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Big news! Canada's flagship Quantum conference is coming to #Toronto! After a 4-year stretch in Calgary, Quantum Days chose Toronto to partner with the University of Toronto, which ranks 5th globally for its quantum research alongside Harvard, MIT and Stanford. Learn more: https://bit.ly/469ic0E City of Toronto | Toronto Region Board of Trade | Destination Toronto | Halton Business | York Link | York Region Economic Development

You can't beat the view landing at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (or taking off, for that matter). Fun fact: our waterfront airport was just ranked the best in Canada by AirHelp, surveying passengers from 239 airports globally. The ranking takes into account things like service quality, on-time performance, and amenities like food and drink. https://bit.ly/3zx4icA PortsToronto | The Waterfront BIA | Destination Toronto | Toronto Region Board of Trade | City of Toronto | Stephen Lund ICD.D | Photo credit: Nicholas Pantaleo

🎉 Meet Derek Flack, our new VP of Brand & Marketing! 🎉 Derek’s career is deeply intertwined with Toronto, having started at blogTO as the publication’s first full-time Editor. During his tenure, he helped grow the brand into a local media powerhouse, covering the city from almost every angle and showcasing a deep passion and curiosity for what makes Toronto unique. From there, he moved to Toronto Metropolitan University, where he oversaw the school’s content strategy, and helped to launch the city’s first new law school in over a century. He also played an integral role in steering the university through an unprecedented renaming process. As a dedicated Toronto storyteller with extensive knowledge and love for this city, Derek is the perfect fit for Toronto Global. We’re thrilled to have him on board. Welcome! Destination Toronto | Toronto Region Board of Trade | City of Toronto | Stephen Lund ICD.D | Laura Jean (L.J.) McLeod, CHRL | Daniel Hengeveld

It's not uncommon to spot celebs on your morning commute in #HollywoodNorth 😎 Check out who our team member Graeme Cooke ran into on the way in today, actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger! We can't help but wonder what project he is working on here... either way, we hope he'll be back! 📽

It's no shocker that Toronto is leading the pack when it comes to growth, growing faster than any other metropolis in Canada and the US! 🚀 A recent study by Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) ranked Toronto as the top city for population growth in 2023, outpacing nearly every other city on the continent. 📈 Our ever-expanding population is the turbo boost driving our booming economy! Dive into more details in Becky Robertson's article in blogTO (link in the comments) ⬇️

Meet Cerebras Systems, the pioneer in accelerating artificial intelligence (AI) compute ✨ Back in 2020, Toronto Global helped Cerebras expand their footprint in the Toronto Region. Now, they're doubling their Toronto staff to tap into our region's rich tech talent pool. We’re thrilled by their achievements over the past three years and excited for what’s next! Read more in this article from The Logic (Link in the comments) ⤵ #Business #Investment

Great event celebrating 248 years of US independence! Thanks to US Consul General Baxter Hunt and his wife Deborah Derrick. Here with my colleague Daniel Hengeveld.

Last week at the Collision Conference 2024, Los Angeles Performance Marketing Software company Phonexa announced their expansion into the Toronto Region. 🚀 We had the pleasure of sitting down with Phonexa CEO, Lilit Davtyan, to learn why Toronto was chosen as their first Canadian office. Read the full interview below ⬇ City of Toronto | Stephen Lund ICD.D | Olivia Chow

#DYK Ontario is Canada’s automotive hub, generating over 90% of the industry’s $16 billion GDP? 📈 The Toronto region ranks second only to Detroit in auto manufacturing employment in North America. Six major auto assemblers have established their headquarters in Ontario, with five located in the Toronto Region. The potential for growth in Ontario's EV ecosystem is limitless! ⚡ Discover more about Ontario's thriving EV ecosystem in this article from Expansion Solutions Magazine (link in the comments) #Technology #EV Invest Ontario

Representing 40 economies and 4 billion people, the Indo-Pacific region makes up more than one-third of all global economic activity. That's huge. And this is why our Indo-Pacific Strategy and partnership with the Canada-ASEAN Business Council is so vital. We were thrilled to co-host the Consul General of Indonesia Dyah Lestari Asmarani, Honorary Consul of Malaysia Henry leong bee Lee, Head of Vietnam Trade Office Quynh Tran and Deputy Consul General of the Philippines Kerwin Tate, to discuss how to expand trade, investment and collaboration with the Indo-Pacific region. 🌏 Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada | Export Development Canada | Exportation et développement Canada | Destination Toronto | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Agence fédérale de ... | Toronto Region Board of Trade | Invest in Canada | Investir au Canada | City of Toronto | Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada