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Where global buyers and solution providers connect
Hosted by Innovate BC, the Ministry of Agriculture, Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre, Vancouver Economic Commission and the Ministry of Citizens’ Services, the Innovation Challenges are a new #BCTECHSummit activity where large organizations will pitch their specific pain points for an audience of startups, innovators, and researchers.
Following a series of engaging pitches, presenters will be hosting scheduled meetings with the goal of jumpstarting deals with companies that have the potential to solve problems impacting people and communities across B.C. and beyond.
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Wanted: Agritech Solutions
B.C.’s Ministry of Agriculture is seeking technology solutions that serve the needs of the province’s $14.2 billion agriculture and seafood industries. Targeted solutions include, but are not limited to, technologies for food and beverage processing, traceability, precision agriculture, and bioproducts.
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Wanted: Smart Communities Solutions
Translink, Seattle’s Sound Transit, City of Richmond, and Smart Kootenays are buying innovations for improving mobility for citizens through connected technology and data. Targeted products include, but are not limited to, technologies for station passenger analytics, wayfinding for the deaf and blind, and data consolidation tools to support predictive analytics.
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Wanted: Government Procurement Solutions
B.C.’s Climate Action Secretariat, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Education will be presenting challenges and open procurement opportunities benefitting citizens across B.C. Targeted innovations include, but are not limited to, technologies for tracking vehicle kilometres, a digital patient gateway, and scholarship delivery digitization.
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Wanted: Cleantech Solutions
The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), Global Affairs Canada and the B.C. Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure are looking for innovations that will advance environmental sustainability and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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