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Crazy8s Film Festival
Running since 1999, Crazy8s provides funding and support to emerging filmmakers to help them produce a short film. It was created to foster support for emerging filmmakers who have little or no access to funding for short films and to train crew and cast. -
PG Connects London 2017
Back for 2017, the Level Up: Vancouver, British Columbia Pavilion and now in partnership with the Province of British Columbia, the Vancouver Economic Commission is once again bringing together top studios from Vancouver and British Columbia to showcase and facilitate business growth at the PG Connects... -
Internet of Things: Cybersecurity
On Tuesday January 24th, Vancouver Entrepreneurs Forum and Ready Room Briefings will host a discussion on the security and privacy concerns of our rapidly interconnected world of the Internet of Things. -
Canada-China Business Forum 2016
The Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) is pleased to host the 4th Annual Canada–China Business Forum. This year’s forum spotlights the unique opportunities available in Vancouver’s booming Digital Entertainment & Interactive (DE&I) industry. -
Whistler Film Festival 2016
From November 30th to December 4th, the Whistler Film Festival will welcome film fans and filmmakers to experience its 16th edition with fresh films, special guests, epic events, innovative industry Summit and talent programs, and time to play in North America’s premiere mountain resort destination. -
LUNCH & LEARN: VEC Presents Thriving Vancouver
Meg O’Shea, the Green Economy Community Coordinator at the Vancouver Economic Commission, will introduce the audience to Thriving Vancouver, Vancouver’s green economy network. -
SAAS NORTH
SAAS NORTH is Canada’s first SaaS Conference designed to connect the top SaaS founders, investors and executives to learn, network and grow over a 2 day event in Ottawa, Canada. Our speakers are... -
2016 Zero Waste Conference
From revolutionary innovation on the frontier of change to innovations in policy and practice, Metro Vancouver's 2016 Zero Waste Conference will ignite conversations and inspire action to accelerate waste prevention and circularity... -
TechFest Vancouver – October 27
Techfest brings together Vancouver's hottest tech companies looking for the city's top talent. -
VIFF: Sustainable Production Forum
Join local film industry and green economy leaders for this one-of-a-kind event, part of the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF). Industry professionals, executives from the Hollywood studios and representatives from global and local sustainability leader organizations... -
Vancouver Tech Showcase
Vancouver Startup City will kick off this year on October 3rd in partnership with Garibaldi Capital, Open Angel, and HIGHLINE to highlight Vancouver’s emerging momentum and growth companies to an audience of entrepreneurs, partners, and angel investors from across Canada. -
BCITSA’s Technology Industry Days Career Fair
According to the Vancouver Economic Commission, there are more than 7,000 tech and ICT companies and close to 1,000 digital entertainment and interactive businesses in British Columbia. Vancouver’s technology, digital entertainment and interactive sectors... -
XDS: The External Development Summit 2016
External Development Summit (XDS) is the only annual, international games industry event held in Canada, with a primary focus on external development for art, animation, audio, software engineering, QA and localization. -
Symposium on Virtual Reality Journalism
Mixed and Virtual Reality has been described as the next platform shift, and its applications in journalism are wide-reaching. The New York Times has invested in both 360 video and immersive films in its partnership... -
Vancouver Info Session at the University of Waterloo
Join the Vancouver Economic Commission and 8 amazing companies to learn about opportunities to grow your career in Vancouver’s innovative, creative and sustainable economy. Imagine yourself in Vancouver as you hear about what is... -
STARTUP CITY IMPACT: Mythbusting Mixer
Every business can have an impact. Join us to bust common myths about what it means to be an impact-driven organization. Part of StartupCity: Impact. -
50 Ways to Make an Impact
Pietra Basilij Pietra is the Vancouver Economic Commission’s lead on sustainable community development. She works primarily with industrial businesses to spur... -
Vancouver Career Fair for VFX, Animation, and Video Games
Over 1,500 of Vancouver's best and brightest animators, designers, developers, and digital artists will descend on the Vancouver Convention Centre eager to meet the cutting-edge companies & world-class educators that can transform their careers -
GDDP: Inside the Boardroom
The City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) recently launched the Green and Digital Demonstration Program (GDDP), and are hosting an ‘inside-the-boardroom’ event that shows the program in action, and how winning proponents are selected. -
Leading Change: Mentoring Canada’s next generation of leadership
Call for mentors! Leading Change is a Canada-wide movement for young environmental and sustainability professionals. The Forum will bring together over 150 young leaders from across the country.