Finance Montréal launches the 6th edition of the Canada FinTech Forum with a conference featuring Janet Yellen
Finance Montréal, Montréal’s cluster for fintech and financial compagnies, has launched the sixth edition of the Canada Fintech Forum, the most important event of its king in the country.
Artificial intelligence: Facebook expands its Montréal Lab
After having been in the city for a year, Facebook will intensify its AI research by expanding its lab and hiring new researchers. Their new workspace will be able to accommodate up to 60 workers, thus allowing them to triple the current staff number.
Creation of a talent and expertise collective in Cybersecurity in Montréal
Desjardins Group, National Bank, Deloitte and RHEA Group join forces to create CyberEco, a new organization that will lead to the establishment in Québec of a talent and expertise collective in cybersecurity.
New federal funding will help more women enter the manufacturing sector
Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) will receive $498,000 in federal funding for a project that will increase women’s participation in Canada’s manufacturing sector.
GE and CGI partner to advance the digital grid of the future
Montréal-based CGI Group, a global information technology and business consulting services company, and General Electric (GE), one of the leading providers of digital energy solutions, have signed an alliance agreement to pursue jointly develop new digital solutions for electric grid software in North America.
