SmarterMarkets™
Episodes
Summer Playlist Episode 3 | Hannah Hauman, Global Head of Carbon Trading, Trafigura
16 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What can we extract from traditional commodity markets to standardize and scale our carbon markets? On our third installment of the SmarterMarkets Sum...
Summer Playlist Episode 2 | Michelle Dennedy, CEO, PrivacyCode, Inc.
09 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are diving right into the deep end this weekend with former SmarterMarkets™ host and PrivacyCode CEO, Michelle Dennedy. We’ll be discussing pro...
Summer Playlist Episode 1 | Jeff Currie, Global Head of Commodities Research, Goldman Sachs
02 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Summer travel is here this holiday weekend! Join us as Jeff Currie, Goldman Sachs’ Global Head of Commodities Research, and host David Greely go aro...
Systems at Risk Episode 7 | Ryan Ingram, Chief Risk Officer, Abaxx Exchange
25 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After exploring algorithms, data and models, host David Greely takes a deep dive into the human element of optimizing risk management with Chief Risk ...
Systems at Risk Episode 6 | Andy Home, Senior Metals Columnist, Thomson Reuters
18 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're thrilled to be joined by Thomson Reuters Senior Columnist, Andy Home, for a pulse check on current metals markets. In this episode, he and David...
Systems at Risk Episode 5 | Carrie Jaquith, Global Head of Digital Product, Abaxx Technologies
11 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The role of risk managers is rapidly expanding, requiring the need for integration across organizations and deeper relationships between risk, data an...
Systems at Risk Episode 4 | Mike Prokop, Director of Digital Transformation & Sustainability, The Alliance Risk Group
04 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
David Greely sits down with Mike Prokop, Director of Sustainability & Digital Transformation at The Alliance Risk Group, to learn how Prokop’s 30+ y...
Systems at Risk Episode 3 | Craig Pirrong, Professor of Finance and Director, Global Energy Management Institute, Bauer College of Business University of Houston
28 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This morning we’re driving to the intersection of energy, commodities and risk with University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business Professor,...
Systems at Risk Episode 2 | Bob Anderson, Executive Director, Committee of Chief Risk Officers
21 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Anderson, Executive Director of the Committee of Chief Risk Officers, joins us to share his perspectives on improving risk management for today’...
Systems at Risk Episode 1 | Walt Lukken, President and CEO, Futures Industry Association
14 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Between the FTX Congressional Hearing and FIA’s upcoming Commodities Forum, President and CEO of the Futures Industry Association, Walt Lukken, made...
Demystifying the Carbon Markets Episode 14 | Sonja Gibbs, Managing Director + Head of Sustainable Finance, IIF and Governing Board Member, ICVCM
07 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On our final episode of Demystifying the Carbon Markets, host David Greely sits down with Governing Board Member of the ICVCM and Managing Director + ...
Demystifying the Carbon Markets Episode 13 | Maryam Ayati, Co-Founder Watr Blockchain Protocol
30 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This morning, SmarterMarkets host, David Greely, sits down with tradfi turned defi commodities expert, Maryam Ayati, to explore the role of blockchain...
Demystifying the Carbon Markets Episode 12 | Barbara Baarsma, CEO, Rabo Carbon Bank, Rabobank
23 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Increased temperatures resulting from global warming pose a massive threat to the global agricultural system. If that alone wasn’t enough to tackle ...
Demystifying the Carbon Markets Episode 11 | Corinne Boone, Group Head, Americas, Air Carbon
16 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Dave Greely explores carbon as a commodity with carbon market architect and climate finance pioneer, Corinne Boone. As the Group Head of th...
Demystifying the Carbon Markets Episode 10 | Susannah Pierce, President & Country Chair Shell Canada
09 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How do carbon markets work for end users? How can carbon credits work in tandem with emissions reduction and carbon removal technologies to achieve ne...
Highlights and Takeaways of 2022 Wall Street Green Summit | Peter Fusaro
02 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
David Greely and Peter Fusaro connect for a special episode of SmarterMarkets highlighting trends and takeaways from the 21st annual Wall Street Green...
Demystifying the Carbon Markets Episode 8 | Norman Wray, Former Governor Galapagos Islands
26 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How can we quantify the impacts of carbon emissions on a region like the Galapagos islands and what steps can be taken to offset these emissions? No...
Demystifying the Carbon Markets Episode 7 | David Antonioli, CEO Verra
19 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How do carbon projects turn into carbon credits, and how are those credits verified to ensure they are permanent, additional, measurable and real? Dav...
Demystifying the Carbon Markets Episode 6 | Neil McDougall Chairman, DelAgua Group
12 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A lack of understanding of carbon projects, their efficacy and reporting methods has contributed greatly to what we've dubbed 'carbon confusion' for E...
Demystifying the Carbon Markets Episode 5 | David Shukman, Journalist and Former Science Editor, BBC
05 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
David Shukman, Journalist and Former Science Editor of BBC, takes David Greely to the front lines of the climate crisis to illustrate the imminent nee...
Demystifying the Carbon Markets Episode 4 | Peter Zaman, Partner HFW, Singapore
26 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Zaman, Partner at HFW, Singapore, sits down with David Greely for a deep dive into Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, how it allowed for more amb...
Demystifying the Carbon Markets Episode 3 | Professor Cameron Hepburn, Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford
19 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The net-zero commitments made by corporations and large institutions are foundational to the development of the voluntary carbon markets. Professor Ca...
Demystifying the Carbon Markets Episode 2 | Mark Lewis Head of Climate Research, Andurand Capital LLP
12 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Lewis, Head of Climate Research at Andurand Capital, sits down with David Greely to discuss what’s gone right, what’s gone wrong, and what we...
Demystifying the Carbon Markets Episode 1 | Phil Hardwick, CEO of HCBL
05 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Phil Hardwick, CEO of HCBL, joins host David Greely to kick off our podcast series Demystifying the Carbon Markets. Phil sets the stage and shares the...
What are Smarter Markets? Episode 3 | Erik Townsend Host of Macrovoices
29 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this third episode of our three-part series, host Grant Williams speaks with the original host of Smarter Markets, Erik Townsend. Erik and Grant ...
What are Smarter Markets? Episode 2 | Josh Crumb, CEO and Founder of Abaxx Technologies
22 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this second episode of our three-part series, host Grant Williams dives into the heart of the matter with Josh Crumb, CEO and Founder of Abaxx Tech...
What are SmarterMarkets? Episode 1 | Jeff Currie, Goldman Sachs Global Head of Commodities Research
15 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For the opening episode of our new series, legendary podcast host Grant Williams welcomes back Jeff Currie, Global Head of Commodities Research at Gol...
Accelerating the Energy Transition Episode Episode 8 | Vijay Vaitheeswaran, Global Energy and Climate Innovation Editor at The Economist
08 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On the series finale of ‘An Energy Transition in Three Corresponding Acts’, host David Greely, Abaxx Chief Economist at Abaxx, welcomes to the stu...
Accelerating the Energy Transition Episode Episode 7 | Reid Morrison, Global Energy Advisory Leader at PwC
01 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For the penultimate episode of ‘An Energy Transition in Three Corresponding Acts’, host David Greely, Abaxx Chief Economist at Abaxx, is joined by...
Accelerating the Energy Transition Episode Episode 6 | Ann Rosenberg, SVP Sustainability at Wood
26 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of Smarter Markets, the first hosted by Abaxx Exchange Chief Economist David Greely, we welcome back Ann Rosenberg, SVP of Su...
Accelerating the Energy Transition Episode 5 | Ira Joseph, Head of Global Generating Fuels, S&P Global
18 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As the world’s economies begin to reopen and embrace the post-pandemic era, the energy industry is at a critical juncture. Energy shortages have alr...
Accelerating the Energy Transition Episode 4 | Stephen Stapcyznski, Asia LNG Reporter, Bloomberg
11 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For the fourth episode of ‘An Energy Transition in Three Corresponding Acts’, host Susan Sakmar joins Stephen Stapczynski, Asia LNG Reporter at Bl...
Accelerating the Energy Transition Episode 3 | Oystein Kalleklev, CEO, Flex LNG
04 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joining Susan Sakmar in the Smarter Markets studio this week is Oystein M. Kalleklev, Chief Executive Officer of Flex LNG, a publicly traded LNG shipp...
Accelerating the Energy Transition Episode 2 | David Greely, Chief Economist, Abaxx
27 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For the second episode of ‘An Energy Transition in Three Corresponding Acts’, host Susan Sakmar welcomes David Greely, Senior Economic Advisor at ...
Accelerating the Energy Transition Episode 1 | Daniel Yergin, Pulitzer Prize Winning Author and Vice-Chair of IHS Markit
20 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Yergin, Vice-Chair of IHS Markit and Author of ‘The New Map’ returns to the Smarter Markets studios for the premiere episode of ‘An Energ...
Preserving Privacy in the Global Information Economy Episode 9 | Jules Polonetsky on Standardizing Privacy Practices
09 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On the season finale of ‘Preserving Privacy in the Global Information Economy,’ Michelle Dennedy sits down with Jules Polonetsky, the Founder and ...
Preserving Privacy in the Global Information Economy Episode 8 | Emma Lindley on the Good ID Movement
02 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For the eighth episode of ‘Preserving Privacy in the Global Information Economy,’ host Michelle Dennedy sits down with Emma Lindley, Co-Founder an...
Preserving Privacy in the Global Information Economy Episode 7 | Dr. Jennifer King on the Future of Privacy and Identity
25 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jennifer King, Privacy and Data Policy Fellow at the Stanford University Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, joins Michelle Denn...
Preserving Privacy in the Global Information Economy Episode 6 | Kunal Anand on Leveraging Technology to Build Tools for Trust
18 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The sixth episode of ‘Preserving Privacy in the Global Information Economy’ brings host Michelle Dennedy and Kunal Anand, Chief Technology Officer...
Preserving Privacy in the Global Information Economy Episode 5 | Ruby Zefo on Protecting Personal Data
04 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For the fifth episode of ‘Preserving Privacy in the Global Information Economy,’ host Michelle Dennedy welcomes Ruby Zefo, Uber’s first Chief Pr...
Preserving Privacy in the Global Information Economy Episode 4 | Sarah Clark on Empowering Digital Citizens with Self Sovereign Identity
28 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Clark, Senior Vice President of Digital Identity at Mastercard joins Michelle Dennedy in the studio to examine the evolution of digital identity...
Preserving Privacy in the Global Information Economy Episode 3 | Tim McCreight on Managing Risk in Data Security Systems
21 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For the latest chapter of ‘Preserving Privacy in the Global Information Economy,' Michelle Dennedy chats with Tim McCreight, Managing Director of En...
Preserving Privacy in the Global Information Economy Episode 2 | Jim Reavis on Digital Identity Security in the Cloud
14 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our latest series ‘Preserving Privacy in the Global Information Economy’ continues as Michelle Dennedy welcomes Jim Reavis, Co-Founder and CEO of ...
Preserving Privacy in the Global Information Economy Episode 1 | Kaliya Young on Self Sovereign Identity as a Tool to Advance a Consent-Based Economy
07 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For the opening episode of ‘Preserving Privacy in the Global Information Economy,' Michelle Dennedy welcomes Kaliya Young, also known as The Identit...
A Path to Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets: A Smarter Markets Digital Roundtable
31 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of Smarter Markets TM; the first installment of our ‘Digital Roundtable’ series; we rewind the film back to July 13th’s ...
The Energy Equation Episode 3 | Daniel Yergin, Pulitzer Prize Winning Author and Vice-Chair of IHS Markit
24 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For the final episode of ‘The Energy Equation: Commodities, Resources and Geopolitics,' Todd Buchholz welcomes “America’s most influential energ...
The Energy Equation Episode 2 | Susan Sakmar, Visiting Professor University of Houston Law Center
17 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Sakmar, Former Chair of the Jane Goodall Institute, and one of the world’s leading experts in Liquified Natural Gas (LNG), joins Todd Buchh...
The Energy Equation Episode 1 | Javier Blas and Jack Farchy, Chief Energy Correspondent and Senior Reporter Energy and Commodities, Bloomberg News
10 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Todd Buchholz welcomes Bloomberg’s Javier Blas and Jack Farchy, co-authors of The World for Sale, to SmarterMarkets for the third installment in ...
Digital Pathways to Net Zero Episode 5 | Beena Ammanath, Executive Director of the Deloitte AI Institute and Global Head of AI Ethics at Deloitte
19 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For the final episode of our five-part series on the role of digital innovation in advancing the ESG economy, Michelle Dennedy joins Beena Ammanath, E...
Digital Pathways to Net Zero Episode 4 | Jacquelyn Horton, Dropbox Foundation, Dropbox for Good
12 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On part four of our five-part series on the role of digital innovation in advancing the ESG economy, Michelle Dennedy has an in-depth conversation wit...
Digital Pathways to Net Zero Episode 3 | Ann Rosenberg, SVP for Sustainable Development at Wood
05 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our five-part series on the role of digital innovation in advancing the ESG economy continues as Michelle Dennedy chats with Ann Rosenberg, SVP of Sus...
Digital Pathways to Net Zero Episode 2 | Greg Lavender, CTO, at VMware + former CTO, Cloud Architecture and Technology Engineering at Citigroup
29 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle Dennedy sits down with Greg Lavender, Chief Technology Officer at VMware and former CTO for Cloud Architecture and Technology Engineering at ...
Digital Pathways to Net Zero Episode 1 | Gajen Kandiah, CEO, Hitachi Vantara
22 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle Dennedy is back this week with Gajen Kandiah, CEO of Hitachi Vantara, as they kick-off the first episode in a five-part series about the role...
Roadmap to Renewable Energy Episode 3 | Josh Crumb on Engineering the Energy Transition
15 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Crumb, Founder and CEO of Abaxx Technologies joins us on the podcast for the first time as we conclude our three-part mini-series on the energy i...
Roadmap to Renewable Energy Episode 2 | Arjun Murti Takes a Macro Look at the Path to Renewable Energy
08 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On the second of a three-part series on the great energy transition, co-host Todd Buchholz, former Director of Economic Policy at the White House, sit...
Roadmap to Renewable Energy Episode 1 | Stefan Wieler Talks Innovative Energy Solutions for Renewables
01 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In his inaugural episode of SmarterMarkets™, Todd Buchholz, former White House Director of Economic Policy, sits down with Stefan Wieler, Head of ...
Architects of the Information Age Episode 5 | Todd Buchholz Helping Find Prosperity Amongst the Post-Pandemic Chaos
24 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Erik Townsend returns to SmarterMarkets™ this week to introduce Michelle Dennedy’s co-host: Todd Buchholz, former Whitehouse Director of Economic ...
Architects of the Information Age Episode 4 | Caroline Wong Asks — Who’s Responsible for Protecting our Digital Assets of the Future?
17 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle Dennedy sits down with “Cybersecurity Strategist of the Year” Caroline Wong, Chief Strategy Officer at Cobalt, to examine the question “...
Architects of the Information Age Episode 3 | Jim Whitehurst Working to Define Ethical Standards for a New Digital Economy
10 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle Dennedy, former Chief Privacy Officer of Cisco and Intel, sits down for a refreshingly candid conversation with Jim Whitehurst, President of ...
Architects of the Information Age Episode 2 | Michelle Dennedy and the Crusade to Protect Digital Privacy
03 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Erik Townsend interviews new SmarterMarkets host Michelle Dennedy on her own background as a digital privacy activist. This episode is designed to int...
Architects of the Information Age Episode 1 | Leemon Baird and Understanding Distributed Ledger
27 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hedera Hashgraph co-founder Dr. Leemon Baird explains the function distributed ledger technology (DLT) provides, then goes on to outline how DLT needs...
Incentivizing the Energy Transition Episode 6 | Robert Friedland’s Answers for What it Will Take to Green The Global Economy (2 of 2)
20 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Billionaire financier Robert Friedland returns as Michelle Dennedy joins the SmarterMarkets hosting team. Robert and Erik discuss what it will take to...
Incentivizing the Energy Transition Episode 5 | Robert Friedland’s Answers for What it Will Take to Green The Global Economy (1 of 2)
13 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Billionaire financier Robert Friedland returns as Michelle Dennedy joins the Smarter Markets hosting team. Robert and Erik discuss what it will take t...
Incentivizing the Energy Transition Episode 4 | Bill Pazos Outlining the Future of Carbon Markets
06 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
AirCarbon Exchange co-founder and COO Bill Pazos joins us this week to discuss the history, present challenges, and future of the carbon credit tradin...
Incentivizing the Energy Transition Episode 3 | John Goldstein on How to Actually Achieve ESG Goals through Effective Impact Investing
27 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Goldman Sachs’ global head of sustainable investing practices John Goldstein is this week’s feature interview guest. We discuss how to engage in E...
Incentivizing the Energy Transition Episode 2 | Tom Raftery on the Coming Green Revolution
20 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
SAP’s chief innovation officer and outspoken green energy proponent Tom Raftery is this week’s feature interview guest. We discuss the coming gree...
Incentivizing the Energy Transition Episode 1 | Peter Fusaro Talks Green and Sustainable Investing
13 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of a series on Environmental, Socially Responsible, and Governance-focused Investing, SmarterMarkets presents Peter Fusaro, veter...
Commodities Legends and Market Builders Episode 11 | Ben Hunt on Narrative Management in Finance and Society as a Whole
06 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 fi...
Commodities Legends and Market Builders Episode 10 | Kirstine Stewart Weighing in on the Influence of Social Media in Markets and Society
30 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Former senior Twitter executive and current head of Media, Sport & Entertainment for the World Economic Forum Kirstine Stewart weighs in on the growin...
Commodities Legends and Market Builders Episode 9 | Mark Fisher Musing on How to Improve the Futures Markets
23 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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, th...
Commodities Legends and Market Builders Episode 8 | Jos Schmitt Calling Out What’s Wrong with Conventional Equity Markets — and How to Fix Them
16 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
NEO Stock exchange founder Jos Schmitt explains why most existing stock exchanges give an unfair trading advantage to some customers over others, and ...
Commodities Legends and Market Builders Episode 7 | Frank Lavin on Why Singapore Will Thrive as Asia’s New Financial Capital City
09 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Former U.S. Ambassador to Singapore Frank Lavin weighs in on Singapore’s suitability as the emergent Asian Financial Capital City and Singaporean re...
Commodities Legends and Market Builders Episode 6 | Mike Green on Market Deficiencies and Incentives for Not Fixing Them
02 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Logica Funds’ Mike Green explains why he and most of the smartest people in finance are in the business of exploiting and profiting from deficiencie...
Commodities Legends and Market Builders Episode 5 | Charlie McGarraugh on Translating Tokenization Jargon to Digestible English
26 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie McGarraugh is Chief Strategy Officer for Blockchain.com, the largest self-custodied crypto wallet provider globally. Previously he was a Go...
Commodities Legends and Market Builders Episode 4 | Thom McMahon Reflecting on Friedland, Ayati, and Currie’s Visions for Building Smarter Markets
19 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Abaxx co-founder Thom McMahon weighs in on the company’s activities to actually design and build the fully tokenized commodity trading system envisi...
Commodities Legends and Market Builders Episode 3 | Jeff Currie on New Technologies and Finding a Price for Carbon
12 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Goldman Sachs commodities chief Jeff Currie weighs in on the next commodity cycle, the return of inflation, and why it’s essential for the marketpla...
Commodities Legends and Market Builders Episode 2 | Maryam Ayati’s Vision for Tokenizing the Entire Supply Chain
05 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Energy industry veteran and NEO co-founder and CEO Maryam Ayati reacts to Robert Friedland's vision of grading and trading commodities based on ESG a...
Commodities Legends and Market Builders Episode 1 | Robert Friedland on Grading, Trading, and Responsibly Producing Commodities
28 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Billionaire Canadian financier Robert Friedland headlines the inaugural episode, and shares a vision of commodities being graded based on how responsi...
Coming Nov. 28th: SmarterMarkets – a new podcast from MacroVoices and Abaxx Technologies
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this new podcast series, I'll be talking to leaders in both business and in finance. We'll discuss the shortcomings of financial markets as they're...