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Eggs, bacon and qubits
13 June 2024 | By Rosie Del Campo in: Events, Featured, Featured news
A quantum internet could revolutionize health care, climate change and artificial intelligence (AI) and it might be closer than we think. Communitech welcomed Photonic CEO Paul Terry and VP of People Jessica… Read more
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Exploring the heart of tech
29 May 2024 | By Rosie Del Campo in: Event recaps, Events, Featured, Featured news
Ever wonder what goes on at the Communitech Hub? Beyond the red slide, bottomless coffee and the history within the Tannery building in downtown Kitchener, is a tech ecosystem bursting with innovation.… Read more
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Tech-driven solutions for supply chain challenges
09 May 2024 | By Rosie Del Campo in: Event recaps, Events, Featured, Featured news, News
Six Canadian companies were selected to pitch their solutions to supply chain challenges, including last mile delivery, labour shortages and visibility, at the Communitech Fast Track Cities Showcase event… Read more
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Serving up IP for breakfast
17 April 2024 | By Suhani Saigal in: Events, Featured, News
The community joined together at the Communitech for a breakfast session delving into the dynamic realm of intellectual property in the digital age. Led by experts Jim Hinton and Alexis Conrad, explore… Read more
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AI on the menu at Communitech CEO Dinner
07 March 2024 | By Suhani Saigal in: Events, Featured, Featured news
The historic walls of The Walper Hotel pulsated with the spirit of collaboration and innovation as the tech community gathered for an AI Workshop, followed by the annual Communitech CEO Dinner on Tuesday. Read more
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Innovation is an act of building trust
01 March 2024 | By Alex Kinsella in: Event recaps, Events, Featured, Featured news, News
Finding innovative ways to reduce burnout for health-care providers was the theme at the Communitech Fast Track Health Showcase on Feb. 27, 2024. Six of Canada’s leading technology companies were selected… Read more
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On climate change, no time left for small ideas
27 June 2019 | By Bill Bean in: Featured, News, True North
The True North 2019 workshop "Waterloo Region: Canada’s First Carbon-Neutral Region?" asked questions such as "How could that happen? What would it look like? How would we get there?" The workshop brought… Read more
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Cybersecurity workshop delivers sobering stats
26 June 2019 | By Bill Bean in: Featured, News, True North
A cybersecurity workshop was held on the second day of True North 2019. The workshop started with some unsettling facts to share about cybersecurity, such as the need for more talent, and more diverse… Read more
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Retooling our notions of work as tech reshapes the future
25 June 2019 | By Bill Bean in: Featured, Future of Work, News, True North
At True North 2019, Manulife hosted Future of Work and Learning – Taking Community Action. This workshop focused on crowd-sourced their experience and aspirations to help shape a Communitech-inspired initiative… Read more
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Bringing values along as tech marches forward
24 June 2019 | By Bill Bean in: Featured, News, True North
Marcel O’Gorman, professor, author and analyst of society’s uncritical acceptance of the pace of our technological present says that now is the time to be talking about the ethics of technological advances.… Read more