FIA's MarketVoice Podcast

At FIA Expo 2026, Walt Lukken sat down with Terry Duffy for, as he put it, a "rollicking discussion." They covered a variety of topics, including the midterm elections, activities at the CFTC and CME's recent lawsuit, compute futures and more.

Walt Lukken sat down with Lynne Fitzpatrick, President of CME Group and its incoming CEO, for the latest episode of FIA's MarketVoice podcast. They discussed her career journey, the leadership lessons she has learned along the way and her outlook for the future of our markets.

Walt Lukken sat down with Mel Raines, President and CEO of Pacers Sports & Entertainment. Long-time friends, they discussed Mel's career that started in Washington politics and has led her to sports. They talk about innovation, how the Pacers and Fever reach their audiences given the ever-crowded digital space and the popularity of sports betting. And, of course, they discussed Caitlin Clark and her impact on the Indiana Fever.

At FIA's International Derivatives Expo in London, Mairéad McGuinness, former European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, and David Wright, Chairman of Eurofi, joined Walt Lukken to assess Europe's competitiveness challenge. Both warned that a more hostile global environment is exposing structural weaknesses, and that Europe must move beyond incremental reform to unlock capital, scale markets and accelerate decision-making. They argued that mobilising investment and delivering faster political action will be critical to strengthening growth and resilience.

As geopolitical tensions radically reshape global flows of physical commodities, understanding the macro forces driving volatility in commodity markets has never been more critical. Spencer Dale, former chief economist at BP and now a professor at the London School of Economics, spoke with FIA's Will Acworth on the drive for energy security, the impact of AI on energy demand, and the speed of the energy transition, among other topics.

FIA's Jackie Mesa sat down for a wide-ranging discussion with Libby Cantrill, managing director and the head of public policy for PIMCO. In the midst of geopolitical turmoil and volatile markets, Libby shared her views on the impacts of war, tariffs, domestic policy, the new chair of the Federal Reserve and more.

Walt Lukken sat down with Jeremy Maletz, head of macro trading and prediction markets at Susquehanna International Group. While retail trading in prediction markets has captured the headlines, Jeremy shared why Susquehanna jumped into these markets, what it took to scale up, how they navigate the myriad contracts and the legal uncertainty surrounding prediction markets. For any institutions interested in learning more, use the Contact FIA form on FIA.org to connect with Jeremy.

At the FIA Global Cleared Markets Conference in Boca Raton, Paul Atkins, Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, spoke to Walt Lukken about his aims to reset the SEC–CFTC relationship through stronger harmonisation and a clear "tone from the top" to end turf wars and support innovation. He also discussed a shift away from enforcement-led policymaking, particularly in crypto, towards clearer rules, and a commitment to working with industry on issues like cross-margining and Treasury clearing to ensure efficient, competitive markets.

At FIA Expo, Walt Lukken sat down with Circle's co-founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire. They discussed Circle going public, stablecoins on a basic level and its own USDC, the GENIUS Act and how that will change the financial landscape, central bank digital currencies and more.

Walt Lukken sat down with Alan Guarino, vice chair of the global management firm Korn Ferry. Alan is widely considered the go-to resource for leadership advice and wisdom in our industry. They discussed how his military career led to his success today, his missionary work in Appalachia, his new book - The Greatness Code: The Formula behind Unstoppable Success and much more.