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Wired for Change
by Amy Yee
Wired for Change is a podcast about the leaders, ideas, and systems shaping our future.Hosted by Amy Yee, each episode features candid conversations with executives, innovators, policymakers, entrepreneurs, researchers, and changemakers working at the intersection of technology, cybersecurity, healthcare, government, defence, and society.Together, we explore how organizations and nations navigate complexity, build resilience, adopt emerging technologies, and make decisions when the stakes are high. Rather than focusing on technology alone, Wired for Change examines the people, relationship
Episodes
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Healthcare in Motion: Agency, Innovation & Capacity for Change
Healthcare is under enormous pressure. But at the same time, there may be more possibilities for how we create and deliver health than ever before. In this episode of Wired for Change, Amy Yee is joined by Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng and Dr. Matthew Bromwich for a candid, sometimes provocative and...
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Beyond the Technical: Lessons from Cybersecurity Sales
What does it take to sell something in a field where the product is complex, the risks can be difficult to explain, and the person you’re speaking to may see the problem very differently than you do? For Evgeniy Kharam, years in cybersecurity and technical sales led to an important realization:...
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Changing Minds, Changing Systems | Frank Baylis
What does it really take to create lasting change? Whether you're leading a company, transforming healthcare, navigating public policy, or building new technologies, meaningful change rarely begins with the system itself. It begins by changing minds. In this episode of Wired for Change, Amy Yee...
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Scaling Beyond Your First Win: Leveraging One Adoption to Unlock Many
Scaling Beyond Your First Win: Leveraging One Adoption to Unlock Many For many health technology companies, landing that first customer feels like crossing the finish line. In reality, it's often where the real work begins. In this episode of Wired for Change, Amy Yee is joined by Matt Head,...
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A Northern Blueprint for Resilience: An Indigenous Vision for Infrastructure and Sovereignty
Recorded on location in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, this episode of Wired for Change explores what resilience looks like when communities help build and own the infrastructure that shapes their future. Amy Yee sits down with Indigenous entrepreneur Lyle Fabian, founder of KatloTech...
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Following the Money: Power, Systems, and Leadership Under Pressure
Financial crime is about far more than money. When you follow the money, you begin to see the systems beneath the surface—the incentives, vulnerabilities, power structures, and decisions that shape outcomes. In this special live-recorded episode of Wired for Change, Amy Yee sits down with Kelly...
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Mentorship in a Changing World: Shaping Futures Through Human Connection - LIVE Event Podcast
In this special live episode of Wired for Change, Amy Yee sits down with Jennifer Miller, Executive Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County and Councillor for the Town of Smiths Falls, for a conversation about mentorship, community, and the human side of change. Together, they…
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From Battlefield Radios to Banks: How Quantum Threatens Digital Trust
Quantum computing has the potential to break the encryption that underpins today’s digital world—and the timeline may be closer than expected. In this episode of Wired for Change, Amy Yee sits down with James Nguyen, CEO of Quantropi, to explore what that means in practical terms—from battlefield...
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Signal vs. Noise: Communicating in a World of AI-Generated Content
Signal vs Noise: Communicating in a World of AI-Generated Content We’re living in a moment where it’s not just technology that’s changing—it’s how information itself is created, shared, and understood. As AI accelerates the scale and speed of content, a deeper question is emerging: How do we…
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Dangerous Data: Why Meaning Is the New Cyber Battleground | Wendy Nather
What happens when the real risk to your organization isn’t that data gets stolen… but that it gets quietly changed? In this onsite episode from AtlSecCon 2026 (Atlantic Security Conference) in Halifax, Amy Yee sits down with Wendy Nather, Senior Director of Research at 1Password, former CISO, and…
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Building in Canada’s Evolving Defence Landscape: Digital Aviation, Cybersecurity, and Trust
What does it actually take to build in Canada’s evolving defence landscape? In this episode of Wired for Change, Amy Yee sits down with Chris Bartlett, President of CCX Technologies, for a grounded conversation on what it looks like to operate and grow inside one of the most complex and…
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Formal Meetings, Informal Power: Creating the Conditions for Change
What if the real work of leadership doesn’t happen in the meeting room? In this episode of Wired for Change, Amy Yee is joined by Sergio Marchi — former Canadian Minister of International Trade and Ambassador to the World Trade Organization — for a conversation about how trust is actually built…
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From Gas Masks to Cybercrime: A Career in Public Safety
In this episode of Wired for Change, Amy Yee sits down with Kelly Bradshaw, a retired RCMP officer whose nearly three-decade career spans front-line policing, public-order deployments, UN peacekeeping missions, and investigations into financial and cybercrime. Kelly reflects on what it takes to...
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Reinventing a Global Ecosystem - Inside Cisco's Transformation of its Global Partner Network
What does transformation look like inside one of the largest technology ecosystems in the world? For decades, Cisco has operated one of the most influential partner ecosystems in technology — a global network of resellers, integrators, and service providers that helped scale networking...
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The Visibility Illusion: When “Everything Is Green” Isn’t
Modern organizations are more complex than ever. Hybrid environments. Multi-cloud expansion. Legacy systems. Third-party dependencies. AI-accelerated threats. And yet — executive dashboards and board-ready reports can suggest everything is under control. In this episode of Wired for Change, Amy…
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Cyber as Collective Defence: Inside CAFCYBERCOM's Work with NATO Allies
In this episode of Wired for Change, Amy Yee sits down with Lieutenant Colonel Gary McQueen, NATO Section Head with Canadian Armed Forces Cyber Command, to explore how Canada participates in multinational cyber defence exercises such as Locked Shields and Cyber Coalition. While many people…
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Beyond Nudges: Unlocking Behavioural Science for Public Health Systems
What does it really take to change behaviour — not just at the individual level, but across entire systems? In this episode of Wired for Change, Amy Yee sits down with Pauline Kabitsis to explore how behavioural science is being applied in global public health — and why its full potential is…
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How Canada Can Lead in Medical AI—Talent, Data, and Urgency
Canada has the potential to lead in medical AI—but leadership won’t be decided by technology alone. In this episode of Wired for Change, Amy Yee sits down with Dr. Khaled El Emam to explore what it will really take to move medical AI from promise to practice. Drawing on real-world deployments in...
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Preview: Episode 38 - When Tech Stopped Being "Safe"
Watch this two-minute preview of Wired For Change podcast episode 38: When Tech Stopped Being "Safe". Host Amy Yee is joined by Cate Huston, author of The Engineering Leader, for a thoughtful conversation about how engineering leadership is changing — and what that means for careers, teams, and...
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When Tech Stopped Being "Safe"
For a long time — especially in software engineering — there was an unspoken promise: if you were smart enough, fast enough, or technical enough, the rest would work itself out. That promise no longer feels reliable. In this episode of Wired for Change, host Amy Yee is joined by Cate Huston…
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Patriotism Over Profit: Cyber Leadership, Judgement, and the Path Ahead
What does patriotism mean in a cyber context — and how should leaders balance mission, judgment, and profit in a rapidly changing world? In this episode of Wired for Change, host Amy Yee is joined by George Al-Koura — CISO, former Canadian Armed Forces Signals Intelligence Specialist, and co-host...
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Canada Under Pressure: Navigating the Hybrid Threat Landscape
Canada is navigating an evolving threat landscape where cyber risks, physical security, disinformation, geopolitics, and human behavior increasingly converge. In this episode of Wired for Change, host Amy Yee is joined by Lina Dabit, former Unit Commander of the RCMP Cybercrime Investigative Team...
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Small Hospital, Big Impact: Inside Kemptville District Hospital
What does it take for a small hospital to deliver big results? In this special Wired for Change episode, host Amy Yee sits down with the senior leadership team of Kemptville District Hospital (KDH) — Frank Vassallo (CEO), Katie Hogue (VP Nursing & Clinical, and Chief Nursing Executive), and...
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Strengthening Board Leadership in a Fast-Changing Tech Landscape
Guest: Matt Davies — Former CTO, Shared Services Canada | Board Member | Senior Advisor, StrategyCorp Technology has shifted the centre of gravity in the boardroom. Once focused primarily on risk and budgets, today's boards must understand AI, data, cybersecurity, cloud, and the culture shifts…
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The Cavalry is Us: How Cyber Leaders are Rewriting the Future
Episode 33 — The Cavalry is Us: How Cyber Leaders are Rewriting the Future Recorded live at BSides Ottawa 2025, this episode brings together leaders from across Canada’s cybersecurity, policy, and critical infrastructure communities to explore a message that resonated throughout the conference…
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Beyond the Blueprint: Inside the Practice of Public Service Design
What does service design look like inside government? In this episode, Amy Yee talks with Shannah Segal, Experience Design Lead at the Ontario Digital Service, about the craft behind designing public services that work for people. Shannah shares honest, grounded insights from her work across...
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Reinventing Change Management — and Finding Scale — for the AI Era
AI is changing the rules of adaptation. In this episode of Wired for Change, host Amy Yee sits down with transformation strategist, serial entrepreneur, author, keynote speaker and Flipwork founder Nikki Barua to explore what change management must become in the AI era. From AI FOMO and culture...
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Trust by Design: Safeguarding Mental Health in the Age of AI
As artificial intelligence becomes part of how Canadians access mental health care, trust, safety, and inclusion have never mattered more. In this episode of Wired for Change, Amy Yee speaks with Maureen Abbott, Director of Innovation at the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC). Together…
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From Hackers to Healthcare: A CISO's Masterclass in Building Trust
How do you build digital trust in one of the world’s most complex and high-stakes industries? In this episode of Wired for Change, cybersecurity meets transformation as host Amy Yee sits down with Iain Paterson, CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) at Well Health Technologies—a digital…
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Engineering Trust into Transformation | Dream Team Ep. 5
Trust isn’t just earned — it’s engineered. In this fifth installment of the Digital Transformation Dream Team series, host Amy Yee explores how cybersecurity, privacy, and systems thinking come together to build transformations people can believe in. Meet three essential archetypes: The Cyber...
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A Roadmap for Zero Trust for Financial Services - Five Steps to Stop Villains
Financial services is a global dependency. Payments, trading, and banking platforms are the backbone of modern economies — and adversaries know it. That’s why fraud, ransomware, DDoS, supply chain exploits, and even deepfakes are converging into systemic risks. In this special session, (note…
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Cyber Threat Intelligence & Stuxnet: Protecting Critical Infrastructure | Cheryl Biswas
What happens when the lights go out? In this episode of Wired for Change, host Amy Yee sits down with Cheryl Biswas, Strategic Threat Intelligence Specialist, to explore the real-world impact of cyber threats on critical infrastructure — from power grids and water supplies to hospitals and...
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Pursuing a Public Life: Sergio Marchi on Change, Politics, and a New Generation of Leaders
The Hon. Sergio Marchi has lived a remarkable public life — from community activist and city councillor to federal cabinet minister and Canadian ambassador. Now, in his new book Pursuing a Public Life, he reflects on three decades in politics and diplomacy, and makes a call to action for a new...
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Leadership Drift: How Teams Lose Alignment - and How to Get It Back
Leadership drift is real — teams start aligned, but over time priorities shift, communication breaks down, and performance slips. In this episode, Amy Yee talks with Michelle Chambers about how leaders can recognize the signs of drift, rebuild alignment, and coach their teams back to high...
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Zero Trust Roadmap for Critical Infrastructure | SecureWorld 2025
Cyber threats to critical infrastructure are no longer hypothetical — they’re already inside the walls. In this special SecureWorld session, Amy Yee (Chief Digital Transformation Officer at C3SA, Chief Digital Officer at Relevantz, and host of Wired for Change) breaks down a practical Zero Trust...
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Building the Future of Deliveries: AI, Sustainability, and the Hidden World of Logistics
Logistics may be invisible to most of us, but it’s one of the biggest forces shaping our daily lives — and one of the largest sources of global emissions. In this episode of Wired for Change, host Amy Yee sits down with Richard Savoie, engineer, entrepreneur, and CEO of Adiona Tech, to explore…
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Unlocking Change from Within: Jill Reilly on The 10 Permissions
What does it really take to change — yourself, your team, or your organization? In this episode of Wired for Change, host Amy Yee speaks with Jill Reilly, author of the upcoming book The 10 Permissions, about why transformation begins with giving ourselves permission first. Drawing from three...
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Modern Ransomware Defence: Mimic & C3SA on Closing the Gap
Ransomware is no longer just smash-and-grab — it’s a long game. Attackers are more persistent, better resourced, and increasingly using "Ransomware as a Service" to scale their impact. In this episode of Wired for Change, Amy Yee is joined by Greg Davison (Mimic) and Jarett Parent (C3SA) to…
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Beyond the Checkbox: Moving Past OKRs to Real Progress
OKRs and rigid performance targets are supposed to help teams focus — but too often, they push us toward short-term wins that chip away at our long-term vision. In this episode of Wired for Change, host Amy Yee talks with Radhika Dutt, author of Radical Product Thinking, about why conventional…
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Creating the Conditions for Adaptability | Dream Team Ep 4
In this episode of Wired for Change, host Amy Yee explores what it really takes to keep transformation efforts on track when things get messy — because they always do. When priorities shift, trust falters, or unexpected disruptions hit, how do you build a team that can bend without breaking? Amy...
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Mission Command and Modernization: Exploring Change in the Defence Sector
What does it take to lead transformation in one of the most complex, high-stakes environments in the public sector? In this episode of Wired for Change, Amy is joined by Derek Dobson, a veteran strategist and defence innovation leader, to explore how change really happens inside the Canadian...
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Mastering the Mental Game of Leading Change
Mastering the Mental Game of Leading Change – with Jennifer Selby Long What separates high-performing leaders during transformation? According to executive coach Jennifer Selby Long, it's not just strategy or execution—it's mindset. In this episode of Wired For Change, we explore the human side…
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Scaling Wisely: Making the Right Calls at the Right Stage
What does it really take to scale a company wisely? In this episode of Wired for Change, host Amy Yee sits down with tech industry veteran and former CEO Rich Napoli to explore the critical decisions leaders face at every stage of organizational growth. From deciding how much structure is too…
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Architecture in Motion: Designing Systems for Change | Dream Team Ep.3
What do Julius Caesar, Walt Disney, and Nikola Tesla have in common? They each represent a timeless role in making complex systems actually work — especially when you're leading large-scale transformation or trying to unite tech and strategy. In this episode of the Digital Transformation Dream…
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The Risk Gap: Talent Shortages in a Time of Expanding Risk
As AI and cybersecurity threats grow more complex, the talent pool in governance, risk, and compliance is shrinking. GRC expert Shruti Mukherjee joins host Amy Yee to explore why professionals are leaving, what’s at stake, and how we can build a risk-savvy culture before it’s too late.
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Nothing Without Us: Building Accessible Innovation from the Ground Up
What if innovation started not with faster technology, but with deeper values? In this special episode of Wired for Change, host Amy Yee takes you inside Carleton University’s Abilities Living Lab—a space where accessibility, community, and cutting-edge research converge to reimagine what...
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Compliance in a Changing World: Nationalism, Sanctions, and Global Risk
Karen Moore, founder of Sounding Board and adjunct professor at Fordham University School of Law, joins Wired for Change to explore the rising complexity of compliance in a volatile global landscape. From sanctions and trade disruptions to nationalism and climate-driven instability, she unpacks…
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Building Your Digital Transformation Dream Team: The Human Side of Change
The Human Side of Change – Culture, Courage, and Connection Transformation Dream Team – Episode 2 What really drives change? It’s not just strategy or technology—it’s people. In this episode of Wired for Change, Amy Yee explores the human infrastructure behind successful transformation through...
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Wrestling with Privacy - with Dr. Sophia Muller
🎙️ Wrestling with Privacy – with Dr. Sophia Muller Why is privacy still so hard to implement—even when everyone agrees it matters? In this episode of Wired for Change, host Amy Yee sits down with privacy expert Dr. Sophia Muller to unpack the real-world challenges organizations face when trying…
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Guardrails & Gold Mines: Leading Through Uncertainty with Intent
Exploring AI, Adaptive Leadership, and the Power of Questions with Chris Shipley What does it take to lead through continuous change—when even the roadmap is evolving? In this episode of Wired for Change, I sit down with Chris Shipley, an accomplished author - most recently The Empathy Advantage:...
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Wired for Change is a podcast about the leaders, ideas, and systems shaping our future.Hosted by Amy Yee, each episode features candid conversations with executives, innovators, policymakers, entrepreneurs, researchers, and changemakers working at the intersection of technology, cybersecurity, healthcare, government, defence, and society.Together, we explore how organizations and nations navigate complexity, build resilience, adopt emerging technologies, and make decisions when the stakes are high. Rather than focusing on technology alone, Wired for Change examines the people, relationship
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