Thinkset Podcast

BRG Managing Director Colm Gibson, who is part of the firm's European Economic Regulation practice, joins host Eddie Newland to discuss the victory of Boris Johnson's Conservative Party in the UK's general election on December 12. Colm talks about what is ahead for the UK and what the vote means for business leaders, and provides his take on potential immediate and long-term ramifications.

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Brad Cornell, a managing director in BRG's Disputes & Investigations group and leader of the Climate Change, Energy, and Finance practice. Our conversation focuses on the financial realities of global warming. Dr. Cornell talks about a realistic timeline for moving past carbon-based fuels, upgrading energy infrastructure, and how to make the cost of carbon clear to consumers.

In the second episode of his podcast, Dr. Andrew Agwunobi outlines potential ways to address problems facing healthcare organizations. He dives into how hospitals and other organizations can approach doctor satisfaction, systems management and cost improvements. To wrap up, Andy gives his outlook on the future of the industry.

Dr. Andrew Agwunobi, a BRG special advisor and former co-chair of the firm's Healthcare Performance Improvement practice, joins host Eddie Newland. Andy is a board-certified pediatrician who now serves as chief executive officer and executive vice president for Health Affairs at UConn Health. In the first of a two-part episode, he discusses issues facing today's hospitals, the tools available to health system leaders to address financial challenges and his views doctor satisfaction.

In this episode, Phil Rowley connects with Don Bunnin, who is vice president, Medical Aesthetics & Litigation for Allergan. Don joined Allergan in 2010 as litigation counsel and over the past decade has become a senior member of the company's corporate legal department. He reflects on the cultures he's experienced throughout his career and provides insights into the evolving regulatory landscape of healthcare. Don also describes how the legal department is moving past its reputation as the "department of no."

In this episode, we speak with BRG Director JoAnna Younts. JoAnna, working out of Washington, DC, is a member of BRG's Health Analytics practice. We cover the regulatory landscape surrounding telemedicine and talk about state and federal statutes that have guided both commercial insurers and federal programs. She also shares her prediction and hopes for what the future of telemedicine will look like in the US.

On this episode of the Thinkset podcast, we welcome Andrea Kramer. Andie is a partner in an international law firm, where she has served on the Management and Compensation committees and was the first chair of the Gender Diversity committee. She has also been named one of the 50 Most Influential Women Lawyers in America by the National Law Journal.

On today's podcast, we preview Andie's workshop at the upcoming BRG Women's Leadership Conference, "Your Dream Team: Building a Personal Board of Advisors." We also discuss her work helping women navigate their careers and the publication of her new book, It's Not You, It's the Workplace: Women's Conflict at Work and the Bias That Built It.

On this episode of the podcast, we welcome Sheila Heen. Sheila is the CEO of Triad Consulting and has been a lecturer at Harvard Law School since 1995. She has spent the last twenty years with the Harvard Negotiation Project, researching and developing negotiation theory. Her book Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback provides the basis for our discussion today. We also preview what to expect at her workshop for the BRG Women's Leadership Conference later this year.

Aon's Chief Administrative Officer for Commercial Risk Solutions Steve Keogh talks with Phil about how technological disruption is changing the world of risk management. One example: there are hundreds of billions between what is recorded as a cyber loss and what is recorded in cyber premiums—and Aon wants to narrow that gap. Steve also details how cyber risk has evolved beyond retail and healthcare to essentially all sectors—and how there's a glaring lack of uniformity when it comes to who within companies should be on point when it comes to cyber risk management.