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So happy to have been part of this event! Spoke about the future of work to a very enthusiastic crowd of Human Resources leaders at the Mclean & Company Signature24 event in Las Vegas this week.  ...

Awesome to be in Quebec City to present to the IIA Canada’s Audit Leader Event on the economic and demographic forces that will challenge leaders in the years ahead. hashtag#futureofwork hashtag#growthmindset hashtag#economy hashtag#keynotespeaker hashtag#technology hashtag#climate...

Coming in 2025 - my new book on the way that climate and the circular economy will impact the future of work. Will be writing over the next months and am booking keynotes on the material now - stay tuned for more!...

Always a pleasure to work with Fidelity on their Fidelity Connects webcast, had a great discussion  about the way that climate is changing the economy and the future of work.      ...

Did you graduate during a recession and if so did it impact the rest of your life? In this Globe and Mail article I wrote about the experience of those who started their careers in the deep-recession year of 1982 and who did feel the...

Such a pleasure to present virtually to the New Mindsets for Leading in Complexity webinar about what the future of work means for educators. Great questions and discussion!...

So amazing to join International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP) at their conference in Kona, Hawaii to talk about the global economic outlook Thanks to National Speakers Bureau for booking! (and decided to share a picture of view from my balcony rather than the...

Such a pleasure to speak with American Express clients at their recent virtual event. Here is a short clip from the opening of my presentation on economics and the future of work. [video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="https://relentlesseconomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/amexclipshort.mp4"][/video]...

So happy to have been part of the recent 'Transformation' Professional Development Day at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. I spoke about the future of work and then enjoyed the Q & A from the very engaged audience....

So great to be part of a panel on the future of work and the challenges for Pensions and Investments at the Canadian Pension Risk Strategies Conference last week. Such a great discussion with the audience and my fellow panellists on the ways that work...

Awesome event yesterday at BDO Canada talking about the megatrends impacting the future of work and the importance of having a growth mindset. Challenging times ahead, but exciting times too. Happy to be part of the discussion!...

Was great to be in Ottawa to present to appy to be in Ottawa today to present to the Canadian Crops Convention #CdnCrops23 at their first in-person event in three years! We talked about the global economic outlook and about the megatrends that are shifting...

So great to be in Banff (gorgeous in winter) to speak at the Western Connect event organized by BUKSA / Conferences + Associations . Thanks to National Speakers Bureau for booking!...

So great to present to #Cannexus23 this week (virtually!) about the themes in my new book 'Working it Out: Getting Ready for the Redefined World of Work' - thank you to CERIC for the invitation! #futureofwork #keynotespeaker ...

Amazing to be in Vancouver yesterday presenting to the Vancouver Board of Trade on the future of work and being part of the thoughtful Q & A session afterwards. Skills mismatches and shortages are everywhere and was awesome to be with a group so committed...

What an amazing event! Had the pleasure of both speaking and leading a workshop for advertising agency Dentsu on the future of work in finance. Great to be part of the discussion (and to enjoy their gorgeous workspace!).   ...

Great afternoon joining the Ontario Private Camping Association at their recent conference to talk about an economist's view of climate change. Important topic and awesome that this group is being pro-active about what comes next....

So great to join CPBI Pacific at their Vancouver event on climate change and the economy. Enjoyed doing the keynote on an economist's view of climate change, but was also cool to moderate the discussion afterward. ...

Awesome to be in Charlottetown this week talking to the Canadian Network of Agencies for Regulation about the about the future of work. Great group, important topic and gorgeous city!...

Awesome to be in Vancouver to speak to the MGI Global conference about the global economy and the megatrends that will shape it in the coming years. So great to be back in lovely rooms like this one at the Pan Pacific Vancouver!...

Always a pleasure to be on CBC Metro Morning as their future of work columnist. This week talked about the trend to being a 'digital nomad' and choosing to work somewhere sunny if you can! Listen here...

Was awesome to speak to the Ontario Municipal Financial Officers in lovely Blue Mountain, Ontario. Yes, the discussion was about the economy but it was also about resilience and why it is more important than ever to develop it both from an individual and an...

In my latest column for the Globe and Mail I look at the phenomenon of 'Quiet Quitting'. As much as it is easy to write off the Gen Z workers going this route as slackers, the reality is that they are sending a message that...

Great to speak with CBC Metro Morning about how organizations should be thinking about attracting Generation Z. They are not the Boomers or even the Millennials! https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-39-metro-morning/clip/15928598-what-canadian-employers-need-attract-gen-z-workers  ...

The heat waves in Europe this summer are a reminder that our planet is getting warmer and in turn that that will have an impact on the future of work. See more here  in my latest column for the Globe and Mail...

I now do a regular column with CBC Metro Morning discussing the economy and the future of work. This week I covered the new report from the World Economic Forum on the gender gap as measured by several metrics including health and labour force participation....

Was awesome to join the Canadian College and University Food Services Association at their at their recent conference at Casino Windsor. Great to talk about the megatrends changing the economy and how they will impact food service   ...

So great to speak to the the Canadian Securities Lending Association at their conference in Toronto. Wonderful to be in front of a live audience talking about the future of work and the economy #futureofwork #keynotespeaker #economy...

Thanks to The Labour Market Group in North Bay, Ontario for having me kick  off their Future of Work webinar series. I am so happy that we now have so many discussions taking place around the future of work - we are transitioning into a...

Happy to be quoted in this article in Bloomberg Opinion on inflation and how that is impacting generational spending choices. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-01-02/millennials-are-finally-buying-houses-what-does-that-mean-for-inflation...

Was lucky enough to moderate an awesome panel on education and the future of work for D2L yesterday (virtually of course, but amazing how well it works). So many challenges ahead, but also so many great ideas and plans around how to meet them. ...

Was an honor to speak to the recent 'Ahead of the Curve' event held by American Express for their Canadian team. I talked about the outlook for the global economy as we come out of the pandemic as well as the things to consider longer...

Was privileged to moderate a great roundtable on 'New Approaches to Reskilling and Upskilling Displacd Workers' for th Business Council of Canada and the Public Policy Forum last week. Moderating by teleconference is a bit different than doing it in person, but takes me back...

Coming September 2021, my new book Where We Left Off: Ten Trends Changing the Post-Pandemic Economy. Looking forward to speaking on the topic in person then and virtually anytime! Contact speaking@relentlesseconomics.com to book. ...

  I am so excited to share that I will be speaking at Microsoft's Future Now event, to take place virtually October 27th and 28th, I will be one of more than 100 speakers talking about digital transformation, the future of work, and being primed to...

Another day, another virtual presentation! Thank you to CPA Ontario for letting me to speak to their conference today on the economy and where it is going, particularly with the uncertainty of the political environment. All live-streamed from my home studio, with cutting-edge production and...

  Yes I miss in-person presentations, a lot actually, but cool that we can still keep the conversations going. Here I am on someone's laptop (you can see his coffee mug to the right) as I speak to the Ontario Municipal Human Resources Association fall conference...

Was so great to speak to Manitoba Tech's Disrupted Future conference last week..I spoke about the future of work, which is scary and challenging but something we need to come to terms with now. There is lots to be optimistic about, and I think people...

I am excited about my upcoming speaking engagements in 2020, none more so than the presentation I will do to the Connect Travel Market Leadership Summit in February in Kissimmee, Florida. I will be talking about the megatrends for the travel industry and will be...