Community Events
From networking events, to workshops, to competitions and more; there are many opportunities to get involved in the broader entrepreneurial ecosystem. See what’s available in Calgary and beyond.
If you would like to have your event or activity listed here, please send details to hunter.centre@haskayne.ucalgary.ca
For a complete listing of all entrepreneurial events and programs taking place at the University of Calgary, please visit http://ucalgary.ca/hunter-hub/calendar.
If you would like to add an event to the calendar, please email hunterhub@ucalgary.ca.
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HKCBA National Investment Pitch Competition
The purpose of the Hong Kong – Canada Investment Pitch Competition is to provide students enrolled in post-secondary business programs across Canada with a tangible opportunity to showcase their business idea to a panel of professionals.
If you have been working on a business idea that connects Canada to Hong Kong or leverages the "Canada - Hong Kong" advantage to conduct business between Canada and other parts of Asia, this is your chance to get in the running for prizes valued around $50,000 including:
- Cash prizes and seed money to put towards your business idea
- Consulting services to help get your business from concept to market
- Trip for two to Hong Kong to attend the 2018 Hong Kong Forum
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Rice Business Plan Competition
The world’s largest and richest student startup competition! More than $1 million will be awarded!
Every startup accepted to compete is guaranteed to win prize money!
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Venture Capital Investment Competition
Spanning Europe, Asia and the US, 78 MBA schools around the world compete for the venture capital investment honours. Students are judged on their ability to evaluate and work with real entrepreneurial firms and are judged by VC from the Canadian industry.
VCIC differs from a business plan competition. It is a role-playing competition in which MBAs get to be VCs for the day. Students play the role of VCs in a $100M fund. Throughout the day, five-person teams will hear pitches from entrepreneurs, develop term sheets, and pitch investment strategies to VC judges from across Canada.
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New Tech Meetup
The Hunter Centre proudly supports New Tech Meetup, where Calgary’s vibrant startup, business, academic, and investor communities connect and come together. It’s a great chance to network, socialize, and check out some new technology over drinks.
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Rainforest Alberta "Lunch Without Lunch"
Rainforest Alberta is an informal organization of people working together to improve Alberta’s innovation ecosystem.
The goal of the Rainforest is to grow the same invisible infrastructure that underlies successful tech communities like Silicon Valley, right here in Alberta.
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Startup Calgary Networking Events
If you're interested in entrepreneurship, making connections, meeting people and talking startups - this is for you!
Startup Calgary has a wide range of events aimed at bringing innovators together to learn about business models, funding, IP, and more.
Workshops at the ATB Entrepreneur Centre
The ATB Entrepreneur Centre hosts several workshops each month at their downtown location that cover everything an entrepreneur needs to know. See what's available this month by visiting their calendar of events.