End of Year ScaleUP Social

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Start: 2026-11-25T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-11-25T03:00:00.000Z
Location: Manulife Place - 3rd Floor Conference Centre

# Networking

# Calgary

# Leadership

Celebrate the year. Connect with your community. Look ahead to 2027.

Join Calgary’s ScaleUP community on Tuesday, November 24, for an evening of connections and candid conversation with the founders, executives, and partners helping growth companies thrive.

Reconnect with familiar faces and meet new members of the community over appetizers and drinks. The evening will feature a fireside chat with Derek Rucki, Co-Founder & CEO of InspiredGo, a 2026 ScaleUP Award finalist. Take away lessons from their journey, bring your questions, and leave with fresh perspectives for the year ahead.

Whether you’re celebrating a milestone, navigating a challenge, or planning your next big move, join us to close out 2026 with the local ScaleUP community.

Tickets: $45 each plus fees, including appetizers, drink ticket, and the fireside chat.

Attending the ScaleUP Executive Growth Forum earlier that day? Your forum registration includes access to the End of Year Social.

Speakers

Derek Rucki

Co-Founder @ Inspired Go

Dr. Simon Raby

Founder @ ScaleUP

Maria Nathanail

Partner & Practice Group Leader, Business Law Group @ McLeod Law LLP

Agenda

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Break

Welcome Drink in the Lounge

Check-in and head to the lounge for a welcome drink and appetizers

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Opening / Closing

Welcome & Introduction

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Fireside Chat

Fireside Chat with Derek Rucki, CoFounder InspiredGo

Derek Rucki is the Calgary-based Co-Founder of Inspired Go, a 2026 ScaleUP Awards Finalist making healthy eating simpler through fresh, chef-crafted salads delivered directly to customers’ doors. Since launching in 2020, Inspired Go has served more than 10 million meals across Canada. A serial entrepreneur, Derek previously founded TLink Golf and was a partner at Bridgewater Labs. He was named Canada’s top student entrepreneur at the 2015 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards.

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