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Ep. 525: Innovative Housing Solutions at UBC
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.
Ep. 514: Real Estate Lessons from Singapore
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.
Ep. 513: British Columbia’s Lacklustre Prosperity (w/ David Williams, Business Council of BC)
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.
Ep. 512: To the Edge of Death and Back
We invited Paul Dragan to join us for a Conversation That Matters about his incredible journey to the darkness of death and back.
Ep. 504: Vancouver: Beautiful, yes – but!
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.
Ep. 482: Save Our Streets: Combating crime and lawlessness
We invited Jess Ketchum of SOS to join us for a Conversation That Matters about ways to combat crime and lawlessness.
Ep. 475: Rent control: A blunt tool
We invited David Hutniak of Landlord B.C. to join us for a Conversation That Matters about effective ways to create affordable rental housing.
Ep. 469: Boosting scientific innovations in British Columbia
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.
Ep. 468: The electric helicopter revolution
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.
Ep. 465: Seeing Street Kids’ Potential
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.
Ep. 432: Solving a Wicked Problem
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.
Ep. 424: Vancouver’s YVR: Gateway Airport
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.
Ep. 423: Canada’s Gateway Port
We invited Duncan Wilson to join us for a Conversation that Matters about the role and value of our gateway port.
Ep. 396: Is Vancouver a Headquarter Ghost Town?
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.
Ep. 383: Vancouver biomedical engineering shines bright
Stuart McNish invited Dr. Zandstra to join him for a Conversation that Matters about the role his research has played in finding cures for debilitating chronic diseases and the greater life sciences and biomedical community in Vancouver and British Columbia.
Ep. 356: Will the cruise ships ever come back?
Stuart McNish invited Ian Robertson, the CEO at the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority, to have a Conversation That Matters about why taking the cruise ship industry for granted is a bad idea.
Ep. 352: Can Granville Street be re-imagined?
Stuart McNish invited Chris Fair, the CEO and the 2013 Place Brand Thought Leader, to join him for a Conversation That Matters about Re-Imagining Granville Street.
Ep. 337: Four Pillars: Did it fail?
We invited Dr. Julian Somers to join us for a Conversation That Matters about how we can develop a path to recovery from homelessness and addiction – a path, he maintains, is attainable for everyone but not by the current methods.
Ep. 307: Re-imagining downtown Vancouver
We invited Charles Gauthier of the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association to join us for a Conversation That Matters about once again reimagining Vancouver in the COVID-induced safety state.
Ep. 305: Business recovery: Can it happen? And how?
We invited Bridgitte Anderson, the CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about finding a path forward – one that helps to restore economic confidence.