Alfred Hermida Wins National Business Book Award
Alfred Hermida is at the forefront of research into social media and new digital forms of storytelling and audience engagement. Recently, his book Tell Everyone: Why We Share and Why it Matters was...
View ArticleKatty Kay interviews Sir Elton John on his recent testimony before the US Senate
Katty Kay is the lead anchor for BBC’s World News America where she covers the full gamut of American and global affairs―reporting on US elections, the White House, Congress, Wall Street, global...
View ArticleWhy Canada’s Food Industry May Soon be More Valuable Than Oil
What do sub-prime mortgages, Atlantic-salmon dinners, SUVs, and globalization have in common? They all depend on cheap oil. Jeff Rubin, one of the world’s most prominent experts on the future of “black...
View ArticleCBC’s Robert Fisher Retires After 49 Years in Broadcasting
Award-winning journalist Robert Fisher began his career in broadcasting more than 49 years ago. His insightful perspectives are based on his in-depth knowledge of provincial, national, and...
View ArticleThe election’s on. The first debate is tonight. Here’s how we got here.
As Senior Columnist for Maclean’s magazine, Paul Wells is one of Canada’s foremost political commentators. Fresh, funny and authoritative, Wells speaks in both official languages on all of the matters...
View ArticleRudyard Griffiths wants a Commissioner for Federal Debates
Rudyard Griffiths never shies away from discussing the big issue of the day. Chairman of the world renowned Munk Debates, Canada’s preeminent public forum, and business commentator on the CBC News...
View ArticleElection 2015: Paul Wells, Chantal Hébert, and Andrew Coyne On The Race To...
On October 19, Canadians from coast-to-coast head to the polls in the 2015 Federal Election. We’ve got three speakers who can help you make sense of it all. Paul Wells is a senior columnist for...
View ArticleChris Hadfield Receives Order of Canada
Through his 21-years as an astronaut, three spaceflights and 2600 orbits of Earth, Chris Hadfield has become a worldwide sensation, harnessing the power of social media to make outer space accessible...
View ArticleBehind the Headlines: Three Journalists with the Inside Scoop on the Race for...
As the race to the White House gains momentum, these three internationally respected journalists help your audience make sense of the primaries, the polls, the policies and who’s going to make it to...
View ArticleTrump’s Art of The Con: Expert on Lying Explains How The GOP Frontrunner is...
Pamela Meyer’s mission is to help people get to the truth. Extensively trained in the use of visual cues and psychology to detect deception, Meyer teaches audiences how to go from lie-spotting to...
View ArticleSpotlight On: Canadian Icons
Next year, Canada turns 150 years young, and who better to help celebrate this milestone than the iconic Canadians represented by Speakers’ Spotlight. Inspiring people from coast to coast, these...
View ArticleWatch: Katty Kay Discusses Obama’s Role in Hillary Clinton’s Campaign
Katty Kay is the lead anchor for BBC’s World News America where she covers the full gamut of American and global affairs―reporting on US elections, the White House, Congress, Wall Street, global...
View ArticleIan Bremmer: The Era of American Global Leadership is Over. What comes next?
Ian Bremmer is one of the world’s leading global political risk researchers and consultants. Renowned for merging the study of political science with current financial markets and trends, he provides...
View ArticleNavigating Murky Times across Multiple Sectors
Rona Ambrose knows politics. She successfully rose to lead the largest political party in Canada and after her tenure as leader of the Conservative Party it had the highest membership in its history....
View ArticleThe World is Ripe for a Huge Crisis in 2018
Ian Bremmer is one of the world’s leading global political risk researchers and consultants. Renowned for merging the study of political science with current financial markets and trends, he provides...
View ArticleFreedom, Justice, and Equality: Ideals That Guide Us
As the oldest son of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mrs. Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King III has seized the torch lit by his parents by continuing their quest for equality and justice...
View ArticleWill Trump Kill NAFTA?
Rona Ambrose is a dynamic national leader, a champion for the rights of women and girls, the former Leader of Canada’s Official Opposition in the House of Commons, and the former leader of the...
View ArticleHaving a Trump Clone Win in Canada is Harder Than It Seems
One of Canada’s leading thinkers on public opinion, demographics, and trends, and the president of the Environics group of research and communications consulting companies, Michael Adams delivers...
View ArticleAdding Depth and Expertise to the 2018 Winter Games
The PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games get underway today and CBC, Canada’s official Olympic Network till 2024, has smartly enlisted an impressive stable of hosts, reporters, and commentators. Among...
View ArticleThere Are Ways to Curb Gun Violence
For over 15 years Dr. Samantha Nutt has been at the front lines of many of the world’s major crises, in countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, and Darfur as a medical doctor and a founder of the...
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