Venn Innovation

09/01/2026

We're thrilled to announce the date for our annual Tech Connect Wine & Cheese event: 10 September 2026

This is not another networking mixer. It’s an intimate gathering for IT leaders, technology decision-makers, and business leaders. Together, we'll dive into the opportunities and risks of AI, and for the people actually making decisions about technology in their organizations – with good wine, great cheese, and conversations that matter.

📅 Thursday, September 10th
⏰ 5:00–7:30 p.m.
📍 770 St George Blvd, Moncton
🎟️ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tech-connect-who-on-your-team-can-judge-when-ai-is-wrong-tickets-1998904118026

Limited seats are available - if it's sold out, join the waitlist!

08/31/2026

The Chief Trade Commissioner’s Cross-Canada Domestic Outreach Tour 2026

This event will bring together Canadian businesses, experienced exporters, and federal and regional trade representatives to explore practical pathways to international growth.

📅 Date: September 16, 2026
⏰ Time: 1:30–4:30 p.m.
✅ Registration: Beginning at 1:30 p.m.
📢 Opening Remarks: 2:00 p.m.
📍 Location: Delta Hotels Beauséjour, Moncton

During this session, you will:
· Discover business opportunities in Europe and the Indo-Pacific;
· Learn how Canada’s free trade agreements can help you enter new markets;
· Explore federal and provincial programs and services available to Canadian exporters;
· Hear firsthand insights from companies with international experience; and
· Build valuable connections with trade representatives and regional partners.

If you are looking to expand into new markets, this event will offer practical information, valuable connections, and resources to support your international growth.

Please confirm your attendance by September 9th by emailing [email protected].

08/28/2026

Some of the best ideas start when people get in a room together.

From workshops and strategy sessions to community events and team retreats, the Junction's Learning Centre was built to bring people together.

Need a space for your next gathering? We'd love to help.
📍 Moncton, NB
🔗 www.junctionnb.ca

08/25/2026

We’re so proud of our Head of Technology & Innovation! Ayoub Serhani is officially a connector with the Southeast Regional Service Commission, helping newcomers in Greater Moncton.

The Connector Program is designed to link newcomers, recent graduates and aspiring entrepreneurs with established professionals for an in-person networking meeting. The goal of the program is to improve newcomer and graduate retention, build a more welcoming and diverse workforce and help address labour market needs through expanded talent networks.

08/21/2026

We want to thank Alicia Roisman Ismach, Brad Wasson, Florin Filip and Vagmi Mudumbai for your rich insights on our panel discussion and the thought provoking questions each of you left us with.

Some highlights from the conversation:

1️⃣ A useful way to think about AI adoption is in three levels:

🔹Basic use: asking questions, drafting content, summarizing information, and accelerating routine work
🔹Reasoning use: analyzing options, identifying patterns, testing ideas, and supporting stronger decision-making
🔹Agentic use: enabling systems to take defined actions or complete multi-step workflows with appropriate human oversight

2️⃣ The opportunity is not to apply AI everywhere. It’s to identify where it can create real value for your customers, your team, and your business - while protecting the work that requires judgment, trust, and human accountability.

Where should AI help your organization move faster? And where should people remain firmly in the loop?

Working with great partners makes all the difference. Rethinking Business in the AI Era was a collaboration with Wallace McCain Institute.

08/20/2026

We’re still buzzing! Our centre was filled with over 100 guests diving into how we can all rethink business in the AI era.

Lots of reflections and takeaways from Alexander Manu - today’s keynote speaker:

-Every business will become a technology company.
-AI is not about technology, but about transformation.
-The future of business is not about forecasting - it's about foresight.
-The greatest organizations will use AI to enhance human agency.
-AI will not make you question if you have a business model, but whether you have the right one.

Alexander Manu left the room with a challenge: Every successful organization is an answer to a question. So what is the question your organization is answering?
This will give you your business' DNA (and not necessarily the framework of what you think your business is).

Huge thank you to Wallace McCain Institute for this collaboration, and to Alex Manu for the insights shared.

08/17/2026

📢 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT

Alicia Roisman Ismach is the Head of Fintech at Atlantic Fintech, where she leads efforts to connect and grow Atlantic Canada’s fintech ecosystem and help regional companies reach global markets. With more than 25 years of experience in electronic transactions, payments, and technology entrepreneurship, Alicia has founded and scaled fintech ventures in Israel and the United States, including Seergate and Amaryllis Payment Solutions. She also previously co-directed the Founder Institute in Tel Aviv and remains deeply engaged in supporting founders, innovation, and collaboration across the region.

As a community builder and strategic leader, Alicia brings a global perspective to conversations about technology, business, and the future of work. Through Atlantic Fintech, she works at the intersection of financial services, emerging technologies, and business growth -including the opportunities presented by artificial intelligence, analytics, and digital transformation. Alicia is passionate about helping organizations and entrepreneurs navigate change, identify new opportunities, and build the connections needed to turn innovation into meaningful impact.

✨ Don't miss Alicia at our upcoming event with Wallace McCain Institute: Rethinking Business in the AI Era.

Tickets are selling fast - be sure to grab yours.

📅 August 20 l 2-4PM I Moncton, NB
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/rethinking-business-in-the-ai-era-tickets-1994587200008

08/16/2026

No packing up.
No searching for a spot.

The perfect fit for professionals who want a consistent workspace, without committing to a full private office.

👉👉 www.junctionnb.ca/

08/13/2026

📢 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT

Brad Wasson, MSc, is cofounder of Business Bridge Inc., a New Brunswick management consulting company, and is a cofounder and COO of NeuroAI Inc., an AI startup that has developed an agentic AI platform for caregivers of children with Autism and for clinicians in Canadian healthcare institutions.

Previously, Brad served as an Executive Partner with Gartner, advising executives on mission-critical priorities through actionable insights, decision frameworks, and performance tools. Brad was Chief Digital Innovation Officer at NB Power for more than four years, leading the IT organization, building an innovation team and solutions, and leading digital-platform initiatives.

✨ We're thrilled to have Brad join us as a guest speaker at our upcoming event with Wallace McCain Institute - Rethinking Business in the AI Era. This panel discussion is going to be a great one!

🎟️ Get your tickets while there's still space 🎟️
📅 August 20 l 2-4PM I Moncton, NB
🔗 https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/rethinking-business-in-the-ai-era-tickets-1994587200008

08/10/2026

One of the most common pitfalls is falling in love with a solution before confirming the problem. A strong idea is rooted in a clear, urgent need – not just a clever concept.

The clearer and more specific you can be, the stronger your foundation becomes. Broad or vague problems often lead to weak value propositions.

That level of clarity opens the door to meaningful validation and prioritizes assumptions based on value (to the business) vs. risk (likelihood of failure).

Keep reading 👉 👉

Every startup begins with an idea – but not every idea becomes a viable business. The difference is rarely passion or effort. More often, it comes down to validation: understanding whether your idea solves a real problem for a real market.