Economic Development Matters / Edmonton Global

We chat with Todd Babiuk about place branding that goes beyond buzzwords and gets to the heart of what makes a region truly unique and the role that place branding plays in economic development. Todd, a former Edmontonian, is now the CEO of Brand Tasmania in Australia. 

Website: https://www.toddbabiak.com/ 
Twitter: @babiak

Brand Tasmania website: https://tasmanian.com.au/
Twitter: @BrandTasmania

Jade Chiles, CEO & Co-Founder of Ordr, tells us about the new Ordr app, why he developed it, his career journey, and future plans for the company.

Website: https://ordr.io/
Twitter: @ORDReats

We chat with Edmonton Global's Jeff Bell, Director of Research & Business Intelligence, about his career journey and about how data collection and analytics are used in economic development. 

Sherri and Brianna share information about their roles at Edmonton Global, discuss past episodes and guests, ideas for the podcast moving forward, and why they support regional collaboration.

Follow Brianna on Twitter at: @Brianna_jh

We discuss a big upcoming event hosted by Edmonton Global with guests Hana Marinkovic, Director of Corporate Affairs at Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation, and Chris McLeod, VP of Global Marketing and Communications at Edmonton Global.

We chat with Myron Keehn, VP of Air Service, Business Development, ESG and Stakeholder Relations at the Edmonton International Airport (EIA). We discuss how airports are economic drivers for a region, the history of the EIA, and the EIA's sustainability initiatives.

Follow the EIA on Twitter: @FlyEIA

We chat with Janet Lane, Director of Human Capital Centre at the Canada West Foundation, about their recent report "Work to Live: Alberta Youth Mobility" and how youth perceptions impact a region's ability to attract and retain talent. 

https://cwf.ca/research/publications/new-report-work-to-live-alberta-youth-mobility/

We speak with Dr. Riya Ganguly, the University of Alberta's new Associate Vice President, Enterprise, and a former VP at Edmonton Global. We discuss career pathways, the role that post-secondary institutions play in economic development, the life sciences, and more!

We chat with Adam O'Brien, CEO and founder of Bitcoin Well, the first publicly traded bitcoin company in the world.

https://bitcoinwell.com/
Twitter: @adamobrien_

We chat with Zack Storms of Startup TNT about angel investing and building community within the startup ecosystem.

www.startuptnt.com/
www.startuptnt.com/events
Twitter: @Startup_TNT