TiE Ottawa held its annual conference at Carleton University’s Richcraft Hall at Carleton University on Nov. 8.
Hundreds attended to explore the theme of “Disruptive Entrepreneurship: AI and Emerging Technologies.” The conference boasted an impressive line-up of speakers, including Mike Potter of Rewind, Peter O’Blenis of DistillerSR, John Findlay of LemonadeLXP, Kenton White of askpolly and many others. Invest Ottawa’s Sonya Shorey engaged in a fireside chat with Laura Fox of Streetlife Ventures, and futurist Michael Chase delivered a keynote dubbed “AI: Welcome to the Future.”
Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe also presented the Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards. Techopia Live correspondent Riaz Sidi was on location interviewing TiECON attendees. His guests included conference organizer Bharat Rhuda of TiE Ottawa, Manu Sharma of the Ottawa Community Foundation, John Nelson of Carleton University Innovation Hub and Jennifer Francis of SheBoot.
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