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Podcast from students, career advisers and faculty at Imperial College Business School
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Friday Mar 20, 2020
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Business in Africa is a monthly podcast series hosted by the Africa Business Club at Imperial College Business School. The series focuses on the economic and business environment across Africa. In this episode, we are joined by Tokunbo Afikuyomi, Editor-in-Chief and Economist at Stears Business. We explore the bright and dim spots regarding Nigeria’s economy in 2019 and highlight a set of booming industries to watch out for. We also explored the economic outlook for Nigeria in 2020 and the promises of the Continental Free Trade Deal. Find out more about the Africa Business Club: https://imprl.biz/2UhPqXh
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Caspar Bossom is a former British Army Officer and current student on Imperial’s MSc Climate Change, Management and Finance programme. In this episode, he discusses the climate challenge in the context of national security, drawing on examples from Europe, the Middle East and the United States.
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Wen-yu Weng is a clean energy consultant at FTI Consulting. She discusses her journey from Taiwan and Thailand to London, exploring how these experiences shape her work in this field. FTI's clean energy team covers the complete suite of clean energy technologies ranging from established technologies, including wind (both onshore and offshore) and solar PV, to emerging technologies, such as hydrogen, smart grids, storage and electric vehicles.
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Jenny Chase is Head of Solar Insight at Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BloombergNEF) and the author of Solar Power Finance Without the Jargon.
In this episode, Nico and Jenny discuss her new book and the future of renewable energy. Jenny also talks about BloombergNEF's transformation and journey from startup to becoming Bloomberg's primary research service.
Find out more about the Centre for Climate Finance and Investment (CCFI) at Imperial College Business School: https://imprl.biz/CCFI
Thursday Feb 27, 2020
Thursday Feb 27, 2020
Ilona Loustric and Sofia de La Parra are current students on the MSc Climate Change, Management & Finance programme at Imperial College Business School. In this episode, they share insight into the impact of climate change on the lives of people in Mexico and Barbados, including how communities on the ground are fighting back.
Thursday Feb 20, 2020
Thursday Feb 20, 2020
Multus Media was founded by Imperial College London undergraduates, Cai Linton (MEng Molecular Bioengineering) and Réka Trón (BSc Biological Sciences). Their aim is to develop a sustainable culture media to enable the growth of tailored meat in the lab from a few animal cells. In this episode, Pippa and Nico talk to Cai and Reka about their technology and its potential to enable sustainable meat consumption in the future.
Thursday Feb 13, 2020
Thursday Feb 13, 2020
Harry Grocott (MSc Climate Change, Management & Finance) is the founder of Treeconomy, a start-up providing innovative ways to offset CO2 emissions using trees. In this episode, Chloé and Harry talk about offsetting as a service and the challenges of creating a market for ecosystem services.
Thursday Feb 06, 2020
Thursday Feb 06, 2020
Daniel Calleja Crespo is the Director-General for Environment at the European Commission. In this episode, recorded in Brussels, Nico discusses the European Green Deal with Mr Crespo. In particular, they chat about the future of EU policy, with a special focus on the EU Circular Economy Action Plan and the system changes that a more circular economy will drive.
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
Steve Waygood is the Chief Responsible Investment Officer at Aviva Investors, where he leads the team responsible for integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues across all asset classes. In this episode, Nico and Felix talk to Steve about the challenges of climate change in the insurance sector and what Aviva is doing to manage risks and stakeholder expectations. Steve is the author of Capital Market Campaigning: The Impact of NGOs on Companies, Shareholder Value and Reputational Risk.
Find out more about Imperial's Centre for Climate Finance and Investment (CCFI): https://imprl.biz/CCFI
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
Green Minds at Imperial College Business School explores the science, stories and solutions behind climate change. In this episode, meet the four MSc Climate Change, Management and Finance students driving the conversation and asking important questions about the role financial institutions play in tackling climate change and how technology can help mitigate climate risks.
Find out more about Imperial's Centre for Climate Finance and Investment (CCFI): https://imprl.biz/CCFI