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We are a membership organization shaped by the people building in Waterloo Region.

Events

Where Waterloo Region's tech community comes together.

Oct14-15

Techtoberfest

Join us for one of the most anticipated annual traditions—where steins meet startups. This isn’t just about great beer and pretzels (though there’ll be plenty of that). It’s a high-energy day full of learning and networking designed to bring founders, investors, partners and ecosystem builders together.

9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Founders

Oct21

AI Power Hours: AI, your data and your IP

Learn what’s safe to put into AI tools, where your data goes and what enterprise customers will expect. Leave with a simple AI use policy you can put to work with your team.

5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Communitech Hub
Founders, Tech Workers, Early Talent

Nov4

AI Power Hours: Hiring your first 5 AI employees

Bring a real workflow from your business and learn how to turn it into a working AI agent. See how agents are built, how they work together and where you still need a human in the loop.

5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Communitech Hub
Founders, Tech Workers, Students, Early Talent

Nov9

Moving Beyond Prompts to Reusable Agentic Workflows

Move beyond basic prompting towards building reliable, autonomous AI agentic systems that handle complex, multi-step workflows. Technical leaders will learn five practical practices to structure context, balance agent autonomy with control and scale dependable systems across their tech stack.