TheFutureEconomy.ca Podcast

Interviewee:  Alan Evans, James McGill Professor of Neurology at McGill University This episode is part of the Celebrating Research Excellence Series with the Canada Council for the Arts. 

Barbara Sherwood Lollar  is the Professor in Earth Sciences at the University of Toronto. She is also the Dr. Norman Keevil Chair in Ore Deposits Geology. In 2019, she was awarded the  Herzberg Gold Medal  by the  Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)  for her contributions to science. This year, she won the  Killam Prize  for Natural Sciences, awarded by the  Canada...

Interviewee:  Cecilia Benoit, Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Victoria and a Scientist at the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR) . Her research focuses on the inequities embedded in laws, policies, programs, and research agendas at multiple levels of government. She is a recipient of numerous awards, including the Governor General’s Award in Commemo...

Sarah Carter is a Professor and the Henry Marshall Tory Chair in the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Native Studies and Faculty of Arts (Department of History and Classics). Her research primarily focuses on the history of Indigenous peoples and gender relations in Western Canada. She recently won the 2020 Killam Prize in the Humanities.  

Ted Sargent  is the Vice-President, International of the University of Toronto and a distinguished researcher and University Professor in the Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is the Canada Research Chair in Nanotechnology and the co-founder of InVisage Technologies and Xagenic.   

Kevin Peesker  is the President of Microsoft Canada and the Chair of TECHNATION’s National Board of Directors. He is responsible for leading Microsoft’s team in delivering transformative outcomes for individuals nad organizations across Canada. He has more than 28 years of experience in technology and has worked in over 70 countries. He holds an MBA from the  Australian Graduate School of Manageme...

The future of Canada's cybersecurity industry, with specific attention to the sector’s growing role in Montreal’s tech sector. Interviewees: -Benoît Dupont, Canada Research Chair in Cybersecurity and Scientific Director of the Smart Cybersecurity Network -Amir Belkhelladi, National Cyber Leader - Deloitte Canada -Vanessa Henri, Data Protection Strategist - Fasken -Sylvain Masounave, Global VP of E...

The future of Canada's Indigenous economy, social finance's role within it, and achieving economic reconciliation. Interviewees: -Shannin Metatawabin, CEO - National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association (NACCA) -Jeffrey Cyr, Managing Partner - Raven Indigenous Capital Partners -Jocelyn Formsma, Executive Director - National Association of Friendship Centres -Clint Davis, CEO - North35 Capit...

AI in Canada, specifically as it relates to its adoption by our SMEs. Interviewees: -Claudia Krywiak, President & CEO - OCE -Jodie Wallis, Managing Director, Artificial Intelligence - Accenture -Ali Hirji, Project Manager - The AI Hub at Durham College -Joe Ritacca, Director of R&D - Precise ParkLink

Canada has a long fishing history. Fishing has always played a key role in our country’s economic and social history, and it is, to this day, a crucial component of our national economy and the lifeblood of many coastal and Indigenous communities that depend on it. But what are the challenges and opportunities ahead? What must be done to best position the industry for sustainable long-term success...

By now, we all know that cannabis is legal in Canada for both medicinal and recreational use. And although many Canadian companies and entrepreneurs have thousands of different ideas and opinions on how to capitalize on this new industry, pretty much everyone agrees it’s a big deal for Canada’s future economy.