Founders Lunch: AI Strategy for Startups

Life Sciences Innovation
In-person
26 Feb 2026
AI is a right-now decision that founders have to make. Not if to use AI, but wherehow, and why.

We’ll talk about the real choices founders are facing:

  • AI enabled vs AI native
  • When does AI actually create an advantage?
  • What should be built in-house vs bought?
  • How do you balance speed, cost, and risk?
  • And how early is too early to bring AI into your product or operations?

We’re bringing together startup founders who are building with AI and industry experts who work closely with emerging companies to share practical lessons, hard-earned insights, and honest perspectives including what’s worked, what hasn’t, and what they’d do differently if they were starting today.

Panelists:

  • Ben Reeves, SVP Data Science & Engineering, Viewpoint Investment Partners | Founding Director, YYC Data Society
  • Nic Beique, Founder & CEO, Helcim
  • Wish Bakshi, Founder & AI Systems Engineer, AQ Energy
  • More speakers to be confirmed.

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