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People on the move: Sybil Johnson-Abbott named partner at Soloway Wright

Soloway Wright welcomed Sybil Johnson-Abbott as a partner in the firm. Johnson-Abbott is a member of the...

People on the Move: Nelligan O’Brien Payne names four new partners

Frances Shapiro Munn, David Contant, Karine Dion and Erin Lepine have been named partners at Nelligan O'Brien...

People on the Move: Ottawa Real Estate Board elects 2018 board of directors

The Ottawa Real Estate Board elected a new board of directors for 2018. The new executive will...

People on the Move: West Ottawa Board of Trade appoints new executive committee

The West Ottawa Board of Trade has appointed a new executive committee: Mischa Kaplan, chair; Wayne French,...

People on the move: Banfield shuffles executive ranks

Timothy Jones named president of Ottawa marketing agency.

People on the move: Susannah Crabtree to lead Odgers Berndtson’s Ottawa office

Leonovus has appointed Eric Lee vice-president of business development for the United States. Mr. Lee was formerly...

People on the move: Stratford Managers’ Mike D’Amico to chair BioTalent Canada board

Mike D’Amico, Stratford Managers’ vice-president and HR practice lead, was named chair of BioTalent Canada’s board of...

Hats off: Ottawa airport executive wins security award

James Armstrong, the Ottawa International Airport Authority’s vice-president of security, emergency management and customer transportation, was named...

For the record: Ottawa Film Office names new board of directors

Meanwhile, Calian Group, Espial and the Ottawa 2017 Bureau are among the local companies and organizations receiving industry accolades.

People on the Move: Bernard Fortier named CEO of Tetra Bio-Pharma

Marijuana executive among the businesspeople accepting new positions with local companies.
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The narrative surrounding the Canadian tech sector often focuses on boom-and-bust cycles, brain drain, or the historical demise of past giants. But the numbers tell a different story. Driven by evolutionary waves from telecommunications to software-as-a-service, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence, the national technology ecosystem has quietly produced remarkable long-term enterprise value. New research shows that Ottawa tech unicorns have produced at least one billion-dollar firm every single decade, making it the highest per-capita producer of unicorns in the country. Moreso, local tech ventures account for a staggering three-quarters of all-time wealth creation in Canadian tech history, driving $1.4 trillion in wealth over the past 36 years. In this episode of Techopia Live, OBJ publisher Michael Curran celebrates Ottawa Innovation Week by speaking with tech veteran Sasha Gera, chief operating officer of HealWell AI. Gera shares his research and insights from his newly launched ledger, Unicorn North, highlighting how Ottawa stacks up against other major Canadian cities and why it remains the most productive, distraction-free destination for building sustainable, hundred-year companies. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:22 Introducing Sasha Gera 14:45 Sponsor Segment 17:57 Innovation Week 25:15 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
Techopia: Is Ottawa the country’s biggest tech wealth generator? | Episode 298

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