Calgary's April Calendar Is Here! 🔥
We've got 4 events lined up: Two of your favorite entrepreneurship podcasts recording live, real talk on government funding, and a deep dive into AI adoption in energy and mining.
April in Calgary is stacked! Four events coming your way this month.
Find your Thursday below👇
💡 April 2nd - Your Business is on the Line Live Recording
Every week, host Shubh Sidhu invites guests to bring their business ideas, workplace problems, and entrepreneurial dreams into the studio, and helps them figure out if the idea is brilliant, terrible, or somewhere in between.
This time, the audience is part of the show too! Got a business idea you’ve been sitting on? A workplace problem with no clean answer? The floor opens to audience pitches.
Speakers:
Tate Hackert, Co-Founder & CSO, ZayZoon
April Hicke, Founder & CEO, Toast
Philippe Burns, Co-Founder, Tech Thursday
Shubh Sidhu, Founder & Host, Your Business is on the Line
🎙️ April 16th - LIVE Season 3 Finale: The Founder Mindset Podcast
Co-Hosted by: Thin Air Labs
The Founder Mindset, the podcast where veteran broadcaster Leah Sarich asks Canadian founders one simple question: “Why would you do this?”, comes to Tech Thursday for a Live Recording.
This season finale brings together the organizations supporting the growth of founders Leah chatted with all season long. Join us and get insights on what to look for in a banking partner, the right investor, how to commercialize and how to find executive tech talent.
Guests:
Brian Ford, VP, ATB Business Solutions
Brad Parry, CEO, Calgary Economic Development and OCIF
Andrew MacIsaac, CEO, API
Ashley Gallant, Senior Executive Recruitment Consultant and Marketing Lead, Artemis Canada
Hosted by: Leah Sarich, Head of Story, Thin Air Labs
⚖️ April 23rd - The Future of Government Funding in Tech
We’re bringing together seasoned investors and ecosystem builders who’ve been close to these programs for a candid, grounded discussion on the state of government capital.
Expect real perspectives, hard-earned lessons, and honest takes on what a more effective funding landscape could look like going forward. Walk away with a sharper lens on how government capital fits (or doesn’t) into the startup journey, and what the ecosystem could realistically push for.
Speakers:
Derrick Hunter, President & CEO, Bluesky Equities
Michelle Scarborough, Former Managing Partner of Thrive Venture Fund, BDC
Moderated by: Philippe Burns, Co-Founder, Tech Thursday
More speakers TBA!
Lunch & Learn Workshop: Unlocking R&D Tax Credits in 2026: What Calgary Innovators Need to Know
If you’re developing software, creating hardware, solving technical challenges, or just broadly building innovative products or services, you’re likely eligible for significant R&D tax credits.
Join Carlos Coelho, MBA and Jared Roach from Boast for an interactive lunch & learn session that cuts through the confusion around Canada’s SR&ED program and the unprecedented opportunities for Calgary’s innovators in 2026. RSVP here!
⚡️ April 30th - How Energy & Mining can Lead AI Adoption in Canada
Energy and mining don’t usually headline AI conversations. Maybe they should.
The data density, operational scale, and high stakes of these industries create exactly the conditions where AI delivers real value. They’ve been generating complex, high-quality data for decades. The infrastructure is there. The problems are real. And the companies operating in this space are starting to move faster than most people realize.
Speakers:
John Mortimer, CTO, GeologicAI
Keri Lee, Managing Director, BlueMarvel AI
Moderated by: Philippe Burns, Co-Founder, Tech Thursday
More speakers TBA!
