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Earth Tech: Building Everything Better 

Recent years have seen a significant rise in climate change awareness worldwide, driven by a combination of environmental, social, and economic factors. This heightened consciousness has underscored the necessity for sustainability and responsible environmental stewardship. Clean
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Record number of startups apply to pitch at Inventures

Inventures 2024 is fast approaching, and a select group of companies have been identified as the finalists for this year’s pitch competition. There are six competitions, each with a $10,000 prize and five finalists who will pitch live on stage. The six competitions mirror the program tracks of this year’s conference. 
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Entrepreneurship: Accelerating Scale Up

Startups play a key role in the global economy, with a staggering $7.6 trillion in value creation generated by fledgling companies in 2023 alone. This surge, driven by the digital and data tech revolution, showcases the
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Future Innovators Welcome at Inventures

Alberta Innovates wants to inspire Alberta’s next generation of creators, inventors, and entrepreneurs by welcoming hundreds of high school students to Inventures 2024 as the first cohort of Future Innovators! Grade 10 students from across Alberta
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Creating an Innovation Culture

What if ideas, innovation, and inventions come from our understanding of culture? What if you could leverage culture to help you advance your ideas?
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Tech Triathlon: Quantum + AI + IoT

The digital age has witnessed a multitude of revolutionary innovations, and the convergence of Generative AI, Quantum Computing, and the Internet of Things (IoT) is ushering in an era of unprecedented possibilities. This dynamic trio is
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Where Humanity Meets Technology

Neuroscientist Dr. Poppy Crum takes the main stage at Inventures 2024 CALGARY, ALBERTA – February 15, 2024 – Where does innovation come from? How are new technologies created? Dr. Poppy Crum, an eminent neuroscientist, is coming
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Growing Up: Food Tech Farm to Fork

Technology is rapidly reshaping agriculture, helping address urgent challenges in an increasingly food-insecure world. Over the past few decades, agriculture has advanced light years from relying on the manual processes of traditional farming. Fusing with technology
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Live Long, Live Well: Unveiling Health Data

In the wake of the global pandemic, healthcare innovation has played a pivotal role in bridging the gaps created by the disruption of essential health services across the globe. From data-centric technologies to revolutionized models of
Ameca - the worlds most advanced human shaped robot
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Artificial Intelligence Meets the Artificial Body

What if you could combine artificial intelligence into an artificial body? The future may be closer than you realize. Join us at Inventures and meet Ameca, the world’s most advanced human-shaped robot representing the forefront of human-robotics technology.