BIV Today

Education will be much different when studies resume next month. All this week, the BIV podcast looks at how the pandemic will affect our schools. At a post-secondary level, the British Columbia Institute of Technology has to adapt to deliver a mixture of remote and in-class education. Joe Freeburn, the first-year head of the marketing management program in the school of business and media, discusses the implications of the new normal. He is in conversation with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe.

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As remote working becomes the new norm for many employees, businesses are looking at ways of addressing burnout. Bettr.me’s Man Varma joins the show to discuss how a mix of self-reporting and machine learning can help workers’ mental health.

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A new report from Edelman Canada explores how the COVID-19 pandemic and racial injustice have impacted consumers' perspectives on brands. Jennifer Meehan, the firm's executive vice-president of brand, discusses the report's findings with reporter Hayley Woodin on this episode of BIV Today.

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As the pandemic accelerates a shift in remote working, Absolute Software CEO Christy Wyatt joins the show to discuss how companies are trying keep up with security concerns as employees rely on sensitive work devices at home.

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Vancouver-based Deloitte Canada partner Leslie Peterson discusses the future of hospitality – a sector particularly hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Peterson is the firm's national transportation, hospitality, services and gambling leader. 

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Employers continue to grapple with how to monitor employees as more turn to remote working amid the pandemic. Carey Doberstein, an assistant professor of political science at UBC, has co-authored a study examining reactions to surveillance technology. He joins BIV Today to discuss how the use of such tools are being received.

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On this episode of BIV Today, host Hayley Woodin speaks with Carlo Dade about CUSMA taking effect, and the risk to businesses of U.S.-imposed tariffs. Dade is the director of the Canada West Foundation's Trade and Investment Centre.

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Believe it or not, our financial anxieties are lessening as the pandemic endures. A new poll suggests we are less worried about our money, jobs, companies and investments. Mario Canseco, president of Researchco, the firm that conducted the poll, joins BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe for the conversation.

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Drive through a condo parkade or walk through a parking lot, and you’re bound to encounter an electric vehicle charging station. But perhaps B.C. drivers haven’t quite mastered their EV etiquette. BCIT’s Kim Dotto joins the show to talk about a new initiative to help with EV adoption.

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Description: Is Canada ready for an explosion in retail activity or is the pandemic crushing the sector? Retail Insider’s Craig Patterson joins the show to discuss big investment plans announced by Walmart Canada and one of the country’s biggest grocery chains, as well as the spell of retail closures witnessed the past four months.

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