THINKpod Future Investment Initiative Institute podcast

In this episode, we are joined by GV Ravishankar, managing director of Sequoia India. India's venture capital sector has matured in recent decades. The country now boasts over 100 unicorns. So what can we learn from the ambitious founders driving India towards superpower status? Subscribe to THINKpod here

In this episode, we meet Fadi Ghandour, managing partner and wonder capital, a platform that invests, nurtures and builds entrepreneurship ecosystems across the Middle East. As venture capital funding increases into the region. We learn about a new generation of Trailblazers building its future. Subscribe to THINKpod

In this episode, we're joined by Aubrey de Gray, a preeminent biomedical gerontologist, on a crusade against the human process of Aging. In recent years his thinking has entered the mainstream. So are we on the cusp of defeating ageing altogether?Subscribe to THINKpod

In this episode, we are joined by Anousheh Ansari, the first-ever female Muslim space explorer. As chief executive of the XPrize, she's funding others to reach for the stars investing in the companies we'll tackle Humanities Grand Challenges. Subscribe to THINKpod

In this episode, we speak to Amanda Pullinger, an investor turned advocate and CEO of a hundred women in finance. Finances are historically male-dominated, with few women ascending to senior leadership roles. Amanda's network of extraordinary women and men is forging a new path to the top. Subscribe to THINKpod

In this episode, we're joined by Ali Parsa, an Iranian refugee turned investment banker and healthcare entrepreneur. As his UK tech firm Babylon continues to push into the American market, we discussed the democratization of healthcare and how data is rapidly transforming preventative medicine. Subscribe to THINKpod 

In this episode, we're joined by Adeeb Ahamed, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and managing director of Lulu Financial Holdings, amongst other companies. We discuss Financial Inclusion disruption and the outlook for South Asia, a region burgeoning with economic potential.Subscribe to THINKpod

In this week's episode of THINKpod we speak to Mr. Anthony Berkley, the director of ACT & Head of Investment FII Institute as he discussed investing in humanity. THINKpod is the debut podcast from the FII Institute, featuring a deep dive into real-world solutions to some of the biggest questions facing humanity. Subscribe to THINKpod here: https://linktr.ee/FIIKSA

In this week's episode we explore the transformative power of Digital Inclusion and how investing in Saudi Women in Tech will benefit in the long term?  We will be joined by  Abdullah Abdulrahman Alkanhl, the Group Chief Strategy Officer in STC telecom in technologies services providers in Saudi Arabia. THINKpod is the debut podcast from the FII Institute, featuring a deep dive into real-world solutions to some of the biggest questions facing humanity. Subscribe to THINKpod here: https://linktr.ee/FIIKSA

In this week's episode, we host David Palmer Blockchain lead, Vodafone Business on how Web3 will transform business and society rather than Big Tech?THINKpod is the debut podcast from the FII Institute, featuring a deep dive into real-world solutions to some of the biggest questions facing humanity. Subscribe to THINKpod here: https://linktr.ee/FIIKSA

Uncover how smart cities to transform lives from Urban Poverty to the collapse of the Global food system in the Tech Ecosystem in Africa. In today's episode, we speak to Dario Giuliani the  Founder and Director of Briter Bridges one of the leading business intelligence platforms on the private sector, technology, and investment across underserved markets.  THINKpod is the debut podcast from the FII Institute, featuring a deep dive into real-world solutions to some of the biggest questions facing humanity. Subscribe to THINKpod here: https://linktr.ee/FIIKSA

In this week's episode, we host Julia Hogget the  CEO of the London Stock Exchange. THINKpod is the debut podcast from the FII Institute, featuring a deep dive into real-world solutions to some of the biggest questions facing humanity. Subscribe to THINKpod here: https://linktr.ee/FIIKSA

In this week's episode, we will be joined by Rishi Kapoor the Co-CEO of Investcorp, and will talk about geopolitical, infrastructures, climate, and economics. THINKpod is the debut podcast from the FII Institute, featuring a deep dive into real-world solutions to some of the biggest questions facing humanity. Subscribe to THINKpod here: https://linktr.ee/FIIKSA

In this week's episode of THINKpod, we host Sir David Harding a philanthropist and CEO of Winton Group, and talk about how money will help us in our daily lives. THINKpod is the debut podcast from the FII Institute, featuring a deep dive into real-world solutions to some of the biggest questions facing humanity. Subscribe to THINKpod here: https://linktr.ee/FIIKSA

In this week's episode of THINKpod, we host Bob Wilt, the CEO of Ma'aden - Saudi Arabia's leading mining company.                                    THINKpod is the debut podcast from the FII Institute, featuring a deep dive into real-world solutions to some of the biggest questions facing humanity. Subscribe to THINKpod here:: https://linktr.ee/FIIKSA

This week, we will be joined by Akash Shah, a Senior Executive VP & Chief Growth Officer of BNY Mellon, on market democratization, and the Post-Covid Order. THINKpod is the debut podcast from the FII Institute, featuring a deep dive into real-world solutions to some of the biggest questions facing humanity. Subscribe to THINKpod here:: https://linktr.ee/FIIKSA

In this episode, we host Sian Sutherland the co-founder of Plastic Planet. She will be tackling how plastics affect our daily lives and our health. THINKpod is the debut podcast from the FII Institute, featuring a deep dive into real-world solutions to some of the biggest questions facing humanity.

Why we need to normalize the conversation around women's investment? In this week's episode of THINKpod, we host Roxana Mohammadian-Molina, Board member of the Saudi British Joint Business Council (SBJBC) and Chief Strategy Officer at Blend Network lending platform, a UK top FinTech company.                THINKpod is the debut podcast from the FII Institute, featuring a deep dive into real-world solutions to some of the biggest questions facing humanity. Subscribe to THINKpod here: https://linktr.ee/FIIKSA

Why is the west's 30-year holiday from history over how western preconceptions of the world lead the path of bad foreign policy and why do the next generation of ambitious educated youth are recourse to optimism? Today, Lt. Gen. Sir Simon Mayall a Former Defence Senior Advisor in the Middle East and Senior Advisor to Greenhill will discuss and give us ideas on how this is happening. THINKpod is the debut podcast from the FII Institute, featuring a deep dive into real-world solutions to some of the biggest questions facing humanity. 

How is Sub-Saharan Africa rising to today's challenges? In this week's episode, we hear from Uwem Uwemakpan the Vice President of Ingressive Capital as he explained and talk about the entrepreneur being collaborative, not competitive path sustainable value creation and empowering the next generation.      THINKpod is the debut podcast from the FII Institute, featuring a deep dive into real-world solutions to some of the biggest questions facing humanity. Subscribe to THINKpod here: https://linktr.ee/FIIKSAWatch the interview here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gxegve3fOU&ab_channel=FIIInstitute

Today our guest is Hicham El Habti, President of the University of Mohammed VI Polytechnic, universally known as UM6P. We discuss innovation and new technology in Higher Education,  and leveraging the experience of Covid to provide digital and hybrid learning. And we ask about Africa tomorrow –  why he believes that the next generation, empowered innovate, will help Africa leapfrog the modern world and move straight to the postmodern world.  #podcast #education #technology #university #morocco #president

In this episode of Thinkpod our guest is Dr Jennifer Holmgren, CEO of Lanza Tech. 

What message does the youngest Italian prime minister since unification have to change for the next generation? This week we will be meeting with the Former Prime Minister in Italy, Matteo Renzi. He will be discussing how global politics and government change the next generation. THINKpod is the debut podcast from the FII Institute, featuring a deep dive into real-world solutions to some of the biggest questions facing humanity. Subscribe to THINKpod here: https://linktr.ee/FIIKSA

Today's guest on Think Pod is Ahmad Alhusseini, Chief Strategy Officer of Desert Technologies,  a startup using disruptive tech to help Saudi Arabia reach its commitment for net zero carbon emissions. We talk about the Saudi green initiative, and the major strides being made in the Kingdom, now known as an exporter of clean energy as well as oil. And we ask: as an emerging leader, what part do you see the youth playing in achieving sustainability and a green economy in the future?

In this episode of Thinkpod we talk to Manal Mhada, a professor at UM6P, about the future of agriculture in Morocco and beyond, smart and sustainable ways to irrigate and fertilise, and the new tools helping to reduce the amount of greenhouse gasses agriculture produces, and how vital it is that research scientists learn from and talk to farmers, and give real value back to them at the end of the research: a seed, a tool they can use.  #podcast #fertilise #agriculture #university #morocco #professor

Today our guests are the virus hunter himself, Dr Nathan Wolfe, Chairman of Metabiota, and the CEO of Metabiota, Miss Nita Madhav. We discuss the future of pandemics, and why we haven't learnt from previous ones. We talk about the Global Infectious Diseases Index, the breakthrough tool they have developed, using AI to help detect and manage infectious diseases and performance metrics to rank countries' responses to a pandemic. And we ask: what are the lessons we can learn from Covid to prevent a future pandemic causing a global shutdown.  #health #healthcare #healthtech #Covid#metric

Our guest on Think Pod is Hans Schwab, Co-founder, and CEO of OriginAll. We discuss the terrifying impact, and the financial and human cost, of counterfeit goods and illicit trade. OriginAll has developed technology that allows industry and government agencies to differentiate legitimate products from fake or illicitly traded products. And we ask: as we move from a physical to a digital world, how can we make sure we don't import the problem of fraud with us? 

In this episode of THINKpod we talk to Peter Ohnemus, President and CEO of dacadoo,  who have developed a global health score system – using technology to provide health risk assessments and to help people manage their own holistic health care. we talk about innovation, what the challenges are to the growth of the digital health industry,  what role digital twins and avatars will play in healthcare in the near future, and his predictions for the future of healthcare.

In this episode of THINKpod our guest is Christina Roosen, Chief Strategy Officer at Dedalus International We look at the intersection of healthcare and technology – AI, digital health, drones, telemedicine, machine learning – how they are all transforming the sector. We discuss the tricky balance between regulation, consent, data protection, and trust between the healthcare sector and patients. And we look out how the pandemic has demonstrated that, when it comes to healthcare, the challenges we share are global.

In this episode of Think Pod, we talk to Khaled Talhouni, Managing Partner at Nuwa Capital, about their self-styled radical approach to investment,  driving added value to entrepreneurs at a time when there is an abundance of capital.  We ask what he sees as the catalyst for the major increase in VC-funded tech start-ups in the MENA region,  and the role of ESG in how we think about investing, and growing successful businesses. 

In this episode of Think Pod our guest is Anne-Lise Kjaer, Futurist, and Founder of Kjaer Global. We discuss what are futurists and what purpose do they serve? How the pandemic triggered ‘future shock' at the premature arrival of the future, and changed the power structure of the world.  And why we can't we go back to ‘normal'… And we talk about cryptocurrency and the metaverse: is it a case of the Emperor's new clothes? 

Today on Think Pod we discuss the future of investing in Africa with our guest, Marlene Ngoyi,  a Board Member of Afreximbank PAPSS, and one of Africa's leading financiers. We talk about how she has achieved concrete progress in Africa by applying universal finance principles to the realities of the continent. And despite the importance of social impact funds, Africa also needs private equity and investment banking to fund major infrastructure projects, and we ask: what are the biggest misconceptions about investing in Africa? 

In this episode of Think Pod, we talk to Kersti Kaljulaid, the first female President of Estonia. Her term of office spanned 2016 to 2021,  and she has just been appointed UN Global Advocate for Every Woman, Every Child. We discover how Estonia's ‘digital first' economy helped it manage the global pandemic, and why she is convinced that leveraging technology to equalize opportunity can make us a truly global community. 

Our guest for this episode of Think Pod is Courtney Powell, COO of 500 Global, who shares her journey from a young entrepreneur to a leading role in a global investment firm. We discuss how she spots opportunity and talent in early-stage start-ups,  and the advice she gives to early-stage entrepreneurs. Why you should always have the founder's back,  and why many investors still don't understand the importance of this. And we ask: what can the investment sector do to be more inclusive and diverse? 

In today's episode of Think Pod we talk NFTs and Crypto with Nicholas Cary, Co-founder and Vice Chairman of Blockchain.com,  who are building a passport into the future of financial services. We discuss what is behind today's super cycle of crypto currency adoption: macro-economic conditions, the cultural movement around crypto, the increase in crypto curious users, and institutional adoption. And we ask: do you see legacy institutions and government as competitors or partners in shaping the future of crypto? Also, check out Nicholas's  Sky's The Limit. It is a non-for-profit digital platform that connects aspiring, underrepresented young entrepreneurs with experienced business advisors and mentors.

    | AnotherBrain's Bruno Maisonnier is a well-known pioneer in the field of 3G organic A.I. We discuss new thinking on intelligence, emulating the functioning of the human brain, and the morality and #ethics of AI and of #genetic_engineering…      https://linktr.ee/FIIKSA  #AI  #intelligence #Ethics #genetic_engineering

In episode 6 from THINKpod, dive into the banking world with the banking legend and the former CEO of @Barclays, and founder and CEO of Atlas merchant capital, Bob Diamond. Learn more about his transition from heading a major legacy bank, to being a legacy bank disruptor. Also, what he sees the future for the banking sector and why he believes blockchain technology and digital currency are here to stay.    #Bank #Banking #CEO #future #technology #digital #currency

In the 5th episode of TH!NKpod Podcast, listen to one of the world's most cited researchers and most influential scientific minds, recipient of the highly prestigious Global Energy Award in 2021, the director of the Precourt Institute for Energy at Stanford University, Professor Yi Cui.We discuss the future of energy storage, clean energy, and the issues surrounding mining minerals like lithium and cobalt. We also talk about how Prof. Cui combines TH!NKpod is the debut podcast from the FII Institute, featuring a deep dive into real-world solutions to some of the biggest questions facing humanity. Subscribe to TH!NKpod here: https://linktr.ee/FIIKSAWatch the interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqtDjA_dxvI

In the 3rd episode of TH!NKpod Podcast, listen to H.E @AmadouHott Minister of Economy, Planning and Cooperation in #Senegal talking about integrated energy solutions, investing in #Africa and the race to net zero.Link to Youtube & Podcast platforms:linker.ee/FIIKSA

In the 2nd episode of TH!NKpod podcast, listen to @ovioso talking about digital banking in #Africa, the #sustainability of #crypto currency & cashless society.

In our TH!NKpod first episode with @astroTerry, let's understand how the view from the space gave him a fresh perspective, and how this led him to his second career as an #entrepreneur ?!Watch more:#podcast #space

Future Investment Initiative Institute launches TH!NKpod podcast series FII Institute is excited to launch our new podcast series, TH!NKpod. TH!NKpod will feature interviews with the most influential leaders globally, including heads of state, academics, CEOs, entrepreneurs, innovators, investors, and even an astronaut, whose journeys will inspire you to make an Impact On Humanity.  Hosted by FII Institute's Aziz Sirajuddin and Francisco Serra-Martins, two award-winning entrepreneurs TH!NKpod is the exclusive platform to hear the smartest ideas and the biggest challenges facing the world today. The podcast is inspired by our mission to catalyze impact on humanity. The podcast is built on our efforts to turn big ideas into real-world solutions to the most pressing problems of today, for a brighter, more inclusive, and sustainable future.  TH!NKpod will showcase a wide range of topics, from artificial intelligence and robotics to education, healthcare, sustainability, food security, virtual reality, blockchain, and crypto, to the world of investments and more. Join us every week for a new episode featuring a deep dive into real-world solutions to some of the biggest questions facing humanity. Subscribe to our TH!NKpod series by clicking here:  https://linktr.ee/FIIKSAStay tuned!