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Global Canadians: The Tech Sector's Secret Weapon
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Jun 30, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
Over the last 153 years, millions of Canadians have spread to every corner of the world. We have been part of major global movements from the birth of Hollywood to the strategy behind modern day peacekeeping. We know that Canadians are going to play a key role in rebuilding the global economy as we look beyond the pandemic. Laura Buhler, Executive Director of the C100, an association of Canadian expats in the Valley that has helped build Canada's tech ecosystem, and Andre Charoo, General Partner of Maple VC and co-chair of the C100, join John Stackhouse on RBC Disruptors to discuss:How we can leverage our population at home and abroad to create strategic opportunities and accelerate the growth of Canada’s tech companies.What Canadian companies need to do to attract global talent. Pay must match ambition.Why large corporations need to invest locally to develop a thriving ecosystem to compete on the global stage. Listeners can learn more about the C100 and its initiatives at https://www.thec100.org/.
Released:
Jun 30, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Slack: Changing The World With Chat Event Highlights (Oct. 1, 2018): It's hard to talk about Stewart Butterfield without getting into his unorthodox path to the heights of tech. The Canadian entrepreneur spent his early childhood without electricity, taught himself to code, and studied philosophy at Cambridge before falling into a tech career that’s now pitting him against Microsoft and Google. Butterfield’s biggest business success, Slack, is a corporate communications tool aimed at reducing some of the 269 billion emails sent around the world each day. He joined us at the latest RBC Disruptors. by Disruptors