The 5-Minute Intrapreneur: Lessons from Calgary’s Innovation Enablers

The 5-Minute Intrapreneur: Fast-Track Lessons from Calgary’s Innovation Enablers

Ideas are easy; execution inside a corporate structure is where the real battle lies. Join Calgary’s brightest corporate operators for a high-energy, closed-door session featuring rapid-fire stories of internal transformation. Inspired by the visual, fast-paced Japanese style of PechaKucha, our speakers get just 5 minutes and 10 visual slides to drop their biggest insights—cutting through the corporate slide-deck bloat so we can get straight to the real, raw peer discussions that matter. Stick around from 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM for a hosted social hour with drinks and snacks to keep the conversation going.

Innovation in large organizations doesn't fail because of a lack of ideas. It fails because of slide-deck bloat, decision paralysis, and the endless corporate chatter that smothers a spark before it can catch.

In 2003, designers in Tokyo got fed up with death-by-PowerPoint and invented PechaKucha (peh-CHAK-cha)—a radical format designed to share big ideas fast and visually.

We’re not doing a standard, strict PechaKucha night. Instead, we’ve taken inspiration from that high-velocity Japanese philosophy to build a custom format tailored specifically for our corporate innovation community: Up to 10 slides. 60 seconds per slide. 5 minutes total. No text-heavy paragraphs. No hiding behind data. Just raw, unfiltered storytelling designed to be an immediate conversation starter. On April 30th, we are pulling back the curtain on how Calgary's brightest operators are driving internal change, building modern cultures, and hacking corporate systems from the inside out.

Welcome to the next Calgary Innovation Peer Forum EXPERIENCE Session.

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June 4th, 2026 | 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM The Deloitte Greenhouse, Calgary

We are reclaiming the power of the room. This isn’t a passive lecture; it’s a high-energy, closed-door environment where the constraints of a fast, visual format force the sharpest versions of the truth. Five minutes of razor-sharp focus from our speakers, followed by a room full of collective problem-solving.

We will explore what it actually takes to drive innovation from inside a traditional organization through four core lenses:

• Systemic Change in Corporate: How to build faster pathways for new ideas inside massive organizations—and the scars earned making it happen.
• Calgary Impact: How internal corporate work ripples outward to fuel and strengthen Calgary’s broader tech and innovation ecosystem.
• Culture Building: The exact programs, decisions, and psychological safety tools used to shift traditional teams into an innovation mindset.
• Resource Sharing: The messy reality of cross-organization collaboration—sharing talent, tools, and tech across Calgary's industries.

Witness a series of rapid-fire, inspired presentations from peer intrapreneurs.

• Images Over Text: Speakers are aiming for 10 words or fewer per slide. The voice carries the story; the visuals support the weight.
• One Theme, One Arc: Watch how strict constraints force speakers to cut the corporate jargon and share real, tactile experiences.
• Feedback: Following the presentations we include five minutes for questions in a "yes, and" format.

This forum is designed for those navigating the unique friction of leadership inside complex environments:

• Corporate Intrapreneurs: Driven to build the future from within but tired of fighting outdated processes.
• Innovation Practitioners & Enablers: Looking for faster, sharper ways to pitch ideas and activate their internal networks.
• Transformation & Culture Leaders: Tasked with shifting traditional organizations from risk-averse to future-ready.
• Ecosystem Collaborators: Who want to connect the dots between internal corporate capability and Calgary's broader growth.

The Deloitte Greenhouse 7th Floor, 850 2 St SW #700, Calgary, AB

Access via Ground Floor or the +15 level in Bankers Hall (West Tower).

• Arrival: Please arrive by 2:45 PM to navigate the space and check in at reception.
• The Space: A specialized hub designed to break "business as usual" using behavioral science.
• Refreshments: Snacks and drinks will be provided to fuel the conversation.

• In-person & Closed-door: What happens in the Greenhouse stays in the Greenhouse.
• Constraint-Driven: Fast framing followed by deep, peer-led tactical dialogue.
• Collective Wisdom: We leverage the raw experience of the operators in the room to solve real-world implementation hurdles.

Submit your information via the form linked below by 11:59 PM on May 24th. Our team will be reviewing allsubmissions during the week of May 25th and will follow up with selected speakers directly.

Please note that submitting the form is an expression of interest—it does not guarantee a speaking spot. If youare selected, we will be in touch with next steps, including a request for your slides ahead of the event.

Sign up here - Selected speakers receive a free entry ticket.

Spaces are strictly limited to maintain the peer-to-peer dynamic. Secure your spot and prepare for a different kind of conversation.

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Deloitte, 850 2 Street Southwest, Calgary, Canada

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