{"id":1468,"date":"2024-09-17T04:40:17","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T04:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/tl\/disruptors-x-cdl-the-innovation-era\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T15:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:31:11","slug":"disruptors-x-cdl-the-innovation-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/ai-technology-and-innovation\/disruptors-x-cdl-the-innovation-era\/","title":{"rendered":"Disruptors x CDL: The Innovation Era"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div\n\tid=\"tl-fpb-1\"\n\tstyle=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/06\/DL-Blog-Image-Template-BLANK_disruptors_Banner-wide-scaled-1.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=4096);background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;min-height:500px\" class=\"tl-featured-post-banner wp-block-rbc-thought-leadership-blocks-featured-post-banner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tl-featured-post-banner__gradient\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;z-index:0;pointer-events:none;\"><\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"tl-featured-post-banner__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\tclass=\"tl-pill tl-pill--banner\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/ai-technology-and-innovation\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\tAI, Technology and Innovation\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"tl-featured-post-banner__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"tl-featured-post-banner__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbc.com\/en\/thought-leadership\/ai-technology-and-innovation\/disruptors-x-cdl-the-innovation-era\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDisruptors x CDL: The Innovation Era\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tl-featured-post-banner__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t<em>Disruptors x CDL: The Innovation Era <\/em>is a limited podcast series exploring the innovators and technologies reshaping Canada\u2019s economy.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In an era of rapid technological change, how can we reshape Canada\u2019s economy and position it for future success? 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Join us as we sit down with industry disruptors and explore solutions for Canada\u2019s most pressing economic challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe now to <em>Disruptors x CDL: The Innovation Era<\/em> as we explore critical insights into Canada\u2019s economic challenges and offer actionable strategies for our bright future.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/02eaf3eb-129a-43b0-87bf-363296d97721?dark=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Listen on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/disruptors-x-cdl-the-innovation-era\/id1332711400?i=1000669795514\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/1TmmtBbnQSfxyN2Vml5Gap?si=05JX14uSQU-M_zz0_Akyjw\">Spotify<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/rbc-disruptors.simplecast.com\/episodes\/trailer-the-innovation-era\">Simplecast<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><button class=\"collapse-toggle collapsed\" data-target=\"#collapsetranscript1\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsetranscript1\">Click to view audio transcript<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"collapsetranscript1\" class=\"collapse-content collapse\">\n<div class=\"collapse-inner\">\n<p><b>Sonia Sennik:<\/b> How do we reimagine an economy in a time of unprecedented change?<\/p>\n<p><b>John Stackhouse:<\/b> And who are the disruptors leading that change? 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