As Canada’s leading cross-sector convenor and driver of change, BHER felt a responsibility to spark this conversation. The stakes are high: a persistent productivity crisis, an aging workforce, growing global competition, and economic aggression from our closest ally. Small interventions or waiting things out is no longer enough. Our goal wasn’t to celebrate success stories. It was to examine what happens between vision and victory — where leaders wrestle with complexity, make trade-offs, and keep moving forward. This is the messy middle: the place where big challenges are confronted, broken systems get rebuilt, and bold decisions become real. From reimagining talent and leadership,
to modernizing institutions as wide-ranging as a baseball stadium and our immigration policy, to strengthening collaboration across sectors, BHER’s Executive Summit surfaced a set of common themes. Each one reflects the kind of ambition and adaptability required to meet this moment.
