XPRIZE Canada Hub Activities
Keep up with Hub activities across Canada
Upcoming Events
Info Sessions: Build with Gemini XPRIZE
90 Days. Pick a problem worth solving and build a real business with AI.
Compete for $2M USD in prizes.
Join the XPRIZE Canada Hub for two 30-minute virtual info sessions open to potential applicants Canada-wide on June 30 and July 2, 2026
Past Activities
2026
XPRIZE Healthspan Judging Summit & XPRIZE Health Symposium
From June 10-12, the XPRIZE Healthspan judges and team were hosted by the XPRIZE Canada Hub at the University of Calgary for an insightful session and to determine the Top 10 Finalist Teams of the Milestone 2 award in the Healthspan competition.
Calgary Climate Week 2026
As part of Calgary Climate Week, the XPRIZE Canada Hub brought XPRIZE alum for a conversation on what it takes to build and scale climate solutions in today’s rapidly evolving global market. Jim Mann, UNDO Carbon (UK), Madison Savilow, Carbon Upcycling (Calgary), and Alex Ip, CERT Systems Inc (Toronto) alum from the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE and Carbon Removal XPRIZE, these founders have competed on the world stage and are now commercializing solutions with real market impact.
XPRIZE Global Brain Trust convenes in Montreal
The XPRIZE Canada Hub was able to bring the XPRIZE Global Brain Trust to McGill University to start the design of future competitions in Food, Water & Waste; Health, and Energy, Climate + Nature that will ignite breakthrough solutions.
Jim Mann, Founder and CEO of UNDO Carbon came to visit the University of Calgary and the XPRIZE Canada Hub. He talks about UNDO’s experience participating in the XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition and the value of the process beyond the prize itself. UNDO Carbon was named one of four global winners in the final round of the $100 million XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition, selected from more than 1,300 teams worldwide for its enhanced rock weathering approach to permanent carbon removal.
The XPRIZE Canada Hub was a marketing partner for Government Innovation Week Federal 2026 in Ottawa. Government Innovation Week Federal brings together Federal leaders to integrate Gov 3.0 innovations while safeguarding equity, privacy, and security—core priorities of the current government's mandate.
2025
Calgary Innovation Week
Sarah McCullough, National Hub Director of the XPRIZE Canada Hub at the University of Calgary chatted with Kristal Kaye, Interim CEO of CarbonCure, winner of the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE - Natural Gas Track.
XPRIZE Water Scarcity Track A Team Summit
The XPRIZE Water Scarcity Track A Team Summit was hosted by the XPRIZE Canada Hub from August 18 to 20, 2025. The $119M XPRIZE Water Scarcity sponsored by the Mohamed bin Zayed Water Initiative is the largest prize purse in XPRIZE history.