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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. 416: British Columbia Legends
We invited the host of “BC Legends with Carole Taylor” to join us for a Conversation That Matters about why preserving the stories of our legends is a gift to future generations – and future legends.
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. 380: Is British Columbia a No-Go Investment Zone?
We invited Conrad Browne, the Director of Indigenous Partnership and Strategic Relations at Teal-Jones, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about why BC is becoming a less attractive investment location.
Ep. 376: British Columbia’s vaccine rollout
Stuart McNish invited Dr. Penny Ballem to join him for a Conversation That Matters about how we got to now and where we’re going from here.
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. 350: British Columbia mining: leading the world
Stuart McNish invited Adam Pankratz of the Sauder School of Business to join him for a Conversation That Matters about mining in BC.
Ep. 347: British Columbia’s World-Class Life Sciences
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.
Ep. 341: Is British Columbia leading the way in digital health?
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.
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. 336: Can business be a social enterprise?
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.
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.
Ep. 301: Leaving a legacy for Simon Fraser University
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.
Ep. 278: Can bicycles transform our cities?
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.
Ep. 272: Vancouver’s overlooked real estate crisis: industrial land
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.
Ep. 269: The state of the Pacific salmon population
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.
Ep. 258: How employees saved their local news station
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.