# Special Episode | Subterranean Supply Chain Blues: Live from the FT Commodities Global Summit 2026 with Robert Friedland, Chairman, Ivanhoe Mines

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Published: 2026-04-25T13:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

This week on SmarterMarkets™, we present a special episode Subterranean Supply Chain Blues with Robert Friedland, recorded this past week at the FT Commodities Global Summit 2026 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Robert is Executive Co-Chairman of Ivanhoe Mines and Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO of I-Pulse. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely sat down with Robert after his keynote at the FT Summit, where he shared his perspectives on the state of the world and the current role of metals, mining, and markets.

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