This episode of WESPOD features Warwick Economics Summit's global ambassadors: Gioele Giussani from the University of Bocconi. In this episode, Gioele explores the political economy of free trade; he discussing theories from Adam Smith to Bertil Gotthard Ohlin, and applies these insights to the modern U.S and UK economy, in relation to the emergence of Donald Trump and Brexit.  Look out for more Global Views with our WES Ambassadors. Each episode will feature ambassadors from all corners of...

This episode of WESPOD features Warwick Economics Summit's global ambassadors: Adeep Srinivasa from University of Adelaide and Nourhan ElHadba from the American University in Cairo. In this conversation, Adeep and Nourhan compare the implications of Fintech on financial inclusion across India and Egypt, the complexity of cryptocurrency, and the importance of openness to innovation.  Look out for more Global Views with our WES Ambassadors. Each episode will feature ambassadors from all...

This episode of WESPOD hosts Judit Polgar, the strongest female chess player of all time. In this engaging interview, Polgar discusses the Queen’s Gambit, growing up as a chess prodigy, the advent of AI. Whether you're a chess enthusiast or are completely unfamiliar with the sport, her thoughts on the connections between chess and politics, and how AI has changed chess training and perceptions, remain both unique and fascinating.  Polgar’s professional career is hard to summarize. At the age...

"Cryptocurrency will not [be a part of our future]. I strongly believe that national or supernational currencies cannot be privatised."  This episode of WESPOD provides an overview of FinTech from top industrial executives. Find here fascinating discussions from the role of digitalisation, gender differences in FinTech use, to debate on the future of cryptocurrency.  The panel includes: Bastian Nominacher - Co founder and Co CEO of Celonis Henrik Johnsson - Co Head of capital markets...

“To be clear, our newsroom will never be data-driven… we view our role as setting the agenda, not following the herd” Welcome to WESPOD! In this episode, we'll be hearing from John Ridding, the CEO of the FT Group, one of the world’s leading news organisations. Here, he discusses the integrity of media and journalism, amid the rising threat of fake news and other dangers.  Ridding's credentials are self-evident. Under his stewardship, the FT has expanded its global operations and...

“The online world, our world, was able to continue and in some way even to benefit hugely from this pandemic, as everybody has come to understand the richest people in the world got vastly richer in the past 12 months” This episode of WESPOD features a distinguished panel of speakers on the topic of Global Inequalities. The panel includes: Joseph Stiglitz, who is a recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences Ravi Kanbur is the Co-Chair of the Food Economics...

The emotional turning point for David Davis which turned him from a “reluctant remainer” to Brexiteer was ultimately “the treatment of Greece”- “The response of the EU wasn’t to try and help them, it was actually to punish them.”   Welcome to WESPOD! In this episode, we will be hearing from David Davis, Chief Negotiator of Brexit, interviewed by Therese Raphael, Columnist for Bloomberg Opinion. Prior to 2017, Davis served as Member of Parliament for Haltemprice and Howden from 1987 to 1997,...

"We must make a choice. We may have democracy or we may have a surveillance society. But we cannot have both. A democratic surveillance society is an existential and political impossibility."  Welcome to the first episode of WESPOD! We are excited to bring you Shoshana Zuboff, writer, activist, and professor at Harvard Business School. In this fascinating talk, Zuboff discusses the perils of surveillance capitalism, which profits from "data-fication" of human behaviour and experience. She...

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