Economic Development Matters / Edmonton Global

We chat with Myron Keehn, VP of Air Service, Business Development, ESG and Stakeholder Relations at the Edmonton International Airport (EIA). We discuss how airports are economic drivers for a region, the history of the EIA, and the EIA's sustainability initiatives. Follow the EIA on Twitter: @FlyEIA

We chat with Janet Lane, Director of Human Capital Centre at the Canada West Foundation, about their recent report "Work to Live: Alberta Youth Mobility" and how youth perceptions impact a region's ability to attract and retain talent.  https://cwf.ca/research/publications/new-report-work-to-live-alberta-youth-mobility/

We speak with Dr. Riya Ganguly, the University of Alberta's new Associate Vice President, Enterprise, and a former VP at Edmonton Global. We discuss career pathways, the role that post-secondary institutions play in economic development, the life sciences, and more!

We chat with Adam O'Brien, CEO and founder of Bitcoin Well, the first publicly traded bitcoin company in the world. https://bitcoinwell.com/ Twitter: @adamobrien_

We chat with Zack Storms of Startup TNT about angel investing and building community within the startup ecosystem. www.startuptnt.com/ www.startuptnt.com/events Twitter: @Startup_TNT

We chat with Dr. Bob Murray about challenges in economic development and the role of post-secondary institutions in growing the economy. https://www.dentons.com/en/robert-murray

On this episode we discuss the recent Canadian Hydrogen Convention, ESG, and economic development with Alberta's Associate Minister for Natural Gas and Electricity Dale Nally.

On this episode, we discuss factors that support a growing tech and innovation sector. We also chat about how the tech sector is not limited to urban areas. Dorothy can be found at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorothy-chan-cpa-ca-2baa8125/ Saurabh can be found at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saurabhkumar7/

In this episode we talk about how a strong talent strategy can be a major driver for investment attraction. We speak to Joelien Jose, Canada Country Head for HCL Technologies, about the innovative approach they are taking to secure a strong talent pool to support their expansion plans. HCL website: https://www.hcltech.com/

We speak to Edmonton Global's Executive Vice President, Mustafa Sahin, about building relationships globally to drive local growth and prosperity. 

We interview Stephen Lund, CEO of Toronto Global. He shares highlights and lessons learned over the course of his career in economic development. https://torontoglobal.ca/

We discuss the potential of the hydrogen industry with Edmonton Global's Brent Lakeman and what’s happening to encourage a transition to hydrogen energy. 

We learn from Dr. Kerri Holland about exciting developments in the agriculture sector and what can be done to foster its growth and attract investment, especially in value-added agriculture.   Kerri can be reached by email: hollandk (at) shaw.ca 

We interview Chris Steele, who has worked as a corporate site selector and has assisted dozens of companies as they decided where in the world to invest. We ask him how much government incentives matter, how they’re best used, and what governments should not do.   https://www.ebp-us.com/ 

In this inaugural episode, Brianna and Sherri chat with the CEO of Edmonton Global, Malcolm Bruce. Brianna: bmorris@edmontonglobal.ca Sherri: sbouslama@edmontonglobal.ca

Economic Development Matters is a new podcast coming soon presented by Edmonton Global, the economic development agency for the Edmonton Metropolitan Region in Canada. Hosted by Brianna Morris and Sherri Bouslama. We launch on Monday, February 7th at 12:00p MST On today's episode, Brianna and Sherri introduce themselves. They discuss why they wanted to start this podcast and what they envision for...