Net-Zero Targets

With tensions mounting, the United States and Western allies are pursuing every option to deter Russia from invading Ukraine. Economic sanctions are seen as a primary tool in the foreign policy toolkit, but the question remains whether sanctions are costly enough to deter a further escalation of tensions. To evaluate this question, Elina Ribakova, Deputy Chief Economist at the Institute of International Finance, joins Horizon Scanning.

Emily Kreps, Head of ESG for the Americas at Deutsche Bank, joins Horizon Scanning to discuss her role and the ongoing transition to a sustainable, net-zero economy. In order for corporates to reach net-zero by 2050, one of the most important steps is setting interim targets that are measurable and verifiable. For a deeper discussion, Emily spoke with Andres Chang, Research Manager at the Science Based Target Initiative and author of The Net-Zero Standard.

Concluding our series on the future of work, this episode examines the changing power dynamic between employers and employees. Amid what has been coined “the Great Resignation,” employees have reframed the power dynamic with employers and achieved higher wages and additional benefits as a result. However, the question remains whether this is a structural shift, or a temporary phenomenon created by COVID-19 pandemic. To evaluate, Christiana Riley, Deutsche Bank's Americas CEO, sits down with Carol Cochran, VP of People and Culture at FlexJobs; Melissa Fridman, Global Head of Human Resources for Deutsche Bank's Investment Bank; and Marion Laboure, an analyst on Deutsche Bank's thematic research team.

Kicking off a two-part series exploring the future of work, Christiana Riley sits down with Rocco Giannetti, Principal and Co-Managing Director of Gensler's New York office, and Philippe Visser, President of Related Office Development, to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and hybrid working models on the design of cities and offices.

To conclude the series on economic inequality in the United States, Christiana Riley, CEO of Deutsche Bank in the Americas, examines the potential policy solutions being pursued by the Biden administration.Antonio White joins Christiana for the conversation from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, where he is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Community Engagement.

Christiana Riley, Deutsche Bank's Americas CEO, continues the three-part series exploring economic inequality in the United States by looking across the horizon and unpacking technology trends that could narrow, or further exacerbate, economic disparities.She is joined by panelists Robert Atkinson, the founder and President of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, or ITIF; Deloitte's Global Future of Work Leader Steve Hatfield; and Apjit Walia, Deutsche Bank's Global Head of Technology Investment Strategy.

Christiana Riley hosts the first of a three part series exploring economic inequality in the United States. She begins by looking at the state of inequality, as the economic recovery from COVID-19 gains steam, relying on the perspectives of three experts who each bring a unique approach to gauging wealth, income, and opportunity disparities across the country: John Leer from Morning Consult, an intelligence company, where he is Chief Economist; Kenan Fikri, Research Director at Economic Innovation Group; and finally, Matt Luzzetti, US Chief Economist at Deutsche Bank.

Germany is Europe's largest economy, and one that is highly export oriented. The United States is the largest export destination for German companies. As Germany's largest bank, and one of the largest foreign banks in America, Deutsche Bank sits at the cross-roads of Transatlantic trade. Dan Hunter and Christiana Riley, Americas CEO, speak with Frank Kelly, Johannes Pockrandt, and Daniel Schmand about the future opportunities of American-European trade following a period of tension under the previous U.S. Administration.

While it has long been thought that federal infrastructure investment was one of the few truly bipartisan issues in Washington, disagreements over the scope and cost of recent proposals have stalled the legislative progress. Meanwhile, current investment levels haven’t matched the demand for repairs, let alone new development. Dan Hunter and Christiana Riley, Deutsche Bank’s Americas CEO, discuss the prospects, and potential impact, of President Biden’s infrastructure proposals with Barbara Humpton, President and CEO of Siemens in the US; Brett Ryan, Senior US Economist at Deutsche Bank; and Jeremy Eisman, Deutsche Bank’s Head of Infrastructure and Energy Financing for the Americas.

While the Federal Reserve Chairman and White House Council of Economic Advisors have done their best to communicate their view that inflation is not a concern, and likely transitory, not everyone is convinced. The historic level of stimulus injected into the economy, combined with an expected jump in consumer spending could have a lasting effect. Dan Hunter hosts a conversation with experts from opposite sides of the fence, who will do their best to persuade you of their perspective. Representing the view that inflation will be transitory is Deutsche Bank's Peter Hooper, and taking the perspective that inflation is here to stay is Jim Reid.