​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.

​AI ambitions are running into a physical reality. Every model deployment and copilot rollout raises a hardware question: what to buy, keep, or retire, and what it really costs. For the first time in years, hardware strategy is back on the CIO’s agenda.

​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.

​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.

​The world runs on critical minerals. Lithium, copper, nickel, cobalt and rare earth elements power everything from EV batteries and wind turbines to semiconductors, data centres and defence systems. As global demand surges and supply chains become a matter of national security, BC is in a unique position to lead.

The fund will pair minority equity investments with shipbuilding expertise and mentorship.

NASA and USGS will compare that data with the Landsat record.

AI is moving quickly from research labs into everyday business, and regions around the world are competing for the talent and investment that come with it.