Podcasts by Asia Perspectives by Economist Impact

Behind the Scenes: the sustainability of Australia's production ecosystem from 2023-11-27T23:00:43

Australia’s screen industry has been on a trajectory of an investment boom and demand for skilled production workers. This podcast features three industry experts Ken Crouch (head of indust...

Unlocking entrepreneurship in Asia-Pacific from 2023-11-13T23:00:54

On the global stage, India and China are becoming key players in terms of total number and valuation of startups, following the United States. Indonesia and Vietnam’s progress have been remarkab...

Ensuring the role of science in the plastics treaty: insights from Global Plastics Summit from 2023-11-12T23:00:52

At our inaugural Global Plastics Summit held on Oct 11-12th in Bangkok...

India’s time to shine? Opportunity and risk in India from 2023-09-27T23:00:34

In the last six years, India’s business environment rankings rose 10 places among the 82 countries assessed by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Expanding investments will ...

Boosting ocean life's resilience to human impact - a conversation with Azul Bio from 2023-09-19T23:00:40

Back to Blue’s lead editor, Naka Kondo speaks to Ben Alva, the founder of Azul Bio, a startup developing microbiome-based treatments and probiotics from nature that give ocean life

Limiting forever chemicals in drinking water from 2023-08-23T23:00:36

On March 14th 2023 the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a ...

The Great Bubble Barrier from 2023-08-15T23:00:13

Back to Blue's lead editor, Naka Kondo speaks to Anne Marieke Eveleens, co-founder and chief strategy officer of the Great Bubble Barrier, a Dutch social enterprise, about how air bubble technol...

How to invest in artificial intelligence in Asia-Pacific? from 2023-08-07T23:00:26

The era of AI has begun. Asia-Pacific’s spending on AI will reach around $50 billion in 2026. In the sixth episode of the series "Shelter from the storm: Investing in the era of uncertainty...

Ocean Census: Species discovery at speed and scale from 2023-06-16T03:29:54

Charles Darwin once dismissed the ocean as a ‘tedious waste, a desert of water.’ Some of his contemporaries disagreed. The brave Challenger expedition of the 1870s set out to discover what lurke...

Opportunities for procurement in uncertain times from 2023-05-24T23:00:12

Against a backdrop of economic headwinds, peaking inflation and ongoing geopolitical tension, the world looks uncertain for business and particularly for procurement. Whilst the Economist Intell...

What would a protracted war in Ukraine mean for Asia-Pacific economies? from 2023-05-09T23:00:25

The war in Ukraine is entering its second year, with no end in sight. In the fifth episode of the series "Shelter from the storm: Investing in the era of uncertainty," sponsored by EquitiesFirst...

Takeaways from the World Ocean Summit 2023 from 2023-03-22T01:55:11

The World Ocean Summit is an annual global event run by The Economist Group, which brings together the wide ocean community, from business and finance to governments, national and international ...

Peak plastics: bending the consumption curve from 2023-03-14T23:00:16

The world will continue to drown in plastic waste unless a bold and comprehensive set of policy changes is applied – this is according to Peak plastics: bending the consumption curve – a new rep...

Ocean Acidification: A crisis in the making from 2023-03-09T07:29:53

The UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 14, Target 14.3, calls for minimising and addressing the impacts of ocean acidification through co-operation at all levels. There is an urgent need for scie...

How to weather the coming recession from 2023-02-22T23:55:07

The late 2022 predictions of an impending global recession have not materialised, but the global economy is not out of the woods yet. In the fourth episode of the series "Shelter from the s...

Asian voices at COP 27 from 2022-12-19T23:00:40

Less than a month after COP27 took place in Egypt in November, Asian countries remain at a critical juncture in their climate journeys. Despite tabling some historic agreements this year, a...

Protecting investment portfolios against climate change risks from 2022-12-13T23:32:56

In the third episode of the series "Shelter from the storm: Investing in the era of uncertainty," supported by EquitiesFirst, we look at climate change. What risk does the warming climate repres...

Deep sea mining and ocean pollution (part 2) from 2022-11-28T23:00:25

In the second part of this podcast on deep sea mining, released during the ...

Deep sea mining and ocean pollution (part 1) from 2022-11-24T23:00:09

At the COP27 summit, Emmanuel Macron became the first head of state to call for a ban on deep sea mining. In part 1 of this 2-part episode on deep sea mining, the Back to Blue team talks to Phil...

Who will pay for climate loss and damage? from 2022-11-22T04:40:48

Climate talks in COP27 recently concluded with a landmark agreement to create a loss and damage fund that would provide financial assistance to poor nations stricken by climate change. Historica...

Culture and the creative economy: Riding the Korean wave from 2022-11-09T23:00:28

In the first episode of the "Culture and the creative economy" series, supported by Netflix. We will explore the economic, social and cultural impact the recent growth of Korean...

Can China's economic slowdown create opportunities in Asia? from 2022-11-03T00:09:52

This is the second episode in the "Shelter from the storm" series on economic, geopolitical and environmental challenges facing companies and markets today. In this episode, we ...

No planet, no patient: healthcare going green from 2022-09-21T21:00:15

Our final podcast of the series addresses the opportunities for building an environmentally sustainable and climate friendly healthcare sector. What is driving green house gas emissions in the h...

Can Asia Pacific benefit from deglobalisation? from 2022-09-20T00:00:45

In the first episode in the "Shelter from the storm" series on economic, geopolitical and environmental challenges facing companies and markets today, our guests discuss the rea...

Back to Blue at the UN Ocean Conference from 2022-09-14T03:32:37

The Back to Blue team was at the UN Ocean Conference in Portugal and spoke to President Surangel Whipps Jr. of Palau about the ocean pollution issues they face, and Professor Bethanie Carney Alm...

What works in healthcare? Value, value, value from 2022-09-07T21:00:47

In this podcast episode, we will look at how ready the Asia Pacific region is for value-based healthcare and what role digital transformation and data can play in this. This concept was envision...

Redefining the patient journey: the role of hospitals in the future from 2022-08-24T21:00:05

Care in the Asia Pacific region is still widely hospital dependent, based on the premise of a one-place-serves-all model. In this podcast episode, we will explore what hospitals will look like i...

Privacy in Asia-Pacific: Shifting perspectives and changing expectations from 2022-08-23T06:39:46

In this episode, Gillian Parker speaks to Yeong Zee Kin, deputy commissioner of Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission and Rama Vedashree, chief executive officer of Data Securit...

Threat Assessment 2022: Data Ownership in Digital Finance from 2022-08-17T23:00:06

In the last part of Threat Assessment 2022 podcast series, supported by WSO2, we speak with Chester Chua, Head of APAC Financial Services Policy at Google Cloud and Kerem Tomak, Global Chief Ana...

Knowledge boost: rewiring the healthcare workforce from 2022-08-10T21:00:16

In this episode we will explore workforce shortages and to what extent staff have the necessary digital literacy skills to support the adoption of digital technologies in managing the growing de...

Digital Cities Index from 2022-08-04T14:12:21

The inaugural Digital Cities Index (DCI) 2022 considers four key pillars of digital connectivity, services, culture and sustainability in order to assess the extent and impact of digitisation in...

The right care at the right time: getting serious about virtual healthcare from 2022-07-27T21:00:15

In this episode, we will explore what virtual and remote care means in the Asia Pacific region and what challenges lie ahead if hospitals and healthcare systems are to enable this new model of c...

Threat Assessment 2022: Culture and Digital Finance from 2022-07-20T23:00

In the second of the three-part Threat Assessment 2022 podcast series, supported by WSO2, we speak with two experts in the banking space, Jimmy Ng, Group Chief Information Officer, and Head of G...

Connecting the dots: unlocking insights from data in healthcare from 2022-07-13T21:00

In this episode, we the explore the evolving use of data and its management in the Asia Pacific healthcare sector. What are the opportunities and barriers? And why are equity and security urgent...

Precise and predictive: the coming of age of artificial intelligence in healthcare from 2022-06-30T06:18:33

In this episode, we will explore the role of AI and predictive analytics, and how this innovation is resonating in the Asia Pacific region. What is the current state and what are the challenges ...

Threat assessment 2022: Competition and collaboration in the financial sector from 2022-06-23T00:00

In the first of the three-part Threat Assessment 2022 podcast series, supported by WSO2, we speak with two experts in digital finance, Usman Ahmed, head of global public policy ...

Focus on what matters: patient centred care through digital transformation from 2022-06-15T21:00

In this first episode of the Healthcare Redefined series, we explore how two advanced healthcare syste...

The Invisible Wave: Can green and sustainable chemistry be the solution? from 2022-04-05T08:18:35

What is green and sustainable chemistry and can it be the solution to marine chemical pollution? What role can the private sector play? How can the circular economy accelerate the transition to ...

Back to Blue - The Invisible Wave: how is marine chemical pollution linked to climate change? from 2022-03-16T02:00

Charles Goddard, editorial director at Economist Impact speaks to Pascal Lamy, president of the Paris Peace Forum, and Naoko Ishii, director at the Centre for the Global Commons at University of...

Now for Next Podcast #4: Advancing inclusion in India from 2022-03-03T07:42:18

Now for Next Podcast #4: Advancing inclusion in India - episode sponsored by Google

Host Charles Ross, principal, policy and insights at Economist Impact speaks to Adwait...

Now for Next Podcast #3: Expanding digital access from 2022-02-08T02:30

Now for Next Podcast #3: Expanding digital access - episode sponsored by Google

In this episode, host Charles Ross, principal, policy and insights at Economist Impact spe...

Back to Blue - Registration and regulation of chemicals from 2022-01-25T09:10:36

In the second podcast of this series, we look at the extraordinary number of chemicals that have been created, produced and in use, what inventories exist on these chemicals, how much we know ab...

Back to Blue - Chemical pollution from 2021-12-16T02:02:52

Charles Goddard, editorial director at The Economist Group speaks to two experts about the scope and scale of the problem of chemical pollution in the ocean, and asks how worried we should be ab...

Banning bitcoin? from 2021-11-02T07:02:13

The fast-moving space of crypto and digital currencies took another sudden but not entirely unexpected turn recently when the Chinese government moved to ban Bitcoin—but then didn't entirel...

Fact or fiction: Overcoming health misinformation from 2021-10-25T02:39:31

Fact or fiction: Overcoming health misinformation - episode sponsored by Google

In this episode, Jason Wincuinas speaks to Masato Kajimoto, Associate Professor, at Hong Ko...

Back to Blue - Plastics Management Index from 2021-10-13T02:00

The inaugural Plastics Management Index (PMI) was launched in early October. In this episode, Naka Kondo, editor of the report, and Shreya Mukarji, manager of the index development, discuss find...

Now for Next Podcast #2: Fostering a digital ecosystem from 2021-09-24T06:00:53

Now for Next Podcast #2: Fostering a digital ecosystem - episode sponsored by Google

In this episode, our editor speaks to Vipin Sondhi, Managing Director and CEO at Asho...

Back to Blue - an ocean health and sustainability initiative from 2021-09-15T03:09:32

In this episode, senior editor Naka Kondo speaks to Charles Goddard, editorial director, about Back to Blue, an ocean health initiative by The Economist Group and The Nippon Foundation.

Now for Next podcast #1: The digital imperative in India from 2021-08-16T03:00

Now for Next podcast #1: The digital imperative in India - episode sponsored by Google

In the first of a four-part series, Charles Ross, Principal of Policy and Insights a...

Pride and Prejudice: The next chapter of progress from 2021-06-22T02:00

In pride month, senior editor Naka Kondo and managing editor Michael Gold have a virtual watercooler chat about Pride and Prejudice, a research by The Economist Intelligence Unit on LGBT rights....

Turning the tide on ocean plastic from 2021-06-08T02:00

On World Oceans Day, senior editor Naka Kondo speaks to Tom Peacock-Nazil, founder of Seven Clean Seas, and his colleague Oli Kade, sustainability specialist, about tackling the problems of plas...

Vaccine diplomacy in Asia from 2021-06-01T02:03:58

In this episode, senior editor Jason Wincuinas speaks to Global Forecasting Director of The Economist Intelligence Unit, Agathe Demarais, about recently published report on China and Russia’s va...

Healthcare sustainability from 2021-05-06T03:28:31

In this episode, senior editor Jason Wincuinas speaks to Rohit Sahgal, EIU's principal for global health in Asia about the sustainability of healthcare ecosystems.

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China's food future from 2021-04-07T05:04:05

In this episode, senior editor Jason Wincuinas speaks to EIU consultant Michael Frank and senior analyst Ritu Bhandari, about recently published research on China’s food safety, security and sus...

Is cybersecurity a digital skill? from 2021-03-23T02:01:49

The CIOs' views on talent, remote work and secure computing in Asia - episode sponsored by IBM

The days of spreadsheets as the core of digital skills companies wanted in a...

World Ocean Summit and Back to Blue from 2021-03-09T00:50:25

In this episode, The EIU's senior editors Jason Wincuinas and Naka Kondo have a virtual watercooler chat about The Economist Group's initiatives to promote ocean health, and the World Ocean Summ...

Investing and reinvention: tech’s role in rolling back climate change from 2021-01-20T02:19:56

In this episode, senior editor Jason Wincuinas speaks to Hal Hodson, The Economist’s Asia technology correspondent about established and emerging technologies that have potential to reduce carbo...

The World In 2021: Asia edition from 2020-12-16T02:00

In the final episode of 2020, host Jason Wincuinas speaks to Tom Standage, deputy editor at The Economist, and editor of Listen

US elections: What will a Biden presidency mean for Japan and India? from 2020-12-09T02:00

In this episode, host Naka Kondo, senior editor at The EIU takes a closer look at the implications of a Biden presidency on businesses and geopolitics in Japan and India, joined by colleagues at...

US elections: What will a Biden presidency mean for Asia? from 2020-11-25T03:36:55

How will president-elect Biden's policies impact businesses in Asia? Host Jason Wincuinas, senior editor at The EIU speaks to Ashley Feng, independent researcher and former research associate fo...

US elections: What will a Trump / Biden presidency mean for Asia businesses? (part 2) from 2020-10-28T03:00:03

We continue the discussion with Zhang Lipei, Director of the Beijing Office at the US-China Business Council, and Nick Marro, Lead Analyst for Global Trade, China and Macau, and supporting analy...

US elections: What will a Trump / Biden presidency mean for Asia businesses? (part 1) from 2020-10-21T03:00

In this episode, The EIU's senior editor Jason Wincuinas speaks to Zhang Lipei, Director of the Beijing Office at the US-China Business Council, and Nick Marro, Lead Analyst for Global Trade, Ch...

Intertwined relations: China, the US, and the global trade of AI from 2020-10-13T03:00

In this episode, senior editor Jason Wincuinas speaks to Jeffrey Ding, a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford and the China lead at “The Centre for the Governance of AI”, which is part of the...

Vaccine development: A race to the finish line from 2020-09-15T02:30:02

In this episode, The EIU's managing editor for healthcare in Asia, Jesse Quigley Jones, spoke with several experts in the field of vaccines, including Sarah Gilbert, professor of vaccinology at ...

Global business barometer: The shape(s) of recovery from 2020-09-02T12:21:02

Chris Clague, managing editor at The EIU speaks to Taimur Baig, managing director and chief economist at DBS Bank (00:00-21:17); Alex Kwiatkowski, industry lead for banking and capital markets a...

RMB to CBDC: Implications of China's digital currency from 2020-08-11T04:07:56

China is developing an all-digital currency. Could it completely replace the paper RMB? Could it compete with the dollar for global interoperability and dominance? The EIU speaks with ...

The art of managing business uncertainty from 2020-07-10T03:38:01

In a recent study released by The EIU, The art of managing business uncertainty: A future of work study for Greater China, we took a look at businesses in Greater China. With covid-19 i...

Global business barometer: Suvive / Adapt / Recover from 2020-07-02T03:12:06

In this episode, The EIU speaks to Dr Steve Bennett, director of global government practice at SAS, about where companies are on the survival / adaptation / recovery curve.

This episod...

Reviving the Dragon: China's Recovery from 2020-06-11T03:36:25

China’s leaders have not yet declared an economic growth target for this year, nor have they announced a stimulus package to rival those of 2009, 2012 and 2016. What does this mean for China’s e...

Global Business Barometer ep. 02 from 2020-05-25T07:13:41

To help companies navigate the uncertainty, The Economist Intelligence Unit developed a Global Business Barometer to track private sector views on the impact of covid-19, how businesses are copi...

Global Business Barometer ep. 01 from 2020-04-22T10:00:12

Since first announcing itself in Wuhan in China at the start of the year, the pandemic has led to society-wide lockdowns across the world, bringing all but commerce and services deemed most esse...

Asia Perspectives by The Economist Intelligence Unit from 2020-04-21T02:29:56

This podcast, from The Economist Intelligence Unit, provides perspectives for industry and management to understand how the world is changing and how that creates opportunities to be seized and ...