Nominations are Open for the MBTech Award🥇
Plus February Tech Thursdays, AI Boom takes Winnipeg, and Face Checkouts
A great Lineup of February Tech Thursdays 🚀
👨🏿💻 February 1st, ‘Tech Trailblazers: Lessons from Black Leaders and Entrepreneurs’ featuring:
Andrew Graham, Project Manager at Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba
Michele L., CEO at Breaking New Consulting Inc.
Kieran Moolchan, Project and Portfolio Manager at Northfield IT
Hanif A. Young, Director of Information Technology at PMI Manitoba
Richard Thomas, Senior Technology Manager at SkipTheDishes
🧑🚀 February 8th, ‘Digital Transformation and Change Management: Do’s and Don’ts’ featuring:
Joanne Zuk, President and CEO at Joanne Zuk Leadership and Strategy
🤝 February 15th, ‘Tapping into the Canadian Tech Talent Pool’ co-hosted by Economic Development Winnipeg, featuring:
David Peters, Co-Founder & CEO at ConstructionClock
Monica Morosan, Digital Marketing Manager at Illumia Labs
Kristina Akpalo, Outreach Officers, Domestical Network, at IRCC, Government of Canada
Yvonne Kinley, Director of Talent & Workforce Development at Economic Development Winnipeg
⚒️ February 22nd, ‘Developer Experience: Why Investing in Developer Tools makes Business Sense’ featuring:
Andre Wanlin, Customer Success Engineer at Spotify
🥇 February 29th, ‘2024 Manitoba Tech Awards’ a MBTech Week event.
We want to thank our incredible sponsors for making these events possible: Neo Financial, SkipTheDishes, Manitoba Tech Accelerator, Norima Consulting, Go Oil, Snowflake, Amiron Ventures, and Hilltop Partners Network.
→ You can RSVP all events here. ←
Manitoba Tech Awards are Here 🤝
We’re thrilled to host the inaugural Manitoba Tech Awards 2024 as part of MBTech Week. Nominations are open until February 15th. Submit your nominations for the awards here. Here are the awards up for grabs:
→ Top Startup to Watch - presented by Startup TNT
Recognizes one of Manitoba’s early-stage companies that will be the “most likely to succeed”, as voted on by the Manitoba tech community.
→ Tech Company of the Year - presented by Tech Manitoba
Recognizes one of Manitoba’s later-stage companies that is having a positive impact on Manitoba’s tech ecosystem.
→ Outstanding Game Studio - presented by New Media Manitoba
Awarded to a game studio in Manitoba that has demonstrated special achievement
→ Most Innovative Technology Award - presented by Canadian Council of Innovators
Awarded to a tech startup with the most innovative technology, either hardware or software.
→ Leader of the Year - presented by Tech Manitoba
The Leader of the Year is awarded to an executive-level individual (Founder, CEO, COO, CTO, President, Vice-President, etc) who has not only had a significant impact on the success of their organization, but also serves as inspiration to their colleagues/teams, customers and community.
→ Most Promising Founder - presented by Manitoba Technology Accelerator
Awarded to a dynamic early-stage founder recognized for their coach-ability, community involvement and ability to launch a technology-focused company in Manitoba.
→ Impact Award - presented by SkipTheDishes
Awarded to the tech company or organization that demonstrates their commitment to Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) standards, or through their products and services assists other companies or society in general to make improvements in one or more of Environment, Social (diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging) or Governance areas.
→ Women in Tech Award - presented by NorthForge
The Woman in Tech is awarded to a founder recognized for her entrepreneurial success in launching a technology-focused company in Manitoba. This individual has also demonstrated a passion for supporting gender equity and promoting women’s advancement, making a lasting impact on Manitoba’s technology ecosystem.
Submit your nominations here before February 15th!
🥇 Awards
Laivly made Forbes inaugural list of Canada’s Best Startup Employers. Laivly ranked No. 2 on the list of the 200 top Canadian startups, narrowed from a shortlist of 1500 companies. Startups were evaluated based on employer reputation, employee satisfaction, and growth—and we’re proud to be considered among the very best!
🚀 Company & Product Launches
Appraiva, an AI property imagery company that identifies every distressed, off-market property leads in any zip code for real estate investors is launching. Keep your eyes out for them.
Bobo, an AI-driven parenting and pregnancy platform that supports parents on their journey is establishing their head office in Winnipeg.
BOLD Commerce has launched biometric checkout using just your face. Powered by Wink, the tool enables you to use your face to prefill information need to complete a purchase.
📰 In the News
Winnipeg's Tec-Voc School has opened an aerospace training shop, a testament to the province's commitment to advancing skills in our key industries.
SkipTheDishes has sponsored Technovation Girls Manitoba Chapter in collaboration with Red River College for the 3rd year in a row. Technovation is a free 12-week program for girls aged 15-18 to expose them to technology and industry experts, learn coding skills and develop an app to solve a real-world problem. Skip's team of mentors and speakers will support the Technovation teams all the way to the finish line.
EMILI recently launched the Fundamentals of Farm Data literacy course. In addition to being accessible for free online, EMILI is actively working with partner organizations to deliver online webinars and in-person events.
👯 Other Events
February 2: First Fridays at the FabLab
February 6: Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship: What you need to know
February 15: North Forge Advance Manufacturing Series: A Deep Dive into Certification and Compliance in Advanced Manufacturing
February 27: EMILI is hosting a webinar on putting agtech and farm data to work.
February 28: Intellectual Property Summit
👩🏫 Who’s Hiring
Neo Financial, Product Manager - Career Pivot & District Sales Manager
SkipTheDishes, Senior BE Developer & Lead Fraud Analytics
Bobo, Principal Engineer