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Holiday Special Part 2 | Josh Crumb, Founder & CEO, Abaxx Technologies + Abaxx Exchange Metals Team

We begin the new year with part two of our two-part Holiday Special. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely is joined again this week by Josh Crumb, Founder & CEO of Abaxx Technologies, along with colleagues Sacha Lifschitz, David Gornall, and Steve Lowe from the Abaxx Exchange Metals Team.

 

In part two of our Holiday Special, they continue their discussion on metals markets – battery metals and gold – and how better market infrastructure and financial technology can be brought to bear to make these markets fit for purpose for the commercial needs of today and into the future.

Holiday Special Part 1 | Josh Crumb, Founder & CEO, Abaxx Technologies + Abaxx Exchange Metals Team

We close out the year with part one of our two-part Holiday Special. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely is joined by Josh Crumb, Founder & CEO of Abaxx Technologies, along with colleagues Sacha Lifschitz, David Gornall, and Steve Lowe from the Abaxx Exchange Metals Team.

 

In part one this week, they begin their discussion on metals markets – battery metals and gold – and how better market infrastructure and financial technology can be brought to bear to make these markets fit for purpose for the commercial needs of today and into the future.

Inside the Coffeehouse Episode 7 | Steve Zwick, Host and Producer, Bionic Planet and Renat Heuberger, CEO & Co-Founder, Terra Impact Ventures

We close out our Inside the Coffeehouse series this week with Steve Zwick and Renat Heuberger. Steve is Host & Producer of Bionic Planet, and Renat is CEO & Co-Founder of Terra Impact Ventures. David Greely sits down with Steve and Renat to discuss the paradoxes of the carbon markets – and what we can be doing better to bridge the gap between the complex realities and simple messages to move the conversation forward and support meaningful climate action.

Inside the Coffeehouse Episode 6 | Dr. David Bray, Distinguished Chair of the Accelerator & CEO/Principal, Stimson Center & LDA Ventures, Inc.

We continue our Inside the Coffeehouse series this week with Dr. David Bray, Distinguished Chair of the Accelerator & CEO/Principal at the Stimson Center & LDA Ventures, Inc. David Greely sits down with Dr. Bray to discuss how technology is shaping how we relate to each other today – and how we can learn from the lessons of the past to put our technology to work to empower individuals, rebuild trust, and promote a freer and more peaceful society.

Inside the Coffeehouse Episode 5 | Ben Hunt, Author of Epsilon Theory & Co-Founder/CIO, Second Foundation Partners

This week on our Inside the Coffeehouse series, we welcome Ben Hunt back into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. Ben is author of Epsilon Theory and Co-Founder & CIO of Second Foundation Partners. David Greely sits down with Ben to discuss what AI is teaching us about how we use language – and how we can build digital tools not to outsource our consciousness, but to increase our ability to have trusted conversations at scale.

Inside the Coffeehouse Episode 4 | Arjun Murti, Partner at Veriten & Publisher of "Super-Spiked" on Substack and Jeff Currie, Chief Strategy Officer of Energy Pathways, Carlyle

This holiday weekend on our Inside the Coffeehouse series, we welcome Arjun Murti and Jeff Currie back into the SmarterMarkets™ studio.

 

Arjun is Partner at Veriten and Publisher of "Super-Spiked" on Substack. Jeff Currie is Chief Strategy Officer of Energy Pathways at Carlyle.

 

David Greely sits down with Jeff and Arjun, reuniting these two former Goldman partners and colleagues to share their perspectives on the market, economic, and political forces shaping the future of our energy markets.

Inside the Coffeehouse Episode 3 | Susan Sakmar, Visiting Professor, Univ. of Houston & Board Member, Flex LNG and Eirik Wærness, SVP & Chief Economist, Equinor

We continue our Inside the Coffeehouse series where we're introducing you to Coffeehouse, our new social media platform for advancing the conversation on energy, climate, markets, and technology. 

 

We have two guests joining us today. Susan Sakmar is Visiting Professor at the University of Houston Law Center, Board Member at Flex LNG, and Author of Energy for the 21st Century: Opportunities and Challenges for LNG. And Eirik Wærness is Senior Vice President and Chief Economist at Equinor.

 

SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely sits down with Susan and Eirik for a transatlantic conversation on the future of energy following the US elections – and asks them to share their perspectives on what it may mean for the US oil and natural gas industry, LNG, and Europe.

Inside the Coffeehouse Episode 2 | Alasdair Were and Joe Raia, Abaxx Exchange

On our new series Inside the Coffeehouse, this week we welcome two guests from Abaxx Exchange into the SmarterMarkets™ studio: Alasdair Were and Joe Raia. Alasdair is Head of Environmental Markets and Joe is Chief Commercial Officer at Abaxx Exchange.

 

David Greely sits down with Alasdair and Joe to discuss what the US elections and COP29 may mean for carbon markets, what innovative environmental products the markets need next, and what we should be discussing now to create the smarter markets that are necessary to navigate the uncertain times ahead.

Inside the Coffeehouse Episode 1 | Series Introduction with David Greely

This week, we kick off our new series Inside the Coffeehouse. In this series introduction, host David Greely introduces SmarterMarkets™ Coffeehouse, our new social media platform for advancing the conversation on energy, climate, markets, and technology – and he discusses why we’re doubling down on meaningful conversations and on markets during these divisive times.

Markets in Transition Episode 9 | Brad Hitch, Director of LNG Trading, EQT Corporation

We close out our Markets in Transition series this week with Brad Hitch, Director of LNG Trading at EQT Corporation. David Greely sits down with Brad to discuss the rapid development of the Gulf of Mexico LNG market, what it means for pricing dynamics, and how tools like physically deliverable futures contracts can empower traders to manage risk and unlock value.