Tonight: Can B.C.’s talent keep up with its ambitions?

Fundraising stories from Vancouver founders

Where tech meets mineral exploration

​​BC is building faster than it’s training.

The province’s growth agenda is among the most ambitious in Canada. It spans major projects, clean energy, critical minerals, AI and advanced technology, and a generation of infrastructure investment. Every one of those priorities depends on the same thing: enough skilled people, in the right places, ready at the right time. The gap between what BC plans to build and who will build it is fast becoming the defining economic question of the decade.

​The Build Gap is an evening for the people who will close that gap. Vancouver Tech Journal and FutureFit AI are bringing together 50 leaders from government, industry, and the workforce ecosystem for an honest conversation, over drinks, about whether BC’s talent pipeline can keep pace with its ambitions.

​Is your organization rethinking its hardware strategy for the AI era? What to refresh, what to extend, what AI capacity really costs and how circular procurement can protect both your budget and your sustainability goals? Let's talk strategy!

Join Vancouver Tech Journal and ReuseTechBC for 'The Hardware Behind the AI Buildout', an executive evening for the CIOs, CTOs, IT leaders and procurement and sustainability teams making these calls.

​Behind every great company is a story of vision, resilience, and bold decision-making. In this session, we bring together women who are shaping the entrepreneurial landscape as founders building companies from the ground up and as funders backing the next generation of ideas.

​Join us for an inspiring conversation where our panelists share the leadership lessons they've learned along the way: navigating challenges, taking risks, building teams, raising capital, and creating space for others to succeed. Expect candid stories, hard-won insights, and practical advice you can take back to your own journey

​Raising capital is never easy — and in today’s market, founders need more than just a great pitch to secure the right investors. This edition of #VTJTalks brings together experienced Vancouver founders and investors to share their real-world fundraising stories, lessons learned, and practical strategies for success.

​Vancouver Tech Journal and the Association for Mineral Exploration (AME) are bringing together two communities that don’t meet often enough: BC’s tech ecosystem and its mineral exploration sector. Join us for an evening with explorers, tech founders, investors and industry leaders as we explore:

​Join DIGITAL to explore the innovations shaping the future of housing. Hear a keynote from Amber Mac, meet the teams who created solutions that are transforming how homes are planned, approved and built; and be the first to meet Charlie, DIGITAL's new AI-powered guide to housing innovation.  

Open House makes the work visible. Open Doors invites you to explore new ideas, connect with innovators and discover opportunities to put housing innovation to work in your organization or community.  

Be part of the conversation. Register today!*

_{Supported by the Province of British Columbia through the Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs}

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Are you a purpose-driven founder wanting to do more memorable pitches so you can get the funding you need to address world problems? 

If so, on Wednesday, November 18th at 4pm (PT) join Pitch Coach, Brenda Benham for “3 Tips Founders Seeking Funding Can Use to Improve their Next Pitch”. *

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Apply for this cost-sharing grant program that funds small, medium and large enterprises to support skills training for their workforces, including prospective new hires.