Ottawa Business Journal and EY launched a new local technology magazine on March 6. The magazine, titled Techopia-EY Insights, was celebrated by more than 150 technology sector leaders and entrepreneurs who gathered at Queen St. Fare for an evening of networking, drinks and food.
Techopia correspondent Riaz Sidi interviewed attendees and asked about their thoughts on the state of the technology sector in Ottawa.
Hear John Sicard, CEO of Kinaxis, talk about how Ottawa’s tech scene is taking off (0:40)
Listen to Ashleigh Kennedy, CEO of Neurovine, speak about attracting tech talent to Ottawa (3:10)
Tune in to Aaron Smith of EY Canada as he speaks about access to capital (5:25)
Hear Sacha Gera, president at Calian, share the buzz happening now in tech (9:20)
Listen to James Nguyen, CEO of Quantropi, tell us what’s happening in cybersecurity (13:05)
And tune in as Mike Curran, publisher of the OBJ, talks about how and why the publication came together (15:05)
Check out Techopia-EY Insights here.
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