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AI is Disrupting Canada’s Labour Landscape
Disruptors - April 23, 2024 08:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsNew technology has rarely led to fewer jobs, though it often impacts the way we work — eliminating old ways of doing things to create new opportunities. To mitigate workforce disruption from the rise of AI and automation, we must invest in our people to enhance the value of expertise and enabl...
Building Blocks: Solving the Supply Shortage with Prefabricated Homes
Disruptors - April 09, 2024 08:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHousing affordability has become a crisis in Canada, and we must prioritize innovative designs, building techniques, and technology to boost productivity and close the supply-demand gap. Prefabricated homebuilding promises faster, more cost-effective alternatives to traditional construction meth...
Overruled: The New LegalTech Precedent
Disruptors - March 26, 2024 08:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsInnovative technology continues to disrupt the service sector — where expertise is augmented by cutting-edge tools — in attempt to remove complexity and reimagine delivery. Cloud computing has transformed the legal profession and now AI stands to push that transformation even further — paving t...
Unlocking the Energy Transition’s Economic Benefit
Disruptors - March 12, 2024 08:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe complexities of the climate transition require funding and access to capital that includes broader support nationwide — because without investment, there will be no transition. But it’s a bumpy year for innovators, with higher interest rates and consumer resistance. Our research also shows t...
Shattering Glass Ceilings in Canadian Cleantech
Disruptors - February 27, 2024 09:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsInnovative green technology is critical for driving environmental resilience and economic growth — though this tech is no stranger to obstacles. Cleantech faces challenges and persistent barriers and having a diverse ecosystem — including entrepreneurs and investors — that encourages innovation ...
Doubling Down: The Definitive Decade for Climate
Disruptors - February 13, 2024 09:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe climate transition is complex, not just for countries and economies, but for households and individuals. Across the country, Canadians are engaging more with climate action — though we’re still not doing enough to help ourselves and the warming planet. Canada’s climate capital needs to dou...
Davos Discourse: AI Takes Centre Stage
Disruptors - January 30, 2024 09:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe World Economic Forum (WEF) is known for its annual gathering of global leaders, policymakers, CEOs, and academics — convening to address the most pressing issues facing people and the planet. “Rebuilding Trust” was the theme this year, though the topic of the week was artificial intelligence...
Hydrogen Horizons: Powering a Green Path Forward
Disruptors - January 16, 2024 09:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe green hydrogen race is on, and billions are at stake. Countries big and small view hydrogen as an opportunity to convert wind, solar, gas and nuclear into molecules that they can sustainably ship around the world. The hydrogen promise extends beyond reducing our carbon footprint and develop...
New Year’s Promise: Pragmatic Shift to a Digitally Charged Future
Disruptors - January 09, 2024 09:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings2023 was a year of disruptive change, with the cost-of-living crisis, rising geopolitical tensions, the ongoing climate emergency and rapid technological transformation. Amid the murky backdrop of increasing challenges and negative outlooks, there is also hope and opportunity; a tech resurgence...
Climate Crossroads: Unpacking the Dialogue in the Desert at COP28
Disruptors - December 15, 2023 09:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsAmid the backdrop of an increasingly polarized geopolitical landscape, growing socio-economic challenges and intensifying climate conditions, the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) hosted its largest ever summit in Dubai with 100,000 attendees. Each COP provides a global stage...
Bridging the Growth Gap with AI Innovation
Disruptors - December 12, 2023 09:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsAI has created a dynamic landscape that presents risks and rewards for our nation, and this is Canada’s chance to reimagine its approach in a way that allows us to increase efficiency, remain competitive and enable economic growth. As a nation, we must leverage AI’s true transformative potentia...
Navigating Canada’s Carbon Frontier
Disruptors - November 28, 2023 09:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsCarbon markets are at the forefront of climate action and the mobilization of carbon credits and offsets are critical — where each carbon credit holds the promise of a greener future for the Great White North. Join us as we unravel the intricate dance of mobilizing these markets — exploring the...
Mechanical Minds: Exploring the World of AI Robots
Disruptors - November 14, 2023 09:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe global race to apply AI to robotics in a way that can make society better is on — offering unprecedented efficiency, precision and enhancing productivity to relieve humans from mundane tasks. Though there are concerns regarding ethical dilemmas and potential job displacement — fueling fears...
Mapping Canada’s New Greenprint with Sustainable Building Materials
Disruptors - October 31, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsClimate change and housing affordability are on a collision course, and we're going to need to think differently about how we build our communities across the country. Buildings are critical to the climate transition, whether it’s our homes, offices, hospitals or schools, these structures all ha...
Soaring Toward a Greener Future with Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Disruptors - October 17, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsFlying is at the centre of our culture and acts as an enabler for economic growth and development — connecting Canadians and facilitating integration into the global economy. Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is shaking up the aviation industry with an alternative method to power existing aircra...
Forging Canada’s path in a future filled with AI
Disruptors - October 03, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsDisruptors, an RBC podcast, is an ongoing series hosted by SVP John Stackhouse about reimagining Canada’s economy in a time of unprecedented change. It features thought-provoking conversations with Canadian business and innovation leaders about planting the seeds of a new economy.
Disruptors: Season Seven Trailer
Disruptors - September 19, 2023 08:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsDisruptors, an RBC podcast, is an ongoing series hosted by SVP John Stackhouse about reimagining Canada’s economy in a time of unprecedented change. It features thought-provoking conversations with Canadian business and innovation leaders about planting the seeds of a new economy.
Reboot of “Disruptors LIVE: In Conversation with Applyboard’s Martin Basiri
Disruptors - August 29, 2023 08:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIt’s no secret that Canada’s labour market is facing significant challenges, but heading into another school year, there’s hope that a series of regulatory changes enacted by the Federal Government could help get more international students into the workforce. That’s why we’re highlighting an e...
Reboot of “The Growing Challenge: Part 3: The Hidden Threat of Food Spoilage and Waste”
Disruptors - August 15, 2023 08:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSummer bounties are hitting our dinner, picnic and BBQ tables, and farmers are busy gearing up for another fall harvest season. But have you ever considered how much of the food we produce in Canada never even makes it to your plate? Or how much goes into the green bin? This year on Disruptors...
Reboot of “Investing in Climate Action: What Canada Can Learn from the US”
Disruptors - August 01, 2023 08:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsAs another wildfire season blankets Canada and the U.S. with smoke, air quality is worsening, and the summers are only getting hotter. Some of Canada’s most populous cities even topped the rankings when it comes to the worst air quality on the planet. That’s why we’re highlighting an important...
Reboot of “AI Helped Produce This Episode"
Disruptors - July 18, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsFew things have been more disruptive and hotly debated this year than AI as 2023 marked the potential tipping point in its mass adoption thanks to the public release of generative AI platforms like ChatGPT. From healthcare, to cybersecurity, to journalism and, now, Hollywood, AI is sending shock...
Olivier Desmarais: How Canada Can Win In A Net Zero World
Disruptors - July 04, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhen it comes to the energy transition, we're going to need to literally rewire our economy. On the season finale of Disruptors, an RBC Podcast, host John Stackhouse sits down with Olivier Desmarais, the CEO of Power Sustainable, one of Canada’s most significant and global enterprises. The firm...
How Indigenous Business Can Accelerate Canada’s Net Zero Transition
Disruptors - June 27, 2023 08:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIf Canada is going to transition to clean energy, we’ve got to involve and engage our Indigenous communities for economic development and reconciliation. On this episode of Disruptors, an RBC Podcast, host John Stackhouse speaks to two leaders working to make a meaningful partnership happen: An...
Building Green Part 2: Harnessing High-Tech To Lower Emissions
Disruptors - June 13, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIt all starts with the envelope—a building’s envelope, that is, to create more sustainable, comfortable homes and offices. Then the power of innovative materials and software comes together to create Net Zero buildings. In Part 2 of a special two-part series of Disruptors, an RBC Podcast, focu...
Building Green: Fixing Canada’s Leaky Homes
Disruptors - May 30, 2023 08:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsCanada is a nation of builders—but buildings are our third biggest source of greenhouse gases and release some 90 million tonnes of C02 annually. On Part 1 of a special two-part series of Disruptors, an RBC Podcast, focused on greening Canada’s built sector, host John Stackhouse chats with thre...
Innovation Nation: 3 Canadians Share Their Secrets
Disruptors - May 16, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHave you ever wondered what qualities make up a true innovator? How do they approach problems and create new solutions? Is it nature or nurture? On this episode of Disruptors, an RBC Podcast, host John Stackhouse goes inside the minds of three Canadian innovators, all recipients of this year’s ...
From Ship to Shelf: Vancouver’s Port of the Future
Disruptors - May 02, 2023 08:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe COVID-19 pandemic, extreme weather events and record e-commerce demand have shone a spotlight on the world’s supply chains. The journey of how we receive “stuff” is quite complicated—and fragile. Luckily, the power of technologies such as automation, renewable energy and data are helping to ...
Ten Questions on Climate for Earth Day
Disruptors - April 18, 2023 08:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsOn this episode of Disruptors, an RBC podcast, host John Stackhouse is joined by a special guest co-host: Lindsay Patrick, Head of Strategic Initiatives & ESG at RBC Capital Markets, where she leads the Sustainable Finance Group. As the world marks Earth Day on April 22, John and Lindsay explor...
Soil: An Unexpected Climate Change Champion
Disruptors - April 04, 2023 08:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSoil. We have a lot of it here in Canada, with the 12th largest agricultural land holding in the world. Our vast land presents a large opportunity to help combat climate change with sequestering carbon, as well as helping farmers’ bottom lines. Traditionally, agriculture has been all about yield...
Cyber Wars: A Good Offense Is the Best Defense
Disruptors - March 21, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsCyber threats have been around as long as the Internet, but attacks have ramped up in the last few years, with the pandemic dramatically shifting more of our work—and our lives—online. Organizations also moved more of their operations to the cloud, creating a new potential liability. Recent hi...
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