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Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
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.
Thursday Dec 09, 2021
Thursday Dec 09, 2021
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 -
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 -
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
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
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
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.
Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
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.
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
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
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
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.
Thursday Nov 11, 2021
Thursday Nov 11, 2021
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!
Thursday Nov 04, 2021
Thursday Nov 04, 2021
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
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
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.