Is Data Bigger than Oil?
The data economy in Canada is worth more than $200 billion. Over the past two years, more data has been created than ever before. And, while Canadian companies invest $40 billion a year in data, many ...
28 Feb 202036min
Why Are There so Few Black Entrepreneurs in the Digital Economy?
Today on RBC Disruptors, John Stackhouse sits down with two Torontonians who are working to ensure black entrepreneurs have access to more opportunities in the city’s thriving tech sector. They discus...
21 Feb 202035min
How a Canadian Company Used AI to Detect the Coronavirus
On New Year’s Eve, BlueDot—a Toronto technology company aiming to fight epidemics using AI—saw something concerning. By the next day, BlueDot had alerted its clients of the possible outbreak of a nove...
13 Feb 202039min
The Skills Shift
In the age of automation, we are undergoing a skills shift. By 2022, 54% of frontline workers will need significant reskilling. Carol Leaman, CEO of Axonify joined us on RBC Disruptors to discuss how ...
6 Nov 201934min
Solving for the Silver Tsunami
By 2035, Canada’s senior citizens will make up 23% of the country and a shortage of 199,000 long-term care beds will exist if action is not taken. Canada’s health care system has a big problem to solv...
29 Okt 201931min
The Audience Strikes Back
Peoples’ viewing habits are shifting dramatically, with the rise of streaming services and mobile viewing – yet, digital isn’t stopping live entertainment from drawing crowds. Cameron Bailey and Joana...
9 Okt 201926min
Disrupting Democracy
Technology is transforming the vote. Shuman Ghosemajunder, CTO of Shape Security and former click fraud czar at Google joined us on RBC Disruptors to discuss what technology is doing to democracy, and...
18 Sep 201937min
In Conversation with Two Next Gen Entrepreneurs
The changing nature of work is keeping millennials and gen Z up at night. In a tech-driven economy, the path to success is no longer clear -- so young people are taking control. On this episode of RB...
3 Sep 201941min
