Sinopsis
Podcast by BIV Today
Episodios
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Craig Patterson on rising food prices, Lululemon and Halloween
12/10/2021 Duración: 17minRetail-Insider.com’s Craig Patterson join BIV Today to check in on the retail landscape in Canada. He and host Tyler Orton touch on everything from rapidly rising food costs to Lululemon’s forays into the home fitness market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Mitchell Demeter on regulating crypto in Canada
07/10/2021 Duración: 14minVancouver-based Netcoins Inc. is officially the first crypto-trading platform registered in B.C. following a recent nod from regulators. Company president Mitchell Demeter joins BIV Today to break down what it means to be regulated within a space often considered to be a Wild West of sorts. Tyler Orton hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Loc Dao on the rise of B.C.’s creative tech sector
06/10/2021 Duración: 16minCovering everything from animation to visual effects; from video games to virtual reality, B.C.’s creative technologies is one of the most dynamic components of the provincial economy. A new report from the Information and Communications Technology Council and industry association DigiBC sets about benchmarking where the sector stands at the moment and the challenges ahead. DigiBC executive director Loc Dao joins BIV’s Tyler Orton to discuss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dealing financially with “shock moments”
05/10/2021 Duración: 13minEmmie Fukuchi, the executive vice-president and digital and marking officer of Co-operators financial foundation firm, discusses a new survey that reveals how Canadians have developed their financial planning habits and how the pandemic has affected them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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How to protect ideas in the booming life sciences sector
04/10/2021 Duración: 20minThe life sciences sector is booming, but how do firms protect their ideas and innovations? Our expert panel provides advice for businesses aiming to shield intellectual property. Brian Kingwell of the Gowling WLG law firm’s life science and intellectual property group and Wendy Hurlburt, president and CEO of LifeSciencesBC, discuss the challenges with BIV publisher and editor in chief Kirk LaPointe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Invest Vancouver’s Jacquie Griffiths on the need for innovation within the local economy
01/10/2021 Duración: 14minThe Metro Vancouver Regional District unveiled the new face of its economic development organization this week. Invest Vancouver is seeking to draw global investors to the region, fine-tune local economic policies and ensure competitiveness in the era of an innovation-first economy. Jacquie Griffiths, executive vice-president of Invest Vancouver, joins BIV Today to discuss the mandate and genesis of this organization, as well as a new partnership with a global giant to boost tech-sector job training. Tyler Orton hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The quiet success of the Trade Accelerator Program (
30/09/2021 Duración: 20minThe Trade Accelerator Program (TAP) has in four years built up the export markets for British Columbia businesses. Austin Nairn, the executive director of the World Trade Centre Vancouver, oversees the program and discusses its growth and plans with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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A new BDC survey on Canada’s labour shortage
29/09/2021 Duración: 14minPierre Cléroux, chief economist at the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), discusses a BDC report today that chronicles the labour shortage in Canada, the challenges for the economy, and the strategies for businesses to adapt. He is in discussion with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jason Hawkins on tackling Vancouver restaurants’ waste problem
28/09/2021 Duración: 14minDemand for take-out has reached new heights during the pandemic. The trend has heightened pressure on the waste produced through packaging. Gone are the days of dining in, and relying on plates and cutlery that could be washed and reused. So how are businesses coping? Jason Hawkins is the co-founder of Vancouver-based startup Reusables.com. He joins BIV Today to discuss the innovative way his company is addressing this issue. Tyler Orton hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Ilya Brotzky on B.C.’s unprecedented demand for labour
24/09/2021 Duración: 17minBetween the explosion of US$1-billion unicorns across B.C. and major global firms announcing expansion plans for the province, demand for tech talent has reached levels never seen before. Ilya Brotzky, CEO of tech recruitment firm VanHack, joins BIV Today to discuss how local firms are competing with the giants, the impacts of remote working and where demand goes from here amid major labour shortages. Tyler Orton hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Election aftermath
21/09/2021 Duración: 23minMario Canseco, president of the Researchco public opinion firm, discusses the implications of the federal election with BIV publisher and editor in chief Kirk LaPointe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Nicky Senyard on performance marketing in the pandemic era
20/09/2021 Duración: 17minAs businesses grapple with an accelerated pivot towards digital, it’s leaving many in the financial services sector trying to reach customers in ways they never had to before. Nicky Senyard is the CEO of Fintel Connect, a Vancouver-based startup that launched just before the pandemic. She joins Tyler Orton on BIV Today to unpack what it means for companies to deliver results in this new era of marketing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Pangaea Ventures’ Chris Erickson on investing in advanced materials
17/09/2021 Duración: 14minPangaea Ventures just secured a sizeable return on an investment made a decade ago in B.C. chipmaker Redlen Technologies. Following Redlen’s sale to Canon — a deal that values the company at more than $400 million — Pangaea general partner Chris Erickson joins BIV Today to discuss his firm’s focus on investing in advanced materials. Tyler Orton hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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GVBOT CEO and president Bridgitte Anderson on business anxiety in the pandemic
15/09/2021 Duración: 16minBridgitte Anderson, CEO and president of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, shares the findings of a new poll for the board on business and general public attitudes about the economy that indicate apprehension about the future. She is in conversation with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Brad Lackey on B.C.’s quantum computing future
14/09/2021 Duración: 13minA leap in computing is underway — one with the potential to streamline everything from medicine to finance. Under development at Simon Fraser University’s Surrey campus is the Quantum Algorithm Institute, set to open next year. The QAI is meant as an innovation hub, drawing researchers and business together. It recently put out a call for additional partners in B.C. looking to take this leap forward. QAI chairman Brad Lackey, a senior quantum researcher at Microsoft, joins BIV Today to delve into the potential. Tyler Orton hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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New poll for BIV indicates tightened election race
13/09/2021 Duración: 17minMario Canseco, president of Researchco, discusses the findings of his new poll for BIV and Glacier Media on the election race and the implications for the final week of campaigning. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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DNEG’s Tom Jacomb on Vancouver’s animation boom
10/09/2021 Duración: 16minThe Oscar-winning visual effects studio behind blockbuster fare such as Inception, Interstellar and First Man is expanding its footprint in Vancouver. DNEG is launching a new animation studio in B.C. to complement its existing VFX team. Up to 100 workers will be hired here in the city, while DNEG is expanding significantly across Canada as well. With us on BIV Today to talk about this animation boom is Tom Jacomb, the newly minted president of DNEG Animation. Tyler Orton hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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New TransLink CEO on his early impressions
09/09/2021 Duración: 18minKevin Quinn, the new TransLink CEO, has taken on the role in the pandemic, moving from the lead role with the Maryland Transit Administration, and shares his thoughts on the many challenges of public transit in the Lower Mainland. He is in conversation with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Semios CEO Michael Gilbert on agtech’s potential
08/09/2021 Duración: 15minVancouver-based agricultural technology firm Semios has raised more than $100 million over the past few years amid the surging demand to rethink how we approach our food sources. CEO Michael Gilbert joins BIV Today to discuss the company’s path and the potential for agtech to change the way we grow foods. Tyler Orton hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The challenges for small- and medium-sized businesses in the pandemic.
07/09/2021 Duración: 17minKevin Hamoaka is the Senior Vice President of Commercial Banking at TD Bank; he is also the first BC-based person to hold this position. Kevin assumed his new role in the height of the pandemic in a time when many employees and customers faced unprecedented new challenges. Kevin can provide insights on what a BC perspective in this role means to the business overall and what small businesses in BC are uniquely facing because of the pandemic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.