Welcome back to VTJ’s Midweek Memo: the Vancouver tech events and opportunities newsletter you can’t miss.
In this week's issue:
A curated opening night to kick off Web Summit week right
A closing night to wind down with the people who made it happen
What's on after the convention centre empties out
Web Summit is next week. Browse our community-built Vancouver Tech Journal Master After Party List (powered by AinBC) to plan your schedule — and if you want visibility during one of the busiest weeks in Vancouver tech, sponsorship spots are still available. Reach out to [email protected].
UPCOMING EVENTS
🗓 Monday, May 11 | Register
This is a curated evening for executives, founders, and funders building in BC's most dynamic sectors — with a particular focus on fintech, as well as AI, clean energy, health technology, and beyond. No panels, no presentations. Just the right people in a room, starting the week with real conversations.
Whether you're scaling a company, deploying capital, or shaping the conditions that make innovation possible — this is your moment to connect before the convention centre fills up.
Limited space — your registration must be confirmed to attend.
🗓 Monday, May 11 | Register
Vancouver Tech Journal, Builders Collective and Invest Hong Kong are co-hosting an executive luncheon on the sidelines of Web Summit Vancouver, bringing together a curated group of growth-stage CEOs and senior executives exploring expansion into Asian markets.
This is a private, invitation-only event designed for founders and operators who are past the early stage and thinking seriously about what international growth — particularly across Asia — looks like for their company.
Space is limited and attendance is by approval only. If you're interested in joining, submit a request and we'll be in touch.
🗓 Thursday, May 14 | Register
Join us for a relaxed evening of casual networking as the city's tech community winds down from the action. This gathering is curated for founders, executives, investors, and builders — the decision-makers and doers who make the ecosystem move. Whether you're scaling a startup, writing checks, or shipping product, this is your chance to swap stories from the summit, make new connections, and toast to what's next.
🗓 Monday, May 18 | Register
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.
🗓 Wednesday, May 27 | Register
Four days. Thousands of attendees. A global spotlight on Vancouver. Again. Round two is officially over.
Now that the dust has settled, we’re bringing together local leaders from the worlds of tech, startups, and government to unpack year two of Web Summit Vancouver.
🗓 Wednesday, May 20 | Register
WORKTECH Vancouver is a leading conference exploring how the intersection of people, place, and technology is shaping the future of work and the workplace. It is part of the leading global WORKTECH events series.
Bringing together senior leaders, strategists, designers, technologists, and workplace professionals from across industries, WORKTECH Vancouver examines how organizations are rethinking work, space, culture, and digital infrastructure in response to rapid change.*
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🤝 NEW OPPORTUNITIES
🗓️ Ongoing | Apply
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.
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