Office hours today—no agenda, just conversation

BC's defence tech moment: strategy, scale, and sovereignty

Crafting your 3-minute pitch in 3 hours

​​​We get a lot of requests for coffee meetings, quick drinks, and “can I pick your brain?” chats about Vancouver tech. We love the curiosity—but we can’t meet one-on-one with everyone.

​So we host open office hours.

​Every couple of weeks, we post up at a bar or café for informal, no-agenda conversation. Grab a beer, coffee, or tea and come talk to us about whatever’s on your mind—fundraising, storytelling, media, community building, where the ecosystem is heading, or something totally different.

​​​​Canada is modernizing defence procurement. Innovation programs are expanding. The question is: how can BC founders win in this new landscape?

​As geopolitical tensions reshape global supply chains and domestic capacity becomes a national priority, Canada is rethinking how it works with innovators—particularly in areas like advanced manufacturing, AI, cybersecurity, sensors, and dual-use technologies. For founders in British Columbia, that creates both opportunity and complexity. New funding streams are emerging. Procurement pathways are evolving. But translating early innovation support into long-term, revenue-generating government contracts remains a challenge.

Thursday, March 12, 11am (PT) | Register VS TICKETS - 30% discount

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