The sun is setting on the Banff Venture Forum (BVF), but another financial networking event is already poised to pick up its slack. Earlier this month, the BVF quietly announced it would cease operations after a 25-year run as Alberta’s preeminent financing event, bringing venture capital firms and Alberta’s entrepreneurs and innovators together. The forum, which last year hosted more than 40 venture firms, 50 high-growth companies, and 325 del…