About us

Our Story

We started Tech Thursday in Winnipeg in June of 2022. When we started, five or ten people came every week. Then, slowly, our audience grew through word-of-mouth without any marketing spend. Now in Winnipeg, we get ~100 people out to our events every single week. 

In June of 2023, we launched our events in Calgary. We had identified that there lacked a space for senior members of the tech community to come together and learn from each other. If we wanted to create a world-class tech ecosystem, we would have to create that space. 

Since our first event, we've hosted ~175 events in Western Canada and have welcomed 20,000+ attendees to our events. 

Chloe Smith, CEO of Mercator.AI speaking to the crowd at Tech Thursday.

Our Mission

To truly support tech communities across Canada. We believe that by creating space for high-quality thought leadership and collisions within the industry, we will increase talent density and velocity of startups in the ecosystems we operate in. 

Our events attract senior members of the tech ecosystem. Of our 20,000+ attendees, 63% are senior executives (Managers, Directors, Founders, and C-Suite), while 37% are mid to entry level. 

Most of our attendees work in the technology industry but we also have significant representation from Banking, Oil & Gas, and Telecom. 

Our Team

Philippe Burns' Headshot, Co-Founder of Tech Thursday

Philippe Burns

Co-Founder of Tech Thursday
Calgary Based

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Paul Card, Co-Founder of Tech Thursday's Headshot

Paul Card

Co-Founder of Tech Thursday & CEO of Manitoba Technology Accelerator
Winnipeg Based

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Want to get involved in Tech Thursday?

We have plenty of opportunities to host events with us. We'd love to chat!