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Women in Times of Change Mar 08, 2021

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Are we living in times of change? Undoubtedly. In celebration of this year’s International Women’s Day, this episode explores the role of women in a changing economy, the importance of female role models in leadership positions, and what we can do, as individuals and businesses alike, to even out the gender gap.

We are joined by three of the world’s most distinguished female leaders in their respective fields. BBC journalist, former Independent columnist and Assistant Editor of The Times, Mary Ann Sieghart, Dr. Pippa Malmgrem, award-winning author of two leadership business books, a start-up entrepreneur, former White House economist and a World Economic Forum fellow, and Elif Aktug, Equity Partner of the Pictet Group and co-founder of the Pictet Women’s Network.

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Sustainable Fashion Feb 08, 2021

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How often do you buy new clothes? Today we bring you an episode in partnership with Vanity Fair, where we will discuss the rising trend of sustainable fashion. As consumers and investors, can we accelerate this industry’s transition towards fair labour and ecofriendly production? And what role does the media play in all of this?

Joining us are award-winning fashion designer, entrepreneur and broadcaster Patrick Grant, Caroline Reyl, Pictet Asset Management’s Head of Premium Brands, and the Travel Editor of Vanity Fair, Michelle Jana Chan, who also presents the magazine’s digital Future Series, which this month features a parallel video in partnership to this episode. Watch it here: https://www.vanityfair.com/london/2021/02/the-vanity-fair-future-series-the-future-of-fashion

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First Impressions Jan 11, 2021

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How reliable are first impressions? Can a bad one be dangerous? And how much control can we have over them?

In the year 2021 our first encounters with strangers are more likely to be made in videoconferences, but the importance of making a powerful first impression certainly hasn’t gone away.

Joining us are writer Malcolm Gladwell, one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people, host of the top-chart podcast ‘Revisionist History’, and author of the international bestselling books The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, and, most recently Talking to Strangers; and Hubertus Kuelps, the Pictet Group’s Head of Group Communications.

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Why Civilizations Collapse Dec 14, 2020

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Why do some civilizations survive while other collapse? Can we learn to adapt to new environments as our climate changes?

Today we are joined by Pulitzer Prize winning polymath Jared Diamond, who has dedicated his life to understanding the seismic forces that explain human history, and Stephen Barber, strategic advisor to the Pictet Group and Chair of the Prix Pictet.

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Future of Food Nov 02, 2020

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Did you know that in the 1700s a pineapple would have cost around 8,000 of today’s USD? What are the moral implications we choose to eat, how we produce our food and how we distribute it?

Join philosopher Peter Singer, Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University, Dr. Afton Halloran, independent consultant in sustainable food systems transitions, and Pictet Asset Management's Gillian Diesen, as they discuss whether humans are capable of having a sustainable relationship with food.

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Photography and Sustainability Oct 05, 2020

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Can photography encourage sustainability? In today’s episode Renaud de Planta, Pictet’s Senior Managing Partner, explores the power of the image with Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky, who has dedicated his life to documenting the impact of economies on the environment. This special episode is hosted by Isabelle von Ribbentrop, the Pictet Group’s Global Head of Branding, Advertising and Sponsoring.

View all of Burtynsky's images mentioned here: https://www.group.pictet/podcasts/found-in-conversation/photography-and-sustainability

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Leadership Sep 07, 2020

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Today’s episode explores the art of leadership. Machiavelli famously it’s better for a ruler to be feared than loved. Was he right? Or can compassionate leadership founded on kindness and respect for one’s peers still produce powerful results?

To decide we’ll hear from David Marquet, author, top graduate of the US Naval Academy and submarine commander, Viv Groskop, stand-up comedian, author and coach, and Doc Horn, Pictet Asset Management’s Head of Total Return Equities.

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Future of Work Aug 10, 2020

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How would a world without work look like? Will the development of AI and automation replace even the most creative of jobs? Or will machines be complementary to their human counterparts?

Here to help us imagine the future of work are Dr. Daniel Susskind, author and Fellow in Economics at Balliol College, Oxford University, Sinead Bovell, futurist, model and the founder and CEO of WAYE, and Anjali Bastianpillai, a Senior Product Specialist at Pictet Asset Management.

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Resilience in Uncertain Times Jul 13, 2020

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Today’s world is anything but predictable, so how do we endure and even thrive in this volatile environment?

Considering both the current crisis and the future more generally, today’s episode investigates how the business community should approach risk and uncertainty. Joining us are leading thinker and CEO, Margaret Heffernan, angel investor and entrepreneur, Adrian Clarke, and Head of Investment Specialists at Pictet Wealth Management, Frank Bigler.

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Data and Privacy Jun 14, 2020

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Is true privacy possible or desirable in a digital age? This episode focuses on the right to privacy in the age of big data. Mark Zuckerberg has said that ‘nobody wants privacy anymore’. Is he right?

Sharing a common interest in the potential for the abuse of data gathered by tech companies to invade individual life – and a strong desire to prevent this from occurring – are the award-winning literary novelist Joanna Kavenna, Imperial College computer scientist Yves-Alexandre de Montjoye, and Marie Nemond, Chief Data Officer of the Pictet Group.

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