Benjamin Bergen

President

Benjamin Bergen is the President of the Council of Canadian Innovators, a national, non-partisan business council for the 21st century economy, led by over 150 CEOs of Canada’s fastest growing homegrown technology scale-ups. CCI is focused on optimizing the growth of Canada’s innovation-based sector, and Benjamin leads the execution of its ambitious economic development agenda.

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CCI Welcomes Zero To One Strategic to Our National Network of Innovators

CCI Welcomes Seafair Capital to our National Network of Innovators

CCI Welcomes Architech to Our National Network of Innovators

CCI Welcomes AVSS to Our National Network of Innovators

CCI Welcomes eStruxture to our National Network of Innovators

CCI Welcomes GIRO to Our National Network of Innovators

CCI President Benjamin Bergen speaks at Canada-U.S. Economic Summit in Toronto

Reliant on US materials and production, Canadian consumer goods startups could be caught in trade war crossfire

Leaked audio: Trudeau says Trump wants to annex Canada for its critical minerals

CCI Statement on Prime Minister Trudeau’s Economic Summit

Trump gives Canada 30-day reprieve on tariffs after calls with Trudeau

US pauses tariffs on Canada as two countries work through new border commitments

CCI Statement on Temporary U.S. Tariff Pause

CCI Statement on Deferred Implementation of Capital Gains Tax Hike

CCI Statement on U.S. Tariff Threat

Effortless Payments: How Helcim Helps CCI Stay Focused on Fueling Canadian Prosperity

CCI launches The Canadian SHIELD Institute with $10 million investment

New Canadian policy institute partners industry and government in sovereign approach to economy, security

CCI launches Balsillie-backed innovation policy institute Canadian SHIELD

Tech lobby group launches think tank with $10M from Jim Balsillie

CCI Launches The Canadian SHIELD Institute: A New Policy Institute Advancing Prosperity and Renewal

CCI Welcomes Propel Holdings to Our National Network of Innovators

CCI Welcomes Daniel Perry as Director of Federal Affairs to Tackle National Challenges for Canadian Innovators

CCI Promotes Maggie Goldstein to Manager of Operations to Support Growing Membership

Ottawa revamps flagship R&D incentive program with bigger tax breaks and new rules for public companies

Five Questions with Ian L. Paterson, CEO of Plurilock

Prorogation may scuttle capital gains proposal but CRA yet to offer guidance

CCI Response to Prime Minister Trudeau’s Resignation

A requiem for the feds’ (failed) innovation strategy

CCI Response to the Federal Cabinet Shuffle

CCI Response to Canada's 2024 Fall Economic Statement

CCI Response to SR&ED Policy Changes

Five Questions with Duncan Weatherston, CEO of Smile Digital Health

CCI Welcomes 4AG Robotics as Our Newest Member

Export agency’s contracts with Accenture to top $1-billion, records show

CCI Welcomes Zafin As Our Newest Member

CCI Expands Communications Services to Members with New Communications Coordinator

CCI Welcomes Nakisa to our Network of Domestic Innovators

Canada’s Competition Bureau targets Google for anti-competitive practices

CCI Welcomes Gearlay to Our National Network of Scale-ups

Boast is CCI’s Newest Scale-up Member

Five Questions with Niraj Bhargava, Co-Founder and CEO of NuEnergy.AI

Seen & Heard at the NL Productivity + Prosperity Summit 2024

CCI Welcomes Smile.io to Our National Team of Innovators

CCI's Statement on the Results of the BC Election

CCI Welcomes MedMe Health to Our National Network of Scale-ups

CCI Welcomes Staffy Health As Our Newest Member

CCI Welcomes Artificial Agency to Our National Network of Innovators

CCI’s Pre-Budget Address to the Standing Committee on Finance in Ottawa

Seen & Heard at Canada's CEO Summit 2024

CCI Welcomes Milk Moovement to Our Network of Innovators

CCI Welcomes Able Innovations As Our Newest Member

CCI Welcomes Novari Health to Our Team of Innovators

Five Questions with Andrew Lo, CEO of Embark

CCI Welcomes Samdesk to Our National Network of Innovators

CCI Welcomes Lorica Cybersecurity to Our National Network of Innovators

CCI Welcomes Redbrick Technologies to Our National Network of Innovators

CCI Welcomes Protexxa to the Team

CCI Welcomes PharmAla As Our Newest Member

‘I need to follow the money’: Canadian VCs eye U.S. moves amid tough fundraising conditions at home

Five Questions with Simon De Baene, Co-Founder and CEO of Workleap

‘Irrelevant tweaks’: Business groups slam Trudeau government for ‘minor’ changes to controversial capital gains tax increases

Liberals making changes to capital gains rules, but business advocates still concerned

Ottawa plans to speed up capital gains break for entrepreneurs

Feds Reveal New Changes to Canadian Entrepreneurs' Incentive as Part of Capital Gains Tax Overhaul

CCI Statement on Updates to the Canadian Entrepreneurs' Incentive

CCI Welcomes TIERONE to Our Team of Innovators

Seen & Heard at CCI's 2024 Innovation Governance Summit

Canadian tech firms think capital gains policy change will hinder industry: survey

What we learned from CCI’s Tech Sector Pulse Check in June

CCI Welcomes Global Relay to Our Team of Innovators

CCI Response to the Canadian Government’s NATO Spending Target

CCI Welcomes Bits In Glass As Our Newest Member

CCI Welcomes Response Biomedical to Our National Network of Innovators

Canada is a force in AI research. So why can’t we commercialize it?

CCI Welcomes DealMaker As Our Newest Member

Five Questions with Levven President and CEO James Keirstead

No spike in cottage, investment property sales as new capital gains rules take effect

CCI Welcomes NuEnergy.ai to Our National Team of Innovators

CCI Welcomes Credivera to Our National Team of Innovators

CCI Statement on Capital Gains Tax Implementation

Building a Prosperous Future for Ottawa's Tech Sector with Ottawa Inc.

Building a Prosperous Future for Toronto's Tech Sector with Toronto Inc.

CCI Welcomes Vive Crop Protection to Our National Team of Innovators

CCI Welcomes Solace Power to Our National Network of Scale-Ups

CCI Welcomes Uvaro to Our National Innovator Network

CCI Welcomes TerraSense to Our Team of Innovators

League Data is CCI’s Newest Member

Trudeau Stands by Capital-Gains Tax Hike That Businesses Hate

MOLLI Surgical Joins the Council of Canadian Innovators

Five Questions with Ecopia Co-Founder and President Jon Lipinski

CCI Welcomes SMART Technologies to Our National Network of Scale-Ups

Canadian Tech Sector Pulse Check

#BUDGET2024 EMERGENCY POD: SPOILING FOR A FIGHT

Capital Gains Tax Changes Strike A Nerve With Canadian Tech Ecosystem

CCI's 2024 Budget Season Debrief for Canadian Tech Leaders

Capital gains tax change draws ire from some Canadian entrepreneurs worried it will worsen brain drain

Tech industry warns budget’s capital gains proposals could cause ‘irreparable harm’

CCI Response to the 2024 Federal Budget

CCI Welcomes Underknown to Our National Team of Scale-Ups