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INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast

INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast by Nick Lall

36 episodes

2 months ago

Send us a text Kevin Carter is the founder of EMQQ Global and a leading voice in emerging markets investing. In his first appearance, he broke down the investment case for digital consumption in emerging markets. In this follow-up episode, Kevin returns fresh from a month-long trip to India, where he went beyond the usual business hubs to explore tier 2 and tier 3 cities, the infrastructure transformation, and why India might be the most compelling EM story of the next two decades. In this ep...

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Send us a text Kevin Carter is the founder of EMQQ Global and a leading voice in emerging markets investing. In his first appearance, he broke down the investment case for digital consumption in emerging markets. In this follow-up episode, Kevin returns fresh from a month-long trip to India, where he went beyond the usual business hubs to explore tier 2 and tier 3 cities, the infrastructure transformation, and why India might be the most compelling EM story of the next two decades. In this ep...

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Episodes (20/36)

INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast

East Africa's Leading Used Car Marketplace with Kaoru Kaganoi, Peach Tech

Send us a text In this episode of the INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast, Nick Lall speaks with Kaoru Kaganoi, INSEAD MBA '16J and founder of Peach Tech, East Africa’s leading used car marketplace. From growing up in Paris as the son of a Japanese professor of French philosophy to intense stints at McKinsey in Tokyo and Nairobi, Kaoru shares his global journey through social impact work in Bangladesh, Tuvalu, and Palestine, culminating in launching a high-growth startup in Kenya. He opens up abo...

1 week ago

1 hour 18 minutes

INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast

Blockchain/Working Capital Solutions for Emerging Markets – Altesh Baijoo, Founder of Insaaph Capital & Director at Flow48

Send us a text In this episode of the INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast, host Nick Lall is joined by Altesh Baijoo, a dynamic entrepreneur at the intersection of finance, technology, and global markets. As Founder of Insaaph Capital and Director at Flow48, Altesh is helping reshape financial access across the developing world—unlocking investment opportunities through blockchain-enabled platforms and bridging SME funding gaps through tech-driven working capital solutions. Altesh shares hi...

2 weeks ago

28 minutes

INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast

Emerging Market VC with Yana Yasevich, Alter Global

Send us a text In this episode, we were joined by Yana Yasevich, Partner & Head of Platform at Alter Global, an early-stage VC firm focused on emerging markets worldwide. Since 2020, Alter has made more than 70 investments in entrepreneurs based out of São Paulo, Jakarta, Dhaka, Lagos, Buenos Aires, Manila, Mexico City, and more, supporting high-character founders building not just companies, but their communities and economies. We discuss: Yana’s entrepreneurial journey – how launc...

1 month ago

58 minutes

INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast

Sustainable forestry in Africa - Darren Lapp, New Forests Company

Send us a text In this episode, we were joined by Darren Lapp, CEO of the New Forests Company, a sustainable forestry and timber products business operating in Uganda and Tanzania. Darren shares his journey from growing up in a forestry town in Canada to leading a major forestry enterprise in sub-Saharan Africa. We discuss: Darren’s career path – how he transitioned from biology and soil science to forestry, influenced by early work experiences and international exposure.The challenges of for...

3 months ago

30 minutes

INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast

Athletic + career excellence and VC in the Balkans - Pedja Predin, Fifth Quarter Ventures

Send us a textPedja is an INSEAD 14J and GP at Fifth Quarter Ventures, the first VC firm solely focused on Southeastern Europe. Pedja was on the Serbian National Water Polo team, and post-INSEAD scaled Gelato (a print-on-demand startup) into a unicorn my leading its expansion into emerging markets like India, China, and Russia. In this episode we discuss the types of founders Pedja likes to invest in, traits he looks for in investors and partners, how to build brands in emerging markets ...

6 months ago

28 minutes

INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast

Building Latin America's largest fintech - Livia Chanes, CEO Nubank Brazil

Send us a textNubank (NYSE: NU) is Latin America's largest fintech company and the world's largest neobank with over 100 million users and a valuation of over $70 billion. Livia is an INSEAD 09D and prior to Nubank directed tech and business analytics at Itau Unibanco (Latin America's largest bank) and was a Partner at McKinsey.

6 months ago

29 minutes

INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast

Is India the next China? with Kevin Carter, EMQQ Global

Send us a textKevin Carter, founder and chief investment officer of EMQQ Global, joined us to disucss his journey in the investment world, initiated by his transformative reading of "A Random Walk Down Wall Street," which led to him working alongside economist Burton Malkiel of Princeton University in creating multiple stock market innovations like fractional investing and personal indexing, and his ultimate focus on China and other emerging markets. Carter shares insights on the digital...

8 months ago

58 minutes

INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast

Adventure capitalist quantitative investing - Asha Mehta, Global Delta Capital

Send us a textIn this episode of the INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast, we speak with Asha Mehta, Managing Partner at Global Delta Capital, about her impactful career in finance, focusing on emerging and frontier markets through a lens of sustainability and responsible investing.Asha founded Global Delta Capital after working as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs and Lead Portfolio Manager and Director of Responsible Investing at Acadian Asset Management. Asha has been recognized as a ...

11 months ago

47 minutes

INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast

Global citizenship with Andrew Henderson, Nomad Capitalist

Send us a textAndrew Henderson is the Founder and CEO of Nomad Capitalist, the world's leading offshore consulting firm dedicated to helping clients make informed decisions on the best countries to invest, start a business and live in. Andrew has helped over 2,000 UHNW individuals go offshore and his YouTube channel has over 750,000 subscribers.Nomad Capitalist Live, Nomad Capitalist's annual event, will be held in Kuala Lumpur this September 25th through 28th.

1 year ago

47 minutes

INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast

Nearshoring to Mexico - Jorge Gonzalez Henrichsen, The Nearshore Company

Send us a textIn this episode, Jorge Gonzalez Henrichsen joins us to share his unique path from investment banking and an MBA at NYU Stern to acquiring and then running company at the forefront of the nearshoring movement. He dives deep into both the geopolitical and macroeconomic ramifications of nearshoring and the nitty gritty of what it takes to search for, buy, and then run a cross-border business.Subscribe and follow the INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast on Spotify, Apple, or Google.

1 year ago

41 minutes

INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast

Transforming brands and lives across cultures - Emily Chang, CEO McCann WorldGroup China

Send us a textIn this episode of the INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast, we were joined by Emily Chang, a powerhouse in the world of international marketing and business strategy. Currently CEO of VML West (and CEO of McCann Worldgroup in China at the time of recording), Emily's storied career spans influential roles at global giants like Starbucks, Apple, and Procter & Gamble, culminating in her profound impact on brand building and customer experience across continents. Beyond her corporat...

1 year ago

37 minutes

INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast

$8.5B emerging market asset management - Nick Rohatyn, The Rohatyn Group

Send us a text Nicolas Rohatyn serves as Chief Executive Officer of The Rohatyn Group. TRG is a team of 190+ emerging market specialists in 18 countries dedicated to pursuing investment opportunities in these economies by focusing on areas of structural inefficiency and special opportunity.The firm has over $8 billion in assets under management and splits its investments between public markets, private markets and forestry and agriculture.Prior to founding TRG in 2002, Mr. Rohatyn spent ...

1 year ago

36 minutes

INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast

Making UHNW hospitality thrive through COVID and beyond - Yeshi Phuntso, Àni Private Resorts

Send us a textIn this episode, we spoke with Yeshi Phuntso, CEO of Àni Private Resorts about how his strategic focus on community engagement and employee empowerment has created a thriving brand. Àni is the world’s first private resort collection offering exclusive retreats in the most beautiful and far-flung corners of the earth, ÀNI Private Resorts draws its name from the Swahili word 'andjani', which aptly means the ‘journey ahead’. This refers not only to the time shared by ÀNI guest...

2 years ago

38 minutes

INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast

Climate Tech Innovation with Jamil Wyne, founder of Climate Tech Bootcamp

Send us a textJamil Wyne is an INSEAD 18J and advisor, investor, professor and author focusing on climate, entrepreneurship, technology and economic development around the world, including a strong concentration on climate change. Worked with World Bank, IFC, UN, Clean Energy Venture Group, Catalyst Investment Management, Schmidt Futures, Wamda, and Ashoka. INSEAD MBA, Johns Hopkins SAIS MA. Writing/research has been published/cited in SSIR, TechCrunch, World Bank, UN, Wharton, McKinsey, and ...

2 years ago

40 minutes

INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast

Mass transit as a last mile logistics solution for SE Asian cities - Onno Pfeiffer, co-founder of Diolko

Send us a textOnno Pfeiffer is an INSEAD GEMBA 19 and is the co-founder of Diolko.Diolko's sustainable last mile delivery solution leverages underutilized city infrastructure to improve quality of life for everyone by reducing both greenhouse gas emissions and traffic congestion.Subscribe and follow the INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast on Spotify, Apple, or Google.

2 years ago

35 minutes

INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast

Regenerative Agriculture in Pakistan with Taimur Malik of Drawdown Farm

Send us a textTaimur Malik, Co-Founder and Ideator of Drawdown Farm joined us to speak about regenerative agriculture's role in addressing the world's polycrises and the amazing results he's had so far on his farm in the Thar Desert of Pakistan.Prior to founding Drawdown Farm, Taimur was an Analyst at Citibank, Chief Executive at Moiz Textiles, and co-founded TM Black, a fair trade men's custom shirting company, in which he negotiated deals with the best textile mills in the world for f...

2 years ago

1 hour 26 minutes

INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast

VC in India with Brendan Rogers of 2am VC (formerly Wag!'s co-founder)

Send us a textBrendan Rogers is the Co-Founder of 2am VC, an early-stage India Fund. Previously, Brendan co-founded Wag! (NASDAQ) PET, the largest pet platform in the US.Before Wag!, Brendan co-founded a social discovery service to meet new people, which grew to over 50 million users in over 10 countries, and was acquired by IAC in 2014.In this podcast, Brendan joined Nick Lall to discuss the burgeoning startup environment in India, best practices for building a personal brand, and his person...

2 years ago

40 minutes

INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast

Fair FX transfers for emerging market currencies with Mike Robertson and Adrian Brown, founders of AbbeyCross

Send us a textAbbeyCross is a business-to-business FX trading and compliance marketplace for emerging market (EM) currencies. Available to banks and payment providers, it brings deeper EM currency liquidity, previously unavailable price transparency and market data to a fragmented EM payment industry. With AbbeyCross, banking participants are able to secure and strengthen their EM payments offerings through one simple integration with multiple liquidity and settlement providers, while th...

2 years ago

26 minutes

INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast

From consulting in China to founding a CFO automation startup in Mexico with Javier Cunat, co-founder of Diligo

Send us a textJavier Cunat is a TIEMBA 2014 and COO/Director of Diligo, which offers advisory and CFO services for startups in Spain and Mexico. In this episode we explore his 14 years in China and subsequent move to found a startup in Mexico. Subscribe and follow the INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast on Spotify, Apple, or Google.

2 years ago

37 minutes

INSEAD Emerging Markets Podcast

Founder of Asia's largest proptech company, creator of 3 unicorns, Georg Chmiel

Send us a textGeorg Chmiel is an INSEAD 96D and the Co-Founder / Chair of Juwai-IQI Holdings, the largest proptech group in South East Asia with more than 30,000 sales agents. He is also responsible for creating 3 unicorns. His previous experience includes Executive Chairman of iCarAsia (ASX:ICQ), the number 1 online automotive marketplace for SE Asia. He was also Managing Director / CEO of the iProperty Group (ASX:IPP) until its sale to REA Group in the biggest online takeover in SE Asia at ...

2 years ago

39 minutes