Techopia

Techopia is focused on Ottawa’s technology sector. This multimedia project includes regular online news coverage, a video and audio podcast, private networking events and quarterly reports. OBJ also partners with EY to create an annual magazine called Techopia-EY Insights.

Kanata-based Epiphan Video’s revenues surge 40 per cent in fiscal 2020

Firm says demand for its products ​– which capture, stream and record video for easy playback on computers and mobile devices – has skyrocketed during the shift to online learning.

Bust to boom: Syntronic Canada looks to hire 150 new Ottawa employees, ditches plan to shed office space

Six months after looking to sublease nearly a third of its office space, Kanata-based firm is poised to have a much different real estate footprint in 2021.

Bust to boom: Syntronic Canada looks to hire 150 new Ottawa employees, ditches plan to shed office space

Six months after looking to sublease nearly a third of its office space, Kanata-based firm is poised to have a much different real estate footprint in 2021.

Background checks and fingerprinting services that are easy and convenient

Commissionaires prides itself on delivering a great customer experience

Calian Group tops $430M in revenues in record-setting fiscal 2020

Despite pandemic-fuelled economic uncertainty, Kanata-based firm managed to post yearly gains in three of its four main service lines.

Ottawa-based Telesat reaches deal to go public on Nasdaq in 2021

Downtown firm says trading on U.S. exchange will help fund its multibillion-dollar low-Earth orbit satellite program.

Thales Canada names veteran Ottawa executive new defence and security boss

In a career that spans nearly 20 years, Chris Pogue has held senior roles at firms such as MDA, General Dynamics Canada and CAE Canada.

Founder of Almonte security firm 3|Sixty Risk Solutions exits company in C-suite shakeup

Company grew from a fledgling startup with two trucks and 10 employees three years ago to a publicly traded firm with more than 600 employees and 120 vehicles.

Shopify inks deal with Chinese digital payment giant in bid to expand Asian reach

Ottawa-based e-commerce firm said this week it’s now allowing merchants in the U.S. to accept payments through Alipay.

Women’s Business Network unites female leaders amid COVID-19 challenges

Businesses and associations across Ottawa have had to find new and creative ways of connecting with clients and colleagues – a challenge the Women’s Business Network has fully embraced.
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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
Techopia Live: Microsoft’s Matt Milton takes an inspired approach to AI | Episode 299

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