Even against the backdrop of an uncertain economy, Ben Morris believes there are many dynamics in today’s environment that are leading to new opportunities for tech companies.
Already an Insider? Log in
Get Instant Access to This Article
Become an Ottawa Business Journal Insider and get immediate access to all of our Insider-only content and much more.
- Critical Ottawa business news and analysis updated daily.
- Immediate access to all Insider-only content on our website.
- 4 issues per year of the Ottawa Business Journal magazine.
- Special bonus issues like the Ottawa Book of Lists.
- Discounted registration for OBJ’s in-person events.
Click here to purchase a paywall bypass link for this article.
Even against the backdrop of an uncertain economy, Ben Morris believes there are many dynamics in today’s environment that are leading to new opportunities for tech companies.
Morris is the senior vice-president and head of Canada R&D for Syntronic, a multinational engineering design firm. Headquartered in Sweden, the firm designs and manufactures software and other technology for customers in the automotive, telecommunications, medical technology, industrial and robotics sectors. Syntronic established its first Canadian R&D hub in Kanata a decade ago. The firm now has five offices in the Ottawa area, including three in Kanata and two in Stittsville, where its manufacturing facility is located.
Morris, who is also chairperson of the Kanata North Business Association, said that, in the past few years, tech companies have found ways to adapt and improve in the face of many sea changes, from AI and remote work to tariffs and trade tensions with the United States.
In this instalment of Top of Mind in Tech, Morris talks about AI as the next stage in tech advancement, how to take advantage of opportunities with tariffs, and why tech workers are perhaps more keen to get back to the office than others.
The transcript has been edited for length and clarity.