The Ankura Podcast
The Ankura Podcast, our flagship podcast, features an in-depth view of our firm as well as conversations with leading experts and advisors from around the world on the developments shaping the global economy. Ankura is a global management consulting and advisory firm that advises the world's leading businesses, governments, and institutions on their most complex challenges.
Episodes
41 episodes since 2022
The Business Behind Sport: Nick De Marco KC, Barrister at Blackstone Chambers
Should sports arbitrations and tribunals continue to be held in private?In this episode of The Business Behind Sport we speak with one of the most high-profile sports barristers in England, Nick De Marco to discuss:⚽ The arguments f...
September 09, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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40:15
The Business Behind Sport: Sports & Major Events Infrastructure
At the Paris Olympics last week, Saudi Arabia submitted plans to build 11 stadiums - including one set 350 meters above ground level - as part of the country's bid to host the 2034 World Cup.Listen to this episode of #TheBusinessBehindS...
August 07, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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58:00
The Business Behind Sport: James Stebbing, Former General Counsel of Six Nations Rugby
This month on The Business Behind Sport, Jonny Gray speaks to James Stebbing, a Senior Sports Executive who has held General Counsel and Legal roles at Six Nations Rugby, British & Irish Lions, and England Rugby. Throughout his...
July 01, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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40:19
Responding to Abuse in Sports
This month on The Business Behind Sport we take another look at safeguarding in the sports industry, this time focusing on investigations. Jonny Gray speaks with Megan Griffiths, Barrister at 12 King’s Bench Walk, and Charli Curran...
June 05, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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53:09
Transforming Patient Care: Strategies for Today's Challenges With Trinity Health
🚑💡 When healthcare meets innovation, big change happens! Ankura healthcare strategy expert Michelle Mader and Ray Anderson, Chief Strategy Officer of Trinity Health talk about the intersection of innovation and transformation to ta...
May 14, 2024
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40:55
Gaining Momentum: Football in Africa with Abi Ijasanmi
In this episode of The Business Behind, Sport Jonny Gray is joined by “the most powerful woman in African football” Abi Ijasanmi, former Chief Operating Officer of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). This conversation rang...
May 06, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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44:09
The Business Behind Sport: Houman Ashrafzadeh, Founder of Padium
Padel is one of the fastest-growing sports in the world, with much of its growth being driven bottom-up by investors. One of those investors, Houman Ashrafzadeh, Founder of Padium, joins Jonny Gray on this episode of #TheBusinessBe...
March 28, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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32:08
The Business Behind Sport: Monique Choudhuri, Board Director at Women in Football & Rowena Samarasinhe, Managing Director at GENSport
Sports are still a very male-dominated space, especially in the boardroom. In this episode of The Business Behind Sport, Jonathan Brown speaks to two female leaders in the sports industry, Monique Choudhuri Board Director at Women in Fo...
March 01, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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51:34
The Business Behind Sport: Jason Ferguson, Group Chairman & CEO at The World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association
Snooker has always been a popular sport, particularly in the UK, but its rapid growth worldwide has led to a potential global audience of 1.8 billion viewers.In this episode of The Business Behind Sport podcast, Jonny Gray speaks to Jas...
February 01, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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46:22
The Evolving Role of AI on Infrastructure & Energy Arbitration
Disputes and investigations expert, Jacqui Record, construction expert, Sena Gbedemah, and cybersecurity specialist, Kajen Subramoney, are joined by Bevan Farmer, Construction and Engineering Partner at Addleshaw in this latest episode to discu...
January 11, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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48:20
The Business Behind Sport: Tom Sheldon, Director at Oviation Corporate Finance and Ben Hanglin, Partner at Onside Law
Following the previous The Business Behind Sport episode, we continue our conversation on the club acquisition process, but this month we explore the investment and legal considerations.Jonny Gray is joined by Tom Sheldon, Director at Ov...
January 03, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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50:35
The Business Behind Sport: Game Changer: Buying a Football Club with Analytics F.C.
Thinking of buying a Football Club? In this special edition of #TheBusinessBehindSport podcast we are joined by Analytics FC to discuss the steps investors should consider when buying a football club.With institutional investors and indi...
December 01, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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56:43
The Business Behind Sport: Karena Vleck, General Counsel at World Athletics and Lorynn Demetriades, Compliance Specialist at Ankura
Can sports really regulate itself? With talk of independent regulators high on the sports agenda, Jonny Gray is joined by Karena Vleck, General Counsel at World Athletics, and Lorynn Demetriades, compliance specialist and Senior Managing Direct...
November 06, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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47:16
The Business Behind Sport: Richard Bush, Partner at Bird & Bird and Charli Curran, Forensics Expert at Ankura
In this episode of The Business Behind Sport podcast, Jonathan Brown, Senior Managing Director in Ankura's Sport Advisory team speaks with Richard Bush, Partner in Bird & Bird’s Media, Entertainment & Sports Group, and Charli Curran, Se...
October 10, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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45:27
Infrastructure Perspectives 2023: Moving The (Digital) Gap
The need to digitalize the infrastructure sector has been understood for some time, but progress has been slow and the gap is widening quickly. The sheer pace and accessibility of developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in recent months – ...
September 15, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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16:34
Cyber Series: The Evolution of Cyber Investigations with Ted Theisen
Following his keynote speech at MENA Information Security Conference 2023, Senior Managing Director and former FBI Special Agent Ted Theisen, speaks with Kajen Subramoney in the latest edition of The Cyber Series. In this episode, they discuss ...
September 15, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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25:10
The Business Behind Sport: Mike Laflin, CEO and Founder of Global Sustainable Sport
In this episode, Jonny Gray is joined by Mike Laflin, CEO and Founder of Global Sustainable Sport. Together they discuss:• Mike’s journey working within the sports industry and what led him to set up Global Sustainable Sport in 2022...
August 30, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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51:26
The Business Behind Sport: Jean-Baptiste Roy, Co-Founder of Asia Sports Tech
In this episode we turn our heads East to put a spotlight on the emerging opportunities for investment in sports in Asia. Senior Managing Director, Jonny Gray speaks to Jean-Baptiste Roy, Co-Founder of Asia Sports Tech, where they discuss:&...
July 27, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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34:21
The Business Behind Sport: Simon Taufel, Former International Cricket Umpire and 5-time ICC Umpire of the Year
As we hit the halfway point in the international cricket season for 2023 and as the Ashes series is currently underway, Jonathan Brown speaks to Simon Taufel, Former International Cricket Umpire and 5-time International Cricket Council Umpire o...
June 30, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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34:35
The Business Behind Sport: Simon Hallett, Majority Owner and Chairman of Plymouth Argyle F.C.
In this episode, Jonny Gray talks to Simon Hallett, majority owner and Chairman of Plymouth Argyle Football Club who was recently promoted into The Championship League. Simon openly discusses everything around owning an English Football League ...
June 05, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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43:04
Infrastructure Perspectives 2023: Getting Projects off the Ground
In this episode, Jonathan Roe speaks with Dom O'Donnell, Managing Director at Infrastructure Matters on one of the key themes in our latest report, From Pandemic to Permacrisis: Infrastructure Perspectives 2023, that was produced in collaborati...
May 15, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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12:16
The Business Behind Sport: Tiago Gomes - Partner at Ambiel, Belfiore, Gomes, Hanna Advogados
Brazil is a country renowned for its love of sport, in particular a love of football. In the latest episode Felix Vetter and Reecha Patel speak with Tiago Gomes, Partner at Ambiel, Belfiore, Gomes, Hanna Advogados, to discuss the impact of inve...
May 03, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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31:06
What is Cyber Threat Intelligence? A Conversation with Danny Howett
In this episode of the Ankura Cyber Series, Adam Horsman speaks with Danny Howett, a Director in the Ankura Cyber Threat Intelligence Team based in London. Danny explains what he does day to day in his role and how gathering and analyzing infor...
April 24, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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14:11
The Business Behind Sport: Lloyd Thomas - General Counsel at Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club
Our guest on this episode of The Business Behind Sport podcast is Lloyd Thomas, General Counsel at Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club. In this conversation, Lloyd shares his career journey working in-house at football clubs, as well as so...
April 04, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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26:47
Understanding the changing cybercrime environment with Ankura Senior Managing Director Chris Marks
Ankura Data & Technology expert Chris Marks joins Adam Horsman on the Cyber series to discuss Chris' career highlights from his different roles globally, current cybercrime trends that are currently being seen within the Hong Kong region wh...
March 27, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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28:48