Events
Events

  • Space Settlement Entrepreneur – SSEC Competition

    Virtual Online

    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 …

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  • Fireside Chat with Greg Horowitt & Jim Gibson

    Virtual Online

    Event Information Rainforest Alberta sprouted from the award-winning book, The Rainforest: The Secret to Building the Next Silicon Valley. In this book authors, Victor W. Hwang and Greg Horowitt introduce a radical theory to explain the nature of innovation ecosystems - human networks that generate extraordinary creativity and output. Join the Rainforest Alberta community and …

    Free
  • AMII AI Seminars: Two-player, Zero-sum games

    Virtual Online

    Amii researcher at the University of Alberta Dustin Morrill presents “Hindsight Rationality and Efficient Deviation Types in Extensive-Form Games”. In this talk, he suggests to field learning algorithms that ensure strong performance in hindsight relative to "deviations" (pre-defined behaviour modifications) in two-player, zero-sum games. Abstract: A successful approach to playing two-player, zero-sum games has been to …

    Free
  • Edmonton WiMLDS – Segmentation Models

    Virtual Online

    WiMLDS's mission is to support and promote women and gender minorities who are practicing, studying or are interested in the fields of machine learning and data science. We create opportunities for members to engage in technical and professional conversations in a positive, supportive environment by hosting talks, technical workshops, networking events and hackathons. We are …

    Free
  • RainForest Connector – Cameron Smithers

    Virtual Online

    Join us to hear from Cameron Smithers About this Event What is the Connector? Rainforest Alberta - Connector is an informal get-together for Edmonton entrepreneurs at all stages (from ideation to exiting), small business owners, and ecosystem helpers looking to encourage and promote collisions between people and create connections that will help drive the success …

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  • InterGen’s Virtual Wine Wednesday with Art Price & Robert Price, Bōde Canada

    Virtual Online

    InterGen's Virtual Wine Wednesday with Art Price & Robert Price, Bōde Canada Wednesday, April 21, 4:00 p.m. MST Serial Entrepreneurs | Founders | CEOs | Old Economy | New Economy | Oil & Gas | Agriculture | Real Estate | Father/Son What has this Price duo not done? Join us for an inspiring conversation with Art Price …

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  • Bridging the Connectivity Challenge: Hackathon to Improve Rural Alberta

    Virtual Online

    TACKLE A REAL-WORLD PROBLEM TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF RURAL ALBERTANS About this Event Do you enjoy problem-solving, analytics, and creativity? This is your opportunity to use those skills to help hack the digital divide! Get access to open data sets, virtual machines, and data science workshops to develop your expertise and create your very …

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  • Adapting to a new world of work: PwC presents discoveries of the field workers study

    Virtual Online

    Most Albertans and businesses have had to adjust to operating remotely, as working from home has increased substantially over the last year. But what about those working in positions that require being on the job site, unable to accomplish their duties or tasks remotely or in a home office? In this webinar, PwC’s thought leaders …

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  • Master Class: Women in Tech – Board Readiness for Start-ups

    Virtual Online

    BDC Capital’s Women in Technology Venture Fund, in partnership with Borden Ladner Gervais LLP’s Driven By Women™, invites you to the Women in Tech (WIT) Masterclass series “Board Governance Readiness for Start-ups – 2nd edition”. Driven by demand from the community, this masterclass will help women in tech leaders build and manage an effective board …

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  • Resilience in Times of Uncertainty: John Ruffolo & Arlene Dickinson

    Virtual Online

    Canada Club of Toronto: John Ruffolo & Arlene Dickinson Founder & Managing Partner, Maverix Private Equity Resiliency in Uncertain Times There is no time like the present. That’s why, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic and whilst recovering from a life-threatening accident, John Ruffolo opened the doors on his newest venture with $500 million …

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