SmarterMarkets™
SmarterMarkets™ brings you the entrepreneurs, icons, and executives of commodities, capital markets, and technology to rant on the inadequacies of our systems and riff on ideas for how to improve them. Our weekly episodes explore how technology can be leveraged to redesign and improve markets to meet society’s biggest challenges, including the energy transformation and the transition to an AI-augmented economy.
Episodes
Holiday Special 2025: The Year in Review | Part 1
Re-engineering Tokenization Episode 10 | Walt Lukken, President & CEO, FIA
Re-engineering Tokenization Episode 9 | Leah Wald, Digital Title Lead, Abaxx Technologies
Re-engineering Tokenization Episode 8 | Christopher Jensen, Portfolio Manager & Director of Digital Asset Research, Franklin Templeton
Re-engineering Tokenization Episode 7 | Julian Kwan, CEO, IXS and InvestaX
Re-engineering Tokenization Episode 6 | Riley Hughes, Co-Founder & CEO, Trinsic
Re-engineering Tokenization Episode 5 | Carrie Jaquith, Global Head of Digital Product, Abaxx Technologies
Re-engineering Tokenization Episode 4 | Peter Zaman, Partner, HFW Singapore
Re-engineering Tokenization Episode 3 | Phil Zimmermann, Creator, Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)
Re-engineering Tokenization Episode 2 | Ian Forester, Head of Product, Abaxx Technologies
Re-engineering Tokenization Episode 1 | Josh Crumb, Founder & CEO, Abaxx Technologies + Ian Forester, Head of Product, Abaxx Technologies
Special Episode | Scenes from the IETA North America Climate Summit 2025
Catching Up On Climate Episode 5 | Dave Ernsberger & Mark Eramo, Co-Presidents, S&P Global Commodity Insights
Catching Up On Climate Episode 4 | Hannah Hauman, Global Head of Carbon Trading, Trafigura
In this episode of SmarterMarkets™ podcast, Dave Greely interviews Hannah Hauman about the evolving global carbon markets, focusing on the impact of Article 6 and CORSIA. They discuss the standardization of carbon markets, the new definition of investment-grade credits, and the differentiated demand from various buyers...
Catching Up On Climate Episode 3 | Dirk Forrister, President & CEO, International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)
In this episode of SmarterMarkets™, host Dave Greeley interviews Dirk Forrester, President and CEO of AIDA, to discuss the latest developments in climate and carbon markets. Forrester highlights the significant progress in establishing national carbon markets in countries like India, Indonesia, Thailand, and Brazil, wh...
Catching Up On Climate Episode 2 | Alexia Kelly, Managing Director of Carbon Policy and Markets Initiative, High Tide Foundation
In this episode of SmarterMarkets™, Alexia Kelly from the High Tide Foundation discusses the current state and future direction of voluntary carbon markets. She highlights the convergence of voluntary and regulatory markets, the phenomenon of "greenhushing" where companies quietly continue sustainability efforts, and t...
Catching Up On Climate Episode 1 | David Shukman, Journalist & Former Science Editor, BBC
In this episode of SmarterMarkets' "Catching Up on Climate," host Dave Greely interviews David Shukman, a former BBC News science editor, about the evolving climate change narrative. Shukman discusses his shift from broadcasting to "narrowcasting," focusing on engaging business leaders with the realities of climate cha...
Summer Playlist 2025 Episode 10 | Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director Emeritus, International Energy Agency (IEA)
In this episode of SmarterMarkets™, host Dave Greely interviews Nobuo Tanaka, former Executive Director at the International Energy Agency, about the energy trilemma—balancing energy security, affordability, and environmental sustainability—and its impact on Japan and Korea. Tanaka discusses how the energy landscape ha...
Summer Playlist 2025 Episode 9 | Helima Croft, Managing Director & Global Head of Commodity Strategy, RBC Capital Markets
In this episode of SmarterMarkets, Helima Croft, Managing Director and Global Head of Commodity Strategy at RBC Capital Markets, discusses ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, focusing on potential shifts in U.S. policy under President Trump regarding tariffs and trade deals aimed at reducing Russian energ...
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