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Richard Purcell: The Digital Economy

November 4th, 2014

The Digital Economy Vancouver is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada.  Yet, despite the diversity of its citizenry, Vancouverites all deal with the same economy.  Or do they?  Is our economy becoming more diverse as advanced technologies create innovative products and services?  Does our future include new ways to buy […]

Richard Purcell - CEO, Corporate Privacy Group

Richard Purcell has been a leading voice in addressing consumer privacy and data protection challenges since the late ‘90’s. He leads Corporate Privacy Group (CPG), an independent consulting firm focusing on establishing sustainable and effective information security and privacy programs. CPG supports multi-national corporations, Internet start-ups and government agencies in planning, developing, and implementing enterprise-wide […]

Expert’s Corner: Digital Economy Q&A with Aaron Zifkin

October 3rd, 2014

Expert’s Corner with Aaron Zifkin: #DigitalEconomyCongress In anticipation of the 2nd Annual Digital Economy Congress, Reboot is excited to present “Expert’s Corner”, a series of blog posts featuring outstanding digital economy leaders and professionals who will be speaking at the congress in October. Read on for a glimpse of what the #DigitalEconomyCongress is all about… […]

Aaron Zifkin - Country Manager - Canada, Airbnb

Aaron Zifkin is the Country Manager for Canada at Airbnb, the world’s leading community marketplace for accommodation. Aaron oversees all Airbnb operations in Canada, including customer outreach, partnerships and growing and supporting guests across the country. Aaron was tapped to run Airbnb Canada because he understands what it takes to turn a big vision into […]

Expert’s Corner: Digital Economy Q&A with George Chow

October 2nd, 2014

Expert’s Corner with George Chow: #DigitalEconomyCongress In anticipation of the 2nd Annual Digital Economy Congress, Reboot is excited to present “Expert’s Corner”, a series of blog posts featuring outstanding digital economy leaders and professionals who will be speaking at the congress in October. Read on for a glimpse of what the #DigitalEconomyCongress is all about… […]

George Chow - Chief Technology Officer, Simba Technologies

George designed and productized the first MDX Engine SDK that powers the majority of today’s MDX OLAP engines. He also designed and implemented the first engine to recover the star-schema from an OLAP cube. He is the CTO of Simba Technologies where he directs the product line that spans traditional SQL databases to NoSQL data […]

Expert’s Corner: Digital Economy Q&A with Timothy Grayson

September 17th, 2014

Expert’s Corner with Timothy Grayson: #DigitalEconomyCongress In anticipation of the 2nd Annual Digital Economy Congress, Reboot is excited to present “Expert’s Corner”, a series of blog posts featuring outstanding digital economy leaders and professionals who will be speaking at the congress in October. Read on for a glimpse of what the #DigitalEconomyCongress is all about… […]

Timothy Grayson - Director Product Development, Canada Post Digital Delivery

Timothy Grayson exposes simple truths in simple—and entertaining—ways. In his last book, The Spaces In Between, he encourages and provides tools for different thinking and new perspectives. For 25-years, Timothy has innovated in software, investment management, online travel, and postal services. He’s been a recognized, thought leader in digital identity, mobile marketing, and digital geo-location. […]

Expert’s Corner: Digital Economy Q&A with Bernd Petak

August 27th, 2014

Expert’s Corner with Bernd Petak: #DigitalEconomyCongress In anticipation of the 2nd Annual Digital Economy Congress, Reboot is excited to present “Expert’s Corner”, a series of blog posts featuring outstanding digital economy leaders and professionals who will be speaking at the congress in October. Read on for a glimpse of what the #DigitalEconomyCongress is all about… […]

Bernd Petak - Consultant, Bernd Petak Consulting

Bernd Petak is an advisor, mentor, consultant and investment professional to early and mid-stage internet-driven technology companies and their investors. After eight years as an engineer he graduated with a MBA from the University of Western Ontario Ivey School. Bernd finished a tenure at Deloitte as a partner responsible for the firm’s regional strategy and […]