Five years with the Spanish FI regime: An interview with the Deputy Head of Unit for Foreign Investments, Santiago Conde Lara // Foreign Investment
Episode 7: Global Foreign Investment Podcast Series
Jose Gimenez sits down with Santiago Conde Lara, who acts as the Deputy Head of Unit for Foreign Investments (Subdirección General de Inversiones Exteriores (SGIE)), to discuss the Spanish FI regime 5 years since its inception and prospects for reform.
Topics covered include:
Market insights gained by the SGIE
Benefits of the voluntary consultation process
Collaboration, good faith and forward-thinking in SGIE’s approach
SGIE’s review process, including identifying risks and remedies
Evolution of the Spanish FI regime
To listen to all episodes in this series, visit our Linklaters Global Foreign Investment Podcast Series webpage.
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Understanding Agentic AI: the Power of Autonomy // Fintech
Episode 14: Crypto Facto with Josh Klayman
In the latest episode of our Crypto Facto podcast, Joshua Ashley Klayman Kuzar dives into the fascinating world of AI with Linklaters Law Clerk and tech enthusiast Toby Irenshtain. Josh and Toby discuss the latest developments in AI including Agentic AI, AI’s overlap with crypto in Web3, and the opportunities and risks that lie ahead.
To listen to all episodes in the Crypto Factor with Josh Klayman series, visit our website.
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Are you having a laugh? // Business Skills
Episode 19: The Linklaters Ideas Foundry
Speakers: Neil Mullarkey and Ian Rodwell
We rarely consider the power of humour and laughter in the workplace. But the evidence shows that not only can it make us feel more connected but it can also supercharge performance and creativity. So who better than Neil Mullarkey, one of the world’s most experienced and accomplished improv performers and a veteran of ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway’ and two Austen Powers movies, to talk about why laughter can, indeed, be the best medicine. Drawing on Neil’s extensive work with business organisations and his book, ‘In the moment’, we discuss how improv can improve our ability to listen, notice and be curious – skills that lie at the heart of so many organisational activities such as leading, negotiating, coaching and collaborating. We also investigate why moments matter, the role of trust and how getting off the lift at the wrong floor can sometimes be a clever thing to do.
To watch all episodes in The Linklaters Ideas Foundry, visit our website.
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ESG bonds and the arrival of the Gold Standard // Capital Markets
Episode 6: Bond Beats
In this episode of Bond Beats, Linda Taylor (Counsel), Laura Le Masurier (Managing Associate), and Erin McKeown (Managing Associate) welcome Patricia Gentile (Head of Finance and Insurance at A2A) and Jo Richardson (Managing Director and Head of Research at the Anthropocene Institute) to explore the sustainable bond market and the arrival of the first European Green Bond. The discussion includes insights from A2A’s groundbreaking European Green Bond transaction, the first using the EU's official label under the EU Green Bond Regulation and examines the Regulation’s broader implications for the market.
To listen to all episodes in the Bond Beats series, visit our website.
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WINS: Women IN Sport with Grace Ahrens // Sports
Episode 7: WINS: Women IN Sports
In episode seven of WINS, Grace Ahrens, Executive Director at Women in Soccer, joins Georgina King, Managing Associate in Linklaters’ Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations practice, for a conversation around the work carried out by Women in Soccer, the infrastructure side of the soccer industry in the US, the changing landscape of women’s soccer and the challenges it faces.
To listen to all episodes in this series, visit our WINS: Women IN Sport podcast series.
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