Keynote Speaker Announcement 📣- "Venture Capital, Tech & Climate Risk: Energy in the 21st Century" - tom rand Founding Partner, ArcTern Ventures will take the stage at #BVF2024. Learn more here: conta.cc/3T1AAU7

The 2024 Banff Venture Forum has kicked off!

And we are underway celebrating #Alberta #Science and #Innovation at the 35th Annual ASTech Awards #ScienceMatters ! So honoured to MC this event with Rus Matichuk and be inspired by so many brilliant people building Alberta’s future prosperity!

Wow is Rogers customer support awful! After a trip to the store and 3h online getting booted off 2 separate tech support queues I am left with no way of getting tech help with my Rogers account. Time to switch after 25 years?

Hard to argue with the WSJ editorial page.

Mood:

A thread on how Canada can respond to tariffs by cutting the F35A order in half and buying the runner-up F39E to serve as the bulk of Canada's air power over the next 40 years. Using my slides from a previous RCAF Association debate & research from my School of Public Policy thesis.

I AM CANADIAN

Canada should break the f-35 contract if this goes on, and buy a shitload of Swedish Gripens

From the great Michael de Adder

Just gonna leave this here…

The message of Trump tariffs to Britain: no matter how good a friend you imagine yourself to be to the United States - your only security against the malignity of Trump is to belong to a big trading bloc that can impose painful retaliation against Trump's trade aggressions.

#BOYCOTTUSA there are lots of great Canadian brand to choose.

Reagan:“peaceful trading partners are not enemies; they are allies. We should beware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends — weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world — all while cynically waving the US flag.”

Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From Truth Social x.com/Dispropoganda/…

IDIOT’S GUIDE TO TRUMP’S TARIFFS youtu.be/Nvh3ayQ-5yU?si… via YouTube

🚀 Discover what awaits at BVF 2025! From visionary speakers to cutting-edge panels, this year’s program is set to be our most dynamic yet. Preview it here: files.constantcontact.com/e7c179c3301/d5… 🎟️ Tickets will sell out fast—secure your spot now: banffventureforum.com/registration/

Look who’s joining us! The 2025 Banff Venture Forum is bringing together top founders, investors & innovators shaping the future of tech + venture. Check out our growing speaker roster & plan the sessions you won’t want to miss: banffventureforum.com/look-whos-join…

🚀 #BVF2025 is just 3 weeks away! We’re excited to announce the first wave of showcase companies hitting the stage with 5-min pitches + live feedback from seasoned investors & ecosystem leaders. Stay tuned for more!

A great #astech2025 evening getting underway in Calgary tonight! #yyc