Newsletter Edition #34
October 2021

"Sometimes it’s the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination"
Drake

Keep current with cyber security threats and find out how insurance can help mitigate your business’ risk.

Watch the MNP Webinar on “What you need to know about the latest cyber threats and reducing risk with insurance” here.

Congratulations to the team at DynaGenium Bioimplants for their new collaboration with a strategic investment partner to support the further development of the company's surgical medical device portfolio.

We are pleased to announce that Pur EnerG has recently been appointed as an approved supplier of their innovative granola products to the Banff Springs Hotel. Nice Job, Team!

Innovate Canmore is now on Instagram! Follow us on Social Media:

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Virtual Hyper-Accelerator Program

NEW 2022 PROGRAM
Announcing the launch of our Virtual Hyper-Accelerator Program for global Tech Startups.

This ultra-intensive program is designed to provide early stage Founders with Scale-Up Strategies to prepare their ventures to become Investment Ready.

The first course is scheduled for mid-late February with leading entrepreneur mentors, guest speakers and investors from the global tech ecosystem, and leading Canadian and international Universities and Business Schools.

Eligibility, Program Scope and Registration details to be announced shortly.

The Big Fail - Rebuilding from the Ground Up

Nobody talks about failure in Silicon Valley, yet 90% of startups fail. Neeraj Berry, serial entrepreneur, shares his key takeaways from the hardest but most rewarding experience in his life. After raising $60M from some of the leading Silicon Valley VCs, scaling his startup to 1,200 employees, and generating $20M in revenue, it all fell apart. Learning from mistakes is one of the best ways to grow.

Save yourself $60M and hoist in the lessons Neeraj took away from this “epic fail” and rebuild experience.

Monday December 6, 2021
12-1230pm MST

For more informtion on the Banff Venture Forum, and to register for evetns, click here.

Spark After Dark

Hop to Telus Spark for a fun-filled 18+ science evening!
Spark After Dark has returned with everything you love: drinks, food, music and science.

This month's theme is robots, exploring AI, VR and the innovative robotic technology humans have created and continue to design. The event includes:

• Specialty cocktails that pack a punch

• Hot meals from the Spark Eatery

• Three exhibit galleries with heaps of hands-on experiments

• 20-minute digital immersion experience

The Algorithms That Run (or Ruin) Our Lives

with Osmar Zaïane
Fellow & Canada CIFAR AI Chair at AMII
Professor – University of Alberta (Computing Science); Principal Investigator – xAI Lab (University of Alberta

Nov. 18, 2021
5-10 p.m. MST

In our daily lives, whenever we start an application, press a button on the keyboard, trigger a sensor, or perform some calculation, there is always an algorithm that is activated presumably to make our life easier. Osmar Zaïane presents on the topic of algorithms -- what they are, where they are, and how they're affecting our lives.

For more information on the event, and to register, click here.

For more info on AMII and thier AI Seminars click here.

• ISL Adapt Uses ML To Make Water Treatment Cleaner & Greener | AMII - read here

• Can Nuclear Fusion Put The Breaks On Climate Change | The New Yorker - read here

• To Fight The Climate Crisis, Banks Must Stop Financing Factory Farming | The Guardian - read here