Deloitte Edmonton Movers and Thinkers

Paul Macmillan grew up in Canada’s national capital where he studied Public Administration at Carleton University and received an MBA from the University of Ottawa. He has been a management consultant for almost 30 years. Paul is the Strategy and Operations Consulting Leader for Deloitte Canada. Paul has also served as the Global Public Sector Leader. Under Paul’s leadership, Deloitte launched Gov2020  The Future of Government  to help leaders from across the public and private sectors prepare for disruptive change. Paul most recently co-authored the Deloitte Review article: A Billion to One: The Crowd Gets Personal. The article explores how crowd sourcing, big data and digital sensing are combining to transform value-chains. Paul is also co-author of the book The Solution Revolution: How Business, Government, and Social Enterprises are Teaming up to Solve Society’s Toughest Problems (Harvard Business Review, 2013). The book topped a number of “Best of” reading lists, including the Washington Post and Business Digest. Paul’s current research is focused on the concept of Cognitive Government; an exploration of how governments can change from within to become learning organizations. In this podcast, Shawn Kanungo and Rob MacNeil talk to Paul about topics that range from Solution Revolution, Gov2020, philanthropy, Uber, his reaction to the Government of Alberta’s crazy election to his thoughts on Cognitive Government. This talk was packed with tons of great insights from Paul.

Dave Hancock was the 15th Premier of Alberta in 2014. He was one of Alberta’s most experienced Cabinet Ministers and had been trusted with many of the province’s most important portfolios over his 16 years as Cabinet Minister and MLA for Edmonton-Whitemud. Dave went into public life to build an Alberta that balances economic strength and social responsibility and knows that getting social policy right is one of the most fiscally responsible actions a government can take.  A thinker and hard-worker, Dave’s approach to government has lead three different premiers to trust him with ministerial roles at the cabinet table and as Government House Leader. Dave grew up and graduated high school in the small Northern Alberta town of La Crete before moving to Edmonton to complete his political science and law degrees at the University of Alberta. After practicing law and becoming a partner with Edmonton’s Matheson and Company, Dave ran for public office and was elected as the Progressive Conservative Member of the Legislative Assembly for Edmonton-Whitemud. In this podcast, interviewers Paul Marc Frenette and Aaleem Jiwa ask Mr. Alberta about a number of topics covering Alberta’s economy, diversification, entrepreneurship, education and innovation. This was an engaging podcast with tons of thought-provoking statements from the Former Premier of Alberta. Edmonton Movers and Thinkers gets inside the heads of decision makers and important thinkers. Deloitte also draws upon their Gov2020 research, experience and talented practitioners.

Joseph Doucet became Dean of the Alberta School of Business on July 1, 2013.  He joined the School in 2000 and, from 2005, was the Enbridge Professor of Energy Policy.  He has held faculty or visiting appointments at Université Laval, the University of Florida, and Université Montpellier (France).  He earned his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. Under Dean Doucet’s leadership, the Alberta School of Business continues to build on its globally recognized research excellence and outstanding learning environment while growing its impact in the areas of energy and the environment, entrepreneurship, and international business.  The School’s vision is “Leaders from Alberta for the World.” In 2015, the School has been named one of the top 100 in the world by the Financial Times of London. Doucet’s research interests are in the areas of energy and regulatory economics and policy.  He regularly provides strategic advice to firms and governments in these areas.  His research has appeared in journals such as the Journal of Regulatory Economics, the Canadian Journal of Economics, Energy Economics and The Energy Journal.  He is a past President of the Canadian affiliate of the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE).  He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Regulatory Economics and, between 2000 and 2006, he was Editor of the journal Energy Studies Review. Doucet currently sits on the boards of the EPCOR Community Essentials Council (ECEC), the Institute of Certified Management Consultants of Alberta (CMC-Alberta), and the 2014 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final. He is also a member of the C.D. Howe Institute’s Energy and Natural Resources Policy Council, and the City of Edmonton’s Mayor’s Taskforce on the Elimination of Poverty. This podcast featured Aaleem Jiwa and Cassandra Hesson as interviewers. Dean Doucet discussed the future of education and its impact on the University of Alberta. He also discusses the importance of family and how its influence on his career trajectory. Edmonton Movers and Thinkers gets inside the heads of decision makers and important thinkers. Deloitte also draws upon their Gov2020 research, experience and talented practitioners.  

Chris LaBossiere has spent the last two decades building his City and Province as a business and a community leader. As the Chairman of the board of Directors for Startup Edmonton, he’s worked with business and community leaders to lay the groundwork for a more diverse and vigorous business and entrepreneurial ecosystem. As the founding chair of Make Something Edmonton, he actively supports the culture of builders that makes Edmonton and Alberta so unique and powerful. Over the last decade, he also co-founded one of the fastest growing technology and professional services companies in Canada. That company, Yardstick, has been recognized for many years as one of the fastest growing companies in Alberta and Canada by Alberta Venture Magazine, Profit Magazine and Deloitte. Chris and his business partners are grateful and proud to be one of the Top Ten Most Admired Corporate Cultures by the Wellstone Group. In this episode, James Richardson and Ershad Chagani ask Yardstick CEO Chris Labossiere about innovation in our province, and the future of education. This interview was conducted prior to Chris’s announcement that he is running for the Progressive Conservative nomination in Edmonton-Rutherford. Edmonton Movers and Thinkers gets inside the heads of decision makers and important thinkers. Deloitte also draws upon their Gov2020 research, experience and talented practitioners.

With a career marked by a commitment to student engagement, Dr. David Atkinson brings significant experience as a passionate educator, president of three Canadian universities, and an active participant in both the academic and non-academic communities. Dr. Atkinson obtained his MA and PhD (English) from the University of Calgary. He taught for 15 years at the University of Lethbridge until his appointment as dean of Arts and Science at the University of Saskatchewan. Subsequently, he served as president for Brock University (St. Catharines, Ont.), Carleton University (Ottawa, Ont.) and, most recently, Kwantlen Polytechnic University (Surrey, B.C.). An accomplished academic and researcher, Dr. Atkinson has published four books and over 90 essays and reviews. He was visiting professor at Hokkaigakuen University in Sapporo, Japan, and has served as reviewer and referee for various journal and granting councils. He currently holds an academic appointment as professor of English at MacEwan University. In this episode, Paul Marc Frenette and Shawn Kanungo ask Dr. Atkinson about the rise of Grant MacEwan,  innovation and entrepreneurship in Alberta, and the future of education. Edmonton Movers and Thinkers gets inside the heads of decision makers and important thinkers. Deloitte also draws upon their Gov2020 research, experience and talented practitioners.

The Honourable Jim Prentice was sworn in as Alberta’s 16th Premier on September 15, 2014. He was the Senior Executive Vice President and Vice Chairman of the CIBC, having joined the Bank in January of 2011. Mr. Prentice was one of the most senior Ministers in the Canadian Government from 2006 to 2010. During that time he chaired the important Operations Committee of Cabinet; served variously as the Minister of Industry, the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development; and sat as a member of the Priorities Committee of Cabinet. In this episode, James Richardson and Don MacPherson ask Premier Prentice about innovation and entrepreneurship in Alberta. Edmonton Movers and Thinkers gets inside the heads of decision makers and important thinkers. Deloitte also draws upon their Gov2020 research, experience and talented practitioners.