Are You Running Your Business - Or is it Running You?
2021-01-08 11:30 - 12:30 (America/Edmonton) | Virtual Online
About this Event

Join AWE in hosting At The Helm for a webinar that will help you, as a business owner, to clarify, simplify and achieve your business vision.
Many of the most successful entrepreneurs and business leaders work longer hours and get less return on their investments of time and money. Maybe you grapple with some of these challenges: Lack of control over time, markets or your company. People who don’t listen, understand or follow through. Profit that’s inconsistent and/or there’s not enough. Growth is happening, but you can’t break through to the next level. Quick fixes that come-and-go, bringing little change with continued frustrations. Don’t let your business run you! Get a grip on your business.
Are you a business owner or a senior level executive and want to see your business consistently run better and grow faster? Andrew LeMoine will deliver a powerful, inspirational presentation that will introduce you to the Six Key Components™ of a successful business. Andrew’s interactive style and experience-based real-world insight makes this an eye-opening event for growth-oriented business leaders. At the conclusion of this complimentary workshop, you will walk away with a set of simple, practical tools that you and your leadership team can use immediately to focus on priorities, get clear on issues and gain traction together, as a healthier leadership team.
Speaker Bio
As the Principal of At The Helm, Andrew LeMoine is an Entrepreneur, Professional EOS Implementer™ and Coach.
As a skilled EOS Implementer, Andrew utilizes his 20+ years in business and finance, along with his coaching, consulting, and mediation experience to facilitate the implementation of the Entrepreneurial Operating System® or EOS® into small to mid-sized companies located throughout Western Canada.
Andrew works directly with business owners and leadership teams to oversee and guide the use of the EOS Model™ and EOS Tools™ throughout the organization – while purely following the EOS Process™.
The result? A focused team rowing in the same direction.

Deloitte at CES® 2021
2021-01-11 08:00 - 2021-01-13 17:00 (America/Edmonton)
Deloitte at CES® 2021
January 11-14, 2021 | All-Digital

Stronger. Safer. Smarter. Together. Thriving in the new future.
January 12, 2021 12:15 – 12:45 PM EST
The future of work in 2021: Work transformed
Before the pandemic, the future of work was considered an academic question. Fast forward to today, and it’s the pre-eminent issue across the c-suite. But what’s next after remote work? It’s time for organizations to re-think current approaches to embrace work transformed.
January 13, 2021 11:30 AM-12:00 PM EST
5G’s first year: From insight to innovation
Carriers have begun lighting up 5G and new spectrum has been made available. In this session, we’ll explore 5G’s first year and reflect on lessons learned for enterprises. Presenters will also explore what’s next and discuss topics such as use cases, value creation, and key insights to fuel 5G innovation for organizations.
January 13, 2021 1:40 – 2:20 PM EST
The road to DIY consumer health
If we have learned anything in 2020, it’s that consumers play a pivotal role in their own health outcomes. Patients are now expecting accessible, convenient solutions — from wearables to apps — that allow them to jumpstart their care at any moment. Many companies stepped up to deliver new product offerings this year. In this session, learn from industry leaders, including Lynne Sterrett, National Consulting leader for the Life Sciences, delivering much needed solutions for the consumer that just wants to do-it-themselves.
January 13, 2021 3:15-3:55 PM EST
Automotive transformation: EVs and connectivity
Electrification and connectivity continue to disrupt the automotive value chain. However, transforming the ecosystem to shift toward these technologies will be difficult and expensive. From rising research and development (R&D) investments to new software requirements and enhanced customer experiences, scenario planning and strategic alliances are increasingly important. In this session, we’ll analyze how industry stakeholders are overcoming challenges facing a rapidly evolving sector.
January 13, 2021 5:00 – 5:30 PM EST
AI and quantum cyber disruption
Horizon scanning is a critical part of a cyber professional’s job. Artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum technologies are poised to be the next technology disruptions, with profound impacts to cybersecurity. We will provide a pragmatic view of these potential impacts and steps you can take today to prepare for tomorrow.

Join Team Canada at CES 2021!
2021-01-11 08:00 - 2021-01-14 17:00 (America/Edmonton)
Tech West Canada – in partnership with the governments of Alberta, British Columbia and Manitoba – is putting together a delegation of companies to represent Western Canada at CES 2021. If you’re looking to form valuable partnerships, champion visionary ideas and share solutions that can improve lives, this could be a great opportunity to showcase your innovation backed by the support of Western Canada.
Tech West Canada’s delegation will receive special access to a variety of services designed to enhance their experience at CES. This year things look a little different but our goal remains the same – to provide opportunities for local companies to make global connections backed by the support of Western Canada. We have two offerings available and these delegate packages are outlined below.
Deadline for Application is December 14 to participate!
Meet Team Canada – Don’t miss out in joining the delegation!

AltumView
Daanaa Resolution Inc.
PKL Technologies Inc.
ScopeMedia
SEEDA INC.
SPLICE Software Inc

Tech Companies who join the Tech West Canada delegation receive access to a variety of services designed to enhance their experience. We take care of the logistics so you can focus on what you do best – business. By removing barriers, along with providing a Canadian program around the event, delegates have the opportunity to make a global impact backed by the support of Western Canada.

Dragon's Den Is Going Virtual
2021-01-12 00:00 - 02:30 (America/Edmonton)
Auditions for Dragon’s Den are going virtual this year! If you think your business is ready to take the next step, you can submit your application online now.
APPLY FOR DRAGONS’ DEN
Please fill out the application below.
IMPORTANT UPDATE
In light of the growing concerns around COVID-19, we wanted to provide you with an update on our Dragons’ Den application process.
With everyone’s health in mind, we are replacing our in-person auditions with scheduled virtual auditions through video calls or phone calls. Your application will be saved for a future season, and producers will only contact those who are selected to move on to a virtual audition.
We can’t wait to see the incredible innovation and great ideas our Canadian entrepreneurs have to present!
If you have any questions (e.g. deadlines) please email dragons@cbc.ca

Inventures Unbound: Get to Know Day: Early Startup Stage
2021-01-13 09:00 - 11:30 (America/Edmonton)
Get to Know Day is a meetup event for those on the front lines of innovation to gather and learn about each other’s programs and services.

About this Event

About Get to Know Day 2021
Get to Know Day is a meetup event for those of us on the front lines of innovation to gather and learn about each other’s programs and services that support innovation. This is an informal way for new and experienced staff to get to know any changes to programs, what is available, and what we can all do better to support the innovation ecosystem in Alberta.
Typically this event is a one full-day session, however because the event will be delivered virtually we are looking to split the event into four sessions. Sessions will be two and a half hours long, and run every Wednesday over the course of four weeks starting the second week in January 2021. Session days will be divided into programming support for each stage of innovation development (ideation, validating and scaling), and will end in a final session that brings everyone together to discuss ideas on how to grow the innovation ecosystem in Alberta.

Session 1 – Early stage – Wed, Jan 13th: 9 – 11:30 AM
Session 2 – Growth Stage – Wed, Jan 20th: 9 – 11:30 AM
Session 3 – Scaling stage – Wed, Jan 27th: 9 – 11:30 AM
Session 4 – Ecosystem development – Tues, Feb 2nd: 9 – 11:30 AM

About Get to Know Day 2021: Early Stage
2021-01-13 09:00 - 11:30 (America/Edmonton)
About this Event

About Get to Know Day 2021
Get to Know Day is a meetup event for those of us on the front lines of innovation to gather and learn about each other’s programs and services that support innovation. This is an informal way for new and experienced staff to get to know any changes to programs, what is available, and what we can all do better to support the innovation ecosystem in Alberta.
Typically this event is a one full-day session, however because the event will be delivered virtually we are looking to split the event into four sessions. Sessions will be two and a half hours long, and run every Wednesday over the course of four weeks starting the second week in January 2021. Session days will be divided into programming support for each stage of innovation development (ideation, validating and scaling), and will end in a final session that brings everyone together to discuss ideas on how to grow the innovation ecosystem in Alberta.

Session 1 – Early stage – Wed, Jan 13th: 9 – 11:30 AM
Session 2 – Growth Stage – Wed, Jan 20th: 9 – 11:30 AM
Session 3 – Scaling stage – Wed, Jan 27th: 9 – 11:30 AM
Session 4 – Ecosystem development – Tues, Feb 2nd: 9 – 11:30 AM

InterGen Breakfast Club
2021-01-14 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Edmonton)
TRUE ANGLE
After 25 years in TV production writing, selling, and marketing as a creator, producer and executive producer, Carrie Gour co-founded PwrSwitch in an effort to help solve her own challenges with mobile evidence in the legal system.
PWRSWITCH
With no background in either tech or startups, Beth Thompson decided in her late 40s that co-founding a tech startup was exactly the challenge she needed. Beth comes to PwrSwitch with 30 years of project management, business development, fundraising, and communications experience. A wearer of many hats at PwrSwitch, Beth is grateful for her diverse background: years in film & television, stint as a film commissioner, national chapter award winner in non-profit management, and most recently as a marketing, communications and events consultant.
Virtual Breakfast Club
Thursday, January 14, 2021
9:00 a.m.
Via Zoom

Alberta's Economy in 2021
2021-01-14 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Edmonton)
Alberta’s Economy in 2021: Tools to help understand what comes next
Thursday, January 14, 2021 | 2 PM | WEBINAR
It’s fair to say that there’s never been a year like 2020. But what lies ahead in 2021? With a great deal of uncertainty still weighing down the economy, it’s difficult to predict how and when it will recover. What tools can help us understand the new environment that will emerge? And what will the new economy look like?
Speaker: Todd Hirsch, ATB Financial

What’s next? Managing your business’s finances in 2021 with BDC
2021-01-18 10:00 - 17:00 (America/Edmonton)
What’s next? Managing your business’s finances in 2021.
The road to recovery is filled with uncertainty. No matter how your business is weathering the storm, strong financial management has become more important than ever. Join BDC’s experts for a free, live webinar, where they will offer practical advice on optimizing cash flow, effectively controlling costs and positioning your business for the recovery.
Their advice will address businesses at all levels of activity, from those hardest hit to those managing rapid growth.

Courses: AI Strategy and Management - Winter 2021
2021-01-20 08:00 - 2021-03-10 17:00 (America/Chicago)
AI Strategy and Management – Winter 2021

When
Jan. 20, 2021 – March 10, 2021
Various

Where

Online

Secure your future with the knowledge, tools and confidence to launch AI projects and manage technical teams.

Details:
Modern businesses recognize the transformative power of artificial intelligence but are also facing a severe shortage of skilled workers. The demand for AI and machine learning (ML) expertise is growing across all industries, and it’s through the marriage of domain expertise with technical ML skills that companies can gain competitive advantages.
Our eight-week online course combines synchronous (collaborative) and asynchronous (independent) lectures, readings and discussions, as well as practical assignments and a final capstone project. In the final project, you will work in a group to complete a Machine Learning Project Charter for a specific ML project, and pitch your project to a panel of ML and business experts.
You’ll graduate from the course with the:

Skills to draft AI adoption strategy for your organization
Ability to identify ML projects, assemble teams, and execute related business tactics
Confidence to manage and interact with technical teams

What is the goal of this course?
The purpose of this course is to develop your knowledge and skills to define and manage a machine learning project that supports your organization’s business priorities. This isn’t a technical course, but we will get into enough technical details to empower you to have informed discussions with technical teams about the data needed for ML projects, appropriate approaches to the problem, and the evaluation of the results. You’ll also have an appreciation of the business, social and ethical impacts of ML and how they apply to your organization and project.
Learning Objectives

Understand the considerations required for selecting an appropriate machine learning project in the context of the organization’s capabilities and objectives
Implement some organizational processes to apply ethical thinking to machine learning projects
Intelligently discuss data issues with data professionals
Understand and discuss the uses, strengths and limitations of the three types of machine learning
Effectively apply the ML Project Charter to think through and pitch an ML project

We look forward to having you join us in January!

Are you curious if AI Strategy Management is the right fit for you? Our program Guide outlines all of the details including prerequisites, module overviews and FAQs.
Stephanie Husby, pictured above, will be one of your instructors. Passionate about translating difficult topics into easy-to-access concepts and terminology, she strives to bridge the gap between business and technical experts.

Download the Program Guide https://app.hubspot.com/documents/4771956/view/96053384?accessId=b978df

Ready to Apply?

Now more than ever, businesses recognize the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) but are also facing a severe shortage of skilled workers.
Course Fee is grant eligible. See Program Guide.
The demand for AI and machine learning (ML) expertise is growing across all industries, and it’s through the marriage of domain expertise with ML understanding that companies can gain competitive advantages.

Apply Today

About Get to Know Day 2021: Growth Stage
2021-01-20 09:00 - 11:30 (America/Edmonton)

Inventures Unbound: Get to Know Day: Growth Stage
2021-01-20 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Edmonton)

Space Settlement Entrepreneur Competition 2021
2021-01-21 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Edmonton)
Space Settlement Entrepreneur Competition: Develop a private space company decades into the future!

About this Event

Audience: High-school and Undergraduate-college students
The SSEC is an online (virtual) competition for high-school and undergraduate-college students, interested in the future of space technology and entrepreneurship. Over the course of this 3-5 day online competition event, students will develop a space-industry start-up company that meets the needs of a newly-designed space settlement (2020’s competition description- https://bit.ly/SSDCIntro).
Students will learn about: the entrepreneurial mindset, marketing, problem and solution ideation, business models, prototyping, investor pitch decks, and the all-important elevator pitch.
Pricing: $50 (online/virtual competition) WITH FULL SCHOLARSHIP OPTIONS!
For the most up-to-date information, visit: www.STEME.org/ssec
If you are in FINANCIAL NEED and cannot afford to attend but wish to attend, we urge you to apply for our Scholarship ($50 value): https://bit.ly/SSECScholarship1
See tentative agenda will be published in February 2021
Thu, Mar 25, 2021, 4:30 PM – Mon, Mar 29, 2021, 5:00 PM MDT

Three things you can learn from your customer
2021-01-21 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Edmonton)
Three things you can learn from your customer
Thursday, January 21, 2021 | 2 PM | WEBINAR
Explore three basic categories of information—demographic, behavioral and financial—that you can collect from your customers right now, and learn how this information can be applied to help you make stronger and more informed business decisions. You can use this information to improve your operations, increase the effectiveness of your advertising and strengthen your margins, as well as prepare to lay a good information gathering framework for startups.
Speaker: Mark Shields, Business Link

GreenSTEM TNT
2021-01-21 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Edmonton)
January 21st – GreenSTEM TNT. Shoma from GreenSTEM will be co-hosting a community pitch night with us showcasing some of the companies that have received $150,000 fellowships to build a better world through the GreenSTEM program
Startup TNT
Thursdays from 6-9 pm on TNT Discord Channel

Tyler Waye: How to Navigate the Unknown Future of Work
2021-01-21 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Edmonton)
Tyler Waye addresses the topic, 10,000 Days: How to Navigate the Unknown Future of Work as a featured guest of the Lougheed College Lectures.
Work-place disruption now travels at warp speed, leaving Alberta’s workers stunned by its scale and intensity. It used to take decades for work – its content, processes, organization – to transform. These transformations would often occur in eras or locales that were readily identified, such as the “lost decade” or “the rust belt.” Such identification meant that help could be organized and deployed. Today, transformation is much more rapid, and its direction and consequences are much less predictable. It’s happening to all of us. Now. With the average career stretching across 10,000 days, how are we to navigate this unknown future of work? Tyler Waye undertook an intensive year of research across 12 countries, asking:

How can individuals and institutions build a sustainable foundation for success given unprecedented change?
How do we individually navigate our life’s work without knowing what tomorrow will hold?
And what might the government’s role look like within this growing challenge?

Waye’s investigation yielded four critical factors that will shape modern work’s challenges and changes. Join us for this timely, provocative and motivating exploration of his findings.
Be informed, challenged, and inspired by local, national, and international leaders from government, business, academica, and the cultural and nonprofit sectors. The Lougheed College Lectures sponsored by Syncrude present exceptional speakers from interdisciplinary backgrounds. They will share their perspectives and insights on the leadership needed to face the complex challenges of the 21st century.
Thu, January 21, 2021 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM MST

Digital Health Innovation - Reimagining Healthcare
2021-01-26 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Edmonton)
Digital Health Innovation – Reimagining Healthcare
January 26, 2021
9 am – 12 pm MST
Alberta Innovates brings digital health to centre stage with the Digital Health Summit, part of Inventures Unbound and Alberta Innovates Digital Health Strategy. Hear directly from thought-leaders, entrepreneurs, and change-makers to explore what’s possible in digital health and how to get there. The half-day live stream event will feature world-class thought leaders discussing key digital health themes:

Forging New Frontiers in Digital Health
Healthier Communities Through Digital Innovation
The Opportunities – and Responsibilities – of Digital Health
Health in Human Hands: The Personalization of Care

The Digital Health Summit is a must attend event for healthcare professionals, innovators, industry leaders and policy makers.

Digital Health Integration Readiness Program (Pre-HaTCH) Applications Open!
2021-01-26 09:00 - 2021-02-15 16:00 (America/Edmonton)
Expressions of Interest are welcome now for Brightsquid & Health City’s Digital Health Integration Readiness Program (Pre-HaTCH)!
Digital Health Integration Readiness Program (Pre-HaTCH)
Health City and Brightsquid are pleased to announce the Digital Health Integration Readiness Program (Pre-HaTCH), a new initiative aimed to better prepare small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to reach commercialization of their products and service. The program increases entry and integration in the health system, allowing multiple companies to scale at once.
What is the Digital Health Integration Readiness Program?
The Digital Health Integration Readiness Program (Pre-HaTCH) is a joint initiative between Health City and Brightsquid with funding support provided by Western Economic Diversification. This program aims to address existing gaps with clinical integration and provide SMEs with the fundamental understanding of technical readiness, ultimately preparing them for the ability to tackle the complex integration requirements that are critical to success. SMEs that complete the program can expect the following:

Help early-stage companies understand the health information regulatory requirements for their product to commercialize
Provide basic knowledge for software development practices to incorporate privacy and security principles to be successful in the health sector
Provide a clear overview of Canada’s healthcare delivery and health tech ecosystems
Provide resource options at the conclusion of the course to clarify the road to market and commercialization
Provide a 1:1 review session to assess business readiness and be provided with resources and direction to address identified gaps.

Important Deadlines
January 26, 2021: Application opens
February 15, 2021: Deadline for EoI submission
February 22, 2021: Selection process through industry panels
Week of March 1, 2021: Program sessions begin for successful companies

Session 1: Thursday March 4
Session 2: Thursday March 11
Session 3: Thursday March 18
Session 4: Thursday March 25

How do I apply?
Interested Alberta-based SMEs are encouraged to submit an Expression of Interest (EoI) to Health City by no later than February 15, 2021. For more information and to apply, click here.

About Get to Know Day 2021: Scaling Stage
2021-01-27 09:00 - 11:30 (America/Edmonton)

Inventures Unbound: Get to Know Day: Scaling Stage
2021-01-27 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Edmonton)

The Internet of things – intelligent buildings
2021-01-27 15:00 - 17:30 (America/Edmonton)
Much like smart cities, intelligent buildings present many opportunities for enhanced citizen engagement, improved quality of life, and efficient building management.
What new solutions are being implemented and where do opportunities for further innovation exist?
We are proud to bring together key decision makers and subject matter experts in the construction sector to educate, collaborate and support new business opportunities.
What to expect:

Gain a new understanding on IoT trends in the construction industry, both from the perspective of the service providers and the property owners.
An opportunity to engage in conversation in facilitated breakout sessions and network with other professionals.

Agenda:

3:00pm – Opening remarks
3:05pm – keynote speaker: PCL
3:40pm – panel discussion with speakers from Eddy Solutions, Rogers Communications, and Genetec
4:20pm – feature speaker: Manulife Investment Management
4:40 pm – keynote speaker: Ellis Don
5:15pm – breakout rooms
5:35pm – closing remarks

Alberta Innovates is a proud sponsor of Alberta IoT

DemoCamp 51 (Virtual) - YEG/YYC STUDENT EDITION
2021-01-27 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Edmonton)
Details

YEG/YYC STUDENT EDITION
Join us for an awesome night of demos from some talented Edmonton & Calgary students! For DemoCamp 51, we’re partnering up with Platform Calgary & Startup Calgary to bring you 6 amazing demos from two of Alberta’s major cities. Come and see what these students have built at hackathons, for their classes, and for their companies.
You won’t want to miss this DemoCamp! If you’re a student looking for inspiration, a new partner to work on a project with, an employer looking for new talent, or you just want to see what’s getting built in Edmonton and Calgary, this is the event for you.
DEMOCAMP IS GOING VIRTUAL!
Startup Edmonton remains committed to supporting our member community during COVID-19, which is why we’re thrilled to continue hosting DemoCamp, online!
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.
We may be going virtual, but the rules for DemoCamp stay the same:
– 7 minutes to demo real, working products
– 3 minutes for questions
– 0 slides allowed
Stay tuned for the DemoCamp 51 lineup.
Interested in applying to demo at a future event? Fill out the application form here: http://www.startupedmonton.com/democamp/

What is BitCoin?
2021-01-28 11:30 - 12:30 (America/Edmonton)
About this Event

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.
Date And Time

Thu, January 28, 2021
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM MST

Turn your expertise into a business - the first four steps
2021-01-28 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Edmonton)
If you’re thinking of turning your expertise into a business or you’re struggling to get off the ground, there are four steps that will help you decide what you can do and get you there faster.
Neville Chamberlain, the creator of the Tornado Method, will walk you through the first four milestones you have to reach to build a business based on your expertise. You will learn why it is so important to niche down and get super clear on what problem you’re solving, how recurring revenue can help you sell less and earn more, what a minimalist brand is, and the importance of designing a great customer journey.
This webinar is specifically for people who are thinking of starting a business based on their expertise, or have started and are struggling to get off the ground.

ESIO TNT - Screen Industry
2021-01-28 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Edmonton)
January 28th – ESIO TNT I hope! We’re working with our friends from the screen industries to co-host a fun evening that also informs us on all the great investments the ESIO is making into our local screens industry.
Startup TNT
Thursdays from 6-9 pm on TNT Discord Channel

Using AI in Agriculture: REMI Program Info Session - Jan 29
2021-01-29 08:30 - 09:30 (America/Edmonton)
Learn how you can leverage AI to support your agriculture business goals!

About this Event

It’s no secret that AI holds opportunities to increase revenue, improve operations and solve complex problems. At this info session, learn how Amii’s government-subsidized REMI (Reducing Emissions through Machine Intelligence) Program helps companies of all sizes begin their AI & ML adoption journey, starting with GHG reduction projects.
Join Amii’s Nella Brodett (Director Investment & Partnerships) and Shazan Jabbar (Machine Learning Scientist) as they explore the tangible opportunities that can be enabled using this technology.
Fri, January 29, 2021
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM MST

About Get to Know Day 2021: Eco System Development
2021-02-02 09:00 - 11:30 (America/Edmonton)

YEG AI/ML Business Meetup
2021-02-03 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Edmonton)
The Edmonton AI/ML Business Meetup (in conjunction with the Edmonton Data Science Meetup group) is pleased to announce its first meeting of 2021.
We are pleased to host an event that will explore AI/ML business applications and always we are striving to bring the Edmonton technical and business worlds together to spark interactions and innovation.
Our next event will be virtual on Remo plaform (thanks to Startup Edmonton) on February 3rd at 6:30 pm MST.
Signup through Meetup to get event reminders and to access the event on February 3rd go to:
https://live.remo.co/e/data-science-and-aiml-business-m
Our speakers will be:
Myrna Bittner, CEO Co-Founder, RUNWITHIT Synthetics Inc.
Talk: “Seeing things differently ”
RUNWITHIT Synthetics Inc is a Single Synthetic Environment company de-risking and optimizing complex systems and scenarios in energy, sustainability, digital media, health, mobility, climate, cyber, and defence.
Navaneeth Kottayil, Lead ML Developer @ AltaML
Talk: Building Trust in Computer Vision with Explainability –
This presentation will focus on computer vision explainability and its use as a tool for debugging and building trust when solving practical problems.

ML Foundations 1 - February 4, 2021
2021-02-04 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Edmonton)
As artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) increase in popularity, so does the public conversation — a mixture of information, misinformation, stories and speculation. This can make it difficult to build a knowledge base for these powerful tools.
Get a basic, high-level understanding of what’s important and relevant at Machine Learning Foundations 1.
What will I learn?
Build a foundational knowledge about AI & ML, including:

The definitions of AI, ML and data science, and how they all fit together
What automation is and where it’s effective
How a company arrives at an AI solution — whether you build it yourself, buy it from another company, or partner with an external expert — and the pros and cons of each

Walking through real-world examples of AI & ML applications, you will learn:

Where AI creates business value and competitive advantage
How to properly construct an ML question related to business problems and objectives
How to identify red flags as you are scoping or executing your AI project
How ML works and your role in making it work

In addition, contextual information will inform your view of AI & ML:

The evolution of AI and innovation
Ethical and societal considerations around the application of AI

Who should take this class?
You should take this class if:

You are interested in but don’t understand AI & ML
You want to tap into the language and have productive conversations around AI & ML
You and your team want a common starting point and vocabulary
You are a technical person who wants to understand the business role of AI & ML
You are a business user or manager who wants to understand the technical role of AI & ML

Class information
This class is $250 CDN and includes 3 hours of facilitated instruction and 3 hours of self-directed online learning.
This is the first step in your AI learning journey, which will set you up for a deeper understanding of more complex concepts and tools. Following the ML Foundations 1 class, you will be able to move onto:

The ML Foundations 2 class for a closer look at technical concepts
The AI Strategy & Management course to gain the knowledge, skills and tools you need as a business leader as you look to adopt AI

TNT CleanTech Top 20 Pitch Night & SK Top 20 Pitch Nigh
2021-02-04 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Edmonton)
Feb 4th – Simultaneous TNT Cleantech Top 20 Pitch Night I x SK Top 20 Pitch Night I. Say whaaaat? Two Top 20 pitch nights at the same time! How is that even possible? I can’t even begin to imagine how many zoom accounts must be required. Good thing we’ve got an actual organizer these days.

The Alberta Cleantech Investment Summit is on now, and we’re raising $100,000+ for a local company while also training new investors to become confident angels.
As part of the due diligence process, and to show everyone the great companies that we have growing in Alberta, the top 20 companies will get 3 minutes to pitch to the investors in a public virtual forum on Feb 4th and 11th. Each night 10 companies will pitch. Make sure to register for both nights!
Feb 4th

Carbonova
Winecrush Tech.
WA-VE
EZ Ops
ZS2 Technologies
ZILA Works
Ruth
The Harvest Hub
Vermillion Power Tech.
Ceres Solutions

Come support these incredible companies being built right here at home! After the event everyone will have the chance to join our virtual happy hour on Discord and chat with the entrepreneurs and investors.

About the summit
Our investment summits provide a fun, approachable way to become an angel investor or to raise capital for your early-stage tech startup. It’s equal parts fundraising, educating and community building.
