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Toronto Talks is the podcast from the Toronto Region Board of Trade. Each episode features prominent business leaders from across the Toronto region talking about some of the biggest challenges facing our economy - from productivity to congestion and beyond.
Toronto Region Board of Trade hosts Toronto Talks, a business show with 35 episodes published.
Cybercrime is on track to be a $16 trillion business by 2030. If it were a country, it would have the third-largest GDP in the world. Sasha Krstic has seen this up close. She's Chair of the Toronto Region Board of Trade.
What does it actually take to build an organization that doesn't just use AI, but thinks with it? In this episode of Toronto Talks, host Jon Worren sits down with Candice Faktor, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Disco to unpack
Toronto is about to welcome the world. One of the largest sporting events on the planet is coming to the city this summer, and getting millions of visitors to and from the waterfront is no small feat. With match days exp
Shovels are in the ground on the biggest transit build-out the Toronto region has seen in a generation. But who actually runs these new lines is a question most riders never think about. Giles Gherson talks with Arthur N
Canada is not a country of business. Not at the moment. On the latest episode of Toronto Talks, Giles Gherson speaks with Lisa Raitt, Vice-Chair in the Office of the CEO at CIBC, about why Toronto's productivity gap with
Ontario is in the middle of the largest transit expansion in its history and two of the province's most senior ministers say the hardest part is behind us. Recorded live at the Board's 11th Annual Transportation Symposiu
Giles Gherson sits down with Wellington Holbrook, President & CEO of Vancity, to discuss how institutions of different sizes contribute to a strong and resilient financial ecosystem. Holbrook explains Vancity’s growing p
In this special bonus episode, recorded live at a Toronto Region Board of Trade luncheon, Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs, The Honourable Anita Anand, sits down with John Stackhouse, Senior Vice-President at RBC, ju
In this episode of Toronto Talks, Giles Gherson speaks with Michael Keroullé, President of Alstom Americas, about what it takes to plan, build, and operate regional rail systems in the world’s leading cities. Drawing on
Toronto’s rental housing challenge is far from over. In this episode of Toronto Talks, Giles Gherson speaks with Tony Irwin, President and CEO of the Federation of Rental Housing Providers of Ontario , about why short-te
In this year-end episode of Toronto Talks, Giles Gherson sits down with Goldy Hyder, President & CEO of the Business Council of Canada , to look back on a tumultuous 2025 — and ahead to the choices Canada must confront i
As AI moves from helpful tool to ever-present companion, what does that mean for how we work, lead, and stay in control? In his new book You to the Power of Two, Don Tapscott argues we’re entering the age of Identic AI—d
AI doesn’t create value until people use it. Olivier Blais, co-founder and Vice President of AI at Moov AI, shares how businesses can turn artificial intelligence into real results. From grocery forecasting that cuts was
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, T
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
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 Rec
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, recogn
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, empl
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 glo
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
Michael Lindsay
President · Taylor University
1 appearance on this show
Lisa Raitt
former Conservative cabinet minister · CIBC
1 appearance on this show
Don Tapscott
co-author, You to the Power of Two, Redefining Human Potential in the Age of Identic AI
1 appearance on this show
Cameron Bailey
CEO · Toronto International Film Festival
1 appearance on this show
Michael Fox
Regional Director · Indigenous Community Engagement
1 appearance on this show
James Carpenter
Alberta’s senior representative in Ottawa · Taylor Walton Solicitors
1 appearance on this show
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