Programs Archive | Vancouver Economic Commission

Digital Innovation and Leadership (DIAL)

programs / Talent

This streamlined education program is designed to ensure workers have the skills and knowledge required to succeed amid this rapidly changing landscap ...

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

Events

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.

Events

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.

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.

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 ...

Events

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

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.