Speakers in the News

Erika Ayers Badan: Hire the Divas

In this episode of WORK, Erika unpacks what it really means to hire big personalities, lead through change, and build systems that actually work—especially for…

Feigenbaum: Asian allies aren’t sure about U.S. role or mission

Evan Feigenbaum from Carnegie Endowment for International Peace makes sense of U.S. defense secretary’s Asia trip and how the context has dramatically changed during Trump’s…

Kevin O’Leary: How Trump’s tariffs Could Play Out

‘Shark Tank’ investor Kevin O’Leary assesses President Donald Trump’s looming tariffs on ‘Sunday Night in America.’ Kevin O’Leary, a renowned investor and entrepreneur, offers invaluable…

Sir Niall Ferguson: Trump’s ‘confused’ China strategy could lead to ‘big strategic mistakes’

“If a superpower is saying apparently contradictory things to another superpower, that can lead to the kind of misunderstandings that lead to big strategic mistakes.”…

Rachel Botsman: The first company ‘org chart’

Devised in the 1850s, it was nothing like the pyramid hierarchy we’re familiar with today. We often learn something new from studying something old. More…

Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Why We Need To Embrace Stress

Most of us try to avoid stress at all costs. But Dr. Sharon Bergquist, author of ‘The Stress Paradox,’ says too little stress can be…

David Frum: Why Sheinbaum Can Surrender to Trump

Canadian and European leaders push back against the U.S. because they have to listen to their voters. Mexico’s leader faces no penalty for ignoring hers.…

Illumina Board of Directors elects Dr. Scott Gottlieb Chair

Illumina, Inc., a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, today announced changes to its Board of Directors. Scott Gottlieb, MD, has been elected non-executive…

David Frum: Trump faces his first national security scandal as messaging app blows up

Leading author, journalist and thinker David Frum and The Hub’s editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss the group chat intelligence breach involving senior Trump administration officials and…

Dr. Leana Wen: Why doctors are so excited to use AI with their patients

Readers respond to the growing use of ambient AI in doctor’s offices. This week, I wrote about how doctors are using artificial intelligence to help…

Paul Nicklen: B.C.’s elusive spirit bear emerged for a close-up photo shoot

Wildlife photographer Paul Nicklen recounts the moment he came within a metre of a rare spirit bear or kermode and captured intimate portraits of the…

Balancing Act with John Katko: Tariffs

President Trump has started his second term by implementing tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China. John Katko interviews Dr. Andrew Wender Cohen to…