Showing all articles in the Featured category
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New minister is bullish on Communitech
02 December 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
Federal Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages says Canada needs more Communitech during her brief visit to Waterloo Region. Read more
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When a machine is just what the doctor ordered
28 November 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
Anesthesiologist Dr. Steven Dain talks about how smart, portable machines powered by AI can help doctors provide the base level of care needed to stabilize a patient and keep them alive. These types of… Read more
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The China connection
25 November 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
Todd Bissett is a Canadian lawyer and partner at Gowling WLG who specializes in emerging growth, tech and Chinese affairs, read about how his journey began at 13 years old while washing dishes at a Chinese… Read more
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Changing nature of work poses collective challenge
20 November 2019 | By Bill Bean in: Featured, News
Economist, author, broadcaster and Senior Fellow Linda Nazareth spoke to 130 attendees at a breakfast event as part of Communitech's speaker series on the future of work and learning. Read more
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Tales from the trench in the war for workers
14 November 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
The shortage in tech workers has been described as a "war for tech talent" these past few years and Waterloo Region has been gaining ground by producing top tier tech talent. Firms are now looking for… Read more
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Sonova embarks on a transformation
08 November 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Enterprise, Featured, News
Swiss based Sonova specializes in hearing-care solutions for the local corporate innovation fold. They recently launched an innovation lab at Communitech to foster innovation within their large corporation,… Read more
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The changing face of corporate-startup partnerships
07 November 2019 | By Ian McDonald in: Enterprise, Featured, Opinion, The Disruptor
In the past the relationship between corporations and startups could be adversary or at least arms-length as corporations feared the threat of disruption posed by startups, today however corporate organizations… Read more
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Growth spurs graduation for Deloitte DSpace lab
06 November 2019 | By Bill Bean in: Enterprise, Featured, News
Deloitte's Dpace lab has recently graduated from its home in the Communitech Hub to a new home across the street, in 2015 it opened the innovation lab in Communitech with a handful of staff however now… Read more
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Boardroom to battlefield: Leading in the digital age
05 November 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
Two leaders in their respective fields Tom Jenkins, Chair and former CEO of OpenText and David Draser, a retired Canadian Forces major-general have written the book "The Anticipant Organization: New Rules… Read more
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How to raise early-stage money: Be nice
30 October 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
Jess Joss, CEO at Equation Angels talks about what new startups should do to build relationships with investors. Read more