The Last Tech Thursday's of 2025 are Here! 👇
Reviewing the Federal Budget and Solving the Canadian Productivity Crisis Headlines an Incredible November Schedule!
They’re here!
As we gear up for the final public events on the Tech Thursday calendar, we wanted to say thank you to the great community that makes this possible!
With that said, we are so excited about these two events, and couldn’t be more thrilled to end 2025’s schedule on such a high.
We’ll see you there! 👇
🗳️ November 13th
Topic - Federal Budget Review: What Impact will it have on Tech & AI
Co-Host - Crestview
On November 4th, the Federal Government will release their budget. It’s expected that there will be a focus on innovation, tech, and AI. Thus, we’re bringing back our panel of experts to break down the budget.
Speakers:
Bridget Howe, VP at Crestview and Liberal Commentator
Evan Menzies, VP at Crestview and Conservative Commentator
Moderated by: Philippe Burns, Co-Founder at Tech Thursday
🖥️ November 15th
Topic - Hackathon - Solving the Canadian Productivity Crisis - Calgary
Co-Hosts - Neo, Helcim, ZayZoon, Microsoft, Motiv, and Robin
The goal of this event is to bring back the spirit of early-2010s hackathons. By leveraging Vibe Coding, we believe that in 8-hours, we can create something incredible.
This full-day, cross-city hackathon will bring together developers, product managers, and innovators to tackle one of the biggest challenges facing the country: Canada’s productivity crisis.
First Place team will receive $1,000.
Second Place will receive $500.
People’s Choice winner will receive $500.
Other Events
🎉 November 6th
Event - Launch Party 2025 - Calgary’s Biggest Startup Celebration
Where - Platform Innovation Centre
Launch Party is a celebration of Calgary’s most promising early-stage startups and the growing momentum of our tech ecosystem. Since 2010, it has been the go-to gathering for Calgary tech, entrepreneurs, and curious Calgarians all under one roof, with one goal: to spotlight the next generation of builders shaping Calgary’s future.
A big thank you to all of our sponsors for making these events a possibility including Boast, Skip, Neo Financial, Alberta Innovates, Motiv, Crestview Strategy, and The Pioneer.
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