Techstars Edmonton Startup Week 2021
Register now, and soon you'll be able to connect with Edmonton's vibrant innovation community through 50+ workshops, socials, AMA's, and so much more. We'll let you know when new events are added, so you get the first choice. Date
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Monday, October 18, 2021
Got ethics? Applied ethics for AI with Ethically Aligned AI
Katrina Ingram
Ethically Aligned AI, Founder and CEO
TikTok was a clock's sound. Unlocking social media for your startup/brand/or passion without followers with Startup Edmonton
Nevin deMilliano
Innovate Edmonton, Content Strategist
7 Misconceptions when marketing a startup and how to avoid them with Harvest Academy
Kailey Belsher
Harvest Builders, Head of Marketing
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Global Morning Keynote with Kelechi Nwokocha
Kelechi Nwokocha
Bongalow, CEO
Skye Kihara
Black Business Ventures Association, Operations & Community Manager
Market Research and Competitive Analysis with the Mawji Centre at NAIT
Garrett Fleck
Reputed Marketing Inc., Founder
Weekly Chat for Dev Edmontonians
Chris C
Saturday Morning Productions, Software Consultant
Good but Now Great! Startup Founders Panel with Startup Edmonton
Allan Waine
Startup Edmonton, Program Facilitator
Tristan Ham
Startup Edmonton, Program Facilitator
Allie Knull
ResumeFree™, Founder & CEO
Kate Popiel
What's the Deal?, CEO
Jeffrey Franc
Stat59, CEO
Motion Capture DIY with NAIT's Centre for Innovative Media & Edmonton Screen Industries Office
Steven Gilmour
NAIT, Senior Technical Lead
Skylar Zerr
NAIT, Studio Technologist & Animator
AJ Sharpe
NAIT, Studio Technologist & Animator
Tom Viinikka
Edmonton Screen Industries Office, CEO
Pitch Foundations Bootcamp with Volition
Paul Brassard
Volition, Co-Founder, Managing Partner, and Lead Advisor
Fireside chat with Arden Tse: Insights into how VCs strategically think about product-market fit for early-stage startups with Hassar Consulting Group Inc.
Sam Hassar
Hassar Consulting Group Inc., Founder & CEO
Arden Tse
Yaletown Partners, Investment Manager
✨ FEATURED✨ ML in the Wild with Amii
Adam Danyleyko
Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute, Product Owner, Startups
James Bell
Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute, Machine Learning Scientist
Xiao Zheng
Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute, Program Coordinator
Building an Employee Value Proposition to attract the right talent for your team with Harvest Academy
Kate Rosen
Harvest Builders, Talent Acquisition Lead
What’s Your Big Idea? Getting it out of your head and onto paper with The Idea Napkin with Prospect Human Services
Kathryn Hotte
Prospect Human Services, Small Business Advisor
✨ FEATURED✨ All Your Legal Questions Answered: Q&A and Mixer with Parlee McLaws
Patrick Laycock
Parlee McLaws, Intellectual Property Lawyer
Rhiannon Adams
Parlee McLaws, Intellectual Property Lawyer
Iain Walker
Parlee McLaws, Labour and Employment Lawyer
Michael Gieb
Parlee McLaws, Labour and Employment Lawyer
Jack Harmon
Parlee McLaws, Corporate Lawyer
Chris Peng
Parlee McLaws, Corporate Lawyer
Leveraging the Immigrant Talent Pool to Grow Alberta Startups with Immigrant Techies Alberta
Vartika Manasvi
Sovereign Internet and Identity, Founder and Managing Partner
Yousuf Khatib
Global Skills Hub/TKG, CEO
Wunmi Adekanmbi
Immigrant Techies Alberta, Organizer and Host
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Global Morning Keynote with Omi Iyamu
Skye Kihara
Black Business Ventures Association, Operations & Community Manager
Omi Iyamu
ACE, CEO
100 No's and 1 Yes: Closing Your First Sale with Innovate Edmonton
Barbara McKenzie
Innovate Edmonton, Director, Strategic and Operational Growth
From start-up to scale up, Alberta’s new business Accelerators are getting ready with Innovate Edmonton & Alberta Innovates
Dawn Newton
Innovate Edmonton, Head of Accelerate Edmonton
Ashif Mawji
Community Safety and Wellness Accelerator, Chair
Sherif Saadawi
Plug and Play, Director, Corporate Partnerships
Douglas Holt
Alberta Innovates, Associate Vice President, Investments
Avenge Your Startup - Strategies to Build a "Thought-full" Community with Unbounded Thinking
Ali Wilson
Unbounded Thinking, Director
Shannon Phillips
Unbounded Thinking, Director
How to Grow a Startup Using Partnerships with Senkow Ventures Inc
Clinton Senkow
Senkow Ventures, Managing Director
Why Inclusion Matters and How You Can be an Active Participant in Change - a practical guide to owning your own equity, diversity, and inclusion journey in a time of heightened social consciousness with Erin Davis Co.
Erin Davis
Erin Davis Co., Founder & Lead Inclusion Strategist
Find your pricing sweet spot with Harvest Academy
Jack Cristall
Harvest Builders, Finance Venture Lead
Deconstructing Data Rooms with Startup TNT and 4th Street Capital
Tim Lynn
Startup TNT, Co-Founder
Finding The Perfect Space To Launch Your Business with Cushman & Wakefield Edmonton
Brandon Rosser
Cushman & Wakefield Edmonton, Associate Partner
✨ FEATURED✨ AI Meetup with Amii
Mohammad Reshadi
samdesk, Machine Learning Engineer
Arnold Gihozo
Areto Labs, Lead Software Engineer
Thursday, October 21, 2021
Global Morning Keynote with Odun Eweniyi
Skye Kihara
Black Business Ventures Association, Operations & Community Manager
Odun Eweniyi
PiggyVest, COO & Co-Founder
Virtual Makerspace Tour with Edmonton Public Library
Holly Arnason
Edmonton Public Library, Associate Manager, Makerspace
Get Started with RocketFire Labs & Startup Edmonton
Tristan Ham
Startup Edmonton, Program Facilitator
Geff Croteau
RocketFire Labs, Founder & CEO
Recruiting 101 - Attracting Top Talent with Jobs Alberta
Jason Byrne
Jobs Alberta, President
Fireside Chats: Startup F**k-ups and How to Avoid Them with Goodlawyer
Brett Colvin
Goodlawyer, CEO & Co-founder
Josh Weinberger
Goodlawyer, Chief Legal Officer
How can we make innovation more inclusive with Startup Edmonton
Skye Kihara
Black Business Ventures Association, Operations & Community Manager
People and Pipelines: Building a Scalable Data Strategy with Showbie
Ella Wherritt
Showbie, Senior Data Analyst
Avoid needless failure in entrepreneurship with Hubble Incubator
Cameron Smithers
Hubble Incubator, Founder
Colin Christensen
Fuse42 SDG Accelerator, pot stirrer
Strategies to Support Mental Health in the Workplace with Startup Edmonton
Tiana Field-Ridley
Mental Health Commission of Canada, Implementation Specialist, Workplace Mental Health
Navigating the AI Resources in Your Ecosystem with Cybera
Byron Chu
Cybera Inc., Program Manager, Data Science
Ahmad Bisher
WestGrid, Director, Strategy & Partnership Development
A Deep Dive into Local Neurotechnology Development with NeurAlbertaTech
Eden Redman
NeurAlbertaTech, Executive Director
Friday, October 22, 2021
Global Morning Keynote with Jonah Chininga
Skye Kihara
Black Business Ventures Association, Operations & Community Manager
Jonah Chininga
MICC, CEO
Raising Series A with Innovate Edmonton Sponsored by Williams Engineering
Catherine Warren
Innovate Edmonton, CEO
Andrew Chau
Neo Financial, CEO
Colin Bramm
Showbie, CEO and Co-Founder
James Neufeld
samdesk, CEO
Social Impact powered by AI/ML with the Edmonton Police Foundation
Ashif Mawji
Community Safety and Wellness Accelerator, Chair
Chett Matchett
ATB, AVP Strategy, Operations and Social Economics
Dale McFee
Edmonton Police Service, Chief of Police
Parade, Meet Rain: A Fun Chat With Lawyers About Everything That Can Go Wrong with Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer LLP
Lauren Chalaturnyk
Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer LLP, Lawyer
Jeffrey Daniels
Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer LLP, Lawyer
✨ FEATURED✨ AI Seminar with Amii & UAlberta
Jacob Jaremko
Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii), Fellow and Canada CIFAR AI Chair
Breaking into Data Science - The How’s and Why’s with Cybera
Byron Chu
Cybera Inc., Program Manager, Data Science
Graham Sucha
Cybera, Community Outreach Specialist
Jerric Chen
Cybera Inc, Data Scientist
3D Printing 101: Workshop and Certification with Edmonton Public Library
Holly Arnason
Edmonton Public Library, Associate Manager, Makerspace
AESA Insight Podcast: Startup Edmonton Week Edition
Thai Sirikoone
Alberta Esports Association, Media Team
Ryan Coutts
Alberta Esports Association, Executive, Business Development
Brad Jones
Alberta Esports Association, Vice-President & Co-Founder
Victor Ly
Alberta Esports Association, President & Co-Founder
