Maverick Dreamers and Thinkers with Chloe Cho

As coronavirus reshapes the business landscape and bares inequalities & tension, Reema Khan, CEO & Founder of Green Sands Equity says the world must not forego innovation & exploration as a new era of space technologies dawn following SpaceX’s first astronaut launch into orbit.

If the world did the unthinkable to slow a pandemic, can it do the same to tackle critical issues facing the planet? Can there be a silver lining from coronavirus? Toby Ruckert, Jessica Groopman, David Hardoon, Brad Feld, Rob van Kranenburg, David Williams, Jeffrey Tiong & John Friedman join the final of the special series. 

As economies reopen, a strange new norm unfolds from disrupted supply chains to inflated public markets. Amid tension & anxiety, can we imagine a way out of the crisis? AI experts David Hardoon, Jessica Groopman, PatSnap’s Jeffrey Tiong, AgFunder’s John Friedman, VCs David Williams, Brad Feld & IOT Council’s Rob van Kranenburg share solutions & ideas on the way forward.

From stress, anxiety to domestic violence, the pandemic is weakening global mental health, hurting fragile efforts to restart economies. How does the hidden crisis affect a shaken world? Renowned VC & author Brad Feld shares personal lessons while Jessica Groopman of Kaleido Insights, IOT Council’s Rob van Kranenburg & UIB’s Toby Ruckert delve into the issue.

As the world eases covid lockdowns, there’s talk of a new norm. But in a historical context, isn’t it déjà vu? The global debate about plagues, people & innovation continues with Brad Feld of Foundry Group, AI expert David Hardoon, Jessica Groopman of Kaleido Insights, UIB’s Toby Ruckert, VC David Williams & IOT Council’s Rob van Kranenburg in this 8D podcast series. 

A global conversation from Asia, Europe to the US on tech innovation in an era-defining crisis. What are the implications? Are there parallels in history? What’s on the other side of this pandemic? Jessica Groopman of Kaleido Insights, David Williams of Williams Capitol Advisors, Rob van Kranenburg of IOT Council & Toby Ruckert of UIB join the world’s 1st 8D podcast.

With 4/5 of the global workforce in partial or full lockdowns, Wall Street’s trading force is now doing the unthinkable: working from home. How does remote trading work? Did it play a role in recent manic volatility? David Brown, COO of IPC, a tech solutions company keeping many banks, brokers and exchanges connected explains.

A quarter of the world’s population is in coronavirus lockdown but cyber criminals are running amok. With hundreds of millions remote working, cyber risks are growing with 300,000 new malware programs cropping up every day! Hear best practices to reduce cyber threats from Magda Chelly, Managing Director of Responsible Cyber. 

What’s the link between Q who runs R&D to make all the 007 gadgets for James Bond and PatSnap, a startup that turns patents in a snap? As the digital revolution throws up winners & losers in data monetization, find out how Jeffrey Tiong, CEO & Founder of PatSnap turned a one-man operation into a thriving int’l business.

In times of coronavirus panic & distress, investors are seeking safe haven assets for capital preservation. Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies that emerged more than 10 years ago as the hedge against financial calamity are proving otherwise. Todd Morakis, Louis Curran of JST Capital, a crypto start-up break down the tokenomics.