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    Participants of the VEC Copenhagen Learning Tour on a green building site visit wearing safe vests and hard hats.
    Vancouver to Copenhagen Learning Tour

    programs / Green Economy, High Impact Investment

    17 local leaders, policymakers and businesses went to Copenhagen, Denmark to learn about the Danish approach to building decarbonization, energy effic ...
  • Signature Report
    BC Heat Pump Technology Attraction Strategy

    programs / Green Economy

    This strategy helps identify the availability, needs and gaps of heat pump technologies in BC
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    Three women participate in a virtual Greater Vancouver Circular Economy Network Series sessionin a
    Greater Vancouver Circular Economy Network Series

    programs / Green Economy, Entrepreneurship & Industry Support

    The series offers a platform for circular innovators to connect, share, learn from, and engage with like-minded entrepreneurs and business operators f ...
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    Join us at Get in the Loop 2.0 – a circular reverse pitch session where large Canadian companies share their circular challenges with an audience of local and international solution providers.
    Get in the Loop: Circular Reverse Pitch 2.0

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    Join us for a circular reverse pitch session where large Canadian companies share their circular challenges with an audience of local and internationa ...
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    Vancouver’s Zero Emissions Economic Transition Action Plan

    programs / Green Economy, Resilience

    ZEETAP aims to help businesses and individuals address challenges related to the just and equitable transition to a zero-carbon economy.
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    Get in the Loop: Circular Reverse Pitch March 30, 2022 | Part of Globe
    Get in the Loop: Circular Reverse Pitch

    programs / Green Economy

    Get in the Loop is a circular reverse pitch event that provides larger Canadian companies a platform for sharing their circular challenges with an aud ...
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    Angels for Climate Solutions

    programs / Capital, Green Economy

    Angel investors will navigate the ins and outs of early-stage investing while startups prepare for the capital-raising process.
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    Project Greenlight Accelerating smart and sustainable transformation.
    Project Greenlight

    programs / Entrepreneurship & Industry Support, Green Economy, Tech

    A membership-driven demonstration platform that forges strategic partnerships between public and private enterprises and technology companies.
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    Economic Transformation Lab

    programs / Resilience, From Our Peers

    The Economic Transformation Lab (ETL) is a research program developed by the Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) to prepare Vancouver’s economy for ...
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    PG Connects 2020

    programs / Digital Entertainment, High Impact Investment, Capital

    Level Up: Vancouver, British Columbia Pavilion at PG Connects London brings local companies to Europes biggest mobile games event.
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    Discovery Foundation’s Capital Mentorship Program

    programs / Capital, Entrepreneurship & Industry Support

    The Capital Mentorship Program tests investor readiness through a combination of workshops, seminars, mentor-driven education, and peer support.
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    Impact 6 Pack 2020 | Delivered by Decade Impact Strategy & Activation, sponsored by the Business Development Bank of Canada, and hosted by the Vancouver Economic Commission
    Impact 6 Pack

    programs / Entrepreneurship & Industry Support, Impact

    Impact 6 Pack is a comprehensive 6-part course designed to help business create their own Impact Strategies.
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    Vancouver Career Fair 2019

    programs / Digital Entertainment, Talent

    May 6, 2019 -- North America’s largest professional recruiting event for the digital entertainment industry with over 35 hiring studios.
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    2018 Canada–China Business Forum

    programs / Asia Pacific

    With a focus on the Green Economy and Service Innovation, the forum featured several keynote presentations, pitch sessions, B2B networking.
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    PG Connects 2019

    programs / Digital Entertainment, Entrepreneurship & Industry Support

    Level Up: Vancouver, British Columbia Pavilion at PG Connects London brings local companies to Europes biggest mobile games event.
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    Cascadia Innovation Conference 2018

    programs / Green Economy, Capital

    October 9, 2018 -- This reverse-pitch enables companies in Cascadia Innovation Corridor to pitch their technology needs to local solution providers.
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    Sustainable Brands Vancouver - Supported by the Vancouver Economic Commission
    Sustainable Brands 2018

    programs / Green Economy, Impact

    A global platform for brand innovation for organizations that are embedding social, environmental and cultural values into their operations.
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    Vancouver Career Fair 2018

    programs / Digital Entertainment, Film & TV, Talent

    April 14, 2018 -- North America’s largest professional recruiting event for VFX, animation, video games, film & TV and VR/AR.
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    Cascadia Connect 2018

    programs / Green Economy, Entrepreneurship & Industry Support

    March 15, 2018 -- This reverse-pitch enables companies in Cascadia Innovation Corridor to pitch their technology needs to local solution providers.
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    Cleantech Capital Mentorship 2017

    programs / Green Economy, Capital

    This Cleantech focused installment of the Capital Mentorship Program offers a four-week program for up to 16 cleantech entrepreneurs
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Events
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