BIV Today

GeoComply's Anna Sainsbury kicked off 2022 by returning to the CEO role of the cybersecurity firm she co-founded more than a decade ago. She joins BIV Today to discuss the explosive growth her company has enjoyed, what it takes to become a unicorn in B.C. and what's ahead for GeoComply. Tyler Orton hosts.

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Curt Sigfstead kicked off 2022 by joining B.C. unicorn Clio as the legaltech firm’s new chief financial officer. He joins BIV Today to discuss his decision to jump on board one of B.C.’s most high-profile tech darlings and the growth potential behind the industry. 

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Acclaimed author, futurist and strategist Peter Zeihan, the keynote speaker at the Jan. 27 CFA Society Vancouver virtual event, discusses the important geopolitical and demographic challenges for Canada and the wider world. He is in conversation with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe.

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Still reeling from the economic impacts of the pandemic, extreme weather events continued to rattle B.C. throughout 2021. Economists Ken Peacock and David Williams from the Business Council of B.C. join BIV Today to discuss the current state of the province’s economy and the headwinds it faces going into 2022. Tyler Orton hosts.

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Vancouver-based SceneBox has just come out of stealth mode after its 2019 founding. The West Coast company believes it can help businesses reshape engineering in ways not possible only a few years ago. CEO Yaser Khalighi joins BIV to discuss launching a startup in the current climate, the potential behind computer vision and more. Tyler Orton hosts.

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Pierre Cleroux, the chief economist of Business Development Bank of Canada, discusses the level of business confidence in the coming year. He is in conversation with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe.

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This episode of EDI on BIV explores equity, diversity and inclusion in entrepreneurship. Melissa Allen, incoming executive director of League of Innovators, discusses empowerment, entrepreneurship and EDI.BIV executive editor Hayley Woodin hosts.

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With the word “metaverse” only recently reaching the ears of most people for the first time, many are wondering about the potential behind this immersive iteration of online connectivity. Dan Burgar is president of the Vancouver VR/AR Association. He joins BIV Today to discuss how the metaverse is poised to shake up business. Tyler Orton hosts.

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Chief Marilyn Slett, Heiltsuk Nation, speaks to the many important initiatives that the Heiltsuk Nation are leading in regards to economic development and how they are weaving in their traditional values, ways of being, and governance into everything they do as a nation. She is in conversation with Chastity Davis-Alphonse for the three-part series.

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Dr. Judith Sayers, President Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, speaks to the importance of Indigenous knowledge being included in Climate Change and Clean Energy discussions, opportunities, and strategies moving forward. She is in conversation with Chastity Davis-Alphonse for the three-part BIV series.

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