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  1. Milken Institute39 min

    The Global AI Economy: Capital, Sovereignty, & Canada's Future | Global Dialogues Toronto 2026

    Susan Li, Aidan Gomez, Dave McKay, The Honorable Evan Solomon, Evan Solomon

    Canadian officials and industry leaders convened to outline a national strategy that balances aggressive AI development with robust regulatory oversight, including the establishment of a new safety regulator and a $50 million investment in the AI Safety Institute. Key figures such as Cohere CEO Aiden Gomez and Minister of AI Evan Solomon rejected calls for antitrust relief and existential risk scenarios, instead advocating for independent testing and sovereign control over frontier models to ensure democratic alternatives to U.S. and Chinese dominance. Supported by a $1.4 billion RBC growth fund and a $1.7 billion talent attraction initiative, the plan aims to retain domestic scale-ups while deploying free AI tools to students and creating 90,000 job placements to facilitate workforce adaptation.

  2. Milken Institute59 min

    The Future of Leadership and the Workforce in the Age of Prediction

    Caroline Fairchild, Dave McKay, Mike McNamara, Igor Tulchinsky, Jeff Wong, Serena Ross, Nina Reese, Kathleen McCabe, Jeff Madgen

    Executives from RBC, Flex, WorldQuant, and EY convened at the Milken Institute Global conference to challenge pessimistic workforce displacement forecasts, arguing that automation primarily drives productivity and creates demand for higher-skilled roles rather than eliminating jobs. These leaders outlined sector-specific adaptations where RBC migrated from physical branches to digital platforms, Flex deployed full-stack automation to manage complex manufacturing, and EY shifted training focus toward adaptability and grit. The panelists concluded that bridging the skills gap requires immediate reform of education systems to prioritize work-integrated learning, alongside organizational shifts toward agile structures to ensure workers can keep pace with rapid technological evolution.