Michael Brown on Atlantic Canada’s Path to Prosperity

This week on the Insights podcast, Don and David speak with Michael Brown, author of Back to Prosperity: Awakening Canada’s Next Industrial Giant. Michael was born in the Sussex area but moved away to pursue a career in finance. He came back to put what he has learned to work in Atlantic Canada. He is a prominent tech investor and advocate, and his new book outlines an optimistic vision for innovation-led economic growth across the region. Michael makes the case that Atlantic Canada was once "one of the world's most prosperous and consequential regions" and could be again. His prescription includes shifting the focus from tangible to intangible value creation through scientific discovery and seeing data as the new natural resource. We talk about the innovation ecosystem and the role of government to animate this new prosperous future.

You can find his book through online booksellers or by visiting www.tlt.capital.

What is Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast?

This podcast combines the experiences of an economist, David Campbell and a social scientist, Don Mills, to explore the challenges and opportunities facing Atlantic Canada, to promote data-driven decision making among policymakers and to encourage a wider dialogue and debate leading to greater prosperity for the region. Expect to hear interviews with the top influencers, business leaders and decision-makers across Atlantic Canada to inform, educate and expand the conversations on the key issues facing the region.