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EP703: Iliana Oris Valiente on Future Proofing [Video] >> https://lnkd.in/gSqC-xbm How do you future proof yourself in a world of technology that is rapidly changing? Iliana Oris Valiente CPA,CA is an accomplished corporate executive, innovation and emerging tech pioneer, startup investor, respected board member, published author, and sought-after global public speaker. With a clear vision and unwavering determination, she is a thought leader on a mission to build a future humans want to live in. Iliana is currently the Managing Director and Innovation Lead at Accenture Canada. Iliana is widely recognized for her trailblazing contributions to the blockchain industry, having advised corporations, government leaders, regulators, and startups as a translator between the web2 and web3 worlds. We talked to Iliana about her digital twin, the future of work and what it's like to be a sequoia tree or an air plant. Connected Intelligence with Sonia Sennik Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gMDS96rs Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/gpXV7Tep Watch on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gSqC-xbm

What opportunities lie on the other side of taking risks and embracing changes in your career? EP702: Ava Yaskiel on Experiential Learning >> https://lnkd.in/g8UEzZfV Ava Yaskiel is a Senior Strategic Advisor to the public and private sectors focusing on business planning, strategy and structure. She was the G7/G20 Deputy Minister of Finance & Associate Deputy Minister of Finance for Canada until 2021. Ava has held various roles over her 30-year career as a lawyer at Norton Rose & Fulbright where she was Partner, Global Head of Corporate, M&A and Securities. Ava also spent six years at the Ontario Securities Commission holding a variety of positions in Senior Legal Counsel (Acting Director) of the Office of the General Counsel, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, related party transactions and related policy matters. We talk about Ava’s one-of-a-kind career journey, her experience working on boards, the importance of having a vision for your life, and her time spent representing Canada as Deputy Minister of Finance. Connected Intelligence with Sonia Sennik Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gEgP-ScB Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/gxfyRsFQ

How do you revitalize a company as it bounces back from a low point? EP701: Yousry Bissada on Building the Future >> https://lnkd.in/gNceiaA7 Yousry Bissada is President and Chief Executive Officer of Home Capital Group. Yousry has more than 30 years of financial services experience focused on the mortgage industry. He is a CPA, GCA and Accredited Mortgage Professional. Prior to joining Home Capital, Yousry served as President and CEO of Kanetix Ltd., an insurance and financial products digital platform. He has held many senior executive roles across the financial services and fintech industry in Canada. He was named CFO of FirstLine Trust Company in 1989, which was later acquired by CIBC. In 1999, he was named SVP of Real Estate Secured Lending Products at TD Canada Trust, overseeing one of Canada's largest mortgage businesses. We talk to Yousry about how to lead through a crisis, how to live your company values, and the importance of teamwork. Connected Intelligence with Sonia Sennik Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/g5FrEGkU Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/gFF2V4MD

EP610: The Possible Self + Power for All [Video] >> https://lnkd.in/g5vgmusp This episode features two thought leaders – Professors Maja Djikic & Tiziana Casciaro. Maja is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Self-Development Laboratory at the University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management. Tiziana is a Professor of Organizational Behavior and the Marcel Desautels Chair in Integrative Thinking at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. This conversation is a blend of the thought leadership between Maja and Tiziana. We discuss Maja’s recently published book “The Possible Self: A Leader’s Guide to Personal Development” and integrate this with elements of “Power, for All: How it Really Works and Why It Is Everyone’s Business”, a book Tiziana co-authored in 2021. This insightful discussion focuses on self development, its impact on relationships, the balance of power, and how interconnected each of these elements are in your work, and your life. Connected Intelligence with Sonia Sennik Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gN_FYJSd Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/guJ8e7hy Watch on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/g5vgmusp

How do you overcome the feeling of "being stuck" to become your possible self? EP609: Maja Djikic on The Possible Self [Video] >> https://lnkd.in/g678QnjM Maja Djikic is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Self-Development Laboratory at the University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management. She is a psychologist specializing in the field of personality development. Her work focuses on how self changes, and means of developing a congruent and flexible self. Her work also examines the impact of self-change on relationships. She has published more than 30 articles and book chapters in the area of personality development in journals such as Psychological Science, Journal of Research in Personality, Creativity Research Journal, New Ideas in Psychology, etc. Her research has been featured in The New York Times, Salon, Slate, The Scientific American Mind, and many other media outlets. Maja’s first book “The Possible Self: A Leader’s Guide to Personal Development” was released on March 5, 2024. Connected Intelligence with Sonia Sennik Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gsmSQTdr Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/gCskYdBp Watch on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/g678QnjM Berrett-Koehler Publishers University of Toronto

How do you transform doubt into focus and determination? Janet Bannister is the Founder and Managing Partner of Staircase Ventures. In 2004, Janet launched Kijiji Canada and grew it to become one of the most visited websites in Canada. Before Kijii, Janet spent four years at eBay in Silicon Valley where she helped transform eBay from a Collectibles to a mainstream marketplace.  She started her career as a Brand Manager at Procter & Gamble and then joined McKinsey & Company where she was an Engagement Manager.  She also founded and built a successful consulting business and was CEO at a venture-backed start-up prior to joining Real Ventures.   Janet has won numerous awards and recognition including Venture Capital Journal’s 2021 “Women of Influence in Private Markets”, Pitchbooks’ 2021 “Female Founders & Investors to Know”, and American Bankers’ 2019 “Most Influential Women in Payments”. Janet speaks to us about her career journey from Procter and Gamble to Staircase Ventures, being a competitive long distance runner, and maintaining focus and determination when people say “it cannot be done!” EP608: Janet Bannister on Determination with Sonia Sennik Website: https://lnkd.in/grEVAxv7 Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/g6B9z7na Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/gaU8669e

How can AI enable transformation in addressing population and public health challenges? EP607: Going Viral with Dr. Rosella [Video] >> https://lnkd.in/gtn7ZKJM This video episode brings back our recurring segment <<Going Viral with Dr. Rosella>> because the list of things we bring to work sometimes includes viruses(!) The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed how and where we work, and made us all aware of the importance of public health. So, we invite epidemiologist Laura Rosella to chat about the state of global public health. In this episode, we discuss the current state of COVID-19, Dr. Rosella's new program, AI for Public Health, and robot doctors. Laura Rosella is a Canadian epidemiologist and Professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, where she holds a Canada Research Chair in Population Health Analytics. Laura is the Principal Investigator and Scientific Director of the Population Health Analytics Lab. She is a member of the The Royal Society of Canada | La Société royale du Canada's College of New Scholars and the inaugural Stephen Family Research Chair in Community Health at the Institute for Better Health, Trillium Health Partners. Laura has authored over 250 peer-reviewed publications in the areas of epidemiology, public health and health services research. Her work has been featured in major news outlets such as Forbes, Newsweek, Reuters, CBC, CTV, The National Post, and The Globe and Mail. Laura has an incredible way of simplifying complex public health situations. Please enjoy Going Viral with Dr. Rosella on Connected Intelligence with Sonia Sennik – Season Six edition! Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gC2yqzsw Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/gCbiGUS3 Watch on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gVNYEDCS

Is our future with generative AI terrifying, exciting, or fascinating? Avi Goldfarb is the Rotman Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare and a professor of marketing at the University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management. Avi is the Chief Data Scientist at the Creative Destruction Lab, a faculty affiliate at the Vector Institute and the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society, and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Avi’s research focuses on the opportunities and challenges of the digital economy. Along with Ajay Agrawal and Joshua Gans, Avi is the author of the bestselling books Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence and Power and Prediction: The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence. In this episode, we talk about the adoption of artificial intelligence in the workplace, the opportunities to implement AI in healthcare delivery, and privacy in a world enabled by generative AI. EP606: Avi Goldfarb on AI at Work Website: https://lnkd.in/gJkyEU3D Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gak2E5aW Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/gpiM2qiY

This is our annual Year in Review with Professor Janice Stein where she helps us understand key global events and news stories of 2023 – from global unrest to climate change, from technological advances in artificial intelligence to the Toronto Blue Jays. Janice is a legendary Canadian political scientist and international relations expert. She is the Belzberg Professor of Conflict Management in the Department of Political Science and the Founding Director of the University of Toronto - Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy at University of Toronto. Janice is a Fellow of the The Royal Society of Canada | La Société royale du Canada and a member of the Order of Ontario and the Order of Canada; among her many distinctions. We wish our Connected Intelligence community a safe and happy holiday season and new year! Year in Review with Janice Stein on Connected Intelligence Website: https://lnkd.in/gpZur9tg Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gb4cvVt2 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/gSNnhs8e

How can we reimagine everyday conversation for more connective personal and professional dialogue? Caitlin Begg is the founder of Authentic Social and sociological researcher researching technology’s effect on conversation. She founded Authentic Social in 2016 after writing her undergraduate Harvard sociology honors thesis on how digital communication affects relationships and social interaction. Caity presents her sociological research around the United States and Europe at a variety of academic and industry conferences. In parallel, she is conducting ongoing independent sociological research, with a focus on technology's effect on conversation and sociotechnical systems. Within these contexts, further areas of focus include: the effect of asynchronous communication and hypercommunication on daily interactions, artificial intelligence and human interaction, and more. We chat with Caity about Authentic Social, the hyperactive digital world we live in, responsible AI, and how we can incorporate more intention in our daily conversations. EP605: Caitlin Begg on Hypercommunication Website: https://lnkd.in/g7xthktt Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/g35d_Nb2 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/gqBAZh2E