Inside the ICE House

Nick Fink, CEO of Fortune Brands Innovations (NYSE: FBIN), makes a return visit to the show to discuss the company’s “before” and “after” makeover since his first appearance on Inside the ICE House two years ago. Nick and Josh dove deep inside company’s focus on the digitization of its Water, Outdoors and Security Solutions after separating the business from its high-end cabinet business, now called MasterBrand Inc (NYSE: MBC). Nick also talked about how M&A plays a key role in allowing Fortune Brands to expand its offering with disruptive technologies.   Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

Noah Syken, Vice President of Sports and Entertainment Partnerships at IBM (NYSE: IBM), gave us an exclusive peek behind the curtain of IBM’s Command at the Billie Jean King USTA National Tennis Center at this year’s US Open. Noah shared how technology and A.I. are transforming the way sports events are controlled, conducted, and consumed. Noah’s own career parallels the growth of cutting-edge creative tech to enhance the fan experience, from courtside in Queens to the fairways of Augusta.   Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

Vincent Viola, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Virtu Financial, is a son of Brooklyn, a cadet of West Point, a brother of the NYMEX trading pits, and now an owner of Panthers and winner of the Prince of Wales Trophy. Vinnie’s NHL hockey team fell short of the Stanley Cup in 2023, but his team from Miami is setting its sights on the big prize in ‘24. Vinnie stopped by the NYSE Library to delve deep into the virtues of capitalism and the challenges of national security.   Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

Paula DiPerna, strategic environmental advisor and former president of the Chicago Climate Exchange, joins us to discuss her latest book, "Pricing the Priceless: The Financial Transformation to Value the Planet, Solve the Climate Crisis, and Protect our Most Precious Assets." From working with Jacques Cousteau meeting Pope Francis to creating the world’s first cap-and-trade system, DiPerna walks us through her career journey and shares her 360 degree view on environmentalism as a funder, supplicant, creator, and author. Her book posits the question, “How can our markets value things that are dispensable at billions of dollars, and the atmosphere at 0?” and our conversation with Paula addresses the answer.

Rostin Behnam, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair, is responsible for the commodities markets overseeing everything from corn to crude to coffee to crypto. He joins the podcast to talk about the complexity of regulating the diverse markets that touch across all of ICE’s business lines. Serving such a diverse array of products also means the CFTC is answerable to Wall Street firms, Washington, and every rancher and farmer in the country. Rostin oversees that robust regulatory agenda with the singular focus on helping the economy grow by providing critical risk management, price discovery and market integrity to commercial companies world-wide. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

Gary Cohn, American business leader, investor and former director of the U.S. Economic Council, reflects on overcoming obstacles and his journey from Wall Street to Washington and back. Gary joins ICE’s Amanda Hindlian to discuss everything from his upbringing to professional success, living through a history of financial crises and bringing a pro-growth, pro-business, pro-US agenda to the White House. Gary believes in creating a friendly environment where everyone wins -- for companies, employees, consumers, and the U.S. global position.

Vincent Mortier, Chief Investment Officer of Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager and one of the world’s top 10, joined the podcast to survey inflation expectations and where the global economy is headed from here. He shared the questions investors are asking, where he sees valuations going, and finding creativity in the investment process. He also touched on the rise of AI and whether the “AI rally” bears comparisons to the “Dot Com Bubble.” He wrapped up with a discussion on growth projections in Asia and how having ESG-related investment objectives are important to the climate transition. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

Stephan Scholl, CEO of Alight (NYSE: ALIT), is turning the disruption technology that transformed business operations and customer experience over the past decade back onto the companies themselves. His goal? Improve employee wellbeing by making it easier to navigate their benefits including healthcare, retirement plans, and more. Stephan talked about Alight’s Worklife platform, his career, and improving employee well-being, from simplifying HR processes to mental health. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

Semafor co-founder and editor-in-chief Ben Smith, after writing miles worth of news articles and columns, has published his first book: TRAFFIC: Genius, Rivalry, and Delusion in the Billion-Dollar Race to Go Viral. Our ICE House conversation takes listeners on a drive from the nascent days of online media to the current digital landscape, with pitstops at key moments that defined the growth of the internet as both a source of news and place to invest capital. Ben’s own journey, from POLITICO to Buzzfeed to the Times, and now to founding Semafor, embodies the books narrative, from the first “viral” posts to putting his thesis for modern journalism to the test with his new entrepreneurial endeavor.  Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

Rep. French Hill, the five-term Congressman from the 2nd District of Arkansas, returns to the ICE House during one of his frequent forays from Capitol Hill to Wall Street. The conversation starts where episode 39 left off, with the need for more business leaders and less business-as-usual in Washington. Then, Congressman Hill caught us up on his legislative work on everything from digital assets to foreign affairs, the political evolution of his home state, and looking to the next generation for public service. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house