Lyft’s B.C. general manager, Peter Lukomskyj, joins BIV Today to offer insights on how ride hailing will reshape transportation in Metro Vancouver in the coming years. Reporter Tyler Orton hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wednesday’s Throne Speech outlined the next session of Parliament’s goals, including a number of initiatives focused on Canada’s innovation economy as the country continues to navigate the pandemic. Ben Bergen, executive director of the Canadian Council of Innovators, joins the shows to delve into the future of the knowledge economy amid these transformative times. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Karimah Es-Sabar, chair of the federal government’s health and biosciences economic strategy table and CEO of Quark Ventures, discusses the challenges to build a more innovative economy in the pandemic. She is in conversation with Kirk LaPointe, publisher and editor-in-chief of Business in Vancouver. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Karen Ross, head of the Farmers for Climate Solutions, discusses how farmers have dealt with the pandemic and what they are seeking in the economic recovery. She is in conversation with Kirk LaPointe, BIV publisher and editor-in-chief. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
John Horgan has called a provincial election with an advantage in the polls, but will it backfire to send voters to the polls during the pandemic. Mario Canseco, president of Researchco, a public research firm, joins BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe to discuss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Etro Construction Ltd. is the second-fastest growing company in B.C., according to data compiled by BIV. Principal Mike Maierle joins host Hayley Woodin to take about what has fuelled the company's more than 16,000% revenue growth over five years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Urban Cultivator is B.C.'s fourth fastest-growing company. Co-founder Tarren Wolfe joins the show to discuss the organic growth his hydroponics firm has experienced amid brushes with everyone from Martha Stewart to Snoop Dogg. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Assembly Technologies Inc.'s co-founder and general manager Marco Pimentel shares with host Hayley Woodin what it's like to navigate revenue growth of more than 66,730% over five years. Assembly is the fastest growing company in B.C., according to BIV . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Marshall Berkin, Telus’ vice president, product and services, discusses how the pandemic has influenced our use of technology and how it might reshape business as part of our week-long series on tech and fast-growing firms. He is in conversation with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Description: B.C. Tech Association CEO Jill Tipping breaks down the state of the innovation sector six months since the outset of the pandemic, as companies navigate everything from raising capital to recruiting talent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
David St. Angelo, chief technology officer at Carbon Engineering, is BIV's CTO of the Year award winner. He sits down to discuss his decades-spanning career in cleantech as well as how Carbon Engineering's technology is set to transform the way governments and businesses tackle the environment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode, BIV's inaugural CTO of the Year award winner Owen Ingraham discusses the past year at Intiveo, and tech trends that have accelerated as a result of the pandemic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
CJ Ritchie, chief information officer for the Government of B.C., is BIV's CIO of the Year. She joins the show to discuss the province’s digital response to COVID-19 and why she chose a career in public service. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Colin O’Connor, chief technology officer at Vancouver-based Precision OS, is BIV's Startup CTO of the Year. He joins the show to discuss his career path and advances made at his virtual reality company specializing in simulations for surgeons. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week BIV presents this year's winners of the annual CTO/CIO awards. Ahead of the announcement, Jill Tipping, CEO of the B.C. Tech Association and a former judge for the awards, joins the show to discuss the significance of chief technology officers and chief information officers within an organization and how the role has evolved over the years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Lyft’s B.C. general manager, Peter Lukomskyj, joins BIV Today to offer insights on how ride hailing will reshape transportation in Metro Vancouver in the coming years. Reporter Tyler Orton hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond joins BIV Today to discuss the future of Metro Vancouver’s public transit system in the wake of the pandemic. Reporter Tyler Orton hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Modo CEO Patrick Nangle joins BIV Today host Hayley Woodin to discuss the evolution of carsharing and the future of transportation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The BIV series on the future of transportation continues with the CEO of GCT Global Container Terminals Inc, Doron Grosman, on the impact of the pandemic on shipping and ports and the outlook on how the industry will adapt. He is in conversation with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Our week-long series of podcasts on the future of transportation starts with a discussion featuring the CEO of the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC). Nicolas Jimenez, who looks at how the pandemic has reshaped the road ahead for vehicles in the province. He is in conversation with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Income SFU’s new president, Joy Johnson, discusses stepping into the role amid the pandemic, the future of post-secondary education and what’s in store for the university campus’s new masterplan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
First Nations Technology Counci CEO Denise Williams discusses the lack of basic Internet access that exists in many First Nations communities in B.C., and the impact that has had during the pandemic. Hayley Woodin hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The BC Chamber of Commerce has outlined a 54-point plan for economic recovery in the pandemic. Dan Baxter, the chamber’s director of policy development and government and stakeholder relations, discusses the report with Kirk LaPointe, BIV’s publisher and editor-in-chief See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Over 30 minutes, 30 speakers will present 30 ideas on leadership, innovation, challenges and change. Speakers include the Honourable Janet Austin, lieutenant governor of B.C.; Member of Parliament for Vancouver Granville Jody Wilson-Raybould; Business Council of British Columbia CEO Greg D'Avignon, Launch Academy CEO Ray Walia, Traction on Demand founder Greg Malpass, Metro Vancouver board chair Sav Dhaliwal, former UBC president Arvind Gupta, Webnames.ca CEO Cybele Negris, and more. See omnystu...
As remote working becomes the new norm for many employees, businesses are looking at ways of addressing burnout. Bettr.me’s Man Varma joins the show to discuss how a mix of self-reporting and machine learning can help workers’ mental health. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Lighthouse Labs CEO Jeremy Shaki joins BIV Today to discuss the future of education See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Camosun College president and BC Colleges board chair Sherri Bell discusses the impact of COVID-19 on colleges and the future of applied learning. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode of the BIV Education series, the president of University of British Columbia, Santa Ono, talks about the adjustments and challenges to teach and learn at UBC in the pandemic. He is in conversation with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Teri Mooring, president of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation, joins BIV Today to discuss the future of education in the province amid uncertainty brought on by the pandemic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Education will be much different when studies resume next month. All this week, the BIV podcast looks at how the pandemic will affect our schools. At a post-secondary level, the British Columbia Institute of Technology has to adapt to deliver a mixture of remote and in-class education. Joe Freeburn, the first-year head of the marketing management program in the school of business and media, discusses the implications of the new normal. He is in conversation with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief...
