Inside the ICE House
417 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 94 ratingsInside the ICE House, a podcast produced by Intercontinental Exchange, takes listeners behind the historic façade of the New York Stock Exchange and inside the global financial marketplace. The episodes, recorded in the Library of the NYSE, features conversations with leaders, entrepreneurs and visionaries who walk through our doors with a dream of building businesses and changing the world. Their stories have made the NYSE, now part of ICE’s ecosystem of markets, clearing houses, data provider, and listings services, an indispensable institution for over 225 years.
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Episode 214: Amplify ETFs CEO Christian Magoon Uses IBUY -- and What You Buy -- to Track the Digital Economy
December 10, 2020 11:00 - 50 minutes - 69.5 MBAmericans spent $34.36 Billion shopping online in the brief five days between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday. Consumers, shut inside by the pandemic and glued as never before to their shopping apps, created a 2-for-1 buying binge in online retail growth. Christian Magoon, Founder and CEO of Amplify ETFs, discusses how Amplify Online Retail ETF (NYSEARCA: IBUY) and Amplify International Online Retail ETF (NYSEARCA:XBUY) help investors gain exposure in the sector. Christian joined the podcast t...
Episode 213: Super CFO Steve Cakebread Reveals his Playbook for Taking a Company Public
December 07, 2020 11:00 - 49 minutes - 67.8 MBSteve Cakebread led the financial teams that ushered Yext, Pandora and Salesforce to successful IPOs. In his debut book -- The IPO Playbook: An Insider's Perspective on Taking Your Company Public and How to Do It Right -- Steve helps future CEOs and CFOs navigate the minefield that pocks the path to public offerings. Steve shares lessons learned over the arc of his storied career, from the early, embryonic days at the companies he’s helped to lead and grow, to their iconic bell-ringing momen...
Episode 212: Stephen Covey on How to Succeed in Business with a Premium on Trust
November 30, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 87.3 MBThis year has pressure-tested every organization. Why have some risen to the occasion while others floundered? Stephen M. R. Covey sees one factor as fundamental. The author of The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything continues his famous father’s mission to unleash potential and unlock value by educating employers and employees on the economics of trust. Stephen is the former CEO of Covey Leadership Center and led his company’s merger with Franklin Quest to form FranklinCov...
Episode 211: Joe Tyrrell, President of ICE Mortgage Technology, Wants to Digitize Your Next Home Purchase
November 23, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 95 MBJoe Tyrrell, President of ICE Mortgage Technology, leads the team providing the infrastructure that is transforming the process of getting a mortgage. Joe explains how Ellie Mae became the backbone of the mortgage industry and took on its biggest challenge: helping clients through unprecedented volume amid a global pandemic. Two months after joining forces with ICE, Joe breaks down what is happening in today’s housing market, the synergies between the companies, and the future of the digital...
Episode 210: ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott’s Mission to Make Work Work Better
November 16, 2020 11:00 - 59 minutes - 81.7 MBDigital transformation is the generational opportunity that Bill McDermott has been preparing a lifetime for. Bill was named CEO of ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOW) in 2019 with the expectation that his track record of successful growth at Xerox and SAP would lead the SaaS company to new heights. A year into his newest chapter, ServiceNow’s plan to revolutionize workflows is still the plan as the company expands its offering in response to COVID-19 and shoots for Bill’s ambitious $10 Billion Goal...
Episode 209: The Five Megatrends Shaping Our Future, with BlackRock’s Jeff Spiegel
November 09, 2020 11:00 - 45 minutes - 63.3 MBJeff Spiegel, Director, US Head of iShares Megatrend and International ETFs at BlackRock, breaks down the transformative forces changing the trajectory of the global economy. Jeff took us on a tour of the five megatrends (technology, shifting demographics, urbanization, climate change and emerging global wealth) that BlackRock believes will shape our world, how COVID-19 has accelerated these changes, and how investors can gain exposure to these themes through iShares’ suite of Megatrend ETFs...
Episode 208: Social Capital CEO Chamath Palihapitiya is Out to Arm the Rebels
November 05, 2020 11:00 - 35 minutes - 49.7 MBThe high water mark of the 2020 NYSE Institutional Equity Forum was NYSE President Stacey Cunningham’s fireside chat with Chamath Palihapitiya, the Founder & CEO of Social Capital, as well as Chairman of Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) and Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings. Chamath shared his unfiltered thoughts on special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), investing, crypto, and why Silicon Valley’s hesitancy to tap the public markets has hurt tech companies success and investor returns. ...
Episode 207: PSEGs Chairman & CEO Ralph Izzo: An Energy Boss Combatting Climate Change
November 02, 2020 11:00 - 46 minutes - 63.9 MBA remote work force has challenged the utility sector’s ability to provide efficient and reliable service. Ralph Izzo, Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated’s (NYSE:PEG) Chairman, President, & CEO, has helmed his company through turbulent times, price fluctuations, and the growing need for sustainable energy. He joins the podcast to share how PSEG has learned to thrive where others failed, and how the company is poised to win again in the era of global climate change.
Episode 206: CC Capital Founder Chinh Chu on Why SPACs are Now a Main Course to Going Public
October 29, 2020 10:00 - 35 minutes - 48.7 MBFresh off the successful combination of Utz Snacks with Collier Creek Holdings, a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, Chinh Chu steps Inside the ICE House to discuss why 2020 is the year of SPACs and that they’re here to stay. The Founder and Senior Managing Director of CC Capital -- and former Blackstone Managing Director -- has used his extensive private equity experience to spearhead the creation of four SPACs so far, and he’s just getting started. Inside the ICE House: ht...
Episode 205: Axios Founders Jim VandeHei & Mike Allen Offer a Smart & Brief Take on Campaign 2020
October 27, 2020 10:00 - 38 minutes - 53.4 MBA week before the 2020 U.S. Election, Axios Founders Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen step Inside the ICE House to help make us smarter about White House and Senate races and share what may come next with either a second Trump term or a Biden transition. The episode was recorded live at the 2020 New York Stock Exchange Institutional Equity Forum before an online audience laser focused on divining what the vote and the next four years hold for the country and its capital markets.
Episode 204: An Entrepreneur’s Undaunted Journey: Hint Founder & CEO Kara Goldin
October 22, 2020 10:00 - 52 minutes - 71.9 MBYou’ve got to be Undaunted to grow a business from a home kitchen full of water-soaked fruit into a global enterprise grossing over $150 million, and that’s the title of Kara Goldin’s new book: Undaunted: Overcoming Doubts and Doubters, just out from Harper Collins. She stepped Inside the ICE House to share lessons on learning from failure and frustration, and how to move by turning criticism into motivation. Learn more about Kara: http://www.drinkhint.com/InsidetheICEHouse Inside the ...
Episode 203: Tennis Legend Stan Smith on the Shoe, the Game, and the 2021 Slate for the Hall of Fame
October 19, 2020 10:00 - 55 minutes - 75.9 MBStan Smith, legendary member, and now president, of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, joined the podcast to talk about his storied career, the current state of tennis and, of course, the iconic shoes that bear his name. Our conversation spanned safety on the court during the coronavirus pandemic and a preview of the candidates whose careers have earned them a spot on the 2021 ballot, which allows fans to vote for who they want to see be inducted into the Hall of Fame by going to vote.te...
Episode 202: Authors Robert Putnam & Shaylyn Romney Garrett Graph an “Upswing” to Unite America
October 16, 2020 10:00 - 57 minutes - 79.2 MBIn The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again, Robert Putnam and Shaylyn Romney Garrett explore and recast the progress of American Society through what they call the “I-We-I” curve. It’s part of their comprehensive research to show how economics, politics, society, and culture have evolved over the past 125 years tracking hundreds of data points as the nation has struggled to balance the uniquely American Promise of individualism and communalism. I...
Episode 201: Former Prologis CEO Walt Rakowich is Transparent About Transfluence
October 14, 2020 10:00 - 59 minutes - 82.2 MBIn his debut book, TRANSFLUENCE: How to Lead with Transformative Influence in Today’s Climates of Change, Walt Rakowich shares lessons he’s learned about leadership over his long career. He took over as CEO of Prologis during the economic downturn as it became the third-worst performing company in the S&P 500. Walt highlights how his experience orchestrating a dramatic turnaround at a company near collapse put his ability to the test and revealed how business leaders must evolve in the moder...
Episode 200: Peter Baker and Susan Glasser on The Man Who REALLY Ran Washington
October 12, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBWe 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.
Episode 199: Dan Yergin, the Voice of Energy, Strikes the Mother Lode with THE NEW MAP
October 08, 2020 10:00 - 45 minutes - 62.5 MBOne 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...
Episode 198: Former Secretary of State John Kerry: A Diplomatic Courtship of Wall Street on Combat Climate Change
October 05, 2020 10:00 - 38 minutes - 53.1 MBJohn 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.
Episode 197: Decoding ESG with ICE’s Lynn Martin and Bank of America’s Savita Subramanian
October 01, 2020 10:00 - 31 minutes - 43.3 MBICE 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...
Episode 196: Verizon Business CEO Tami Erwin Foments the 5G Revolution
September 28, 2020 10:00 - 48 minutes - 66.9 MBThe 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.
Episode 195: James Patchett, CEO of NYCEDC, unveils “All in NYC” to get the city back to work
September 21, 2020 10:00 - 38 minutes - 54.5 MBJames 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 b...
Episode 194: ICE’s Gordon Bennett teaches a masterclass in Carbonomics
September 14, 2020 10:00 - 47 minutes - 65.2 MBThere 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://w...
Episode 193: Alastair Walton, Australia’s Man in New York, Mixes Diplomacy with Mateship
September 08, 2020 10:00 - 58 minutes - 81.1 MBDespite 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://ww...
Episode 192: Silicon Valley CEO Kevin Hartz Has “one” Great Idea For The Future of SPACs
August 31, 2020 10:00 - 43 minutes - 59.6 MBKevin 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. ...
Episode 191: Unpacking the Energy Markets with Helima Croft
August 27, 2020 10:00 - 54 minutes - 74.9 MBStacey 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...
Episode 190: Arbor Realty Trust CEO Ivan Kaufman Builds an Empire from Multifamily Homes
August 24, 2020 10:00 - 42 minutes - 58.6 MBThe mortgage ecosystem is ripe for disruption in the move from analog to digital, but what happens when you go digital with physical properties? Ivan Kaufman, Chairman and CEO of Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ABR), has had a front row seat as technology, combined with economics, urban flight, and commoditization has upended the real estate market. Ivan stopped by our house, the ICE House, to offer his take on how COVID-19 and the CARES Act will reshape American housing going forward. ...
Episode 189: Maria Bartiromo Goes Live From the New York Stock Exchange Floor
August 17, 2020 10:00 - 51 minutes - 71.8 MBTwenty-five years ago, Maria Bartiromo braved thousands of traders engaged in the open outcry market and became the first journalist to report live from the New York Stock Exchange Trading Floor. The moment ushered in a new era of market access, by placing every television set in America at the center of the trading action. To celebrate her career milestone, Maria joined the podcast to talk about that memorable day in August 1995 and discuss the global events over the past quarter century ...
Episode 188: Lockheed Martin’s Rick Ambrose Sets His Sights on the Moon and Beyond
August 10, 2020 10:00 - 49 minutes - 68.3 MBRick Ambrose, Executive Vice President of Lockheed Martin Space (NYSE:LMT), leads the legendary aerospace firm’s mission to return to the moon with manned flights in its Orion space capsule. The technological leaps going on now at Lockheed will open interplanetary travel and revolutionize life on Earth as well. Rick orbited the ICE House to unveil the projects that will allow humans to explore space and laid out the economics and international cooperation required to safely traverse the stars.
Episode 187: Testing Gotham’s Resilience with Partnership for New York City CEO Kathryn Wylde
August 03, 2020 10:00 - 49 minutes - 67.8 MBKathryn Wylde, President and CEO of the Partnership for New York City, shares the sobering facts and hopeful conclusions of her team’s new report, “A Call for Action and Collaboration.” The roadmap calls for an alliance of Federal engagement, business investment, and community development at an unprecedented scale to ensure the reopening and recovery of the world’s greatest city from COVID-19. It’s an inspiring study of what “New Normal” New York can look like, and how to best fortify the ...
Episode 186: Revisiting the Doolittle Raid with Michel Paradis, 75 years after V-J Day
July 27, 2020 10:00 - 57 minutes - 79.2 MBJimmy Doolittle’s daring 1942 raid on Tokyo has always been hailed for its flying heroics. But now, thanks to LAST MISSION TO TOKYO, by Michel Paradis, it’s also an epic legal saga that played in a Shanghai courtroom after the war. Some of Doolittle’s Raiders were taken prisoner and tortured, begetting the question: revenge or justice, what is the American way? Paradis, a leading international human rights lawyer, uncovered the trial transcript during his work on war crimes at the Defense De...
Episode 185: Roundhill Investment CEO Will Hershey $BETZ on eSports, Gaming, and Streaming
July 20, 2020 10:00 - 43 minutes - 62.1 MBWill Hershey, CEO and Co-Founder of Roundhill Investments, has launched two ETFs on the NYSE for investors to gain exposure in the world of online gaming, esports, and sports betting. The new names are Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports & Digital Entertainment ETF (NYSEArca: NERD) and Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF (NYSEArca: BETZ). Will explains how he identifies the thematic sectors that distinguish Roundhill’s ETFs from the pack, along with the new developments and potential for the compa...
Episode 184: Author Charles Leerhsen on Butch Cassidy and the Legacy of American Outlawry
July 13, 2020 10:00 - 52 minutes - 72.6 MBButch Cassidy, a.k.a. Robert Leroy Parker, lived during a transitional period for America as westward expansion, industrialization, and corporate interests converged. At the twilight of the Old West sits Cassidy -- the subject of Charles Leerhsen’s new book -- whose perennial target, the Overland Limited operated by the Union Pacific Railroad, made for an ultimately fleeting assault on the march of progress. Leerhsen skillfully separates the fascinating facts of real life from the legend of ...
Episode 183: Global X’s CIO Jon Maier: Investing in a “Beyond Ordinary” Market
July 06, 2020 10:00 - 41 minutes - 57.6 MBWhat will happen as parts of the country slowly reopen while others shut? It is impossible to know. What is clear to Jon Maier, Global X’s Chief Investment Officer, is the economy has been permanently transformed, with innovative business models and sectors distilling years of growth into months. Jon joined the podcast to kick off the second half of an unprecedented market year, breaking down the impact of COVID-19 on some of the sectors covered by his firm’s “Beyond Ordinary ETFs.” I...
Episode 182: IMC’s Jay Woods Returns to the NYSE Trading Floor, Mask Securely Affixed
June 29, 2020 10:00 - 48 minutes - 68.5 MBNYSE Executive Floor Governor and IMC Designated Market Maker Jay Woods brings his three decades of experience and technical analysis to the podcast this week. We cover the state of the market and how trading has evolved from open outcry to embracing the technology that beckoned no-fee trading and platforms like Robinhood. Jay brings us in the NYSE building for the recent closing and reopening of the Trading Floor, how the DMM role has evolved, and the impact of the democratization of tradin...
Episode 181: Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield, PagerDuty CEO Jennifer Tejada & Box CEO Aaron Levie on the Future of Work
June 22, 2020 10:00 - 59 minutes - 81.6 MBThree leading tech CEO’s convened to discuss “The Future of Work,” a conversation recorded live as part of the NYSE’s inaugural Digital Leaders Series. Stewart Butterfield, Jennifer Tejada, and Aaron Levie shared with Betty Liu how their companies are navigating the new normal of the coronavirus pandemic. The NYSE-listed companies -- Box, PagerDuty, and Slack -- have adapted to a fully remote environment, prepared for a future decentralized workplace, and are looking to use the disruption of...
Episode 180: Staring Down the Wolf: Ex-Navy SEAL Mark Divine on Leadership & Success
June 15, 2020 10:00 - 45 minutes - 63.3 MBFormer U.S. Navy SEAL & SEALFIT Founder Mark Divine joined the podcast to discuss his latest book, Staring Down the Wolf: 7 Leadership Commitments That Forge Elite Teams. Mark is a man on-call to many companies helping their executives hone the skills to overcome tough challenges. His unique career -- from CPA to SEAL Commander to serial entrepreneur -- taught him to combine military and business training to benefit any team, from the battlefield to the boardroom. Inside the ICE House: ht...
Episode 179: Former CFTC Chairman Chris Giancarlo Cautions Against Changing the Rules in a Crisis
June 08, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 95.1 MBChris Giancarlo’s voice resonates with experience and authority. He didn’t stand still when his term as Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission came to end last year. He’s immersed himself in a wide range of initiatives built on his decades of service in government and FinTech, which he explains in this episode. But he’s also keeping a close eye on his old beat, and doesn’t like what he sees from European regulators tinkering with the complex plumbing of central counterpart...
Episode 178: Victory or Death? Patrick L. Young, International Man of Mystery, is Licensed to Pith
June 01, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 103 MB“Exchange Invest” delivers PLY’s pith, developed over decades immersed in markets, around the world each morning, cutting through the clutter in the “parish” of global bourses. Patrick’s take is a must read for exchange industry leaders and back benchers alike. He joined the pod from his perch in Malta to break down the markets’ response to COVID-19, his career arc from auto racing to fintech, and his most recent book, “Victory or Death? Blockchain, Cryptocurrency & the FinTech World.” ...
Episode 177: Synchrony CEO Margaret Keane is “Changing What’s Possible” in the World of Payments
May 26, 2020 10:00 - 52 minutes - 73.2 MBHow have your spending habits changed since the pandemic struck? Fewer in-person dips or swipes of your credit card? More e-commerce? Are these short-term changes temporary, or the beginning of a payments sea change? Margaret Keane, CEO of Synchrony, joins us to explore the future of payments, leading a disparate workforce through difficult times, and how Synchrony is innovating and diversifying to meet the needs of its clients, today and in the future. ...
Episode 176: risQ’s Chris Hartshorn and ICE’s Lynn Martin on Partnering to Unlock the Effects of Climate Change in Fixed Income Markets, 100 Square Yards at a Time
May 18, 2020 10:00 - 53 minutes - 74.3 MBHow will climate impact the future of the $3.8 trillion municipal bond market? Chris Hartshorn, risQ’s Chief Commercial Officer, joined Josh and ICE Data Services President Lynn Martin to discuss the technology behind ICE Climate Risk, a tool which combines cutting-edge climate science, catastrophe modelling, and geospatial machine learning technology from risQ with ICE’s pricing and reference data to quantitively measure climate risk in financial instruments employed to fund state and local...
Episode 175: ICE’s Founder & CEO Jeff Sprecher on 20 Years at the Helm of Intercontinental Exchange
May 08, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 87.2 MBMay 10, 2020 marks the 20th Anniversary of Intercontinental Exchange, the company that Jeff Sprecher and his colleagues transformed from an entrepreneurial startup into what he terms a “massively scalable network and database company” that, two decades on, operating 12 exchanges, 6 clearinghouses, a data services business, and a wide array of trading tools, technologies and platforms built on that stack. As ICE enters its third decade, Jeff shares the vision for what lies ahead.
Episode 174: IHS Markit’s Dan Yergin, “The King of the Oil Pundits,” on the Great Oil Crash of 2020
May 04, 2020 12:17 - 31 minutes - 45.5 MBThe tumult in the oil markets is not just the result of a coronavirus-driven collapse in demand, but go to the shifting tectonic plates that hold up the entire global economy. One of the world’s foremost oil experts, Daniel Yergin, Vice Chairman of IHS Market and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, joined Josh and ICE’s Head of Oil Sales, Jeff Barbuto, for a frank discussion about the changing fundamentals of oil & how COVID-19 will play a role in picking the winners & losers of the battle for en...
Episode 173: BIO President & CEO Jim Greenwood on the Biotech Industry’s Pandemic Response
April 30, 2020 10:00 - 40 minutes - 55.8 MBJim Greenwood, President and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, and the former long-term congressman from Pennsylvania’s 8th District, joined us as part of Intercontinental Exchange’s ongoing series on the latest information and perspectives on the coronavirus pandemic. Jim shared how the 1,000+ biotech companies, academic institutions, state biotech centers, and other organizations that BIO represents are producing the cures, vaccines, and other protocols required to reopen t...
Episode 172: Professor Augustine Sedgewick on the Centuries-old Drama Behind a Cup of Coffee
April 27, 2020 10:00 - 56 minutes - 77.9 MBThe coffee bean is one of the commodities traded on ICE’s futures exchange, where everyone from growers to refiners, to shippers and retailers, buy and sell coffee futures to manage their price risk. Augustine Sedgewick, author of COFFEELAND: One Man's Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug, joined us from his remote outpost to talk about on the history of coffee, the development of the world markets, and the obscure science behind the simple coffee break. ...
Episode 171: McDermott Will & Emery Chairman Ira Coleman at the Intersection of Talent and Law
April 20, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 92 MBIra Coleman, Chairman of McDermott Will & Emery, joins the podcast to take listeners through the inner workings of closing a deal at one of the world’s leading law firms. He shares insights on the legal issues facing healthcare, why the profession must evolve to meet the needs of the client, and how someone’s Uber rating can make or break their chance to work at the leading edge of law.
Episode 170: Pricing Oil and Hedging Risk in Uncharted Markets
April 15, 2020 13:06 - 1 hour - 90.4 MBThe economic rigor mortis from COVID-19 has reduced the global demand for oil by more than 30%. The result has oil producers and refiners scrambling to find tanks to store their products and sent the price of a barrel plunging in some of the largest single day drops in history. Mike Wittner, ICE’s Head of Oil Market Research, joined the podcast to discuss how companies and investors are managing their risk during this unprecedented uncertainty, and how markets will be impacted for years to c...
Episode 169: How the Influenza Pandemic in 1918 is Shaping the Response to COVID-19 in 2020
April 10, 2020 18:00 - 53 minutes - 74.8 MBProfessor John Barry, author of “THE GREAT INFLUENZA: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History,” joined us from New Orleans to outline the importance of innovation, honesty, and trust in navigating a pandemic. After publishing his watershed book, John helped develop an earlier playbook for mitigating pandemics, and shared his insights on the pandemic a century ago, and how Covid-19 might reshape society when we reach the other side. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insigh...
Episode 168: Schooling Around in Miami with Kevin O’Leary: A Shark’s Take on Coronavirus
April 03, 2020 19:44 - 50 minutes - 69.4 MBKevin 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....
Episode 167: Catching Up with NYSE President Stacey Cunningham at the End of an Extraordinary Week on Wall Street
March 28, 2020 12:21 - 44 minutes - 66 MBWith 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 turbu...
Episode 166: The Decision to Temporarily Close the New York Stock Exchange Trading Floor
March 20, 2020 19:42 - 56 minutes - 81.7 MBIn 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 Stoc...
Episode 165: Travelers Institute President Joan Woodward on Risk Management in a Digital World
March 16, 2020 10:00 - 40 minutes - 56.5 MBLeading 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 w...