Showing all articles in the Event recaps category
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Fourteen teams emerge as leaders at Hack the North 2017
17 September 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
After 36 hours of hacking, Hack the North crowned 14 "winners" to end their hackathon. Read more
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Hack the North 2017 launches with appearance from Justin Trudeau
16 September 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
Hack the North had a surprise visit and speech from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Read more
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WINS2017: Buckle up tight – thrills and spills lie ahead
15 September 2017 | By Bill Bean in: Ecosystem, Event recaps, Events, Featured, Multimedia, News, Videos
The Waterloo Innovation Summit has just passed, and we heard from many big names in tech. Read more
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The power, promise – and fear – of the future, laid bare for all at WINS2017
14 September 2017 | By Bill Bean in: Ecosystem, Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
The Waterloo Innovation Summit 2017 asked important questions about technology, machines, and the future of humanity to academics, students, and entrepreneurs. Read more
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The wildcard in a world of Transformative Tech: People
25 May 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
Transformative Tech – Winners and Losers was an event organized by Communitech and hosted by Steve Patterson, host of CBC Radio's The Debaters. A common theme among the speakers was technology as it relates… Read more
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TLC 2017: McCord and Moneyball and so much more
11 May 2017 | By Communitech in: Ecosystem, Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
The Tech Leadership Conference 2017 had talks from various speakers in the tech community. Read more
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Trudeau's pledge to Vidyard: 'Standing up for softwood or software'
25 April 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Event recaps, Events, Featured, Member news, News
Prime Minister Trudeau visited Vidyard to share their plans on Canada's commitment to technology. Read more
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Author Geoffrey Moore on Canada's 'cloak of invisibility'
19 April 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
Noted author, and venture capitalist Geoffrey Moore says that Waterloo Region's secret weapon is being a Canadian tech centre and being distinct from the United States. Read more
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Stanford professor Huggy Rao on the secrets of scaling up
01 February 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Event recaps, Featured, News, Small to Mid Size, Startups
Huggy Rao delivers a humorous presentation providing unique tips to help a company when attempting to scale up. Read more
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Tech Jam: How a Syrian developer found happiness — and a job — in Waterloo Region
25 January 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Event recaps, Events, Featured, News, Small to Mid Size, Startups
Mahfouz Al-Sheikh was able to tap into the Waterloo Region tech community thanks to Communitech and the Tech Jam event. Read more