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Ep. 588: What to Do When You Grow Up
We invited Diana MacKay to join us for a conversation about navigating wild career swings, and how that diversity of experience enables valuable insights that organizations can also embrace and leverage change and uncertainty.
Ep. 587: Critical Need for Women in Mining
We invited Vicki Yehl to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the critical need for women in mining and in critical minerals mining.
Ep. 586: Trees, Genomics, and Climate
We invited Dr. Sally Aitken of the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences at UBC to join us for a Conversation That Matters about working with our trees to ensure they have long and healthy lives.
Ep. 585: The Cowichan Case and Your Property Rights
We invited Radha Curpen and Robin Junger of McMillan LLP to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the Cowichan case and its implications to landowners in Richmond and the entire province of British Columbia.
Ep. 584: Ocean Wise
We invited Lasse Gustavsson, the CEO of Ocean Wise, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the vital role the ocean plays in our survival, the risks the world’s oceans face, and how we can mitigate those harms.
Ep. 583: Re-engineering the human body for space travel
We invited Dr. Christopher E. Mason, the Genome BC 2025 Don Rix Distinguished Keynote Speaker, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the human body and its ability to adapt to long term voyages to the final frontier.
Ep. 582: Building for Growth
We invited Susannah Pierce, the past CEO of Shell Canada, who led the LNG Canada Phase I project from concept to implementation, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about BC’s ability to once again attract foreign direct investment to the province.
Ep. 581: Invest or Save?
We invited Pam McDonald and Colin Whelan to join us for a Conversation That Matters about healthy and successful investing in an increasingly dangerous world.
Ep. 580: Unmanageable Permitting Processes
We invited Todd Yuen, the President of Beedie Industrial, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the need to build industrial facilities, the impediments to doing so, and the consequences of inaction.
Ep. 579: Labour Negotiations and Job Action
We invited human resource specialist Kevin Howlett to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the changing nature of labour negotiations and job action.
Ep. 578: Canada-UK Trade
We invited Thomas Codrington, the British Consul-General in Vancouver, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the potential and benefits of increased trade between the UK and British Columbia.
Ep. 577: Protecting Democracy
We invited Lech Walesa to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the current prospects for peace, leadership, democracy, and the challenges facing the world today.
Ep. 576: How to be a Dude in the 21st Century
We invited author Alex Cordero to join us for a Conversation That Matters about working to ensure boys grow into men who are motivated contributors to our changing society and workplaces.
Ep. 575: Doing Business in British Columbia? Yes, but…
We invited Brad Liski of Tru Earth to join us for a Conversation That Matters about a path forward that will support mid-market companies to grow and prosper in British Columbia.
Ep. 574: France and Canada Lean In on Trade
We invited Consul General Nicolas Baudouin of France to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the opportunities and the challenges of increasing trade with one of our oldest international partners.
Ep. 573: The 3% GDP Challenge
We invited Bridgitte Anderson of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the “Challenge” – the challenges and the opportunities to grow BC’s economy.
Ep. 572: British Columbia Forestry on its Knees
We invited Kim Haakstad, the President and CEO of the BC Council of Forest Industries, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about saving the once mighty forestry sector.
Ep. 571: The Sensible Environmentalist
We invited Mark Jaccard, the author of “The Citizen’s Guide to Climate Success: Overcoming Myths that Hinder Progress” and the Chair and CEO of the BC Utilities Commission, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about finding a path to open dialogue and realistic strategies to address our climate challenges.
Ep. 570: Skills and Trades in an A.I. World
We invited Ajay Patel to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the vital role community colleges are filling in equipping the workforce of the future.
Ep. 569: Fentanyl: No One is Immune
We invited Kevin deBruyckere to join us for a Conversation That Matters about fentanyl and the devastating impact it is having.