Economics

Zack Kass

AI Futurist | Former Head Of Go To Market At OpenAI

Zack Kass is a global AI advisor, researcher, keynote speaker, the former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI, and bestselling author of The Next RenAIssance: AI and the Expansion of Hu...

Abishur Prakash

Mr. Geopolitics | Leading Authority on Geopolitics and Foresight | Author

Abishur Prakash, known globally as “Mr. Geopolitics”, is one of the world’s leading geopolitical authorities. Born in New Zealand to Indian parents, raised in Australia, and based...

Doug Griffiths

President & CEO, 13 Ways Inc. | Bestselling Author, 13 Ways to Kill Your Community | Community Enthusiast, Building and Consulting

Doug Griffiths is a wildly popular community strategist and author of two best-selling editions of “13 Ways to Kill Your Community”. He has supported, guided and inspired hundreds...

Jon Erlichman

Financial Commentator | Host, Ticker Take

Jon Erlichman is a renowned financial commentator and contributor on BNN Bloomberg, celebrated for his engaging interviews with top global CEOs, athletes, and entertainers. With a...

Bob Woodward

Legendary Pulitzer Prize-Winning Investigative Journalist | Associate Editor, The Washington Post | Author, 23 Bestsellers

Few figures in American history have shaped the landscape of investigative journalism as profoundly as Bob Woodward. An Associate Editor at The Washington Post, where he has worked...

Shawn Casemore

Sales Expert, Author, Advisor, Coach

Shawn Casemore is a sales expert, keynote speaker, consultant, and bestselling author who helps organizations create predictable, repeatable revenue growth through his Unstoppable...

Andrew Coyne

Acclaimed Journalist | National Post Columnist

Andrew Coyne delivers insightful, provocative commentary on political and economic issues to Canadians across the country. The former national editor of Maclean’s, and currently a...

Adam Davidson

Writer, The New Yorker | Co-Host of NPR’s Planet Money

Respected for his brilliant journalism and sharp approach to economics, Adam has won most of broadcast journalism’s highest honours and brings all of this knowledge, insight and re...

Dr. Vikram Mansharamani

The #1 Voice in Money, Finance, & Global Economics | Bestselling Author of Boombustology | Yale Lecturer

Vikram Mansharamani is a successful businessman, economist, and author. Throughout his career, he has built businesses and supported entrepreneurs and companies in creating jobs an...

Rob Carrick

Canada's Personal Finance Explainer-In-Chief | Former Personal Finance Columnist, The Globe & Mail

With decades of experience covering all things related to money, Rob Carrick is Canada’s well-trusted personal finance explainer-in-chief. For 27 years, he was The Globe and Mail’s...

Sean Silcoff

Globe & Mail Business Reporter | Bestselling Author, Losing The Signal: The Rise and Fall of Blackberry | Canada’s Most Respected Tech Journalist

Sean Silcoff is an award-winning business writer with The Globe and Mail and co-author of Losing the Signal, the critically acclaimed, best-selling story about the rise and fall of...

Alex Kenjeev

President, O’Leary Ventures | Investor on CNBC’s “Make Me a Millionaire Investor”

Alex Kenjeev is Kevin O’Leary’s, right-hand man. As President of O’Leary Ventures, he negotiates with, oversees and mentors a portfolio of rapidly growing businesses across many in...

Dr. Sherry Cooper

Chief Economist, Dominion Lending Centres | Bestselling Author

Dr. Sherry Cooper is the Chief Economist of Dominion Lending Centres (DLC). This is Canada’s leading mortgage and leasing company with more than 2,600 members offering free expert...

Peter Zeihan

Geopolitical Strategist | Founder, Zeihan on Geopolitics

Peter Zeihan is a globally recognized leader in geopolitical strategy, helping people understand how the world works. Peter combines an expert understanding of demography, economic...

Jeff Siegler

Urbanist, Author & Civic Champion

Jeff Siegler is an urbanist, author, and nationally recognized speaker who helps communities rebuild their civic pride and bring neglected places back to life. As the founder of Re...

Bruce Anderson

Chairman of Summa Communications and Abacus Data | Panelist, CBC At Issue

Bruce Anderson is one of Canada’s most respected pollsters and communications counselors. In 1980, at the age of 23 he was appointed Special Assistant to the Federal Minister Respo...

Dambisa Moyo

Global Economist | Bestselling Author

Dr. Dambisa Moyo is a pre-eminent thinker, who influences key decision-makers in strategic investment and public policy. She is respected for her unique perspectives, her balance o...

Stephanie Nolen

Veteran Foreign Correspondent | New York Times Global Health Reporter

Stephanie Nolen is the global health reporter for The New York Times, with over 30 years of experience. She has reported from more than 80 countries, covering war zones, humanitari...

John Baird

Former Minister, Foreign Affairs | Former Minister, Environment

John Baird is a Senior Advisor to various enterprises and a former Senior Cabinet Minister in the Government of Canada. An instrumental figure in bilateral trade and investment rel...

Shannon Lee Simmons

Founder, New School of Finance

Shannon is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Investment Manager (CIM), media personality, author and founder of the New School of Finance. She is widely recognized as...

Linda Nazareth

Author, Economorphics: The Trends Turning Today into Tomorrow | Senior Fellow for Economics – Macdonald-Laurier Institute

Linda Nazareth is an economist, a futurist and a respected authority on the future of work. As a newspaper columnist and an author, she knows how to frame things in ways that both...

Takara Small

Tech Expert | Journalist | Popular Media Personality | Contributor to BBC World News Service

Takara Small is a gifted multitasker. She appears on CBC Radio’s Metro Morning as a technology columnist, discussing the latest tech trends, breaking news and more. Additionally, T...

Geoff Colvin

Senior Editor-at-Large, Fortune | Bestselling Author

Experience counts in serious times. For four decades at Fortune, Geoff Colvin has covered the economic, political, technological, and competitive forces disrupting business and how...

James Altucher

Serial Entrepreneur & Business Media Personality | Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author | Host, The James Altucher Show

James Altucher’s entrepreneurial career began in 1996 when he founded Reset. Inc, a website design firm, while still working for HBO. His clients included Wu Tang Clan, American Ex...

Rachel Loui

Head of Int. Growth for US Customers, Business & Industrial Markets, Google China Expert

Rachel Loui excellently combines her skills as a C-suite market expansion leader, entrepreneurship experience, and cultural insights in her humourous published book on China. Her C...

Nancy Giordano

Founder & CEO, Play Big Inc. | Strategic Futurist | Corporate Strategist

Nancy Giordano is a strategic futurist with a drive to help enterprise organizations and visionary leaders transform to meet the escalating expectations ahead. Described as endless...

Jeffrey Simpson

National Affairs Columnist, Globe & Mail | Bestselling Author, ‘Hot Air’ and ‘Chronic Condition’

Born in New York, Mr. Simpson came to Canada when he was 10 years old and eventually studied at the University of Toronto Schools, Queen’s University and the London School of Econo...

Jacquie McNish

Senior Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal | Bestselling Author – Losing The Signal: The Rise and Fall of Blackberry

Jacquie McNish is Canada’s most respected business journalist. She is the recipient of numerous awards for revealing newspaper investigations and writing gripping non-fiction books...