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Building AI-Fluent Organizations: Where AI Becomes a Superpower, with Candice Faktor
May 27, 2026
32m 13s
Can Toronto's Transit Stay on Track When the World Comes to Town?
May 11, 2026
25m 56s
Driverless Trains, Smarter Transit, with Transdev Canada's Arthur Nicolet
May 6, 2026
27m 30s
We Need to be a Country of Business with CIBC's Lisa Raitt
Apr 15, 2026
34m 43s
Billions Spent, Transit Lessons Learned with the Hon. Prabmeet Sarkaria & Hon. Todd J. McCarthy
Mar 27, 2026
29m 49s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 5/27/26 | Building AI-Fluent Organizations: Where AI Becomes a Superpower, with Candice Faktor✨ | AI fluencyorganizational change+3 | Candice Faktor | Disco | Toronto | AIorganizational culture+5 | — | 32m 13s | |
| 5/11/26 | Can Toronto's Transit Stay on Track When the World Comes to Town?✨ | Toronto transitsporting events+4 | Mandeep LaliMichael Lindsay | TTCMetrolinx | Toronto | Torontotransit+6 | — | 25m 56s | |
| 5/6/26 | Driverless Trains, Smarter Transit, with Transdev Canada's Arthur Nicolet✨ | transitautomation+3 | Arthur Nicolet | Transdev Canada | TorontoOntario | driverless trainsTransdev Canada+5 | — | 27m 30s | |
| 4/15/26 | We Need to be a Country of Business with CIBC's Lisa Raitt✨ | business productivityCanada economy+3 | Lisa Raitt | CIBC | CanadaU.S. | Canadabusiness+5 | — | 34m 43s | |
| 3/27/26 | Billions Spent, Transit Lessons Learned with the Hon. Prabmeet Sarkaria & Hon. Todd J. McCarthy✨ | transit expansionGO Expansion+3 | Prabmeet SarkariaTodd J. McCarthy | Toronto Region Board of Trade | OntarioToronto region | transitOntario+5 | — | 29m 49s | |
| 3/4/26 | Wellington Holbrook, Vancity: Competition, Capital and the Future of Financial Services✨ | financial servicescommunity infrastructure+4 | Wellington Holbrook | Vancity | Canada | Vancityfinancial services+6 | — | 29m 27s | |
| 3/3/26 | Bonus Episode: Canada’s Global Strategy with The Hon. Anita Anand and RBC’s John Stackhouse✨ | global strategytrade negotiations+4 | The Hon. Anita AnandJohn Stackhouse | RBC | CanadaIndia+2 | Canadatrade negotiations+6 | — | 21m 09s | |
| 2/11/26 | Michael Keroullé, President of Alstom Americas: What World-Class Cities Get Right About Regional Rail✨ | regional rail systemsurban planning+3 | Michael Keroullé | Alstom Americas | CanadaUnited States+1 | regional railurban transportation+5 | — | 28m 47s | |
| 1/21/26 | Building for the Long Term: Tony Irwin on Rental Housing and Toronto’s Growth✨ | rental housingToronto growth+3 | Tony Irwin | Federation of Rental Housing Providers of Ontario | TorontoOntario | rental housingToronto+4 | — | 25m 12s | |
| 12/8/25 | Canada Has Everything, Except Urgency: Goldy Hyder on Canada’s Economic Drift✨ | Canada's economybusiness challenges+4 | Goldy Hyder | Business Council of Canada | Canada | Canadaeconomic drift+5 | — | 30m 55s | |
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| 12/2/25 |  When Your AI Becomes You: Don Tapscott on the Future of Identity✨ | AIidentity+3 | Don Tapscott | World Trade Centre TorontoToronto Region Board of Trade+1 | — | AIIdentic AI+5 | — | 38m 49s | |
| 11/10/25 | Making AI Work: Olivier Blais on Turning Technology Into Business Results✨ | artificial intelligencebusiness results+4 | Olivier Blais | Moov AI | — | AIbusiness+5 | World Trade Centre Toronto | 26m 35s | |
| 10/27/25 | Cameron Bailey: TIFF at 50 - the Making of Toronto’s Economic Blockbuster | This fall, the Toronto International Film Festival marked its 50th anniversary, a milestone that celebrates not only great storytelling, but the powerful economic engine behind it. In this special #TIFF50 conversation, TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey joins Jennifer van der Valk, the Toronto Region Board of Trade’s Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications, to reflect on how a local showcase for Canadian filmmakers became a global industry hub. From $240 million in annual impact to t... | 41m 31s | ||||||
| 10/14/25 | Ontario’s Finance Minister: Steering Through Turbulence, Building for Tomorrow | Weeks before delivering Ontario’s Fall Economic Statement, the province’s Finance Minister joined the Board's President and CEO, Giles Gherson, for a timely and candid conversation about how Ontario is navigating global trade tensions and economic uncertainty. From record infrastructure investments to interprovincial trade and the race to lead in nuclear innovation, the Minister outlined a vision of nation building at speed; built on fiscal discipline, domestic strength, and long-term growth. | 22m 59s | ||||||
| 9/29/25 | Reconciliation in Action: Indigenous Partnership and Ontario’s Ring of Fire with the Hon. Greg Rickford | As Ontario embarks on some of the largest infrastructure and mining investments in its history, one truth stands out: success depends on Indigenous partnership. In this episode, we mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation by focusing on the critical role Indigenous communities play in shaping Ontario’s economic future. Michael Fox, President of Indigenous Community Engagement, moderates a powerful discussion with Chief Cornelius Wabasse of the Webequie First Nation and The Honourabl... | 23m 20s | ||||||
| 9/15/25 | Ontario and Alberta: Building Stronger Economic Ties with James Carpenter | Ontario and Alberta, two of Canada’s largest economies, are moving past old rivalries to forge a stronger economic partnership. With new agreements in place, the provinces are working to break down trade barriers, recognize credentials across borders, and collaborate on energy, infrastructure, and investment. In this episode, Alberta’s senior representative in Ottawa, James Carpenter, joins us to discuss what this new chapter means for businesses, workers, and Canada’s competitiveness on the ... | 27m 07s | ||||||
| 8/29/25 | Toronto’s Waterfront: Vic Gupta & Chris Glaisek on Housing, Jobs, and Marine Transportation | In this episode, we explore how Toronto’s 10-kilometre waterfront can transform the city from being a city on a lake to a true Waterfront City. Achieving this vision means striking the right balance between housing, employment lands, culture, and industry. The conversation, hosted by our President & CEO Giles Gherson, touches on: How flood protection is unlocking new neighbourhoodsWhy transit investments like East Harbour and marine mobility are game changersHow mixed-use planning, cultur... | 27m 58s | ||||||
| 8/11/25 | Inside IBM: Deb Pimentel on AI, Innovation, and Toronto’s Advantage | In this episode of Toronto Talks, Deb Pimentel, President of IBM Canada joins us to share how IBM is helping Canadian companies unlock real productivity gains through AI. From a storied past in hardware to becoming a global leader in hybrid cloud and AI, IBM’s transformation is a case study in strategic reinvention. She outlines how IBM is applying AI internally to improve its own productivity and how it’s helping clients do the same. If you want to understand what it actually takes to adopt ... | 21m 38s | ||||||
| 7/28/25 | Sparking Connection with Play-Doh with Theresa Bailey | Entrepreneurship takes resilience. For Theresa Bailey, it also took Play-Doh. In this episode we sit down with Theresa, founder of Starfish Synergies Inc. and winner of this year’s Export Plan of the Year Award from the World Trade Centre Toronto. She shares how a cancelled contract during the pandemic sparked an unexpected pivot, from team-building workshops to a North American licensing deal with Hasbro. Theresa talks with World Trade Centre Toronto’s VP Jon Worren about starting a business... | 33m 35s | ||||||
| 7/14/25 | How Canada’s Energy Advantage Could Unlock Billions in Growth with Michele Harradence | Canada sits on 150 years of natural gas reserves, yet we watched helplessly as Europe begged for energy we couldn't deliver. In this episode, Michele Harradence, Executive Vice President and President at Enbridge Gas, reveals how Canada's energy infrastructure challenges are costing us billions and why the time to act is now. Michele and the Board's President and CEO, Giles Gherson explore: How Enbridge's $350 million PREP project unlocked $4.5 billion in potential investment opportunit... | 43m 17s | ||||||
| 6/16/25 | What It Will Take to Build a Stronger Toronto with Mayor Olivia Chow | At the Toronto Region Board of Trade’s 2025 Annual Lunch, the message was clear: it’s time to create the conditions for growth. This episode brings you into the room as we launched our bold new campaign, Stronger Starts Here, and heard directly from Mayor Olivia Chow about how Toronto is tackling congestion, accelerating housing, and preparing for the future. In conversation with our president and CEO, Giles Gherson, Mayor Chow lays out her vision for a more affordable, connect... | 19m 22s | ||||||
| 6/2/25 | How Indigenous Businesses Are Powering Canada’s Clean Energy Future with Tabatha Bull | Canada’s clean energy future depends on more than just minerals, it needs meaningful partnerships with Indigenous communities. In this episode, Tabatha Bull, President and CEO of the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business, explains why Indigenous-led innovation is essential to the success of Canada’s energy transition and what needs to change for that potential to be fully realized. The Board's SVP of Marketing and Communications, Jennifer van der Valk, and Tabatha touch on: Why Indig... | 43m 17s | ||||||
| 5/19/25 | Toronto’s Prescription for Growth: Unlocking Life Sciences Potential with Gordon McCauley | In this episode of Toronto Talks, Giles Gherson sits down with Gordon McCauley, President and CEO of AdMare BioInnovations, to explore what it will take to turn the Toronto Region into a global life sciences powerhouse. From talent gaps and capital constraints to scaling barriers and regulatory inefficiencies, they get candid about the roadblocks—and how to overcome them. This conversation coincides with the release of the Board's new report, The Winning Formula: A Playbook for Ontario’s Life... | 28m 02s | ||||||
| 5/5/25 | Building Toronto’s Next Great Community with Derek Goring, CEO of Northcrest Developments | Downsview is no longer just a part of Toronto’s past, it’s about to define the city’s future. In this episode, Derek Goring, CEO of Northcrest Developments and Chair of the Business Council of Toronto’s Climate and Energy Transition Council, joins Giles Gherson to reveal how the YZD project will transform 370 acres of land into seven new, complete communities. Hear how Northcrest is creating a connected, climate-smart, and vibrant destination with space for thousands of residents and jobs, an... | 39m 02s | ||||||
| 4/21/25 | No Time to Stall: Why Council Must Act on Congestion with Sal Iacono, President and CEO, Cadillac Fairview | As Toronto City Council prepares to debate the Board's Congestion Action Plan, business leaders are urging immediate action. In this episode, Sal Iacono, President and CEO of Cadillac Fairview and a member of the Board’s Congestion Governing Council, shares real-world examples of how gridlock is hurting business and why waiting to act is no longer an option. | 18m 44s | ||||||
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