The July Tech Thursday Calendar is Here 🤑
Thriving in the venture space, lab to market, the future of Ag, and more!
Here they are! Our July calendar of events for Winnipeg!
Take a peek! We’ll see you there 👇
🚀 July 3rd
Topic - "Is Venture for You?" FoundHers Roadshow
Co-Host - PitchBetter Canada & Foundhers by Pitch Better
Speakers:
Carine Bado, Founder at My Little Tribe Community
Charmaine Jennings, Founder & Digital Marketing Executive at Strategic Charm
Erica Urías, Instructor at The University of Winnipeg
Keisha Paul, Founder at Keisha Paul Consulting
Shana Goodridge, Founder & Principal Consultant at Goldsphere Technologies
Moderated by: Layla Frieg, Financial, Strategic Creative Consultant at LF Consulting Canada
💬 July 10th
Topic - Write Your Own Provisional Patent Application with David Johnson
Speakers:
David Johnson, Patent Agent and Shareholder at PCKIP
Paul Card, CEO at Manitoba Innovates
🧪 July 17th
Topic - Lab To Market
Co-host - RRC Polytech
Speakers:
Dr. Jolen Galaugher, Executive Director, Research Partnerships and Innovation and Labs at Red River College Polytechnic
Whitney Morgan, Director of Operations at NorthForge
Devon Bath, Co-Founder at GradFinder
Mohamed Naim Ben Younes, Co-Founder at GradFinder
Loren Oschipok, Director - Partnerships, Knowledge Mobilization & Innovation at the University of Manitoba
Moderated by: Shane Grusko, Industry Liason at Red River College Polytechnic
Description:
Come learn about the Lab to Market network being led by RRC Polytech.
The federal government has announced $95.3 million in funding over five years through the Lab to Market grants. One of the networks is being led by Red River College Polytech.
“Red River College Polytech is leading the College-University Lab to Market Network for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization, which brings together 30 colleges and universities, along with other collaborators, and spans eight regional hubs and three Indigenous hubs,” said The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry.
This network will harness the infrastructure and expertise in industry-facing applied research found at Canada’s colleges and polytechnic institutions.
🌾 July 24th
Topic - Manitoba AgTech Companies
Speakers:
Katie Friesen, Venture Capital Associate at Tall Grass Ventures
Steve Manning, Co-Founder at True Ag Developments Inc.
🛑 July 31st
Topic - Interactive Vibe Coding Session
Speakers:
Ben Myers, Co-Founder at Robin.Guide
Yvette Hawkes, Business Advisor at Manitoba Women’s Enterprise Centre
A big thank you to all of our sponsors for making these events a possibility including Boast, Skip, Neo Financial, Go Oil, Lotlinx, Conquest Planning, The Exchange District BIZ, Norima Consulting, MAD Social Agency, FeedFlo, Crestview Strategy, Motiv, and Amiron Ventures.
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