74&W Exclusives

Welcome to 74&W Exclusives, our interview series that takes a deep-dive look at the pressing topics and issues facing our industry. Here we speak with thought leaders, subject matter experts, and the people who are on the ground and in the action.

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7: SOCIETY & CULTURE - VIEW SERIES
In this series, we explore what happens when matters of culture and matters of business intersect. Debbie Atuk, Board Treasurer of Bering Straits Native Corporation, kicks it off.

6: COMMODITIES - VIEW SERIES
It lacks the mystique of hedge funds and private equity, the complexity of advanced derivatives, and the sexiness of tech stocks and the latest IPOs. Yet commodities might be one of the most exciting markets out there. It's where real-world supply meets real-world demand, it's what gives currencies a run for their money, and it can make speculators seem less like office types and more like Indiana Jones. For this series we spoke with LOBO TIGGRE (Founder/CEO, Louis James, LLC), TOM SENG (Director, School of Energy at the University of Tulsa), and ANDREW GRIFFITH (Livestock Economist, University of Tennessee).

5: MIDDLE-MARKET LENDING - VIEW SERIES
The middle market is a vast—and vastly misunderstood—part of our economy. In recent years, it has received increased attention as investors, under pressure to find yield, have sought out products based on loans made to companies in the middle market. 74&WEST talks to the players at the heart of the middle market about the economic underpinnings of the space, recent trends, and the outlook for middle market companies and for the firms that lend to them. For this series, we spoke with JONATHAN SIMMONS (Managing Director and Co-Head of Corporate Development, Golub Capital), and DOUG PETA (Chief U.S. Investment Strategist, BCA Research).

4: CYBERSECURITY - VIEW SERIES
Personal data. Financials. Information. Almost everything these days is not just digitized, but online. That can be great in terms of speed and access. But it also means risk. Thankfully cybersecurity experts of all types are working hard to not only keep up with threats, but to anticipate them. For this series of interviews, 74&WEST speaks with some of these very experts to get an inside and in-depth look at the complex and fascinating world of cybersecurity. For this series we spoke with DUSTIN FRAZE (Program Manager, DARPA), TROY HUNT (Founder, HaveIBeenPwned.com), and FRANK CILLUFFO (Director, Auburn University’s McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security).

3: THE FUTURE OF WORK - VIEW SERIES
The world is rapidly changing, and so, too, is the way we work. Read the news, and you may be scared or delighted---technology that makes working easier, technology that robs humans of the jobs themselves; work from home, work from anywhere; work anytime, work all the time. What does the Future of Work really mean, and how can we look to the past to understand what lies ahead? For this series, we speak with some of the foremost thinkers when it comes to the Future of Work. For this series, we spoke with GLEN HIEMSTRA (Founder and CEO, Futurist.com), ANNIE LOWREY (Author, Contributing Editor, The Atlantic), and JACOB MORGAN (Bestselling Author/Podcaster).

2: BLOCKCHAIN & CRYPTOCURRENCY - VIEW SERIES
From cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin to a world of potentially groundbreaking applications, blockchain technology is a constant topic of conversation in the media as well as around the water cooler. But what really is blockchain? What kinds of industries is it having the biggest impacts on, and what might it affect in the future? We spoke with some of the foremost subject matter experts on the topic, and they gave us their insights. For this series, we spoke with CHRISTIAN CATALINI (Founder, MIT Cryptoeconomics Lab), MARIA BUSTILLOS (Editor-In-Chief, Popula), and EMILY R GARNETT (Attorney, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck).

1: SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTING - VIEW SERIES
Socially-responsible/sustainable business and investing practices has become a more urgent topic for fund managers, asset owners, corporations and the general public. We explore the topic from several angles, gathering the thoughts of a variety of stakeholders. For this series, we spoke with CHRIS DAVIS (Senior Director, Ceres Investor Network), RUSSELL HELLER (Co-Chair, Dwight Hall Socially Responsible Investment Fund), and SUSAN NICKEY (Managing Director, Hannon Armstrong).

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