Inside the ICE House

Sonny Perdue, the 31st U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, discusses his journey from veterinary medicine to agricultural leadership alongside Jeff Sprecher, Chairman and CEO of Intercontinental Exchange. They delve into the fusion of technology and agriculture, highlighting innovations like precision farming. Perdue reflects on trade negotiations, particularly the complexities of NAFTA's transition to USMCA, and emphasizes the importance of sustainability and big data in modern farming. Their conversation showcases how U.S. agriculture is adapting to global challenges.

Alan Murray, President & CEO of Fortune, has been at the helm of the media company through changing seasons. Put in charge during the Time, Inc. days, he steered it through Meredith Corporation’s (NYSE:MDP) purchase of the storied brand. After Fortune’s sale to Chatchaval Jiaravanon in 2018, Murray leads an independent company for the first time, on its 90th year of operation. He shares his vision for Fortune’s future, and how media has evolved from his first reporting experiences to Fortune’s global network of events, digital content, and of course the iconic magazine.   Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/podcast/inside-the-ice-house

Legendary lacrosse player Paul Rabil, founder and chief strategy officer of the newly formed Premier Lacrosse League, is disrupting the way pro sports leagues are organized and make money. Lacrosse, North America’s oldest and fastest growing sport, is up 35% in participation since 2012, and the PLL is poised to capitalize on its growth. Backed by venture capital and driven by social media and digital content, he’s reimagining pro sports in a way that could change the playing field forever.   Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

Philip K. Howard has spent a lifetime pursuing common sense cures to government excess and bloat. The patient is in critical condition: a raft of rules and regulations have infected every corner of the federal bureaucracy, from how agriculture products are harvested to how first responders can assist those at an accident scene. In the great tradition of Thomas Paine, Philip Howard is a lawyer and pamphleteer on a mission: cutting red tape wherever he sees it. His latest book: Try Common Sense: Replacing the Failed Ideologies of Right and Left, is a call to action as Election 2020 gets underway.   Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/podcast/inside-the-ice-house

A special preview for Inside the ICE House listeners. Stacey Cunningham, the New York Stock Exchange’s President, recently recorded an episode of SAP’s podcast, “A Call to Lead,” hosted by Jennifer Morgan, SAP’s President of the Americas & Asia Pacific Japan. We’re pleased to bring you an excerpt of that excellent conversation. The full conversation on Stacey’s approach to leadership, and what it takes to run the world’s greatest stock exchange, can be heard by downloading A Call to Lead presented by SAP, the world’s largest provider of enterprise application software, on your favorite podcast app.   Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

Richard Edelman, President and CEO of Edelman, one the world’s leading marketing and communications firms, is a global evangelist for measuring how stakeholders perceive global firms and providing prescriptions for curing their ills. With the latest results from his 2019 Edelman Trust Barometer, Richard joined us in the library to share what the future holds for leading companies and the countries in which they operate.   Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

Exchange Traded Funds, an investment vehicle born out of the market volatility of 1987 & now representing up to 40% of trading, just faced their first big test since becoming a major player in investment strategies. Brendan McCarthy joins Inside the ICE House to explore how institutional investors reacted to 2018, based on the findings of Greenwich Associates’ 2019 U.S. Exchange Traded Funds Study, sponsored by BlackRock.   For the report: https://www.ishares.com/us/investment-professionals/greenwich-survey

For the winner of the Daytona 500, Victory Lane leads right up to the New York Stock Exchange. The Exchange has become an annual stop for winners of the Great American Race and Hamlin, driver of  the #11 FedEx Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, parked himself in our library for an extended pit stop conversation. Hear him talk about his team, his car, and the drive needed to go the distance.     Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/podcast/inside-the-ice-house

Eric Hippeau is a Managing Partner at Lerer Hippeau, the New York-based early-stage venture capital firm that ponied up early money for wildly popular media, retail, and tech brands including: Allbirds, Axios, BuzzFeed, Casper, Everlane, Giphy, Glossier, Warby Parker, and more. As they like to say, they’re not investing in the companies, they’re investing in the people who run them. A deep dive into how a tech company gets its start.   Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/podcast/inside-the-ice-house

Fifty years ago, Lindsay Corporation (NYSE:LNN) delivered the first Zimmatic center pivot irrigation system. Our flights over the heartland were never the same. Lindsay’s CEO, Tim Hassinger, pivoted to the library to explain how his company’s innovation changed the landscape of American farming and charted a path of global growth through solutions for the world’s food production and infrastructure needs. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/podcast/inside-the-ice-house