📢 Winnipeg Tech Thursday's October Schedule is Here!
Managing risk, women in tech, and a chat with a Winnipeg startup that has crushed it in 2025 headlines the October Tech Thursday schedule.
We continue our incredible fall schedule with an October to remember.
We’ll see you there!
Take a peek! 👇
💼 October 2nd
Topic - Built to Withstand: Managing Risk as You Scale
Co-Host - Coughlin Insurance Brokers
Scaling a business is exciting - but it also comes with new risks that can threaten your momentum if you’re not prepared. This Tech Thursday panel brings together experts in insurance, benefits, and entrepreneurship to unpack how founders and leaders can safeguard their companies while continuing to grow.
Speakers:
John Coughlin, Commercial Insurance Broker at Coughlin Insurance Brokers
Adam Porte, Commercial Account Executive at Coughlin Insurance Brokers
Terry Wang, Founder & CEO, ReLease
Moderator: Steven Hnatishin, Managing Partner & Benefits Specialist at Cascade Group Benefits
👨⚕️ October 9th
Topic - Fireside Chat with QDoc
Co-Host - QDoc
Over the last year, QDoc has been named People’s Choice ScaleUP of the Year for the Prairies at the ScaleUP Awards Gala in Calgary and a finalist in the Spirit of Winnipeg Awards, Technology Division.
Speakers:
David Berkowits, Co-Founder & CTO at QDoc
Dr. Norman Silver, Co-Founder at QDoc
Moderator: Paul Card, CEO at Manitoba Innovates
👩💻 October 16th
Topic - Manitoba Women in Tech
Co-Host - Manitoba Women in Tech Meet-Up Group
Our panelists: Joelle Foster (North Forge), Louie Ghiz (New Media Manitoba), and Kelly Fournel (Tech Manitoba), will share their perspectives on where meaningful progress is happening and where there’s still room to grow. With a focus on advancing equity and creating opportunities for more diverse voices in tech, this session is all about sparking ideas, challenging the status quo, and empowering women and allies to help shape a more inclusive future of innovation.
Speakers:
Joelle Foster, President & CEO at North Forge
Kelly Fournel, CEO at Tech Manitoba
Louie Ghiz, Executive Director at New Media Manitoba
Moderator: Teena Lee, Senior Manager, Community Development at New Media Manitoba
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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