First Wednesday of the month | 9:30–11:00am.

Facilitated, small-group sessions focused on meaningful peer connection and leadership growth.

Meet Chantale from the Barrie Public Library and discover free business tools, research databases, and resources that can help you grow and save time. Drop in, ask questions, and see how the library can support your business journey.

In this Marketing Roundtable, we’ll explore how to use AI strategically while still maintaining originality, trust, and a strong brand voice.

Meet Your Expert In The Room: Kelly Letourneau!

Kelly Letourneau, CEO of Oklahoma Marketing, is a leader in creative storytelling and strategic communication. With a passion for innovation and a focus on fostering genuine human connections, Kelly has transformed Oklahoma Marketing into a powerhouse for impactful digital marketing and brand strategy. She’s here to share her expertise in the art of storytelling and the latest trends in integrated digital marketing.

A biweekly online session where founders and operators come together to talk through what’s actually happening in their business and how AI can support it in a real way.

Session Topic: What We Tried That Didn’t Work

As a Regional Innovation Centre, we’re always exploring new ways to better support founders. Sandbox Virtual Day is one of those activations! For one day, we’re taking our community online and bringing our programming, connections, and founder support into a fully virtual format. Whether you’re working from home, a coffee shop, your office, or between meetings, you’ll have access to peer support, founder conversations, networking opportunities, and Sandbox support from wherever you are.

The defence and dual-use sector is rapidly evolving, but for many companies, understanding how to enter the space, where opportunities exist, and what is realistically required can feel difficult to navigate. Dual-Use & Defence 101 Day is designed to provide a grounded, practical introduction to the defence ecosystem through direct conversations with leaders who have operated inside it.

Third Tuesday of the month | 2:30pm – 3:30pm (Virtual, Invite-Only).

Built out of our most recent commercialization accelerator cohort, this peer circle is a highly interactive space for the commercialization cohort founders to actively navigate commercialization. The sessions are designed to be founder-led, practical, and shaped by the real challenges you are facing as you move from idea to market traction.

Sandbox Lunch & Learn sessions bring our business community together for meaningful connection, practical insight, and purposeful conversation over lunch.

This founder-focused session looks at how to take care of your energy and handle pressure so you can show up focused, confident, and at your best in your work and leadership.

In this final session, we explore agentic systems and AI products. What happens when AI moves beyond prompts and becomes autonomous, goal driven, and embedded into the core of how products and businesses operate?

Sandbox Social Hours are relaxed networking gatherings designed to strengthen relationships within the entrepreneurial and innovation community. These events create space for authentic connection, conversation, and collaboration among founders, entrepreneurs, and supporters of the regional ecosystem.

Happening on the third Thursday of every month

A dedicated space for founders to openly discuss the realities of building a business, from early traction to strategic growth.This circle gives you a trusted group of peers to talk through challenges, test ideas, and gain insight from others who are navigating similar stages of growth.

A biweekly online session where founders and operators come together to talk through what’s actually happening in their business and how AI can support it in a real way.

Session Topic: Building AI Into Your Workflow (Without Overcomplicating It)