
SmarterMarkets™
SmarterMarkets™ brings you the entrepreneurs, icons, and executives of commodities, capital markets, and technology to rant on the inadequacies of our systems and riff on ideas for how to improve them. Our weekly episodes explore how technology can be leveraged to redesign and improve markets to meet society’s biggest challenges, including climate change and the energy transition.
Latest episodes

Jun 12, 2021 • 34min
Digital Pathways to Net Zero Episode 4 | Jacquelyn Horton, Dropbox Foundation, Dropbox for Good
On part four of our five-part series on the role of digital innovation in advancing the ESG economy, Michelle Dennedy has an in-depth conversation with Jacquelyn Horton, Social Impact and Sustainability Manager at Dropbox.

Jun 5, 2021 • 29min
Digital Pathways to Net Zero Episode 3 | Ann Rosenberg, SVP for Sustainable Development at Wood
Our five-part series on the role of digital innovation in advancing the ESG economy continues as Michelle Dennedy chats with Ann Rosenberg, SVP of Sustainable Development at Wood and former SVP of UN Partnerships and twenty-year veteran at SAP.

May 29, 2021 • 47min
Digital Pathways to Net Zero Episode 2 | Greg Lavender, CTO, at VMware + former CTO, Cloud Architecture and Technology Engineering at Citigroup
Michelle Dennedy sits down with Greg Lavender, Chief Technology Officer at VMware and former CTO for Cloud Architecture and Technology Engineering at Citigroup to continue the conversation about digital innovation’s role in advancing the ESG Economy.

May 22, 2021 • 48min
Digital Pathways to Net Zero Episode 1 | Gajen Kandiah, CEO, Hitachi Vantara
Michelle Dennedy is back this week with Gajen Kandiah, CEO of Hitachi Vantara, as they kick-off the first episode in a five-part series about the role of digital innovation in advancing the digital economy.

May 15, 2021 • 54min
Roadmap to Renewable Energy Episode 3 | Josh Crumb on Engineering the Energy Transition
Josh Crumb, Founder and CEO of Abaxx Technologies joins us on the podcast for the first time as we conclude our three-part mini-series on the energy industry’s transition to a renewable future.

May 8, 2021 • 1h 7min
Roadmap to Renewable Energy Episode 2 | Arjun Murti Takes a Macro Look at the Path to Renewable Energy
On the second of a three-part series on the great energy transition, co-host Todd Buchholz, former Director of Economic Policy at the White House, sits down with renowned energy macro and equity analyst, Arjun Murti.

May 1, 2021 • 1h 1min
Roadmap to Renewable Energy Episode 1 | Stefan Wieler Talks Innovative Energy Solutions for Renewables
In his inaugural episode of SmarterMarkets™, Todd Buchholz, former White House Director of Economic Policy, sits down with Stefan Wieler, Head of Markets Analysis and Meteorology at Axpo Group, for the first in a three-part series about the great energy transition.

Apr 24, 2021 • 1h
Architects of the Information Age Episode 5 | Todd Buchholz Helping Find Prosperity Amongst the Post-Pandemic Chaos
Erik Townsend returns to SmarterMarkets™ this week to introduce Michelle Dennedy’s co-host: Todd Buchholz, former Whitehouse Director of Economic Policy and Managing Director of the Acclaimed $15 Billion Tiger Hedge Fund.

Apr 17, 2021 • 43min
Architects of the Information Age Episode 4 | Caroline Wong Asks — Who’s Responsible for Protecting our Digital Assets of the Future?
Michelle Dennedy sits down with “Cybersecurity Strategist of the Year” Caroline Wong, Chief Strategy Officer at Cobalt, to examine the question “Who’s responsible for protecting our digital assets of the future?”

Apr 10, 2021 • 58min
Architects of the Information Age Episode 3 | Jim Whitehurst Working to Define Ethical Standards for a New Digital Economy
Michelle Dennedy, former Chief Privacy Officer of Cisco and Intel, sits down for a refreshingly candid conversation with Jim Whitehurst, President of IBM and former CEO of Red Hat, on her can’t-miss premiere episode of Smarter Markets.