Beyond the Battlefield: Why Business Readiness Is the Real Backbone of Defence

The Vanguard Podcast by Terri Pavelic

May 15, 202618:39Government & Organizations

In this episode of Vanguard Radio , host J. Richard Jones sits down with Peter Dawe, Vice President of Defence Strategy at Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), to explore why business readiness—not just technology...

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