Ibrahim Ajami joins Kelsey Warner this week to talk about Mubadala's technology investment strategy in a year unlike any other. The head of ventures at Abu Dhabi’s strategic investment fund is looking at 25-year time horizons, longer than the typical private equity investor, and looking for ways to build bridges between Abu Dhabi and tech hubs around the wor ... Show More
Apr 22
What the energy crisis reveals about how we power world
In a matter of weeks, energy supply shocks sent oil prices up by 30 per cent, fuel costs surged to record highs, and the ripple effects hit everything from inflation and global growth to household bills. The International Monetary Fund has warned of one of the sharpest six-month ... Show More
31m 9s
Apr 15
Uncertainty is certain: Inside the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings
This year's IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington are unlike any in recent memory. The Iran war has given the annual gathering a geopolitical charge that has drawn an unusually broad crowd, not just the traditional ministers of trade, investment and finance, but foreig ... Show More
22m 44s
Feb 2022
Africa Startup Series – Peter Ngunyi, EarlyBird Venture Lab – Accelerating Africa’s Startup Ecosystem | #394
Today’s guest is Peter Ngunyi, founder and CEO of EarlyBird Venture Lab, which provides growth, acquisition and funding strategy for early-stage tech startups. In today’s episode, we’re talking to someone who’s seen the growth of the continent first hand over the last 40 plus yea ... Show More
38m 49s
Jul 2022
EP18 Invest in The Future | with Tammer Qaddumi, VentureSouq
<p>The 2020s have not been an easy time for investors. Although investing seemed to be showing signs of recovery, recent trends have seen investment into some sectors take a nose-dive. Businesses struggle to keep pace with rising interest rates, record levels of inflation, and ma ... Show More
44 m
Jun 2023
#603: LA to Thailand, Child Actor to Successful Investor – with Reid Kirchenbauer
<p dir="ltr">For over a decade, Reid has searched Asia for some of the world's top-performing investments. He directs Invest Asian's global research and day-to-day operations, focusing on uncorrelated assets that will grow and preserve his client's wealth. Reid moved to Asia the ... Show More
22m 12s