What is the Brazilian vision for technology, does it vary from other regions?
Today’s recap from Web Summit Rio is a chat with Carolina Natal, a Product Owner at Mercedes-Benz. So why did Carolina travel to Brazil from Portugal, especially as Web Summit is on her doorstep in Portugal? Carolina is also the Women in Tech chapter lead in Portugal. What is her view on this event's approach to gender inclusion and what has she seen? Tech Talks is powered by Nash Squared, the leading global provider of technology and talent solutions. Find out more about our solutions at www.nashsquared.com The music on Tech Talks is created by London artist Lemzi: www.lemzi.com
29 Touko 202414min
Conversation, collaboration and money. Expenses, but better!
Today’s guest is Anuradha Muralidharan, COO of Expensify. Anu tells David that the main problem in expense management is not the lack of solutions for the administrators, but the lack of convenience for the end users. Anyone who travels will feel that pain… dealing with manual processes, fragmented apps and currency conversions. Expensify solves this problem, providing accurate and automated receipt scanning, report creation and payment options for any use case! It’s the second episode in a week-long Web Summit Rio recap. Tech Talks is powered by Nash Squared, the leading global provider of technology and talent solutions. Find out more about our solutions at www.nashsquared.com The music on Tech Talks is created by London artist Lemzi: www.lemzi.com
28 Touko 202416min
How is AI helping inform and inspire the people behind the world's leading brands?
Today’s show is a trip to Rio de Janeiro and the first of five talks (one every day) that revisit the themes of Web Summit Rio. This first talk is about technology, AI and the future of ‘brand’ creation and marketing. David sat down with R/GA’s Alex Sehnaoui (Global Chief Growth Officer) and Melissa Jackson Parsey (SVP Global MD, Brand Design and Consulting), who were in Rio to talk about the idea of building your brand as an operating system. Tech Talks is powered by Nash Squared, the leading global provider of technology and talent solutions. Find out more about our solutions at www.nashsquared.com The music on Tech Talks is created by London artist Lemzi: www.lemzi.com
27 Touko 202422min
Can technology help us develop a healthier relationship with death?
Sam Grice founded Octopus Legacy (formerly Guardian Angel) after the tragic loss of his mother in a car accident in 2016. He saw firsthand how hard death can be, and was determined to help families facing similar situations. That journey has led the team to help over 200,000 and Sam/Octopus Legacy have raised over £1.6m of investment. What has he learnt, how has an acquisition impact him and his business, and what's next? Also on the show David meet Neil C. Hughes (Tech Talks Daily) and Sonya Barlow (The Sonya Barlow Show) at The Podcast Show... and using the Nomono Sound Capsule we get all meta... Tech Talks is powered by Nash Squared, the leading global provider of technology and talent solutions. Find out more about our solutions at www.nashsquared.com The music on Tech Talks is created by London artist Lemzi: www.lemzi.com
24 Touko 202436min
Is the CISO converging with the CIO role?
In today's show we're talking to Check Point's Deryck Mitchelson. Deryck advises the Scottish Government and World Economic Forum on all matters cyber... so what are the trends? We're obviously talking about AI, but also the legal and financial impact of breaches (and implications for the board), as well as the future of the Chief Information Security Officer. To watch our livestream of 'AI and Robotics: A Near Future You're Not Prepared For' on Friday then click on this link: https://www.linkedin.com/events/aiandrobotics-anearfutureyou-re7189499647973838848/theater/ Tech Talks is powered by Nash Squared, the leading global provider of technology and talent solutions. Find out more about our solutions at www.nashsquared.com The music on Tech Talks is created by London artist Lemzi: www.lemzi.com
22 Touko 202425min
How do you simplify location for the whole planet? what3words
What3words is a global address book, where the team have divided the entire globe into 3 squared metres and given each of those a unique three word 'address'. Sounds neat, but why? Chief Marketing Officer Giles Rhys Jones joins Tech Talks to explain the applications of the tool and why people love their mission. Also on the show, come to Edinburgh for the premiere of Tech Flix: https://bit.ly/3yfkf6B Or if you can't make it to Scotland, the film streams on Linkedin on Friday: https://www.linkedin.com/events/aiandrobotics-anearfutureyou-re7189499647973838848/theater/ Tech Talks is powered by Nash Squared, the leading global provider of technology and talent solutions. Find out more about our solutions at www.nashsquared.com The music on Tech Talks is created by London artist Lemzi: www.lemzi.com
20 Touko 202427min
AI is not a magic solutions to all your challenges.
Meri Williams is CTO at Pleo, a fintech offering expenses solutions and cards. The main focus of today's show is how AI is impact the CTOs world, that of the engineers who work for them, and getting a CEO and/or CFO to understand the limits and capabilities of AI. Tech Talks is powered by Nash Squared, the leading global provider of technology and talent solutions. Find out more about our solutions at www.nashsquared.com The music on Tech Talks is created by London artist Lemzi: www.lemzi.com
17 Touko 202426min
What is the iGen, and what are they thinking?
Six years ago David interviewed Avanti Sharma, and her older brother Leo. Last week Avanti was a speaker at the Women in Tech Global Summit in Paris. David took the opportunity to talk to her again. As a 17-year old leader what's her outlook on technology and how do we keep young people safe online whilst also reassuring parents and family members with legitimate concerns about the impact tech is having on people during their formative years? Tech Talks is powered by Nash Squared, the leading global provider of technology and talent solutions. Find out more about our solutions at www.nashsquared.com The music on Tech Talks is created by London artist Lemzi: www.lemzi.com
15 Touko 202419min
