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  Consulate General of Canada in San Francisco  

In Confluence, Canada's Tech Envoy in Silicon Valley, Consul General Rana Sarkar delves into issues shaping technology and diplomacy through the lenses of Silicon Valley, Canada, and the world. Each episode, Sarkar presses critical topics with subject matter experts to gain an unrestricted, deep dive into the tech policy issues defining our times.

In Confluence, Canada's Tech Envoy in Silicon Valley, Consul General Rana Sarkar delves into issues shaping technology and diplomacy through the lenses of Silicon Valley, Canada, and the world. Each episode, Sarkar presses critical topics with subject matter experts to gain an unrestricted, deep dive into the tech policy issues defining our times.

 

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#19

Tech Policy and the Current Geopolitical Puzzle with Anja Manuel

In this week’s episode of Confluence, host Rana Sakar is joined by Anja Manuel, author, ad... more

23 Mar 2023

28 MINS

28:10

23 Mar 2023

#18

Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology with Chris Miller

We’re in a race today to control one of the world’s most critical resources – microchips –... more

02 Mar 2023

28 MINS

28:05

02 Mar 2023

#17

Protecting the Rights of Children Online with Baroness Beeban Kidron

In today’s episode of Confluence, host Rana Sarkar and guest Baroness Beeban Kidron discus... more

15 Dec 2022

47 MINS

47:53

15 Dec 2022

#16

Confluence: Tech’s Role in the Global Transition to Net Zero with Vijay Vaitheeswaran

Climate change is one of the most critical challenges of our generation. On this week’s ep... more

27 Oct 2022

43 MINS

43:14

27 Oct 2022

#15

Canada’s Digital Policy Landscape with Taylor Owen

How do we regulate the Internet when there are so many components and so many ways it can ... more

22 Sep 2022

38 MINS

38:16

22 Sep 2022

#14

Geopolitics, Tech and the Indo-Pacific with James Crabtree

Welcome back for season two of Confluence! On this week’s episode, host Rana Sarkar sits d... more

30 Jun 2022

29 MINS

29:40

30 Jun 2022

#13

Diversity in the Boardroom

On this week’s episode of Confluence, we tackle the critical issue of diversity in company... more

24 Mar 2022

45 MINS

45:09

24 Mar 2022

#12

The Cost of Doing Nothing: A Conversation with Janice Stein on Leadership, Geopolitics and Tech

On this week’s episode of Confluence, host Rana Sarkar sits down with Dr. Janice Stein, fo... more

17 Mar 2022

52 MINS

52:11

17 Mar 2022

#11

MOVE: Migratory Tech Futures with Parag Khanna

With massive global shifts happening due to forces like the COVID-19 pandemic and climate ... more

27 Jan 2022

35 MINS

35:43

27 Jan 2022

#10

Tech Talent & Diversity: What is Canada’s ‘Secret Sauce’?

How does immigration policy impact Canadian tech’s ability to thrive globally? How do flow... more

23 Dec 2021

44 MINS

44:13

23 Dec 2021

#9

The History and Future of Silicon Valley

In order to understand what’s happening in Silicon Valley today, we look back at the histo... more

18 Nov 2021

44 MINS

44:46

18 Nov 2021

#8

Techplomacy for Tomorrow with Brad Smith

On this week’s episode of Confluence, we speak with President of Microsoft, Brad Smith. In... more

04 Nov 2021

44 MINS

44:13

04 Nov 2021

#7

Canada’s Tech Community: Leading the Way

On this week’s episode of Confluence, we continue our conversation with leading Canadians ... more

12 Aug 2021

43 MINS

43:47

12 Aug 2021

#6

Canada in the Valley: Owning the Podium

On this week’s episode of Confluence, we’re coming back home and talking about Canada’s ro... more

05 Aug 2021

35 MINS

35:42

05 Aug 2021

#5

The Case for Pro-Human Tech and How We Get There

The need to create and shift towards pro-human tech is more important than it’s ever been.... more

22 Jul 2021

39 MINS

39:43

22 Jul 2021

#4

Pro-Human Technology

On this episode of Confluence, host Rana Sarkar turns to the private and not-for-profit se... more

15 Jul 2021

40 MINS

40:12

15 Jul 2021

#3

Techplomacy Deep Dive

In this episode of Confluence, host Rana Sarkar takes a closer look at what techplomacy is... more

08 Jul 2021

42 MINS

42:06

08 Jul 2021

#2

Welcome to Confluence

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Confluence! Meet Consul General Rana Sarkar, Canada’s ... more

01 Jul 2021

48 MINS

48:31

01 Jul 2021

#1

Introducing: Confluence With Rana Sarkar

In the Consulate of Canada’s first podcast, Rana Sarkar, Canada’s Tech Envoy in Silicon Va... more

22 Jun 2021

01 MINS

01:19

22 Jun 2021