Canada’s Tech Community: Leading the Way

On this week’s episode of Confluence, we continue our conversation with leading Canadians who are at the forefront of global tech. Michelle Zatlyn, co-founder of Cloudflare, is back to talk about whether or not there is a special Canadian sauce that puts Canadian entrepreneurs in a unique position to foster innovation. We also spoke to Atlee Clark, Director of Operations at Ottawa-based Shopify and former Executive Director of the C100 in the Bay Area. These women have set standards in their fields for innovation and business leadership and we set out to find out how.

 

Is Silicon Valley confined to its geographical location or has its ‘borders’ expanded? Could Canada be home to the next Big Tech Hub? As talent continues to circulate around the world, how should we be paying attention to ‘brain flow’, and what strategies can be deployed at scale to attract and retain talent? And finally, what values should leaders be focusing on to support diverse communities and more equitable innovation?

LINKS:

- Michelle Zatlyn LinkedIn

C100
C100 Twitter

Shopify
CloudFlare
Hemispheric Partners: Trade, Technology, and Innovation Ties Between the Bay Area and Canada
Globe and Mail - Opinion: Is Canada in line to be the next Silicon Valley?
The Logic - Origin Story: Canadians in Silicon Valley
CNBC - Why Canada is becoming a start-up mecca rivaling Silicon Valley
Business Insider - Why tech companies in Silicon Valley should expand to Canada
San Francisco Chronicle - Canada to Silicon Valley’s International Talent: We Want You
Forbes - CloudFlare Cofounder Michelle Zatlyn Is New Billionaire As Stock Reaches New High
BusinessWire - Cloudflare Announces First Office in Canada to Further Support Canadian Customers, Innovation, and Growth
Fortune - Cloudflare Co-Founder Michelle Zatlyn: ‘Somebody Should’ Decide What to Delete Online
C100’s Founding Executive Director, Atlee Clark, Launches Backbone Angels

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