INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast

INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast by Nick Lall
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INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast

Conversations with leading emerging markets movers and shakers on their personal journeys and insights into the countries in which they operate. 

  1. Sustainable forestry in Africa - Darren Lapp, New Forests Company

    FEB 5

    Sustainable forestry in Africa - Darren Lapp, New Forests Company

    Send us a text In this episode, we were joined by Darren Lapp, CEO of the New Forests Company, a sustainable forestry and timber products business operating in Uganda and Tanzania. Darren shares his journey from growing up in a forestry town in Canada to leading a major forestry enterprise in sub-Saharan Africa. We discuss: Darren’s career path – how he transitioned from biology and soil science to forestry, influenced by early work experiences and international exposure.The challenges of for...

    30 min
  2. Athletic + career excellence and VC in the Balkans - Pedja Predin, Fifth Quarter Ventures

    11/07/2024

    Athletic + career excellence and VC in the Balkans - Pedja Predin, Fifth Quarter Ventures

    Send us a textPedja is an INSEAD 14J and GP at Fifth Quarter Ventures, the first VC firm solely focused on Southeastern Europe. Pedja was on the Serbian National Water Polo team, and post-INSEAD scaled Gelato (a print-on-demand startup) into a unicorn my leading its expansion into emerging markets like India, China, and Russia. In this episode we discuss the types of founders Pedja likes to invest in, traits he looks for in investors and partners, how to build brands in emerging markets ...

    29 min
  3. Building Latin America's largest fintech - Livia Chanes, CEO Nubank Brazil

    11/01/2024

    Building Latin America's largest fintech - Livia Chanes, CEO Nubank Brazil

    Send us a textNubank (NYSE: NU) is Latin America's largest fintech company and the world's largest neobank with over 100 million users and a valuation of over $70 billion. Livia is an INSEAD 09D and prior to Nubank directed tech and business analytics at Itau Unibanco (Latin America's largest bank) and was a Partner at McKinsey.

    29 min

  4. 08/28/2024

    Is India the next China? with Kevin Carter, EMQQ Global

    Send us a textKevin Carter, founder and chief investment officer of EMQQ Global, joined us to disucss his journey in the investment world, initiated by his transformative reading of "A Random Walk Down Wall Street," which led to him working alongside economist Burton Malkiel of Princeton University in creating multiple stock market innovations like fractional investing and personal indexing, and his ultimate focus on China and other emerging markets. Carter shares insights on the digital...

    58 min
  5. Adventure capitalist quantitative investing - Asha Mehta, Global Delta Capital

    06/05/2024

    Adventure capitalist quantitative investing - Asha Mehta, Global Delta Capital

    Send us a textIn this episode of the INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast, we speak with Asha Mehta, Managing Partner at Global Delta Capital, about her impactful career in finance, focusing on emerging and frontier markets through a lens of sustainability and responsible investing.Asha founded Global Delta Capital after working as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs and Lead Portfolio Manager and Director of Responsible Investing at Acadian Asset Management. Asha has been recognized as a ...

    48 min
  6. Global citizenship with Andrew Henderson, Nomad Capitalist

    04/19/2024

    Global citizenship with Andrew Henderson, Nomad Capitalist

    Send us a textAndrew Henderson is the Founder and CEO of Nomad Capitalist, the world's leading offshore consulting firm dedicated to helping clients make informed decisions on the best countries to invest, start a business and live in. Andrew has helped over 2,000 UHNW individuals go offshore and his YouTube channel has over 750,000 subscribers.Nomad Capitalist Live, Nomad Capitalist's annual event, will be held in Kuala Lumpur this September 25th through 28th.

    47 min
  7. Nearshoring to Mexico - Jorge Gonzalez Henrichsen, The Nearshore Company

    03/28/2024

    Nearshoring to Mexico - Jorge Gonzalez Henrichsen, The Nearshore Company

    Send us a textIn this episode, Jorge Gonzalez Henrichsen joins us to share his unique path from investment banking and an MBA at NYU Stern to acquiring and then running company at the forefront of the nearshoring movement. He dives deep into both the geopolitical and macroeconomic ramifications of nearshoring and the nitty gritty of what it takes to search for, buy, and then run a cross-border business.Subscribe and follow the INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast on Spotify, Apple, or Google.

    41 min
  8. Transforming brands and lives across cultures - Emily Chang, CEO McCann WorldGroup China

    02/22/2024

    Transforming brands and lives across cultures - Emily Chang, CEO McCann WorldGroup China

    Send us a textIn this episode of the INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast, we were joined by Emily Chang, a powerhouse in the world of international marketing and business strategy. Currently CEO of VML West (and CEO of McCann Worldgroup in China at the time of recording), Emily's storied career spans influential roles at global giants like Starbucks, Apple, and Procter & Gamble, culminating in her profound impact on brand building and customer experience across continents. Beyond her corporat...

    37 min
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    Conversations with leading emerging markets movers and shakers on their personal journeys and insights into the countries in which they operate. 

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      INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast by Nick Lall
    • Years Active
      2022 - 2025
    • Episodes
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