Inside the ICE House

We may not see the likes of James Baker again. His influence on American politics, governance and diplomacy spans four presidents bridging two centuries. His rarified career that took him from the tennis courts of Houston to the palace courts for world capitals is captured in the best seller, “The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III,” from New York Times’ Chief White House Correspondent, Peter Baker, and Susan Glasser, Staff Writer for the New Yorker.

One of the world’s foremost experts on oil and how it’s changed the world, Pulitzer Prize winner Daniel Yergin, is out now with his latest treatise, THE NEW MAP: Energy, Climate and the Clash of Nations. The book’s main character, energy, is simultaneously a Pandora’s Box and a Holy Grail that has driven nations apart as well as forged unlikely partnerships. The conversation with Yergin, the Vice Chairman of IHS Markit, explores the interplay of geopolitics, the pandemic, and the upcoming US Election.

John Kerry, the 68th U.S. Secretary of State -- and now Chairman of the Climate Finance Partners Advisory Board, has partnered with Krane Funds Advisors to launch the KFA Global Carbon ETF (NYSE Arca: KRBN). Secretary Kerry has faced many crises during his career, but his call to address global warming remains at the top of his agenda. Following his recent visit to the NYSE, Secretary Kerry laid out the case to price carbon and put market forces to work to address the looming challenge.

ICE Data Services President Lynn Martin invited Savita Subramanian, Head of ESG Research and US Equity & Quant Strategy at Bank of America, for a conversation to put COVID-19, investor trends, and how companies make critical decisions under the ESG microscope. Lynn and Savita discuss how Bank of America is working with Intercontinental Exchange to make “doing good” an analytically measured metric for understanding risk and analyzing the impact of ESG investing.     Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

The 5G technology for mobile will change everything, from how we work, live, understand medicine, and even watch a football game. Tami Erwin, CEO of Verizon Business Group, connected with Inside the ICE House to share how Verizon (NYSE:VZ) has overcome obstacles of 2020 while meeting the needs of customers and deploying a 5G network that’s already paying dividends. She laid out how Verizon and its partners are pushing the boundaries of communication technology without leaving anyone behind.

James Patchett, President and CEO of the New York City Economic Development Corporation, isn’t leaving the city’s future up to chance. He’s bringing together government, community, and business leaders to launch the “All in NYC” campaign to highlight the city’s resilience, strength, and commitment to a better, fairer, New York. James visited the ICE House after ringing the NYSE’s Opening Bell to explain why Gotham will remain undefeated and how every resident and visitor will lead the city back. 

There is no silver bullet to move the world onto renewable clean energy, according to ICE Futures Europe’s Managing Director of Utility Markets Gordon Bennett. Successful, efficient energy transition will be enabled by the kind of price transparency and liquidity that well-run energy and financial markets provide. Gordon stepped Inside the ICE House to break down the many drivers of the energy sector and lay out how financial markets put a cost on pollution. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

Despite a population and economy smaller than Texas, Australia has a Stetson-sized impact on U.S. business and culture. As his post as Consul-General of Australia to New York winds down, Alastair Walton sat down for his exit interview. On the agenda: diplomacy amid a pandemic and the special relationship between Australia and America. A banker whose journey took him from Down Under to the Big Apple, Alastair has shattered the mold of the civil servant.    Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

Kevin Hartz, Co-Founder and CEO of one (NYSE: AONE.U) is a familiar face in Silicon Valley. The co-founder and Chairman of Eventbrite (NYSE:LMT) is back with a new SPAC, and he isn’t shy about why his new vehicle might offer a great fit to help a privately-held disruptor bridge to being a publicly traded company. Kevin stepped inside the ICE House to lay out how SPACs like his “one” are evolving to meet the needs of companies that are ready to tap the public markets in an innovative way.   Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

Stacey Cunningham, President of the New York Stock Exchange, sat down, virtually, with Helima Croft, Managing Director and Global Head of Commodity Strategy at RBC Capital Markets to discuss this unprecedented time in energy. The conversation, part of an ICE interactive webinar brought industry experts and investors together and covered the latest OPEC+ headlines, supply and demand dynamics, and the economic impact that the upcoming US elections and continuing COVID-19 pandemic will bring to the market.