As we enter Fair Trade Fortnight, how is technology helping the farming community?
Our show coincides with the start of Fair Trade Fortnight, so we're focusing on how technology can provide help to the farming community as regulation and climate change cause increasingly complex issues. Our first guests are NFU Sugar's Arthur Marshall, and Associate Director at Czarnikow, Andrew Charlton. Then we chat to Andrew Lloyd, COO of IGS.
22 Feb 202247min
How can tech help shake anxiety out of the sheets?
In a Valentine's Day special Sachin Raoul, cofounder and CEO of Blueheart, joins us to talk about the anxiety most of us face, at some point in our lives, in the bedroom. People need a safe, non-judgemental place to talk about problems they might encounter, and Blueheart is an app providing a solution. Do you want to join our day of radio? https://www.harveynashgroup.com/hngradio
15 Feb 202241min
How can government use technology to meet the needs of citizens?
On today's show we chat to Gemma Cassells, Lead Strategist at the DDI Programme (University of Edinburgh) and Johnny Hugill, Head of Research and Intelligence at Public. We ask, as government has become more important in our lives, how can government meet the challenges we all face? If you're interested in the article discussed with Johnny it's available here: https://www.public.io/press-post/public-confidence-in-accessing-public-services-online-skyrockets-during-pandemic
8 Feb 202248min
How can technology businesses be secure, inclusive and ethical?
Today we're chatting to Physalis CEO Sade Amale as we first explore the need for inclusion in AI and data, before we switch our attention to the cyber security concerns that might go hand-in-hand with these products and services. Helping us do that we've got Jim Tiller, Global CISO of the Harvey Nash Group.
1 Feb 202241min
On Burns Night we explore how technology is meeting Scotland's challenges.
On Burns Night we talk to two CivTech Programme challenge winners Flexible Childcare Service Scotland and Saidot, as well as Dayshape. We explore how tech is helping meet the challenges Scottish society faces, as well as what makes Scotland a unique environment to grow a business. If you'd like to find our more about CivTech head to https://www.civtechalliance.org/civtech
25 Jan 202253min
How important is the office to working culture?
As we pass 'Blue Monday' we focus on working culture, productivity and collaboration. To do that we're joined by Flexa Careers CEO Molly Johnson-Jones and Holly Boothroyd. So how often do you want to go into the office? How much holiday do you want? Where do you want to work from? Plus, where does the power now lie in the employee/employer relationship?
18 Jan 20221h 8min
Funding the future: how do we support and finance the businesses shaping our planet?
We continue our focus on sustainable technology as we start 2022. This week the question of finances and supporting the growth of scale ups in this space. Tom McGillycuddy, cofounder of Circa5000 talks about their investment platforms, before we head to Lisbon to chat to Impossible's CEO Kwame Ferreira. Last week was CES in Vegas. Val Vacante (Merkle) joined a panel in the Arizona desert, we ask her how this year's show compared to previous editions.
11 Jan 202257min
How do we commit to sustainability and become responsible global citizens?
Welcome to 2022 on Tech Talks. We kick-off with a chat about the 'Race to Carbon' and look at how organisations and individuals can be responsible global citizens, and how technology might help. To help us we've gone back to some of the most power voices to have spoken on Tech Talks about sustainability in recent times.
4 Jan 202232min
