Innovation Saskatchewan is responsible for implementing the province’s innovation priorities and helping grow Saskatchewan’s tech sector. Effective April 2022, this includes operation of the Innovation Place technology parks in Saskatoon and Regina.

Uniting the Prairies Conference Goes Virtual

The Uniting the Prairies (UP) conference is back this year and this time, it’s virtual. The UP conference will keep the spirit of years previous, bringing together the top venture capitalists, angel investors, Prairie expats and tech leaders to share knowledge and experience with startups, elevating the Prairie tech community.

The conference is a one-day free virtual event on September 29 featuring three virtual panels with Prairie expats and tech community leaders. The conference is open to anyone — from CEO to software dev, and from enterprise to startup—looking to build community connections and develop skills relating to product, growth and strategy.

Register now to reserve your spot for these great events:

  • More Pi, Less Pie Charts - The Universal Role Of Data featuring Max Schmeiser, Head of Data Science at Twitter and Laura Buhler, Executive Director at C100
  • You're Still on Mute: The Chronicles Of Remote Work featuring Stephanie Boon, Head of People & Operations at 54e Dev Studios, Jean Parchewsky, VP - People Operations at Vendasta, Chantal Grindle, Chief Human Resources Officer at Bold Commerce, Leah Fochuk, Head of People at Symend and Douglas Soltys, Editor in Chief at BetaKit
  • From Bruno To IPO - Keynote featuring Kyle Carberry, CEO at Coder and Jordan Boesch, CEO at 7shifts

The conference is presented by Co.Labs, an Innovation Place tenant located in Saskatoon, with support from tech hubs across the Prairies.

To learn more about the conference and to purchase tickets, please visit the website.



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- September 16, 2020