Get ready to dive deep into the world of insurance innovation with the latest InsurTech trends and solutions!

We were thrilled to co-host this event with Flora Fertility to explore what the future of insurance actually look like. We break down the biggest innovations in InsurTech and what they mean for the industry moving forward.
The panel featured:

Christy Lane, Co-Founder & President at Flora Fertility

Finn Magee, CEO at Insurtech Canada

Diane Horsfield, VP Client Success at Trufla

Moderated by: Philippe Burns, Co-Founder at Tech Thursday

On January 29th, Tech Thursday partnered with the DMZ and TDIP to bring together some of the most exciting early stage Tech companies in Calgary.

The conversation focused on taking a service, and bringing it to scale through productized solutions.

Our speakers were:

Amanda Julian, Chief Science Officer & Co-founder at Monark

Addy Graves, CEO and Co-Founder at Cashew

Lourdes Juan, CEO and Co-Founder at Knead Tech

Moderated by: Justine Clark, Strategic Partnerships Lead at DMZ

 Welcome to Tech Thursday Live. A live recording from the first Tech Thursday event in Calgary in 2026. The topic of this conversation was 'Hot Takes for 2026'.

This is a panel featuring:

Kelly Schmidt, the CEO at Headversity

Mark Le dain, CRO at Fueled

Graeme Harrison, the CEO at Augur VC

We talked about everything from whether or not there's gonna be Robot Olympics, if there's an AI bubble or not, and what the future of the human is gonna be in the workforce. We had this event in front of a sold out audience in Calgary, and it was a ton of fun.

We hope you enjoyed this live recording. Every week we're gonna be releasing live recordings from our events, whether they take place in Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, or Ottawa. So be sure to follow us wherever you get your podcast. Enjoy Tech Thursday Live.