Your November Lineup is Here, Ottawa! 📣

Future-proofing your career in the AI era. Join us November 26.

Oct 29, 2026

Ottawa, AI is changing what a strong career looks like, and it’s happening fast. At the end of the November, we’re getting into what that means for your skills, your team and your next move.

We’ll see you there! 👇

💻 November 26th

Topic – Future-proofing Your Career in the AI Era: Skills, Tech, and Leadership in Transition

Co-hosted by: National Capital Region Chapter - WCT

As AI moves into every part of the business, organizations have to adopt new tech fast while staying commercially viable and keeping up with shifting regulation.

This panel brings together senior leaders from telecommunications, AI, infrastructure and regional commerce to talk about what it takes to grow in today’s tech ecosystem.

They’ll share practical lessons on building consensus across borders, navigating compliance, getting aligned with the board, and preparing the workforce for what’s next.

Featuring:

Marwa Wazzi, Chair of the Board of Directors, National Capital Region Chapter - Women in Communications and Technology
Sacha Gera, Chief Operating Officer, HEALWELL AI
Michele Beck, Senior VP of Canadian Sales, Telesat
Karen McNaughton, VP Global Marketing, Algo

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News to Catch Up Before Nov 26th 🧐

Want to walk in with the full picture? Here are the stories shaping the conversation about AI and your career.

Youth hiring fell from 4.0% to 3.3% over five years, mostly in jobs AI barely touches, per new StatCan data.
82% of Canadian CEOs expect AI to change roles and skills more than headcount, but 46% think companies will grow with smaller teams.
Ottawa launched a National Council on AI on October 2 to deliver its goal of 250,000 new AI jobs in five years.
1 in 4 Canadian businesses plan to use AI in the next year, up from 14.5% in 2025.
48% of women get no AI training at work, compared with 40% of men.

News from Our Friends 🫶

November 10th - 21 Under 21 Youth Awards Gala is celebrating 21 young people making an impact across Ottawa! Hosted by Youth Ottawa at the Canadian Museum of History from 5–10 PM, the evening will feature youth performances, a mocktail hour, displays of their work, and a celebration of Ottawa’s next generation of changemakers. More info and tickets here.

Tech Jobs Available 💻

A few roles worth knowing about across Ottawa’s startup and tech ecosystem:

Telesat - Hiring across satellite and systems engineering, embedded software, IT and product
Dominion Dynamics - Hiring across embedded systems, sensor fusion, engineering and operations
Fullscript - Hiring across software engineering, DevOps, data and design
MindBridge - Hiring across data science, data engineering, QA and product design
Noibu - Hiring across AI engineering and customer success
Solink - Hiring across software engineering
Mission Control - Hiring across robotics, electrical and mechanical engineering
Knak - Hiring across software development, product marketing and customer success
Rewind - Hiring across engineering management, product marketing and customer success