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SFU physics professor John Bechhoefer joins BIV Today to discuss the prospect of developing microscopic engines. Research published this week delves into how this can be accomplished. Tyler Orton hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CBC Dragon's Den star Manjit Minhas discusses how employers can best attract and retain Millennial and Generation Z employees. Minhas is the founder of Minhas Breweries and a spokesperson for a new Canadian Payroll Association report. BIV executive editor Hayley Woodin hosts.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Gardner, president of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA), discusses a new ICBA program to help its employees deal with their mental health challenges. He also talks for the first time about his father’s death arising from mental health struggles and his own personal journey arising from it. He is in conversation with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katie Squires Thompson, B.C.- based chief strategy officer of Women in Capital Markets, discusses why women-centric diversity programs are counterproductive in addressing issues of diversity and inclusion in the workplace. She discusses The Equity Equation and recommendations for companies in finance. Renu Bakshi, founder of Renu Bakshi Communications, joins BIV executive editor Hayley Woodin as a co-host. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A made-in-B.C. innovation is playing a critical role in the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine rolling out across the globe. Lipid nanoparticle technology — or LNP — developed by Vancouver’s Acuitas Therapeutics is one of the key factors allowing the vaccine to work. Acuitas co-founder Pieter Cullis joins BIV Today to break it down. Tyler Orton hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ken Peacock, senior vice-president and chief economist at the Business Council of British Columbia, discusses the latest labour market survey from Statistics Canada, which shows B.C. shed more than 43,000 jobs in April. BIV executive editor Hayley Woodin hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new report commissioned by the GVBOT takes a close look at B.C.’s rapidly growing life sciences sector. It’s an industry poised for even great expansion, but some changes in strategy may be needed for it to reach its full potential. LifeSciences BC CEO Wendy Hurlburt joins BIV Today to discuss what’s ahead for the industry.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Carlo Dade, director of the Canada West Foundation's trade and investment centre, discusses highlights of China's latest five-year plan. It offers a roadmap for Western Canadian businesses that are exposed to or engaged with China, he explains. BIV executive editor Hayley Woodin hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jennica Palecek, an associate with Colliers International, has been exploring how workplaces can enable or inhibit EDI. She shares insights from her conversations with large Canadian companies that are re-examining how physical spaces can impact inclusion and mental wellbeing. Vivian Chan, co-chair of Vancouver Startup Week and director of national operations at YELL Canada, joins BIV executive editor Hayley Woodin as a co-host. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BMO A Bank of Montreal survey finds we are living in a paradox in which people are feeling secure and optimistic financially yet anxious about the future. BMO vice president, financial planning, Ivy Wong joins BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe to discuss the implications of the survey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dave MacLeod is the CEO of Rossland-based Thoughtexchange, best known for developing a platform that crowd-sources ideas from groups ranging from 10 to 100,000 people. It's one of the B.C. tech companies experiencing huge growth amidst the pandemic. MacLeod is also the author of Scaling Conversations: How Leaders Access the Full Potential of People. He joins BIV Today to discuss how the book, which comes out Tuesday, ties into his company’s mission. Tyler Orton hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Doug Stephens, author and founder of Retail Prophet, joins BIV Today to discuss his latest book, Resurrecting Retail: The Future of Business in a Post-Pandemic World. Hayley Woodin, executive editor at BIV, hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin Collins is CEO of Vancouver-based tech company Charli AI. He joins BIV Today to explain how the future of the Canadian workforce will be affected by the increasing deployment of artificial intelligence. Tyler Orton hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

B.C.'s first independent Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender discusses the mandate of her office, efforts to better understand discrimination through data and her first intervention in a legal case as commissioner. Chantelle Krish, director of communications, programs and outreach with the office of the Lieutenant Governor of B.C., joins BIV executive editor Hayley Woodin as a co-host. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Gardner, president of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA), discusses a new ICBA program to help its employees deal with their mental health challenges. He also talks for the first time about his father’s death arising from mental health struggles and his own personal journey arising from it. He is in conversation with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anthony Lacavera is the founder and chairman of Globalive, and previously founded Wind Mobile before it was acquired by Shaw in 2016. He joins BIV Today to discuss this week’s Rogers-Fido outage and the future of telecom competition in Canada amid merger plans between Shaw and Rogers. Tyler Orton hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karen Tam Wu, regional director for B.C. with the Pembina Institute, joins the show to discuss the climate policies that were in – and not in – the B.C. and federal budgets. Hayley Woodin, BIV's executive editor, hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The cleantech sector is booming with private and public sector investment. But a critical challenge for businesses is to protect their Intellectual Property as they innovate and develop new technologies and to retain that IP and the talent that generated it. Roch Ripley, a partner at the Gowling LNG law firm who heads the Vancouver Intellectual Property Department, discusses these critical challenges in conversation with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Carol Anne Hilton is the founder and CEO of the Indigenomics Institute. She discusses Indigenomics, the need to adopt language and measurements that tell the positive story of Indigenous economic growth and the potential of the Indigenous economy. Chastity Davis-Alphonse, founder of Chastity Davis Consulting, joins BIV executive editor Hayley Woodin as a co-host. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The federal Liberals unveiled Ottawa’s first budget in more than two years on Monday. Benjamin Bergen, executive director of the Council of Canadian Innovators, joins BIV Today to unpack what it potentially means for the country’s high-tech economy. Tyler Orton hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.