Imperial Business Podcast

IB Green Minds #30: In conversation with Karl Upston Hooper

Karl Upston Hooper is the General Counsel of Camco Clean Energy, a boutique investment manager specialising in sub-Saharan Africa. In this episode, Pippa chats with Karl about the need for, and the challenge of, developing renewable energy projects in this dynamic region.

Inside Out #5: Innovation and entrepreneurship in organisations

In this episode, Varun Bakshi speaks with Dr Michelle Rogan about entrepreneurship, gender bias, and how companies drive innovation in the workplace. They explore the journeys of bootstrapped companies along with venture funding and why Silicon Valley is the hotbed for tech innovation.

IB Green Minds #29: In conversation with Dr Rob Foster

In this episode, Pippa chats with Dr Rob Foster, Lecturer in Civil Engineering at the University of Cambridge, about the advantages of timber architecture and its potential as a building material to store carbon in urban infrastructure.

IB Green Minds #28: In conversation with Alex Edmans

In this episode, Professor Alex Edmans, author of Grow the Pie: How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit, discusses some of the key concepts behind his work and 'pieconomics'. He covers the role of company purpose for a pie growing mentality, the importance of corporate focus and materiality when faced with stakeholder trade-offs, and the role of investors and citizens in a pie-growing world.

 

Find out more at www.growthepie.net

Inside Out #4: Healthcare economics and the environment

Professor Laure de Preux shares her fascinating research with Varun, quantifying the impact of environmental pollution and its related impact on healthcare systems.

IB Green Minds #27: In conversation with Sonya Dreizler

This episode takes us all the way back to February 2020, when Nico and Aakash Kapur spoke to Sonya Dreizler, founder of Solutions with Sonya.

 

Sonya is a consultant for financial services on ESG and impact investing as well as being a public speaker and author on the topics. She breaks down the key topics in the sustainable finance world such as impact, SRI and ESG as well as providing an insight into her unique career path from executive assistant to CEO. Sonya also deep dives into Larry Fink's famous 2019 Letter to CEOs, the role of engagement and the importance of diversity at decision-making level for the financial industry to become a positive contributor to solving global challenges. If you like this episode, make sure to check out Aakash's new podcast 'What's the Problem?' 

Inside Out #3: On recruitment, careers and employability

In this episode, Varun catches up with Gemma Robertson, Director of Employer Relations, and Rachel Tonner, Head of MBA Careers Provision, to gain insight into what recruitment in the UK looks like, from the perspective of both employers and applicants.

IB Green Minds #26: In conversation with Mark Campanale

This week, Chloé chats with Mark Campanale, Founder of the Carbon Tracker Initiative. They discuss the carbon bubble theory, the financial risks posed by stranded assets, and the way forward for oil and gas companies.

Inside Out #2: Celia Moore - Ethical Leadership

Celia Moore is Professor of Organisational Behaviour at Imperial College Business School. In this episode, she discusses ethical leadership using the example of Pope Francis and Dr Anthony Fauci.

IB Green Minds #25 - In conversation with Tom Sheldon

In our 25th show, our special host Amy Trask takes over to discuss science communications, climate change and coronavirus with Tom Sheldon, Senior Press Manager at the Science Media Centre. Since the pandemic broke out, Covid-19 has dominated news outlets and we discuss the similarities and differences between the two subject matters in how they are reported, their immediate impacts, and what the “Follow the Science” mantra dominating discussions around Covid-19 might mean for climate change in the future.