LSE London Alumni Talks

Meet Diego Lopez, an LSE alumni attempting to break a Guinness world record by completing a major, significant swim in each of the seven continents (“Continents Seven”)

Diego Lopez is a finance executive, globetrotter and marathon swimmer, born in the Canary Islands in Spain and currently based in New York City. He earned his MSc in Accounting and Finance from the LSE in 2006, and has since then been a committed alumnus in a number of geographies globally.  During Diego Lopez’s amateur career as marathon swimmer, he has amassed a number of wins. During 2018, he is attempting to break a Guinness world record by completing a major, significant swim in each of the seven continents (“Continents Seven”) including New Zealand, South Africa, Bolivia, USA, England-France, Hong Kong and Antarctica.

As part of his global journey, Diego swam from Dover in England to Calais in France on July 7th. With a historical success rate lower than 30%, only 1,832 people have completed the English Channel – i.e. less than half of the people that have climbed the Everest. Diego is among the few, if not the first LSE alumnus to complete the swim solo, and just months before Britain is officially set to leave the European Union.

In this podcast, Diego shares his experiences on:

• How he got started – How he first got into (marathon) swimming and the motivation for his current world record attempt
• Training whilst maintaining a 9 to 5 – His training regime leading up to this attempt and balancing it with his day job
• Why it’s not all open waters and plain swimming – The setbacks and challenges he has faced on the journey till date and how he overcome these
• Goal Setting – His preparations for swimming the English Channel (Dover to Calais)

Listen and learn more below…

MORE RESOURCES:

• https://www.instagram.com/globalswimmer/
• http://www.globalswimmer.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/GlobalSwimmer/

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Personal Data compliance worries? Why not Blockchain it?

Welcome to Decentralised Disruption, a podcast series about the use and implications of Blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies and smart contracts in business, the market and wider society.

Together we discuss what makes Ohalo unique, deep dive on issues surrounding managing data and regulatory issues,how blockchain based solutions can address this and what Ohalo’s approach can offer companies in addressing present regulatory issues particularly the General Data Protection Regulation.

Blockchain for Regulatory Tech – Block busting for the new information age or just another interesting use case?

Listen and learn more…

MORE RESOURCES:
https://www.ohalo.co/company
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyledupont/

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DISCLAIMER: This podcast is created by the London School of Economics Alumni Association (London) (“LSEAAL”) and its production is not affiliated with the educational institution, the London School of Economics and Political Science (“LSE”). The content of this podcast remains the opinion(s) of the individual(s) recorded and do not represent the views or opinions of the LSE.

The present podcast seeks to explore developing trends and interesting case studies within the legal services sector. No warranty, express or implied, is given as to the accuracy of the information or opinions contained in this podcast or on this website. Neither the information contained in this podcast or on this website should be read as constituting legal advice. Specialist legal advice from a qualified legal professional engaged to provide the same should be sought where so required.

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Gamifying Crypto and making it easier to trade – Ready Player One or Game Over?

Welcome to Decentralised Disruption, a podcast series about the use and implications of Blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies and smart contracts in business, the market and wider society. Today we talk to Paul Lindsell of Gimmer, an automated cryptocurrency trading platform providing users with an innovative way to trade cryptocurrencies. Together we discuss what makes Gimmer unique, issues surrounding access to trading cryptocurrencies, how Gimmer seeks to address these issues as well wider trends and issues within the cryptocurrency market. Let the games begin…

MORE RESOURCES: https://gimmer.net/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/paullindsell/ —

DISCLAIMER: This podcast is created by the LSEAAL and is therefore not affiliated to the educational institution, the London School of Economics and Political Science. The present podcast seeks to explore developing trends and interesting case studies within the financial services sector. The information contained in the podcast and information on this website is not, and should not be read as, an offer or recommendation to buy or sell or a solicitation of an offer or recommendation to buy or sell any products or services. Decisions on whether to use or invest in financial products or services should be considered with due attention to the risks, undertaking independent research and seeking independent advice where appropriate.

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The Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal got you worried? We’ve got the medicine…

Welcome to Decentralised Disruption, a podcast series about the use and implications of Blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies and smart contracts in business, the market and wider society.

Today we talk to Dimitri Verhelst of Juru, a blockchain based solution enabling users and companies to harness its solution to allow individuals to take control of their digital identity.

We discuss what makes Juru unique, the present issues facing the online identity space, the implications of individuals taking control of their identity and the potential for a blockchain solution to enable this.

Blockchain based identity solutions – Truly empowering self sovereign identity in the digital age or a novel idea for identity geeks?

Listen in for more…

MORE RESOURCES:
https://juru.io/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dimitriverhelst/

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"Cryptocurrencies have caused deaths in a fairly direct way…"

Bill Gates

Welcome to Decentralised Disruption, a podcast series about the use and implications of Blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies and smart contracts in business, the market and wider society. Today we talk to Anthony Lesoismier and Cyruz Fazel of Swissborg, a cryptocurrency wealth management solution looking to make big waves in the space. In this Podcast we look at what makes Swissborg unique, the ICO market, the implications of an alternate financial ecosystem (Wikipedia 2.0 – get paid for your contributions!), whether Bill Gates got it wrong (Crypto deaths?). Cryptocurrency and wealth management – A new emperor in the financial space or old financial problems in new technology clothing? Listen in for more…

MORE RESOURCES: https://swissborg.com/en/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-lesoismier-geniaux-06254a11/?locale=en_US https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyrusfazelmrfintech/ —

DISCLAIMER: This podcast is created by the LSEAAL and is therefore not affiliated to the educational institution, the London School of Economics and Political Science. The present podcast seeks to explore developing trends and interesting case studies within the financial services sector. The information contained in the podcast and information on this website is not, and should not be read as, an offer or recommendation to buy or sell or a solicitation of an offer or recommendation to buy or sell any products or services. Decisions on whether to use or invest in financial products or services should be considered with due attention to the risks, undertaking independent research and seeking independent advice where appropriate.

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Join us for a fascinating discussion with play expert, Yesim Kunter.

Yesim is an independent consultant who specialises in the application of the psychology and philosophy of play to areas such as product development, culture creation and future scoping.

Yesim was brought up in Turkey and lived in New York, Billund, Denmark and now in London, experiences which gave her a multi-cultural perspective in being keen observer in human behaviour. Beginning her career as a toy design specialist Yesim worked with companies such as Hasbro, Lego and Toys ’R Us. She worked as the Senior Futurist at Hasbro’s London office before setting up as an independent consultant in 2012.

In this podcast Ken Damien and Mandeep Metharu discuss Yesim’s work and approach to problem solving, innovation and the value of play to our work and personal lives.

To reference one of Yesim’s favourite quotes, Alvin Toffler said:

Join us as we look at the value of play in shaping our work, our world and our future.

CASTMAP:

0:25 – What is a “Play Expert”?
1:11 – How do you incorporate play into your own life?
5:08 – Play as separation/humour
6:22 – The value of play in attacking monotonous tasks.
7:41 – Principles of Play/Gamification for Life J
9:07 – Huizinga – Order/Value from experimentation
13:20 – Value of play in the context of Futurism and the New Economy
15:10 – Why do adults find it difficult to play?
17:14 – Huizinga – Process vs. Results
20:14 – Play and positive mental health
22:08 – Benefits to not being playful
23:16 – Play as an expression individual will vs. the collective
24:40 – Play to break bad team/corporate habits
27:18 – Executive Policy – Employees must play more J
34:24 – Key departments that need to play? Answers may surprise you!
37:50 – Yesim – If you could work with any 3 companies in the world which would you pick and why?
39:51 – How to incorporate play into your own life.
43:10– Play as a way to break barriers
44:46 – Who are the most playful people you have in your life?
48:00 – Einstein – the Playful scientist
50:10 – Final comments – Huizinga – Language – Word as imperfect symbols.

DEEP DIVE – MORE RESOURCES:

• Yesim Kunter: http://www.yesimkunter.com/about/
• Huizinga: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Huizinga
• Key Text – Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play-Element in Culture by Johan Huizinga (Author):
  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Homo-Ludens-Study-Play-Element-Culture/dp/1621389995

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