Episodes
Monday Jul 08, 2024
The Value of Data: A Conversation With Lance Harcrow
Monday Jul 08, 2024
Monday Jul 08, 2024
Lance Harcrow is chief operating officer at Estes Forwarding Worldwide, a leading domestic and international freight forwarder headquartered in Chesterfield County. VEDP Vice President of Logistics Eric Jehu spoke with Harcrow about the issues his company sees as a logistics provider and how data analysis can transform the supply chain moving forward.
Monday Jul 08, 2024
Monday Jul 08, 2024
Ashleigh de la Torre is vice president of public policy at Amazon, where she leads the company’s transportation and sustainability initiatives, supporting its operations, logistics, and delivery businesses. VEDP President and CEO Jason El Koubi spoke with de la Torre about Amazon’s complex logistics operations and ambitious sustainability goals.
Monday Jul 08, 2024
Monday Jul 08, 2024
Dr. Myra Blanco is chief growth officer at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and CEO of the university’s Dock to Door Coalition. VEDP Vice President of Logistics Eric Jehu spoke to Blanco about the coalition’s goals for transforming the way supply chains are viewed, analyzed, and managed.
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Ambassador Alexander Yui took over as the Taiwanese representative to the United States at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in December 2023. VEDP President and CEO Jason El Koubi spoke with Ambassador Yui about his experiences in the job and the trade relationship between Virginia and Taiwan.
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Key Factors in FDI Decisions: A Conversation With Jasjit Singh
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Jasjit Singh is executive director of SelectUSA, a U.S. government program housed within the Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration that works to attract foreign direct investment to the United States. VEDP President and CEO Jason El Koubi spoke with Singh about trends in foreign direct investment and SelectUSA’s work to drive FDI activity.
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Ambassador Mark Brzezinski has served as the U.S. Ambassador to Poland since 2021 and previously served as the U.S. Ambassador to Sweden. VEDP President and CEO Jason El Koubi spoke with Ambassador Brzezinski about foreign direct investment, European perceptions of the business climate in the United States and Virginia and what states can do to attract European investment.
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Nuclear’s Role in the Future of Clean Energy: A Conversation With April Wade
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
April Wade is executive director of the Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium (VNEC), which represents stakeholders invested in research and development, workforce, innovation, and advocacy for the nuclear energy industry. VEDP President and CEO Jason El Koubi spoke with Wade about VNEC’s mission and activities and the role nuclear energy can play in a robust power generation industry working toward ambitious clean energy goals.
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Charting a Cleaner Energy Future for Virginia: A Conversation With Bob Blue
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Bob Blue is chair, president, and CEO of Dominion Energy, Inc., an integrated energy utility headquartered in Richmond that operates in 15 states and provides energy to 7 million customers. VEDP President and CEO Jason El Koubi spoke with Blue about the company’s history serving commercial and residential customers and its efforts to shift the balance of its portfolio toward clean energy sources.
Friday Oct 13, 2023
A New Way to Model the Universe: A Conversation With Yaakov Weinstein
Friday Oct 13, 2023
Friday Oct 13, 2023
Dr. Yaakov Weinstein is chief scientist of quantum technologies at The MITRE Corporation, a major research organization that conducts and supports research from government and industry on topics important to national security and stability. David Ihrie, chief technology officer of the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation, spoke with Weinstein about the fundamentals of quantum computing, the history of the field, and potential implications across a disparate group of industries.
Friday Oct 13, 2023
The Big-Picture View of Quantum’s Potential: A Conversation With Jay Lowell
Friday Oct 13, 2023
Friday Oct 13, 2023
Jay Lowell is a principal senior technical fellow at The Boeing Company, where he helps guide technical strategy and research implementation regarding disruptive emerging technologies. David Ihrie, chief technology officer of the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation, spoke with Lowell about Boeing’s quantum priorities and how the company fits quantum technology into its existing mission.