Alberta Impact

Discover the world of fraud investigation, underwriting of new application risk, fraud prevention, policy generation, compliance, managing 3rd party requests for information, crypto currencies and more with Ryan Mueller.

An entrepreneurial association that connects communities, provides professional development, support and inspiration for health leaders across the nation. Meet Alain Doucet, CEO of Canadian College of Health Leaders and hear more about their programs, wins and plans for the future:

Malcolm Bruce is first ever the Chief Executive Officer of Edmonton Global, a regional economic development corporation that drives growth and investment in the Edmonton region.

Edmonton Global is a joint venture owned equally by 14 municipalities in the Edmonton region. Before its creation, economic development in the Edmonton region was often done at a municipal rather than regional level. Edmonton Global was created to change this. In his work, Malcolm brings together regional strengths and networks to seize on the potential of emerging markets.

Malcolm has a strong history of leadership in the Edmonton region. Prior to being CEO of Edmonton Global, Malcolm was the CEO of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board, a regional planning corporation. He oversaw the smooth transition of the Board membership, leadership and mandate. Prior to that role he had a long career in progressively senior leadership positions within the Canadian Military.

He is also the former Chair of the Consider Canada City Alliance (CCCA) which represents the 12 largest economies in Canada that account for 84% of all foreign direct investment in the country.

His skills in leadership, strategic planning and organizational change have been sought out to support the strategic planning and operations on many large complex issues, including at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and the 2013 floods in Southern Alberta.

He holds a BA degree in History from the University of Manitoba, two MA degrees from the Royal Military College of Canada, and the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.

• The Edmonton Research Park Consortium members educate us on the history of the research park, its purpose and what it means for the city and the province.
• The companies and organizations that build up the Consortium and their impact on local and international levels.
• The challenges being faced and the potential solutions.

John Murphy - CEO and Co-Founder of Bio-Stream Diagnostics. John has Co-Founded many successful tech based companies that have delivered and continue to deliver world class products.

Ahmad Jawad - CEO of Intellimedia. Ahmad focuses to increase market share and work with his products team to bring software solutions to the next level, by coming up with new ideas to implement them and introduce them to clients and the market.

Edmonton Research Park Business Consortium fosters innovation, collaboration and commercialization in life sciences & advanced technologies, and enables entrepreneurs through mentorship, education, and networking opportunities provided in the community. Representing more than 55 companies, the Edmonton Research Park (ERP) is more than just space for R&D headquarters. The ERP is a hub of innovation activity providing an entrepreneurial community of support through it's flexible multi-tenant workspaces, on-site programs, networking events, and access to the broader Edmonton innovation ecosystem of support.

Keeping a daily pulse on the global economic landscape, Rainmaker Global Business Development's expansion campaigns are built on a framework that tests your product directly within each region of interest. Rainmaker leverages experienced Global Business Partners to undertake extensive market research. They then identify profit-forward opportunities for businesses and tailor a market entry strategy specific to the region of interest – anywhere in the world!

President and CEO - Clark Grue, is a visionary global business leader who has advised hundreds of companies on the nuances and strategies of business expansion and diversification. His creativity and out-of-the-box thinking has guided companies and organizations to exponential growth as they embrace the global marketplace. He has been proud to apply his skills to small businesses as well as multinational, public, state-owned companies and government agencies in Business Events, Economic Development and Tourism.

The business of being a city police Chief is by no stretch of the imagination an easy task. It requires a multi faceted approach thats innovative and growing constantly to adapt and overcome not just a criminal aspect but a but a growing social concern.

Since before the Pandemic the new innovative workforce was starting to push a vision of what the future of work was going to look like. With fresh innovation coming around the corner, disruption to the standard 9-5, come into the office format was about due to be overhauled with a new approach. And with the pandemic forcing technology to evolve at an accelerated rate, new efficiencies, work from remote methods are now at the front of conversation for employers. The trick now is how do we implement and maintain engagement? Javier Lozano talks with Bryce to help answer a few of your questions.

Security and privacy has always been a focus in our lives. But since the advent of the Internet, the complexity of the subject has grown exponentially. My guest today has been involved with cyber security pretty much since the beginning. And among other noteworthy achievements, is credited to teaching Canada's first computer crime course and was even involved in the drafting of the country's inaugural computer crime legislation back in 1974. Today Thomas Keenan joins me to talk about what Alberta businesses need to do about cybersecurity and privacy for their companies and employees in this ever changing environment.

Jeff Booth is a visionary leader who has lived at the forefront of technology change for 20 years. He led BuildDirect, a technology company that aimed to simplify the building industry, for nearly two decades through the dot-com meltdown, the 2008 financial crisis, and many waves of technological disruption. With the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation opening up an option to accept Bitcoin as a donation option and Jeff's insightful perspective on deflation being the key to an abundant future, president and CEO Mark Korthuis of GRHF speaks with Jeff Booth about the potential futures of Crypto Currency in the charitable world.