In this episode, Kris Cooper speaks to behavioral economist David Lewis about the recent decline in the number of ESG-related investment funds, the SEC ruling that caused it, and what this tells us about greenwashing in finance.​

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Host: Kris Cooper, Reporter, GlobalData

Guest: David Lewis, President, BEworks Research Institute​

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In this episode, Emma speaks to Sapana and Christopher about the top M&A deals in 2023, broken down by themes and across sectors. The energy sector was the sector with the highest M&A deal value, with ESG being the top theme driving M&A activity in 2023. Expect to hear expert acquisition insights and ESG analysis.  

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Host: Emma Sturdee

Guests: Christopher Papadopoullos, Sapana Maheria

2024 is an unprecedented election year, with over 40% of the world’s population eligible to vote. Elections have already taken place in Taiwan and Bangladesh, with more to come in the US, UK, India, Indonesia, and Mexico. In this episode, Christopher discusses the potential impacts of this year’s elections on businesses and investors.

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Host: Carolina Pinto

Guest: Christopher Granville

In this episode, Isabel Al-Dhahir discusses what synthetic biology is, the main sectors using it, the regulatory framework surrounding it, and which countries are at the forefront of the technology.

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Host: George Trotter

Guest: Isabel Al-Dhahir

In this episode, thematic reporter Eve Thomas interviews Tim Gould, Chief Energy Economist at the International Energy Agency, about emerging energy transition technologies and COP28 pledges.

In this episode, our thematic analysts discuss their Tech, Media, and Telecoms (TMT) predictions for 2024 including AI, batteries, and 3D printing.

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Host: Hugo Shapero, Patrick Mridha

Guest: Emma Christy, Aoife McGurk, and Yonja Ozbengu

In this episode, Alex Blair and Kris Cooper speak to climate bodies, carbon accounting organizations and energy companies for insights into COP28 and the wider issues around climate change.

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In this episode, Steven discusses the sustainability of US debt and his predictions for 2024. He predicts that the US economy will experience a mild recession, followed by a swift recovery when the Federal Reserve (FED) comes to the rescue.

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Host: Will Tyson

Guest: Steven Blitz

In this episode, Stefan speaks about the origin of his company Emesent, a LiDAR mapping and data analytics solutions provider. Together they discuss what challenges the company is helping overcome in the mining sector, some real-world use cases, and how the future of mining will look like with the help

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Host: George Trotter, Martina Raveni

Guest: Stefan Hrabar

In this episode, Emma, Patrick, and Hugo return to discuss the top tech headlines of the month including OpenAI, the AI summit, and advertising on X. 

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Hosts: Emma Sturdee, Hugo Shapero and Patrick Mridha.