May 10, 2020 marks the 20th Anniversary of Intercontinental Exchange, the company that Jeff Sprecher and his colleagues transformed from an entrepreneurial startup into what he terms a “massively scalable network and database company” that, two decades on, operating 12 exchanges, 6 clearinghouses, a data services business, and a wide array of trading tools, technologies and platforms built on that stack. As ICE enters its third decade, Jeff shares the vision for what lies ahead.
May 08, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 175
The tumult in the oil markets is not just the result of a coronavirus-driven collapse in demand, but go to the shifting tectonic plates that hold up the entire global economy. One of the world’s foremost oil experts, Daniel Yergin, Vice Chairman of IHS Market and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, joined Josh and ICE’s Head of Oil Sales, Jeff Barbuto, for a frank discussion about the changing fundamentals of oil & how COVID-19 will play a role in picking the winners & losers of the battle fo...
May 04, 2020•32 min•Ep. 174
Jim Greenwood, President and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, and the former long-term congressman from Pennsylvania’s 8th District, joined us as part of Intercontinental Exchange’s ongoing series on the latest information and perspectives on the coronavirus pandemic. Jim shared how the 1,000+ biotech companies, academic institutions, state biotech centers, and other organizations that BIO represents are producing the cures, vaccines, and other protocols required to reopen the n...
Apr 30, 2020•40 min•Ep. 173
The coffee bean is one of the commodities traded on ICE’s futures exchange, where everyone from growers to refiners, to shippers and retailers, buy and sell coffee futures to manage their price risk. Augustine Sedgewick, author of COFFEELAND: One Man's Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug, joined us from his remote outpost to talk about on the history of coffee, the development of the world markets, and the obscure science behind the simple coffee break. Inside the ICE House: https://...
Apr 27, 2020•57 min•Ep. 172
Ira Coleman, Chairman of McDermott Will & Emery, joins the podcast to take listeners through the inner workings of closing a deal at one of the world’s leading law firms. He shares insights on the legal issues facing healthcare, why the profession must evolve to meet the needs of the client, and how someone’s Uber rating can make or break their chance to work at the leading edge of law.
Apr 20, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 171
The economic rigor mortis from COVID-19 has reduced the global demand for oil by more than 30%. The result has oil producers and refiners scrambling to find tanks to store their products and sent the price of a barrel plunging in some of the largest single day drops in history. Mike Wittner, ICE’s Head of Oil Market Research, joined the podcast to discuss how companies and investors are managing their risk during this unprecedented uncertainty, and how markets will be impacted for years to come....
Apr 15, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 170
Professor John Barry, author of “THE GREAT INFLUENZA: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History,” joined us from New Orleans to outline the importance of innovation, honesty, and trust in navigating a pandemic. After publishing his watershed book, John helped develop an earlier playbook for mitigating pandemics, and shared his insights on the pandemic a century ago, and how Covid-19 might reshape society when we reach the other side. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/con...
Apr 10, 2020•54 min•Ep. 169
Kevin O’Leary, Chairman of O’Shares Investments & Shark Tank investor, is socially distancing, but isn’t pulling his punches. He shares a bird’s eye view from his South Beach Condo on how the world changed in real time; the companies and countries best positioned to survive and thrive; and why his life will never go back to the old normal. He also breaks down the market fundamentals and strategies that underpin O’Shares ETFs, driving the economy of tomorrow that seems to get closer everyday....
Apr 03, 2020•50 min•Ep. 168
With markets cresting following three consecutive days of gains, NYSE President Stacey Cunningham sat down for a virtual fireside chat with Marie-Josée Kravis and members of the Economic Club of New York. With the Trading Floor temporarily closed, they discussed how, even in a fully electronic environment, the New York Stock Exchange market model helps public companies, traders, and investors navigate through uncertain times. The discussion also covered Stacey’s thesis for why, even in turbulent...
Mar 28, 2020•45 min•Ep. 167
In our first ever remote podcast, NYSE Group Chief Operating Officer Michael Blaugrund Skyped in from his secure remote location to break down the decision to temporarily close the NYSE Trading Floor and the impact that the COVID-19 Pandemic will have on the markets and trading. Michael explains that, long before social distancing, the Exchange has been preparing for this sort of emergency contingency, starting with the first electronic trading systems that were deployed at the New York Stock Ex...
Mar 20, 2020•57 min•Ep. 166
Leading cybersecurity experts recently convened at the New York Stock Exchange to learn from each other about good digital hygiene. The conference, part of the Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) Cyber: Prepare, Prevent, Mitigate, Restore series, was hosted by the Travelers Institute’s President Joan Woodward. Joan told us how Travelers Institute is educating the government and public on cybercrime protection, autonomous vehicle liabilities, and the one thing that will keep you safer behind the wheel...
Mar 16, 2020•40 min•Ep. 165
Coronavirus, the 2020 election cycle, and volatility be damned, Jim Cramer knows there is always a Bull Market somewhere. He launched CNBC’s Mad Money 15 years ago this week, with the mission to “come out every night to help level the playing field, so you can try to have a fighting chance against the big boys, the fat-cat hedge fund managers who think they own the market.” He sat down to reflect on the show, his career from Philly to Harvard to the floor of the NYSE, and share his expertise on ...
Mar 09, 2020•44 min•Ep. 164
Of the thousands of firms listed on the NYSE, only 26 can have a single letter ticker symbol, and Jacobs (NYSE: J) has one of them. The new ticker symbol and new name (it was formerly Jacobs Engineering Group) reflects the firm’s transformation under its Chair & CEO, Steve Demetriou. He was a recent guest of Betty Liu on Slice, part of ICE’s Insights Platform, to discuss how Jacobs reimagined its future built around a commitment to sustainability and diversity that will allow Jacobs to “Plan...
Mar 02, 2020•34 min•Ep. 163
Get the robot in here, STAT! Surgery is going digital by leveraging artificial intelligence, telemedicine, and big data to bring cutting edge care to patients across the globe. David Fischel is CEO of Stereotaxis (NYSEAMERICAN:STXS), one of the companies leading this sea change. He dropped by the NYSE to talk about the company’s advancements, including bringing Genesis, a new robotic magnetic navigation technology, to market. David also forecasts the future of machine-augmented medicine and how ...
Feb 24, 2020•36 min•Ep. 162
You may be shocked that, even in our digital age, 90% of businesses still rely on paper checks. Rene Lacerte started Bill.com to disrupt that by unchaining data from the filing cabinet. Bill.com’s cloud-based software allows businesses, regardless of their technical savvy, to automate the back office and focus on serving their customers. He joined the podcast on the day of Bill.com’s IPO to explain why entrepreneurship is a family affair, and why persistence is the key genetic trait of the Lacer...
Feb 20, 2020•35 min•Ep. 161
Adam Higginbotham last year published the New York Time Best Seller, Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster, now available in paperback. Based on over a decade of work, Adam’s writing reveals what it was like to be in the Reactor 4 Control Room and life in Pripyat on April 26, 1986. The conversation explores why the truth was so hard to find, the cause of the myths that endure, and why he is fascinated by when the intersection of man and technology goes ...
Feb 17, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 160
The rebellious Italian Sculptor Umberto Boccioni (1882-1916) helped shape the futurism movement and today’s guest, Aryeh Bourkoff, is nothing if not a futurist. The Founder and CEO of LionTree runs an independent investment bank focused on the digital economy and creative industries. Last week, we turned our NYSE Library over to Aryeh, also the host of KindredCast, to tape an episode with our own NYSE President Stacey Cunningham. Turning the tables, we now bring you our conversation with Aryeh o...
Feb 10, 2020•55 min•Ep. 159
This show was first released on KindredCast’s own feed, but, thanks to our friends at KindredMedia, we’re re-releasing it to share with our listeners. As part of a special two-episode arc, LionTree CEO Aryeh Bourkoff interviewed our own Stacey Cunningham. You’ve heard her on our show before, but never quite like this, now nearly two years on the job. Tune in next week as we turn the microphones around and have Aryeh as our guest. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversation...
Feb 03, 2020•53 min•Ep. 158
About 30% of natural gas in the U.S. passes through pipelines owned by Williams, which is undergoing a transformation under President & CEO Alan Armstrong, who was appointed to the top job in 2011. Alan was a recent guest of Betty Liu on Slice, part of ICE’s Insights Platform, where she he talked to him about the role of technology in the energy sector and what it takes to lead an evolving company. Their conversation was condensed for the Slice broadcast. Here’s their full uncut conversation...
Jan 28, 2020•39 min•Ep. 157
As co-CEO of TPG Capital, Jon Winkelried oversees a sprawling portfolio and $119 billion under management, with operational teams spread across 17 offices around the world. He found himself at the NYSE recently, in conversation with Christina Minnis, Global Head of Acquisition for Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), the firm Winkelried left in 2009 as co-president. They talk at the NYSE Board Advisory Council Networking Summit about what it takes to serve on a board and why TPG, which has taken stakes in m...
Jan 24, 2020•35 min•Ep. 156
By the time you hear this episode, you may have already abandoned your New Year’s Resolutions. That’s okay with Planet Fitness (NYSE: PLNT), whose doors are always open to everyone. Chris Rondeau, the company’s CEO, gave us a training session on why the Planet’s inclusive culture & franchise model is his secret sauce. And he would know. He started with the company at the front desk of its very 1st location & was on the Bell Podium this January, now as its CEO to celebrate the opening of ...
Jan 21, 2020•45 min•Ep. 155
The Coca-Cola Company’s Chairman & CEO James Quincey sat down with ICE Director Duriya Farooqui at the Second NYSE Board Advisory Council Networking Summit to offer his perspective on increasing diversity in business, the role of companies in solving the problems facing humanity, and who a CEO actually answers to. Recorded on the 100th Anniversary of Coca-Cola’s Listing on the NYSE, James shares how the Atlanta based global company continues to build on the values that the company was founde...
Jan 13, 2020•26 min•Ep. 154
Since Petrobras CEO Roberto Branco took the helm of the Brazilian energy giant a year ago, the legendary executive has embarked on a digital transformation of the company with over 63,000 employees. Mr. Branco traveled north to the New York Stock Exchange to roll out the company’s ambitious five year plan with a focus on returning shareholder value by deleveraging the balance sheet and shepherding Brazil’s natural resources, including the country’s unique pre-salt petroleum. Inside the ICE House...
Jan 06, 2020•28 min•Ep. 153
Recorded live at the Fourth Annual NYSE Spotlight on Energy event, ICE’s Co-head of Government Affairs, Hope Jarkowski, and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman, Neil Chatterjee, explore the U.S. energy markets regulatory ecosystem and the future of energy infrastructure. The NYSE is the home of over 90% of the qualified publically traded utilities and pipeline companies in the U.S. Many firms also use the many other markets of Intercontinental Exchange to trade and hedge their energy n...
Dec 23, 2019•33 min•Ep. 152
Representation among women and minorities on corporate boards is ticking up, but more work lies ahead as investors and other stakeholders demand more diversity. Data show that more diversity can drive better results, and the NYSE Board Advisory Council was launched to champion qualified candidates nominated by leaders of listed companies. ICE Board Members Sharon Bowen and Duriya Farooqui, along with NYSE Vice Chair Betty Liu, are Co-Chairs of the Council and convened inside the ICE House to cha...
Dec 19, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 151
The listing of SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE ARCA: GLD) transformed gold investing from requiring a scale and vault to simply buying a share of an ETF on the NYSE. On the 15th Anniversary of GLD, Chief Gold Strategist at State Street Global Advisors, George Milling-Stanley, and World Gold Council’s Head of US, Joe Cavatoni, teamed up to share their collective experience in the gold market, from traveling to the bottom of the deepest mines to bringing innovative investment tools to market. Inside the IC...
Dec 16, 2019•57 min•Ep. 150
Greg Zuckerman, a twenty-three-year veteran of the Wall Street Journal, has had a front row seat to some of the biggest financial successes and shakeups over two decades. His latest book, The Man Who Solved the Market, might be his biggest scoop yet: going deep inside the super-secretive hedge fund Renaissance Technologies and tapping into the mind of its reclusive founder, celebrated geometer Jim Simons, the man who used math to become the most successful master of the markets in history. Insid...
Dec 09, 2019•56 min•Ep. 149
Steve Sachs, Head of Capital Markets for Goldman Sachs Group's Exchange Traded Funds business, wants investors to leverage innovation to invest in innovation. Goldman Sachs Asset Management partnered with Motif to launch a suite of ETFs that helps investors capitalize on the future of technology, from the consumer space, to healthcare, to the blockchain. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house
Dec 02, 2019•48 min•Ep. 148
A special episode recorded live, hours after rolling out the new exchange ICE Futures Abu Dhabi at the 2019 Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference. Jeff Sprecher, Chairman and CEO of Intercontinental Exchange, sat down with Helima Croft of RBC Capital Markets for Jeff’s take on the announcement and what it means for the region and global energy markets. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house...
Nov 27, 2019•37 min•Ep. 147
Bobbi Brown, world renowned makeup artist, best-selling author, speaker, and serial entrepreneur, sat down with ICE’s Theresa DeLuca to share her advice and lessons on launching a career by disrupting the beauty industry to founding justBobbi.com and a boutique hotel. Since leaving Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) in 2016, Bobbi has launched the next phase of her career but, throughout each chapter, one simple piece of advice remains constant: be nice to people. Inside the ICE House: https://www...
Nov 25, 2019•45 min•Ep. 146
