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On the 10th anniversary of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the CEO of the Games, John Furlong, talks about the challenges to bid and stage them and the accomplishments and legacy of the event. He is in conversation with Kirk LaPointe, publisher and editor-in-chief of Business in Vancouver.

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Joey Restaurant Group founder and CEO Jeff Fuller discusses the company’s new North Shore location and expansion into the U.S. market.

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More than a dozen top names in the West Coast artificial intelligence community gathered in Vancouver in early December for a roundtable discussion on how to turn the city into a hub for this innovative technology.

BIV reporter Tyler Orton moderated the panel that tackled everything from challenges with procurement to opportunities for market growth.

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Three years after Donald Trump entered the oval office and Canadians aren't buying into his worldview. Mario Canseco, president of the public opinion firm Researchco discusses the what Canadians think of the U.S. president. He is in conversation with BIV editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe.

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Canada's Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade Mary Ng discusses the relevance of the World Trade Organization at a time of uncertainty, rising nationalism and increased protectionism. Next week, Ng will represent Canada at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. 

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It's a Hobbesian world out there, says Business Council of BC president and CEO Greg D'Avignon – one fraught with heightened uncertainty and competition. D'Avignon joins BIV Today to discuss B.C.'s economic outlook for 2020. This includes opportunities – like the opportunity for B.C. to become the world's low-carbon supplier of choice – and threats to B.C.'s competitiveness.

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Is the world’s inflationary economic system on a collision course with the deflationary nature of technology? Jeff Booth is the founding CEO of Vancouver-based e-commerce company BuildDirect and the author of The Price of Tomorrow: Why Deflation is the Key to an Abundant Future. He joins BIV Today to discuss his book’s exploration of how today’s economic systems were built for a pre-technology era and what that means as technology advances in ways unseen before.

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BC Treaty Commissioner Celeste Haldane discusses the significance of the B.C. government’s implementation of UNDRIP and shares highlights from ongoing treaty negotiations in 2019. 

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Bryan Yu, deputy chief economist at Central 1 Credit Union, offers his forecast for the B.C. economy amid big infrastructure spending, a crisis in the forestry sector and mixed signals from the housing market.

Then, KPMG’s Russ Crawford breaks down what businesses must know about the finalized version of CUSMA and how it will impact everything from e-commerce to global supply chains.

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Bridgitte Anderson joins the show in her first interview since becoming president and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade. 

Anderson discusses her priorities for the board, the challenges facing businesses in the region and how she plans to evolve the GVBOT.

Kirk LaPointe and Hayley Woodin host, see more at https://biv.com/.

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