Inside the ICE House

Kevin O’Leary, Chairman of O’Shares Investments & Shark Tank investor, is socially distancing, but isn’t pulling his punches. He shares a bird’s eye view from his South Beach Condo on how the world changed in real time; the companies and countries best positioned to survive and thrive; and why his life will never go back to the old normal. He also breaks down the market fundamentals and strategies that underpin O’Shares ETFs, driving the economy of tomorrow that seems to get closer everyday.                                                       Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house  

With markets cresting following three consecutive days of gains, NYSE President Stacey Cunningham sat down for a virtual fireside chat with Marie-Josée Kravis and members of the Economic Club of New York. With the Trading Floor temporarily closed, they discussed how, even in a fully electronic environment, the New York Stock Exchange market model helps public companies, traders, and investors navigate through uncertain times. The discussion also covered Stacey’s thesis for why, even in turbulent times, markets must remain open.                                            Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

In our first ever remote podcast, NYSE Group Chief Operating Officer Michael Blaugrund Skyped in from his secure remote location to break down the decision to temporarily close the NYSE Trading Floor and the impact that the COVID-19 Pandemic will have on the markets and trading. Michael explains that, long before social distancing, the Exchange has been preparing for this sort of emergency contingency, starting with the first electronic trading systems that were deployed at the New York Stock Exchange in the 1950s, and extending to the present, with bringing the NYSE Pillar platform online in 2019.                                                     Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

Leading cybersecurity experts recently convened at the New York Stock Exchange to learn from each other about good digital hygiene. The conference, part of the Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) Cyber: Prepare, Prevent, Mitigate, Restore series, was hosted by the Travelers Institute’s President Joan Woodward. Joan told us how Travelers Institute is educating the government and public on cybercrime protection, autonomous vehicle liabilities, and the one thing that will keep you safer behind the wheel.                                                      Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

Coronavirus, the 2020 election cycle, and volatility be damned, Jim Cramer knows there is always a Bull Market somewhere. He launched CNBC’s Mad Money 15 years ago this week, with the mission to “come out every night to help level the playing field, so you can try to have a fighting chance against the big boys, the fat-cat hedge fund managers who think they own the market.” He sat down to reflect on the show, his career from Philly to Harvard to the floor of the NYSE, and share his expertise on understanding the current market uncertainty.                                                        Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

Of the thousands of firms listed on the NYSE, only 26 can have a single letter ticker symbol, and Jacobs (NYSE: J) has one of them. The new ticker symbol and new name (it was formerly Jacobs Engineering Group) reflects the firm’s transformation under its Chair & CEO, Steve Demetriou. He was a recent guest of Betty Liu on Slice, part of ICE’s Insights Platform, to discuss how Jacobs reimagined its future built around a commitment to sustainability and diversity that will allow Jacobs to “PlanBeyond” today.                                                     Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

Get the robot in here, STAT! Surgery is going digital by leveraging artificial intelligence, telemedicine, and big data to bring cutting edge care to patients across the globe. David Fischel is CEO of Stereotaxis (NYSEAMERICAN:STXS), one of the companies leading this sea change. He dropped by the NYSE to talk about the company’s advancements, including bringing Genesis, a new robotic magnetic navigation technology, to market. David also forecasts the future of machine-augmented medicine and how Stereotaxis provide the tools that surgeons will need in the operating rooms of the future.

You may be shocked that, even in our digital age, 90% of businesses still rely on paper checks. Rene Lacerte started Bill.com to disrupt that by unchaining data from the filing cabinet. Bill.com’s cloud-based software allows businesses, regardless of their technical savvy, to automate the back office and focus on serving their customers. He joined the podcast on the day of Bill.com’s IPO to explain why entrepreneurship is a family affair, and why persistence is the key genetic trait of the Lacerte clan.                                                        Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

Adam Higginbotham last year published the New York Time Best Seller, Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster, now available in paperback. Based on over a decade of work, Adam’s writing reveals what it was like to be in the Reactor 4 Control Room and life in Pripyat on April 26, 1986. The conversation explores why the truth was so hard to find, the cause of the myths that endure, and why he is fascinated by when the intersection of man and technology goes wrong.                                                      Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

The rebellious Italian Sculptor Umberto Boccioni (1882-1916) helped shape the futurism movement and today’s guest, Aryeh Bourkoff, is nothing if not a futurist. The Founder and CEO of LionTree runs an independent investment bank focused on the digital economy and creative industries. Last week, we turned our NYSE Library over to Aryeh, also the host of KindredCast, to tape an episode with our own NYSE President Stacey Cunningham. Turning the tables, we now bring you our conversation with Aryeh on the landscape of tech and media and why the 2020s will be the “Clash of the Titans.”   Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house