We invited Michael Geller to join us for a Conversation That Matters about Canada’s woes and how we’re going to tackle them.

We invited Jane Talbot, the CEO of Downtown Van, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the state of downtown Vancouver now and into the future.

We invited Kerri Jackson of Concert Properties and Beau Jarvis of Wesgroup to join us for Conversation That Matters about the value of purpose-built rentals and why it’s a risky business.

We invited Raul Allueva to join us for a Conversation That Matters about how cities need to fund parks, roads and sewers.

We invited Jacquie Griffiths, the CEO of Invest Vancouver, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about Greater Vancouver’s efforts to attract foreign direct investment.

We invited Anne McMullin, the President and CEO of the Urban Development Institute, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about how to encourage builders to build.

We invited Aubrey Kelly of UBC Property Trust to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the power of innovative thinking to address housing issues and support universities.

We invited Ernest Lang of Promerita to join us for a Conversation That Matters about Singapore’s housing market and what lessons we could apply here.

We invited David Williams, the Vice President of Policy at the Business Council of British Columbia, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the factors that are driving down prosperity in BC and what we can do to reverse this trend.

We invited Paul Dragan to join us for a Conversation That Matters about his incredible journey to the darkness of death and back.

We invited Bridgitte Anderson, the CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, to join us as a guest on Conversations That Matter about where our attention needs to turn to close our productivity and prosperity gap.

We invited Jess Ketchum of SOS to join us for a Conversation That Matters about ways to combat crime and lawlessness.

We invited David Hutniak of Landlord B.C. to join us for a Conversation That Matters about effective ways to create affordable rental housing.

We invited Minister Bailey to join us for a Conversation That Matters about BC’s strategy to build a vibrant life sciences, biomedical and high-tech base that will help to reshape our future.

We invited Danny Sitnam of Helijet to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the process of flying in electric vertical-takeoff and -landing aircraft.

We invited Krista Thompson to join us for a Conversation That Matters about ensuring that young people are not forgotten, are visible, and supported to grow, develop, and realize their potential.

We invited Douglas Todd to join us for a Conversation That Matters about how we got to now in the Downtown Eastside and how to figure out where to go.

We invited Tamara Vrooman, the CEO of YVR, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the airport’s role as a diverse global hub.

We invited Duncan Wilson to join us for a Conversation that Matters about the role and value of our gateway port.

Stuart McNish invited Jock Finlayson to join him for a Conversation That Matters about why Vancouver’s only hope is to work with and help grow existing firms.