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Women in Tech World founder and CEO Ali Close travelled to 30 communities across the country to gather the experiences of women in Canada’s tech sector.

The result? More than 1,600 stories and the new report, Canada’s Gender Equity Roadmap: A Study of Women in Tech.

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Brian Scudamore, the man behind those ubiquitous  1-800-Got-Junk? trucks seen across the Lower Mainland and North America, discusses his 30-year journey in the business world ahead of the release of his new book, WTF?! (Willing to Fail).

Then, Vancouver-based fintech Finn AI is just coming off a $14-million financing round backed by Cascadian investors. Co-founder and chief operating officer Nat Cartwright talks about the next steps for the startup that’s created an AI-powered banking assistant.

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On BIV Today...   With Australia’s ratification of the agreement, the Comprehensive and Progressive agreement for Trans Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will come into force at the end of the year.   When it does, it will be as large, as important for Canada as the original NAFTA, says Carlo Dade, director of the centre for trade and investment policy at the Canada West Foundation. He joins BIV Today to discuss in part what the new agreement will mean for Western Canadian businesses.   Hayley Woodin hosts, see more at https://biv.com.

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Mario Canseco, president of Researchco and Glacier Media's inhouse public opinion reseaercher discusses what he's learned about how Metro Vancouverites feel about the recent muncipal elections.

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Charles Plant (0:42), senior fellow at the University of Toronto’s Impact Centre, highlights the challenges Canada needs to overcome in order to be a healthtech innovator.

BIV’s weekly tech panel (11:35), with Progressa CEO Ali Pourdad and Gluu Technology Society founder and CEO Linda Fawcus, analyzes the world’s largest software acquisition, Google’s class action lawsuit and whether all grocery stores will one day be cashierless. 

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From the USMCA deal to rising interest rates, economist Ken Peacock (1:51) from the Business Council of B.C. breaks down how external factors are impacting B.C.’s economy amid slowing housing sales.

Then, Retail Insider’s Craig Patterson (16:53) offers updates on Deciem’s CEO and Chip Wilson potentially making a move to get back into Lululemon’s boardroom.

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Big-time college hoops are coming to Vancouver in November when four men's and eight women's NCAA teams compete in the Vancouver Showcase at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Kirk LaPointe talks to one of the event's organizers, Howard Kelsey, about the logistics in bringing north the basketball event.

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Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi (1:30) visits Vancouver this week in a bid to convince West Coast tech talent to consider moving across the Rockies to work in his hometown. He speaks to BIV Today about the province’s economic downturn and efforts to diversify the economy. Then, Re/Max’s Elton Ash (9:32) discusses Metro Vancouver’s plummeting sales for luxury homes in the wake of surging luxury condo sales.

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Glacier Media reporters Jeremy Hainsworth and Graeme Wood discuss the upcomming referendum on proportional representation, what it means for the electoral system and the political implications for the the province's major parties.

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From LRT to cannabis, Surrey Board of Trade CEO Anita Huberman (1:38) discusses the priorities for the Surrey business community following a topsy-turvy municipal election campaign that puts the new mayor at odds with many in the city.

And Tantalus Labs CEO Dan Sutton (11:33) recaps the first week of recreational cannabis legalization along with his concerns over the perhaps-too-generous way some publicly traded companies are being treated by investors.

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