đŸ July Tech Thursday Line-up Announced
Plus Delphi inks big contract, rewards for donuts, and green tech wins big
đŸ Tech Thursday Line-Up
Weâre thrilled to announce our incredible Tech Thursday line-up! We want to thank our incredible sponsors for making these events possible: SkipTheDishes, Neo Financial, Manitoba Tech Accelerator, Norima Consulting, Go Oil, Snowflake, and Amiron Ventures. Here is the lineup:
July 6th: Health and Technology Panel. Featuring: Sandra Foster, Managing Director at Capstone Ridge, Kim Kline, President of Bioscience Association of Manitoba, and Norm Silver, Co-founder of QDoc Inc. Location: Kingâs Head Pub
July 13th: Intellectual Property Panel. Featuring: Silvia De Sousa, IP Lawyer / Partner at Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP, Michael Le Goff, Industrial Technology Advisor at National Research Council Canada, Kerry Green, Co-Founder and COTB at Les Vertes, Geoff Gyles, Principal at March Agricultural LTD, and moderated by David Johnson Patent Agent and Shareholder at PCKIP. Location: Kingâs Head Pub
July 20th: AR/VR Panel. Featuring: Fabio Hofnik, Business Development at Bit Space Development, moderated by Jonathan Phu Son LĂȘ, Senior Manager at New Media Manitoba's StudioLab xR, other panelists TBA. Location: Launch Coworking Space
July 27th: Marketing in Todays Environment Panel. Featuring: Maddie Thompson, CEO and Founder at Mad Social Agency, Karan Raj Kohli, Founder & CEO at Studio FarOut Inc, Owen Fischer, Sr. Talent Manager at SmallScreen, and David Owasi, Founder at Ace you Business. Location: Launch Coworking Space
All Tech Thursdays start at 4:30pm, July 6th and 13th will take place at the Kingâs Head Pub, while July 20th and 27th will take place at Launch Coworking Space (167 Lombard Ave, Suite 500). Stick around for StartUp TNTâs happy hour after each event.
â To RSVP and to get more information, visit the Tech Thursday Eventbrite here.
đ« Product Launches & Partnerships
3Common, a shared social calendar company, recently partnered with Paramount Pictures & Tobe Nwigwe, Downtown Winnipeg Biz, & New Frontier eSports to sell tickets to their events through 3Common's event management platform.
Delphi Technology Corp, an immersive training company, has signed a three-year contract worth $75 million with Aerodyne Aircraft Development to supply training packages for new aircraft.
Neo Financial has partnered with Tim Hortonâs to power the Tims Credit Card. With nearly 5M customers using the Tim Hortons app every month, this gives Tim Hortons the ability to provide their customers with rewards even faster with points on everyday spending and even higher points on gas, grocery and transit purchases.
đ„Awards & Funding
Bit Space Development, an AR/VR development and Virtual Reality training company, was a recipient of funds from the Manitoba Mineral Fund. The funds will go towards advanced technologies to help streamline the identification of minerals and focusing on creating high tech jobs in the north.
Standard Carbon, a climate accounting company, have won StartupTNTâs VII Summit.
TheoryMesh, a supply chain traceability company, won the 2023 Technology award from the The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce at the 14th annual #SpiritofWPG awards. Delphi Technology Corp and Vibes Energy Inc. were also recognized in this category.
Delphi Technology Corp won first place in Metaverse category at Inventures 2023.
đ° In the News
Jacqueline Keena, EMILIâs Managing Director, published an op-ed in the Winnipeg Free Press about embracing new technologies to increases sustainability. The article highlights the impact of AI on the future of digital agriculture, and the importance of an innovative and adaptive agri-food sector built on partnerships and symbiotic relationships. You can read it here.
Mark Evans, President & CEO of Conquest Planning Inc., has joined RocketRezâs Board.
đ©âđ« Whoâs Hiring in Winnipeg
Neo Financial, Lead Product Manager
SkipTheDishes, Senior Java Developer
Wawanesa Insurance, Data Engineer
Manitoba Hydro, Mobile Device Specialist