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Generating Impact - Genome Alberta’s 20th Anniversary Celebration

Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025
7:30am to 10:00am

Part of: Life Sciences Week 2025

Matrix Hotel
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Sept.
23

Join Genome Alberta in celebrating two decades of advancing genomics and life sciences in Alberta and Canada! As part of Alberta’s Life Sciences Week, this celebratory morning will bring together leaders and changemakers from biotech, government, academia, and industry to reflect on our past achievements and our vision for the future.

What to Expect:

  • 7:30am Doors open for networking and photos

  • Breakfast reception with innovation leaders in genomics, industry, government, and academia.

  • 8:00am - 9:00am Formal program with guest speaker Alison Sunstrum. Alison is a serial entrepreneur, VC and angel investor finding and creating sustainable solutions that improve agriculture’s profitability, animal welfare and the environment. Alison is a Fellow and Founding partner in the Ag Stream of the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) Rockies and a passionate advocate for advancing women in STEM and Agriculture.

  • 9:00am - 10:00am Networking with new and existing connections to spark future collaboration.


Matrix Hotel

10640 100 Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB, T5J 3N8


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