BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//BLACK CANADIAN CREATORS - ECPv6.16.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://blackcanadiancreators.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for BLACK CANADIAN CREATORS REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260704T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260704T190000 DTSTAMP:20260629T001309Z CREATED:20260629T001256Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260629T001309Z UID:6845-1783155600-1783191600@blackcanadiancreators.ca SUMMARY:FACE Presents: Melamoon Vancouver 2026 (Free) DESCRIPTION:Call all Vancouver and West Coast Black Professionals! Join us for an inspiring day celebrating Black entrepreneurship\, innovation\, community\, and the incredible talent emerging across the West Coast. \n\n\n\nMark your calendar: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n🗓 Date: July 4\, 2026\n🕘 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. PST\n📍 Location: Simon Fraser University\, Segal Graduate School of Business\n500 Granville Street\, Vancouver\, BC V6C 1W5\n🎟 Tickets: FREE! RSVP: TICKETS — MELAMOON \n\n\n\n📋 PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE \n\n\n\n\nđŸŽ€Â Pitch Competition | 9:00 AM – 12:20 PMExperience 20 finalists pitching live for a chance to represent Western Canada. Ten founders will advance to the next stage of the competition. Discover bold ideas\, ambitious ventures\, and the next generation of standout Black entrepreneurs — driven by passion\, vision\, and transformative potential. \n\n\n\nđŸ€–Â AI Hackathon | 10:45 AM – 12:45 PMA hands-on session designed to help you work smarter\, not harder. Build your own AI assistant and a simple business app (no technical experience needed)\, and walk away with practical tools\, development credits\, and powerful new connections to accelerate your business. \n\n\n\n🎙 State of Our Union – Black Entrepreneurship Program 2.0 | 1:35 PM – 2:35 PMA conversation featuring leaders from Canada’s Black Entrepreneurship Program ecosystem. \n\n\n\n💬 The Realness: Growing a Business from the Ground Up | 2:50 PM – 3:50 PMAuthentic conversations with entrepreneurs sharing their journeys\, challenges\, and lessons learned. \n\n\n\n🏆 Top 10  Vancouver Founders Announcement | 4:15 PM – 4:45 PMWitness the announcement of the foundations advancing to the next stage. \n\n\n\nđŸŽ”Â Live Musical Performance | 4:45 PM – 5:00 PMCelebrating Black creativity\, culture\, and entrepreneurship. \n\n\n\nđŸ„‚Â Cocktail Reception | 5:00 PM – 7:00 PMNetwork with entrepreneurs\, ecosystem partners\, community leaders\, and supporters. \n\n\n\n\nCome support your friends\, family members\, fellow entrepreneurs\, and the local Black business community as founders pitch their ideas\, share their stories\, and compete for transformative opportunities — including $200\,000 in prizes and growth support. \n\n\n\nThe day will conclude with a networking cocktail reception where you’ll be able to continue conversations\, connect with entrepreneurs and partners\, and celebrate the community together. \n\n\n\nWe hope to see you there! URL:https://blackcanadiancreators.ca/event/face-presents-melamoon-vancouver-2026-free/ CATEGORIES:Vancouver, BC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://blackcanadiancreators.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/FACE-Presents-Melamoon-Vancouver-2026-.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Federation of African Canadian Economics - FACE":MAILTO:info@facecoalition.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR