The Business + Higher Education Roundtable (BHER) is pleased to announce that OpenText, a Waterloo-headquartered global leader in data management for enterprise AI, has joined BHER, bringing the company’s deep expertise in AI, cybersecurity, and digital transformation as one of Canada’s leading global technology companies.
Incorporated 35 years ago, OpenText is a world leader in data management for enterprise AI, Canadian in its roots, and global in its reach. OpenText provides the secure data foundation in the AI stack, the trusted context that makes credible AI outcomes possible.
OpenText gives clients the choice to transform and operate at their best: deployment on premise or in the cloud, with the type of cloud they need, public, private or sovereign, and to integrate with any enterprise-grade AI language model. The company operates across the private, public, and highly regulated sectors spanning retail, financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, energy, and logistics.
As a BHER member, OpenText will play an important role in BHER's growing work on AI adoption and workforce development. Through BHER's new AI Leadership Table, OpenText will help shape how employers, post-secondary institutions, and governments can work together to build workforce capacity, support responsible AI adoption, and unlock the productivity benefits of new technologies.
"OpenText is pleased to join the Business + Higher Education Roundtable at a defining moment for Canada's economy. Canadian organizations are moving from AI experimentation to AI at scale, and that shift depends on trusted data. OpenText provides that foundation, equipping organizations and their people to deploy AI responsibly and drive the next wave of Canadian productivity."
- Shannon Bell, Executive Vice President, Chief Digital Officer, and Chief Information Officer
OpenText long has worked with post-secondary institutions on tech initiatives, including an internship program with the University of Waterloo. OpenText also has partnered with the University of Waterloo on its Women in Computer Science (WiCS) program, which promotes gender equity in computing by advocating for and supporting women and gender-diverse communities enrolled in computer science and computing related programs at the University of Waterloo.
"Canada has long been a leader in AI research and innovation. The opportunity now is to translate that strength into broader adoption, stronger productivity, and better outcomes for workers, employers, and communities. OpenText brings practical experience in helping organizations deploy AI at scale, and their expertise will be invaluable as BHER works to strengthen Canada's talent and innovation ecosystem."
- Valerie Walker, CEO of Business + Higher Education Roundtable
Joining BHER’s membership offers access to a wide network of business and higher education leaders, strategic insights, and pathways to shape discussions and programming at a national level. To learn more about getting involved with BHER, visit our members page.