Viet (he/him) leads economics research at the Dais as Manager, Economic Research. Prior to the merger, at the Brookfield Institute, Viet has done extensive work on the impact of technology in the labour market in Canada, the technology sector and workers, digital skills, and scale-ups.
His research has been cited widely in national media, and has impacted policies at all levels of government. He believes that research, when done rigorously, can not only help shape policy, but also bring attention to issues that impact those who have been left out of conversations about Canada’s future.

Viet holds a Masters of Science in Economics from the London School of Economics & Political Science, and a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Economics from the University of British Columbia. Being a queer immigrant to Canada, Viet also devotes significant attention to ensuring the field of economics is inclusive to all. He sits on the Canadian Economics Association’s Diversity committee, and co-chairs the Affinity groups working group.

With over 25 yrs of IT experience, Matt Bedernjak leads the IBM Canada hybrid cloud platform team to deliver infrastructure, cloud, software, and services across Canada & Caribbean. As a proven leader in his segment, he consistently brings value to his clients generating over $400M in annual revenue across multiple regions. Matt has earned #1 market share in Canada per IDC Canada. Matt holds an M.Eng. & B.A.Sc. from University of Toronto.

Marc Mondésir is the Managing Director responsible for leading and driving the growth of Equinix Canada. This includes leading the cohesive cross-Canada team to ensure alignment with global strategy, drive growth, develop interconnection hubs and build deeper and broader digital ecosystems from coast-to-coast. Before joining Equinix Marc held senior leadership roles most recently at Microsoft Canada as Vice President Consulting Services, where he led in redefining Microsoft’s Consulting Go-to-Market (GTM) transformation and organizational design. Prior to that, he spent 14 years in progressive leadership roles at Dell, culminating his time there as Country Leader and General Manager (GM) for Dell Canada’s Professional Services Group.
Marc is driven by a passion for cultivating diverse, collaborative teams and empowering their unique potential. A dedicated advocate for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts, he is an active mentor within the Black Professionals in Tech Network and currently serves as a Board Advisor for property management technology start-up, Ananest’s Executive Leadership Team, consulting on Growth, Leadership & Culture. Marc studied communications at York and Ottawa University and holds an MBA from the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University.

Madison Savilow is the Director of Corporate and External Affairs at Carbon Upcycling. A recognized climate leader, she serves on the 1t.org Canada Leadership Council, XPRIZE Global Brain Trust for Climate and Energy, Carbon Capture Canada Governing Body, and the Portland Cement Association’s Sustainability Committee. Her accolades include Corporate Knights’ Top 30 Under 30 (2021), SEAL Sustainability Leader Award (2023), Young Women in Energy Award (2023), and the Haskayne Rising Star Award (2024).

Temur Durrani is a national reporter for The Globe and Mail, focusing on Manitoba. He is also the host of Better For It, a Globe business podcast about how our failures shape us.

Previously, he was a technology reporter for The Globe’s Report on Business, based in Toronto. In that role, he broke news and wrote extensively about Canadian firms like Shopify, turbulence in global cryptocurrency markets, privacy violations, the impact of Big Tech on the country, and hacks at major companies. He’d also ended up on stage with Beyoncé.

A globe-trotting newshound hailing from British Columbia, Temur has covered protests in Hong Kong, graffiti art in India and Pakistan, crashes in Alaska, crime in the GTA, federal politics in Ottawa, small business in the Maritimes, finance on the Prairies, and even the Raptors’ historic run to the NBA final. He is now stationed in Winnipeg.

Before joining The Globe in February of 2022, Temur worked at BNN Bloomberg, where he reported investigative stories and business features for broadcast and digital audiences. Prior to that, he was a staffer at the Winnipeg Free Press, the Toronto Star, iPolitics (Ottawa), and the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal.

A juror since 2021 for the annual Dalton Camp Award, which grants young writers with a $10,000 prize for the best essay on the link between media and democracy, Temur frequently appears on live-audience, TV and radio panels to provide news analysis.

He speaks in six languages fluently or conversationally (guess which ones!), takes his caffeinated beverages very seriously, and loves a good meme.

Bio to come