place Hotel, 10235 - 101 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 3E9, Canada
Table Talks, Presented by BDC
October 23, 2019 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
The Sutton Place Hotel10235 – 101 St NWEdmonton, Alberta T5J 3E9
Share, learn and inspire at Table Talks! Here, you will connect with thought leaders to build on your expertise and learn from one another through engaging round table discussions. It’s an opportunity to share your experiences with other entrepreneurs who may be facing similar challenges.
As you rotate through the various tables, you will connect with other informed opinion leaders and field experts – each table covering a different table topic and theme. From succession and business planning to marketing and communications, engage in open discussions with other members of the business community and provide insight and feedback into areas impacting your business.
Tickets:
Members: $25
General admission: $35
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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.

Small Business Week Celebrating Entrepreneurship
2019-10-24 11:30 - 13:30 (America/Edmonton) | Sutton Place Hotel, 10235 - 101 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 3E9, Canada
Celebrating Entrepreneurship: A Panel Discussion on Growth, Expansion and Trade, Presented by BDC
October 24, 2019 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
The Sutton Place Hotel10235 101 St NWEdmonton, Alberta T5J 3E9

Entrepreneurs are fueled by a great idea, passion and the desire to bring their product or service to the masses. Expanding to newmarkets, whether it’s nationally or internationally, can provide entrepreneurs and their organization with new opportunities – however, there are manyfactors to consider. From tax and legal to sales and marketing, where does the market entry process begin? What are the challenges to exporting?
Join us for a conversation with three local entrepreneurs who have recently completed Canada’s Trade Accelerator Program (TAP) – a dynamic, hands-on six-week workshop for SMEs providing essential resources and coaching to develop and execute an export plan. As these organizations have expanded to new global markets (or made the strategic choice to remain local), this panel discussion will explore their lessons learned, insights and challenges in the export process – as well as provide updates as to where they are now!
Tickets:
Members: $35
General admission: $45
Table of 8:
Members: $280
General admission: $360
Moderator: Rob Lajoie, VP, AB North, BDC
Panelists:

Judd Kruger, Director of Finance, SureHire Inc.
Kathy Leskow, Owner, Confetti Sweets
Keenan Pascal, CEO, Token Naturals Ltd.

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StartUP Launch Party 10
2019-10-24 18:00 - 22:00 (America/Edmonton) | Edmonton Convention Centre
Description

Join us for the tenth annual edition of Launch Party Edmonton, the city’s flagship startup event that celebrates and showcases the hottest startups in town.
Launch Party gives you the opportunity to meet our city’s brightest entrepreneurs, try their products, and celebrate everything that our startup community has to offer. Launch Party is a flagship event of Edmonton Startup Week and showcases the hottest startups in town. Since 2010, more than 85 technology companies have launched products at the event, including rapidly growing teams like ZEPT, Jobber, Drivewyze, Poppy Barley, and Showbie.
Launch Party isn’t your typical networking event or trade show. It’s a party designed to celebrate and showcase the rockstar entrepreneurs in our community. Drinks, DJs, and great company all await you at Launch Party!
About Startup Edmonton:
We want to see more tech-enabled companies start and scale in Edmonton!
Supporting entrepreneurs as they build and grow tech-enabled products & companies is at the heart of Startup Edmonton. We know that technology touches every aspect of our lives; and Edmonton is brimming with bright, ambitious, and hard-working people that are tackling challenges every day with the incredible opportunities that technology brings.
We help in four ways: Mentorship, Programs, Talent and Student Engagement, and Community.
Since 2009, we have brought together entrepreneurs, developers, students, founders, mentors, and investors to transform ideas into some of Canada’s most exciting and successful startup and scaling companies. Startup Edmonton is managed by Innovate Edmonton, a division of EEDC. Innovate Edmonton supports our city’s most driven tech-sector entrepreneurs and visionaries. The division’s purpose is to help founders and their teams bring ground-breaking ideas to market – whether as a startup or a high-potential scaleup – by bringing together the right people, resources and funding. For more information, visit edmonton.com/innovate.

Who Should Come?
Launch Party is for everyone in the community – students, media, investors, entrepreneurs, designers, makers – if you’re interested in starting, growing and supporting local startups, then Launch Party is the place to be!
Refund Policy
Tickets to Launch Party 10 are fully transferable! If you’re unable to attend after purchasing, we encourage you to pass along your tickets to a friend or colleague.
Startup Edmonton will not issue refunds Launch Party 10. Before purchasing your tickets, it is your responsibility to carefully review all aspects of the event, event restrictions, dates, pricing, and fees. Startup Edmonton will issue refunds if Launch Party 10 is cancelled. Refunds will be issued using the same method of payment that was used to purchase the tickets via Eventbrite.
Date and Time

Thu, 24 October 2019
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM MDT
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Location

Edmonton Convention Centre
9797 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5J 1N9
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Code of Conduct
Startup Edmonton is dedicated to providing a safe, harassment-free environment for all events. We invite you to help us make this space a place that is welcoming and respectful for all participants, regardless of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, national origin, ethnicity, or religion. We expect all participants — attendees, speakers, sponsors, exhibitors, organizers and volunteers — to treat others with respect and abide by the following Code of Conduct at all times. This includes social events at off-site locations, online activities and social media before, during and after the event. Click to read our full Code of Conduct.

EnggYac Networking at new Pub Campio Brewing Company
2019-10-26 16:30 - 19:30 (America/Edmonton) | Campio Brewing, 10257 105 St NW, Edmonton, Canada
at Alberta’s Young Alumni Council (EnggYAC) invites you to join them at one of Edmonton’s NEWEST breweries and to hear from alumnus Brett Ireland (’04, BSc Mech Eng) about his journey from engineering to co-founding Bearhill Brewing – now comprised of Jasper Brewing, Banff Ave Brewing, Last Best Brewing & Distilling and their newest location in Edmonton, Campio Brewing Company.
Beers and Engineers!
Friday, October 25
4:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Campio Brewing Company – 10257 105 St NW, Edmonton
$10.00/ticket
Tickets include admission, a Campio-EnggYAC pint glass, beer tasting and a sliderpizza bar (Note: this event is 18+).
Engineering alumni, students and friends are all welcome!
Brewing beers and building communities – it can be done!
From bringing together his fellow UAlberta alumni to growing partnerships between Alberta’s brewing and farming industries, Brett Ireland (‘04 BSc, MechEng) is using his craft beer business to build communities.
Ireland (centre) and his Bearhill Brewing co-founders and best friends, Socrates Korogonas (right) and Alex Derksen (left), came together in 2005 to turn their love of beer and the community they were raised in, into a business. Jasper Brewing Co. was born and now nearly 15 years later, Bearhill Brewing consists of four brewpubs across Alberta. These include Jasper Brewing Co. in Jasper (Canada’s first brewpub inside a national park), Banff Ave Brewing Co. in Banff, Calgary’s Last Best Brewing & Distilling and now, Campio Brewing Co. in Edmonton, opening this October!
Ireland’s entrepreneurial spirit flows into the many partnerships he’s forged while growing his business. He works with local farmers to supply the malt for his beer and opens his doors to UAlberta grads to share his experiences in the craft beer industry – and to offer them a great beer!
Don’t miss your chance to check out Campio Brewing and learn more about Brett’s experiences! Get your tickets to Beers and Engineers today!

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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YEGWIT Brunch and Conversation
2019-11-09 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Edmonton) | Epcor Tower, 10423-101 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T5H 0E8, Canada
Our last Brunch and Conversation event was so great, we’re doing it again!
Come out on November 9 for some Brunch and Conversation. We’ll be talking about “Being Brave, not Perfect”.
YEGWIT’s Aim: Build a strong society for Women in Technology fostering engagement, providing mentorship, educating and inspiring women to continue careers in the industry. YEGWIT will establish a community of individuals who can share ideas, concerns or anxieties in a non-judgmental space.
We love our allies and supporters! Due to limited seats available at this event, we have opened up 8 spots for allies and supporters to join us. If you are an ally/supporter and would like to come, please select the Ally/Supporter ticket available when registering.
We’d love to see you there!
A big thank you to our sponsor for this event, Intuit.Dietary Restrictions
Please let us know if you have any food restrictions or special diet (vegan, allergies, gluten, dairy, etc.). You will be prompted when you order your ticket.
Photos
YEGWIT will be taking photos at this event. Images will be used by YEGWIT to share news and promote our community. If you would prefer not to be photographed, please let one of the organizers know at the event, or email the group at yegwit@gmail.com.
Intuit
Epcor Tower
2200-10423 101 Street Northwest
Edmonton, AB T5H 0E7

Parking / Transit
City e-park is just $1/hour on Saturdays.
If coming by LRT – Churchill Stations would be your best option.

RainForest LWOL YEG
2019-11-09 12:00 - 13:00, 2019-11-13 12:00 - 13:00, 2019-11-20 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Edmonton) | Amber Cafe, 10166 114 st NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Join us every Wednesday to meet other entrepreneurs (both emerging and experienced), investors, researchers, students, and a broad range of ecosystem helpers at this informal gathering of individuals who want help diversify the Alberta economy by supporting innovators like you.
Whether you are new to the innovation ecosystem, are confused about all the services and entrepreneurial supports available, or have it all figured out – you should attend this gathering.
While in the room, we practice the values expressed in the Rainforest Social Contract.
Agenda:

11:45 Check In
12:00 Welcome
12:10 Who is in the Room?
12:25 Entrepreneur Roundtables and Sharing Success Stories

12:45 Networking

You should come prepared to discuss who you are, what interested you in the Rainforest, what you are working on, and how you can help others in the room.

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

Sobey Art Awards - Event at AGA
2019-11-14 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Edmonton) | Art Gallery of Alberta
Sobey Art Award

Discover the shortlisted artists for the 2019 Sobey Art Award!
Stephanie Comilang, Nicolas Grenier, Kablusiak, Anne Low and D’Arcy Wilson are this year’s shortlisted artists.
Established in 2002, the Sobey Art Award aims to promote new developments in contemporary Canadian art and provide opportunities for artists, bringing them national and international attention.
The program represents a total commitment of more than $650,000 CA annually. This year it will present $240,000 in prize money — including a top prize of $100,000 for the winner. Each of the four finalists will receive $25,000, and the other longlisted artists will receive $2,000 each. In addition to monetary awards, three artists from the longlist will be selected by the jury to take part in the Sobey Art Award Residencies Program. Finally, one shortlisted artist will be selected by Fogo Island Arts to attend an annual residency.

Champions of Art in Canada: the 2018 Sobey Art Award

Chris Hampton

November 14, 2018

For one evening at the beginning of October, in the Austrian birthplace of Mozart and home of the popular von Trapp family, Canadian art was the talk of the Salzburger Kunstverein. Although the local members of the public and the group of European journalists present might not know Whitehorse from Winnipeg, they gathered to hear Josée Drouin-Brisebois, Senior Curator of Contemporary Art at the National Gallery of Canada and Chair of the 2018 Sobey Art Award, discuss the practices of the five Canadian artists selected from regions across the country as finalists for one of Canada’s richest and most prestigious art awards.
One focus of Drouin-Brisebois’ presentation was the growing role of such art prizes within curatorial work and among cultural institutions looking to help develop the profile of their artists beyond national borders. This was of particular interest to the audience at the Kunstverein, one of Austria’s oldest art galleries of contemporary art. “Maybe the best way to draw greater attention to Canadian artists is by also giving them greater visibility outside of Canada, by increasing their international presence,” Drouin-Brisebois commented back in Ottawa. “What kinds of opportunities could that lead to?”
2019 SOBEY ART AWARD GALA
Rob Sobey, Chair, Sobey Art Foundation; Catherine Crowston, Executive Director and Chief Curator of the Art Gallery of Alberta; Françoise E. Lyon, Chair, Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Canada; and Sasha Suda, PhD, Director and CEO, National Gallery of Canada, cordially invite you to the 2019 Sobey Art Award Gala at the Art Gallery of Alberta.
On this special evening, artists, curators, donors and other contemporary art lovers from across Canada will gather to celebrate the shortlisted artists and discover the name of this year’s winner of the Sobey Art Award.
Friday 15 November 2019
COCKTAIL RECEPTION at 6 pm
Speeches at 7 pm
Art Gallery of Alberta
Edmonton, AB
Invitation only to Donors of the Alberta Art Gallery

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

DemoCamp 47
2019-11-19 06:30 - 19:30 (America/Edmonton) | Univeristy of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
DemoCamp brings together developers, creatives, entrepreneurs and investors to share what they’ve been working on and to find others in the community interested in similar topics. For presenters, it’s a great way to get feedback on what you’re building from peers and the community, all in an informal setting. Started back in 2008, DemoCamp Edmonton has steadily grown into one of the largest in the country, with over 200 people attending each event.The rules for DemoCamp are simple: 7 minutes to demo real, working products, followed by a few minutes for questions, and no slides allowed.Time: 6:30 pm doors open, 6:45 pm program startsLocation: CCIS 1-140 – University of AlbertaDrinks and networking to follow at RATT (Room At The Top) – 7th floor, Students Union BuildingThis DemoCamp will feature community products & projects as well as projects from the University of Alberta’s HackED: Beta hackathon!Interested in applying to demo? Fill out the application form here: http://www.startupedmonton.com/democamp/

Prairie Sciences Canada & Alberta Agriculture & Forestry - Funding Day Event
2019-11-21 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Wyndham Garden Calgary Airport Hotel, 11 Freeport Crescent NE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Prairie Biosciences Canada, in partnership with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, is pleased to announce Funding Day. This event is an opportunity for Alberta companies in the Natural Health Products and Cleantech sectors to develop strategic partnerships, gain access to funding and secure the resources they need to grow their businesses. The one-day conference will be held on November 28, 2019 at Wyndham Garden Calgary Airport Hotel (11 Freeport Cres NE, Calgary)
Using a computerized match-making process supported by an online survey, companies will meet one-on-one with various funders, investors and service providers. The meetings are scheduled in seven-minute intervals enabling participants to conduct introductory meetings in a timely and efficient manner.
Don’t miss this opportunity to make the connections your business needs to keep growing!
Registration is now open: The conference welcomes companies in Natural Health Products and Cleantech sectors to participate and make new connections. Service providers and business consultants who are looking to connect with companies are also welcome.
Participating Companies: Register Here
Service Providers: Register Here
Consultants: Register Here
