Towards London

On This Episode: Margaret Coons, "The Big Cheese" at Nuts for Cheese Milos Krall, Founder and owner at Milos's Craft Beer Emporium Cathy Siskind-Kelly & Rob Kelly, Co-Founders of The Black Fly Beverage Company Links from the Episode Black Fly Plant 360 Video Margaret Coons & Nuts for Cheese Web: nutsforcheese.com Instagram: instagram.com/nutsforcheese Facebook: facebook.com/nutsforcheese Twitter: twitter.com/nutsforcheese Milos's Craft Beer Emporium Web: www.pubmilos.com Instagram: instagram.com/pub_milos Facebook: facebook.com/pubmilos Twitter: twitter.com/PubMilos Black Fly Beverage Company Web: blackflybooze.com Instagram: instagram.com/blackflybooze Facebook: facebook.com/BlackFlyBooze Twitter: twitter.com/BlackFlyBooze

Sponsored by: Western Research Parks On This Episode Innovation Works   Innovation Works Website: innovationworkslondon.ca Innovation Works Twitter: twitter.com/innoworksldn Dr. Tima Bansal Twitter: twitter.com/TimaBansal Network for Business Sustainability (NBS): nbs.net NBS Twitte: twitter.com/NBSnet David Billson Twitter: twitter.com/dbillsonrTraction Website: rtraction.com rtraction Twitter: twitter.com/rTraction B-Corporations/B-Labs: bcorporation.net/

This episode was sponsored by Western Research Parks   Featuring stories of social innovation across the spectrum in London, we have conversations with Goodwill Industry's Michelle Quintyn, Pillar Nonprofit's Michelle Baldwin, and London Community Foundation's Martha Powell. Links from the Episode Edgar & Joe's Website: edgarandjoes.ca Twitter: twitter.com/edgarandjoes Facebook: facebook.com/EdgarAndJoes Instagram: instagram.com/edgarandjoes Michelle Quintyn - Goodwill Industries of Great Lakes Michelle's Twitter: twitter.com/gwmichelle Goodwill Industries (Great Lakes) Website: goodwillindustries.ca Goodwill Industries Twitter: twitter.com/Goodwill_OGL Goodwill Industries Facebook: facebook.com/GoodwillOGL Goodwill Industries Instagram: instagram.com/goodwill_ogl Michelle Baldwin - Pillar Innovation Network & Innovation Works Michelle Baldwin Twitter: twitter.com/ml_baldwin Pillar Nonprofit Network Website: pillarnonprofit.ca Pillar Nonprofit Network Facebook: facebook.com/Pillar.Nonprofit.Network Pillar Nonprofit Network Twitter: twitter.com/PillarNN Innovation Works Website: innovationworkslondon.ca Innovation Works Facebook: facebook.com/innoworksldn Innovation Works Twitter: twitter.com/innoworksldn Innovation Works Instagram: instagram.com/innoworksldn Verge Capital Website: vergecapital.ca Martha Powell - London Community Foundation London Community Foundation Website: lcf.on.ca London Community Foundation Facebook: facebook.com/LdnCommFdn London Community Foundation Twitter: twitter.com/LdnCommFdn  

We're back. Sort of. Adam and Shobhita catch up after a longer-than-expected hiatus and talk about what's in store for the second half of Season 1 of Towards London.

Join Shobhita and Adam as they celebrate a milestone and make a super-special announcement from a not-so-secret location. Towards London is going on hiatus for the holidays, but we'll be back in 2018 with stories of Social Innovation, Advanced Manuafacturing, Digital Creative, and Video Games. Like, follow us, and if you haven't already, definitiey subscribe. Happy holidays and we'll be back in your earbuds in 2018.

This episode is sponsored by London Dairy Supply On this episode Dr. Madeline Lennon, Professor Emerita at Western University where she founded what is now the Comparative Literature and Culture Program. In 1991 she became a professor of art history, at Western University’s Department of Visual Arts, where she also served as chair and graduate chair. Before and since her retirement from Western University in 2008, she has written extensively on the artists of the region, and has curated a number of exhibitions both here in London, and elsewhere. Dr. Joel Faflak is the inaugural Director of the School for Advanced Studies in the Arts and Humanities at Western University. He’s stepping down from that position in January 2018, and he’ll continue to be a professor in the Department of English and Writing Studies. Read more about Dr. Faflak and his work Links referenced in the episode Beal High School Art Program Western Visual Arts Fine Art at Fanshawe College Sattelite Art Gallery Museum London

This episode is sponsored by: London Dairy Supply A great overview of the regionalist era: Christopher Régimbal: Institutions of Regionalism: Artist Collectivism in London, Ontario, 1960–1990 Museum London Website Twitter Facebook Instagram Art Canada Institute Judith Rodger's e-Book on Greg Curnoe (Free)The Art Canada Institute Art Book Project (Free)  

Bonus Content Professor Vergne takes us through a brief history of bitcoin and other "Socially contested" technologies in the full interview from Episode 4. Some items from the podcast: Professor Vergne's Information Twitter Ivey Academic Homepage The Crypto Capitalism Center Scotiabank Digital Banking Lab Imogen Heap's UJO project Harvard Business Review Article (written by Heap) explaining her blockchain music idea UJO - the project itself

Episode 4 is sponsored by London Dairy Supply Earlier versions had a significant glitch around the 26:00 mark. This has now been fixed. From the segment on TD Bank's Agile software development process Agile software development summary at wikipedia From the segment on Zomaron Zomaron's Website & Twitter Tarique Al-Ansari's LinkedIn Profile From the segment on cryptocurrencies Jean Philippe (JP) Vergne's Ivey Homepage, Crypto Capitalism Center,  Scotiabank Digital Banking Lab,  and Twitter.

Don't hate us - we're on a hiatus! Shobhita and Adam share some exciting news, explain the need for the break, and talk briefly about what's in store starting again on November 14th, 2017. Have a great and innovative week!

Episode 3 is generously sponsored by start.ca. On this episode: The Transformation of Care Dr. Irene Hramiak, Site Chief of Medicine and the Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism at St. Joseph’s Health Care London and a Professor and Division Chair at Western's Schulich School of Medecine and Dentistry talks about about how a rebuilding a century-old hospital from the ground up has led to new discoveries and treatments in patient care. Watch some videos about the transformation here. Scanning The Mysteries Dr. Lisa Saksida (twitter), Canada Research Chair in Translational Cognitive Neuroscience Dr. Ravi Menon (twitter), Canada Research Chair in Functional and Molecular Imaging, Medical Director at CFMM (twitter) Dr. Adrian Owen (twitter), Canada Research Excellence Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience at Western University All three exceptional scientists tell us about sixty-six million dollar study that involves, scientists, doctors, musicians, artists, and business people looking into the most mysterious organ we have through BrainsCAN (twitter). Meet Our Future Robot Surgeons Dr. Christopher Schlachta at CSTAR, London Health Sciences Centre is blending virtual reality with real-world robots to make surgery safer, faster, and more accessible. Watch a video about Nick Paparella's experience with robotic surgery.

This episode of Towards London has been sponsored by start.ca On this Episode: Lissa Foster, Executive Director at the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame talks about the history of medical innovation in Canada and introduces the idea of "Evidence-based medicine" Dr. David Palma and Dr. Aaron Ward on teaching computers to find lung cancer tumours at the Gerald C. Baines Centre for Translational Cancer Research Canada Research Chair in Onocloogy, Dr. Ann Chambers and Dr. Alison Allan on their breakthroughs in breast cancer research at the Pamela Greenaway-Kohlmeier Translational Breast Cancer Research Unit Lawson Health Research Institute Scientific Director Dr. David Hill on developing a city-wide research platform Special thanks to St. Joseph's Health Care London and London Health Sciences Foundation for their help in securing this interview footage. Sponsored by start.ca From easy set up to around the clock support, Start.ca is London’s friendly internet company. They’re committed to providing a better internet and phone experience. How? Friendly, local support, exceptional service and unlimited internet.Isn’t it time you loved your internet provider? Visit Start.ca online, or call 866-434-5888 to get started.    

On this Episode  Matt Brown, Mayor of the City of London (@mayormattbrown) talks about the city's past, present, and future as it relates to innovation. Dr. Joel Faflak, Professor and Director, School for Advanced Studies in the Arts and Humanities at Western University talks about his experiences moving to London and living in London.  Dr. Faflak references a painting by London artist Jack Chambers called "401 Towards London" that also served as the inspiration for this podcast. Dr. Tima Bansal (@timabansal), Canada Research Chair in Business Sustainability, Professor and Executive Director of the Network for Business Sustainability at the Ivey Business School talks about her experiences in London relative to those she has globally. Dr. Ben Cecil, CEO of Fanshawe College's Canadian Centre for Product Validation (@ccpvfanshawe),talks about what makes London, Ontario the perfect test market. Kapil Lakhotia, (@preslondonedc), CEO of the London Economic Development Corporation (@londonedc) talks about how the City and the LEDC are working together to make London even more innovative, and in this case, there's definitely Something in the Water.

For everyone curious about what’s next in technology, science, humanities, art, and entrepreneurship, there is Towards London, a dynamic new podcast that highlights the accomplishments of the brightest professionals at the forefronts of their fields. Thought-provoking and entertaining, this 10-episode series explores the ideas that are shaping the future of healthcare, manufacturing, media, and beyond. Launching with a 10-episode series in Fall 2017, Towards London blends the exciting style that CBC’s Spark uses to explore technology’s social impact with the conversational, casual tone of NPR’s Planet Money. Each week will feature a new set of ideas that are informing and shaping tomorrow’s world-changing innovations. Living in a small city rich with big ideas means we live among some of the world’s greatest minds, and now everyone can learn about the exciting advances being made in science, art, business, and society as they reshape our everyday lives. Moderators Adam Caplan and Shobhita Sharma have a witty, approachable style and curious, engaged perspectives. Each 20-25 minute episode features entertaining and compelling interviews with London-based guests and unique insights into the innovations being produced in Canada’s London.