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Episode 277 | November 24, 2024

How Private Market Companies Can Manage ESG Metrics in APAC Economies

with Jeanne Lee, Head of APAC Sales & Kyle Flick, APAC Advisory Lead at Novata

The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, with its diverse economies, regulatory environments, and cultures, presents unique challenges and opportunities for businesses, investors, and regulators. On today’s program, Jeanne Lee, Head of APAC Sales and Kyle Flick, APAC Advisory Lead at Novata talk about how their platform is simplifying and streamlining data collection to help businesses create a […]

Episode 276 | November 17, 2024

How to Invest in the Future of Food

with Rob Appleby, CIO and Founder at CIBUS Capital

In 2016 the founding partners at Cibus Capital merged their first-hand experience of the impacts of the current food production industry on the planet and its people. By combining their skills in finance and agriculture they formed the Cibus Funds to invest in more sustainable food systems. Rob Appleby, Cibus Capital’s CIO and Founder, believes […]

Episode 275 | November 10, 2024

Introducing a Compostable Pod Cup of Coffee

with Matthew Martin, Vice President of Innovation R&D at Pod Pack International LLC

The single serve coffee industry has a recycling problem: too many pods, not enough recycling providers. My guest today is going to tell us how his company aims to solve this problem by manufacturing compostable coffee pods. Matthew Martin is the VP of Innovation at Pod Pack Int’l. He’s second generation, growing up in the […]

Episode 274 | November 3, 2024

Riskthinking.AI: Using Digital Twin Technology to Project Climate Finance Risk

with Dr. Ron Dembo, Founder and CEO of Riskthinking.AI

In 1989, Ron Dembo founded Algorithmics Inc., which he grew from a start-up to the largest supplier of enterprise financial risk systems, serving 80% of the world’s largest banks and insurers. Fast forward to 2020, with just three employees, Dembo embarked on and even bolder mission, launching Riskthinking.AI–a groundbreaking simulation engine capable of modeling the […]

Episode 273 | October 13, 2024

The Story of Nepal’s First Private Equity Firm

with Tim Gocher, Founder & CEO @ Dolma Impact Fund

Tim Gocher’s adventures in Nepal started 20 years ago when he left his job in London’s financial markets. Gocher is founder and CEO of Dolma Fund Management, the first international private equity firm to focus on empowering Nepal’s startups. Under Tim’s strategic leadership, Dolma has successfully raised over $100Million in two funds and created over […]

Episode 272 | September 29, 2024

How Public & Private Capital Join Forces to Scale Clean Energy Solutions

with Marie Clara BUELLINGEN, Head of Sustainable Finance Americas, Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking

My guest on today’s program is Marie Clara BUELLINGEN, Head of Sustainable Finance Americas for Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking, one of the largest foreign banking organizations in North America. She is charged with solving the challenges of making public and private capital work together to scale clean energy solutions in the required timelines. […]

Episode 271 | September 22, 2024

Schroders’ Insurance Linked Securities & PE Investment Strategies Spur Climate Adaptation and Resilience

with Irene Lauro, an Economist at Schroders; Christophe Etienne, is a Senior Natural Catastrophe Specialist on the Insurance Linked Securities team at Schroders Capital; Martin E. Diaz Plata is Head of Private Equity Investments at Blue Orchard

It’s Climate Week 2024 in New York, and all eyes are on the decarbonization and climate transition trend, with climate mitigation investing often taking center stage. But as the physical effects of climate change on people and the global economy continue to escalate, it’s increasingly obvious that investments in climate adaptation and resilience are also […]

Episode 270 | September 16, 2024

The Future of Sustainable Finance Markets in Latin America

with Sandra Carrillo Hoyos, ERM

The sustainable finance markets in Latin America are developing rapidly, and Sandra Carrillo Hoyos has led more than 50 projects funded by multilateral banks and focused on renewable energy, construction, water management, cement, mining, and forestry. Carrillo Hoyos is an ESG & Sustainable Finance Consulting Partner with ERM, which has been working in the global […]

Episode 269 | September 8, 2024

Axis Accelerates Energy Transition Underwriting with New Lloyd’s Syndicate

with Joe Dutton, Energy Innovation Lead at Axis

The insurance industry, one of the largest money management and investment sectors of the global economy, allocates trillions of dollars across the capital markets every year. Axis, a global specialty insurer and reinsurer, underwrites insurable risks across multiple economic sectors. Joe Dutton, Energy Innovation Lead at Axis, talks with us about their recently launched Lloyd’s […]

Episode 268 | September 1, 2024

Pioneering Ethical Investments with a Shariah-Compliant & ESG Strategy

with Rina Neoh, Managing Partner, Ficus Capital & Secretary General, ESG Association of Malaysia

In today’s episode we’re going to learn how Shariah investment compliance aligns with ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) principles, and the unique benefits this integration offers to investors and startups. My guest is Rina Neoh, Managing Partner at Ficus Capital and Secretary General for the ESG Association of Malaysia. Established in 2018, Ficus Capital is […]