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RainForest YEG Connector: Shaheel Hooda: SproutFund
2019-05-16 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Edmonton) | Advanced Technology Centre, 9650 20 Avenue Northwest, Edmonton, Alberta, T6N 1G1, Canada
May 16th – Shaheel Hooda from Sproutfund:
Shaheel Hooda is a B.Comm, UofA Grad and Harvard MBA – who has years of experience in our local ecosystem, including as an Executive-in-Residence, and now Managing Director of Sproutfund. Sprout Fund invests in seed and early-stage companies with Series A funding potential. The fund leverages the collective experience of its Limited Partners to select and accelerate high-potential technology companies.
Agenda:

4:00 PM Check-In
4:20 PM Welcome & Introduction of the Rainforest
4:30 PM Entrepreneur Profile
5:00 PM Roundtable Connections
6:00 PM End

RainForest LWOL: Design: Tim Antoniuk
2019-05-08 12:00 - 13:30 | Work Nicer Coworking (Beaver House), #100, 10158 103 Street ,, Edmonton,, AB, T5J 0X6, Canada
May 8th – Tim Antoniuk of ARCH-ITURE Inc.
Tim Antoniuk is an Associate Professor of Industrial Design at the University of Alberta and is the Founder/Director of ARCHITURE – a design, research and manufacturing group that specializes in micro residential and common space design. Deeply interested in finding new ways to enhance wellbeing, housing affordability, spatial functionality and reducing people’s carbon footprints, Tim developed the Micro Habitation Lab (mHabLab) in 2016. Investigating evolving generational concepts of how “home” is expressed through the use and display of objects and spaces, Tim and his team are developing and testing architecturally interactive micro living spaces as a way to increase the emotional durability of places and spaces. Since the early 90s Tim’s research and practice has explored topics such as: Morphing/shape-shifting materials and products; new Business Models for the trillion dollar Creative Economy; and some of his design collaborations have included work with design icons like Renny Ramakers (Droog), and architect Winy Maas (MVRDV, and TU Delft/The Why Factory).
Agenda:

11:45 Check In (bring your lunch!)
12:00 Welcome
12:10 Who is in the Room?
12:25 Entrepreneur Roundtables and Sharing Success Stories

12:45 Networking

RainForest LWOL: ARCHI-ITURE Inc
2019-05-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Work Nicer Coworking (Beaver House), #100, 10158 103 Street ,, Edmonton,, AB, T5J 0X6, Canada
Agenda:

11:45 Check In (bring your lunch!)
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.
May 8th – Tim Antoniuk of ARCH-ITURE Inc.
Tim Antoniuk is an Associate Professor of Industrial Design at the University of Alberta and is the Founder/Director of ARCHITURE – a design, research and manufacturing group that specializes in micro residential and common space design. Deeply interested in finding new ways to enhance wellbeing, housing affordability, spatial functionality and reducing people’s carbon footprints, Tim developed the Micro Habitation Lab (mHabLab) in 2016. Investigating evolving generational concepts of how “home” is expressed through the use and display of objects and spaces, Tim and his team are developing and testing architecturally interactive micro living spaces as a way to increase the emotional durability of places and spaces. Since the early 90s Tim’s research and practice has explored topics such as: Morphing/shape-shifting materials and products; new Business Models for the trillion dollar Creative Economy; and some of his design collaborations have included work with design icons like Renny Ramakers (Droog), and architect Winy Maas (MVRDV, and TU Delft/The Why Factory).

How to grow your Partnership with Microsoft
2019-05-02 15:00 - 17:00 | TEC Edmonton, 4rth Floor Enterprise Square, Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 4P6, Canada
Whatever stage of entrepreneurship your startup business is, from concept to scaleup, Microsoft can help.

Through a partnership with Microsoft, TusStar is happy to bring this free event to you. It offers you the opportunity to learn how to leverage Microsoft tools and technology to help grow your startup business.

Join us to:
• Discover how Microsoft 365, an integrated solution bringing together the best in-class productivity tools with advanced security and device management capabilities, can help set you up for success.
• Check out Microsoft augmented reality headset HoloLens

Light refreshment will be available.

Agenda:
3:00-3:15pm Introduction
3:15-4:15pm Presentation & demos
4:15-5:00pm Networking

Event partners: TEC Edmonton, AlbertaAI

Amii MeetUP
2019-04-29 18:00 - 20:00 | Startup Edmonton HQ, 301, 10359 - 104 Street, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Amii’s monthly meetup brings together the brightest minds in Edmonton’s AI community. Discuss the latest topics in AI and machine learning, learn about the latest tools and techniques in machine learning, discover how companies are using AI to drive value, and network with thought leaders from Amii, local AI companies, service providers, and corporate labs. Join us for Amii’s monthly AI Meetup and be a part of building Edmonton’s growing AI community!RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/amiis-ai-meetup-tickets-54418812132

Mawji Centre: How to Win at Business
2019-04-29 08:00 - 17:00 | NAIT Campus, 11762 - 106 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T5G2R1, Canada
May 4 2019
8am to 5PM
NAIT CAT Centre Room 191
This full day workshop is being held in conjunction with Spurrell & Associates.
The day will be jam packed with information and there will be plenty of sharing entrepreneur to entrepreneur!
Topics to be covered include;

Understanding the common myths of entrepreneurship to avoid the common mistakes
Organizing your calendar for business success
Making sure you have enough cash for life and ensuring you pay the least tax
How to get all the benefits of business planning in 4 hours
Small business marketing and sales strategies that actually work
How to read financial statements quickly even if you hate accounting
Writing checklists and templates so you can scale your business without working 12 hours a day for the rest of your life
Human resource strategies that actually fit on your calendar when you do not have a human resource department

There will be a one hour break for lunch. Sorry, lunch will not be provided. Please bring your own lunch or plan to purchase lunch.

RoundHouse Workshop #4
2019-04-24 14:00 - 17:00 | RoundHouse MacEwan University, 11110 104Ave, Edmontnon, Alberta, Canada
Reconciliation and an Inclusive Economy – April 24, 2019, 2-5 p.m.
Faced with growing income inequality and stubbornly high levels of poverty in communities across Canada, Reconciliation offers a new perspective on building the local economy. In this workshop, learn how Indigenous worldview intersects with community-based economic development and the opportunities to build a shared understanding that creates jobs and builds communities. Facilitated by Jacquelyn Cardinal.

RainForest LWOL: Colin Bramm, Showbie
2019-04-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Work Nicer Coworking (Beaver House), #100, 10158 103 Street ,, Edmonton,, AB, T5J 0X6, Canada
Agenda:

11:45 Check In (bring your lunch!)
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.
April 24th – Colin Bramm. CEO of Showbie
Showbie is used by hundreds of thousands of teachers and students in classrooms worldwide. Proudly based in Edmonton, Canada, our growing team is comprised of people who are passionate about empowering educators as they use technology to redefine and improve their classrooms

Singularity U Canada Summit
2019-04-23 - 2019-04-24 | Shaw Conference Centre, 9797 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 1N9, Canada
Connect to the Exponential Future
April 23rd to April 24th 2019

Image Credit: Singularity U Canada
Singularity U empowers a global community to develop and implement solutions that harness and advance exponential technology. Building on the success of the first SingularityU Canada Summit, we are expanding the conversation and sharing the best of Canadian and international technology. Learn about the transformative impact that technologies like artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, and digital medicine will have on our lives and our world.

Host City and Venue

Edmonton Convention Centre (MAP)
9797 Jasper Ave
Edmonton, AB
T5J 1N9
We’re coming out West! This year, we are working with a diverse group of strategic partners to host the SingularityU Summit in Edmonton, AB. Located in the heart of western Canada, Edmonton is Alberta’s capital city and is home to 1.3 million people. While various cities in Canada have been recognized for their innovative initiatives, Edmonton is one that is leading the way in AI, big data and healthcare. The city is made up of like-minded, enterprising business people, who are technologically driven and entrepreneurial-fuelled.

UofA Eric Geddes Series: Cannabis - 6 Months After Launch
2019-04-18 11:30 - 13:30 | Matrix Hotel, 10640 - 100 avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
April 18, 2019 Eric Geddes U of A Luncheon Series
11:30 AM – 1:15 PM
11:30 AM — Registration
11:45 AM — Lunch
12:15 PM — Panel discussion / Q&A
1:15 PM — Event conclusion
Matrix Hotel
10640 100 Ave NW, Edmonton
It has been six months since the legalization of cannabis. Join our panel of experts for lunch as they discuss how the retail cannabis industry has done in the first six months: the challenges they were and weren’t expecting, cannabis shortages, and what is in store for the future.
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Meet the Speakers:

Jesse Cheetham, VP, Human Resources, Fire and Flower
Katrina Ingram, Chief Operating Officer, Cannabis at Work
Audrey Kronewitt, District Manager, Canopy Growth & Lead for the development of the Tokyo Smoke retail banner in Alberta and Saskatchewan

RainForest LWOL: Amir Reshef of Deal Closer
2019-04-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Work Nicer Coworking (Beaver House), #100, 10158 103 Street ,, Edmonton,, AB, T5J 0X6, Canada
Agenda:

11:45 Check In (bring your lunch!)
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.
April 17th – Amir Reshef of dealcloser
Amir Reshef is the co-founder and CEO of dealcloser. Prior to co-founding dealcloser, Amir was a corporate lawyer at a large international law firm where he worked on transactions of numerous types and sizes.

Accelerate Alberta Flagship Technology Conference
2019-04-16 07:00 - 19:00 | Calgary Telus Convention Centre
ACCELERATEAB – Alberta’s Flagship Technology Conference
ACCELERATEAB, POWERED BY THE A100, CONNECTS LOCAL STARTUPS, KEY MENTORS, INVESTORS AND PARTNERS ACROSS THE PROVINCE
Tuesday, 16 April 2019
7:30 AM – 7:00 PM MDT
Location

Calgary TELUS Convention Centre
136 Eighth Avenue SE
Calgary, AB T2G 0K6
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Alternating between Edmonton and Calgary each year, AccelerateAB is the province’s annual flagship event that brings together leaders, investors, influencers and supporters of Alberta’s fast-growing startup community, with the goal of leveraging the success of the next generation of technology entrepreneurs across the province.
Tickets on sale: 15 January 2019
Ticket policy: Full refunds are available 30 days prior. After this date, you may send an alternate to the event without additional charge.
For more details, please visit AccelerateAB.com

NAIT Mawji Centre: Wrap Up & Networking Skills
2019-04-11 16:00 - 17:30 | NAIT Mawji Centre, CAT Building, CAT309A - Third floor of the Centre for Applied Technology, Edmonton, Alberta, T5G 2R1, Canada
Thu, April 11, 2019
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM MDT
Many entrepreneurs have achieved success with the help of building a strong professional network, but networking isn’t easy and many people fail here. Developing networking skills is something too easily ignored as it pushes you outside your comfort zone. Join us for a series of sessions where we focus on networking and helping you develop your skills and professional network.
For this wrap-up event we will include some local business leaders to help you further grow your network.
Refreshments and snacks provided!
This session to be hosted in CAT 202 (The Glass Box).
NAIT CAT Building, CAT 202
10304-10524 117A Avenue Northwest
Edmonton, AB T5G
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RainForest LWOL - TrustBIX
2019-04-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Work Nicer Coworking (Beaver House), #100, 10158 103 Street ,, Edmonton,, AB, T5J 0X6, Canada
Agenda:

11:45 Check In (bring your lunch!)
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.
April 10th – Hubert Lau from TrustBIX
Hubert has won many awards, including the 2017 Innovation of the Year, 2017 Small Business Award of Distinction, the 2016 Export Award of Distinction, and most recently the Leading Edge Business Award of Distinction. His company TrustBIX Inc. is an amalgamation of two companies, ViewTrak Technologies, which provides livestock technologies in Canada, United States, China and Mexico, and BIXSco, which developed the Beef InfoXchange System which supports birth-to-retail, value-added traceability for the beef industry.
Hubert has led the ViewTrak team to become the number one provider of pork grading systems in China, created biometric devices used in Afghanistan for security checkpoints, and created the largest Canadian exporter of malting barley to China. Prior to starting ViewTrak and BIXSco, Hubert lead the top-secret technology team for the Integrated Response Against Organized Crime, worked with ex-military and ex-secret services personnel in a detailed investigations of digital crime, was a key member of the team that built the largest financial trading floor in Canada, and designed and implemented both voice over IP networks (VOIP) and secure virtual networks and systems to allow companies globally to collaborate on confidential projects a decade before cloud services became popular.

RoundHouse Event Workshop 3
2019-03-27 08:00 - 17:00 | RoundHouse MacEwan University, 11110 104Ave, Edmontnon, Alberta, Canada
Strengthening Systems for Community Economies – March 27, 2019, 2-5 p.m.
Building inclusive community economies often requires systems change to enable more community-based economic development. This workshop will explore the current opportunities to affect policy change towards a more just and equitable society for all. Learn how localizing spending and fostering community ownership build inclusive community economies. Facilitated by Brooks Hanewich.

Urban Land Institute Alberta - Ice District Tour
2019-03-21 13:00 - 16:00 | Urban Land Institute Alberta, Alberta, Canada
Join 50 city builders for a behind the scenes tour of ICE District, Edmonton’s 25-acre multi-use sports, entertainment, office and residential development located in the heart of downtown.
The guided tour will include stops in Rogers Place – Ford Hall, Stantec Tower (including the SKY Residences) and Edmonton Tower.
Our Tour Guides:

Hillary Lumme, Senior Vice President, Property Manager & Operations – Katz Group
Bob Black, EVP, KGRE/OEG Special Projects
Michael Smith, Senior Vice President, Multi-Family, Western Canada – ONE Properties
Scott Argent, Vice President, Regional Leader Edmonton Capital Region, Stantec

We will learn about the amazing development of the ICE District, including discussion on opportunities, challenges and lessons learned so far.
Following the tour, a networking social will be held in the recently opened ICE District Boston Pizza located inside Edmonton Tower at 10111 104 Avenue.
Pay Parking is available in the Stantec Tower which has direct underground access to Rogers Place, Ford Hall.
REGISTRATION FEES:
Member/Non-Member
$50.00/$75.00 + GST
YLG Member/Non-Members
$35.00/$50.00 + GST
Click here to view a list of attendees.
