An Energy Transition in Three Corresponding Acts | Part I
The Smarter Markets™ Podcast
Jules Polonetsky, CEO of Future of Privacy
CEO of Future of Privacy: Part IX | Identikit Sequent X
Emma Lindley, Executive Director of Women In Identity
Executive Director of Women In Identity: Part VIII | Identikit Sequent X
Dr. Jennifer King, Privacy and Data Policy Fellow at the Stanford University Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence
Privacy and Data Policy Fellow at the Stanford University Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence: Part VII | Identikit Sequent X
Kunal Anand, Chief Technology Officer at Imperva
Chief Technology Officer at Imperva: Part VI | Identikit Sequent X
Ruby Zefo, Chief Privacy Officer at Uber
Chief Privacy Officer at Uber: Part V | Identikit Sequent X
Sarah Clark, SVP of Digital Identity at Mastercard
SVP of Digital Identity at Mastercard: Part IV | Identikit Sequent X
Tim McCreight, Managing Director of Enterprise Security at CP Rail
Managing Director of Enterprise Security at CP Rail: Part III | Identikit Sequent X
Jim Reavis, Co-Founder and CEO of Cloud Security Alliance
Co-Founder and CEO of Cloud Security Alliance: Part II | Identikit Sequent X
Kaliya Young, Co-author of ‘A Comprehensive Guide to Self-Sovereign Identity’
The Identity Woman: Part I | Identikit Sequent X
A Path to Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets I A Smarter Markets Digital Roundtable
A Path to Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets: A Smarter Markets TM Digital Roundtable
Daniel Yergin, Vice-Chair of IHS Markit
Episode 35 | An Emerging Energy Framework for the 22nd-Century
Susan Sakmar, former Chair of the Jane Goodall Institute
Former Chair of The Jane Goodall Institute and Author of ‘Energy for the 21st-Century’
Javier Blas and Jack Farchy, Co-authors of ‘The World for Sale’
An Emerging Framework for the 22nd-Century
Beena Ammanath, Executive Director of the Deloitte AI Institute and Global Head of AI Ethics at Deloitte
Part V | The Role of Digital Innovation in Advancing the ESG Economy
Jacquelyn Horton, Dropbox Foundation, Dropbox for Good
On part four of our five-part series on the role of digital innovation in advancing the ESG economy, Michelle Dennedy will sit down with Jacquelyn Horton, Social Impact and Sustainability Manager at Dropbox for a fascinating exchange on the role of digital innovation...
Ann Rosenberg, SVP for Sustainable Development at Wood
Episode 28 of Smarter Markets with Ann Rosenberg and Michelle Dennedy aired Saturday, June 5, 2021.
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Greg Lavender, Chief Technology Officer at VMware and former CTO for Cloud Architecture and Technology Engineering at Citigroup
Michelle Dennedy sits down with Greg Lavender, Chief Technology Officer at VMware and former CTO for Cloud Architecture and Technology Engineering at Citigroup to continue the conversation about digital innovation’s role in advancing the ESG Economy.
Gajen Kandiah, CEO of Hitachi Vantara
The Role of Digital Innovation in Advancing the ESG Economy
Josh Crumb, Founder and CEO of Abaxx Technologies
Crossing the Bridge to Renewable Energy
Arjun Murti, Director at Warburg Pincus, Center on Global Energy Policy and ConocoPhillips
Crossing the Bridge to Renewable Energy
Todd Buchholz, Former Whitehouse Director of Economic Policy and Managing Director of the Acclaimed $15 Billion Tiger Hedge Fund
Erik Townsend returns to Smarter Markets this week to introduce Michelle Dennedy’s co-host this season; Todd Buchholz, former Whitehouse Director of Economic Policy and Managing Director of the Acclaimed $15 Billion Tiger Hedge Fund.
Caroline Wong, Chief Strategy Officer at Cobalt
Caroline Wong is the Chief Strategy Officer at Cobalt. As CSO, she leads the Security, Community, and People teams at Cobalt. She brings a proven background in communications, cybersecurity, and experience delivering global programs to the role. Wong’s close and...
Jim Whitehurst, President of IBM
Defining Ethical Standards for a New Digital Economy
Michelle Dennedy, Former Chief Privacy Officer of Cisco and Intel
Erik Townsend interviews new Smarter Markets host Michelle Dennedy on her own background as a digital privacy activist. This episode is designed to introduce the audience to Michelle herself, and then in coming weeks Michelle will introduce listeners to a side of...
Dr. Leemon Baird, Hedera Hashgraph Co-founder
Hedera Hashgraph co-founder Dr. Leemon Baird joins Erik to discuss the distributed ledger technology that makes tokenization possible.
Robert Friedland, Chair of Ivanhoe Mines | Part 2
Billionaire financier Robert Friedland returns as Michelle Dennedy joins the Smarter Markets hosting team. Robert and Erik discuss what it will take to Green the Global Economy in Part 2 of this extensive 2-part interview.
Robert Friedland, Chair of Ivanhoe Mines | Part 1
Billionaire financier Robert Friedland returns as Michelle Dennedy joins the Smarter Markets hosting team. Robert and Erik discuss what it will take to Green the Global Economy in Part 1 of this extensive 2-part interview.
Robert Friedland, Chair of Ivanhoe Mines
Robert Friedland, a Renaissance man who founded several successful mining, technology and entertainment companies, speaks to host Erik Townsend openly about his views about the what, who and how of the global energy transition and meeting the energy demand of future generations.
Bill Pazos, AirCarbon Exchange Co-founder and COO
AirCarbon Exchange co-founder and COO Bill Pazos joins us this week to discuss the history, present challenges, and future of the carbon credit trading industry.
John Goldstein, Global Head of Sustainable Investing Practices at Goldman Sachs
John Goldstein on Achieving ESG goals with Impact Investing
Tom Raftery, Chief Innovation Officer at SAP
SAP’s chief innovation officer and outspoken green energy proponent Tom Raftery is this week’s feature interview guest. We discuss the coming green energy revolution and what it will mean for markets and the economy as a whole.
Peter Fusaro, Founder of the Wall Street Green Summit
In the first of a 4-part mini-series on Environmental, Socially Responsible, and Governance-focused investing, Smarter Markets presents Peter Fusaro, veteran sustainability investor and organizer of the Wall Street Green Investing Conference. We discuss everything...
Dr. Ben Hunt, Founder of Epsilon Theory
Epsilon Theory founder Dr. Ben Hunt joins Smarter Markets to weigh in on how social media is being used to engineer the narratives which shape both financial markets and society more broadly. We discuss the influence of social media then go on to discuss how financial...
Kirstine Stewart, Head of Media, Sport & Entertainment for the World Economic Forum
The role of social media in markets and society.
Mark Fisher, Commodities Legend
Commodity legend Mark Fisher shares some choice stories, including how the Hudson River can be used as a risk management tool to cure over-trading, then goes on to reflect on how the design of commodities futures markets could be improved.
Jos Schmitt, Founder of NEO Stock Exchange
NEO Stock exchange founder Jos Schmitt explains why most existing stock exchanges give an unfair trading advantage to some customers over others, and explains why he launched a new exchange specifically designed to level the playing field for all investors.
Frank Lavin, Former U.S. Ambassador to Singapore
NEO Stock exchange founder Jos Schmitt explains why most existing stock exchanges give an unfair trading advantage to some customers over others, and explains why he launched a new exchange specifically designed to level the playing field for all investors.
Mike Green, Partner at Logica Funds
Logica Funds’ Mike Green explains why he and most of the smartest people in finance are in the business of exploiting and profiting from deficiencies of current markets, rather than fixing them. Mike explains why incentives don’t favor fixing what’s broken, and what we need to do to change the system and enable migration to a new generation of Smarter Markets.
Charlie McGarraugh, Chief Strategy Officer for Blockchain.com
Charlie McGarraugh is Chief Strategy Officer for Blockchain.com, the largest self-custodied crypto wallet provider globally. Previously he was a Goldman Sachs Partner and former head of metals trading, so his native language is finance. In this interview, Charlie explains Tokenization in terms that Finance professionals can relate to, then goes on to explain what this change will mean both to financial markets and to the people who work in them.
Thom McMahon, Former Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Singapore Mercantile Exchange
Thomas McMahon has over 50 years of experience in international exchange-based Commodity and Derivative product creation, clearing, trading, and regulatory licensing. Over the past decade, Thom has worked broadly across Asia to bring to market major international...
Jeff Currie, Global Head of Commodities Research at Goldman Sachs
A superb, hour-long discussion with Commodity Legend, Jeff Currie. This episode sheds light on the politics and market issues facing the investment community in committing fully to renewable energy technologies. Jeff’s commentary helps listeners understand the difficulties in pricing carbon, and why a carbon price is crucial to advancing ESG standards. He delves into the role governments and policy plays in establishing rules for carbon emissions, and helping the market discover a price for emitting carbon into our environment. Jeff focuses our attention on the reality that, to properly incentivise investment in renewable energy technologies, the first step is a clear mechanism to price carbon.
Maryam Ayati, CEO of NEO Holdings
We sit down with energy industry maverick and market innovator, Maryam Ayati, who leads NEO Holdings. NEO brings established industry giants together with the climate and entrepreneurial ecosystem in mutually profitable models. Together, they identify and operationalize tomorrow’s most valuable new commodities and business models, reinventing energy and extractive supply chains such that they serve planet, people and profit.
Coming Nov 28th: A new podcast from MacroVoices Abaxx & Technologies
Together we explore the question of how our market mechanisms work today, if capitalism is facing a crisis, and what we can improve through new technologies that help work towards making markets smarter for the future.
Jeff Currie, Global Head of Commodities Research at Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs commodities chief on ESG, carbon pricing, and new technologies.