From navigating AI to building financial resilience and high-performing teams, we asked our expert speakers to share their insights on the trends and challenges shaping success in today’s world.
Ask an Expert: Trending Topics
Pulled from our ongoing “Inside Our Boardroom” video content series, watch our speakers answer questions about some of 2025’s most requested topics in the video Q&A below.
Purpose and Leadership
In a world where “purpose” has become both a buzzword and a business imperative, bestselling author of The Purpose of Purpose Ron Tite helps leaders move beyond the noise to understand what truly drives organizational success and how to harness purpose for meaningful growth.
How do you see purpose and leadership evolving?
AI and the Future of Work
A future strategist and innovation evangelist, Dwayne Matthews explores the impact of disruptive innovation on the future of work. As the founder of TomorrowNow Learning Labs, he helps organizations build strategic foresight and cultivate adaptable workforces. As AI continues to transform every industry, we asked him:
How can companies be proactive in navigating AI?
Workplace Wellness
Every business leader wants their workplace to be an environment of high performance, but a prerequisite for productivity, creativity, and innovation is a culture of belonging. Dr. Samra Zafar shows audiences how to foster a culture of empathy and inclusion to unlock their team’s highest potential.
What is inclusive wellness and how does it help foster belonging?
Getting Big Things Done
Award-winning journalist and bestselling author of How Big Things Get Done, Dan Gardner helps leaders understand why major projects so often fail and what they can do differently. Drawing on the world’s largest database of major projects, his research reveals the surprising factors that determine success — from home renovations to space exploration — and how to beat the daunting odds. We asked him:
Why do big projects fail and what can leaders do to improve their success rate?
Managing Multigenerational Teams
For almost 40 years, Dr. John Izzo has been at the forefront of key trends reshaping the way we work. A pioneer in understanding how generational values evolve, he continues to help leaders prepare for the future of work by separating myth from reality in today’s multigenerational workplace. We asked him:
How should companies approach the challenges and opportunities of multigenerational teams?
Personal Finance
The former Chief Financial Commentator for CTV News, Pattie Lovett-Reid is one of Canada’s most trusted financial voices. With decades of experience navigating economic uncertainty, she provides practical guidance to help Canadians build financial resilience and prepare for life’s inevitable speed bumps. We asked her:
What’s one thing Canadians aren’t doing that they should be in today’s financial climate?
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