Elly Gotz is a Holocaust survivor, a retired engineer, an entrepreneur, a pilot and a speaker. Each year, he shares his story with over 15,000 students, teaching tolerance and understanding about the conditions that bring about genocide. 

Dr. Janice Gross Stein is the Belzberg Professor of Conflict Management in the Department of Political Science and was the Founding Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy at the University of Toronto. Stein has authored over 80 books, book chapters and articles on intelligence, international security, negotiation processes, peace-making, geopolitics and public policy. Dr. Stein spoke with me about a global geopolitical reset.

Jim Vinsoki is a manufacturing expert with over 30 years of experience who tells the stories of our producers - the ones who work in the rubber-meets-the-road world of manufacturing. He is an advocate for American manufacturing, the backbone of so many rural communities, and a mainstay of a healthy economy and a strong nation. Jim is also a regular contributor to Forbes magazine. 

Ken Steele is a Futurist and Founder of Eduvation – a company which interprets research data and emerging trends to bring innovation to college and university branding, recruitment, enrolment management and, strategy. Higher Ed professionals rely on Ken as a definitive source of breaking news, bright ideas and insight into student trends, technological innovation and strategic planning. Today, we discussed the forces at play that are altering higher education in North America.

Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and respected authority on the future of work. She is also a newspaper columnist, an author and broadcaster. Linda’s 4th book Work Is Not a Place: Our Lives and Our Organizations in the Post-Jobs Economy draws on the research she has been building for years as well as the insights gained from interacting with audiences across a range of sectors.

Dr. Brian Beatty is Associate Professor of Instructional Technologies in the Department of Equity, Leadership Studies and Instructional Technologies at San Francisco State University. At SFSU, Dr. Beatty pioneered the development and evaluation of the Hy-Flex course design model for blended learning environments, implementing a “student-directed-hybrid” approach to better support student learning.

The Museum of Failure is a collection of failed products and services from around the world. The majority of all innovation projects fail and the museum showcases these failures to provide visitors with a fascinating learning experience. Every item provides unique insight into the risky business of innovation.  Dr. Sam West is an organizational psychologist, an innovation researcher and the inspirational curator at the Museum of Failure.  

Nargiz Heydarova is a PhD candidate and adjunct lecturer at ADA University in Baku, Azerbaijan. She is an experienced lecturer in microeconomics, macroeconomics and applied economics. We discussed how Azerbaijan is coping during the COVID pandemic and prospects for the future of the Azerbaijan economy. 

As oil prices turn negative and both supply and demand plummet, I contacted Chris Slubicki who is currently President and CEO of Modern Resources, a Calgary based private oil and gas company, to better understand the crisis that has affected our energy sector and to discover our way forward.

An interview with Katarina Tracz, Director of Stockholm Free World Forum (Frivärld). She possesses wide experience in foreign and security policy analysis, focusing particularly on Transatlantic affairs and security in the Nordic-Baltic region. She is an active contributor to the debate on foreign and security policy in Swedish and international media and has published several reports, articles and OP-EDs in major Swedish and international newspapers.