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SUMMARY:The Hidden Cost of AI
DESCRIPTION:As more companies are adopting AI\, they’re often unknowingly providing new ways for hackers to sneak in. If you’ve ever been curious about the real security impacts of AI technologies in your internal processes\, then this session is for you. \nIn this session\, we’ll share a series of lightning talks from a hackers perspective covering the latest AI trends including: secure vibe coding\, MCP servers\, and prompt injections. Throughout the session\, you’ll have an opportunity to chat with our technical team to ask any burning questions you may have. \n 
URL:https://mbtechweek.ca/event/the-hidden-cost-of-ai/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="GlitchSecure":MAILTO:ashley@glitchsecure.com
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SUMMARY:From Static Files to Active Coaches: Building a "Corporate Brain" in Real-Time
DESCRIPTION:We all have folders of PDFs and policies that employees ignore until a crisis hits. But what if that static data could not only answer questions but actually teach your team? \nIn this live\, high-energy session\, Neovation will demonstrate how to solve this problem by taking a folder of raw\, unorganized documents and transforming them into a “Corporate Brain” live. \nYou won’t just see an AI search engine; you’ll watch us use that same data to instantly generate interactive training scenarios\, role-play exercises\, and knowledge checks. We will bridge the gap between “Performance Support” (getting the answer) and “Active Coaching” (mastering the skill)—proving that your existing content is just one prompt away from becoming a 24/7 virtual mentor. \n 
URL:https://mbtechweek.ca/event/from-static-files-to-active-coaches-building-a-corporate-brain-in-real-time/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Neovation":MAILTO:philip.giles@neovation.com
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SUMMARY:Privacy and Your Business: An Introduction to PIPEDA
DESCRIPTION:Do you have a business that collects personal information? Join us for an overview of PIPEDA and to ask your questions! \nThe Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) provides information to help businesses comply with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and better protect the privacy of Canadians\, their clients\, and customers. This information session will provide an overview of PIPEDA and its 10 Privacy Principles\, illustrating how these principles apply to businesses and answering questions regarding Canada’s federal private-sector privacy law. \nWhat you will learn:\n· What is the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)?\n· What are the privacy responsibilities of small businesses?\n· How can the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada assist small businesses comply with privacy legislation?\n· What are the 10 Privacy Principles of PIPEDA?\n· How might these 10 Privacy Principles apply to my small business? \nJoin us for an overview of PIPEDA to better understand how privacy laws might impact your business. \n \nThe Privacy Commissioner of Canada is an Agent of Parliament whose mission is to protect and promote privacy rights of individuals. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) oversees compliance with the Privacy Act\, which covers the personal information-handling practices of federal government departments and agencies\, and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)\, Canada’s federal private-sector privacy law. \nAdvisory services for businesses https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/about-the-opc/what-we-do/advisory-services-businesses/
URL:https://mbtechweek.ca/event/privacy-and-your-business-an-introduction-to-pipeda/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Futurpreneur":MAILTO:wyan@futurpreneur.ca
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SUMMARY:Shaping Manitoba’s Tech Future: An Interactive Look
DESCRIPTION:In this event\, we will dive into the future of Manitoba’s tech landscape by exploring how our organization\, While She is True (WST)\, is empowering the next generation of girls in technology. \nOur event\, tagged “Shaping Manitoba’s Tech Future: An Interactive Look” is a dynamic session designed to engage our audience directly in the world of coding\, design\, and innovation. We will quickly cover the vital mission of WST and then immediately transition into a hands-on workshop where attendees will build a simple AI model using Google’s Teachable Machine. This accessible project demonstrates that powerful technology\, like Artificial Intelligence\, is within everyone’s reach. \nThe event culminates in an Interactive Project Showcase\, allowing you to try out actual student-created games and applications and share your own workshop creation with others. \nGoal: To provide parents\, educators\, industry professionals\, and potential volunteers with an authentic\, tangible understanding of the skills and confidence WST programs build\, and how they can get involved in supporting the next generation of Manitoba’s innovators. \nProgram Overview:\n1. Welcome and WST Vision: 15 minutes\n2. Student Project Showcase: 10 minutes\n3. Transition and Setup: 10 minutes\n4. Hands-on AI Project: 30 minutes\n5. Group Showcase and Connection: 15 minutes \n 
URL:https://mbtechweek.ca/event/shaping-manitobas-tech-future-an-interactive-look/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="While She is True":MAILTO:admin@whilesheistrue.org
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SUMMARY:How Manitoba HRTech Makes Burnout & Conflict Measurable
DESCRIPTION:Join this compelling event to demonstrate how to measure\, map\, and build resilience\, by translating everyday actions and scattered wellness activities into a quantifiable WIS® Resilience Index™ leaders can actually use to support team growth and development. \nThis session is your front-row seat to the future of workforce resilience. \nYou’ll experience a live demo of Manitoba’s own WIS® Resilience Intelligence Mapping Platform™\, a breakthrough HRTech solution that turns human strain signals into a clear\, practical resilience roadmap for teams. See how resilience can be visualized\, tracked\, and strengthened over time\, replacing scattered programs with a unified\, system-level approach leaders can sustain. \nIn this session\, you’ll learn how to: \n\nMap resilience patterns across teams and departments (before issues escalate)\nSpot early risk signals tied to burnout\, conflict\, turnover\, and low engagement\nTurn insight into action with a focused plan leaders can use immediately\nStrengthen capacity using measurable markers\, instead of guesswork\n\nIf you’ve been looking for a way to make resilience real\, measurable\, visible\, and actionable\, this is it. \nJoin us and unlock the power of Resilience Intelligence Mapping\, built right here in Manitoba.
URL:https://mbtechweek.ca/event/how-manitoba-hrtech-makes-burnout-conflict-measurable/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Interpersonal Wellness Services Inc":MAILTO:joyce@interpersonalwellness.com
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SUMMARY:The Lowdown on Spray Drones and Emerging Agtech Regulations
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will explore learnings from spray drone trials taking place on EMILI’s Innovation Farms\, as well as the legal ramifications of using spray drones in agriculture and recent changes to drone regulations with Erika A Carrasco\, emerging technology lawyer with MLT Aikins\, Kevin Falk\, field modernization scientist with Corteva Agriscience\, and Leanne Koroscil\, manager of EMILI’s Innovation Farms. \nAgriculture is a leading industry in Manitoba and there are huge opportunities to cement the province as an agricultural leader by developing AgTech companies right here. Advancements to farm technologies have the potential to increase profitability\, sustainability\, and productivity within the sector\, with exciting developments in artificial intelligence\, robotics\, and other emerging technologies. \n \n  \nAbout the Host  \n \nEMILI is an industry-led non-profit that works collaboratively with producers\, industry\, investors\, and innovators to grow a sustainable and economically resilient digital agriculture industry. EMILI launched Innovation Farms powered by AgExpert in on a 5\,500-acre seed farm in Grosse Isle\, Manitoba in 2022 to provide innovators across industry and academia with access to leading-edge equipment\, technology\, and production practices to increase productivity\, sustainability\, and profitability across the agriculture and agri-food sector. In July 2024\, EMILI launched a second Innovation Farms site on a 8\,500-acre farm (with approximately 3\,000 acres dedicated to potatoes) in MacGregor\, Manitoba \n 
URL:https://mbtechweek.ca/event/emili-agtech-webinar/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="EMILI":MAILTO:lglennie@emilicanada.com
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SUMMARY:U.S. Ready at Speed: How Software Startups Close Gaps and Scale Faster
DESCRIPTION:Expanding into the U.S. market can feel overwhelming for software startups\, but it doesn’t have to be. Join us for an interactive fireside chat designed to help founders and growth leaders move faster with confidence. We’ll break down what trade readiness really means for software companies and share a simple framework to assess your readiness in minutes\, not months. \nYou’ll learn how to identify and close the most common U.S. expansion gaps quickly\, balance speed with complexity\, and leverage lightweight market research to reduce risk while accelerating decision-making We’ll also highlight practical support options—like IRAP’s Virtual Trade Accelerator from Tech Manitoba and WTC Winnipeg’s advisory services\, trade training\, and market intelligence —designed to help you scale faster and smarter. \nWhat You’ll Discover:\n• How to assess U.S. trade readiness fast using a clear\, practical framework\n• The four critical readiness areas: market\, product\, compliance\, and go-to-market execution\n• Proven strategies to close gaps and build a lean export plan that actually gets used\n• When to move fast and when to slow down strategically\n• How structured supports can help you expand with fewer mistakes \nKey Takeaways:\n• Trade readiness is about clarity\, not complexity\n• Lean\, targeted market intelligence accelerates decisions\n• A simple export plan beats a long one that gathers dust\n• Support programs can help you scale faster and smarter \nPresented by Juliano Goulart\, Program Manager\, Virtual Trade Accelerator by Tech MB | IRAP and Tamir Maharaj\, Trade Advisor\, World Trade Centre Winnipeg \n 
URL:https://mbtechweek.ca/event/u-s-ready-at-speed-how-software-startups-close-gaps-and-scale-faster/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="World Trade Centre Winnipeg":MAILTO:mfoubert@wtcwinnipeg.com
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SUMMARY:Stu Clark Centre Webinar: Funding Smart
DESCRIPTION:The Stu Clark Centre is proud to host Iain Crozier on February 27th for a special webinar. \nNot all money is created equal—and for founders\, timing and strategy matter more than ever. This session will help you better understand when to raise\, how much\, from whom\, and why not raising might actually be the smartest move. \nWhether you’re navigating friends-and-family\, grants\, bootstrapping\, or gearing up for venture capital\, Iain Crozier from Trillick Strategies will walk you through the real-world tradeoffs and tactics that shape successful funding strategies. \nLearn how to align funding decisions with your long-term vision without getting lost in the noise. \nKey Takeaways\n1) Funding Fit: Understand the pros and cons of different capital types—bootstrapping\, grants\, debt\, equity.\n2)Timing Matters: Learn when it’s too early (or too late) to raise—and what to do instead.\n3) Strategic Alignment: Align your funding strategy with your business stage\, goals\, and founder profile.\n4) Avoiding Pitfalls: Common funding traps that early-stage founders fall into—and how to sidestep them. \nRSVP to save your spot \n 
URL:https://mbtechweek.ca/event/stu-clark-centre-webinar-funding-smart/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship":MAILTO:Marissa.naylor@umanitoba.ca
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SUMMARY:Advancing Blockchain Technology in Manitoba
DESCRIPTION:Manitoba is behind the curve when it comes to understanding how blockchain and crypto technology can improve business and create new opportunities for artists or entrepreneurs. \nThis virtual event will include an introduction to blockchain technology\, with a focus on how Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) can help businesses or creators improve their revenue and brand loyalty. \nWe will hear from: \n\nNFTipi (Clarina)\, an internationally-known artist in the NFT community\nDavid Koroma (host\, Web3 Warriors Podcast and Fintech Specialist)\nGrayson Smart (De-Fi expert)\n\nEach speaker has 5 years or more experience working in the blockchain space and they belong to the board of directors for On-Chain Manitoba\, a registered non-profit organization. \nThis presentation aims to help connect more communities and industries with blockchain technology going over the creation of blockchain-based crypto-currencies Bitcoin and Ethereum then discussing how they are impacting business globally and locally. \nOn-Chain Manitoba is a registered non-profit with the goal of connecting communities with blockchain technology\, and this event aims to promote the benefits of blockchain for companies\, artists and entrepreneurs across the province.
URL:https://mbtechweek.ca/event/advancing-blockchain-technology-in-manitoba/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="On-Chain Manitoba":MAILTO:onchainmanitoba@gmail.com
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