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Articles from Top Industry Leaders on Canadian Innovation

Are Canadian Businesses Ready? AI and Competitiveness in a Tariff‑Driven Economy Chandrashekar LSP Managing Director Zoho Canada
AICompetitivenessProductivity
Budget 2025’s AI Bet: $1 Billion for Infrastructure, Zero for the Women It Will Displace Sarah Stockdale Founder Growclass
AIDiversityWork
We’re Graduating Female Scientists But Not Keeping Them. It’s Self-Sabotage Farah Mohamed Senator Senate of Canada
DiversityEducationWork
From Curiosity to Career: We Must Start Early to Build the Future of Women in STEM Cindy Adams Executive Director Scientists in School
EducationDiversityWomen Leaders
Canada Must Lead the Next Era of Responsible Metals and Deep-Sea Mining Gerard Barron Chairman & CEO The Metals Company
Critical MineralsClimate PolicyDecarbonization
Building Canada’s Future Economy Starts Before Kindergarten Arno Krug CEO CEFA Early Learning
EducationAISkills
Canadian Banks Must Power the Platform Economy, Not Just Participate In It Mike Cook Head, Industry Advisors Zafin
Digital TransformationAIFinance
AI Is Modernizing Canadian Healthcare. Legacy Tech Is Undermining It Carl Rodrigues President & CEO SOTI
AIDigital TransformationHealth
Canada’s Economic Future Runs on Electricity Vittoria Bellissimo President & CEO CanREA Imran Noorani Vice President of Policy CanREA
Clean EnergyClimate ChangeDecarbonization
CCS Deployment: Don’t Take the “S” for Granted Neil Wildgust President & CEO Carbon Management Canada
Carbon AccountingClean EnergyDecarbonization
Canada Excels at Climate Technology Innovation, but Struggles to Adopt It Tyler Hamilton Senior Director of Climate MaRS
CleantechCommercializationCompetitiveness
Canada’s Clean Energy Opportunity: Powering Shared Prosperity Kwatuuma Cole Sayers Executive Director Clean Energy BC
Clean EnergyClimate PolicyIndigenous
Marine Renewables: The Hidden Gem in Canada’s Energy-Superpower Future Elisa Obermann Executive Director Marine Renewables Canada
Clean EnergyClimate ChangeDecarbonization
The Clean Growth Imperative: How Energy Efficiency, Automation and Electrification Can Drive Canada’s Sustainable Economy Vince Pesce Country Holding Officer ABB Canada
Clean EnergyEconomyEnergy
Canada’s AI Strategy Is Missing Its Most Important Piece: Kids Jessica Rizk Senior Research Associate, Education and Skills The Conference Board of Canada
AIEducationSkills
Canada’s Defence AI Procurement Gap: From Pilots to Production Harold Dumur CEO OVA
AIDefenceDigital Transformation
From Forests to Cities: Building Canada’s Housing Future with a Homegrown Supply Chain Oliver D. Krieg President Intelligent City
HousingForestryManufacturing
The Future of Gender Equality in Corporate Canada Caroline Codsi Founder & CEO Women in Governance
Women LeadersCompetitivenessWomen LeadersWork
The TransCanada Power Corridor: A National Grid for a National Purpose Jatin Nathwani Professor Emeritus University of Waterloo Kam Mofid Fellow Balsillie School of International Affairs
Clean EnergyClean EnergyDecarbonizationInfrastructure
A Territorial Development Approach to Mining in Canada Andres Sanabria Policy Analyst OECD’s Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities Bridget Donovan Policy Analyst OECD’s Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities Tamara Krawchenko Associate Professor University of Victoria
MiningIndigenousTerritorial Development
Canada’s AI Blockbuster Moment: Why the Right Infrastructure Will Make or Break it Raj Juneja President Cisco Canada
AIDigital TransformationInfrastructure
Kicking Off 2026: Canada’s AI Task Force Has a Rare Chance to Lead With Confidence Adam Froman Founder & CEO Delvinia
AIGovernmentIntellectual Property
How Legal AI Can Strengthen Canada’s Economic Competitiveness Mark Doble Founder & CEO Alexi
AICompetitivenessLegal
Building the Low-Carbon Industries of Tomorrow: Alberta’s Next Wave of Economic Growth Keren Perla Director, Alberta’s Clean Competitiveness Energy Futures Lab
Clean EnergyCompetitivenessDecarbonization