The Future of Work: Where Demographics, Technology and Urbanization collide

Karen Foster
Since 2014, Karen has held the Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Rural Futures for Atlantic Canada, and in 2018 she established the Rural Futures Research Centre (RFRC). Her research objective is to help Atlantic Canadians get the data to know themselves--their society, economy and polity--and inform public policy. Her current research focuses on occupational succession in rural Atlantic Canada, an explores the diverse ways Atlantic Canadians make a living, and how some make life 'work' in communities with fewer resources. She has written several academic books, including a 2013 study of generational approaches to work and a 2016 examination of the discourse of "productivity".

Ian Munro
As Chief Economist, Ian manages the Halifax Partnership’s research strategy to provide timely economic intelligence and analysis on the Halifax economy. He leads a team of economic researchers and policy analysts and draws from more than 25 years as a professional economist in both the public and private sectors.

Ian Munro on why Policy Matters
"The development and specification of policy is how a society gives shape to its higher ideals and aspirations and how it draws the lines of compromise when some of those ideals and aspirations compete."