Inside the ICE House

Jessica Lappin, President of the Alliance for Downtown New York, just released a report hot off the presses envisioning how to revitalize the Stock Exchange District, the historic birthplace of the global capitalism. Since 9/11, when security priorities closed the streets, the crossroads lost some of its soul, but the future is bright if Lappin can build on the support she’s galvanized to revitalize the area.   Find out more at: https://www.downtownny.com/stockexchangedistrictstudy Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/podcast/inside-the-ice-house

Tim Byun, the Chief Regulatory Officer of OKCOIN, stepped Inside the ICE House to offer his thoughts on where crypto is headed and forecast the regulatory and compliance hurdles arising as the market grows. Today, there are nearly 200 cryptocoin exchanges located around the world and over 4,500 types of cryptocoin. Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) are seeing a dramatic hike: over $2 billion in new ICOs, in March 2018, compared to just $19.5 million in March 2017, according to CoinDesk. Tim Byun helps us understand where the trends are headed. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/podcast/inside-the-ice-house

LIBOR, the London Interbank Offered Rate, has been called “the world’s most important number.” Tim Bowler, President of ICE Benchmark Administration, is responsible for managing ICE LIBOR, along with a slew of other benchmarks including ICE Swap Rate, and the London Bullion Market Association Gold and Silver Prices. Widely used across the globe, LIBOR’s rates underpin between $200-$300 trillion of financial products and serve as a gauge of market expectation regarding central bank interest rates. How LIBOR will evolve in the months ahead is a focus of daily headlines these days, and Tim tells us why. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/podcast/inside-the-ice-house

Smartsheet’s CFO Jennifer Ceran and SVP of Product Gene Farrell, visited the ICE House just minutes after the company started trading on the NYSE to share their IPO journey and what it takes for a company to transition into the public markets. Built on a rock solid culture, Smartsheet has deployed a cloud-based platform that encourages the same type of innovative collaboration for its clients through planning and project management workflows.    Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/podcast/inside-the-ice-house

Michael Schlein, President and CEO of Accion, visits the ICE House to discussing how fintech, microlending, and seed investment is opening up access to capital and lifting millions across the globe out of poverty.  Accion’s mission for the last fifty years has been to give people the financial tools they need to improve their lives and Michael sees fintech as the pathway to an inclusive financial system of the future.   Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/podcast/inside-the-ice-house

Dr. Adam Back, the co-founder and CEO of Blockstream and the inventor of hashcash, visits the ICE House to discuss his career and the future of the block chain and financial cryptography. Over the last year, we've seen steep run-ups in the price of cryptocurrencies, often followed by precipitous falls. In spite of this extreme volatility, the crypto markets continues to grow and some estimate it could reach a valuation as high as $1 trillion in 2018.    Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/podcast/inside-the-ice-house

John Doerr, the legendary Kleiner Perkins venture capitalist, has penned what he calls his “love letter to the future.” It’s called “Measure What Matters” and chronicles how everyone from Bill Gates and Bono to the entrepreneurs of a new pizza startup can accelerate their ambitions through “OKRs” or “Objectives and Key Results.” John weaves the stories from his fabled career into practical mentoring of how we can all achieve the best outcomes at work or in life. For more information on John Doerr or OKRs: www.whatmatters.com Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/podcast/inside-the-ice-house  

Cervantes once said, “Truth will rise above falsehood as oil above water,” and few speak the truth about oil with as much life experience as Ed Morse, Global Head of Commodities Research at Citigroup. With over 45 years of experience in energy markets and international affairs, Ed joins the ICE House to bring us on a journey of how oil moves markets. The price of crude oil and the fundamentals that drive the global oil market are critically important to businesses and consumers around the world, and Ed explains it in a way that we can all understand. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/podcast/inside-the-ice-house

Mark Penn, author of Microtrends Squared, The New Small Forces Driving the Big Disruptions Today, joins the podcast to breakdown the trends that are driving the modern world.  Microtrends and countertrends often make up only one percent of the American public, but create massive social movements capable of changing the commercial, political and social landscapes.  Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/podcast/inside-the-ice-house

Entrepreneurs have a vision for the future. They have the ability to create a movement that radically changes business models and consumer behavior. In this episode, we invite the NYSE’s Jose Cobos back into the ICE House with Tyler Sloat, CFO of our newest tech listing, Zuora, a company that is driving the subscription economy. Coming off a rigorous road show and a successful IPO, Tyler discusses this once in a lifetime experience, including how to prepare for an IPO and grow as a business, while maintaining a strong corporate culture. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/podcast/inside-the-ice-house