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main stage agenda
day 2 - Sept. 10, 2026
7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Women in tech breakfast
The Boat, the caviar and everything in between
michele romanow + nicole parmar
hotel SAsk
An honest conversation about ambition, setbacks, sacrifice, and building a life and company on your own terms.
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
panel
the new startup playbook
Alison Anderson, andrew wahba + GreG sutton
How building a startup has changed in the age of AI, fundraising, hiring, product development and scaling. What founders need to stop doing and start doing.
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
opening remarks
state of the prairie startup ecosystem
laura mock
Think big, build here - why this matters now. The opportunity for Saskatchewan founders in an AI-first world.
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
main conference check in
CULTIVATOR HQ
11:00 aM - 11:30 AM
founder story
thinking bigger than your market
tanner goetz
A founder who built nationally or globally while staying connected to Saskatchewan.
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
fireside chat
2026 funding realities
jordan mcfarlen + katrina german
Bootstrapping vs Angels vs Venture Capital vs Revenue Financing.
What actually makes sense for Prairie founders building big in small markets
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
lunch break
CULTIVATOR HQ
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
founder story
landing the first enterprise deal
katherine regnier
The real story of selling into large organizations when nobody knows who you are.
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
founder story
How we got to our first 100 customers
matt fahlman
Practical customer acquisition lessons from a Saskatchewan founder.
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
fireside chat
getting to $1M without a big team
dean clark + charlyne fothergill
A conversation on building scalable companies through focus, disciplined execution, and lean teams.
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
break
cultivator hq
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
fireside chat
scaling beyond sk
Jon Giambattista, Dhanesh udayan, rakesh pillai
How iOrders built a rapidly growing company, expanded into new markets, and continued thinking bigger while staying rooted in Saskatchewan.
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Closing Keynote
The Can't Not
Jason Tennenhouse
Blind Together: Commitment, Community, and the Way Out of the Cave. Nobody survives the trough of building something new without finding their people
4:45 pm - 5:00 pm
closing
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