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.

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.

Stuart McNish invited Adam Pankratz of the Sauder School of Business to join him for a Conversation That Matters about mining in BC.

Stuart McNish invited Wendy Hurlburt, the President and CEO of LifeSciences BC, to join us for a Conversation That Matter about the remarkable intellectual assets we have in BC and why we need to support them to the benefit of all of us.

We invited Dr Sylvain Moreno of Digital Health Circle to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the delivery of healthcare going forward, the expertise he and his team bring to technology innovators, and why BC is positioned to be a world leader in online healthcare.

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.

We invited Chief Clarence Louie to join us for a Conversation That Matters about his businesses, his strategies and how he manages his dual roles as Chief of the Osoyoos Indian Band and as head of the development corporation.

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.

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.

We invited Andrew Petter to join us for a Conversation That Matters about his term as President of Simon Fraser University, how it has changed and grown during his term, and his thoughts about the future of university education.

We invited Paul Dragan, the Big Wheel at Reckless Rider, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the transportation transformation that is reshaping our cities.

We invited Eric Aderneck to join us for a Conversation That Matters about our need to think in innovative ways about the region’s industrial lands.

We invited the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s Vice President for Salmon, Jason Hwang, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the state of salmon.

We invited Rob Germain of CHEK News to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the all-out effort by the team at the station to keep it on the air.

We invited Justice Wally Oppal, the man who is heading up the review on education and training of police officers in BC to join us for a Conversation That Matters about preparing law enforcement officers for their role over the next few decades.

We invited volcanologist Glyn Williams-Jones of SFU’s Earth Sciences Department to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the program he and a complex web of other scientists are putting in place that will be an early warning system when Mount Meager decides to change its shape again.

We invited Ian Tostenson of RideSharing Now to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the myriad and confusing reasons why British Columbia is dragging its feet and standing in the way of ridesharing.

We invited Raymond Greenwood, the man who got the whole thing started, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about major city events, why they’re good for the community and how to make them happen.

We invited John MacLachlan Gray to join us for a Conversation That Matters about how the cold case of the Scottish nanny epitomizes Vancouver in its 1924 opium-hazed, smoke-choked and rain soaked uglier days.

We sat down with author BC Mitchell for a Conversation That Matters about his book “Obliteration” and the long slow process of healing the relationship between indigenous people and those who came and took their land.