Inventures delivers hundreds of thousands in business expenditure to Calgary

Information Release

CALGARY, ALBERTA, November 15, 2023 – Inventures, Alberta Innovates signature conference for technologies, business people, buyers and industry decision makers, generated thousands and thousands of dollars in economic affect and deal creating for Calgary and Alberta innovators this calendar year in accordance to a new research measuring the event’s impression.

As Calgary’s technological innovation ecosystem prepares to rejoice Innovation Week, Alberta Innovates is releasing the financial investigation and impression for Inventures which was held Might 31-June 2 at the Telus Convention Centre. The financial investigation was carried out by PwC Canada, commissioned by Alberta Innovates to evaluate the affect of this technological innovation-focused trader conference on the province and Calgary.

Essential highlights from the examine present that Inventures drives organization investment decision and improves the perception of Alberta’s innovation ecosystem.

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• Approximately 4,000 individuals from 30 nations attended in 2023

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• $164-$256 million in enterprise carried out, negotiated, or started at the convention

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• $2.1 million in tourism impacts directly for the Metropolis of Calgary

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• $2.3 million in economic exercise linked to the party

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• Natural methods and talent cited as Alberta’s strengths as an investment decision location

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“Creating optimistic collisions in between enterprise leaders, buyers, policymakers, and business owners is important to growing a flourishing tech room in Alberta. The Governing administration of Alberta is proud to participate in a supportive part in Inventures. We’re now searching forward to 2024.”  

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– Nate Glubish, Minister of Know-how and Innovation 

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“Inventures is in which discounts are finished, innovators join, and ventures are born. It’s a powerhouse knowledge that opens doors to planet leading tech business people, buyers, and sector gamers. As well as, it showcases unique cross-sectoral capabilities of Alberta’s innovation ecosystem. The PwC evaluation reveals the tangible affect shipped by means of Inventures and the momentum is escalating for 2024.” 

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Laura Kilcrease, CEO, Alberta Innovates

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Alberta Innovates is taking part in Calgary’s Innovation Week activities through its assistance for Platform Calgary and the Calgary Innovation Coalition. In accordance to the Canadian Enterprise Capital Private Equity Association (CVCA), Alberta, for the fifth yr in a row, captivated a report amount of money of expenditure in 2022, with $729M invested throughout 85 promotions.

Arranging for Inventures 2024 is underway with the to start with keynote speaker declared. Juno Award-profitable musician David Usher will deliver his point of view as founder of the synthetic intelligence creative studio, Reimagine AI.

Go to Inventurescanada.com for far more details and potential announcements for Inventures 2024 happening May 29-31, back in Calgary. For a duplicate of the financial investigation report visit AlbertaInnovates.ca.

Qualifications 

Alberta Innovates manages approximately 1,300 assignments in a portfolio valued at $1.33 billion. We function with innovators in all sectors of the economy and all corners of the province to drive entrepreneurship, utilized research and market development. With our impact-based funding packages and products and services, we are reworking vitality techniques for a internet-zero earth, marketing the dependable use of land and drinking water, leveraging provincial strengths in agriculture, and contributing to enhanced health and fitness and properly-staying by harnessing digital tech and info. We are also advancing rising systems and strengthening entrepreneurship for a powerful and diversified economic climate.

We function in 11 locations with additional than one particular million sq. ft. of industrial screening and lab facilities, and 600 acres of farmland. We make use of approximately 600 extremely qualified researchers, small business and technological industry experts. From funding to commercialization, we are Alberta’s innovation engine!

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