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Re-engineering Tokenization Episode 3 | Phil Zimmermann, Creator, Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)

We continue our Re-engineering Tokenization series this week by welcoming Phil Zimmermann, Creator of Pretty Good Privacy (PGP), into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. David Greely sits down with Phil to discuss his work in cryptography and its role in establishing trust and preserving privacy online. Phil shares his thoughts on what we need to be doing to make sure our technology is helping – not hindering – us in building the type of society we want to live in.

Re-engineering Tokenization Episode 2 | Ian Forester, Head of Product, Abaxx Technologies

This week on Re-engineering Tokenization, we continue our conversation with Ian Forester, Head of Product at Abaxx Technologies. David Greely sits down with Ian to pick up where we left off last week, digging in deeper on the use of cryptographically secured identity and signatures to take the next step from digitization to tokenization. David and Ian discuss Abaxx’s approach to the four pillars supporting trusted commercial transactions: secure identity, intent, assets, and data.

Re-engineering Tokenization Episode 1 | Josh Crumb, Founder & CEO, Abaxx Technologies + Ian Forester, Head of Product, Abaxx Technologies

This week, we kick off our new series Re-engineering Tokenization with Josh Crumb and Ian Forester, CEO and Head of Product at Abaxx Technologies. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely sits down with Josh and Ian to discuss asset tokenization and Abaxx Technologies’ approach to it – focusing on secure digital identity, privacy, and legal finality as the foundations for institutional grade commercial transactions.

Special Episode | Scenes from the IETA North America Climate Summit 2025

We present a special episode of SmarterMarkets™, bringing you exclusive interviews from the IETA North America Climate Summit 2025.

SmarterMarkets™ returned to the IETA North America Climate Summit to explore the challenges and opportunities defining the next phase of carbon market development.

This year’s conference examined emerging carbon pricing systems worldwide and the “how” and “when” of driving long-term growth — from the growing role of nature- and technology-based removals to the outcomes of the voluntary market’s focus on integrity and how businesses account for carbon.

In partnership with IETA, we spoke with a cross section of delegates about where they see progress, what challenges remain, and the developments they’re watching most closely as markets evolve.

We’ve compiled a selection of those 10 interviews into this Special Episode of SmarterMarkets™. The full interviews for each guest are available on the SmarterMarkets™ Presents media portal.

Our guests in order of appearance are:

Daniel Klier, CEO, South Pole

Margaret Kim, CEO, Gold Standard

Mandy Rambharos, CEO, Verra

Lisa DeMarco, CEO & Senior Partner, Resilient LLP

Juan Duran, CEO, EcoRegistry

Guy Turner, Managing Director of Carbon Markets, MSCI

Ed Morse, Senior Advisor, Hartree Partners

Sandeep Roy Choudhury, Co-Founder & Director, VNV

Stephen Mackenzie, Managing Director, EduVOD Africa + Irungu Waggema, Business Development Sector Leader – Agriculture, Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE)

Steve Zwick, Host, Bionic Planet & Co-Author of The Carbon Paradox + Renat Heuberger, CEO, Terra Impact Ventures & Co-Author of The Carbon Paradox

Catching Up On Climate Episode 5 | Dave Ernsberger & Mark Eramo, Co-Presidents, S&P Global Commodity Insights

We close out our Catching Up On Climate series this week with Dave Ernsberger & Mark Eramo, Co-Presidents of S&P Global Commodity Insights and Members of S&P Global’s Executive Leadership Team. David Greely sits down with Dave and Mark to catch up on the state of U.S. policy and the global discussion on energy, climate, and sustainability after New York City Climate Week – and where we’re heading next.

Catching Up On Climate Episode 4 | Hannah Hauman, Global Head of Carbon Trading, Trafigura

This week on Catching Up On Climate, we’re celebrating our 250th episode of SmarterMarkets™ with Hannah Hauman, Global Head of Carbon Trading at Trafigura. David Greely sat down with Hannah at the IETA North America Climate Summit in New York this week to catch up on how Article 6 and CORSIA are reshaping the global carbon markets. They discuss how countries are now framing their environmental goals, setting their climate ambitions, and building new compliance carbon emissions markets in a multipolar world.

Catching Up On Climate Episode 3 | Dirk Forrister, President & CEO, International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)

On our third installment of Catching Up On Climate, we welcome Dirk Forrister, President & CEO of IETA, back into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. David Greely sits down with Dirk to discuss what he and IETA have been focused on this past year – and what he sees as some of the most important things happening in climate and the carbon markets ahead of IETA's North America Climate Summit 2025.

Catching Up On Climate Episode 2 | Alexia Kelly, Managing Director of Carbon Policy and Markets Initiative, High Tide Foundation

We continue Catching Up On Climate this week by welcoming Alexia Kelly back into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. Alexia is Managing Director of Carbon Policy and Markets Initiative at High Tide Foundation. David Greely sits down with Alexia to discuss what's been happening beneath the quiet surface of the voluntary carbon markets in order to get them ready for prime time and unlock the institutional capital these markets need.

Catching Up On Climate Episode 1 | David Shukman, Journalist & Former Science Editor, BBC

This week, we kick off our new series, Catching Up On Climate, where we'll be discussing the state of the climate, the energy transition, and carbon markets going into Climate Week New York City 2025.

 

We begin our new series by welcoming David Shukman back into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. Shukman is a journalist and former Science Editor at the BBC. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely sits down with Shukman to catch up on how our experience of climate change is becoming more local and immediate, how governments and corporations are responding, and how the stories we tell – and the way we tell them – must adapt to help us confront this changing reality.

 

Summer Playlist 2025 Episode 10 | Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director Emeritus, International Energy Agency (IEA)

We close out our Summer Playlist this week by welcoming Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director Emeritus at the International Energy Agency, into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. David Greely sits down with Nobuo Tanaka to discuss how the energy trilemma of balancing energy security, affordability, and environmental sustainability is shaping the energy and geopolitical landscape facing Japan and Korea – and what it means for the future of LNG and nuclear power.