Imperial Business Podcast

Sports Business #1: Starting Your Career in Sports: A Reality Check

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. 

IB Green Minds #6: In conversation with Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson

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" 

Have suggestions for future guests or themes you’d like us to explore? We’d love to hear from you! Drop us an email at podcast.greenminds@gmail.com. 

IB Green Minds #5: In conversation with Paul O'Connor

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.  

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. 

IB Green Minds #4: In conversation with Elsy T. Milan

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 

IB Green Minds #3: In conversation with John O'Brien

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.   

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. 

IB Green Minds #2: In Conversation with Clover Hogan

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.  

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. 

IB Green Minds #1: Meet the Hosts

Meet your new hosts for the 2024-2025 academic year, MSc in Climate Change, Management & Finance students Frédérique, Grace, Donagh and Rajan.  

In this brief episode, this year’s hosts share their backgrounds, motivations, areas of interest, and tackle a surprise question along the way! 

Do you have any suggestions for guests or themes that we should consider?  

Feel free to drop us a message via podcast.greenminds@gmail.com 

IB Research: "Is an ageing population in the UK that bad"?

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. 

IB Green Minds #26: In conversation with Zaneta Sedilekova

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. 

 

Do you have any suggestions for guests or topics we should explore? Feel free to email us at podcast.greenminds@gmail.com.  

IB Green Minds 25: In conversation with Tim Turner, Part 2

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/ 

 

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