Imperial Business Podcast Imperial College Business School

Co-founder of Happy Fan, John Grabowski, talks about his career in the sports industry and beyond. From starting in one of the biggest sport and entertainment companies - IMG - part of Endeavor, to being the commercial director at move.ai, and now delivering fan data integration solutions to the sports industry with Happy Fan. You can find John on linkedin as “John Grabowski, MBA” and at john@happy.fan 

This week’s episode of Green Minds features Haysam Azhar, who works as an analyst working on blended finance transactions for developing countries at the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI). The CPI is an analysis and advisory organisation with expertise in finance and policy. Its Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance has mobilised over $4 billion to address climate change.  
 
In this episode, guest co-host Huzefah and Lorenzo interview Haysam about his personal motivations for working on tackling climate change, how his undergraduate degree spanning seven countries shaped his outlook, his work at the CPI developing blended finance mechanisms in emerging markets, his co-authorship of a playbook on how corporations can design effective climate finance strategies, and his advice for young professionals starting their career in the climate space. 
 
The CPI’s Corporate Climate Finance Playbook can be found here: https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/publication/the-corporate-climate-finance-playbook/#:~:text=In%20partnership%20with%20Salesforce%2C%20CPI,when%20to%20use%20them%2C%20and 
 
More information on Climate Vine can be found here: https://www.climatevine.co/   
 
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In this week’s Green Minds episode, Jim sits down with Wen-Yu Weng, a consultant at PA Consulting specializing in clean energy, climate, and  sustainability. Together, they navigate the outlook for energy in 2024 and discuss career prospects in the green energy space. 
 
Key Highlights: 
Offshore wind development in the UK after AR6 and in the US. 
What we think about Nuclear in the energy transition 
Implications of involvement of oil producing countries in COPs 
Navigating a career in the green energy space 
Fun question: what is the place of Bitcoin in the energy transition 
 
For listeners who want to reach out to Wen-Yu, you can find her at  
https://www.linkedin.com/in/wenyuweng/ 
 
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This week’s episode of Green Minds features Annie Shepperd OBE, whose decorated CV includes Chair of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM), former Chief Executive of Salix Finance, and former Chief Executive of Walsall Council and the London Borough of Southwark. 
 
In this episode, guest co-host Laurence and Lorenzo interview Annie about the role of local government in achieving net zero, Salix Finance’s role in delivering energy efficiency and clean heat in the UK, how to create leaders in the fight against climate change, and CIWEM’s work to ensure clean drinking water. 
 
CIWEM’s report, A Fresh Water Future, is available to read here: https://www.ciwem.org/policy-reports/fresh-water-future  
 
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This week’s episode of Green Minds features Jana Skokan, Co-founder and director of frogeex, a worldwide network for Sustainable Building and Living.  
 
Eva interviews Jana about climate-smart architecture and urban planning, the potential of technological and nature-based solutions, and the co-benefits and success factors of green cities.  
 
For listeners interested in learning more about climate-smart architecture and frogeex's work, here is a link to their website. 
 
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Tune in for the final episode of the Green Minds Around the World series, where the MSc Climate Change, Management and Finance cohort shares insights on the countries they call home.  
 For this last episode, Marie-Céline sat down with Kushboo, Gabriella, Chong, and Syakira to delve into climate policy challenges and outlooks in India, the US, China, and Malaysia. You’ll hear about China’s current five-year plan, the upcoming elections in India and the United States, and Malaysia’s recent cabinet overhaul.   
If you have any suggestions for guests or topics you would like us to explore, feel free to email us at podcast.greenminds@gmail.com