Inventures Conference

Learn about Alberta Innovates' annual flagship event.

Inventures 2025

Inventures 2025 is the annual flagship event of Alberta Innovates, Alberta’s leading innovation engine. Inventures is a gateway for entrepreneurs, investors and industry decision-makers from across North America and beyond to showcase bold ideas, cultivate relationships and capitalize on Alberta’s innovation advantage. 

Alberta Innovates hosts the best and brightest in global innovation for three days of learning, inspiration, and creative collisions in Calgary, Alberta. From rousing keynotes and expert panels to startup pitch competitions and informal networking opportunities, Inventures 2025 brought together: 

  • 4,000+ attendees from 30+ countries
  • Global attendance of angels, VCs and corporate investors
  • 300+ speakers
  • 150+ panels and sessions
  • Multiple program tracks
  • International keynotes
  • Startup pitch events where qualifying innovators vie for cash, expert feedback and investor connections
  • Student pitch competitions
  • Innovation demonstrations
  • Informal networking and social events
  • Interactive experiences
  • Cultural, arts and entertainment showcase

Inventures 2025 sessions cover a wide range of topics, including: 

  • Build from Strength (Energy | Food | Health): Advance the technologies shaping the fundamental building blocks of our economy.
  • Explore the Next Frontier (AI | DeepTech | FinTech | SpaceTech | Quantum): Uncover the breakthrough solutions and moonshots creating new industries and opportunities. 
  • Imagine a Better Future (CleanTech | Resiliency | Infrastructure): Discover the innovative ways exponential thinking is making our communities safer, healthier, more inclusive, and resilient. 
  • Unleash Creativity (Entertainment | Media | How We Connect | VR): Find out what happens when innovation and creativity collide to transform how we work, play, and live. 
  • Turn Risk into Reward (Startups | New Business | Entrepreneurs): Match your entrepreneurial drive with the tools and supports you need to go from idea to opportunity, start-up to scale-up, or seed to commercial. 

Click here to view a full list of the sessions and speakers at Inventures 2025.

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