A Silicon Valley tech veteran, Murray has led the commercialization of major technologies at Microsoft and numerous startups. He founded an eCRM company, eAssisst, which was venture backed by Intel Capital and used by millions globally. Now, he's focused on AI with his company CITIZN and its products HumanityGPT & Democracy GPT, built on his Societal Networks concept. Murray is a dedicated mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs and shares his expertise through speaking engagements and board memberships.

Pamela Allen, in her role as Chief Executive Officer of MD Financial Management (MD), is responsible for defining MD's strategic direction. Her focus is on delivering enhanced value to physicians and their families, all while ensuring the long-term sustainability of the business. Under Pamela’s leadership, MD has cultivated a purpose driven, physician-first culture that focuses on deepening client relationships to deliver exceptional client experiences.

Gerald Butts has spent a lifetime working on environmental issues both in the public sector and now the private sector. Gerald was a key political advisor to Canadian Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty and the Principal Secretary to Canada’s current Prime Minister - Justin Trudeau. Gerald also served as the CEO for the WWF - the World Wildlife Fund in Canada and is now the Vice-Chairman of the Eurasia Group where he consults on climate change, trade, energy, sustainable finance, and artificial intelligence.

Tasha Kheiriddin is a Canadian public affairs commentator, consultant, lawyer, policy analyst and writer.

Wagner James Au is the Author of "Making a Metaverse That Matters", SVP at AnyContext, founder & editor-in-chief of Metaverse news/culture blog New World Notes.  Podcast recorded June 2023

Mark Higgins is a financial historian who has an upcoming book "Investing in US Financial History". We spoke with with him about the history of US financial markets, does history repeats itself? and the lessons for the future.

David Mikics is a Moores Distinguished Professor in the English Department and Honors College. His most recent book, "Slow Reading in a Hurried Age," came out from Harvard/Belknap in 2013 and was featured on NPR and in The New York Times. Other recent books are "The Annotated Emerson," and (with Stephen Burt) "The Art of the Sonnet," both also published by Harvard/Belknap, as well as "Who Was Jacques Derrida?" and "A New Handbook of Literary Terms," both from Yale. His book on Saul Bellow, "Bellow's People," appeared from Norton in 2015. Mikics is a columnist for Tablet magazine, where he writes regularly on subjects of Jewish interest, from politics and culture to literature (www.tabletmag.com/author/david-mikics). He has also written for The New Republic, The Jewish Daily Forward, The New York Times, the New Statesman, Huffington Post, and other publications. 

Mikics has won the University Teaching Excellence Award, its highest teaching honor. He teaches each year in the freshman Honors College course, the Human Situation, and also team-teaches a course with Robert Zaretsky of the history department called "Is Life Worth Living?

Ahsan I. Butt is an associate professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. His main research interests lie in nationalism, political violence, and South Asia. His book, Secession and Security: Explaining State Strategy Against Separatists, was published by Cornell University Press in 2017 and won the 2019 International Studies Association award for best book in international security studies. His work has appeared in journals such as International Organization, Journal of Global Security Studies, Journal of Strategic Studies, Politics and Religion, and Security Studies, and has received generous support from the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School, the Mellon Foundation, the Stanton Foundation, and the United States Institute of Peace.

We spoke with him about why US went to Iraq, what were its ramifications and what are the lessons for the future.

Martin Wolf is the Associate Editor and Chief Economics Commentator at the Financial Times and is regarded as one of the most important economics commentators globally.

He has a long and impressive background in economics starting off his career at the World Bank, he was a member of the UK government’s Independent Commission on Banking, was the Director of Studies at the Trade Policy Research Centre, London, and has advised governments and international organizations on trade and economic integration.

In 2000, he was awarded the OBE for services rendered to financial journalism. 

We discussed his new book entitled The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism. We talked about Liberal Democracy and its symbiotic relationship with Capitalism. What are some of the challenges today and what does the future of Democratic Captialism look like. 

Gregory Jack has spent over two decades in public affairs, government relations and communications roles across Canada, providing strategic advice and counsel to clients, elected officials, and senior executives in multiple roles.  From leading multi-functional diverse teams as a public sector executive to overseeing large-scale research projects for major international clients, he delivers political acumen, frank advice, and a results-oriented approach for his clients.    

As vice president (Canada) with Ipsos Public Affairs, he has worked with major clients including the Government of Alberta, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, Uber, the Global Centre for Pluralism, the Government of Canada and Suncor Energy.  He is also a media commentator and spokesperson for Ipsos.  Gregory has presented to senior executives and boards of directors, sat on television panels with opinion leaders, and delivered presentations to organizations across Canada.  

Prior to joining Ipsos, Gregory was an executive with the federal government in Ottawa, and later with the provincial government in Alberta, as well as a government relations manager with Suncor Energy.  He was director of communications for Alberta Education and Alberta Economic Development and Trade, where he led the communications function as a member of the department executive committee and advised ministers and their staff on effectively communicating the government’s agenda to Albertans.  As a director, executive director, and director-general with numerous federal government departments in Ottawa, Gregory led large communications teams advising prime ministers, numerous ministers and their staff, and senior officials on their strategic communications and research needs.

Gregory holds a Master of Public Administration from Queen’s University, and a Bachelor of political studies and philosophy, also from Queen’s.  He is currently completing a Master of Science in Energy Policy at the University of Sussex.  He is also a board member of the Chic Geek in Calgary, an organization dedicated to advancing leadership roles for women in technology.  Born in Montreal, Quebec, he spent seven years in Alberta before returning to Quebec in 2021.