RBC Thought Leadership, John Stackhouse

Disruptors

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Disruptors, now in its 10th season, has become your front-row seat to Canada’s innovation story—200+ episodes exploring the people, ideas, and technologies reshaping Canada’s future. Each episode, hosted by John Stackhouse, SVP, Office of the CEO at Royal Bank of Canada—and former Editor-in-Chief of The Globe and Mail—cuts through the hype and focuses on what you need to know. This season, we’re leaning into urgency: the global economy is shifting, geopolitics are noisy, and Canada needs to respond. You’ll hear from founders, investors, scientists, operators, and policy leaders at the forefron...

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RBC Thought Leadership, John Stackhouse

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The NFL's Maryann Turcke on Sports Content in the Mobile Age 03.03.2018 31:59

The NFL is a TV ratings juggernaut: 19 of the 20 most-viewed broadcasts in U.S. history are Super Bowls. But the league is facing new challenges to its dominance in the age of mobile video, at the same time as America's Game has become a cultural flashpoint. The NFL's head of digital, Maryann Turcke, explains how she dealt with player protests, covered off-the-field controversies, and tried to kee...

Mnubo's Frederic Bastien on the Internet of Things 25.02.2018 23:37

The Internet of Things, the network of connected devices that surrounds our everyday life, creates oceans of data every minute. Montreal-based Mnubo uses that data to help companies transform their business, turning companies that make things like HVAC systems into service providers that sell real-time monitoring and maintenance. Founder Frederic Bastien talks IoT, Montreal's startup scene, and wh...

Canada's AI Challenge with RBC CEO David McKay & Integrate.AI CEO Steve Irvine 08.02.2018 23:27

Is Canada falling behind on artificial intelligence? How can we turn machine learning into successful products? And how do you compete for talent against Facebook and Google? RBC CEO David McKay and Integrate. AI founder Steve Irvine explore the challenges facing Canadian companies big and small when it comes to AI. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information abou...

Davos Debrief with RBC CEO David McKay 28.01.2018 22:45

RBC CEO David McKay talks about some of the crises facing the world: political instability, robots taking jobs, cratering trust in institutions. These were the discussion points at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos this year, along with the fact that world markets seem to be completely shrugging them off—nearly every economy on the globe is growing. John Stackhouse sat down with Dav...

Sidewalk Labs - RBCDisruptors Event Highlights (Jan. 17, 2018) 26.01.2018 26:48

Here are some of the highlights from our Jan. 17, 2018 live RBCDisruptors event with Dan Doctoroff. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sidewalk Labs' Dan Doctoroff: Quayside and the Future of Cities 17.01.2018 37:01

Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff talks about the Quayside project and his company's plans to build a test lab for the city of the future. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

MLSE's David Hopkinson on Raptors Uprising and eSports 05.01.2018 26:04

RBCDisruptors host John Stackhouse sat down with MLSE's David Hopkinson in December to talk about Raptors Uprising and the rise of eSports. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.