Imperial Business Podcast

We often hear about the negative effects of smartphones on young people’s mental health. But what if they could also help improve it?  In this bonus episode, Aglaia Freccero, a President’s PhD scholar in the Division of Psychiatry at Imperial, joins Lok Yee Liu to discuss MindCraft: a digital tool designed to track young people’s mental health and provide just-in-time support. Hear about how it’s ...

Is there a wellbeing crisis across universities? Is technology helping or hindering students’ mental health? In the final episode of this series, Anna Goodwin and Sophie Cutforth, Student Wellbeing Advisors at Imperial Business School, check in with Lok Yee Liu to explore the impact of technology, AI and apps on students’ wellbeing and the support they receive. We also hear from students at Imperi...

By now, most universities across the UK have implemented guidance on AI usage. But do students actually know what it says? This week, Jay DesLauriers, a Teaching Fellow and an AI Futurist in Education at Imperial, and Heather Mack, Director of Strategy and Operations at the IDEA Lab, join Lok Yee Liu to dissect current and future guidance around AI in higher education. Plus, Jay and Heather use Im...

This week, we ask whether technology is accelerating or solving the climate crisis.  Alyssa Gilbert, Director of Undaunted and Director of Innovation at Imperial’s Grantham Institute, sits down with Lok Yee Liu to discuss the launch of EarthScale, a nationwide, university-led programme providing vital scaling support to climate tech startups in that tricky ‘missing middle’. Alyssa also responds to...

This week, we want to know what higher education would look like if attending lectures were as simple as putting on a VR headset. And whether this could become a reality. Adrian Cowell, Innovation Lead for the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial, and Stephen Vaz, the IDEA Lab’s Director of Learning Innovation, sit down with Lok Yee Liu to explore virtual reality’s place in the future of higher educati...

In the first episode of IDEAs Rewired, the team wants to know whether students (and teachers) are becoming too reliant on AI. Cloda Jenkins, Associate Dean (Education, Pedagogy and Innovation) at Imperial Business School, and Sean O’Grady, Lead Learning Designer at the IDEA Lab, catch up with Lok Yee Liu to discuss the current impact of AI on teaching and learning in higher education. We also hear...

Welcome to another episode featuring JJ Irukwu. In this episode, he opens up about his personal setbacks and the mindset shift that helped him overcome them, helping him empower empowering others today. He also shares his bold take on where the sports industry is headed and what it needs to thrive.

Want to know what it’s like working in one of the biggest names in the sports industry, In this episode we are joined with JJ Irukwu, Strategy and Business Development Manager at Sky Sports, to bring us on his career journey and unique insight on the sports industry today. Trust me, this is an episode you don’t want to miss.

In this episode, host Frédérique welcomes Antoine Poincaré, Head of Axa Climate School, to explore the role of education in climate action, the unexpected business models transformation of transitioning sectors and the imperative to prioritize adaptation. In his current role, Antoine translates complex climate science into actionable strategies that foster awareness and drive impact across the org...

Host Rajan Sangha is joined by Lisa Sachs (Director of the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment & Columbia Climate School MS in Climate Finance) to unpack the impact of tariffs and trade tensions on clean energy, the failures of ESG investing, and the urgent need for political will in climate finance. They discuss the global cost of capital divide, critical minerals governance, adaptation...

Welcome to the Imperial Sports Business Podcast! To start off the new season, we’re having an open and honest conversation with Vipul Londhe, Co-Founder of Future in Sports—a community dedicated to helping aspiring sports professionals break into the industry. Join us as we discuss the realities of building a career in sports and the steps you need to take to succeed. 

In this episode of Green Minds, we sit down with Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson, the acclaimed writers behind the thought-provoking play Kyoto now playing @sohoplace until 3rd May and produced by RSC, Good Chance, Rachel Styne and Jessica Foung. We explore how they bring climate narratives to life on stage, using storytelling to confront the complexities of global climate negotiations. Joe and Joe s...

This week’s episode of Green Minds features Paul O’Connor, Head of Sustainable Finance- Debt Capital Markets at J.P. Morgan  In this episode, Paul speaks about his professional background, the various financial instruments used in sustainable finance and provides insights into recent current affairs and the future of the industry.   Do you have any suggestions for guests or themes that we should t...

In this episode, we explore carbon capture and storage technology through an economic lens with Elsy T. Milan, a PhD Student at the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial College London. As a multi-disciplinary problem-solver, Elsa shares her journey from navigating international conferences to shaping her aspirations to accelerate decarbonisation. Tune in for insights on the intersection of...

This week’s episode of Green Minds features John O’Brien, Managing Director at Deloitte New York and Global Lead for decarbonisation in the Mining and Metals.   In this episode, John discusses topics including his experience working in the climate sector since the 1990’s, clean technology, the creation of his book 2100 Visions, his current role at Deloitte, and offers his views on recent current a...

Our first episode of Green Minds for the 2025 season features renowned climate activist Clover Hogan, founder of Force of Nature, the youth-driven non-profit channelling climate anxiety into meaningful action. In this episode, Clover discusses her motivations for getting involved with climate change, the purpose of her company, and offers her views on COP events, industry engagement, the education...

Meet your new hosts for the 2024-2025 academic year, MSc in Climate Change, Management & Finance students Frédérique, Grace, Donagh and Rajan.   In this brief episode, this year’s hosts share their backgrounds, motivations, areas of interest, and tackle a surprise question along the way!  Do you have any suggestions for guests or themes that we should consider?   Feel free to drop us a message...

Gareth Mitchell sits down with David Miles, Professor of Financial Economics at the Business School, about his research on ageing populations and declining birth rates - are they really that bad? Professor David Miles is a member of the Budget Responsibility Committee of the Office for Budget Responsibility. Between May 2009 and September 2015, he was a member of the Monetary Policy Committee at t...

This week's episode of Green Minds features Zaneta Sedilekova, biodiversity and climate risk lawyer and founder and CEO of Planet Law Lab, where she advises companies on how to mitigate their sustainability risks.    In this episode, Zaneta shares valuable insights into her work and explains what climate litigation is, how it impacts society and climate change, and the differences between climate...

In this week’s Green Minds episode, Jim sits down with Tim Turner from Kona Energy. Together, they go through the battery’s revenue stack and hear about career opportunities in the energy sector. This is the second part of a two-part episode.    Key Highlights:  Summary of the GB electricity market  The need for battery and their role in the system  A closer look at what a battery storage project...

In this week’s Green Minds episode, Jim sits down with Tim Turner from Kona Energy. Together, they go through GB’s electricity market and learn about how to develop a battery storage project. This is the first part of a two-part episode.    Key Highlights:  Summary of the GB electricity market  The need for battery and their role in the system  A closer look at what a battery storage project reall...

This week's episode of Green Minds features Charlotte Owen, Growth Director at Hemiko.    Hemiko is one of the leading end-to-end service providers of heat networks in the UK and has recently announced a heat network project that will offer clean heat to every building in an English town with a population of over 100,000 people.    In this episode, Charlotte sets out heat networks’ contribution to...

This week's episode of Green Minds features Christian Sigmund, co-founder and CEO of Hamburg-based startup WILDPLASTIC. WILDPLASTIC aims to recover as much wild plastic waste as possible from the environment and return it to the recycling cycle. Working with collection organisations in regions severely affected by the plastic crisis, WILDPLASTIC purchases wild plastic and transforms it into new pr...

This week's episode of Green Minds features Julian Kakarott, Founder and CEO of the Hamburg-based startup CarbonStack. CarbonStack uses blockchain technology, remote sensing, environmental modelling and artificial intelligence (AI) to offset carbon emissions through a transparent reforestation scheme.    This episode delves into Julian's journey and motivations for founding CarbonStack. It provide...

Giulia is the Commercial Strategy Director at EFG, a leading competitive gaming and esports company. From being a professional basketball player to Imperial Business School to working for companies such as Formula 1 - she’s had such an inspiring career.  She talks about her different roles, her career trajectory and her experience being a woman in a male dominated industry.