Episode 7: Anvil Intelligence
From Invested in our New Reality by Invest Ottawa
December 4, 2025 · 25 min · Season 15 · Episode 7
About this episode
The episode features Samuel Witherspoon discussing Anvil Intelligence's impact on decision-making in defence.
In episode 7, we sit down with Samuel Witherspoon, co-founder and CEO of Anvil Intelligence, an Ottawa-based defence and national security company that’s transforming how analysts and commanders make decisions. Drawing on his background as an engineer, lawyer, and clerk at Canada’s National Security Court, Sam shares how Anvil’s technology increases analytical capacity for the Canadian Armed Forces, why Ottawa is Canada’s defence innovation hub, and the lessons of persistence, trust, and human-centred leadership that have guided the company for over a decade.
People in this episode
Guest: Samuel Witherspoon
Topics covered
- defence
- national security
- technology
- leadership
- entrepreneurship
Keywords
- Anvil Intelligence
- defence innovation
- Canadian Armed Forces
- national security
- leadership
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Anvil Intelligence, Canadian Armed Forces, Canada’s National Security Court
Places: Ottawa
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