

SmarterMarkets™
Abaxx Technologies Inc.
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.
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Feb 24, 2024 • 42min
Setting Course Episode 8 | Rob Dannenberg, Former Senior Official, CIA
On this week’s installment of Setting Course, we welcome Former Senior CIA Official Rob Dannenberg back into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. David Greely sits down with Rob to discuss the state of play in the geopolitical environment, the increasing role being played by disruptors, and what it means in a year of big elections around the world.

Feb 17, 2024 • 32min
Setting Course Episode 7 | Peter Fusaro, Founder, Wall Street Green Summit & Managing Director, ClimateTech at Weild & Co.
We continue our Setting Course series this week with Peter Fusaro, Founder of the Wall Street Green Summit and Managing Director of ClimateTech at Weild & Co. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely welcomes Peter back into the studio to discuss what’s been happening in ESG investing and carbon markets – and looking forward to the conversations happening at the 23rd annual Wall Street Green Summit.

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Feb 10, 2024 • 43min
Setting Course Episode 6 | Nat Bullard, Analyst, Speaker, and Advisor on Decarbonization
Nat Bullard, Analyst, Speaker, and Advisor on Decarbonization, discusses the state of decarbonization and highlights progress in clean energy, China's dominance in electric vehicles and renewable energy, the role of incentives and investment, and the need for imagination and forward-thinking in creating champion businesses and industries.

Feb 3, 2024 • 48min
Setting Course Episode 5 | Andrea Hotter, Special Correspondent, Fastmarkets
On this week’s installment of our Setting Course series, we welcome Andrea Hotter, Special Correspondent at Fastmarkets, into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. Host David Greely sits down with Andrea to discuss what’s been happening in the metals markets that are critical to the energy transition including the nickel, copper, and lithium markets – as well as the increasing influence of geopolitics.

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Jan 27, 2024 • 37min
Setting Course Episode 4 | Bob Elliott, CEO & CIO, Unlimited
Bob Elliott, CEO & CIO at Unlimited, discusses the macro outlook for the economy and markets, the potential for a sharp recession, the performance of tech stocks, and the need to make institutional investment strategies accessible to individual investors.

Jan 20, 2024 • 45min
Setting Course Episode 3 | Michelle Finneran Dennedy, CEO, PrivacyCode.AI
We continue Setting Course this week with Michelle Finneran Dennedy, CEO of PrivacyCode.AI. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely welcomes Michelle back into the studio to discuss privacy in the age of artificial intelligence.

Jan 13, 2024 • 39min
Setting Course Episode 2 | Dan Basse, Founder & President, AgResource Company
For the second installment of our Setting Course series, we welcome Dan Basse, Founder and President of AgResource Company, into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. Host David Greely sits down with Dan to discuss what’s happening in the agricultural and grains markets – and to what extent climate change and decarbonization are creating an agricultural transition alongside the energy transition.

Jan 6, 2024 • 46min
Setting Course Episode 1 | Jeff Currie, Partner Alumnus, Goldman Sachs
Former Global Head of Commodities Research at Goldman Sachs, Jeff Currie, discusses the big picture in commodities markets, including reflections on market action and expectations, the impact of regulatory easing and ignored sanctions on commodity supply, the evolution of asset classes and globalization, and the future of markets with a focus on the importance of blockchain for market clearing.

Dec 30, 2023 • 38min
Holiday Special Part 2 | Josh Crumb, Founder & CEO, Abaxx Technologies + Guests from the Abaxx Team
We close out the year with part two of our two-part Holiday Special. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely continues his conversation with Josh Crumb, Founder & CEO of Abaxx Technologies, along with colleagues Dan McElduff, Joe Raia, and Ian Forester. Together, they discuss where they are now – and what’s next – on their mission to create the market infrastructure and financial technology needed to build Smarter Markets.

Dec 23, 2023 • 36min
Holiday Special Part 1 | Josh Crumb, Founder & CEO, Abaxx Technologies + Guests from the Abaxx Team
This week, we present part one of our two-part Holiday Special. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely is joined by Josh Crumb, Founder & CEO of Abaxx Technologies, along with colleagues Dan McElduff, Joe Raia, and Ian Forester. Together, they discuss where they are now – and what’s next – on their mission to create the market infrastructure and financial technology needed to build Smarter Markets.