Imperial Business Podcast: Recent Episodes
Imperial College Business School
We often hear about the negative effects of smartphones on young people’s mental health. But what if they could also help improve it?
In this bonus episode, Aglaia Freccero, a President’s PhD scholar in the Division of Psychiatry at Imperial, joins Lok Yee Liu to discuss MindCraft: a digital tool designed to track young people’s mental health and provide just-in-time support. Hear about how it’s being tested in schools and how it could transform the way students manage their wellbeing.
Find out more about MindCraft from the Department of Brain Sciences at Imperial.
Is there a wellbeing crisis across universities? Is technology helping or hindering students’ mental health?
In the final episode of this series, Anna Goodwin and Sophie Cutforth, Student Wellbeing Advisors at Imperial Business School, check in with Lok Yee Liu to explore the impact of technology, AI and apps on students’ wellbeing and the support they receive. We also hear from students at Imperial who tell us whether they’ve ever asked AI for advice.
If you are affected by any of the issues discussed in this episode or would benefit from wellbeing support, you may find the following links helpful:
- Five Steps to Mental Wellbeing
- NHS Mental Health Support
- For Imperial students, visit the Student Support Zone
- Students at other universities should check the Student Services web pages at their institution for guidance.
The articles referenced in the episode are: Beyond the Student Mental Health Crisis: A Collaborative Transatlantic Symposium by Advanced HE, and Student Wellbeing in the AI Era: Stress, Confidence, and Connection – A Global Snapshot by the Higher Education Policy Institute.
Follow the IDEA Lab at Imperial Business School on LinkedIn for further insights into innovative educational technologies and experiences. You can also check out the IDEA Lab website.
By now, most universities across the UK have implemented guidance on AI usage. But do students actually know what it says?
This week, Jay DesLauriers, a Teaching Fellow and an AI Futurist in Education at Imperial, and Heather Mack, Director of Strategy and Operations at the IDEA Lab, join Lok Yee Liu to dissect current and future guidance around AI in higher education. Plus, Jay and Heather use Imperial Business School’s traffic light system to challenge students’ perceptions of when they can and can’t use generative AI.
Follow the IDEA Lab at Imperial Business School on LinkedIn for further insights into innovative educational technologies and experiences. You can also check out the IDEA Lab website.
Episode links:
- For staff and students at Imperial, the university’s AI Principles, Generative AI guidance and Generative AI and Study Guidance Hub.
- JISC’s Student perceptions of AI 2025
- HEPI’s Student Generative AI Survey 2025
- The Digital Education Council’s The Next Era of Assessment: A Global Review of AI in Assessment Design
This week, we ask whether technology is accelerating or solving the climate crisis.
Alyssa Gilbert, Director of Undaunted and Director of Innovation at Imperial’s Grantham Institute, sits down with Lok Yee Liu to discuss the launch of EarthScale, a nationwide, university-led programme providing vital scaling support to climate tech startups in that tricky ‘missing middle’. Alyssa also responds to students’ anxiety around the impact of their tech use on the planet.
EarthScale is announcing its first cohort of ventures in October 2025. Follow their journeys and stay updated on when applications open for Cohort 2:
- EarthScale website
- EarthScale LinkedIn
- EarthScale newsletter
Find out more about Imperial’s Grantham Institute and Undaunted, and visit the Notpla website to find out more about its biodegradable, plastic-free packaging.
Follow the IDEA Lab at Imperial Business School on LinkedIn for further insights into innovative educational technologies and experiences. You can also check out the IDEA Lab website.
This week, we want to know what higher education would look like if attending lectures were as simple as putting on a VR headset. And whether this could become a reality.
Adrian Cowell, Innovation Lead for the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial, and Stephen Vaz, the IDEA Lab’s Director of Learning Innovation, sit down with Lok Yee Liu to explore virtual reality’s place in the future of higher education. Plus, students from Imperial give us their take on wearing headsets instead of attending classes.
Follow the IDEA Lab at Imperial Business School on LinkedIn for further insights into innovative educational technologies and experiences. You can also check out the IDEA Lab website.
Episode links:
Imperial’s Virtual Reality Student Experience (ViRSE)
Imperial School of Medicine LinkedIn
In the first episode of IDEAs Rewired, the team wants to know whether students (and teachers) are becoming too reliant on AI.
Cloda Jenkins, Associate Dean (Education, Pedagogy and Innovation) at Imperial Business School, and Sean O’Grady, Lead Learning Designer at the IDEA Lab, catch up with Lok Yee Liu to discuss the current impact of AI on teaching and learning in higher education. We also hear from a few of our students, who tell us whether they think AI is making them lazy.
Follow the IDEA Lab at Imperial Business School on LinkedIn for further insights into innovative educational technologies and experiences. You can also check out the IDEA Lab website.
Find out more about Imperial’s StudentShapers programme referenced in the episode.
Welcome to another episode featuring JJ Irukwu. In this episode, he opens up about his personal setbacks and the mindset shift that helped him overcome them, helping him empower empowering others today. He also shares his bold take on where the sports industry is headed and what it needs to thrive.
Want to know what it’s like working in one of the biggest names in the sports industry, In this episode we are joined with JJ Irukwu, Strategy and Business Development Manager at Sky Sports, to bring us on his career journey and unique insight on the sports industry today. Trust me, this is an episode you don’t want to miss.
In this episode, host Frédérique welcomes Antoine Poincaré, Head of Axa Climate School, to explore the role of education in climate action, the unexpected business models transformation of transitioning sectors and the imperative to prioritize adaptation. In his current role, Antoine translates complex climate science into actionable strategies that foster awareness and drive impact across the organizations he supports. Tune in for insights on the adaptation of industries through enhanced awareness and capabilities.
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As referred in the podcast: Trois degrés newsletter (https://troisdegres.net/)
Host Rajan Sangha is joined by Lisa Sachs (Director of the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment & Columbia Climate School MS in Climate Finance) to unpack the impact of tariffs and trade tensions on clean energy, the failures of ESG investing, and the urgent need for political will in climate finance. They discuss the global cost of capital divide, critical minerals governance, adaptation challenges, rising protectionism and why international cooperation is essential for a just and effective energy transition.
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Welcome to the Imperial Sports Business Podcast! To start off the new season, we’re having an open and honest conversation with Vipul Londhe, Co-Founder of Future in Sports—a community dedicated to helping aspiring sports professionals break into the industry. Join us as we discuss the realities of building a career in sports and the steps you need to take to succeed.
In this episode of Green Minds, we sit down with Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson, the acclaimed writers behind the thought-provoking play Kyoto now playing @sohoplace until 3rd May and produced by RSC, Good Chance, Rachel Styne and Jessica Foung. We explore how they bring climate narratives to life on stage, using storytelling to confront the complexities of global climate negotiations. Joe and Joe share insights into their research and writing process, the role of agreement in driving environmental awareness, and how theatre can spark critical conversations about climate justice.
Join us for an inspiring discussion on the intersection of creativity and climate action, and how stories can shape our understanding of one of the most pressing challenges of our time. If you've seen the show and are wondering what you can do, visit https://www.goodchance.org.uk/kyoto/act"
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This week’s episode of Green Minds features Paul O’Connor, Head of Sustainable Finance- Debt Capital Markets at J.P. Morgan
In this episode, Paul speaks about his professional background, the various financial instruments used in sustainable finance and provides insights into recent current affairs and the future of the industry.
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In this episode, we explore carbon capture and storage technology through an economic lens with Elsy T. Milan, a PhD Student at the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial College London. As a multi-disciplinary problem-solver, Elsa shares her journey from navigating international conferences to shaping her aspirations to accelerate decarbonisation. Tune in for insights on the intersection of policy and innovation.
As discussed in the podcast: Climate Young negotiators program
This week’s episode of Green Minds features John O’Brien, Managing Director at Deloitte New York and Global Lead for decarbonisation in the Mining and Metals.
In this episode, John discusses topics including his experience working in the climate sector since the 1990’s, clean technology, the creation of his book 2100 Visions, his current role at Deloitte, and offers his views on recent current affairs.
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Our first episode of Green Minds for the 2025 season features renowned climate activist Clover Hogan, founder of Force of Nature, the youth-driven non-profit channelling climate anxiety into meaningful action.
In this episode, Clover discusses her motivations for getting involved with climate change, the purpose of her company, and offers her views on COP events, industry engagement, the education system, and climate activism. To learn more about Clover Hogan and her work, visit her website here.
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Gareth Mitchell sits down with David Miles, Professor of Financial Economics at the Business School, about his research on ageing populations and declining birth rates - are they really that bad?
Professor David Miles is a member of the Budget Responsibility Committee of the Office for Budget Responsibility. Between May 2009 and September 2015, he was a member of the Monetary Policy Committee at the Bank of England. His current research focuses on policy issues connected with financial stability, the housing market and the setting of monetary policy.
This week's episode of Green Minds features Zaneta Sedilekova, biodiversity and climate risk lawyer and founder and CEO of Planet Law Lab, where she advises companies on how to mitigate their sustainability risks.
In this episode, Zaneta shares valuable insights into her work and explains what climate litigation is, how it impacts society and climate change, and the differences between climate and biodiversity litigation.
For listeners interested in learning more about climate litigation, the 2024 snapshot report on global trends in climate litigation can be found here.
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In this week’s Green Minds episode, Jim sits down with Tim Turner from Kona Energy. Together, they go through the battery’s revenue stack and hear about career opportunities in the energy sector. This is the second part of a two-part episode.
Key Highlights:
- Summary of the GB electricity market
- The need for battery and their role in the system
- A closer look at what a battery storage project really is
- The development process of a battery storage project
- The revenue stack of a battery storage project
- Future trends in the battery space
- Navigating a career in the energy sector
For listeners who want to reach out to Tim, you can find him at
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-turner-80b739190/
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In this week’s Green Minds episode, Jim sits down with Tim Turner from Kona Energy. Together, they go through GB’s electricity market and learn about how to develop a battery storage project. This is the first part of a two-part episode.
Key Highlights:
- Summary of the GB electricity market
- The need for battery and their role in the system
- A closer look at what a battery storage project really is
- The development process of a battery storage project
- The revenue stack of a battery storage project
- Future trends in the battery space
- Navigating a career in the energy sector
For listeners who want to reach out to Tim, you can find him at
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-turner-80b739190/
Do you have any suggestions for guests or themes that we should take a closer look at? Feel free to drop us an email at podcast.greenminds@gmail.com
This week's episode of Green Minds features Charlotte Owen, Growth Director at Hemiko.
Hemiko is one of the leading end-to-end service providers of heat networks in the UK and has recently announced a heat network project that will offer clean heat to every building in an English town with a population of over 100,000 people.
In this episode, Charlotte sets out heat networks’ contribution to net zero and energy affordability and Hemiko’s exciting work to deliver town and city-scale heat networks. She also reflects on her experience of working in a country with a capital city where 99% of heat is met by heat networks, and makes a strong case for working in the sector.
For listeners interested in learning more about Hemiko, a link to their website can be found here.
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This week's episode of Green Minds features Christian Sigmund, co-founder and CEO of Hamburg-based startup WILDPLASTIC. WILDPLASTIC aims to recover as much wild plastic waste as possible from the environment and return it to the recycling cycle. Working with collection organisations in regions severely affected by the plastic crisis, WILDPLASTIC purchases wild plastic and transforms it into new products such as WILDBAGS and mailing bags made of WILDPLASTIC.
In this episode, Chris shares his journey from working at companies like YouTube and Google to co-founding WILDPLASTIC. He provides valuable insights into WILDPLASTIC's mission, operations and future ambitions, as well as an in-depth discussion of the plastic crisis and the challenges of waste management and potential solutions.
For listeners interested in learning more about WILDPLASTIC, a link to the website can be found here.
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This week's episode of Green Minds features Julian Kakarott, Founder and CEO of the Hamburg-based startup CarbonStack. CarbonStack uses blockchain technology, remote sensing, environmental modelling and artificial intelligence (AI) to offset carbon emissions through a transparent reforestation scheme.
This episode delves into Julian's journey and motivations for founding CarbonStack. It provides a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and opportunities associated with afforestation and reforestation projects in Germany, and the role of carbon credits in these initiatives.
For listeners interested in learning more about CarbonStack, a link to the website can be found here.
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Giulia is the Commercial Strategy Director at EFG, a leading competitive gaming and esports company. From being a professional basketball player to Imperial Business School to working for companies such as Formula 1 - she’s had such an inspiring career.
She talks about her different roles, her career trajectory and her experience being a woman in a male dominated industry.
Co-founder of Happy Fan, John Grabowski, talks about his career in the sports industry and beyond. From starting in one of the biggest sport and entertainment companies - IMG - part of Endeavor, to being the commercial director at move.ai, and now delivering fan data integration solutions to the sports industry with Happy Fan. You can find John on linkedin as “John Grabowski, MBA” and at john@happy.fan
This week’s episode of Green Minds features Haysam Azhar, who works as an analyst working on blended finance transactions for developing countries at the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI). The CPI is an analysis and advisory organisation with expertise in finance and policy. Its Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance has mobilised over $4 billion to address climate change.
In this episode, guest co-host Huzefah and Lorenzo interview Haysam about his personal motivations for working on tackling climate change, how his undergraduate degree spanning seven countries shaped his outlook, his work at the CPI developing blended finance mechanisms in emerging markets, his co-authorship of a playbook on how corporations can design effective climate finance strategies, and his advice for young professionals starting their career in the climate space.
The CPI’s Corporate Climate Finance Playbook can be found here: https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/publication/the-corporate-climate-finance-playbook/#:~:text=In%20partnership%20with%20Salesforce%2C%20CPI,when%20to%20use%20them%2C%20and
More information on Climate Vine can be found here: https://www.climatevine.co/
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In this week’s Green Minds episode, Jim sits down with Wen-Yu Weng, a consultant at PA Consulting specializing in clean energy, climate, and sustainability. Together, they navigate the outlook for energy in 2024 and discuss career prospects in the green energy space.
Key Highlights:
- Offshore wind development in the UK after AR6 and in the US.
- What we think about Nuclear in the energy transition
- Implications of involvement of oil producing countries in COPs
- Navigating a career in the green energy space
- Fun question: what is the place of Bitcoin in the energy transition
For listeners who want to reach out to Wen-Yu, you can find her at
https://www.linkedin.com/in/wenyuweng/
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This week’s episode of Green Minds features Annie Shepperd OBE, whose decorated CV includes Chair of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM), former Chief Executive of Salix Finance, and former Chief Executive of Walsall Council and the London Borough of Southwark.
In this episode, guest co-host Laurence and Lorenzo interview Annie about the role of local government in achieving net zero, Salix Finance’s role in delivering energy efficiency and clean heat in the UK, how to create leaders in the fight against climate change, and CIWEM’s work to ensure clean drinking water.
CIWEM’s report, A Fresh Water Future, is available to read here: https://www.ciwem.org/policy-reports/fresh-water-future
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This week’s episode of Green Minds features Jana Skokan, Co-founder and director of frogeex, a worldwide network for Sustainable Building and Living.
Eva interviews Jana about climate-smart architecture and urban planning, the potential of technological and nature-based solutions, and the co-benefits and success factors of green cities.
For listeners interested in learning more about climate-smart architecture and frogeex's work, here is a link to their website.
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Tune in for the final episode of the Green Minds Around the World series, where the MSc Climate Change, Management and Finance cohort shares insights on the countries they call home.
For this last episode, Marie-Céline sat down with Kushboo, Gabriella, Chong, and Syakira to delve into climate policy challenges and outlooks in India, the US, China, and Malaysia. You’ll hear about China’s current five-year plan, the upcoming elections in India and the United States, and Malaysia’s recent cabinet overhaul.
If you have any suggestions for guests or topics you would like us to explore, feel free to email us at podcast.greenminds@gmail.com
Paul has been building startups since the age of 18 when he started his studies at the European Sports University in Cologne. Since then, he has helped scale brands across various fields including nutrition, e-commerce, fitness, and health to six and seven figures in revenue.
Today he talks about building start-ups, emerging trends in the health and fitness industries, and growing communities.
In this week’s episode of Green Minds, we continue our Around the World series in which we interview students studying the MSc in Climate Change, Management & Finance on climate change in the countries they call home.
In this episode, Jim sits down with Hadia, Sara, and Gillian to hear about the energy mix and trends in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Mexico. Our guests also talk through the challenges faced by oil producing countries in the face of climate change.
For listeners who are interested in finding out more about WISE and P+II can be found in the link below:
https://www.instagram.com/positiveinvestmentimperial
https://www.instagram.com/wise.program/
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This week's episode of Green Minds features Mathilda D'silva, Founder and CEO of Ocean Purpose Project. Ocean Purpose Project is a Singapore-based NGO that aims to solve the ocean pollution crisis and promote ocean conservation at scale.
This episode gives an insight into Mathilda's journey and motivation to found Ocean Purpose Project, provides an understanding of the Blue Economy, and highlights the role of the oceans and the importance of protecting them.
For listeners interested in learning more about Ocean Purpose Project, a link to the website can be found here.
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In this week’s episode of Green Minds, we continue our Around the World series in which we interview students studying the MSc in Climate Change, Management & Finance on climate change in the countries they call home.
In this episode, Lorenzo sits down with Angel Miao, Laurence Denyer, and Qiu Wong to hear about the role of nature-based solutions in climate mitigation and adaptation in Canada, the UK, and Malaysia. Our guests also talk through how climate change poses an existential risk to our most valuable carbon sinks across terrestrial, marine and coastal ecosystems.
Want to delve deeper into some of the topics discussed in this episode? Here are some links to further reading and resources kindly curated by our guests:
- Global Forest Watch: https://www.globalforestwatch.org/
- Carbon Brief on the EU nature restoration law: https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-what-does-the-eu-nature-restoration-law-mean-for-climate-and-biodiversity/#:~:text=It%20aims%20to%20restore%20at,at%20least%2090%25%20by%202050
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I'm happy to announce that the first episode of „Around the World“ is now live!
This special episode of the Green Minds podcast features a dynamic discussion with three great guests from Colombia, Pakistan and India on the pressing issue of climate change and adaptation strategies.
In this first episode of „Around the World“, Valentina, Pratyusha and Huzefah share interesting insights into the climate challenges facing their countries. What topics can you expect?
- The importance of Colombia's rich biodiversity, the role of hydropower and adaptation strategies for Colombia‘s agriculture.
- Extreme weather events in India and their impact on agricultural prices and food security for a growing population as well as the need for a rapid energy transition.
- Pakistan's vulnerability to heatwaves and floods and the mitigation potential of Pakistan’s mangroves.
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This week’s episode of Green Minds features Joshua Steib, who currently studies Climate Politics at Harvard University. Joshua has been the German United Nations Youth Delegate for COP26 and was involved in writing the Global Youth Position Paper for the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26).
Representing young voices at UN summits like COP26, COP27, and the most recent COP28, Joshua amplifies youth voices and the need for urgent climate action.
Eva interviews Joshua about his motivation to become a United Nations Youth Delegate, youth participation in general and differences across countries as well as the important role of youth representation. They also talk about Joshua's recent interview with former Vice President of the United States and Nobel-Peace Prize Laureate, Al Gore.
For listeners who want to listen to Joshuas COP28's in-depth interview with Al Gore, a link can be found here.
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In this week’s episode of Green Minds, Marie-Céline sat down with Jahan Chowdhury, Lead for Environment and Climate at the IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development). Jahan explored the intricacies of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and their design challenges, uncovering why countries struggle to meet the Paris Ambition. Tune in to discover the crucial role of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in extending development finance to the last mile and ensuring no community is left behind.
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Welcome back to Green Minds! This week, Jim sits down with John Waldron, a civil servant from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero. They're delving into the intricate world of Carbon Capture, Usage, and Storage (CCUS) policy and the pivotal role the UK is playing. Stay tuned for some enlightening conversation!
Key Highlights:
- Understanding the Dynamics: Dive deep into CCUS, what it means and what are the different sectors.
- Why the UK is positioned to be a leader in developing CCUS.
- Peering into the Future: How will the UK address the funding of CCUS.
For listeners who want to delve deeper, a link to the UK’s CCUS Net Zero Investment roadmap can be found in the link below:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64a29b7d06179b00131ae94e/ccus-investment-roadmap.pdf
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This week’s episode of Green Minds features Win Sim Tan, whose career has stretched across wildlife conservation, climate scenario modelling, and voluntary carbon markets, and seem him work on projects in his home country of Malaysia, as well as the United States, Canada, and Scotland.
Lorenzo and guest co-host Qiu interview Win about his passion and motivation for starting his career in wildlife conservation, his career pivot to working on climate scenario modelling, and his role in setting up Malaysia’s first voluntary carbon market exchange. Win also gives tips for listeners thinking about the next steps in their careers in climate and sustainability.
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Matthew Barrett, founder of Goal Click, talks about his journey in the sports industry, combining his passions for history and sport, working across various functions in the sports industry and eventually building his own company.
https://www.goal-click.com/
Since 2014, Goal Click has given people across the world a platform to share real stories about their own lives and football communities.
Told through the eyes and voices of our storytellers, these stories are brought to life in analogue and digital photography, written word, short films and exhibitions.
This week’s episode of Green Minds features Henry Godon-Smith, who is the CEO and founder of Agritecture, a global urban agriculture consulting firm, whose mission is to empower impact-driven organizations to develop feasible urban farming solutions.
As a sustainability strategist focused on urban agriculture, water issues and emerging technologies, Henry has visited urban farms in five continents and worked on community and for-profit urban farms.
Eva interviews Henry about his motivation to found Agritecture and venture into the field of climate smart agriculture, the benefits of Controlled Environment Agriculture and the key opportunities, challenges and trends of urban and vertical farming.
For listeners who want to delve deeper, a link to Agritecture can be found here.
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Michael, Data Analytics Manager at Nike, takes us through his journey - Industrial engineer to a consultant to a Sports Industry professional
This week’s episode of Green Minds features Sarah Kemmitt, Head of the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) Secretariat within UNEP FI (United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative). Sarah delves into this ambitious Alliance, gathering 141 member banks committed to financing ambitious climate action, and breaks down the role of banks in transitioning to net-zero economies. This episode will provide you with her insider’s perspective of COP28 and key sustainable finance trends to follow in 2024.
For listeners who want to delve deeper, Sarah mentionned the following reports from UNEP FI:
- The Adaptation Gap Report, 2023
- The Production Gap Report, 2023
- The Emissions Gap Report, 2023
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In this week’s Green Minds episode, Jim sits down with Arietta Visoná, a consultant at Guidehouse specializing in renewable energy and sustainability. Together, they navigate the complex landscape of the CfD (Contract for Difference) mechanism and its interaction with CPPAs (Corporate Power Purchase Agreements).
Key Highlights:
- Understanding the Dynamics: Dive deep into the intricacies of how the CfD mechanism and CPPAs intertwine.
- Insights from Allocation Round 5: Explore the key takeaways from Allocation Round 5 and its impact on the corporate PPA market.
- Peering into the Future: What can we anticipate for the upcoming Allocation Round 6? Arietta shares her expert predictions.
- Navigating Imperial: Gain valuable insights on surviving and thriving in the world of renewable energy, including Arietta's career advice for aspiring sustainability consultants.
For listeners who want to delve deeper, a link to the report done by Arietta can be found on the link below.
https://guidehouseinsights.com/news-and-views/the-impact-of-cfd-allocation-round-5-on-the-corporate-ppa-marketand-what-the-uk-government-has-done
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What hurdles do we face in educating people about climate change and how can we effectively address misinformation, complex scientific concepts, and disparities in access to information? How do different age groups feel about climate change?
How does the media currently depict climate change and what changes are needed in media coverage and language usage to ensure broader engagement and understanding?
In this Green Minds episode, Eva talked about these and other questions with Rosie Deane, founder of What On Earth. At What On Earth Rosie provides climate consultancy, workshops and educational initiatives on climate change.
For listeners who want to delve deeper, a link to the What On Earth Website can be found here.
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This week’s episode of Green Minds features Jean-Baptiste Lenoir, Co-founder and CEO of Qotto, a solar home system provider in West Africa. Interviewed by Marie-Céline, he delves into the challenges hindering universal access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa and how Qotto's innovative solar home systems are impacting the lives of 110,000 people. Discover the impactful strategies that set Qotto apart and the role of public policy in fostering sustainable energy solutions.
For listeners who want to delve deeper, Jean-Baptiste recommended the Investor Roadmap for Inclusive Green Growth.
Find the script of the discussion here.
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This week’s episode of Green Minds features Josué Tanaka, who was the former Managing Director at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) responsible for the Bank’s operational strategy and planning function and for leading its energy efficiency and climate change activities between 2006 and 2020. Lorenzo interviews Josué about his early career working at the World Bank, his leading role in increasing the EBRD’s spending on climate finance, his experience of COPs and how they’ve evolved over the years, and the Finance for Climate Action Report which he was involved in developing.
For listeners who want to delve deeper, a link to the Finance for Climate Action Report can be found here.
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Daniel Alejandro Velásquez González, founder of Homefans, takes us through his journey as an entrepreneur and innovator in the sports industry. Highlights include -
- Setting up a business in the UK as an immigrant
- How he identified the need for his product, reiterated using market insights and built a successful go-to-market strategy
- Challenges in building a two-sided business model
- Forecasting future trends in the sports industry
- Long-term goals
In the first episode back from (a long) summer break we are happy to introduce you to our new hosts. Meet Climate Change, Management & Finance students Lorenzo, Jim, Marie-Céline and Eva. Get to know the new hosts, what inspires them and what brought them to Green Minds.
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Stanley Cookey “helps governments and businesses solve complex problems”.
Formerly a GP and now a Management Consultant with healthcare and life sciences firm, CF, we hear Stanley’s motivations for pursuing an MBA and we get an insight into the strong value system that has led him into a career in which he can help people, make an impact, and ultimately find joy in what he does.
Spandan Shah had almost 10 years’ experience in consulting roles with EY and KPMG in India, Ireland and the UK prior to starting his MBA at Imperial College Business School, so the next steps were clear… weren’t they?
Spandan is the perfect example of someone who decided to try something new and take an opportunity. By founding sustainability and ESG advisory firm, GreenAlytics, Spandan is following his passion and using all of his skills and experience to help firms to identify, measure and report on key ESG requirements.
Ronnie Johnson is an MBA graduate now Human Capital Consultant with Deloitte in Denver in the United States.
From a military career, to Imperial College Business School during the pandemic, and now working on culture, change and sustainability projects with Deloitte, this episode has it all. We discuss what it means to be a good steward of the environment, how a massive culture change initiative is needed to push sustainability forward in the future, and how perception of what a business means to society is changing in the modern world.
Yasmine Irani has a Masters in Strategic Marketing and is now a Senior Associate with knowledge-on-demand experts, AlphaSights, but it wasn’t as straightforward as she would’ve liked.
In this episode, we hear Yasmine’s journey from struggling to get a breakthrough in her job search to eventually turning down an invitation from one of her top choices after finding a job she loves.
Baptiste Fernandez has worked around the world for giants like Bain, TikTok and Uber, and since his time at Imperial he’s been able to forge his own path in tech and content creation.
Whether it’s entrepreneurship, working for a tech giant, the challenges of setting up in a new country, or the secrets of content creation and the value of building an audience, this episode is not to be missed.
Bryan Bovey is an MSc International Management graduate, now consultant, and he is the founder of the Africa Homage Exhibitions, a movement that aims to spark conversations around diversity and community through art.
Bryan has a deep passion for art, and we hear the story behind the Homage Exhibitions, how they aim to challenge perceptions in wider society, and how art can be used to make deeper connections than we might usually experience in our personal and professional lives.
The Homage Exhibitions 2023 will take place on 23 & 24 October 2023 and tickets are available via Eventbrite now with all proceeds going towards the Cowrie Scholarship Foundation.
Carlos Beaujean is a Rotational Product Manager with Zynga, a company that focuses on mobile games and is part of Take Two Interactive.
Carlos had so many ideas in the beginning that his friends would talk about his “career of the week”, which sounds funny, but it’s actually a smart strategy to try a lot of things before you eventually discover what you’re passionate about. This episode is also an insight into how working with the Careers Team can really help you to take that next step in your career.
Tina Chen is the Founder and CTO – that’s Chief Tea Officer – of HumaniTea, a socially conscious drinks company that specialises in plant-based and ethically sourced tea lattes.
After studying for her MBA in 2018, Tina made a career change from IT to “just tea” and in this episode, we hear her story. From international trade missions to second degree burns, Tina’s journey as a Founder isn’t short of excitement! Hers is a story of passion, grit and resilience and Tina is a real example of what you can achieve if you take opportunities, use your network, and refuse to give up.
Dr Megha Bhola is an MSc International Health Management graduate who swapped the clinical world for the business world. We discuss Megha’s decision to make a change, how Imperial became a bridge between the clinical side of healthcare and the business side, and how being open to opportunities can lead you to places you would never expect.
Now an Innovation Catalyst with health-tech start-up, SanusX, in Austria, Megha has achieved her goal and in this episode, she tells us how you can, too.
Sarvi Ahmada understands the value of stories and in this episode, we hear hers.
From her 10 years’ experience in Product Management including her current role with Mastercard in Toronto, Canada, to the value of empathy in leadership and the challenges of balancing an MBA with full-time work, Sarvi is a shining example of a “hummingbird person”. Don’t know what that is? Then listen to Sarvi tell us herself!
You can find Sarvi’s own podcast, Hummingbirds in Tech, on Apple and Spotify.
Social Media Tags:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarvenaz-sarvi-ahmadi-mba-a691868/
Instagram: sarvi_to
Morgan Mixon and Rima Suppan are the Founders of next-generation nappy brand, Peachies, and in this episode they share their entrepreneurial journey. From meeting via the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Career Club at Imperial College Business School, the ecosystem that helped them get started, and the challenges of breaking into a competitive market, this episode is a real insight into launching a business with the aim of changing the world - in Morgan and Rima’s case - one poo at a time.
Lucas Gafarot is a former professional footballer for FC Barcelona, training with the likes of Neymar, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi. Now a Senior Consultant with Simon-Kucher & Partners, Lucas shares his story, from not knowing what consulting was when he joined Imperial, to the challenges of arriving in a new country for the first time, and how the experiences and lessons he learned through football are still benefitting his life and career today.
This week's episode of Green Minds podcast features David Sim, an architect, urbanist and urban expert. David is a Partner at Think Softer, and the author of the book Soft City. Previously, David worked 17 years at Gehl Architects, an urban strategy and design firm based in Copenhagen. The conversation with David is all about the intersection of the built environment, climate change and humans. Claudia interviews David about his journey towards architecture, his time at Gehl Architects and writing the book Soft City. David explains what a “soft city” means, how it is connected to climate change and how we can transform cities into more liveable places.
This episode features:
- What is a “soft city”?
- The influence Lego had on David's journey
- Soviet vs. American architecture and the in-between
- What we can learn from the Nordic countries about city planning
- The story of Jan Gehl of Gehl Architects who transformed urban spaces globally
- How New York Times Square transformed to its current state
- Encouraging walking by painting Broadway streets with red paint as a red carpet
- Climate change adaptation and the human adaptation
- Why isn't London more like Copenhagen or Amsterdam in terms of urbanism?
- Pandemic of loneliness and the value of a sociable city
This episode of the Green Minds podcast features Edward Dixon, Head of Responsible Investment for Aviva Investors’ Real Assets platform who leads the firm’s ESG and sustainability strategy across £50bn of real estate, infrastructure and nature-based solutions. This conversation starts with Ed sharing his journey from working as a carpenter who lost his job during the 2008 recession to managing a 50bn of real assets portfolio 21 years later, and how he stepped into sustainability. He then shares what ESG and responsible investment means for Aviva Investors, and why the climate change challenge requires a long-term perspective. This conversation also features: how to get a portfolio of real assets to net-zero, which regulations are most material for institutional real assets investors at the moment, why risk is key to undertsanding who can push the needle on climate change, and what it takes to become a senior manager in the sustainable finance world.
In today's Green Minds podcast episode, we hear from Nadia Humphreys, Head of Global Climate and Regulatory Solutions at Bloomberg. Claudia first explores Nadia's journey towards sustainable finance and becoming an expert in sustainable finance regulations. Nadia then shares her learnings from working on different regulations, such as the UK Taxonomy, EU Taxonomy, the TCFD, in different regions of the world, from the UK, the EU to Singapore. She also shares the challenges and opportunities in regulation and gives advice on how to break into a sustainable finance career.
This week, Andreas speaks with Kavita Sinha, the Director of the Private Sector Facility at Green Climate Fund or GCF. In this episode, Kavita talks about GCF’s background, program and focus. You will hear about what GCF wants to accomplish, especially with the private sector partners in the emerging markets. Kavita also shares the unique country-led approach that GCF takes and the role of the accredited entities in their program. We also talk about career opportunities in GCF as well as in climate finance space.
Contains original music by Kirk Zieser
Additional information
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On GCF: https://www.greenclimate.fund/about
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GCF’s projects: https://www.greenclimate.fund/projects
This week's episode features Claudia's conversation with David Vetter, a climate writer with 15 years' experience in online and print media, currently working as a Senior Contributor for Forbes Sustainability. They talk about David's journey from studying archaeology towards working in journalism, his studies at Oxford and the current climate media landscape. David shares his point of view on the challenges of climate writing, staying critical while communicating the urgency of the situation as well as which animal he would interview if he had the opportunity.
Resources mentioned in the podcast:
https://www.twitter.com/davidrvetter
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrvetter/
The Greenland cold war climate story:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrvetter/2021/03/15/climate-alert-secret-cold-war-military-base-transmits-a-warning-to-the-world/
In this episode of The Sports Buff, Daniel is joined by Oscar Cantu. Oscar took a series of risks in his life to pursue his great passion for sports and journalism, which has taken him on a great journey working for Sporty, a prominent entertainment company brokering deals with sports leagues such as: the EPL, Bundesliga, and Serie A.
In this episode of The Sports Buff, Daniel and Henry are joined by Imperial alumn and current analyst at The Sports Consultancy Oli Ng. Oli had always been a sports enthusiast, but he found a way to turn this passion into a career. Tune in to hear his story.
In this episode, Moritz is joined by Joel Tasche, Founder & CEO of Cleanhub – a waste management and recognition software company. Together with his team, Joel is on a journey to collect plastic waste before it can even enter the world's oceans. Join us for an episode about plastic waste, it’s different players and what role “plastic credits” play in the waste ecosystem!
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Join Henry and Daniel as they interview Jamie Lim, who just won her second SEA Games gold medal earlier this month. Jamie, a world-class karate fighter who doubles as a current MSc Business Analytics student at Imperial, tells her inspiring story and the challenges she’s faced along the way.
Social Media:
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-christine-lim-08804a242/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamiechristinelim/
In this episode, Desiree and Moritz speak to Cody Finke, CEO of Brimstone about building decarbonization and cement decarbonization. Here, they focus on the founding story of Brimstone, Cody’s background, and why he focused on cement decarbonization. Cody shares his experience building a company in this sphere, Brimstone’s differentiation and process of making carbon negative cement, and the challenges the company faces in scaling their solution internationally. Cody, Desi, and Moritz also discuss the market landscape of companies working on cement decarbonization and the pros/cons of each solution. Lastly, they discuss risk and quality standards, stakeholder engagement, and the talent gap facing the industry.
Biography: Cody Finke is the co-founder and CEO of Brimstone Energy, a company working to commercialize carbon-negative cement by using calcium silicate rock. Cody completed his postdoctoral work as a DOE-funded Cyclotron Road entrepreneurial fellow at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. Finke received his Ph.D. from Caltech where he studied electrochemistry and industrial decarbonization. Prior to his Ph.D. Cody received a BA in Chemistry from Carleton College where he was awarded a Goldwater Scholarship by the US Government.
Selected resources:
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In this week’s episode, Moritz sat down with Shapol and Rohan from Imperial College’s very own Karman Space Programme. The two have been part of the team from the very beginning, both managing multiple different departments. Together with their team they aim to build a reusable liquid bi-propellant rocket, thereby not only supporting the sector’s decarbonization efforts but also contributing to the research breakthroughs needed, to affectively fight the climate crisis here on earth.
And of course the all so important question about the colonization of Mars was asked as well – so tune in and learn more about how a space programme can actually support sustainability efforts!
Join Henry and Daniel as they discover what its like to manage sportsmen and women in a more digitised era. How does one become a football agent? Are they overpaid, and what is the future of how athletes connect with sponsors? These are all topics tackled in this week’s edition of The Sports Buff.
Vanessa is currently working as a Data Scientist in Product Analytics at Meta. She completed her bachelor’s degree in economics at Northeastern University in the US. After graduation, she worked as Business Intelligence Analyst across different functions such as web analytics, logistics, and payments at Wayfair for 3 years then moved to the UK.
She will share with us her career experience across different roles and countries. You may also notice we have a very beautiful podcast title today, butterfly tale. Let’s listen in to find out more.
Connect with Vanessa via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessa-emodi/
Resources recommended by Vanessa:
- Notion for goals-tracking
- Data Camp for technical training
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This week is Fashion Revolution Week, an annual campaign bringing together the world's largest fashion activism movement for seven days of action. That's why Claudia invited Ciara Barry, Policy and Campaigns Manager at Fashion Revolution to Green Minds to talk all things fashion. Today's episode also features Delphine-Maire Zacharias, a fellow MSc Climate Change, Management and Finance student of Claudia's, who led the Berlin Ambassador Group of Fashion Revolution. This talk includes:
- Rana Plaza's collapse importance in the fashion movement
- What Fashion Revolution does to improve the state of the fashion industry
- The inequality and wealth distribution in the fashion industry
- Fair living wage – Good Clothes, Fair Pay campaign
- GHG emissions associated with the fashion industry
- Who plays the biggest role in pushing the industry to become more sustainable
Fashion Revolution Manifesto: https://www.fashionrevolution.org/frw-2023/
Bangladesh Accord Website - https://bangladeshaccord.org/
Good Clothes, Fair Pay Campaign: https://www.goodclothesfairpay.eu/
Fashion Future and Sustainability online course: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/fashion-s-future-and-the-un-sustainable-development-goals-
Strategic Marketing alumni and WARC Media data journalist Celeste Huang joins Senior Teaching Fellow in Marketing and Strategy James Eteen to discuss her current role and trends in media consumption and marketing.
In this episode, Desiree speaks with Kike Miralles and Josh Goldman, an alumnus of Imperial College, about mining critical minerals. They focus on exploration and discovery innovation to boost the output needed to fill the mineral demand and supply gap. Kike and Josh both share their experiences and insights working in this field - Josh by founding KoBold Metals, a startup backed by top investors like Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz and Kike by working in deep-tech venture capital and investing in the new mining innovation at Starlight Ventures. They also talk about how founders, investors, and companies should make sense of the geopolitical complexity in mining in addition to talent and research gaps in the mining industry.
Kike Miralles is a Principal at Starlight Ventures, a Miami-based venture capital firm for founders addressing the world's most pressing challenges and opportunities. Starlight partners early with unstoppable entrepreneurs leveraging breakthrough science to pursue progress at scale. Starlight Ventures has a strong investing track record in decarbonization; Starlight's portfolio includes Carbon Engineering, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Impossible Metals, and Quaise among others. Prior to Starlight Ventures, Kike consulted for McKinsey and Company, completed his MBA at MIT, and earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s in the field of physics at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid in Spain and Ulm University in Germany.
Josh Goldman is the co-Founder and President of KoBold Metals, a startup aiming to leverage artificial intelligence to identify mineral deposits needed for transition to a low-carbon economy. Prior to founding KoBold Metals, Josh worked in oil and gas private equity, and also consulted for McKinsey and Company. He earned his PhD. in Physics at Harvard University, holds Master degrees in Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics from Cambridge University and in History of Science at Imperial College, and earned a Bachelors of Physics at Cornell University.
Selected resources:
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Join us for the first ever episode of The Sports Buff, as we tackle how the sports tech start-up Stance is looking to create a new brand of smart watch. Their CEO and Imperial alumni Jayshan will take listeners through how start-ups are launched, funded and progressed.
In this week's episode, Desiree speaks with Tem on Nomadic Venture Partners’ investment thesis, the importance of the mining industry in the global economy and the world's decarbonization journey, geopolitical complexities with China and the Democratic Republic of Congo, risk and liability, ethics, decarbonization and innovation opportunities along the mining value chain, permitting reform, and advice for entrepreneurs working in the mining industry.
Tem Tumurbat is currently the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Nomadic Venture Partners, a climate tech firm accelerating decarbonization by investing in innovation across the mining value chain, as well as manufacturing, and transportation. Currently, NVP invests catalytic capital in pre-seed, seed, and Series A companies. Prior to NVP, he was an investment professional at Resource Capital Funds, a private equity firm focused on mining investments and a mining engineer at a variety of mining corporations. He received his Bachelor’s in Mining Engineering at the Colorado School of the Mines.
Selected resources:
https://www.nomadicvp.com/
https://www.energy.gov/articles/biden-harris-administration-announces-450-million-deploy-clean-energy-projects-mine-lands
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In this week's episode, Moritz speaks with Todd Smith, the co-founder of Safe Landing, an organisation by aviation workers for more sustainability in the industry. The two talk about the radical changes needed to decarbonize the aviation industry, the challenges that lie ahead and also why it is so crucial that most of Safe Landing’s members still work within the sector and drive change from within.
Todd is a former airline pilot, who has been flying airplanes across the globe until a medical diagnosis left him no choice but to pause his job. During that time he “ironically” as he says himself, traveled around the world and realized the damage global warming has already done. Shortly after Todd co-founded the non-profit organization Safe Landing to push for a radical change in the aviation sector.
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In this week's episode, Desiree speaks with Mai Bui, Shiladitya Gosh, and Nicholas Chadwick on a variety of topics related to carbon dioxide removal. We talk about the latest research around direct air capture hubs, technical differences between direct air capture and point source capture, challenges in commercializing DAC technologies, and advice for everyday people to support this industry.
Mai is currently a researcher at Imperial College informing policymakers with multiscale perspectives on a variety of carbon removal technologies. She also works heavily with the UKRI in completing due diligence on industrial decarbonization technologies and sits on the technical advisory board of Puro.earth, the world’s largest crediting platform for engineered carbon removal.
Shiladitya and Nicholas both met at Deep Science Ventures, a deep-tech venture builder based in the UK. Shiladitya is the Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Mission Zero Technologies. Previously, he completed his PhD at Imperial College in post-combustion carbon capture and thermochemical energy storage. Nicholas is the CEO and Co-Founder of Mission Zero Technologies and prior to founding Mission Zero, he completed his PhD in Chemistry at UCL focusing on water sensing and semiconductors.
Selected resources:
https://www.stateofcdr.org/resources
https://nanransohoff.substack.com/p/finding-a-job-in-climate
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In this week's episode, Desiree speaks with Caroline de Bossart and Robert Höglund on a variety of topics related to carbon dioxide removal, including research gaps, role of government and venture capital investors in supporting market development, and supplier and buyer dynamics.
Backgrounds on the guests:
Caroline de Bossart is currently the Director of Neglected Climate Opportunities at the Grantham Foundation where she invests catalytic pre-seed and seed capital in underfunded areas within climate, like geothermal energy, carbon dioxide removal, and critical metal mining. Prior to the Grantham Foundation, she invested in later stage climate-focused technologies at CPP Investments and consulted for Bain and Company and FTI Consulting. She earned her Bachelor’s in Classics at University of Oxford.
Robert Höglund currently advises organizations on policy and carbon removal through Marginal Carbon AB. Robert also manages the Milkywire Climate Transformation Fund where he invests in climate-positive projects internationally. Robert is the co-founder of CDR.fyi, the largest open registry of durable carbon removal. Robert was part of the Science-based Target Initiatives' Net-zero expert advisory group and previously headed Oxfam Sweden's policy and communications team, where he authored the discussion paper Removing carbon now. He is also a member of Expert Group on Carbon Removals for the European Commission.
Selected resources:
https://www.stateofcdr.org/resources
https://www.cdr.fyi/
https://marginalcarbon.substack.com/
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In this week's episode, Claudia talks to Professor of Marketing at Imperial College Business School, Eduardo B. Andrade, about sustainable consumption. They discuss the interplay of marketing and consumer behaviour, define sustainable consumption and uncover different human biases. After discussing the green attitude-behaviour gap, Eduardo introduces his obstacle-opportunity framework for addressing the barriers to sustainable consumption. Furthermore, he shares the best practice research in human behaviour and describes how this is usually done. Towards the end, Eduardo gives a tip on one change every one of us can make in order to become more mindful consumers.
In this week's episode, Claudia talks to Cyril Klepek, founder and CEO of Cyrkl, an international technology and consulting green tech company specializing in circular waste management by providing the largest recycling platform in Europe and unique Circular Waste Scans. Cyril talks about what led him to create Cyrkl, the journey to expanding to over 10 countries around Europe and how they attracted the biggest companies to join their platform. He talks about the waste management problem we are facing, the role of circular economy in the net zero transition as well as what different players can do to get us there. Cyril also talks about the solution his firm Cyrkl offers, and how it provides financial as well as CO2 savings. To see more, check out www.cyrkl.com.
Hearing more about Miranda's journey to data science and her experience working as a Data Scientist at NewNow group, a decision technology company that develops AI-powered decision solutions for businesses.
Connect with Miranda via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miranda-zachopoulou/
Resources recommended by Miranda:
- Feedly: https://feedly.com/
- Data science for business by Foster Provost and Tom Fawcett
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This week, Andreas speaks with Farida Lasida Adji (Ida), the IFC East Asia Lead for Green Buildings and Market Transformation program. In this episode, Ida talks about the IFC Green Building program and what it does with the clients across the emerging markets to transform their properties into green buildings. You will learn about IFC’s EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiency) standards and certifications. We also talk about some examples of implementation as well as their challenges and the key success factors. Ida also talks about the recent
Outro music by Kirk Zieser
Additional information
- IFC Green Building: https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/topics_ext_content/ifc_external_corporate_site/climate+business/our+approach/promoting+sustainable+innovation/green+buildings
- The greening of Istiqlal Mosque: https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/news_ext_content/ifc_external_corporate_site/news+and+events/news/indonesias-national-mosque-green-design
This week's episode, hosted by Claudia and a fellow MSc CCMF students Anabella Rodriguez, features Louise Ellison, Chief Commercial Officer at Longevity Partners, a London-based multidisciplinary energy and sustainability consultancy. They talk about what it will take to take the built environment to net zero, the role certifications and ESG play in the real estate sector as well as regulatory matters. Additionally, Louise shares her perspectives on the key challenges the industry faces, how the situation looks like in the emerging markets and what individuals can do in terms of buildings use to help the sector transition.
As Imperial College’s Sustainability week is coming to an end, we took the time to provide you with more information on the university’s previous sustainability efforts and commitments being made, but also what is going to happen in the future to create a campus live that is aligned with our planetary boundaries
In that regard, Imperial’s food & drink offering will play a vital role in the shift toward more climate friendly operations. In this episode, Claudia and Moritz welcome Ella Shepherd onto the show who has been driving Imperial’s new food and drink policy which amongst other things is looking to cut out beef from the unversities food offering entirely by 2026!
Join us for a slightly different episode and let us know if you have any other recommendations for Imperial’s sustainability efforts.
In this episode, Claudia talks to Professor Marcin Kacperczyk, Professor of Finance at Imperial College Business School. Patrick shares what motivated him to have a career as a professor, as well as how his research has evolved over the years. Subsequently, they discuss Marcin's research on the intersection of climate change, specifically the carbon transition risk. They discuss theory versus practice as well as the current climate finance landscape. Towards the end, Marcin shares his perspective on how to approach the climate change challenge and shares tips for students and young professionals.
This week, Andreas speaks with Honorio Poblador (Nori), the co-founder and Managing Partner of Navegar, a Philippines-focused private equity (PE) firm. In this episode, Nori shares the demographic profile of the Philippines and the role of OFW (Overseas Filipino Workers) and BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) in the country’s economy. Nori talks about the process and added values that Navegar has implemented with regards to environmental, social and governance principles to their portfolio companies. Nori also shares his thinking about his interpretation on what ‘impact investment’ is. Finally, Nori mentions about the best fulfilling part of running a private equity firm.
You can learn more about Navegar at https://www.navegar.com.ph/
In this episode, Claudia chats to Paula Singliarova, Director of Sustainability at ESGbook, a digital platform for ESG data management, disclosure and analytics. They talk about Paula's career path towards sustainable finance as well as the main learnings from her career to date. Then they deep dive into stewardship, including engagement and proxy voting, where Paula shares details about an engagement campaign she led. Furthermore, they discuss ESG, the challenges connected to it and the state of play. Towards the end, Paula shares her tips on career in sustainable finance.
This week, Andreas speaks with Panaikorn Chartikavanij, the co-founder and Managing Partner of Lakeshore Capital, a Thailand-focused private equity (PE) firm. Panaikorn shares why he and his co-founders started this PE firm around 10 years ago. He shares the portfolio companies and what Lakeshore has provided in terms of added values to their investees. The added value includes the ESG implementation, in which Panaikorn also provides some specific examples. They then talk about climate change and whether this issue has any impact in Thailand business space, both from the macro perspective or from the local company’s operations. Towards the end of the conversation, Panaikorn shares his thoughts about career in PE sector.
Team introduction and a conversation with Dr. Esma Koca about her research in Digital Economy.
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In this episode, Claudia talks tom to Tom Delay CBE, the CEO of the Carbon Trust. They start the conversation with Tom's career which started in a very interesting way, the world's first carbon tax and a just transition. Tom then walks us through the Carbon Trust, the way its mission drives what they do, Net Zero and how to recognize good Net Zero claims. They also discuss climate policy, the role of the demcratic process in it and the three roles consumers play in climate change. They wrap up the discussion with 2023 sustainability trends and Tom shares tips for climate enthusiasts who want to pursue a climate change career.
Please find more information on Tom and the Carbon Trust here: https://www.carbontrust.com/
This week, Claudia and Desi talk to Jacqueline van den Ende, the CEO and co-founder of Amsterdam-based climate fintech company Carbon Equity. They talk about the intersection of climate and finance, the importance of private markets in moving the needle on climate change, impact vs. ESG investing, climate technologies shaping the future and much more. Jacqueline, an investor turned founder, twice over, then shares her tips on how to think about choosing a career.
Check out Carbon Equity at www.carbonequity.com
This week, Andreas speaks with Eka Himawan, the co-founder and Managing Director of Xurya, an Indonesian solar power rental and installation company. Eka shares the genesis and business model of Xurya. They also discuss about the challenges that company faced early on and the dynamics of power generation in Indonesia. He also talks about the company’s fund raising progress and the changes of many investors towards ESG investment in the past few years. Towards the end of the conversation, Eka also shares his thoughts about career in sustainability field.
Dan & Satya studied together at Imperial College Business School and teamed up to found Sow Foods in 2021. Both of them are plant-based and faced similar issues in finding healthy plant-based protein sources. Their aim is to provide a protein-rich product that is genuinely good for consumers. Previously, they raised £120,000 from TechStars. They are also the Creative & Consumer Track Winner of Venture Catalyst Challenge and were awarded £10,000 at the track heats. Consequently, they are well-versed in pitching skills & how to raise seed funding.
Without spending any budget for marketing, Sow Foods keeps acquiring high-quality customers. It has been on a rapid upwards trajectory. In this episode, Dan shared their exciting yet tough journey and discussed how startup founders can tap into this plant-based trend while creating good food experiences.
Want to know more?
https://sowfoods.com/
This week, Claudia chats to Anna Broughel, the Director of Energy Leadership at a U.S.-based NGO, the Clean Energy Leadership Institute. They talk about net-zero and renewable strategy scenarios, intermittency, grid balance as well as the role of behavioural science in the energy economics discussion and renewables deployment. Additionally, they discuss the Inflation Reducation Act. Towards the end, Anna shares valuable tips on women in the energy sector to follow as well as her best practices on leading a sustainable life.
Resources mentioned:
- Estonian Business School International Summer School on Sustainability
- Energy professionals to follow:
- Katharine Hayhoe, book Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World
- Julya Piper, Political Climate Podcast
- Amy Myers Jaffe, book Energy's Digital Future
- Jenny Chase
This week, Claudia chats to Alyssa Gilbert, the Director of Policy and Translation at the Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment, about the COP27 which took place this November in Egypt. In the first part, recorded before COP27, they discuss what COP is, how it works, its meaning for the global climate agenda and Alyssa's expectations. The second part, recorded in the days after COP, constrasts these expectations with reality and discussed the biggest outcomes of this year's climate conference: loss and damage, adaptation, mitigation and climate finance.
The resources Alyssa mentioned:
- Earth Negotiation Bulletin
- Carbon Brief
- Twitter accounts: @JenIrisAllen, @DrSimEvans, @AlyssaRGilbert, @Grantham_IC
In this episode, we have an alumna from Imperial College Business School, Sophia Lan, the founder of Miremedy. Mi Remedy is a tea brand that supports women's well-being with a range of herbal blends rooted in traditional Chinese herbal treatments to restore natural balance. Sophia will talk about how to build her successful brand from the ground up to now with hundreds of customers, as well as the secret sauce about making a product stand out in a crowded market.
We have an exclusive promo code for you: Imperial20. It's valid from 4 Dec - 19 Dec.
Check out the tea here! Enjoy this deep dive with Sophia and her Moon Tea!
https://miremedy.com/
This week Moritz is joined by Jacob Nathan, plastic recycling expert and co-founder of Epoch BioDesign. Together they discuss the current state of plastic recycling, why plastic itself is an incredible product and how little enzymes could help solve one of humanities biggest problems.
In this episode, we have two engineers and innovators: Alfie Mcmeeking and Shafae Ali joining the show. Both are graduates of the Dyson School of Design Engineering Imperial College. They are also previous team members of Dreamteam, a student-led professional design consultancy based in Imperial College London which delivers innovative and impactful solutions across diverse topics.
Alfie and Shafae gave us some flavour of their journey at Dreamteam when they developed the face mask business project during the time of COVID-19, from user empathies to testing. They also carried the “Dreamteam” spirit forward and are working on a futuristic project called REALITY. Stay tuned to hear about the thought processes involved in creating a new category design and the hurdles they overcame for bringing cool footwear to the market.
Want to know more?
http://www.thefuturefootwear.co.uk/
The pandemic forced millions of workers to work from home but that transition did not go as smoothly for women as it did for men. The pandemic didn’t only send home employees, but their children as well. The division of household chores has affected women’s ability to advance in their careers and, therefore, women’s equality in the workplace. However, in order to achieve an egalitarian workplace, we must also focus on egalitarian households.
In this final episode, Professor Celia Moore and alumnus Avni Vij share their experiences in transitioning to more flexible working and the challenges gender expectations still present. They also discuss the way they are reframing their personal lives and relationships to ensure young girls around them don’t internalise traditional gender roles.
Want to know more? Here’s an article written by Professor Moore:
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/ib-knowledge/many-minds/womens-equality-flexible-working
Networks are about personal connections. During lockdown, technology allowed us to keep having interactions with each other through simple actions, like texting or joining a Zoom call. In a post-pandemic context, networking is as relevant as ever. A well-maintained network can help broaden your skill set and bring diverse views and ideas that accelerate your work. But, how do we navigate the transition from digital interactions to face-to-face? Indeed, we need to decide how much time and effort we are willing to put into sustaining those relationships.
In this episode, Dr Michelle Rogan and alumnus Salwa Darraj give advice on how to best build and maintain networks. They discuss the impact of the pandemic on how we navigate social and professional interactions. They also share their experiences and thoughts about what keeping a diverse network can do for you.
Want to know more? Here’s an article written by Dr Rogan and Dr Anne ter Wal:
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/ib-knowledge/many-minds/how-build-your-network-after-the-pandemic
Financial education is greatly valued as a leadership trait across all industries. Some professionals have a background or formal education in finance but those executives who don’t, lack skills that would help them get more senior management positions. Imperial College Business School made a study about the impact of financial education programmes for executives and found that not only did it increase executives’ financial competencies, but it also led to improved firm financial policies and performance.
In this episode, Dr Claudia Custodio and alumnus Andrew Fernando discuss the importance and benefits of having an understanding of finance, especially for executive-level employees. They also share their experience at the Business School and what it can offer someone looking to upskill their financial knowledge.
Want to know more? Here’s an article written by Dr Custodio:
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/ib-knowledge/many-minds/how-financial-education-makes-you-better-manager
Some of the biggest names in the world of business are those that have changed and adapted through digital transformation. It requires using digital technologies to improve business processes, changing how you operate to deliver value to customers. It's a cultural change that requires businesses to push beyond what feels comfortable, to learn from intelligent risk taking and deliver ongoing innovation.
Professor Chris Tucci and alumnus Chen Leng Chan examine how organisations undergo digital transformation and its raw potential for the future of business. They also provide their thoughts about common mistakes that occur during the implementation of a digital transformation and advice on how to avoid them.
Want to know more? Here’s an article written by Professor Tucci: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/ib-knowledge/many-minds/how-brands-can-survive-through-digital-transformation
New year, new episodes, new hosts - Welcome back to the Green Minds Podcast!
In the first episode back from (a long) summer break we are happy to introduce you to our new hosts. Meet Climate Change, Management & Finance students Claudia, Desi, Andreas and Moritz. Get to know the new hosts, what inspires them and what drives their passion for climate.
Do you have any suggestions for guests or themes that we should take a closer look at? Feel free to drop us a message via podcast.greenminds@gmail.com
Despite years of pressure and numerous initiatives for better inclusivity at the top of large corporations, progress is slow and boardrooms remain resistant to diversity. Research shows diverse leadership makes businesses thrive. However, in times of crises, companies tend to overlook the need for representation in the boardroom and instead favour the most traditional perspectives. While not deliberate, that tendency keeps boardrooms very homogeneous.
In this episode, Dr HeeJung Jung and alumnus Chirag Amin discuss the realities of gender and racial representation in corporate leadership. It is critical that boardroom members represent the diversity of society and include women, people of colour, minorities and underrepresented communities. They also argue that diversity should be seen as more than just a trend in hiring practices. Diversity should be approached as a strategy to increase an organisation's performance.
Want to know more? Here’s an article written by Dr Jung:
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/ib-knowledge/many-minds/how-underperforming-companies-derail-diversity-the-boardroom
Climate change will have an extreme impact on the planet in the decades to come. Forecasting the future climate is critical to assessing risks for society and the economy. Climate models are what scientists use to predict weather events like extreme heat waves, heavy storms and rising sea levels but current models fall short for projections at more regional and local levels. That information is needed to prevent and mitigate the cost of climate change.
Dr Enrico Biffis and alumnus Ravi Varghese examine how climate modelling offers useful data for investors and insurance providers in order to allocate resources where they are needed the most. They also discuss the need for professionals from a variety of fields of expertise to come together in order to translate scientific data into concrete public policy.
Want to know more? Here’s an article written by Dr Biffis:
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/ib-knowledge/many-minds/what-global-climate-change-models-are-missing
In this episode, we have a Startup Support Specialist at the United Nations Development Programme Aggie Chu joined the show. Aggie’s work is focused on addressing the school-to-work transition skills gap and youth unemployment issues in the Asia Pacific region. She co-created an entrepreneurship program with UNDP that equips social entrepreneurs from more than 20 countries with business skills, mentorship, network and opportunities to increase their resilience and build sustainable enterprises.
There may be slightly different approaches and styles, but the end result is the same: getting the founders to where they want to be. Stay tuned for some backstory!
In this episode, we have the Senior Director of Programs at Watson Institute (a non-profit startup serving young, global social entrepreneurs) Eboni J.D. Freeman joining the show. Eboni is a creative technologist who enjoys developing innovations using service design, kaizen optimization, and systems engineering. Before joining Watson Institute, she spent 3 years at Google as an Ads Product Solutions Consultant.
While good leadership skills are critical, being a startup founder demands more than technical prowess. Today’s guest shares advice on supporting and learning from your startup team. She also provides practical job search advice.
Bonus: For those of you who stay until the end of the podcast, there is a golden tip Eboni learned from Google waiting for you.
In 2022 the professional staff and faculty of Imperial College Business School, were inspired by Empathy Museum's 'A Mile in My Shoes' - a roaming exhibit which holds a diverse collection of shoes and audio stories that explore our shared humanity. This podcast series is a result of that collaboration. Each episode follows an individual staff member's learning and development story, as career paths often differ, and no two journeys are the same. The podcast aims to inspire you to do what you love, follow your heart, and forge your path. In this episode, Veronica Russell, Director of Education Quality at Imperial, shares the travails and triumphs of the 360 Assessment model as a tool for critical self-reflection.
"In 2022 The professional staff and faculty of The Imperial College Business School, inspired by Empathy Museum’s ‘A Mile in My Shoes’; “a roaming exhibit which holds a diverse collection of shoes and audio stories that explore our shared humanity,” commissioned Empathy Museum to record the stories of people who work at the college, This podcast series is a result of that collaboration. Each podcast follows the learning and development story of an individual member of staff; career paths often differ, no two journeys are the same, do what you love, follow your heart, forge your own path. This week we hear from Adam Dean . Adam joined The Imperial College Business School in March 2019 and is the Admissions Coordinator looking after The MSc Strategic Marketing programme and Admissions for the Summer School courses. Hear how Adam discovered his passion for people, how he balances a heavy workload with fun extra curricular activities, and what strategies he uses to keep moving forward and not getting stuck.
In this episode, we have the founder and CEO of the Food Bank of Bolivia Nicole Guerrero. While attending Universidad del Valle, Nicole began working on a social impact project to create a sustainable system that redistributed food and addressed hunger in her country. That small project soon became her life’s work.
The Bolivian Food Bank is the first food bank in the country. Founded in 2018, it now feeds 15,000 people a month. In this episode, Nicole talks about her bumpy startup journey with its share of highs and lows. Let's find out how she got through tough times in business!
"In 2022 the professional staff and faculty of The Imperial College Business School, inspired by Empathy Museum's 'A Mile in My Shoes'; "a roaming exhibit which holds a collection of shoes and audio stories that exploring our shared humanity." This podcast series is a result of that collaboration. Each podcast follows a staff member's learning and development story; career paths often differ, and no two journeys are the same - so do what you love, follow your heart, and forge your own way. This week's storyteller is Lisa Umenyiora, who also acted as project manager for the project within Imperial. Lisa is the Executive Director for Careers and Student Life. In this episode, she shares how she fell into working in education unexpectedly, how important 'me' time is and how anyone suffering from imposter syndrome is not alone!
In this episode, we have Disha Makkar, Marketing Manager Asia-Pacific, at Siemens working on marketing software solutions including Siemens’ cloud and low-code platforms joining the show. She has worked in the areas of strategy, marketing, thought leadership and developing a digital ecosystem. We had the opportunity to discuss B2B Marketing in Tech, especially in terms of personal development, visual thinking and design thinking.
It’s a good episode for future marketers who are struggling on their psychological paths and Disha offered tangible tools that they will be able to use later in their careers.
"In 2022 The professional staff and faculty of The Imperial College Business School, inspired by Empathy Museum’s ‘A Mile in My Shoes’; “a roaming exhibit which holds a diverse collection of shoes and audio stories that explore our shared humanity,” commissioned Empathy Museum to record the stories of people who work at the college, This podcast series is a result of that collaboration. Each podcast follows the learning and development story of an individual member of staff; career paths often differ, no two journeys are the same, do what you love, follow your heart, forge your own path. In this episode we hear from Janaina Dos reis McLachlan, Digital Learning Technologist, who originally came to the UK in 2006 to learn English and since then has forged a brilliant and unexpected career at Imperial and hopes to manage her own team before long.
"In 2022 The professional staff and faculty of The Imperial College Business School, inspired by Empathy Museum’s ‘A Mile in My Shoes’; “a roaming exhibit which holds a diverse collection of shoes and audio stories that explore our shared humanity,” commissioned Empathy Museum to record the stories of people who work at the college, This podcast series is a result of that collaboration. Each podcast follows the learning and development story of an individual member of staff; career paths often differ, no two journeys are the same, do what you love, follow your heart, forge your own path. In this episode we hear from Janaina Dos reis McLachlan, Digital Learning Technologist, who originally came to the UK in 2006 to learn English and since then has forged a brilliant and unexpected career at Imperial and hopes to manage her own team before long.
In this episode, Selvi Ramalingam talks to Dr Haritha Saranga about innovating healthcare business models in Indian and western healthcare ecosystems. Dr Saranga is a Professor of Production and Operations Management at Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. Her research interests include studying quality, productivity and sustainability of firms operating in agricultural, automotive, pharmaceutical and healthcare supply chains in India and abroad. She helps healthcare organisations with intrapreneurship and business innovation.
In this episode, Selvi Ramalingam talks to Dr Haritha Saranga about innovating healthcare business models in Indian and western healthcare ecosystems. Dr Saranga is a Professor of Production and Operations Management at Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. Her research interests include studying quality, productivity and sustainability of firms operating in agricultural, automotive, pharmaceutical and healthcare supply chains in India and abroad. She helps healthcare organisations with intrapreneurship and business innovation.
In this episode, we have the founder of The Z Link Erifili Gounari. The 22-year-old founder and CEO behind a social media agency work two full-time jobs across two time zones. The first Gen Z-led social media agency helps brands market to our generation. She launched The Z Link in May 2020 hoping to bridge the huge marketing gap between brands and Gen Z, with a focus on social media. She is also a Forbes 30 Under 30 honouree for Greece.
In this episode, we have the founder of The Z Link Erifili Gounari. The 22-year-old founder and CEO behind a social media agency work two full-time jobs across two time zones. The first Gen Z-led social media agency helps brands market to our generation. She launched The Z Link in May 2020 hoping to bridge the huge marketing gap between brands and Gen Z, with a focus on social media. She is also a Forbes 30 Under 30 honouree for Greece.
"In 2022 The professional staff and faculty of The Imperial College Business School, inspired by Empathy Museum’s ‘A Mile in My Shoes’; “a roaming exhibit which holds a diverse collection of shoes and audio stories that explore our shared humanity,” commissioned Empathy Museum to record the stories of people who work at the college, This podcast series is a result of that collaboration. Each podcast follows the learning and development story of an individual member of staff; career paths often differ, no two journeys are the same, do what you love, follow your heart, forge your own path. This week listen to Des Samuels, Head of Digital Communications Services, Faculty of Medicine, Co-Chair Imperial As One -BAME Staff & Student Network, share his pearls of wisdom on career trajectory and life paths.
"In 2022 The professional staff and faculty of The Imperial College Business School, inspired by Empathy Museum’s ‘A Mile in My Shoes’; “a roaming exhibit which holds a diverse collection of shoes and audio stories that explore our shared humanity,” commissioned Empathy Museum to record the stories of people who work at the college, This podcast series is a result of that collaboration. Each podcast follows the learning and development story of an individual member of staff; career paths often differ, no two journeys are the same, do what you love, follow your heart, forge your own path. This week listen to Des Samuels, Head of Digital Communications Services, Faculty of Medicine, Co-Chair Imperial As One -BAME Staff & Student Network, share his pearls of wisdom on career trajectory and life paths.
"In 2022 the professional staff and faculty of Imperial College Business School, inspired by Empathy Museum’s ‘A Mile in My Shoes’; “a roaming exhibit which holds a diverse collection of shoes and audio stories that explore our shared humanity,” commissioned Empathy Museum to record the stories of people who work at the college. This podcast series is a result of that collaboration. Each podcast follows the learning and development story of an individual member of staff; career paths often differ, no two journeys are the same, do what you love, follow your heart, forge your own path. This week we hear how Jo Demetris’s job on the shop floor led to a hugely successful, 19 years and counting, career in Human Resources at The Business School where she is now HR Partner.
In this episode, we have the founding member of Carbonbase Karen Wang with us. Carbonbase is a Climate Tech startup building a fintech platform to facilitate carbon offset for a global audience. Karen leads the Data Science initiatives and China team at Carbonbase.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanyuanwang/ https://twitter.com/Hanyuan_W https://www.instagram.com/karen._w/
In the first episode of the TMT Podcast, we have the Managing Partner of MESH Ventures Edward Chyau with us. By working closely with entrepreneurs to develop a deep understanding of their business and technology, MESH Ventures identifies ways to help them overcome challenges and capture new opportunities through the Mesh Network – its global ecosystem of cross-industry partners.
Welcome to the new TMT Podcast where students from the Imperial TMT club explore the technology, media and telecommunications landscape. They invite entrepreneurs from all backgrounds to have mindful conversations about business and technology. Join us as we celebrate young entrepreneurs who are shaping culture and driving change!
In this episode, we discuss disrupting and innovating medical education as a social enterprise to fund public health projects and medical education around the world with Dr Lasith Ranasinghe; CEO of Make a Medic. He is an academic foundation doctor based in London who excelled at Imperial medical school, having received 25 prizes for academic excellence and developed a keen interest in medical education. Make a Medic creates high-quality medical educational resources for students and uses the funds raised to support medical education and public health initiatives in low- and middle-income countries.
In this episode, we discuss how COVID has disrupted primary care infrastructure positively for the future of integrated healthcare systems (ICS) in the NHS with Dr Oge Ilozue (GP Partner, Barnet BMA LMC Chair, Clinical advisor for COVID vaccination programme for NHS England London region). We discuss the plans on delivering better value for patients in the future in spite of the current staffing crisis and addressing staff wellbeing.
Up-to-date information on COVID vaccination for workers
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vaccination-of-workers-in-social-care-settings-other-than-care-homes-operational-guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-vaccination-as-a-condition-of-deployment-for-the-delivery-of-cqc-regulated-activities-in-wider-adult-social-care-settings
In this episode we discuss how to use AI technology to innovate the caregiving industry with empathy at its core with Keziah Njuguna; CEO of Empathy Algorithm. twitter- @CareEmpathy @EmpathyKeziah https://empathyalgorithm.com/
Neha speaks to Radha Periasamy, EMBA student and Delivery Manager at BP – about the experience of studying an MBA as an ethnic minority, his personal journey living in the UK from being a foreigner to a British citizen, and the experience of working with people from various cultural backgrounds.
This week, Shirin chats to Mike Wilkins, Executive Director at Imperial's Centre for Climate Finance & Investment (CCFI). They speak on climate risk, nature-based solutions, and whether capital markets can rise to the role of stewards of the planet.
Books mentioned in this podcast:
Stranded Assets and the Environment: Risk, Resilience and Opportunity edited by Ben Caldecott
https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/ben-caldecott-university-of-ox/stranded-assets-and-the-environment/9780367458973?gclid=CjwKCAiApfeQBhAUEiwA7K_UHxBGfZkpayDr9CIy524o7mX2Bzy-Y9WBUq3z3XLFyEW4b5TcJmsj3BoCYOIQAvD_BwE
Investing To Save The Planet by Alice Ross
https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/alice-ross/investing-to-save-the-planet/9780241457238?gclid=CjwKCAiApfeQBhAUEiwA7K_UH3wytCFzmKKvxj15suCU_C2JFj6unUXcH--VH_TEe5-xQZfU0S4pERoCzM0QAvD_BwE
The Power of Geography by Tim Marshall
https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/tim-marshall/power-of-geography/9781783965953?gclid=CjwKCAiApfeQBhAUEiwA7K_UHymRQQBbtVliAE9PMggVMiYv5BsTKFpZlrh53c1rPs2kji8K3MrlJxoC83cQAvD_BwE
This week, Kapil speaks with Angela de Manzanos, CEO and co-founder of FA Bio, an AgriTech start-up. They discuss all things microbes, soil and sustainable farming.
Books mentioned in this podcast:
Entangled Life – Merlin Sheldrake
https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/merlin-sheldrake/entangled-life/9781784708276
This week, Shirin chats to Andreas Hoepner, professor in operational risk at UCD, and member of the EU technical expert group on Sustainable Finance, and the EU’s Platform on Sustainable Finance.
They chat on conflict free capitalism, the green taxonomy and why nuclear cannot and should not be labelled green and our expectations of what the EU taxonomy and platform on sustainable finance will look like in the coming years.
A conversation with Eric Fulwiler, founder of Rival, a marketing consultancy that gets businesses to adopt a challenger mindset. Eric speaks to Rajesh about his journey across different roles and industries, the biggest dilemmas he has struggled with as an entrepreneur, and the daily practices he uses to optimise his productivity
This week, Kapil speaks with Dr Tom Matthews, senior lecturer in Environmental Geography at King’s College London and National Geographic Explorer. They talk about Tom’s experiences and findings during and after the filming of Expedition Everest, the impacts of climate change in mountainous regions and the rigours of scaling and working on Everest at the same time.
Books mentioned in this podcast:
Black Swan – Nassim Nicholas Taleb
https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/nassim-nicholas-taleb/black-swan/9780141034591?gclid=Cj0KCQiAxoiQBhCRARIsAPsvo-xkSugtGMzHjbLtLVjiA0nrbm2KyEE6MfXrJBJajT1Zcq2_zFyhAXoaAuP6EALw_wcB
As always, hit us up with feedback, frustration, or suggestions for new guests/formats at ibgreenminds@gmail.com.
In this episode, James Eteen is joined by alumni Jessica Horn (BCG) and Sarah Teja (Accenture). Jessica and Sarah share their experiences of working at leading management consulting firms during the pandemic, what it means to be a woman in the industry and how they have applied their strategic marketing skills.
This week, Alec has a conversation with Dr. Bing Jones, retired haematologist, Extinction Rebellion activist, and spokesperson for Insulate Britain. They talk about activist approaches, shifting the narrative around climate change, and the liberating feeling of being arrested.
For anyone interested in getting involved:
https://www.insulatebritain.com/
https://juststopoil.org/
Recommendation – The Mortality Cost of Carbon
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-24487-w
As always, hit us up with feedback, frustration, or suggestions for new guests/formats at ibgreenminds@gmail.com.
This week, Alec speaks with Dr. Miranda Schreurs, chair of Environmental and Climate Policy at the Technical University of Munich. They discuss the regional structures and distinctions behind our global climate policy environment, and how they’ve driven the energy transition in different directions.
Recommendations:
The Climate Art Project
https://www.climateartproject.com/
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Colbert
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17910054-the-sixth-extinction
Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse by Dave Goulson
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56470413-silent-earth
The Future Earth: A Radical Vision for What's Possible in the Age of Warming by Eric Holthaus
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52219027-the-future-earth
As always, hit us up with feedback, frustration, or ideas for new episodes at ibgreenminds@gmail.com.
This week Shirin chats to Tom Rayner, Founder and CEO of Sillion, an ESG communications and strategy company, which helps clients navigate the world of ESG. They speak on greenwashing, the main issues companies face when trying to incorporate greater sustainability into their strategy, and key predictions for ESG trends (good and bad) for 2022
Books mentioned in the episode:
The mom test:
https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/rob-fitzpatrick/mom-test/9781492180746?gclid=CjwKCAiA55mPBhBOEiwANmzoQvXdVUpugWQGVc4lyO9SqGYxgv6HUCaQhMgvt1D4JtHlXO3H0T8GFhoCUzoQAvD_BwE#NLS9781492180746?keyword=
This week, Shirin and Jamie sit down with Cornelia Gomez, Head of ESG at PAI Partners. They discuss how ESG is integrated across the private equity pipeline, the key sustainability trends of 2022, and the changing role of data in shaping how we measure and account for value within the investment process.
Books mentioned in the episode:
The Most Important Thing: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor by Howard Marks
https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/howard-marks-oaktree-capital-m/most-important-thing/9780231153683
A World of Three Zeros by Muhammad Yunus
https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/muhammad-yunus/world-of-three-zeroes/9781911344568
The Prize: the Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power by Daniel Yergin
https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/daniel-yergin/prize/9781847376466
In this episode, we discuss AI and electronic health records systems technology with CEO of HealthMe, Dr Mohamed Alibashe MD PhD MBA. We discuss natural language processing and machine learning to document healthcare interactions and healthcare data privacy & management.
In this episode we discuss medical leadership and politics with former Junior Doctors Committee representative, Dr Johann Malawana. He is the Founder and Director of The Healthcare Leadership Academy as well as Founder and CEO of Medics.Academy – a technology company that is changing the way healthcare professionals are learning and training across the globe in order to solve the global workforce crisis in healthcare.
This week, Jamie is joined by Rebecca Flowers from the CCMF cohort and Andrew Hinkly, Meryem Cherif and Charlie Clark of AP Ventures - a hydrogen focussed venture capital fund. They discuss the supply and demand of blue and green hydrogen, and delve into AP Venture’s investment process.
Books mentioned in the episode:
Skin in the Game by Nassim Teleb -
https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Skin-in-the-Game-by-Nassim-Nicholas-Taleb-author/9780141982656
Venture Deals by Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson -
https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Venture-Deals-by-Brad-Feld-Jason-Mendelson/9781119594826
Factfulness by Hans Rosling -
https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Factfulness-by-Hans-Rosling-author-Ola-Rosling-author-Anna-Rosling-Rnnlund-author/9781473637467
In this week’s episode Jamie speaks with Douglas Johnson-Poensgen, Founder and CEO of Circulor – a company that uses blockchain and AI to make supply chains traceable, ethical and sustainable. They discuss Circulor’s inception before diving into the technology, methodology and impact of the company.
Books mentioned: The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz - https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9780062273208?gC=5a105e8b&gclid=Cj0KCQiA kZKNBhDiARIsAPsk0Wg_9v7xMQzhMSzC_SiULu5Ofikxvv_gjX3ANCakq5hK41aX- s1u98EaAkwCEALw_wcB
A Good Disruption by Martin Stuchtey -
https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781472939784?gC=5a105e8b&gclid=Cj0KCQiA kZKNBhDiARIsAPsk0WhnvX8YZx3_6dNl308U1EHKsxlZ6uMRiW74pdQ5pa_a6r_GoT8pBx0aAv 9eEALw_wcB
Please get in touch with feedback and suggestions at ibgreenminds@gmail.com
In this episode, we speak to Daniela Schardinger, Vice President Marketing & Medical Affairs of OCON Healthcare, about their company's mission to innovate, develop, manufacture and commercializes cutting-edge women’s health products. We discuss the positive impact of having a variety of women's health products especially for those with side effects to some products that has affected their fertility.
This week Jamie is joined by course-mate Octavio Martin as interview Laurent Segalen, clean-energy investment banker and Managing Partner of Megawatt-X. They explore some of the key technologies that will shape the energy transition and Laurent provides words of wisdom for young people wanting to work in this space.
This week Shirin sits down with Charlotte Moore and Robert Blood of SIGWATCH, an NGO activism and campaigns tracker, to speak on harnessing the power of NGOs in shaping corporates response to the climate crisis.
They speak on whether NGOs are our our golden bullet to solving the climate crisis, the importance of questioning everything, and why they don’t just have one favourite activist.
As ever, if there’s a theme you want them to cover, or a burn question you wish them to ask, please do send in your feedback to ibgreenminds@gmail.com
Links to books mentioned in the episode:
Bury me Standing - By Isabel Fonseca
https://www.waterstones.com/book/bury-me-standing/isabel-fonseca/9780099740216
The Beautiful Cure - By Daniel M. Davis
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/feb/05/the-beautiful-cure-review-daniel-m-davis-engaging-study-immunology
In this episode we discuss all things digital therapeutics, neuromodulation and functional neurosurgery with Mr Harith Akram (Consultant Functional Neurosurgeon, National hospital for neurology and neurosurgery). We discuss the ethics, challenges and safety of brain- machine interfacing, digital therapeutics and neuromodulation devices.
This week Shirin and Alec hit the streets in Glasgow at the COP 26 Climate Justice March. They connect with some of the 100,000 voices demanding on topics as wide-ranging as indigeneity, youth activism, immigration, and marching music. The episode was recorded in a very loud setting on a couple of old phones, so take care of your ears!
In the first interview of the new season, Jamie speaks with Fran van Dijk, Founding Partner at One Stone Advisors and Chair of the Macaulay Development Trust. They discuss sustainable consulting, the work of the Macaulay Development Trust and finish by exploring their hopes and fears for COP26.
Please get in touch with feedback and suggestions at ibgreenminds@gmail.com.
Links to organisations and books mentioned in the episode:
One Stone Advisors - https://onestoneadvisors.com/
Macaulay Development Trust (where you can find a recording of the 43rd Macaulay Lecutre) - https://www.macaulaydevelopmenttrust.org/
Client Earth - https://www.clientearth.org/
The Future We Choose by Christiana Figueres - https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-future-we-choose/christiana-figueres/tom-rivett-carnac/9781786580375
Anthro-Vision by Gillian Tett - https://www.waterstones.com/book/anthro-vision/gillian-tett/9781847942876
In this episode we discuss the mission of Amicus therapeutics to tackle and find treatment for rare genetic disorders with Mr J Crowley (CEO and founder of Amicus Therapeutics). He shares his personal journey into biotechnology to find treatment for his children who had pompe disease, the challenges of balancing being a compassionate, visionary leader with building financial health of a biotechnology company.
Hello and welcome to a new academic year, new Green Minds season and new hosts!
Meet, Kapil Joshi, Jamie Batho, Shirin Crouch and Alexander Czegledy, all current students on the MSc Climate Change, Management & Finance programme. In this episode they tell us who they are, their climate change ah-ha moments, and their plans for the up-coming season.
As ever, if there’s a theme you would like them to investigate, please do send in your feedback to ibgreenminds@gmail.com
This week, Lottie speaks with Dr Joeri Rogelj, Director of Research at the Grantham Institute and a Lead Author of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6). They discuss AR6, climate change in the context of sustainable development, carbon offsets and carbon removals, and what Joeri hopes to see at COP26.
In this episode, we discuss the challenges of end of life care with Dr Edith Israel (Consultant in Palliative care ). We discuss how palliative care is provided and received, in particular, by the black community and the taboos that cause disengagement in end of life care.
In this episode we discuss the challenges of financing the missions of healthcare NGOs, social organisational business models and the impact of the pandemic with Mr Wilfred Zeon, the finance director of Partners in Health in Liberia.
This week on the IB Green Minds podcast, Alex speaks with Nikolai Khlystov, Lead of Space and Mobility at the World Economic Forum. They discuss the importance of the Space sector to socioeconomic development, as well as the challenges posed by the increasing volumes of Space debris in Lower Earth Orbit. With this background, Nikolai explains the importance of the world’s first Space Sustainability Rating that was recently developed by the World Economic Forum, the European Space Agency, the Space Enabled research group at MIT, the University of Texas at Austin, and BryceTech.
In this episode we discuss 3D Printing with Dr Claudio Soto. Dr Claudio Soto is the medical director and co-founder of Copper3D. He specialized in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and has a Master Degree in Innovation. He also has considerable experience in leadership, applied to different areas and healthcare centres.
On this week’s episode of the IB Green Minds podcast, Alex speaks to Alberto Lopez-Valenzuela, CEO and Founder of alva – a stakeholder intelligence firm. They discuss the importance of stakeholder capitalism and the solutions that alva’s technology can provide. They also discuss Alberto’s experience of starting a business and his top tips for listeners that are starting their own company.
In this episode of the IB Green Minds podcast, Phoebe speaks with the founders of CoFarm Capital, Michael Batley, Spandan Shah and Sean Whittaker, all full time MBA students at Imperial College Business School, and the winners of this year’s Climate Investment Challenge. They discuss Cofarm’s business proposition, the concept of agroforestry, and the related risks of climate change.
In this episode, Phoebe speaks to Dr. Ajay Gambhir, Senior Research Fellow at the Imperial College London Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment. They discuss his current work on IAMs (Integrated Assessment Models) and relatedly how academics can inform policy decision making, alongside his previous roles working in the UK Government, and his thoughts upon paths forward for sustainable development, amongst other topics.
This week Selvi and Ib discuss starting a start-up during the pandemic with Dr. Benjamin Lefkove. Dr. Benjamin Lefkove is an Emergency Medicine Physician from Atlanta, USA. His frustrating experiences to get tested for covid-19 inspired him to start Viral Solutions. Viral Solutions recently celebrated its first anniversary. In this episode Dr. Benjamin Lefkove shares his experiences and what they have accomplished so far.
On this week’s episode of the IB Green Minds podcast, Alex speaks to Charles Haworth, Global Head of Commercial Operations at GE Renewable Energy’s Offshore Wind business. They discuss the drivers behind the dramatic growth that the offshore wind industry is currently experiencing, as well as the engineering feat behind GE’s Haliade-X turbines (a link to the infographic discussed can be found here).
On this week’s episode, Lottie speaks with Lincoln Lee, co-founder of Rice Inc, an award-winning social enterprise dedicated to creating a socially and environmentally sustainable rice brand. They discuss the origins and growth of Rice Inc, and Lincoln shares what it was like to win the $1million Hult Prize.
In this episode we discuss oxygen shortages, the clinical significance especially during the pandemic and the business case for building oxygen plants with Sheillah Bagayana Mutetire (Uganda Country Manager of Free O2 Foundation).
On this week’s episode, Guy speaks with Talal Hasan, CEO & Carbon General of 4401, a carbon removal storage company based in Oman. They discuss the science behind using mineralisation to store carbon as well as its potential to mitigate carbon emissions around the world.
In this episode, Ioannis Psallidas and Huw Williams discuss career path and insights in Pharmaceutical Development with Sir Mene Pangalos. We also discuss the challenges of R&D in the pharmaceutical industry. Sir Mene Pangalos is the Executive Vice President of BioPharmaceuticals R&D at AstraZeneca.
This week on the IB Green Minds Podcast, Guy speaks with Iggy Bassi, CEO of Cervest, a climate intelligence platform using Earth Science AI for asset-level decisions. Here they discuss both historical and future climate risk, and Iggy offers his advice for climate entrepreneurs.
In this episode, Mahnoor talks with Antonia Koumproglou - Senior Lecturer in Business and Management at the University of East London - about the current state of mentorship, especially during COVID-19 and in what ways it can be improved for the underrepresented minorities and women. They also go over what specific steps organisations have been taking to tackle this.
In this episode, Lottie speaks with Richard Templer, Professor of Chemistry at Imperial College London and Director of Innovation at the Grantham Institute. They discuss the characteristics of successful startups, the role of greenhouse gas removals in tackling climate change, and the CO2 Removal Hub.
On this week’s #ImperialABC podcast, Chiemeka and Dani speak to Adesuwa Okunbo-Rhodes the CEO and Founder of Aruwa Capital Management,
a gender lens fund investing in Africa; seeking strong financial returns while having a positive and scalable impact on women.
They discuss the challenges involved in founding a Private Equity firm as a black woman, key learnings from the perspective of a
first-time fund raiser, the overall investment landscape in Africa and the potential for success in the region.
This week on the IB Green Minds podcast, Phoebe speaks to Dr Swenja Surminski, Deputy Director and Head of Adaptation Research at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the LSE. They discuss her varied career of working in academia and the private sector, the interlinking fields of insurance, climate change, and risk management, and her thoughts on best practices for climate change adaptation.
In this episode, we discuss the healthcare business model of Aravind eye hospital with the Chief medical officer in Chennai, Dr S Aravind. We explore the economies of scale and scalability of their operations in other countries and how they have continued to build a patient centred ecosystem around their Organisation. Dr. Aravind Srinivasan graduated in medicine from PSG Institute of Medical Sciences, Coimbatore in 1992 and completed his residency in ophthalmology leading to Masters in Ophthalmology from Aravind Eye Hospital and Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology in 1996. Having worked in the medical field, he had a passion for management. In 2000, he did his MBA with specialization in Strategy from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. After MBA, he took over as the Administrator of Aravind Eye Care System and was instrumental in bringing changes to the various facets of the organization. From 2011, he is serving the organization in the role of Director-Projects of Aravind Eye Care System. He is in the Board of GOVEL Trust that runs the Aravind Eye Hospitals. From September 2017, he is leading the Aravind Eye Hospital Chennai as its Chief Medical Officer.
This week, Guy speaks with Pablo Brait, Insurance Campaigner at Market Forces. They discuss what role Market Forces plays in preventing fossil fuel projects receiving insurance cover for their activities, as well as the impact of last year’s wildfires on public awareness of climate change.
In this episode, Karn, an MSc Strategic Marketing student talks about how her faith helped her find a community of fellow minded students at ICBS
In this episode, we discuss the challenges of being a medical director of a private hospital in the UK with Dr Lorcan Sheppard. He is the Chief Medical Officer at The Private Clinic of Harley Street, London. Prior to this he has been in roles related to clinical governance and re-validation of doctors. He has been a Responsible Officer for a number of organisations. He is also a certified Caldicott Guardian and has a special interest in information governance in healthcare. Dr Lorcan Sheppard is a former NHS consultant specialising in Anaesthesia and Critical Care. In 2010 he was appointed as Director of Anaesthesia by The Healthcare Management Trust. In addition, Dr Sheppard acts as a Responsible Officer for the re-validation of doctors in independent practice and advises on quality and standards in this sector.
In this week’s episode, Alex speaks to Liall Medina, co-founder of Etcho – an investment app that helps users identify alignment with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
The two discuss the vision and purpose behind the app as well as what it really means to be the founder of a start-up.
This week on the IB Green Minds podcast, Phoebe speaks to Rhea Mazumdar Singhal, Founder and CEO of Ecoware, India’s first and largest sustainable food packaging company. They discuss the single-use plastic problem, and how Ecoware is trying to combat this issue in India and increasingly more globally. Rhea also offers her advice and tips for female entrepreneurs, and explains why an entrepreneurial mindset is so important in combating climate change.
In this episode, we discuss the use of AI in making value based care a reality in India and other countries with Dr Ajay Bakshi. He is a former neurosurgeon, neuroscientist, McKinsey consultant and ex-CEO of Max Healthcare, Manipal Hospitals and India Operations of IHH/Parkway Hospitals. He recently co-founded BuddhiMed Technologies which is an AI based health technology company that is working to merge modern medicine with computer science to benefit doctors, patients, well individuals and other members of the healthcare ecosystem.
Cristiana Scelza is the CEO for the Prysmian Group in Russia. She has built a career as one of the very few women in any room she is in, first at the tyre manufacturer Pirelli, and now at Prysmian, a global manufacturer of industrial cables. She speaks to Celia Moore about leaning into fear, living with passion, responding to aggression with calmness, and why the future looks “very pink”.
This week, Guy and Lottie interview James Stacey, Partner and Global Director for Climate Change & Low Carbon Economy Transition at ERM. They discuss the growing focus on businesses’ sustainability credentials and how scenario analysis can be used to understand climate-related risks and opportunities.
On this week’s Africa Business club podcast, Chiemeka and Dani speak to Darren Franks, the CEO and Founder of TalentintheCloud International - a specialist Executive Search firm focused on the FinTech sector across EMEA. They discuss Darren’s career, his entrepreneurial path and financial inclusion in Africa, with a specific focus on talent management in the African Fintech space.
In this episode we discuss the benefit of AI, Machine learning in the diagnosis and treatment of often forgotten diseases. Dr Cassie Mitchell brings a unique insight to this episode with her experience as a patient, an Olympic Paralympian and as a female professor in a stereotypical male dominated field. She is an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. She is also the principal investigator of the Laboratory for Pathology Dynamics, which uses a combination of big data, machine learning, biostatistics, and informatics-based techniques to identify complex disease etiology, predict new therapeutics, and optimise current interventions. Cassie’s research has predominantly targeted neuropathology, but her research applications in predictive medicine expand across all clinical specialties, including cancer, pediatrics, and cardiovascular medicine.
This week, Guy speaks with Assaad Razzouk, CEO of Sindicatum Renewable Energy. Assaad talks about Sindicatum’s activity in Asia, it’s blockchain technology, Reneum, as well as the renewable energy market more broadly.
This week Alex speaks to Radhika Mehrotra and Jerome Taraska from CDP’s Investor Engagement Division. They discuss the core components of CDP’s sustainability reporting framework as well as the value of setting science-based targets. The importance of measurable and accurate data emerges as a clear theme throughout the conversation.
In this episode we discuss leadership and change transformation in the NHS with Dr Lila Dinner, medical director of the Royal National Orthopaedic hospital, Stanmore. She has been a consultant anaesthetist for over 20years. She has led in many leadership roles in the NHS such as being the Divisional Director of Surgery and Associated Services and the Chair of the Clinical Pathways Group in Surgery at Royal Free Hospitals London (2017-19). Her wealth of experience in medical education and HR management of medical professionals is reflected in her previous roles as the Head of the Central London School of Anaesthetics(2013-2017), Lead Regional Advisor for the Royal College of Anaesthetists (2015-17) sitting on the editorial board for the Bulletin of the College, NHS England Appraiser UCLP (2013-17) and Executive Board Member of the London Academy of Anaesthesia, Health Education England (2010-17).
For the first EDI in Business podcast episode, host Mahnoor Shams spoke to Clara Ali Ghalib, the current Deans Student Advisory Council (DSAC) President and MSc International Health Management student. They discuss the importance of diversity and what cultural challenges they faced throughout their journeys.
This week, Lottie speaks with Gaby Herculano, CEO and Co-Founder of iClima Earth - a green fintech specialising in ETFs. They discuss her approach to investing in decarbonisation and also tackle the issue of greenwashing in the financial services industry.
In this episode Ioannis Psallidas discusses career transitions, the role of the FDA approval of drugs and drug discovery and trials with Dr Badrul Chowdhury (MD PhD). He is the chief medical officer of biotech company; Savara Pharmaceuticals. He started his career as an assistant professor of immunology at Wayne state university before transitioning to research at the NIH, then working as a director at the FDA and then as a senior VP at Astrazeneca.
On this week’s episode, Guy speaks with Mark Lewis, Chief Sustainability Strategist at BNP Paribas and a member of the Financial Stability Board’s Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures. Mark discusses the deflationary nature of renewable energy, the recent changes in the offshore wind bidding process in the UK, and the importance of the ‘S’ in ESG.
In this episode, supported by PAI, Phoebe speaks to Thibaut Ghirardi, Senior Manager in Climate Finance at the 2 Degrees Investing Initiative. They discuss 2DII’s positioning within the finance and investing landscape, how different actors can generate change and drive impact in shifting to more sustainable financial practices, and how retail investors can also get involved in greening the financial system.
In this episode, Selvi Ramalingam discusses with Shiti Rastogi Manghani the co-founder of Breathehappy about how they are building an online yoga and wellbeing platform that connects users directly to world-class instructors. They are working with NICA and researchers at Newcastle University to design and deliver a personalised, remote wellbeing program (Move, Breathe and Connect), leveraging computer vision and cutting-edge emotional AI testing tools. Its overall aim will be to build physical and emotional resilience and aid recovery in older adults impacted by COVID-19
This week Asta Lappeteläinen joins the IB Green Minds team and talks to Secretary General Petteri Taalas from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
They discuss topics including WMO’s role in UN’s climate change mitigation and adaptation work, SDG 6: clean water and sanitation and Secretary General Taalas’ new book Ilmastonmuutos ilmatieteilijän silmin – Climate Change through the eyes of a atmosphere scientists .
In this episode Lottie speaks with Maria Duval, Director of Climate and Energy at ClientEarth. They discuss Maria’s advisory work for the New Zealand Government before talking through some of ClientEarth’s most significant achievements on climate change.
In this episode, Ib Adedugbe discusses with Mr Saad Shiekh (Imperial MBA Alumni) of TLG capital how to identify, plan, manage and execute investment projects and opportunities in the African healthcare space. He brings his wealth of experience of working with international companies such as Accenture, Nokia, Nokia Siemens and Alcatel. Prior to TLG Capital, Saad was a director at Accenture, consulting across technology and business strategy. At TLG, he originates and runs the deal pipeline; as well as structuring and executing new deals. Saad sits on the board of several of TLG’s portfolio companies to better steer strategy and operations.
In this episode, Guy speaks with Charles Haine, Technical Director for Sustainability & Climate & Maritime Sector Lead for the natural and built environment consultancy, WSP. Charles discusses his role at WSP, HS2, as well as new technologies that can help decarbonise the maritime sector.
Omar and Andreas chat to Jaka Levstek, CEO and Co-Founder at d.labs and Maja Voje, a growth marketing and digital transformation expert. Maja and Jaka discuss start-up branding, the relationship between the founder and the brand, why curiosity is key in business and why you should invent your own role!
Caroline Hyde, Financial journalist and Anchor on Bloomberg TV, joins us for a fireside chat to discuss the peaks and troughs of striving for success, including balancing a career with a family, managing stress, perfectionism and fear of failure, and the importance of carving out time for yourself to prevent burnout.
In this episode, Phoebe speaks to Martin Berg, Head of Natural Capital Impact Strategy at HSBC Pollination Climate Asset Management, discussing the establishment of Pollination and the strategies of HSBC Pollination CAM. They also focus upon natural capital as an emerging investment thematic, and the future development of this space.
In this episode, Ib Adedugbe discusses the career path, glass ceilings and navigating becoming a female leader in healthcare with Ms Beverly Cheserem FRCS (NS)(A female Consultant neurosurgeon at Aga Khan Hospital, Kenya. She did a skull base fellowship in Cardiff, Weill cornell global neurosurgery fellowship in Tanzania, MPH ongoing) and Ms Lolem Ngong (Chief of staff at Amref International, Kenya. Ex country director for PEPFAR and GAVI alliance project manager).
This week, Guy speaks with Mike Barry, former Director of Sustainable Business at UK retailer, Marks & Spencer. Mike is now a freelance consultant and Strategic Advisor for two fintech’s, CoGo & Clim8. They discuss Marks & Spencer’s Sustainability Plan A, carbon labelling and plastic pollution, as well as the six key skills required to succeed in bringing about sustainability in business.
Hosts Alice Wainwright and Siera Torontow, two recent Imperial MBA graduates, look at the impact of relationships on success. From discussing the role relationships play in their own lives, and considerations to cultivating relationships that best support your ambitions, Alice and Siera share their honest thoughts and opinions on this important subject.
This week Lottie speaks to Niall Dunne, CEO of Polymateria. They discuss Polymateria’s Biotransformation technology that allows fugitive plastic to fully biodegrade, and also about the role of business in helping to solve our sustainability problems.
In this episode, Selvi Ramalingam discusses how to manage a healthcare company with Dr Michael Shenouda. He is the medical director of Open Medical Ltd; an IT solutions company dedicated to digitising the patient journey. Michael is a practicing Orthopaedic Surgeon in London, and has been a clinician for over 10 years. He has contributed to development of the company’s product portfolio, and its growth in to over 25 NHS Trusts in the UK, including digitising over 120 patient pathways across 8 different clinical specialties.
This week, Alex chats with Marisa Drew, Chief Sustainability Officer and Global Head of Sustainability Strategy, Advisory & Finance at Credit Suisse. They discuss how Credit Suisse has been integrating sustainability practices across the bank, and take a deep dive into some of the conservation finance projects that Credit Suisse has recently been involved in.
Host Samantha Bonnar introduces three esteemed guests to discuss the future of AI in Finance. Louise Smith is the Chief Digital Officer at Lloyd's and Board Member and Chair of the Scottish Financial Enterprise FinTech Executive Group, Rachel Kirkham, the Director of AI Solutions for MindBridge AI and a member of the AI Public-Private Forum, and Cathy Mulligan, Lecturer at Imperial College Centre for Cryptocurrency Research and Engineering. The discussion covers trust, ethics and barriers to rate of adoption, all within the context of revolutionising industries like Financial Services.
In this episode, Phoebe speaks to Tom McGillycuddy, co-founder of impact investing app tickr, about his career to date, the growth of impact investing and his advice on launching a start-up. They also discuss the importance of engaging first time investors, and the investment spectrum.
In episode 3 of the Strategic Marketing podcast, Senior Teaching Fellow at Imperial, James Eteen, invites Garren Nahabedian in for a chat. Garren is one of the founding members of TENZING Natural Energy, one of the world's first-ever natural energy drinks that has completely changed the industry. After nearly 5 years playing a fundamental role in making it the UK's fastest-growing energy brand, he has left to venture out into consulting challenger brands in other categories. He chats to James about building a business from the ground up and what he thinks the next big thing will be in the food and beverages industry.
In this episode, Selvi Ramalingam and Ib Adedugbe discuss the personal, financial and emotional costs of fertility treatments with Dr Belinda Coker, Dr Christine Ekechi, Dr Srdjan Saso and Dr Benjamin Jones. Dr Belinda Coker shares her personal experience of the fertility journey. She is currently a GP and healthcare management consultant. She graduated from Imperial medical school (2002) and business school (MBA 2011). She is also the founder of Your Trusted Squad, a platform to transform the experience of people living with infertility. Dr Christine Ekechi explains what fertility treatments are available on the NHS. She is a Consultant in Obstetrics and gynaecology at Queen Charlotte hospital where she is the lead for the early pregnancy unit. Dr Srdjan Saso is a Honorary Clinical Lecturer in the Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction at Imperial College London. Along with Dr Benjamin Jones; who is a clinical fellow at Queen Charlotte Hospital as well as the principal investigator for uterine transplants trial UK, they explain the indications and process of uterine transplantation.
This week Lottie speaks to Lorraine Whitmarsh, Professor of Environmental Psychology and the University of Bath and Director of the UK Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations. They discuss the importance of behaviour change for achieving net zero and the ways that behaviour change can be prompted, as well as Lorraine’s experience as a lead author of AR6 WG2.
Host Rachel Thunde (Erickson) is joined by Imperial faculty heavyweight Fiona Sandford, and Nikki Emerson, Head of Business Development at England Rugby and Imperial Global MBA student for a lively and interesting deep dive into how we can recognise and overcome Impostor Syndrome and utilise it to become more effective leaders.
This week Alex speaks to Catriona Brady, Director of Strategy and Development at the World Green Building Council. They discuss the challenges and opportunities that the pathway to Net Zero presents for the real estate sector, as well as the role that the built environment can play in improving health, wellbeing, and inequality. Hot topics such as nature-based solutions, circularity and smart technologies all feature in their discussion.
In this episode, the host Ib Adedugbe discusses how to plan and implement digital transformation projects in healthcare with guests Patricia Vaz (who has over 10 years medical imaging industry experience) and Dr Nabil Kanji (a former manager at McKeeson and now a manager at Canada Health Infoway).
In this episode, Guy speaks with Adam Matthews, Director of Ethics & Engagement at the Church of England Pension Fund.
Adam discusses his early career in politics and his role in the fight against the wildlife trade. He outlines a number of investor initiatives aimed at improving mining safety, eliminating corporate climate lobbying, and discusses the decision-making process for Church of England Pension investments.
This week, host Samantha Bonnar is joined by Victoria Fritz, BBC presenter and journalist, and Kimberly Arms, freelance Producer & Director, previously the Head of Video at American Vogue. They discuss the importance of building strategic networks in this lively and anecdote filled episode, discussing the best learnings and making the most of opportunities from the fast-moving world of media.
In this episode, Phoebe speaks to George Katzaros, founder of solar energy company Verditek and co-founder of sustainable housing provider Zero Watt Homes, about his career to date. They also discuss developments and trends in the clean technology and housing markets.
This week Guy speaks with Andrew Mitchell, CEO of Equilibrium Futures and former Director at Global Canopy & the Earthwatch Institute. They discuss how Andrew’s conservation background led him to finance, and how the two can work together to protect natural capital in the future.
In this episode, we discuss the challenges of working in the healthcare environment, burnout and career pivoting into management consulting and healthcare law. Our guests include Dr Toni Boyce, who trained as an anaesthetic and intensive care doctor but now works as a data protection and healthcare privacy solicitor. Also in this conversation is Dr Azra Zyada who left her anaesthetic training career to work as a successful Management Consultant at Deloitte before coming back into medicine and medical leadership.
In this episode, Lottie talks to Olivier Khatib, co-founder and CTO at Sensefolio. They discuss how Sensefolio uses AI to analyse tens of thousands of information sources in order to score companies on their environmental, social and governance performance. They also talk about why AI is useful for ESG scoring and why the information Sensefolio aggregates is valuable to clients.
In the first episode of the Imperial Healthcare Business Podcast, hosts Dr Ib Adedugbe and Selvi Ramalingam discusses the phenomenally rapid development of the Moderna covid vaccine with the Principal Investigator Dr Nadine Rouphael. Dr Rouphael is a Professor at Emory University, Atlanta and an Affiliate faculty at Emory Vaccine Center where she is the Director for the Hope Clinic. We explore the challenges her team faced and the plans for worldwide distribution of the vaccine.
This week Alex chats to Gilad Gerson, CEO of Tropic Biosciences, who gives us an insight into the company's leading gene editing technologies. They discuss the opportunities and risks behind the science, as well as the implications for global food production in the future.
In episode 2 of the Strategic Marketing podcast, Professor Andreas Eisingerich and Dr Omar Merlo discuss the impact of the pandemic on the airline industry. They are joined by guests Rob Britton (former executive of American Airlines, now an adjunct professor at Georgetown University) and Anthony Anderson (former marketing director of Easyjet and Easygroup) to discuss the challenges airlines are currently facing and how the pandemic might change the future of the industry.
Find out more about the Strategic Marketing programme: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/business-school/strategic-marketing-online/
Host Ib is back with another insightful episode discussing the unique experiences of our guests across healthcare, technology and business. Our guests are Saira Ghafur, Lead for Digital Health at the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London is also the co-founder of Psyma Mental Health Technologies Ltd. Psyma is a revolutionary mobile app that allows clients to access psychological therapy through a live video call, and Ijeoma F. Uchegbu is a Professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience and Pro-Vice Provost for Africa and The Middle East at University College, London. Professor Uchegbu works in the pharmaceutical sciences, creating new medicines using nanotechnology.
In this episode, Guy chats with Matteo de Renzi, the CEO of BP Chargemaster. Matteo talks about his career, the exciting opportunities that lie in electric vehicle charging, as well as offering advice to listeners looking at breaking into the clean energy industry. He also announces some exciting news about BP Chargemaster’s new brand: BP Pulse.
In this episode, Phoebe speaks to Deirdre Cooper, Co-Portfolio Manager for the Global Environment Fund at Ninety One. They discuss the Fund’s methodology, renewable energy trends and gender diversity in asset management.
Dr Giulia Macagno hosts this thought-provoking and inspirational episode discussing the life-changing importance of businesses built on social impact. She is joined by Aime Rebecca, the founder and CEO of Patapia - which helps finance refugee SMEs after arriving in Uganda as a refugee herself in 2010 - and fellow Imperial MBA student Alberta Asafo-Asamoah who works within Impact Investing for small and growing businesses in Africa. An empowering and motivational episode showing the effect of focusing on human benefits rather than just the bottom line on communities and companies.
In this episode, Lottie talks to Chris Stark, CEO of the UK's Climate Change Committee (CCC). They discuss Chris' work at the CCC and Climate Assembly UK, as well as the future direction of UK policy on mitigation and adaptation.
This week, Alex speaks with Rishi Gupta – an Imperial Business School alumnus – about his two sustainability-focussed businesses that he co-founded whilst at university. They discuss the circular economy concepts that underpin the missions behind his brands as well as Rishi’s top tips for starting a business.
In this first episode, Professor Andreas Eisingerich and Dr Omar Merlo discuss the challenges of marketing in the time of Covid-19. They also answer questions about their careers from Imperial College Business School's MSc Strategic Marketing (Online) students. Find out more about the programme: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/business-school/strategic-marketing-online/