Who did we miss?

Welcome to the Midweek Memo: a weekly digest of the city’s top tech events, personnel moves, job openings, and industry opportunities.

Before we get into this, check out the results from our weekly poll: On Sunday, we asked you if the four Alberta startups on LinkedIn’s Top Startups 2023 list were on your radar. You were split 50/50.

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Carbon Neutral Oil Sands by 2050 | Oct. 5

• The Tech Thursday will discuss how tech and energy could come together to achieve carbon neutral oil sands by 2050.

• Panelists include:

  • Patrick Elliott, co-founder and COO, Carbon Alpha

  • Heidi Christensen, director of communications, Pathways Alliance

  • Rhonda Rudnitski, VP of Sustainability, Secure Energy

  • Doug Schweitzer, Senior Advisor, Deloitte

Edmonton Startup Week | Oct. 10-14

• Five days of workshops, socials, and events building momentum and opportunity around the city's unique entrepreneurial identity, startup community, and culture of innovation.

Calgary Community Hub of the Social Enterprise World Forum 2023 | Oct. 11

• This 2-day in-person event will feature a curated selection of SEWF23 session recordings paired with additional activities designed to provide attendees with a chance to connect and collaboratively engage with session topics. The 2023 SEWF focuses on collective action and sustainable change.

AWS Meetup: Should you use containers in your infrastructure? | Oct. 12

• At this Tech Thursday get together, join a debate with AWS Meetup Group on whether or not you should be using containers in your infrastructure.

• You’ll hear from:

  • Ryan Masciovecchio, Solutions Architect, AWS

  • Daniel Lee, Principal Infrastructure Engineer, Neo Financial

  • Marcelo Sinhorini, Principal Infrastructure Engineer, SkipTheDishes

Startup TNT Top 20 Pitch Night | Oct. 12

• Celebrating and showcasing 20 of Calgary's best pre-seed and seed-stage startups, as chosen by local investors.

• StartupTNT investors have over $150K to invest in at least one local startup, with winners to be announced in November.

Launch Party 14 | Edmonton, Oct. 14

• At Launch Party you’ll meet the city's brightest entrepreneurs, try their products, and celebrate everything Edmonton’s innovation community has to offer. This isn't your typical networking event or trade show.

• Since 2010, over 120 innovative companies have launched products at the event, including rapidly growing teams like Jobber, Drivewyze, Beamdog, and DrugBank.

Long Calgary | Oct. 16

• Bringing together the people who have chosen Calgary as a home base to create, invest, and innovate.

• Expect raw talks, facilitated discussion, and good drinks and eats.

Startup TNT Finale | Nov. 16

• The five remaining Startup TNT Summit finalists hit the stage one last time before the Startup TNT angels announce the winner of over $150K in capital.

Innovation Week Launch Party | Nov. 23

• Innovation Week 2023 will wrap by highlighting some of Calgary’s most promising startups at Launch Party — the largest startup-focused showcase of the year.

• 2,000+ people will come together to celebrate Calgary’s tech community and put a spotlight on 10 startups that made their mark this last year. Hundreds of companies have been showcased at Launch Party over the years, including big names like SkipTheDishes, StellarAlgo, Orpyx, Virtual Gurus, Red Iron Labs, and more.

Calgary Tech Jobs

• Motive is hiring a Customer Success Manager, Enterprise

• Pembina Institute is hiring a Manager, Renewables in Remote Communities (RiRC)

• SAIT is hiring a Operations Coordinator

• Guidewire Software is hiring a Partner Marketing and Enablement Specialist

• Sprinklr is hiring a Global Partnerships Director – Partner Governance and Processes