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Episode #42: C-Suite Unplugged: Ed Sims, President & CEO, WestJet

Episode #42: C-Suite Unplugged: Ed Sims, President & CEO, WestJet

by admin | Apr 27, 2021 | C-Suite Unplugged, Podcast

What is like to lead one of Western Canada’s most iconic companies through a pandemic? Ed Sims, President & CEO of WestJet, is a long-time veteran of the airline industry, starting his career as a checking agent at Gatwick airport in the UK. On this episode, Ed...
Episode #42: C-Suite Unplugged: Ed Sims, President & CEO, WestJet

Episode #41: A National Childcare Program—A Conversation with Maryam Monsef, Canada’s Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development

by admin | Apr 26, 2021 | Podcast, The Brief

In its recently tabled budget, the federal government announced a significant investment in developing a national childcare program, investing $30 billion over the next five years and just over $8 billion in an early learning program. Access to quality, reliable, and...
Episode #42: C-Suite Unplugged: Ed Sims, President & CEO, WestJet

Episode #40: Survival of the Mission: Strengthening the Role of Non-Profits in Alberta

by admin | Apr 13, 2021 | Podcast, The Brief

When you think about non-profits, you might immediately think about organizations that support those experiencing homelessness, food banks, or social services. But have you ever considered just how much of an outsized impact that non-profits have on our individual and...
Episode #42: C-Suite Unplugged: Ed Sims, President & CEO, WestJet

Episode #39: Unicorns in Alberta: Building Billion Dollar Tech Companies in Alberta

by admin | Mar 30, 2021 | C-Suite Unplugged, Podcast

It hardly takes much effort to see the impressive emergence and growth of Alberta’s tech and innovation ecosystem over the past few years. In fact, the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association reported in its 2020 Annual Report that Alberta closed 51...
Episode #42: C-Suite Unplugged: Ed Sims, President & CEO, WestJet

Episode #38: How an Industry-Led Economic Strategy Can Spur Growth and Innovation for Canada’s Future

by admin | Mar 16, 2021 | Podcast, The Brief

From climate action to advancing reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, Canada faces many grand challenges, and COVID response and economic recovery are currently chief among them. Just as we are harnessing the collective intelligence and expertise from Canada’s...
Episode #42: C-Suite Unplugged: Ed Sims, President & CEO, WestJet

Episode #37: #IWD Series: Celebrating Alberta’s Powerful Women Leaders—Annie Korver’s Story

by admin | Mar 8, 2021 | C-Suite Unplugged, Podcast

From professionals and community advocates to entrepreneurs and C-suite executives, Alberta is home to so many incredible women leaders. These women are innovating business models, disrupting the status quo, and evolving the conversation of what it means to be a...
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