Nadine Thomson, Global CTO of MediaCom, on the need to avoid bubbles in advertising.
Nadine joins the podcast to discuss the role of human moderation in AI, and why we must guard against unconscious bias via our social behaviour. We also look at how a shift to local is likely in the post-Covid society and what that means for the tech industry.
2 Sep 202041min
David Ripert, CEO of Poplar Studio, discusses how AR is on the brink of a breakthrough.
David is joining us to talk about how augmented reality is making waves in retail, and how the pandemic has accelerated the adoption of the tech. But who is going to provide the equipment to take AR from the early adopters to mass appeal? What does the future hold? Interested and keen to find out more about Poplar Studio? https://www.poplar.studio
28 Aug 202039min
Santosh Sahu, CEO & founder of Charac, is helping pharmacies reach their community via tech.
Santosh Sahu is building a tech platform to help independent pharmacies reach their customers, and compete with much big chains; and explore how he hopes to grow the platform (even in these challenging times). We also discuss the knowledge gap between how small and medium sized business view 'digital', versus what embracing tech might mean for them.
25 Aug 202037min
Siobhan Winiberg, Head of HR at EVO Payments, tells us "cash is dirty".
Siobhan joins the show to discuss the effects of lockdown on a global business and it's culture. We also dive into the payments industry, discuss alternatives to cash and why tech-enabled business is bouncing back.
21 Aug 202035min
Brian Femminella, CEO of Soundmind, is the 20 year old using tech to treat PTSD
Brian joined the US military and witnessed the effects of PTSD on his friends firsthand. Aged 18 it moved him enough to research and build a platform to help suffers of trauma. Brian is still only 20, all of his exec team are students; they are using music to help people and have built credibility in the science community. Frankly, we're very impressed and implore you listen to this amazing young leader. https://www.soundmindsolutions.org/
18 Aug 202035min
Ian Watt, Chief Product Officer at Tellimer, on how he incubated a new business within a legacy one.
Ian Watt is the Chief Product Officer at Tellimer, a Fintech platform for emerging markets investment research, data, and news. today he's talking about his role in building a new business out of another organisation, and how he created a new culture as well as a new tech stack. Also on the show, where is the worst city in the UK for internet outages? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/aug/13/bristol-is-worst-uk-city-for-broadband-outages-with-169-hours-a-year
14 Aug 202031min
David Chance, VP Strategy & Innovation, discusses the need for the UK to evolve payment processes.
David Chance discusses how the UK has fallen behind Europe on payment innovation, the regulation that can be used to catch-up, and how a little imaginative thinking can improve retail experiences and close growing equality gaps in society.
11 Aug 202037min
Faisal Abbasi, MD of IPSoft UK&I, introduces Amelia to your office.
Faisal talks to us about Amelia, a digital assistant able to automate many tasks around the office with a human face! However how to we ensure the AI learns the right behaviours, and how does this level of automation interact with your existing teams?
7 Aug 202037min
