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Canada
Why choose Canada
for your next ICT conference?
T
he scale of Canada’s
geography has always
fuelled the country’s hunger
and drive for closer connection.
The resulting satellite, cable and
wireless network technologies fi rst
developed in the country are the
basis for many of today’s tech
advancements.
The Toronto-Waterloo corridor
is the third largest tech cluster in
North America, that the fathers
of Artifi cial Intelligence make
Canada their home for research
and development, and that
Canada boasts the fourth largest
cybersecurity hub in the world,
and second most global software
companies; the global ICT crown
sits well for the country.
Big names
There’s a reason the world’s
leading tech giants are setting
up shop in Canada. Amazon
Web Services, Microsoft Azure,
IBM Cloud and Google Cloud
Platform have all found a
combination of the right
talent and a thriving business
environment to foster innovation.
Canada has been at the
forefront of AI R&D for more than
30 years. As mentioned earlier
in this supplement, trailblazers
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include Montreal’s Element AI
and Toronto’s Vector Institute, both
major magnets for attracting top
talent in AI, Machine Learning,
robotics and more.
Québec’s AI share of a
$950m supercluster is helping
to bolster Canada’s leadership
in data science, AI and supply
chain industries that are fuelling
economic growth.
CleanTech, Digital media, SaaS
and business intelligence lead
Vancouver’s tech scene; while
in Ottawa, Canada’s expertise
in legacy network technologies
informs development of the next
generation, 5G network.
Researchers in Waterloo and
Toronto are leading the challenge
to produce a fully autonomous
vehicle by 2020, while nearby
Shopify, is busy reshaping the
world’s retail landscape.
Winnipeg’s contribution to the
digital economic revolution
includes data collection
platforms, Machine Learning
technologies and robotics,
while in Edmonton, researchers
are accelerating innovation in
Machine Learning and AI.
Local expertise
The architects of the Canadian
tech revolution live, work and
conduct their research in the
country, thus providing a deep
pool of local expertise and
speakers to augment any
conference agenda.
Home to some of the brightest
minds in computer, network,
and AI sciences, Canada’s post-
secondary institutions are fuelling
a pipeline of talent for tech
ecosystems worldwide.
Collaboration culture
Meeting in Canada opens
organisations up to a whole world
of new connections.
The purposeful collaboration
that is a hallmark of Canadian
culture helps leaders from a
spectrum of industries and
sectors to connect and
collectively reshape the future of
information and communications
technologies.
Alluring urban centres
And, let’s face it, the destination
is almost as important as the
agenda when delegates decide
to attend a conference. With ICT
centres of excellence in Canada’s
most alluring destinations, it’s
easy to choose to meet in this Big
Country with Big Hospitality.