Imperial Business Podcast

IB Green Minds #48: In conversation with Catriona Brady

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. 

Healthcare Business #3: Digital transformation in healthcare in the UK and Canada

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).

IB Green Minds #47: In conversation with Adam Matthews

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. 

MBA Women #5: The importance of strategic networks

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.

IB Green Minds #46: In conversation with George Katzaros

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. 

 

IB Green Minds #45: In conversation with Andrew Mitchell

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.

Healthcare Business #2: The healthcare environment, leadership and career pivoting

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.

IB Green Minds #44: In conversation with Olivier Khatib

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. 

 

Healthcare Business #1: Covid vaccine development

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. 

IB Green Minds #43: In conversation with Gilad Gershon

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.