Alberta Impact

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 of GRHF speaks with Jeff Booth about the potential futures of Crypto Currency in the charitable world. 

Employee Retention is a struggle most employees face when running a business, let alone a start up tech business in this fast pace world and changing workforce. Employee turnover matters, It can lower moral, decrease productivity, and the cost of turnover is high effecting your bottom line. So what are some tools and methods to help decrease and retain your most valuable asset, your people. Anette Ceraficki, Director of People at Kudos joins Alberta Impact today to dive into options and solutions that employers can take back to their organizations and help keep their employees engaged and motivated in a positive way.

Produced in partnership with the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) and Developed under an Alberta government-funded initiative titled Talent Acquisition for the Digital Economy (TADE), the series is delivered through Alberta Impact.

Capital Power's Kate Chisholm joins us to talk the future of electricity coming out of Alberta and about the just as important Environmental, Social and Governance that corporations need to adopt in these changing times.

Amii is one of the leading organizations in Artificial intelligence and machine learning. They have been assisting employers and businesses of all sizes in the disruptive field of Ai and Ml adoption. Learn how AI is changing the world of business.

Taking on the role of what's arguably the foundation of Alberta, Minister Doug Schweitzer talks with Bryce, about the notably impressive and speedy economic recovery Alberta is having nationally and internationally on it's noteworthy sectors, and whats driving our jobs, economy and innovation.

As part of the TADE program, the Information and Communications Technology Council brings on experts with extensive research on how soft skills directly impact hards skills especially in the tech sector.

TADE Program: https://www.ictc-ctic.ca/alberta-employers-leverage-new-tools-engage-retain-digitally-skilled-talent-tade-program/

Technology leads the way without a doubt, it's the backbone to todays communication, education, entertainment, security and the list goes on. Alberta's technology sector is ripe with opportunities. State of the art education institutes, and rooted R&D facilities combined with the entrepreneurial spirit of this province frame an industry with unlimited potential. Gail Powley, President of Technology Alberta talks to us today about what it takes to grow a sustainable advanced technology company in Alberta. From financing to selling domestic and international, attracting and retaining talented people, down to Protecting and building intellectual property. We are going to cover it all.