As the Canadian tech industry continues to underrepresent women, an issue the pandemic only exacerbated, it’s important to celebrate female voices in the industry. In Canada, there continues to be inequities as this demographic is largely underrepresented among Canada’s largest sectors. Less than 25% of all C-suite executives are women, only 4% identifying as women […]
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How The Pandemic Has Underscored The Critical Importance Of Women In STEM
As countries around the world begin to ease restrictions and we begin to feel that sense of relief we’ve been so desperately waiting for, I can’t help but reflect on the remarkable leadership and selflessness shown by women over the past two years. From doctors and nurses to researchers, technologists, and policymakers, women have undoubtedly […]
Hootsuite Celebrates International Women’s Day with World Woman Hour
Today on International Women’s Day, Hootsuite will power the second annual World Woman Hour, a global digital celebration dedicated to highlighting inspirational stories of women from all walks of life. Led by the World Woman Foundation, the socially enabled movement aims to mentor one million women by 2030 and will feature inspiring stories from 60 […]
Igloo Innovations Finds A New Home With Hedgehog Technologies
Vancouver’s Hedgehog Technologies is acquiring Igloo Innovations, a mechanical engineering firm with creative and technical capabilities. Hedgehog is a world-class electrical engineering consulting firm that works on innovative projects with a safety-critical approach from global amusement rides to solar arrays in extreme climates. The acquisition will expand Hedgehog Technologies to include mechanical engineering services for the […]
CubicFarms Lands $5 Million Sale to Greenhouse Growers in Winnipeg
Langley’s CubicFarms today announced the sale of 27 CubicFarm System modules in Winnipeg at a sale price of over $5 million. The new modules were purchased by experienced greenhouse farmers Sheldon and Carrie Enns who operate the Green Valley Garden Centre. The Enns have been supplying high-quality vegetables and ornamental plants in Southeastern Manitoba for the past […]
ElectraMeccanica Establishes New Global Corporate Headquarters in Burnaby
Vancouver’s ElectraMeccanica (NASDAQ: SOLO) is moving its global corporate headquarters in Burnaby. The new headquarters provides an expanded 14,000 square foot area for the company’s engineering, accounting, finance, HR, logistics and operations departments to operate under a single roof for the first time. This will enable better collaboration and productivity as well as an improved […]
TED Conference Returns To Vancouver With Elon Musk And Bill Gates
The TED Conference is returning to Vancouver in 2022. Featuring Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Microsoft founder Bill Gates, the world’s most high-profile conference returns to the Vancouver Convention Centre from April 10th to April 14th. The TED Conference, which stands for Technology Entertainment and Design, moved to Vancouver as its permanent home for its […]
Solving the Problem of Digital Team Transparency
Whether your team is remote, hybrid or just digital-first, chances are you’ve felt the disconnect—the pain of trying to see and understand the work being done across your team. It’s a problem that affects you whether you’re the CEO of a multi-billion dollar company or a brand new hire just starting your career in a […]
Surrey’s Quantum Algorithms Institute Works To Build Quantum Workforce In Canada
Surrey’s Quantum Algorithms Institute (QAI), a not-for-profit organization that facilitates collaboration among industry, academia and government in British Columbia, has teamed up with Xanadu, the Toronto-based world leader in photonic quantum computing. The collaboration between the two Canadian organizations is designed to build a highly skilled future workforce that will drive economic growth in British Columbia […]
How Innovation Is Putting The Brakes On Runaway U.S. Healthcare Spending
By optimizing America’s provider and payer marketplace, new healthtech is already healing a fragmented and overpriced system. When a technology platform is working to solve a problem as enormous and unwieldy as American healthcare spending, having a similarly oversized impact needs to be the ultimate goal. As tempting as it is to take a business-as-usual […]