HSBC Talks Business

In this episode, Pocket Sun, founder of SoGal Ventures talks about her trailblazing career and gives practical advice to women who are looking to start businesses of their own. Pocket discusses tactics for finding funding, the practicalities of working with investors and what to do when faced with a “no.” Pocket is also joined by Nicole Denholder, founder of Next Chapter, who brings her own unique perspective to the discussion.

Inspiring Progressive Female Entrepreneurs is a podcast miniseries produced by HSBC, in partnership with Allbright, that seeks to empower and support women who are on the journey of growing and scaling their business.

To access more resources for female entrepreneurs, visit: https://www.business.hsbc.com/business-banking/female-entrepreneur

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In this episode, host Claudia Adamson, Head of US Business Banking at HSBC, speaks with Debbie Wasco, serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Allbright. Debbie shares her entrepreneurship journey, including starting her first business at 25 and growing up in a household of female business owners. She also shares her experiences starting and selling multiple businesses, including the challenges that come with growth, raising funds, and working with a cofounder. 

Inspiring Progress Female Entrepreneurs is a podcast miniseries produced by HSBC, in partnership with Allbright, that seeks to empower and support women who are on the journey of growing and scaling their business.

To access more resources for female entrepreneurs, visit: https://www.business.hsbc.com/business-banking/female-entrepreneur

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One of the biggest challenges facing the agriculture sector at the moment is input cost inflation, in particular, the three ‘Fs’ – food, fertiliser and fuel. In this episode, Martin Hanson, Head of Agriculture, HSBC UK, is joined by two consultants from Andersons to explore rising input costs, the likely outlook and how farmers can mitigate the impact. For more information about anything that you have heard in this podcast, please visit: http://business.hsbc.uk/agriculture

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Infrastructure is critical to cities and how well they are able to adapt to population growth, economic transition, carbon reduction and other events. In this episode Alice Charles, the Lead for Urban Transformation from the World Economic Forum, and Christian Deseglise, Group Head of Sustainable Infrastructure and Innovation at HSBC explore how cities are adapting their infrastructure – and how they are finding the investment needed to meet infrastructure demands. In particular, they explore a brand-new financial mechanism for sustainable infrastructure called FAST-Infra.

Financing Future Cities is a podcast series produced by HSBC and hosted by Greg Clark. It sets out to examine the complex and evolving role of urban hubs through the lens of banking and finance. To find out more about how HSBC are supporting customers transition to net-zero, click here. 

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Cities make up approximately 78% of global energy demand, and they contribute 70% of global emissions. Cities are also at risk from the effects of rising global temperatures, which are caused by these emissions. Greg Clark talks with Nikki Grady-Smith, Senior Vice President at BP, and HSBC’s Group Head of Climate Transition, Seb Henbest, about how cities can decarbonize at scale. In order to achieve carbon emission reduction targets, cities will have to become mass adopters of renewable energy. What will this look like and how will we finance it?

Financing Future Cities is a podcast series produced by HSBC and hosted by Greg Clark. It sets out to examine the complex and evolving role of urban hubs through the lens of banking and finance. To find out more about how HSBC are supporting customers transition to net-zero, click here. 

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Cities across the globe are in the midst of change – driven by the trends of digitalisation and decarbonisation. An enormous investment will be needed in infrastructure, utilities and services to make these changes a reality. In this episode Greg Clark talks with Dr. Jaana Remes from Mckinsey Global Institute and HSBC’s Head of ESG Solutions for EMEA, Farnam Bidgoli, about how cities are becoming more sustainable and how It’s all being financed.

Financing Future Cities is a podcast series produced by HSBC and hosted by Greg Clark. It sets out to examine the complex and evolving role of urban hubs through the lens of banking and finance. To find out more about how HSBC are supporting customers transition to net-zero, click here. 

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Today more than 50% of the world’s population lives in cities, with 10 percent living in the top 30 metropolises. In this episode Greg Clark speaks with Lucy Yu, CEO at the Centre for Net Zero, and Martin Richards, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Sustainable Finance President for HSBC Ventures. They discuss how our future cities will operate, the growth of Urban Tech, new digital technologies and platforms such as AI, the Internet of Thing and how these technologies can aid transformation of citizen services in the both public and private sectors, and can help optimise the benefits of urbanisation.

Financing Future Cities is a podcast series produced by HSBC and hosted by Greg Clark. It sets out to examine the complex and evolving role of urban hubs through the lens of banking and finance. To find out more about how HSBC are supporting customers transition to net-zero, click here. 

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As the world’s growing population becomes more and more concentrated in urban centres, mobility is critical. It enables cities to function and deliver on the promise of sustainable, enriching, and productive lifestyles. In this episode, host Greg Clark speaks with Daniel Deparis, Head of Urban Mobility Solutions, Mercedes Benz Group, and Jon Connor, HSBC Global Head of Transport, Infrastructure, Logistics and Construction. They discuss the future of urban mobility, including shared transport, sustainable infrastructure and how financing will help us get there. 

Financing Future Cities is a podcast series produced by HSBC and hosted by Greg Clark. It sets out to examine the complex and evolving role of urban hubs through the lens of banking and finance. To find out more about how HSBC are supporting customers transition to net-zero, click here. 

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This podcast is part of the Future Focus - the UK at Expo podcast series created in collaboration with the UK Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020

In this podcast episode, host Mark Jamieson, Institution of Civil Engineers, Middle East and Africa Council Member, and PMKConsult Vice President, talks to Zoe Knight and Martyn Link about how, looking to the future, we will live but, more specifically, the transition to net zero. The wide-ranging conversation looks at why this is important, what we need to do to accomplish this goal and the role of sustainable finance in partnering with and supporting these initiatives by mobilising capital for net zero solutions.

Zoë Knight set up and leads the Centre of Sustainable Finance at HSBC, a global think tank finding real economy and finance solutions for sustainability challenges, particularly climate change. Martyn Link is the Chief Strategy Officer for Wood Plc. A scientist by training, he works to shape energy transition to create a low carbon and sustainable future. Crucial to helping the world achieve net zero targets is the creation of a finance system which is correctly aligned to and supportive of efforts to build the net zero economy.

For more information on HSBC’s commitment to a sustainable future, please visit here.

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