Robert Friedland, Founder and Executive Chairman, Ivanhoe Mines

This week, we kick off our new series, The September Sessions, where we’ll focus on the work required to make the energy transition a reality. Our first guest is Robert Friedland, Founder and Executive Co-Chairman of Ivanhoe Mines. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely welcomes Robert back into the studio to discuss the realities of what it […]

John Dowd, CEO, GoGreen Investments

We continue our Carbon Frontiers series this week with John Dowd. John is the CEO of GoGreen Investments, a Special Purpose Acquisition Company helping private companies working on solutions to climate change raise funds on Wall Street. Before joining GoGreen, John managed multi-billion dollar portfolios at Fidelity Investments and co-led the Fidelity Energy Research Team. […]

Mark Frayman, Managing Partner, Orion Industrial Ventures

We close out our Financing the Energy Transition series this week with Mark Frayman, Managing Partner at Orion Industrial Ventures. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely sits down with Mark to discuss the role of venture capital in decarbonizing mining and heavy industry. Download full transcript → Hosted By

Jack & Will Lundin of the Lundin Group

We’re continuing our search for the minerals required to execute the energy transition. This weekend, we are thrilled to welcome Jack and Will Lundin of the Lundin Group to the SmarterMarkets studio! In the fifth episode of our Summer Playlist, we’re diving into the Lundin family’s passion for exploration — and how a rising millennial […]

Robert Friedland, Founder & Executive Co-Chairman, Ivanhoe Mines

We’re ending the hottest week of the year with a splash of cold water! Join host David Greely for an unforgettable interview with icon of industry, Robert Friedland, examining the commodities, resource and geopolitical requirements for the energy transition. In under an hour, we tackle the startling projections from S&P’s Future of Copper report, the […]

Robert Friedland on Grading, Trading, and Responsibly Producing Commodities

Robert Friedland, a Renaissance man who founded several successful mining, technology and entertainment companies, speaks to host Erik Townsend openly about his views about the what, who and how of the global energy transition and meeting the energy demand of future generations. About the episode With world leaders rapidly reacting to climate change concerns, governments […]

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