Youth Moonshot Summit

The Youth Moonshot Summit is an innovation conference designed to help students understand the innovations transforming industries, and how to position themselves to thrive within them.

This one-day experience brings together leaders from frontier technology, business, and economic development to explore how breakthroughs in AI, advanced manufacturing, fintech, climate technology, and emerging industries are reshaping the future of work. Alongside the sessions, there are dedicated networking blocks where students can meet speakers, founders, and other students and parents, creating space for real conversations and exposure to different pathways in a setting that feels similar to a career fair, but more informal and interaction-driven.

Students will hear directly from operators and innovators including Alexandra Ramadan (Google X), Wish Bakshi (Founder & AI Systems Engineer), and more!

This event is hosted by TKS, and is proudly supported by Interac, Calgary Economic Development, and the Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking, reinforcing our shared commitment to developing Calgary’s next generation of future-ready leaders.

🗓 Event Schedule

• 10am - Registration & Networking
• 10:30am - Intro to the Summit - Azar Chatur, TKS
• 10:45am - What is a Moonshot? - Alexandra Ramadan, GoogleX
• 11:15am - Break
• 11:30am - Live Moonshot Presentations, Judging & Awards
• 12:45pm - Break/Networking
• 1:15pm - Fireside Panel - Diana Newman, Google; Crystal Phillips, OCIF; Haden Harrison, Agrivanna; Jennah Dohms, TKS
• 1:45pm - Building with AI - Wish Bakshi, Founder & AI Systems Engineer
• 2:05pm - TKS Alumni Panel
• 2:20pm - Closing Remarks/Networking

Live Moonshot Pitch Competition

The highlight of the Summit is a live pitch competition featuring 10 of Calgary’s most ambitious student teams. Each team will deliver a 4-5 minute “moonshot” presentation, outlining bold solutions to global challenges. Judges: Alexandra Ramadan (GoogleX) and Jeff Ryzner (UCalgary)