Toronto Talks
Toronto Talks is the podcast from the Toronto Region Board of Trade. Each episode features prominent business leaders from across the Toronto region talking about some of the biggest challenges facing our economy - from productivity to congestion and beyond.
Podcasting since 2025 • 19 episodes
Toronto Talks
Latest Episodes
Toronto’s Waterfront: Vic Gupta & Chris Glaisek on Housing, Jobs, and Marine Transportation
In this episode, we explore how Toronto’s 10-kilometre waterfront can transform the city from being a city on a lake to a true Waterfront City. Achieving this vision means striking the right balance between housing, employment lands, culture, a...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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27:58
Inside IBM: Deb Pimentel on AI, Innovation, and Toronto’s Advantage
In this episode of Toronto Talks, Deb Pimentel, President of IBM Canada joins us to share how IBM is helping Canadian companies unlock real productivity gains through AI. From a storied past in hardware to becoming a global leader in h...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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21:38
Sparking Connection with Play-Doh with Theresa Bailey
Entrepreneurship takes resilience. For Theresa Bailey, it also took Play-Doh.In this episode we sit down with Theresa, founder of Starfish Synergies Inc. and winner of this year’s Export Plan of the Year Award from the World Trade Centre...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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33:35
How Canada's Energy Advantage Could Unlock Billions in Growth with Michele Harradence
Canada sits on 150 years of natural gas reserves, yet we watched helplessly as Europe begged for energy we couldn't deliver. In this episode, Michele Harradence, Executive Vice President and President at Enbridge Gas, reveals how Ca...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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43:17
What It Will Take to Build a Stronger Toronto with Mayor Olivia Chow
At the Toronto Region Board of Trade’s 2025 Annual Lunch, the message was clear: it’s time to create the conditions for growth.This episode brings you into the room as we launched our bold new campaign, Stronger Starts Here,...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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19:22