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India’s Tata Consulting launches collaborative innovation network in Canada
20 June 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Enterprise, Featured
K Ananth Krishnan, chief technology officer at Tata Consultancy Services in Mumbai, India discusses Waterloo Region, and the Co-Innovation Network. Read more
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Waterloo Region accelerators in line for federal boost, PM announces
20 June 2014 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, Startups
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that Communitech is among four Waterloo Region technology accelerators in line for a multimillion-dollar boost from the federal government as part of the Canada… Read more
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On learning and the long game
20 June 2014 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion
Asking bigger questions and learning about philosophy and all the possibilities of the universe is essential to our learning even though it may not seem practical in our day-to-day lives. It helps us to… Read more
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Tech About Town 06.18.14
18 June 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured
Featured events in Waterloo Region for the week of June 18, 2014 including CAFKA.14 Biennial, Ontario Craft Beer Week, Women who Code Waterloo, and the Summer Lights Festival. Read more
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From Rogers to Ryerson: Nadir Mohamed on how Toronto and Waterloo are taking on the world
14 June 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Ecosystem, Featured, Startups
Former CEO of Rogers Communications, Nadir Mohamed discusses entrepreneurship and the growing relationship between Waterloo Region and Toronto's tech communities. Read more
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Eindhoven 2.0: Lessons for Waterloo Region in Dutch centre’s tech makeover
12 June 2014 | By Christian Aagaard in: Ecosystem, Featured
Mayor of Eindhoven Netherlands Rob van Gijzel toured the Communitech Hub recently and is inspired to try and create the same type of ecosystem in his home city. Read more
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Permission to innovate: G4E's John Lyman takes time for Q&A
10 June 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured, Startups
John Lyman, Head of Partnerships for the Google for Entrepreneurs team, leads the Google for Entrepreneurs program, had a conversation with Communitech, the only Canadian hub among seven partner hubs in… Read more
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No BS meetings: Tech Leadership Q&A with Ron Neumann of VistaShift
04 June 2014 | By Samantha Clark in: Featured
Ron Neumann says a change in perspective can make all the difference when a business is trying to solve a problem during his Tech Leadership Conference breakout session on May 29th. Read more
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Capacity for change: Tech Leadership Q&A with Dr. Anita Sands
02 June 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured
Lunch with Dr. Anita Sands, following her session at Communitech’s Tech Leadership Conference on May 29, to talk about leaders, an organization’s capacity for change and what early signs of disruption… Read more
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Live blog recap: Kirstine Stewart at Tech Leadership Conference 2014
29 May 2014 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured
Kirstine Stewart left a plum post as head of the CBC’s English language services last year to build a team at Twitter Canada. See her recap at Tech Leadership Conference 2014 Read more