Shift by Alberta Innovates
We're happy to announce we won Best Business podcast for 2025 by the Quill Podcast Awards!
Shift by Alberta Innovates is dedicated to interviewing the innovators, entrepreneurs, and researchers who are leading the future of innovation in Alberta and globally. Alberta has many unsung heroes and many interesting and important technological advancements being made that will greatly impact our lives. Shift is a spotlight for listeners to get a sense of how Alberta innovation is leading the way.
Podcasting since 2020 • 110 episodes
Shift by Alberta Innovates
Latest Episodes
Prairie Fire: How Startup TNT Ignited Alberta's Investment Scene
Today I'm sitting down with Zack Storms and Adrian Mitchell from Startup TNT. Zack is co-founder and Adrian is the Calgary lead. StartupTNT transformed their weekly happy hour meetups into becoming Canada's most active angel investm...
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Season 6
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Episode 17
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32:54
From Skip to Neo to Tech Thursday: creating spaces that matter for Alberta's tech leaders
What happens when a talent acquisition strategy evolves into a national movement connecting Canada's fragmented tech ecosystems? Philippe Burns, recently named one of Calgary's top innovators in Avenue Magazine, reveals the remarkable journey b...
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Season 6
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Episode 16
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35:38
Beyond the bin: transforming post-consumer plastics with NAIT's Dr. Muhammad Arshad
The challenge of plastic waste demands innovative solutions, especially when we confront the startling reality that only nine percent of plastics worldwide...
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Season 6
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Episode 15
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25:44
Beyond the textbook: where students become tomorrow's innovators
What happens when you challenge Alberta's young minds to design earthquake-proof structures and precision farming equipment? Magic. For over 40 years, APEGA's Science Olympics has b...
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Season 6
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Episode 14
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30:28
From trees to towers: the mass timber revolution PART 2
Welcome to part two of our discussion around massive timber. In this episode we explore the rigorous testing processes that the experts at C-FER Technologies put Greencore's technology through in order to ensure that mass timber mee...
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Season 6
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Episode 13
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23:36
Fan Mail
very informative episode // sounds a great team environment and supporting Alberta companies for the right reasons -
Edmonton, AB
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