This week on The CEO Series, Karl Moore speaks with Naveed Irshad, President and CEO of Manulife Canada, one of the country’s leading insurance companies. Naveed discusses how Canada’s aging population is reshaping the insurance industry, how Manulife is working to better educate Canadians on the value of insurance in long-term financial security, and how the company is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to boost productivity.

This week on The CEO Series, Professor Moore speaks with Kurtis McBride, CEO of Miovision, a Canadian company transforming how cities manage traffic through technology. Kurtis explains how Miovision designs systems that help municipalities operate more efficiently, the strategic thinking behind Miovision’s recent acquisitions, and what Canada must do to position its innovation sector competitively against much larger international players.

This week on The CEO Series, Karl Moore speaks with The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Economic Development for Quebec Regions. Minister Joly discusses how the federal government is preparing young people for the future, the role her department plays in creating jobs and supporting economic growth across Quebec, and key investments designed to strengthen both economic competitiveness and national resilience.

This week on the CEO Series, Professor Moore speaks with Mitch Joel, a Canadian entrepreneur. Mitch shares insights from his early career writing for leading business and technology magazines, growing and selling his digital agency, and how leaders should think about implementing AI responsibly.

This week on The CEO Series, Karl Moore speaks with General Jennie Carignan, Canada’s Chief of the Defence Staff. General Carignan discusses how the Canadian Armed Forces are leveraging big data and artificial intelligence in military operations, what it’s like reporting directly to the Minister of National Defence, and the growing importance of the Arctic for national sovereignty and security.

Karl Moore is delighted to be speaking with Mark Shapiro, CEO of the Toronto Blue Jays. This is a replay of show we recorded in 2023, before they made it to this year’s unbelievable World Series.

This week on The CEO Series, Karl Moore speaks with Thane Calder, Founder and Chairman of CloudRaker. Thane shares the story behind founding CloudRaker, what it means to grow a startup in today’s turbulent environment, and the lessons he’s learned from his experience working with a venture studio.

This week on The CEO Series, Professor Moore speaks with Jon Cercone, owner of Taverne sur le Square, a restaurant in Montreal. Jon shares his perspective on navigating shutdowns during the pandemic, how inflation is impacting the hospitality industry today, and offers thoughts on what cities could do differently to better support small businesses.

This week on The CEO Series, Karl Moore speaks with Jonathan Goldbloom, Partner at Avenue Strategic Consulting and Chair of VIA Rail Canada and Hockey Canada. Jonathan shares his perspective on how communications have shifted over the past decade, including leading communications at the Jewish General Hospital during the peak of COVID-19 and his thoughts on the state of Quebec’s anglophone community as more English speakers move out of the province.

This week, Karl Moore rebroadcasts a conversation he had with the late Ken Dryden from 2016, when Dryden taught his Canadian Studies course at McGill university entitled "Thinking The Future To make The Future."