Welcome back to VTJ’s Midweek Memo: the Vancouver tech events and opportunities newsletter you can’t miss.
In this week's issue:
A private luncheon for executives eyeing Asian markets
What founders need to know about AI risk before it's a problem
A conference on the future of work, space, and digital infrastructure
PLUS: Our Web Summit Unofficial Master Afterparty List is now a website. Check out the 27 events listed or request to have your own added.
UPCOMING EVENTS
🗓 Monday, May 4 | 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 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.
🗓 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.
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🗓 Wednesday, May 6 | Register
AI is moving faster than most compliance and legal frameworks can keep up with — and for founders, that gap is both a risk and a decision point.
We're bringing together a small group to get into what actually matters: what founders need to understand about security posture, regulatory exposure, and AI risk before it becomes a problem.
Details are still coming together — stay tuned.
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🗓 Tuesday, April 28 | Register
Lace up and join RBCx at the Vancouver Startup Week edition of the Sweat Equity Run Club!
If you enjoy running businesses and pavements, gather with other tech founders at the Sweat Equity Run Club, where we will jog a fun and friendly 5k, starting and ending at North House. Connect, swap stories, and get those endorphins flowing 👟*
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🗓 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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