Education analyst Jeff Silber discusses the impact of the pandemic on the education sector. While loath to call any sector a "winner" during the current crisis, education would fit as more schools go online and need assistance from the many companies in this space that have been doing this successfully for years. In addition, he believes the pandemic has acc ... Show More
Oct 2
Metal Matters: Talking AI in Mining With McKinsey (Part 2)
In the final part of this special series on how AI is changing mining, Helen continues the discussion with McKinsey’s mining and AI experts Sean Buckley and Cris Cunha. They discuss how AI is shifting operating decisions from reactive to proactive, compressing response times, and ... Show More
43m 8s
Sep 10
Investment Opportunities in Canada Across Energy, Metals and Mining and Data Centers (25 min)
Canada is emerging at the center of several powerful investment themes: AI-driven infrastructure demand, growth in the energy sector, and the increasing importance of metals and mining and critical minerals. Ahead of the Canada Investment Summit, our analysts examined the scale o ... Show More
25m 31s
Dec 2020
Technology & Teaching: The Rise of Virtual Learning
<p>Virtual learning was already a high-growth sector, but that was nothing compared to skyrocketing usage among children shut out of schools by the pandemic in 2020. While there have been promising results, there’s still plenty of room for improvement. </p><p>Mac Glovinsky, globa ... Show More
24m 37s
Mar 2022
What Global Innovations Changed Education During the Pandemic
<p>A silver lining of the pandemic, says Harvard Professor Fernando Reimers, was the push for education to innovate. Through the pandemic, Reimers set out to study how education systems around the world sought out innovations, even in places that had few resources. While it was r ... Show More
30m 19s
Nov 2022
Global Tech: What’s Next for EdTech?
<p>Education technology, or EdTech, saw significant adoption during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet opportunity remains in this still young industry if one looks long-term. Head of Products for European Equity Research Paul Walsh and Head of the European Internet Services Team Miriam ... Show More
5m 6s
Nov 2020
Coursera CEO On The 'Forced Experiment' in Online Education
The meteoric rise in unemployment during the COVID-19 crisis has forced many to rethink what they do for a living. According to economists, a large share of the jobs lost to the pandemic are gone forever. Enter MOOCs, the Massively Open Online Courses, which have long promised to ... Show More
19m 31s