Summary: How to Successfully Compete for Top Tech Talent
On Mar 27th, 2025, we had Charlyne Fothergill from Sova Operations walk us through some insightful lessons around hiring, contracting, and how to position your company (especially if you’re a […]
Summary: Build Your Own Dashboard, App, or Game Using Generative AI

This session was an interactive hackathon. Here are links to some of the tools we utilized: Claude Tableau Public Cursor What did we do? Check out these examples created during […]
Summary: How Small Businesses Are Achieving More with AI
James Rowe from Circles of AI & Insightful Innovation did an informative presentation on business use cases and different AI tools. Here’s a summary: Link to the Presentation Write Sonic […]
Summary: Live Demo: What are the Possibilities with AI?

On March 13th, Eugene Chen, Chair of the Canadian Open Data Society and a member of Canada’s Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Open Government, ran an interactive demonstration session with various AI […]
Summary: Ask an AI Expert
On March 13th, we hosted Eugene Chen, Chair of the Canadian Open Data Society and a member of Canada’s Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Open Government, and Katrina Ingram, Founder and CEO […]
Summary: Storytelling To Add Depth To Data

On March 12th, we had Mack Male, co-founder and CEO of Taproot Publishing share some insights around how to better communicate data. Key takeaways: Taproot Edmonton Publishes curiosity-driven original stories, […]
Summary: Government Engagement & Open Data Portal

We hosted a half-day session on March 11th with representatives from The Government of Canada and Yukon Government on the topic of Open Government and Open Data. Here are some […]
Summary: Data Basics for Business Owners

Paul Kishchuk from Vector Research did an introductary session on Data Basics for Business Owners on March 10th. Here are some key takeaways: The DIKW Pyramid: Data Raw facts & […]
Summary: Protecting Personal Data with the Canadian Cyber Centre for Cyber Security

On February 5th, we had Christian Lloyd-Kohls from the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security facilitate a highly informative session on phishing, malware, and social engineering. Here are some key takeaways: […]
Summary: Intellectual Property 101: Patents, Trade Secrets, Copyright, Trademarks
Chin Hing Chang, our Program Manager and AccelerateIP certified IP Strategy Consultant hosted an informative introductory session on the topic of Intellectual Property on January 21st. Here are some key […]