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Future Skills Centre Podcast

Youth Employment and Skills Training for an Inclusive Recovery

We know that COVID-19 has had disproportionate economic impacts on certain groups. This episode highlights key challenges facing Indigenous students and youth when it comes to education and employment during the pandemic. We make the case for a more inclusive skills training strategy, that give all workers the skills to navigate a changing economy.

Kory Wilson, Chris Duff, and Erick Pelayo Aubert—January 13, 2022
Focus Area—Education & Skills

Leadership Perspectives

What is digital trade and why does it matter?

Digital trade is booming worldwide, but countries are struggling to define, measure, and track its impact. Swapna Nair discusses the challenges and opportunities Canada has to become a leader in the international sphere (and international standards) of digital trade.

Swapna Nair—December 1, 2021
Focus Area—Canadian Economics

Bright Future

Rupen Seoni on how data shapes the world

Decisions about our communities are made based on data. Over the course of the pandemic, our actions changed dramatically. Having local, current data meant decision-makers were able to target their reactions to the communities that needed them most. But could we have done better? Rupen Seoni, Chief Revenue Officer, Environics Analytics, joins us this episode to talk about how governments and organizations can use new and old data sources to make better decisions.

Rupen Seoni—June 30, 2021
Focus Area—Canadian Economics

Podcast series

Bright Future

In this series, The Conference Board of Canada brings you the connections that make us stronger as individuals, as organizations, and as a country. Hear from senior-level executives from our biggest institutions and leaders from Canada and around the world. For us, leader isn’t a title, it’s a way of acting in the world. You’ll hear leaders who are working to create a bright future.

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Leadership Perspectives

In the Leadership Perspectives audio series from The Conference Board of Canada, we’ll sit down with an expert to hear perspectives on the issues that are affecting the lives of Canadians.

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Future Skills Centre Podcast (en français)

The Future Skills Centre Podcast explores some of the most crucial emerging challenges to the future of work, presented by The Conference Board of Canada.

Focus Area—Education & Skills

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Carrying On: Mental Health Strategies for COVID-19

The Conference Board of Canada’s Chief of Research, Workplace Productivity shares strategies to support mental health through COVID-19.

Focus Area—Human Resources

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