Best Jason De Sousa Podcasts (2025)

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The Jason de Sousa Show with Eammon Fitzpatrickl! Australia’s place in Asia. 59:35

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From Kowloon Junior School to journalism, public affairs, and trade relations—Eamonn shares his journey and insights on Australia’s place in Asia. Is Australia part of Asia? A debate that never seems to end. Free trade or fading concept? With global shifts in tariffs and trade wars, where does Australia stand? The pathway for domestic growth—can we…

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The Jason de Sousa Show with Alice Drew! The Future of Work: Making Careers Sustainable for All 1:04:27

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In this episode of The Jason de Sousa Show, Jason sits down with Alice Drew of Lendlease to explore the evolving landscape of work. From falling birth rates and the struggle of balancing careers with parenthood to the lasting impact of office mandates post-pandemic, they discuss how workplaces must adapt. Are offices missing an opportunity by not o…

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MBA#22 Marnix ten Kortenaar | Conversation about batteries, water, desalination, upscaling, doing visibility studies, realisme, future battery demand, hydrogen and religion 1:28:10

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A conversation with Marnix ten Kortenaar (trained as Physical Chemist from the TUDelft) about batteries, water, desalination, upscaling, doing visibility studies, realisme, future battery demand, hydrogen and religion. And how it turns out that salt is in some way our cradle to life and has so much more to offer than we realize. It is important to …

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Navigating Australia's Asian Relations with Anthony Bubalo - The Jason de Sousa Show 57:16

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In this episode, we sit down with Anthony Bubalo, CEO of Asia Society Australia, to explore the complexities of Australia's ties with Asia. We discuss: Bubalo's Background: His journey to leading Asia Society Australia. Australia and Asia: Assessing the current state of relations and why it's a perpetual topic despite strong economic ties. Trump's …

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The Jason de Sousa Show with Guest: Andrew Lam 45:43

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In this episode of The Jason de Sousa Show, we chat with Andrew Lam from Boroughs Australia about the vital role of small businesses, which make up 80% of our economy. Andrew shares insights on the booming gig economy, where creative ventures like teeth whitening and custom websites thrive. Jason and Andrew dive into what it takes to launch a succe…

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The Jason de Sousa Show with Guest: Wayne Porritt 56:48

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On this episode of The Jason de Sousa Show, we’re joined by Wayne Porritt for a deep dive into Hong Kong’s transformation. Wayne reflects on his early years in Asia, the impact of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, and the protests that have shaped Hong Kong’s current identity. We discuss China’s evolving role, the opportunities and risks for Austral…

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The Jason de Sousa Show with Guest: Rob Stokes 1:04:03

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In this episode, we’re joined by Rob Stokes, Chairman of Faith Housing Alliance and Professor of Environment and Sustainability, to discuss some of today's most pressing social issues. We begin with the housing crisis in Sydney and Melbourne, now among the world’s most expensive cities. Rob shares insights from his work on how we can address this g…

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MBA#21 Bill Baue & Ralph Thurm - Sustainable reporting should go beyond compliance and based on the company historical benchmark. Instead of rewarding doing less bad instead 1:41:42

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In this edition I speak with Bill Baue and Ralph Thurm from Reporting3.0 [R3.o.org] about the challenges related to sustainability reporting when compliance becomes the norm. It turns out aligning sustainability, governance and sustainable finance with the planetary boundaries of our spaceship is for most companies not so easy. The prevailing share…

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MBA#20 Jason Drew. 'Environmental capitalism' as a force of good works when you let nature do the hard work. When you nailed down how nature would do it nobody will be able to outcompete you. 1:12:55

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With 'environmental capitalist' Jason Drew we explored his journey on how he as an investor and entrepreneur is seeking out business opportunities that do good for the (eco)logy and business. For Jason it is just the smart thing to do as it turns out nature is so smart. From a business perspective if you operate a natural organic business that is i…

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MBA#19 Ramon Vullings, Creativity is something you can learn by training your brain. Innovation requires creativity and a curious mindset 1:45:13

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With entrepreneur and keynote speaker Ramon Vullings we explore his insights on cross innovation and the importance of an open mindset. Ramon promotes the concept of “Operational Elegance” as opposed to “Operational Excellence”. Operational Elegance is about caring about the client/user and provide a smooth experience. Just like a waiter in a resta…

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MBA#18 Adriaan Korthuis. Carbon credits as a force of good when done right, reforestation will cool the planet. 1:10:44

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With Adriaan Korthuis from Climate Focus we explored the space of financing emission reduction programs in particularly developing countries' and how to make sure companies exercising good climate practices. There is an urgent need for reforestation and forest protection as each year the annual Forest Declaration assessment (which Climate Focus is …

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MBA#17 Brad VanStone, Dairy free butter through fermented (soy and white) beans. Can fermented plant based sources substitute animal based fatty acids and protein? 1:15:23

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With Brad Vanstone we dive into the alternative dairy solutions he is creating with Willicroft. His cheese and butter alternatives are very tasty. The butter is made from fermented soya beans and has the look and feel of real butter. He realised during his marketing career that something needs to change if his family farm (Willicroft) back in the U…

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MBA#16 Ivanka Milenkovic, the fascinating world of wild and cultivated Fungi and Mushrooms. And their benefits to our human healthy and ecosystems. 2:00:48

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Ivanka Milenkovic (Ekofungi) is a organic mushroom farmer in Belgrade Serbia teaching a whole new generation of mushroom farmers from all over the world. She trains mushroom farmers globally and many are also joining her academy in Belgrade. Ivanka was trained as a microbiologist and moved into growing mushrooms by accident. As a PhD student she wa…

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Helena Pacitti - Associate Lecturer, Education Focused, UNSW 50:53

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In this episode of the Smarter Cities Podcast, Dr. Helena Pacitti, an Associate Lecturer at UNSW with a PhD in behavioural neuroscience, discusses the impact of AI on education. As concerns about the effects of social media on mental health and cognitive development continue to grow, Jason de Sousa and Dr. Pacitti raises important questions about t…

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Tim de Sousa - Senior Director Technology at FTI Consulting 1:04:34

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Tim de Sousa, Senior Director Technology (Privacy | Information Governance | Emerging Tech). Tim joined Smarter Cities to delve into data, privacy, and misinformation. He discusses the potential consequences of the importance of data, data for the sake of data, and the consequences of it falling into the wrong hands. Listen and subscribe at Spotify…

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Kelly Brough - ANZ Lead of Applied Intelligence - Accenture 44:54

2 years ago44:54

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Can artificial intelligence represent the solution for fostering more robust, efficient, and just economies and societies? Kelly Brough, Head of Applied Intelligence Australia New Zealand at Accenture, contends that beneath the surface lies a multifaceted landscape. Kelly delves into diverse AI applications, its potential as a remedy, and the pragm…

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Maddy Proud - Sports leader and author 52:20

2 years ago52:20

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Maddy Proud is Co-Captain of the NSW Swifts netball team, represents Australia in national netball and is the author of the children's story series "Grace on the Court". Maddy joined Smarter Cities to discuss why sport is so important to the development of children and communities and what it is like to play sport at the highest levels. Listen and …

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Libbie Doherty - Head of Children's Content at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) 51:20

2 years ago51:20

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The Australian Broadcasting Corporation - known as The ABC - is Australia's national public broadcaster. It holds a consistent place in recording the evolution of Australia as a nation. At its heart is its focus on high quality children's programming, which consistently displays excellence in Australian creative talents and projects the best of Aus…

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Tim Williams – International advocate for better cities 58:14

2 years ago58:14

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Tim Williams is a passionate advocate and expert in designing, procuring and delivering better cities. Originally from the UK, Tim was a founding member of the Blair Government’s Prime Minister’s delivery unit, which drove significant policy reforms to British Government services, and served as special adviser on urban development, city strategy an…

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Russell Fortmeyer, Global Head of Sustainability - Woods Bagot 1:03:10

2 years ago1:03:10

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As the world faces rising energy costs and global inflationary pressures, the case for Net Zero by 2050 might be under question. However, Russell Fortmeyer, Woods Baggot’s Global Head of Sustainability, argues the business case has never been stronger. Visiting Australia from California, Russell joined Smarter Cities to argue the case. Smarter Citi…

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Jace Tyrrell - CEO of Australia’s first Business Improvement District – the New Sydney Waterfront Company 56:16

2 years ago56:16

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How do business improvement districts (BIDs) create better cities? Jace Tyrrell is an expert on building them and is also the inaugural CEO of Australia’s very first Business Improvement District – the New Sydney Waterfront Company. He joined Smarter Cities to explain why a BID is right for Sydney. Catch the Smarter Cities Podcast at: Listen and su…

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Sarah Kay - Global Client Leader - Woods Bagot 58:55

2 years ago58:55

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Sarah Kay, Global Client lead at architecture firm Woods Bagot, joins Smarter Cities to talk about the business of architecture in changing cities and what is like to run an architecture practice with a global reach. Catch the Smarter Cities Podcast at: Listen and subscribe at Spotify here: https://lnkd.in/fJq96sk Listen and subscribe at Apple Podc…

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William Ruh, Chief Digital Officer, Lendlease. How do you transform a company into a digital leader? 1:11:55

2 years ago1:11:55

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How do you transform a company into a digital leader? This is something Lendlease’s Chief Digital Officer, William Ruh, has done multiple times. Bill joined the Podcast to discuss the opportunities and challenges of creating new things in a corporate environment and why the future will be captured by firms that innovate and change.…

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Heba Elhanafy - The Charter Cities Institute 54:42

3 years ago54:42

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Can we do cities better? Researcher Heba Elhanafy, and the American headquartered think tank the Charter Cities Institute, think so. Heba joined Jason and the Smarter Cities Podcast from her office in Zambia, where she is working with African governments on creating new and better cities that work for people as well as deliver economic development.…

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Anne-Marie Elias - CEO of impact investment firm Beckon Capital 56:01

3 years ago56:01

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Environmental Social Governance (ESG) has become paramount in corporate and investment decision making and in the national discourse. The hope is that intense ESG focus across the global economy will lead to solutions for entrenched environmental, economic and social problems. But is this really happening? Impact investment firm CEO, Anne-Marie Eli…

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MBA#15 Diana Machado de Sousa. Multi-culture fermentation is the next frontier for biotech. What do Viruses and the largest bacteria, Bacteriophage, have in common. 1:18:46

3 years ago1:18:46

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Multi-culture fermentation is the next frontier for biotech. Can we create a community of microbes who can do the job? We explore various metabolic pathways to learn more about how syntrophic metabolism works. Can we develop natural catalysts by creating robust systems? And what is the effect of Bacteriophage to these cultures? Special Guest: Diana…

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Fiona de Jong - Head of Australia's Nation Brand 1:11:43

3 years ago1:11:43

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How do you brand a country? Why does a country need a brand? Fiona de Jong - Austrade's Acting Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Australia's Nation Brand - explains why in this episode of Smarter Cities. This episode of Smarter Cities is presented with thanks to Podium - the end to end digital platform for the property and construction industry. …

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MBA#14 Gerald Pollack. Water has the ability to clean itself by rearranging its molecules into a new phase. Even water has a memory, just not as we know it 1:28:19

3 years ago1:28:19

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In this episode we will investigate how the unusual characteristics of water like the Exclusion Zone is impacting how microbes are living with water. Water is more than H20 as we will learn today, and as such how will it impact how we look at fermentation, bio-remediation and more. Special Guest: Gerald Pollack ---- Join our Patreon community to he…

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Smarter Cities Clips: Is space really the final frontier? 17:51

3 years ago17:51

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Can the recent focus on private space travel lead to better outcomes on Earth? Recorded as part of the Autonomous21 Conference.By Jason de Sousa

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Matt Baumgurtel - energy and resources sector lawyer 1:05:00

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Cop-26 illuminated the focus of governments, institutions and investors in transitioning to a zero carbon world. At the heart of the world’s plan is a belief that green hydrogen production and fuel can displace a global reliance on emissions intensive fossil fuels. Australia, with its gift of plentiful sun, land and sea—combined with its economic c…

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Chris Seller - Aviation Expert 53:13

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As Australia moves towards the opening of international borders, our thoughts are turning to what international travel will look like and how it will take place. Facing a world at different vaccination levels, differences in vaccine recognition, a myriad of rules on quarantine and the ever-present question of travel security, what does the future o…

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Michael Cassel - International theatre producer 57:52

3 years ago57:52

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Live entertainment and the arts; things the pandemic took away from us that are now coming back in force. Michael Cassel is a leading international producer, bringing to our stages some of the world’s greatest theatrical productions and live entertainment. Along the way he has grown some of Australia’s best talent. I asked Michael how living withou…

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Meredith Hodgman - Smart cities expert 1:16:04

4 years ago1:16:04

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Smart Cities. Everyone is obsessed with them - from visions of autonomous cars and flying service drones to everything being connected through billions of IOT devices constantly reporting activity. This has long being the mantra of what smart cities are supposed to be. But being honest this concept is something I have somewhat struggled with. The b…

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Smarter Cities Clips: Future of the Olympic Games and what it means for cities and fans 24:10

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The first 'fan free' Olympic and Paralympic Games - Tokyo2020 - was a success under challenging pandemic circumstances. The fan experience was driven by digital TV connectivity, on-demand viewing and IOT capability more than at any time in the Games' history. Tokyo2020 has changed our future expectations of how the Olympic Games are to be delivered…

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Duncan Young - health and wellbeing specialist 53:35

4 years ago53:35

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Wellness. What is it and why should it matter to corporates? These are rather pertinent questions. As the world continues to battle Covid-19, the lines between work and home have blurred, perhaps permanently, and 'zoom calls' have become the norm. According to a recent study in the Harvard Business Review*, 85 per cent of workers surveyed said they…

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Jean Nepo & Sabrina Sibomana - Founders of the Mustard Seed Institute - Rwanda 1:37:28

4 years ago1:37:28

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Sometimes you meet truly remarkable people who are making a tremendous difference in their communities and countries. This is the case with Jean Nepo Sibomana and his Australian born wife Sabrina, who founded the Mustard Seed Institute – an organisation driving employment, training and human development in rural Rwanda. Nepo is a survivor of the 19…

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Selina Short - Managing Partner, EY - Oceania 56:05

4 years ago56:05

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Selina Short is Managing Partner for Oceania at EY, specialising in the real estate, construction and hospitality sectors. She is a leading voice on cities and urbanisation. Selina argues that a city's future success will be driven by experience and human interaction and that Australian cities have the chance to set the mark for a new way of workin…

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Richard Kuppusamy - Architect and Disability Rights Campaigner 58:28

4 years ago58:28

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Richard Kuppusamy has spent a lifetime thinking about what makes a city accessible. He is an architect and disability rights campaigner. In his job, as Head of Digital Engineering - Asia at Lendlease Group, he is pushing boundaries by driving the development and adoption of digital engineering in the development and construction industry. He also h…

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MBA#13 Koen Venema, The health of our gut microbial system plays an important role in human health. These bacteria have found novel ways to survive and create symbiotic relationship with us animals 1:06:23

4 years ago1:06:23

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In this episode we will investigate our #gut #microbial #system about how and why it is effecting they #health system. We are curious to learn what kind of insights will this provide for our understanding of microbial systems? How do these microbial #metabolic pathways in the oxygen free environments work? And what interesting applications can we e…

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Rishi Suri - Editor of India's largest Urdu language newspaper - the Daily Milap 1:04:58

4 years ago1:04:58

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Rishi Suri, editor of India's largest Urdu newspaper, the Daily Milap, joins Smarter Cities in a fascinating discussion on India and its place in the world. India is a rising power. A country of deep history, beloved in Australia for its culture, cuisine and cricket obsession. It is also the country of my parent’s birth, one I have visited since ch…

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MBA#12 Mike Jetten. The Amammox bacteria have a big role to play in the nitrogen and methane cycle more than we realize. It impacts our health and environment. 1:02:29

4 years ago1:02:29

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In this episode we will investigate the role of anammox bacteria and their role in the nitrogen cycle and methane cycle. Are they key to solve the nitrogen issues? En in addition what can we learn how #anaerobe bacteria could be applied for health and our environmental challenges. Special Guest: Mike Jetten Part of the special Microbes Series. What…

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The Hon Rob Stokes MP - NSW Minister for Planning and Public Spaces 1:06:16

4 years ago1:06:16

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Rob Stokes is one of Australia’s most thoughtful and prescient politicians - with a passion for public policy and public service that has led him to one of the toughest portfolios around - as Minister for Planning and Public Spaces in Australia’s largest state, NSW. Rob argues that Covid 19 is the greatest disruption to how cities and countries wil…

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Nikki Greenberg - Futurist and thought leader on real estate 1:17:23

4 years ago1:17:23

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Futurist and thought leader on the real estate sector, Nikki Greenberg, joins Smarter Cities in this first episode for 2021. The world is emerging from Covid-19 with the release of new vaccines and a global roll out gathering apace. As we take stock of 2020, and the impact of the virus on our lives, what does the future look like for real estate an…

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Smarter Cities Clips: Kristy McSweeney - on the Covid balancing act 6:06

4 years ago6:06

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As Australia's second largest state, Victoria, emerges from a five day lock down, following lock downs in Perth, Brisbane and Sydney's northern beaches, it seems apparent that snap lock downs have become part and parcel of virus management and that they are here to stay. In this clip, Kristy McSweeney discusses the balancing act for families that h…

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Smarter Cities Clips - Gary Horwitz on how the retail sector can respond to disruption 6:27

4 years ago6:27

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Gary Horwitz, founder of the pioneering Australian food and homewares chain BaySwiss and creator of retail precinct experiences in many global cities, talks in this clip about online disruption to the retail sector and how the sector can successfully respond.By Jason de Sousa

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MBA#11 Peter Jaffe, The creative solutions bacteria are able to apply makes them able to crack PFAS and even bind metals to them. We may need bacteria for our green revolution 58:37

4 years ago58:37

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#11 MBA Microbes Specials Series In this episode we will investigate How and why do microbes crack chemicals like PFAS and how did they found a way to bind metals? Special Guest: Peter Jaffe (Princeton University) Part of the special Microbes Series. What if we would be able to zoom out? Leaving the microscope and our traditional human perspective …

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Smarter Cities Clips - Mukund Narayana Murty on Being Australian 5:15

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Mukund Narayana-Murty, CEO of AsiaLink Business, and I reflect on how proud we are to be Australian, how we respect both our Country and also the cultural heritage of our families, and the importance of values in the ever - and always continuing - improvement of our Australian Nation.By Jason de Sousa

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Smarter Cities Clips - Julian Leeser MP 5:18

4 years ago5:18

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There is increasing interest in Australia in building closer government to government and economic relations with India, particularly in the wake of increasing trade tensions between the major powers. In this clip, Julian Leeser MP, Member of the Australian Parliament, discusses his love of India and what is ahead in building closer relations betwe…

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MBA#10 Willy Verstraete, we tend to forget that also bacteria produce protein using nitrogen, calcium and hydrogen. Bacteria are becoming the powerhouse for our future 1:02:08

4 years ago1:02:08

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In this episode we will investigate how bacteria will power the sustainable industrial revolution. What does nitrogen, calcium and hydrogen have to do with it? Why and how do the microbes do it? And what can we learn from microbes about their and even our own metabolism. Special Guest: Willy Verstraete (University Gent) Part of the special Microbes…

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Scott Langford - CEO St George Community Housing 1:09:01

4 years ago1:09:01

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Over the last 20 years there has been accelerated growth in house prices across the World's major cities, with Australian cities running towards the top of the pack. Average house prices in Sydney and Melbourne have increased between five to six times in the last two decades. At the same time real wages have run stagnant, leading to growing afforda…

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