BETAKIT MOST AMBITIOUS—2026 The Next Nobels Dr. Gilles Brassard Montreal, QC Brassard won this year's Turing Award for a communication protocol theoretically unhackable even by the most powerful quantum computer. Read the issue Visit their website Share Copy link in LinkedIn X X Email FROM BETAKIT.COM: MOST AMBITIOUS STORIES View all on BetaKit May 28, 2026 Raquel Urtasun wants Canada to go “all in” on physical AI Waabi founder said at BetaKit’s Most Ambitious: Town Hall that Canada could lead the physical AI revolution. May 28, 2026 Q&A: Erin O’Toole says Canada needs to play catch-up on defence innovation May 28, 2026 Canada’s quantum Cassandra is finally heard May 27, 2026 Jim Balsillie says Canada must put forward economic policy for the 21st century May 27, 2026 Eliot Pence: Canada’s defence buying timelines are “irrelevant” for modern warfare 2026 Partners Powered by the organizations backing Canada’s most ambitious builders. Presenting Sponsors Uber DMZ National Bank of Canada Premier Sponsors City of Toronto Borden Ladner Gervais CPA Ontario Toronto Pearson National Angel Capital Organization University of Toronto University of Waterloo Startup TNT Heidi Small Ideas Program Sponsors Bonsai Growth Fasken Garage Capital Intellectual Property Ontario Invest Ottawa IDEA Mississauga MaRS Discovery District Lemon Nomad OVHcloud ventureLAB