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Disruptors

74 episodes

Disruptors, an RBC podcast, is an ongoing podcast 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.

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2021, Year of the Gamer: How Video Game Culture is Conquering Canada and the World

Published: Jan. 12, 2021, 9 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 23 seconds

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Pandemics, Pivots, and Predictions: Looking Back on 2020 and Ahead to 2021

Published: Dec. 15, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 48 seconds

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Impersonal Information: Data and Privacy Protection in 2020 and Beyond

Published: Dec. 8, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 38 seconds

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The Intangibles Economy: How to Make Canada an IP Powerhouse

Published: Nov. 24, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 27 seconds

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From Connected Cows to Smart Cities: Enabling the 5G Economy

Published: Nov. 10, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 19 seconds

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Can an Algorithm Be Racist? The Growing Push for Ethical AI

Published: Oct. 20, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 24 seconds

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Apps, Anxiety, and Adolescence: Youth Mental Health in the Age of Covid

Published: Oct. 13, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 12 seconds

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The SheEO Model: How Female Entrepreneurs Can Lead the Recovery

Published: Oct. 6, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 2 seconds

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8 Ways COVID is Still Disrupting the Economy

Published: Sept. 29, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 59 seconds

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How the NEXT Generation of Entrepreneurs Could Kickstart a Wave of Change

Published: Sept. 22, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 56 seconds

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Cancon and Beyond - How Wattpad Is Becoming a Global Content Destination and Distributor

Published: Sept. 15, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 51 seconds

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Genomics and the Bio-Revolution: A roadmap for Canada's economic recovery.

Published: Sept. 8, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 36 seconds

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Concrete: An unlikely hero in the climate crisis

Published: Aug. 25, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 7 seconds

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Disruptors Revisited: The Next Generation of Entrepreneurship

Published: Aug. 18, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 27 seconds

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Open Oceans, Open Opportunity: Mapping Canada’s Role in the Blue Economy

Published: Aug. 11, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 20 seconds

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Beyond Silicon Valley: Why We Need a Global Playbook For Innovation

Published: Aug. 4, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 34 seconds

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Disruptors Revisited: Data is Bigger than Oil

Published: July 28, 2020, 12:47 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 48 seconds

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App-to-Table: How Tech Can Help Restaurants Rebound

Published: July 21, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 59 seconds

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Disruptors Revisited: Rewiring the Brain (June 2019)

Published: July 14, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 16 seconds

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Beyond the Cart: How Grocery Commerce is Transforming

Published: July 7, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 51 seconds

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Global Canadians: The Tech Sector's Secret Weapon

Published: June 30, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 42 seconds

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The New Mall: Digital, Data and Delivery

Published: June 23, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 10 seconds

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A Digital Cure for Healthcare

Published: June 16, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 41 seconds

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Small Business’s Digital Pivot

Published: June 9, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 53 seconds

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How the COVID-19 Crisis will Transform Higher Education

Published: June 1, 2020, 7:55 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 55 seconds

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How to Build a Strong Tech Workforce in a Post-COVID Economy

Published: May 26, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 56 seconds

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How Is “Photography 3.0” Helping Us Experience the World in a Post COVID Society?

Published: May 19, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 52 seconds

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In Innovation, It’s David vs Goliath

Published: May 12, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 49 seconds

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Can Alberta Tech Transform Global Energy?

Published: May 5, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 28 seconds

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Will the COVID Crisis Lead to a Digital Revolution in Government?

Published: April 28, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 32 seconds

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Canadian Innovation in Crisis

Published: April 21, 2020, 2:17 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 10 seconds

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RBC Disruptors: Season Two Trailer

Published: April 19, 2020, 11:52 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 35 seconds

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Is Data Bigger than Oil?

Published: Feb. 28, 2020, 9:50 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 48 seconds

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Why Are There so Few Black Entrepreneurs in the Digital Economy?

Published: Feb. 21, 2020, 8:12 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 25 seconds

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How a Canadian Company Used AI to Detect the Coronavirus

Published: Feb. 13, 2020, 11:05 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 38 seconds

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The Skills Shift

Published: Nov. 6, 2019, 7:44 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 42 seconds

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Solving for the Silver Tsunami

Published: Oct. 29, 2019, 9:03 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 1 second

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The Audience Strikes Back

Published: Oct. 9, 2019, 1:32 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 17 seconds

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Disrupting Democracy

Published: Sept. 18, 2019, 5:34 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 48 seconds

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In Conversation with Two Next Gen Entrepreneurs

Published: Sept. 3, 2019, 7:56 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 27 seconds

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Farmer 4.0: The Shift to Automation

Published: Aug. 27, 2019, 9:11 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 15 seconds

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Farmer 4.0: Agriculture's Skills Revolution

Published: Aug. 27, 2019, 4:01 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 34 seconds

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From Burberry to Apple: A Shift in Retail (July 8, 2019)

Published: July 8, 2019, 10:31 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 37 seconds

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Rewiring the Brain (June 24, 2019)

Published: June 24, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 16 seconds

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AI for Good? (June 6, 2019)

Published: June 6, 2019, 7:12 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 21 seconds

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Disrupting the daily RITUAL Event Highlights (April 24, 2019)

Published: April 26, 2019, 6:22 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 47 seconds

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The Future of Shipping Event Highlights (April 3, 2019)

Published: April 8, 2019, 5:22 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 34 seconds

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"Hey Alexa, What's Next for Voice Tech?" Event Highlights (March 28, 2019)

Published: April 2, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 58 seconds

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Willing To Fail: The Disruptive Force of an Entrepreneurial Mindset Event Highlights (Feb. 27, 2019)

Published: March 1, 2019, 7:35 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 22 seconds

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BlackBerry's Big Pivot Event Highlights (Jan. 16, 2019)

Published: Jan. 21, 2019, 6:18 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 28 seconds

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The Spin Master [Toy] Story Event Highlights (Dec. 4, 2018)

Published: Dec. 13, 2018, 9:41 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes

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RBC CEO Dave McKay in conversation with PayPal CEO Dan Schulman

Published: Nov. 28, 2018, 4:03 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 5 seconds

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Fireside Chat with iNovia’s Patrick Pichette

Published: Nov. 13, 2018, 8:43 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 20 seconds

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Slack: Changing The World With Chat Event Highlights (Oct. 1, 2018)

Published: Oct. 19, 2018, 2:53 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 21 seconds

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Mental Health In The Digital Age Event Highlights (Sept. 26, 2018)

Published: Oct. 2, 2018, 7:53 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 17 seconds

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Next Gen Entrepreneurs Event Highlights (Aug. 21, 2018)

Published: Sept. 2, 2018, midnight
Duration: 27 minutes 57 seconds

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Netflix's Jessica Neal on Building a Culture of Innovation

Published: Aug. 11, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 1 second

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How to Think Like a Startup 2.0 Event Highlights (July 18, 2018)

Published: July 23, 2018, 6:31 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 42 seconds

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Shopify's Harley Finkelstein on the Future of Tech Talent

Published: June 29, 2018, 8:43 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 59 seconds

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Diversity x Inclusion x Innovation Event Highlights (June 20, 2018)

Published: June 23, 2018, 4:43 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 37 seconds

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Estonia: The World's First Digital Democracy

Published: June 1, 2018, 5:12 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 32 seconds

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Cryptocurrency: Future or Folly? Event Highlights (Apr. 26, 2018)

Published: April 27, 2018, 6:18 p.m.
Duration: 53 minutes 6 seconds

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Canada's Skills Revolution: the Human Touch in Healthcare Automation

Published: March 31, 2018, 3:53 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 22 seconds

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Canada’s Skills Revolution: Building the Winery of the Future

Published: March 28, 2018, 1:27 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 35 seconds

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Canada’s Skills Revolution: Feeding the Future

Published: March 28, 2018, 1:10 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 11 seconds

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Scott Galloway on Breaking Up Tech's Big Four

Published: March 16, 2018, 4:22 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 53 seconds

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Freshco's Mandy Rennehan on Women in Trades

Published: March 8, 2018, 2:45 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 20 seconds

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The NFL's Maryann Turcke on Sports Content in the Mobile Age

Published: March 3, 2018, 5:43 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 57 seconds

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Mnubo's Frederic Bastien on the Internet of Things

Published: Feb. 25, 2018, 7:41 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 36 seconds

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Canada's AI Challenge with RBC CEO David McKay & Integrate.AI CEO Steve Irvine

Published: Feb. 8, 2018, midnight
Duration: 23 minutes 25 seconds

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Davos Debrief with RBC CEO David McKay

Published: Jan. 28, 2018, midnight
Duration: 22 minutes 43 seconds

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Sidewalk Labs - RBCDisruptors Event Highlights (Jan. 17, 2018)

Published: Jan. 26, 2018, midnight
Duration: 26 minutes 46 seconds

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Sidewalk Labs' Dan Doctoroff: Quayside and the Future of Cities

Published: Jan. 17, 2018, midnight
Duration: 36 minutes 58 seconds

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MLSE's David Hopkinson on Raptors Uprising and eSports

Published: Jan. 5, 2018, midnight
Duration: 26 minutes 2 seconds

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