Kate Arthur shares insights into literacy in the age of AI in UNESCO keynote

Published: 17 September 2025

What does it mean to literate in the age of artificial intelligence? According to Kate Arthur (EMBA 2021) , literacy is about more than knowing how to read or write, it’s about having the tools to...

When it comes to public pensions, Luxembourg could learn from Canada’s success

Published: 15 October 2025

Luxembourg is among the richest places in the world. It is a small, landlocked European country, but has carved out a niche as a major financial centre. Yet its public pension system could benefit...

Ryan Kellog’s lecture on clean energy subsidies, clean technology policies, and the green transition

Published: 5 November 2025

What policies can truly accelerate the global shift to clean energy? In a compelling lecture hosted by McGill’s Sustainable Growth Initiative and CIREQ, Professor Ryan Kellogg of the University of...

Caisse de depot’s stake in UK nuclear project is a model to emulate

Published: 7 August 2025

The Caisse de dépot et placement du Québec is taking a 20% stake in the Sizewell C nuclear power station in Suffolk, England. It is the UK’s first new nuclear power plant since the 1990s, and...

How AI and big data are reshaping the future of retail

Published: 9 October 2025

The emergence of e-commerce has made for a revolution in retail. Whenever you make a purchase online, you generate data, and that data allows for a higher degree of personalization.

Desautels alumnus Sam Greene helped the Blue Jays reach the World Series

Published: 4 November 2025

In the 2025 Major League Baseball playoffs, the Toronto Blue Jays pitching staff has often looked dominant, even against some of the best batters in the world. Sam Greene (BCom’20, MMA’21) has...

Workshop on tackling food waste facilitates cross-sector collaboration

Published: 4 August 2025

On June 3, the McGill Sustainable Growth Initiative partnered with the Chinese University of Hong Kong to deliver a workshop called ‘Tackling Food Waste’. Professor Javad Nasiry spoke at the event,...

Despite rapid rise of AI chatbots in customer service, customers prefer human agents

Published: 29 August 2025

If it feels like customer service chatbots are everywhere, it’s because they are. The worldwide chatbot market has grown from US$370 million in 2017 to about US$2.2 billion in 2024. But customers...

Starbucks’ choice to shut pick-up only locations could hurt bottom line

Published: 23 October 2025

Beginning in 2026, Starbucks will be phasing out its mobile order pick-up only locations, abandoning an approach built for speed and efficiency. In an earnings call, Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol said...

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