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Ice Dragon Boat Festival honoured among Ottawa’s top tourism performers

Despite his long-running success leading Ottawa’s summertime Dragon Boat Festival, CEO John Brooman concedes he was initially...

Canada 150 celebrations fuel Ottawa airport’s rising revenues in 2017

A spike in the number of domestic travellers visiting the National Capital Region in 2017 offset declines...

Tourist visits to Ottawa up 8.8% in 2017

The full year of celebrations marking Canada’s 150th anniversary in the country’s capital paid off for the...

City staff recommend against connecting LRT to Kanata Research Park

City staff are recommending that a future extension of Ottawa’s light-rail line in the west end bypass...

Gatineau Park winter tourism figures up slightly as ice storm shutdown ends

As Gatineau Park reopens to visitors following an icy shutdown, the latest tourism figures show the National...

Ottawa pursuing options to distance, cap number of payday lenders

City staff will explore options to curb the growth of “predatory” lending establishments in the downtown core...

‘Ottawa’s Own’ puts new spin on attracting visitors to Canada’s capital

For those tasked with promoting Ottawa to the world, images of the Parliament buildings and scenic Rideau Canal have traditionally been mainstays in the effort to bring more tourists to Ottawa

Popular tourist attraction Mosaïculture returning to Gatineau in 2018

After attracting some one million visitors to Jacques Cartier Park with giant horticultural sculptures in 2017, regional...

Former Crowne Plaza GM Denis Gilles returns to Ottawa to lead new Hilton properties

After spending decades living the nomadic lifestyle so typical of a top-level hotel manager, Denis Gilles feels...

City of Ottawa expands Orgaworld green bin contract by $626K annually

A revised contract for Ottawa’s green bin organics disposal service will cost the city an extra $626,000...
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Matt Milton is a hometown guy that made it big. Almost one year ago, Milton stepped into the role of president of Microsoft Canada, a high point in a 25-year career in tech that has taken him to places such as New York, Oslo and Copenhagen. As president, Milton oversees more than 5,000 Canadian employees and has a mandate to help Canada get inspired by artificial intelligence. Microsoft Canada is leveraging its 40-year history and national workforce to lead the generational shift to AI. By collaborating with key partners, such as healthcare institutions like the Ottawa Hospital and the federal government, Microsoft is focusing on inspiration over pure automation. In this episode of Techopia Live, OBJ publisher Michael Curran sits down with Milton to explore his local roots, the federal government's new "AI for All" strategy, and how startup entrepreneurs can navigate disruption by integrating AI to solve meaningful real-world challenges. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:17 Introducing Matt Milton 08:35 Sponsor Segment 25:04 Closing and What’s Ahead at OBJ For more on Ottawa’s tech and innovation scene, visit https://obj.ca/techopia. Subscribe to Techopia’s weekly newsletter here: https://obj121.activehosted.com/f/5
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