Bilal Khalife has spent his career working with world-renowned brands, leading buying teams for major retail operations, and gaining intimate insights into the ways artisans transform their passions into businesses that stimulate local economies. Over the course of 15 years observing small businesses, production lines and handmade luxuries, Khalife has seen globalization and digitization shift…
The Government of Canada is committed to building a clean energy future to strengthen the economy, create good jobs and support the natural resource sectors. This will be more important than ever as we reopen the economy and plan our recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. Kate Young, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development…
When it comes to powering through a pandemic, Southwestern Ontario has demonstrated a commitment to collaboration and embracing change. The same rings true for Federico Pereanez and Paula Vergara, co-founders of Collab Local, an eCommerce solution for small businesses. The pair have been working in the storytelling, social media and web design space for a…
Challenging times bring exceptional people together, and new solutions to light. This rings especially true for a region as resilient as Southwestern Ontario. As our business landscape remains dynamic, radical and inspiring change continues to happen here. Now more than ever, leadership within our communities and technology sectors have a duty to provide accessible supports…
Your customers are the keys to your business’ success. But when it comes to understanding them — particularly in times of rapid change — there’s no linear path. Though it may be difficult to resist the urge to rush into diagrams and wireframes, personas and journey maps, even usability testing, sometimes you need to “Go…
As we look towards rebuilding beyond COVID-19, we can’t ignore the disproportionate impact that disruption has inflicted on already-underserved communities in our region. That’s exactly why collaborative, equitable solutions enabled by technology, were the focus of the second and final Recovery & Rebuilding the Region Design Challenge. With collaboration at the centre of Design Challenge…
Northern Commerce is one of London’s fastest-growing digital agencies earning international recognition for their work, and now they can call themselves one of Ontario’s best workplaces too. This honour has been bestowed to Northern Commerce after a thorough and independent analysis based on direct feedback from employees of the hundreds of organizations that were surveyed…
John Galbraith joins the TechAlliance team as Senior Director, Venture Growth & Corporate Innovation.
As the Government of Canada focuses on responding to the challenges of COVID-19, it also recognizes the invaluable contributions of Canadian researchers in the natural sciences and engineering. That is why the Government continues to support the discovery research being done at Canadian universities to help build the foundation for innovation and economic growth. As…
Two of London’s most innovative digital agencies, Northern Commerce and Digital Echidna, have established a strategic partnership to scale the global performance of each agency and attract larger enterprise-level clients to London. This ground-breaking partnership is a monumental move which further solidifies London as a technology leader capable of offering an array of sophisticated digital…