The Geopolitics of Business

The Geopolitics of Business

The Geopolitics of Business is the podcast where the boardroom meets the stateroom. On each episode, host Sam Gyimah, a former Wall Street Bank financier, entrepreneur, and British Government Minister, has frank discussions on the impacts on business of big political decisions with the world's leading investors, CEOs and politicians who have made call big calls at the toughest moments. With themes ranging from shifting power blocs, rapidly advancing technology, de-globalisation, end of free money, populism and polarisation and climate action, these conversations are meant to engage, illuminate and provide insights for leaders seeking greater understanding of the high stakes interplay between global business and geopolitics, and where we’re heading.

Episodes

December 21, 2023 36 mins
This week on the show we explore moonshots and artificial intelligence with Astro Teller, the co-founder of and CEO of X, Alphabet's moonshot factory, which is responsible for inventing and launching breakthrough technologies. Teller is a believer in rethinking how companies innovate and solve what seem like unsolvable problems. He and host Sam Gyimah have a wide ranging conversation on big tech, AI, regulation, and big ideas in bu...
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This week on the show host Sam Gyimah explores Britain’s economy and place in the world post-Brexit with two "big beasts" of British politics of economics. First Sam speaks with Lord Michael Heseltine, former Deputy Prime Minister of Great Britain - a titan of British Politics for over half a century - and one of the few Conservative voices who spoke out against Brexit. Then Sam gets additional insights from Lord Jim O’Neil, an Ind...
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December 7, 2023 40 mins
In this episode, we dive into U.S. politics with Paul Ryan, the former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. In a wide-ranging interview with host Sam Gyimah, the two discuss the current state of American democracy and its impact on the world, various business scenarios related to the outcome of the 2024 U.S. elections, and why in today’s complex world, multinational CEOs need to think like politicians and be up to speed on...
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November 30, 2023 33 mins
Writer and investor Ruchir Sharma speaks with host Sam Gymiah about his decades of experiences assessing emerging markets and shares tips on how to best understand when a developing country may be ripe for investment. The two also discuss the new risks involved in emerging markets as a result of the US/China strategic rivalry. Sharma is the head of Rockefeller Capital Management's international business, a columnist for the Financi...
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In the run up to COP28, host Sam Gyimah speaks with Lord John Browne, the current Chairman of BeyondNetZero and former CEO of energy giant BP. The two discuss the broader forces that shape the world's energy market, touch on his personal journey from oil man to net zero champion, and strategize on what it will take to transition the global economy in order to address the climate crisis. The Geopolitics of Business is a show by Sam ...
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November 9, 2023 37 mins
In our premiere episode, host Sam Gyimah speaks with José Manuel Barroso, chair of GAVI, the Global Vaccine Alliance. Barroso has also served as Prime Minister of Portugal, President of the European Commission and Chairman of Goldman Sachs International. The two have a wide ranging conversation on shifting power blocs covering topics such as US-China relations, Russia and Ukraine, fragmentation of the global order, and vaccine nati...
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November 1, 2023 2 mins
"The Geopolitics of Business" is the podcast where the boardroom meets the stateroom. On each episode, host Sam Gyimah, a former Wall Street bank financier, entrepreneur, and British Government Minister, has frank discussions on the impacts on business of big political decisions with the world’s leading investors, CEOs and politicians who have made the big calls at the toughest moments. Featured guests include former EU Commissione...
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