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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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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.

BetaCityYEG Meetup
2019-09-25 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Edmonton) | Startup Edmonton HQ, 301, 10359 - 104 Street, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Join us for our evening BetaCityYEG meetup, where you can learn about, provide feedback on, or even help start novel initiatives that improve our community. These can come from entrepreneurs/professionals, governments, students, or engaged citizens, and *all are welcome* regardless of your technical ability. Anyone is free to stay past the one-hour meeting time and collaborate if they so wish, and food’s provided so please RSVP 🙂
Wednesday, September 25 at 6:30 PM
———————-Talks this month———————-Jenni Endicot, Strategic Advisor at the Alberta Digital Innovation Office (DIO), will share some of the past and upcoming initiatives from the DIO to use technology to curb costs and provide simpler, faster, and better services for citizens.Darren Boyer will share the story of Lightcatch, a free service that people can use to report trouble and alert others. Within 8 months of starting, they helped recover $1.2 million of stolen goods, including 33 stolen vehicles.Finally, we will quickly review a summary of the feedback we received from our meeting and discuss a number of changes we’ll be making for the upcoming year. This will include an ongoing list of projects open to BetaCity YEG attendees and developers in Edmonton, which will allow volunteers to pick and choose impactful/interesting projects to work on.==================================About BetaCityYEGWe are the city and region’s citizen-led digital engagement group with a mandate to connect citizens with opportunities to learn about, provide feedback for, and participate in projects that improve our community with technology.Check out our site (http://www.betacity.ca). It’s got previous community projects and future ideas.

Finding your 5 Million Dollar Idea
2019-09-25 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Edmonton) | NAIT Campus, 11762 - 106 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T5G2R1, Canada
Description
Where do you find a million-dollar business idea let alone a 5-million-dollar idea? Where do these ideas come from? If you are thinking ‘go big or go home’or even if you know you want to run your own business but need ideas, this is the session for you. Kelso Brennan has built, acquired and sold several creative and tech companies. He knows that although many ideas will fail, the ones that succeed outweigh the flops. Kelso will help us tap into our creativity and see opportunities most people miss.
About Kelso
Kelso Brennan is a born entrepreneur with a thirst for knowledge and a never-ending ability to innovate. With a background in Software Development, Project Management and Lean Six Sigma for @NAIT (and with his Executive MBA on the horizon), Kelso purchased his first company when he was just 23 years old. Fast forward 12 years and Kelso has since acquired, grown and sold several companies for multi-million dollar returns. Now, he is eager to show you how you can find your million dollar idea and help you determine how best to execute it!
This session will be hosted in CAT 191 (Dow Theatre)
NAIT CAT 191 (Dow Theatre) 10304-10524 117A Avenue Northwest Edmonton, AB T5G
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Rainforest LWOL YEG
2019-09-25 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Edmonton) | Amber Cafe, 10166 114 st NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
oin 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.

RainForest Alberta
2019-09-25 08:00 - 17:00, 2019-09-18 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | TBD
Curious what’s happening in the tech industry in Calgary?
Join us at Lunch Without Lunch to hear about the players, events and news that are making our innovation ecosystem thrive. This weekly meeting is a regular check on the pulse of the community, open to people from any age, wage, or stage of company.
Rainforest Alberta is making space for the tech industry in the province through opening conversations around culture, leadership, and other focus areas. When someone asks “why bother building a tech industry in Alberta?” We ask “why not?”
*You must register for each individual week to speed up your check-in at the door.*
General Agenda:

Networking
Welcome
Introductions
Rainforest Updates
News and Announcements

We believe Alberta is primed to be a global destination for growing your tech venture right in this province. Come to a meeting to find out why, or for more information, visit www.rainforestab.ca
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MacEwan RoundHouse Changemaker Week
2019-09-23 08:00 - 2019-09-27 17:00 (America/Edmonton) | MacEwan University, 10460 105 Street Northwest, '
From September 23-27, we’re teaming up with MacEwan’s Social Innovation Institute to bring you a full week of free workshops that will help you explore the world of social innovation — and how you can create positive change in your community. Workshop topics include:
• Careers in social good
• Living a waste-free lifestyle
• How to pitch your social enterprise
• Using improv acting skills in real life
All events are happening here at Roundhouse and are open to the public.
View our full list of sessions and start planning your Changemaker Week!

EnggTALK #3: Engineering Edmonton
2019-09-21 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Edmonton) | Univeristy of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Engineering in Edmonton – over beers and banter.
The Faculty of Engineering Young Alumni Council is set to host their third EnggTALK, a speakers series focused on hearing from young engineering alumni from the University of Alberta that are doing really great things.
EnggTALK #3 will feature interactive presentations about the diverse ways engineering impacts our community, ranging from interesting engineering projects in Edmonton to the importance of engaging with communities to the not so obvious ways engineers help build our communities.
Date: Saturday, September 21, 2019
Time: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Where: Fred Pheasey Engineering Commons, 8th floor, Donadeo
8th floor, Donadeo Innovation Centre for Engineering – 9211, 116 St., Edmonton
Light food provided and a cash bar will be available (with great beer from one of Edmonton’s soon to be newest craft beer breweries!).

University of Alberta Alumni Weekend
2019-09-19 08:00 - 2019-09-22 17:00 (America/Edmonton) | Univeristy of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Alumni Weekend
Come back to campus, reconnect with friends, and be a part of the great things happening at the U of A.
Plan Your Visit
Find out all you need to know about visiting campus for Alumni Weekend — where to stay, where to park, where to eat, how to buy official alumni merchandise and much more!
Learn more
What’s On?
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Signature Events

Thursday, Sept. 19
Alumni Awards
Friday, Sept. 20
Class of ’69 Cap ’n’ Gown
What Will Your Legacy Be?
Golden Bears Hockey & Block Party
Saturday, Sept. 21
Kids on Campus
U of A in a Day
Relax Damn It! Keynote Lecture by Timothy Caulfield
Golden Grads Dinner
Sunday, Sept. 22
Alumni Weekend Concert

YEG AI/ML Business Meetup - Meetup #3
2019-09-19 07:30 - 09:00 (America/Edmonton) | Startup Edmonton HQ, 301, 10359 - 104 Street, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Edmonton AI/ML Business Meetup
Thursday, September 19 at 7:30 AM
We are pleased to have Dornoosh Zonoobi, Co-Founder & CEO of Medo.ai and Ryan Tucker, CEO of G2V Optics Inc, as our presenters.Breakfast (sponsored by AltaML) will be available starting at 7:30 am with the formal program beginning at 8:00 am and ending promptly at 9:00 am.

Rainforest LWOL YEG
2019-09-18 11:30 - 13:30 (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.

Lunchalytics
2019-09-18 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Edmonton) | Startup Edmonton HQ, 301, 10359 - 104 Street, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Startup Edmonton
Wednesday, September 18 at 11:45 AM

Analytics is the use of data and analysis to improve the performance of an organization. In other words, it’s the search for a free lunch. Ergo, we combine compelling speakers with a free lunch.
The topic this month is environmental analytics.
Speaker 1: Andrew Read, City of Edmonton
Speaker 2: Evan DeLancey, Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute
Food starts at 1145, speakers start at high noon.
We’ll see you there!

https://www.meetup.com/startupedmonton/events/260656655/

ICD Fall Governance Event
2019-09-17 15:30 - 19:00 (America/Edmonton) | JW Marriott Hotel, 10344 102 St NW,, Edmonton,, AB, T5J 0K9, Canada
As CEO at AIMCo, Kevin Uebelein has a unique lens on the economic picture across Alberta, the availability of investment capital in the province, and the role that good governance must play. He will provide an insightful and candid look at the opportunities and threats that businesses across Edmonton and Northern Alberta face, as the provincial government endeavours to build a diversified economic base and a sustainable government spending plan.
SPEAKER
Kevin Uebelein joined the Alberta Investment Management Corporation as Chief Executive Officer in January 2015. AIMCo is responsible for managing over $115 billion of pension and endowment assets.
Prior to joining AIMCo, Mr. Uebelein was President and Chief Executive Officer of Pyramis Global Advisors, the institutionally-focused asset management unit of Fidelity Investments, holding assets in excess of USD 200 billion. He was also the Global Head of Investment Solutions at Fidelity Investments. Previously, Mr. Uebelein held a variety of positions with Prudential Financial Inc., including Head of Alternative Investments, and culminating as Chief Investment Officer for International Operations.
Mr. Uebelein holds a Bachelor of Accounting from Harding University, and an MBA from Rice University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), and holds the ICD.D designation. Mr. Uebelein is on the board of the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (“CCGG”) and is the Chairman of The AIMCo Foundation, which supports financial education.
REGISTER INSCRIRE
September 17, 2019
Registration: 3:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Session: 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Reception: 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
JW Marriott Edmonton
Wayne Gretzky Ballroom C
10344 102 Street
Edmonton, Alberta
Member: $50 +tax (price applies to guests also)
Non-member: $100 +tax
Edmonton Chapter Canada
Joline Veitch
edmontoninfo@icd.ca

Business Link: Report to the Community
2019-09-13 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Business Link, 10150 100 St NW #500,, Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 0P6, Canada
Please join us following our Annual General Meeting for this unique opportunity to engage with the Business Link team, Board of Directors, stakeholders and our new Executive Director, Barbara McKenzie.
This year we will be showcasing some of the amazing entrepreneurs we have worked with, including:

Dallas Arcand, Artist/Entrepreneur
Samar Anjum, Trazor World
Shane Breau, The Shoe Shine Shack
Vini Costanzo, De Casa Brazilian Delight
Rendi Dennis, Tiny Hoppers
Diana Harrison, Art of Charcuterie
Claudio La Rocca, Camola Sustainable Foods
Paige Maenhout, Little Lungs First Aid
Lorna Mutegyeki, Msichana
Janet Wilson, Time Squared

We look forward to having you join us for a casual afternoon of connecting, sharing and learning.
Join us to create invaluable connections.
Please know that by registering to attend this event you are authorizing us to share your contact information with our event partners.
Photos will be taken at this event. If you would prefer that we don’t use your photos on social media or for promotional purposes, please let a Business Link representative know at the event.
lick here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/business-link-report-to-the-community-tickets-65567503167
