Startup City 2015
September 21—24, 2015
As part of the Startup Week celebrations happening from Sept. 21-24, the Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) has partnered with world-class organizations to put on first-rate programming for the startup community. That programming, under the banner of Startup City, will help take Vancouver’s already globally recognized startup ecosystem to the next level. Events within Startup City are addressing the core needs of Vancouver’s startup community – capital and talent – and speak to startups at all stages of growth, from small businesses looking to leverage technology to some of Canada’s biggest success stories in the Tech industry today.
Join us at The Imperial – 319 Main Street. For a list of events that are still open for registration, see below the program.
| Networked Business Bootcamp – Tickets sales closed. | |
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Every business needs to embrace technology. Come learn the local tools, technologies, and strategies to help your business connect online.Networked Business Boot Camp will help businesses connect socially, identifying the online tools, in-person networks, and local support services that can enhance their operations. Non-tech, low tech startups, SMEs and social enterprises that are looking to grow or evolve their business are all invited to attend! |
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| Tinkerine Drone Workshop – Tickets sales closed. | |
| This workshop is an introduction to 3D printing, and how it can be used to develop micro quadcopters. Each participant will gain hands-on experience using a 3D printer, developing their own design from a library of parts, and assembling electronics to create their very own flying RC quadcopter! | |
| VEF – Unicorn or Bust: Trends in Angel Investing – Tickets sales closed. | |
| Angel investing has evolved significantly over the past decade; as has Vancouver’s startup ecosystem. Join the VEF community to hear from a panel of experts on the changing trends around early stage investing, the internationalization of capital, what angels are now looking forn and how to best engage with the angel community. | |
| SPRING VanIMPACT 2015 – Tickets sales closed. | |
| Learn from and be inspired by amazing speakers, with topics ranging from measuring social impact, to building a values aligned corporate culture, to staying sane as thefounder of a high-growth startup. | |
| The Next Big Story… and The Next Big Stories – Tickets sales closed. | |
| Hear from Canada’s biggest startup story this year and from the young Vancouver tech leaders who will be behind the biggest stories for years to come. Streaming in live from Ottawa, Tobi Lutke, Founder and CEO of Shopify, is joining Vancouver Startup City for a fireside chat. Moderated by Matt Switzer, VP Corporate development office of Hootsuite and Dr. Alexandra Greenhill, CEO of MyBestHelper.com. | |
| *@^#UP Nights – Tickets sales closed. | |
| An intimate evening of storytelling and wisdom.*@^#UP Nights is casual meetup of entrepreneurs, creatives and thought leaders from a variety of industries, where successful speakers share what they’ve learned from a business or project failure they personally experienced. Speakers include award-winning creative Carson Ting, founder and CEO of Massive Media Lindsay Smith, founder of Latergram.me Ian MacKinnon and more! | |
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HIGHLINE, BCTIA, VEC + Wavefront present the 2015 Canadian Tech Showcase – Tickets sales closed. |
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| This free-for-VSW-passholders event invites you to join Vancouver entrepreneurs, international investors and corporate partners to connect with the heartbeat of Vancouver’s tech scene, and see some of Canada’s emerging momentum & growth companies. | |
| HR Tech Group 2015 Talent Conference – Tickets sales closed.– |
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| The Tech sector has never been hotter, and it’s the People that make a tech company successful. Learn the latest from your peers, and hear from companies like GoPro, Hootsuite, EA, Mobify, Chimp and more on how Culture drives success at tech companies, and how you can use it to your competitive advantage. | |
| Plenty of Fish & RBC Level UP: Vancouver – Tickets sales closed. | |
| Vancouver startups have been making hugely influential moves on the global playing field recently, and that could mean some big changes for British Columbia’s economic capital. Come for an expert panel, a drags-den like pitch session and networking. |
Vancouver Startup City isn’t just limited to The Imperial. Check out these other awesome events.
 Tobi LütkeFounder Shopify |
 Dr. Alexandra GreenhillCo-Founder & CEO myBestHelper.com |
 Bruce CroxonSerial Entrepreneur CBC Dragon’s Den |
 Boris WertzFounding Partner Version One Ventures |
 Matt SwitzerVP Corporate Development Hootsuite |
 Marianne HudsonExecutive Director Angel Capital Association |
 Fraser HallCo-Founder Recon, Bryght.com, & Vancouver Founder Fund |
 Megan NantelScience World Future Science Leaders |
 Roger HardyCEO SHOES.com |
 Jeff RyanVP of People Go Pro |
 Nikolas BadmintonFuturist |
 Chuck HamiltonDigital Strategy Leader Centre for Digital Media |
 Stephanie Cohn RuppCEO Toniic |
 Sohaib ZahidCEO & Co-Founder Vanhawks |
 Ambrosia HumphreyVP Talent Hootsuite |
 Crystal HenricksonSocial Business Leader Yelp, Chimp, Invoke Labs |
 Yuri Navarro Executive Director National Angel Capital Organization |
 Daniel DuboisCEO & Founder ShareShed, The Next Big Thing |
 Dhaman RakhraCo-Founder & COO Bo, Next 36 Graduate, Hult Prize Winner, Schulich School of Business |
 Paul ElmCEO & Founder Spartan, Fresh Founders |
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