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January 05, 2016
New federal program to provide $50 million boost to SME exports
Declaring herself “your Chief Marketing Officer” to a crowd of Waterloo Region entrepreneurs, Canada’s new Minister of International Trade today unveiled a $50-million program to help small and medium-sized businesses boost their sales abroad.
March 12, 2015
14th Annual RE$EARCH MONEY Conference
The 14th annual RE$EARCH MONEY conference focuses on creating an interactive experience that leads to real connections and real change. This year we will examine Canada’s innovation agenda through the lens of the natural resource sectors.
November 03, 2014
International ties drawn tighter through Canada 3.0
Canada 3.0 2014 drew several international visitors to Calgary, to participate in the Canadian Energy Supply Chain Forum as well as pre-arranged business meetings. Delegations from Finland, Mexico, Taiwan, the UK and the Netherlands were all on hand at the BMO Centre, exploring opportunities for international business.
October 31, 2014
Challenges and opportunities of cleantech key themes as Canada 3.0 closes
The challenges and opportunities of clean technology were a major focus at Canada 3.0 2014, which wrapped up in Calgary on Thursday. The CCEMC is set to launch its next competition in the coming weeks, and wants to ensure substantial and transformative technologies will come forward.
October 30, 2014
Mutual understanding key to tech-energy collaboration: Canada 3.0 panel
The second day of Canada 3.0 2014 offered delegates a deeper dive into the Canadian energy sector, including key insights into what energy companies look for from technology companies. The day kicked off with a market overview by Terry Abel, the Director of Oil Sands at the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.
October 25, 2014
‘Good for the country:’ Energy and tech set to meet at Canada 3.0
OpenText’s Tom Jenkins and Imaginea Energy’s Suzanne West come from different parts of the country, and have built their careers in different sectors of the economy. Jenkins, of course, is the former CEO and current board chair of OpenText, one of Canada’s largest and most successful technology companies.
October 22, 2014
Addressing climate change through energy-sector innovation
f you listened to some of its more vocal critics, you might think Alberta’s energy sector isn’t just responsible for contributing to climate change, but actually creating it in the first place. And while there’s still plenty of work to be done in improving its environmental performance, much has already been done.