Backed by fresh data from ATB’s latest report, An Innovation Revolution, Alberta’s tech story is now impossible to ignore. Venture capital is surging, startups are scaling, and cross-sector innovation is thriving—from energy and agri-food to aerospace, AI, health, and quantum computing.

Proof Alberta’s tech is on fire

  • Alberta’s tech sector grew 3.5x faster than the overall economy between 2013 and 2023.
  • Calgary and Edmonton ranked among the fastest-growing tech talent hubs in North America.
  • Venture capital rose by 24% from 2021–2024—even as other provinces pulled back.
  • Alberta is home to five unicorns, and major breakthroughs in EnergyTech, AgriTech, HealthTech, and Quantum.

Inventures 2025 captures this energy like nowhere else. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, investor, researcher, or innovator, this is your chance to connect with the people—and ideas—shaping Alberta’s future.

Sessions this year span everything from quantum computing in business to AI for health, sustainable food systems, and the future of aerospace. You’ll hear from bold startups, global thought leaders, and the very organizations—like Amii, Platform Calgary, Edmonton Unlimited, the eight Regional Innovation Networks, Quantum City and more—all driving Alberta’s tech surge.

Alberta’s tech sector is no longer emerging. It’s arrived.

So here’s your move:

Get in the room. Get inspired. Be part of what’s next.