

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: IWD 2026: Break the Pattern – A Women Techmakers Calgary Experience
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 28 Mar, 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat, 28 Mar, 2026 at 03:00 pm (-06:00)
- **Event Description**: Challenge the status quo. Build what’s next. Celebrate women+ in tech, business, and leadership.About this Event💡 Theme: Break the PatternBreak cycles of exclusion, invisibility, and survival mode.Build new systems of visibility, value, and voice — especially for women+, immigrants, and those often underestimated. “Break the Pattern” is more than a theme - it’s a movement.This year, we are not just talking about change - we are designing it.From inspiring keynotes to hands-on action labs, we are gathering women+ in STEM, business, innovation, and impact to challenge systemic norms, reimagine visibility, and unlock leadership at every level.Whether you are building your first career, pivoting into tech, re-entering after a break, or launching something of your own - this space is for you.💼 What You will Experience🔥 Keynotes &amp; Fireside Chats: Real stories from real women breaking real barriers🧠 Breakout Labs &amp; Clinics: Build your resume, brand, roadmap &amp; funding plan🤝 Connection Circles: Find your next mentor, collaborator, or hiring partner🧭 Career Catalyst Tools: Get matched to licensing help, career clinics, and free resources🎤 Lightning Talks &amp; Spotlights: Women+ share what they’re building and why it matters🍽️ Networking Lunch + Marketplace: Connect with community orgs &amp; sponsor booths🧩 Who Should Attend?This event is open to women+ and allies, including:Students &amp; emerging professionals in STEM/businessImmigrant &amp; newcomer womenTech professionals &amp; foundersCommunity leaders, educators &amp; hiring partnersAnyone who believes in equity and action🎟️ TicketsGeneral Admission: FREE (thanks to our generous sponsors)Optional Donation Ticket: Support another woman’s access to future programmingLunch included for in-person attendees. Limited seating - RSVP early.🙌 Powered ByWomen Techmakers AlbertaTechnovationTechGirls Canada https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/f87226b0-f76a-11f0-ac63-75911b46e902-rimg-w987-h740-dcfefefe-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/f8a6f250-f76a-11f0-a7b3-9f39d05c56dc-rimg-w555-h740-dc484844-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/f8cfd710-f76a-11f0-a7b3-9f39d05c56dc-rimg-w555-h740-dc181913-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/f8f698f0-f76a-11f0-ac63-75911b46e902-rimg-w987-h740-dc30312f-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/f91f7db0-f76a-11f0-ac63-75911b46e902-rimg-w555-h740-dc474948-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/f94f1930-f76a-11f0-a7b3-9f39d05c56dc-rimg-w987-h740-dc323230-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/f982d360-f76a-11f0-a7b3-9f39d05c56dc-rimg-w555-h740-dc181913-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/f9ac0640-f76a-11f0-a7b3-9f39d05c56dc-rimg-w987-h740-dc43474b-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/f9d698b0-f76a-11f0-ac63-75911b46e902-rimg-w555-h740-dcdddcde-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/f9f60790-f76a-11f0-a7b3-9f39d05c56dc-rimg-w555-h740-dcc0ab8b-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/fa4c16d0-f76a-11f0-a7b3-9f39d05c56dc-rimg-w555-h740-dc90908d-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/faa6e100-f76a-11f0-9be3-e3b7b4b0331e-rimg-w555-h740-dc8e918d-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/fae26360-f76a-11f0-a7b3-9f39d05c56dc-rimg-w555-h740-dc31312f-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/faff8850-f76a-11f0-9be3-e3b7b4b0331e-rimg-w555-h740-dc2d2e2e-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/fb6d8c60-f76a-11f0-9be3-e3b7b4b0331e-rimg-w555-h740-dc363342-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/fb8a3c20-f76a-11f0-a7b3-9f39d05c56dc-rimg-w555-h740-dc63615b-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/fbb088d0-f76a-11f0-ac63-75911b46e902-rimg-w555-h740-dca7a293-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/fbd85c20-f76a-11f0-ac63-75911b46e902-rimg-w555-h740-dcbcd7f5-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/fc01b610-f76a-11f0-a7b3-9f39d05c56dc-rimg-w555-h740-dc5f484a-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/fc25b8d0-f76a-11f0-a7b3-9f39d05c56dc-rimg-w555-h740-dcbad5f4-gmir.jpg   https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/fd785080-f76a-11f0-9be3-e3b7b4b0331e-rimg-w555-h740-dcd9dbd8-gmir.jpg Agenda🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AMCheck-In &amp; Community Coffee🕑: 11:30 AM - 11:45 AMOpening Address: “Breaking the Pattern Starts Here”Info: Welcome from WTM Alberta Lead
Remarks from City/Tech Leadership
Acknowledgment of Land, partners and community🕑: 11:45 AM - 12:00 PMKeynote: “Unlearning Survival, Relearning Power”Info: How women in STEM/business unlearn inherited barriers and rewrite career trajectories.🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PMMainstage Panel: Breaking the Pattern in Real Life Info: Topics:
Navigating bias in tech &amp; business
From rejection to redefinition
Immigrant visibility &amp; career relaunching
Systems we must build (not just survive in)
✅ Live Q&amp;A 🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:00 PMBreakout Workshops – Choose Your Growth TrackInfo: ? Track A – Visibility &amp; Confidence: Personal Branding, Storytelling, Public Speaking
? Track B – Career Activation: Resume/LinkedIn Clinics, Interview Simulation, Credential Strategy
? Track C – Founder Focus: Starting a Tech/Service-Based Business, Incorporation, Freelancing
? Track D – Systems That Work: Breaking bias in hiring, how allies can open doors
??‍? Facilitated by Career coaches, founders, and hiring partners🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:30 PMNetworking Lunch + Lightning Talks Info: lunchboxes. 3–5 min talks from rising voices:
? “What I’m Building &amp; Why It Matters”
Open mic sign-up or curated short talks🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PMFireside Chat: When Women Design the FutureInfo: An intimate dialogue between a founder + technologist + policy leader on creating spaces where equity isn’t the exception - it’s engineered.🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:30 PMMentorship + Connection CirclesInfo: 
Attendees rotate in small groups by theme (Tech, Business, Licensing, Career Comeback, Students) to meet mentors, employers, and peer leaders.🕑: 02:30 PM - 02:45 PMClosing Remarks + Call to ActionInfo: Post-IWD Programming:
NewRoots cohort 2 intake opens
WTM mentorship sign-up
Monthly Career Clinics
WTM Kids STEM Days / NextGen Club
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- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 2

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Calgary
- **state**: AB
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: Calgary Public Library - Central
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- **full address**: Calgary Public Library - Central, 800 3 Street Southeast, Calgary, Canada

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 28 Mar, 2026 at 11:00 am (-06:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Calgary Public Library - Central, 800 3 Street Southeast, Calgary, Canada
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- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
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- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** contests, workshops, it, nonprofit, kids, open-mic, public-speaking, storytelling
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