Dipak Roy knows a thing or two about the future of technology.
With engineering degrees from Kolkata’s Jadavpur University and Ottawa’s Carleton University, two tech patents, appearances in more than 30 technical publications and membership in AOC Global’s Electronic Warfare Technology Hall of Fame — the first Canadian to ever receive this prestigious recognition — Roy has made a name for himself as an authority in the electronic defence sector.
A long-time entrepreneur, Roy started his first company, ICS, in 1978, initially operating out of a warehouse basement. With a focus on sonar, radar and communications technologies for the defence market, his company grew to serve in more than 20 countries and win multimillion dollar contracts, including a $50 million sonar upgrade for the United States Navy. Continue reading
An impressive wordsmith, Highway is an author, playwright, novelist, songwriter and musician who has enhanced the Canadian literary, music and arts scene for decades. 
keep making Ottawa better for future generations. As president and CEO of GBA Group, Bird often says that helping to build Ottawa is a great privilege – to imagine what could be, to work with visionary partners and to achieve that vision together. This aligns with the vision of Algonquin College and the School of Business and Hospitality. 
described as “exceptional” and who taught him that community did for them, and they did for you. His grandfather and father were both drywallers and builders, so he knew early on that a career in the trades was something he wanted to pursue. “I always knew sitting behind a desk wasn’t for me,” he said. “I knew I wanted to be in the construction industry.” 
honoured at the College’s Ottawa Campus Spring Convocation ceremonies at the Canadian Tire Centre. 
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