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SUMMARY:Opening Remarks
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URL:https://northx.ca/event/opening-remarks-2
LOCATION:Vancouver Convention Centre\, 1055 Canada Place\, Vancouver\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Gerald Butts: Power\, Geopolitics and the Energy Transition
DESCRIPTION:As geopolitical tensions reshape global energy markets\, countries are competing for energy security\, critical minerals\, technology\, and industrial advantage\, while AI’s growing demand for power raises the stakes. Gerald Butts\, Chairman of Eurasia Group\, joins Converge for a candid conversation on how the world’s major economies are positioning themselves and where that leaves Canada. Drawing on two decades advising G7 leaders\, he’ll look at what it will take for Canadian innovators and industry to compete and prosper in a rapidly changing world. \nGerald Butts\, Chairman and Senior Advisory\, Eurasia Group \n  \nGerald Butts Biography: \nAs Chairman of Eurasia Group\, Gerald works closely with CEO Maziar Minovi and President Ian Bremmer on strategic initiatives across all areas of the firm. With experience on a multitude of public policy and geopolitical issues\, he has developed deep expertise on trade\, national security\, energy transition\, sustainable finance\, and artificial intelligence. He advises Eurasia Group clients across these areas. \nGerald has successfully led Canadian and global organizations in the public and private sectors for 20 years. He has been the senior strategic advisor to two G7 Prime Ministers (including current Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney) and the Premier of Canada’s largest province. From 2015-19\, Gerald was responsible for providing executive direction on the development\, implementation\, and communication of the Canadian government’s agenda. This work included overseeing economic policy\, the negotiation of the Paris climate accord\, and the creation of Canada’s first national Artificial Intelligence plan. Gerald played a major role in managing relations with the US administrations of Barack Obama and Donald Trump\, as well as in the negotiation of the USMCA. \nPrior to his work with the prime minister\, Gerald was also the CEO of WWF-Canada\, where he was responsible for international engagement and global projects to decarbonize the supply chains of multinational companies. He currently sits on the Board of WWF-US.
URL:https://northx.ca/event/gerald-butts
LOCATION:Vancouver Convention Centre\, 1055 Canada Place\, Vancouver\, Canada
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SUMMARY:The Capital Stack for Climate Hard Tech
DESCRIPTION:A moderated conversation spanning the full financing journey\, from first cheque to first plant. Hard tech runs on patient capital: long development cycles\, capital-intensive milestones\, and a demonstration or first-of-a-kind (FOAK) plant before there’s a customer. Venture investors and project finance specialists from coast to coast get into where each kind of capital fits\, and where it doesn’t: how early-stage venture terms differ from project finance terms\, what convinces an investor to back a first plant\, what almost killed a deal\, and how government funding and strategic partners fit alongside both. Built for founders navigating that transition and for investors on either side of it. \nDevin Campbell\, Founding Partner\, The New Industrial Corporation \nTrish Nixon\, Venture Partner\, Amplify Capital \nCaroline (Lester) de Bossart\, Director\, Grantham Foundation \nKa-Hay Law\, Chief Investment Officer\, NorthX Climate Tech (Moderator)
URL:https://northx.ca/event/the-builders-forum-what-it-takes-to-build-climate-hard-tech
LOCATION:Vancouver Convention Centre\, 1055 Canada Place\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261125T114500
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DTSTAMP:20261016T212615Z
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SUMMARY:Building Now: Early-stage companies turning technologies into real-world solutions
DESCRIPTION:Company pitches: Earlier-stage companies turning technologies into real-world solutions.
URL:https://northx.ca/event/building-now
LOCATION:Vancouver Convention Centre\, 1055 Canada Place\, Vancouver\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Lunch (Converge Connect 1:1 meetings)
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URL:https://northx.ca/event/lunch
LOCATION:Vancouver Convention Centre\, 1055 Canada Place\, Vancouver\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Built to Last: Ross Beaty on Five Decades of Building
DESCRIPTION:Ross Beaty is one of Canada’s most accomplished builders. Over five decades he has founded 16 companies on four continents. They include mining companies with operations across Latin America that created billions in shareholder value\, and a renewable power company with geothermal\, hydro\, solar and wind operations from Iceland to Nevada. Closer to home\, his name is on some of BC’s most significant conservation work. Today he invests in the next generation of companies. In this fireside chat\, he shares what that career has taught him about patient capital\, long timelines and earning community trust\, and where he sees Canada’s next builders making their mark. \nRoss Beaty\, Mining & Renewable Energy Entrepreneur and President\, Sitka Foundation \n  \nRoss J. Beaty C.M. Biography: \nMr. Beaty is one of Canada’s most successful resource company entrepreneurs\, with over 50 years of experience in international minerals and renewable resources. He has founded 16 resource companies in his career worth over $45 billion. He is currently Founder and Chair of Lumina Metals\, Founder and Chair Emeritus of Equinox Gold\, a major gold producer and Founder and Chair Emeritus of Pan American Silver\, one of the world’s largest silver and gold producers. \nMr. Beaty is past President of the Silver Institute\, a Fellow of the Geological Association of Canada\, the Society of Economic Geologists\, and the Canadian Institute of Mining (CIM)\, and a recipient of the CIM’s Past President Memorial Medal. He has received the Association of Mineral Explora􀆟on of B.C.’s Colin Spence Award for excellence in global mineral exploration\, the 2008 Mining Person of the Year award from the Mining Association of B.C.\, the Viola R. MacMillan Award from the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada\, the CIM’s Vale Medal for meritorious contribution to mining\, the Coastal Ocean Research Institute’s North Medal for Ocean Conservation\, and the Alumni Award of Distinction from UBC’s School of Law. \nRoss is one of the most influential people in the global mining industry for his pragma􀆟c support of environmental causes\, ability to build bridges with civil society\, and remarkable legacy of philanthropy. Through the Sitka Foundation\, which Ross co-founded with his wife Tricia\, Ross has supported more than 120 environmental organizations and universities\, driving policy\, research\, and education aimed at protecting ecosystems across Canada and around the world. Ross also played instrumental roles as Director of the Pacific Salmon Foundation and Chairman of the BC Parks Foundation. He is also a board member of Panthera\, an organization devoted exclusively to the conservation of the world’s wild cat species and their landscapes. \nMr. Beaty has been inducted into the Resource Hall of Fame (2015)\, the Business Laureates of British Columbia Hall of Fame (2017)\, and the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame (2018). Additionally\, he was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2017. Mr. Beaty holds a M.Sc.\, Distinction in Mineral Exploration from the Royal School of Mines\, Imperial College\, England\, and a LLB in Law and B.Sc.\, Honors in Geology from the University of British Columbia. \n 
URL:https://northx.ca/event/ross-beaty
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SUMMARY:From First Conversation to First Contract
DESCRIPTION:Getting from a great technology to a paying customer is rarely a straight line. What does it take to land that first customer\, move from pilot to commercial deployment\, and ultimately secure long-term commitments? Hear from climate tech companies at different stages of the journey as they share how they found their customers\, built trust\, navigated pilots and procurement\, and turned early conversations into commercial opportunities. A conversation about what worked\, what didn’t\, and what they’ve learned along the way. \nPaul Needham\, Chief Executive Officer\, Arca \nMitchell Miller\, Founder & CEO\, Atlas Power Technologies \nStephanie Voysey\, Head of Environment\, Canada Cement\, Amrize Building Materials  \nBill Cunningham\, Executive Vice President Business & Commercial Banking\, Vancity (Moderator)
URL:https://northx.ca/event/from-first-conversation-to-first-contract
LOCATION:Vancouver Convention Centre\, 1055 Canada Place\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTSTAMP:20261016T212448Z
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SUMMARY:Building to Scale: Companies moving proven technologies toward commercial deployment
DESCRIPTION:Company pitches: Later-stage companies moving proven technologies toward commercial deployment.
URL:https://northx.ca/event/building-to-scale
LOCATION:Vancouver Convention Centre\, 1055 Canada Place\, Vancouver\, Canada
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SUMMARY:All Eyes on Canada: What Will it Take to Build More Hard Tech Here?
DESCRIPTION:Canada has the resources\, talent\, technology and capital to build globally important industries. But having the ingredients isn’t enough. With a renewed focus on investment\, competitiveness and building more of what the world needs here at home\, what will it take to turn Canada’s advantages into companies\, infrastructure and industries that can compete\, and scale\, globally? A real conversation about what it will take to build more\, scale faster and\, keep more of the value created by Canadian innovation here at home. \nCurtis Berlinguette\, Serial Entrepreneur and CEO\, Miru Smart Technologies \nNate Lowbeer-Lewis\, Principal\, Spring Lane Capital  \nAntonio Occhionero\, Managing Partner\, MKB \nSumreen Rattan\, Co-founder and COO\, Moment Energy
URL:https://northx.ca/event/all-eyes-on-canada-what-will-it-take-to-build-more-hard-tech-here
LOCATION:Vancouver Convention Centre\, 1055 Canada Place\, Vancouver\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Networking Reception
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URL:https://northx.ca/event/networking-reception
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