Monday, Nov 2 to Thursday, Nov 5, 2026
Calgary Innovation Week
Four days of talks, demos, workshops and meetups across the city for founders, tech workers, students and anyone curious about what's being built in Calgary. 38 public events are on the calendar so far, 35 of them free.
How to register: join the free Innovation Week calendar on Luma once, then sign up for each event you want. Spots are limited at many sessions, so register early.
Monday, November 2
- Seeing the Whole: Systems Thinking for Social Innovation
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM · Platform Innovation Centre
FreeRegister → - Step-by-Step Playbook: Fundraising 101
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM · Platform Innovation Centre
FreeRegister → - Discover Calgary’s Front Door for Innovators: Platform Innovation Centre Tour
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM · Platform Innovation Centre
FreeRegister → - Official Innovation Week Kickoff ft. Keynote Speaker Jay Kiew
12:30 PM to 2:30 PM · Platform Innovation Centre
FreeRegister → - Build Your Quantum Roadmap: Now, Later, Never?
2:45 PM to 4:15 PM · Platform Innovation Centre
FreeRegister → - Know Where You Stand: A Hands-On Self-Assessment Using Innovation Readiness Levels
2:45 PM to 3:45 PM · Platform Innovation Centre
FreeRegister →
Tuesday, November 3
- UCalgary 4 YOU: a practical guide to partnering with the University of Calgary
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM · Platform Innovation Centre
FreeRegister → - Building Prize-Ready Ventures: Inside the XPRIZE Model
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM · Platform Innovation Centre, 407 9th Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 2K7
FreeRegister → - Raising Capital 301 - Pitch Workshop - Innovation Week Special Edition
11:20 AM to 1:30 PM · Platform Innovation Centre
FreeRegister → - Discover Calgary’s Front Door for Innovators: Platform Innovation Centre Tour
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM · Platform Innovation Centre
FreeRegister → - Build Your First AI System: From AI Tools to Workflows
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM · Platform Innovation Centre
FreeRegister → - Confluence YYC: The Productivity Imperative
5:00 PM to 7:30 PM · Platform Innovation Centre
- Exploring Careers with AI: Lessons Learned from the Career E-Sandbox
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM · Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking
FreeRegister →
Wednesday, November 4
- Heptix™ Breakfast Showcase: AI Platform for Oil & Gas
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM · 715 5 Ave SW
FreeRegister → - Google Codelab: Vibe Code a Web Application on Intelligent Analytics and Multi-Modal Data (Beginner)
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM · Platform Innovation Centre
FreeRegister → - Google Codelab: Build Your First Database-Backed Web App with Google AI Studio and Cloud SQL (Beginner)
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM · Platform Innovation Centre
FreeRegister → - Career Foundry: The Circuits | Sharpen the skills behind every solve.
11:30 AM to 5:00 PM · Platform Innovation Centre
FreeRegister → - Google Codelab: Building a Multi-Agent System (Intermediate)
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM · Platform Innovation Centre
FreeRegister → - Google Codelab: Deploy a RAG AI Agent in Streamlit using Google ADK and Cloud Run (Intermediate)
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM · Platform Innovation Centre
FreeRegister → - Discover Calgary’s Front Door for Innovators: Platform Innovation Centre Tour
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM · Platform Innovation Centre
FreeRegister → - Jumpstart Your Innovation Culture: Why Innovation Isn't a Technology Problem - It's a Team Problem
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM · Platform Innovation Centre
FreeRegister → - Career Foundry: The Mixer | Sharpen the skills behind every solve.
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM · Platform Innovation Centre
FreeRegister →
Thursday, November 5
- Calgary Launch Party 2026 Presented by Float
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM · Platform Innovation Centre
Events, times and spots come straight from the official Calgary Innovation Week calendar and can change, so check the event page before you go. The Calgary Loop is an in-kind supporter of Calgary Innovation Week, hosted by Platform Calgary. More on what's happening in the city: Coming Up.
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