The Global Counsel Podcast

Welcome back to the Global Month Ahead, Global Counsel's briefing on the events and stories that will define the month to come. This month, Health and Life Sciences Senior Associate Rosie Hill will hear from different members of the GC team to preview the month's stories before they are in the headlines. First, Associate Saskia Giraud-Reeves previews UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's much-anti...

This week on the Global Counsel Podcast, Practice Director Alexander Smotrov , Associate Alexander van der Wusten , and Associate Magnus Obermann discuss the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on the business sector after a year of fighting. What does Ukraine's resilience mean for rebuilding efforts, why are businesses struggling to fully untangle themselves from Russia, and what is the state of pla...

Global Counsel's tech policy podcast Top in Tech is going weekly! In each episode, we'll be covering the week's biggest tech policy story with an expert from our GC team. We'll also continue to host thought leaders and industry experts for monthly in-depth conversations about the future of tech regulation. Subscribe now to immediately receive new episodes of 'Top in Tech' on your favourite podcas...

Recorded live at our Politics of Food conference in Brussels, Tiffany McDonald , Senior Adviser at Global Counsel, is joined by  Arancha González , Dean of Paris School of International Affairs and former Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation. They discuss the EU trade agenda in the current geopolitical moment and draw on their collective experience as policymake...

Global Counsel's tech policy podcast Top in Tech is going weekly! In each episode, we'll be covering the week's biggest tech policy story with an expert from our GC team. We'll also continue to host thought leaders and industry experts for monthly in-depth conversations about the future of tech regulation.  Subscribe now to immediately receive new episodes of 'Top in Tech' on your favourite podca...

Recorded last month at our Politics of Food conference in London, Senior Director Stephen Adams speaks to Emily Miles, Chief Executive of the UK's Food Standards Agency. They discuss the agency's transition through Brexit, the challenges of running a major food regulator through a pandemic, and the risks and opportunities offered by food innovation. Stay tuned for more podcasts in the coming weeks...

Top in Tech is going weekly! In each episode, we'll be covering the week's biggest tech policy story with an expert from our GC team. We'll also continue to host thought leaders and industry experts for monthly in-depth conversations about the future of tech regulation. Subscribe now to immediately receive new episodes of 'Top in Tech' on your favourite podcast platform, including  Apple Podc...

Welcome back to the Global Month Ahead, Global Counsel's briefing on the events and stories that will define the month to come. In each episode, Global Macro Associate Director  Isabelle Trick  will hear from different members of the GC team to preview the month's stories before they are in the headlines. This month, we're joined by Associate Ed King to unpack a pivotal election in Niger...

Recorded earlier this month at our Politics of Food conference in Washington DC, GC Chairman Peter Mandelson speaks to Dr. Jewel Bronaugh, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture. They discuss the state of American food production, Bronaugh's policy priorities in her role, and the impact that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has had on global food supplies. Stay tuned for more podcasts in...

This is a special preview of Top in Tech, Global Counsel's technology policy podcast. To receive new episodes immediately, search for Top in Tech in your favourite podcast app. This week on Top in Tech, Conan D'Arcy speaks to Leo Ringer, Founding Partner at Form Ventures. They discuss the state of the UK tech startup scene, how it compares to other markets and Form Venture's contributions to Atomi...

This year, Global Counsel's flagship policy conference is exploring the Politics of Food. Events throughout the month of January will offer a chance to debate and discuss the technological, regulatory and geopolitical challenges testing food systems around the world in 2023. On a special edition of the Global Month Ahead, Associate Director Isabelle Trick explores the themes of the Polit...

This is a special preview of Top in Tech, Global Counsel's technology policy podcast. To receive new episodes immediately, search for Top in Tech in your favourite podcast app. This week on Top in Tech, Conan D'Arcy is joined by Michelle Ryang to hear about what she saw at last week's Consumer Electronics Expo in Las Vegas. What does the biggest show in tech tell us about the new trends emerging i...

This week on Top in Tech, Conan D'Arcy speaks to Guy Parker, Chief Executive of the Advertising Standards Authority, the UK regulator of advertising in media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Associate Director Jens Presthus is joined by Senior Practice Director Thomas Gratowski to discuss China's remarkable reversals regarding covid policy. Please note this conversation was recorded on December 16th. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is an episode of Top in Tech, Global Counsel's podcast covering the European 'techlash'. To receive all episodes of this show, please search for 'Top in Tech' in your favourite podcast app. The ‘metaverse’ term was coined thirty years ago, and until recently was part science fiction, part speculation. But with Facebook’s rebranding as Meta last year, an increasing consumer acceptance of virtu...

Beata Stepantchenko , Giulia Pasquali , and Varsha Shankar explore new proposals in the US, EU and UK that seek to combat forced labour and the associated implications for business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a preview of Top in Tech, Global Counsel's podcast on the European 'tech-lash'. To receive future episodes of Top in Tech, please subscribe on Apple Podcast , Spotify , or wherever you get your podcasts. Today on the podcast, Conan D'Arcy talks to Elizabeth Denham, the former UK Information Commissioner at the ICO and current International Adviser at Baker McKenzie. They talk thr...

Welcome back to the Global Month Ahead, our look at the stories that will define the month to come. This episode: Saudi Arabia to host surprise China-Arab summit . Scheduled to take place during President Xi’s visit to the kingdom on December 9th, the summit caps a year of increasingly strained relations between the US and Saudi Arabia. Director Ahmed Helal joins us to discuss what will be on...

Following several leader-level summits in Asia, including ASEAN in Cambodia; G20 in Bali, and APEC in Thailand, Asian countries continue to take an increasingly active role in dealing with global challenges and brokering a pathway between US-China competition. What does the future of Summit diplomacy look like from Asia and what did we learn after the first set of in-person Summits in Asia since t...

UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the long-awaited Autumn Statement yesterday, detailing the new government’s tax and spend commitments alongside the OBR’s economic forecast. The delay of the budget provided Sunak and Hunt with more time to agree on areas of public spending to potentially cut. It seeks to demonstrate the economic competence and fiscal credibility that was damaged as a result of...

In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by a massive 25%, according to research by the World Health Organization. Is there a role for digital technologies in treating and supporting patients with mental health conditions? To discuss, Senior Associate Rosie Hill is joined by Brian Dow, Deputy CEO at Rethink Mental Illness and the CEO of Ment...

This is an episode of Top in Tech, a podcast from the Global Counsel TMT team, covering the latest in the European 'tech-lash'. You can subscribe on  Apple Podcasts ,  Spotify , or wherever you get your podcasts to receive all of the episodes, including monthly in-conversations with some of the industry's smartest experts. This week on Top in Tech, Conan D'Arcy is joined by Senior Associ...

Joe Biden's Democratic Party overperformed expectations in the United States midterm elections, surprising Washington and European observers and plunging Donald Trump and the Republican Party into newfound turmoil . While Democrats are expected to narrowly lose the House, it was the most robust midterm performance for a Democratic incumbent in forty years. The weakened Republican performance will...

In the latest in our geopolitics series, practice director Jon Garvie is joined by Paola Subacchi, Professor of International Economics and Chair Advisory Board at the  Global Policy Institute at Queen Mary, University of London . Paola co-chaired the T7 think-tank task force on economic recovery, which fed academic and think-tank perspectives into the G7 and G20 presidencies. Jon a...

Welcome back to the Global Month Ahead, Global Counsel's briefing on the events and stories that will define the month to come.   In each episode, Global Macro Associate Director  Isabelle Trick  will hear from different members of the GC team to preview the month's stories before they are in the headlines.   This month: Will US midterms usher in a divided government? Republica...