The people your network has been meaning to introduce you to, all in the same room.

In The Loop is a social innovation mixer for people working in social enterprise, tech for good, social impact, and circular economy in Edmonton. Not a panel. Not a pitch night. Not a conference. Just the right people, finally in the same room at the same time.

Think of it as a science fair meets an ecosystem summit. Someone working in agtech on seed modification meets someone working in food rescue and redistribution. They are both on the same circular food economy loop, buy have probably never spoken to each other... Until now.

That is what In The Loop is abouy, cross pollination between people already working on the same social problems but from different sides of the ecosystem. No one is selling anything. There is no report, no launch, no fundraising ask. Just genuine, aligned, action between people who already speak the same language.

What This Feels Like

Doors open at 4:30 PM. From there, the space is yours to wander. Brighton Block will be set up in science fair style, with different zones for different parts of the circular economy (agriculture, textile recovery, food systems, sustainable building, tech for good, and more). Your name tag will include a cue about what part of the ecosystem you're working in, so finding your people, and discovering unexpected ones, happens naturally.

There will be conversation starters throughout the space and a chance to add to a give and take board to share ideas, resources, and connections organically. At a few points during the evening, we will jump on the mic and ask the co-host's to give the room two minutes on what the do and what they're working on. Not a pitch, just a window. Then back to the floor.