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Tunnel vision: Could a fixed link with France solve the islands’ problems?
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This week at Chamber events in Jersey and Guernsey, experts in undersea tunnelling have been briefing islanders about the feasibility of building a fixed link between the Bailiwicks and France. It’s certainly a bold idea, but what is the big thinking behind it — and what could it do for Channel Islands?
Ahead of the two presentations, Simon De La Rue was joined by Guernsey-based actuary Martyn Dorey, one of the co-founders of the ‘Connect 3 Million’ project, JT chair Meriel Lenfestey and Jersey business expert Kevin Keen to discuss its potential.
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Sustainability: ‘Every job is a green job’
50:43|As our sustainability-themed April issue hits display stands, social feeds, and inboxes, we go deeper on the risks and opportunities for Channel Islands business — and explore the outsized impact our finance industries can have on the future of the planet.To do so, Amanda Eulenkamp is joined by Stephanie Glover, strategy and sustainable finance director at Guernsey Finance, Michelle Ryan, director and chief sustainability officer at Jersey-based sustainability consultancy True, and Rollo de Sausmarez, founder of Guernsey's Sustainable Business Initiative.AI and the islands
37:26|On the first-ever Business Brief podcast, magazine editor Amanda Eulenkamp is joined by Digital Jersey CEO Tony Moretta and Guernsey-based VC Marc Cohen to discuss artificial intelligence and the Channel Islands; what we mean when we talk about AI in 2024, what impact it could — and will — have here, and what local leaders should be thinking about as this technological revolution takes shape.You can read much more on AI — and how local business is approaching it — in the March issue of Business Brief, available now in print and online.