🏙️ Midweek Memo: Karn Manhas steps down as CEO of Terramera

Plus, get discounted pre-speaker tickets to our next #vtjtalks.

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Emily Edwards
March 15, 2023

Welcome to the Midweek Memo: a weekly digest of the city’s top tech events, personnel moves, job openings, and industry opportunities. In this issue, read about a change in leadership at Terramera, a new location for our tech industry social and two local community events.

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🎟️ Vancouver Tech Events

🤝 WomenInWeb3 Summit: Vancouver | March 27-28

☕ Tech Industry Social by VTJ x CBRE's HTFG (new location) | April 5

  • Join the Vancouver Tech Journal team and our partners at CBRE's High Technology Facilities Group for the monthly Tech Industry Social.

  • As usual, this event will bring together a collection of Vancouver tech industry founders and leaders for networking, deal-making, and just plain old catching up.

  • The HTFG are the experts in office space for Vancouver’s start-up and tech community.

👶 #vtjtalks: Entrepreneurial Parents: Scaling a Business and Family Together | April 12

  • Join us this month to learn and discuss how to navigate the challenges of growing your business while raising a family.

  • This event is perfect for anyone who wants to learn from successful business owners and parents, gain valuable tips and resources, and network with other professionals.

  • We'll dig into practical strategies for time management, delegation, self-care, and more.

🏆 Vancouver UX Awards Gala | March 29

  • The Vancouver User Experience Awards is an opportunity for growing startups, freelance practitioners, agencies, and user-centric enterprises to showcase their work and get recognized for the incredible experiences they create every day.

  • Attend the awards gala to help celebrate the best of the User Experience Design community with food, drinks and some good old fashioned cheer.Get your tickets now

This week: ECOMsquare

ECOMsquare is a coworking space and community purpose-built for ecommerce. ECOMsquare levels the playing field with the equipment and resources you need for modern ecommerce and regularly hosts networking and workshop events to level up your team (free for members).

Contact [email protected] to redeem your perks or learn more about VTJ membership.

👩🏻‍💼 Vancouver Tech Moves

Major personnel changes, including promotions, hires, and departures:

  • Nate Kelly joins Terramera as CEO, while Karn Manhas steps down and joins the company’s board as Executive Chair. Details »

  • Dave Dineson joins MacKay CEO Forums as COO. Details » 

  • Edoardo de Martin joins Fort Capital Partners as a senior advisor. Details »

  • TerraZero Technologies appoints new CIO and promotes co-COOs. Details »

  • Nancy Harrison appointed to Nimbus Synergies board of directors. Details »

  • Andrea Blobel promoted to marketing manager at TIMIA Capital. Details »

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