The can’t-miss online tech events for February 2022

by MaRS Discovery District
January 31, 2022

Celebrating Black leadership in social impact; tackling water scarcity; building better workplaces for people with disabilities. February’s calendar has online events for everyone in the innovation community.

Here are the top online tech gatherings to attend this February.

Learn lessons from one of Alberta’s top cleantech entrepreneurs

Karen Schuett is co-founder and CEO of Livestock Water Recycling (LWR), and one of the most influential women in Canadian agriculture. She’s also the next featured speaker at MaRS Mornings, our monthly series profiling inspiring Canadian innovators. Based in Calgary, LWR has built and manufactured industrial wastewater treatment systems designed to treat hydrocarbon contaminated groundwater. During this session, Schuett will discuss fundraising as a woman CEO, the circular economy and how sustainability does not need to come at the expense of profit. February 15, online

Break down workplace barriers

The MaRS and CIBC Inclusive Design Challenge: Support at Work asks Canadian innovators from all backgrounds to present solutions that can support work for persons with disabilities. With only a few weeks to go until the March 1 submission deadline, we’re hosting an informational webinar for curious participants. Attendees will learn about the challenge requirements, receive tips on creating successful submissions and have questions answered live. February 16, online

Make a positive impact with the Black community

As part of Black History Month, Future of Good and the Foundation for Black Communities will host hundreds of changemakers from across the country to celebrate the achievements of Black leaders in social impact. The long-term goal of the initiative: build an anti-racist social impact sector. Some of the questions that will be answered include: How might changemakers build actively anti-racist teams, services and programs? How can we design more equitable social policy? And how can we shift capital and narratives? February 24–25, online

Plus, here are some more online events you might want to check out:

Obsidi by BPTN Launch Event, February 1, online
Find Your Tribe — The Cheat Code to Crushing Your Career in 2022, February 3, online
AMA: Focus On What Matters — Leveraging Cloud Services for Robust Growth, February 8, online
Ransomware: How Should Business Leaders Respond and Adapt? February 9, online
Lemons to Lemonade: Creating Opportunities for Black Professionals in the Tech Space, February 10, online
Fintech Career Fair 2022, February 10, online
The Vector Institute’s Introduction to AI Series, February 15, online
AMA: Creating a 24/7 Salesman — Optimize Your Website to Sell, February 15, online

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MaRS Discovery District
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MaRS is the world's largest urban innovation hub in Toronto that supports startups in the health, cleantech, fintech, and enterprise sectors. When MaRS opened in 2005 this concept of urban innovation was an untested theory. Today, it’s reshaping cities around the world. MaRS has been at the forefront of a wave of change that extends from Melbourne to Amsterdam and runs through San Francisco, London, Medellín, Los Angeles, Paris and New York. These global cities are now striving to create what we have in Toronto: a dense innovation district that co-locates universities, startups, corporates and investors. In this increasingly competitive landscape, scale matters more than ever – the best talent is attracted to the brightest innovation hotspots.