Dan Galai is a Professor in Economics at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and is the inventor of the VIX index traded on the CBOE. Galai has a worldwide reputation and is well known both in business and academic circles at the highest level internationally. The discussion in this episode includes subjects such as Israeli and Australian business dealing with China and the compromises that need to be addressed in doing so; blockchain and new directions for the Insurance Industry; the VIX as a measure of volatility in the markets in COVID times; business opportunities in COVID and post COVID times and much more.