On April 26 & 27, 2027, 500 thinkers, doers, creators, challengers and changemakers come together at Winsport in Calgary.
Two days. One shared question:
What stops good ideas from moving?
We have no shortage of ideas. We have brilliant people, emerging technologies, passionate communities, and organizations investing in innovation every day. And yet, so many good ideas struggle to move forward.
What if the missing ingredient isn't another idea, more funding, or a better process?
What if it's what happens when we bring our unique contributions together?
None of us see the whole picture.
We each bring our own experiences, expertise, assumptions, questions, and perspectives to the challenges in front of us. And that's a good thing. Because when we bring those different perspectives together, with curiosity and a willingness to challenge what we think we know, we begin to see possibilities that none of us could have discovered alone.
That's the power of Collective Contribution.
And that's what The Convergence is designed to activate. Not simply to generate more ideas. To create the conditions for good ideas to move.
Two Days. One Collective Experience.
From what I see, to what WE can do.
The Convergence is not your typical innovation conference.
You won't spend two days sitting in rows, listening to people tell you how to innovate.
You'll be part of the innovation.
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What I See → What We See → What I Will Do Differently
Explore the conditions that enable successful innovation through short, thought-provoking presentations from people who see the world through different lenses.
Curiosity. Collaborative sense-making. Honest reflection. Identifying reality. And the possibilities that emerge when we bring these perspectives together.
Then, put those perspectives to work.
Through facilitated conversations, shared exploration, and collective reflection, you'll discover what becomes visible when we stop relying only on what we already know.
And you'll identify something YOU are willing to do differently.
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What I Will Do Differently → What WE Can Move Forward
What happens when hundreds of individual commitments begin to connect?
On Day Two, we'll explore how our individual contributions can become collective action.
You'll work with people who bring different skills, resources, experiences, and perspectives to identify opportunities to move good ideas forward.
Not everyone will be working on the same idea.
But everyone will be contributing to the same bigger possibility.
Moving more good ideas into meaningful action.
The People Make The Possibility
The Convergence isn't built around one industry, one discipline, or one definition of innovation. It's built around the people willing to contribute.
Entrepreneurs and founders. Corporate innovators. Investors and ecosystem builders. Artists and creators. Students and emerging leaders. People who see what's possible and people who know what stands in the way.
Because your next breakthrough might not come from someone who knows more about your work. It might come from someone who sees it completely differently.
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Tracy Borreson
Co-Founder & Host
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Simon Hartley
Co-Founder & Keynote Speaker
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Matt Arnold
Collaborative Sensemaker