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Fireside Chat with Adam Froese

Business-building

Community

People & Culture

Skill-building

March 12, 2026
4:30 pm
—
7:00 pm
Offsite YYC

Hosted by:

Tech Thursday

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We're thrilled to host a Fireside Chat with Adam Froese: Olympian, turned investment banker, then VC, and now founder at SecondShop. Adam's journey into tech is a fascinating one, and we'll be digging into all of it. From what SecondShop is building and how it's transforming retail and logistics through technology and vertical integration, to what it really takes to build a tech company in Canada today, including the conversations most people in the industry won't have in public. Join us to hear from: Adam Froese, Co-Founder at SecondShop Moderated by: Philippe Burns, Co-Founder at Tech Thursday

We're thrilled to host a Fireside Chat with Adam Froese: Olympian, turned investment banker, then VC, and now founder at SecondShop.

Adam's journey into tech is a fascinating one, and we'll be digging into all of it.

From what SecondShop is building and how it's transforming retail and logistics through technology and vertical integration, to what it really takes to build a tech company in Canada today, including the conversations most people in the industry won't have in public.

Join us to hear from:

Adam Froese, Co-Founder at SecondShop

Moderated by: Philippe Burns, Co-Founder at Tech Thursday

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Event Address:

221 10 Ave SE #110, Calgary, AB T2G 0V9

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