Founded in 1993, Immersion created a business out of the then-experimental field of haptic technology with the goal of evolving the way people interacted with computers. Since then, product designers have embraced the power of haptics in a wide spectrum of markets, including gaming consoles, cars, smartphones, medical devices, wearables, XR, and more. In fact, Immersion technology is now in over 3 billion devices worldwide.
Today, Immersion helps customers identify new opportunities for haptic features, improve haptic performance, and lower the cost of implementation. Working across every level of the haptic stack, from haptic design tools down to the hardware layer, Immersion believes that standards-supported turnkey solutions will broaden access to this transformative technology.
iNaturalist addresses the critical need for comprehensive, real-time biodiversity data. As one of the largest sources of recent, on-the-ground biodiversity information globally, our platform empowers communities and scientists to document and share geotagged photos of species. This crowdsourced data collection, enhanced by our AI models and verified by a dedicated community, creates a robust and reliable dataset. The urgency of our work is underscored by the rapid loss of biodiversity worldwide. Accurate, real-time data is essential for informed conservation efforts, enabling the discovery of new species, monitoring of endangered species, and guiding biodiversity management decisions at local, national, and global levels.
As a leading technology transfer and commercialization centre, Innovate Calgary works closely with startups, entrepreneurs, researchers and investors from the advanced tech sector to take innovation and ideas to the next stage of growth. Innovate Calgary has been successfully contributing to the growth and acceleration of the advanced technology sector for 35 years. Our integrated approach to commercialization focuses on facilitating connections among stakeholders and offering a comprehensive range of programs and services to achieve success.
The Kinetica Innovation Centre at SAIT (KICS) is a facility and program that helps clean energy technology innovators design, prototype and test their proprietary technologies. The 2,200-square-foot facility is located on the SAIT campus and offers a combination of co-working wet and technical lab space, a rigorous prototype development program and access to SAIT testing facilities and Innovate Calgary’s programs.
In today’s global and digital world, business breakthroughs come from harnessing the power of exponential technologies, the wisdom of crowds, and constant experimentation with new business models.
The Innovation Partnership Program (IPP) is the premiere curated, exclusive group of non-competitive Fortune 500 companies who meet and learn from Silicon Valley’s brightest technologists, entrepreneurs, innovators, and business strategists. Founded in 2013, IPP is a joint venture between the XPRIZE Foundation and Singularity University and in alliance with Deloitte.
Inspired Minds founding ethos is to make AI available to all economics, countries and cultures and to promote AI for the greater good.
We focus on emerging technologies and build communities to ensure that they are developed and adopted in ways that are inclusive and equitable, so that the technologies we create work for all of us, not just a privileged few.
Our events and projects are reflective of this – we are at the forefront of not just discovering the world’s issues but defining the solutions. They are structured and aligned with the UN SDGs and each event is focused on specific strategic outcomes both in terms of content and the world leaders who participate. Featuring an elite line up of speakers, sponsors, ambassadors and delegates.
Our content is consistently unrivalled, thought provoking and timely while always aligned to the world arena.
Our events are more than a strategic gathering of the economic, government and academic elite – they are unfailing fun. We chose the best venues, feature a fun line up of demos, workshops and music that results in two days of dynamic, whirlwind dialog, networking and collaboration.
The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) is an independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit scientific research and communications organization supported by property insurers, reinsurers, and affiliated companies. IBHS’s building safety research leads to real-world solutions for home and business owners, helping to create more resilient communities.
Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) is an industry leader, creating world-changing technology that enables global progress and enriches lives. Inspired by Moore’s Law, we continuously work to advance the design and manufacturing of semiconductors to help address our customers’ greatest challenges. By embedding intelligence in the cloud, network, edge and every kind of computing device, we unleash the potential of data to transform business and society for the better. To learn more about Intel’s innovations, go to newsroom.intel.com and intel.com.
The International Desalination and Reuse Association (IDRA), founded in 1973, serves as the global nexus for the desalination and water reuse community. As a non-profit, non-political organization, IDRA extends its reach to members in over 60 countries, in addition to 15 affiliate member organizations, encompassing both regional and national entities. Its diverse membership includes scientists, developers, off-takers, regulators, end-users, engineers, consultants, media representatives, and researchers, hailing from governments, corporations, and academia. IDRA operates as an NGO with consultative status recognized by the United Nations ECOSOC and as a member of the UN Water Special Framework for Water Scarcity in Agriculture (WASAG), hosted by the UN FAO Land and Water Division.
IFIP, the International Federation for Information Processing, is the global professional federation of societies and associations for people working in Information and Communications Technologies and Sciences. Established under the auspices of UNESCO in 1960 and recognized by the United Nations, IFIP represents ICT professional associations from more than 50 countries and regions with a total membership of over half a million. It also brings together more than 3,500 scientists from industry and academia, organizing them into over 100 Working Groups and 13 Technical Committees to conduct research, develop standards and promote information sharing. Based in Austria, IFIP organizes and supports over 100 conferences each year, fostering the distribution of research and knowledge to academics and industry practitioners alike.
IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges. IUCN’s work focuses on valuing and conserving nature, ensuring effective and equitable governance of its use, and deploying nature-based solutions to global challenges in climate, food and development. IUCN supports scientific research, manages field projects all over the world, and brings governments, NGOs, the UN and companies together to develop policy, laws and best practices. IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental organization, with more than 1,200 government and NGO members and almost 11,000 volunteer experts in some 160 countries.
The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) is the global network for forest science cooperation, open to all individuals and organizations involved in forest research and forest related sciences. It is a non-profit, non-governmental and non-discriminatory organization with a mission to advance research excellence and knowledge sharing, and to foster the development of science-based solutions to forest-related challenges for the benefit of forests and people worldwide. IUFRO attains its objectives by networking activities including the generation, exchange, synthesis, and dissemination of scientific knowledge.
ITU is the leading United Nations agency for information and communication technologies, driving innovation in ICTs together with 193 Member States and a membership of over 700 private sector entities and academic institutions. Established over 150 years ago in 1865, ITU is the intergovernmental body responsible for coordinating the shared global use of the radio spectrum, promoting international cooperation in assigning satellite orbits, improving communication infrastructure in the developing world, and establishing the worldwide standards that foster seamless interconnection of a vast range of communications systems. From broadband networks to cutting-edge wireless technologies, aeronautical and maritime navigation, radio astronomy, oceanographic and satellite-based earth monitoring as well as converging fixed-mobile phone, Internet and broadcasting technologies, ITU is committed to connecting the world. www.itu.int
Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute (JITRI) is a non-profit organization based in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, which was founded in December 2013. JITRI positions itself at the nexus of scientific research and technological transformation, striving to overcome structural and institutional barriers that restrict scientific and technological advances and exploring new mechanisms to facilitate technology transfer and new channels for to transform scientific and technological achievements into tangible products. In accordance with the concept of "R&D as an industry and technology as a product," JITRI focuses on two main roles. First, it acts as a bridge between universities or scientific research institutions and industry. Secondly, it acts as a bridge between global innovation resources and Jiangsu Province.
Jobcase is an online community dedicated to empowering the world's workers. Millions of members connect on Jobcase to seize opportunities, share advice, and navigate the work landscape together. Online or in the Jobcase app, workers can find jobs, apply instantly, and get and give the support everyone needs on their way to success.
KICKOFF is a free digital learning tool that helps informal project managers and project team members launch successful projects—from start to finish—in just 45 minutes.
KICKOFF is a trademark of Project Management Institute, Inc.
Kinetica Ventures bridges the energy industry and tech innovators to accelerate world-class energy technologies. We support industry partners by working with technology developers who have emerging innovation that addresses industry’s key challenges, lowers costs and improves competitive advantages. This unique industry-driven program works closely with key energy sector partners in four areas: hydrocarbon recovery; energy transport; carbon capture, reuse and disposal; and renewable energy. Kinetica Ventures is powered by Innovate Calgary.
Kinexum, an international healthcare consulting group, specializes in regulatory strategy, clinical development, and commercialization. With a team of former senior FDA and industry experts, Kinexum offers comprehensive services in regulatory, clinical, manufacturing, and commercialization fields. Over the past decade, the group has assisted more than 300 companies worldwide, including in Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Americas. Known for delivering high-impact solutions across various therapeutic areas, Kinexum's in-house medical expertise spans diabetes, cardiology, immunology, oncology, and gastroenterology. The group's capabilities extend to pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, diagnostics, botanicals, and nutraceuticals, leveraging a global network for clinical and regulatory strategy, pharmacology, toxicology, and other key areas to efficiently achieve valuation milestones.
The mission of The Kitalys Institute is to accelerate and promote the translation of scientific advances into material, accessible gains in public health. The Institute focuses on retaining mobility, alertness, health, and resilience, as well as preventing chronic diseases and safely delaying or reversing biological aging, emphasizing the importance of an alliance between science and public health policy. By leading this effort, The Kitalys Institute aims to preserve health, prevent disease, and prolong healthspan through advocating for a national public policy that supports scientific advancements, geroscience breakthroughs, and behavioral health for all.
The City of Philadelphia’s Office of Adult Education (OAE), formerly known as the Mayor’s Commission on Literacy has worked to equip all adults in Philadelphia with the education they need for work, family, and civic engagement since 1983. OAE was charged to work on behalf of over 80 literacy and workforce development programs to help the estimated 550,000 adults in the city functioning below basic adult education levels to qualify for family-sustaining jobs and post-secondary training and education. Learn more.
The Longevity Biotechnology Association is a non-profit organization representing global leaders in geroscience and gerotherapeutics, focusing on the development of new medicines and therapies to prevent and cure, rather than merely manage, the health conditions of late life. The Association is driven by a shared belief that every person deserves a life that is healthy, full, and long.