We are thrilled to announce the launch of our very own RBCDisruptors podcast!

The show will bring new insights and conversations with your favourite guests from the Disruptors stage.

Our first guest is Dave Hopkinson, COO of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, owners of the Toronto Raptors, Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto FC.

I sat down with Dave back in Dec. 2017 after our eSports panel discussion, to chat about all things eSports and to hear how MLSE is helping to professionalize the industry, with the creation of the, “Raptors Uprising” 2K League, one of 17 new NBA eSports teams.

Listen to hear what Dave’s “aha moment” was with eSports, and how MLSE is hoping to capitalize on this highly-disruptive, $1-billion market.

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Happy listening!

John Stackhouse is a nationally bestselling author and one of Canada's leading voices on innovation and economic disruption. He is senior vice-president in the office of the CEO at Royal Bank of Canada, leading the organization's research and thought leadership on economic, technological and social change. Previously, he was editor-in-chief of the Globe and Mail and editor of Report on Business. He is a senior fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute and the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. His latest book is Planet Canada: How Our Expats Are Shaping the Future, which explores the untapped resource of the millions of Canadians who don't live here but exert their influence from afar.

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