Meta and the metaverse. Hype or the future?
Tech Talks4 Marras 2021

Meta and the metaverse. Hype or the future?

One intro track with a few of Dave's 'hot takes' and then five interviews recorded on the floor of the conference - so there is a little background noise, but it's nice you're there... (right?). Tally Market's awesome founding duo Jules Robertson and Laura Beales talk hybrid working and team dynamics. Sebastian Rettlinger tells me how motion profiling medtech Enari 'found it's feet' on a surf board! Margot Worsley, studying at the University of Oxford explains what she's looking for from an employer (and what's caught her eye). Bclose's International Relations Specialist Sandra Jorge brings the local character of Lisbon to life, whilst also explaining how tech can help communities in the developing world access better healthcare. And Paul Hamilton from vTogether tells us that Facebook have been pretty clever, even if the adverts were cringe...

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How do we prepare the next generation of tech professionals?

How do we prepare the next generation of tech professionals?

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It's the new year, could tackling health and your mental health be one of your resolutions?

It's the new year, could tackling health and your mental health be one of your resolutions?

Happy New Year! Is it new year, new you? Today we chat to Everyrun founder Alona Lashchenko, who's built a platform that's a running community that she hopes will tackle loneliness and obesity. That'...

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What does it take to successfully exit?

What does it take to successfully exit?

Griffin Parry is CEO and founder of M3ter, a business powering every variation of usage-based pricing for companies at all stages of growth. He has already built and successfully exited one startup,...

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The algorithm mightier than the pipette: is technology changing science?

The algorithm mightier than the pipette: is technology changing science?

As a society we need to do better than digging up fossil fuels, and consumers should make better choices. But how does a company take that belief and turn it into a profitable enterprise? This Boxing ...

26 Joulu 202331min

Introducing the UK's most influential women in tech… Suki Fuller

Introducing the UK's most influential women in tech… Suki Fuller

Suki Fuller was recently named the most influential woman in UK technology by Computer Weekly. What's got Suki to this point in her career, and who or what were her inspirations? How is she trying to ...

22 Joulu 202340min

"In 5-7 years, 70% of business activities will be done by GenAI": Are you ready?

"In 5-7 years, 70% of business activities will be done by GenAI": Are you ready?

Steve Salvin (Chief Executive at Aiimi) has been helping organisations make sense of their data for a long time. Whilst the terms are new, the processes aren't necessarily. So amongst experimentation,...

19 Joulu 202332min

A month on, we look back to our conversations at Web Summit

A month on, we look back to our conversations at Web Summit

Web Summit was all about AI… yes. But more than that; it was how technology is continually being used to push boundaries and democratize services and information. Here are two more examples concerning...

15 Joulu 202333min

Sarah's message is simple, "Don't be a dick".

Sarah's message is simple, "Don't be a dick".

45% of women are leaving within the first 8 years of their career. How can we stop that and celebrate women? Sarah Persov, Engineering Team Lead at Dojo, talks about championing women in technology an...

12 Joulu 202337min