Abbotsford Innovation Network Launches with Successful Inaugural Event

Abbotsford, BC - The Abbotsford Innovation Network (AIN) held its first event, “Abby Innovates: Connecting Minds, Sparking Ideas” on February 28th at Trading Post in Abbotsford. The event was a resounding success, with a sold-out full house of more than 50 attendees, including innova-

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For Dr. Jon Thomas: “Abbotsford has a history of invention and innovation going back several decades. We now need to connect and leverage the strengths of inventors, innovators, and entrepreneurs in the Valley to build an innovative and sustainable tors, entrepreneurs, and creatives. Keynote: The event featured a keynote speech by Dr. Jon Thomas, Director of the Esposito Family Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the University of the Fraser Valley. Dr. Thomas emphasized that invention and innovation are not limited to big cities. Drawing on US patent grant data, he showed that the number of patents from firms in Abbotsford has risen consistently over the decades.

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“We believe in the potential of Abbotsford to be a place where things can happen,” said Co-Founder Gavin Dew of Abbotsford Tech District, one of the event’s sponsors.

Co-Founder and Abbotsford-based entrepreneur Jon Morrison : “Collision helped create AIN, and I can’t wait to see what will happen next.”

Dr. Johann Roduit, Co-Founder of the AIN, and co-Founder of TEDx-

Abbotsford: : “There is no need to always look elsewhere. If we believe we can make things happen here in the city, we can.”

World Café: The event was followed by a World Café, with six rotating tables discussing various topics related to innovation, entrepreneurship, and community building. Attendees shared insights and ideas, which the AIN team will analyze and share with neurs, innovators, and community leaders?

The intersection of innovation and social impact: How can Abbotsford’s innovation efforts be directed towards addressing social challenges and creating a more inclusive and equitable society?

In what ways can a network like AIN help entrepreneurs, creatives, the community. World Café topics: Designing spaces for innovation and creativity - what could we do in Abbotsford?

From ideas to the market - incubators, accelerators, venture studios - what do we need in the Fraser Valley?

Building a sustainable innovation ecosystem: How can the Abbotsford Innovation Network foster collaboration and support among entrepre- innovators like you in the Valley and beyond? What are some of your needs that something like the AIN could address? kuVIE, mMuizaF nfl nhIN ijdI df[[[[ bfhr hlkI ijhI bfrsL ho rhI sI. mOn- sUn hflIN pMjfb ivc nhIN sI phuMcI. skUl awj awDf idn hI lwgxf sI. CuwtI hox vyly acfnk hI myrf dosq AuNkfr isMG durfhy qoN motr sfeIkl ‘qy af phuMicaf qy lwgf dwsx ik awj pitafly jLrUrI cwlxf hY qy kihMdf ik mYN Aus dy nfl jfvF. Aus dI gwl sux ky asIN ipMz nUM cwl pey. mMzI aihmdgVH qoN sfzf ipMz 20 ku imMt ‘qy hI hY. mYN afpdf skUtr ipMz Cwizaf aqy kwpVy bdl ky asIN pitafly nUM cwl pey. motr sfeIkl, myrf dosq hI clfAuNdf sI. rsqy ivwc hI Aus ny pitafly jfx df aslI kfrn dwisaf. AuNkfr isMG dy pitafly shury sn. Aus dI pqnI df Brf nyvI ivwc kmFzr sI, jo ik afpxy pirvfr smyq AuQy CuwtI afieaf sI. iksy jLrUrI pirvfrk msly leI AuNkfr isMG ny AusnUM imlxf sI. mlyrkotlf lMG ky, bfgVIaF kol mINh pYxf sLurU ho igaf. pr asIN ruky nhIN, cldy cldy kwpVy kfPLI iBwj gey qy TMZ vI lwgx lwg geI. 4 ku vjy dy krIb, asIN pitafly phuMc gey. jFdy-jFdy dUK invfrn sfihb’ mwQf tykx ruky, kIrqn suixaf aqy sfzy kwpVy vI kuJ suwk gey. myry dosq dy shuiraF dI koTI AuQoN bhuqI dUr nhIN sI. ieMzstrI eyrIey ivwc Aus dy shuiraF dI iewk vwzI PYktrI sI aqy nyVy hI AunHF dI koTI sI. 5 ku vjy dy krIb asIN jf phuMcy. sfrf pirvfr Gr hI sI. bhuq hI imlfpVy suBfa vflf pirvfr sI Auh. pirvfrF dI suwK-sFd aqy rfjLI-KusLI puwCx dy nfl grm-grm cfh aid pIqI aqy hor gwlFbfqF krdy rhy. nfl hI kuJ smyN leI PLYkrtI df dOrf vI kIqf aqy hor hfl-cfl aqy kfrobfrF bfry gwlFbfqF krdy rhy. 7 ku vjy dy krIb asIN sfry Gr vfps af gey. nyvIN kmFzr sfihb ny bMby qoN jo keI qrHF dIaF aMgryjLI boqlF ilaFdIaF sn, ilaf rwKIaF sfzy sfhmxy. nfl hI Kfx leI keI qrHF df inwk-suk ilaf rwiKaf. iewk qF pitafly ivc bYTy sF qy dUjf kmFzr sfhb ny afpdy stYNzrz muqfbk sfzI afAu Bgq krn leI sLfm nUM hor suhfvxf krn leI ieh sB kuJ kIqf sI. gwl qF dfrU pIx dI hI sI, bfkI df tsLn qF sLihrI sI. pr ies dy mukfbly jy ipMz ivc huMdy qF iek pfsy ijhy bih ky PtfPt 2-3 moty ijhy pYg mfr lYxy sn. qy nfl koeI nmkIn mUMh

Partners & Sponsors: Partners included Abbotsford Tech District, Tourism Abbotsford, Conexkt, GetClear Consulting, and Solar Plexed Productions. The AIN plans to continue hosting events and partnering with organizations to foster collaboration and support among entrepreneurs, innovators, and community leaders.

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