UBS Optimus Foundation: 25th anniversary special

We mark the occasion by hearing from Tom Hall, UBS global head of social impact and CEO of the UBS Optimus Foundation Network, and from one of its partners who has already been driving change: Fabio Segura, co-CEO of the Jacobs Foundation. They discuss the importance of collaboration in delivering effective philanthropy, with a particular focus on how education can drive social equality and enduring transformational change.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Daniela Marino is the CEO and co-founder of skin-graft innovators Cutiss and one of the inspirational leaders that UBS supports and celebrates through its Global Visionaries programme. Marino is joined at Monocle’s HQ in Zürich by Tom Hall, global head of social impact at UBS, to discuss Cutiss’s success in this year’s UBS Pitch for Purpose event and why it’s important for UBS to champion individuals who are driving solutions to the great challenges of the day.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The second of two specials focused on breaking barriers in economics and finance, brought to you by UBS and Monocle’s sister publication, ‘Konfekt’. This show features insights from Addition Wealth founder, Ana Mahony, and business leader Rania Anderson. Thanks to the partnership with UBS, you can read more about Mahony and Anderson in ‘Konfekt’s’ winter issue, available on newsstands now.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

UBS’s head of fixed income and co-lead of the bank’s ElectionWatch report series, Kurt Reiman, joins the show to reflect on Donald Trump’s US presidential election success. In a conversation recorded as Trump finalised appointments to his cabinet, Reiman discusses the likely direction of travel for the US economy under Trump 2.0.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The first of two special editions focused on investing in women and breaking economic barriers, brought to you by UBS and ‘Konfekt’, the sister publication of ‘Monocle’. Featuring insights from one of the extraordinary cohort of economists that shapes the UBS worldview: 2023 Nobel laureate Claudia Goldin. Goldin discusses the importance of fostering economic equality and empowering financial futures for all. Thanks to the partnership with UBS, you can read more about Goldin’s work in the winter issue of ‘Konfekt’, available on newsstands now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The largest survey of its kind to date, the report reveals insights into buyer behaviours and the transfer of wealth between generations of high-net-worth individuals against a backdrop of challenging economic conditions. This year’s edition gathered responses from more than 3,500 such collectors across 14 global markets, including new additions Switzerland, Mexico and Indonesia. The report’s author, cultural economist Dr Clare McAndrew, is joined by Paul Donovan, chief economist in UBS Global Wealth Management, and Art Basel CEO Noah Horowitz. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The United Nations Biodiversity Conference recently concluded in Cali, Colombia. On today’s programme, we discuss both the event and the theme of biodiversity more generally with two leaders in the field from UBS: lead for advocacy and nature in the chief sustainability office, Judson Berkey; and global head of sustainable and impact investing for the UBS CIO, Andrew Lee. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The UBS International Pension Gap Index compares retirement systems across 25 markets based on the voluntary savings required from its participants. Its authors, James Mazeau and Elisabeth Beusch, explain why private savings are crucial to maintain an accustomed lifestyle in retirement. They explain how the index demonstrates the importance of planning and how investments can help close pension gaps. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ulrike Hoffmann-Burchardi, head CIO for equities in UBS Global Wealth Management, joins the show to discuss whether the current hype around AI technology and its adoption is justified. As capex and technical innovation continue apace, we’ll hear more about UBS’s investment framework to identify AI opportunities, shed some light on how AI actually works and highlight its implications for everything from the global economy to sustainable development.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new report from the UBS Sustainability and Impact Institute explores whether key climate technologies are breaking through at the scale and pace required to address the climate crisis. William Nicolle, the author of the report, explains that despite climate tech’s vast potential for emissions reduction, there remains a tricky road ahead as most of these technologies are economically uncompetitive or as yet too immature to easily scale. We’ll hear how processes might be improved to better understand complex dependencies, and also to better inform strategic policy, investment and organisational decisions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.