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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.
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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.
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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.
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Dec 16, 2023 • 43min

Commodities in Asia Episode 10 | Svenja Telle, Director of Origination, Base Carbon

We wrap up our Commodities in Asia series this week with Svenja Telle, Director of Origination at Base Carbon. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely sits down with Svenja to discuss her recent experiences visiting an agroforestry project in India and COP28 in Dubai, as well as the contributions of local communities, carbon markets, and global policy makers to making meaningful progress towards a more sustainable world.
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Dec 9, 2023 • 45min

Commodities in Asia Episode 9 | Ken Newcombe, Chairman & CEO, C-Quest Capital

This week on our Commodities in Asia series, we welcome Ken Newcombe, Chairman & CEO at C-Quest Capital, into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. Host David Greely sits down with Ken to discuss the energy transition as lifestyle transformation, as well as the catalytic and transformative role of carbon finance in the developing countries of Asia, Africa, and across the global south.
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Dec 2, 2023 • 30min

Commodities in Asia Episode 8 | Clara Ferreira Marques, Managing Editor, Commodities and Energy in Asia, Bloomberg News

We continue our Commodities in Asia series this week with Clara Ferreira Marques. Clara is Managing Editor for Commodities and Energy in Asia at Bloomberg News in Singapore. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely sits down with Clara to discuss how China and the West are approaching the energy transition in Asia – and what’s at stake for Asian commodity markets, the energy transition, and global geopolitics.
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Nov 25, 2023 • 55min

Commodities in Asia Episode 7 | Peter Zaman, Partner, HFW Singapore

Peter Zaman, Partner at HFW in Singapore specializing in climate finance and the environmental markets, discusses the current state of carbon markets in Asia, the challenges of transitioning to a Paris Agreement framework, the impact of CBAM on the shipping sector, and the expectations for COP 28 in meeting the decarbonization challenge.
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Nov 18, 2023 • 35min

Commodities in Asia Episode 6 | Nancy Seah, CEO, Abaxx Exchange

For this week’s installment of Commodities in Asia, we welcome into the studio Nancy Seah, CEO of Abaxx Exchange. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely sits down with Nancy to discuss the insights from her more than 25-year career in commodity risk management in Asia.
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Nov 11, 2023 • 40min

Commodities in Asia Episode 5 | He Yiyong, Founder & CEO, LNG Easy

We continue exploring Commodities in Asia this week with He Yiyong, Founder & CEO of LNG Easy. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely welcomes He Yiyong into the studio to discuss the growing retail LNG markets of Asia – and how they differ from the natural gas markets of the U.S. and Europe.
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Nov 4, 2023 • 41min

Commodities in Asia Episode 4 | Lee Howell, Executive Director, Villars Institute

This week on our Commodities in Asia series, we welcome Lee Howell, Executive Director at the Villars Institute, into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. Host David Greely sits down with Lee to discuss the shifting tides in international affairs and the new geopolitical realities that are being created by the energy transition – and Asia’s place in it.

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