Newsletter Edition #25, January 2021 $$PLAIN_TEXT_PREVIEW$$

The Bow Valley’s Technology Innovation Hub

Newsletter Edition #25
January 2021

"Collaboration allows us to know more than we are capable of knowing by ourselves"
Paul Solarz

Updates: New Partnership

We are pleased to announce our new long term Partnership Agreement with the University of Saskatchewan.

This university wide collaboration with one of Canada's leading research-intensive institutions will connect USask innovators with the experience, expertise and resources within the Innovate Canmore Group.

The partnership will allow us to jointly nurture, incubate and accelerate science and technology innovation into commercial success, creating innovative technology products and global market-driven companies that will significantly contribute to the economic development, diversification and resilience of our Canmore, Alberta and Western Canadian economies including the establishment of an internationally recognized Technology Innovation Park in Canmore by late 2023.

Read more here.

Upcoming Programs and Events

CLIMATE CHANGE CLEAN TECH SPEAKER SERIES

Title: Future Trends in Climate Change Technology Innovation

Wednesday, February 10th, 2021
7:00-8:15pm

Presenter: David Keith PhD; Harvard University Center for the Environment

David Keith is the Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics at Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and Founder of Carbon Engineering a company developing technology to capture CO2 directly from the atmosphere.

Professor Keith has worked near the interface between climate science, energy technology and public policy for 25 years. Best known for his work on the science technology and public policy of solar geoengineering he led the development of Harvard’s Solar Geoengineering Research Program.

Register for the presentation here.

BowCodeIT NETWORKING SPEAKER SERIES

Title: Trends in Government Funding in the Technology Ecosystem

Wednesday, March 17th, 2021
7:00-8:15pm

Presenter: Michael Kerr B.Sc., MBA, CMC

The presentation will cover Funding Sources, Eligibility Criteria and How to Write Effective Applications in the current funding environment.

Michael Kerr is a Technology Development Advisor at Alberta Innovates. He assists in new product development from initial idea through to prototype development testing and regulatory issues as well as intellectual property protection.

Register for the presentation here.

TECH FUTURES CHALLENGE

Another great program offered through our Tech Education Partnership with Mindfuel.

Solve a real-world sustainability issue using science and technology.

The Tech Futures Challenge aims to engage and inspire youth to work collaboratively with friends, classmates or independently on real-world problems using science, design thinking and mentorship support to build tangible solution.

This two-part challenge is offered through the MindFuel Collaboration Platform. It is designed to support our unprecedented circumstances of COVID-19, encourage diverse and creative perspectives and accommodate youth's changeable school circumstances.

Get more info and register here.

Our collaboration with AMII (the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute) promotes their online education programs in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to the local tech ecosystem.

ML Foundations 1 - Build a foundational knowledge about AI & ML using real-world examples.

February 4, 2021
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Register here.

ML Foundations 2 - Continue to build foundational knowledge about AI & ML at this class, taking a closer look at technical concepts.

Feb 11, 2021
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Register here.

Tech Space;
News Bites

  • New Minister of Innovation as Bains steps down from Cabinet | read here

  • Climate Change Now Key Issue For Boardrooms And Balance Sheets | read here

  • Global investments into clean-energy technology reach record high of more than $500 billion | read here

Technology Innovation Development Team

Joel Krupa, PhD

Joel holds a PhD from the University of Toronto specializing in climate change, an MSc degree from the University of Oxford and a BSc degree from the London School of Economics.

He is presently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Harvard University John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences working with David Keith, the Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics at Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Professor of Public Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School and Founder of Carbon Engineering, a Canadian company developing technology to capture CO2 directly from the atmosphere. Joel’s research assesses challenges and opportunities facing environmental NGO’s in solar geoengineering governance.

His private sector experience includes Senior Analyst roles at Pic Energy, a Canadian clean energy infrastructure developer, and the Ontario Power Authority. Additionally, he is presently the Chief Administration Officer at the education technology company, Agents of Discovery, an Innovate Canmore Resident Company specializing in the field of Augmented Reality and Animation.

Joel and his family presently reside in Kelowna, BC where he enjoys reading and walking and his time in the gym.

Our Startup and Resident Companies

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