Episode 13 is our first discussion with ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steel company outside of China. This discussion is with Irina Gorbounova who is VP President M&A and Head of the ArcelorMittal XCarb Innovation Fund. This venture capital fund is focussed on new companies in all regions of the world developing breakthrough technologies that will accelerate the steel industry’s transition to carbon neutral steelmaking. It has already invested over $150 million. The episode offers unique insights into the ongoing industrial revolution and how the process of applying innovation is changing.

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