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| Economist | Strategy | Agribusiness | Futures Studies | Follows & RT ≠ endorsement |

Dublin City, Ireland
Joined February 2012
My interview with @JakkieCilliers We discussed Jakkie’s new book, Africa First! Igniting a Growth Revolution. waitspeak.podbean.com/e/15-a… #Africa #Scenarios #Futuresthinking @AfricanFutures @issafrica
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I spoke with Laura Balmond about the circular economy and circular fashion. We covered the benefits of a circular economy transformation, the challenges, the “linear operation” of the textiles industry and opportunities to make fashion circular waitspeak.podbean.com/e/14-t…
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I spoke with Susan Hall @eselsee about the ethics of human enhancement waitspeak.podbean.com/e/13-t… #Ethics #Human #Enhancement
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I spoke with @JakkieCilliers & Stellah Kwasi @Nyanam from the African Futures and Innovation (AFI) team at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) in Pretoria. We discussed their recent report on the impact of COVID-19 in Africa. #Africa #Scenarios waitspeak.podbean.com/e/epis…
I spoke with Senseis Lars Niehaus and Stephan Steyn about karate as a martial art - lessons for life & business waitspeak.podbean.com/e/11-s…
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I spoke with Stephan Steyn about antibiotic resistance waitspeak.podbean.com/e/10-a…
Exciting interviews planned for the end of July/early September. Some of the topics include antibiotic resistance, circular fashion, human enhancement & cultural intelligence waitspeak.podbean.com/
SA GDP (Q1 2020) falls by 2,0%. Agriculture had a good Q1, activity increasing by 27,8% - supported by increased production of field crops, horticultural products, and animal products. @AgriSAOfficial
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Wait & Speak Podcast: I spoke with @lizebarclay about applied systems thinking. waitspeak.podbean.com/e/9-ap…
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I spoke to @MauraFeddersen about behavioural economics. We discussed the field’s growing relevance and practical applications, behavioural economics frameworks, opportunities to use big data, the use of “nudging” and the broader ethical considerations waitspeak.podbean.com/e/8-th…
June 2020 issue of Finance & Development magazine, which focuses on economic policymaking and politics in light of the pandemic #COVID19 imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fan…