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Acetech CeO
summit 2014
when: April 9-11
where: Fairmont Chateau
Whistler
ACETECH hosts an annual
symposium for an intimate
group of a few dozen
CEOs of
technology and life sciences
companies, focusing on
growth and increasing
company performance
($2,395; acetech.org).
Human Resources
Conference and
Tradeshow
when: April 15-16
where: Vancouver
Convention Centre West
Western Canada's largest
HR event comes to
Vancouver once again.
The 2014 conference and
tradeshow, hosted by the
B.C. Human Relations
Management Association,
will feature retired astro-
naut Col. Chris Hadfield as
its keynote speaker ($1,200
for members; vancouver
conventioncentre.com).
35th Angel Forum
when: April 23
where: SFU Segal Centre,
Vancouver
Lifesciences B.C.
Awards
when: April 23
where: Vancouver
Convention Centre West
Venture capital investment,
successful
IPOs and Surrey's
bet on biotech made 2013
a banner year for B.C.'s
life sciences industry.
Celebrate the innovators
in biotech and digital
health at the 16th annual
awards ($300 for individu-
als, $2,750 for table of 10;
lifesciencesbc.ca).
BCBusiness 30 under 30
when: April 30
where: Loungeworks,
130 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver
when: April 4
where: SFU Burnaby
SFU
President's Dream Col-
loquium hosts Robert Miller,
an indigenous law specialist, in
the last of a series on entrepre-
neurship. Miller will discuss the
role of entrepreneurship in the
efforts of aboriginal communi-
ties to gain self-sufficiency and
sovereignty, as they become
increasingly important to B.C.'s
economic future (free; sfu.ca)
Indigenous
Entrepreneurship
LOCO Mixer with nicole Bridger
when: April 1 where: 401 Industrial Avenue, Vancouver
East Vancouver is a hub for innovative businesses, from tech
startups to pop-up shops and hip eateries. LOCO B.C., a network-
ing group for small, local businesses, will host a conversation with
eco-fashion designer Nicole Bridger, who manufactures clothing in
Mount Pleasant ($20; locobc.com).
O n l i n e
For more must-attend
events, go to
bcbusiness.ca/
Events-calendar
7 Days in April
y
30
under 30
Vancouver's network
of early-stage inves-
tors presents its 35th
forum for high-net-worth
entrepreneurs interested
in reinvesting in the
local startup scene
($195 for investors,
$500 for companies;
confmanager.com).
Join BCBusiness for a
cocktail recep-
tion in hon-
our of B.C.'s
highest-achiev-
ing young guns
who excel in their respec-
tive industries and give
back to their communi-
ties ($99; BCBusiness.ca/
30Under30).
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