2050 Investors — Economic and markets megatrends, ahead of 2050’s global sustainability targets
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2050 Investors — Economic and markets megatrends, ahead of 2050’s global sustainability targets
Welcome to 2050 Investors your monthly guide to understanding the intricate connections between finance, globalisation, and ESG. Join host Kokou Agbo-Bloua, Head of Economics, Cross-Asset & Quant Research at Societe Generale, for an exploration of the economic and market megatrends shaping the...
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Stablecoins: DeFi-ing Traditional Finance with Joseph Lubin, Co-founder of Ethereum
Stablecoins, once a niche segment of the cryptocurrency market, are rapidly emerging as a vital bridge between the digital innovation of decentralised...
REPLAY · 'Around the World' of Trade: The Evolution of Globalization (ft. Tim de Knegt, Strategic Finance Manager at the Port of Rotterdam)
What is the future of international trade? After Brexit, the War in Ukraine, and the Covid-19 pandemic, are we at the beginning of the end of globalis...
REPLAY · The Nautilus Chronicles: Exploring The Future of Oceans (ft. Nisha Bakker, Director Partnerships at The Ocean Cleanup)
What has no beginning, end, or middle and touches every continent?
If you answered, “the ocean”- Correct!
Or the ‘living infinite’,...
The €14 trillion question: Can Europe finance its own future? (ft Anne-Christine Champion)
Europe, once the driving force of global progress, gave birth to the Industrial Revolution, Enlightenment ideals, innovative scientific discoveries, a...
The Geoengineering Gamble: When Sky Is No Longer the Limit (ft. Hans van der Loo, Co-founder of the Blue Cooling Initiative)
Every so often, a bold new climate solution emerges - hailed as the answer to humanity's looming environmental crisis. From carbon capture and storage...
The Dual Power of Advertising: From Ad-diction to Good-vertising (ft. Thomas Kolster, author of Goodvertising)
Think about the last advert you saw. Was it the first or the 100th time you saw it? Today, the average person sees around 5,000 to 10,000 ads a day -...
The Alchemy of Sales: Earning Client Trust Across Cultures (ft. Yann Garnier, Head of Sales, Global Markets at Societe Generale)
What qualities make the best salespeople? And what are the secrets behind their ability to sell anything — from a simple pen to a car, a house or even...
Financing Tomorrow: Banking Across Generations (ft. Slawomir Krupa, CEO of Societe Generale) | History, ESG, Innovation
How did the banking system evolve from a simple bench—the very origin of the word “bank”—into the sophisticated institutions that drive the global eco...
REPLAY · Decarbonising Happiness (Part 1): Sustainable Well-being in Modern Society | Economy, ESG, Prosperity
Part 1 of the episode. Don't miss Claudia Senik's interview in Part 2.
What really drives happiness in the 21st century? The UN de...
REPLAY · Decarbonising Happiness (Part 2): Interview with Claudia Senik, professor at the Paris School of Economics | ESG, Prosperity
Part 2 of the episode. We recommend you listen to Part 1 if you haven't already.
What really drives happiness in the 21st century?...
REPLAY · A Tale of Two Futures: Exploring climate change pathways
This special episode of 2050 Investors takes you to… well, the year 2050! Will we have achieved our goal of net-zero emissions and taken the necessary...
The Risk Takers: The Art of Risk Management (ft. Hatem Mustapha, Co-Head of Global Markets at Societe Generale) | Portfolio, Volatility
What kind of risk taker are you? The answer may reveal more than you think.
In this episode of 2050 Investors, Kokou Agbo-Bloua ta...
The Original Sin of Sovereign Debt: Budget deficits & Debt crisis (ft. Anatoli Annenkov) | Public Finances, Sustainability
$25 trillion ! This is the sum injected into the economy by Governments and Central Banks to protect a significant portion of the global economy durin...
REPLAY · Lose Yourself in Sports (Part 1): How Game Changers changed the Game | Impact and Sustainable Solutions of the Sports Industry
Part 1 of the episode. Don't miss Jonny Wilkinson's interview in Part 2.
“You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow.<...
REPLAY · Lose Yourself in Sports (Part 2): Interview with Jonny Wilkinson, England Rugby Legend | Challenging Limits & The Power of Will
Part 2 of the episode. We recommend you listen to Part 1 if you haven't already.
“You only get one shot, do not miss your chance t...
The Nuclear Debate: Fears, Facts and “Fission” | Carbon-free Energy, Sustainable Finance
Is nuclear power the key to a carbon-neutral future or an accident waiting to happen?
Non-hydro renewables such as wind and solar are predicte...
Climate Volatility: From Green Swans to Antifragility | Managing Climate Stress-tests and Financial Risk
Abraham Lincoln once said, “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail”. So why do well-known risk managements models fail to predict major even...
Grey Matters and the Economics of Ageing (ft. Wei Yao, Head of Research & Chief Economist for APAC at Societe Generale) | Silver Economy
The Chinese have a saying, 'A peaceful life has nothing to do with the passage of time'. This sound reminder points to the importance of enjoying life...
Carbon Bounty Hunting: From Stardust to the Notorious C.O.2 (ft. Eric Schoumsky) | Carbon Taxes, Credits, and Markets
Strap on your boots, don your hats, grab your pitchforks and mangroves, because we are going carbon hunting!
Although carbon diox...
“Fed” Up with Carbon: Central Banks & Climate Change
Should the world's central banks (Fed, ECB, BoE...) launch a coordinated "green quantitative easing" programme to simply print the $3.5 trillion a yea...
The Nautilus Chronicles: Exploring The Future of Oceans (ft. Nisha Bakker, Director Partnerships at The Ocean Cleanup)
What has no beginning, end, or middle and touches every continent?
If you answered, “the ocean”- Correct!
Or the ‘living infinite’,...
Home Sweet Home: Solutions for Climate-Resilient Housing (ft. Ben Richford, real estate finance expert) | urbanisation, sustainable living
Why do we say, "there’s no place like home"? This iconic phrase appears in "The Wizard of Oz" to remind us of the human need for familiarity, belongin...
Lose Yourself in Sports (Part 1): How Game Changers changed the Game | Impact and Sustainable Solutions of the Sports Industry
Part 1 of the episode. Don't miss Jonny Wilkinson's interview in Part 2.
“You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow....
Lose Yourself in Sports (Part 2): Interview with Jonny Wilkinson, England Rugby Legend | Challenging Limits & The Universal Power of Will
Part 2 of the episode. We recommend you listen to Part 1 if you haven't already.
“You only get one shot, do not miss your chance...
A Tale of Two Futures: Exploring climate change pathways
This special episode of 2050 Investors takes you to… well, the year 2050! Will we have achieved our goal of net-zero emissions and taken the necessary...
REPLAY · Insuring Acts of God (ft. Ernst Rauch)
Economy, planet, markets and you
2050 Investors is going on a summer break! Before we meet again in September, listen to ou...
The Red Flower & the Future of Energy (ft. Irene Himona, Oil & Gas equity research analyst at Societe Generale) | Fossil Fuels, Net Zero
Welcome fellow energy explorers! Do you know why is the energy transition taking so long? And what awaits us when we eventually deplete our energy res...
Fashionomics: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (ft. Anne Critchlow, Retail analyst at Societe Generale) | Fast Fashion, Consumption
Did you know that in 2022, the global apparel market was valued at over US 1.5 trillion dollars and is expected to increase to almost US 2 trillion do...
Biodiversity = Σ [Biology x (Diversity + Inclusion)²] ft. Matthieu Maurin, CEO of Iceberg Data Lab | Preservation, Climate Change
Did you know that over the past 440 million years, there have been five mass extinction events on Earth? Now, according to scientists, the sixth extin...
Decarbonising Happiness: Sustainable Well-being in Modern Society (Part 1)
Part 1 of the episode. Don't miss Claudia Senik's interview in Part 2.
What really drives happiness in the 21st century? The UN de...
Decarbonising Happiness: Sustainable Well-being in Modern Society (Part 2) ft. Claudia Senik, Professor at the Paris School of Economics
Part 2 of the episode. We recommend you listen to Part 1 if you haven't already.
What really drives happiness in the 21st century...
Who Wants to Live Forever: Healthcare in the Age of Climate Change (ft. ChatGPT) | Medicine, Technology, Longevity
How does climate change affect health? Thanks to the incredible discoveries in medicine and technology, the average global human lifespan has more tha...
Life in plastic, un-fantastic! Rethinking Recycling and Circular Economy (ft. Daan Van Kassel, Fund manager at Polestar Capital)
How about doing away with plastic? Drifting in the Central North Pacific Ocean is the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch”, a collection of marine debris wit...
'Around the World' of Trade: The Evolution of Globalization (ft. Tim de Knegt, Strategic Finance Manager at the Port of Rotterdam)
What is the future of international trade? After Brexit, the War in Ukraine, and the Covid-19 pandemic, are we at the beginning of the end of globalis...
The End of Abundance | Shifting Mindsets: Sustainability, Economics, and the Future of Markets | Scarcity of natural resources
Do the recent statements by President Macron and the debacle of Liz Truss' mini budget sound the end of abundance? It seems like we should prepare for...
Singing 'for' the Rain: Investigating Water Scarcity (ft. Jo Harrison, Dir:Asset Management at United Utilities Group PLC)
Is the Earth running out of fresh water? The summer of 2022 has seen significant droughts across the world, with serious ripple effects from energy sh...
Calling Hydrogen to the Stand: A Debate on Sustainable Energy (ft. Allan Baker, Global Head of Power at Societe Generale)
Is hydrogen gray until proven green? When looking into the energy transition and options for clean sources of energy, hydrogen is often listed as one...
Carbon-Free Calories: Decoding the Future Plate (ft. David Hayes, Analyst at Societe Generale) | Food, Finance, and Sustainability
What will tomorrow's plate look like? By 2050, we will have to feed close to 10 billion people – 2 billion more than today – while committing to net z...
War and Peace: Impacts of Ukraine Conflict on Global Markets | Financial landscapes, Geopolitics, Energy transition
What impact has the war in Ukraine had on the economy? From Covid-19 pandemic to an inflation outbreak, from recession to stagflation fears and finall...
Insuring Acts of God: Climate Change Impacts on the Insurance Industry (ft. Ernst Rauch, Munich Re’s Chief Climate and Geoscientist)
In insurance lingo, an “Act of God” is an event outside of human control or activity, such as natural disasters. With the growing frequency of such "A...