Two-hundred billion. That’s the number of connected devices Intel expects will exist in the world by 2020. That surge in connectivity will be most apparent with the electronics we use everyday, but its real impact will be felt in places the average person won’t see: factory floors that dot the industrial landscape.
Laura Buhler, Executive Director at C100 shares how the San Francisco based non-profit is connecting founders and entrepreneurs with technology leaders and investors in Silicon Valley to help grow and scale Canadian businesses.
Christie Pitts, Investment Partner and Chief of Staff at Backstage Capital explains why the firm sees the biggest opportunity investing in underrepresented founders. Christie also shares which industries most excite her.
Kate Byrne, VP, Business Development, Partnership and Membership at Watermark shares why advancing women in the workplace is important to her and how her organisation helps companies to increase the number of females in leadership positions.
Jessica Lee, Business and Product at Facebook explains how she took the love of technology from a young age and turned it into a career at one of the biggest and most known companies in the world.
Lisha Li, Principal at Amplify Partners is excited about seeing how machine learning will solve problems in traditional industries including transportation, construction, agriculture and health.
Eva Helen, Founder and CEO of EQ Inspiration shares how the organization is helping companies reach equality, attract and retain talent and impact financial results through inclusion.
Andrea Matheson, Founder and CEO of M5.0 Inc shares her biggest projects and lessons learned to date working in the technology sector, including one of the largest Y2K company conversions in North America for Bell Canada.
Karen Catlin, author, speaker and advocate for women in tech explains why she decided to major in computer science and work in the technology space. Karen shares her experience gained from senior positions at companies like Adobe and how attending a Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing event highlighted the need to attract more women to the computer science field.
Tim Heydon, CEO of Shenandoah Growers explains the technology behind the company’s automated greenhouses and indoor LED vertical grow rooms, as well as how machine learning will benefit the production process.
