Conversations That Matter: Can tech save B.C.’s economy?

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“Vancouver is one of the fastest growing tech hubs,” says Katie Fitzmaurice of Invest Vancouver. “We have the talent, we have a world class tech sector, and we have a quality of life that attracts global talent.”

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Fitzmaurice points to a significant announcement at the second annual Web Summit, with U.S.-based Nutanix announcing it was expanding significantly into Vancouver.

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“Vancouver is where we are building our centre of excellence for Nutanix Agentic AI, and we are making a long-term commitment to the region and to the talent here,” Fitzmaurice says. “It’s confirmation the Invest Vancouver ‘Invest Talent’ initiative is working. … Working with industry, we set out to accelerate training, scale, attract investment, and innovate and it’s working.”

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According to Invest Vancouver, the region is the western Canadian anchor of critical infrastructure and cyber-relevant secure digital capability. It is also a major hub for Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Fortinet, MDA, and the new RBC innovation hub that works alongside the Borealis AI and Cybersecurity R&D facility.

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Fitzmaurice joined a Conversation That Matters about the dynamic expansion of Vancouver’s Tech Centre and what lies ahead. See the video at vancouversun.com/tag/conversations-that-matter.

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Join us Sept. 22 for Conversations Live, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.

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