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Venture Summit Keynote: Building Venture-Scale Companies from the Prairies
Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025
9:30am to 10:30am
Part of: Edmonton Startup Week
Organized by:
Edmonton Unlimited
Oct.
9
9
Join us for an inspiring morning keynote featuring a distinguished guest speaker who has successfully built venture-scale companies from the Canadian prairies.
This fireside chat will explore the unique advantages, strategies, and mindset shifts needed to scale billion-dollar startups from Alberta and beyond. Our speaker will share real-world insights on overcoming geographic challenges, accessing talent and capital, and leveraging prairie resilience to build world-class companies.
Complimentary breakfast will be served for all registered attendees. This session is open to everyone and provides an excellent networking opportunity to connect with fellow entrepreneurs, investors, and startup ecosystem leaders before the day's programming begins.
Fireside Chat Participants
Doug Johnson, Former CMO, Drivewyze
Michael Buhr, Executive Director, C100
10107 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, AB, T5J 1W8
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