SmarterMarkets™
What are SmarterMarkets? They leverage technology to create markets that are more liquid, transparent, and secure, with lower transactions costs and fewer barriers to entry. Markets that empower individuals to improve their own lives and help us address the biggest challenges that we face as a society — including climate change and the energy transition. How do we build SmarterMarkets? We’re starting with our weekly podcast exploring how both markets and technology can be redesigned to better serve market participants and society as a whole. The podcast, presented by Abaxx Technologies, brings together the entrepreneurs, icons, and executives of commodities, capi...
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Re-engineering Tokenization Episode 8 | Christopher Jensen, Portfolio Manager & Director of Digital Asset Research, Franklin Templeton
<p>Re-engineering Tokenization continues this week with Christopher Jensen, Portfolio Manager & Director of Digital Asset Research at Franklin Templeton. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely sits down with Christopher to discuss his experience tokenizing money market shares with their BENJI token – and the challenges and opportunities that he sees for both the builders and the investors in tokenization for real-world and digitally native assets.</p>
Re-engineering Tokenization Episode 7 | Julian Kwan, CEO, IXS and InvestaX
<p>This holiday weekend on our Re-engineering Tokenization series, we welcome Julian Kwan, CEO at IXS and InvestaX, into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. David Greely sits down with Julian to discuss his experience in tokenizing real-world assets, finding the business models that work, how the space has evolved, and how after eight years, it's only getting started.</p>
Re-engineering Tokenization Episode 6 | Riley Hughes, Co-Founder & CEO, Trinsic
<p>We continue our Re-engineering Tokenization series this week with Riley Hughes, Co-Founder & CEO at Trinsic. David Greely sits down with Riley to discuss how digital IDs are being used today; the need for a visa-like network for identity in order to move digital IDs more into the mainstream; and the opportunities that a wallet full of digital IDs and attestations will create for a future of more secure, private, and trusted digital interactions.</p>
Re-engineering Tokenization Episode 5 | Carrie Jaquith, Global Head of Digital Product, Abaxx Technologies
<p>Re-engineering Tokenization continues this week with Carrie Jaquith, Global Head of Digital Product at Abaxx Technologies. David Greely sits down with Carrie to discuss what makes new technology adoptable by large institutions, the importance of it being interoperable and auditable, and why we should be thinking of augmenting existing PDF-based processes rather than replacing them as we re-engineer tokenization.</p>
Re-engineering Tokenization Episode 4 | Peter Zaman, Partner, HFW Singapore
<p>This week on Re-engineering Tokenization, we welcome Peter Zaman, Partner at HFW Singapore, back into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. David Greely sits down with Peter to discuss the tokenization and fractionalization of commodities and real-world assets – and the law and customs that facilitate commodity trading by allowing for the transfer of ownership without the transfer of possession.</p>
Re-engineering Tokenization Episode 3 | Phil Zimmermann, Creator, Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)
<p>We continue our Re-engineering Tokenization series this week by welcoming Phil Zimmermann, Creator of Pretty Good Privacy (PGP), into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. David Greely sits down with Phil to discuss his work in cryptography and its role in establishing trust and preserving privacy online. Phil shares his thoughts on what we need to be doing to make sure our technology is helping – not hindering – us in building the type of society we want to live in.</p>
Re-engineering Tokenization Episode 2 | Ian Forester, Head of Product, Abaxx Technologies
<p>This week on Re-engineering Tokenization, we continue our conversation with Ian Forester, Head of Product at Abaxx Technologies. David Greely sits down with Ian to pick up where we left off last week, digging in deeper on the use of cryptographically secured identity and signatures to take the next step from digitization to tokenization. David and Ian discuss Abaxx’s approach to the four pillars supporting trusted commercial transactions: secure identity, intent, assets, and data.</p>
Re-engineering Tokenization Episode 1 | Josh Crumb, Founder & CEO, Abaxx Technologies + Ian Forester, Head of Product, Abaxx Technologies
<p>This week, we kick off our new series Re-engineering Tokenization with Josh Crumb and Ian Forester, CEO and Head of Product at Abaxx Technologies. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely sits down with Josh and Ian to discuss asset tokenization and Abaxx Technologies’ approach to it – focusing on secure digital identity, privacy, and legal finality as the foundations for institutional grade commercial transactions.</p>
Special Episode | Scenes from the IETA North America Climate Summit 2025
<p>We present a special episode of SmarterMarkets™, bringing you exclusive interviews from the IETA North America Climate Summit 2025.</p> <p>SmarterMarkets™ returned to the IETA North America Climate Summit to explore the challenges and opportunities defining the next phase of carbon market development.</p> <p>This year’s conference examined emerging carbon pricing systems worldwide and the “how” and “when” of driving long-term growth — from the growing role of nature- and technology-based removals to the outcomes of the voluntary market’s focus on integrity and how businesses account for carbon.</p> <p>In partnership with IETA, we spoke with a cross section of...
Catching Up On Climate Episode 5 | Dave Ernsberger & Mark Eramo, Co-Presidents, S&P Global Commodity Insights
<p>We close out our Catching Up On Climate series this week with Dave Ernsberger & Mark Eramo, Co-Presidents of S&P Global Commodity Insights and Members of S&P Global’s Executive Leadership Team. David Greely sits down with Dave and Mark to catch up on the state of U.S. policy and the global discussion on energy, climate, and sustainability after New York City Climate Week – and where we’re heading next.</p>
