Disruptors
Understand the forces that are shaping the future of business and technology to navigate the
rapid changes in Canada’s tech landscape.
Innovation is driving business productivity and sustainability across industries in Canada and beyond. How can Canadian entrepreneurs make the most of these new technology opportunities? How can they embrace disruption and scale their businesses?
Powered by cutting-edge research from RBC, Season 8 of Disruptors kicks off with a special
series, Disruptors x CDL: The Innovation Era, co-hosted by Sonia Sennik, Chief Executive Officer of Creative Destruction Lab (CDL),
and RBC’s John Stackhouse. Together, they dive into the latest advancements in AI,
automation, and data analytics, highlighting their transformative impact on business and the
economy.
You’ll hear from pioneers in AI, clean energy, and life sciences—people leading the way in
turning technology innovation into practical business solutions. From AI’s role in improving
business productivity to the future of work, Disruptors x CDL: The Innovation Era delivers the insights you need to stay competitive in a world driven by technology and digital transformation.
The show highlights strategies and ideas that can help your business navigate rapid changes in
the tech landscape. Whether you’re a business leader, entrepreneur, or policymaker, Disruptors x CDL: The Innovation Era equips you with the tools to thrive in this new technology-driven economy.
Follow Disruptors x CDL: The Innovation Era, an original podcast from RBC, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 204
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
The 10-Minute Take: Cyber Threat – Digital Transformation’s Dark Side
In this edition of Disruptors: The 10-Minute Take, co-host Trinh Theresa Do tackles the hot topic of cybersecurity with Matt Hedberg, Software Analyst at RBC Capital Markets. With cyber attacks incre…
The Way Forward: The Push for Women’s Inclusion in VC
To learn more about StandUp Ventures, its investment philosophy, as well as its portfolio of women-led enterprises, check out its website here.
Diversio uses AI to capture, analyze, diagnose and impr…
The 10-Minute Take: Waterloo’s Booming Tech & Innovation Scene
To learn more about Communitech and their mission to help founders start, grow and succeed, visit Communitech.ca.
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The Green Collar Revolution
To read more about Colin Osborne and what Samuel, Son & Co is doing on the sustainability front, check out the company’s website.
In this episode, Theresa mentioned a new report from The Green Skills …
The 10-Minute Take: Tech’s Big Sell-Off
To learn more about RBCx and their mission to help companies scale, visit rbcx.com
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The Great Resignation . . . or the Great Reshuffle?
To read more about David Card and his much-lauded research, check out his website at the University of California, Berkeley. You can also watch his lecture on accepting the Nobel Prize in Economic Sc…
Disruptors: Season Four Trailer
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The Climate Conversations: Indigenous Leader JP Gladu
JP Gladu has taken his extensive experience in corporate Canada to build his own consultancy, Mokwateh. To learn more about what Mokwateh does, check out his website.
RBC Economics and Thought Leaders…
The Climate Conversations: UN Special Envoy Mark Carney
To better understand Mark Carney’s role as UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance, read this Q&A published by the United Nations. To learn more about the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Z…
The Climate Conversations: Scientist Katharine Hayhoe
You can learn more about Dr. Katharine Hayhoe through her personal website or by watching her popular 2018 TED talk, “The most important thing you can do to fight climate change: talk about it." Her …
The Climate Conversations: Can Cities Save Our Planet?
Jennifer Keesmaat is one of the founding partners behind Markee Developments, which designs, finances, builds, and affordable housing in Toronto. To learn more, follow this link.
To check out some of…
The Climate Conversations: How to Energize Our Future
To learn more about Suncor’s carbon-reduction efforts, including how it plans to get to net-zero emissions by 2050, read its 2021 Report on Sustainability here.
JP Gladu has taken his extensive experi…
The Climate Conversations: How to Build a Greener Food Chain
To learn more about Maple Leaf Foods and how it is positioning itself to become “the most sustainable protein company on earth,” read the highlights from its 2020 Sustainability Report here.
Brent Pr…
The Climate Conversations: Where Do We Go From Here?
You can learn more about Dr. Katharine Hayhoe through her personal website or by watching her popular 2018 TED talk, “The most important thing you can do to fight climate change: talk about it." Her …
Introducing: The Climate Conversations (Trailer)
Disruptors Revisited: Youth Mental Health in the Age of Covid
To learn more about the organizations mentioned in this episode, and the important work they’re doing, you can visit their websites: The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Beth Israel Dea…
Disruptors Revisited: Three Companies Redefining Resilience in 2021
For more on how the Stratford Festival has embraced a hybrid future—including limited live performances through September, and digital offerings via StratFest@Home—visit their website. To check out H…
Disruptors Revisited: How 5G Will Transform the Canadian Economy
In this episode, two reports from RBC’s Thought Leadership group are mentioned. Click the links to read Farmer 4.0: How the Coming Skills Revolution Can Transform Agriculture, and Paging Dr. Data: Ho…
Land of Unicorns - Canada’s New Bounty of Billion-Dollar Tech Companies
To learn about Clearco and its financing model for entrepreneurs, follow this link.
If you want to understand more about the record VC year for Canadian tech startups—and how that looks in the global …