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SUMMARY:Women's Entrepreneurship Day (WEDO) Vancouver Summit
DESCRIPTION:Join a powerhouse day celebrating women’s entrepreneurship \n\n\n\n\nAccelerate Your Business: Leveraging Automation\, AI & Tools to Scale Faster\n“You don’t need to work harder – you need to work smarter.” \nLearn how to use automation\, AI and tools today to save time\, increase revenue and scale with confidence. \nJoin us at the Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (WEDO) Vancouver Summit on November 17th\, 2026 from 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT\, at the BCIT Downtown Campus. In association with our Presenting Sponsor\, PARO\, this event offers an exceptional opportunity for women entrepreneurs to connect\, learn from industry leaders\, and expand their professional networks. \nTicket Options:\nVIP Ticket – $250:\n\nAccess to exclusive virtual workshops across Canada (See below for topics and speakers)\nWEDO Gift Bag\nFull Summit access\nCocktail networking session\nLimited to 50 tickets\nAccess to PARO ConneX Breakfast Tour Add-On\n\nRegular Ticket – $150:\n\nSummit access\nCocktail networking session\nLimited to 100 tickets\nAccess to PARO ConneX Breakfast Tour Add-On\n\nDon’t miss this chance to connect with fellow women entrepreneurs\, be inspired by powerful talks\, and engage in exciting networking opportunities. Secure your ticket now and invest in your entrepreneurial journey. \nWhy Attend?\nEmpower Your Leadership:\nThis summit is a unique opportunity to gain insights from top industry leaders\, participate in actionable workshops\, and grow your influence in tech and digital industries. \nSupport Scholarship Initiatives:\nYour participation actively supports scholarship initiatives aimed at empowering women entrepreneurs across Canada\, contributing to a larger mission of gender diversity and leadership. \nExclusive Networking Opportunities:\nBuild meaningful connections with like-minded women entrepreneurs\, industry leaders\, and potential collaborators. The dedicated cocktail networking session offers a space to foster professional relationships. \n\nExpand Your Reach: PARO ConneX Breakfast Tour – Interprovincial Trade Mission\nPresented by: PARO Centre for Women’s Enterprise-Canada \nThe momentum doesn’t end when the Summit does. Join us the morning after for the PARO ConneX Breakfast Tour\, a high-impact working session designed to help you navigate new Canadian markets with confidence. \nWhat to Expect:\n\nInsightful Panels: Gain insights from buyers and experts on how to secure contracts with large corporations that operate across borders. \nStrategic Matchmaking: Connect with potential partners and alliances to help you grow in new regions.\nPractical Tools: Every attendee will walk away with the PARO ConneX Interprovincial Trade Guidebook and Workbook—comprehensive resources to help you document your strategy and access tools for national growth.\n\nWhen: Nov. 18\, 2026 | 10:00am – 12:00pm \nWhere: BCIT Downtown Campus | 555 Seymour Street \nCost: Complimentary (Registration Required) \nUse code [PAROConneXBreakfast] for a 15% discount on your Summit ticket and select the PARO ConneX Breakfast Tour add-on at check-out to join!
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LOCATION:BCIT Downtown Campus\, 555 Seymour Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 3H6\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Traction\, Trajectory & Target ROI Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Traction\, Trajectory & Target ROI Workshop\n​Brought to you by Sales Primer & VANTEC Angel Network. \n​Join Chris Stairs and Colin McWhinnie for this 2-hour high-impact session for founders preparing to raise capital—and needing to show investors the right numbers\, not just a compelling story. \n$50 for a 2-hour intensive presentation \nFREE for VANTEC presenters – promo code provided \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister For Workshop\n\n\n\n\n\n\n​What You’ll Learn\n​This interactive webinar breaks down exactly what investors look for: \n\n\n​Credible traction metrics; \n\n\n​A defensible growth trajectory; and \n\n\n​A clear path to return on investment. \n\n\n​You’ll learn how to present your milestones\, economics\, and growth assumptions in a way that stands up to scrutiny and builds confidence. \n​This isn’t about polishing your pitch—it’s about aligning your story with the financial signals investors actually use to make decisions. \n​Who this is for\n​This session is designed for early-stage founders currently fundraising (or about to). \n​This session will help you communicate with clarity\, back your claims with the right data\, and give investors a reason to lean in. \n​About your instructors\n​Chris Stairs is a sales and commercialization expert. He has supported the commercialization of North American ventures across a broad range of sectors including construction management software\, e-learning\, workplace hygiene\, therapeutic apparel\, industrial automation\, event technologies\, and bio-innovation. Chris has worked for global brands such as the Olympics\, FIFA\, NBA\, and the MLS. \n​Colin McWhinnie is a seasoned entrepreneur\, advisor\, and sales strategist who has spent nearly two decades helping early-stage and growth-stage founders turn strong innovations into fundable\, scalable businesses. Colin specializes in guiding founders through the financial\, sales\, and funding models required to attract investors with clarity\, confidence\, and credibility. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister For Workshop\n\n\n\n\n\n\n​Looking for More Support?\n​We’re offering 2 sessions to help make sure your numbers stand up to investor scrutiny\, both in your Financial Model and in your Pitch Presentation. \n​$395 – Financial Model & Due Diligence Prep – Work with Chris to define the core drivers of your business with a structured 9-point “Number Narrative” and translate them into a clear\, defensible financial story. Contact: chris@salesprimer.ca \n​$195 – Pitch Review: Traction\, Trajectory & Target ROI – Work with Colin to test your pitch against what investors actually look for and walk away with a sharper\, more credible pitch. Contact: colin@salesprimer.ca
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SUMMARY:HardTech Forum: What's Driving Robotics Decisions in Manufacturing and Logistics
DESCRIPTION:Every factory wants a robot. But what about integrating one? \n​Amazon now runs more than a million robots in its warehouses. BMW has put humanoids on the line in South Carolina and Leipzig. GXO is paying for Agility’s Digit humanoids by the hour—robots-as-a-service\, if you will. \n​Meanwhile\, most factories are still trying to get the conveyor from 2009 to talk to the MES from 2014 🐌 \n​That’s the decision manufacturing and logistics leaders are facing now. Do you adopt off-the-shelf robotics\, wait for the technology (and the price) to settle\, or build in-house? \n​Humanoids make the choice harder. They promise to drop into spaces built for people without retooling\, but outside a few closely watched pilots\, the case for deploying them at scale isn’t proven yet. \n​MistyWest is teaming up with Robot Sales Club for a Vancouver HardTech Forum discussion moderated by Leigh Christie\, Cofounder of MistyWest\, of where automation investment is really going\, what humanoid deployment looks like today\, and what it actually takes to get manufacturers to adopt. \n​Agenda\n​Doors at 5pm\nPanel Discussion at 6pm\nNetworking at 7pm \n​Panelists\n​Max Joseph\, Founder & CEO at Robot Sales Club\n​Max Joseph is the Founder and CEO of Robot Sales Club\, a robotics-focused go-to-market and business development firm acquired by Vessel Investment Group. RSC partners with emerging and established robotics companies to accelerate commercialization\, develop scalable GTM strategies\, and build enterprise sales pipelines across manufacturing\, logistics\, and industrial automation. Through its deep industry relationships\, strategic outreach\, and hands-on sales execution\, RSC helps robotics innovators connect with leading manufacturers and logistics operators\, secure enterprise opportunities\, and accelerate revenue growth. \nDonato Montanari\, CTO at Novarc\n​Donato brings extensive\, hands-on experience in AI\, Machine Vision\, and Industrial Automation. Before joining Novarc\, he held executive roles in a wide range of imaging-based companies\, from large\, publicly traded corporations to startups. Donato holds a Master of Engineering in electrical engineering from K.U.L in Belgium and a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Universita’ of Pavia\, Italy. \n​Loki Jörgenson\, CTO of Circle Innovation\n​Loki Jörgenson leads Circle Innovation’s Automation and Robotics Mobilization (ARM for BC) initiative. He began as a computational physicist and spent more than 20 years as a founder and CTO of startups in BC and the Bay Area. He has delivered products in machine learning and predictive systems for IT\, fintech and medtech. \n​​Event Location\n6 \n​About MistyWest\n​MistyWest is a product development firm accelerating the world’s transition to a sustainable future with technology. We help our clients develop market-ready solutions for mining\, smart infrastructure\, and logistics in half the time compared to ramping up an equivalent internal team. \n​About Robot Sales Club\n​Robot Sales Club is an outsourced business development partner for robotics and physical AI companies. We help teams build qualified pipelines\, open doors with manufacturers and logistics companies\, and create real sales opportunities. \n​​Sponsors\n​This HardTech Forum is made possible thanks to our co-host Robot Sales Club\, our gold sponsors Intent and Doane Grant Thornton\, and silver sponsors Hedgehog Technologies\, Nordic Semiconductor and Boast. Their contributions enable us to continue offer events to our community for years to come. \n​
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LOCATION:Doane Grant Thornton LLP\, 733 Seymour St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 0S6\, Canada
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