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Scale AI’s Mission to VivaTech 2026: Strengthening Multinational Partnerships With Trusted Allies

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More than 100 Canadian organizations participated in Scale AI’s mission as part of Europe’s largest technology event. 

PARIS, June 19, 2026 /CNW/ – SCALE AI, Canada’s artificial intelligence (AI) cluster, continued to drive Canada’s AI momentum for a third consecutive year by leading the Canadian delegation at VivaTech 2026, held in Paris from June 17 to 20. Made up of more than 100 organizations from the Canadian ecosystem, the mission translated into tangible results the international ambitions recently advanced by the Government of Canada in its new AI strategy. This initiative is part of a major international sequence for Canada, with a significant presence this week at the G7, Eurosatory and VivaTech. 

Chosen for their excellence and vision, more than 230 Canadian leaders in applied AI and research were present at the Canada Pavilion. They engaged in numerous exchanges with international partners and investors, at a time when Canada is seeking to strengthen its multinational collaborations with trusted allies and to help shape an international AI community. As Europe’s largest technology event, VivaTech offered a strategic platform to position Canadian expertise with key players in European and international markets.

As the mission’s official AI partner, Cohere, a Canadian leader in the large language model sector, was present to strengthen its international alliances following the recent partnership it entered into a few weeks ago with German company Aleph Alpha. Beyond this major presence, the ambition to build, alongside allied countries, a credible alternative in AI grounded in shared democratic values also guided the entire Canadian mission to VivaTech.

Among the business delegates, companies recognized as important in Canada’s AI Strategy, such as Maya HTT and Vivid Machines, presented concrete AI products that are already putting AI to work to deliver tangible gains in productivity and performance. From industrial AI to precision agriculture, the 100 technology providers proposed applicable, exportable Canadian solutions that meet the needs and requirements of international markets.

The presence of several prominent political and diplomatic figures, including Nathalie G. Drouin, Canada’s Ambassador to France; Wendy Hadwen, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy–Industry, at the Government of Canada’s Department of National Defence; Ian Lafrenière, Deputy Premier of Quebec; and Nate Glubish, Alberta’s Minister of Technology and Innovation, reflects Canada’s commitment to supporting the growth and international visibility of its national champions.

The contribution of major ecosystem players also strengthened the visibility of Canadian AI at VivaTech. Alongside SCALE AI and Cohere, partners such as 5C, Calgary Economic Development, Desjardins, Global Affairs Canada, Hypertec, Invest Ontario, IVADO Labs, Qohash and Trade and Invest British Columbia helped showcase the strength of a united Canadian ecosystem mobilizing to support the international business development efforts of its champions.

Strong symbols of this business-development-focused mission, several breakthroughs marked Canada’s presence at VivaTech. Reveal Life Science won the OVHcloud Startup Challenge World with its AI-assisted precision surgery technology, secured by Qohash. Zetane unveiled its agentic AI solutions for complex document processes, while Vooban presented Morphe, its knowledge-transfer platform for teams and AI agents. ZeroKey also presented OmniVisor AI, an agentic intelligence engine for industrial environments, based on real-time 3D location data. These announcements and demonstrations showcased the capabilities and excellence of Canadian champions working to build concrete, secure and exportable applied AI solutions that are true value drivers for the Canadian economy.

The mission also helped deepen ties with Germany, England and France, key partners for Canada in the development of trustworthy AI grounded in shared democratic values. These discussions helped advanced a shared vision for responsible AI. Meetings were also held with representatives from Brazil, Korea, India, Ireland, Italy and Japan, paving the way for new international collaborations.

This third mission to VivaTech reflects Scale AI’s continued commitment to acting as a catalyst for the ecosystem by accelerating the market entry of AI solutions developed by Canadian companies and supporting their visibility in international markets. 

The Canadian presence also laid the groundwork for ALL IN, the major international artificial intelligence event organized by SCALE AI, which will take place in Montreal in September 2026. Building on the business exchanges initiated in Paris, the event will make it possible to continue the dialogue with strategic allies, including Germany, which will be the country of honour, and to create new collaboration opportunities for Canadian AI companies. 

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“Canada stood out at VivaTech 2026, reinforcing its position as a global leader in innovation and applied AI. Led by Scale AI, the Canadian delegation of over 100 organizations showcased the country’s technological strengths and collaborative approach on Europe’s premier innovation stage. Canada leaves the event more connected, more visible, and more committed than ever to shaping the future of technology alongside our international partners.” — The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions 

“AI is the defining economic opportunity of our time, and Canada is moving with ambition, purpose and responsibility. At VivaTech 2026, Canada showed the world what our AI ecosystem does best: turning world-class research into practical solutions that help businesses grow, improve services and solve real problems. Through Canada’s new national AI strategy, we are building trust, accelerating adoption and strengthening Canadian sovereignty so that AI works for Canadians, helps create good jobs and delivers benefits that are broadly shared.” — The Honourable Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario 

“Our companies have nothing to envy anyone. At VivaTech, they proved that they are capable of competing with the best in the world. Behind each of these successes are teams that work hard, innovate, and take risks. This is exactly the kind of visibility we want to encourage, because when our businesses win abroad, all of Quebec benefits.” — Ian Lafrenière, Deputy Premier, Minister of Domestic Security and Minister Responsible for Relations with the First Nations and the Inuit. 

“Canada’s presence at VivaTech confirms that our AI ecosystem has reached a new stage: Canadian companies are now developing concrete, applicable and exportable solutions for international markets. Through missions like this, we are building bridges with Europe and helping to strengthen Canada’s position as a trusted partner for responsible and competitive innovation.” — Hélène Desmarais, Co-Chair of the Board of Directors, SCALE AI

“At VivaTech, our objective was to turn the global visibility of Canada’s AI ecosystem into concrete business opportunities. The outcome confirms that Canadian companies are ready to position themselves in the European market with reliable, applied and competitive solutions.” — Julien Billot, Chief Executive Officer, SCALE AI 

“The reception and quality of the meetings held in Paris testify to Europe’s growing interest in Canadian technologies. This mission gives concrete expression to the commitments made by our governments internationally, and to our shared vision for supporting the development of Canadian players on the world stage.” — Isabelle Turcotte, Head of the Canadian Delegation to VivaTech, Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President, Ecosystem Relations, SCALE AI 

The complete list of the Canadian delegation at VivaTech 2026 is available here.

About SCALE AI

SCALE AI is Canada’s AI cluster. Based in Toronto and Montréal, SCALE AI plays a central role as the main unifying force of the Canadian AI ecosystem. As an investment and innovation hub, it accelerates the rapid adoption and integration of AI into the Canadian economy while contributing to the development of a world-class AI ecosystem. Funded by the Government of Canada, SCALE AI brings together over 500 industry partners, research institutes, and other key players in AI. It provides strategic and financial support to companies implementing real-world AI applications, aiming to encourage the emergence of future industry leaders and facilitate the development of a highly skilled workforce. Additionally, SCALE AI is behind ALL IN, Canada’s largest AI event that allows Canadian actors to showcase their expertise in front of an international audience from around the globe. For more information about SCALE AI, visit scaleai.ca or LinkedIn.

About VivaTech

VivaTech accelerates innovation by connecting startups, tech leaders, major companies, and investors responding to our world’s biggest challenges. Each year, over four exciting days in Paris, VivaTech creates Europe’s biggest startup and tech event, exploring the most disruptive topics in tech with world-premiere demos, launches, and conferences in a collaborative ecosystem. For more information, please visit https://vivatechnology.com/media

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Vettisure Launches to Redefine Healthcare Compliance Intelligence with Cleaner Data, Flexible Access Models, and a Patient-First Mission

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SPANISH FORK, Utah, June 19, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Vettisure today announced its official launch, introducing a modern approach to healthcare compliance intelligence built to meet the evolving needs of healthcare organizations, credentialing entities, consumer reporting agencies (CRAs), and healthcare technology platforms.

Founded by industry veterans with decades of experience in healthcare credentialing and compliance, Vettisure was created to address growing frustration with legacy providers that often deliver noisy data, inflexible pricing, and outdated technology.

“Throughout my career, one thought kept resurfacing: there’s got to be another way,” said Questin Francis, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Vettisure. “Healthcare organizations need more than access to data. They need intelligence they can trust. They need cleaner results, greater transparency, and partners who understand the importance of protecting patients and maintaining compliance. That’s why we built Vettisure.”

Vettisure provides comprehensive healthcare compliance intelligence designed to support safer staffing decisions and stronger compliance programs. The company’s solutions include federal and state exclusion screening, board actions and sanctions, abuse registries, and other critical datasets healthcare organizations rely upon to mitigate risk and maintain regulatory compliance.

Unlike traditional providers that simply aggregate and distribute data, Vettisure focuses on transforming primary-source information into actionable intelligence. The company leverages advanced technologies and expert validation processes to reduce false positives, improve usability, and provide clients with the context needed to make informed decisions.

Key capabilities include:

Comprehensive federal and state exclusion screeningExtensive board action and disciplinary data coverageAccess to underlying board documentation and source records, where availableAI-generated summaries and contextual insights that simplify complex findingsFlexible API, batch, and data lease delivery modelsData-only and fully verified service optionsOne-time searches and continuous monitoring capabilitiesEnterprise-grade security controls designed to meet SOC 2 Type II requirements

Vettisure’s flexible commercial approach also differentiates the company from traditional providers. In addition to transaction-based services, Vettisure offers subscription and data lease models that provide organizations with predictable costs and the ability to integrate compliance intelligence more deeply into their operational workflows.

“We believe better data leads to better decisions—and better decisions protect patients,” Francis added. “Every credentialing decision represents a moment of trust. By delivering clean, auditable, and actionable intelligence, we’re helping organizations strengthen compliance programs, reduce administrative burden, and focus on what matters most: delivering safe, high-quality care.”

Healthcare organizations face increasing pressure from regulators, accreditation bodies, and patients to demonstrate robust compliance practices and maintain effective oversight of their workforces. Vettisure was built to help organizations meet those expectations through modern technology, responsive partnership, and a relentless focus on data quality.

To learn more about Vettisure, request a sample report, or schedule a conversation, visit Vettisure.com.

About Vettisure

Vettisure is a healthcare compliance intelligence company providing primary-sourced, auditable, and actionable data to healthcare organizations, credentialing entities, consumer reporting agencies, and healthcare technology platforms. Through comprehensive exclusion screening, board action intelligence, continuous monitoring, and flexible delivery models, Vettisure empowers organizations to make confident decisions, reduce risk, maintain compliance, and protect patients.

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Rapta Establishes Florida Regional Headquarters in Orlando to Support Mission-Critical Manufacturing

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New Orlando location strengthens Rapta’s ability to serve aerospace, defense, space, and advanced manufacturing customers across a critical U.S. innovation corridor.

ORLANDO, Fla., June 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Rapta®, a point-of-build Manufacturing Intelligence company that transforms expert-dependent manual work into repeatable, measurable, source-of-build evidence and governed outcomes at scale, today announced the establishment of its Florida Regional Headquarters in Orlando. The new location expands Rapta’s ability to support aerospace, defense, space, and advanced manufacturing customers across Florida and the broader Eastern United States as manufacturers work to accelerate production ramp-rates, expand capacity, and strengthen workforce performance.

Rapta closes the execution gap between engineering intent and manufacturing outcomes by digitizing and standardizing the human decisions that determine quality, readiness, compliance, and production performance. The platform continuously guides workers through assembly and inspection processes; verifies configuration, sequence, torque, and quality requirements; detects defects at the source of build; captures trusted evidence for qualification and audit requirements; and standardizes expert workforce performance through real-time operational guidance.

“Manufacturers today face increasing pressure to expand capacity, accelerate ramp-rates, onboard new workers faster, and maintain quality as products become more complex,” said Aaron Brown, CEO of Rapta. “The organizations that succeed generate no defects, pass no defects and standardize expert performance, preserve critical operational knowledge, and scale readiness without sacrificing quality or operational control.”

By instrumenting execution directly at the point of work, Rapta helps manufacturers connect engineering intent to qualified production while generating trusted evidence for quality, certification, audit, and operational readiness. Manufacturers gain real-time visibility, reduced variability, stronger traceability, and faster operational decision-making. The platform can be deployed in days—not months—within existing production environments, enabling customers to improve execution without disrupting existing factory systems and workflows.

Orlando provides direct access to Florida’s aerospace, defense, space, and advanced manufacturing ecosystem, including major defense contractors, engineering talent, universities, and government partners.

From its Orlando headquarters, Rapta will continue supporting customers across aerospace, defense, space, and electronics manufacturing sectors while deepening collaboration with industry, government, university, and workforce development partners throughout Florida.

“Our mission is to reduce the barriers to trusted, scalable manufacturing,” Brown added. “The Orlando expansion strengthens our ability to help customers build workforce capability, improve production readiness, and scale manufacturing operations with confidence.”

About Rapta

Rapta helps aerospace, defense, space, electronics, advanced manufacturing, and sustainment organizations improve production readiness, quality, traceability, and workforce performance. Its Manufacturing Intelligence Platform delivers real-time guidance, verification, and operational decision support where work happens, helping manufacturers accelerate ramp-rates, expand capacity, standardize expert workforce performance, and generate trusted evidence for qualification, certification, and audit requirements. Rapta deploys on-premises within the customer’s existing network, keeping production data on the customer’s infrastructure.

Mission: Systematically reduce the barriers to trusted, scalable manufacturing.

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Info-Tech LIVE 2026 Draws Thousands of CIOs to Las Vegas to Tackle AI Execution and Enterprise Value

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Info-Tech LIVE 2026 brought together thousands of CIOs and senior IT leaders at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino from June 9 to 11 to explore how agentic AI is reshaping enterprise technology, cybersecurity, data, operating models, and IT leadership. Across keynotes and analyst-led sessions, the event reinforced a central message for technology executives navigating the current landscape: AI value within organizations depends on disciplined execution, strong governance, reliable data foundations, and the ability to scale the right work.

LAS VEGAS, June 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ – Info-Tech Research Group has wrapped Info-Tech LIVE 2026 in Las Vegas, where thousands of CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, and senior IT leaders gathered at the Bellagio from June 9 to 11 to explore how organizations can move from AI ambition to measurable enterprise value. Centered on the theme Agentic IT: From Hype to Value, the three-day conference featured industry keynotes, hands-on workshops for IT leaders, a record number of software exhibitors, exclusive roundtables, breakouts, lightning rounds, and peer-led sessions focused on the leadership, governance, security, and operational disciplines required to scale agentic AI responsibly.

As organizations move beyond AI experimentation and begin embedding agentic capabilities into workflows, the global research and advisory firm set an agenda that prepared IT leaders to practically navigate new expectations about value realization, accountability, and execution. Throughout Info-Tech LIVE 2026, data-backed insights from analysts, speakers, and industry experts emphasized that the next phase of enterprise AI will not be defined by adoption alone, but by how effectively CIOs redesign operating models, strengthen data and security foundations, and decide which AI initiatives deserve investment.

Research from Info-Tech shared during the opening keynote reinforced the urgency of moving from AI enthusiasm to disciplined execution. Findings presented from the firm’s AI Adoption in the Enterprise Survey revealed that 91% of IT executives are bullish on AI and 96% expect AI budgets to increase over the next 12 months. However, only 42% of organizations report cross-departmental AI adoption with measurable impact, and only 50% have a board-approved dedicated AI strategy. The findings underscore a central theme from LIVE 2026: AI value depends on clear ownership, deliberate investment choices, governance, data readiness, and measurable execution.

“Our 2026 edition of Info-Tech LIVE in Las Vegas made clear that CIOs are no longer trying to prove whether AI matters; they’re now being asked to prove where it creates measurable value,” says Chief Research Officer at Info-Tech Research Group, Gord Harrison. “Agentic IT requires a different operating discipline that connects value creation and control through stronger strategy, governance, data readiness, security, and measurement. As shared across keynotes, panels, analyst one-on-ones, and privately amongst peers at various networking events throughout the week, the leaders who succeed will be the ones who know which AI bets to make, which to stop, and how to scale the work that delivers real outcomes.”

Key Sessions from Info-Tech LIVE 2026 in Las Vegas

Across the event, Info-Tech analysts and featured speakers outlined how technology leaders can prepare their organizations for more autonomous systems while maintaining control, resilience, and business alignment.

The 200+ sessions reflected the broader message carried through Info-Tech LIVE 2026 in Las Vegas: organizations are entering an era in which AI buy-in is no longer the central challenge, with execution becoming the differentiator. From agentic enterprise design and cybersecurity engineering to data-driven decision-making and CIO leadership, Info-Tech’s largest event to date highlighted the need for IT leaders to select the right workflows, strengthen governance, define ownership, and scale AI only where it can create measurable value.

The following is a summary of several of the major themes explored at Info-Tech LIVE 2026 in Las Vegas:

Agentic IT: From Hype to Value
Opening the conference, Info-Tech Research Group CEO Tom Zehren challenged CIOs and senior IT leaders to move beyond AI hype and focus on the operating discipline required to convert AI demand into measurable enterprise value. The keynote introduced Info-Tech’s Agentic IT Framework, built around four priorities: owning the AI mandate, picking the right AI bets, enforcing AI discipline, and proving and scaling AI value. Zehren’s session also highlighted new Info-Tech survey findings showing that while IT executives are broadly bullish on AI, organizations still need stronger strategy, governance, data readiness, and execution models to realize impact.Reinventing Cybersecurity in the AI Era
Technical Counselor Erik Avakian explored how AI is forcing cybersecurity leaders to rethink a discipline that was built for human-scale operations. His session framed threat detection and response, vulnerability management, and compliance management as engineering challenges rather than just security problems, as AI increases both the speed of attacks and the complexity of defenses. Avakian highlighted the need for security leaders to audit data and workflows, define guardrails before deploying agents, and prepare teams for new roles such as CyberAI agent supervisors and agent engineers.Designed for Autonomy: Inside the Agentic Enterprise
On the mainstage, Carlene McCubbin, AVP of Agentic AI Implementation, explored what it takes to build an organization that runs on AI, not just one that uses it. The session articulated the shift from AI adoption to transformation, moving from assisted and augmented work to agentic workflows, orchestrated systems, and enterprise-wide compounding value. To achieve this shift, McCubbin explained that leaders must start with the right workflows, architect agents for governed execution, and ensure production-ready systems have clear ownership, bounded permissions, defined incident paths, and observable trace logs before scaling.Agents 2.0: Architect for Autonomy
Martin Bufi, Principal Research Director, shared with attendees implementation evidence from a year of agentic AI development, including 13 prototypes, 63 agents built, and 123 tools created across 13 workflows and five domains. His keynote emphasized that autonomy without architecture creates risk, and that successful agentic systems must be mapped, engineered, and governed before they can scale. Bufi walked through practical lessons from the work, including the need to standardize workflows before automation, design agents around specific jobs rather than broad generalist tasks, build tool integrations deliberately, and ensure every agent can be measured, stopped, and improved.Become an Exponential CIO
The keynote from Geoff Nielson, SVP of Brand, Reach & Influence, examined how the CIO mandate is evolving as technology becomes more central to enterprise performance. Nielson highlighted for the nearly 4,000 IT leaders in attendance the gap between where C-suite leaders expect CIOs to operate and where many IT departments are today, with many still constrained by firefighting, immature processes, resource scarcity, stakeholder pressure, and under-leveraged data. The eight drivers of IT success were also shared, including stakeholder satisfaction, strong core IT processes, leadership development, mission-critical project delivery, right-sized risk, vendor effectiveness, evidence-based decisions, and business transformation.Tech Trends 2027
Executive Counselor Rob Meikle previewed the technology forces expected to shape IT decision-making in 2027 and beyond. The early look at the tech trends the firm is currently tracking urged leaders to move beyond instinct, hype, and headlines when placing technology bets, especially as agentic AI reshapes the technology stack, talent models, vendor markets, enterprise operations, and infrastructure decisions. For the Las Vegas gathering, Meikle outlined four major trend themes, including the shift in the IT stack to support agentic AI, the redrawing of talent and vendor strategies, the convergence of physical and digital operations, and the growing influence of geopolitical pressures on technology investment.Securing Agentic AI and the New Security Reality
The presentation from Research Director Pearl Almeida focused on the controls organizations must prioritize before scaling agentic AI. During Almeida’s talk, she emphasized that traditional security controls were built for predictable systems, while agentic AI introduces dynamic reasoning, shifting permissions, nondeterministic decisions, and autonomous loops. Almeida presented a layered approach to securing agents, including API security, MCP gateway enforcement, identity governance, logging, baselining, and monitoring, while framing autonomy boundaries as the new security perimeter for AI-enabled systems.

Through its research-driven agenda, Info-Tech LIVE 2026 in Las Vegas provided CIOs and senior IT leaders with practical insights into how agentic AI can be governed, secured, and scaled to deliver measurable business outcomes. The conference underscored that the path from hype to value requires more than technology adoption, including operating discipline, enterprise design, workforce readiness, and leadership capable of translating AI potential into organizational results.

Photos, press releases, and related assets are available on the LIVE Media Kit page. Keynote presentations from the event are also accessible through the Info-Tech LIVE Hub, offering additional access to the research, frameworks, and insights shared during the conference.

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Media Passes for Upcoming Events: Applications Open for Info-Tech LIVE 2026 in Barcelona and Toronto 

Media professionals, including journalists, bloggers, podcasters, and influencers, are invited to attend Info-Tech LIVE 2026 in Barcelona, September 22-23, 2026, or Info-Tech LIVE 2026 in Toronto, November 10-12, 2026, to gain exclusive access to research, content, and interviews with industry leaders for their audiences.

Media professionals looking to apply for media passes can contact pr@infotech.com to secure their spot for a front-row seat to exclusive insights and launches that only happen at Info-Tech LIVE events. 

Exhibitor Opportunities  

Exhibitors are also invited to be part of Info-Tech LIVE and showcase their products and services to a highly engaged audience of IT decision-makers. For more information about becoming an Info-Tech LIVE exhibitor, please contact events@infotech.com.  

About Info-Tech Research Group 

Info-Tech Research Group is the “get things done” partner for over 30,000 IT, HR, and marketing leaders worldwide. The fastest growing research and advisory firm, Info-Tech enables leaders to make well-informed decisions and transform their organizations through AI, strategic foresight, step-by-step methodologies, practical tools, industry-leading advisory, and training programs. For nearly 30 years, tens of thousands of private and public organizations have trusted Info-Tech to lead their most important initiatives through periods of change and deliver outcomes that truly matter. 

To learn more about Info-Tech’s HR research and advisory services, visit McLean & Company, and for data-driven software buying insights and vendor evaluations, visit the firm’s SoftwareReviews platform. 

Media professionals can register for unrestricted access to research across IT, HR, and software and hundreds of industry analysts through the firm’s Media Insiders program. To gain access, contact pr@infotech.com

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