The Irish Tech News Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Irish Tech News are Ireland's number one online tech publication and often Ireland's number one tech podcast too.
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In this episode of the Irish Tech News Podcast, Melanie Boylan chats with Ehsan Adouane, a 12 year old coder and content creator who’s on a mission to make technology more accessible and exciting for kids around the world.
Ehsan shares how he got started in coding, what drives his curiosity, and how he’s inspiring other young people through his YouTube channel Ettan Ehsan. He also talks about the future of STEM education, creativity, and why age should never be a barrier to innovation.
Listen in today and be sure to subscribe.
In this episode of One Vision, we welcome Sean Scott, SVP Partnership & Personalization at U.S. Bank, to discuss the evolution of digital banking, and the intersection of innovation and execution. The conversation dives into Sean's journey in leading digital transformation initiatives at the bank and being customer obsessed. Sean shares his insights on the importance of blending technology and human elements, and the role of AI. We also explore the dynamics of FinTech partnerships and their potential to multiply value for customers. Tune in to learn how to be the true champion of the customer in the digital era.
AI #Fintech #FinancialServices #DigitalTransformation #CustomerExperience #Leadership
00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome
01:35 Sean's Background and Role at US Bank
03:40 Key Lessons and A-Ha Moments in Digital Banking
09:32 Empathy and Customer-Centric Approach
16:18 Partnerships Between Banks and FinTechs
20:54 Future Technologies and Their Impact
📍Hot Take: Who will be the Doordash of financial services?
Find Sean Scott on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanoscott/
Find Theodora Lau on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theodoralau/
🔗My latest book: Banking on (Artificial) Intelligence: https://www.bankingonaibook.com/
🔗About Unconventional Ventures and the One Vision Podcast: https://www.unconventionalventures.com/
Luke Treacy has been on the Irish Tech News podcast before and it’s great to catch up with him. When I first spoke to Luke he was helping people to upskill by learning how to code and it was great to catch up with and see what he is doing now as the CEO of Business Technology Academy.
Luke talks about his background, what Business Technology Academy does, work based training, different technologies and more.
More about Business Technology Academy:
Business Technology Academy, delivers live, expert-led training courses designed to support professionals at all levels. Whether you’re a beginner just breaking into tech or building on existing skills, their beginner-friendly, career-focused courses help adults transition into high-demand roles through practical training. With every course including a dedicated module on the role of AI in the workplace. All courses are online and delivered 100% live with a professional lecturer.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo hosts Priya Gore, General Manager and Head of Cloud and AI Platform Solutions for US Financial Services at Microsoft, where they explore the expanded role of CFOs and impact of AI. Gore dispels common myths about AI, emphasizing its democratization and responsible usage. She highlights the importance of organizational readiness and the future of AI-driven work environments. The conversation underscores how AI can transform businesses, enhance customer experiences, and drive innovation, urging leaders to embrace AI thoughtfully and strategically.
00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome
02:07 Impact of AI on CFOs and Finance Teams
04:27 Addressing Myths and Pitfalls of AI
05:54 AI in Regulated Industries
08:19 AI-First Leadership and Organizational Change
10:14 Future of Work and AI Agents
14:06 Democratizing AI and Final Thoughts
AI #FinancialServices #CFO #FutureOfWork #Innovation #MSFTAmbassador
📍Hot Take: If you take the technology off the table and just ideate about where do we want to bring more value to our business or to our clients and our stakeholders, those are usually the winning places to get started with AI.
Find Priya Gore on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyagore/
Find Theodora Lau on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theodoralau/
🔗My latest book: Banking on (Artificial) Intelligence: https://www.bankingonaibook.com/
🔗About Unconventional Ventures and the One Vision Podcast: https://www.unconventionalventures.com/
In this episode Melanie Boylan chats with former NASA astronaut Daniel Tani and Head of Research at MTU and Head of of Blackrock Castle Observatory Niall Smith about their Space Week Tour on "Living in Space" that has already become fully booked throughout Ireland.
Hear the answers from Daniel about life on the ISS, the psychology, the food and more. Niall talks about the future of space and where Ireland fits in.
Kota, the Irish-founded employee benefits platform, has launched the country’s first Instant Auto Enrolment Solution following its €12.6 million Series A investment in May. Their purpose-built solution gets Irish employers Auto Enrolment ready in just a few clicks. With 1 in 4 businesses unprepared and statutory contributions set to begin on 1 January 2026, employers have just five months to get ready. Minister for Social Protection, Dara Calleary is urging businesses to “act now”, describing auto-enrolment as “the biggest transformation of pension policy in the history of the State.”
Kota’s new offering enables HR and finance teams to implement a compliant occupational pension with Irish Life within minutes. I recently caught up with Luke Mackey the Co-Founder and CEO of.Kota
Luke talks about his background, what Kota does, AI and more.
About Kota:
Launched in 2023, Kota is building the internet infrastructure for employee benefits. Empowering modern businesses to offer employees insurance and retirement benefits more easily and affordably, all through one integrated platform, app and embedded insurance solution.
Powered by proprietary infrastructure, Kota removes the friction from global benefits for HR and finance teams. Founded in Ireland, Kota supports hundreds of businesses and is backed by some of Europe’s leading investors including Eurazea, EQT Ventures, Northzone and Frontline, having raised over €20 million to date.
In this episode of One Vision podcast, we sit down with Peter Chapman, CTO of Grasshopper Bank, discussing the bank's innovative approach to digital banking, the integration of AI in their operations, and the importance of culture. We explore the evolving landscape of business banking, the challenges faced by small businesses, and the future of digital banking and money movement. Pete shares insights on how Grasshopper Bank aims to bridge the gap between fintech and traditional banking, emphasizing the need for a collaborative ecosystem to enhance customer experience by leveraging cutting edge technology.
What’s next after being the first bank in the U.S. to launch an MCP server for business clients? What’s in store for the digital bank in 2026? Download our latest One Vision podcast episode and follow the conversation.
📍Hot Take: "We are nothing without our people."
00:00 Meet Pete Chapman: CTO of Grasshopper Bank
05:57 Grasshopper Bank's Digital Strategy
09:53 AI Strategy and Implementation at Grasshopper
13:44 Internal AI Success and Future Plans
30:36 Partnering for Technological Innovation
39:18 Future Trends in Business Banking
AI #FinTech #FinancialServices #SmallBusiness #BankingIndustry #BankingOnAI #Innovation #OneVision #Podcast
Find Peter Chapman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-chapman-3768908/
Find Theodora Lau on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theodoralau/
🔗My latest book: Banking on (Artificial) Intelligence: https://www.bankingonaibook.com/
🔗About Unconventional Ventures and the One Vision Podcast: https://www.unconventionalventures.com/
UKG One View, a cutting-edge payroll platform originally developed in Kilkenny by Immedis and now part of UKG (the world’s largest privately owned software company) has been named Global Payroll Supplier of the Year by the Global Payroll Association for the second consecutive year. This rare back-to-back win underlines not only the innovation behind the product but also the strength of Ireland’s technology sector on the world stage.
At the heart of this success is Richard Limpkin, UKG’s VP and GM, and co-founder of Immedis. Frustrated by existing payroll systems, Richard led the creation of One View to transform how global payroll and compliance challenges are tackled, pioneering an AI-powered solution that supports transparency and pay equity across 150+ countries. Ronan recently caught up with Richard.
Richard talks about his background, payroll, AI, and more.
More about UKG:
UKG is a leading provider of HR, payroll, and workforce management solutions for all people. They are the only enterprise vendor ranked as a leader by all major analysts and peer review sites and has been recognised around the world for their workplace culture, innovative practices, and commitment to customer success.
In this episode of One Vision, we sit down with Allison Cerra, Chief Marketing Officer at Alkami, to explore how anticipatory banking moves financial services beyond personalization into prediction.
The conversation dives into the evolution of consumer technology in financial services, drawing parallels with the music industry, and highlights the importance of personalization and hyper-personalization at scale. They explore how AI and behavioral data are transforming the banking experience, the significance of the $84 trillion intergenerational wealth transfer, and the implications for regional and community financial institutions. Join Allison and Theo for a dynamic discussion on the challenges and opportunities in creating a better digital banking experience for all generations.
AI #Fintech #FinancialServices #BankingIndustry #AnticipatoryBanking
📍Hot Take: What I hope to see is more deposits going from Wall Street to Main Street. I hope to see vibrant communities that continue to flourish.
00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome
00:30 Revisiting CoLab and Generational Trends
01:08 Understanding Anticipatory Banking
01:55 The Evolution of Digital Banking
11:25 Generational Wealth Transfer and Its Impact
21:35 The Role of AI and Behavioral Data
23:51 Future of Financial Institutions
29:03 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Find Allison Cerra on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/acerra/
🔗About Alkami: https://www.alkami.com/
🔗About Anticipatory Banking: https://www.alkami.com/anticipatory-banking/
Find Theodora Lau on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theodoralau/
🔗My latest book: Banking on (Artificial) Intelligence: https://www.bankingonaibook.com/
🔗About Unconventional Ventures and the One Vision Podcast: https://www.unconventionalventures.com/
Paul O’Shea is Founder & CEO of Ashview Consultants.Originally from Ashford in Wicklow, Paul established the business two decades ago in his box room and, since then, Ashview Consultants has continued to grow steadily under his leadership and now has a team of 30 professionals across offices located in Dublin, Newry, and London.I recently caught up with Paul.
Paul talks about his background, what Ashview Consultants do, digital transformation and more.
More about Ashview Consultants:
Ashview Consultants supports clients globally, helping them to optimise their performance by identifying, assessing and mitigating risks that could impact their business operations or their workplace health and safety standards.
Client sectors include construction, aviation, transport, commercial, pharmaceutical, hospitality, retail, residential, logistics, data centres and student accommodation.
In this episode of One Vision, we welcome Martyna Lewinska, a seasoned technologist, startup advisor, and mentor. Martyna shares her extensive experience in building tech organizations, supporting founders as a fractional CTO, and launching successful products. We discuss the responsibilities and challenges of being a founder, the importance of execution, and the current landscape of implementing emerging technologies like AI. Martyna shares her insights into how companies can effectively adopt new technologies and the transformative opportunities that exist in financial institutions' use of AI. Tune in for a deep dive into the multifaceted world of technology and entrepreneurship.
00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome
00:46 Martyna's Background and Journey
01:42 Building and Launching Products
05:02 Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
06:01 Challenges and Misconceptions of Founders
10:41 Implementing Emerging Technologies
15:01 Fraud Detection and Financial Crime
17:58 Cultural Differences in Tech Adoption
22:27 Looking Back and Looking Forward
🔥Hot take: Just do it!
AI #Fintech #CTO #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #Startup
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About Martyna Lewinska: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martynalewinska/
Find Theodora Lau on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theodoralau/
🔗My latest book: Banking on (Artificial) Intelligence: https://www.bankingonaibook.com/
🔗About Unconventional Ventures and the One Vision Podcast: https://www.unconventionalventures.com/
In 2019 I went down to Galway to do a podcast with Black Pug Studio. Six years have passed since that podcast and Tony Moreno ,and Julien Garrigues co-founders of Black Pug Studio contacted me about doing a follow up podcast.
So, I did the follow up podcast via Zoom and we had an interesting chat. Here is the second part of the podcast I did with Tony Moreno ,and Julien Garrigues co-founders Black Pug Studio .
Tony and Julien, talk about Eimear Noone, music in video games, choices you make when playing a game and more.
More about Black Pug Studio:
Black Pug Studio are a dynamic creative agency based in Galway, specialising in first-class web design, unique branding solutions, innovative digital designs, and proficient software and web development. In addition to these, we also make awesome video games.
In this special episode of One Vision, we welcome Stessa Cohen, Jim Perry, and Efi Pylarinou to the show as they celebrate the inception and evolution of the FinTech Book Club.
We went back in time to two years ago when a panel at Finovate inspired the creation of the book club, which aims to foster community and disseminate thought leadership through reading and discussion. Our friends share their special moments from the past two years and review some of the impactful books they've read. We also discuss emerging trends in FinTech, including AI and stablecoins.
What’s on everyone’s reading list? What to expect at the upcoming Finovate panel on Sept 7th and the next Fintech Book Club LinkedIn Live event on Sept 9th? Tune in now and join the conversation.
🔥Hot take: “ These books are all interconnected.”
Tune in to Apple Podcast, Spotify, and YouTube for the full conversation.
AI #Fintech #Books #Finovate
00:00 Introduction and Special Guests
00:58 The Birth of the FinTech Book Club
02:45 Building Community Through Books
05:04 Impact of Industry-Specific Books
09:31 Engaging with Authors and Special Moments
17:11 Future Book Club Reads and Industry Trends
22:49 Upcoming Finovate and Final Thoughts
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About Fintech Book Club: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fintechbookclub/about/
About Stessa Cohen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stessacohen/
About Jim Perry: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasperry/
About Efi Pylarinou: https://www.linkedin.com/in/efipylarinou/
Find Theodora Lau on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theodoralau/
🔗My latest book: Banking on (Artificial) Intelligence: https://www.bankingonaibook.com/
🔗About Unconventional Ventures and the One Vision Podcast: https://www.unconventionalventures.com/
In 2019 I went down to Galway to do a podcast with Black Pug Studio. Six years have passed since that podcast and Tony Moreno ,and Julien Garrigues co-founders of Black Pug Studio contacted me about doing a follow up podcast. So, I did the follow up podcast via Zoom and we had an interesting chat. The podcast is being published in 2 parts.
Tony and Julien recap on what they do, Pocket Gamer, Unreal Engine 5, modding, AI, Branding and more.
More about Black Pug Studio:
Black Pug Studio is a dynamic creative agency based in Galway, specialising in first-class web design, unique branding solutions, innovative digital designs, and proficient software and web development. They also make awesome video games too.
With NIS2 compliance deadlines approaching and a growing legal spotlight on cybersecurity across financial services and critical infrastructure, what’s ahead and where might Irish organisations be falling behind.? One person who has a deep knowledge of NIS2 is Dr. Deirdre Leahy, a lecturer in the Law of Cybercrime and Digital Forensics at MTU, and an Irish-qualified solicitor with deep expertise in digital regulation, online consumer protection, and cyber incident law. I recently caught up with Dr Leahy.
Dr Leahy talks about her background, academia, NIS2, poor cyber hygiene, the governance aspect of NIS2 and more.
More about NIS2:
The NIS2 Directive is the EU-wide legislation on cybersecurity which updates the 2016 NIS Directive . It was introduced to strengthen and harmonise cybersecurity across the European Union, and to keep-up with increased digitisation and an evolving cybersecurity threat landscape.
Building on measures introduced in the 2016 legislation, and expanding the scope of the cybersecurity rules to new sectors and entities further improves the resilience and incident response capacities of public and private entities, competent authorities, and the EU as a whole.
In this episode of One Vision, we welcome Tony Fish, author of 'Decision Making in Uncertain Times', for a deep dive into the complexities of corporate governance in the age of data and AI.
Tony shares his unique perspective on corporate governance, the importance of asking the right questions, and the role of human elements like trust and empathy in technology. As he urged us, we have to find a way, through love, hope, and faith, to counterbalance everything else that's going on through things which are deeply human. It’s a must-listen (and must-watch) for thinkers, technologists, and business leaders alike.
🔥Hot take: “ In our drive for efficiency, we lose efficacy.”
Tune in to Apple Podcast, Spotify, and YouTube for the full conversation.
00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome
00:44 Tony Fish's Writing Journey
01:45 Corporate Governance of Data
04:16 Open vs. Closed Governance
06:43 Challenges in Modern Governance
08:19 AI and the Future of Human Agency
12:43 Accountability and Security in AI
18:05 Asking the Right Questions
26:57 The Role of Trust and Empathy
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Find Tony Fish on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyfish/
🔗About Tony’s book, Decision Making in Uncertain Times: https://a.co/d/5K1XKcM
Find Theodora Lau on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theodoralau/
🔗My latest book: Banking on (Artificial) Intelligence: https://www.bankingonaibook.com/
🔗About Unconventional Ventures and the One Vision Podcast: https://www.unconventionalventures.com/
Dr Sally Anne Hinfey, VP Legal atSurveyMonkey has over 20 years’ experience in Irish law firms. Dr Hinfey was SurveyMonkey's first legal hire outside the US, and played a vital role in building the EMEA business at its Dublin-based HQ. I recently caught up with Dr Hinfey and had an interesting chat with her.
Dr Hinfey talks about her background, what SurveyMonkey does, AI, what are the right questions to ask, Steve Jobs and more.
More about SurveyMonkey:
SurveyMonkey is a global leader in online surveys and forms. Their fast, intuitive platform empowers people with the insights they need to make decisions quickly and confidently.
They provide answers to more than 20 million questions every day, helping organisations of all sizes build products people love, create winning marketing strategies, delight their customers, and cultivate an engaged and happy workforce.
Can AI be a force for good in social care?
In this episode of One Vision, we welcome Nima Roohi Sefidmazgi, CEO and Co-Founder of Blooming Health. Nima shares his journey from being an immigrant and data scientist to founding a company aimed at providing comprehensive social care through technology, particularly focusing on the elderly and underserved populations.
He talks about the inspiration behind Blooming Health and the broader vision of making social care scalable and equitable, and the importance of balancing technological efficiency with human touch.
00:00 Introduction and Welcome
01:38 Nima's Background and Journey
04:08 The Birth of Blooming Health
09:41 Challenges and Innovations in Social Care
15:39 The Role of AI in Social Care
23:07 Balancing Technology and Human Touch
33:33 Future of Social Care and Technology
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Find Nima Roohi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nima-roohi/details/education/
Find Theodora Lau on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theodoralau/
🔗My latest book: Banking on (Artificial) Intelligence: https://www.bankingonaibook.com/
🔗About Unconventional Ventures and the One Vision Podcast: https://www.unconventionalventures.com/
AI #Innovation #SocialCare #Caregiving #Technology
Strata, Ireland’s leading provider of construction time management and digital construction services, recently released the 2025 Strata Report: Digital Transformation in Construction.
Ronan recently caught up with Enda Grimes, the Director and Founder of Strata to find out more about the 2025 Strata Report and digital transformation in the construction sector.
Enda talks about his background, what Strata does, the 2025 Strata Report, AI, and more.
More about Enda Grimes:
Enda Grimes is the Director and Founder of Strata, Ireland’s leading provider of construction time management and digital construction services.
At Strata, he leads a specialist engineering team providing expert planning, BIM services, project controls, analytics, 4D visualisation, and delay analysis services.
With over 20 years’ experience across all construction sectors both national and global, he previously served as head planner for the €3 billion ESS project in Sweden. He holds an MSc in Engineering and Civil Engineering from UCD and an MSc in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution from King’s College London.
In this new episode of One Vision Podcast, we welcome Dr. Maryam Ashoori, VP of Product and Engineering at IBM. We discuss Maryam’s journey into AI and delve into the ethical considerations companies should prioritize when building AI systems, emphasizing data quality and the impact on society. Maryam shares insights on the misconceptions about AI and offers guidance for the next generation. Tune in for an in-depth discussion on the responsible implementation and future potential of AI technology.
00:00 Introduction
01:22 Journey into AI
05:01 Importance of ethics and responsibility in AI development
13:30 Common misconceptions
18:14 Advice for organizations implementing AI
22:29 Future applications of AI
26:29 Advice for the next generation
Hot takes:
🔥 ”There is less attention to the problems and how technology can solve it, versus AI is here, we want it. Whoever gets it, it solves their problems and they move on. I think this is the biggest misconception.”
🔥 “No matter what our role is in the industry today, it's gonna evolve, and I think we should be open into where it's evolving to.”
AI #Data #Ethics #FutureOfWork #Innovation #DigitalTransformation #Leadership
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Find Dr. Maryam Ashoori on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mashoori/
Find Theodora Lau on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theodoralau/
🔗 My latest book: Banking on (Artificial) Intelligence: https://www.bankingonaibook.com/
🔗 About Unconventional Ventures and the One Vision Podcast: https://www.unconventionalventures.com/
What if one could prepare their business for a future that doesn’t exist yet? With technology evolving at an exceedingly fast pace and AI gaining momentum over the past few years, businesses are having to adjust on the fly or risk being left behind.
However, one company, is helping business leaders and CEOs prepare for these technological advancements. That company is Singularity University and I recently caught up with Aaron Vaccaro, the president of Singularity University
Aaron talks about his background, what the Singularity University does, shifting peoples mindsets, generative AI tools, biological computing and more.
More about Singularity University:
Since its founding in 2008, Singularity University (SU) has hosted programs and experiences designed for professionals seeking to transform their organisations through exponential technology education and new mindsets. All participants leave their SU experience with the tools, skills, and knowledge they need to prepare for the future of tech.
With over 100 experts in various fields who present and speak at SU events around the world, attendees are privileged to the insights of the world of tech, biotech, and more. Among those discussions, they even discuss the endless possibilities of the future, and what leaders and businesses can expect five, even ten years down the road.
With a great backing of investors such as the WestRiver Group,Globant AI Powerhouse, Silicon Valley Bank, and Anima Educacao, SU has earned the support of some of the tech industry's largest names across borders. Notably, since its founding, Google and NASA have been among the companies to support SU and its endeavors.
In this new episode of One Vision, we chat with Simon Kemp, Founder of Kepios, also known for his comprehensive reports on the digital world via DataReportal. Simon shares the evolution of his work over 15 years, highlighting key insights into digital adoption trends across different countries and demographics. From the rise of mobile internet in Japan to the significant shifts in YouTube's user demographics, the conversation delves into how cultural nuances influence digital behaviors. We also talk about the future potential and challenges of AI technologies, and the importance of enabling innovation that is actually useful for people’s everyday lives. A must-listen for anyone interested in the intersection of culture, technology innovation, and the digital ecosystem.
📍”Culture is the most important driver of technical behavior … The human comes before the digital.”
00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome: Simon Kemp
01:25 The Evolution of Digital Reports
05:58 Demographic Insights and Digital Trends
13:33 Challenges in the Digital Information Ecosystem
21:40 Global Digital Behaviors and Surprising Trends
25:54 Cultural Influences on Digital Behavior
28:55 Understanding Global Diversity
33:17 The AI Hype and Its Real Impact
41:39 Future Trends and Predictions
46:46 Concluding Thoughts
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Find Simon Kemp on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eskimon/
🔗The latest Digital 2025 July Global Statshot Report via DataReportal: https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2025-july-global-statshot
Find Theodora Lau on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theodoralau/
🔗My latest book: Banking on (Artificial) Intelligence: https://www.bankingonaibook.com/
🔗About Unconventional Ventures and the One Vision Podcast: https://www.unconventionalventures.com/
AI #Culture #Data #Digital #Mobile #Podcast #Innovation #Trends
Modern technology has changed recruitment, especially with AI and to get an insight into this I spoke to Robby Perdue, Senior Director of Product with Greenhouse an American tech company that provides recruiting software as a service.
Robby talks about his background, what Greenhouse does, AI, the future plans of Greenhouse and more.
More about Robby:
Robby is a Senior Director of Product at Greenhouse, where he has worked for nearly nine years. Previously the lead for enterprise customer success, he now oversees the teams that work on the core of Greenhouse Recruiting. Based in GH Europe headquarters, he ensures the global needs of our customers continue to drive our product road map.
He's also a contributor to Geekadelphia (RIP), co-organiser of the Philadelphia Geek Awards, and co-founder of Forge Conference.
Danny Jenkins is at the forefront of preventing cyberattacks, and his company Threatlocker secures millions of endpoints with 99% protection from breaches. His visionary approach to cybersecurity provides invaluable insights on emerging cyber threats, from cybergangs and phishing/deepfakes to vulnerabilities in supply chains and IoT, revolutionising cybersecurity as we know it. Danny was recently in Dublin speaking at Kaseya DattoCon and I caught up with him.
Danny talks about his background, Zero Trust, legacy software and more.
More about Danny Jenkins:
Danny Jenkins is the CEO & Co-Founder of ThreatLocker, an Orlando-based cybersecurity firm providing zero-trust endpoint security. Danny is a leading expert in cybersecurity with over two decades of experience in building and securing corporate networks, including many roles on red teams and blue teams.
He is dedicated to educating industry professionals about the latest cyber threats and frequently speaks on the topics of ransomware, zero trust, and zero-day vulnerabilities.
Before taking the reins at ThreatLocker, Danny co-founded MXSweep, a global provider of email and internet security SaaS applications based in Dublin, Ireland, that sold exclusively through the channel. MXSweep later went on to be sold to J2.. Danny was also the CEO at Sirrustec, specialising in white labeled channel delivered email security. Sirrustec Sold to Censornet in 2014
In this new episode of One Vision Podcast, the incredible Sophie Guibaud shares her startup journey from digital banking and embedded finance to cryptocurrency, and her latest venture with Martyna Lewinska. Unsure about entrepreneurship? Looking to power up your career or personal life? This episode is a must-listen for you —and Sophie’s enthusiasm and sense of curiosity is contagious.
AI #Fintech #FinancialServcies #Startup #Entrepreneurship
During the recent Dublin Tech Summit, I recorded a series of podcasts. In my third podcast I spoke with Shane Mann the CEO of Tranzaura and one of the Dublin Tech Summit speakers.
Shane talks about his background, IT, AI, Holyhead and more.
More about Shane Mann:
Shane Mann is CEO of Tranzaura, a Limerick-based leading fleet management company. A thought leader in the fleet management and logistics industry, Shane has been featured in The Irish Times, RTE, the BBC, Virgin Media News, The Business Post, among others.
Shane joined Tranzaura from Cook Medical in 2015 and quickly transformed the company’s product offerings through his out-of-the-box thinking and expertise in product development. Shane has been instrumental in reinvigorating Tranzaura’s branding, marketing and sales operations, and now leads all critical aspects of the company, including product development, operations, marketing, and customer care, to drive the business forward in fleet intelligence.
At the recent National Enterprise Awards, Monaghan based health tech start-up, Spryt was crowned as the overall winner. I caught up with Neill Dunwoody one of Spryt’s co-founders.
Neill talks about his background, what Spryt does, patient experience as a service, fixing bottlenecks and more.
More about Spryt:
Spryt was founded by Neill Dunwoody and Daragh Donohue, and was inspired when a friend of theirs, sadly died after missing vital hospital appointments.
The current healthcare access model is rigid and unresponsive, forcing patients to adapt to an inflexible system. In the United States alone, $1 Trillion is spent annually on inefficient scheduling and billing, perpetuating a system that fails patients and payers/providers.
Spryt is transforming the way healthcare providers communicate with patients through its innovative AI-powered ‘virtual receptionist’ platform.
Designed to reduce missed appointments and enhance patient engagement, Spryt automates appointment reminders, follow-ups, and patient messaging via WhatsApp, SMS, and RCS, all while integrating with existing systems.
The solution has already been adopted by a growing number of GPs, clinics, and hospitals across Ireland and by the NHS in the UK (260% increase in patient engagement versus traditional methods). By helping practices cut no-show rates, streamline communication, and free up administrative resources,
Spryt is making a positive impact on healthcare delivery at a reduced cost of traditional systems and is removing 80-90% of the admin burden. Now preparing for expansion into the UK, US and wider EU markets, the company’s goal is to become the default digital front door for healthcare providers across Europe.
In this episode of One Vision, we welcome Jennifer White, Senior Director at J.D. Power , to discuss key financial trends and how our industry is responding to consumer needs in these challenging times. Jennifer shares insights from J.D. Power's data on consumer financial health, and we explore consumer behavior amidst inflation, job security concerns, and other economic pressures. From the rising relevance of digital engagement, to personalization and the adoption of AI in financial services, don’t miss out on this crucial conversation and eye-opening stats. Tune in and stay ahead of the curve! 🎙️
We caught up with Jon Hays, from Queen Mary's University, and John Andrew from Advanced Power Technology.
More about both interviewees
Jonathan Hays is a Professor of Physics at Queen Mary University of London, where he is the head of the Particle Physics Research Centre. His research interests rest mainly with high energy particle physics, having been involved with research at the Large Hadron Collider for many years on the CMS and ATLAS experiments and at the Fermilab Tevatron before that. His main focus now is on low background experiments measuring neutrinos and searching for dark matter.
Alongside this, he has had a strong involvement in large-scale computing for over two decades as a user, developer, provider and now as Science Director of STFCs IRIS Federation - that coordinates and provides access to large-scale compute and data services across the science remit of STFC.
He is also Project lead for the National Federated Compute Services NetworkPlus Project that aims to provide a community driven roadmap for the future of a truly national joined up computing and data service serving users across the broad UKRI portfolio. Sustainable computing is a key part of this and he has been involved in multiple projects investigating how to achieve this through measuring, monitoring, and mitigating the impact of our scientific endeavours on the environment.
About Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London, a research-intensive Russell Group university based in East London, is one of the top universities in the world. The University climbed 35 places in two years in the QS World University Rankings and is now ranked 110th in the 2026 rankings.
It is also a top 100 global university and top 10 UK university for the second year running in the 2025-26 US News and World Report Best Global Universities rankings, and is ranked 24th in the world for the quality of its research and 11th in the world for international outlook.
At Queen Mary University of London, there is a strong belief that a diversity of ideas helps achieve the previously unthinkable. Throughout the University’s history, it has fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. It continues to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps be achieved and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.
The University’s reformer heritage informs its conviction that great ideas can and should come from anywhere, an approach that has brought results across the globe, from the communities of East London to the favelas of Rio de Janeiro.
Queen Mary University of London continues to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything it does, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.
John Andrew, Technical Sales Manager, APT
With a strong focus on energy efficiency, innovation, modular design, and scalability, John has helped organisations design and implement high-performance, future-ready data centres that meet both operational and environmental goals.
Specialising in modular and on-premises data centre solutions, he combines technical knowledge with practical experience to support clients in achieving resilient, efficient, and sustainable IT Deployments.
APT
Established in 1990, Advanced Power Technology is an award-winning provider of Energy Efficient Critical Power and Cooling Systems. We select the best technology from our partners to engineer and implement highly efficient, sustainable solutions, for our customers.
We are experts in designing, building and supporting Data Centres, Modular Data Centres, UPS Systems, and Prefabricated Switchgear. We always strive to implement the most resilient, yet energy efficient solution.
During the recent Dublin Tech Summit, I recorded a series of podcasts. In my second podcast I caught up with Oisin Hanrahan, the Co-founder and CEO of Keychain who I had interviewed the year before at last year’s Dublin Tech Summit.
Oisin talked about what has happened since we last spoke, AI, Trump’s tariffs, his talk at this year’s Dublin Tech Summit and more.
More about Oisin:
Oisin Hanrahan is the Cofounder and CEO of Keychain, a manufacturing platform for the packaged goods industry that is backed by $18 million from Lightspeed Venture Partners, BoxGroup, and SV Angel. Prior to founding Keychain, he served as the CEO of NASDAQ-listed Angi Inc. Before becoming CEO, he served as Chief Product Officer of Angi, where he was responsible for all product and technology strategy.
He joined Angi in 2018 when Handy, the company he co-founded and led as CEO, was acquired by the company. Mr. Hanrahan built Handy to hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue, and raised over $100 million in institutional capital. Mr. Hanrahan served the US Commerce Secretary on the Digital Economy Board of Advisors from 2016 to 2017. While working on the issue of worker classification, he addressed unions, congressmen, and senators, including the US Senate Democratic Caucus.
His work has been covered extensively by major media, including The Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Forbes. He has appeared frequently on CNBC, MSNBC, Fox and Bloomberg and has given talks at conferences, including Milken Institute and Web Summit. He is an active angel investor and advisor, with a portfolio of over 50 companies. Mr. Hanrahan studied for his MBA at Harvard Business School, earned a Masters in Finance from the London School of Economics, and a Business and Economics degree from Trinity College Dublin.
Dame Dawn Childs DBE FREng
Dawn is the CEO of Pure Data Centres Group building and operating hyperscale data centres. Before joining Pure she led a multi-billion transformation programme for National Grid across both the gas and electricity transmission businesses.
This followed several senior engineering appointments as: the Group Engineering Director for Merlin Entertainments with responsibility for engineering delivery and standards across the worldwide portfolio of theme parks; and the Head of Engineering at Gatwick Airport. She joined Gatwick after 23 years as an Engineering Officer in the Royal Air Force.
She is a Trustee of the Royal Academy of Engineering and Chairs the Audit and Risk Committee and a Trustee of the Air League. She was the longest serving President of the Women’s Engineering Society, turning it around over a 5 year tenure, and is currently the Chair of the iMasons Committee.
She was honoured with a Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering in October 2020 in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the engineering profession and was appointed a Dame Commander of the British Empire (DBE) for services to engineering in the King’s New Years Honours 2023.
Sam Grady, A Healthier Earth
Sam is a commercial strategy professional with experience of driving social impact in both the public and private sector. He has worked primarily in regulated environments; firstly, as an economist at HM Treasury and then as a commercial policy advisor at the Cabinet Office – responsible for the establishment and management of public-private joint venture companies.
Most recently Sam has lead business development activity at National Grid where his focus was on designing and delivering sustainable business models.
As AHE’s Director of Strategy & Business Development Sam is responsible for building commercial partnerships and creating innovate business models that enable the delivery of our ambitious climate projects.
Sam is from the UK and currently lives in North Worcestershire. In his spare time he is an avid golfer on a never ending quest to break par.
As we shift from a relationship-based industry to one that's increasingly transactional and digital, how might financial institutions reclaim the human connection while still embracing technological advancement?
Join us for a new episode of the One Vision Podcast with special guest Rik Coeckelbergs, founder of The Banking Scene and author of 'A New Ethos in Banking.' Rik shares his journey of writing the book, emphasizing the importance of values and purpose in the financial industry amid a changing world. We touch on the risks and opportunities in our industry, the impact of digital transformation, the role of AI, and the need for financial and digital inclusion. Tune in for a thoughtful chat on how organizations can reconnect with communities and the significance of ethos in today’s rapidly changing world.
AI #Innovation #Purpose #BankingIndustry
During the recent Dublin Tech Summit, I recorded a series of podcasts. In my second podcast I spoke to Alan Browne, one of the Dublin Tech Summit speakers and a CEO and Co-Founder of Soarvo and the Executive Chairman of KOREC Group.
Alan talks about his background, AI, geo spatial data and more.
More about Alan Browne:
Alan is the CEO and Co-Founder of Soarvo and the Executive Chairman of KOREC Group. As the co-founder of Soarvo, Alan has played a pivotal role in shaping the company’s vision and technological innovation.
In his role at KOREC Group, Alan has been instrumental in expanding the company’s market reach, strengthening partnerships and driving growth through innovative strategies. Recognised for his entrepreneurial achievements, Alan was a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2022.
🎧 New Podcast Alert! Join us as we welcome Allison Swagert to One Vision Podcast! Dive into the world of AI, financial crime prevention, and hear Allison’s unique career journey from pure mathematics and computer science to tackling fraud and compliance challenges! We explore the critical role of AI in fraud detection, the importance of collaboration in combating financial crimes, and why we need human in the loop. Allison also shares her vision for using AI to address societal issues; her compassion for leveraging technology to create a better world gives us hope for the future.
🌟 ”Using AI and employing AI cannot and should not be a substitute for competence and knowledge and education. AI is a complement to your existing systems, not the foundation.”
AI #FinTech #FinancialServices #Fraud #AML #BankingOnAI #Podcast
During the recent Dublin Tech Summit, I recorded a series of podcasts with some pf the speakers. In this podcast I speak to Bart Becks, one of the Dublin Tech Summit speakers and a board member of the European Innovation Council.
Bart talks about his background, his Dublin Tech Summit talks, risk investing, AI and more.
More about Bart Becks:
Bart Becks is a serial innovator and entrepreneur from Belgium, with a proven track record of igniting digital innovation, fuelling growth and launching new ventures. In recent years, Bart served as the Executive Chairman at EURACTIV, steering its transformation into a premier media network covering EU policy news across 13 countries.
EURACTIV was recently acquired by a prominent European media group. Concurrently, Bart serves as the Executive Chairperson at E-Health Venture, where he oversees the development of an ecosystem integrating strategic business, research, and technology partnerships. Additionally, he is a co-founder of BeCentral, which, since its establishment in 2017, has evolved into one of Europe’s foremost Tech and Digital Skills campuses.
During his nearly decade-long tenure as CEO of Belgacom Skynet (now Proximus), Bart played a pivotal role in propelling the company to become Belgium’s largest internet and digital media entity.
Subsequently, he joined the European Media Group SBS Broadcasting, which underwent acquisition by the private equity groups KKR & Permira and merged with ProSiebenSat1 to form one of Europe’s largest media groups.
Following a significant period in California, Bart extended his involvement in startups and scale-ups as a founder, advisor, or angel investor – essentially in the domains of SAAS, digital media and healthcare.
Excited to share our latest episode of the One Vision podcast, featuring Sherry Wu, CTO of the University of Michigan Credit Union!
🚀 Tune in as we explore career journeys and the unique challenges faced by credit unions. Sherry shares insights on technology adoption, AI implementation, legacy system transformation, and how collaboration can drive innovation. Tune in to learn how UMCU is navigating the evolving landscape of financial technology, and bringing members along the AI journey while maintaining a strong community focus.
AI #Fintech #CreditUnion #DigitalTransformation
Four years ago I interviewed the serial entrepreneur Ollie Walsh, co founder and CEO of Pipit Global. Since then Pipit Global has grown and last month they were taken over by the American paytech company Qenta. I recently caught up with Ollie who is now the president of Qenta.
Ollie talks about the journey Pipit Global went on since we last spoke, Covid, AI, Quanta’s takeover of Pipit Global and more.
More about Ollie Walsh:
Ollie was the CEO of Terraforma, the company behind Pipit Global, and is the president of Qenta. He has twenty years experience developing strategies for Start Ups and SMEs to target new markets and to grow. He specialises in building teams and implementing plans and making them work. Ollie holds a MBS at National University of Ireland, Galway.
Join Theo and a panel of industry thought leaders including Julie Muhn, Tiffany Montez, Millicent Tracey, and Tammy Bangs, as we unpack the first half of 2025 and predict what's to come. From discussions on the evolving role of AI in financial services and the rise of stablecoins, to the impact of regulatory changes, we cover it all. Discover the trends, challenges, and promising advancements shaping the future of FinTech. Whether it's exploring the strategic shifts in banking, the application of AI agents, or the cautious optimism amid economic uncertainties, this episode is for you. Tune in now!
📍 banks would start betting big on branches as a growth engine and a financial hub.
Have you ever wondered what it takes to safely manage the crowds at Ireland’s largest events - or some of the most spectacular festivals worldwide? Safe Events Global is at the forefront of making it all possible.
From the vibrant Dublin Pride Parade to MDLBEAST in Saudi Arabia, their expertise ensures that safety and creativity coexist seamlessly at some of the most complex events on the planet.
To find out more about Safe Events Global, Ronan spoke to Mark Breen Co-Founder and Strategic Director of Safe Events Global.
Mark talks about his background, what Safe Events Global does, their pioneering technology, some of the events Safe Events Global works with and more.
More about Mark Breen:
Mark Breen is Strategic Director of Safe Events Global and his leadership has transformed the Dublin-founded company into a global leader in crowd and event safety.
Since its inception in 2012, Safe Events Global has grown into a €5.1 million turnover business, providing critical safety expertise for events across Ireland and around the world.
In this episode of One Vision, I sat down with Joel Blake, OBE, founder and CEO of GFA Exchange. We delve into Joel's life journey, his various roles across professional services, tech and fintech space, not-for-profit organizations and communities nationwide in the UK, as well as his commitment to creating an inclusive ecosystem. Joel reflects on his personal experiences, from growing up in a working-class environment to being awarded an OBE for Services to Business Support & Enterprise.
Whether you're an entrepreneur, a corporate leader, or simply someone searching for purpose, Joel's journey will resonate and inspire. This heartfelt and inspiring conversation is not to be missed.
Sogeti is part of the CapGemini Group in Ireland, and is a leading technology provider that works alongside businesses to leverage emerging trends and technologies to identify, develop and deliver cutting-edge solutions.
Sogeti employs 230 people in Ireland and serves 40 clients in Ireland including AWS, Microsoft and OpenText. To find out more about Sogeti Ronan spoke to James Govan the CEO of Sogeti.
James talks about his background, what Sogeti does, how he managed to scale up sogeti and more.
More about James Govan:
Born in Scotland, James has been CEO of Sogeti since 2013. In that time, James has helped to rebuild the organisational structure, growing headcount from 65 to ~200 in Ireland and from 0 to +400 near and offshore in Europe and India working on Irish projects.
Outside of work, James is a keen cricketer, having represented Scotland at senior level for over 10 years, gaining 54 full caps. He has also represented Fife Schools, Midlands Schools and Scottish Students in rugby.
In this new episode of One Vision Podcast, Theo hosts a deep dive with Ed Maslaveckas, CEO and Co-Founder of Bud, exploring the fascinating 10-year journey of the FinTech startup. They discuss the inception and evolution of Bud, and the future of data intelligence and AI for financial services.
Between the bigger incumbent banks and the smaller institutions, who has the upper hand in the quest to become AI-ready? What are the opportunities for middle market banks? Tune in for an engaging conversation full of twists, turns, and signals in the data haystack.
AI #fintech #financialservices #bankingonAI #podcast #onevision
Two months ago Schneider Electric, recently named the World’s Most Sustainable Company, announced the appointment of Rhonda Doyle to Country President of Ireland.
Based in Dublin, Rhonda will play a vital role in scaling growth for Schneider Electric Ireland and taking on the opportunities in Ireland’s energy transition. Ronan recently caught up with Rhonda.
Rhonda talks about her background, what Schneider Electric does, her future plans for Schneider Electric in Ireland and more.
More about Schneider Electric :
Their mission is to be the trusted partner in Sustainability and Efficiency.
They are a global industrial technology leader bringing world-leading expertise in electrification, automation and digitisation to smart industries, resilient infrastructure, future-proof data centres, intelligent buildings, and intuitive homes.
Anchored by their deep domain expertise, Schneider Electric provides integrated end-to-end lifecycle AI enabled Industrial IoT solutions with connected products, automation, software and services, delivering digital twins to enable profitable growth for their customers.
Over the past few years the cost of living is really biting, with grocery shopping, electricity prices, and fuel prices coming under close scrutiny. Thankfully Pick a pump, a new free app, which is available on the App Store and the Google Playstore will help.
Pick a pump compares fuel prices in petrol stations in Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and the UK. Ronan recently caught up with Joel Gray the developer of Pick a pump.
Joel talks about his background, how he developed Pick a pump, why Pick a pump has no ads and more.
More about Pick a pump:
It’s a free app that helps drivers compare fuel (petrol/diesel) prices across petrol stations in NI, ROI, and the UK.
Some main features include:
- Station services and contact info
- My Garage section with MOT/NCT info
- Traffic Warnings
- Traffic camera feeds (for premium users in NI)
- Favourite Stations (premium)
- eCharger support
In today's rapidly evolving financial landscape, staying ahead requires strategic innovation. 💡
Join me for an illuminating discussion with Máté Jendrolovics, CEO and Founder at Intuitech, on a new episode of One Vision Podcast, where we delve into how modern banks can harness technology to streamline processes and enhance customer relationships. Discover the future of automation and the human-led, agent-enhanced banking model.
AI #Agents #Fintech #DigitalTransformation #BankingIndustry #Leadership
Blockchain Ireland’s annual conference serving the blockchain, crypto and Web3 communities, Blockchain Ireland Summit 2025 kicks off this Friday. One of the speakers at the two day conference is Richard Blythman the Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Naptha.AI, a startup building open, decentralised infrastructure for the next generation of AI.
Richard’s background is in machine learning, engineering, and academic research, and his work focuses on enabling developers to build intelligent agents that can work together, without relying on centralised platforms or Big Tech infrastructure. Ronan recently caught up with Richard.
Richard talks about his background, the internet of agents, what naptha does, AI privacy, eu regulation and more.
More about Richard Blythman:
He previously co-founded Algovera, one of the earliest players in the decentralised AI sector, and holds a PhD in Engineering from Trinity College Dublin. His experience spans from building generative models and digital avatars in Big Tech, to leading research on fluid dynamics, multi-agent coordination, and privacy-preserving AI systems.
At Naptha, Richard is exploring how decentralised agent networks could reshape everything from software development to data ownership, and why open standards like MCP are key to unlocking that future.
oin us on the One Vision Podcast with Chris Juneau, Senior Vice President, Head of Product Marketing, SAP Concur, as we dive into the evolving role of CFOs in the era of AI and automation. Discover how geopolitical challenges and manual processes are shaping strategies for 2025, and hear insights on leveraging AI to optimize costs and drive efficiencies. Tune in to learn how CFOs are stepping out of the corner office to bridge organizational gaps and reshape finance.
AI #FinancialServices #Fintech #Podcast #SAPConcur
The PC has been one of the most important personal devices of our lifetime. From the use of standalone PCs for word processing in the 1980s to the emergence of the World Wide Web and powerful processors in the 1990s to the rise of laptops in the 2000s and the era of 2-in-1s in the 2010s, the PC has continually evolved.
Now AI is transforming the PC as we know it. AI-powered devices are helping to automate repetitive tasks, summarise documents and meetings, make adjustments to user behaviours and are enabling everyone to become content creators. New AI devices have updated components inside—the NPU, CPU, and GPU—which means they can handle workloads far more efficiently, allowing the user to have a smooth, engaging, collaborative experience and be productive at the same time.
Ronan recently caught up with Tara Gale, Client Solutions Country Lead at Dell Technologies Ireland to find out more about how AI will redefine the PC and personal devices that we all now rely upon. Tara talks about her background, pc changes, AI NPU and more.
More about Tara Gale:
Tara is the company’s lead voice on devices in Ireland, is a clear communicator and a really good and enthusiastic conversationalist. For over ten years, she has led the devices side of the businesses at Dell Technologies Ireland and is the lead expert on AI PCs. Moreover, Dell has been at the forefront of PCs and other personal devices over the past four decades. In January, Dell unveiled a new portfolio of AI PCs.
In the latest episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse, Fabio Ardossi, founder of the House of AI, joins Theo to discuss the realities of AI implementation and the challenges of governance, and the crucial role of human-centric approach to AI. The conversation also touches on enterprise readiness, AI literacy and the issue of trust. What do we need to be mindful of as technology evolves? Is the future agentic? Tune in to gain insights into the evolving world of AI and its practical applications in business. Join in the conversation now.
AI #Innovation #ResponsibleAI #GenerativeAI
Paul Rice is the founder and former CEO of Fair Trade USA and his new book Every Purchase Matters was published last month. With decades of experience at the intersection of business, supply chains, grassroots farmer leaders, and consumer trends, Paul knows how ethical sourcing transforms industries and why it’s becoming a strategic advantage for brands navigating today’s unpredictable economy. Ronan recently spoke to Paul about his background, how fair trade started, his book, technology, the future of Fair Trade and more.
More about Paul Rice:
As the architect behind one of the most successful socially conscious initiatives, Paul turned the concept of ethical sourcing from a few Nicaraguan coffee co-ops into a movement embraced by 1,700 major brands and retailers.
Today, Fair Trade products are a staple in U.S. supermarkets—proving that values-driven consumerism is not only thriving but reshaping the way companies do business. Paul’s new book Every Purchase Matters offers a rich and persuasive case for conscious capitalism including the change it has brought and the potential it still has to create a more just, equitable, and sustainable world.
Carter Razink is a product and technology leader with 8+ years in Web2 and Web3, blending deep technical expertise with entrepreneurial success. As a former co-founder of DropChain and current product lead at Spree, he has driven innovations in tokenomics, protocol design, and blockchain engineering.
A National Science Foundation research graduate turned serial entrepreneur, Carter combines vision and proven expertise to shape the future of blockchain with Spree Finance.
Simon chats with Carter to learn more about this new and exciting blockchain technology that Spree Finance is aiming to make a big splash in the travel and experience sectors.
About Spree Finance
Spree is a next-generation commerce and rewards platform that enables humans and AI agents to seamlessly spend crypto on everyday goods, services, and exclusive experiences starting with travel and experiential verticals. Spree combines payments, loyalty, and financing into one integrated Web2 and Web3 solution.
With access to over 2M Web2 merchants and a growing network of curated experiences, Spree makes commerce easy while unlocking savings, rewards, and exclusive "money-can't-buy" opportunities.
In this episode of One Vision — The FinTech Fuse, we sit down with Sandeep Sood, CEO of Kunai, and Sumant Shringari, CEO and co-founder of Pontus Labs, to talk about the hot topic du jour: AI in banking operations. Discover the fascinating origin story of Pontus and their approach to enabling automation in corporate processes. Tune in to explore how they're transforming enterprise productivity and delivering real value beyond the buzz.
“There is no doubt that unbelievable amounts of productivity are going to be unleashed, but I think the industry is currently caught up in looking for the shiniest tool. Can this thing do this task 30 seconds faster? Can it handle 1 million tokens? And we're approaching the problem from the exact opposite side of the spectrum, which is, can we reduce manual work in a meaningful way?”
You can follow Sumant on LinkedIn or visit the Pontus Labs website to learn more about their projects and their vision for the future of finance.
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This is a glimpse into how technology, combined with industry expertise, is poised to transform our everyday financial experiences. Stay tuned for more episodes from "One Vision — the FinTech Fuse," where we keep you in the loop of cutting-edge industry insights and transformations.
FinTech #AI #BankingOnAI #Automation #FinancialServices #BankingIndustry
Did you know that the term 'Sustainability Examples' is searched 170,000 times globally per month (circa 5,000 in Ireland per month). Did you also know that
99.8% of Irish businesses are SMEs. Individually, they have small carbon footprints, but collectively, they account for 38% of Ireland's CO2 emissions (63% in Europe). While many SMEs are taking action, they struggle to gain awareness, recognition and measurable commercial advantages for taking action.
This is why Andrew Sheehan built a sustainability engagement platform (sustainabilityexamples.com) to change that. Ronan recently spoke to Andrew about his background, what sustainabilityexamples.com does, three ways of changing behaviour and more .
More about sustainabilityexamples.com:
There are two types of users on the platform: Champions and Doers. The platform helps Irish SMEs driving climate action (doers) gain more visibility, greater recognition and a faster ROI for taking action by providing a platform where they can launch, share, and compete for prominence on the homepage leaderboard through community engagement with climate-engaged supporters (champions).
By providing impact leaders with measurable recognition and data-backed commercial advantages for launching examples of their initiatives and solutions on the platform, the platform’s purpose is to encourage more SMEs to also start taking action.
In our latest episode of One Vision podcast, Neil Milliken, VP - Global Head of Accessibility at Atos, shares why embracing disability inclusion is crucial for both the individual and society. Tune in to understand how technology is reshaping interactions and the potential risks of AI in decision-making and perpetuating societal exclusions. Ultimately, accessibility is everyone's responsibility. Don’t forget to look for the builders.
InclusionMatters #AI #Disability #Innovation #Technology
Jassem “J” Osseiran is an experienced entrepreneur and operational investor based in London. With a deep understanding of global finance gained through his Economics degree at the University of San Francisco, Jay began his career as a tech venture builder with Rocket Internet in New York. He then shifted his focus to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), managing media portfolios and founding startups tailored to the region.
A sought-after advisor for high-growth brands and cutting-edge technology platforms, Jay has orchestrated multiple successful exits, including a notable IPO on the London Stock Exchange. In 2020, he founded 611 Capital Investments, concentrating on investments, incubation, and market scalability across the EU, the Middle East, and Asia.
Currently, Jay is the Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of PlaysOut Technologies, where he is spearheading the commercial framework for seamlessly integrating mini-games within super apps. This initiative represents a significant shift in the digital ecosystem, leveraging evolving Web3 technologies to unlock immense potential for mini-games in the digital space.
Ronan recently caught up with Jay and he spoke about his background, what PlaysOuts do, blockchain, AI agents, one click publishing and more.
More about Playsout:
PlaysOut is a globally oriented open platform for mini-programs that fully aligns with the Weixin Mini-Program framework. It provides SDK interfaces for super apps, offering a rich array of mini-program and mini-game content.
Additionally, PlaysOut streamlines the integration process for developers, providing convenient tools and seamless access to mini-program and mini-game products. Leveraging its robust technical capabilities and deep collaborations with game developers, PlaysOut aims to connect with global traffic partners, gradually expanding its reach across international markets. Its goal is to become the largest open platform for mini-programs and mini-games worldwide.
What happens in fintech conferences … doesn’t need to stay within the conference halls.
Curious to hear what we talk about at fintech dinners? Join Julie Muhn, Millicent Tracey, Pam Kaur, Tammy Bangs, and Theodora Lau on this week’s One Vision — FinTech Fuse for a dynamic discussion on the current state of FinTech. From the sudden halt of Klarna's IPO (IP No!) and the impact of market volatility, to the implications of deregulation and the rise of stablecoins, there is (unfortunately) no lack of topics at the dinner table. How will the current economic environment influence consumer behavior? How can small businesses navigate the uncertainties?.
Join us as we explore the complexities and opportunities of today's 24-Hour news cycle.
Technology at the moment is being used in lots of different ways. Helpster Charity US Inc, for example, is using technology, leveraging it to ease healthcare access for vulnerable populations across Africa and Asia. I recently spoke to Nikita Kuzmin, the founder of Helpster about this and more.
Nikita talks about his background what Helpster does, how they are saving children’s lives, how Helpster uses technologies and more.
More about Helpster Charity US Inc:
Helpster is saving lives by bridging the gap between indigent children in need of medicare and individuals willing to fund their treatment via an innovative app and a web platform.
Through its tech solutions introduced in 2023, it has saved over 700 underprivileged children in Africa and Asia via donations on the app and web platform, with several others awaiting funding.
In this episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! Theo is joined by industry veteran Nektarios Liolios, a pioneering force in the field of fintech. Nektarios shares his journey from Innotribe and Startupbootcamp, to Rainmaker and his work with founders. He delves into the intrinsic challenges founders face, the often-overlooked mental health aspects, and the high pressure environment within the fintech and startup ecosystem. From corporate innovation to entrepreneurship, this insightful conversation lays bare the realities and resilience needed to thrive in this demanding industry. Essential listening for anyone interested in the inside workings of fintech, startup culture, and the human aspects often left in the shadows.
Hot take: Do we care about entrepreneurs as individuals?
Debbie Soon is a Singaporean investor, entrepreneur, content creator, art collector, and advocate for inclusivity in the global onchain community.
With over a decade of experience spanning finance, consumer tech, retail, media, and wellness, Debbie aims to shape the future of consumer businesses from the U.S. to her home country of Singapore.
Debbie recently published her new book Digital Mavericks: A Guide to Web3, NFT’s, and Becoming the Main Character of the Next Internet Revolution. Ronan recently caught up with Debbie.
Debbie talks about her background, what HUG does, crypto, blockchain technologies, her new book, and more.
More about Debbie Soon:
Debbie has served as the co-founder and Co-CEO of HUG, launched in 2022 alongside Facebook Live creator Randi Zuckerberg. With 35,000+ users across 180+ countries, HUG is an inclusive social marketplace where next-generation creators can showcase and sell their work both onchain and offchain.
During her time at HUG, Debbie secured partnerships with major brands including the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers, DIOR, and the United Nations. She recently led HUG to a successful acquisition by .ART Domain Registry, the leading domain operator for the arts and creative industry.
Passionate about bridging the gap between the arts and technology, Debbie is dedicated to using blockchain technology to create more inclusive and fair opportunities for creators.
In 2023, she was recognised by NFT Now as one of 10 trailblazing Asian founders shaping the future of Web3. Debbie has also spoken at leading blockchain conferences including NFT NYC, NFC Summit, and the USC Blockchain Conference.
Thomas Ruble is a humanist and technologist. His career began with an advanced degree in computer science, leading him through diverse industries—from healthcare AI and banking to cloud infrastructure.
Today, he focuses on decentralised finance, drawn by the promise of open, autonomous systems enabled by blockchain technology. Thomas is a co-founder of Nirvana Finance who are redefining token markets and elevating the decentralised finance landscape.
Ronan recently caught up with Thomas to find out more about decentralised finance and the role Nirvana Finance is playing in this. Thomas talks about his background, what Nirvana Finance does, bitcoin, ethereum, the stages of temptation, blockchain and more
More about Nirvana Finance:
Founded by a distributed team of DeFi veterans with deep roots in the Solana ecosystem, Nirvana is on a mission to redefine token markets and elevate the decentralised finance landscape
With the relaunch of Nirvana V2, the team reaffirms its commitment to building secure, transparent, and equitable financial systems for all.
Join me and Sajid Iqbal, Head of Risk at Habib Bank AG Zurich, as we explore the evolving landscape of risk management on a new episode of "One Vision - FinTech Fuse!" From AI innovations in cybersecurity and the rapid pace of technological advancements, to the power of storytelling and the importance of unlearning and relearning in today's fast-paced world, this episode packs nuggets of wisdom for both industry insiders and curious minds. Don't miss out on these forward-thinking ideas. Hit that play button! 🏦💡
Hot take: Risk management is steering wheel, not brakes.
HCLTech have been part of Ireland’s IT ecosystem since 1991 and they work with many of the biggest global businesses in banking, insurance, capital markets, FinTech and financial compliance/risk. The company is one of the leading innovators in AI, with annual revenues of $13.8billion and a workforce of over 220,000 people.
The business in Ireland serves 100 million financial services customers & is based there to meet the needs of Europe’s financial sector. It has developed strong partnerships with financial institutions helping them navigate complex digital shifts, regulatory changes & operational improvements.
To find out more about HCLTech I recently caught up with Sudip Lahiri, HCLTech’s Executive Vice President & Head Europe & UKI, Financial Services.
Sudip talks about his background, financial services, Brexit, cryptocurrencies and more.
More about Sudip Lahiri, Executive Vice President & Head - Europe & UKI, Financial Services
Sudip Lahiri heads the Financial Services group in Europe with a focus on the UK, Ireland, Benelux, Nordics, DACH, France, Iberia and South Europe for HCLTech.
With over 28 years of experience in IT and over 25 years in the European market, Sudip has made significant contributions towards HCLTech’s global Financial Services business and managing top Financial Services customers.
Sudip has been working for HCLTech for the last 25 years and has been instrumental in setting up and growing HCLTech’s business in Continental Europe.
Sudip reflects HCLTech’s vision of supercharging progress for our clients through passionate commitment and building enduring relationships. He has been the backbone of the Financial Services team, leading with charisma and compassion.
His conviction for running the business beyond transactions and far-sighted approach to creating solutions have been instrumental in growing the business in Europe. He has put great e‑o and dynamic thinking into building cXstudio, Co-Innovation Labs and Nearshore Centres in Europe.
In this episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse, I sit down with the brilliant Andra Sonea, a veteran in financial technology and solution architecture, to explore the challenges of banking in rural communities, the concept of postal banking, and the realities of digital banking. We delve into the extensive research that Andra has conducted on financial inclusion using spatial analysis, as well as the evolving role of artificial intelligence in our industry. It's a must-listen for anyone passionate about the intersection of tech and finance, the progress we’ve made, and how much further we still have to go. Spoiler alert: We still need humans.
👉 Listen in and join the conversation.
👉 Read some of Andra’s research here.
In a world with increasing conflicts, governments are under pressure to increase their defence spending. In Ireland, the government announced a record €1.4 billion defence budget for 2025. This trend makes the production and exporting of dual-use technologies fundamentally strategic for international markets. Pat O’Connor has experienced this with his company VRAI, which he founded in 2017. Pat believes that dual-use technologies will continue to play a big role in our economies and I recently caught up with him.
Pat talks about his background, the startup journey, simulation technology, dual use technology, and more.
More about Pat O'Connor:
Pat O’Connor is a Co-Founder and CEO of VRAI. He served in the Irish Defence Forces for over 20 years, where he undertook a variety of roles, including Reconnaissance Unit Commander, Deputy Director of Communications and as a spokesperson for Three Irish Chiefs of Defence.
He also completed over three years of operationally deployed service with the United Nations’ Peacekeeping and Peace Enforcement missions in Liberia, Syria, Lebanon and Israel
. Pat also has an M.A. in Political and Public Communication as well as an MSc in Business, Leadership and Management and founded VRAI alongside Niall Campion in 2017 to provide greater simulation training technology to military forces.
In this enlightening episode of One Vision, we chat with Joanne Dewar, a trailblazer for disability inclusion in FinTech. Jo shares her journey, starting from her pivotal work at Global Processing Services (GPS), to the inception of Project Nemo—a groundbreaking initiative empowering disability inclusion across the FinTech industry. Insights cover the essential role of assistive technologies, the journey to securing broad industry partnerships, and the real-world impact on bringing systemic change within the financial sector. This is an empowering conversation that will leave you feeling a bit more positive about our challenging world.
Last Thursday Integrity360 held their annual Security First Conference in the Aviva Stadium. Balancing the human cyber equation was the theme of this years Security First Conference and some of the speakers included Richard Ford, CTO, Integrity360, Brian Martin, Director of Product Management, Integrity360 and Sonya McSherry, Client Partner, Integrity360. During the conference I did a roundtable with Richard, Brian and Sonya.
We discussed the conference which is now touring various cities around the world the world, prioritising awareness and training, deepfakes, digital forgery, zero trust and more.
More about Integrity360:
Integrity360 is an industry-leading cyber security specialist operating in Ireland and the U.K. Since 2005 they’ve earned the status of trusted security advisor for over 1,500 clients across UK and Ireland.
Their Security First approach positions security as an enabler and empowers their clients to do business securely.
In this new episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse, we welcome Lily Vittayarukskul, Co-founder and CEO of WaterLily, and trace our way back to the roots of the podcast through the intersection of AI, longevity, and fintech.
After experiencing the devastating financial and emotional impact of caring for a loved one, Lily pivoted from aerospace engineering to found WaterLily—a platform using AI to predict future aging care needs and help families create sustainable financial and care plans. Imagine being able to receive personalized care predictions and get the long-term care protection that families truly need. This powerful intersection of financial services and healthcare is transforming how we plan for aging — turning a traditionally difficult conversation into an empowering human experience — facilitated by data and the right user experience.
This is the innovation we’ve been waiting for.
🌊 Learn more at waterlily.com
FinTech #AI #FinancialServices #Longevity #Healthcare #Retirement
Here on the Irish Tech News podcast we love to promote new Irish startups. One such startup is AdLab, an app that aspires to bridge the gap between consumers and Irish fashion brands, , with the aim of creating collaborative and authentic marketing campaigns via User Generated Content (UGC).
AdLab provides a cost effective means for brands to access new content. All content will be screened by the App, to ensure that it matches the brand's specific content requirements (set out by the brands themselves). I recently spoke to one of AdLab’s Co-Founder’s Lorcan Melia.
Lorcan talks about his background, What AdLab does, how AdLab started, Enterprise Ireland's New Frontiers (Phase 2) programme and more.
More about AdLab:
AdLab was born because the Co-Founders believe that marketing and advertising is rapidly heading towards 'authenticity' - customers react well to seeing real people.
AdLab allows brands to access and showcase their own customers' content for their digital marketing purposes, creating a relationship between the brand and their customer. AdLab aims to give brands access to a wealth of affordable and authentic content.
The Spider awards are taking place later this month and one of the finalists in the ”Best Use of Disruptive Technology" award is tapybl. Andrew Nolan, a homegrown Irish IT entrepreneur on a mission to change the face of eLearning globally is the brains behind Tapybl. I recently caught up with Andrew.
Andrew talks about his background, what tapybl does, pop quizzes and more.
More about tapybl:
The way content is consumed has evolved—learning should, too. But for too long, it’s been stuck in outdated formats—static slides, endless PDFs, and passive content that fails to engage modern learners.
That’s why tapybl was built, an AI-powered interactive video learning platform that transforms prompts, PDFs, PowerPoints, and lesson plans into engaging experiences—instantly.
In this episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse Podcast, we dive into the world of digital banking and fintech innovations in Southeast Asia. Joining us is David Jimenez Maireles, a renowned fintech expert and fractional C-suite leader. David shares his journey from building a digital bank in Vietnam to understanding the massive opportunities in a region with the unbanked and underbanked population. We discuss the unique and fun UX/UI features his team implemented, and explore the significant differences between digital banking ecosystems in Asia and the West. We also touch upon the role of traditional banks, the rise of embedded finance, and the exciting future of financial services in a region poised for exponential growth.
Don't miss this insightful conversation packed with real-world examples and visionary perspectives. Tune in to understand why Southeast Asia is a hotbed for fintech innovation. 🎙️
The World Wide Web has gone through various iterations. Starting with Web 1.0, moving onto Web 2.0 and now Web 3.0. Each version of the world wide web evolved adopting the latest tech available, with Web 3.0 adopting tech such as AI and Blockchain.
One person who knows all about Web 3.0 also known as Web3 is Pete Townsend the Managing Director of Techstars Web3 Accelerator.
Ronan recently caught up with Pete Townsend before the upcoming March 10th event that aims to kick off the Techstars Web3 Class of 2025.
Pete talks about his background, Blockchain, Techstars, Web3, the upcoming March 10th event and more.
More about the Techstars Web3 Accelerator:
This accelerator works with entrepreneurs building in web3 and enabling the next wave of growth in the decentralised internet and in tokenised economies. Investing in and accelerating founders enabling the onboarding and engagement of the first one billion users of web3.
In the shadows of "heroic CEO" narratives and hustle culture mythology, what truly drives lasting innovation in fintech? While we often celebrate the dramatic stories of founders sleeping in offices and pulling rabbits out of hats, the quiet architects of lasting change tell a different story.
The most successful innovators share an unexpected trait: they embrace deliberate patience over heroic sprints. They take time to whiteboard their company's future when conventional wisdom screams for immediate action. They invest in careful hiring when investors demand rapid scaling. Perhaps, resilience isn't about unwavering conviction, but about remaining teachable and responsive to feedback. As we reimagine the future of financial services, perhaps it's time to celebrate not just the visionaries, but the quiet builders - those who understand that sustainable innovation requires both resilience and restraint, both passion and patience.
Don’t miss our latest One Vision — FinTech Fuse podcast episode with Leda Glyptis, and her new book, “Beyond Resilience”.
Bolt is a customer conversion technology offering a one-click checkout to its network of more than 80 million shoppers .When their CEO Justin Grooms was recently in Dublin I caught up with him.
Justin talks about what Bolt does, the consumers perspective, the seamless experience with Bolt, payment innovation, Bolts European expansion and more.
More about Bolt:
Bolt has transformed the checkout experience, providing its hundreds of merchant partners, including luxury brand LuisaViaRoma, with a passwordless checkout technology that embeds seamlessly into the retailer’s technology to maintain brand identity. Bolt’s technology, combined with its extensive shopper network, allows retailers to instantly recognise shoppers, increase conversion, and drive revenue.
In this episode of One Vision — the FintechFuse, we chat with Sanjib Kalita, Chairman at Fintech Meetup, CEO & Founder at Guppy. Sanjib shares tales from his early career as a graphics chip designer at Intel to becoming a significant voice in Fintech. Our conversation touches on the challenges and unexpected turns in tech and financial services, the importance of human connections at global events, and the five key themes for Fintech Meetup 2025.
Tune in to hear Sanjib’s unique perspective and join us in navigating this dynamic industry.
Hot Take: ”Being able to have that level playing field is really important; and there's an appreciation that everyone is, in fact, a human.”
FinTech #FinancialServices #BankingIndustry
AI is everywhere at the moment and one person who knows how AI is shaping the future of business is the entrepreneur Aaron Gibson.
Ronan spoke to Aaron about his background, AI, data security and more
More about Aaron:
Aaron Gibson is a seasoned entrepreneur who dropped out of school at 16 to start his own tech company that turned learning into a game. He then went on to sell this company and this is what kick started his entrepreneurial journey. He is now the CEO of Hurree, a company revolutionising how businesses leverage AI-driven data ecosystems.
In this episode of One Vision — The FinTech Fuse, Theo and Barb welcomeTracy Lagasse, VP Sales and Customer Engagement at Dye & Durham Corporation, to discuss the evolving landscape of traditional banks and fintechs.
Tracy delves into the competitive advantages of traditional banks, the challenges they face in modernizing infrastructure, and the ways they can adapt through partnerships and collaborations. The conversation also explores the impacts of AI, the changing role of big banks, and the future of financial institutions in North America. Where is the banking industry heading and what it means for consumers and businesses? Listen now to gain insights into the role of trust, innovation, and collaboration in reshaping financial services.
AI #BankingIndustry #FinTech #OneVision
The recent Azul State of Java 2025 survey offers a timely window into the use of Java and why it is still so popular. To find out more about the survey and its findings Ronan spoke to Simon Ritter, Deputy. CTO, Azul.
Simon talks about what Azul does, the benefits of Java, the Azul State of Java Report, security and more.
More about Simon Ritter:
Simon Ritter is the Deputy CTO of Azul. Simon joined Sun Microsystems in 1996 and spent time working in both Java development and consultancy. He has been presenting Java technologies to developers since 1999, focusing on the core Java platform as well as client and embedded applications.
At Azul, he continues to help people understand Java and Azul’s JVM products. Simon is a Java Champion and two-time recipient of the JavaOne Rockstar award. In addition, he represents Azul on the JCP Executive Committee, the OpenJDK Vulnerability Group, and the JSR Expert Group since Java SE 9.
Join Theo and award winning journalist and fintech expert Liz Lumley in this new episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse, as they delve into the transformative journey of fintech and banking post-2008 financial crisis. They discuss industry misconceptions, the future of banking, the role of regulation, the global perspective on payment systems, and the dynamics between U.S. and European markets. As Liz said, “Reality is not about winners and losers. It’s about bringing traditional players and new players together …” This episode is a must-watch for anyone keen on understanding the nuanced realities of the financial services industry. As an added bonus, you might even hear Liz sing!
Emma Meehan, is the founder of Galway-based tech startup Precision Sports Technology, a winner of the KPMG Global Tech Innovator competition in Ireland. Emma competed for the top spot at the recent global GTI contest which took place in Lisbon last November. I spoke to Emma after she came back from Lisbon.
Emma talks about her background, what Precision Sports Technology does, Enterprise Ireland,, The KPMG Global Tech Innovator competition, Precision Sports Technology plans for the future and more.
More about Precision Sports Technology:
Precision Sports Technology is a tech start-up founded in 2021 by Emma who had been developing the technology for over four years.
It involves deploying artificial intelligence technology and analysis to enhance sports training accuracy through a cutting-edge software platform which uses machine learning, AI and LiDAR to enhance athletic performance, support rehabilitation, and reduce the risk of injury through advanced exercise analysis. Emma herself is also a competitive weightlifter and personal trainer.
What happens when you combine a passion for fintech, a dash of remote work insights, and a sprinkle of global adventures?
In this episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse, Theo chats with Bryce Nobles, head of growth marketing at LoanPro. Bryce shares his journey, including a significant move to support his wife's career, adapting to remote work, and driving growth at LoanPro. We discuss the complexities of balancing work and family life, the nuances of remote work culture, and the importance of setting values alongside goals. Bryce also talks about his new book, 'Wake Upward: Change Your Career Trajectory, Find Your Authentic Potential, and Discover Your Purpose In Life,' which encourages breaking free from limitations and unlocking your true potential. Tune in for insights on personal and professional growth in the fast-paced world of FinTech.
About Wake Upward: https://a.co/d/fhBrLh9
OneVision #Podcast #Culture #FinTech #WorkLifeBalance
Energy poverty is sadly something that is more prevalent these days and people are facing the eat or heat conundrum. This could soon be a thing of the past as smart technology is being used to tackle energy poverty.
Last year, PrepayPower, Tuath Housing Association, and EnergyCloud launched a successful pilot project in Dublin that provides free renewable energy to 26 residents. The project diverts surplus energy that would otherwise be wasted into powering heat pumps and other services in each home and showcases how smart technology can tackle energy poverty..
I recently spoke to Tracy Tuffin, Head of Residential Business, Prepay Power and Alan Wyley, CEO, EnergyCloud about this pilot project. Tracy and Alan talk about their backgrounds, how EnergyCloud partnered up with PrePayPower, smart technology, curtailment and more.
More about EnergyCloud:
EnergyCloud uses smart immersion controllers and diverted surplus energy that would otherwise be wasted into powering heat pumps and other services in each of the homes. The pilot project, which started last May, is the first partnership between an energy company, PrePayPower, and EnergyCloud. They estimate that over 600 kWh of free electricity was delivered to the residents , equivalent to 463 wash loads, 446 dishwasher cycles, or 512 electric showers.
In this episode of One Vision – FinTechFuse, hosts Theo and Barb welcome Canadian FinTech writer and investor Tal Schwartz. Tal shares his journey into the Canadian FinTech industry, starting with the Canadian Lenders Association, and the evolution of his popular Canadian FinTech newsletter. He discusses the interconnectedness of the Canadian FinTech ecosystem, the role of specialized financial products, and the launch of his venture fund, Exit North Ventures. Tal also highlights the unique characteristics of the Canadian financial services market and the ongoing challenges and successes within the industry.
Tune in to gain deep insights into the world of Canadian FinTech and the future trends to watch out for. 🇨🇦Available wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧
More about Canadian Fintech substack by Tal Schwartz: https://canadianfintech.substack.com/
AI #FinTech #FinancialServices #Canada #OneVision
In 2020 Covid ushered in a new world and a new way of doing things. Remote working was no longer a taboo way of working, as it increased productivity, gave workers a a great work life balance and it reduced costs for businesses and their workers.
One person who knows this all to well is Bence Kiss the Co-Founder of Kibit Solutions, who provide nearshore remote working development teams.
Ronan recently spoke to Bence about his background, what Kibit Solutions does, why their customers are happy, why remote and nearshore teams is the optimal cost solution, AI and more
More about Kibit Solutions:
Kibit Solutions has been helping companies as a partner to fulfil their true potential since 2016. Always listening, analysing the needs and focusing on the essentials in the execution. Their high performing experts help their clients to ensure their outstanding results.
To ensure efficient project support, they maintain an ongoing commitment to the development of their people and resources. They also value active listening and genuine caring for others. Maintaining an open-door communication policy is one of their top priorities. Located in the heart of Europe, they provide exceptional ideas and rapidly deploy highly skilled resources.
As technology has evolved so has gaming and with innovations such as MR (Mixed Reality) is transforming gaming. One person who knows all about this is the serial entrepreneur Bobby Voicu, the CEO and Co-Founder of Dublin based startup MixRift, an MR gaming studio. Ronan recently spoke to Bobby.
Bobby talks about his background, gaming, the mobile revolution, mixed reality glasses, Halo, Meta Quest, the Irish tech space and more.
About MixRift:
Founded in 2024, MixRift believes in the power of MR to transform the gaming landscape, making it more interactive, accessible, and enjoyable for players worldwide. Our games are designed to be intuitive, allowing for seamless integration into our users' daily lives, ensuring that every adventure is just another reality away.
They are not just creating games; they are creating experiences that leave a lasting impression, fostering a community of players who are as excited about the future of MR gaming as the Founders are.
The future of banking is changing faster than ever! Join One Vision - FinTech Fuse hosts Theo and Barb as they sit down with Katie Quilligan, Investor at BankTech Ventures and Co-Founder of Tech Sis, for a deep dive into what's shaping finance in 2025 and beyond.
In this must-watch episode, we explore:
- The real impact of technology on banking
- Key challenges in AI implementation
- How banks can deliver genuine value in the digital age
- Major predictions for the financial sector
- What needs to change in banking for 2025
QUOTABLE MOMENT: Ready or not, change is coming!
👉 CONNECT WITH US: Follow Unconventional Ventures — FinTech YouTube channel and One Vision Podcast for more fintech insights. Subscribe for weekly episodes on the future of finance and tech.
Join the conversation!
FinTech #AIinFinance #DigitalTransformation #BankingTechnology #TechInvestment #Innovation #BankingIndustry #FutureOfBanking #BankingOnAI #Podcast #OneVision
🎙️ Kicking off 2025 with a must-listen conversation with fintech visionary Jason Henrichs on making banking actually better in 2025.
🔑 KEY INSIGHTS:
- The end of "digital lipstick on a pig": Why superficial innovation isn't enough anymore
- Innovation in a world of constraints: Doing more with less
- Open banking: Why banks need to stop assuming customers want exclusive "banking relationships" and start delivering real value
- Bold predictions for 2025: bank consolidation, AI transformation, and the evolution of data-first banking
💡 HOT TAKE FROM JASON: Banks don't want to admit that their customers are not banking exclusively with you, and nor should they.
💡 QUOTABLE MOMENT: "Pretty isn't necessarily better."
Thanks Jason Henrichs for this incredible discussion on One Vision — FinTech Fuse ! Listen to the full episode to hear our deep dive into the future of banking, customer-centricity, and how to make banking actually better.
It’s time for deep building.
AI #Fintech #FinancialServices #OneVision #BankingIndustry
👉 CONNECT WITH US: Follow Unconventional Ventures — FinTech YouTube channel and One Vision Podcast for more fintech insights. Subscribe for weekly episodes on the future of finance. Join the conversation in the comments below!
Digital transformation is revolutionising the healthcare industry as modern technologies such as smartphones and tablets are being utilised. One person who knows this area well is Stephen Costello, Spectrum Life CEO and Co-founder and Ronan recently spoke to him.
Stephen talks about his background, covid, what Spectrum Life does, mental health and more.
More about Stephen Costello:
Stephen Costello is CEO and Co-Founder, founding the company alongside Stuart McGoldrick in 2018. Stephen graduated from UCD in 2014 with a degree in Economics and Politics and has a postgraduate Diploma in Digital Marketing.
Stephen’s passions include commercial innovation go-to-market strategies and technology changes in the mental health space. Stephen’s major passion is leading a company of highly dedicated professionals across the UK and Ireland who are all on a joint mission of changing and saving as many lives as possible.
Stephen was awarded joint Entrepreneur of the Year at Early Career awards in 2022, celebrating achievements of awardees aged 35 or younger.
While we have covered frontier technologies and the future of work throughout the year, we have yet to approach it from a teaching perspective. In this new episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! Theo caught up with Paolo Narciso, social entrepreneur and technologist, on his new book: Generative AI in Education.
In a world rapidly transforming by technology, Paolo’s latest book explores how underserved populations can unlock unprecedented learning opportunities through strategic technology access. His writing is a beacon for parents and students who are passionate about embracing generative AI as a powerful educational partner—not as a shortcut, but a collaborative tool for learning and growth. His mission is clear: put students at the technological forefront, equipping them with the skills and mindset to thrive in an AI-driven future. He believes that AI should be integrated thoughtfully into learning journeys, transforming educational outcomes and preparing the next generation for success in a rapidly evolving landscape.
Join us as we demystify AI in education and equip our next generation for success in an AI-driven future.
The Irish entertainment company, Carlichauns is soon launching their upcoming animated TV series which will take Leprechaun folklore to a new global digital audience. In parallel to the planned TV series, which will be produced in Ireland.
Carlichauns has also refined its Augmented Reality app which is now available in Los Angeles with more locations in the US plus Melbourne to be added. The company is also set to launch a children’s digital book series based on the Carlichauns as the new brand continues to grow. To learn more about this Ronan spoke to Niall Watters, Co-Founder and CEO of Carlichauns.
Niall talks about his background, what Carlichauns does, how he managed to get Keith Chapman, the creator of the multi-billion-dollar media franchises, PAW Patrol and Bob the Builder to come on board as executive producer, the future plans for Carlichauns and more.
More about Niall Watters:
Niall is a multilingual commercial executive with a strong track record in helping companies to scale at pace internationally. He has acute expertise in understanding how to mobilise & commercialise IP. A keynote speaker, he is often invited to speak to audiences in schools, universities & global businesses.
Dive into the evolving world of fintech and digital payments in this new episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! Host Theodora Lau sits down with Neeraj Mathur, a tech veteran who recently transitioned from the Bay Area to Bengaluru, India, bringing unique insights into the global fintech landscape.
Explore the nuanced realities of a cashless society, where technological innovation meets security challenges. Neeraj shares critical perspectives on digital payments, highlighting the essential need for robust security strategies in fintech and payments. Learn why cybersecurity must be a proactive boardroom priority, not an afterthought, and how comprehensive policies can protect against emerging financial threats.
Key discussion points:
- The transformation of payments in a digital-first world
- Challenges of adapting to a cashless culture
- Critical importance of security in financial technology
- Proactive approaches to preventing digital financial risks
Whether you're a fintech professional, technology enthusiast, or simply curious about the future of money, this episode offers invaluable insights into the intersection of digital innovation and security. Tune in and travel to India with us!
More about Neeraj Mathur: https://neerajmathur.com/
Ookla®, a global leader in connectivity intelligence, recently announced its partnership with Dublin City Council and the City Telecoms Association to identify and tackle telecoms deficits in Dublin. This first-of-its-kind initiative, fueled by Ookla's Speedtest Insights®, offers a practical blueprint for l cities across Europe to drive digital inclusion and optimise network outcomes through actionable, data-driven insights.
The partnership demonstrates how a data-driven approach can enhance connectivity outcomes in a tangible way, empowering cities to better serve citizens. For the first time, the city is addressing connectivity gaps through targeted policy interventions, and fostering collaborative efforts with operators to attract investments that were previously hindered by site acquisition challenges.
Ronan spoke to Luke Kehoe, Europe Industry Analyst at Ookla to find out more about the new partnership
Luke talks about his background, Ookla’s partnership with Dublin City Council and the City Telecoms Association, some of the key points from the partnership case study, how does Dublin compare to other cities and more.
More about Luke Kehoe:
Luke is a telecoms analyst, consultant and entrepreneur. He is a strategic advisor to a number of companies in the telecoms and tech industries and shares his extensive expertise in fixed and mobile networks, electric mobility and strategy with national and local government through consultancy. He is a regular contributor to the Business Post’s telecoms coverage in Ireland and is a prominent voice in the telecoms industry through his writing.
Luke has supported several national and international thought leadership publications in areas such as 5G, IoT, open RAN and edge computing with renowned bodies like the Telecom Infra Project and World Economic Forum. He has a background in electronic engineering and is the recipient of prestigious scholarships for his academic performance and several awards for his participation in statistics, consulting and writing competitions.
Payments Decoded: Global Fintech Frontiers | One Vision Podcast
Dive into the rapidly evolving world of financial technology with Theodora Lau and the one and only Carol Grunberg, unpacking the future of global payments. Go beyond traditional payment narratives to explore:
Emerging market innovations and the rise of mobile wallets
How younger generations outside of the are reshaping financial services
The intersection of AI and financial technologies
The future of payments beyond traditional credit and debit
Payments 3.0 and global interoperability
Whether you're a fintech professional, entrepreneur, or tech enthusiast, this episode of One Vision — Fintech Fuse! offers insider insights into the payment technologies driving global commerce and it’s not to be missed. Discover how blockchain, AI, and next-generation payment solutions are breaking down international barriers and creating new opportunities.
New episodes weekly. Subscribe now and stay ahead of the future of money and technology!
Keywords: fintech, digital payments, mobile wallets, global payments, blockchain, AI in finance, payment technologies, financial innovation
Fintech #FinancialServices #BankingIndustry #Payments #Wallets #AI #Blockchain #SuperApp
With Ireland's booming data centre sector under scrutiny for its immense energy consumption. Park Place Technologies is due to unveil an expansion to its IT infrastructure services portfolio with the launch of two Liquid Cooling solutions for data centres, Immersion Liquid Cooling and Direct-to-Chip Cooling.
Ronan spoke to Chris Carrerio, CTO Park Place Technologies to find out more about the future of data centres.
Chris talks about his background, new technologies, immersion liquid cooling, hydrophobia and more.
More about Park Place Technologies:
As the global leader in data centre and networking optimisation, Park Place Technologies expansion its IT infrastructure services portfolio comes at a critical time for businesses grappling with rising energy costs and growing environmental pressures.
These innovative cooling solutions are designed to tackle two of the biggest challenges facing data centres today, operational costs and carbon emissions.
AI, Financial Inclusion, and Banking: A Pre-Holiday Special | One Vision - FinTech Fuse!
Join hosts Theodora Lau and Barb MacLean for an inspiring pre-holiday episode exploring the intersection of technology, financial services, and social impact. This episode unpacks the evolving landscape of banking innovation and artificial intelligence, with a special focus on community-centered solutions.
Episode Highlights:
Canadian Banking Evolution: Dive into the current state of neobanks and funding in Canada, exploring how innovative solutions are meeting communities where they are.
AI in Financial Protection: Learn how Commonwealth Bank of Australia is leveraging machine learning technology to detect and prevent financial abuse in digital transactions, showcasing the practical applications of AI in safeguarding vulnerable customers.
Business Transformation through AI: Explore the increasing integration of artificial intelligence in business processes, with special attention to the unique requirements of financial services where accuracy and precision are paramount.
Inclusive Innovation: Discover why the future of AI must embrace all languages and cultures, and why there's no "easy button" for successful AI implementation – it requires dedicated effort and thoughtful execution.
This episode celebrates the hardworking individuals making a positive impact in banking, highlighting how technological innovation can serve the greater good when implemented with purpose and intention.
Keywords: fintech, artificial intelligence, financial inclusion, neobanks, machine learning, digital banking, community banking, Canada Post, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, business transformation, financial abuse prevention, banking innovation, inclusive AI
FinTech #AI #FinancialInclusion #Banking #Innovation #Technology #DigitalTransformation #CommunityBanking
Before, earning a verification on social media, you had to be a celebrity, a politician or someone in the public eye such as a journalist, however, since Elon Musk’s introduced verification for sale on X, it’s now easier than ever to buy credibility that was once hard earned. This creates an issue where users can share divisive content online with unearned credibility to unsuspecting readers.
As the general election approaches where parties and users alike share content in the attempt to win votes and spread ideologies, new research “Echo Chamber Formation Sharpened by Priority Users” from Munster Technological University suggests that X’s verification model can intensify the polarisation on people's opinions and create echo chambers online.
One of the Co-Author’s of the research is Kleber Andrade and I spoke to him. Kleber talks about his background, verification on social media, the research he Co-Authored, the recent American election, the upcoming Irish election, AI ,and more.
More about Kleber Andrade:
Kleber recently started as an Assistant Lecturer at Munster Technological University, Ireland. Previously, he was a researcher at the CENTAI Institute in Turin, Italy.
He completed a PhD in Applied Mathematics supervised by Prof. James Gleeson, at the Mathematics Applications Consortium for Science and Industry (MACSI) of the University of Limerick, Ireland.
His research interests are in the space of online social networks, information diffusion and nonlinear dynamics.
With lithium-ion batteries powering a significant portion of modern business operations from electronics to electric cars, e-bikes and e-scooters their fire risks present a serious concern that requires immediate attention.
To learn more about the technology behind lithium-ion batteries and their fire risks I spoke to Gerard Pollock, Lithium Ion lead consultant/internal expert with EHS International.
Gerard talks about his background, how Lithium-ion battery fires affect various sectors, battery technology advancements and their implications for business safety and efficiency and more.
More about Gerard Pollock:
Gerard Pollock is a Project Consultant with EHS International, Ireland's fastest growing single-source environmental, health and safety company. Gerard is a Master Mariner and ex-Super yacht Captain with 25 years experience in the space.
He has worked as ship inspector for national regulators as well as in diplomatic programmes with Governments in the South Pacific to improve their maritime safety systems.
More recently, he is an author seeking to demystify the maritime safety regulations for masters and their crews. Having noticed an increasing demand for information and guidance on tackling lithium-ion fires at sea, Gerard began working with EHS International's Projects Director, Kevin Howlette, to develop an e-learning course.
Today, he works with EHS International to provide expert consultancy and training to a variety of industries.
In this episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! Theo explores the critical intersection of artificial intelligence and banking with Aditi Subbarao, Global Financial Services Lead at Instabase. As traditional banks face mounting pressure to modernize, discover how financial institutions can successfully navigate the AI transformation journey.
Key Discussion Points:
- Strategic approaches to AI implementation in legacy banking systems
- Best practices for scaling artificial intelligence beyond pilot programs
- Essential considerations for bank digital transformation
- Data strategy and infrastructure modernization
Join us for an expert deep-dive into how banks can partner effectively to build next-generation financial services that meet evolving customer demands. Whether you're a banking executive, fintech professional, or technology leader, this episode provides actionable insights for your AI transformation journey.
FinTech #Banking #AI #FinancialServices #DigitalTransformation #OneVision
Startups have to be mindful of intellectual property, patents, and trademarks., and it’s important to make sure that you have this covered. One person who knows this area very well is Justin Woods, European Patent Attorney with FR Kelly, and I recently spoke with him.
Justin talks about his background, what FR Kelly does, the European Patent Office, machine learning artificial intelligence patents, the three main areas of IP and more.
More about Justin Woods:
Justin is a seasoned European patent attorney with over two decades of experience at the forefront of the European patent system. His unique perspective stems from his prior role as an examiner at the European Patent Office (EPO), making him one of the few attorneys who have worked on both sides of the patent application process.
As a leading expert in computer-implemented inventions, Justin has been instrumental in navigating the complex landscape of machine learning and artificial intelligence patents.
His deep understanding of the relevant case law and his ability to secure grants for AI-related applications have solidified his reputation as a trusted authority in the field.
Bundledocs, is an Irish-owned leading cloud-based document bundling software provider, that serves over 1,600 customers in 35 countries and over 100 of the UK’s Top 200 law firms. The company has expanded and scaled its operations with offices in Cork, Sydney and North America.
To learn more about Bundledocs and how they have managed to scale their product to serve 1,600 customers in 35 countries and adapt to various court restrictions, I spoke to James Hogan, Co-Founder and CTO Bundledocs.
James talks about his background, what Bundledocs does, how Bundledocs has scaled their product, how Bundledocs has handled AI and more.
More about James Hogan:
James graduated with MSc in Web Development at Kingston University London with Distinction receiving the Andrew O'Keeffe Memorial Prize for Best Post-Graduate project. A committed specialist software engineer with a great passion for new and emerging web technologies.
Journey through Asia's revolutionary payments landscape in this new episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! where Theodora Lau sits down with Monica Jasuja, a prominent Asian fintech and payments strategist, to unpack the region's digital transformation. Explore how India's UPI (Unified Payments Interface) is reshaping the future of digital payments in India, driving unprecedented growth in mobile money movement across the continent. We dive deep into:
- The rapid adoption of UPI technology in India and its global expansion
- Financial inclusion strategies in Southeast Asian emerging markets
- How local culture shapes payment innovation and adoption rates
Watch for developments in digital identity and cybersecurity in 2025, and how AI in financial services will evolve beyond chatbots. Tune in to understand how AI, payments, and digital inclusion are converging to create the next wave of fintech and regtech advancement across the world. Whether you're a fintech professional, payment industry expert, or digital transformation enthusiast, this episode offers valuable insights into Asia's fintech revolution and its global implications.
Is our education system ready for the AI revolution in finance? Join Theodora Lau as she explores the intersection of artificial intelligence, financial innovation, and educational transformation with special guest Dr. Martha Boeckenfeld, CEO & Founder of the marthaverse.
In this eye-opening episode of One Vision — The FinTech Fuse, we dive deep into:
• How technological advancement is reshaping our daily lives
• Why the digital divide threatens inclusive innovation
• The crucial role of education in fostering innovation and equality
• Essential frameworks for global AI regulation in finance
• Strategies for becoming AI-ready
Dr. Boeckenfeld shares invaluable insights on bridging the gap between rapid technological advancement and human adaptation through education. From critical thinking development to regulatory considerations, this episode offers a comprehensive look at preparing for an AI-led future.
Fintech #AI #FutureOfWork #FinancialServices #DigitalTransformation #Innovation #LifeLongLearning
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Setting up a business for the first time is not easy and setting up a tech business with no tech experience for the first time is even harder. One person who has done this is Jerome Forde the CEO and founder of HR Duo. I recently spoke to Jerome Forde.
Jerome talks about his background, what HR Duo does, Covid, AI and more.
More about HR Duo:
HR Duo was established by Jerome Forde, their CEO, who has over 30 years of experience in human resources. Jerome was motivated by a desire to advance HR practices through technology, which he felt were not keeping pace with other workplace advancements.
At HR Duo, Jerome has simplified the complexities of workforce management, including staff scheduling and payroll, HR compliance, and managing the employment lifecycle. Their approach features a unique 'once and done' method, focusing on people-first policies and procedures deployed smartly through their Content Hub.
Jump into the latest episode of One Vision with Theodora Lau, featuring Noelle Russell, Chief AI Officer of the AI Leadership Institute. They chat about responsible AI, education, and the future of work — plus the thrills and spills of AI regulation.
With all the excitement around AI, it is easy to get distracted and run straight for the shiny new toy. Noelle’s golden advice? Know your tool’s true purpose. From the boardroom to the whiteboard and keyboard, it is crucial for everyone to grasp AI’s business potential and best practices. And leaders need to create an internal environment that encourages open use of AI and fosters responsible innovation.
The future of AI is bright and agentic. Tune in for a fun and insightful ride!
Since Oracle changed the licensing for Java in January 2023, there has been growing demand from customers looking to switch away due to extra costs being imposed. Last summer Azul conducted a study of Oracle Java customers with 86% saying they are migrating all or some of their use and 47% expressed a desire to use an open-source distribution like OpenJDK.
Despite this appetite for change there are still somewhat cliched perceptions about moving to an open source-based JDK, even though the OpenJDK is based on the same source code as Oracle Java.
There are some concerns about “better the devil you know” and a preconception that migration is difficult, but as the study showed 75% completed their migration to the OpenJDK within 12 months. To learn more about this I spoke to Scott Sellers, co-founder and CEO of Azul.
Scott talks about his background, what Azul does, Azul’s benchmarking tests, Azul’s new Java Performance Engineering Lab and more.
More about Scott Sellers:
With more than 30 years of successful leadership in building high technology companies and delivering advanced products to market, Scott provides the overall strategic leadership and visionary direction for Azul Systems.
Scott has a consistent proven track record of vision, leadership, and success in enterprise, consumer and scientific markets. Prior to co-founding Azul Systems, Scott founded 3dfx Interactive, a graphics processor company that pioneered the 3D graphics market for personal computers and game consoles.
Scott served at 3dfx as Vice President of Engineering, CTO and as a member of the board of directors and delivered 7 award-winning products and developed 14 different graphics processors. After a successful initial public offering, 3dfx was later acquired by NVIDIA Corporation.
Prior to 3dfx, Scott was a CPU systems architect at Pellucid, later acquired by MediaVision. Before Pellucid, Scott was a member of the technical staff at Silicon Graphics where he designed high-performance workstations.
Scott graduated from Princeton University with a bachelor of science, earning magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa honors. Scott has been granted 8 patents in high performance graphics and computing and is a regularly invited keynote speaker at industry conferences.
Join Theodora Lau and Stephanie Foster in this week’s One Vision — FinTech Fuse! as they dive into Georgia's booming fintech scene, where 80% of US payment transactions are processed. Atlanta, nicknamed "Transaction Alley," is the hub of this fintech revolution, handling more than half of the nation’s credit card processing.
In this episode, we feature Laura Gibson Lamothe, Executive Director of the Georgia Fintech Academy. Discover the evolution of fintech education and the Academy's focus on experiential learning, supported by partnerships with industry giants like BlackRock and U.S. Bank Elavon. Since its inception, the Academy has influenced over 8,000 students and sparked increased interest in the finance-tech intersection.
Learn about Laura’s global upbringing and its impact on her innovative perspective. Tune in for an insightful discussion that’s shaping the future of fintech!
As we often say, look East for fintech innovation. Luckily, you don’t have to get on a plane this time. In this week’s One Vision — FinTech Fuse! Join Sanjeev Kumar — CEO at WhiteSight, and Theodora Lau, as they chat about the growing fintech ecosystem in Brazil, Asia, and the Middle East, challenges and opportunities in fintech globalization, and the importance of customer trust. Can we build global fintechs or will they stay local and specialized? How will the fintech ecosystem evolve for small and medium-sized businesses? Are fintechs delivering on customer trust? Tune in and find out!
About Whitesight Fintech Research: https://whitesight.net/
About Sanjeef Kumar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjeev-fintech/
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Last week Bo an English electric scooter company launched in Ireland. Before testing out the scooter which I loved and had fun riding, I met up with Oscar Morgan Co-Founder and CEO of Bo.
Oscar spoke to me about what Bo does, how Bo rides so well, how the name Bo was chosen, their launch in Dublin and more.
More about Bo:
Bo [Bomobility], an award-winning pioneer in the global mobility industry, is dedicated to achieving a better future through development of the best light electric vehicles on earth. First unveiled in 2022, this year sees the start of production of their highly-anticipated Bo M: The Electric Scooter for adults.
Cato Networks, a Climb Channel Solutions vendor, is the leading Secure Access Service Edge provider in the world, having pioneered the cloud-native architecture which is improving online speeds and security while moving away from a reliance on data centres.
The company recently announced that it had surpassed $200 million in ARR —doubling ARR in under two years.
This means they are the fastest company to reach this milestone since LinkedIn. Cato Networks recently attended a Climb Channel Solutions event in Dublin and I spoke to Mark Draper, EMEA Channel Cato Networks.
Mark talks about his background, SASE, the Cato cloud, Gartner and more.
More about Mark Draper:
Mark Draper is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in channel management across the EMEA and UK&I regions.
Currently serving as Vice President of EMEA Channel at Cato Networks, previous positions include Director of EMEA Channel at Cato Networks, Sr Manager of EMEA Channel at Gigamon, and Sr Manager of UK&I Channel at Juniper Networks.
Mark also held the role of Channel Lead for UK&I at FireEye, Inc. and was a Partner Account Manager at Juniper Networks, showcasing a strong background in channel strategy and partnership development.
It is no longer a question of whether financial institutions need AI, but more a question of what use cases we should focus on first, and how we can best scale the technology. In this special episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! Theo chats with John Duigenan, General Manager, Global Financial Services Industry with IBM Technology, and Shanker Ramamurthy, Global Managing Partner Banking & Financial Markets with IBM Consulting, on what to expect at the upcoming Money 20/20 USA conference in Las Vegas. From scaling generative AI across the financial services enterprise, to trustworthy AI best practices and top use cases for GenAI, the agenda is packed with insights from IBM experts with deep knowledge in modernization, digital transformation, and emerging technologies. Join us where fintech meets responsible AI, and let’s shape the future of banking together.
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To learn more about IBM’s insights, expectations, and recommendations for the banking industry when it comes to the most significant development in technology in decades, check out these sessions and stop at IBM's conference space in Meeting Room MR 2202.
October 27 at 10:20 AM PT — Generative AI: The New Accelerator for SME Banking with Shanker Ramamurthy, IBM Consulting & Steve Van Wyk and Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN)
October 28 at 10:00 AM PM — Technology & the Future of Financial Services with Gary Cohn, Chairman IBM
October 29 at 10:00 AM PT — Reimagining Treasury & Cash Management with Matthew Angelstad, IBM Consulting & Kartik Kaushik, RBC Capital Markets
October 29 at 1:55 PM PT — Consumer Complaints: Reduce Risk and Improve Compliance through AI-Based Analysis with Maya Wilson, IBM Promontory
You can find all the details here!
https://www.ibm.com/events/money2020
AI #FinTech #FinancialServices #IBMPartner #Money2020USA
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Cato Networks, a Climb Channel Solutions vendor, is the leading Secure Access Service Edge provider in the world, having pioneered the cloud-native architecture which is improving online speeds and security while moving away from a reliance on data centres. The company recently announced that it had surpassed $200 million in ARR —doubling ARR in under two years.
This means they are the fastest company to reach this milestone since LinkedIn. Cato Networks recently attended a Climb Channel Solutions event in Dublin and I spoke to Kanwar Loyal, Cato Networks VP N Europe & EMEA.
Kanwar talks about his background, what Cato does, smart policies, remote working and more.
More about Kanwar Loyal:
Kanwar Loyal is Vice President for Cato Networks Northern Europe and Middle East & Africa (MEA) regions. Kanwar joined Cato from CrowdStrike, where he spent the past six years in various customer-facing leadership roles. Kanwar has over two decades of experience in the technology sector.
In addition to CrowdStrike, he also held key positions at cyber companies Imperva, and Fortinet where he led high-performing sales teams.
Credit unions and smaller financial institutions rely heavily on 3rd party providers for AI solutions. But lack of clarity on regulations is one of the factors hindering the adoption of AI in the industry.
In this episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! Theo chat with Elizabeth Osborne, COO of Great Lakes Credit Union, on the strategies and challenges for adopting AI in the financial services industry. Pro tip from Elizabeth: Start with a focused used case and keep it simple; avoid unnecessary and overcomplicated layers of requirements and dependencies. And don’t forget to listen to your members’ feedback!
Right now when it comes to tech, everyone is taking about AI, but another area of tech that is not mentioned enough is the Immersive Technology sector.
I decided to find out more about it and how the immersive technology sector is doing in Ireland, so I spoke with Camille Donegan, interm CEO of Eirmersive to talk about all things immersive technology
Camille spoke to me about her background what immersive technology is, what Eirmersive does, the recent Eirmersive network launch event and more.
More about Camile Donegal:
Camille is a natural connector and creator of communities. She fosters strategic partnerships within the Immersive Technology sector to elevate the Irish ecosystem both nationally and internationally. Her industry acumen, passion for the sector, and hands-on approach to collaboration make her a key player in positioning Eirmersive as the go-to body for industry, academic and government stakeholders.
Eirmersive is the voice of the Irish Immersive sector and represents solution providers to spotlight their work nationally and internationally. Our vision is for Ireland to be a go to destination for immersive solutions by 2030.
Apply for Eirmersive membership or subscribe to their newsletter here: https://www.eirmersive.com/
Everyone has likely been breached and will continue to be breached at some point. Unfortunately, current practices for protecting against identity theft and fraud are equivalent to "dark ages medicine" and do not effectively guide individuals on protective actions. When customers don’t take action, is it because they are not motivated, or is it because the process is simply too complex? In this episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! We chat with Jim Van Dyke, Senior Principal of Innovation for TransUnion on identity safety and how financial institutions can become better guardians for their customers by leveraging data in a smart and thoughtful way.
In the past decade, we have seen significant progress in data democratization and the rise of consumer-centric financial services — thanks to disruption brought on by increased mobility. As we continue the journey, who will lead the next revolution? Who will be the key players and where will financial advice come from?
In this episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! Theo chat with Efi Pylarinou on the future of money and finance. While many companies are focusing on low-hanging fruit improvements, there is still plenty of room for innovation in the infrastructure of financial services that can bring significant business value. Where will we go as a society, against the backdrop of geopolitical tensions and regulatory uncertainties? The future belongs to the crazy — who dare to try.
The 2024 National Ploughing Championships starts today, and from its humble beginnings in 1931, it has expanded and grown year on year. The first National Ploughing Championships used a small field of 26 acres, and today’s National Ploughing Championships uses over 700 acres of land.
The National Championships is now no longer just for ploughing or machinery enthusiasts, the modern event now features something for just about every member of the community. These include a Tented Trade Village, a Food Fair, Craft Village, Livestock, Forestry, Education, Lifestyle, Motor Show, Financial Services, Bio Energy and Agri Service. Along with this, there are many entertainment and special events taking place and lots of exhibitors too.
One of the exhibitors is Engineers Ireland, and I recently spoke to Engineers Ireland Director General, Damien Owens about their stand and what we can expect to see.
Damien spoke about his background, some of the tech Engineers Ireland will be showcasing, AI, and more.
More about Engineers Ireland:
Engineers Ireland is the voice of the engineering profession in Ireland. Their 25,000+ members make up a community of creative professionals delivering sustainable solutions for society.
They have been representing the engineering profession since 1835, making Engineers Ireland one of the oldest and largest professional bodies in Ireland. Their members come from every discipline of engineering, and range from students to fellows of the profession.
Traditional views on financial milestones and pathways to financial security are changing, and we need different solutions to address our changing needs at various stages of life. In this episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! Theo chat with April Clobes, President/CEO of MSU Federal Credit Union, on the impact of technology in the credit union industry. There is an immense interest in deploying AI to create personalized solutions for members and drive efficiencies for credit unions; how we can best leverage the technology in a responsible and fair manner is an on-going exercise. Financial services industry is at an interesting and exciting crossroad. Much work to be done, there is.
John Mulhall, is a cloud engineer and a regular contributor to Irish Tech News. Tomorrow his first novel, From Terror to Valor: Echoes and Shadows. I caught up with John to talk about his debut novel.
John talks about his background, his debut novel, how his military and tech background helped him write his novel and more
More about John Mulhall:
John is a versatile author known for his gripping fiction narratives in the thriller, action, and suspense genres. With a background as a Journalist, and expertise in cloud technologies as an engineer; John brings a unique blend of storytelling prowess and technical acumen to his work.
His professional journey began in the Irish Defence Forces, honing his skills in security before transitioning to financial operations and management for over 12 years.
Fall is kicking off with a big BANG, with a series of fintech conferences for us to connect with founders and funders. It is also the recruiting season for our friends at the ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator and the Center for Accelerating Financial Equity (CAFE). In this new episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! Theo, Barb, and Stephanie reunite to reminisce about the past, present, and future of our industry. Looking back, we have seen plenty of innovative ideas. But what do the activities amount to? Are we working on and measuring what matters? Looking ahead, what is the new battleground in the age of AI and data? Is it still fintech versus banks? Or will it be incumbent platforms versus tech players, aka Magnificent Seven? Perhaps it’s time for some honest conversations and a bit of soul searching.
Tech is now being used daily by businesses, as it is an important tool in their arsenal. However SME’s are overlooked and under serviced when it comes to tech.
But thankfully Cozmotec is one company helping, by focusing exclusively on SME’s that are trying to grow, improve their operations or efficiencies, or just need help increasing profits. Ronan recently spoke to City Gupta the founder and CEO of Cozmotec.
Cuty talks about her background, what Cozmotec does, how to make tech less scary and more.
More about Cozmotec:
Cozmotec is a tech company focusing on robotic process automation and artificial intelligence. Cozmotec is all about making advanced technology and automation affordable and easy to use for every business.
Their goal is to help businesses of all sizes benefit from these tools without straining their budgets, making sure that all businesses can succeed in today’s tech-driven world.
Are you curious about the future of decentralized finance? Here’s a little secret: The future is already here, but the change is not equally distributed. In our back-to-back episode featuring women in web3, we chat with Rita Martins, author of the brand new book titled “Web3 in Financial Services”, on the past, present, and future of blockchain technology, how the ecosystem can adapt to regulatory changes, and how traditional finance and DeFi can play nice together. While the progress may feel slow, change is definitely coming.
Check out Rita’s new book here: https://a.co/d/93ClFuP
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Our last conversation with Cleve Mesidor, The path to a more financially inclusive future, can be found here. https://shows.acast.com/one-vision/episodes/the-path-to-a-more-financially-inclusive-future
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Earlier this year I attended the National Enterprise Awards in the Mansion House. This was the 24th year of the Local Enterprise Office initiative, which was won last year by Advanced Cosmetics.
The Finalists competed for a prize fund of €50,000 and along with an overall National Enterprise of the Year winner there are categories for Best Start-Up, Best Export Business, an Innovation Award, a One-to-Watch Award, and a Sustainability Award.
There is also an Outstanding Achievement award for a business that started with their Local Enterprise Office and has gone on to achieve international growth with the assistance of Enterprise Ireland.
I caught up with Matt Conlon the Co-Founder and CEO of one of the winners Cytidel.
Matt talks about his background, what Cytidel does, AI, winning at the Local Enterprise Awards and more.
More about Cytidel:
Innovation Award winners, Cytidel, is a vulnerability intelligence platform that enables organisations to adopt an intelligence led approach to risk prioritisation that’s up to 95% more efficient than traditional methods.
With a focus on actionable vulnerability intelligence, Cytidel is already trusted by leading global financial service providers to save analysts 10+ hours a week.
With five generations of customers using the banking system, whose needs are we truly serving and how can we best fill the gaps? In our first episode back from a short summer break, we welcome Cleve Mesidor, Executive Director of the Blockchain Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit leading an industry-wide crypto education campaign. Credit unions and community banks play a critical role in serving the diverse demographics of our society. How best can we support these institutions in a decentralized finance future? What policy changes do we need to support the workforce of the future, and ensure small business owners can thrive? And what is the story behind Butterscotch Media? Tune in to find out more!
Four years ago I interviewed John Clancy for the Irish Tech News podcast. John was the Founder and CEO of the AI startup Chatspace. Since I last spoke with John AI has changed so much, and Chatspace has rebranded as Galvia. I recently caught up with John to see what’s happened since we last spoke and how their AI product has changed.
John spoke about what’s happened since we last spoke, Covid, AI, future plans, Apple AI, AI regulation and more.
More about Galvia:
Galvia began as a response to a client request to draw insights from various data sources to help organisations learn fast, detect problems early and deploy solutions before issues become widespread.
Their clients have played an instrumental role in Galvia’s journey and they continue to shape who they are and what they do. Their clients trust Galvia with their data, and their platform empowers enterprises and higher level educational institutions to turn what is a hugely valuable asset into something that generates revenues, drives engagement and safeguards sustainable growth. Based in Galway, Ireland, Galvia is proud to be a High Performance Start Up (HPSU) with Enterprise Ireland.
Dogpatch Labs and The Fidelity Center for Applied Technology FCAT have selected three breakthrough startups to participate in “The FCAT Fellowship” programme, which will take place in Dogpatch Labs, Ireland’s leading innovation hub based in Dublin.
The FCAT Fellowship programme, kicked off last month with Lip, DevA11y and gClinics taking part. David Atkinson the founder of Lip, Cormac Chisholm and Patrick Guiney the co-founders of DevA11y, recently met up to speak to Ronan.
David, Cormac and Patrick, spoke about their backgrounds, what their startups do, the FCAT Fellowship and more.
More about the FCAT Fellowship:
Fidelity Center for Applied Technology (FCAT) scans the future horizons to look for emerging technologies that will change our world. To advance and strengthen the innovation ecosystem, along with Dogpatch Labs, FCAT is sponsoring a new and exciting programme, The FCAT Fellowship programme which will strengthen the innovation ecosystem. By leveraging FCAT’s collective expertise, resources and global network, giving the opportunity to drive significant advancements for the startups involved.
There is an inactivity epidemic which affects the health of 1.8B adults around the world and WeWard an app that has recently launched in Ireland aims to tackle it.
WeWard will do this through gamifying and socialising the step count, allowing users to redeem their steps for rewards like cash, retail gifts, or charity donations. Ronan recently spoke to Yves Benchimol the CEO and founder of WeWard.
Yves talks about his background, what WeWard does, their expansion into Ireland and 19 other countries, and their recent partnership with the French government to launch a global walking competition to get users excited for the Olympic Games.
More about WeWard:
WeWard rewards users for their daily walking habits through allowing them to earn ‘Wards’, which can then be converted into cash, charity donations, or gift purchases. Users on the app have been shown to increase their walking time by nearly 25%.
To date, WeWard has already distributed over $10M in cash to users, $1M in donations to charity partners, and boasts a network of over 1,500 brands, including household names like Netflix, L’Oreal, Nike, Converse, American Cancer Society, United Nations, and more.
To kick-off their expansion, the company has partnered up with the French government to launch a global walking competition to get users excited for the Olympic Games period. Registration for the competition is live, and the contest will begin on July 26.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo chat with Alice Korngold, C-Suite and board advisor, speaker, and published author, on the value of collaboration between companies and nonprofits in finding innovative solutions to social challenges. Purpose and profits do and should co-exist; when we work together, we thrive — together. From hiring intentionally and creating inclusive social cohorts, to developing responsibly and ethically, let’s commit to staying motivated and changing the status quo for a better and brighter future. Take actions and make meaningful contributions to positive progress, not just for our sake, but for the sake of future generations. As Alice said, we each find our own path. And there is tremendous opportunity for every sector and every job to advance the world towards a more sustainable and inclusive path. Keep asking ‘why?’ and ‘what can I do?”. Don’t forget to check out Alice’s latest edition of A Better World, Inc.
From acting as a silent back office partner to being an enabler of banking services and new business models, technology has transformed not only the partnership between the CIO, CTO, and lines of business, but also the customer experience. What is the next big opportunity when it comes to the future of banking? What role will technology such as artificial intelligence play?
In this episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! Theo chat with Vanja Tokic, expert retail strategy transformation manager at Raiffeisen Bank International AG on digitalizing the financial world and preserving the human touch. How will banking services being a commodity impact the future of financial services and banking business models? What role should banks play in society and an increasingly connected world, and how can we meet customers where they are? Tune in to find out!
The NIS 2 Directive is due to come into effect later this year, and while we await full clarity on what the Directive will entail, what can we do to prepare for it?
Two people who can answer that are Paul Casey, and Fergal Meehan from the cybersecurity service provider Paradyn. Paul is Paradyn’s Chief Operations Officer and Fergal is Paradyn’s Chief Commercial Officer and Ronan recently caught up with them.
Paul and Fergal talk about their backgrounds, what Paradyn does, the NIS 2 Directive, attack surface areas, AI and more.
More about Paradyn:
Paradyn provide their customers with managed connectivity right through to desktop support. They build, pro-actively monitor, support and maintain their entire infrastructure.
They also build, monitor and support their internet connectivity and wide area network; as well as supplying, supporting and maintain their firewalls, network switches, servers and desktops. All of this under one managed service contract with one single supplier, something they can’t get from any other Managed Service Provider in Ireland.
Just as the pandemic has accelerated the acceptance of digital payments in retail for consumers, it has sped up similar changes in the financial operations of organizations, enabling improved compliance and spending controls while reducing complexities.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Chris Juneau, SVP, Head of SAP Concur Product Marketing, on the future of payments and expense reporting, powered by AI and mobile connectivity. We cannot create more time, but we can streamline processes so that we can spend more time focusing on what matters — at moments that matter.
Ireland is a tech hub because it is an English-speaking beacon in the EU. But others are not so fortunate: only one billionth of the content created worldwide gets translated leaving millions of people out in the linguistic cold. With 87% of site visitors preferring their own language when surfing the web, companies should prioritise localised content or face disastrous consequences.
One person who knows this all too well is Bryan Murphy, the CEO of Smartling, a cloud-based translation technology and language services company headquartered in New York. Ronan recently caught up with Bryan Murphy.
Bryan talks about his background, what Smartling does, Gen AI, translation localisation, existing and new tech stacks, quantum computing and more.
More about Bryan Murphy:
As the CEO of Smartling, Bryan leads a team of passionate and innovative professionals who are transforming the way content is created, managed, and delivered across the world. With over 20 years of experience in e-commerce and SaaS, he has a proven track record of building and scaling successful businesses that leverage cutting-edge technology and customer-centric solutions.
Prior to joining Smartling, Bryan held various leadership roles at eBay, where he was responsible for driving growth and profitability for key verticals in North America. He also co-founded and led WHI Solutions, the largest automotive e-commerce platform in North America, which was acquired by eBay in 2012. Bryan has received several awards and recognitions, including the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, the Technology Fast 500 Award, and the a16z Marketplace 100. His mission is to empower businesses to reach new markets and audiences with Smartling's LanguageAI Platform, the #1 rated translation management system by users on G2.
While AI is not new, the excitement has skyrocketed in the past 2 years. As organizations embark on the AI journey, what do they need to keep in mind? What does responsible AI really mean? Are we being overly critical when we are biased and imperfect human beings? And how do we even stay ahead in the rapidly evolving field of AI and risk management?
In this episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! Theo chat with the brilliant Nicole Königstein, Chief AI Officer and Head of AI & Quant Research at Quantmate, on the current AI hype cycle and what the future holds. And don’t forget to check out Nicole’s latest book: Transformers: The Definitive Guide.
As AI gets more advanced, one of the AI startups to watch out for is Qlindex, the company behind jarvic.ai.
Ronan talks to Iman Zolanvari, the CEO and founder of Qlindex.
Iman talks about his background, Gen AI and the concerns around it, where it’s going, mitigating risks in AI, AI Cold War, small language models, RAG systems, Jarvic and more.
More about Jarvic:
Jarvic are considered one the Ireland's top AI companies and are part of a Microsoft incubator programme. Jarvic functions as an AI-powered assistant helping to conquer complex business challenges such as managing and analysing vast text data.
Connected mag recently identified Jarvic as "ones you need to keep an eye on in the coming years.
Homeownership is normally looked upon as a part of the American Dream. Unfortunately, reality often squeezes out many of those who don’t have access.
In this episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! Theo chats with Brendan Kennealey, Founder/CEO at NESTER, and part of the first cohort for CAFE (Center for Accelerating Financial Equity), on his quest to take some of the guesswork and stress out of the home buying and selling experience. Imagine a world where technology can be used to create a positive impact for the LMI communities and uplift those who are underserved.
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About One Vision: One Vision podcast, hosted by Theodora Lau, brings purposeful innovation to spotlight. It is where impact meets innovation. One Vision is a convergence of minds that dream of a sustainable world for future generations galvanized by innovation. The new season, Fintech Fuse! features the powerful trio of women in fintech: Barb McLean, Stephanie Foster, and Theodora Lau.
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NUVIEW is a cutting-edge space tech start-up that offers a captivating perspective on the intersection of science and innovation in our rapidly evolving world. Ronan recently spoke to Clint Graumann, the Co-Founder and CEO of NUVIEW
Clint talks about his background, what NUVIEW does, space tech, getting Leonardo DiCaprio the Oscar winning actor and environmentalist on board and more.
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NUVIEW is revolutionising Earth observation and geospatial technology with its groundbreaking work on the world’s first commercial LiDAR satellite constellation.
This achievement recently earned the company the prestigious Geospatial Innovator Award at the Geospatial World Leadership Award 2024. This accolade underscores their unwavering commitment to pushing the boundaries of scientific exploration and technological innovation.
Generative AI in 2023 was a bit of an enterprise parlor trick: something that fascinated and amused workers-maybe helped them create an image or revise a blog post — but didn't provide substantial value to the broader organization. That's changing. In 2024, adoption is ramping up, and we're starting to see how generative AI will actually reshape the future of work.
In this episode of One Vision — The FinTech Fuse! Theo chats with Chris Juneau, SVP, Head of SAP Concur Product Marketing, on how we can adapt to a changing world of finance with AI.
AI is everywhere these days and the Intersection of AI and Crypto is one of the latest topical AI issues. One person who knows all about this is John Randles the CEO of Siren, and he recently attended a Chainalysis panel session in New York discussing the role Siren can play in this topical issue. Ronan recently spoke to John.
John talks about his background, what Siren does, his thoughts on the intersection of AI and Crypto and more.
More about Siren:
Siren provides the leading Investigative Intelligence Platform to some of the world’s leading Law Enforcement, National Security and Cyber threat investigators.
Rooted in academic R&D in information retrieval, distributed computing, and knowledge representation, the Siren platform combines the capabilities of search, business intelligence, link analysis, and big data operational logging and alerting.
It is an exciting time to be in tech. With nine out of ten CFOsprojecting higher AI budgets in 2024, how will the integration of AI in business impact the skill sets required for the CFOs? How can AI bring benefits to the day-to-day financial processes including working capital management? And what are some of the things that we need to keep in mind to ensure relevant, reliable, and responsible business AI?
In this episode of One Vision, Theo chat with Christian Hecker, SVP and Chief Revenue Officer, Office of the CFO at SAP, and Thomas Mehlkopf, GM and Head of Working Capital Management Center of Excellence at SAP, on how AI can transform the future of work and the collaboration between CFOs and CIOs in driving digital transformation.
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Rapid7 recently announced a new security research partnership with CSIT at Queen’s University Belfast. The new partnership will be with CSIT’s AI hub and will research into threats facing the cloud by utilising AI and machine learning techniques. The partnership will be another avenue for CSIT students into the cybersecurity industry and Rapid7.
With NCSC recently reporting that any cybercriminal will be able to leverage AI and access cloud services, the partnership comes at a critical time. It will also continue the strong relationship seen between the cybersecurity industry and academia in Belfast. After the partnership announcement Ronan spoke to Dr Stuart Millar, Principal AI Engineer at Rapid7.
Dr Miller talks about his background, AI and music, the new partnership between Rapid7 and CSIT, the Cyber AI hub and more.
More about the Cyber AI hub:
The Cyber-AI Hub, hosted by CSIT, presents an exciting opportunity to develop exceptional research, skills and innovation across a range of cyber related themes and develop a talent pipeline of cyber security professionals with strong industry links.
This new initiative, funded by the UK Government from the New Deal for Northern Ireland, will see a new Doctoral Training Programme, a hub for industry collaboration and skills development, bursaries for students to join Queen's MSc in Applied Cyber Security or Artificial Intelligence, as well as a report mapping the growth and development of the cyber industry in the region.
Unit4 is launching Smart Automation Services, which talks to the broader discussion around the role of AI and automation in ERP. Claus Jepsen their Chief Product and Technology Officer, recommends a more pragmatic approach and launching this initiative, it is identifying specific opportunities to integrate AI and automation into the various functions within its ERPx suite.
In the course of the next year during its regular release cycle it will add specific functionality across areas like payroll, expenses, procurement, finance, and its virtual assistant. Ronan recently spoke to Clause.
Clause talks about his background, what Unit4 does, AI and more.
More about Claus Jepsen:
Claus Jepsen is a technology expert who has been fascinated by the micro-computer revolution ever since he received a Tandy TRS model 1 at the age of 14. Since then, Claus has spent the last few decades developing and architecting software solutions, most recently at Unit4, where he is the Chief Product and Technology Officer leading the ERP vendor’s focus on enabling the post-modern enterprise.
At Unit4, Claus is building cloud-based, super-scalable solutions and bringing innovative technologies such as AI, chatbots, and predictive analytics to ERP. Claus is a strong believer that having access to vast amounts of data allows us to construct better, non-invasive and pervasive solutions to improve our experiences, relieve us from tedious chores, and allow us focus on what we as individuals really love doing.
Integrity360's conference series Security First was recently held in Dublin this year. Bringing together the cybersecurity industry to discuss the latest threat landscape developments and industry insights, and offer actionable advice on how to protect your organisation from the most prevalent cyber threats in 2024. One of the speakers at Security First was Patrick Wragg, Head of Incident Response at Integrity360 and Ronan recently spoke to Patrick.
Patrick talks about his background, state sponsored attacks, the good and bad points of AI, deep fakes and more.
More about Integrity360:
Integrity360 is an industry-leading cyber security specialist operating in Ireland and the U.K. Since 2005 they have earned the status of trusted security advisor for over 1,500 clients across UK and Ireland.
Their security first approach positions security as an enabler and empowers their clients to do business securely.
The 2024 Dublin Tech Summit is taking place today in the RDS and on the first day of the conference I caught up with Nicolas Sauvage, President of TDK Ventures and one of the Dublin Tech Summit speakers. Nicolas spoke to me about his background, what TDK ventures does, what they invest in and more.
More about Nicolas Sauvage:
Nicolas Sauvage is the President of TDK Ventures. Nicolas Sauvage is committed to invest and serve entrepreneurs – the ultimate Impact Scalers – to build innovative and meaningful solutions in Digital, Energy & Environmental Transformations that will bring positive impact to society and the planet.
Nicolas believes in the value of focusing on what really matters in one’s life and removing the noise around us as much as possible; he created the concept of the “8 words” to capture in just 8 words what matters the most to someone, and prioritise their life’s choices and activities, every day. His 8 words starts with his wife: “Sheila first. Scaling Impact Scalers. Patience and Impatience.” and are engraved on his iPad.
Nicolas is an alumnus of the Stanford GSB, INSEAD, London Business School, and microelectronics ISEN school.
The 2024 Dublin Tech Summit takes place tomorrow and Ronan spoke to Siobhan Human, Head of Programming and Marketing at Dublin Tech Summit to find out what we can expect this year.
Siobhan talks about some of the speakers appearing at Dublin Tech Summit, space tech, AI and more.
More about Dublin Tech Summit:
Dublin Tech Summit is the most exciting tech festival in Europe. DTS brings together global leaders in innovation, technology and business to shape the future of trends and technologies.
Taking place at the RDS on the 29th and 30th of May, this event brings together over 8,000 attendees and more than 200 influential speakers from all over the globe.
What has changed and hasn’t changed in payments and marketing in the past two decades? What can we do to help more women become visible? In this episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! We chat with Kathryn Vazquez Kmiotek — Top 30 Influential Fintech Marketer — on the future of payments and true inclusion. Kathy’s advice? Own your voice and be the driver of your career; time is never given back.
Five years ago I interviewed Professor Horacio Gonzalez-Velez for the Irish Tech News podcast and of things we talked about was Ireland's First Cloud Competency Centre (CCC) in NCI. A dozen years after the founding of Ireland's First Cloud Competency Centre, the CCC hosted PDP24 https://pdp2024.org. Winning this prestigious conference and its international attendees for Ireland as well as contributing to/leading many pan-European research projects, including another First - for Ireland, and indeed for Europe - a master's programme in Open Data.
I caught up with Professor Horacio González-Vélez the head of the cloud competency centre in NCI, to catch up on what has happened since we last spoke. Dr González-Vélez talks about how the CCC has changed over 12 years, crypto, Ai and more.
More about Professor Horacio Gonzalez-Velez:
Horacio González-Vélez is a Professor of Computer Systems and Founding Head of The Cloud Competency Centre at National College of Ireland. Under his guidance, the Centre has grown exponentially, from some 20 students and a single EU-funded project in 2012 to hundreds of students and multiple EU-funded research projects underpinned by a capable team of professionals by 2023.
His research has consistently sought to bridge the gap between data-intensive computational problems and their discrete patterns of computation and communication. He has harnessed his diverse background to engage with stakeholders of all backgrounds, skills, and genders, as he actively contributes to institutional committees, European working groups, and research strategy development.
From connecting businesses to helping consumers manage their everyday spending, open banking has been in action for a while now. In this episode of One Vision — Fintech Fuse! Theo chats with Meaghan Johnson, Fintech and Bank Advisor, on the next iteration of finance and how it can deliver more value to the data-driven ecosystem. If our payments data can tell a story, how can we create a narrative that is more impactful and more relevant to our everyday lives? To anyone who thinks PFM is old news … hold your horses.
In this special edition of the Futurists, media expert Peter Csathy debates with Rob about copyright and generative AI. It’s a preview of their upcoming live debate at the Streaming Media summit in New York. Peter and Rob discuss the major issues in copyright, the most contentious lawsuits, and the most relevant precedents. If you are interested in the future of genAI for storytelling and entertainment, this episode is essential. Topics include: copyright lawsuits brought by the New York Times, Getty Images and artists; how recent rulings on fair use may affect these cases; the evolving definition of “copying” in the digital domain; why some precedents will matter more than others; why Big Tech is in hot water; and how copyright is a tax on future innovation.
For decades, philosopher Nick Bostrom (director of the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford) has led the conversation around technology and human experience (and grabbed the attention of the tech titans who are developing AI - Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and Sam Altman).
Now, a decade after his NY Times bestseller Superintelligence warned us of what could go wrong with AI development, he flips the script in his new book Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World (March 27), asking us to instead consider “What could go well?”
Ronan recently spoke to Professor Nick Bostrom.
Professor Bostrom talks about his background, his new book Deep Utopia Life and Meaning in a Solved World, why he thinks advanced AI systems could automate most human jobs and more.
More about Nick Bostrom:
Swedish-born philosopher Nick Bostrom is a Professor at Oxford University, where he heads the Future of Humanity Institute as its founding director. He is the most-cited professional philosopher in the world aged 50 or under and is the author of some 200 publications, including Anthropic Bias (2002), Global Catastrophic Risks (2008), Human Enhancement (2009), and Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies (2014), a New York Times bestseller.
His writings have been translated into more than 30 languages; he is a repeat main-stage TED speaker; and he has been interviewed more than 1,000 times by media outlets around the world. He has been a guest on the Joe Rogan podcast, Lex Fridman podcast, and Brian Keating’s Into the Impossible. Foreign Policy listed him as one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers twice and he was included in Prospect’s World Thinkers list, the youngest person in the top 15. As a graduate student he dabbled in stand-up comedy on the London circuit.
Have you ever looked back at your career path, and wondered out loud, what if? And if you could pursue anything, what would it be? In this episode of One Vision podcast, Theo chats with Bhuva Shakti, fractional COO and board director, on her roles as angel investor, advisor, and digital transformation strategist. From economic inclusion and entrepreneurship to responsible innovation, the next chapter is still yet to be written. And as it turns out, in the age of AI where opportunities abound, sky is indeed the limit. It’s time to choose your own adventure. Remember the old adage: “You can be anything you want to be.”
In this week's show returning guest Shelly Palmer (CNBC, CNN, Fox5) dives with Rob and Brett into what it will take for corporations to stay relevant in the AI-age. This is a wide ranging discussion on the way AI-based commerce, agency and automation will disrupt many of our current industries and institutions. Not one to be missed!
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with technology, media and marketing, and the creator of the popular, free online course, Generative AI for Execs. Named LinkedIn’s “Top Voice in Technology,” he covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, and is a regular commentator on CNN and CNBC.
Shelly is a prolific author. Along with his daily newsletter, his books include, the Amazon #1 Bestseller, Blockchain – Cryptocurrency, NFTs & Smart Contracts: An executive guide to the world of decentralized finance and Television Disrupted: The Transition from Network to Networked TV, the seminal book about the technological, economic, and sociological forces that have changing everything about the the business of television, Overcoming the Digital Divide: How to use Social Media and Digital Tools to Reinvent Yourself and Your Career, and Digital Wisdom: Thought Leadership for a Connected World.
Irish specialty coffee group, Coffeeangel, recently agreed a landmark deal with the Dunsany Estate in Co. Meath and Irish clean-tech company Bionua which will see it commit 5% of its profits over the next 5 years to buy biodiversity credits.
This is the first time such a deal has been completed in Ireland and only the second time across Europe after Swedbank’s purchase of biodiversity credits in 2023. Ronan spoke to Karl Purdy, CEO of Coffeeangel & William Butterly, founder of Bionua.
Karl and William talk about their backgrounds, how coffeangel and Bionua started, their landmark deal with the Dunsany Estate and more.
More about the Coffeangel, Bionua and Dunsany estate landmark deal:
The first year of this deal with Coffeeangel will represent the removal and storage of a minimum of 80,000 kgs of harmful carbon from the atmosphere at Dunsany Nature Reserve, and the direct involvement in the protection and enhancement of its unique biodiversity habitat above and below ground which include some of Ireland’s most important flora and fauna.
In every work environment, from factories, hospitals, retail shops to elder care homes, the future workforce will include robots. Dr Harry Kloor, the founder and CEO of Beyond Imagination has blazed a trail toward building reliable, strong robots that can operate safely alongside human workers. Harry tells the Futurists how to design a robot for a variety of workplaces at an affordable price, and what type of artificial intelligence is best for autonomous robot workers. Harry also answers key questions: why insurability for robot co-workers is a challenge; how to create a friendly-looking robot; the best places to put robots to work; why legless robots are superior; robots for elder care; how hydraulic robots compare to electronic systems; and why it’s so difficult for a robot to open a bottle of soda.
Where incumbents come together with fintechs, Fintech Week London is a city-to-city event spanning some of the most current themes in financial services. From artificial intelligence, ESG, and insurtech, to embedded finance, payments, and digital assets, what’s in store for this year’s festivities?
In this episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! Theo chats with Raf De Kimpe, CEO of Fintech Week London on the past, present, and future of fintech events. Join us as we pave the way for a brighter future for the fintech industry. Change is a constant.
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Founded in 2016, ZOMA specialises in cutting edge web design, content creation and digital marketing solutions; working across a range of industries including corporate, health and wellness, fashion, food and hospitality, tourism, sport and events, construction, property, agriculture, medical, and manufacturing. It is one of the leading Shopify partners and largest Wix partner in Ireland & UK; official Google Partner.
ZOMA recently launched Munchd a new online food platform. Ronan recently spoke to David Kieran the Managing Director of ZOMA.
David talks about his background, ZOMA, Covid, Munchd and more.
Munchd is a new online food ordering platform, developed by Dundalk based ZOMA, that was built specifically to empower local restaurants and takeaways to maximise their profits, and ultimately offer more competitive prices to their customers. t is set to shake up the food industry with its game-changing 0% commission model and minimal 1.4% transaction rate on orders.
Yes, ESG is both complex and complicated, as Matthew Sekol wrote in his new book, ESG Mindset. But at the heart of it, it should not be difficult to explain — nor should it be controversial — why a business needs to go beyond pure financials, to build resilience — to better understand the risks and capture the opportunities — so that they can better adapt to a changing world. After all, it should be in the inherent interests of companies to build to last. Though the term might be nuanced, the intention and the result should not be.
In this episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! We chat with our wonderful friend Matthew Sekol about his new book, ESG Mindset, and how leaders can learn how to think critically about ESG to ensure their organizations remain resilient.
ESG Mindset: https://www.esg-mindset.com/
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AI safety pioneer Roman Yampolskiy believes that artificial intelligence presents a challenge unlike anything humanity has ever faced. He says we have just one chance to get it right. A single AI model can cause an existential crisis, and there are already more than 500,000 open source AI models available. In his view, the AI arms race is creating an infinite range of possibilities for catastrophe. Roman returns to The Futurists to share perspectives from his new book, Unpredictable, Unexplainable, Uncontrollable, delivering a devastating critique of the current state of safety in AI and an urgent call to action.
Roman Vladimirovich Yampolskiy is a Russian computer scientist at the University of Louisville, known for his work on behavioral biometrics, security of cyberworlds, and artificial intelligence safety. He holds a PhD from the University at Buffalo.
When this podcast first started in 2016 one of my first guests was Rory O’Connor the CEO & Founder Scurri. Four years later Rory appeared on the Podcast again, in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then the e-commerce sector has grown and Scurri moved into new offices in Wexford town earlier this year.
I caught up with Rory to find out how COVID-19 impacted Scurri and their clients, the growth of e-commerce, Scurri’s new offices and more.
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Scurri, officially launched its new state of the art European headquarters based in the heart of Wexford Town, last January. The Wexford born multi-million euro platform has opened a brand new operational base for over 100 workers with plans to recruit for 40 new roles across Sales, Marketing, Support and Engineering over the next 24 months.
Scurri is an innovative delivery management platform that connects and optimises the entire online ordering, shipping and delivery process for retailers.
Following the company’s launch in 2010, hugely successful enterprise Scurri has grown its global footprint, processing over €10.5 billion worth of shipments worldwide in 2023 alone.
As one of the first flowers that bloom in spring, daffodils symbolize new beginnings, resilience, and prosperity. But what do the flowers have in common with fintech and rugby? In this new episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Sarah Kocianki, CEO of Fintech Wales, on her top priorities in growing the world-class collaborative FinTech ecosystem in Wales as she embarks on her new journey as the CEO of FinTech Wales. We explored the secret behind the prominence of female angel investors in Wales, as well as the impact of technology on work, talent, and culture of learning. Bonus question for our audience: What was the one term that we successfully navigated around in our conversation? Tune in to find out!
About One Vision: One Vision podcast, hosted by Theodora Lau, brings purposeful innovation to spotlight. It is where impact meets innovation. One Vision is a convergence of minds that dream of a sustainable world for future generations galvanized by innovation. The new season, Fintech Fuse! features the powerful trio of women in fintech: Barb McLean, Stephanie Foster, and Theodora Lau.
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Energy storage is one of the fastest growing segments within the power sector. This growth is mainly driven by battery storage, but other forms of energy storage such as green hydrogen are also becoming prominent, all of which will prove crucial to unlocking Ireland’s full renewable potential.
By developing more energy storage capacity, Ireland can reduce dependence on fossil fuels more rapidly, ensure lights stay on and help reduce energy costs. Although battery storage is an established and proven technology, the potential of energy storage is not yet well known in Ireland.
Last September, a KPMG report commissioned by ESI and Greentech Skillnet outlined that the energy storage sector has a key role to play in helping Ireland reduce carbon emissions and provide cleaner, cheaper energy to Irish consumers. It also stated that the sector could create thousands of new jobs by 2035. One person who can provide insights into this is Bobby Smith, Head of Energy Storage Ireland and Ronan recently spoke to him.
Bobby talks about his background, what Energy Storage Ireland does, the KPMG report commissioned by ESI and Greentech Skillnet and more.
More about Energy Storage Ireland:
Energy Storage Ireland represents over 50 organisations from across the energy storage supply chain, and their members include both private sector enterprises and state-owned companies such as Coillte and the ESB.
What’s next for retail shops and shopping malls? The previous decade was excruciating for national retail chains. Steve Dennis, the author of Remarkable Retail and Leaders Leap, explains how shopping will evolve in the aftermath of pandemic, e-commerce and the "collapse of the middle”. Why Amazon gets too much blame and the real reason why differentiation is the key to success.
VC investment in startups is crucial for the industry. Yet, the funding into underrepresented founders is dismal and seems to be getting worse by the year. Could bringing more women into investment communities and helping them secure board roles be the answer we are looking for?
In this episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! We chat with Millicent Tracey on her impactful journey from banking and beyond. Millicent is an independent public company Board Director and Audit Committee member, FinTech Board Advisor, and former Fortune 50 senior executive. Tune in to hear her perspectives on what gets her excited in financial services and how we can own our power.
This week we get into AI in health care, generative and personalized medicine, the cure for cancer and why CoVID helped supercharge that and how AI is helping us live longer, healthier lives. Alex Zhavoronkov, the founder of AI-MedTech player Insilico joins us on TF to talk how health care is going to radically change over the next decade or two. An amazing deep dive. Don’t miss it!
Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD, is the founder and CEO of Insilico Medicine (insilico.com), a leading clinical-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation artificial intelligence and robotics platforms for drug discovery. He is also the founder and Chief Longevity Officer of Deep Longevity, Inc, a spin-off of Insilico Medicine developing a broad range of artificial intelligence-based biomarkers of aging and longevity servicing healthcare providers and life insurance industry. In 2020 Deep Longevity was acquired by Endurance Longevity (HK: 0575).Since 2014 he has invented critical technologies in the field of generative artificial intelligence and reinforcement learning (RL) for the generation of novel molecular structures with the desired properties and generation of synthetic biological and patient data. He also pioneered the applications of deep learning technologies for the prediction of human biological age using multiple data types, transfer learning from aging into disease, target identification, and signaling pathway modeling. Under his leadership, Insilico raised over $415 million in multiple rounds from expert investors, opened R&D centers in six countries or regions, partnered with multiple pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and academic institutions, nominated 11 preclinical candidates, and entered human clinical trials with AI-discovered novel target and AI-designed novel molecule.Prior to founding Insilico, he worked in senior roles at ATI Technologies (GPU company acquired by AMD in 2006), NeuroG Neuroinformatics, Biogerontology Research Foundation. Since 2012 he published over 160 peer-reviewed research papers, and 2 books including "The Ageless Generation: How Biomedical Advances Will Transform the Global Economy" (Macmillan, 2013). He serves on the advisory or editorial boards of Trends in Molecular Medicine, Aging Research Reviews, Aging, Frontiers in Genetics, and founded and co-chairs the Annual Aging Research, Drug Discovery and AI Forum (9th annual in 2022), the world's largest event on aging in the pharmaceutical industry. He did his two bachelor degrees at Queen's University in Canada, masters in biotechnology at Johns Hopkins, and PhD in biophysics at MSU. He is the adjunct professor of artificial intelligence at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging.
Following a sellout inaugural event in 2023, TechFoundHer Boot Camp returns on April 16th in a new venue, Dublin City Hall, with a limited number of tickets now on sale.
TechFoundHer is on a mission to empower women to start and lead tech companies. The one-day highly interactive event brings together women tech leaders, founders and supporters as speakers, panellists and champions to share insights and practical guidance on how to create successful technology products and services. Ronan spoke to Vicky Twomey-Lee, the TechFoundHer Boot Camp Co-Founder.
Vicky talks about her background, bias in tech, women trailblazers in tech and more.
More about the TechFoundHer Boot Camp:
The TechFoundHer Boot Camp, backed by Dublin City Council, is seeking to champion more founders from non-tech backgrounds who are involved in creating a tech product or platform.
The high-energy event will facilitate an inclusive, interactive, social space with a mix of participative workshops, Q&A panels and speakers to support female founders to become more tech-savvy and equip them with industry know-how to move forward with their tech product or service idea.
Following the growth of the TechFoundHer Community to over 500, Boot Camp organisers are urging those who are interested in attending to purchase their place without hesitation.
General tickets are available for €90 and can be purchased here.
Against the backdrop of economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions, how can we make the supply chain more resilient?
In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Rene Ho — CFO at Taulia, and Thomas Mehlkopf — GM and Head of Working Capital Management CoE at SAP, on realizing the synergies from the power duo of SAP-Taulia, building the future of finance with working capital optimization and liquidity. Change is inevitable, but we can put measures in place and be ready for surprises in this interconnected world.
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According to The European Commission, for the first nine months of 2023, HICP inflation in Ireland remained high, reaching 5 percent in September. In addition, figures from Eurostat show Ireland's price level for consumer goods and services was a whopping 46% above the EU average in 2022 alone. With prices set to continue to rise across the country in the months ahead, how do you get the best value? One person who can help with this is Fiachra Comhrai, the CEO and Co-founder of Bill Winner.
Ronan recently spoke to Fiachra about his background, what Vill Winner does, crowd sourcing the best price the Battle of the Bills campaign and more
More about Bill Winner:
The concept for Bill Winner was first developed in 2017 by entrepreneurs Fiachra Ó Comhraí and Cormac Horan who had both previously worked together to build a gamification layer for Salesforce which wasn’t as successful as they had hoped.
Seeking a change of direction career wise and battling bills, the pair decided to develop a company based around renewal management. They sought to produce one that would enable individuals to better manage bills and compare prices - an idea that would become Bill Winner.
With investors responding quickly and positively, the ambitious pair launched the company two years ago. Their goal is to become the world’s most trusted and independent platform powered by consumers for making decisions on bills and contract renewals.
In many rural communities, credit unions are the financial institutions of choice. But these credit unions facilitate more than just money movement. As financial cooperatives, they are owned by their members and embedded within the communities that they serve.
In this episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! We chat with Carrie Forbes, CEO of League Data and Technicost on the changing technology landscape, the challenges and opportunities of transforming while preserving the human touch, and the future of consumer-driven banking.
Bank with purpose, we can. Tune in and feel the love.
This week The Futurists hosts Brett, Rob and Katie host a guest that NY Times calls "one of the world's most acclaimed living science fiction writers" - Kim Stanley Robinson. We dive into the Mars Trilogy and interplanetary colonization and exploration, we tackle climate shift and the economics of the world of the future. We get some background on his early career in sci-fi, we delve into KSR's world building and how real world places influenced story settings, his interest in fields like terraforming, geology and even genetics. This is part 1 of a two part special episode. You're going to love it, we did!
Irish banks offer significantly poor digital services in comparison to our EU counterparts. Undertaking a significant digital transformation project, with potential costs exceeding millions of euro, becomes a discretionary decision for Irish banks due to the lack of competition for banks to revamp their digital services. These are the thoughts of Roisin Levine, the Head of Partnerships, UK & Europe at Wise, and Ronan recently spoke to Roisin.
Roisin talks about her background, what Wise does, Irish Banks, and more
More about Roisin:
Roisin Levine, is the Head of Partnerships, UK & Europe at Wise and is the powerhouse behind Wise Platform’s partnerships with major banks like Monzo, N26 and fintech giants GoCardless, Brex, GooglePay, and many more.
She specialises in providing comprehensive solutions to partners, encompassing cross-border payments and Correspondent Services. Her contributions have helped to establish Wise as a key industry player and have grown Wise Platform, Wise’s global payment infrastructure for banks and major enterprises.
Prior to joining Wise, Roisin was Head of Banks at Flux, and Head of Partnerships at Funding Options.
She was recognised as a ‘Rising Star’ in previous Women in Fintech Power lists and was nominated for the Women in Finance Young Leader of the Year award.
In this special episode of One Vision, we collaborate with Sonya Dreizler, Co-Founder of Choir, to introduce four special guests to our community: Valerie Escobar, Mohna Shah, Anthony Williams, and Yohance Harrison. Tune in to find out more about them, what drives them, and what they would put in a time capsule to be opened in 100 years.
In this special episode of One Vision, we collaborate with Sonya Dreizler, Co-Founder of Choir, to introduce four special guests to our community: Valerie Escobar, Mohna Shah, Anthony Williams, and Yohance Harrison. Tune in to find out more about them, what drives them, and what they would put in a time capsule to be opened in 100 years.
Did you know that there are over 7,100 spoken and signed languages in the world, and that there are 75 countries under the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) umbrella alone?
With such rich diversity, it is beyond time to change who we listen to. Join us.
TCS is an IT services, consulting and business solutions organisation that has been partnering with many of the world’s largest businesses in their transformation journeys for over 50 years. TCS has over 1200 employees in Ireland, in Athlone, Cork, Dublin, Galway and, Letterkenny.
TCS Letterkenny's focus is on providing world class technology products, consulting, and support services to its clients across the globe; leveraging TCS's scale to deliver services from a regional location uniquely positioned both in terms of time zone, talent and market access to accelerate our customer's technology journey. Ronan recently spoke with Gerard Grant, Director, Strategic Initiatives at TCS Ireland in Letterkenny.
Gerard talks about his background, AI, Cyber Security, remote working, hybrid working and more.
More about Gerard Grant:
A native of Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Gerard Grant is the Director of Strategic Initiatives at TCS Ireland.
Gerard Joined TCS through the acquisition of Pramerica Systems Ireland in December 2020 where for over 20 years he was Vice President of Information Systems. During his tenure he led several technology teams and initiatives including technology support, cyber security, infrastructure services and cloud computing.
Gerard is responsible for growing the operations at the TCS Letterkenny GDC through the acquisition and onboarding of new customers alongside building out new horizontal capabilities around data, digital, cloud, cybersecurity and salesforce.
Gerard has over 25 years’ experience in the information technology business starting his career in IT Support in Dublin and growing his career supporting larger and more complex IT projects until his return to Letterkenny in 2000 as one of the founding management team of Pramerica Systems Ireland.
What is the difference between open banking, open finance, and open data? And how can technology enable a true 360 degree view of a consumer, beyond just finance? In this episode of One Vision Podcast — FinTech Fuse! We chat with Michelle Beyo, founder of Finavator, about her career journey, what inspires her, and how she changes the ecosystem around her. As a fearless advocate, Michelle leads by example by being an active participant, and challenging the status quo to make the world more just.
We are all part of something bigger and each of us bear the responsibility to make the world a better place. Fight for love and a more inclusive future. Because every voice matters.
Nick Butler is an industry expert in sales, business and e-commerce, as well as, the amazing technologies behind them. By making technology more useful, usable and desirable, Nick helps companies reinvent significant aspects of their business – from the tools they use to streamline operations, to the experience they provide to their customers, to the products they bring to market. Nick recently spoke to Ronan about his latest venture.
Nick talks about his background, pivoting to e-commerce, building a SaaS LMS platform, spinning out a new business, AI and more
More about LearnRight:
LearnRight is a comprehensive Learning Management System (LMS) designed to cater to various training and educational needs with cutting edge technology support such as inbuilt AI, instructor led training, community features and gamification.
Is inequality the inevitable byproduct of accelerating change? Can we reverse the winner-take-all dynamic? Common Future is a “think and do tank" dedicated to closing the racial wealth gap by empowering individuals to take ownership of their futures. The three co-CEOs of Common Future tell the Futurists about their strategies and action labs to build economic power and build real estate ownership amid black, brown and indigenous communities across the USA. Because everyone deserves a stake in a fairer future.
Web site: https://www.commonfuture.co/
Generations of Black and Indigenous communities and other communities of color are intentionally locked out of wealth and power. We collaborate with leaders who have the imagination and courage to rethink our economy, and model new ways for excluded communities to thrive.
In this episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! Theo and Barb chat with Simon Taylor, Head of Strategy & Content at Sardine, and the brain behind the Fintech Brainfood, on being infinitely curious. One of Simon’s passion topics and mission at Sardine is to eradicate scams from the Internet. According to Simon, not only is fraud a massively underrepresented trillion-dollar problem, it is also getting exponentially worse, with so much of it being underreported. It is, as Simon calls it, the biggest issue that impacts human misery.
What does the future hold for the financial services industry and its workforce, against the backdrop of credit quality concerns, the rapid development of advanced technology such as artificial intelligence, and with big techs advancing? What are the top things on Simon’s list and what does he think is overhyped? Tune in and find out!
Last year Ronan spoke to Paul Conaty, Principal Consultant at mobile and cloud security specialist CWSI about hybrid working which was one of the biggest predicted trends on the tech industry in 2023. Ronan caught up with Paul who is now Client Solutions Director - Security & Compliance at CWSI.
Paul spoke about his background, the coffee shop security model, hybrid working, device as a service, AI and more
MORE ABOUT CWSI:
CWSI are one of Europe’s most experienced mobile and cloud security specialists, providing flexibility, security and productivity solutions to the private and public sectors in the UK and Europe. Theirr purpose is to help organisations thrive, and stay secure, in a mobile world.
CWSI was founded in Ireland in 2010 by Conor Headon, Philip Harrison and Ronan Murphy. The idea for the business was sparked by the launch of the very first iPad and the realisation that few IT teams had the knowledge or skills to get the best from these devices in an enterprise environment.
CWSI originally partnered with MobileIron, one of the first solutions on the market to leverage Apple’s device management APIs to enable enterprise users to maximise the benefits of the smartphone while giving IT teams visibility, control and management of the device.
From this simple initial idea, and a single desk in the corner of the living room, the business has expanded to provide a full suite of enterprise mobility, security and productivity solutions to some of Ireland and the UK’s leading organisations and supported by some of the industries most talented technologists.
Against the backdrop of elevated interest rates and lingering economic uncertainty brought about by layoffs and geopolitical conflicts, it is perhaps not surprising to see consumers seeking alternative ways to consume and pay. At the same time, they are also demanding more.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Barb chat with Julie Muhn, Senior Research Analyst, and the heart and soul of Finovate, on the state of consumer fintech. What challenges will PFM tools face? And how can financial services providers leverage data and technology to help consumers navigate their financial lives?
Ireland’s first sustainability hackathon is coming to Wexford’s GreenTechHQ, Ireland’s premier sustainability innovation hub. in partnership with NDRC and the 2050 Accelerator. Earlier this week Ronan spoke to Ed Murphy, CEO Greentech HQ & Joe Gorman NDRC Programme Manager about the hackathon.
Ed and Joe talk about their backgrounds, the hackathon, and more.
More about Ireland’s first sustainability hackathon at GreenTechHQ
The one-day hackathon will welcome up to 80 budding entrepreneurs, who want to o start, grow, and power up a startup with sustainability at its core. Participants will get the chance to tackle themes including biodiversity management and applications of AI in building a circular economy, the carbon credits market, upend social economies, or promote more diverse and equitable perspectives in the professional world.
Aspiring founders, developers, and curious minds are encouraged to sign up to join or build a team, develop an idea from scratch, and benefit from expert mentorship before pitching their business at the evening showcase.
BlackBerry recently got together several of Ireland’s emergency services and public sector organisations to a private event in Dublin. They discussed the state of major emergency management in Ireland and across the EU, sharing lessons learned and best practice. Insights drawn from BlackBerry AtHoc’s work with aid and emergency services organisations; from the UK’s Greater Manchester Police and Civil Nuclear Constabulary, to the United States Senate and International Red Cross. Keiron Holyome, VP UKI & Emerging Markets, BlackBerry Cybersecurity was one of the speakers at the event and Ronan sat down to speak with him after the event.
Kieron talks about his background, how Blackberry pivoted, the four pillars of what blackberry does and more
More about Keiron Holyome:
In his role as Vice President for the UK, Ireland and Emerging Markets, Keiron applies his depth of knowledge in cybersecurity threats and AI-powered solutions to work with BlackBerry customers and prospects across a broad range of industries including public sector, manufacturing, finance and health. Keiron joined BlackBerry in 2021 from McAfee, prior to which he built his career with global IT organisations including Dell, Lenovo and Computacenter.
Cloud Capitalism with Yanis Varoufakis
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Yanis Varoufakis
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Capitalism is dead, according to Yanis Varoufakis, the author of Technofeudalism. This week on The Futurists you’ll learn about the dramatic reconfiguration of the global economy, whereby profit has been replaced by rents and a flood of central bank money, leading to bigger bubbles and worse crises than ever before. Yanis calls this new system Cloud Capitalism.
Find Yanis Varoufakis on the Web:
Yanis Varoufakis home page: https://www.yanisvaroufakis.eu/
Follow Yanis on X / Twitter: https://twitter.com/yanisvaroufakis?lang=en
Read Yanis’s Articles on The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/profile/yanis-varoufakis
“If you get the chance to wake up tomorrow, what will you do with your day?” In this episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! Theo chats with Natasha Harper-Madison, a city council member for Austin, an entrepreneur, and a champion for the local community and racial equity, on civic engagement and cultivating economic opportunity and mobility.
It is often said, talent is everywhere, opportunities are not. If small businesses are the backbone of our society, what more can we do to enable them to thrive? How can we collectively partner across sectors to create a more vibrant startup economy? More can be done — more needs to be done. And there is a cost of inaction.
As Gandalf said to Frodo in Lord of the Rings: “All that we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” We hope Natasha’s story will inspire you to reflect and act. Because each day is a gift. Let’s fight the good fight.
The Startup World Cup, the world’s largest startup pitch competition, will make its debut in Ireland, with the semi-final taking place at Dublin Tech Summit 2024.
Powered by Pegasus Tech Ventures, the tournament consists of over 50 regional startup competitions across over 20 countries, providing an unmatched opportunity to access Ireland’s startup ecosystem and global tech companies. Ronan spoke to Brian Ó hOisín who is one of the Dublin Tech Summit team and a Director of Innovation at Catalyst Media.
Brian talks about the Startup World Cup, emerging tech, AI Tribes, Dublin Tech Summit and more.
More about Brian Ó hOisín :
Brian is a well known business and tech entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Career Zoo. He is also the CEO of Tech Tribes, the head of innovation at Catalyst Media, the founder of Tech Nomads and is also involved with Dublin Tech Summit and AI Tribes which is taking place this Friday the 23rd of February.
Biohacking Longevity
In this weeks TF, Brett King interviews Swedish Biohacker and Futurist, Hannes Sjoblad. The two futurists get into the evolution of biohacking and longevity treatments, the merging of man and machine through implants, neural/brain control interfaces and advanced robotic prosthetics. This is advanced application of technology for the future of health and life span
Brett King
Bestselling Author, Founder, Radio Host
www.thefuturists.com
www.brettking.com
How can we best invest in the ecosystem to help empower those who have been left behind by our mainstream financial services ecosystem, and enable them to build long term equity? In this episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! Theo and Stephanie chat with Kristen Castell, Managing Director of Fintech CAFE (Center for Accelerating Financial Equity), a non-profit committed to driving positive change in the financial industry, on building for everyday people. From advancing financial literacy to enabling sustainable financial growth and security, there is much that can be done. And when you invest in someone and help them become their best selves, something beautiful happens. We all shine — brighter and together.
As we near two years since the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, the resilience and adaptability of the nation's tech entrepreneurs have become more relevant than ever. This period has not only tested but also showcased the strength and potential of Ukraine's technological and capital infrastructure. One person who knows this all too well is Oleg Panchenko a serial Ukranian entrepreneur and tech visionary. Ronan recently had a chat with Oleg.
Oleg spoke to Ronan about his background, how the Russian Ukrainian conflict has sparked innovation within Ukraine's tech sector, how Ukrainian tech businesses adapted and thrived amongst the ongoing conflict, and more.
More about Oleg Panchenko:
Oleg Panchenko is a dynamic serial entrepreneur and a visionary in the tech industry, hailing from Kyiv, Ukraine. He founded and owns FreySoft, a custom software development and consulting firm recognised for its proficiency in various programming languages and technologies, catering to a global client base with bespoke IT solutions.
Additionally, he established MakeDeal, a state-of-the-art recruitment automation tool aimed at optimising the recruitment process for job seekers and recruiters. Oleg's deep understanding of the tech industry enables him to not only meet market demands but also pioneer new trends.
CENTR recently announced its vision for the future of the internetin the form of a set of guiding principlesfor the next EU legislative mandate across Interoperability, Competition, Access & Cybersecurity, Fundamental rights, Online content, and Governance. To learn more about this Ronan recently spoke to David Curtin CEO of .ie and Polina Malaja, Policy Director at CENTR.
David and Polina spoke to Ronan about their background, what CENTR does, CENTR’s vision for the future of the internet and more.
More about CENTR:
CENTR is the association of European country code top-level domain (ccTLD) registries, such as .de for Germany or .ie for Ireland CENTR currently counts 50 full and 8 associate members – together, they are responsible for over 80% of all registered domain names worldwide.
The objectives of CENTR are to promote and participate in the development of high standards and best practices among ccTLD registries. Full membership is open to organisations, corporate bodies or individuals that operate a country code top level domain registry.
Beyond the sensational conversations, what is the real story behind decentralized finance? If programmable money is indeed our future, what questions should we be asking now and what should we be concerned with? In this episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! Theo chat with Ian Horne, author of “Why DeFi Matters” and head of content at Money20/20 Europe, on the sociology of money, the role of technology, and the future of finance. Whilst the view is very much dependent on your background and lived experience, Ian encourages us to park our bias and examine how the new paradigm of money can transform the future of financial services.
How do you build a customer-centric financial institution? Being hyper-focused on your customers’ needs definitely tops the list. Especially in an environment where financial uncertainty is keeping many consumers up at night, banks are in the best position to act as an empathetic and trusted partner for those in need.
In this episode of One Vision — Fintech Fuse! Barb and Theo chat with Rochelle Gorey, co-founder and CEO of SpringFour, a social impact financial wellness fintech company. By connecting consumers to vetted financial resources, this B-Crop enables consumers to meet their financial objectives, reduce household expenses, and avoid payment delinquencies. It’s a win-win solution, and one that is much needed.
Everywhere you look these days, all of the discussion is about machine learning and artificial intelligence. If you’re graduating with a computer science degree, the assumption is that you only want to work with “cool” developer tools and languages like Python.
Well, there is another alternative that is nearly 30 years old and still going strong. I am of course talking about Java and one person who wants to argue the case for considering a career in Java-based programming is Simon Ritter, deputy CTO, Azul.
Simon thinks if graduates remove their “AI blinkers” the more entrepreneurial will see huge opportunity to build a long-lasting career. Ronan recently had a chat with Simon.
Simon talks about his background, why he thinks IT graduates should consider a degree in Java-based programming, Azul’s State of Java Report and more.
About Simon Ritter:
Simon Ritter is the Deputy CTO of Azul. Simon joined Sun Microsystems in 1996 and spent time working in both Java development and consultancy. He has been presenting Java technologies to developers since 1999, focusing on the core Java platform as well as client and embedded applications.
At Azul, he continues to help people understand Java and Azul’s JVM products. Simon is a Java Champion and two-time recipient of the JavaOne Rockstar award. In addition, he represents Azul on the JCP Executive Committee, the OpenJDK Vulnerability Group, and the JSR Expert Group since Java SE 9.
An exciting fireside chat with serial crypto entrepreneur Anton Golub, discussing the implications of the recent approval of Bitcoin Spot ETFs.
We touch upon topics like the institutionalizing of Bitcoin, the role of Coinbase as the primary custodian, decentralization, liquidity concerns, and potential impact on the cryptomarket's infrastructure growth.
We also share our 'outrageous predictions' for 2024. Anton Golub https://www.linkedin.com/in/antongolub/ is currently the founder & Chairman, SwissAssetDAO.Anton founded & served as CEO of Flovtec, a Swiss market-maker providing liquidity solutions to digital asset exchanges, token issuers & protocols and offering investment products for professional & institutional investors. He also co-founded Trust Square AG, a pre-eminent blockchain technology hub in Zurich's financial district. Anton Golub co-founded Lykke Corp, a blockchain-powered exchange to trade all assets with zero fees, where he served as a Chief Science Officer.Prior to Lykke, he worked as a quantitative researcher at Olsen Ltd (successor to Olsen & Associates, founded in 1985), a hedge fund that pioneered the field of high-frequency trading. As a Marie Curie Research Fellow at the Alliance Manchester Business School, Anton worked on high-frequency trading, market microstructure and flash crashes. In 2011, he was invited to participate in the Foresight Project - The Future of Computer Trading in Financial Markets, an international project on algorithmic trading funded by HM Treasury in the UK.Anton has also been involved in several research projects backed by the European Union (EU) and was on the Supervisory Board for the Big Data Finance project funded through Horizon 2020. He has co-authored 13 academic papers and two books.
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients.
She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
Thomas Frey is who you will undoubtedly find when you do a Google search on “futurist speaker”. Having shared the stage with many A-listers, Frey has earned that moniker. But his true skill demonstrated repeatedly in this week’s episode is taking an event or innovation and the extrapolating the future. In this episode we see him do that in real time. It’s a unique glimpse into the futurist process.
Future Imperfect
This week hosts Brett King and Katie “Miss Metaverse” Schultz join a returning guest Thomas Frey to talk about the state of the future. In our last session Thomas gave an excellent demonstration of futurist thinking in real time. But in this week’s show we get Thomas talks about how AI, climate and conflict are already impacting us. He also opines on the likelihood that if you are not working with AI you’ll likely be replaced by someone who is. Once again he shows us why he’s Google’s highest rated futurist speaker.
Brett King
Bestselling Author, Founder, Radio Host
www.thefuturists.com
www.brettking.com
As we reflect on our work and personal lives, what are we most proud of? What are the memories that we treasure the most? And would we do differently, if given the chance? Whether as VCs, innovators, or entrepreneurs, are we clear about our end goals and what drives us? And ultimately, what does success mean to us — as individuals?
In this episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! Theo caught up with Gregg Schoenberg, the founding editor and co-founder behind the much read and beloved Financial Revolutionist. We talked about his career journey as a prolific writer, investor, and advisor turned executive coach. For those of you who miss Gregg’s prolific writing in the FR (myself included), this is a must-listen episode for you. And check out his YouTube videos, you will.
Sustainability has become very important as we combat the climate crisis, so how do we help start-ups that want to solve various sustainability challenges? Well, Dogpatch Labs has set up The 2050 Accelerator Programme, Ireland’s national accelerator, set up in partnership with Kerry Group, ESB and Coillte. It aims to support 12 start-ups from Ireland and abroad to solve a number of sustainability challenges, working towards proof of concept. Ronan talks to Ashley Shak, Head of Sustainability and Programmes at Dogpatch Labs.
Ashley talks about her background, what she does at Dogpatch Labs, the 2050 Accelerator Programme and more.
More about the 2050 Accelerator Programme:
The accelerator programme gives top Irish and international startups the opportunity to work with companies leading Ireland’s transition to Net Zero. Together they will work towards practical pilot projects that will help them to rapidly scale their impact. Startups have unprecedented access to Ireland’s national sustainability infrastructure assets, including dairy farms, wind farms
The programme is playing a crucial role in combating the climate crisis by enabling start-ups to collaborate on climate-focused initiatives and positioning Ireland as a global testbed for innovation.
Mark Pesce returns to The Futurists with a report about weird and wonderful discoveries at the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show. Every year, 200,000 people converge at CES in Las Vegas to get a glimpse of the near future. Mark pushes far beyond mainstream press coverage to tell us about bleeding-edge progress in memristor chips, brain-computer interfaces, long-range drones, olfactory sensors, and the emerging category of “age-tech”. If you are interested in knowing where the puck is going next, this episode is for you!
Books by Mark
- Mark Pesce: Augmented Reality: Unboxing Tech's next big thing. Polity Press, 2021.
- Mark Pesce. The Next Billion Seconds. Blurb, 2012
- Mark Pesce, Programming DirectShow and Digital Video. Seattle, Washington, Microsoft Press, May 2003.
- Mark Pesce, The Playful World: How Technology Transforms our Imagination. New York, Ballantine Books (Random House), October 2000.
- Mark Pesce, Learning VRML: Design for Cyberspace. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Ziff-Davis Publishing, 1997.
- Mark Pesce, VRML: Flying through the Web. Indianapolis, Indiana: New Riders Publishing, 1996.
- Mark Pesce, VRML: Browsing and Building Cyberspace. Indianapolis, Indiana: New Riders Publishing, 1995.
- Introduction to Celia Pearce, The Interactive Book. Indianapolis, Indiana: Macmillan Technical Publishing, 1997.
Brett King Co-Host, Founder, Speaker
Brett King is a futurist, an Amazon bestselling author, an award-winning speaker, hosts a globally recognized radio show, is the Founder of the first mobile, neo-bank globally Moven, and in his spare time enjoys flying as an IFR pilot, scuba diving, motor racing, gaming and Sci-Fi. He advised the Obama administration on the Future of Banking, President Xi had his book on his bookshelf, and he has spoken on the future in 50 countries in just the last few years.
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Feels like India owns a collection of success stories in Digitalization. From the Indian Digital identity - Aadhaar, a unique 12-digit number that associates each individual with their bank account, to UPI - a public digital payments infrastructure from which the Indian Fintech ecosystem has benefited and offered fintech services, to Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) which enables small businesses and retailers access to digitalization tools to launch marketplaces and platforms businesses processes.
With Sharat we discuss all this and the pilots of the Indian CBDC - Digital ruppee - the why and the how, it is being promoted and supported. Nobody can ignore India`s economic power, anymore. Sharat Chandra / sharatchandratechevangelist is a Blockchain and Emerging Tech Evangelist, educator, and startup enabler. He is passionate about driving innovation and fostering collaboration in the digital landscape.With a deep understanding of blockchain's transformative potential, Sharat empowers organizations to leverage this disruptive technology for growth. Additionally, he actively support startups, providing mentorship and guidance to help them thrive in the competitive market.
2023 was the hottest year on record in terms of temperature. ESG, sustainability, clean tech / green tech and corporate responsibility have been hot topics. Are we at war with climate?
This week we feature Brett King’s recent sit down in Bangkok, Thailand with former banker, fintech investor and now venture capitalist, Paul Ark, with The Radical Fund, an early-stage VC fund investing in founders who are delivering climate resilience for Southeast Asia. Where are investment dollars going? Climate mitigation (how to prevent the world from getting warmer) and climate adaptation (dealing with a warmer world) and what it means for infrastructure resilience and food insecurity, to name some areas of concern, are top of mind. Climate is a complex systemic issue and requires a buffet of technologies to address, improve and help us reclaim our environment. It’s an enlightening conversation with The Futurists!
The Radical Fund
We are an early-stage VC fund investing in founders who are delivering climate resilience for Southeast Asia.
Our portfolio of adaptation and mitigation ventures enables an inclusive climate transition to a sustainable future.
Paul Ark / Polapat Arkkrapridi
Finance, strategy, technology, and business development professional with over 25 years of on-the-ground management and deal experience across Asia, with tenures in Silicon Valley and on Wall Street. Active venture capitalist and angel investor with a strong focus on ESG, climate, gender diversity, impact and sustainability. Passionate advocate for girls education and female empowerment. Conducting doctoral research on the root causes of gender funding gaps in startup and venture capital ecosystems in Southeast Asia, with a focus on human cognitive biases and systemic barriers from within the VC industry.
Bank of Ireland has reported a 50 percent rise in ‘smishing’ fraud cases where fraudsters send fake text messages appearing to be from delivery services including An Post or Government agencies including the HSE and Revenue. With the rise of SMS and phone scams, Donal McGuinness CEO at Prommt, believes consumers are becoming more savvy when it comes to identifying fraudulent texts, however, many still fall for scams from time to time, especially older generations. Donal thinks knowing how to identify fraud attempts now may be helpful going forward, as the scams evolve and become even more sophisticated.
Ronan talks to Donal about his background, SMS scams, two factor authentication and more.
More about Donal McGuinness:
Serial entrepreneur Donal McGuinness is CEO of Prommt. He studied Computer Science at DCU and Telecommunications Engineering at DIT and spent the early years of his career in the telecommunications industry. His experience in mobile payments dates to 1999 when he founded his first mobile payments company, ItsMobile. Donal was also a Non-Executive Director of the Irish Internet Association from 2009 to 2011 and a movie distribution business from 2002 to 2020.
In 2016 Donal joined a silicon valley startup in the identity verification space called Danal inc, where he set up and grew the global business outside of the USA as General Manager of EMEA until 2019 when the business was acquired by Boku Inc for $112 million USD. Donal joined Prommt as CEO in 2019. He is an innovator and is passionate about payment innovation.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been rapidly evolving in the past decade. Interests in AI, along with adoption and investment in AI, have witnessed a substantial increase. While tech stories are fun and exciting, our collective future is not just about bits and bytes. Rather, it’s about our shared prosperity: What will you do with the immense power available at your fingertips? As providers, how do we earn and maintain trust with customers, and how do we ensure transparency, fairness, and explainability — the cornerstone for responsible innovation?
In this new episode of One Vision — Fintech Fuse! Theo welcomed Dr. Nashlie Sephus, Principal AI/ML Tech Evangelist from AWS. Curious about life as a tech evangelist? Passionate about responsible AI and using technology to create a better world? This episode is a must-listen for you.
Carl Bogan
Are you certain that every attendee in your Zoom meeting is the person they claim to be? Deep fakes have improved. VFX expert Carl Bogan demonstrates to The Futurists how easy it is to fabricate a persuasive fake persona. Politics and remote work will never be the same again.
I am Carl Bogan, Visual Effects Supervisor & Innovation Consultant
With over two decades of experience leading in visual effects, with the last several focused on AI, my mission is all about going beyond traditional storytelling. I weave creativity, technology, and leadership seamlessly to reshape experiences.
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Just before Christmas I met up with fellow tech journalist Emmet Ryan to talk about the tech trends of 2024. A lot has happened in the past 12 months in the tech world and a lot more will happen this year.
Emmet talks about AI, improved connectivity, ESG, social media, hybrid working, the Metaverse and more.
More about Emmet Ryan:
Emmet is a freelance tech journalist and is currently working with the team behind The Elio Business Podcast. He has been the editor of Connected magazine, a beer columnist, a betting columnist, and podcast host with the Sunday Business Post. He is the editor of BallinEurope.com, Europe's largest English language basketball site.
Author of I Like it Loud: A basketball tour through Europe, and the Gaelic football books Tactics not Passion and Victory loves Preparation
It should be noted that since I recorded the podcast with Emmet, Threads has launched in the EU
We are kicking off 2024 with a big BANG! In this episode of One Vision — Fintech Fuse! Theo and Barb welcome our first futurist on the show: Katie Schultz, aka Miss Metaverse, a well-known professional futurist and content creator.
While fear and uncertainty dominate much of our newscycle, Katie reminds us that we do have a chance and the power to turn things around — that we can still find hope through challenging times and go after our dreams. Our ability to empathize and connect with each other is our superpower and what makes us uniquely humans. As we embark on another new year, let’s acknowledge and celebrate how far we have come.
Here’s to new beginnings, fresh starts, and the courage to live our lives with purpose — and passion.
Boaz Ashkenazy is the CEO and founder of Simply Augmented. He’s on a mission to equip small and medium sized companies with AI superpowers. Boaz talks to the Futurists about the prospect of fully automated corporations, digitally augmented workforce, and how every company can get started on the process of AI reinvention.
Boaz Ashkenazy is an emerging voice on on the future of work and how to leverage AI into businesses operations and product offerings.
His expertise includes product development, design thinking and building enterprise productivity tools from his time at Meta.
He is also the host of the Shift AI Podcast which explores how AI and ML is changing the way that we work in the digital age through interviews with thought leaders who are redefining how businesses and employees will be impacted by emerging technology.
As CEO of Simply Augmented, Boaz is building an AI-first company with the mission of helping businesses leverage the power of generative AI to supercharge employees and accelerate productivity.
Want to connect? Shoot me an email at hello@simplyaugmented.com
While the question of whether SuperApp models will make it in the US or not remains unanswered, South East Asia, South Asia, India, Africa are embracing Super App models. Some countries have more than one SuperApp. The discussion with Neha Mehta is on SuperApps. She has authored the newly released book ONE STOP, by Penguin Random House. Pre-order US https://buff.ly/3v1Jckf ; UK https://buff.ly/482JyWeNeha Mehta is a Lawyer and Sustainability expert focused on ‘People’, ‘Planet’ and ‘Prosperity’. As a former international civil servant, Neha has been involved in international affairs, multilateral diplomacy, policymaking, and development efforts towards SDGs on a global scale. As the Founder of FemTech Partners, Neha's work is at the helm of technology and innovation to amplify women's voices and perspectives. Neha has worked with financial regulators to develop policies that address gender equality, financial inclusion, and climate change to build a more equitable and sustainable financial landscape. These policies contribute to positive social and environmental outcomes and create a more responsible and inclusive financial sector. Neha's portfolio of work includes FinTech, climateTech, inclusive finance, and sustainability. Neha is passionate about diversity, inclusion, and equity (DEI), and women in tech. She holds a Double degree in Law and Commerce and attended King’s College, London on Chevening Fellowship. Neha has over 18 years’ experience across Asia, Oceania and Europe.
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients.
She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
If you could preserve memories and artifacts in a bottle, what would you keep? From the hype of the year (cue: generative AI) and renewed focus on small business and business fundamentals, to PFM tools and the symbiotic relationship between big techs and banks, there is never a dull moment in fintech. In this special year-end episode of One Vision: Fintech Fuse! Barb, Mary, Stephanie, and myself reflect upon a wild year that was 2023. What caught our attention and what do we most look forward to in the new year? Tune in to our final episode of the year to find out!
ADP are designing better ways to work through cutting-edge products, premium services and exceptional experiences that enable people to reach their full potential. HR, Talent, Time Management, Benefits and Payroll. Informed by data and designed for people. To find out more about ADP and their launch of Roll in Ireland, Ronan spoke to Roberto Masiero the Sr. Vice President of ADP Innovations Labs.
Roberto talks about his background, what ADP does, what their product Roll does and more.
About Roberto Masiero:
Roberto Masiero is the Sr. Vice President of ADP Innovations Labs. Roberto joined ADP in 2000 as Director, Information Technology for ADP Brazil, when his company in Brazil was acquired by ADP.
Over the years, he has led several research and development teams on core ADP solutions. Today, Roberto is responsible for ADP Innovation Labs, where emerging technologies are researched, and new products are developed and incubated.
Recent projects include mobile applications, semantic search, behavioural intelligence, API marketplace and novel payroll solutions based on AI.
Tech entrepreneur Byron Reese has a pragmatic approach to the future. He has launched several startup companies, exiting three via M&A and two via IPO. He’s also the author of several books, including his newest, Agora. Byron spoke to the Futurists about superintelligence, collective intelligence, super organisms, and emergence. What can human organizations learn from bee hives? The conflict between AI Doomers and the Accelerationists. Why humanity is going to be all right!
Meet Byron
With 25 years as a successful tech entrepreneur, Byron Reese is uniquely suited to speak on the transformative effect of technology on the workplace and society at large.
Byron delights audiences around the world, and has been invited to share his reasoned optimism and vivid and energetic presentations on the future with audiences on every continent but Antartica (coming January 2024). Known as the “Future of” guy, Byron has spoken on the future of A.I., the future of work, the future of banking, the future of education, the future of the planet, the future of agriculture, the future of finance, and the list goes on. When not speaking, he writes books that explore the intersection of technology and humanity, and covers topics such as robotics, consciousness, progress, natural resources, and superorganisms.
Bloomberg Businessweek credits Byron with having “quietly pioneered a new breed of media company.” The Financial Times of London reported that he “is typical of the new wave of internet entrepreneurs out to turn the economics of the media industry on its head.” Byron and his work have been featured in hundreds of news outlets, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Entrepreneur Magazine, USA Today, Reader’s Digest, NPR, and the LA Times Magazine. Byron holds numerous patents and has started and sold multiple companies, including two NASDAQ IPOs.
Brett King Bestselling Author, Founder, Radio Host www.thefuturists.com www.brettking.com
According to the World Health Organization, globally one in six people experience infertility in their lifetime and the rate continues to climb. Despite available treatment for a variety of cases, being able to start a family remains a distant dream for far too many due to financial constraints. In this episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! Theo and Stephanie chat with Dr. DeShawn Stevenson, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of BabyFever on bankable moments and getting to health equity, where financial inclusion meets dreams of parenthood.
With the tech industry witnessing a surge in layoffs amidst the AI revolution, the dynamics of employment are rapidly evolving. One person who knows a lot about this is Chris Gomes Muffat, a seasoned AI expert with a deep understanding of how AI is impacting tech job markets, and Ronan recently spoke to him.
Chris talks about AI, the world view including ethics, deep fakes, AI regulation and more.
More about Chris Gomes Muffat:
Born in France, Chris Gomes Muffat has globe-trotted from Dubai to Singapore, and is now calling NYC home. Chris’s passion for chess and tech steered him into AI and cybersecurity. He is also a proud founder of Dathena.io, which was embraced by Proofpoint in 2022.
In 2023, he kick-started an AI Startup Lab, giving rise to Aithos.ai, FocalStudio.ai, and Promptify.com. These ventures are redefining AI management, ad creation, and content generation.
In this weeks episode we are joined by Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at John Hopkins - Dr Sabine Stanley - to talk planetary science and her new book. We take a tour though the solar system and then get into the numerous surprises that have unfolded with our recent discoveries of exoplanets outside our solar system. We explore what we might find in a stellar backyard, but more importantly we talk about what we yet might learn about the earth and how planetary systems themselves work.
Brett King
Bestselling Author, Founder, Radio Host
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In this interview we discuss the profound shifts in cybersecurity that go beyond financial consequences. Microsoft's Chief Security Advisor Saira Mohammed unpacks new cyber threats. She outlines cybersecurity best practices for the C-suite in this interconnected landscape. Mohammed also details Microsoft's new AI-powered Security Copilot solution for both improving cybersecurity and securing AI systems themselves. Additionally, she shares her passion for empowering diverse talent in cybersecurity through programs like Microsoft's Ready4Cybersecurity. Saira Mohammed / sairamohammed22 is a Chief Security Advisory at Microsoft Modern Work and Security team. In this role, she serves as a trusted advisor to Business, IT, security, privacy, compliance, legal and risk management executives to help enable their digital transformation journey by aligning security strategies with Business operations. She regularly interacts with customers to help them integrate security with the business and IT processes to mitigate risk and protect customer and employee data. Prior to joining Microsoft, Saira served as an Information Security Executive (Deputy CISO) at State Farm Insurance and Financial Services.
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients.
She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
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Small businesses account for 99.9% of all U.S. firms. They employ almost half of America's private sector workforce and represent 43.5% of gross domestic product. By almost any measure, small businesses are a crucial part of our economy and workforce. Yet, they are hugely underserved by the financial services industry. In this episode of One Vision, Theo, Stephanie, and Amelia chat with Lori Shao, CEO of Finli, a certified B Corp digital back office platform for small businesses, on her journey to entrepreneurship, the challenges that SMBs face, and the role that community banks can play. “I know in my heart whom to build it for,” she told us. Tune in and get ready to be inspired.
One of the biggest threats that businesses face is cybercrime but is enough being done to lessen cybercrime threats. One person who knows a lot about this is Mike Harris, Partner in Forensics and Cyber at Grant Thornton.
Ronan talks to Mike about his background, underinvestment in cybersecurity, AI and more.
More about Mike Harris:
Mike joined Grant Thornton as a Partner in 2013. Prior to that, Mike worked for 11 years in the European financial services and Cyber security consulting practices of two Big 4 firms. He advises clients in Ireland and internationally on a range of Cyber Security, Privacy, Fraud and Risk issues. During this time, he acted in Cybersecurity leadership roles for both UK and Ireland based financial institutions.
In addition, he has held technology roles in an Irish mobile telecommunications operator and a global management consultancy based in Germany. He currently leads a team providing a range of Cyber security and Privacy services to clients. Mike is also a frequent media commentator on Cyber matters including NewsTalk, RTE News at 1. 6-1 News, Irish Times, and others.
Faced with persistent economic uncertainties and stagnant wage growth, will fintechs give us hope by bringing us the right product at the right time and empowering customers with more focus on financial well-being and education?
In this episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! Theo and Stephanie chat with Sebastian Builes, Co-Founder and CEO of Arcum, about his journey from payments novice to fintech founder, and his bullishness on Atlanta as a fintech hotbed. A year in the startup world is like a decade in the real world, and being a founder can be a lonely endeavor. Sebastian offers the following advice: Relationships and communities matter. Give back and pay forward.
An unconventional discussion on Digital Transformation, exchanging insights from various industries (from manufacturing to financial services), discussing KPIs (from business ones to personal ones), sustainability, and the mastery of challenges. Mike Flache is an advisor and mentor, former entrepreneur and angel investor. Together with talented teams, he builds digital businesses worldwide. Onalytica’s analysts named him one of the top-10 global thought leaders in digital transformation. Mike helps high-tech innovators in Silicon Valley, Europe, and Asia grow and scale. Together with the Fundment team, he is currently building one of the next billion-dollar companies in financial technology. Mike is also a partner of Fortune 500 companies and technology vendors. He has worked with executives from companies such as the Silicon Valley Innovation Center, Google, Amazon, Huawei, and Mercedes-Benz.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeflache/Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeflachePersonal website: https://www.mikeflache.com/
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms ?https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
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Tracey Follows, the author and podcaster of The Future of You, explains how your digital identity will evolve. Custodial or self-sovereign? Centralized or Web3? Big Brother-style surveillance capitalism or liberty? What do we mean by digital identity when there is no government-issued credential?
More about Brett
Brett King is a futurist, an Amazon bestselling author, an award-winning speaker, hosts a globally recognized radio show, is the Founder of the first mobile, neo-bank globally Moven, and in his spare time enjoys flying as an IFR pilot, scuba diving, motor racing, gaming and Sci-Fi. He advised the Obama administration on the Future of Banking, President Xi had his book on his bookshelf, and he has spoken on the future in 50 countries in just the last few years.
Data gives us superpower. From how much we spend and where we spend it, to the impact of our dollars on the planet, data tells a story. In an era where consumers are becoming more environmentally conscious, the role that financial institutions can and should play in helping us transition to net zero is more crucial than ever.
In this episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! Theo chats with Emma Kisby, CEO, Cogo EMEA, on the power of data and collective impact. Banks can play an important role in educating customers about the environmental impact of their spending, offering insights and incentives to trigger positive behavioral change.
With intention — and action, a fairer and more sustainable world is possible. Planet Earth is our home. We don't have a Plan B.
What is the Elephant in the Room in Banking that comes to mind following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Signature Bank, First Republic Bank, and recently the Citizens Bank (a small state-chartered Iowa bank)?The problem that bankers and regulators wish someone would solve is the topic of the discussion with serial entrepreneur Michal Cieplinski (founder and CEO of Capstack).
Capstack https://www.capstack.com/Michal Cieplinski / michalcieplinski is a Silicon Valley veteran with over 24 years of operating and legal experience in financial technology and services. Before founding CapStack, first integrated operating system for banks, he co-founded Pipe, a unicorn and one of the fastest-growing fintech startups. Prior to Pipe, Michal was Senior Vice President at Lending Club, the largest publicly traded fintech lender responsible for operational and legal matters. Prior to that, he co-founded Fundbox, a unicorn B2B fintech lender. He was also Managing Director and SeniorCounsel at The Bank of New York Mellon responsible for wealth management and investment management units. Michal has been recognized by GC Magazine/Legal500 on the GC Powerlist 2019 as one of the top general counsels in the United States in both the finance and technology sectors. He combines left-brain and right-brain thinking with an MFA in Photography, deep expertise in banking and capital markets, and as a graduate of the George Washington University Law School.
Are fintechs still eating bankers’ lunch? What roles will big techs play in consumer financial lives? For fintech founders pitching to community banks, what should they be mindful of?
In this episode of One Vision — Fintech Fuse! Theo chats with Pam Kaur, Head of Bank Technology at BankTech Ventures, about her role in fostering connections and innovation in the banking and fintech sectors, and how she gets their portfolio companies ready to work with banks and take the partnership to the next level.
The banking community is small and tight-knit. Relationships are an art. Being intentional in lifting others can go a long way in taking partnerships to the next level. A rising tide does lift all boats.
The World Wide Web has gone through three iterations that introduced us to the internet and then evolving over the years bringing along new innovations. The latest version Web 3.0, incorporates concepts such as decentralisation, blockchain technologies, token-based economics, spatial computing and the spatial web.
One startup that is taking full advantage of Web 3..0 and the spatial web is Spongelii and Ronan recently spoke to Al Jones Co-Founder and CEO Spongelii and Julius Yls Co-Founder and CCO Spongelii.
Al and Julius talk about their backgrounds, what Spongelii does, working with Steve ‘SPAZ’ Williams and ,more.
More about Spongelii:
Spongelii delivers live immersive and engaging social Learning experiences powered on the Blockchain for educational and corporate entities. Their ecosystem offers a truly revolutionary approach to immersive education and corporate sector learning management.
Their interactive spatial experiences require a spongelii Membership. The Talks are delivered by top industry experts, and provide all attendees with a unique digital token - POAPs. (verifiable proof of attendance).
As banking services grow increasingly digital, how can we best serve the needs of a diverse community and truly make a difference? In a world where everything seems to move at a breakneck pace, leaving behind those who don’t keep up, it is refreshing to witness empathy in action by a true leader who walks the talk and instills hope in others. In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Brian Lee, President/CEO at Landings Credit Union, on his journey to running the 70-year old credit union and earning a “Dementia Friendly Business” designation.
Serve, and not be served. Much to learn from Brian, we all have.
Proptech has come on leaps and bounds since it started in the 1980’s. In the early 2000’s proptech innovation emerged and has continued to evolve proptech. One company that is continuing the evolution of proptech is RentDodo, who recently launched TenantCert, a unique new feature that aims to help eliminate growing levels of rental fraud in the midst of a housing crisis. Ronan spoke to Conor McGarry, CEO and Co-founder RentDodo
Conor talks about his background, what RentDodo does, how they are helping mitigate rental fraud and more.
More about RentDodo:
RentDodo is a proptech startup transforming the rental process in Ireland with its flagship product, TenantCert, streamlining the process for tenants and property managers, whilst helping to curb scammers.
RentDodo provides tenants with an easier and more secure rental experience, mitigating friction points between landlords, and property managers.
From fintech being perceived as a competitor to a bank, to acting as a collaborator, much has evolved in the past two decades. As we look forward, how do we anticipate the relationship evolving, especially with the likes of Apple making a formidable entrance into the ecosystem? And how should banks respond and adapt to the changing world?
In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with an old friend, Jim Marous, on the ups and downs of our beloved industry, and what we might expect next.
Betting exchanges have been around for over twenty years and have adopted new technologies as they have come on stream. One such betting exchange is BetDex Exchange, a British blockchain-based betting exchange that has emerged as a pioneering player in the decentralised betting landscape. Ronan recently spoke to BetDex CEO Varun Sudhakar.
Varun talks about his background, what BetDex does, how they use blockchain, their new Irish licence and more.
More about BetDex:
BetDEX are on a mission to create the premier decentralized sports betting protocol. By building on the Solana blockchain, BetDEX can deliver high speeds and low transaction costs while eliminating counterparty risk.
In addition, BetDEX is a permissionless protocol allowing anyone to build their own applications on top. Earlier this year Betdex received a remote betting license in Ireland.
Web 3 futures
This week we talk to Alex Tapscott about his new book Web 3, then the hosting team (Rob, Brett and Katie) talk about some of the macro changes within the Web3 & Web3D/Spatial computing space with Meta’s new RayBan smart glasses.
Alex is an entrepreneur, business author, and seasoned capital markets professional focused on the impact of emerging technologies, such as blockchain and cryptocurrencies, on business, government, and society. His latest book, Web3: Charting the Internet’s Next Economic and Cultural Frontier (Harper Collins), will be published September 19th, 2023.
Alex is also the Managing Director of the Digital Assets Group at Ninepoint Partners, one of Canada’s leading investment firms, with more than $8 billion in assets under management (AUM). Ninepoint launched the world’s first carbon-neutral Bitcoin ETF, which reached over $400 million in AUM.
Alex is also co-author of the critically acclaimed non-fiction best-seller, Blockchain Revolution, translated into more than 19 languages and which has sold more than 500,000 copies worldwide. His other books, Financial Services Revolution and Digital Asset Revolution were published in 2020 and 2022 respectively.
More about Brett
Brett King is a futurist, an Amazon bestselling author, an award-winning speaker, hosts a globally recognized radio show, is the Founder of the first mobile, neo-bank globally Moven, and in his spare time enjoys flying as an IFR pilot, scuba diving, motor racing, gaming and Sci-Fi. He advised the Obama administration on the Future of Banking, President Xi had his book on his bookshelf, and he has spoken on the future in 50 countries in just the last few years.
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Stablecoins are enabling stability & financial inclusion
stablecoins #fintech #payments #tokenization #financialincusion
Description: A great panel discussion on the current use cases for stablecoins, from the recent CV Summit in Zug. You will hear from Maike Hornung, Head of Crypto VISA in Europe, Patrick Hansen, Director EU Strategy & Policy at Circle, Jan-Oliver Sell MD at Coinbase Germany, and Dr. Mattia L. Rattaggi, Senior Advisor at Edelcoin.
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
New data from Amárach Research reveals that over 70% of 5–8-year-olds have access to a smartphone, and that 80% of children aged 11+ have significant amounts of unsupervised internet time, including in their bedrooms.
With this high number of children having access to smartphones, how can we be sure that they are using the smartphones in a safe and secure way? Well, a new online platform that was launched earlier this month by Amárach Research, Cilter, the DCU Anti-Bullying Centre, and SFI (Science Foundation Ireland) funded ADAPT centre (“the Consortium”), aims to allow children to use smartphones safely and securely. Ronan spoke to Rena Maycock, CEO of Cilter.
Rena talks about her background, how Cilter started and more.
More about Cilter:
An online platform which requests anonymous submissions from parents/guardians of examples of harmful online language experienced by children was launched earlier this month. The submissions will be used to inform Cilter, a new cutting-edge parental control technology for smartphones.
This technology will sit in the operating systems of smartphones, and will prevent children being exposed to cyber-bullying, grooming, and self-harm content, as well as alerting parents/guardians if their child is attempting to send or receive this content. The data gathered in this survey will be the world’s first repository of harmful verbatim private language that children experience. The Cilter app for Android and Apple Phones will be available soon on the App Store and the Google Play Store.
At a time when financial institutions and fintechs are evolving from being competitors to partners, our relationship with financial services providers is changing as well — especially with larger (tech) brands playing a more prominent role in our day-to-day lives. How will this web of relationships redefine the future of financial services? What role will data and emerging technologies play? In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Kate Drew, Director of Research at CCG Catalyst, on the changing delivery landscape and the fusion of fintechs and banks.
One of the business tools that you might not have heard of is connected packaging and 46.5% more companies are planning to use connected packaging solutions this year compared to last year. So what is connected packaging and how can it help your business? To find out more Ronan spoke to Clodagh Hurrell, Head of Business EMEA with XDS Brand.
Clodagh talks about her background, XDS Brand, connected packaging and more.
More about Clodagh Hurrell:
As the Head of Business for EMEA at XDS Brand, a Tech Mahindra company, Clodagh leads the sales and marketing strategy for delivering immersive and frictionless customer experiences across various industries.
With over a decade of experience in B2B marketing and sales, she has a proven track record of attracting, winning, nurturing, and developing business and strong client relationships in a consultative and solution-based approach.
Clodagh’s core competencies include integrated marketing, advertising, digital marketing, business strategy, and technology. Clodagh is also certified as a global leader in brand development and deployment.
Clodagh is passionate about creating and delivering innovative and impactful solutions that enhance customer satisfaction, loyalty, and retention. My mission is to drive business growth and value for XDS Brand and our clients in the EMEA region.
Facing Our Futures
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In this week’s show, we’re joined by Nikolas Badminton, Chief Futurist at Futurist.com and author of Facing Our Futures: How Foresight, Futures Design and Strategy Creates Prosperity and Growth. We discuss what inspired Nik to become a futurist, what’s ahead for professional futurism, the backstory of Futurist.com, protopia and futures thinking towards 2100 and beyond.
Nikolas Badminton shares how futures thinking has inspired and transformed over 400 of the world’s most impactful organization using his Hope Engineering© Framework.
More about Brett
Brett King is a futurist, an Amazon bestselling author, an award-winning speaker, hosts a globally recognized radio show, is the Founder of the first mobile, neo-bank globally Moven, and in his spare time enjoys flying as an IFR pilot, scuba diving, motor racing, gaming and Sci-Fi. He advised the Obama administration on the Future of Banking, President Xi had his book on his bookshelf, and he has spoken on the future in 50 countries in just the last few years.
A discussion with the founder of the Brazil Crypto Report newsletter on the use cases of cryptocurrencies in Brazil and other Latin American countries; The unique aspects of the rich Brazilian crypto ecosystem; The significant role of Stablecoin adoption, from USDT (pegged to the USD) to Brazilian Real pegged Stablecoins. His excitement about DREX, the wholesale pilot of the Brazilian Central Bank and the interest in the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs) supported by a CBsandbox.Aaron Stanley https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronstan... oversees partnerships and events initiatives for the Filecoin Foundation, with an emphasis on growing the Filecoin ecosystem https://filecoin.io/ and advancing decentralized web narratives. He is also the founder and CEO of Brazil Crypto Report, https://brazilcrypto.substack.com/p/i... focused on the Brazil and Latam ecosystems (in English). He previously oversaw content and programming for CoinDesk's Consensus conference, the "big tent" global gathering of the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem each year. His focus is driving industry-advancing narratives through events and editorial content, as well as incorporating Web 3.0 technology into the media and event experience. He previously covered the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry as a reporter for CoinDesk and Forbes.com, and before that spent four years in the Financial Times' Washington Bureau covering U.S. business and politics and building out interactive and multimedia products.
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
How can financial institutions best adapt to the changing world and work faster and better? From enabling wide-ranging digital experience to responding to compliance demands, can you automate the most complex decisioning processes as easily as building with Lego blocks?
In this new episode of One Vision, Theo and Barb chat with Emily Bogan and Patrick Rivenbark on redefining process automation and being intentional.
The Digital Markets Act (DMA) is EU regulation that aims to create a safer, fairer and more transparent online environment. Last month the European Commission unveiled its list of online services designated as “gatekeepers”, under the DMA. Gatekeepers will now have six months to adapt to strict antitrust practices or face up to 20% global annual turnover fines. Ronan Spoke to Jeanne Kelly a technology lawyer and one of the founding partners of the first international office of Browne Jacobson in Dublin about this.
Jeanne talks about her background, the DMA, and gatekeepers
More about the DMA and gatekeepers:
European Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton, announced that the list of gatekeepers includes Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance (TikTok), Meta, and Microsoft.
These companies must appoint a “DMA compliance officer, directly reporting to their board, and inform the Commission of any planned major acquisition”.
The ‘Revolutionary’ Digital Markets Act aims to allow more competition and let consumers delete preloaded phone apps.
The “gatekeeper” designation concerns companies owning “core platform services” that control digital market access between corporate sellers and end-consumers in the digital space.
The definition is wide and concerns search engines, social media, intermediation services or exploitation systems.
Cathy Hackl provides strategic insight about virtual fashion to major brands Nike, Louis Vuitton, Clinique, Walmart and more. She tells The Futurists about the latest trends in spatial computing, immersive 3D entertainment, virtual worlds and the digital style preferences of Gen Alpha. Digital fashion is way, way bigger than buying skins on Fortnite.
Robert Tercek is a global authority on the process of dematerialization and digital innovation. He is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, and educator. He is highly sought as a keynote speaker at international conferences. Tercek is the founder and CEO of https://www.generalcreativity.com/">General Creativity, a strategic advisory firm specializing in digital transformation and long-term planning. Previously, he served in senior executive leadership at motion picture studios, television networks, and software companies, where he supervised the launch of pioneering digital services that are now used by hundreds of millions of people every day.
In 2021, Mr. Tercek was recognized as the Humanitarian of the Year by the Media Excellence Awards for his leadership in designing and launching COVID SMART™, an interactive training program designed to keep workers safe on the job during the pandemic. Brett King is a futurist, an Amazon bestselling author, an award-winning speaker, hosts a globally recognized radio show, is the Founder of the first mobile, neo-bank globally Moven, and in his spare time enjoys flying as an IFR pilot, scuba diving, motor racing, gaming and Sci-Fi. He advised the Obama administration on the Future of Banking, President Xi had his book on his bookshelf, and he has spoken on the future in 50 countries in just the last few years.
The world is changing around us and so are we. Has the financial services industry evolved with time, and how can we think differently about who our customers are and what they need?
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Barb chat with Stessa Cohen, strategic technology advisor and evangelist, on finding the hidden tribes and the future of banking. Will we see more M&A activities? How will banks address the move to digital, while making sure that they are not leaving people behind? What will smart banking look like?
Tune in to our conversation and find out!
With Brett King and Rob Tercek
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Brett and Rob on the latest moves against Big Tech. The Writers Guild strikes a blow against imposed AI. Organized labor versus EVs. The US government brings antitrust suits against Amazon and Google. And a look at what the infamous “Pause AI” petition did and didn’t accomplish.Robert Tercek is a global authority on the process of dematerialization and digital innovation. He is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, and educator. He is highly sought as a keynote speaker at international conferences.Tercek is the founder and CEO of https://www.generalcreativity.com/">General Creativity, a strategic advisory firm specializing in digital transformation and long-term planning. Previously, he served in senior executive leadership at motion picture studios, television networks, and software companies, where he supervised the launch of pioneering digital services that are now used by hundreds of millions of people every day.
In 2021, Mr. Tercek was recognized as the Humanitarian of the Year by the Media Excellence Awards for his leadership in designing and launching COVID SMART™, an interactive training program designed to keep workers safe on the job during the pandemic.Brett King is a futurist, an Amazon bestselling author, an award-winning speaker, hosts a globally recognized radio show, is the Founder of the first mobile, neo-bank globally Moven, and in his spare time enjoys flying as an IFR pilot, scuba diving, motor racing, gaming and Sci-Fi. He advised the Obama administration on the Future of Banking, President Xi had his book on his bookshelf, and he has spoken on the future in 50 countries in just the last few years.
What exactly is social selling and how does it differ from traditional cold outreach? How can we best leverage our presence and influence on social media to build influence, make connections, grow relationships and trust? In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Tim Hughes, social selling innovator and pioneer, and author of “Social Selling: Techniques to Influence Buyers and Changemakers”, on the art of social selling. Hint: It’s about building community and relationships. Don’t spam!
It can be a highly complex and difficult task to upgrade enterprise systems, because they have been built up over time, with some potentially in operation for decades.
These systems may be running different versions of software, which can’t talk to one another creating data silos. There may also be customisations that IT teams have added that if unpicked could cause systems to break down.
One person who knows about this all to well is Eric Helmer, CTO Rimini Street and Ronan had a chat with Eric about this.
Eric talks about his background, some of the problems businesses face when they decide to do digital transformation, legacy systems and applications and more.
More about Eric Helmer:
Eric Helmer leads the Strategic Services Group for Rimini Street, where he drives technical solutions for clients around advanced security, functional services, license management advisory, technical roadmaps, assessments and cloud selection/ migration services.
He is a seasoned IT executive with deep experience in applied technology, business strategy, corporate systems and entrepreneurship.
He has an extensive consulting background with firms such as Linium, ADI Strategies and The Hackett Group. He has delivered successful projects throughout the U.S., the U.K., India, the UAE, Singapore and Thailand.
Before joining Rimini Street, Mr. Helmer was a vice president at Velocity Technology Solutions, where he led the application services team in delivering cloud and hosting solutions for Oracle enterprises.
He is a published author, Oracle ACE alumni and a sought-after, award-winning industry speaker in Oracle conferences. He also serves on the board of directors for the Oracle Developer Tools User Group (ODTUG).
The "Antibiotics" Moment in Finance
The Seven Solar Systems of the Financial Technology Galaxy as seen by David Gyori, is a fresh perspective on the complexity of innovation in financial services. We dive into Digital Wallets, Cashless economies, CBDCs, and what he views as the antibiotics moment for Finance. Bio:David Gyori https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidgyor... is a globally recognized financial technology trainer, author, advisor, consultant and keynote speaker. David is the CEO of Banking Reports London. He is a top 10 global thought leader and influencer in financial technology and a top 50 global thought leader and influencer in digital transformation. He is a Founding Member of the World FinTech Association (Seoul); CEO of Banking Reports Limited (London); International Resource Director of The Asian Banker Group (Singapore); Member of the Panel of Judges of the ‘International Excellence in Retail Financial Services Program’ (one of the most rigorous, prestigious and transparent awards programs for consumer financial services worldwide) as well as Member of the Panel of Judges of the ‘Financial Technology Innovation Awards Program’ (Singapore).
In this exclusive interview, Aaron Faulkner interviews Connor Shanahan, in Poland at the Drift Masters European Championship for Irish Tech News. Connor Shanahan subsequently went on later that day to be crowned European Champion.
The Drift Masters European Championship is a tournament celebrating all things drift, located in the heart of Poland in Warsaw. Connor Shanahan is one of the youngest drivers in this championship at only 20 years old. Connor was this year's championship winner, coming far from his first debut on an episode of the grand tour. Beating out Lauri Heinonen for the podium position we caught up with Connor before the start of the qualifying races.
The youngest of the current crop of drivers hailing from Ireland that have been wowing crowds around the world, Conor Shanahan first started drifting at the age of nine and competed in the Irish Amateur Championship.
Having showcased his talent at the age of 13 by appearing on a UK TV show, The Grand Tour, it didn't take Conor long before he became the youngest driver ever to win British, Irish and European professional drifting events. This was achieved in 2018, when he made his debut in the Drift Masters European Championship
The event was sponsored by G2A
G2A.COM is the world's largest and most trusted marketplace for digital entertainment, where more than 25 million people from 180 countries who have purchased over 100 million items. Customers can choose from more than 75,000 digital offerings incl. games, DLCs, in-game items, as well as non-gaming items such as gift cards, subscriptions, software or e-learning - sold by sellers from all over the world. G2A.COM leads in online security, awarded with the prestigious American CNP award alongside companies such as Microsoft, Barclay's Bank and First Data.
Right before Finovate Fall, we caught up with Heather Sugg, Executive vice president, public relations and business development of the William Mills Agency, on the past, present, and future of fintech and the evolution of the ecosystem. What does Heather think about the topic du jour: Generative AI and what role will humans play in this future? What trends is Heather most optimistic about and what would she like to see more of? Tune in to find out!
In this weeks show we visit with Eric Edmeades, a philosopher, student of evolutionary biology and a former top 10 ranked professional tennis player. We delve into the habits of tribes in Africa and the Amazon and why their dietary habits show good habits we’ve lost as a result of modern lifestyles, and we debate how tech and science might change human biology over the coming decades.
Eric Edmeades is a serial entrepreneur with experience including wireless networking, military research, Hollywood film production, and award-winning and life-saving medical simulation.
Today, Eric is a leading authority in Behavioral Change Dynamics. Eric has created and consulted on some of the most effective, transformative, and highly rated educational products and live events in the world.
Widely recognized as one of the most powerful, engaging and entertaining speakers in the world today, Eric Edmeades has shared the stage with Sir Richard Branson, Jack Canfield, John Gray, Robin Sharma, and President Bill Clinton. His dedication and passion for improving the quality of human lives all across the world was the inspiration behind his flagship program, WILDFIT®, globally recognized as the most effective health transformation program on the market. With a story that takes you from South Africa to Indonesia to the Northern landscape of Canada, Eric Edmeades’ range of work promises to leave a lasting impression on every walk of life.
https://ericedmeades.com/
Subscribe and listen to the Futurists Podcast where hosts Brett King and Robert Tercek interview the worlds foremost super-forecasters, thought leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs and futurists building the world of tomorrow. Together we will explore how our world will radically change as AI, bioscience, energy, food and agriculture, computing, the metaverse, the space industry, crypto, resource management, supply chain and climate will reshape our world over the next 100 years. Join us on The Futurists and we will see you in the future!
CBDCs in the Spotlight: From Milton Friedman's view all the way to the Swiss perspective CBDCs remain a controversial topic and Patricks recently published article in the Journal of Digital Assets is a valuable opportunity to discuss his research on the Pros and Cons of CBDCs. Dr Patrick Schueffel https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-s... is an adjunct professor at Fribourg’s School of Management in Switzerland. His research focuses on Fintech, Digital Assets and Entrepreneurship. Patrick has worked for many years in senior positions in banking in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Due to three-year stint in Singapore, he has an extensive network in the crypto area in Southeast Asia. He has been publishing widely in renowned scientific journals and holds numerous postgraduate degrees from universities across Europe.Patrick Schueffel's article in the Journal of Digital Assets on CBDCs: https://buff.ly/45GFaePCBDCs: Pros and Cons: A comprehensive list and discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of central bank digital currencyAbstractCentral bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have the potential to fundamentally alter the current monetary system. Potentially they could bring about a whole range of advantages compared to the status quo, yet they could also introduce a host of disadvantages. This text provides a comprehensive list of the pros and cons of CBDC along with a description of every single positive or negative outcome. Finally, it weighs the benefits and drawbacks of this new form of legal tender against each other.
Schneider Electric is driving sustainability forward for the datacentre industry. They have created an industry-first free framework to understand the full environmental impact of enterprise data centres, as detailed in the latest Scope 3 Emissions whitepaper.
To learn more about this Ronan spoke to Steve Carlini, Vice President of Innovation and Data Center, Energy Management Business Unit, at Schneider Electric.
Steve talks about his background, AI, what Schneider Electric does, the Scope 3 Emissions white paper and more.
More about Schneider Electric:
Schneider believes access to energy and digital is a basic human right. they empower all to make the most of their energy and resources, ensuring Life Is On everywhere, for everyone, at every moment.
They provide energy and automation digital solutions for efficiency and sustainability. We combine world-leading energy technologies, real-time automation, software and services into integrated solutions for Homes, Buildings, Data Centres, Infrastructure and Industries.
They are committed to unleash the infinite possibilities of an open, global, innovative community that is passionate about our Meaningful Purpose, Inclusive and Empowered values.
Are you tired of listening to the standard leadership advice? Do you want to navigate the new world of work but unsure how? In this episode of One Vision — Fintech Fuse, Theo chats with Jocelyn Davis about her journey going from corporate life to being an inspirational author and speaker. And here is Jocelyn’s timeless advice: Never underestimate the power of your kind words. Take and give credit freely, and know that you have a lot to offer.
And make sure you pick up a copy of Jocelyn’s latest book, INSUBORDINATE: 12 New Archetypes for Women Who Lead, which presents twelve timeless female archetypes reimagined and refreshed — reminding us that we can all be fantastic leaders regardless of which archetype we might be.
Regenerative Futures
This week Marc Buckley joins Brett for a fireside chat on the role regenerative techniques hold for the future of the planet. As a member of the World Economic Forum and the UN advisory panel, trained by Al Gore on climate response, Marc has a big role globally in policy setting for the emerging future. But Marc also emphasizes the role that each of us have in creating a sustainable world
Marc has been involved in Climate Activism for a long time and would love to show you how to run faster than climate change by being an impactful and exponential human being. One of the first to be trained by Al Gore as a Climate Speaker he has made getting through the Climate Crisis towards Resilient Desirable Futures his life’s work.
As an Advocate for the SDG’s, Regenerative Futurist, Member of the Expert Network for the World Economic Forum for Innovation, Climate Change, Agriculture, Food, and Beverages, Global Food Reformist, and Sustainable Futurist, Marc’s passions lie in social innovation, systems thinking, and dynamic modeling to solve our global grand challenges.
Marc is on a mission to empower billions of global citizens to live an adaptive lifestyle of health and sustainability within planetary boundaries.
Marc is the host of Inside Ideas https://www.youtube.com/c/InsideIdeas a Video and Audio Podcast produced by OnePoint5 Media and Innovators Magazine. Systemic change is needed to move us on to the right side of history. Marc Buckley talks with the game-changers on a mission to get us there as fast as possible. He takes a deep dive with thought leaders, Innovators, Futurists, and those solving Global Grand challenges. Listen to renowned experts share their insight on topics including sustainability, environmentalism, global food reform, SDG plan to get us to 2030, regenerative practices, systems thinking, critical thinking, innovation, new economic models, and new civilization frameworks. Available on Social media, YouTube, Spotify, iTunes News, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Breaker, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Overcast, and Pocket Casts.
His aim is to reform the agriculture, food, and beverage industry with impactful projects and moonshot companies. For example, he teaches and speaks worldwide on climate change and food reform. Marc has also taught entrepreneurs how to build and grow resilient, sustainable, and profitable businesses.
An insightful interview with Helen Yu, CEO of Tigon Advisory, as we delve into the world of AI risk management. Discover the genesis of enterprise-level AI risk management. We unravel the NIST AI Risk Management Framework's structured approach, and gain insights into its implementation across organizations.
Helen Yu shares her expert insights on AI risk management principles and offers valuable implementation tips.
Bio: Helen Yu is the founder and CEO of Tigon Advisory Corp, Host of CXO Spice and a wall-street journal best-selling author. As an independent Board Director, she brings a unique perspective to the board room, combining deep technology thought leadership, cybersecurity risk management, go-to-market strategy, and customer experience to deliver thoughtful questions and insights that help drive informed decisions. Demonstrated success of leading ambitious companies inspired culture-building, multi-billion dollars revenue growth and profitability through a career that has spanned early-stage startups, pre-IPOs to Fortune 500 enterprises including Oracle, Adobe and Marketo. Helen Managed over 100 million dollars of P&L at global scale. As an executive with over 20 years of experience, she has been guiding organizations through digital transformation, strategic planning, cybersecurity risk management and go-to-market optimization.
Digital transformation is now one of the main drivers of business growth. One guy who knows this all to well is Mike Lillis, Chief Commercial Officer at Storm Technology. Ronan recently got to speak to mike.
Mike talks about his background, what Storm Technology does, AI, the cloud and more.
More about Mike Lillis:
With over 20 years of experience in the technology industry, Mike drives business growth through customer-focused digital transformation and relationship management.
He joined Storm Technology in 2012 and has worked his way up from delivery to the leadership team, contributing to top-level strategic decisions for the business, spearheading commercial success and championing business through growth.
An avid contributor to the sporting community, Mike coaches GAA and soccer with this love of team sports reflected in his focus on fostering a culture of community, collaboration and achievement.
This is an ethos that he applies to his interactions with the wider Microsoft community in Ireland, through his role as President of the Irish Chapter of the International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners (IAMCP), an association that helps companies and individuals in the Microsoft eco-system broaden their base by building relationships within the Partner community.
In a world where everything is software-driven, how do we best harness the power of technology for the greater good? In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Barb chat with Caitlin Long, Founder and CEO of Custodia Bank, a crypto-focused bank that acts as a bridge between traditional finance and digital assets. As someone who has long been recognized as the torchbearer for the federal regulation of digital assets, how does she feel about the current state of crypto in the U.S. compared to the rest of the world? And what’s next for Custodia Bank?
“For an industry with such complex regulations, what really matters? Are we truly regulating the right things?”
Efi Pylarinou interviews Vedang Vatsa
Reflections from a Star Web3 community builder #web3 #defi #DAO #jobs #tech #innovation
Description: In this episode, host Efi Pylarinou interviews Vedang Vatsa, a Web3 community builder (this is only for Simon) Digital Communities are core to Web3 and Vedang Vatsa is walking the talk. In the this video we discuss the key factors for DeFi's success, Vedang`s community-building initiatives, insights into the Web3 job market and specifically working for a DAO , and his excitement about Web3's potential.
Bio: Vedang Vatsa works as a Fractional CMO for Web3 companies. He has a Technology training and he has earlier worked as a Consultant in the Digital space for KPMG. He runs a forum of global Web3 professionals and one of the largest global job boards for Web3 jobs. He also organizes frequently, well-attended Twitter Spaces forums on Web3. https://www.linkedin.com/in/vedangvatsa Personal website: vedangvats.com Org website: hashtagweb3.org
Over the years recruitment has changed and hiring is now seen by some as a science. One person who considers hiring as a science is Colm O’Cuinneain the General Manager of EMEA for Greenhouse Software and he sat down for a chat with Ronan.
Colm talks about his background, what Greenhouse Software does, AI and more.
More about Colm:
His passion is building high growth businesses and leading teams to great results by always doing the right thing by our customers and our teams. His team’s create close partnership with customer’s, looking to understand their challenges and investigate how our solutions can best solve them.
His main purpose is to make a positive contribution to the transformation and career development of the individuals I work with. This is his true north as a leader.
Over the years recruitment has changed and hiring is now seen by some as a science. One person who considers hiring as a science is Colm O’Cuinneain the General Manager of EMEA for Greenhouse Software and he sat down for a chat with Ronan.
Colm talks about his background, what Greenhouse Software does, AI and more.
More about Colm:
His passion is building high growth businesses and leading teams to great results by always doing the right thing by our customers and our teams. His team’s create close partnership with customer’s, looking to understand their challenges and investigate how our solutions can best solve them.
His main purpose is to make a positive contribution to the transformation and career development of the individuals I work with. This is his true north as a leader.
Hacking the Future
In this week's TF episode we get into the world where venture capital and futurism collide, with hacker, inventor and technology futurist Pablos Holman. Whether it's working on early crypto, 3D printing tech, spaceships with Blue Origin, or early Tesla engineering, Pablos has been involved in putting together some of the most leading edge technology deals on the planet. This week he joins BK and Miss Metaverse to talk how VCs and investors view emerging tech in AI, Climate and Genetics to name a few. Buckle up!
Pablos is a hacker, inventor and technology futurist with a unique ability to distill complex technology into practical tools. Always building the future, his projects include cryptocurrency in the 1990s; AI for stock market trading; building spaceships at Blue Origin for Jeff Bezos; the world’s smallest PC and 3D printers at Makerbot. Pablos helped start the Intellectual Ventures Lab for Nathan Myhrvold to support a wide range of invention projects, including a brain surgery tool; a machine to suppress hurricanes; a nuclear reactor powered by nuclear waste; and a machine that can shoot mosquitoes out of the sky with lasers - part of an impact invention effort to eradicate malaria with Bill Gates. A member of the most prolific team of inventors in the United States, Pablos has over 70 patents.
A world-renowned expert in 3D Printing, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Robotics, Automated Manufacturing, & Cryptocurrency, Pablos has contributed to visions for the future of urban transportation, entertainment, education, energy, manufacturing, health care, food delivery, sensor networks, payment systems & cloud computing.
With a unique ability to articulate practical solutions and visions for the future of technology, Pablos is often invited to speak at conferences about innovation, invention, hacking, technology & cyber security. He has spoken at Stanford, the United Nations, the World Economic Forum at Davos, the Microsoft CEO Summit, The FORTUNE CEO Summit, the CIA, Google Zeitgeist, The Milken Global Conference, and to many of the top tech companies and conferences in the world. His TED Talks have over 30 million views.
Currently, Pablos is a venture capitalist at Deep Future backing mad scientists, rogue inventors, crazy hackers & maverick entrepreneurs who are implementing science fiction, solving big problems and helping our species become better ancestors.
Hacking the Future
In this week's TF episode we get into the world where venture capital and futurism collide, with hacker, inventor and technology futurist Pablos Holman. Whether it's working on early crypto, 3D printing tech, spaceships with Blue Origin, or early Tesla engineering, Pablos has been involved in putting together some of the most leading edge technology deals on the planet. This week he joins BK and Miss Metaverse to talk how VCs and investors view emerging tech in AI, Climate and Genetics to name a few. Buckle up!
Pablos is a hacker, inventor and technology futurist with a unique ability to distill complex technology into practical tools. Always building the future, his projects include cryptocurrency in the 1990s; AI for stock market trading; building spaceships at Blue Origin for Jeff Bezos; the world’s smallest PC and 3D printers at Makerbot. Pablos helped start the Intellectual Ventures Lab for Nathan Myhrvold to support a wide range of invention projects, including a brain surgery tool; a machine to suppress hurricanes; a nuclear reactor powered by nuclear waste; and a machine that can shoot mosquitoes out of the sky with lasers - part of an impact invention effort to eradicate malaria with Bill Gates. A member of the most prolific team of inventors in the United States, Pablos has over 70 patents.
A world-renowned expert in 3D Printing, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Robotics, Automated Manufacturing, & Cryptocurrency, Pablos has contributed to visions for the future of urban transportation, entertainment, education, energy, manufacturing, health care, food delivery, sensor networks, payment systems & cloud computing.
With a unique ability to articulate practical solutions and visions for the future of technology, Pablos is often invited to speak at conferences about innovation, invention, hacking, technology & cyber security. He has spoken at Stanford, the United Nations, the World Economic Forum at Davos, the Microsoft CEO Summit, The FORTUNE CEO Summit, the CIA, Google Zeitgeist, The Milken Global Conference, and to many of the top tech companies and conferences in the world. His TED Talks have over 30 million views.
Currently, Pablos is a venture capitalist at Deep Future backing mad scientists, rogue inventors, crazy hackers & maverick entrepreneurs who are implementing science fiction, solving big problems and helping our species become better ancestors.
In this episode, host Efi Pylarinou interviews Dr. Peter Evans, Chief Strategy Officer of McFadyen Digital, about the rise of a new innovative business model in the digital economy – The Circular Platform model.
Dr. Evans recently spoke at the annual Digital Economy Conference of the research academy that Alibaba founded 5 yrs ago. Listen to his fresh insights around the potential of SuperApps to lead this emerging Circular Platform model, but also our discussion about which other players could grab this opportunity. Dr. Evans emphasises the importance of collaboration between various stakeholders, including banks, fintechs, and big tech companies, to create scalable and efficient Circular marketplaces.
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Dr. Peter C. Evans https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-c-evans-phd-217b8/is Chief Strategy Officer at McFadyen Digital. Peter been at the forefront of identifying and articulating significant new trends, including the rise of experience platforms. He is the co-chair of the MIT Platform Strategy Summit and the NTWRK Summit in Barcelona, Spain. He is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations and served on the board of the National Association for Business Economics. He is the Lead Instructor at Caltech Executive Education, a visiting instructor teaching platform strategy for three years at Dartmouth College, and a Faculty at the Fast Future Executive Program.
LLMs (Large Language Models) are currently the most important and hottest research direction in the field of Natural Language Processing inspired by ChatGPT. One person with a special interest in LLM’s is Chenyang Lyu a PhD student in AI at DCU.
Ronan talks to Chenyang about his background, his research on LLM’s, the positive attention he has received on Github and Twitter, ChatGPT and more.
More about Chenyang’s research:
We have developed a novel multi-modal LLMs model that seamlessly integrates multiple modalities including text, image, video, audio into LLMs. This project has attracted significant attention on Github with over 1000 stars.
We have also received more than 200000 views and discussions on Twitter within the NLP community. Our project is a joint effort between myself and Longyue Wang, a DCU graduate, at Tencent AI Lab.
Not a day goes by when we don’t hear something about artificial intelligence (AI). From deploying generative AI in the newsroom to using AI to help improve sustainability, there is no shortage of energy and buzz around the emerging technology. When we come to think of it, AI is, and has been, all around us. From the moment we pick up our smartphone and authenticate via thumbprint or facial recognition, check our emails and news feeds, to navigating traffic and boarding, our day-to-day experience is already greatly shaped by AI. In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Tim Lebel, VP and Head of Spend Products at SAP Concur, on how organizations can drive towards a data-driven and intelligent future in spend management with AI.
Online payment is one of the latest activities to be transformed by smartphone technology, as more and more consumers opt for the convenience of their mobile device to complete transactions.
According to a Statista survey from December 2021, 33 percent of respondents said they purchased via the mobile channel every day or week. Donal McGuinnes CEO Prommt believes that smartphone technology still has a greater role to play in business transactions, particularly where risky over-the-phone solutions are being employed.
Ronan talks to Donal about Revolut, how smartphones have changed the way we think about payment, payments over the phone, open banking and more.
More about Donal McGuiness:
Serial entrepreneur Donal McGuinness is CEO of Prommt. He studied Computer Science at DCU and Telecommunications Engineering at DIT and spent the early years of his career in the telecommunications industry.
His experience in mobile payments dates to 1999 when he founded his first mobile payments company, ItsMobile. Donal was also a Non-Executive Director of the Irish Internet Association from 2009 to 2011 and a movie distribution business from 2002 to 2020.
In 2016 Donal joined a silicon valley startup in the identity verification space called Danal inc, where he set up and grew the global business outside of the USA as General Manager of EMEA until 2019 when the business was acquired by Boku Inc for $112 million USD.
Donal joined Prommt as CEO in 2019. He is an innovator and is passionate about payment innovation.
This Thursday the 17th of August, Patch, the youth accelerator supported by Stripe, NDRC, and Dogpatch Labs has its latest demo day. To find out more about this Ronan recently sat down with Jack O'Regan Kenny, the Managing Director of Patch. Jack talks about his background, what Patch does, the current Patch program, AI, Patch demo day and more.
About Patch:
Patch is a 7-week summer accelerator programme for 16-21-year-olds. The non-profit programme is supported by Stripe, NDRC, and Dogpatch Labs, and is dedicated to providing an environment that nurtures innovation, social entrepreneurship, and creativity for Ireland’s brightest young adults. It also provides them with the guidance and leadership required to take their ideas to the next level.
Recently Ronan got to chat with Kunal Anand the CISO/ CTO at Imperva, a leading provider of data and application security solutions with Database Security, Web Application Firewall, DDoS Protection, Bot Protection.
Kunal talks about his background, innovation, short term disruption, AI, empathy, transhumanism and more.
More about Kunal Anand:
Kunal Anand is the is the CISO/ CTO at Imperva and also the co-founder and CTO of Prevoty, a next-generation web application security platform. Prior to that, he was the Director of Technology at the BBC Worldwide, overseeing engineering and operations across the company’s global Digital Entertainment and Gaming initiatives.
Kunal also has several years of experience leading security, data and engineering at Gravity, MySpace and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. His work has been featured in Wired Magazine and Fast Company. He continues to develop the patented security technologies that power Prevoty’s core products.
This week on The Futurists we get to engage with one of the world's foremost experts in hydrology, the study of Water, and the relationship of water to emerging climate change. Gleick is considered one of the world's foremost experts in the arena, and while things look bleak in the medium term, we get solidly into the long future of water and the tools at our disposal for water mitigation and geo-engineering. We also check out Peter's latest book the Three Ages of WaterBIO - https://www.gleick.com/#about
In this episode Melanie Boylan chats with Dr Andrew Woods, Founder and CEO of Catagen. They chat about his passion of decarbonisation. His team has found several successful ways to manipulate various methods of technology to reduce carbon. Listen in for his innovative approach.
Point of note, Andrew Woods has recently been selected as one of 24 finalists for this year’s EY Entrepreneur Of The Year awards.
Andrew founded CATAGEN in 2010, successfully spinning it out of Queen’s University Belfast with Professor Roy Douglas CTO. He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a PhD in Automotive Catalysis.
Andrew has built an award winning team whose purpose is to clean and decarbonise the air. From initially providing world-class emissions testing to the automotive sector, the company is now developing advanced testing for heavy duty diesel and industrial catalysts.
This expertise in emissions data and simulation, the development of energy efficient chemical reactor technologies, IP and knowledge has given CATAGEN a vantage point for new net zero technologies. This has led to the development of ClimaHtech – an acceleration system towards decarbonisation using advanced climate technologies. In 2022, CATAGEN successfully received five funding awards from the UK’s Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to develop new technologies in renewable hydrogen production (not electrolysis), e-fuels, carbon capture and compression technologies.
www.catagen.com/climahtech
As we move from one tech cycle to another, so much has changed — yet so much has not. We are still faced with many of the same challenges especially when it comes to caregiving and true inclusion. How do we separate hype from reality — and how do we know what is real and what isn’t? What is the best path forward to ensure companies innovate responsibly and what is the government’s role in a free market economy? In this new episode of One Vision, Theo chat with Mia Shah-Dand (and her ‘research assistant cat’ Han Solo) — CEO of Lighthouse3 and Founder of Women in AI Ethics on her journey from Silicon Valley to the Big Apple, and her mission on bringing new voices from outside the tech bubble to make the invisible visible. Let’s work together to empower more users with the resources necessary to bridge the knowledge divide, so that they too can make the right decisions for themselves. Let’s keep pushing for change: There is power in solidarity.
In this podcast Melanie Boylan speaks with Chris Kelly of EasyGo about how the Irish mindset has shifted over the last few years. We hear how local councils, hotels and workplaces are embracing this change. Listen in for some myth busting chat!
Chris Kelly is a visionary entrepreneur and the co-founder of EasyGo, a cutting-edge transportation technology company based in Kildare. With a passion for sustainable mobility and a deep understanding of the evolving transportation landscape, Chris has been at the forefront of developing innovative solutions to e-mobility challenges for the last eight years.
Chris' journey in e-mobility began with his keen interest in sustainable urban and smart city solutions. He quickly recognised the need for a more efficient and eco-friendly approach to transportation, and together with his co-founders, he launched EasyGo. Under his leadership, EasyGo has become a leading player in the transportation sector, offering seamless and sustainable mobility solutions through its innovative app-based platform.
With a track record of success in developing and implementing disruptive transportation technologies, Chris has become a recognised thought leader in the industry. Beyond his work with EasyGo, Chris is also a sought-after speaker on topics related to sustainable mobility, smart cities, and clean technologies. He is committed to driving positive change in the transportation industry and advocating for environmentally responsible solutions that make a meaningful impact on the world.
In today's Podcast Melanie Boylan welcomes back Tom McCarthy as he brings us up to speed with the latest on Motiv Space Systems work with NASA's upcoming Artemis Project. When they last spoke in 2021, they were chatting about Space Robots and Space Debris!
Tom McCarthy is the Vice President of Business Development and Co-Founder of Motiv Space Systems. In his role, he focuses on developing novel, robust, and reliable motion control and robotic-centric applications for space to support future science and exploration missions. He has more than 25 years of industry experience, including 11 years at JPL as an electronics engineer, designing computing and controls architectures for rovers and robotic systems for extreme environments.
Tom holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering from the University of Notre Dame.
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Since the pandemic in 2020, digital transformation has been adopted by a lot of businesses as remote and hybrid working became the norm. So, how does a business go about doing this? A good example of this is when Dublin-based ALS Identify recently replaced their legacy comms system with a new Rainbow UC system from Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise.
Ronan talks to Taj Ginda, Channel Sales Manager at Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise and Pat Phibbs, General Manager ALS Identity about the steps taken in ALS Identify’s digital transformation..Taj and Pat explain why ALS Identify replaced their legacy comms system and how Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise installed a new Rainbow UC system to replace it.
More about Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise:
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise makes everything connect by delivering technology that works for you.
Their vision is to deliver the customised technology experiences their customers need. Their mission is to make everything connect by delivering digital age networking, communications and cloud solutions with services tailored for their customers business success. In the Cloud. On Premises. Hybrid.
WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?
GUEST: Josh Bernoff
HOSTS: Rob Tercek and Brian Solis
DESCRIPTION:Josh Bernoff’s entire career as an analyst and author has been focused on the future. In this episode The Futurists discuss forecasting: What is the difference between strategic insight and tactical decisions? Why is is so difficult to predict the timing of forecasts? Why organizations have a bias towards the status quo, and why futurists have a bias towards change. Josh explains how summarizing "What It Means" can bring a liberating clarity to forecasts and strategic plans.
Latam #fintech #innovation #AI #invoicing #data #supplychain
in this episode Dr. Efi Pylarinou talks to
Description: Dr. Alejandro Betancourt, an AI academic who has collaborated extensively with AI luminary Andrew Ng and has hands-on Fintech experience, discusses one of Latin America`s leading innovation in data and fintech.
A captivating discussion on electronic invoicing and supply chain finance which is years ahead in Latam.
Closing with an insightful discussion around the mind-shift required to unlock value in financial services and leverage the advancements in training AI models.
Dr. Alejandro Betancourt https://www.linkedin.com/in/alejandrobt/ is a distinguished leader in Artificial Intelligence and Data, with a particularly impactful contribution to the Fintech sector. He earned a Ph.D. in Cognitive Environments and holds degrees in Applied Mathematics, giving him a unique blend of technical expertise and theoretical acumen. As the Chief Data Officer of KLYM, he has been instrumental in shaping the company's data strategy, driving its expansion across Latin America, and paving the way for innovative financial solutions. His work encompasses the full data lifecycle, from acquisition and engineering to insightful application via data science and business intelligence tools.
Beyond his executive role, Dr. Betancourt is deeply involved in the AI community, with collaborations with AI luminary Andrew Ng and over 20 published articles in top-tier journals. Yet, his approach remains grounded and community-oriented. He believes in the power of collaborative effort to advance technology and is keen to explore potential collaborations, creating a synergy that fuels AI innovation and its practical implementation. His vision is to continue unlocking the potential of AI and data systems, paving the way for their transformative impact in the Fintech industry and beyond.
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
Much has been written about AI and the future of work. And there is plenty of hype that resembles more like a comic book than reality. How will this powerful emerging technology impact our day-to-day lives, and is our education system able to equip young people with the skillsets they need to be successful in this future world?
In this episode of One Vision (where Theo meets Theo), Theo chats with Theo Priestley, futurist, keynote speaker, and author of 'The Future Starts Now', on the confluence of web3, artificial intelligence, and metaverse and what will be needed to make virtual communities successful.
One of the issues with launching and maintaining brand campaigns on social media is the URL’s that are used. When shortened customised links are used they can be harder to maintain and manage. With Rebrandly, this is not an issue a their market leading link management platform allows users to brand and shorten custom URLs. Ronan talks to Nataly Rebrandly’s new Chief Growth Officer.
Nataly talks about her background, what Rebrandly does, what makes Rebrandly different and more.
More about Rebrandly:
Rebrandly is the market leading link management platform that allows users to brand and shorten custom URLs. Rebrandly helps companies of all sizes securely manage and measure their link engagement, increase brand awareness, improve conversion rates, and track advanced analytics. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in the US, with offices in Rome and Dublin. Rebrandly serves millions of users and global brands worldwide, including Versace, Toyota, and PayPal.
An Asian Perspective on CBDCs & Cross-border Payments
In this episode Dr. Efi Pylarinou talks to Dr Oriol Caudevilla, an honorary fellow at the Asian Institute of International Financial Law at the University of Hong Kong and a board director at the Global Impact FinTech Forum, about his research on the Digital Yuan and Cross-border payments, and CBDCs in the East.Description: A conversation with Dr Oriol Caudevilla, an important Fintech voice and a CBDC researcher. Dr Oriol Caudevilla is an influential voice in the fintech area. He is an honorary fellow at the Asian Institute of International Financial Law at the University of Hong Kong and a board director at the Global Impact FinTech Forum. He is also a well-known international speaker on central bank digital currencies and blockchain.More information about Oriol and his works are available at his website: www.oriolcaudevilla.com and LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oriolcaudevilla/
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
Jim Rutt solves complex future problems by taking action. When we say complex, we mean very complex!. A pioneer of networked society since 1980, Jim launched the world’s first online community, and later led Network Solutions and the Santa Fe Institute. In this episode of the Futurists, the discussion moves fluidly from theory to practice as Jim explains his Game B initiative with colorful language and fresh insight. Topics include: complexity science, applied artificial intelligence, the importance of the number zero, the failures of governance mechanisms, the doom loop of money-on-money return, and why we need a system that is focused on optimizing human wellbeing within planetary limits.
As clients look to consolidate their assets and relationships, what roles do community banks and credit unions play? Can technology be leveraged in a thoughtful way to help these financial institutions create and extend a broader set of solutions to their communities? When smartphones become wallets, who will be there to help consumers establish good financial habits and attain more secure financial well-being for the long term?
In this week’s One Vision, Theo chats with digital wealth pioneer Margaret Hartigan, on her experience as a financial advisor during the dotcom era to the financial crisis, her journey across the country and the past decade as a startup founder, and on the future of banking and wealth management. If you are curious about the role that fintechs, banks, and big techs will play in wealth management, this is a must-listen episode for you.
On July 11th, leaders gathered at the NATO summit to discuss the most complex and unpredictable security environment since the Cold War.
As Russia launches the first cyberwar we have ever seen, barraging Ukraine and other Eastern European countries with cyberattacks, NATO countries need to work together to root out intruders from allied networks. Initiatives like the US’s Hunt Forward missions are designed to take the fight to the adversary.
Ronan talks to Ross Brewer the CRO of SimSpace about this and more.
Ross talks about his background, what SimSpace does, the WannaCry virus, cyberwar, Hunt Forward Teams and more.
More about SimSpace:
Founded in 2015 by experts from the U.S. Cyber Command and MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory, SimSpace combines the highest-fidelity, military-grade cyber ranges and training content with unique user and adversary emulation techniques.
By providing team and individual training exercises, attack simulations, mission rehearsals, and product evaluations that leverage its cyber range, the SimSpace Cyber Force Platform delivers quantitative and actionable insights into how an organisation can protect critical assets against cyber threats. SimSpace prepares individuals, teams and leaders for continued success against ever-evolving adversaries.
TITLE:Storytelling SuperpowersHOSTS:Rob Tercek and Brian SolisGUEST:Michael MargolisDESCRIPTION:Michael Margolis, founder and CEO of Storied, is an expert in constructing intentional narratives about the future. The stories Michael tells are not about people but, rather, about products and technology. He has developed a unique approach to navigating digital transformation and change management. This inspiring and provocative episode covers a broad range of topics including the fundamental human need for narrative structure in industry, politics, technology, mass media, machine intelligence, and more. Michael reveals the hidden dynamics of narrative structure that frame our understanding of the world and our shared perception of reality.
Healthcare costs in the U.S. are skyrocketing. According to a recent study, 66.5 percent of all bankruptcies were tied to medical issues — either because of high costs for care or time out of work. Nearly 4 in 10 Americans lack enough money to cover a $400 emergency expense, let alone thousands of dollars of unexpected medical bills. It is no wonder that the majority of Americans are behind on saving for retirement and we are hearing more stories of people that need others to crowdfund their retirement.
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In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Neeraj Mathur, Founder and CEO of Savings Oak, on retirement readiness and his personal mission to innovate for the 99 percent, so that they too can have a chance to invest and secure their future.
On June 27th, FOSI hosted its annual European Forum at the Google Safety Engineering Center in Dublin, Ireland. This event, titled “Regulating and Innovating Online Safety,” featured top representatives across industry, government, academia, and the charity sector as they debated the implications of current and pending global legislation, best practices surrounding AI, digital wellbeing, and more. One of the speakers was Matt Soeth, Head of Trust & Safety at Spectrum Labs AI and I spoke to him.
Matt Spoke to me about what he did at TikTok, his panel discussion at FOSI, AI and more.
More about Matt Soeth, Head of Trust & Safety at Spectrum Labs AI:
- Matt serves as Head of Trust & Safety at Spectrum Labs AI content moderation tech company
- Launched #TSCollective with 700+ executives from leading tech cos addressing T&S issues.
- Advisor, All Tech is Human for Responsible Tech.
- Former member, Global Trust & Safety Team @ TikTok
- Co-Founder #ICANHELP where he worked to grow the vision and resources of the nonprofit.
- Co-creator of #Digital4Good, an annual event celebrating tech-savvy social impact youth.
- Former educator for 15 years supporting youth using tech, creating policy and resources for online safety in schools.
AI researcher Monica Anderson guides the Futurists beyond first principles to the zeroth level of science, which is epistemology. Monica argues that science suffers from a kind of cognitive dissonance, replying upon a reductionist approach instead of holistic principles. In this episode, Monica explains why: AI alignment is trivial; malevolent behavior must be intentionally programmed; all problem-solving methodologies break down into two categories; complex problems differ from complicated problems; small syntax models outperform large language models; AI may be more impartial than a jury in court; AI will be required for licensed professions; home-schooled AI will be trained on your home computer; and a lot more.
In this episode Dr. Efi Pylarinou talks to Rainy Gill, VP of Marketing at efinancialcareers about the inaugural 2023 report on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)A discussion on the essential strategies and key best practices outlined in the inaugural Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Report 2023, published incollaboration between eFinancialCareers and The Cee-Suite, a leadingdiversity equity and inclusion (DEI) consultancy.
https://www.efinancialcareers.com
Rainy Gill https://www.linkedin.com/in/rainygill/ is the VP of Marketing at eFinancialCareers and is atraditionally trained marketer having graduated with both BA and Master’sdegree in Marketing. Rainy also holds over 20 years of marketing experiencewithin various industries including 14 years in the Financial Servicespublishing industry, where she was Head of Product Marketing for the FinancialRisk Management and Trading Technology division at Incisive Media. Rainy’srecent role saw her leading the European marketing function for the Consultingdivision of Kantar.
Rainy is passionate about supporting diversity, equality and inclusionprograms.
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
What is the responsibility of the financial services industry — and as a society — when it comes to sustainability? With almost $40 trillion in assets under management, is sustainable investing truly as green as we are led to believe?
In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Hannah Duncan — the candid and powerful blogger of the year — on green gap and using technology for good. We are not all powerless, and we can do something to help change the trajectory of the future of the planet. After all, what’s more important than safeguarding our home? It’s beyond time to re-calibrate our risks and be the voice of the voiceless. It is our collective responsibility.
EY Ireland recently announced the launch of its Managed Cyber Security Service, specifically tailored to support Irish SMEs and other businesses to defend against cyber security threats and attacks. The new EY offering is designed to help reduce the cost and expertise barriers preventing many organisations from addressing their urgent cyber security needs.
I talk to Puneet Kukreja, EY Ireland Cyber Lead about the human element, Cyber hygiene, the elastic perimeter, understanding risk, two eggs in a basket, assumed breech mindset, secure landing zone and native cloud.
More about Puneet Kukreja:
Puneet has 25 years’ plus experience in cybersecurity having worked in specialist cyber roles for a range of different organisations in the APAC region including National Australia Bank, the Victorian regional government of Australia, and Deloitte APAC before joining EY Ireland last year.
Much has been written about the myriad of payment methods for consumers in the past few years. But not enough has been done to help them manage the increasingly complex landscape of bill pay. Enter Cushion, a fintech company that acts as a one-stop shop for recurring expenses, giving consumers more visibility and control over their bills, including Buy Now, Pay Later. In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Barb chat with Paul Kesserwani, Founder and CEO of Cushion, on building new payment rails, fundraising, complexity of building a BNPL aggregator, and the future of AI and automation.
Recording artist Imogen Heap incorporates advanced technology in her music and live performances. On this episode of The Futurists, Imogen describes her creative process and explains how she improvises with emerging techn to achieve spontaneous artistic breakthroughs in composition, collaboration and live shows, including her digital twin “Mogen”, an AI-personality. Topics discussed in this episode: haptics, generative AI music, the future of live interaction and participatory media, procrastination and inspiration, geolocating songs, blockchain for music metadata, how fans and artists can collaborate with artificial intelligence.
More about the hosts
Robert Tercek is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, and educator focused on the process of dematerialization and innovation. In his professional capacity, Mr. Tercek is a seasoned business executive with deep expertise in digital media and internet services. He is a prolific creator of interactive programs and products. He has designed and launched successful consumer experiences on every digital platform, including digital television, game consoles, broadband Internet, and mobile networks. In 2021, Mr. Tercek was recognized as the Humanitarian of the Year by the Media Excellence Awards for his leadership in designing and launching COVID SMART™, an interactive training program designed to keep workers safe on the job during the pandemic.
Brett King is a world-renowned entrepreneur, futurist, speaker, international bestselling author, and media personality. China’s President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in his 2018 national address; the same book that was listed as a Top 10 non-fiction book in North America. In 2019 his book Bank 4.0 was awarded the Top Book by a Foreign Author in Russia for that year.
In this episode Dr. Efi Pylarinou talks to Peter Healey, CEO of efinancialcareers about the comprehensive report on Compensation in Financial Services.
Gain firsthand knowledge of Compensation in Financial Services, in an exclusive interview with the CEO of efinancialcareers. We delve into the depths of this year's most comprehensive report, unearthing insights (some surprising) and key highlights. From revenue-generating roles to the impact of automation on job security, we leave no stone unturned. Discover how compensation has weathered the challenges of 2023, the shifting dynamics between culture and pay, and the truth behind the Buy side myth.
Financial Services Compensation Deep dive: In conversation with the CEO of efinancialcareers Gain firsthand knowledge of Compensation in Financial Services, in an exclusive interview with the CEO of efinancialcareers. We delve into the depths of this year's most comprehensive report, unearthing insights (some surprising) and key highlights. From revenue-generating roles to the impact of automation on job security, we leave no stone unturned. Discover how compensation has weathered the challenges of 2023, the shifting dynamics between culture and pay, and the truth behind the Buy side myth. Pete Healey https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-hea... is the CEO of eFinancialCareers, he has been with the company since 2016 where he joined as VP of Sales. Pete has 20 years experience in the digital recruitment space, previously Pete was Sales Director for European tech platform The IT Job Board which became Dice Europe following its acquisition by DHi. Pete is also a Board advisor to Get Optimal and Autometry, both in the digital talent space.
Pete is very passionate about the role financial services can play to help addressing equality through better access to opportunities.
In this podcast Melanie Boylan spoke with Janinder Jain after they met at Dublin Tech Summit about Tech Mahindra. They have architected a comprehensive strategy to position itself as the world's leading blockchain company and sustained have huge growth.
Listen in to learn more about them.
In 2022 Ireland’s Data Protection Commission applied fines of over €1bn. Data protection and security has steadily risen in importance and for good reason, but the advent of wide scale hybrid and remote working has shone a spotlight on the risks associated with this practice and the considerations Irish businesses need to think about to minimise data loss or breaches.
With Stanford University finding through its research last month that approximately 88 percent of all data breaches are caused by employee error, there are several ways organisations can alleviate the negative impact of human error, which is still very much the driving force behind an overwhelming majority of cybersecurity problems.
One person who knows a lot about the security risks posed by wide scale hybrid and remote working is Gary Corley, Head of Cyber Services at Ergo, Ireland’s largest privately owned IT services company.
Gary talks to Ronan about the lockdown, the cloud, the human factor, AI and more.
More about Gary Corley:
Gary is a cybersecurity expert with over 26 years industry experience, currently Head of Cyber Services at Ergo. Prior to joining Ergo, he worked as Country Manager of Evros New Zealand, a company that provided high skilled IT and security services to clients around the globe.
We caught up with Canadian serial entrepreneur Doug Milburn, who has turned his love of physics into creating real world solutions for buildings, and in particular the challenges of solar energy generation for windows, while also ensuring that buildings are pleasant, healthy and happy places to work. Doug speaks clearly and effectively to explain the technologies they have created and the benefits for both those who live and work in them, as well as those who build and manage them.
More About Doug Milburn
As a long-time entrepreneur and innovator, Dr. Doug Milburn thrives on solving problems. For more than 35 years, he has brought his vision and passion to
manufacturing, engineering, software development and process engineering. Throughout his leadership, Dr. Milburn has aimed to create great workplaces by shaping a company’s success through corporate values and ethical guidelines.
Born and raised in Nova Scotia, Canada, Dr. Milburn earned his undergraduate and Master’s degree in physics at Mount Allison University, before finishing his studies with a PhD in mechanical engineering at the University of Waterloo. In 1995, Dr. Milburn and his wife Michelle co-founded Advanced Glazings, which developed and manufactures SOLERA light diffusing glass, which enables architects to create beautifully daylighted buildings that are incredibly energy efficient
In 2001, Dr. Milburn co-founded Protocase with Steve Lilley. Protocase helps engineers, innovators and scientists accelerate their project timelines by manufacturing custom metal enclosures and parts in 2-3 days, with no minimum order requirements. Lilley and Dr. Milburn took the entrepreneurial leap once more in 2014, with the start of 45Drives. As a new enterprise company, 45Drives helps companies manage and scale their data-storage needs with ultra-large storage servers and clusters that are powerful, flexible and affordable.
Advanced Glazings Links:
https://www.advancedglazings.com/
https://www.instagram.com/advancedglazingsltd/
https://twitter.com/Solera_Daylight
https://www.linkedin.com/in/advanced-glazings-ltd-848b4625/?originalSubdomain=ca
https://www.facebook.com/AdvancedGlazingsltd
https://www.pinterest.ca/advancedglazings/
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This week on The Futurists we are joined by renowned journalist and a true renaissance man, Monty Munford. Monty has appeared on the BBC, written for Forbes, The Telegraph and contributed to TechCrunch, Mashable, Fast Company, Huffington Post, Wired, MIT Technology Review, The Independent, The Guardian, Financial Times, and The Times of India. He explains why he's had to become a futurist to do his day job better, and why tech continues to be so disruptive to our social order.
More about the hosts
Robert Tercek is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, and educator focused on the process of dematerialization and innovation. In his professional capacity, Mr. Tercek is a seasoned business executive with deep expertise in digital media and internet services. He is a prolific creator of interactive programs and products. He has designed and launched successful consumer experiences on every digital platform, including digital television, game consoles, broadband Internet, and mobile networks. In 2021, Mr. Tercek was recognized as the Humanitarian of the Year by the Media Excellence Awards for his leadership in designing and launching COVID SMART™, an interactive training program designed to keep workers safe on the job during the pandemic.
Brett King is a world-renowned entrepreneur, futurist, speaker, international bestselling author, and media personality. China’s President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in his 2018 national address; the same book that was listed as a Top 10 non-fiction book in North America. In 2019 his book Bank 4.0 was awarded the Top Book by a Foreign Author in Russia for that year.
Expanding the concept of Wealth based on the principles developed by a successful ex- Wealth advisor, Jennifer Wines.
Jennifer Wines https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferwines/ worked at some of the top private wealth management institutions in the world, namely Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Fidelity. She earned her Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School in Boston and her Certified Private Wealth Advisor designation from Booth Business School in Chicago. While at Fidelity, she developed a proof of concept and prototype for an enterprise solution, which was advanced into incubation.
Her strong background with words and numbers, paired with her entrepreneurial spirit make her a trusted voice on the topic of redefining wealth.
Recently named one of the Top 100 Women of the Future, Jennifer is a certified private wealth advisor who founded Invisible Wealth, which provides future-forward, consultancy services. Invisible Wealth, the book, is now available through all major retailers. Publisher: Wiley.
Book by Wiley: Invisible Wealth
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
While the metaverse and web3 are receiving less airtime compared to the likes of generative AI, the ecosystem is still thriving and rapidly evolving — especially after the Vision Pro announcement by Apple. But what exactly is the metaverse, beyond the hype, and why do we care?
In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Chris Duffey, author of Decoding Metaverse, on the intersection of AI and creativity, the core principles of the metaverse, and the impact of such powerful technology on jobs and future of work. According to Chris, we are on the verge of the most significant expansion of societal and business potential in the history of humanity. So hang tight, and stay on for the ride!
On this weeks show hosts Brett King, Katie King and Brian Solis are joined by the dynamic duo of Robert Scoble and Brian Roemmele, both highly regarded futurists as we dive into the implications of Apple’s Vision Pro. What it means for computing, experiences and what the experience of wearing the VisionPro is like. We discuss the breakthroughs Apple had to make to get this far, and what likely comes next
More about the hosts
Robert Tercek is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, and educator focused on the process of dematerialization and innovation. In his professional capacity, Mr. Tercek is a seasoned business executive with deep expertise in digital media and internet services. He is a prolific creator of interactive programs and products. He has designed and launched successful consumer experiences on every digital platform, including digital television, game consoles, broadband Internet, and mobile networks. In 2021, Mr. Tercek was recognized as the Humanitarian of the Year by the Media Excellence Awards for his leadership in designing and launching COVID SMART™, an interactive training program designed to keep workers safe on the job during the pandemic.
Brett King is a world-renowned entrepreneur, futurist, speaker, international bestselling author, and media personality. China’s President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in his 2018 national address; the same book that was listed as a Top 10 non-fiction book in North America. In 2019 his book Bank 4.0 was awarded the Top Book by a Foreign Author in Russia for that year.
Exploring the Possibilities of Wearables for Payments
In this captivating conversation, I am joined by David Birch as we delve into the emerging world of wearables for payments. From discussing the technological evolution of the chips to the possibilities in everyday life, in entertainment, and the fashion industry. David Birch - website - https://dgwbirch.com/David G. W. Birch https://www.linkedin.com/in/dgwbirch/ is an author, advisor and commentator on digital financial services. He is an international keynote speaker and recognised thought leader in digital identity and digital money.
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
While much has changed in fintech, we can all agree that more still needs to be done. As we pull back the curtain and reflect upon the fintech journey, what are the things we are most proud of? What are the most pressing matters waiting to be solved? Do we know who we are building for and why? In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Jas Shah, a fintech lifer and founder, on open banking, super apps, embedded finance, and AI. Not to worry — we will still need humans in the loop. And while you are at it, don’t forget to subscribe to Jas’ newsletter, Fintech R&R.
A crypto consultant, James Bowater, Founder & Editor-at-Large of Crypto AM and a finance/tech/Bitcoin investor, Bundeep Singh Rangar, CEO Fineqia have come together to support His Eminence Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche, a world renowned Tibetan Buddhist Monk who is building the Universal Peace Sanctuary at a world UNESCO heritage site in Nepal. Ronan talks to His Eminence Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche.
His Eminence talks about his background, his Universal Peace Sanctuary, the true purpose of your life, his Hollywood peace gala, nuclear war, AI, Nepal and more.
More about His Eminence Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche:
From his birth in the foothills of the Himalayas, His Eminence Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche was recognized as a holy child. He began training as a spiritual leader at the age of four. After attending university in Varanasi, Rinpoche has been spreading peace across North America, Asia, and Europe.
As a lineage master and teacher, His Eminence Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche guides those who wish to live fully and freely in the moment. Rinpoche’s teachings show us how to actualize our innate potential and breathe with joy and ease.
His Eminence has founded meditation and teaching centers in the United States, including Buddhafield, the Center for Enlightenment in Millerton, New York. In Asia, He founded Wencheng Gongzhu International Foundation in Hong Kong (China), and its branches in Taiwan (China) and Malaysia.
His Eminence is the abbot of Shyalpa Monastery and Nunnery in Kathmandu, Nepal, where over 150 monks and nuns are in residence, receiving spiritual and secular education. His charitable organizations include the Bhrikuti Himalayan Foundation and the Himalayan Children’s Fund, which support humanitarian and philanthropic activities in the Himalayan region.
Embracing the Future: Apple Vision Pro & the New World of Augmented Reality
apple #VR #AR #VisionPro #metaverse
Description: An open discussion, following the introduction of Apple Vision Pro, on the advancements in these technologies.
Dr. Martha Boeckenfeld's energy and passion for innovation and customer-centricity are contagious. From being the CEO of Kleinwort Benson and spending 20 yrs in insurance and banking, she is now the founder of Marthaverse and the Dean & Partner of the Metaverse Academy in Switzerland.
Dr. Martha Boeckenfeld - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-martha...
MarthaVerse: https://www.spatial.io/s/MarthaVerse-64025c5a7776f525558f58cd?share=1173226691664552099-
Metaverse Academy - https://www.metaverse-academy.ch/
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
The Hosts Show LiveThis week on the Futurists our four hosts, Brett King, Robert Tercek, Katie King, and Brian Solis join a live stream with a bunch of listeners and at least one surprise guest to get into the first year of our world beating podcast. We discuss our favorite guests, what we learned and some of the recurring themes. A fantastic look back at a phenomenal year on The Futurists.
More about the hosts
Robert Tercek is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, and educator focused on the process of dematerialization and innovation. In his professional capacity, Mr. Tercek is a seasoned business executive with deep expertise in digital media and internet services. He is a prolific creator of interactive programs and products. He has designed and launched successful consumer experiences on every digital platform, including digital television, game consoles, broadband Internet, and mobile networks. In 2021, Mr. Tercek was recognized as the Humanitarian of the Year by the Media Excellence Awards for his leadership in designing and launching COVID SMART™, an interactive training program designed to keep workers safe on the job during the pandemic.
Brett King is a world-renowned entrepreneur, futurist, speaker, international bestselling author, and media personality. China’s President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in his 2018 national address; the same book that was listed as a Top 10 non-fiction book in North America. In 2019 his book Bank 4.0 was awarded the Top Book by a Foreign Author in Russia for that year.
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
AI is becoming a crucial part of our personal and professional lives. With increased adoption, the need to address data bias and privacy is more urgent than ever. In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Laura Kornhauser and Deniz Johnson from Stratyfy, on their journey from bias detection and mitigation, to driving greater financial inclusion and mitigating risks for financial institutions. There is always going to be bias in the data. The question is not so much so if the data is biased; but more so on how it is biased. It is not a set and done deal, according to Laura. Increasingly, regulators will require more transparency on how decisions are made by algorithms, control on how such such powerful technologies will be utilized — and ultimately, how individuals and small businesses will be impacted. Innovate responsibly: Do not run fast and break things.
Kickstarting Zombie Sci-Fi
On this weeks futurist we have the return of New York Times Bestselling Author, Kevin J Anderson. In this week’s episode Kevin takes on a journey as to how technology has dramatically changed his connection with his readers for the publication of new books, including multiple very successful Kickstarter campaigns. We talk writing for the Dune and Start Wars Universes, and dive into Dan Shambles, the detective every zombie needs.
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Robert Tercek is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, and educator focused on the process of dematerialization and innovation. In his professional capacity, Mr. Tercek is a seasoned business executive with deep expertise in digital media and internet services. He is a prolific creator of interactive programs and products. He has designed and launched successful consumer experiences on every digital platform, including digital television, game consoles, broadband Internet, and mobile networks. In 2021, Mr. Tercek was recognized as the Humanitarian of the Year by the Media Excellence Awards for his leadership in designing and launching COVID SMART™, an interactive training program designed to keep workers safe on the job during the pandemic.
Brett King is a world-renowned entrepreneur, futurist, speaker, international bestselling author, and media personality. China’s President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in his 2018 national address; the same book that was listed as a Top 10 non-fiction book in North America. In 2019 his book Bank 4.0 was awarded the Top Book by a Foreign Author in Russia for that year.
Have you ever wondered how Irish businesses have been growing and scaling even over the last few years? Ireland has some remarkable supports in place and simply not enough people know about them. In this podcast Melanie Boylan spoke with Oliver Daniels, Platform 94 and Brenda Dooley, Axis Consulting about how their journey into growth has been made possible in the West of Ireland.
Melanie spoke with them after their part in the panel at Dublin Tech Summit #DTS23. Have a listen and see if its time you tapped this fabulous resource.
We caught up with Eric Waisanen to discuss a range of interesting and relevant issues around Web 3.0 and his role as a tokenisation expert, drawing on his background and economic philosophy.
-How Archway is solving one of the biggest problems in crypto that not enough people are talking about: stakeholder remuneration
-Unpacking the value capture engine; all the ways in which Archway is basically the anti-Fat Protocol thesis approach
-How allowing devs to capture the value they create ultimately creates a scalable, sustainable model that will be the only thing that wins/works over time
-How this solution ultimately paves the way for mainstream adoption-Why users should consider "Am I involved in a single cycle chain"
Eric Bio:
Eric Waisanen is Tokenomics Lead at Phi Labs, a core contributor to Archway,the value capture chain. With an academic background in economic philosophy, Eric has found his niche applying advanced game theory and economic modeling to build customizable and battle-tested token economies for many types of Web3 projects. Eric also co-founded Astrovault and has served as consultant for token projects such as ALTER, Amulet, Data Vault, Kelepar.Links for Eric, Phi, Archway:https://philabs.xyz
https://archway.io
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericwaisanenTwitter: https://twitter.com/EricWaisanen
Archway is an incentivized L1 blockchain that allows developers to capture the value their dapps, create, enabling sustainable economic models.
At a time when cybersecurity is a growing concern for Irish businesses, Centripetal have taken the decision to open its European Cyber Intelligence Centre of Excellence in Galway, from where it will aim to address cybersecurity opportunities in the UK and Ireland. Ronan talks to David Silke, CMO of Centripetal.
David talks about his background, what Centripetal does, AI, why they are based in Galway and education.
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According to the International Trade Administration, the cybersecurity market in Ireland is thriving, valued at €280 million. However, cybercriminals continue to retain the upper hand. Grant Thornton Ireland reports that the cost of cybercrime in Ireland exceeded €9.6 billion in 2020. With the opening of Centripetal’s European Cyber Intelligence Centre of Excellence, the company will bring its innovative, patented technologies to the European market to protect organisations from every known cyberthreat, which will also in turn bring 50 cybersecurity jobs to Ireland, and work to democratise access to technology positions away from the large tech centres in the UK.
Have you ever wondered how to make the most of your team and their skillset? In this podcast Melanie Boylan spoke to Arnaud Collery of Humanava.com about how he has helped many companies and individuals take a look within themselves. This way it's helping them utilise what they already have at their disposal and ultimately help the company to perform better and much more holistically.
Arnaud shares his story from stand-up comedian to humanitarian and how every journey, no matter how long and winding can still bring you to a place of joy and true fulfilment. This passionate rendition from a powerful story teller is as inciteful as it is florid. Listen in to learn more.
In this episode Melanie Boylan sat down with Barry Scannell at Dublin Tech Summit (#DTS23) who is one of the foremost experts in Ireland on issues relating to artificial intelligence (AI), particularly regarding copyright, currently researching a PhD on the subject. He currently sits on the Law Society of Ireland’s IP & Technology Committee.
Barry speaks about the 3 interwoven regulations that are being worked on in the AI space and how it's likely to impact SME's to corporates in the near future. Will we need to add to our workspace with a more specialist skillset? How will your business be impacted by AI? Listen in for tips!
In this podcast, Melanie Boylan spoke with Angelika Sharygina at Dublin Tech Summit #DTS23 about her journey to where she is today and how she is advocating for those who currently have no voice. This very impressive ambassador comes from a lifetime of experience and has a breadth of compassion for those going through the same journey as she did. Angelika doesn't want to idly stand by and hope some one does something to help others, so she took the initiative and has brought a whole community of movers and shakers together and by the end of 2023 hopes to bring a product (as yet undisclosed but watch this space) that will help bring so much of this misinformation to an end and highlight the power of critical thinking to the next generation and beyond.
Listen to their conversation today and feel freshly inspired.
In this episode of Onevision Arun and Max chat with Abdalla Amjalli and Dimitrios Chatzianagnostou from Outlier Ventures. Outlier ventures are one of the most versatile web3 investors. They also run several incubation and acceleration efforts to help web3 startups. Abdalla and Dimi describe the role of the firm in this space and how they help founders get the basics right while launching their web3 startup.
Rapid inflation is seeing consumers and merchants turn to alternative payment solutions such as open banking. Prommt is an Irish-born payments platform that enables businesses to request, collect, and track remote and over-the-phone payments. The company recently completed a €1.5 million euro Series A funding round. Ronan talks to Donal McGuinness, the CEO at Prommt.
Donal talks about his background, what Prommt does, fraud, cash, open banking and more.
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Serial entrepreneur Donal McGuinness is CEO of Prommt. He studied Computer Science at DCU and Telecommunications Engineering at DIT and spent the early years of his career in the telecommunications industry. His experience in mobile payments dates to 1999 when he founded his first mobile payments company, ItsMobile. Donal was also a Non-Executive Director of the Irish Internet Association from 2009 to 2011 and a movie distribution business from 2002 to 2020.
In 2016 Donal joined a silicon valley startup in the identity verification space called Danal inc, where he set up and grew the global business outside of the USA as General Manager of EMEA until 2019 when the business was acquired by Boku Inc for $112 million USD. Donal joined Prommt as CEO in 2019. He is an innovator and is passionate about payment innovation.
With the chair of the newly formed community-driven World Metaverse Council, we discuss all things Metaverse.
What is the Metaverse right now, what is the vision and its challenges? Dr. Jane Thomason is the Inaugural Chair of the World Metaverse Council and a globally recognized thought leader on Metaverse. She holds distinguished roles on the editorial boards of “The Journal of Metaverse” and “Frontiers in Blockchain” and is an Industry Associate at University College London, Centre for Blockchain. She is the author of “Blockchain for Global Social Change,” “Applied Ethics in a Digital World,” and “Advancements in the New World of Web 3: A Look Toward the Decentralized Future” in press (2023). Dr. Jane is frequently invited to deconstruct the Metaverse and explain how this growing industry will impact the future. Dr. Jane was named as one of “8 Metaverse experts to follow,” “top 100 women in Web 3 and Metaverse,” and “Top 25 Women in Fintech and Blockchain, MENA” and was featured by CNN in their series on the Metaverse “Decoding the Secrets of the Metaverse.” She was recently honored by AIBC Eurasia as “Web 3 Leader of the Year.”
Legendary sci fi author, astrophysicist, and NASA advisor David Brin rejoins the Futurists for a special first anniversary show. Topics include: Wall Street’s insatiable AIs, Karl Marx and capitalism, the magic of competition, Hollywood tropes, self-preventing prophecies, the flaw in Asimov’s laws of robotics and hope for a positive sum game.
Robert TercekFounder of The Futurists Network
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we caught up with Smári McCarthy, founder of Ecosophy to learn more about his plans to use data to help companies aiming to better understand climate change and factor it into their planning and operations. He is also involved in numerous other freedom of data initiatives and Is also a member of the Icelandic Parliament too. See more about Ecosophy here https://medium.com/ecosophy. We were invited to Iceland by Business Iceland to learn more about innovation, sustainability and diversity in the country.
Smári McCarthy (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsmauːrɪ mahˈkar̥ðɪ]; born 7 February 1984) is an Icelandic-Irish politician, innovator and information activist known for his work relating to direct democracy, transparency and privacy.
McCarthy was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, the son of Kolbrún Óskarsdóttir and Eugene McCarthy. His mother is Icelandic while his father is Irish. At age one, his family moved to England. At age 9, they returned to Iceland, settling in Vestmannaeyjar, a town and archipelago off the south coast. He studied mathematics at the University of Iceland, but left to get involved with the digital fabrication movement.
Definition of Ecosophy
Ecosophy or ecophilosophy (a portmanteau of ecological philosophy) is a philosophy of ecological harmony or equilibrium. The term was coined by the French post-structuralist philosopher and psychoanalyst Félix Guattari and the Norwegian father of deep ecology, Arne Næss.
More about Business Iceland
Business Iceland is a public-private partnership that works to improve the competitiveness of Icelandic companies in foreign markets and to stimulate exports from Iceland through marketing, brand building and export and trade services.
We flew to Iceland via Dublin on IcelandAir as a guest of Business Iceland.
About Icelandair
Icelandair is a leading airline offering flights to, from, via and within Iceland – our hub and home. We provide safe, reliable flights with exceptional service to metropolitan areas on both sides of the Atlantic. Flying domestically within Iceland and to destinations in Greenland, Icelandair is a leading option for Transatlantic travel.
Every day as we navigate from one company to another, consuming one service to the next, we leave behind a long trail of digital exhaust. Do we know how our data travel and where to? Do we truly have control over our data and who can we entrust it with? In this episode of One Vision, Theo welcomes back Joe Toscano, author and international keynote speaker, on data, privacy, and compliance. As for the new tools such as AI chatbots? You can’t control AI hallucinations. But we must proceed with caution and always keep humans in the loop.
We were invited to Iceland by Business Iceland to learn more about innovation, sustainability and diversity in the country. We were delighted to meet and interview their dynamic and energetic Minister of Higher education, Science and Innovation Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir. We cover diversity, innovation, why Iceland has to scale quickly, and how it engages with a global audience and market.
More about Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir
I'm born in Reykjavík 30th November 1990. I was appointed Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation in Iceland in November 2021. Before I was the Minister of Justice in the years 2019-2021 and became the youngest Minister of Justice ever appointed and youngest minister in the history of the Icelandic republic. I've a master's and BA degree from the University of Iceland in law.
At 24 years I was elected the secretary of the Independence Party. The role is one of the three leadership roles in my party. A year later I was elected to parliament and became the chairman of the Judicial Affairs and Education Committee, NATO PA and later chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee and IPU.
We flew to Iceland on Air Iceland as a guest of Business Iceland.
Chatbots are rapidly becoming an essential part of many businesses' customer service strategies. With advances in AI and machine learning, chatbots can now handle a wide range of tasks, from answering simple queries to helping customers make purchases. One business that does not use chatbots is Elio Networks who believes their customers should deal with humans. Ronan talks to David Russell the Chief Executive of Elio Networks.
David talks about what Elio Networks do, chatbots, empathy, AI security issues, the AI open letter and more
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Earlier this year just before launching in Cork, Host Ireland rebranded as Elio Networks. Their goal is to boost business connectivity right across Ireland, and beyond with business broadband that aims higher, connects faster, and performs smarter.
Description: A look at the state ofdigital transformation in the financial services industry through the eyes of tech consultants and software development providers.
Insights shared by Bozhidar Goranchev, an Engineering Manager at Accedia - one of the top IT companies based in Bulgaria, with a global reach spanning more than 20 countries on 5 continents.
Bozhidar Goranchev https://www.linkedin.com/in/bozhidargoranchev/ is an experienced IT professional with a passion for emerging technology. Before joining Accedia, he has worked at Accenture as a Technology Consultant and a Business Analyst on projects in the financial services industry.
He earned his BSc in Business and Management, and his MSc in Management of Information Systems and Digital Innovation at LSE.
Accedia https://accedia.com/
Funding concerns and talent shortages, as well as geopolitical tensions and conflicts, have cast a shadow on our thriving, vibrant industry. Against the backdrop of these challenges and the cost of living crisis, what should we focus on and how do we move forward? Don’t miss this week’s One Vision, where Theo welcomes Raf De Kimpe, CEO of FinTech Week London, back to the show to talk about what to expect at the flagship conference — a meeting of the minds and hours of thoughtful conversations with some of the brightest in the industry. This is the FinTech Conference you’ve been waiting for. And it’s not to be missed!
A Fintech discussion with Openness as a guide with a Fintech entrepreneur, Dr. Ritesh Jain. With insights from the UK market, the Middle East, and India.Ritesh Jain https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritesh/ is a globally recognised Top 10 fintech and payments leader. Awarded a PhD for his work in Open Banking, Payments Innovation, and Financial Inclusion by Portsmouth University, He founded Infynit to humanize credit and credit card experience; in the past led HSBC as COO Digital, led Future of Payments for VISA, introduced apple pay to the market. A fellow at the University of London & the founding member of the fintech centre, Advisor to IIT Kanpur. He is also a G20 GPFI (Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion) member advisor, Policy advocate on emerging tech, financial services, open banking, digital commerce, and central bank digital currency. And he is visiting faculty at leading institutes globally, including Hull and Oxford
A Fintech discussion with Openness as a guide with a Fintech entrepreneur, Dr. Ritesh Jain. With insights from the UK market, the Middle East, and India.Ritesh Jain https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritesh/ is a globally recognised Top 10 fintech and payments leader. Awarded a PhD for his work in Open Banking, Payments Innovation, and Financial Inclusion by Portsmouth University, He founded Infynit to humanize credit and credit card experience; in the past led HSBC as COO Digital, led Future of Payments for VISA, introduced apple pay to the market. A fellow at the University of London & the founding member of the fintech centre, Advisor to IIT Kanpur. He is also a G20 GPFI (Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion) member advisor, Policy advocate on emerging tech, financial services, open banking, digital commerce, and central bank digital currency. And he is visiting faculty at leading institutes globally, including Hull and Oxford
Redesigning Government for a Faster Future
GUEST: Jennifer PahlkaDESCRIPTION:This week The Futurists speak with Jennifer Pahlka, the founder of Code for America. Jennifer served in Barack Obama's White House as the US Deputy Chief Technology Officer where she launched the US Digital Service. In this episode, Jennifer reveals the tactics to surmount the myriad obstacles that thwart government agencies when they seek to deploy digital technology to improve the delivery of services to citizens. JENNIFER’S WEBSITES:Twitter: https://twitter.com/pahlkadot?s=20Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpahlka/Recoding America: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250266774/recodingamericaCode For America: https://codeforamerica.org/people/jennifer-pahlka/
Recoding AmericaWhy Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better
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A bold call to reexamine how our government operates—and sometimes fails to—from President Obama’s former deputy chief technology officer and the founder of Code for America
Just when we most need our government to work—to decarbonize our infrastructure and economy, to help the vulnerable through a pandemic, to defend ourselves against global threats—it is faltering. Government at all levels has limped into the digital age, offering online services that can feel even more cumbersome than the paperwork that preceded them and widening the gap between the policy outcomes we intend and what we get.
But it’s not more money or more tech we need. Government is hamstrung by a rigid, industrial-era culture, in which elites dictate policy from on high, disconnected from and too often disdainful of the details of implementation. Lofty goals morph unrecognizably as they cascade through a complex hierarchy. But there is an approach taking hold that keeps pace with today’s world and reclaims government for the people it is supposed to serve. Jennifer Pahlka shows why we must stop trying to move the government we have today onto new technology and instead consider what it would mean to truly recode American government.
Discussing the complexities of liquidity and settlement in the banking industry with Olaf Ransome, also known as The Bankers' Plumber.
The conversation centers around topics such as settlement coins, CBDCs, and the challenges associated with replacing infrastructure at the settlement layer. Enjoy insights into the current state of the banking industry and the potential future of settlement processes.
Olaf Ransome https://www.linkedin.com/in/bankerspl...Aka the Bankers’ Plumber. Olaf has been in Financial Services for over 35 years. In 2023, his mandates include being an advisor to various start-ups in FinTech banking, a new cross-border wholesale payment systems a Web 3 payments start-up, as well as guiding a company looking to develop software to support Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and an established South African bank take its first steps in new digital assets.Olaf worked with what is now Fnality International in the early stages of their work to create a means of on-chain payment, a synthetic CBDC. Olaf also worked with SDX, SIX Digital Exchange; work on FMI structure, CBDC and Crypto.Olaf has had permanent roles at Salomon Brothers, Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse, in London, Zurich and New York. In his consulting work, Olaf has worked for Nomura, State Street, IBM, Luxoft, First Rand, Sberbank, Julius Baer, Nordea, and Fnality.Olaf has taught on several subjects including Intraday Liquidity Risk Management and Investment Banking Operations. He is also the author of a book on operations: "The Bankers' Plumber's Handbook"
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
Cain Elliott
Head Legal Futurist at Filevine
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Rob Tercek and Brian Solis
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The Future of The Legal Industry
DESCRIPTION:
Society has grown more complex and more polarized. That increases the likelihood of complicated disputes. How is the legal industry evolving to deal with hyperconnected society? Dr. Cain Elliott tells the Futurists how the legal profession is digitizing to move faster and operate more efficiently. But the motivation to change is coming from clients, not from attorneys. Topics: the broken business model of legal services, the political and regulatory barriers to change, the transformative potential of legal tech.
Over the past 30 years IT has digitally transformed the telecoms sector. One person who knows this more than most is Kevin Paige the, Chief Technology Officer for DigitalWell and Ronan got to talk to him,
Kevin talks about his background, what DigitalWell does, his role at DigitalWell, his technology wow moments over the past 30 years and more
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Kevin is responsible for all aspects of DigitalWell ’s Product, Technology Strategy and IT, which includes planning, implementation and operations.
A commercially-orientated career technologist with more than 30 years’ experience in telecoms and IT industries spent building and leading successful campaigns and sponsoring product and technology services innovation. Kevin has a wealth of experience and capability to support DigitalWell ’s clients with their projects and initiatives, having held senior business and technology roles at M247, Manx Telecom, eircom Group, Level 3 Communications, Cable and Wireless, Vodafone UK, Barclays Bank, British Airways and BT.
Kevin has a holistic perspective on technology and how to bring business benefit to the client in a digital transformation era.
How does your childhood impact your money memory? How do you phase into retirement from savings to spending, when the future is full of uncertainty and some people simply don’t earn enough to save enough? In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Sonya chat with Jaime Hopkins, Managing Partner of Wealth Solutions at Carson Group, on financial planning, setting goals, the role of technology in our society, and Jaime’s journey from his first book, Rewirement, to his latest WSJ best seller: Find Your Freedom: Financial Planning for a Life on Purpose.
We love Jaime’s advice: “Don’t compare yourself with the universe. You are enough.”
Last January, the Central Bank of Ireland (CBOI) identified AML/CFT check weaknesses in payment and e-money firms. The CBOI published a 'Dear CEO' letter to payment and electronic money firms outlining supervisory findings and expectations on AML/CFT obligations. The letter's summary by Grant Thornton can be found here. According to the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of Ireland's Central Bank, more than €3 billion of criminal proceeds move through the Irish financial system, as stated in their report "Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Trends in 2020".
According to a report from the Central Bank of Ireland, the number of suspicious transaction reports (STRs) filed by financial institutions in the country has increased steadily in recent years, with a total of 30,000 STRs filed in 2020. The number of suspicious transaction reports (STRs) filed in Ireland has increased from 14,371 in 2015 to 30,000 in 2020, representing more than a two-fold increase in SARs. One company that is helping to beat financial is Salv and Ronan talks to Taavi Tamkivi, their CEO and co-founder.
Taavi talks about his background, what Salv does, applying new regulations, cryptocurrencies, their recent fundraising and more
More about Salv:
Salv is a leading regtech start-up that is helping financial institutions and payment providers in Europe and the UK to meet their AML screening, monitoring, and customer risk assessment needs. Their platform, Bridge, is a collaborative crime-fighting platform that is GDPR-compliant and proven effective against money laundering, Authorised Push Payment fraud, and sanctions evasion. Over 50 financial institutions across 13 countries are already using Salv's products and services to fight financial crime. Salv recently closed a €4m fundraising round with plans in place to expand to further geographies in Europe.
The gold rush for the GitHub’s AI-powered companion for developers, called CoPilot inspired me to explore Microsoft`s vision to bake Copilot into its existing apps and ecosystems, starting with Microsoft Office. I reached out to Derek Snyder, Senior Director at Microsoft, leading the product marketing team for Microsoft Teams to understand better the new Copilot AI assistant that is being gradually rolled out on Microsoft 365.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dereklsny...Microsoft 365 Copilot https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/micro...Derek Snyder is a Senior Director at Microsoft, leading the product marketing team for Microsoft Teams. He has over 15 years of experience in product leadership, spanning B2B and B2C domains across mobile apps, SaaS, and e-commerce. Prior to joining Microsoft, Derek was the Chief Product Officer at Dashlane, a password manager and online security app with over 15 million users worldwide. Prior to that, Derek was the Chief Product Officer at TrackMaven (now part of Skyword), a marketing attribution and analytics SaaS product that helped marketers measure and optimize their campaigns.Derek holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Le Moyne College. He lives in New York City with his wife Emily. In his spare time, he enjoys reading books on economics and technology.
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
Contrarian Futures
Theo Priestley is a Futurist based in Scotland and he's mentored Silicon Valley startups, has written hundreds of articles on AI, IoT, Web3, Metaverse, Fintech and he's the author of "The Future Starts Now" . He has a habit of making some big bets on the future, but also he's not afraid to put out his thoughts on the future as they develop. Priestley is a contrarian at heart though, and his futurist lens comes from the conflict between technological advancements, policy development and human nature. It's not always clear which of these will win out as the future unfolds, and Priestley is not afraid to play off this uncertainty.
Brett King is a world-renowned entrepreneur, futurist, speaker, international bestselling author, and media personality. China’s President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in his 2018 national address; the same book that was listed as a Top 10 non-fiction book in North America. In 2019 his book Bank 4.0 was awarded the Top Book by a Foreign Author in Russia for that year. n and innovation. In his professional capacity, Mr. Tercek is a seasoned business executive with deep expertise in digital media and internet services. He is a prolific creator of interactive programs and products. He has designed and launched successful consumer experiences on every digital platform, including digital television, game consoles, broadband Internet, and mobile networks. In 2021, Mr. Tercek was recognized as the Humanitarian of the Year by the Media Excellence Awards for his leadership in designing and launching COVID SMART™, an interactive training program designed to keep workers safe on the job during the pandemic.
We can’t improve what we cannot measure. With the world changing around us, and with humanity facing one of the biggest challenges of our lifetime — climate change — how can companies be more transparent about their operations and provide more non-financial information about the risks and opportunities they face? And how best can institutional investors incorporate environmental, social, and governance concerns into their investment decision making process? After all, making pledges is one thing; being able to measure and quantify the impact, is another.
In this episode of One Vision, we chat with Richard Peterson, Head of Data and AI / ESG Enterprise Solution Strategy at FIS on the current landscape of ESG reporting and regulations and what the future holds.
Why Coleraine is an ideal place to store your data, insights with Chris Boorman, Prescient Data Centres
About Chris Boorman, Business Development Manager, Prescient Data Centres
Hailing from Coleraine on the Causeway Coast, Chris Boorman, started his career designing leading edge Computer Systems for the Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet Aircraft program with GEC Marconi Avionics in Kent. His England-based career took him to the likes of the City of London where he installed digital communication hardware systems, Netscape Internet Communications in a Sales and Marketing role, and Dublin’s Trinity Technology Group where he built Europe’s first fully online Bank (Enba / First-e), with Sun Microsystems UNIX technology, from IBM’s Data Centre in Dublin. On returning to Northern Ireland he took on a role at BT Northern Ireland where he interfaced with all leading IT companies for BT amongst other functions before starting a business consultancy, working on a range of environmental technology projects. His return to ICT has included working with a number of local technology companies including Atlas Communications, bringing back his great breadth of technical experience in Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Communications and Sustainable Technologies, and is now the Business Development Manager for Prescient Data Centres.
About Prescient Data Centres
Prescient Data Centres, Northern Ireland’s largest purpose-built, sustainably-powered, commercial data centre, is carrier neutral and designed to provide national and international businesses of all sizes with efficient and secure data centre capacity. With ultra-low latency networks to North America and mainland Europe, the £20m, 45,000 square foot Centre provides the ideal platform for organisations that need the ultimate global connectivity solution paired with reliability, security and energy efficiency. Built next to the landing point for the Project Kelvin transatlantic fibre cable that connects Coleraine with Halifax, Nova Scotia, the Centre has capability for expanding customer equipment into six planned data halls, offering significant space for growing companies as well as tailored options for organisations with smaller space requirements.
Visit www.prescientdc.com or follow Prescient Data Centres on Twitter or LinkedIn or contact chris.boorman@prescientdc.com to discuss options for your company or to arrange a tour of the Centre.
The DFINITY Foundation, the Swiss non-profit and major contributor to the Internet Computer blockchain (ICP) has recently launched the Proof of Green (PoG) initiative. The PoG initiative aims to bring transparency and cut greenwashing in the blockchain industry by standardising how blockchains report carbon consumption. The DFINITY Foundation is working on the PoG initiative alongside Carbon Crowd - a climate tech startup developing solutions to decarbonise cloud infrastructure. Ronan talks to Aisling Connolly, a Senior Research Scientist at the DFINITY Foundation.
Aisling talks about her background, what difinity does, their new green initiative, the Metaverse and more.
More about The Proof of Green:
The Proof of Green initiative works by measuring the electricity draw of network devices. The carbon intensity of the electricity used by a device is determined by a number of factors, including the energy source e.g. coal, natural gas, wind, solar, hydroelectric. Once the carbon emissions have been determined and validated, it should be reported to the relevant parties, and made public.
The data must be human and machine readable. Carbon Crowd has developed and launched the world's first, real-time carbon analytics dashboard for a blockchain protocol - this novel tracker was developed for the Internet Computer blockchain. This allows developers, blockchain enthusiasts and enterprises to make informed and educated decisions before choosing to build on or use the Internet Computer blockchain.
Park Place Technologies, the world’s largest global data centre and networking optimisation firm, is building on Cork’s status as a budding European tech hub by continuing to make notable strides within the local Cork community, since opening their new flagship 24,500 sq ft EMEA Support and Operation Centre in Blarney Business Park, in June last year. Ronan talks to Kieran Collins Senior Director, Global Support Centre Park Place Technologies.
Kieran talks about his background, what Park Place Technologies, does sustainability, the pandemic, and their growth in Ireland.
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Park Place’s continued growth has seen them move offices regularly in Ireland since announcing their arrival in the City of Cork in November 2018, first at Lapps Quay. It is hoped that their new location in Blarney Business Park will accommodate the business growth and serve them well for years to come. Since the launch of Park Place’s new EMEA Support and Operations Centre in June, the Blarney Business Park facility, has experienced a 15% growth in headcount as a result of proactive recruitment to help facilitate and accommodate business growth.
This headcount growth has seen recruitment take place across a wide range of business functions, including the addition of a new Customer Success Management (CSM) team, a linguistic customer support team who speak German to support our German customers, field engineers and a number of other managerial and senior roles.
Over the years, the crypto and the web3 industry has suffered from below par user experience and lack the security features that are needed when users hold digital assets. However, that is changing. In this episode of One Vision Arun and Max speak with Ouriel Ohayon, the CEO of Zengo. Zengo is a crypto wallet that uses MPC technology to offer a web2 like frictionless user experience with high levels of security.
Ouriel talks about his reasons for founding Zengo, his journeys with the unique MPC technology and the road forward for the firm and the industry.
A look at Switzerland, Brazil, and China through a Fintech lenseConnecting the dots between the Fintech ecosystems of Brazil, Switzerland, and China, with an experienced Digitalization consultant, Marc Lussy. Culture, regulation, and digitalization in these three different Fintech ecosystems, are a fascinating topic. Marc Lussy based in Switzerland is well-known for his global work with all these ecosystems. We also discuss about WealthTech innovations. Marc Lussy is a consultant to banks and wealth managers on digitization and change management. He also helps startups and growth companies to develop market solutions and create value propositions. He is an expert in investment and private banking and IT and has been leading large-scale projects. He has an extensive network in the financial sector including banks, big techs and startups across several continents with a focus on China, Brazil, Europe, and Middle East. He is also a senior Advisor to F10 the top Swiss accelerator (now rebranded Tenity). Marc Lussy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marclussy/
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
In conversation with Jillian Godsil - meet Kavita Gupta
Despite tremendous progress in increasing diversity and inclusion throughout various industries, the world of tech and venture capital is still arguably “a man’s world.” In the UK, for example, only 3% of all VC funding goes to female founders, while in the U.S, startups with all-women teams received just 1.9% of all VC funds in 2022.
The underrepresentation of women and marginalized groups has created a significant barrier to entry for aspiring female entrepreneurs and leaders. However, several women within the industry are working to make tech and venture capital more accessible, regardless of gender or appearance.
Enter Kavita Gupta,founder and Managing Partner of Delta Blockchain Fund: an early-stage strategic blockchain fund. With a mission of empowering women and under-represented groups to build sector-defining products, Kavita’s 18 years of investment experience in everything from green energy to cryptocurrency have made her a trailblazer in the industry as well as a valuable voice in the larger conversation.
Tech Infusion
This week on the Futurists we catch up with Fox/CNBC tech commentator Shelly Palmer as we dive into the implications of ever pervasive technology in our lives. Shelly, has been following consumer trends for 2 decades and is a mainstay at events like CES, but he says AI is a different sort of beast. We dive into how technology will augment and change our lives moving forward.
Brett King is a world-renowned entrepreneur, futurist, speaker, international bestselling author, and media personality. China’s President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in his 2018 national address; the same book that was listed as a Top 10 non-fiction book in North America. In 2019 his book Bank 4.0 was awarded the Top Book by a Foreign Author in Russia for that year. n and innovation. In his professional capacity, Mr. Tercek is a seasoned business executive with deep expertise in digital media and internet services. He is a prolific creator of interactive programs and products. He has designed and launched successful consumer experiences on every digital platform, including digital television, game consoles, broadband Internet, and mobile networks. In 2021, Mr. Tercek was recognized as the Humanitarian of the Year by the Media Excellence Awards for his leadership in designing and launching COVID SMART™, an interactive training program designed to keep workers safe on the job during the pandemic.
Clem Chambers, technical innovator, entrepreneur, software expert (especially in gaming for 27 years) and best selling author - talks setting up his first business on a sixpence, hiring runaways, what's wrong with education, why crypto, his fears for young people and The Rocky Horror Show celebrating its 50th anniversary with NFTs
A new 2-way innovation gateway to India
The spotlight is on a new unified Indian Regulatory body - the International Financial Services Centre Authority (IFSCA) at GIFT City. The IFSCA is India`s approach to establishing an attractive Financial Gateway to India for foreign entities - startups, accelerators, and grownup businesses. IFSCA - https://ifsca.gov.in/The discussion is with Joseph Joshy, the Chief Technology Officer at the IFSCA. He is also driving various strategic initiatives focused on building bridges abroad. Joseph Joshy, the Chief Technology Officer at International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA). He is also driving FinTech, Supervisory Technology (SupTech) and other strategic initiatives. Joseph Joshy was part of the Management team that co-founded Reserve Bank Information Technology (ReBIT), the IT Subsidiary of Reserve Bank of India, India’s Central Bank. He is an experienced professional with more than 2+ decades in technology, consulting and delivering transformational technology projects for Government/Regulators and Fortune 100 clients with stints in the US, Canada and Mexico. Joseph Joshy | CTO at the IFSCA Regulatorhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/josephjoshy/
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
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Institutional adoption is critical for web3 as it scales and gains credibility. In this episode of One Vision, Arun and Max talk to Vijay Krishnan, Director of Technology at Consensys. Vijay shares his experiences of becoming an Ethereum miner several years ago, and how that helped him jump into the crypto rabbit hole. Crypto is nothing without its boom and bust cycles and the winters reveal the broken plumbing. Vijay discusses the challenges that the industry faces and what the solutions could be.
Vijay also gives us a glimpse of the products that he is working on at Consensys and how they help institutional adoption for web3 and cryptos.
Hydrogen could be an economically viable addition to electricity supplies if it is converted on reversible power-to-gas systems, finds research from the University of Mannheim Business School.
According to Professor Stefan Reichelstein, Director of the Mannheim Institute for Sustainable Energy Studies, green hydrogen is currently expensive because the turbines that generate electricity from hydrogen can only work one direction.
As such, they are used sparingly to beef up electricity supply when renewable sources produce too little. Reversible systems can generate hydrogen for industrial processes when there is ample electricity and reverse the process when necessary, so will be utilised far more frequently. European companies are leading the charge in developing the technology for reversible power-to-gas systems, and the more these systems are installed, the more production costs will drop, says Professor Reichelstein. Ronan talks to Professor Reichelstein.
Professor Reichelstein talks about his background, why green hydrogen is more expensive, reversible power-to-gas systems and more.
More about Professor Stefan Reichelstein:
Professor Reichelstein is known internationally for his research on the interface of management accounting and economics. Much of his work has addressed issues in cost- and profitability analysis, decentralisation, internal pricing and performance measurement. His research projects have spanned analytical models, empirical work and field studies. Reichelstein’s papers have been published consistently in leading management and economic journals. Insights from his research have been applied by a range of corporations and government agencies. In recent years, Reichelstein has also studied the cost competitiveness of low-carbon energy solutions, with a particular focus on solar PV and carbon capture by fossil fuel power plants.
Garry Connolly is the Founder of Host in Ireland, a strategic global initiative created to increase awareness of the benefits of hosting digital assets in Ireland and Irish companies delivering international data centre projects. A self-proclaimed “stubborn digital optimist,” Garry is a much sought-after keynote speaker, panelist and moderator at global industry events.
Host in Ireland is a global initiative created to increase awareness for how and why digital infrastructure coming from Ireland – with global and Irish companies – plays a unique role around the world. With more than 50 partners across the digital infrastructure ecosystem, Host in Ireland operates under a spirit of “co-opetition”. Market competitors come together in trust to support actions promoting the capabilities of Ireland as a centre of data excellence.
More about Host in Ireland's 2023 Ecosystem Report
Have you ever wondered why Ireland is an intrinsic home to digital infrastructure and Irish companies so successful? Why is talent developed in Ireland so coveted around the world? Where decisions were once made out solely of US headquarters, we now see key heads of influence sit in or come through Ireland more than ever before.Host in Ireland is pleased to announce the launch of the 2023 Ecosystem Report, “Digital Infrastructure: An Irish Export Success”.The 2022 Host in Ireland Ecosystem report introduced the characteristics of the digital infrastructure ecosystem and what it means to be I.R.I.S.H. – Ingenuity, Relentlessness, Integrity, Strength and History. We explained who the companies were and defined cohorts of how they operate within the system. We also shared why companies doing business in and from Ireland have been able to influence the global data centre market.This year we are looking at the ecosystem in action. Why the Irish ecosystem is in such demand on global projects and what are the characteristics of it that make it so transportable. We are also trying to understand why the talent that comes through or from Ireland is so highly sought after and why that makes it one of the most exportable – and successful – elements of the industry.
Is the Future Secure?
This week on The Futurists we get into the future of cybercrime and personal security in the smart world with renowned “security guru” Bruce Schneier. The author of over a dozen books (his latest bestseller being “A Hacker’s Mind”), Lecturer on Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, Congressional advisor and Media personality. Will AI and Quantum kill passwords? How secure will your DNA records be? The answers might surprise you
About Bruce Schneier
Bruce Schneier is an internationally renowned security technologist, called a “security guru” by The Economist. He is the author of over one dozen books—including his latest, A Hacker’s Mind—as well as hundreds of articles, essays, and academic papers. His influential newsletter “Crypto-Gram” and his blog “Schneier on Security” are read by over 250,000 people. He has testified before Congress, is a frequent guest on television and radio, has served on several government committees, and is regularly quoted in the press. Schneier is a fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University; a Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School; a board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and AccessNow; and an Advisory Board Member of the Electronic Privacy Information Center and VerifiedVoting.org. He is the Chief of Security Architecture at Inrupt, Inc.
Brett King is a world-renowned entrepreneur, futurist, speaker, international bestselling author, and media personality. China’s President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in his 2018 national address; the same book that was listed as a Top 10 non-fiction book in North America. In 2019 his book Bank 4.0 was awarded the Top Book by a Foreign Author in Russia for that year. n and innovation. In his professional capacity, Mr. Tercek is a seasoned business executive with deep expertise in digital media and internet services. He is a prolific creator of interactive programs and products. He has designed and launched successful consumer experiences on every digital platform, including digital television, game consoles, broadband Internet, and mobile networks. In 2021, Mr. Tercek was recognized as the Humanitarian of the Year by the Media Excellence Awards for his leadership in designing and launching COVID SMART™, an interactive training program designed to keep workers safe on the job during the pandemic.
“I started out within E Learning by creating a content-based platform which I pursued after deferring my degree at Loughborough University. This venture didn’t work out, but it led to me finding a deep passion for E Learning,” says Jake Lee, founder of the Edtech company Uppercent.
In conversation with Jillian Godsil
The Marketing Institute Ireland recently held the National Digital Conference MII DMX, from brand managers to agencies, from digital specialists to CMO’s, the who’s-who in marketing returned for the 11th year. For the first time in two years it was held in person and the focus was on the hot topic theme of digital transformation. One of the main speakers was Dr Michael Wu a high-profile speaker on AI technology. Ronan attended this years DMX and got to talk to Dr Michael Wu.
Dr Wu talks about the brief evolution of business intelligence, the definition of AI, the misconception of AI, the growth of AI adoption, AI bias and more.
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Dr. Michael Wu is one of the world’s premier authorities on artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), data science, and behavioural economics. He’s currently the Chief AI Strategist at PROS (NYSE: PRO), an AI-powered SaaS provider that helps companies monetise more efficiently in the digital economy. He’s been appointed as a Senior Research Fellow at the Ecole des Ponts Business School for his work in Data Science, and he serves as an advisor and a lecturer for UC Berkeley Extension’s AI programs.
Prior to PROS, Dr Wu was the Chief Scientist at Lithium for a decade, where he focuses on developing predictive and prescriptive algorithms to extract insights from social media big data. His research spans many areas, including customer experience, CRM, online influence, gamification, digital transformation, AI, etc. His R&D won him the recognition as an Influential Leader by CRM Magazine along with Mark Zuckerberg, Marc Benioff and other industry giants.
Dr Wu has served as a DOE fellow at the Los Alamos National Lab conducting research in face recognition and was awarded 4 years of full fellowship under the Computational Science Graduate Fellowship. Prior to industry, Dr Wu received his triple major undergraduate degree in Applied Math, Physics, and Molecular & Cell Biology; and his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley’s Biophysics program, where he uses machine learning to model visual processing within the human brain. Dr Wu believes in knowledge dissemination, and speaks internationally at universities, conferences, and enterprises. His insights have inspired many global enterprises and are made accessible through “The Science of Social,” and “The Science of Social 2”—two easy-reading e-books.
Community banks are an integral part of our society. Yet, in the digital era where we are carrying mini computers in our pocket, many of them have sadly been left behind. In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Tammy Bangs, life-long banker and VP of Sales at PortX, on fintech, open banking, and autonomy. Can we envision a future where banks could control their own tech destiny and would no longer be completely dependent on their core provider to innovate or enable fintech partnerships? Follow Tammy’s timely advice: Don’t just stay on the ranch. Take time to go outside and experience the world.
FictionDescription: Julian Bleeker of the Near Future Laboratory has developed a novel way to forecast: he constructs prototypes, products and artifacts from future scenarios. Then he designs the marketing material, including ad campaigns and brochures and catalogs, to interrogate the wider impact on consumer society and human behavior. These techniques are set forth in Julian’s book, The Manual of Design Fiction: A Practical Guide to Exploring The Near Future.
URL: https://www.nearfuturelaboratory.com/
Brett King is a world-renowned entrepreneur, futurist, speaker, international bestselling author, and media personality. China’s President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in his 2018 national address; the same book that was listed as a Top 10 non-fiction book in North America. In 2019 his book Bank 4.0 was awarded the Top Book by a Foreign Author in Russia for that year. n and innovation. In his professional capacity, Mr. Tercek is a seasoned business executive with deep expertise in digital media and internet services. He is a prolific creator of interactive programs and products. He has designed and launched successful consumer experiences on every digital platform, including digital television, game consoles, broadband Internet, and mobile networks. In 2021, Mr. Tercek was recognized as the Humanitarian of the Year by the Media Excellence Awards for his leadership in designing and launching COVID SMART™, an interactive training program designed to keep workers safe on the job during the pandemic.
Lindsay Aamodt, head of marketing of Upland, was previously a ice skater. Representing one’s country at the highest level requires determination, skill and dedication. Lindsay had all three attributes in abundance when as a young girl she followed her heart into ice skating. She takes these attributes into her professional life.
In conversation with Jillian Godsil
AI has come along way in recent years and is now becoming more and more part of our daily lives. One question people have been asking is about AI ethics and should we trust it? Ronan talks to Dr. Luca Marchesotti AI Architect & Founder of Gemmo AI, who believes in tech for good and the responsible and ethical use of AI.
Dr Marchesotti talks about his background, how Gemmo AI started , What Gemma AI does, the cloud, noisy events, voice recognition and more
More about Dr. Luca Marchesotti and Gemmo AI:
Dr. Luca Marchesotti is the founder and CEO of Gemmo AI, a Dublin-based machine-learning company. As a former senior scientist at Xerox, Luca has a reputation for early breakthroughs in Image Aesthetics and has long been an advocate for technical transformation. Through Gemmo AI, Luca continues to champion this cause.
Gemmo AI strives to be the preferred AI partner for innovative companies seeking action-driven automation. The company's leadership team has successfully overseen numerous R&D projects for Fortune 500 companies, resulting in groundbreaking products and services that have transformed entire industries.
Operating across multiple industries Gemmo AI deploys machine learning models to enable companies to turn their products into smart solutions, particularly within industry 4.0, sustainable food production, and smart environmental monitoring sectors.
Instead of pursuing growth at all cost, the current economic climate has forced fintechs to go back to the drawing board and focus on the fundamentals of building a more sustainable business. From diversifying product offerings to finding ways to lower the cost of customer acquisition and better monetize existing customer base, fintechs need to recalibrate and build a team that is fit for purpose for the next stage of growth.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Arun chat with industry veteran, Jeff Tijssen, Expert Partner and Global Head of FinTech at Bain & Company, on the role that fintechs play and why he is bullish about the future. From closing the gap for the unbanked and underbanked, to optimizing efficiencies in banking, there is still plenty of work that fintechs can do to challenge the status quo. While the current generation of neobanks might not have significantly disrupted the financial services landscape yet — the pace of change has quickened in recent years, and will continue for years to come. Transformation is a journey. For Jeff, there has never been a more exciting time to work in financial services.
Since late last year Insurance providers in the Republic of Ireland have been able to take advantage of some of the latest data innovations of LexisNexis Risk Solutions who have started offering there services here. This helps to ensure that consumers are being priced accurately, fairly and to protect them from fraud risks like ghost broking as the cost of living rises and fraud climbs Ronan talks to Shane McCabe, insurance strategic account manager for LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Shane talks about his background, his role with LexisNexis Risk Solutions in Ireland, the problem of ghost broking and more.
More about Shane McCabe:
Shane McCabe, is the insurance strategic account manager for LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Shane joined LexisNexis Risk Solutions in July 2022 to lead the company’s client engagement efforts in the Irish insurance market.
He brings over 18 years’ experience driving insurance sales, retention, and relationship management across corporate clients and brokers. Shane’s focus is on delivering innovative and proven data enrichment solutions to the insurance market in the Republic of Ireland, to support identity verification, fraud detection, and precise pricing based on a fuller understanding of motor insurance risk.
Chief Futurist for one of the largest consulting practices on the planet, Kasey Lobaugh joins the futurists this week to talk about the building blocks for the worlds of tomorrow. While at Deloitte, Kasey has spearheaded research into the next level of disruptive innovations and technologies that are reshaping business. When talking AI Kasey maintains that this is unlike any other innovation wave we’ve ever faced and that large scale technounemployment is a real possibility.
Brett King is a world-renowned entrepreneur, futurist, speaker, international bestselling author, and media personality. China’s President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in his 2018 national address; the same book that was listed as a Top 10 non-fiction book in North America. In 2019 his book Bank 4.0 was awarded the Top Book by a Foreign Author in Russia for that year.
Robert Tercek is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, and educator focused on the process of dematerialization and innovation. In his professional capacity, Mr. Tercek is a seasoned business executive with deep expertise in digital media and internet services. He is a prolific creator of interactive programs and products. He has designed and launched successful consumer experiences on every digital platform, including digital television, game consoles, broadband Internet, and mobile networks. In 2021, Mr. Tercek was recognized as the Humanitarian of the Year by the Media Excellence Awards for his leadership in designing and launching COVID SMART™, an interactive training program designed to keep workers safe on the job during the pandemic.
One of the biggest predicted trends on the tech industry horizon will be the solidification and maturation of hybrid working. What were initially ‘band-aid’ hybrid working technologies now need to be solidified and made to work for the long term. Hand-in-hand with this will be data risk management, securing user identities, and extending compliance to cater for the hybrid environment. Ronan talks to Paul Conaty, Principal Consultant at mobile and cloud security specialist CWSI.
Paul talks about his background, Microsoft, securing developers environments, the biggest tech trend in 2023 and more.
More about CWSI:
CWSI are one of Europe’s most experienced mobile and cloud security specialists, providing flexibility, security and productivity solutions to the private and public sectors in the UK and Europe. Our purpose is to help organisations thrive, and stay secure, in a mobile world.
CWSI was founded in Ireland in 2010 by Conor Headon, Philip Harrison and Ronan Murphy. The idea for the business was sparked by the launch of the very first iPad and the realisation that few IT teams had the knowledge or skills to get the best from these devices in an enterprise environment.
CWSI originally partnered with MobileIron, one of the first solutions on the market to leverage Apple’s device management APIs to enable enterprise users to maximise the benefits of the smartphone while giving IT teams visibility, control and management of the device.
From this simple initial idea, and a single desk in the corner of the living room, the business has expanded to provide a full suite of enterprise mobility, security and productivity solutions to some of Ireland and the UK’s leading organisations and supported by some of the industries most talented technologists.
Thessy Mehrain, co founder of Liquality.ie, talks about raising $7 million in 2021 and how being a female founder influences her work - most notably in creating a workspace that is rich in diversity. She is also founder of Women of Blockchain in NYC which boasts 3500 members
As we have witnessed again and again, compliance cannot be a check-the-box program. In this episode of One Vision, Arun and Theo chat with Jas Randhawa and Jim Prevot — Founders of StrategyBRIX — on AML & KYC Verification, and how things have evolved from traditional finance to digital assets. What does the future hold for AML and identity in the Metaverse? How do fintechs navigate a rapidly changing regulatory environment and how can we strike a balance between control versus privacy?
The recent 10th World Ocean Summit, a leading annual global event on the marine economy took place in Lisbon, focusing on the theme, "inspiring ocean solutions". I was lucky enough to interview two of the speakers at this years World Ocean Summit and in my second interview I talk to Allan Cannon, CEO of Krucial.
Allan talks about his background, what Krucial does, the new space race, helping clients understand their data and more.
More about Allan Cannon:
Allan Cannon is co-founder and chief executive officer of space technology scale-up Krucial, where he is responsible for business growth and strategy. With a background in complex technology, business development and spacecraft mission design, his mission is to make digital transformation easier for all, anywhere on Earth. Allan is a keen advocate for the next generation of entrepreneurs, engineers, scientists and leaders. He sits on the board of CodeClan, a digital bootcamp accelerator, and is an active member of the Scottish tech ecosystem.
Discussing Digital Finance policies (in the immediate aftermath of the Silicon Valley Bank shutdown) and the Digital Euro, with Dea Markova. Her global experience and her focus on political risk intelligence in digital assets, web3.0, is unique. She provides us with great clarity around the ECB and European Commission`s thinking around the Digital Euro. Dea works in policy and digital finance across Europe and Southeast Asia. She currently heads the Digital Assets and Finance team at Forefront Advisers, an EU and UK political intelligence and analysis firm. Prior, she led advocacy campaigns on the EU crypto-asset regulation from Brussels. Dea returned to Europe having worked for several years at the Monetary Authority of Singapore on FinTech and shared digital infrastructure. Dea began her career with ten years in London. She was Head of Programmes for Innovate Finance, the UK FinTech trade association. Dea holds MSc in Financial Regulation from the London School of Economics and speaks Spanish, Russian, and Bulgarian. Dea Markova MD of ForefrontAdvisers: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dea-markova-00709917/
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
Accelerating Uncertainty
What happens when society is subject to accelerated change? Now we know: uncertainty and widespread panic. March 2023 was the month when the old systems began to collapse and entirely new systems were launched. In one month we experienced a viral run on banks, the launch of AI superpowers, and the exposure of systematic deceit at a major news publisher. In this special edition of The Futurists, co-hosts Brett King and Robert Tercek review current events through the lens of the future. Who profits from uncertainty and confusion? How do the merchants of doubt leverage social and traditional media to undermine faith in conventional norms and governance? Can the trustworthiness of machine learning systems be certified? By whom? Discussion topics include: democracy versus autocracy in a time of rapid change; the business of social inequality; the failure of Silicon Valley Bank; lies and manipulation at Fox News; the false dichotomy of political parties; the inaccuracy of ChatGPT; the advent of robotic corporations in the clouds; why it’s more profitable to break consensus than to build it; and the greater chaos is yet to come.
Brett King is a world-renowned entrepreneur, futurist, speaker, international bestselling author, and media personality. China’s President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in his 2018 national address; the same book that was listed as a Top 10 non-fiction book in North America. In 2019 his book Bank 4.0 was awarded the Top Book by a Foreign Author in Russia for that year.
Robert Tercek is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, and educator focused on the process of dematerialization and innovation. In his professional capacity, Mr. Tercek is a seasoned business executive with deep expertise in digital media and internet services. He is a prolific creator of interactive programs and products. He has designed and launched successful consumer experiences on every digital platform, including digital television, game consoles, broadband Internet, and mobile networks. In 2021, Mr. Tercek was recognized as the Humanitarian of the Year by the Media Excellence Awards for his leadership in designing and launching COVID SMART™, an interactive training program designed to keep workers safe on the job during the pandemic.
Bridget Greenwood, founder of the Bigger Pie and Co-founder of the 200bn.Club talks about the issues facing female founders raising money. Pre Covid in the UK only 3% of VC money went to female only founders and post pandemic that has fallen to 1.5%. Bridget talks about changing that up - for the betterment of all. Your host is Jillian Godsil
In an era of digital finance, what’s old is new again and tricks as old as check fraud have been on the rise in the last few years. What is behind the surge and what should we be on the lookout for?
In this week’s One Vision podcast, Theo chats with Diana Rothfuss, Global Product Marketing and Strategy Manager — Fraud & Financial Crimes at SAS, on fraud trends, convergence of data, ethical AI, and the people factor. Diana also recounted her own journey from banking to technology and analytics, and the importance of using your voice for good. Her advice: Give each other some grace.
The recent 10th World Ocean Summit, a leading annual global event on the marine economy took place in Lisbon, focusing on the theme, "inspiring ocean solutions". I was lucky enough to interview two of the speakers at this years World Ocean Summit and in my first interview I talk to Professor Steve Widdicombe.
Professor Widdicombe talks about his background, technology advancements, having information much more quickly, earthquakes, plankton, new species, making a difference and more.
More about Professor Steve Widdicombe:
Professor Stephen Widdicombe is a marine ecologist who has studied the impacts of humans and climate on marine ecosystems and biodiversity for more than 30 years. His work has substantially increased understanding of the effects of ocean acidification on the marine environment. Professor Widdicombe contributed to the founding of the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON), becoming co-chair of its executive council in 2019.
In 2021 he co-led the development and endorsement of the UN Ocean Decade Programme OARS (Ocean Acidification Research for Sustainability), which aims to provide society with the observational and scientific evidence needed to sustainably identify, monitor, mitigate and adapt to ocean acidification.
We chat with Oisin De Conduin, from Xtremepush about AI and how it can help businesses. Topics we look at include:
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Is it all hype or is there real business value in AI?
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What is it good at, where are the benefits?
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What are the pitfalls or things to watch out for?- How can a business start to take advantage of it?
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Oisin De Conduin is the Director of Engineering at Xtremepush. He has 10+ years of experience in application modernisation, digital transformation, and cloud adoption. He is responsible for bringing innovation, security best practices, and ensuring a high quality of engineering across the platform, which is purpose-built for hyper-personalised omnichannel marketing. A key part of his role is looking at new and emerging technologies (like AI), and seeing how they can help unlock value for Xtremepush's customers.
More about - Xtremepush.com
Xtremepush is an Omnichannel Customer Engagement Platform powered by a built-in CDP. It enables high-velocity companies to build, grow, and retain strong customer relationships through personalised, relevant, and timely communication.
A fluid discussion with a payments veteran around payments. Panagiotis Kriaris shares his takeaways from the World Banking Forum. We talk about top concerns in payments, push & pull payments, and digital wallets. Enjoy the global perspective Panagiotis Kriaris https://www.linkedin.com/in/pkriaris/ is the Commercial Director and Head of Business Development at Unzer. Panagiotis has spent his career in the borderline between business and technology with a leadership background at an international level. Panagiotis brings senior expertise across Financial Services, Banking, Payments, FinTech, Retail and E-Commerce. Innovation, strategy, business development, strategic partnerships and building businesses and products from scratch have been at the center of his work and attention throughout his career. Being a recognized voice in the financial services industry, Panagiotis has contributed to various publications and podcasts and is often invited as a public speaker at events around the globe.
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
India’s Big Ambitions
In this weeks episode of The Futurists we talk to author Gunjan Bagla, a leading figure in India-US trade relationships and commerce. Bagla argues that while China is seen as a massive threat to the US, India is a natural ally of the west having supported outsourcing over the last 4 decades, and being more aligned on policy. But like China, India has big ambitions and will overtake China as the most populous nation this decade. Will that translate into economic growth or does India need infrastructure investment to level up as a global economic powerhouse?
Brett King is a world-renowned entrepreneur, futurist, speaker, international bestselling author, and media personality. China’s President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in his 2018 national address; the same book that was listed as a Top 10 non-fiction book in North America. In 2019 his book Bank 4.0 was awarded the Top Book by a Foreign Author in Russia for that year.
Robert Tercek is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, and educator focused on the process of dematerialization and innovation. In his professional capacity, Mr. Tercek is a seasoned business executive with deep expertise in digital media and internet services. He is a prolific creator of interactive programs and products. He has designed and launched successful consumer experiences on every digital platform, including digital television, game consoles, broadband Internet, and mobile networks. In 2021, Mr. Tercek was recognized as the Humanitarian of the Year by the Media Excellence Awards for his leadership in designing and launching COVID SMART™, an interactive training program designed to keep workers safe on the job during the pandemic.
Ayelen hails from a strong corporate background working for companies such as Bain and Revolut - and is now working in a startup which last year raised $3.5 million. She speaks about the challenges of being a female founder looking to raise money in Web3. Your host is Jillian Godsil
Le Random, a pioneering digital generative art institution, announces its $8 million seed to establish a permanent collection that celebrates the movement’s heritage, tells its story and anticipates its future. Co Founders Zack Taylor and the Funny Guys talk about generative art (how is exists for more than 60 years) as they define generative art as an artist setting up rules from which art is then executed. Your host is Jillian Godsil
What is the future of wallet and how do banks prepare for the digital space race? Join us as we travel back in time with Ronit Ghose from the golden era of London — through Stockholm and Hong Kong to Dubai, crisscrossing stories between traditional finance, decentralization, consumer fintech, and digital assets. What is Ronit’s prediction for the future of the internet and the future of wallet? Will CBDC happen in Europe and the U.S.? Tune in to find out!
According to a report by Zoom in collaboration with FRS Recruitment, jobseekers in the IT sector are predominantly seeking fully remote working conditions, while 80% in the commercial sector prefer hybrid working conditions. Remote or hybrid working models will continue to be the new norm, with options for remote working becoming an increasingly important consideration for candidates when accepting job offers.
In addition to this, according to the Hays Salary & Recruitment Guide 2023, 90% of tech employers plan to hire new staff in the next 12 months, a six-year high, despite economic concerns and skills shortages. Figures published by the Central Statistics Office show that the digital sector employs more than 270,000 people in Ireland. Ronan talks to Brian O hOisin, the founder of Tech Nomads, a new event series, bringing Ireland’s top tech talent face-to-face with the country’s most exciting tech companies, with hundreds of jobs on offer.
Brian talks about his background, Tech Nomads, AI, disruptors, the metaverse, mentorship and more.
More about Brian O hOisin:
Brian is a well known business and tech entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Career Zoo. He is also the CEO of Tech Tribes, the head of innovation at Catalyst Media, the founder of Tech Nomads and is also involved with Dublin Tech Summit.
Will Humanity thrive with the Planet or will the world remain fragmented (amongst us and with nature)? Can Innovation enable us to solve our wicked problems and what mind shift is required? Dr. Mihaela Ulieru brings us into her highly rich world, her passions, and shares glimpses of how platforms can enable holistic decision-making; how we can upgrade our socioeconomic operating system and much more. Stay to the end, to listen to her recite one of her own poems. Dr. Mihaela Ulieru https://www.linkedin.com/in/mihaelaul... is a technology alchemist and an innovator at the edge of the impossible with a solid background as a “rocket scientist” backed by a PhD in robotics and an illustrious academic career. She is founder and President of the IMPACT Institute for the Digital Economy. IMPACT stands for ”Innovation Management and Policy Accelerated with Communication Technologies”- a spinout from her academic research in “eSociety” aiming at policy reforms for the adoption of the latest digital technologies in all areas of society and sectors of the economy. Since her early career she kept inspiring and supporting young entrepreneurs – one of her first MSc students was Garret Camp, co-founder of Uber and StumbleUpon –and she currently advises several startups aiming to put the “Fourth IndustrialRevolution” technologies (AI, Blockchain, IoT) to work to make the world a better place.
Stay to the end, to listen to her recite one of her own poems. Dr. Mihaela Ulieru https://www.linkedin.com/in/mihaelaul... is a technology alchemist and an innovator at the edge of the impossible with a solid background as a “rocket scientist” backed by a PhD in robotics and an illustrious academic career. She is founder and President of the IMPACT Institute for the Digital Economy. IMPACT stands for ”Innovation Management and Policy Accelerated with Communication Technologies”- a spinout from her academic research in “eSociety” aiming at policy reforms for the adoption of the latest digital technologies in all areas of society and sectors of the economy. Since her early career she kept inspiring and supporting young entrepreneurs – one of her first MSc students was Garret Camp, co-founder of Uber and StumbleUpon –and she currently advises several startups aiming to put the “Fourth IndustrialRevolution” technologies (AI, Blockchain, IoT) to work to make the world a better place.
Guest:
Dean Takahashi
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Co-hosts Brett King and Robert Tercek interview journalist Dean Takahashi, who has been covering innovation in the game industry for three decades. Dean gives The Futurists a post-CES roundup of new trends and genres that span a dizzying array of evolving technologies.
Games have expanded beyond a niche category of entertainment to dominate mainstream media. Games now foster new story franchises that attract tens of millions of fans daily. Dean explains how game tech is blurring the boundaries between the classic game industry and other media, such as motion pictures and television series. He tells us why game developers are most likely to lead the way into the metaverse. And he anticipates interoperable game economies where any player can also be a creator of generative worlds that are photorealistic. Topics include: core gamers, casual games, free-to-play, cloud gaming, blockchain games, VR and AR, Roblox, Fortnite, PUBG, digital twins and game communities.
Co-founders of Salsa, Helena and Grace met at a conference before deciding the work together - and talk to the host Jillian Godsil about the challenges and benefits of working as female founders - and raising funds
With all eyes on supply chain at the moment, due to the war in Ukraine, Brexit and the remnants of the pandemic, technology has become very important in logistics. One company that is heavily involved in this is Overhaul, founded in Ireland in 2016. It’s European HQ is in Dundalk, Co. Louth and US headquarters is in Austin, Texas. Ronan talks to David Broe the COO and co-founder of Overhaul.
David talks about his background, what Overhaul does, supply chain resilience, digitisation, Amazon and more.
More about David Broe:
David Broe is the COO and co-founder of Overhaul, the only device and data-agnostic supply chain visibility and security solution, and the global leader in in-transit risk management. David has operated in supply chain tech industry for the last 18 years with experience across general management, finance, and M&A roles for market leaders, including FreightWatch and Sensitech.
Prior to his years in supply chain technology, David worked for Bank of Scotland as a commercial lender. David holds a bachelor’s degree from Trinity College Dublin and master’s degree from University College Dublin.
In today's podcast Melanie Boylan speaks with Ronan Newman about this brand new promotional incentive to bring greater awareness to our skies. Ronan is the man behind the vision and has single handedly brought about this special week of awareness, using all the astronomy groups in Ireland and also by bringing in the libraries throughout the country too.
Learn more about the work involved and save the date for your family and friends and let's educate the next generation.
Learn more about the 100 events on their website: https://www.irishastronomyweek.ie/
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Co-hosts Brett King and Rob Tercek speak with medical futurist Dr Daniel Kraft on the topic of exponential health care. Kraft reports that we’ve entered a decade-long era of rapid innovation that began with the pandemic. Covid-19 accelerated progress in health care from incremental to exponential, including: vaccines derived from messenger RNA, consumerized health care and home diagnostic kits, loosening of regulation to allow telemedicine, and innovation in payments. What’s next: hybrid care, AI medical chatbots, the “mediverse”, advanced sensors, DNA sequencing, the Big Data shift from quantified self to quantified health, advances in wearables, “predictalytics", the advantages of crowdsourcing actionable data, democratization and equity in global health care, medical tricorders, 3D printed medications and foods, “humanized” pigs. Daniel extends an invitation to listeners to visit his event www.NextMed.Health and to access the free resources at www.Digital.Health
Brett King is a world-renowned entrepreneur, futurist, speaker, international bestselling author, and media personality. China’s President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in his 2018 national address; the same book that was listed as a Top 10 non-fiction book in North America. In 2019 his book Bank 4.0 was awarded the Top Book by a Foreign Author in Russia for that year.
Robert Tercek is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, and educator focused on the process of dematerialization and innovation. In his professional capacity, Mr. Tercek is a seasoned business executive with deep expertise in digital media and internet services. He is a prolific creator of interactive programs and products. He has designed and launched successful consumer experiences on every digital platform, including digital television, game consoles, broadband Internet, and mobile networks. In 2021, Mr. Tercek was recognized as the Humanitarian of the Year by the Media Excellence Awards for his leadership in designing and launching COVID SMART™, an interactive training program designed to keep workers safe on the job during the pandemic.
Tammy Khan, co CEO and co Founder of FYEO charts her progress from a strategic communications and philosophy degree, via a family business selling antiques on ebay to co-leading a cyber security firm working with layer one blockchains. She ‘face planted’ into tech she says and loves it. In conversation with Jillian Godsil
Change is not an abstraction. We have the tech at our disposal; what we do need is to make a choice. Do we have the intention to change and do what is needed? And are we doing enough? In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Dr Leda Glyptis, Chief Client Officer at 10x Banking, and author of “Bankers Like Us”, on culture and transformation. Much like Frodo Baggins and the Fellowship of the Ring, you are not alone. As Gandalf the Grey said in the Fellowship of the Ring: “All We Have To Decide Is What To Do With The Time That Is Given To Us.” The book is a call to action: the ball is now in your court.
Sinead Marsh and Carole Gilkes of Service Express talk on the new facility in Dublin and women leadership. Ireland has a thriving technology sector and is regarded as one of Europe’s key tech hubs, with many world-leading names such as IBM, Intel and Oracle having a presence in the country. Establishing the new site leads to increased service coverage for customers and partners of Service Express.
The Covid-19 pandemic hastened digital transformation forcing businesses to usher in remote working, hybrid working whilst facing digital transformation challenges. The Innovation Exchange, a marketplace for innovation aims to help multinational corporate businesses facing digital transformation challenges by connecting them with innovative early-stage tech solution providers with the talent to help them achieve their ambitions. Ronan talks to Conor Carmody, Programme Director of The Innovation Exchange,
Conor talks about his background, his future plans, what the Innovation Exchange does, Covid and more.
More about the Innovation Exchange:
The Innovation Exchange is a multi-year programme that facilitates collaboration between Irish SME’s and large multinationals to boost innovation. It will support over 1,000 companies between 2022-2025. The programme is managed by Furthr (formerly Dublin BIC) in partnership with Skillnet Ireland. The initiative was developed to address the barriers that exist for SMEs engaging with corporates and government.
The Innovation Exchange is designed to offer a complete framework that will enable both SMEs and large corporates to develop a full understanding of the innovation process from ideation through to procurement and will allow for a structured and managed process to connect both parties that will lead to increased business opportunities.
We catch up with Christos Makridis to talk about music, blockchain, Nashville, and how he sees Living Opera as a positive way to help artists and musicians in particular.
Bio:
Christos A. Makridis is a research affiliate at Columbia Business School, Stanford University and the University of Nicosia. He is COO of Living Opera, and CEO/founder of Dainamic, a startup that aims to democratize access to AI for mid and small sized banks. Christos serves as a Research Professor at the W. P. Carey School of Business and Research Affiliate at the Global Security Initiative (both in Arizona State University), an Adjunct Associate Research Scholar at the Chazen Institute in Columbia Business School, a Digital Fellow at the Digital Economy Lab in Stanford University, a Non-resident Fellow at the Institute for Religious Studies at Baylor University, an Adjunct Scholar at the Manhattan Institute, a Senior Adviser at Gallup, a policy adviser, and an entrepreneur. He is the CEO/co-founder of Dainamic, a technology startup working to democratize the use and application of data science and AI techniques for small and mid sized organizations, and CTO/co-founder of Living Opera, a web3 startup working to bridge classical music and blockchain technologies.
Christos previously served on the White House Council of Economic Advisers managing the cybersecurity, technology, and space activities, as a Non-resident Fellow at the Cyber Security Project in the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, as a Digital Fellow at the Initiative at the Digital Economy in the MIT Sloan School of Management, a a Non-resident Research Scientist at Datacamp, and as a Visiting Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
Christos’ primary academic research focuses on labor economics, the digital economy, and personal finance and well-being. He also writes frequently for syndicated outlets in the press and serves on the Council of Advisers for the National Center on Sexual Exploitation.
Christos earned a Bachelor’s in Economics and Minor in Mathematics at Arizona State University, as well a dual Masters and PhDs in Economics and Management Science & Engineering at Stanford University.
About Living Opera
Founded by two opera singers and an economist, Living Opera is a multimedia art-technology company that unites the classical music and blockchain communities to produce transformative content. Living Opera takes a holistic approach to life, work, and education: “living” means “full of life and vigor,” and “opera” means (in Latin) “labor, effort, attention, or work.” Living Opera NFT collections, such as Magic Mozart, are designed to bring the art and tech worlds together by expanding the audience of people who traditionally engage with classical music and fine art.
Jillian Godsil interviews the co founders of EZ 24 Ramen - a new unmanned 24 hour ramen outlet targeted for Oxford, UK, where the principles of Web3 met Korean food experiences. A pop up shop in London this week had queues around the block with people wanting to come and sample the food. Worth Listening to!
The Next Renaissance
Anders Sorman-Nilsson is a Swedish futurist living in Australia, but he believes that humanity is on the cusp of a new renaissance where humanity finds purpose beyond consumption and market profit. He calls out human systems that are coming to a natural conclusion due to this emerging thinking, including the damage that fossil fuel companies and others have done to our ecosystem in the name of profits. Ultimately, Anders is an optimist but he thinks that human behavior and technological leaps and bounds don't necessarily align, but it's navigating the conflict between our long-held traditions, global conflicts, and climate disasters, along with our rapidly advancing technical capabilities that will define humanity for centuries to come. We get deep on this one...
Brett King is a world-renowned entrepreneur, futurist, speaker, international bestselling author, and media personality. China’s President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in his 2018 national address; the same book that was listed as a Top 10 non-fiction book in North America. In 2019 his book Bank 4.0 was awarded the Top Book by a Foreign Author in Russia for that year.
Robert Tercek is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, and educator focused on the process of dematerialization and innovation. In his professional capacity, Mr. Tercek is a seasoned business executive with deep expertise in digital media and internet services. He is a prolific creator of interactive programs and products. He has designed and launched successful consumer experiences on every digital platform, including digital television, game consoles, broadband Internet, and mobile networks. In 2021, Mr. Tercek was recognized as the Humanitarian of the Year by the Media Excellence Awards for his leadership in designing and launching COVID SMART™, an interactive training program designed to keep workers safe on the job during the pandemic.
In a world divided, where it can be challenging to find common ground, can we still lean on each other and learn to trust, especially when times are tough? In this episode of One Vision podcast, Theo chats with Scott Luton, Founder, CEO, and Host of Supply Chain Now podcast, on the magic of supply chain and our lived experiences. As Scott regularly reminds us , that even during the worst of days, we can always find some good news and rays of hope.
As we continue our journey through the year, let’s be intentional in looking for ways to connect and empower others. Just as Scott says at the end of his Supply Chain Now podcasts: “Do Good. Give Forward. Be the Change That’s Needed.”
In the past 30 years the tech industry has had its up’s and downs, and some well known companies are no longer around or they have been bought. So when a a tech company is around for 30 years that is quite a milestone. One such tech company that recently celebrated 30 years in business is Cashbook, also one of Irelands best kept secrets. Ronan talks to Greg Coulter the CEO of Cashbook.
Greg talks about how Cashbook started, their 30 year journey, wanting more Irish clients and more.
More about Cashbook:
Their purpose is to build super intelligent cash management software solutions which maximise the automation of high volume financial transactions. Since 1992, they have been applying a special blend of finance and technology expertise to maximise the automation of high volume financial transactions for large organisations around the globe.
The Cashbook team have a deep understanding of Cash Application, Accounts Payable and Bank Rec functions as well as banking and ERP technologies and processes. Their cash management software technology helps their clients create more intelligent, more automated, more feature rich financial operations. they have led implementations of cash management software solutions in over 25 countries, in a multiplicity of demanding environments, for 100+ global companies and organisations.
We catch up with Siddarth Patil, cofounder of Comdex, and seasoned finch entrepreneur and innovator to learn about their new project and how it can help to solve some key financial sticking points. Siddarth also outlines how you can become part of their upcoming airdrop. He also explains why they chose to base the company in Singapore, and why it is no bad thing to be developing the product during these bear market times.
More about Siddarth Patil
Comdex Co-founder and COO. Before co-founding Comdex, Siddarth’s professional endeavors centered on finance, with working experience in wealth management and investment banking. He began building Comdex in 2018 as a blockchain-based solution to digitize the commodity supply chain industry. Along with the Comdex team, Siddarth launched Comdex chain in 2021 as a DeFi infrastructure layer to power a multi-chain ecosystem.
https://twitter.com/SidP95
https://twitter.com/Harbor_Protocol
https://twitter.com/ComdexOfficial
More aboutComdex
A DeFi infrastructure layer for the Cosmos ecosystem. A layer-1 infrastructure for seamless deployment of DeFi applications in the Cosmos ecosystem, powering DeFi in the multi-chain future. The Comdex chain is built to enable bridging of capital to assets across the DeFi and CeFi ecosystems. A truly decentralized ecosystem of solutions enables limitless access to global liquidity in finance. Comdex aims to deliver a robust infrastructure layer that supports seamless creation and deployment of DeFi applications in the Cosmos ecosystem. The Comdex chain enhances investor’s access to a broad range of assets that help investors diversify and generate yield on their investments.
In this episode, creative technologist Roger Holzberg recounts his personal career journey from the Imagineering studio at the Walt Disney Company, where he devised and built original theme park rides, to his second career as where he applies immersive technology to health care and healing, first at the National Cancer Institute and now as a med tech innovator at Reimagine Well. Roger explains the subtle art of balancing new technologies with real world events and the ever-evolving customer experience. Discussion topics include: designing deep futures, the use case for virtual reality and augmented reality, dealing with animated dolphins, lessons from Walt Disney’s Imagineering, visualization tech in cancer treatment and research, the use of distraction therapy, healthcare by design, teaching the art of world building, turning students in Imagineers, environmental sustainability.
WEB SITE: https://reimaginewell.com/
Brett King is a world-renowned entrepreneur, futurist, speaker, international bestselling author, and media personality. China’s President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in his 2018 national address; the same book that was listed as a Top 10 non-fiction book in North America. In 2019 his book Bank 4.0 was awarded the Top Book by a Foreign Author in Russia for that year.
Robert Tercek is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, and educator focused on the process of dematerialization and innovation. In his professional capacity, Mr. Tercek is a seasoned business executive with deep expertise in digital media and internet services. He is a prolific creator of interactive programs and products. He has designed and launched successful consumer experiences on every digital platform, including digital television, game consoles, broadband Internet, and mobile networks. In 2021, Mr. Tercek was recognized as the Humanitarian of the Year by the Media Excellence Awards for his leadership in designing and launching COVID SMART™, an interactive training program designed to keep workers safe on the job during the pandemic.
A conversation around the collaborative approach that Aidonic, a humanitarian social-impact technology startup, is enabling with specifics from the unfolding crisis in the aftermath of the recent earthquake in the Middle East.
Severiyos Aydin, CEO and founder of AIDONIC, has been exploring new ways to improve last-mile humanitarian aid distribution through digitalization and innovative technology. His aim is to reach more people in need worldwide faster, with lower costs, full transparency, and accountability. Technologies that make this possible are put in the spotlight.
Severiyos Aydin
https://www.linkedin.com/in/severiyos... is a Swiss social entrepreneur, founder and CEO of AIDONIC AG, https://aidonic.io/a social-impact technology startup based in Zug, Switzerland. He is also the founder of ARAMAIC RELIEF International, a non-governmental organization that provides immediate humanitarian help to war victims and displaced families in hostile regions. Severiyos started his business career in physical commodity trading and later turned to humanitarian work with a focus on war-torn regions. He has raised and processed around CHF 4 million in humanitarian aid funding and his work has been recognized regionally and internationally through TV and news reports, speeches, and lectures. In 2017, he started exploring new ways to improve last-mile humanitarian aid distribution through digitalization and innovative technology, and in 2019 founded AIDONIC AG to empower humanitarian organizations to reach more people in need worldwide faster, with lower costs, full transparency, and accountability. AIDONIC AG has won several awards and startup prizes for innovation in technology.
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
Piotr Blazewicz, CEO and co founder of Coin Clash Games, talks about casual skill-based mobile games that can be played for money. In the background, reputation is maintained by recording all details on a blockchain. In addition, the platform is funded by tokens. Holders of those tokens can earn fiat from the revenue from the site. Holders can also vote on the direction of the platform.
How will the future play out? That’s a question that is often asked when it comes to looking at the impact of emerging technology on incumbent industries. Banking is no different. When savings, borrowing, and lending, can be done more efficiently and safely elsewhere, what will (eventually) happen to the banks? And what are some new areas of opportunities that banks should start focusing on?
In this episode of One Vision, we chat with Adi Ben-Ari, Founder and CEO of Applied Blockchain on privacy, security, and efficiency of distributed solutions, how such technology can be applied to solve real-world use cases in the financial services industry, and what still needs to be done.
Setting up a startup can be one of the most hardest things you can do, but doing it during a global pandemic makes it one of the most stressful. Not being able to meet clients face to face, worrying about money and if you can get enough product from your supplier. One person who has done this is Katherine Giovannone the founder of MEsquad Kids which she founded in 2021 at the peak of the global pandemic. Katherine's story is very inspiring and well worth a listen.
Ronan talks to Katherine about her background, what MEsquad Kids does, setting up and running a startup during a pandemic, where MEsquad Kids are going next and more.
More about MEsquad:
MEsquad was founded by eyewear industry professional Katherine Giovannone in 2021 after years of planning. Her mission: Durable, affordable and customisable glasses for all kids. After more than two decades working in the eyewear industry, Katherine acted on her passion by designing an innovative and patented eyeglass hinge that lets kids participate in the eyewear design process without the use of any tools.
Durable: It was very important to Katherine when she was designing the frame that it wouldn't break. Research shows that 90% of all breaks happen right at the hinge, so that's where she started when thinking about reinventing the way glasses were designed. With other products and creations coming in the next few years, Katherine is just getting started.
Affordable: As a daughter of immigrant parents, Katherine was reminded of the struggles growing up. Thankfully she didn't need glasses or braces as a child or teen, but wonders now what her parents would have had to have given up for her to have glasses if she needed them. As a mother now, she recognises that this struggle is real for many people locally and globally with the situation worsening post-pandemic.
Customisable: Katherine patented (US and China) the hinge which requires no tools to put together the frames. This allows for kids to design their own frames. The app on the website allows for you to design the frame and then try it on as you designed it, virtually.
President Vit describes how he decided to form his own country on the bands of the Danube with now numbers three quarters of a million in citizens. In conversation with Jillian Godsil
An intriguing discussion on crypto market making and the crypto shadow banking mechanics, with Anton Golub, a seasoned crypto serial entrepreneur. We also share insights on the latest EU regulation on banks and crypto; the involvement of US banks in crypto, and Dubai, the upcoming global crypto hub.
Anton Golub
https://www.linkedin.com/in/antongolub/
is currently a Strategic Advisor of Pazar, a decentralized OTC marketplace.
Anton founded & served as CEO ofFlovtec, a Swiss market-maker providing liquidity solutions to digital asset exchanges, token issuers & protocols and offering investment products for professional & institutional investors.
He also co-founded Trust Square AG, a pre-eminent blockchain technology hub in Zurich's financial district.
Anton Golub co-founded Lykke Corp, a blockchain-powered exchange to trade all assets with zero fees, where he served as a Chief Science Officer.Prior to Lykke, he worked as a quantitative researcher at Olsen Ltd (successorto Olsen & Associates, founded in 1985), a hedge fund that pioneered the field of high-frequency trading. As a Marie Curie Research Fellow at the Alliance Manchester Business School, Anton worked on high-frequency trading, market microstructure and flash crashes. In 2011, he was invited to participate in the Foresight Project - The Future of Computer Trading in Financial Markets, an international project on algorithmic trading funded by HM Treasury in the UK.Anton has also been involved in several research projects backed by the European Union (EU) and was on the Supervisory Board for the Big Data Finance project funded through Horizon 2020. He has co-authored 13 academic papers and two books.
Linkedin:Apostolos BaranowskiCEO
Core Dynamix Digital Agency Ltd.
https://www.core-dynamix.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/apostolos-baranowski/
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
In the past, innovation in agriculture lagged behind consumer electronics and telecoms. Today, that's changing. As food futurist Tony Hunter explains, food is technology. In this episode, Hunter shares his view of tech-fueled advances in food production and distribution around the world. Topics include: supply chain disruption, new tech for farming, strategies for waste reduction, changes to food supply caused by the pandemic, the distinction between food security and food sovereignty, alternative proteins like lab-grown meat, vertical farming using hydroponics, genomics, microbiome, cellular agriculture, synthetic biology, plant molecular farming, how computing technologies like artificial intelligence accelerate innovation. If you’re interested in the future, then you really must tune into the changes afoot in the food industry. As Tony explains, food and drink are the only absolute non-discretionary items for daily human needs.
WEB SITE
Https://www.FuturistForFood.com
Tony Hunter – Food FuturistLeadership is all about managing change. As the leader of a Food, Beverage or Ag business, you know that technological change in our industry is increasing exponentially. These changes can often be existential threats or they can be turned into major opportunities. In the midst of this disruption, what decisions can you make over the next 1, 3, 5 or 10+ years to ensure the survival of your company?
My FutureCUBED™ method can help your company understand the industry trends and be prepared for the Future of Food. You can help ensure your organisation’s survival in the middle of this disruptive environment. See my Horizon scanning, FutureMind Foresight and Strategic implementation and integration pages for more details.
Brett King is a world-renowned entrepreneur, futurist, speaker, international bestselling author, and media personality. China’s President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in his 2018 national address; the same book that was listed as a Top 10 non-fiction book in North America. In 2019 his book Bank 4.0 was awarded the Top Book by a Foreign Author in Russia for that year.
Robert Tercek is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, and educator focused on the process of dematerialization and innovation. In his professional capacity, Mr. Tercek is a seasoned business executive with deep expertise in digital media and internet services. He is a prolific creator of interactive programs and products. He has designed and launched successful consumer experiences on every digital platform, including digital television, game consoles, broadband Internet, and mobile networks. In 2021, Mr. Tercek was recognized as the Humanitarian of the Year by the Media Excellence Awards for his leadership in designing and launching COVID SMART™, an interactive training program designed to keep workers safe on the job during the pandemic.
Hugo Philion, CEO and co founder of Flare Networks talks about the originals of the blockchain, the go live of the mainnet and the active community - A Blockchain of Data. In conversation with Jillian Godsil
Technology has not only changed the way we live and work, it is also at the forefront of economic growth in America’s heartland. Remote workers and an influx of new investments are slowly transforming the rust belt into zoom towns, each flourishing with innovation from artificial intelligence and robotics to biotech and military tech. In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Rebecca Fannin, journalist, media entrepreneur, and author of Silicon Dragon, Startup Asia, and Tech Titans of China, on tech innovation in the East, local innovation economies in the U.S., and what gives her hope.
As digital transformation becomes more and more part of our daily working lives, AI is now been seen as a key component. AI is working in the background doing mundane tasks allowing workers to do what they do best. AI can make decisions in an instant and also ensures that less errors are made. One company that is using AI to help Member Credit Unions as they embrace digital transformation is Metamo. Ronan talks to Tony Wyley, Head of Lending at Metamo.
Tony talks about his background, what Metamo does, AI, their new Personal Lending Automation System, and more.
More about Metamo:
Metamo has recently launched its new Personal Lending Automation System in Cara Credit Union, with the technology due to be introduced to other Metamo Credit Unions in the months ahead. Utilising leading edge technology, it will analyse insights from the credit union’s past loan data in conjunction with Open Banking, CCR and Standard Underwriting Rules to deliver fast, efficient, and consistent personal loan decisions.
This new and unique loan decisioning system has been developed as credit unions are expanding their member services range to include online and mobile access, payments and SME/Agri facilities, and is expected to increase credit union efficiencies, enhance member experience and facilitate business growth. This new system brings together a range of technologies including Fern Software's Quantum AI Loan Decision Engine, Salesforce's Artificial Intelligence Engine, Einstein, and Plaid's Open Banking API.
The tailored combination of these platforms facilitates the rapid processing of loan applications, by bringing together existing loan application technology, data analysis of a Credit Unions existing loan books, and the financial history of loan applicants, all within the one data set. This allows for the delivery of a new sophisticated loan processing system that surpasses the technology that is used in current loan processing methods across banks and other financial institutions. The automated decisioning service has been purpose built by Metamo in collaboration with its investor credit unions and selected trusted strategic partners.
WealthTech is a huge space that includes technologies serving asset managers, wealth managers and financial advisors. April Rudin, founder and CEO of the global wealth management marketing firm, The Rudin Group, discusses with me, what is exciting and what is frustrating in this sector. We cover personalization, access to private markets and alternative investments and more.
April`s memes are unbeatable.
April Rudin
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprilrudi... the founder and CEO of the global wealth management marketing firm, The Rudin Group https://therudingroup.com/
, which provides bespoke marketing services to some of the world's leading wealth management firms, banks, RIA's family offices and more since 2008. An early industry leader in social media and digital channels, April Rudin has been recognized by Onalytica as the #1 wealth management influencer online.
Her firm regularly provides strategy and execution for global financial services/wealth management clients to sharpen their messaging, bolster their content creation and amplify brand and executive visibility. She is an annual contributor to the Capgemini World Wealth Report, a regular Forbes contributor and speaks globally at wealth management, wealthtech and fintech conferences
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
This week Brian Solis joins Brett in the hosting chair as Srujana Kaddevarmuth from Walmart labs joins the Futurists to delve into the future of in store and online interactions for the retail giant. From future store design, warehouse robotics through to data science and AI, we cover the gamut of possibilities of 21st century commerceBrett KingBestselling Author, Founder, Radio Host
Subscribe and listen to the Futurists Podcast where hosts Brett King and Robert Tercek interview the worlds foremost super-forecasters, thought leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs and futurists building the world of tomorrow. Together we will explore how our world will radically change as AI, bioscience, energy, food and agriculture, computing, the metaverse, the space industry, crypto, resource management, supply chain and climate will reshape our world over the next 100 years. Join us on The Futurists and we will see you in the future!
Brett King is a world-renowned entrepreneur, futurist, speaker, international bestselling author, and media personality. China’s President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in his 2018 national address; the same book that was listed as a Top 10 non-fiction book in North America. In 2019 his book Bank 4.0 was awarded the Top Book by a Foreign Author in Russia for that year.
Robert Tercek is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, and educator focused on the process of dematerialization and innovation. In his professional capacity, Mr. Tercek is a seasoned business executive with deep expertise in digital media and internet services. He is a prolific creator of interactive programs and products. He has designed and launched successful consumer experiences on every digital platform, including digital television, game consoles, broadband Internet, and mobile networks. In 2021, Mr. Tercek was recognized as the Humanitarian of the Year by the Media Excellence Awards for his leadership in designing and launching COVID SMART™, an interactive training program designed to keep workers safe on the job during the pandemic.
As someone who has spent years running tier 1 big banks, Ashok Vaswani is no stranger to the pressure and demands for incumbent banks to evolve with the change of time. While there is always much talk about digital transformation in financial services and the need to update the tech stack with emerging technologies, one thing remains true: technology is an enabler — a means to an end. “What is the problem that you are trying to solve?”
In this episode of One Vision, we chat with Ashok Vaswani, President, Pagaya, on banking, innovation, and what the new year holds. As Ashok said so beautifully: “Fintech and big banks need to work together; the combination between the two is far more powerful than either one going alone.”
In today’s current climate, businesses have become increasingly vulnerable to cyber-attacks, so storing data correctly and safely is paramount. Getvisibility is a Cork-based company that has developed an AI-powered platform which gives organisations visibility, control and understanding of their data. By using technologies to store data correctly, organisations can strengthen their defences, so they don’t fall victim to paying ransomware. Ronan talks to Mark Brosnan, the Co-founder and CEO of Getvisibility.
Mark talks about his background, what Getvisibility does, AI, their recent partnership with SealPath and more.
More about Getvisibility:
Getvisibility discovers, categorises and classifies unstructured data (documents and emails) across an organisation. The platform does this using a two-pronged approach.
Firstly, end users can manually classify documents on creation with the help of an AI agent. This classification is later checked and amended if needed by Getvisibility’s machine learning engine.
Secondly, the software scans legacy documents and emails in the organisation’s environment. Getvisibility also provides risk and compliance assessments as well as enforcing protection on sensitive data.
Stefan Lindström is Finland’s Ambassador to Technology and Digitization with a global mandate to address the issues that arise from the expansion of digital technology into the economy, society and government. Statesmanship today is not limited to trade and defense issues, it now includes cybersecurity and extraterritorial regulation of software platforms. Topics discussed in this episode: the tension between markets and public policy; the implications of the Digital Markets Act, Digital Services Act and other EU regulations; the consequences of META’s $400+ million GDPR fine; the 40X increase in the number of lobbyists for the technology industry; tax avoidance by big tech; the USA’s inability to enact regulation of digital markets; the prospect of a global regulatory alliance; why data is the new plutonium; China’s looming demographic challenge; why the profit motive may be a fundamental flaw in globalized corporations; how converging planetary-scale issues are driving a philosophical shift for humanity.
Subscribe and listen to the Futurists Podcast where hosts Brett King and Robert Tercek interview the worlds foremost super-forecasters, thought leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs and futurists building the world of tomorrow. Together we will explore how our world will radically change as AI, bioscience, energy, food and agriculture, computing, the metaverse, the space industry, crypto, resource management, supply chain and climate will reshape our world over the next 100 years. Join us on The Futurists and we will see you in the future!
Brett King is a world-renowned entrepreneur, futurist, speaker, international bestselling author, and media personality. China’s President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in his 2018 national address; the same book that was listed as a Top 10 non-fiction book in North America. In 2019 his book Bank 4.0 was awarded the Top Book by a Foreign Author in Russia for that year.
Robert Tercek is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, and educator focused on the process of dematerialization and innovation. In his professional capacity, Mr. Tercek is a seasoned business executive with deep expertise in digital media and internet services. He is a prolific creator of interactive programs and products. He has designed and launched successful consumer experiences on every digital platform, including digital television, game consoles, broadband Internet, and mobile networks. In 2021, Mr. Tercek was recognized as the Humanitarian of the Year by the Media Excellence Awards for his leadership in designing and launching COVID SMART™, an interactive training program designed to keep workers safe on the job during the pandemic.
Trying to define the Metaverse is akin to trying to define the internet when the internet wasn’t there. While the technology components such as artificial intelligence and blockchain are not new, convergence of these technologies is novel and still evolving. In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Arun chat with Dr. Martha Boeckenfeld, Dean and Partner of the Metaverse Academy and Strategic Metaverse & Web3 Advisor, on the challenges and opportunities of this future vision of the internet. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Dr. Martha predict the unpredictable future. Hint: It’s all about the community.
Harry Massey is a Bioenergetic expert and speaker, founder of NES Health, CEO of Energy4Life, and Chairman of XPO Health (xpo.health). He has published multiple books and has directed several documentary films – including the award-winning film "The Living Matrix" – to educate and inspire the general public about bioenergetics and bio-informational approaches to health and well-being.
Having overcome serious illness in his youth, Harry founded NES Health in 2002. The company is dedicated to fostering a 21st-century system of healthcare based on the integration of physics and biology. Harry has created several cutting-edge technologies including BioEnergetiX, the world’s first practical clinical system for reading and correcting the body’s energetic field. He continues to innovate cutting-edge technologies that have made him the world’s leader in bioenergetic medicine.
Ronan talks to Harry about his interesting backstory, founding NES Health, how the pandemic impacted NES Health and its clients, his latest start-up https://www.energy4life.com/ and more.
More about Harry Massey:
Harry Massey is an entrepreneur with a very interesting backstory. He spent nearly 10 years suffering from severe chronic fatigue syndrome. His troubles began when he was 21-years-old and was ice climbing on Ben Nevis in Scotland. There he was a few hundred meters up, when he carefully placed his ice pick above himself, made his move and then the ice shattered.
He fell backwards about 30 feet but somehowI managed to get his ice pick to bite into the steep slope, stopping him falling further. However he had landed on his back. Shaken and in pain, he staggered to his feet and as nothing seemed broken, he kept climbing. Harry later learn that he had fractured his spine. He was lucky to be alive, but instead of resting and recovering, he mismanaged his energy. He kept pushing until he had nothing left to give. This resulted in 7 long years been bedridden with severe chronic fatigue syndrome that no Western medical or alternative health practitioner could cure.
Through his own research, he stumbled onto bioenergetics, the study of energy in living systems, and reached out to the late Peter Fraser, a visionary scientific thinker, researcher, and leading professor in the field. Professor Fraser had spent more than 20 years researching and developing remedies to detect and correct energy in the body. He quickly became Professor Fraser’s “guinea pig” testing protocols and treatments.
It took two long years, but thanks to Professor Fraser’s work, he restored his energy and reclaimed his life. What started as a deeply personal journey to regain his energy for life quickly transformed into his life’s mission: to help people learn how to better manage their physical and emotional energy so they can regain their energy for life. After co-founding his first company, NES Health and starting and leading other companies, he launched Energy4Life.
This week on The Futurists our hosts interview Charlie Melcher, the founder of The Future of Storytelling. Charlie recounts the many ways that the ancient practice of storytelling is evolving in an era of immersive and interactive media. He is also a book publisher who uses innovations in printing technology to reinvent the 5000-year-old medium for contemporary audiences and he speculates about the future evolution of the craft of meaning-making.
Web site: Www.thefutureofstorytelling.Org
Subscribe and listen to the Futurists Podcast where hosts Brett King and Robert Tercek interview the worlds foremost super-forecasters, thought leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs and futurists building the world of tomorrow. Together we will explore how our world will radically change as AI, bioscience, energy, food and agriculture, computing, the metaverse, the space industry, crypto, resource management, supply chain and climate will reshape our world over the next 100 years. Join us on The Futurists and we will see you in the future!
Brett King is a world-renowned entrepreneur, futurist, speaker, international bestselling author, and media personality. China’s President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in his 2018 national address; the same book that was listed as a Top 10 non-fiction book in North America. In 2019 his book Bank 4.0 was awarded the Top Book by a Foreign Author in Russia for that year.
Robert Tercek is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, and educator focused on the process of dematerialization and innovation. In his professional capacity, Mr. Tercek is a seasoned business executive with deep expertise in digital media and internet services. He is a prolific creator of interactive programs and products. He has designed and launched successful consumer experiences on every digital platform, including digital television, game consoles, broadband Internet, and mobile networks. In 2021, Mr. Tercek was recognized as the Humanitarian of the Year by the Media Excellence Awards for his leadership in designing and launching COVID SMART™, an interactive training program designed to keep workers safe on the job during the pandemic.
The futures is here and most agree that for the medium term it will include a mix of payment options. The Chairman of the Digital Euro Association. Dr. Jonas Gross shares perspectives on the current focus of the Digital Euro design which is under consideration (not development). Our discussion takes interesting twists and turns.
Dr. Jonas Gross is Chairman of the Digital Euro Association (DEA) and Chief Operating Officer at etonec. Jonas holds a PhD in economics from the University of Bayreuth, Germany. His main fields of interest are central bank digital currencies, stablecoins, cryptocurrencies, and monetary policy. Further, Jonas is co-host of the German podcast "Bitcoin, Fiat, & Rock'n' Roll", external lecturer at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, and member of the expert panel of the European Blockchain Observatory and Forum. Website: www.jonasgross.info
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Arun chat with Mike Dudas, a serial entrepreneur and investor, and the Founder & General Partner of 6MV. 2022 certainly has not been an easy year for the industry. From poor market performance and bankruptcy filings, to a string of hacks and exploits, and most recently, the FTX collapse, trust — along with millions of dollars — was lost in a catastrophic year. Token economy is challenging to figure out; but it also offers opportunities to do things differently if we can clear the roadblocks and learn from the past.
Web3 and crypto, according to Mike, offer a model for greater direct participation, governance and ownership in the app layer of tomorrow’s internet. While we aren’t quite where we need to be yet, there is no better time to build than now.
Eliran Ouzan, CryptoHub
At the start of our conversation, Eliran Ouzan makes two key observations. The first is that when he found Web3 he loved the sense of community, the real ability to be able to connect with a project and moreover react with it.
“Supporters of Web3 projects can make a real difference to the project. Their voice is heard. They can communicate directly with the founders and in some cases vote directly on the direction of the project. This is not possible in Web2. For example, I might think Facebook is awesome but if I hold shares (unless I hold like a lot) I am not going to have any impact on the way the company is run.”
The second observation is that while the technology is tremendous the marketing is not.
“Web3 began as a technically inspired philosophy with the emphasis on the tech. Even after 13 years and the growing momentum, the marketing is still way behind traditional Web2 companies.”
Irish residents are currently facing a cost of living crisis and extremely high inflation. In fact, an Irish Examiner article has stated that 31% of those without a pension say they have delayed starting one due to ongoing inflation. In Ireland, the average household currently saves 20 percent of their income, most of which sits idly in bank accounts. So, how does Irish residents without a pension create a savings nest egg? Well, two months ago Trade Republic, the largest savings platform in Europe launched in Ireland to try and help solve this problem. Ronan talks to Hugo Suidgeest Trade Republic’s country manager for The Netherlands, Finland and Ireland.
Hugo talks about his background, what Traderepublic does, where you put your money, diversifying risk and more
More about Hugo Suidgeest :
Hugo Suidgeest is Country manager at Trade Republic for The Netherlands, Finland and Ireland Trade Republic’s ambition is to be the world's most customer centric investment platform. With more than a million users and 50% of whom never invested before.
Hugo was at Uber for 5 years and was the Principal of UberEats Global Strategy before joining Trade Republic where he was responsible for products generating north of $2bn in annualised revenue.
We caught up with Jayendra Jog, co-founder of Sei, to discuss their formation, and rapid recent growth, as well as their future plans to expand into Asia.
More news about Sei Network
MEXC, the world’s leading crypto asset trading platform, announced a $20M dedicated fund to support the development of key projects on Sei Network, the layer 1 blockchain purpose-built for defi applications, designed to expedite the onboarding of institutional players at scale. This brings Sei’s total funding to over 70m in just over 8 months since inception. So, what’s next?
Sei is currently in testnet, soon to launch mainnet at the end of Q1, and has already captured the imagination and attention of the global traditional finance community, as well as Sei’s burgeoning crypto-native web3 community, with over 300k members
Jay shares information on upcoming events this month in Tokyo with dydx, and other important additional early pillars of Asian expansion coming up this quarter, and tie in Sei’s many news pegs with other key 2023 trends and news in the space.
About Jay Jog
Jay is the co-founder of Sei, the first sector specific L1 blockchain, specialized for trading. He was previously an engineering lead at Robinhood, where he saw the company 10x in employee count and go through major milestones such as the IPO. In 2021, he started building a decentralized Robinhood with his friend, eventually leading to the formation of Sei.
About Sei
Sei serves as the infrastructure for the future financial system to support capital markets, starting with exchanges. As the first Layer 1 specialized for trading, Sei is the fastest chain to finality, optimizing every layer of the stack to give exchanges an unfair advantage. Exchanges are the killer app of crypto, but current Layer 1s hold them back. Most L1s fall into two extremes, general-purpose and app-specific. Sei unlocks a new design space in between as a sector-specific L1. There are currently 100+ teams from Solana, Polkadot, Terra, and NEAR building on top of Sei going into mainnet. The team is backed by Multicoin, Delphi, Tangent, and several MMs like Hudson River Trading, and GSR.
We catch up with Aodhán Fitzgerald, Irish Marine Institute to learn more about the RV Tom Crean, from it's commissioning, to it's construction, and it's positive environmental specifications.
AODHÁN FITZGERALD – RESEARCH VESSEL MANAGER
Aodhán holds a Bachelor of Marine Science (University College Galway), a Masters in Environmental Science (Trinity College Dublin) and a Diploma in Shipping Management (Lloyds Maritime Academy). Aodhán has over 16 years' senior management experience as manager of the RV Celtic Explorer and RV Celtic Voyager, and is the project manager for the design and build of the new RV Tom Crean.
Aodhán has served as Chairperson of the International Research Ship Operators (IRSO) group and is the co-ordinator of the €10 million Horizon 2020 Research Infrastructure project Eurofleets+ (2019-2023).
Aodhán joined the Marine Institute in 2003, initially working in the area of development of marine renewables and was responsible for the establishment of the Galway Bay Marine Renewable Test Site in 2006. Prior to joining the Institute, Aodhán trained as a commercial airline pilot with Aer Lingus and worked as an environmental engineer with Medtronic Galway.
More about the Irish The Marine Institute
The Marine Institute is the State agency responsible for marine research, technology development and innovation in Ireland. The Marine Institute provides government, public agencies and the maritime industry with a range of scientific, advisory and economic development services that inform policy-making, regulation and the sustainable management and growth of Ireland’s marine resources. The Institute undertakes, coordinates and promotes marine research and development, which is essential to achieving a sustainable ocean economy, protecting ecosystems and inspiring a shared understanding of the ocean.
The Marine Institute manages the operations of Ireland’s two marine research vessels, the RV Celtic Explorer and the RV Tom Crean. Commissioned in 2022, the RV Tom Crean is used by the Marine Institute and other State agencies and universities to undertake fisheries research, oceanographic and environmental research, seabed mapping surveys; as well as maintaining and deploying weather buoys, observational infrastructure and Remotely Operated Vehicles.
In 1987, the United Nations Brundtland Commission defined sustainability as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” How far we have come; and how far we have yet to go. In a recent IBM Institute for Business Value study, almost half of CEOs indicate that increasing sustainability is one of the highest priorities for their organization in the next 2 to 3 years. However, despite the enthusiasm, they are encountering significant obstacles, with 57% of CEOs identifying difficulty clearly defining and measuring ROI and economic benefits as one of the greatest challenges to achieving sustainability objectives. In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Andy Barnes, Executive IT Architect and Member of the IBM Academy of Technology, on IBM’s efforts in championing sustainability and responsible computing. Green computing (or Green IT) is an essential enabler in helping organizations meet their sustainability goals. The time to act is now.
In todays podcast Melanie Boylan speaks with Mark Schaefer about his latest book “Belonging to the Brand, Why Community is the last great Marketing Strategy” which only came out on the 9th of January.
We learn about the reasons why Mark felt this should be discussed now and hear of the case studies used. It’s time we embraced our community and tribe properly. Listen in for great tips and find the book at https://businessesgrow.com/
Mark W. Schaefer is a globally-recognized author, keynote speaker, futurist, and business consultant who blogs at {grow} — one of the top five marketing blogs of the world. He teaches graduate marketing classes at Rutgers University and has written nine best-selling books. Mark’s new book Cumulative Advantage: How to Build Momentum for Your Ideas, Business and Life Against All Odds is an essential new path to being seen and heard in a busy world.
His many global clients include Pfizer, Cisco, Dell, Adidas, and the US Air Force. He has been a keynote speaker at prestigious events all over the world including SXSW, Marketing Summit Tokyo, and the Institute for International and European Affairs. Mark has appeared as a guest on media channels such as CNN, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and CBS News.
Targus was founded by 1983 Neil Bruce-Copp in Barnes, London, after he invented the world’s first personal computer carrying case and secured orders from IBM and ICL to fund Targus Group.[2] In 1986, Targus launched its first laptop case, the T3100L, with a 250-unit order from Toshiba.
In 1983 Neil Bruce-Copp invented the the world’s first personal computer carrying case and after securing orders from IBM and ICL, Targus was founded in London. In 1986, Targus launched their first laptop case and since then they have introduced other laptop cases, tablet cases and computer peripherals. To stay relevant in the world of today they are taking actions to become more greener. Ronan talks to Marcus Harvey the Targus Regional Director for Commercial Business across the UK, Ireland and the Nordics, and a key part of their Sustainability Team.
Marcus talks abut his background, Black Friday, sustainability, protection, climate action, working with the UN and more.
More about Marcus Harvey:
Marcus is a senior commercial leader who has a can do attitude, gets things done & is passionate about building a successful business that attracts & retains great talent and creates an environment people feel fulfilled and proud to be a part of.
Proficient as both a General Manager and EMEA Sales Director within large international organisations in the consumer electronics (technology), imaging and packaged goods industries. He has recruited and managed global teams throughout EMEA to deliver exceptional results.
In this episode our resident futurists make bold forecasts for 2023. Joined by Miss Metaverse, Katie King, the trio discuss what to expect in the global economy, defense and military, health care, climate change, extreme weather and the hottest summer in human history. A special focus on Open AI, ChatGPT, DallE2, Microsoft, Stable Diffusion, Metaverse, VR/AR/XR, gaming and media, software automation, artificial intelligence and robotics. Which industries are ripe for disruption? Plus a bold forecast about Elon Musk’s tenure as CEO of Tesla and looming competition from the electric vehicle industry.
Subscribe and listen to the Futurists Podcast where hosts Brett King and Robert Tercek interview the worlds foremost super-forecasters, thought leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs and futurists building the world of tomorrow. Together we will explore how our world will radically change as AI, bioscience, energy, food and agriculture, computing, the metaverse, the space industry, crypto, resource management, supply chain and climate will reshape our world over the next 100 years. Join us on The Futurists and we will see you in the future!
Brett King is a world-renowned entrepreneur, futurist, speaker, international bestselling author, and media personality. China’s President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in his 2018 national address; the same book that was listed as a Top 10 non-fiction book in North America. In 2019 his book Bank 4.0 was awarded the Top Book by a Foreign Author in Russia for that year.
Robert Tercek is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, and educator focused on the process of dematerialization and innovation. In his professional capacity, Mr. Tercek is a seasoned business executive with deep expertise in digital media and internet services. He is a prolific creator of interactive programs and products. He has designed and launched successful consumer experiences on every digital platform, including digital television, game consoles, broadband Internet, and mobile networks. In 2021, Mr. Tercek was recognized as the Humanitarian of the Year by the Media Excellence Awards for his leadership in designing and launching COVID SMART™, an interactive training program designed to keep workers safe on the job during the pandemic.
From the great resignation and quiet quitting to career cushioning and layoffs, we have witnessed a great deal of turbulence in the workplace in 2022. As the culture continues to evolve, how can organizations best support their employee’s expectations for work-life balance and flexibility? And more importantly, how can leaders foster an open, honest, and safe environment that is conducive to innovation and productivity? In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Arun chat with Rashmi Prabhakar, VP Strategy & PMO at Genesis Global, on mental health, workplace culture, and psychological safety.
In this episode we ask one of the OG’s of crypto, Bill Bardhyt, to join us on The Futurists to talk the 2022 crypto collapse, the merits of crypto and blockchain for the future-world, and how crypto, stablecoins, tokens, NFTs and CBDCs will ba battle it out for the emerging monetary rails of the 21st century. We also debate who Satoshi Nakomoto was, why ‘he’ created bitcoin, and what the collapse of FTX and other exchanges mean for the principles of decentralization that the crypto community holds so dear. Follow @billbarhydt & linkedin.com/billbar
Subscribe and listen to the Futurists Podcast where hosts Brett King and Robert Tercek interview the worlds foremost super-forecasters, thought leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs and futurists building the world of tomorrow. Together we will explore how our world will radically change as AI, bioscience, energy, food and agriculture, computing, the metaverse, the space industry, crypto, resource management, supply chain and climate will reshape our world over the next 100 years. Join us on The Futurists and we will see you in the future!
Brett King is a world-renowned entrepreneur, futurist, speaker, international bestselling author, and media personality. China’s President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in his 2018 national address; the same book that was listed as a Top 10 non-fiction book in North America. In 2019 his book Bank 4.0 was awarded the Top Book by a Foreign Author in Russia for that year.
Robert Tercek is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, and educator focused on the process of dematerialization and innovation. In his professional capacity, Mr. Tercek is a seasoned business executive with deep expertise in digital media and internet services. He is a prolific creator of interactive programs and products. He has designed and launched successful consumer experiences on every digital platform, including digital television, game consoles, broadband Internet, and mobile networks. In 2021, Mr. Tercek was recognized as the Humanitarian of the Year by the Media Excellence Awards for his leadership in designing and launching COVID SMART™, an interactive training program designed to keep workers safe on the job during the pandemic.
AI adoption in Ireland is increasing especially amongst businesses and new research from Accenture Ireland backs this up. Ronan talks to Denis Hannigan, AI Lead Accenture Ireland just after Accenture Ireland released the findings of their new AI Maturity Index.
Denis talks about his background, AI in business, making AI readily more accessible, Accenture's new AI Maturity Index and more.
More about Accenture Ireland:
Accenture Ireland brings together leaders in strategy, industry experts, enterprise function practitioners, business intelligence professionals, designers, data scientists, and many other specialised skills to see the possibilities all around your business and create positive, long-lasting change.
Some of the findings of their new AI Maturity Index include:
Irish companies are close to the global average today in terms of AI capabilities and they plan to be ahead of their global peers in three years.
Irish companies are keeping up with their global peers on AI strategy with 74% having a core AI strategy and critical tools in place (global average: 73%).
Top challenges in scaling AI for Irish companies include managing data ethics and responsible AI (16%), lack of clear vision and roadmap (12%) and shortage of AI skills (12%).
How often do you hear from a US refugee from Haiti, who was bitten by the Blockchain bug while working at IBM in the financial services area and foundeda Regtech serving CENTRAL BANKS?
Carmelle Cadet, is in her mid-30s and understands liquidity and counterparty risks which were core to the 2008 Global financial crisis. She talks about resilience in financial services, the need to digitize cash, and the complexity of cross-border payments.
Listen to our conversation about her company's work in the Caribbean, Africa, and even in the US as they will be part of the Technical Sandbox Program announced by The Digital Dollar Project this September.
Carmelle Cadet
https://www.linkedin.com/in/carmellec...
EMTECH
https://emtech.com/
Carmelle M. Cadet is the Founder and CEO of EMTECH, a technology company working with central banks around the world to make their financial infrastructures inclusive and resilient by design.
A thought leader and public speaker infintech, Carmelle also advises other women, minority fintech entrepreneurs. She has won and has been nominated for several awards for her leadership and trailblazing work.
In her previous life, Carmelle was the Deputy CFO for IBM Blockchain where she spearheaded the global product commercialization and financial management strategy.
Carmelle earned her Executive .M.B.A. from the New York University Stern School of Business with specializations in Leadership and Global Business, and her B.A. from Florida Atlantic University. She is originally from Haiti, but now lives in NYC with her husband and son.
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
The future of Ageing
This week we interview the phenomenal Aubrey De Grey, the world’s foremost authority on longevity and developing strategies to slow or eliminate aging altogether. The author of The Mitochondrial Free Radical Theory of Aging (1999) and Ending Aging (2007), De Grey is probably best known for the concept of Longevity Escape Velocity, a view that soon medical technology will enable human beings to prevent age-related deterioration, and eventually eliminated aging entirely.
Subscribe and listen to the Futurists Podcast where hosts Brett King and Robert Tercek interview the worlds foremost super-forecasters, thought leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs and futurists building the world of tomorrow. Together we will explore how our world will radically change as AI, bioscience, energy, food and agriculture, computing, the metaverse, the space industry, crypto, resource management, supply chain and climate will reshape our world over the next 100 years. Join us on The Futurists and we will see you in the future!
Brett King is a world-renowned entrepreneur, futurist, speaker, international bestselling author, and media personality. China’s President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in his 2018 national address; the same book that was listed as a Top 10 non-fiction book in North America. In 2019 his book Bank 4.0 was awarded the Top Book by a Foreign Author in Russia for that year.
Robert Tercek is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, and educator focused on the process of dematerialization and innovation. In his professional capacity, Mr. Tercek is a seasoned business executive with deep expertise in digital media and internet services. He is a prolific creator of interactive programs and products. He has designed and launched successful consumer experiences on every digital platform, including digital television, game consoles, broadband Internet, and mobile networks. In 2021, Mr. Tercek was recognized as the Humanitarian of the Year by the Media Excellence Awards for his leadership in designing and launching COVID SMART™, an interactive training program designed to keep workers safe on the job during the pandemic.
Since 2016, the B word also known as Brexit has become one of the major topics of conversation. Ushering in uncertainty in cross-border trade,Brexit red tape has also complicated UK/EU(Ireland) exports, particularly for SMEs. By using AI technology, the red tape and other Brexit issues can be lessened. One company heavily involved in using AI to address some of the issues with Brexit is Eurora and Ronan talks to Paul Scratchley, their UK Commercial Director.
Paul talks about his background, Brexit, Eurora’s Brexit AI solution, HS codes and more
More about Eurora:
Eurora has developed the world’s most advanced machine learning technology to manage cross-border taxes, goods descriptions, and electronic declarations.
Combined with their innovative customs clearance and fiscal representation services, it gives secure and fast access into the EU market.
They are the only company to address the regulatory challenges of cross-border trade with a solution that is both scientific and comprehensive. At the same time, they are also forward-looking. Their data scientists are developing new products to meet industry needs in upcoming years.
From the great resignation, quiet quitting, big layoffs, and career cushioning, to record inflation, supply chain woes, climate crisis, and crypto winter, 2022 has been an eventful year to say the least. As we look back at the past twelve months, what caught our eyes and what made us laugh? In this episode of One Vision, Theo is reunited with Stephanie Foster, Barb MacLean, and Mary Wisniewski to bid farewell to 2022 and cast our predictions for the new year. Get ready for some myth busting and fun with friends!
AI is becoming part of our daily lives as it is being used more in technology that we connect with. The EU has recognised this and are considering the introduction of the AI Act, an EU Regulation that introduces a regulatory framework for artificial intelligence. So, what will this proposed EU regulation do and what is the future of AI? Barry Scannell a consultant with Irish legal firm William Fry and an expert on the subject of AI and emerging technology talks to Ronan.
Barry talks about his background, AI in policing, the proposed EU AI act, the future of AI and more.
More about Barry Scannell:
Barry is a Consultant in William Fry's Technology department. He specialises in artificial intelligence (AI), copyright, IP, technology law and data protection.
Barry is the former Director of Legal Affairs & Regulatory Compliance of one of Ireland's leading music organisations, and has specialist knowledge and expertise in copyright law, with very strong music industry experience, particularly in the area of music licensing and media contracts.
Barry is one of the foremost experts in Ireland on issues relating to artificial intelligence (AI), particularly regarding copyright, currently researching a PhD on the subject. He has Chaired and sat on various international music industry committees dealing with AI, data protection and copyright. He currently sits on the Law Society of Ireland's IP & Technology Committee.
The Future of the Workforce
GUEST:
Sophie Wade, Work Futurist, Flexcel Network
Website: https://www.sophiewade.com/
Website: https://www.flexcelnetwork.com/
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Wade
Twitter: https://twitter.com/asophiewade
DESCRIPTION:
A look at the trends that will shape the workplace of the future: flexibility, the expanding 1099 workforce, the Great Resignation, the gig economy, telework, remote collaboration, placeless employment, automation, robotics, the rebound in union membership, breaking social contract. Wither the American Dream? According to Future of Work expert Sophie Wade, humans need more autonomy and empathy in the workplace order to achieve their best. In this episode we explore how technology might make that possible.
Subscribe and listen to the Futurists Podcast where hosts Brett King and Robert Tercek interview the worlds foremost super-forecasters, thought leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs and futurists building the world of tomorrow. Together we will explore how our world will radically change as AI, bioscience, energy, food and agriculture, computing, the metaverse, the space industry, crypto, resource management, supply chain and climate will reshape our world over the next 100 years. Join us on The Futurists and we will see you in the future!
Brett King is a world-renowned entrepreneur, futurist, speaker, international bestselling author, and media personality. China’s President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in his 2018 national address; the same book that was listed as a Top 10 non-fiction book in North America. In 2019 his book Bank 4.0 was awarded the Top Book by a Foreign Author in Russia for that year.
Robert Tercek is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, and educator focused on the process of dematerialization and innovation. In his professional capacity, Mr. Tercek is a seasoned business executive with deep expertise in digital media and internet services. He is a prolific creator of interactive programs and products. He has designed and launched successful consumer experiences on every digital platform, including digital television, game consoles, broadband Internet, and mobile networks. In 2021, Mr. Tercek was recognized as the Humanitarian of the Year by the Media Excellence Awards for his leadership in designing and launching COVID SMART™, an interactive training program designed to keep workers safe on the job during the pandemic.
Embedded Finance - What, why now, how, examples
- From Open Banking to Open Finance - Trends, regulations, transformations
- Platforms, Ecosystems, and Super Apps
- Innovations in Financial Services - The most successful
- Fintech from a different angle- In which areas has Fintech failed or found it difficult to scale
I am interviewed by Denis Astapchenia, Director of Financial Technologies at Andersen, a global software company, on a range of Fintech topics.
Andersen FinTech domain: https://buff.ly/3fMSPw7
Denis Astapchenia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denis-astapchenia-8b670633/
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
As AI becomes more sophisticated it also becomes part of our daily lives and is now ubiquitous. Businesses now use AI to do various tasks such as fraud detection. One company who has AI at its heart is the Irish founded start-up Inscribe and it’s CTO and Co-founder Conor Burke talks to Ronan.
Conor talks about his background, what Inscribe does, how AI has helped Inscribe and more.
More about Inscribe:
The San Francisco-headquartered start-up was founded in 2017 and opened it’s Dublin office in December 2018. The AI-powered fraud detection and document automation platform recently announced new features to meet demands for better risk management and faster customer approvals along with a 3x Y-o-Y increase in ARR. Among the new features are Credit Analysis™ and AI-powered bank statement automation tools to enable businesses to approve more customers in just seconds vs. 30 min.-4 hours compared to competitors.
As technology continues to transform how we bank and where we bank, trust is no longer limited to handshakes between two parties. From connected devices, to data collectors and various third parties, there are a myriad of interconnections that can expose a business to threats. In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Derrick Johnson, National Practice Director for Cyber Operations within AT&T Cybersecurity Consulting, on trust, and how financial institutions can go from reactive to proactive.
A Zero Trust cybersecurity strategy is within reach.
We catch up with Michael Stroev to learn more about his innovative new business Nebeus and how it is solving the problem of bringing crypto and traditional finance together.
Michael Stroev is an ex-founder with over ten years of experience developing products and managing business operations in eight diverse industries. Before joining Nebeus, he founded startups VIDI and Deskmates and ran Alter-View, an advertising & digital marketing agency, for several years. During his studies, he was part of the founding team of one of the world’s first and leading French social networks. Michael has been a consultant to multiple founders, helping them design products, build their marketing strategies, and raise investments. He studied at the American University of Paris and is a Professional Scrum Master with PSM certification.
Michael joined Nebeus in 2020 as the COO & Head of Product and took Nebeus from zero to 20M€ in gross revenue, issuing more than 8M€ of crypto-backed loans in 2021. In two and a half years, Michael grew Nebeus’s valuation from 3.3M€ to 40M€.
Michael is a blockchain and crypto-lending market expert who believes that the future will be Web3.
-Company/project info
Nebeus is a leading European financial app and desktop platform for crypto hodlers, bridging crypto & FIAT payments.
We give crypto investors dedicated money accounts with personal IBANs (EUR) & Sort Codes & Account Numbers (GBP), connected to a whole ecosystem of crypto services.
In short, we have become the first company to successfully bridge crypto and traditional finance for consumers with a complete banking framework connected to a crypto ecosystem.
- All relevant Social Media links, any explainer video URLs
-Michael's Twitter: https://twitter.com/michael_stroev
-Michael's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mstroev/
One of the big problems businesses face is how to recycle and replace technology such as computers, mobile phones and even lawnmowers. So how can businesses tackle this unnecessary waste? One business with a solution is Fairown, a fintech company enabling a circular economy with more than 50,000 subscribers. Fairown’s offering is particularly popular with Gen Z and millennials, who find it especially important to be environmentally conscious and place less importance on ownership of products.
Ronan talks to Hendrik Roosna the Founder and CEO of Fairown about his background, how Fairown started, what Fairown does, the fact that 18% of consumer electronics are recycled, some of the big tech companies they deal with and more.
More about Fairown:
Fairown tackles unnecessary waste by providing a range of technology, from mobile phones to lawnmowers, for a monthly subscription in conjunction with leading technology brands and banks. Fairown manages the entire product life cycle, from purchase to periodic renewals and recycling.
Sustainability is at the core of Fairown's mission. Many are surprised to discover that it takes over 80 tons of water to produce one smartphone, so it's in everyone's interest that an old phone won't end up at the bottom of the drawer. It's better if it enters a secondary market, thereby providing an additional revenue stream for companies they work with (on average, firms add around 10% to their revenue), or it can be recycled for raw materials, reducing the need to mine new ones.
In this week's episode we talk to Dave Birch, the author of "Before Babylon, Beyond Bitcoin", The Currency Cold War, and Identity is the New Money about all things identity, digital assets and the future of Crypto. Dave is one of the world's preeminent experts on payments tech globally as well. But when we get into how AIs will make payments and hold bank accounts, it gets very interesting indeed.
I’m Dave Birch. I’m an author, advisor and commentator on digital financial services (and a few other things besides). I hope I’m known as a decent writer, an excellent public speaker, a recognised international thought leader in digital identity and digital money, a valuable board-level advisor, a respected media commentator, a well-read blogger (I write one of the world’s top 100 fintech blogs) and an inveterate tweeter.
I’ve consulted to some of the world’s biggest banks, financial services organisations, telecommunications providers, IT companies and others about the future of electronic transactions of all kinds. I am fortunate to have been invited to speak at events all around the world and on radio, TV and digital media with global coverage as you can see from this short video.
Subscribe and listen to the Futurists Podcast where hosts Brett King and Robert Tercek interview the worlds foremost super-forecasters, thought leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs and futurists building the world of tomorrow. Together we will explore how our world will radically change as AI, bioscience, energy, food and agriculture, computing, the metaverse, the space industry, crypto, resource management, supply chain and climate will reshape our world over the next 100 years. Join us on The Futurists and we will see you in the future!
Brett King is a world-renowned entrepreneur, futurist, speaker, international bestselling author, and media personality. China’s President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in his 2018 national address; the same book that was listed as a Top 10 non-fiction book in North America. In 2019 his book Bank 4.0 was awarded the Top Book by a Foreign Author in Russia for that year.
Robert Tercek is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, and educator focused on the process of dematerialization and innovation. In his professional capacity, Mr. Tercek is a seasoned business executive with deep expertise in digital media and internet services. He is a prolific creator of interactive programs and products. He has designed and launched successful consumer experiences on every digital platform, including digital television, game consoles, broadband Internet, and mobile networks. In 2021, Mr. Tercek was recognized as the Humanitarian of the Year by the Media Excellence Awards for his leadership in designing and launching COVID SMART™, an interactive training program designed to keep workers safe on the job during the pandemic.
FTX #governance #blockchain
Description: The FTX blowup is an opportunity to acknowledge that Governance is the only alley for the Blockchain space. The learnings from this year`s crypto events (not at all Balck Swans) offer important lessons for the Blockchain sector. Dr. Eelco Fiole, a governance specialist with experience in the investment industry and the Digital Assets sector, is a frequent guest to discuss these topics.
Governance is the only ally of the Blockchain space
https://www.linkedin.com/in/fiole/
Previous discussions with Eelco Fiole
- A look at Governance in this Defi meltdown (June 2022) https://youtu.be/J6SP1D6-pAc
- Hello, it's me - G for Governance in Tokenization - https://youtu.be/z_h08oxiU6I
Dr Eelco Fiole, CFA is co-founder and the managing partner of Alpha Governance Partners (alpha-gp.com), which is focused on governance for digital and sustainable investment management globally.
Eelco is also adjunct professor finance ethics at the Universities of Neuchatel and Lausanne. He is a risk governance expert with current board mandates in tokenisation, Web3, fintech, social impact, and sustainability.
A Dutchman, Eelco has almost 30 years in finance, of which over 15 years of board-, COO- and CFO-experience with multi-bn USD investment entities.
He holds a PhD in economics (Basel) and post-grad degrees in a.o. blockchain technologies (Barcelona) and Social Innovation (Cambridge) and various professional designations. Dr Fiole volunteers in various high-end professional bodies, and writes and speaks on governance in finance and blockchain. Deeply international, he has 20+ years of substantial private exposure to China. Eelco is the 2022 recipient of the Inspirational Leader Award of CFA Institute.
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
A League of Ireland first took place last week when Virgin Media took over Cork City FC’s Turner’s Cross Stadium in a League of Ireland first to host ‘A-Game for Ireland’. Ireland’s premier esports team WYLDE had Ireland’s top FIFA players Ciaran Walsh and Tyrone Ryan in Ireland’s most unique football battle against Irish football legends David Meyler and Stephanie Roche.
Ciaran and Tyrone talk to Ronan about how they got started in playing FIFA, how they practice, playing on different consoles, about the game they are playing David Meyler and Stephanie Roche and more.
More about esports team WYLDE:
Created by the convergence of gaming, entertainment and a competitive performance culture, WYLDE is a new esports organisation with global ambition. Co-owned by the Greatest Of All Time Olympic Gold Medallist and World Champion, Usain Bolt, WYLDE was founded by Steve Daly and David Cronin. WYLDE is truly worldwide, with headquarters in Ireland, deep roots in the Caribbean and representing winning teams and professional players across France, Germany, UK, The Netherlands, Ireland, Slovenia, Spain and many more.
From fallen empire to new beginnings, Lamine Zarrad, the Founder and CEO of StellarFi, has one of the most unusual stories. And an incredibly inspirational one. Don’t miss this week’s One Vision episode, where Mary Wisniewski and myself chat with Lamine on his banking journey, entrepreneurship, and the fintech promise. Hint: We cannot change things with just technology.
A cyber-attack has never been qualified as an armed attack, but cyber operations will continue to be used to assist military goals, as we are witnessing in Ukraine. Applying cyber defence measures to defend critical digital assets, both military or civilian, should be an important part of any effective response strategy.
But what does constitute an armed attack in cyberspace?
Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, Director of the Digital Society Institute at ESMT Berlin and previously Ambassador for Cyber Diplomacy and Director General for the Cyber Diplomacy Department at the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, acknowledges the answer varies depending on a country’s dependency on digital technologies, it’s cyber resilience and robustness of key infrastructures, and its cyber defence and offense posture.
Heli talks to Ronan about her background, when a cyber attack could be defined as an armed attack, the Estonian cyber attack in 2007, how to respond to cyber attacks and more.
More about Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar:
Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar has been the Director of the Digital Society Institute at the European School of Management and Technology in Berlin since January 2022. From 2018 to 2021, she served as Ambassador for Cyber Diplomacy and Director General for the Cyber Diplomacy Department at the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where she led the efforts to promote international law and cyber norms during Estonia’s tenure on the United Nations Security Council.
From 2012 to 2018, Heli worked as a Head of Cyber Policy Coordination at the European External Action Service, where she coordinated EU external relations on cyber issues and co-led preparations of European Cyber Security Strategies. She set up EU strategic level cyber dialogues with the United States, India, Brazil, Japan, South Korea, and China as well as international organizations. She also kicked off EU global cyber capacity building programs and steered the development of the EU Cyber Diplomacy Toolbox to bolster European response to malicious cyber activities. In 2011, she was assigned to the NATO International Staff to prepare the NATO Cyber Defence Policy.
Heli has been working on cyber and tech policies since 2007 when she led the development of the first whole-of-government Estonian Cyber Security Strategy.
Wisdom from the Wiser on Emerging Tech
NFTs #blockchain #BigTech #embeddedfinance #socialmedia
Description: Tracking innovations by consumer brands with emerging Tech, is one of Rick Huckstep`s latest interests. Listen to our conversation about emerging Technologies that are shaping the future of the Internet and business.
Rick Huckstep https://rickhuckstep.com is a speaker, advisor, and investor. He looks for clues in what's happening today to better understand what's coming tomorrow and how these changes will impact our digital lives. Rick writes a weekly newsletter called Wiser! about the tech economy and has a podcast called Big Tech Little Tech. If you're interested in learning more about Rick's work, you can find him at rickhuckstep.com.
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
Miss Metaverse
DESCRIPTION:
Zuckerberg's Metaverse dream implodes, social ad spending plummets, layoffs, and tech stocks crash. Elon Musk is acting out his mid-life crisis in real time with the botched takeover of Twitter. Meanwhile newcomer TikTok stomps all over the American social media giants’ home turf. This week the Futurists looks at the turmoil in social media with guest futurist Katie King, AKA Miss Metaverse. Find out what’s next in social media and the future trends for online community.
Subscribe and listen to the Futurists Podcast where hosts Brett King and Robert Tercek interview the worlds foremost super-forecasters, thought leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs and futurists building the world of tomorrow. Together we will explore how our world will radically change as AI, bioscience, energy, food and agriculture, computing, the metaverse, the space industry, crypto, resource management, supply chain and climate will reshape our world over the next 100 years. Join us on The Futurists and we will see you in the future!
Brett King is a world-renowned entrepreneur, futurist, speaker, international bestselling author, and media personality. China’s President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in his 2018 national address; the same book that was listed as a Top 10 non-fiction book in North America. In 2019 his book Bank 4.0 was awarded the Top Book by a Foreign Author in Russia for that year.
Robert Tercek is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, and educator focused on the process of dematerialization and innovation. In his professional capacity, Mr. Tercek is a seasoned business executive with deep expertise in digital media and internet services. He is a prolific creator of interactive programs and products. He has designed and launched successful consumer experiences on every digital platform, including digital television, game consoles, broadband Internet, and mobile networks. In 2021, Mr. Tercek was recognized as the Humanitarian of the Year by the Media Excellence Awards for his leadership in designing and launching COVID SMART™, an interactive training program designed to keep workers safe on the job during the pandemic.
Dan Sutherland, Self Group.Dan Sutherland has worked in technology for 25 years. His deep knowledge of how things are done is met by a rigorous questioning of why things are done that way, often with surprising results.
An early foray into unconventional thinking came when his managed hosting company was running services for eBay. In the days before cloud computing he realised that for them the data centre was horribly inefficient, so he persuaded them to move to a utility model, a forerunner of cloud computing, which was faster, cheaper and greener.
“It worked so well that in 2005 we took the decision to pivot from being a managed hosting business into a very early cloud company.”
He ran this business for another 11 years, before selling it to Six Degrees in 2016. Dan admits he enjoys working with cutting-edge technologies – where he can tackle big challenges.
Your host is Jillian Godsil
How does our lived experience shape us, in the path that we follow and the people that we surround ourselves with? How do we instill kindness in the next generation, and teach them to be mindful? In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Stephanie chat with Genevieve Dozier, speaker, board director of PayTech Women, and founder & CEO Warpaint Consulting, on her past, present and future, playing by the rules, and leading with authenticity. Prepare to be inspired.
Constant Monitoring by Artificial Intelligence
Description:
The future of healthcare and machine intelligence, featuring Dr Phillip Alvelda, the founder and chairman of Medio Labs. The pandemic accelerated the introduction of direct-to-consumer healthcare with clinical grade accuracy. Phillip explains how AI will amplify this process by reducing cost to scale. But the prospect of constant surveillance raises other concerns, and that leads to a lively Futurists debate about China’s advances in AI and a new round of US export controls.
Subscribe and listen to the Futurists Podcast where hosts Brett King and Robert Tercek interview the worlds foremost super-forecasters, thought leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs and futurists building the world of tomorrow. Together we will explore how our world will radically change as AI, bioscience, energy, food and agriculture, computing, the metaverse, the space industry, crypto, resource management, supply chain and climate will reshape our world over the next 100 years. Join us on The Futurists and we will see you in the future!
Brett King is a world-renowned entrepreneur, futurist, speaker, international bestselling author, and media personality. China’s President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in his 2018 national address; the same book that was listed as a Top 10 non-fiction book in North America. In 2019 his book Bank 4.0 was awarded the Top Book by a Foreign Author in Russia for that year.
Robert Tercek is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, and educator focused on the process of dematerialization and innovation. In his professional capacity, Mr. Tercek is a seasoned business executive with deep expertise in digital media and internet services. He is a prolific creator of interactive programs and products. He has designed and launched successful consumer experiences on every digital platform, including digital television, game consoles, broadband Internet, and mobile networks. In 2021, Mr. Tercek was recognized as the Humanitarian of the Year by the Media Excellence Awards for his leadership in designing and launching COVID SMART™, an interactive training program designed to keep workers safe on the job during the pandemic.
Sandipan Chakraborty Conversations and Insights
The future of Cash and the growing CashTech ecosystem #cash#digital #payments #Fintech CashTech, believe it or not, is an emerging Fintech ecosystem globally. Cash is increasing but cash payments are declining. I discuss CashTech with the founder and CEO of the Swiss-based CashTech Sonect, Sandipan Chakraborty. He also shares insights and takeaways from the recent Future of Cash conference in Madrid. Sandipan Chakraborty - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandipanchakraborty/?originalSubdomain=ch Sonect - www.sonect.net The future of Cash https://thefutureofcash.com/ Sandipan is the founder and CEO of SONECT. Prior to founding SONECT, he spent well over a decade at Credit Suisse in various management roles and specializes in payments, core banking and regulatory compliance. He is an engineer by education and passionate about new technology. He believes technology change management is necessary to adapt any human behavior particularly in the space of payments.
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
The proliferation of digital assets has accelerated rapidly in recent years. From crypto and NFT to CBDC, security tokens, and beyond, digital assets are disrupting the financial services ecosystem. While blockchain might have begun as a cryptocurrency payment platform, it has evolved to cover much wider and interesting use cases.
Going back to the original roots of One Vision (originally known as Rhetoriq), we are delighted to introduce our new regular co-host, Max Tee, to join us on the show and to bring us new storylines from the digital assets and web3 world.
Get ready to mix things up and get max’ed out — right here on One Vision.
After the past three tricky years coping with Covid-19 and hybrid and remote working, businesses have had a lot to deal with. One thing they can do to shape the future of work and redefine their company culture is by using recognition. By using recognition as a tool, businesses can ensure that employees are happy and engaged and in turn, will stay for the long term. One of the world’s foremost experts on employee recognition and engagement is Derek Irvine, a senior vice president at Irish tech unicorn Workhuman.
Derek talks to Ronan about his background, how organisations can use recognition to shape the future of work, lack of trust and more.
More about Derek Irvine:
As senior vice president, client strategy and consulting at Workhuman, Derek helps clients - including some of the world’s most admired companies - leverage proven recognition strategies and best practices to elevate employee engagement, increase retention, and improve bottom-line results. While he currently leads the company’s strategy & consulting services division, Derek oversaw the company’s global marketing and rewards functions from 2000 to 2010, growing Workhuman from a start-up to the Unicorn organisation it is today.
Derek is one of the world’s foremost experts on employee recognition and engagement and continuous performance management, helping business leaders set a higher vision and ambition for their company culture. As a renowned speaker and co-author of three books - “Making Work Human,” “Winning with a Culture of Recognition” and “The Power of Thanks” - he teaches HR leaders how to use recognition to proactively manage company culture.
In this conversation we catch up with Shawn Deegan, Head of Cloud at Presidio, to get his take on the latest trends in technology and cloud based solutions
Shawn Deegan, Head of Cloud at Presidio
Shawn joined Presidio in 2021 and is responsible for Presidio’s Cloud Solutions Group in EMEA. He has over 20 years’ experience helping customers get the most out their IT investments. Born and raised in Montreal, Canada, Shawn moved his family to the UK in 2017 after stints in the US over the previous 10 years. He has been working with Cloud technologies since 2008 and is passionate about supporting customers accelerate their digital innovation initiatives utilizing the most powerful cloud solutions on the market. When not working, Shawn loves to travel and explore new places and cultures with his family.
About Presidio
Presidio is a global digital services and solutions provider accelerating business transformation through secured technology modernisation. Highly skilled teams of engineers and solutions architects with deep expertise across cloud, security, networking and modern data centre infrastructure help customers acquire, deploy and operate technology that delivers impactful business outcomes. Presidio is a trusted strategic advisor with a flexible full life cycle model of professional, managed, support and staffing services to help execute, secure, operationalise and maintain technology solutions.
Presidio has an unrivalled network of partnership accreditations with leading global IT vendors and is an AWS Gold and consulting partner, Microsoft Gold, Cisco Gold, Citrix Platinum, Dell Technologies Titanium, HP and Lenovo Platinum and an IBM Gold partner. Presidio is a global scale Apple Authorised Enterprise Reseller. In Ireland, Presidio employs over 300 people and generates revenues of over €260m.
Headquartered in New York, USA, Presidio serves approximately 7,300 middle-market large and government organisations across a diverse range of industries. Presidio employs approximately 3,200 professionals including 1,600 technical engineers and drives revenues of over $3.1 billion.
https://www.presidio.com/europe
NFTs has its roots in experimentation, according to Alex Mitrovitch, CEO of the innovative Unique Network, which in turn has its roots in carbon neutral technology and innovation. This is the basis of Mitrovitch’s tenets – technology does not have to burn the planet, in fact the opposite is true, innovation in technology can help save the planet.
To find out more, tune in. Your host is Jillian Godsil
Australia’s foremost trainer of futurist leaders, Zoe Routh, shares practical insight into her business. She explains how senior executives can improve the entire organization when they master the skill of foresight. Zoe is the author of five books about futurism and leadership and foresight practice to be better leaders.
WEBSITE: https://www.zoerouth.com
Subscribe and listen to the Futurists Podcast where hosts Brett King and Robert Tercek interview the worlds foremost super-forecasters, thought leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs and futurists building the world of tomorrow. Together we will explore how our world will radically change as AI, bioscience, energy, food and agriculture, computing, the metaverse, the space industry, crypto, resource management, supply chain and climate will reshape our world over the next 100 years. Join us on The Futurists and we will see you in the future!
Brett King is a world-renowned entrepreneur, futurist, speaker, international bestselling author, and media personality. China’s President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in his 2018 national address; the same book that was listed as a Top 10 non-fiction book in North America. In 2019 his book Bank 4.0 was awarded the Top Book by a Foreign Author in Russia for that year.
Robert Tercek is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, and educator focused on the process of dematerialization and innovation. In his professional capacity, Mr. Tercek is a seasoned business executive with deep expertise in digital media and internet services. He is a prolific creator of interactive programs and products. He has designed and launched successful consumer experiences on every digital platform, including digital television, game consoles, broadband Internet, and mobile networks. In 2021, Mr. Tercek was recognized as the Humanitarian of the Year by the Media Excellence Awards for his leadership in designing and launching COVID SMART™, an interactive training program designed to keep workers safe on the job during the pandemic.
This week on The Futurists, HG Wells, Philip K Dick and Prometheus award wining author and Singularity University faculty Ramez Naam talks the future of the world’s energy systems, and how the Russia-Ukraine conflict has had an accelerating effect on systemic energy thinking. Beyond that we get into sci-fi, multi-generational systems thinking, large scale systems design of the 21st and the incentives and levers in the system for leading humanity to a world of free energy and abundance.
Subscribe and listen to the Futurists Podcast where hosts Brett King and Robert Tercek interview the worlds foremost super-forecasters, thought leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs and futurists building the world of tomorrow. Together we will explore how our world will radically change as AI, bioscience, energy, food and agriculture, computing, the metaverse, the space industry, crypto, resource management, supply chain and climate will reshape our world over the next 100 years. Join us on The Futurists and we will see you in the future!
Brett King is a world-renowned entrepreneur, futurist, speaker, international bestselling author, and media personality. China’s President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in his 2018 national address; the same book that was listed as a Top 10 non-fiction book in North America. In 2019 his book Bank 4.0 was awarded the Top Book by a Foreign Author in Russia for that year.
Robert Tercek is an award-winning author, entrepreneur, and educator focused on the process of dematerialization and innovation. In his professional capacity, Mr. Tercek is a seasoned business executive with deep expertise in digital media and internet services. He is a prolific creator of interactive programs and products. He has designed and launched successful consumer experiences on every digital platform, including digital television, game consoles, broadband Internet, and mobile networks. In 2021, Mr. Tercek was recognized as the Humanitarian of the Year by the Media Excellence Awards for his leadership in designing and launching COVID SMART™, an interactive training program designed to keep workers safe on the job during the pandemic.
Responding to Nassim Talebsbashingof Bitcoin & Cryptocurrencies in the same Journal of Quantitative Finance, can only be attempted by a few. Enjoy a lively & witty discussion on thinking through Markets, Money, and Mathematics with Prof. Alexander Lipton whose credentials include MIT Connection Science, Sila, and more. He is also the co-author of two new books 📌 Mathematics, Technology, and Economics, A. Lipton & Adrien Treccani, Ph.D. (July 2021) 📌 Building the New Economy Data as Capital, By AlexSandy' Pentland, Alexander Lipton, Thomas Hardjono (Oct 2021) We spoke about value, price, religion, money, technology,... https://lnkd.in/d7GTnZj
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
Bank of Ireland, has launched their anti-smishing campaign to mark the start of International Fraud Awareness Week, which takes place from the 14th to the 19th of November. The main purpose of this campaign is to bring awareness to the dangers of smishing, calling for people to 'Stop. Think. Check' before opening any suspicious text messages that may be fraudulent. Supporting this campaign is Professor Mary Aiken , who will act as an ambassador. Ronan talks to Professor Mary Aiken.
Professor Aiken talks about her background, the Bank of Ireland campaign, examples of fraud SMS's and more.
More about the Bank of Ireland anti-smishing fraud awareness campaign :
Bank of Ireland has launched a new Text-Checker service that verify's if text messages are legitimate has been launched for their customers. The new Text-Checker service coincides with the revelation that fraudsters are targeting the Irish population with increasing frequency.
A Red C survey revealed that 74% of adults surveyed have received fraudulent text messages that appeared to be from their bank, an increase of 37% on 2021 figures. 43% of adults surveyed have received a fraudulent telephone call from a fraudster saying they were from their bank, an increase of 25% on 2021 and 52% have received a fraudulent email, an increase of 8% on 2021.
You can find more information here and here.
What does the future hold for the world of payments? How might we leverage technology to enable opportunities for more people, in particular the small business sector, which is the backbone of our economy? In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Shilpa Bangera, Chief Revenue Officer of Finastra on digital transformation and the future of finance. From the rise of open banking to the proliferation of super apps and embedded finance, there is hope for a more customer centric and seamless experience.
One of the most important things to a business is data, but is it being used correctly? Did you know that data tells the story of your business so that it can grow? One person who is an advocate of this is Ray Ryan founder and CEO of The Noledge Group.
Ray talks to Ronan about his background, what the Noledge Group does, ERP systems, and data.
More about The Noledge Group:
The Noledge Group, has OSSM (Leading NetSuite Solution Provider) and Envisage (Ireland’s Largest Sage Partner), these are two long established cloud ERP specialists companies. Through these companies they use the skills and experience of theirr people to assist theirr customers achieve their business ambitions by delivering the right advice and the right technology. Most importantly they adhere to their philosophy of "Right First Time”.
The Noledge Group recognises that while the cloud can be right for lots of things, it is not always right for everyone. They know It is important that they listen to their clients needs to make sure that they are proposing the correct solutions for them. Their clients may have made serious investments in current systems which are business critical and these aspects need to be considered as part of an overall proposed solution. They want their customers to have the ability to choose the best solution for their business now and in the future.
Cognitive AGI and robotics
In this weeks episode of The Futurists, cognitive scientist and AI researcher Ben Goertzel joins the hosts to talk the likely path to Artificial General Intelligence. Goertzel is the founder of SingularityNet, Chairman at OpenCog Foundation, and previously as the Chief Scientist at Hanson Robotics he helped create Sophia the robot. Goertzel is on a different level, get ready to step up.
Welcome to the Futurists where your hosts Brett King and Robert Tercek interview the worlds foremost super-forecasters, thought leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs and futurists building the world of tomorrow. Together we will explore how our world will radically change as AI, bioscience, energy, food and agriculture, computing, the metaverse, the space industry, crypto, resource management, supply chain and climate will reshape our world over the next 100 years. Join us on The Futurists and we will see you in the future!
Brett King, Bestselling Author, Founder, Radio Host
https://thefuturists.com
What attracts you to a company and what makes you stay? In the chaotic world of startups, what are the essential elements that enable teams to not only survive, but thrive? In this episode of One Vision, we chat with Sophie Theen, a Strategy, People & Culture Leader, on her latest book, "The Soul of Startups: The Untold Stories of How Founders Affect Culture". We went down the memory lane (or rabbit hole) of some of our shared experiences, and the good, bad, and ugly in fintech startups. Spoiler alert: All hope is not lost. Always the optimist, Sophie reminds us that it is indeed never too late to change.
The 2022 UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) is taking place in Egypt this week. Climate Change has become more relevant these days and you only have to look at the weather we have been recently having to see its impact. One of the biggest industries that is impacting on climate change is the aviation sector so how can change to live in a world where Climate Change is taking seriously. Ronan talks to Cathal Foley the CEO of PACE about the solution that PACE has for the aviation sector.
Cathal talks about what PACE is, how PACE helps to achieve Net-Zero, how they power the consumer, sustainability, airlines carbon footprint, creating shareholder value, how Fexco helps them, and how being based in Kerry helps.
More about PACE:
Financial technology and business services company Fexco launched PACE (Platform for Analysing Carbon Emissions), to enable airlines, aircraft lessors, and financiers of the aviation sector to accurately measure and manage their carbon emissions to align with Net Zero targets.
It is a really interesting new technology that allows those in the aviation sector to have an accurate sense of where they are and also model potential future changes – for example, someone like SMBC can model what impact the introduction of Sustainable Aviation Fuel across its fleet. It’s particularly timely given the recent announcements by Ryanair and IAG of their adoption of sustainable fuel. The technology will also be most helpful as lenders are increasingly seeking to understand carbon emission data when evaluating requests for credit.
Artpool is Pauline Foessel’s baby. A professional Art Curator, initially she created a social network for other professional art curators working in galleries and museums all over the world. Curators in this public sense are different from curators in private galleries and organisations. For starters they work across a range of public access spaces, with museums for example, but also with communities, schools, and social initiatives. They have a very important role in selecting the artists but also working closely with them, ensuring their art is displayed in the right environment, often challenging them in the process.
“If you visit an exhibition and you really enjoy it, then it’s likely the curator did a very good job. The role of curator cannot be underestimated,” explains Foessel.
Tune in the podcast to find out more. Your host is Jillian Godsil
Gerd Leonhard, renowned Futurist and Humanist, bestselling author and thought leader joins The Futurists this week to talk a positive future. Like many of our previous guests Gerd is an optimist, but warns us that we need a new mission for humanity writ large. One that is inclusive, sustainable and purpose driven. We dive into his new “Good Future” project as well as talking his books, the future of capitalism and the planet.
Brett King
Bestselling Author, Founder, Radio Host
Welcome to the Futurists where your hosts Brett King and Robert Tercek interview the worlds foremost super-forecasters, thought leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs and futurists building the world of tomorrow. Together we will explore how our world will radically change as AI, bioscience, energy, food and agriculture, computing, the metaverse, the space industry, crypto, resource management, supply chain and climate will reshape our world over the next 100 years. Join us on The Futurists and we will see you in the future!
https://thefuturists.com
Running is about belief, determination, and community. How we get to the finish line and who joins us along the way are memories we all want to cherish. Have you ever wondered about the humans behind the marathon and the technology that brings them together?
In this episode of One Vision, we chat with Frank Diana, Managing Partner and Futurist at TCS, as well as Susanna Sullivan, a public school teacher and competitive runner, and part of a group of teachers sponsored by TCS, about the upcoming TCS New York City Marathon and the tech innovation that serves to enrich the race experience.
As in years past, technology will play a key role in bridging our physical and digital worlds and creating lasting memories of key moments. From the past, to the present and the future, the way we connect to each other will continue to evolve and be reinforced — from bits and bytes to true human connections — with the power of data.
Remi Tuyaerts is no stranger to startups. While studying at Nottingham University, he used an exchange year to work on a series of social entrepreneurships in Malaysia. Holding a position of COO for the student project he oversaw the setting up of three self-sustaining projects involving the local populations setting up a black soldier fly farm to eat organic waste (and using the larvae as food for local animals), setting up a mushroom farm in abandoned houses and another project which converted plastics into beanbag and employ homeless people.
While he first came across bitcoin in his first year in university, it wasn’t until his final year as a computer scientist that the technology really interested him. With two other fellow students he set up a platform to provide credit for small and medium sized companies. His two fellow students knew nothing about technology and he knew nothing about finance, all three went on a journey that led them to a successful exit for a company that had great ideas but no actual turnover three years later.
“We did look at blockchain as part of the solution but this was in 2017 and it just wasn’t ready.”
Tuyaerts stayed on as CTO for a period until the business was acquired by a Dutch bank with 350 employees. At this stage he wasn’t getting his hands dirty anymore and he wanted to build again.
tune in to hear the full interview. Your host is Jillian Godsil
It is now undeniable: climate change and extreme weather caused by carbon emissions is here, and the need to transition to a green energy economy in America is imminent. But supporters and critics alike have reasonable questions and concerns, how can we transition the energy economy at scale without upending whole markets and suffering massive job losses? Many arguethe answer is Green Hydrogen, including Michael Hecht, CEO for Greater New Orleans Inc. (GNO Inc.)
Ronan talks to Michael about his background, green hydrogen, Irish tech, the American energy mix in the future, New Orleans, and how tech has helped.
More about Green Hydrogen in America:
The global Green Hydrogen market is on track to grow 6,000% by 2031, and with tax credits thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, could become much cheaper than traditional gray hydrogen - hydrogen that is produced using environmentally harmful natural gas or fossil fuels.
Three cities are leading the way for America’s transition with regional Green Hydrogen hubs:
New Orleans: Louisiana is the #1 consumer of gray hydrogen in the country - 3 times as much as the next state and produces more oil and gas jobs per capita. Southern Louisiana is now at the forefront of the energy evolution, leveraging scale to kickstart a Green Hydrogen hub that willreduce the cost of Hydrogen to $1/gallon, retain and create 100,000 jobs, grow regional GDP by 3.5%, and shrink carbon emissions by 68%.
New York: The Empire State is leading a regional "hydrogen ecosystem" for the northeast. By leveraging a 4-state partnership with New Jersey, Connecicut and Massachusetts, offshore wind and PV to decarbonise the entire hydrogen value chain. The Port Authority will even be taking advantage, acting as a customer and facilitating Green Hydrogen exports.
Utah: The ACES Delta Green Hydrogen project located in central Utah is a one-one-of-its kind- clean energy storage project that will be crucial for a a 100% clean energy economy in the region. The Green Hydrogen hub will have the capability to store energy for months at a time. Once completed, the hub will be able to provide Green Hydrogen to other states in the Intermountain West.
Description: The power of predictive analytics in the Investment space is undeniable. Bambu is a new Microsoft ecosystem partner and this prompted my curiosity to discover more use cases within the Microsoft ecosystem. Capital Markets is no low-hanging fruit within financial services and its digitalization requires in-depth expertise.
I discuss these topics with Ruchi Nanda, an Industry Advisor in the US Capital Markets business at Microsoft.
Ruchi Nanda is an Industry Advisor in the US Capital Markets business at Microsoft where she helps business and technology executives in the industry digitally transform their firms using advanced software. Her areas of specialization include wealth management, market infrastructure, and regulatory compliance.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruchinanda/
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
When you invest in an early-stage startup, you are making a bet on the founder and the co-founding team — the humans who are authentically connected to the mission. It is a privilege to be an angel investor, a unique role that can make a real difference for a startup, not only because of cash flow, but because of non-financial support — including the real world knowledge and experience you have earned through your own journey.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Maya Ghosn Bichara, an early-stage, purpose-driven investor and advisor, on the ins and outs of angel investing. Have you ever wondered what it takes to be an angel investor? Tune in to find out! It is an absolutely inspirational conversation that you would not want to miss.
Earlier this month the EU passed a new law on common chargers that comes into effect by the end of 2024, requiring all mobile phones, tablets and cameras sold in the EU to be equipped with a USB Type-C charging port. From spring 2026, the obligation will extend to laptops. The new law, is part of a broader EU effort to reduce e-waste and to empower consumers to make more sustainable choices.
Under the new rules, consumers will no longer need a different charger every time they purchase a new device, as they will be able to use one single charger for a whole range of small and medium-sized portable electronic devices.
Regardless of their manufacturer, all new mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras, headphones and headsets, handheld videogame consoles and portable speakers, e-readers, keyboards, mice, portable navigation systems, earbuds and laptops that are rechargeable via a wired cable, operating with a power delivery of up to 100 Watts, will have to be equipped with a USB Type-C port.
Alex Agius Saliba, the Maltese EU lawmaker who steered the common charger bill through the EU assembly talks to Ronan about this new law and why it was badly needed.
More about Alex Agius Saliba:
Alex is a Maltese politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019 on behalf of the Labour Party.
Alex has been serving on the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, the Committee on Petitions as Coordinator and the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.
Who owns your streaming TV service? A computer maker, a retailer, or a search engine? This week on The Futurists we learn about the never-ending cyclone of disruption that has been tormenting the media industry for years. Our guest is Jeffrey Cole of the Center for the Digital Future, a longtime advisor to the major motion picture studios.
URL for Jeffrey Cole:
https://www.digitalcenter.org/jeffrey-cole-director/
Welcome to the Futurists where your hosts Brett King and Robert Tercek interview the worlds foremost super-forecasters, thought leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs and futurists building the world of tomorrow. Together we will explore how our world will radically change as AI, bioscience, energy, food and agriculture, computing, the metaverse, the space industry, crypto, resource management, supply chain and climate will reshape our world over the next 100 years. Join us on The Futurists and we will see you in the future!
https://thefuturists.com
If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it. Imagine if the financial industry events and the voices in financial media, truly reflected the diversity of society. DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) must be measured and we can choose to become accountable and transparent about our intentional practices. Sonya Dreizler, is the co-founder of Choir,a US-based tech platform that aims to empower and lift voices of women, people of color, non-binary folks, in our industry that white men traditionally dominate. Event organizers can become ChoirCertified, experts can choose to sign the Choir Pledge and be profiled as a Voice on the tech platform. Choirs and orchestras are all about diversity and harmony. Sonya Dreizler https://www.linkedin.com/in/sdreizler/ Choir https://hellochoir.com/ Sonya Dreizler is the co-founder of financial services diversity tech platform Choir. She is a sought after speaker for national financial services conferences, writes for Morningstar, and is the author of the acclaimed Do Better Series about sexual harassment, assault, and discrimination in financial services. She is a former financial services CEO with two decades of industry experience. She spent 13 years at Protected Investors of America, a boutique Broker Dealer and SEC registered Investment Adviser.
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
PlayEmber is a free to play mobile gaming studio which has incorporated blockchain into mobile gaming and at the same time shifted the advertising paradigm. Ultimately, it has done the hard work in creating a simple Unity based SDK to transform any mobile games into a web3 mobile game in under 2hours! Games studios can focus on making a great game whilst PlayEmber's SDK takes care of all the web3 elements - NFT's, smart contracts, wallet, meta game, community.
A conversation with the CEO and CMO Hugo Furneaux and Jon Hook
Your host is Jillian Godsil
Gartner predicts that 25% of people will spend at least one hour a day in the Metaverse by 2026 either for work, shopping, education, social or entertainment. McKinsey found that the Metaverse could be worth US $5 trillion by 2030 and the opportunity is simply ‘too big to ignore’. But what exactly is the Metaverse, how does it work, and what are its key building blocks? What are the seven layers of Metaverse and why are the big technology firms taking such a keen interest in them?
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Arun chat with René Schulte, Director of Global Innovation at Valorem Reply and Leader of the Spatial Computing and Metaverse practice at Reply, on the opportunities and challenges of this new immersive Internet. From form factor and social acceptance, to interoperability and responsible usage, what does the future hold? Do we need virtual bouncers for the Metaverse?
Tune in and find out!
Increased digital dependency means that ransomware is the next global pandemic, and this time there is no vaccine that can act as a silver bullet to prevent it. The last twelve months have witnessed an explosion of ransomware incidents across the world. These incidents have also started to have real life consequences, with the attacks on both the Colonial Pipeline and Ireland’s Health Service Executive highlighting that ransomware can impact the public’s everyday life. As society becomes more reliant upon technology and digital systems, driven by the pandemic and the advent of remote working, Andrzej Kawalec Head of Security at Vodafone Business, believes ransomware is set to become the next global pandemic.
Much like the COVID-19 pandemic, ransomware is a global problem, and we even see different variants of ransom across the world. The nature of modern cybercrime means that these attacks are now targeted, with cybercriminals undertaking research to understand exactly how much money to demand as ransom. In the future, Andrzej believes we will see misinformation used as a ransom. With an individual or organisation’s brand more important than ever, cybercriminals will look to hijack social media profiles in exchange for a ransom payment. This is the future of extortion.
Ronan talks to Andrzej about this and why the focus should be to minimise the impact of an attack and ensure that those businesses that are hit are able to survive without too much damage.
More about Andrzej Kawalec:
Andrzej Kawalec is the Head of Security Portfolio at Vodafone Business. Andrzej manages Vodafone Business’ global portfolio of security offerings. He is widely recognised for his expertise in cyber security and digital change. A former CTO himself, he has a vast amount of experience working at the board-level across public and private sectors, helping to define and promote cyber security strategy. He believes that Security is the enabling layer for innovation. From autonomous driving to digital healthcare, the technologies and societies of the future will not reach their full potential without secure digital foundations. Prior to joining Vodafone, Andrzej was Global CTO for security and Director of Security Research at HP, as well as head of Strategy and CTO at Optiv the world’s largest security Systems integrator.
Thomas Frey is who you will undoubtedly find when you do a Google search on “futurist speaker”. Having shared the stage with many A-listers, Frey has earned that moniker. But his true skill demonstrated repeatedly in this week’s episode is taking an event or innovation and the extrapolating the future. In this episode we see him do that in real time. It’s a unique glimpse into the futurist process.
https://futuristspeaker.com
Why a futurist? As a futurist, my goal is to expand our understanding of the future. Every day, thousands of emerging technologies spring to life, thousands of researchers make new discoveries, and thousands of new trends start to reveal themselves.
As we move down the path of advancing technology, our relationship with the future has never been clearer; making this both the most exciting and scariest time to be alive, in all human history. There is a constant battle being waged over the needs of the present vs. the needs of the future.
Naturally the future cannot be our only priority; otherwise, we lose our ability to function in the present. Near-term issues invariably take precedent over long-term potential; yet, our ability to prioritize importance is directly tied to our vision of the future. Still, it is our vision of the future that determines our actions today.
I use this phrase a lot: “The future creates the present!” Yes, this is just the opposite of what most people think. They believe the work we’re doing today will automatically create the future, but from a little different perspective, it is the images of the future that we hold in our head that determines the decisions we’ll make today.
Welcome to the Futurists where your hosts Brett King and Robert Tercek interview the worlds foremost super-forecasters, thought leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs and futurists building the world of tomorrow. Together we will explore how our world will radically change as AI, bioscience, energy, food and agriculture, computing, the metaverse, the space industry, crypto, resource management, supply chain and climate will reshape our world over the next 100 years. Join us on The Futurists and we will see you in the future!
If you believe that insurance is boring, then you will change your mind after listening to our conversation with Sabine VanderLinden, the Insurtech Queen.
We talk about the risks that are increasing like climate-related risks and the new risks like cloud outages and supply chain disruptions, that need to be insured. We talk about the new business models in insurance which are following the footsteps of those in Banking.
In the second part of our conversation, we discuss Sabine`s takeaways from the largest insurtech event, ITC 22 in Las Vegas. She organized an event on Commercial Sustainability at ITC and shares with us insights-
Sabine is a corporate strategist turned entrepreneur. She is the CEO and Managing Partner of Alchemy Crew a venture lab that accelerates the curation, validation, and commercialization of new tech business models. Sabine is renowned within the insurance sector for building some of the most renowned tech startup accelerators around the world working with over 30 corporate insurers and accelerating over 150 startup ventures. Sabine is the co-editor of the bestseller The INSURTECH Book, a top 50 Women in Tech, a FinTech and InsurTech Influencer, and an investor, and multi-award winner.
Twitter: SabineVdL
LinkedIn: Sabine VanderLinden
Website: www.alchemycrew.com
Website: www.sabinevdl.com
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
In this podcast we chat with Garry Connolly Host In Ireland founder and Alma Sottile from Rebelleon to learn more about the Host In Ireland Pro Bono Partnership
Host In Ireland are delighted to announce that we will once again run our Trailblazers - Pro Bono Partnership competition for 2023.
The competition offers one-year free partnerships of Host in Ireland to two Republic of Ireland based trailblazing start-ups/scale-ups with products and services that target the digital infrastructure sector.
Host in Ireland’s journey began with five data hosting companies who shared a vision of ‘co-opetition’. They set aside competitive differences and came together to share the story of why Ireland makes good business sense for international companies hosting their digital assets in Europe.
Over the past eight years, our partnership has grown from the original five to over 50 in 2022. The organisation has evolved Host in Ireland is nowa uniquecommunity of people who have a collective interest in promoting Ireland as a centre of excellence for data-related products and services both in Ireland and globally.
In 2022, we were joined by Beeyon, Rebelleonand Fuartech, all of whom benefitted from the opportunity to share in the knowledge, experience and networking opportunities that Host in Ireland is renowned for.
As we look forward to 2023, we are delighted to announce that we will once again run our Trailblazers - Pro Bono Partnership competition. This competition is aimed at Republic of Ireland based start-ups/scale-ups with products and services targeting the digital infrastructure sector.
Host in Ireland Pro Bono Blog
https://www.hostinireland.com/post/pro-bono-partnership-with-host-in-ireland-2023
Host in Ireland Trailblazers Pro Bono 2023 Application Link
https://bit.ly/3RuMpyr
Alma Sottile is a Sustainability Consultant for Rebelleon, a startup based in Farringdon, London.
Rebelleon’s mission is to radically impact climate action and local communities. Alma’s job involves supporting data centre businesses with their Net Zero ambitions, from measuring their impact using tools like LCA and carbon footprint, to implementing a company wide sustainability strategy in line with their business model.
Rebelleon is on a mission to change the world. Founded in 2020, the company strives to challenge traditional ways of working and bring sustainability to the forefront of decision making within the construction and high-tech industries.
Rebelleon aligns to the UK Green Building Council’s five pillars of climate change, resource use, nature and biodiversity, health and wellbeing and socio-economic impact, and offers sustainability consultancy, project management and R&D services related to those.
A team of graduates, along with three more senior members, ensures to bring innovation while offering realistic solutions tailored to clients’ needs.
Web3 has been called a lot of things: the future of a decentralized web, the money layer for the internet, and the identity layer for the internet. Some see Web3 as a new patron model for the internet—a way for artists and creators to get compensated for their work through new communities and cooperative ownership, as well as the sale, trading and ownership of NFTs and other digital goods. Much of the gaming economy is centered around these types of communities, as are the half dozen or more versions of the metaverse, in which avatar-led facilitators act as the primary-user experiences, and digital goods can be acquired and communities formed. But web3 and the metaverse can mean a lot more for banking.
In this episode of One Vision, Bradley hosts a conversation with Caroline Hughes, Co-Founder and CEO of Lifetise, a metaverse that is focused on financial education and helping people create the opportunity to be financially secure and create a life they love.
You’ll be sure to love what they are doing.
In the podcast today Melanie Boylan speaks to Martina Fitzgerald of Scale Ireland about the work they do to support business owners. Tech StartUps and ScaleUps all need support and essential sign posting to get started.
Martina Fitzgerald is the CEO of Scale Ireland, the independent not-for-profit organisation which represents and advocates on behalf of Ireland’s tech start-up and scale-up companies. Martina has two decades senior communications experience, including as RTÉ’s political correspondent. She is the author of the best-selling and critically acclaimed book, ‘Madam Politician: The women at the table of Irish political power’.
Scale Ireland is the independent not-for-profit representative organisation for Irish tech start-ups and scaling companies. Our purpose is to make Ireland a leading location for innovation and entrepreneurship. There are currently more than 2,100 tech start-ups and scaling companies in Ireland employing over 55,000 people.
The link to scale Ireland is here www.scaleireland.org.
About Melanie Boylan
Melanie has been a Freelance Journalist on the Irish Tech News senior team for 5.5 years. Her background knowledge and interest in a diverse field has allowed for some great chats with some amazing podcast guests.
Melanie also is a Social Media Trainer, Social Media Manager, Co-Founder of The Monday Morning Marketing Podcast, Mentor and Brand Ambassador for AgoraPulse UK and Ireland. She is also a Moderator on Clubhouse for Small Steps and Giant Leaps and Space for All Nations at @melanieboylan
If you would like to learn more, please visit her LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanieboylan/
Covid has helped usher in a change of how we work. Remote and hybrid working has become the new norm but there are also other work trends that we should be aware of such as Quiet Quitting and Quiet Firing. Cara de Lange the founder of Softer Success talks to Ronan about this and what she refers to as the Work Reset Revolution.
Cara talks about her background, Quiet Quitting, Quiet Firing, wellbeing and burnout. Cara also talks about bosses, trauma infused burnout, rewiring our brains, eradicating burnout, four day work week, and our inner wisdom.
More about Softer Success:
Softer Success is dedicated to improving employee wellbeing by providing evidence-backed burnout solutions for organisations. Leading in science, it works with the world's top universities, researchers and psychologists to understand & resolve the causes of burnout in a hybrid work environment. Its ground-breaking, 90-second anonymous risk assessment 'A Walk Through the Forest' quickly diagnoses the threat of burnout and toxicity in organisations.
The core ethos of Softer Success is to end the global burnout pandemic by changing the way we work. By offering companies solutions, workshops, talks and training courses which equip executives with the skill set to thrive in their working lives. Softer Success mission is to start a cultural revolution in the workplace that is laying the stepping stones for and helping the next generation profoundly. Their ‘Burnout Proof’ programmes enable corporations to stress-proof employees & combat the risk of burnout.
Softer Success works on the ethos that knowledge is power. The more people who understand burnout, the better equipped we will be as a society to prevent it. By helping rewire our neural pathways, Softer Success® delivers solutions that help employees connect better with their colleagues, understand what burnout is, assess the risk and help them find solutions to dissolve that risk.
In this week’s show futurist, digital analyst and anthropologist, along with being a Global Innovation Evangelist for Salesforce, Brian Solis joins us to talk adapting to life in the future. As a renowned specialist on engagement, CX and digital transformation, Brian discusses what it’s like to be a futurist at one of the worlds largest tech companies that is increasingly mission focused. And we get into the implications of his book Lifescale as we emerge from the pandemic.
Brian Solis - https://www.briansolis.com/about/
Brian Solis is Global Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce, the global leader in Customer Relationship Management (CRM). Brian’s work at Salesforce focuses on thought leadership and research that explores digital transformation, innovation and disruption, CX, commerce, and the cognitive enterprise.
Brian Solis has been called “one of the greatest digital analysts of our time.” Brian is also a world renowned keynote speaker and an award-winning author of eight best-selling books including, X: The Experience When Business Meets Design, What’s the Future of Business and The End of Business as Usual.
In his latest book, Lifescale: How to live a more creative, productive and happy life, Brian tackles the struggles of living in a world rife with constant digital distractions. His model for “Lifescaling” helps readers overcome the unforeseen consequences of living a digital life to break away from diversions, focus on what’s important, spark newfound creativity and unlock new possibilities.
For almost 30 years, Solis has studied and influenced the effects of emerging technology on business and society. His research and books help executives, and also everyday people, better understand the relationship between the evolution of technology and its impact on people and also the role we each play in evolution. As a result of his work, Solis also helps leading brands, celebrities, and startups develop new digital transformation, culture 2.0, and innovation strategies that enable businesses to adapt to new connected markets from the inside out.
Welcome to the Futurists where your hosts Brett King and Robert Tercek interview the worlds foremost super-forecasters, thought leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs and futurists building the world of tomorrow. Together we will explore how our world will radically change as AI, bioscience, energy, food and agriculture, computing, the metaverse, the space industry, crypto, resource management, supply chain and climate will reshape our world over the next 100 years. Join us on The Futurists and we will see you in the future!
Description: One of the core challenges in the digital transformation of wealth management, is Integration. We discuss this complex topic with the founder and CEO of Ezra Group, Craig Iskowitz, with a focus on their newly launched WealthTech Integration Scoring which ranks an application’s ability to integrate with other applications.
The digitalization of the wealth management industry with all its stakeholders and the breadth of products and services, is no low-hanging fruit. The world of broker-dealers, banks, asset managers, independent financial advisors, tech vendors is a dynamic and complex ecosystem. The trend is toward Embedded Wealth, so how do we get there?
Craig Iskowitz https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigiskowitz/ is a business and technology strategy consultant who is a recognized expert on fee-based advisory platforms and wealth management technology. He is the CEO and founder of Ezra Group www.ezragroupllc.com, a strategy consulting firm providing technology and business advice to banks, broker-dealers, asset managers, private equity and fintech firms.
Craig also publishes WealthTech Today, a blog and podcast https://wealthtechtoday.com/
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
In recent years, artificial intelligence has become an integral part of our daily lives, driving much of what we do and what we experience. Financial services is no exception. To meet the needs of changing demographics, being able to attract and retain the right talent is crucial.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Abhijit Bose, MVP, Head of Center for Machine Learning and Enterprise ML Platforms at Capital One, on financial services innovation and how the bank is leveraging AI and machine learning to improve customer experiences. As the line between banking and technology continues to blur, the time is now for banks to nurture talent of today to tackle the challenging questions of tomorrow.
In recent years, artificial intelligence has become an integral part of our daily lives, driving much of what we do and what we experience. Financial services is no exception. To meet the needs of changing demographics, being able to attract and retain the right talent is crucial.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Abhijit Bose, MVP, Head of Center for Machine Learning and Enterprise ML Platforms at Capital One, on financial services innovation and how the bank is leveraging AI and machine learning to improve customer experiences. As the line between banking and technology continues to blur, the time is now for banks to nurture talent of today to tackle the challenging questions of tomorrow.
In this week's episode of the Futurists, top-ranked Female Futurist (Forbes), science fiction author and TV presenter Elina Hiltunen joins us to talk her unique brand of futurism from Finland. Elina takes us through some of her more concerning forecasts on potential climate collapse, and the role that futurists have to play in setting policy responses, galvanizing public opinion, and helping us navigate the unknowns of the future.
https://www.thefuturesagency.com/speakers/elina-hiltunen
Dr. Elina Hiltunen – Futurist, Author, D.Sc (business), M.Sc (chemistry)
Elina Hiltunen has been as one of the 50 top female futurists in the world in the Fortune. She has extensive experience of key note speeches both in English and in Finnish. She is also an author of 11 books (numbers 12 and 13 on the progress…) for example about future of technology and strategic foresight. She is also a well known columnist in Finland and participates a Finnish TV- science show.
Elina Hiltunen is a Finnish futurist, keynote speaker, author of 11 books. Elina has been listed in Forbes as one of the 50 leading female futurists in the world. Her background is D.Sc. (business) and M.Sc. (chemistry). Elina is currently an entrepreneur, but she has experience in working in organizations like Nokia, Finpro (Finnish trade promotion organization) and Finland Futures Research Centre as a futurist.
Elina has a vast experience in keynote speeches about futures thinking, megatrends, future technology, consumer trends and weak signals- of which she has written also books.
TheFuturists.com Podcast where hosts Brett King and Robert TerceK interview the worlds foremost super-forecasters, thought leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs and futurists building the world of tomorrow.
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Subscribe and listen to TheFuturists.com Podcast where hosts Brett King and Robert TerceK interview the worlds foremost super-forecasters, thought leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs and futurists building the world of tomorrow. Together we will explore how our world will radically change as AI, bioscience, energy, food and agriculture, computing, the metaverse, the space industry, crypto, resource management, supply chain and climate will reshape our world over the next 100 years. Join us on The Futurists and we will see you in the future!
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The vision of an Open Metaverse includes six main characteristics. Consumer and enterprise brands should experiment with the potential of the future immersive internet. This blue ocean will shape the future of many industries. A discussion with Dr Mark Van Rijmenan from Sydney about his new book: Step into the Metaverse: How the Immersive Internet Will Unlock a Trillion-Dollar Social Economy Dr Mark Van Rijmenan https://www.linkedin.com/in/markvanri...
Dr Mark Van Rijmenam is The Digital Speaker. He is a future tech strategist who thinks about how technology changes organisations, society and the metaverse. Dr Markvan Rijmenam is an international keynote speaker, 4x author and entrepreneur.He is the founder of Datafloq and the author of the book published by Wiley on the metaverse: Step into the Metaverse: How the Immersive Internet Will Unlock a Trillion-Dollar Social Economy detailing what the metaverse is and how organizations and consumers can benefit from the immersive internet. He is the publisher of the ‘f(x) = e^x‘ newsletter, read by thousands of executives, on the future of work and the organization of tomorrow. The Digital Speaker has spoken in 25 countries across the globe and collectively inspired over 100.000managers, directors and C-level executives.
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
Do you ever meet an individual and feel very inspired? I met Jonny a month ago at an event in the UK and found him truly inspirational. His journey into sustainability and reducing single use plastic in his house, his local community and one day soon hopefully, his town is well worth a listen. Can you engage your community into action? Listen in for tips and remember, every little helps..
Jonny Prest is a brand strategist based in Leicester, UK. From environmental to social, Jonny's role is to help leaders build brand and communication strategies with purpose. He specialises in enlightened brand strategy. It's brand building with a conscience: remodelling brands to leverage skills and resources for the protection of our planet and its people. What do you stand against? What do you fight for? Does your identity truly represent who you are? If you're ambitious, hungry for positive growth and feel that you were meant for more, then it's probably time to rethink the way you have always done it. It's time for new ideas, to reconfigure your game plan.
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Do you ever meet an individual and feel very inspired? I met Jonny a month ago at an event in the UK and found him truly inspirational. His journey into sustainability and reducing single use plastic in his house, his local community and one day soon hopefully, his town is well worth a listen. Can you engage your community into action? Listen in for tips and remember, every little helps..
Jonny Prest is a brand strategist based in Leicester, UK. From environmental to social, Jonny's role is to help leaders build brand and communication strategies with purpose. He specialises in enlightened brand strategy. It's brand building with a conscience: remodelling brands to leverage skills and resources for the protection of our planet and its people. What do you stand against? What do you fight for? Does your identity truly represent who you are? If you're ambitious, hungry for positive growth and feel that you were meant for more, then it's probably time to rethink the way you have always done it. It's time for new ideas, to reconfigure your game plan.
@seedcreativity
@brandmasterflash
4 years. 200 episodes. From “Blockchain and Financial Inclusion”, to “Shades of Grey”, “Judge me by my cover”, “Red Envelope”, “The Other 50”, and finally “One Vision”, it has been our privilege to share the platform with over 170 guests on the show to talk about wide-ranging topics from innovation and fintech to the future of work and emerging technologies; from founders to funders and evangelists across geographical boundaries, we were united with a common goal: to tell stories with purpose. Thank you for your support through the years. It has been an honor to bring you the show every week and we look forward to the next 200.
4 years. 200 episodes. From “Blockchain and Financial Inclusion”, to “Shades of Grey”, “Judge me by my cover”, “Red Envelope”, “The Other 50”, and finally “One Vision”, it has been our privilege to share the platform with over 170 guests on the show to talk about wide-ranging topics from innovation and fintech to the future of work and emerging technologies; from founders to funders and evangelists across geographical boundaries, we were united with a common goal: to tell stories with purpose. Thank you for your support through the years. It has been an honor to bring you the show every week and we look forward to the next 200.
In this podcast Melanie Speaks with Charles Seadon about a brand new approach to flight that uses no fuel! This transformational method also looks to have zero impact on our planets environment as well. Listen in to find out more about ultra high-frequency engines that started as a concept for an engineer in Ukraine and looks to become a reality in the next year.
“Our UHF Drive Propulsion System is a totally unique technology. Nothing like this has been built or tested before. It’s radically and fundamentally different from all currently known propulsion systems. The UHF drive can work in any environment and does not interact with the environment in any negative way: It is capable of working in or out of the atmosphere and even under water,” said Charles Seadon, CEO of Aerospace Propulsion Systems.
In this podcast Melanie Speaks with Charles Seadon about a brand new approach to flight that uses no fuel! This transformational method also looks to have zero impact on our planets environment as well. Listen in to find out more about ultra high-frequency engines that started as a concept for an engineer in Ukraine and looks to become a reality in the next year.
“Our UHF Drive Propulsion System is a totally unique technology. Nothing like this has been built or tested before. It’s radically and fundamentally different from all currently known propulsion systems. The UHF drive can work in any environment and does not interact with the environment in any negative way: It is capable of working in or out of the atmosphere and even under water,” said Charles Seadon, CEO of Aerospace Propulsion Systems.
The Irish Data Protection Commissioner has fined Instagram €450M for failing to protect children’s data. proving yet again that data breaches can happen anywhere, anytime to organisations we entrust with our personal data. Tilo Weigandt Co-Founder & COO of Vaultree thinks it shouldn’t be this easy for scammers to get their hands on our most sensitive information.
Ronan talks to Tilo Weigandt talks about his personal mission, what Valultree does, data governance, data access, encryption technologies, the €450M Instagram fine, companies updating their security culture and transparency.
More about Tilo:
Tilo Weigandt is an entrepreneur whose mission to combat hacks and leaks. As Co-Founder & COO of Cork, Ireland based Vaultree, his goal is to fundamentally change the way we work with data: from vulnerable to fully encrypted.
The Irish Data Protection Commissioner has fined Instagram €450M for failing to protect children’s data. proving yet again that data breaches can happen anywhere, anytime to organisations we entrust with our personal data. Tilo Weigandt Co-Founder & COO of Vaultree thinks it shouldn’t be this easy for scammers to get their hands on our most sensitive information.
Ronan talks to Tilo Weigandt talks about his personal mission, what Valultree does, data governance, data access, encryption technologies, the €450M Instagram fine, companies updating their security culture and transparency.
More about Tilo:
Tilo Weigandt is an entrepreneur whose mission to combat hacks and leaks. As Co-Founder & COO of Cork, Ireland based Vaultree, his goal is to fundamentally change the way we work with data: from vulnerable to fully encrypted.
TheFuturists.com Podcast where hosts Brett King and Robert TerceK interview the worlds foremost super-forecasters, thought leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs and futurists building the world of tomorrow. Together we will explore how our world will radically.
In this week’s episode of the futurists, award winning British Science Fiction author Gareth L Powell joins the duo to talk far flung futures and creating epic space operas from scratch. Powell talks through his process as well as discussing the possible future of humanity, and where we might go next.
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Subscribe and listen to TheFuturists.com Podcast where hosts Brett King and Robert TerceK interview the worlds foremost super-forecasters, thought leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs and futurists building the world of tomorrow. Together we will explore how our world will radically change as AI, bioscience, energy, food and agriculture, computing, the metaverse, the space industry, crypto, resource management, supply chain and climate will reshape our world over the next 100 years. Join us on The Futurists and we will see you in the future!
https://thefuturists.com/episodes-blogs/
TheFuturists.com Podcast where hosts Brett King and Robert TerceK interview the worlds foremost super-forecasters, thought leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs and futurists building the world of tomorrow. Together we will explore how our world will radically.
In this week’s episode of the futurists, award winning British Science Fiction author Gareth L Powell joins the duo to talk far flung futures and creating epic space operas from scratch. Powell talks through his process as well as discussing the possible future of humanity, and where we might go next.
More about the show
Subscribe and listen to TheFuturists.com Podcast where hosts Brett King and Robert TerceK interview the worlds foremost super-forecasters, thought leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs and futurists building the world of tomorrow. Together we will explore how our world will radically change as AI, bioscience, energy, food and agriculture, computing, the metaverse, the space industry, crypto, resource management, supply chain and climate will reshape our world over the next 100 years. Join us on The Futurists and we will see you in the future!
https://thefuturists.com/episodes-blogs/
Description. A cross-industry must listen to understand deep transformation for leaders and their teams.
Most transformation initiatives in business and at a personal level, fizzle away. Iris Welten sat in the hot seat at the C-suite and CEO level and shares with us her insights from her personal deep transformation and how she helps leaders at the top of businesses and their teams to deeply transform. We are talking at the Neural Patterns level, the infrastructure level.
Iris Maria Welten https://www.linkedin.com/in/iris-welten-4274772b/ is Chair and Board member of several companies as well as co-founder of the consulting firm Welten & Welten AG in Switzerland. She is a Responsible Leadership coach focused on transforming life patterns for a happier and more successful life. Further, she teaches at the University of Applied Sciences Bern Corporate Governance.
Her profound experience includes international capital markets, leadership of 8 country representatives, broad industry experience (6 industries) and the management of 9 units. In addition, she is well connected economically as well as politically (communal, state and federal level). She worked in Munich, Miami, Hong Kong and New York for large stock exchange listed companies in leading Group Corporate functions as well as CEO.
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
Description. A cross-industry must listen to understand deep transformation for leaders and their teams.
Most transformation initiatives in business and at a personal level, fizzle away. Iris Welten sat in the hot seat at the C-suite and CEO level and shares with us her insights from her personal deep transformation and how she helps leaders at the top of businesses and their teams to deeply transform. We are talking at the Neural Patterns level, the infrastructure level.
Iris Maria Welten https://www.linkedin.com/in/iris-welten-4274772b/ is Chair and Board member of several companies as well as co-founder of the consulting firm Welten & Welten AG in Switzerland. She is a Responsible Leadership coach focused on transforming life patterns for a happier and more successful life. Further, she teaches at the University of Applied Sciences Bern Corporate Governance.
Her profound experience includes international capital markets, leadership of 8 country representatives, broad industry experience (6 industries) and the management of 9 units. In addition, she is well connected economically as well as politically (communal, state and federal level). She worked in Munich, Miami, Hong Kong and New York for large stock exchange listed companies in leading Group Corporate functions as well as CEO.
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
In this podcast Melanie Boylan chats with Manuel Bustelo and Alana Alvarez Vernice about their ongoing mission to highlight ocean acidification. Listen in to find out how you can help to make everyday changes to improve our planets oceans.
The Sustainable Tour is DAN EU's project to raise awareness of the need to drastically reduce our CO2 emissions if we want to maintain a healthy ocean. Manu and Alana are touring Europe and its surroundings (UK and Ireland in 2022) in an electric vehicle - recharging it only with renewable energy - visiting dive centres and other interested parties to give lectures on ocean acidification.
Brief intro about Manu: As a mountain climber Manuel Bustelo has witnessed sunsets at 7000 metres and as a diver scuba dived all major coral systems in the world. He is a PADI Open Water Instructor, Fourth Element Ambassador and DAN Europe's Business Developer manager, helping the Foundation to run new projects that are inline with their Corporate Shared Values.
Brief intro about Alana is an ocean conservationist with a background in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and a Master's degree in Corporate Sustainability. She currently serves as Sustainability & CSR Manager at DAN Europe Foundation.
DAN Europe is a Non-profit Organisation that assists and protects divers, conducting scientific research and safety campaigns to make diving a safer, more accessible, and sustainable activity for all.
Find them on their Social Channels IG: @daneurope / @manubustelo / @alanafromthesea - FB: DAN Europe / Manu Bustelo / Alana Alvarez Vernice - Twitter: @DAN_Europe / @Manuel_Bustelo / @AlanaGabriella - LinkedIn: DAN Europe / Manuel Bustelo / Alana Alvarez - Youtube: DiversAlertNetwork / Manu Bustelo
• Website address: www.daneurope.org / www.sustainabletour.eu
In this podcast Melanie Boylan chats with Manuel Bustelo and Alana Alvarez Vernice about their ongoing mission to highlight ocean acidification. Listen in to find out how you can help to make everyday changes to improve our planets oceans.
The Sustainable Tour is DAN EU's project to raise awareness of the need to drastically reduce our CO2 emissions if we want to maintain a healthy ocean. Manu and Alana are touring Europe and its surroundings (UK and Ireland in 2022) in an electric vehicle - recharging it only with renewable energy - visiting dive centres and other interested parties to give lectures on ocean acidification.
Brief intro about Manu: As a mountain climber Manuel Bustelo has witnessed sunsets at 7000 metres and as a diver scuba dived all major coral systems in the world. He is a PADI Open Water Instructor, Fourth Element Ambassador and DAN Europe's Business Developer manager, helping the Foundation to run new projects that are inline with their Corporate Shared Values.
Brief intro about Alana is an ocean conservationist with a background in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and a Master's degree in Corporate Sustainability. She currently serves as Sustainability & CSR Manager at DAN Europe Foundation.
DAN Europe is a Non-profit Organisation that assists and protects divers, conducting scientific research and safety campaigns to make diving a safer, more accessible, and sustainable activity for all.
Find them on their Social Channels IG: @daneurope / @manubustelo / @alanafromthesea - FB: DAN Europe / Manu Bustelo / Alana Alvarez Vernice - Twitter: @DAN_Europe / @Manuel_Bustelo / @AlanaGabriella - LinkedIn: DAN Europe / Manuel Bustelo / Alana Alvarez - Youtube: DiversAlertNetwork / Manu Bustelo
• Website address: www.daneurope.org / www.sustainabletour.eu
We consume a lot of information each day. When we read the latest news about what’s going on in fintech, venture capital, and the different spectrums of new technology, we aren’t always provided context around the broader story, nor are we often brought into the lives of those building what’s next. Context is important, as is understanding how technologies are impacting our lives. Those that shape the news can either remove or fan the flames of biases around our perception of these changes and how they impact our communities.
In this episode of One Vision, Bradley chats with Mary Ann Azevedo, Senior Report at Techcrunch, about how she sees the current fintech landscape, and how she approaches the craft and responsibility of reporting the changing face of technology.It’s not all doom and gloom for fintech. Now is the time to build.
We consume a lot of information each day. When we read the latest news about what’s going on in fintech, venture capital, and the different spectrums of new technology, we aren’t always provided context around the broader story, nor are we often brought into the lives of those building what’s next. Context is important, as is understanding how technologies are impacting our lives. Those that shape the news can either remove or fan the flames of biases around our perception of these changes and how they impact our communities.
In this episode of One Vision, Bradley chats with Mary Ann Azevedo, Senior Report at Techcrunch, about how she sees the current fintech landscape, and how she approaches the craft and responsibility of reporting the changing face of technology.It’s not all doom and gloom for fintech. Now is the time to build.
Alex Nahai, co-founder and CEO of DancingSeahorse.com, has a long music career both in working with some of the most prominent artists and companies in the industry. He speaks fondly of times where he was backstage at some of the biggest names in the business including Prince and Calvin Harris and attending events at Coachella.
“Each time, the energy was amazing and I felt so privileged to be present. I really wanted to be able to share that feeling with other fans.”
With 20 years in showbusiness, Nahai became involved in Web 3 about 18 months ago. He had witnessed the rise of NFTs and the growth of utility in NFTs, and with his partner Andy Nematalla, felt there was an opportunity to use NFTs in the music business.
“As NFTs grew in utility, we could see a way of providing relationships between fans and artists, giving the fans access to events and experiences. We certainly felt we had the access to the top names in the music business to make this work.”
To find out more, tune in. Your host is Jillian Godsil
Alex Nahai, co-founder and CEO of DancingSeahorse.com, has a long music career both in working with some of the most prominent artists and companies in the industry. He speaks fondly of times where he was backstage at some of the biggest names in the business including Prince and Calvin Harris and attending events at Coachella.
“Each time, the energy was amazing and I felt so privileged to be present. I really wanted to be able to share that feeling with other fans.”
With 20 years in showbusiness, Nahai became involved in Web 3 about 18 months ago. He had witnessed the rise of NFTs and the growth of utility in NFTs, and with his partner Andy Nematalla, felt there was an opportunity to use NFTs in the music business.
“As NFTs grew in utility, we could see a way of providing relationships between fans and artists, giving the fans access to events and experiences. We certainly felt we had the access to the top names in the music business to make this work.”
To find out more, tune in. Your host is Jillian Godsil
The war in Ukraine has been going on for seven months now and during that time we have seen some great leadership in action. One great example of this is CEO Natalie Kaminski of software startup JetRockets. When Russian invaded Ukraine, she did something pretty unbelievable: she helped 46 of her Russian engineers (plus spouses and children) safely relocate out of the country.
In the first days of the war, Natalie realised their Russian employees were in physical danger because of their association with an American company. Natalie feared that the Russian police might suspect employees of anti-Russian sentiment and that they could be arrested or have their bank accounts shut down. Where other tech companies have abandoned their employees in the region, Natalie helped every single person who wanted to relocate to get out safely. She's also dedicated significant effort to hiring tech talent based in Ukraine, many of whom had been left unemployed by the war, with 6 Ukrainians already onboarded. Ronan talks to Natalie about this and more.
More about Natalie Kaminski:
She came to the US at 18 by way of Russia, Ukraine, and Israel with $500 in her pocket and a desire to be financially independent. She had no one to fall back on. Two decades later, she's an active supporter of female leadership in her own and other businesses, has great insights into how the tech industry has changed and the struggles that female founders specifically still face. She is also the acting CTO for many of JetRockets’ clients, so she sees this again and again firsthand.
The war in Ukraine has been going on for seven months now and during that time we have seen some great leadership in action. One great example of this is CEO Natalie Kaminski of software startup JetRockets. When Russian invaded Ukraine, she did something pretty unbelievable: she helped 46 of her Russian engineers (plus spouses and children) safely relocate out of the country.
In the first days of the war, Natalie realised their Russian employees were in physical danger because of their association with an American company. Natalie feared that the Russian police might suspect employees of anti-Russian sentiment and that they could be arrested or have their bank accounts shut down. Where other tech companies have abandoned their employees in the region, Natalie helped every single person who wanted to relocate to get out safely. She's also dedicated significant effort to hiring tech talent based in Ukraine, many of whom had been left unemployed by the war, with 6 Ukrainians already onboarded. Ronan talks to Natalie about this and more.
More about Natalie Kaminski:
She came to the US at 18 by way of Russia, Ukraine, and Israel with $500 in her pocket and a desire to be financially independent. She had no one to fall back on. Two decades later, she's an active supporter of female leadership in her own and other businesses, has great insights into how the tech industry has changed and the struggles that female founders specifically still face. She is also the acting CTO for many of JetRockets’ clients, so she sees this again and again firsthand.
Latest episode from the Futurists Podcast, where hosts Brett King and Robert Tercek interview the worlds foremost super-forecasters, thought leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs and futurists building the world of tomorrow. Together we will explore how our world will radically change as AI, bioscience, energy, food and agriculture, computing, the metaverse, the space industry, crypto, resource management, supply chain and climate will reshape our world over the next 100 years. Join us on The Futurists and we will see you in the future!
Real Time 3D computing is vast, but most people are not aware of it. RT3D tech powers online and mobile games, digital twins, industrial simulations and the much-ballyhooed Metaverse. And it has important implications for training machine learning and autonomous systems. This week’s guest expert, technology innovator Sylvio Drouin, has been working at the forefront of RT3D for decades. Join us for a tour of the emerging 3D future. Follow @sylviod
Sylvio is Senior VP at Unity Technologies (U:NYSE), where he is revolutionizing the game and enterprise industries with Unity, its breakthrough development platform for creating games and interactive 3D and 2D experiences across mobile, consoles, VR and AR platforms. Unity made games have been installed on more than 3.5 billions devices so far.
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Latest episode from the Futurists Podcast, where hosts Brett King and Robert Tercek interview the worlds foremost super-forecasters, thought leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs and futurists building the world of tomorrow. Together we will explore how our world will radically change as AI, bioscience, energy, food and agriculture, computing, the metaverse, the space industry, crypto, resource management, supply chain and climate will reshape our world over the next 100 years. Join us on The Futurists and we will see you in the future!
Real Time 3D computing is vast, but most people are not aware of it. RT3D tech powers online and mobile games, digital twins, industrial simulations and the much-ballyhooed Metaverse. And it has important implications for training machine learning and autonomous systems. This week’s guest expert, technology innovator Sylvio Drouin, has been working at the forefront of RT3D for decades. Join us for a tour of the emerging 3D future. Follow @sylviod
Sylvio is Senior VP at Unity Technologies (U:NYSE), where he is revolutionizing the game and enterprise industries with Unity, its breakthrough development platform for creating games and interactive 3D and 2D experiences across mobile, consoles, VR and AR platforms. Unity made games have been installed on more than 3.5 billions devices so far.
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- Dao Governance & the Future of the Firm with Wulf Kaal
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We catch up with Garry Connolly, founder of Host in Ireland, to learn more about why Datacentres do not run in isolation from society (Work, Rest & Play, but rather they are there because of it! We look at the growth, of two major global Meggatrends of Digitalisation and Decarbonisation, are they friends, foes or both?
As well as -> You don't have to be Irish to be I.R.I.S.H !
With the well-documented challenges of Ireland decarbonising its grid, Irish and Irish-based companies have moved a fair proportion of their capital and talent outside of Ireland whilst continuing to use Ireland as a base.
More about Garry
Garry Connolly is the founder of Host in Ireland, a global initiative created to increase awareness for how and why digital infrastructure coming from Ireland – with global and Irish companies – plays a unique role around the world. A self-proclaimed “stubborn digital optimist,” Garry is a much sought-after keynote speaker, panelist and moderator at global industry events.
Host in Ireland paragraph
Host in Ireland is a community of global and Irish companies with a collective interest in raising awareness of the unique role Ireland plays in digital infrastructure around the world. With more than 50 partners across the digital infrastructure ecosystem, Host in Ireland operates under a spirit of success through collaboration. Market competitors come together with an action-oriented mentality to promote Ireland as a trusted centre of data excellence. For more information about Host in Ireland, visit www.hostinireland.com.
We catch up with Garry Connolly, founder of Host in Ireland, to learn more about why Datacentres do not run in isolation from society (Work, Rest & Play, but rather they are there because of it! We look at the growth, of two major global Meggatrends of Digitalisation and Decarbonisation, are they friends, foes or both?
As well as -> You don't have to be Irish to be I.R.I.S.H !
With the well-documented challenges of Ireland decarbonising its grid, Irish and Irish-based companies have moved a fair proportion of their capital and talent outside of Ireland whilst continuing to use Ireland as a base.
More about Garry
Garry Connolly is the founder of Host in Ireland, a global initiative created to increase awareness for how and why digital infrastructure coming from Ireland – with global and Irish companies – plays a unique role around the world. A self-proclaimed “stubborn digital optimist,” Garry is a much sought-after keynote speaker, panelist and moderator at global industry events.
Host in Ireland paragraph
Host in Ireland is a community of global and Irish companies with a collective interest in raising awareness of the unique role Ireland plays in digital infrastructure around the world. With more than 50 partners across the digital infrastructure ecosystem, Host in Ireland operates under a spirit of success through collaboration. Market competitors come together with an action-oriented mentality to promote Ireland as a trusted centre of data excellence. For more information about Host in Ireland, visit www.hostinireland.com.
Description: Are all these verticals GameFi, DeFi, and SocialFi, integral parts of the Metaverse? Why should we get rid of Play-To-Earn category and replace it with Play & Earn? How will sustainable tokenomics really enable the shift to the Web3.0 ethos, which is about empowering the creator economy? In this episode, Arun Krishnamumar shares his insights on these topics. He believes that Gamefi is the growth hack for Web3 and shares with us his excitement around the innovations that are being built during this crypto downturn.
Arun Krishnamumar (https://www.linkedin.com/in/arunkumar...) is the Chief Strategy Officer at Bullieverse (https://bullieverse.com/). He is a web3 strategy expert, author, and investor, with 20 years of technology and financial services experience. Arun has also founded, raised and deployed two VC funds and holds a few board positions. He has had a career within global organisations such as Barclays Capital and PwC. Arun has published two books - "Quantum Computing and Blockchain in Business" where he explored the synergies and areas of collision between the two technologies, and "Restartup" which is a crisis management strategy guide for venture founders.
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
Description: Are all these verticals GameFi, DeFi, and SocialFi, integral parts of the Metaverse? Why should we get rid of Play-To-Earn category and replace it with Play & Earn? How will sustainable tokenomics really enable the shift to the Web3.0 ethos, which is about empowering the creator economy? In this episode, Arun Krishnamumar shares his insights on these topics. He believes that Gamefi is the growth hack for Web3 and shares with us his excitement around the innovations that are being built during this crypto downturn.
Arun Krishnamumar (https://www.linkedin.com/in/arunkumar...) is the Chief Strategy Officer at Bullieverse (https://bullieverse.com/). He is a web3 strategy expert, author, and investor, with 20 years of technology and financial services experience. Arun has also founded, raised and deployed two VC funds and holds a few board positions. He has had a career within global organisations such as Barclays Capital and PwC. Arun has published two books - "Quantum Computing and Blockchain in Business" where he explored the synergies and areas of collision between the two technologies, and "Restartup" which is a crisis management strategy guide for venture founders.
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
Our world has changed, and along with it, our workforce and their expectations. Employees are increasingly looking for purpose beyond a paycheck. "Make inclusiveness part of your culture" is a crucial cornerstone of successful companies; yet, driving a long-term D&I strategy is easier said than done.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo welcomes Vanice Hayes, Chief Culture, Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Dell Technologies, to discuss how businesses can break through and lead with empathy – from reskilling to more diversity to digital inclusion. Vanice also shares insights from Dell’s Breakthrough Study and the company’s latest efforts in advancing digital inclusion and education for underserved communities around the world.
Our world has changed, and along with it, our workforce and their expectations. Employees are increasingly looking for purpose beyond a paycheck. "Make inclusiveness part of your culture" is a crucial cornerstone of successful companies; yet, driving a long-term D&I strategy is easier said than done.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo welcomes Vanice Hayes, Chief Culture, Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Dell Technologies, to discuss how businesses can break through and lead with empathy – from reskilling to more diversity to digital inclusion. Vanice also shares insights from Dell’s Breakthrough Study and the company’s latest efforts in advancing digital inclusion and education for underserved communities around the world.
Serial entrepreneurs are always reinventing themselves as they see new opportunities and take them. One such serial entrepreneur is Phil Teare and his latest venture is PureVolt, a company that provides solar panels installations for homeowners. So, how did Phil get into solar panels? Ronan talks to Phil about this and more.
Phil talks about his background, what PureVolt does, the challenges of setting up a new business, working in a power crisis, government grants, how solar panels reduce your bills, solar farms and EV’s. Phil also talks about range anxiety, renewable energy, and digital nomads.
More about Phil Teare:
Despite his background in science and engineering, it was in business that Phil found his passion. He always believed that successful businesses are built onsustainability. As the science of climate change became clearer over recent years, he came to see that sustainability was just as important in other areas of his life. While switching to an electric car and solar PV electricity, he saw the appeal of a company which offers clear information in an open, honest and transparent way.
Serial entrepreneurs are always reinventing themselves as they see new opportunities and take them. One such serial entrepreneur is Phil Teare and his latest venture is PureVolt, a company that provides solar panels installations for homeowners. So, how did Phil get into solar panels? Ronan talks to Phil about this and more.
Phil talks about his background, what PureVolt does, the challenges of setting up a new business, working in a power crisis, government grants, how solar panels reduce your bills, solar farms and EV’s. Phil also talks about range anxiety, renewable energy, and digital nomads.
More about Phil Teare:
Despite his background in science and engineering, it was in business that Phil found his passion. He always believed that successful businesses are built onsustainability. As the science of climate change became clearer over recent years, he came to see that sustainability was just as important in other areas of his life. While switching to an electric car and solar PV electricity, he saw the appeal of a company which offers clear information in an open, honest and transparent way.
In 2010, Alessandro De Grandi, CEO and founder of The Nemesis, was playing Second Life, basically a rudimentary Web2 Metaverse, when he bought his first bitcoin, two of them actually. They cost less than a dollar each and he sold them for around $75 a few years later to his great satisfaction. However, it was the sensation of buying bitcoin in a metaverse that changed his thinking.
“It was a beautiful sensation. Something changed in my mind when I realised that we could make the metaverse into something that everyone could enjoy. While Web3 had not been invented, I just understood the internet was going to merge with the metaverse.”
De Grandi was not a hardcore game, preferring casual games, he instinctive understood that casual gaming would be the gateway drug to the metaverse. He also understood that people, and indeed brands, would need handholding to move from Web2 to Web3.
He and his co founder Riccardo Zanini, together with The Nemesis’ CTO Andrea Bernasconi (who had several years of experience in 3D graphics and in the world of videogames) first began working on The Nemesis back in 2018. De Grandi stresses that over the past four years the team has not spent a penny on marketing but focussed all their time, money and energy on building the platform.
To find out more, tune into the episode
In 2010, Alessandro De Grandi, CEO and founder of The Nemesis, was playing Second Life, basically a rudimentary Web2 Metaverse, when he bought his first bitcoin, two of them actually. They cost less than a dollar each and he sold them for around $75 a few years later to his great satisfaction. However, it was the sensation of buying bitcoin in a metaverse that changed his thinking.
“It was a beautiful sensation. Something changed in my mind when I realised that we could make the metaverse into something that everyone could enjoy. While Web3 had not been invented, I just understood the internet was going to merge with the metaverse.”
De Grandi was not a hardcore game, preferring casual games, he instinctive understood that casual gaming would be the gateway drug to the metaverse. He also understood that people, and indeed brands, would need handholding to move from Web2 to Web3.
He and his co founder Riccardo Zanini, together with The Nemesis’ CTO Andrea Bernasconi (who had several years of experience in 3D graphics and in the world of videogames) first began working on The Nemesis back in 2018. De Grandi stresses that over the past four years the team has not spent a penny on marketing but focussed all their time, money and energy on building the platform.
To find out more, tune into the episode
Climate Alpha
In this week’s episode of The Futurists, bestselling author of MOVE and futurist Parag Khanna joins us to talk about climate migration, geopolitics, real-estate and agriculture in a world impacted by climate change. Khanna is the founder of futuremap and climate alpha, and has worked with the US government, World Economic Forum and others on climate change adaptation strategies and policy.
Welcome to the Futurists where your hosts Brett King and Robert Tercek interview the worlds foremost super-forecasters, thought leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs and futurists building the world of tomorrow. Together we will explore how our world will radically change as AI, bioscience, energy, food and agriculture, computing, the metaverse, the space industry, crypto, resource management, supply chain and climate will reshape our world over the next 100 years. Join us on The Futurists and we will see you in the future!
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Climate Alpha
In this week’s episode of The Futurists, bestselling author of MOVE and futurist Parag Khanna joins us to talk about climate migration, geopolitics, real-estate and agriculture in a world impacted by climate change. Khanna is the founder of futuremap and climate alpha, and has worked with the US government, World Economic Forum and others on climate change adaptation strategies and policy.
Welcome to the Futurists where your hosts Brett King and Robert Tercek interview the worlds foremost super-forecasters, thought leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs and futurists building the world of tomorrow. Together we will explore how our world will radically change as AI, bioscience, energy, food and agriculture, computing, the metaverse, the space industry, crypto, resource management, supply chain and climate will reshape our world over the next 100 years. Join us on The Futurists and we will see you in the future!
Related Episodes
- Start at the Start with Robert Tercel & Brett King
- Universe of Dune with Kevin J Anderson
- Robot Avatars with Dr Harry Kloor
- Super Forecasting with Regina Joseph
- The Genesis Machine with Andrew Hessel
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Description: The complexities of NetZero journeys are real and people need to be upskilled to be able to execute their strategic goals. In this episode, we discuss these topics with Helene Li, Top voice in Sustainability & Impact in the APAC region. We also touch on Greenwashing, Cop27, and the current macroeconomic environment.
Helene Li (https://www.linkedin.com/in/helene-li-1555bb16/) is the CEO and co-founder of Go Impact Capital Partners (https://goimpact.today/home), and Co-Chair of Sustainability & ESG Action CouncilCo-Chair of the Association of Family Offices in Asia. She is a leading voice on Sustainable Finance, DigitalTransformation and Fintech, TEDx Speaker, Top Financial Services Influencer in APAC, (Refinitiv), Top 2 Sustainable Finance Influencer globally (Onalytica).
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
Description: The complexities of NetZero journeys are real and people need to be upskilled to be able to execute their strategic goals. In this episode, we discuss these topics with Helene Li, Top voice in Sustainability & Impact in the APAC region. We also touch on Greenwashing, Cop27, and the current macroeconomic environment.
Helene Li (https://www.linkedin.com/in/helene-li-1555bb16/) is the CEO and co-founder of Go Impact Capital Partners (https://goimpact.today/home), and Co-Chair of Sustainability & ESG Action CouncilCo-Chair of the Association of Family Offices in Asia. She is a leading voice on Sustainable Finance, DigitalTransformation and Fintech, TEDx Speaker, Top Financial Services Influencer in APAC, (Refinitiv), Top 2 Sustainable Finance Influencer globally (Onalytica).
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
There are so many interesting paths that financial services and fintech have taken the past decade. How we serve customers across the landscape of products and services has seen a sea of change and the addition of digital experiences as the business model has changed. Yet, when we think about the ways that financial brands can go down the wrong path, the list of lessons is a long one indeed. To avoid some of these pitfalls, it is important to truly understand and appreciate your customer experiences, those journeys that shape the connectivity between brands and the customers and communities they serve.
In this episode of One Vision, Bradley speaks with Steven Ramirez, CEO of Beyond the Arc, as he speaks about how his firm works with financial brands to better understand their data, their technologies, and their relationships with the people they serve.
There are so many interesting paths that financial services and fintech have taken the past decade. How we serve customers across the landscape of products and services has seen a sea of change and the addition of digital experiences as the business model has changed. Yet, when we think about the ways that financial brands can go down the wrong path, the list of lessons is a long one indeed. To avoid some of these pitfalls, it is important to truly understand and appreciate your customer experiences, those journeys that shape the connectivity between brands and the customers and communities they serve.
In this episode of One Vision, Bradley speaks with Steven Ramirez, CEO of Beyond the Arc, as he speaks about how his firm works with financial brands to better understand their data, their technologies, and their relationships with the people they serve.
Thriftify, is a sustainable E-Commerce companythatacts as an online retailer for 98% of Ireland’s charity shops and plans to expand its workforce with 20 new hires planned across the tech, e-commerce and sales and marketing sides of the business. As well as their expansion plans, Thriftify has just received a huge financial boost having just signed a €1.6m investment deal. Ronan talks to Rónán Ó ’Dálaigh, Thriftify CEO about how Thriftify and more.
Ronan talks about his background, whatThriftify does, the pandemic, the adoption of tech, sustainability, fashion, and planned obsolescence.
ABOUT THRIFTIFY:
In 2018, Thriftify was founded by Rónán Ó Dálaigh, Timur Negru and Rahil Nazir, as the only dedicated online marketplace connecting charity shops with consumers. By combining their passion for social impact business with their love of thrifting in charity shops, the company was born. Since then, Thriftify has grown substantially and is now working with over 98% of the charity retailers in Ireland and expanding rapidly with charity shops across the UK.
Thriftify, is a sustainable E-Commerce companythatacts as an online retailer for 98% of Ireland’s charity shops and plans to expand its workforce with 20 new hires planned across the tech, e-commerce and sales and marketing sides of the business. As well as their expansion plans, Thriftify has just received a huge financial boost having just signed a €1.6m investment deal. Ronan talks to Rónán Ó ’Dálaigh, Thriftify CEO about how Thriftify and more.
Ronan talks about his background, whatThriftify does, the pandemic, the adoption of tech, sustainability, fashion, and planned obsolescence.
ABOUT THRIFTIFY:
In 2018, Thriftify was founded by Rónán Ó Dálaigh, Timur Negru and Rahil Nazir, as the only dedicated online marketplace connecting charity shops with consumers. By combining their passion for social impact business with their love of thrifting in charity shops, the company was born. Since then, Thriftify has grown substantially and is now working with over 98% of the charity retailers in Ireland and expanding rapidly with charity shops across the UK.
Description: Mini-programs and the ecosystem design of WeChat, are unique. We discuss these and other differentiations of the WeChat journey (which continues) with Kevin through several examples and juxtapositions to the Western apps and BigTech companies.
Are SuperApps going to make it in other parts of the world?
Kevin Shimota was the global head of marketing and partnerships at WeChat (2016-2019) and has just published a book on this topic.
The world envies the business model that was born in China and baptized SuperApp in the West. In this episode, we also touch upon Tencent`s strengths that WeChat continues to leverage.
Mentions: Ron Shevlins ForbesSuperApps arent going to make it in the US article https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/2022/08/01/super-apps-arent-going-to-make-it-in-the-united-states/?sh=5c6fcf1b2e7d
Kevin Shimota - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-shimota-48277022/v
The FirstSuperapp: Inside China's WeChat and the new digital revolution by - https://www.amazon.com/First-Superapp-Inside-digital-revolution/dp/9888769421/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+first+superapp&qid=1659435806&sr=8-1
Kevin Shimota is a leading specialist in digital products and platforms, having been a senior executive at WeChat (Tencent) with over a decade of experience in the industry. His ongoing work includes understanding innovations and trends coming out of Asia and how they will impact and adapt to the global community. Originally from Seattle, Kevin now lives in Sydney with his wife and dog.
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
In this episode Melanie Boylan spoke with Shafi Kadem about his most recent work on photovoltaic power stations and how to optimise energy storage using artificial intelligence. He and his team found solutions that would be easily adapted to current stations without a reduction in levels or massive increased costs. Listen in as Shafi talks through his findings.
IERC
The “Intelligent Grid (iG)” Research Group @ IERC aims to design, develop and demonstrate (3D) intelligent and innovative solutions for decarbonising the smart grid and energy networks. For more information on the current projects and activities, you can visit: https://www.ierc.ie/current-research/
Have you ever sat down and really drilled out how to make your business more inclusive? In this podcast Melanie Boylan and Sinead Daly have a fast paced chat on inclusion/culture/employee experience/sustainability and impact in fast-growth tech companies. These are very much the topics discussed in the recent book that she contributed to called The Key to Inclusion.
This book isn't only to read but gives practical advice and guidance on how to implement as well and uses case studies and examples to help. The whole mindset of inclusion has developed so much over the years and its time we become more of an activist in this field!
Sinead Daly is a leader who’s passionate about helping fast-growth tech companies balance purpose, not just profit. As Director of Culture, Experience and Impact at Beamery, Sinead takes a leading role on areas that make a positive impact on people, communities and the planet.
When was the last time you applied for a loan or some form of credit? Was it a magical experience? Did it take just a few minutes from application to funding? What if robotic process automation could mimic the human element for the more common requirements for lending and what if the majority of these, often tedious, parts of the loan application process could be done simply through a mobile phone? There are many efficiencies still to discover in financial services, and automating more and more of the customer experience can make perfect sense while it frees up real well-trained humans to talk to customers when they need you most.
In this episode of One Vision, Bradley chats with Joseariel Gomez Ortigoza, founder of Shastic, a companion application that helps make any process at your financial institution or fintech that much more efficient and customer-centric. Join us to hear why this matters, and how more processes can go Beyond Good when it comes to customer experience.
Sustainability is becoming more important as climate change impacts more and more on our daily lives. Everyone has to do their part especially the tech sector. So, how is the tech sector doing this? Ronan talks to Tim Christophersen Salesforce VP, Climate Action about this and more.
Tim talks about his background, if it was a logical progression moving to Salesforce, setting goals, why things are not as they should be, and why Salesforce are different from those merely greenwashing or looking to do the bare minimum.
More about Tim Christophersen:
Tim Christophersen joined Salesforce as VP, Climate Action in May 2022. Within the global Sustainability Team, he is focused on the role of nature-based solutions to climate change. Tim is based in Denmark.
Before joining Salesforce, Tim was Head of the ‘Nature for Climate’ Branch at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and led a growing global movement backed by all UN Member States and over 120 partner organizations to ‘prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems worldwide’: the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030.
He holds a degree in Forestry and Forest Conservation Engineering from Dresden University of Technology. He previously worked for the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), where he led the portfolio on the conservation and sustainable use of forest biodiversity. From 2017-2019, he was elected Chair of the Global Partnership on Forest and Landscape Restoration.
From 2002-2007 he was Regional Programme Coordinator for Europe, the Caucasus and the Commonwealth of Independent States at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). He also worked for the Danish Ministry of the Environment, and for the European Commission.
When we think about the way we spend money, we might think that the opportunity cost of that spending is what we cannot save or what we cannot invest. But what about the opportunity cost of not giving? Think about how much you have donated to charities or causes throughout your life, whether it was in the form of money or your time. What if every time we spent money, we saved some and simultaneously helped the organizations that take care of people in the most need across our communities? This needs to become standard practice within the financial services ecosystem, because we can make banking better.
In this episode of One Vision, Bradley chats with Susan Langer, the CEO of Spave – recent winner of Best of Show at Finovate Spring – as she talks about how her team has built a way to integrate spending and savings activities that help share purpose and value everyday.
It’s time to rethink spending and savings and giving – now we can do all three at once.
Nick Vale – ahead of the NFT pack
Some ideas make sense – once you hear them, like the infamous luggage on wheels and why did no one think of that before 1972. Others require a bit more imagination such as the touch screen and pinching to change the size of images. If hindsight is 2020 vision, it makes utter sense that these developments took place, but the trick is being the first to have the vision before everyone else. For our example today, enter the reNFT platform which offers the rental infrastructure for the metaverse.
Co founder and CEO Nick Vale first came across NFTs in the form of Crypto Kitties. Unlike others who first pooh poohed these loveable digital assets or even those who later saw art with a capital A as the sole preserve of NFTs, that is the provenance feature, Vale saw much more.
It probably helped that he came with a gaming background, working in the traditional indie video game development realm. He helped create Total Miner, the first port of Minecraft to Xbox which went to be the number one, best selling indie game on Xbox. Afterwards he worked on Miner Duty, a shooter game using a lot of UGC components, which climbed to the number three best seller position.
Tune in to listen to more. Your host is Jillian Godsil
Description: We now have the technology to link finance with the real economy in a sustainable way. The flow of money can be connected with the flow of things, business process and people in a cost efficient way. We can create networks that ennable trust in new places in supply chains. Professor Warwick Powels clarity on these topics is captivating. In the second half of our discussion we discuss about Chinas adoption of these tech architerctures and its strategic commtiment to Blockchain technology.
Warwick Powel joins us from Brisbane Australia - https://www.linkedin.com/in/warwickpowell/
His upcoming book is “China, Trust and Digital Supply Chains: Dynamics of a Zero Trust World” - September 2022.
Professor Warwick Powell is a seasoned executive and research innovator and leader, with strong academic and industry experience. He is the founding Chair of Smart Trade Networks, a blockchain research, development and global applications group of companies. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Queensland University of Technology, and has published many peer-review papers on blockchain applications and issues.
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
In February 2020 I recorded my last ever face to face podcast with Jason Adams and Michelle McDaid. Shortly afterwards the pandemic hit and remote working became part of our daily lives with the acceleration of the digital workplace. As how we worked has changed I reconnect with Michelle McDaid the Senior Director of Engineering at Workhuman, and talk to her about remote working and more.
Michelle, talks about how the pandemic impacted on Workhuman, what she thinks the future workplace will be, if remote and hybrid working has made staff more productive. Michelle also talks about creating more diverse teams, different skillsets, solving problems and mental health..
More about Michelle McDaid:
Michelle McDaid is the Senior Director of Engineering at Workhuman, one of the world's fastest-growing integrated Social Recognition and management platform and a keen supporter of women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Michelle is also a Member of TU Dublin Saer Advisory Board, and a mentor on their mentoring programme. In 2019 she was a finalist in the Trailblazer category at the 2019 Women in Tech Awards.
Description: An Inclusive Financial System goes beyond reducing the number of people with no bank accounts or with no access to credit & investment opportunities. This long but colorful discussion with Theodora Lau from DC and Richard Turrin from Shanghai touch on the complexity and the nuances of the topic.
This discussion was prompted after reading the WEF paper on Shared principles for an inclusive financial systemhttps://www.weforum.org/whitepapers/s...
Both guests are authors of books that cover such topics.
Beyond Good Theo Lau & Bradley Leimer https://www.lehmanns.ch/shop/naturwis...CashlessRichard Turrin https://richturrin.com/
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
We know our listeners are shakers and movers in their sphere but today Melanie Boylan and Siobhán Finn are talking about Champion ChangeMakers (TM). Hear how the Community Enterprise Association Ireland has created ‘hackathon’ type events that bring local communities together to solve real world, everyday societal or economic challenges in ways that will positively impact our ever-changing world.
Hosted as Champion ChangemakersTM, individuals of all ages as well as local groups, special interest organisations, societies and networks are invited to take part in these weekends across a number of locations from September 23rd – 25th 2022.
Do you want to be a part of social change? Then visit their website and join them in locations all around Ireland.
Under 18's are allowed with the permission of an adult.
https://communityenterprise.ie/champion-changemakers/
Data is central to everything that we do. But as we go about our daily lives, how do we ensure we are protected? It’s not just about what data is being collected and what is being done with it; it’s also about who holds the power to make those decisions. And what guardrails do we have in place to ensure companies are acting ethically? Can we push them to change?
In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Joe Toscano, author of Automating Humanity, on data privacy and rights. When we don’t have protected communications, we lose democracy and freedom. As Joe said, “Democracy is an active fight.”
Many entrepreneurial students start their first company while in college, but few start a company that will go on to be the largest political fundraising platform in the US. By the time Tom Serres came to sell his company, Rally, in 2014 it was powering 70,000 political operations across the US from aspiring senators to dog catcher campaigns. At its heart was a mechanism to raise funds efficiently over the internet and by 2014 it accounted for 50% of all political donations collected online.
The experience of running his own company and raising money saw a natural segue into opening an advisory firm, Animal Ventures in 2016 working with Fortune 100 companies. And in 2019 he opened Serres Warburg Investments, a private equity entity, which was to invest in all things Web 3.
“I was ten years in Rally but the last three showed me how to scale and fast. Learning from my own company means I can really identify with other founders – I’ve got the tee-shirt.”
Tune in to find out more about how Tom invests in Web 3
Your host is Jillian Godsil
Earlier this year my colleague Simon Cocking reviewed the book Practical sustainability, circular commerce, smarter spaces and happier humans. Written by Corey Glickman and Jeff Kavanaugh, the book shares specific examples and case studies as well as reinforcing the concepts outlined by the authors. Ronan talks to Corey and Jeff, about the book, practical sustainability tips and more.
More about Corey and Jeff:
Corey Glickman is vice president and head of the Infosys Sustainability & Design business, which develops and deploys Smart Space technologies at private and public organisations. Corey has over 35 years of experience in industry consulting, providing advice on technology and business.
He is an expert in strategic design, digital transformation, customer experience strategy, and the use of visualisation applied to the development of innovative products, processes, and services. Corey specialises in the formation of design and innovation programs, overseeing execution teams, working in a global centers of excellence that creates breakthrough business solutions and technologies.
Corey is a member of the World Economic Forum Pioneer Cities working group, and he is also a Singularity University faculty expert guest lecturer. He has served on review boards for publications like the Harvard Business Review, and he has won international design awards, including being named one of the 100 most influential designers of the decade by the American Institute of Graphic Arts. He lives in the Pittsburgh area.
Jeff Kavanaugh is vice president and global head of the Infosys Knowledge Institute, the research and thought leadership arm of tech services leader Infosys, and previously led their manufacturing consulting unit. He also serves as an adjunct professor at the Jindal School of Management at the University of Texas at Dallas. Under his leadership, the Knowledge Institute’s team of award-winning producers, editors, journalists, and analysts publishes a wide portfolio of thought leadership each year.
Jeff is the author of the books The Live Enterprise: Create a Continuously Evolving and Learning Organisation(McGraw-Hill, 2021) and Consulting Essentials: The Art & Science of People, Facts, and Frameworks (Lioncrest, 2018). He has also been published in Harvard Business Review and other leading periodicals. Jeff lives in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area.
Maarten Ectors is a man of many parts, mostly disruptive. He joined the Pollen DeFi team in October just after the initial founders put the project together. He reckons it’s all about the money, follow the money.
“Take a step back,” Ectors advises. “Ten years ago if you had money it was relatively easy to invest through a broker or asset manager. Then Warren Buffet came along and burst the bubble pointing out that most of the managers never beat the market. So the next opportunity was indexed funds which were expected to go up – continually. Except that is not sustainable so where can money go now?
“So, why not create an index token that gets invested in such a way to beat the market. But if the market goes down, then you go short. If the market goes up, you go long. And what if we can make something that the investors pay gas fees to rebalance their assets? And that last part is the key to Pollen.”
To find out more, tune into the podcast
Your host is Jillian Godsil
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Description: Technosocialism is the way the authors of the new book The Rise of Technosocialism suggest we tackle the complex large-scale problems that are facing humanity - Inequality, AI, and Climate.In this episode, I discuss new concepts with futurist Brett King for our socio-economic future.
Brett King https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettking/
The Rise of Technosocialism https://riseoftechnosocialism.com/
Brett King is a world-renowned futurist and speaker, an International Bestselling Author, and media personality. President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented on the topic of Artificial Intelligence in his address to the nation in 2018. In 2019 his book Bank 4.0 was awarded the Top Book by a Foreign Author in Russia. In 2020 he was inducted into the Fintech Hall of Fame by CB Insights. King hosts the world's #1 ranked Radio show and Podcast on FinTech called "Breaking Banks" and is the Chairman and Founder of Moven.
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
If you could be anyone in the world, who would you be? Would you be a spy, a lead singer in a rock band, a legendary product designer, or something else? What happens when fintech minds collide in the most random fashion?
In this episode of One Vision, which at times feels more like a family dinner conversation, Theo reunites with Barb MacLean and Chris Garrod to talk about our virtual selves, technology, and Barb’s fintech playlist. While we might all be at different physical locations, fintech will always be the common bond that brings us back together. All aboard the crazy train, shall we?
A very common problem amongst older people is the development of cognitive disorders. This results in more round the clock care needed which can be very expensive. But it’s not all doom and gloom as there is a solution being developed that will help. Zhanat Makhataeva, PhD candidate in Robotics Engineering at Nazarbayev University School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, has developed an app for digital headsets called ExoMem , an AR-based human memory augmentation system.
Zhanat talks about the app, the equipment used with the app, future versions of the app, the freedom users will have, and Microsoft HoloLens. Zhanat also talks about how developing the app came about, how improving technology has helped, battery life, memory, trying to live a normal life, future plans for the project, AI, and her internship with Microsoft in London.
More about the app Zhanat is developing:
The app works by recognising and remembering objects and their location to aid individuals and mitigate the effects of conditions such as dementia or Alzheimer’s.
Zhanat believes that AR head-mounted displays, computing technologies, and AI algorithms can significantly benefit research in assistive systems and human-technology interaction, especially for people affected by cognitive impairments and memory decline.
The augmentation of hearing and vision in humans, which can help both healthy people and people with cognitive impairments, is a possible direction for AR and AI research. By restoring the perception and memory functions of people with cognitive impairments, we can improve not only the lives of patients, but also those around them.
Description: The role of humans in the Deep Digital Transformation required to build a sustainable and resilient business, is ever more important. In this episode, we talk about Digital Maturity from the mindset point of view. We highlight the broken customer journey in financial services, the shift in values of Millenials, Gen Z and Gen A.
Kamales Lardi, beleives that the futureof business is not just about your company and your offering to customers, it isan ecosystem, a collaborative and co-optive environment which includes suppliers, partners and employees,rather than a competitive one. This is one of several points that she discusses extensively in her upcoming book to be published by Wiley.
Kamales Lardi is a leading emerging technology professional who has recently been appointed as MD for Switzerland for Valtech.
Kamales Lardi is a bold and strategic thinker in digital andbusiness transformation. She combines over 22 years of deep cross-industryexperience with the latest digital and technology solutions. Kamales is listedin the “Top 10 Global Influencers & Thought Leaders in DigitalTransformation” (Thinkers360) and Top 50 Women in Tech Influencers 2021 (TheAwards Magazine). Since establishing Lardi & Partner Consulting GmbH in2012, Kamales has advised many multinational companies across variousindustries in Europe, Asia and Africa for over a decade. In June 2022, Kamalesjoined Valtech, a global business transformation company, as the ManagingDirector Switzerland.
Kamales is aTeaching Fellow at Durham University Business School, and is the Chair of theFORBES Business Council Women Executives. She is a dynamic and influentialspeaker and presents regularly at corporate and industry conferences. In 2022,Kamales was recognized in International 40 Over 40 - The World's Most InspiringWomen by CapGemini Invent and Female One Zero.
Kamales Lardi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamaleslardi/
Upcoming book The Human Side of DigitalBusiness Transformation, by Wiley Hardcover – 27 Oct. 2022 https://www.wiley.com/en-us/The+Human+Side+of+Digital+Business+Transformation-p-9781119871019
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
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Henry Fox from Irish Tech News interviews Bob Coggins, co-founder of the craft beer brewery, the White Hag. The White Hag is the first brewery in Sligo in over 100 years, who are hosting their annual Hagstravaganza craft beer festival this week. We discuss his business, the upcoming Hagstravaganza event, travel, and the culture and lifestyle in Sligo.
Bios:
Bob Coggins is a co-founder of the White Hag Brewery. Bob originally got his start in marketing but changed career paths to get into the brewing business. Craft beers and brewing being a large part of his lifestyle, he wanted to bring this to others. Bob enjoys cycling and the laid-back lifestyle of Sligo, though he originally was based in Dublin.
Henry Fox is a freelance journalist and student at Coventry University in the UK, currently interning at Irish Tech News. Originally hailing from Limerick, Henry has a passion for all things nerdy, from emerging computer technology to cult movies.
Can we create a positive impact through dialogue and mindset change? How does our supply chain impact sustainability? How does our marketing campaign impact diversity, equity, and inclusion? From governance structure to financial metrics, how are we sparking economic growth for the entire ecosystem?
In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Nima Farshchi, Director of the Center for Social Value Creation at the University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business, on creating a better world through what we do.
It’s time to re-imagine our impact and grow the pie, one action at a time.
We catch up with Dmitry Radkovskiy to learn more about his journey and the exciting new project he is working on as CTO of Marsbase.
Dmitry Radkovskiy's brief biography
CTO of dOTC Marsbase. Developer and engineering manager with 15+ years of experience, open source contributor. In DeFi since 2018, winner of multiple web3 hackathons, including 0x + Coinlist Hackathon and EOS Global Hackathon Hong Kong.
https://linktr.ee/MARSBASE
The first decentralized OTC desk. Make large crypto transactions while skipping order books and decentralized liquidity pools with smart contacts of Marsbase
https://otc-marsbase.gitbook.io/marsbase/mars-knowledge-base
In this podcast Melanie Boylan chatted to Matthew Tirman about how Satellogic has spearheaded low orbit research in climate change, resource differentials and even for finance and insurance. They have also built strong relationships with researchers who can tap the data flow for ongoing Earth research as often as they want. Compelling information!
Founded in 2010 by Emiliano Kargieman and Gerardo Richarte, Satellogic (NASDAQ: SATL) is the first vertically integrated geospatial company, driving real outcomes with planetary-scale insights. Satellogic is creating and continuously enhancing the first scalable, fully automated EO platform with the ability to remap the entire planet at both high-frequency and high-resolution, providing accessible and affordable solutions for customers.
Satellogic’s mission is to democratize access to geospatial data through its information platform of high-resolution images and analytics to help solve the world’s most pressing problems including climate change, energy supply, and food security. Using its patented Earth imaging technology, Satellogic unlocks the power of EO to deliver high-quality, planetary insights at the lowest cost in the industry.
With more than a decade of experience in space, Satellogic has proven technology and a strong track record of delivering satellites to orbit and high-resolution data to customers at the right price point.
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Join us for the Irish Tech News Podcast where Henry Fox interviews mindfulness expert and the Father of Soft Leadership, Professor M.S. Rao in a talk about his work, what inspired him to work in mindfulness and gender equality, and the professor’s advice for the younger generation.
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Professor M.S. Rao, PhD, is an international leadership consultant and leadership guru from India, known as the Father of Soft Leadership. His past work has been in a multitude of sectors, from teaching, consultancy, and philosophy to research and the military. He has written over 50 books, including the award-winning See the Light in You, with a foreword written by the Dalai Lama. Professor Rao has a vision of gender equality and soft leadership in business.
He currently works as a C-Suite advisor and global keynote speaker, while also contributing to Entrepreneur Magazine, CEOWorld, and other publications. Professor Rao was recently ranked #1 Thought Leader and Influencer in Business Strategy globally by Thinkers360.
Henry Fox is a freelance journalist and student at Coventry University in the UK, currently interning at Irish Tech News. Originally hailing from Limerick, Henry has a passion for all things nerdy, from emerging computer technology to cult movies.
As diversity has become a major part of working life, it’s great to see an increase of women in senior management positions in Ireland. Anne Keogh is the CFO of Ambisense, and the perfect role model for women in business. Ronan talks to Anne about women in c-suite management role and more.
Anne talks about her background, what Ambisense does, why choices are good, women in c-suite management roles, mentors, and quotas at work. Anne also talks about being impressive, willing to learn from mistakes, what Michael Smurfit taught her, the art of the possible, work environments and having respect and manners.
More about Anne Keogh:
Anne is the CFO of Irish start-up and environmental analytics company Ambisense, an IoT and AI analytics business focussed on monitoring environmental risks including risks from climate change and Covid 19.
Prior to this, Anne was the CFO and COO of Pharmapod, an innovative cloud-based software developed by pharmacists for pharmacists to maximise patient safety across the global healthcare system. Anne also has 7 years experience in being a woman of the c-suite.
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Henry Fox from Irish Tech News speaks with Survival International's Sarah Shenker, a human rights campaigner and organiser about the work she does, what inspired her to join Survival International, and the progress still to be made in protecting indigenous lands.
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Sarah Shenker is a British campaigner for Uncontacted Tribes with Survival International. Her work has spanned the world, from the Amazon to South East Asia. She has a passion for human rights and protecting indigenous lands.
Henry Fox is a freelance journalist and student at Coventry University in the UK, currently interning at Irish Tech News. Originally hailing from Limerick, Henry has a passion for all things nerdy, from emerging computer technology to cult movies.
In this podcast Melanie Boylan speaks with former Tech Journalist and Executive Director of E2 and author of the very recent book on the subject entitled Climatenomics: Washington, Wall Street and the Economic Battle to Save Our Planet. It's sad that we have reached this pinnacle in our climate journey, but with Bob's attitude and the shift that we can make using economics alone, this is not just a job for the children now. It's a whole new area where we can capitalise and actually help protect our planet and find other communities that want this as badly as we do.
Bob Keefe is executive director of E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs) a nonpartisan organization of more than 10,000 business leaders who advocate for policies that are good for the economy and good for the environment. In addition to overseeing E2’s work and its nine U.S. chapters, Bob speaks regularly about the economic benefits of smart environmental policies, the clean energy economy, jobs and related issues, and has been widely quoted in publications nationwide. He is the author of “Climatenomics: Washington, Wall Street and the Economic Battle To Save Our Planet” (Rowman & Littlefield, May 2022) and co-author of several other business-related books.
Prior to joining E2 in 2011, Bob spent more than 20 years as a political, business and environmental journalist. He served as the chief Washington correspondent for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, as a California-based national reporter for Cox Newspapers/Cox News Service, as technology editor for the Austin (Tx) American-Statesman and as a business and investigative reporter for the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was a fellow at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
Ian Foley is an executive with over 20 years' experience in sales and finance in Silicon Valley. He is currently the Chief Business Officer at Arweave, a Web3 company with an innovative business model for decentralized cloud storage for ever (permenanty).
Ian has been the CEO/founder or head of sales for 4 startups, which resulted in 3x M&A and 1x IPO. He has also been a venture investor in 8 companies, which resulted in 4x acquisitions and 6x return. His industry experience is in FinTech, Marketing Tech, Cyber Security and Telecoms. He started his career in investment banking, strategy consulting and journalism.
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Ian`s monthly cartoons in Fortune Magazine - https://fortune.com/newsletter/termsheet
Ian Foley Twitter - https://twitter.com/Ian_california
Ian Foley`s Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/foleyian/
Ian`s Cartoons - https://iantoons.com/
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
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Recent market volatility has decimated fintech valuations and funding has become harder to come by. Instead of growth at all costs, startups are facing increased pressure to show profit.
In this new episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Tiffani Montez, Principal Analyst at Insider Intelligence, on the era of uncertainty. Can neobanks continue to drive user growth rates and move to black fast, while weathering regulatory changes and intense competition? How will BNPL evolve as delinquency goes up and economic uncertainty continues? And as big tech pushes further into financial services, how will the industry respond?
Toya Zhang hails from a traditional communications background in Finance, but in 2015, part of her job involved investigating Bitcoin for a client. She went down the rabbit hole and never looked back.
“The whole industry is evolving – from ICOs, IDOs to Web3 and NFTs – I am really fascinated by the evolution, and now as CMO at Bit.com, a cryptocurrency exchange specializing in options trading, I am evolving with everyone else.”
Zhang joined Bit.com in January 2022 and is very committed and connected to the growth of the exchange. Bit.com was founded in 2020 as a spinoff from Matrixport, a crypto bank established in 2019. Matrixport was valued at $1 billion in 2021, while Bit.com is ranked in the top 3 crypto options exchanges in terms of trading volume.
Bit.com is registered in Seychelles with offices in Singapore and Hong Kong.
“Bit.com has a solid team. They began at the hard end, if you will – by launching a sophisticated crypto options exchange. It took eight months to go live, but it propelled them into the top of the space.”
Two years on, Bit.com has fleshed out its offering from just options trading to adding futures, perpetual futures, spot markets, and several savings products.
“We are consolidating this growth and looking to expand further in Europe. Beginning life as we did an options exchange, we also have a lot of institutional traders, many of which are registered with offshore companies.”
It is evident from our conversation that Zhang aligns her personal values with that of Bit.com and the care it extends to its customers – from building solid products to ensuring client money is genuinely theirs. And the good news is that Bit.com is hiring despite this bear market. When asked why now, the answer is uncomplicated.
“We weren’t aggressive until we were ready. We began with options, futures, and the spot market. Today we have about 50 tokens listed and added yield products. But they are only added once everything was fully bedded in and our UI was fine.”
Not that Zhang likes the bear market, but as she says, it’s possible to breathe and take time to think in a bear market.
“It’s exciting to have this time to consider what might be coming down the track next. Web 3 – however it is defined – is the next big thing, along with GameFi and the metaverse. We are all building now.
“As an exchange, we are at the heart of the cryptocurrency movement. We are deeply rooted in this space, the engine of the industry, if you will. We need to keep on offering the best services, provide liquidity, and continue to manage risk.
“It’ll take time, but bear markets provide great building opportunities. I’d say within five years; these innovations will be here.”
And where does Bit.com fit into all this?
“We are simply a centralized service provider on top of the decentralized digital world.”
During the pandemic how we worked has changed for ever. Hybrid and remote working has become the new norm and this has impacted on tech recruitment. Phoenix is a global specialist search agency that was set up by founder and co-CEO Ed Rossiter in 2018. Offering recruitment services to companies in tech, fintech, financial services and professional services, Phoenix has scaled rapidly throughout the course of pandemic, while servicing many Irish companies with the same ambitions. Ronan talks to Ed Rossiter about the latest tech recruitment trends and more.
Ed talks about what Phoenix has seen in the work place, remote working, the tech jobs that are most in demand, videoconferencing, the pandemic, interviewing for jobs remotely, working for startup or an established company and up skilling.
More about Phoenix:
Phoenix is redefining the way recruitment is executed, by creating a more personalised, modern and bespoke approach. They are helping companies scale globally and conquer the world by finding the right people at the right time. Providing agile, tech-enabled recruitment services to help scaling companies reach their goals. As a young company who have grown rapidly throughout the pandemic, Phoenix understands the needs of a new workforce, helping companies expand internationally and hire top talent in targeted areas.
Henry from Irish Tech News speaks with Professor Wulf Kaal about his experience with DAOs, horizontal governance, equity online,and his own project, Menagerie. How does this counter big companies’ data farming? How can this upgrade level 1 governance? We speak about all this and more.
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Wulf Kaal is a professor, lawyer, and economist. Originally hailing from Germany, he immigrated to the United States as a young adult, where he worked with top US firms, such as Goldman Sachs and Swain & Moore. He has taught at several universities across the globe, and is the co-founder of Menagerie.is, an internet tool that helps anyone begin their own decentralized community online.
Wulf’s vision is to decentralise the internet in a way that will lead to more equity among users – this includes employing the use of DAOs and combatting data farming by large corporations. He is currently working at the University of St. Thomas Law School in Minnesota, the United States.
Henry Fox is a freelance journalist and student at Coventry University in the UK, currently interning at Irish Tech News. Originally hailing from Limerick, Henry has a passion for all things nerdy, from emerging computer technology to cult movies.
During these strange times global manufacturing companies who are in heavily regulated sectors, such as pharma and healthcare face several issues. The biggest being maintaining budgets as raw materials prices and other costs swing upwards. Macmarts a Limerick based provider of cloud applications for manufacturing companies has the solution. Spendbooks developed in conjunction with Johnson and Johnson is a one of a kind spend management software for manufacturing companies or companies who are in heavily regulated sectors such as pharma and healthcare. Ronan talks to Tony Frawley, CEO of Macmarts about Spendbooks more.
Tony talks about his background, what Macmarts do, sustainability, how Spendbooks works, budgeting, digital transformation, approval of requisitions, change management, why they are a scale up, their future plans, and Brexit.
More about Macmarts:
Macmarts was originally developed by their parent company Macnovate in 2017, Macmarts delivers spend management and project resource management applications for the life science, healthcare and other heavily regulated industries. Macmarts is a flexible and fully customisable platform ideally suited to manufacturing organisations ranging from medium-sized businesses to large enterprises. With four decades of real life experience working at the coalface in the ever-changing, high-octane manufacturing arena, we’ve harnessed our collective industry intelligence to develop a SaaS platform to support manufactures in building Digital Manufacturing Enterprises.
Curated metaverse platform Metropolis World engages Flare as a key interoperability partner powering seamless movement between different metaverses and blockchains
Metropolis World, a soon to launch curated metaverse platform, announces a partnership with Flare, a new blockchain which enables secure decentralized interoperability between chains and metaverses.
Flare’s blockchain technology will allow for the seamless movement by users between different metaverse ecosystems and blockchains, such as Decentraland and Sandbox, which is a key aspect of Metropolis’ vision for the metaverse.
The Flare partnership means that Metropolis World becomes a one stop destination as it now has a bridge into other metaverses. Metropolis users will be able to move into other worlds easily without borders.
Metropolis World differentiates itself from other metaverse platforms due to its design aesthetic: its cities are created digitally by hand and every property is a unique standalone piece of art. Unlike the majority of NFT collections Metropolis is not utilizing generative art to create the actual cities.
The real-world ecosystem is already developed as it has formed partnerships with a wide range of high-profile ambassadors from the worlds of music, art, gaming, NFT, crypto and business whom it is calling founding citizens. These include — 3LAU, Bored Elon, Chad Knight, Dillon Francis, Diplo, Fvckrender, Valfre, Meltem Demirors, Outlier Ventures, Steve Aoki.
Metropolis’ first metaverse city called Celeste is launching in the fall and over the next 12 months it will drop its avatars and the ecommerce platform. Within 18 months it expects to launch six cities with each property sold as an individual NFT.
Hugo Philion, CEO & Co-founder of Flare, said: “Interoperability is a critical challenge, not just for blockchains, but also for metaverses. We share Metropolis’ vision for a seamlessly interconnected metaverse universe, and as their key interoperability partner, we will be implementing decentralized and insured LayerCake bridges to ensure safe transit for all user assets.”
Rashid Ajami, Co-Founder of Metropolis World, said: “The backing of Flare enables us to offer users the seamless movement between different metaverse ecosystems — this really sets us apart and reflects our big picture vision of how the metaverse is going to evolve.”
Rania Ajami, Co-Founder of Metropolis World, said: “Metropolis will offer a metaverse experience unlike anything else out there. We see huge scope for the platform globally as the melding of digi-physical immersive experiences for our users blends into one life, but not just in our capital cities of the metaverse but on other platforms too thanks to our partnership with Flare.”
To listen to a podcast with Rashid and Rania - tune in here. Your host is Jillian Godsil
When we reflect upon who we are and where we are in our career path, who has influenced us the most in our journey, to become the person we are today? In this episode of One Vision, we welcome the return of our co-host Stephanie Foster, as we chat with Dana Wilson, CEO and Founder of CHIP, on wealth management and the importance of empowering others to live their financially authentic lives.
There is no magic bullet — nor a single set of remedies — when it comes to fostering diversity and inclusion. From family endowment, education, employment, access to finance, to representation, and social attitudes, there are many factors that influence both equality of opportunity and equality of outcomes. But if we are intentional about creating space for others at the table, and making sure people are seen and their voices are heard, we can fight for — and effect change — together. We belong here.
James West, CEO Globe Derivative Exchange
James West is a man who likes numbers, preferably lots of them. His PhD is in Biostatistics and at one stage he was also an ergodic theory researcher. For reference this is the definition of ergodic mathematics:
relating to or denoting systems or processes with the property that, given sufficient time, they include or impinge on all points in a given space and can be represented statistically by a reasonably large selection of points.
I rest my case. Although West explains ergodic dynamic systems using doughnuts because doughnuts are more interesting than regular planes as fundamentally there’s a hole in a doughnut. When asked if it mattered if it was cream filled or chocolate covered the answer was no, neither made a difference, although usually the math department preferred chocolate filled.
For a time, West was also an entrepreneur in residence which was much more than just about numbers. He was employed by a VC to come up with business ideas in an incubator-like environment with 100 other like minded people.
“It was like being in college, only being paid for it,” suggests West. To find out more, please to this very discursive and interesting podcast. You host is Jillian Godsil
On this Podcast, Diana Paiva is joined by author and multi-media creator, Melanie Ho. She talks about her book Beyond Leaning: Gender Equity and What Organizations Are up Against, a new kind of novel to spark discussion and change. Melanie Ho talks about the reason she decided to write about this subject and the problems and solutions for gender equity in society. She also explained how arts can help gender equity at work.
Melanie Ho is the author of BEYOND LEANING IN: GENDER EQUITY AND WHAT ORGANIZATIONS ARE UP AGAINST, a silver medalist in the 2022 Axiom Awards recognizing the world’s best business books. She speaks, facilitates workshops, and consults on a variety of topics, including women in leadership; diversity, equity, and inclusion; the future of education; and the use of creativity and the arts in business. Formerly SVP at education technology and consulting firm EAB Global, Melanie now works with organizations ranging from small start-ups to multi-billion-dollar global conglomerates to leading universities. She started her career teaching literature, leadership, and visual culture at UCLA, where she received her PhD in English.
About Diana Paiva
Diana is currently interning with Irish Tech News. She graduated from Birkbeck University, with a degree in modern languages and she is currently doing a master’s in Journalism at the University of Roehampton. She has an interest in technology, fashion, and the environment. Starting her master’s in journalism made her realise that she has a passion to report and write people’s stories. After graduation, her main priority is to find a job in communications or public relations. Diana Paiva is active on social media platforms, including Twitter, and LinkedIn.
With remote working now part of daily lives, the technology to do this has become more sophisticated. Logicalis is one of the companies providing the technology to enable seamless remote working. Their Intelligent Connectivity solution is empowering customers and enabling connectivity by supporting agility, scalability, security, and sustainability. Ronan talks to Robert Price, Digital Infrastructure Practice Director for Logicalis about this and more.
Robert talks about his background, what Logicalis does, the Logicalis’ Intelligent Connectivity solution, software defined solution’s, AI ops, the pandemic, and some of the current mega trends. Robert also talks about the cloud, IT as an industry, the role logically plays in remote working, what we will see in the next thirty years, and IOT devices.
More about Logicalis:
Logicalis is an international solutions provider of digital services currently accelerating the digital transformation of its 10,000 customers around the world. Through a globally connected network of specialist hubs, sector-leading experts in education, financial services, government, healthcare, manufacturing, professional services, retail and telecommunications. As well as strategic partnerships including Cisco, Microsoft, HPE, IBM, NetApp, Oracle, ServiceNow, and VMware.
ITN's Henry Fox interviews Droom and ShopClues CEO Sandeep Aggarwal, one of India's most successful entrepreneurs, about his business, e-commerce in India, and expansion into the modern day. We go into the future of his company, and what he imagines life to be like in the metaverse.
Bios:
Sandeep Aggarwal is a serial entrepreneur and a self-described pioneer in the field of the manufacturing and supply chain industry. Sandeep is an investor in cryptocurrency and a blockchain enthusiast. He is the CEO of Logix Coin, an upcoming cryptocurrency, and has channelled his over 20 years of experience as a business owner and director into his current work.
Henry Fox is a freelance journalist and student at Coventry University in the UK, currently interning at Irish Tech News. Originally hailing from Limerick, Henry has a passion for all things nerdy, from emerging computer technology to cult movies.
Caroline Hughes is the CEO and co-founder of Lifetise, a Web 3 consumer fintech in the metaverse where people can plan and visualize their goals.
She is a Tech lawyer by training. She an activator in SheEO, a global community of radically generous women transforming the way we fund, support and celebrate women-led Ventures working on purposeful business ventures.
She is also included in the Crypto Goddess and God community (CG) of 1,000 thought leaders across finance, fintech and web3 featured in 1 of 1 rare portrait NFTs.
Caroline Hughes - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-hughes-46494915/
Lifetise - https://lifetise.com/
SheEO - https://sheeo.world/
CG Pantheon NFT: https://magiceden.io/marketplace/cgpantheon?activeTab=auctions
Caroline Hughes Goddess NFT : https://magiceden.io/item-details/EUdN66kc74D8jkqng2EPtFW95ipVrSK9gHB51x2Bk5QK?name=Caroline-Hughes-%23162
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
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According to a recent staff memo circulating across social media, Elon Musk recently made his stance on hybrid working clear, demanding the end of remote working for all Tesla employees or else they would face termination. As employees make decisions to return to the office there has been global concern that the gender imbalance will be stretched further.
The permanent switch to more home working following the pandemic will cause an increase in inclusivity issues within the workplace, according to experts, unless employers carefully monitor their new working policies to make sure everyone’s performance is recognised equally regardless of whether they work from the office or not. There is a fear that those who receive more “face time” with management will benefit from more recognition and preferential treatment. Ronan talks to Aislinn Mahon, General Manager of Huckletree D2 about this and more.
Aislinn talks about her background, Elon Musk’s stance on hybrid working, the positives of co-working spaces, Zoom meetings, mental health and meditation. Aislinn also talks about the different types of companies based in Huckltree, the help companies can get in co-working spaces, and the best strategy that works for companies.
More about Aislinn:
Aislinn is expert in new market entry and identifying new opportunities for strategic growth, and helped launch Huckletree in Ireland in 2017. She's also deeply passionate about the practice and teaching of yoga. Superpower: Building inner confidence.
2022 has been an eventful year, to say the least. From positive gains in financial inclusion, to crypto winter and the Metaverse, much is evolving. What will be the new players in the emerging Web3 ecosystem as we continue to iterate? And what role will traditional finance play? In this episode of One Vision, we chat with Lex Sokolin, Head Economist at ConsenSys, about what’s next for fintech innovation, cryptocurrency, and regulations, as he moves with the edge of the world.
The Future City ESG Innovation Index
The newly developed deep ecosystems have provided a thorough analysis of the capabilities of cities and their innovation ecosystems to capture the immense economic opportunity from the future demand for solutions in the ESG sectors worldwide.
The report reveals a total of $60bn being invested in ESG focused start-ups across over 100 cities since 2018. ESG solutions included, are those that will likely see a surge in demand in the future, when the transition to a more green and sustainable economy accelerates. It includes solutions for ecology, waste management and clean energy in the environment sector, health, and education solutions in the social ESG sector and e-government, public transport, and smart city solutions in the governance related ESG sector.
With all the potential of creating a more green and sustainable future, Erica Santini discusses the aim of the deep ecosystem, sustainability valley’s effect on the public and more.
Dr Erica Santini- Head of Research deep and Professor of University Trento
Providing technical and technological support to a vast range of customers is no easy job. It is even harder and stressing for the CTO of a fairly new company to get it all together, manage their team and solve the issues of the clients. This is exactly what Nick Drouet has been doing.
Nick is a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and a Distinguished Engineer for Kyndryl United Kingdom and Ireland. In today's podcast, he talks to Tanjima Elham Khandaker about his work and experience and why more people should build their career in the field of technology. Nick also shares his thoughts and steps he has taken for the LGBTQ+ as a member and advocate of the community.
About Nick:
Nick Drouet is a CTO for Kyndryl United Kingdom and Ireland, a role in which he serves as the glue which binds the company’s technical groups together. Drouet was selected to be part of the inaugural class of Kyndryl Distinguished Engineers, leading innovators who are shaping the future of Kyndryl and driving change in the industry.
About Tanjima:
Tanjima Elham Khandaker is an MA student of Journalism, studying at the University of Roehampton, and an intern at the Irish Tech News. She is from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Back in her country, Tanjima worked for six and a half years as a journalist, sub-editor and senior sub-editor with a TV channel, an online news portal and a daily newspaper. She plans on becoming a better-skilled newsperson by pursuing further studies in the UK. Tanjima is a tech-enthusiast and dreams of walking on the moon one day.
In this episode Melanie Boylan chats with Peter McMahon, Founder and MD of the new Irish business called Clear Energy set up in November 2021. Here we learn about an innovation in solar glass that can help reduce your carbon footprint, remove costs entirely for electricity bills and looks pretty good too!
Peter tells us his journey and how he brought this concept from Spain to Ireland and how it well complements what he already does at European Industrial Chillers Ltd.
Listen in and find out why this technology should become the go-to way to protect our environment and how funding is also available for it!
AI technology has opened up ethical concerns about the technology when it comes to privacy, surveillance, bias and discrimination. The £7.5m fine imposed by the U.K. on facial recognition company Clearview AI for breaking the UK’s data protection laws reflects the scale of the problem emerging.
The Government’s recent appointment of Dr Patricia Scanlon as the country’s new AI Ambassador will help lead a national conversation on the role of AI in people's lives, emphasising Ireland’s commitment to an ethical approach to the use of the technology. The strong emphasis on deploying an ethical approach in the technology’s application should help prevent mishaps similar to the Clearview AI scandal in the U.K, but how can the public be safeguarded from such practices? Ronan talks to legal AI specialist, Victor Timon, Partner at Lewis Silkin about this and more.
More about Victor Timon:
Victor Timon is Partner in the London and Dublin offices of the international law firm Lewis Silkin. He heads up the commercial, technology, data and intellectual property practice in Dublin. He has over 35 years of legal experience having been an in-house counsel and then a partner in leading law firms in London and Dublin.
He authors the Ireland chapters of a number of international publications on AI, Digital Business and Cybersecurity. He is also on the Advisory Board of Digital Business Ireland, the representative body for the digital commerce sector, and chairs its Policy Committee.
ITN's Henry Fox interviews Tablet EX Gear president Brian Saunders about his business, what inspired him to begin, and the foundations of his business. We go into the range of uses for tablet computers in the modern workplace, from event management to forestry, and learn what the future holds for this innovative company.
Bios:
Brian Saunders is the president and founder of Tablet EX Gear, using his close to 30 years of experience in forestry on Canada's west coast and the emerging to design his first prototype in 2012, alongside his friend Lorraine, for his company's chest rigs, which hold and work as a standing desk for the then-emerging technology of tablet computers. Since then his business has expanded, and these products can be found across the world - between Brazil and Bangladesh.
Henry Fox is a freelance journalist and student at Coventry University in the UK, currently interning at Irish Tech News. Originally hailing from Limerick, Henry has a passion for all things nerdy, from emerging computer technology to cult movies.
Dr.Boeckenfeld has more than over 20 years of experience (Asia, Europe, Switzerland) as a Financial Service Executive andNon-Executive in Institutions, such as UBS, Unicredit, Generali, KleinwortBenson and Axa. She focused on the platform economy, dynamic ecosystems, digital business, digital transformation and customer experience, over the past decade.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-martha-boeckenfeld/
The Metaverse Academy https://www.metaverse-academy.ch/
The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) took place for the time in Ireland. FIRST’s 34th Annual Conference, entitled ‘Neart Le Chéile: Strength Together’ took place in the Convention Centre, Dublin, from June 26 to July 1, 2022.
One of the speakers was Maddie Stone a security researcher on Google Project Zero. Ronan talks to Maddie about what Google Project Zero does and more.
Maddie talks about what Google Project Zero does, their most interesting find, where they decide were they will go next, members of the team having their own expertise, flaws in products, only fixing bugs that are exploitable, and what they consider are security bugs. Maddie also talks about why the OS you use is not important to attackers, the dark web, and her FIRST talk, and the serious vulnerabilities they found so far this year.
More about Maddie:
Maddie Stone is a Security Researcher on Google Project Zero where she focuses on 0-day exploits used in-the-wild. Previously, she was a reverse engineer and team lead on the Android Security team, focusing predominantly on pre-installed and off-Google Play malware. Maddie also spent many years deep in the circuitry and firmware of embedded devices. Maddie has previously spoken at conferences including Black Hat USA, REcon, OffensiveCon, and others. She holds a Bachelors of Science, with a double major in Computer Science and Russian, and a Masters of Science in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University.
Unfettered data collection coupled with powerful emerging technologies have given rise to a new digital era. With so much data at our fingertips, how do we separate information from misinformation and propaganda, and parse facts from fiction? Just because something is trending, it doesn’t mean it’s real.
In this episode of One Vision, we chat with Alaric Aloor, CEO and Co-Founder of Archonsec, and advisor for MATR Ventures, about the benefits and perils of technology. In a world of fractured conversations, sound argument is becoming a lost art and insanity can be contagious. Unless collectively, we are willing to learn and do what is right to solve the hard problem — with intention — together. But will we?
Harry Horsfall, CEO of ZebuDigital
https://www.linkedin.com/in/harryhorsfall/
Talking about Web3, London crypto and the upcoming ZebuLive in September https://www.zebulive.xyz/
Your host is Jillian Godsil
The ideas of cryptocurrency and blockchain are still fairly new to most of the people. Even those who are involved in it need to educate themselves on the way with the introduction of newer aspects of this world, where very few women could be found investing their precious talent, time and money.
In this podcast, Shelle Fantastic, Founder and CEO of SheFan Pro, shares her ambition and plans to include more women in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrency through empowerment, education and motivation, and balance the gender gap evident in this new field of work along the way.
About Shelle:
Shelle Fantastic, Founder and CEO of SheFan Pro - thought leader - showing the world when we come together we are stronger.
It’s never too late!Empowering “the girl next door” to navigate the world of blockchain and cryptocurrency as safely as possible through education, collaboration and empowerment.
About Tanjima:
Tanjima Elham Khandaker is an MA student of Journalism, studying at the University of Roehampton, and an intern at the Irish Tech News. She is from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Back in her country, Tanjima worked for six and a half years as a journalist, sub-editor and senior sub-editor with a TV channel, an online news portal and a daily newspaper. She plans on becoming a better-skilled newsperson by pursuing further studies in the UK. Tanjima is a tech-enthusiast and dreams of walking on the moon one day.
The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) took place for the time in Ireland. FIRST’s 34th Annual Conference, entitled ‘Neart Le Chéile: Strength Together’ took place in the Convention Centre, Dublin, from June 26 to July 1, 2022.
One of the speakers was a team from Ukraine, Victor Zhora (The State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine, UA), Yevheniia Volivnyk, Yevhen Bryksin (CERT-UA (SCPC SSSCIP), UA). Ronan talks to the team about their FIRST talk and more.
They talk about their experience of cyberwar in the Ukraine, the new challenges Ukraine faces in cyberspace, their talk at FIRST, and the worst cyber attacks Ukraine has faced. They also talk about If the cyber attacks have stayed the same, what we can learn from the cybersecurity attacks on Ukraine, how social media has helped, and why communication is so important.
More about FIRST:
The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) is an international not-for-profit organisation bringing together a variety of security and incident response teams. Today, FIRST is comprised of over 600 member teams from over 90 countries representing government agencies, academia, commercial enterprises, and financial corporations. FIRST is a front-line enabler in the global response community, providing access to the best practices, tools, and trusted communication with its member teams.
On this podcast, Diana Paiva is joined by Brijesh Thoppil, Director of Strategic Partnerships at EOS Data Analytics. He talks about EOS Data Analytics, a global provider of Al-powered satellite imagery analytics and the climate issues that data analytics is more focused to improve and help. Brijesh Thoppil also explained about lucrative agro-partnership in his company and helping agri-related businesses to be more sustainable while staying profitable.
About Brijesh
Brijesh Thoppil is the Director of Strategic Partnerships at EOS Data Analytics, a global provider of AI-powered satellite imagery analytics that helps businesses get fast and actionable data and preserve the planet. He is primarily responsible for the management, growth, and development of the company's strategic partnerships, both existing and new.
Brijesh holds a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from Anna University (Chennai). He has over 11 years of experience in various roles, including business development, implementation of technical projects, and management.
Currently, Brijesh is responsible for strengthening the company’s approach to partnership development by developing and implementing a partnership strategy to expand EOSDA products across targeted verticals; coordinating partners' training and communicating to partners EOSDA solutions’ updates and collaborating with EOSDA Sales, Marketing, Product, and Technology teams to deliver partners’ feedback. He is also responsible for assisting in product development to ensure the EOSDA offerings are aligned with the products adoption strategy and tracking the progress of the partnership goals achievement.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brijesh-thoppil/
About Diana Paiva
About Diana Paiva
Diana is currently interning with Irish Tech News. She graduated from Birkbeck University, with a degree in modern languages and she is currently doing a master’s in Journalism at the University of Roehampton. She has an interest in technology, fashion, and the environment. Starting her master’s in journalism made her realise that she has a passion to report and write people’s stories. After graduation, her main priority is to find a job in communications or public relations. Diana Paiva is active on social media platforms, including Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Crenguta Leaua is a professor at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies in Bucharest, Romania, where she teaches international comparative arbitration and alternative dispute resolution, the law of communication and new technologies and business law. She is the director of The Swiss Institute for Alternative Thinking in Lugano, Switzerland and a member of the Board of Directors of The Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center (SVAMC), chair of the SVAMC Initiative for Arbitration and Mediation for Blockchain-based Transaction. She is practicing international arbitrator and counsel ( founder of LDDP, a GAR 100 lawfirm).
Title: Greek Gods and the Metaverse
A delightful and thoughtful perspective on the reality we can build through the Metaverse by Law Professor Crenguta Leaua. As a specialist in international arbitration and New Technology law, Professor Crenguta Leaua, shares her thoughts on arbitration in an AI-driven world, and her takeaways from the events in Davos during the WEF2022.
In the second part of our discussion, she animates her alternative thinking on the Metaverse, which she has presented during the 2022 European conference on international arbitration and is the topic of her Long article:
The Greek Gods and the Metaverse: Legal Order in the Layered Universe
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) took place for the time in Ireland. FIRST’s 34th Annual Conference, entitled ‘Neart Le Chéile: Strength Together’ took place in the Convention Centre, Dublin, from June 26 to July 1, 2022. One of the keynote speakers was Mick Moran who with Romain Wartel delivered Online Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM): The Insider Attack You Have Not Seen Coming. Ronan talks to Mick about his keynote and more.
Mick talks about his background, how people abuse technology, encryption, the EU privacy debate, parents educating children about ICT, the traps out there for kids, and his keynote. Mick also talks about blackmail, self harming, Orla’s story, and access to pornography.
More about Mick Moran:
Mick Moran is a member of An Garda Síochána who formerly worked as Assistant Director in charge of the Vulnerable Communities team dealing with all aspects of Human Trafficking, People Smuggling Networks and Crimes against Children. This team manages the development of the International Child Sexual Abuse database (ICSE) and the implantation of the victim identification discipline in global policing. He has a MSc (Hons.) in Forensic Computing and Cybercrime Investigation from University College Dublin and currently teaches on that course.
Roderick McKinley studied economics to master’s level motivated to understand what drives economic inequality and environmental mismanagement. After taking his CFA exams he began working with private equity investors to finance renewable energy infrastructure in Chile. An exciting opportunity but it also ate into his personal autonomy and, combined with 20-hour days, resulted in burnout.
“So, I decided to use my quantitative skills to set up my own business modelling consultancy instead, which I ran right up to 2020 when my first tokenomic engagement turned up. I had first heard about Bitcoin back in 2013, but dismissed it as a naïve fad, and did not give it serious scrutiny – which was a mistake of course.”
McKinley is now a tokenomics expert in crypto coming full circle around to cryptocurrency and the irony is not lost on him. He committed to this career pivot after realizing that the fundamental view of economics is similar across traditional and cryptocurrency domains. [R1] [JG2] McKinley explains this in terms of his view of economics as the study of human behaviour involving scarce resources, and the effects these behaviours have on those resources
Tune in to listen to Roderick explain the dark arts of Tokenomics. Your host is Jillian Godsil
Can you believe that Finovate turns 15 this year? The Disneyland of Fintech, as Bradley would call it, has played a pivotal role in moving the fintech ecosystem forward and bringing us together from all corners of the world.
In this episode of One Vision, we chat with Greg Palmer and David Penn on what goes on behind the scenes and share some of our most memorable moments. One of the best things about Finovate is, and has always been, about the community. Times might change and tech might evolve; but some things always stay the same: The best times are spent together with our friends at Finovate.
Podcast summary:
In a time when life seems impossible and incomplete without the internet, maintaining data security and privacy can be a luxury sometimes as it is pretty easy to steal personal data and breach privacy using the same internet. Access to uncensored internet for all also looks like a hard-to-believe concept. This is where technologies such as dVPN come to the rescue.
In today's podcast, Tanjima Elham Khandaker talks to Aleksandr Litreev, Founder and CEO of SOLAR Labs, the world’s leading developer of dVPN technology. Aleksandr shares his background, how he came to work on dVPN and Web3 technologies, how they work to support users with internet safety and privacy and human rights which are intertwined with these issues.
Aleksandr's bio:
Aleksandr Litreev is Founder and CEO of SOLAR Labs, the world’s leading developer of dVPN technology. The SOLAR Labs mission is to promote free speech, truth, and human rights globally, by empowering all people to have uncensored, untraceable, blockchain-enabled access to the internet via its decentralized applications and consumer hardware products, built exclusively at this time for the Cosmos blockchain ecosystem.
Tanjima's bio:
Tanjima Elham Khandaker is an MA student of Journalism, studying at the University of Roehampton, and an intern at the Irish Tech News. She is from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Back in her country, Tanjima worked for six and a half years as a journalist, sub-editor and senior sub-editor with a TV channel, an online news portal and a daily newspaper. She plans on becoming a better-skilled newsperson by pursuing further studies in the UK. Tanjima is a tech-enthusiast and dreams of walking on the moon one day.
With Paul Sisnett, CEO of SMD Group, and Kunal Jhanji, Partner & MD at Boston Consulting Group
Project New Era is a privately-led, cross-industry initiative that will evaluate a future digital currency ecosystem in the UK that could include stablecoins and a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). Differing from other initiatives which seek to promote policy theories for digital currencies, Project New Era is about testing them in practice through a private sector pilot, using a live Digital Sterling (‘dSterling’) asset.
The pilot, set to launch in September, will be run by the private consortium but aims to engage with The Bank of England, the Financial Conduct Authority and the Payments Systems Regulator to update them around the progress and learnings in order to help them make informed decisions on implementing a CBDC in the future. These authorities are not, however, directly involved in the pilot itself.
Tune in to hear more - your host is Jillian Godsil
The 21st Accenture Tech Vision report is out and it places a big emphasis on the metaverse. So besides seeing the metaverse as something businesses should be prepared for, what else does the Tech Vision report mention. Ronan talks to David Kirwan, Head of Technology, Accenture Ireland about this and more.
David talks about his background, what he does in Accenture, trust and transparency, Accenture's latest Technology Vision report and the metaverse, . David also talks about AI, Star Trek, and what technology will become ubiquitous.
More about the Accenture Technology Vision report:
The annual Technology Vision report identifies the latest technology trends that will have the greatest impact on companies, government agencies and other organisations in the next three years. The Technology Vision explores disruptive technology that impacts digital business and includes examples, bold predictions and critical decision points for leaders to consider related to their digital technology investments.
The research is based on input from the Technology Vision External Advisory Board comprised of public and private sectors, academia, venture capital and entrepreneurial companies. Insights are also drawn from nearly 100 Accenture business leaders who have deep expertise with digital technology. To understand the perspectives of both business leaders and consumers, the research process includes a global survey of more than 6,000 business and IT executives, and a global consumer survey.
John Simpson Talks About Neuropad®: A Game-changer For People Living With Diabetes
In this episode of the Irish Tech News podcast, I am joined by John Simpson, CEO of Neuropad®, a biotech company, which is a game-changer for the early detection of diabetic foot syndrome, a condition which can lead to serious complications such as foot ulceration and amputation.
Feet are important, especially if you have diabetes, because with diabetes, it means you’re much more likely to develop problems with your feet – problems that could end up as amputations. But most amputations can be prevented. If you take good care of your feet and check them regularly, you can reduce your risk of developing foot problems, and this is how Neuropad is changing things. It is a pain-free, ten-minute patch test, which can be done by you at home or with your carer or doctor. This simple patch test has been recommended by the National Advisory Panel for Care Home Diabetes in its new national guidance for care home operators and their staff.
In this timely podcast, we discuss why National Diabetes Week, which took place between 13 to 19 June was a tumbleweed moment with the UK media; how the global pandemic has severely impacted people living with diabetes; and about the unnecessary foot/leg amputations that are currently happening, can be avoided with better care. Alarmingly, 30 percent of people with diabetes are unaware that foot complications are common and serious if detected late.
Another sobering statistic is that the five-year mortality post amputation is worse than most common cancers and much higher than breast cancer. John shares his in-depth knowledge about diabetes and talks about these staggering statistics and how foot complications are the most feared of all the complications of diabetes.
This podcast conversation with John Simpson is a real eye-opener and shines a light on the things that we take for granted.
To know more about Neuropad visit www.neuropad.co.uk
Twitter @neuropadtest;
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The meltdown of Terra`s algorithmic stablecoin, Celsius, and the systemic risk that has emerged, is evidence of the lack of Governance in the Defi space. We discuss with Dr. Eelco Fiole, the kind of Governance that is lacking and that has been ignored at the expense of the entire ecosystem. We are witnessing a monumental value destruction as a result.
Dr. Eelco Fiole is the founder and managing partner at https://www.linkedin.com/in/fiole/ Alpha Governance Partners - https://www.alpha-gp.com/ . He is a seasoned banking professional. Over the past 10 years he has been in fiduciary COO and CFOroles in blockchain and investments. He also teaches Ethics at two Swiss universities and recently got award the CFA inspirational Leader award for Ethics. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/fiole_cfa-institute-inspirational-leader-award-activity-6940688810359848961-9cSz?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web
Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica.
A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter. Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal
NFT’s are becoming more popular and are being used in a variety of interesting ways. One company that is doing interesting things with NFT’s is Creaticles, the NFT requests marketplace matching users with artists. Ronan talks to Jonathan Chen, their Head of Operations about what they are doing and more.
Jonathan talks about his background, what Creaticles does, Creaticles mission, Creaticles contests and Creaticles been selected as one of eight of the most promising projects in CoinList’s Seed batch for Fall 2021. Jonathan also talks about Creaticles' partnership with Fantom, and the recently announced charity NFT contest in aid of Top 7 for Ukraine.
More about Creaticles:
Their platform allows anyone to source custom NFTs through ‘Creaticles contests’, using a Request for Proposal (RFP) model, in which users submit an NFT idea request to the platform’s roster of verified artists, who are remunerated for their work in ETH and other cryptocurrencies.
Creaticles was also selected as one of eight of the most promising projects in CoinList’s Seed batch for Fall 2021, out of a field of over 500 crypto projects, and recently announced a partnership with Fantom.
Is cryptocurrency a gamble or an investment? Can it truly be an enabler of financial inclusion? Recently, Charlie Scharf, CEO of Wells Fargo, remarked that "crypto can be worth something as long as someone believes it's worth something."
From cryptocurrencies to stablecoins to Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC), what is the next version of capital markets and what does the future hold? In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Arun chat with Richard Turrin about the aftermath of the Terra Luna crash, the ripple effect for decentralized finance, regulatory differences between regions, and potential path forward.
We catch up with Nick Cote, founder of Marsbase to learn about his promising solution to the challenges of liquidity by creating a new way to access it. We ask him why now, why his team has the ability to make this work, and what impact the current state of the market will have on this project. Nick was also recently at recent high profile crypto events in Texas and NYC and we discuss his take on current trends and opportunities to watch out for.
Nick Cote (CEO) - Nick has been entrenched in the crypto space since 2012, joining the 1Broker / 1Fox team in 2013 and growing the CFD / to over 100,000 users. In 2015, he started and currently manages a primarily institutional-focused OTC network for digital assets.
See all their relevant links and more information here -> https://linktr.ee/MARSBASE
More about Marsbase
Marsbase is the first decentralized secondary market, a defi OTC desk. We’ve built this as an infrastructure project, we believe that we’ve created a new alternative source of liquidity by concentrating liquidity of large orders in one place and becoming the platform for OTC in crypto.
Our platform works through bid auction deals and discount model orders – this type of functionality perfectly covers our niche.
Additionally, we are moving towards becoming the first compliant marketplace of unvested tokens and equity.
Marsbase Mission
-trading without slippage price
-Decentralized OTC deals
-Available for whales & retail investors
-Best coin offers with discount prices
-Full ERC-20 coin range
Marsbase opens access to 2 types of OTC trades with a choice of 150 currency pairs, as well as a launchpad for projects with vesting and the ability to resell vesting tokens.
We have combined all this in a single marketplace for all market participants, lowering the threshold for entering OTC deals literally to satoshi and providing tools for managing the reputation.
Moreover, the MBASE native OTC token of the Marsbase platform, as well as staking and farming will make your trading experience as profitable as possible. You will be able to receive cashback from your transactions and instantly calculate the profit from transactions on Marsbase.
Ian MacRae talks to Dr. Andrea Baronchelli about how communities self-organize around cryptocurrencies and web3 ecosystems, and what we can learn about network effects and resilience from these communities.
How communities self-organize in web3 and cryptocurrency ecosystems
What is self-organization and how does that happen in a decentralized system? How is it different from organizing in physical spaces?
Web3 was initially designed for peer-to-peer transactions, so how do larger networks form out of peer-to-peer transactions? After they form are these networks more static or dynamic?
Some communities have emerged out of black markets, and these systems tend to be extraordinarily resilient, even under constant threat. What can we learn from how they’ve evolved, and are there any lessons we can apply to making our own communities, businesses, or society more resilient?
Are self-organizing systems possible outside of web3 and decentralized environments?
What is needed to make them possible and effective at large scales?
How do web3 and cryptocurrencies currently overlap with our society and economy, and how are they likely to impact us in the future?
Dr. Andrea Baronchelli is Associate Professor in Mathematics at City University of London and Token Economy theme lead at The Alan Turing Institute. He researches how we shape, and are shaped by, the socio-technical systems we inhabit using data science, mathematical modelling, and lab experiments with human subjects. His work has appeared in a wide range of top scientific journals (including Science, PNAS and Nature Human Behaviour) and has been extensively covered by the media. He was warded the 2019 “Young Scientist Award for Socio and Econophysics” of the German Physical Society.
Find him on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/a_baronca
Ian MacRae is an award-winning author, psychologist and psychometrician, He has written six books about workplace psychology including High Potential: How to Spot, Manage and Develop Talented People at Work, and his latest book is Dark Social: Understanding the darker side of work, personality and social media. His books have been translated into ten different languages.
@iansmacrae on Twitter.
One of the most important tools every business has is data and unlocking it is key to customer success. During the pandemic this was very important as was digital transformation. So, how is this done best? Ronan talks to Deirdre Purcell, Country Sales Leader & AVP for Salesforce Ireland about this and more.
Deirdre talks about her background, digital transformation, lego, making sure customers data is secure, handling the pandemic, and remote working.
More about Salesforce:
Salesforce, is a cloud-based software company that provides CRM services. Salesforce is a popular CRM tool for support, sales, and marketing teams worldwide. By using CRM services, businesses can track customer activity, market to customers, and go deeper with their metrics and data.
On this Podcast, Diana Paiva is joined by David Boles, CEO of climatemoney, a banking app that allows customers to automatically know the carbon footprint of their purchases and lifestyle emissions. He explains the purpose of climatemoney and the change they are making to fight against climate change. David Boles also talks about blockchain in the environment and talks about climate change activist Greta Thunberg.
David Boles is the CEO of the Climatemoney Fintech, climatemoney. A graduate of UCD’s Civil and Environmental Engineering programme, he was honoured in 2018 for his work on carbon mitigation in the multipoint emission sectors. David’s innovative approach to emission reduction programmes, expressed via the startup climatemoney lays out a pathway to achieving net-zero emissions beyond political soundbites of pledges and targets set.
About Diana Paiva
Diana is currently interning with Irish Tech News. She graduated from Birkbeck University, with a degree in modern languages and she is currently doing a master’s in Journalism at the University of Roehampton. She has an interest in technology, fashion, and the environment. Starting her master’s in journalism made her realise that she has a passion to report and write people’s stories. After graduation, her main priority is to find a job in communications or public relations. Diana Paiva is active on social media platforms, including Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Is fintech transitioning from teenager to adulthood? If so, how do we learn and grow together as a force for good? Are we making the right choices? And how can we help shape the future of this industry, from what we do, to who we include at the table, and how we get there?
In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Raf De Kimpe about the upcoming Fintech Week London (July 11-12). With a full suite of partners including the Department for International Trade, London & Partners, and the City of London, along with conference topics ranging from open finance, identity, big banks and big tech, to crypto, sustainability, and fintech for good, there will be no lack of thought-provoking conversations. It’s time to celebrate the human connections, make memories, and be part of something truly special.
Ian MacRae talks to Dr. Aaron Brace about how algorithms shape our online relationships and interactions, with a focus on the influence of algorithms in the world of online dating.
How do algorithms work on digital communication platforms?
What is their purpose, how do they filter social interactions and prioritize certain types over others?
What kind of messages tend to get through? How do algorithms encourage certain behaviours, emotions, presentation styles?
Are algorithms on dating apps essentially the same? Do they encourage different behaviours or have any effect at all?
Do we even know what the algorithms in dating apps are doing? None of them are open source... so do we really know what they're doing, or if they're any good?
How and why are online dating apps different from other ways of meeting people for romantic or sexual relationships? Can we really compare?
And what long-term effects do the algorithms in dating apps have on our relationships and our society. Do we even know…?
Dr. Aaron Brace is the Co-Founder of ad-tech start-up Tack Tech, the first platform of its kind to enable advertisers to automate AI-driven audience testing and deploy ads across multiple ad networks simultaneously. Prior to this he spent 3 years at Facebook in Dublin, and many more as a Data Scientist in the media industry. Aaron has a PhD in Psychology from the University of Sussex. Find him on Linkedin at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-brace-data
Ian MacRae is an award-winning author, psychologist and psychometrician, He has written six books about workplace psychology including High Potential: How to Spot, Manage and Develop Talented People at Work, and his latest book is Dark Social: Understanding the darker side of work, personality and social media. His books have been translated into ten different languages.
@iansmacrae on Twitter.
Ian MacRae talks to Dr. Julie Fratantoni about science communication, social media and her work talking about brain health on Tiktok.
Where do young people primarily get their information about mental health? What are the most common sources of information... and misinformation on social media?
Why use Tiktok as an education platform? Is there anything about the platform that makes communication easier?
And what are the risks and drawbacks?
What are the risks that psychologists, neuroscientists or other experts should know about being active on social media channels?
What can you learn about people on social media that an academic or research setting doesn’t teach you?
How will the role of science communicators change in the future?
Dr. Julie Fratantoni is a cognitive neuroscientist at the Center for BrainHealth at the University of Texas at Dallas. She serves as the head of content innovation and user experience for The BrainHealth Project™ – a 10 year, longitudinal research study seeking to define, measure, and improve brain health and performance across the lifespan.
She is passionate about science communication and finds great joy in creating and sharing content that equips and empowers individuals to live a happier and healthier life. She is @drjuliefratantoni on Instagram and Tiktok, and her website is: www.drjuliefratantoni.com
Ian MacRae is an award-winning author, psychologist and psychometrician, He has written six books about workplace psychology including High Potential: How to Spot, Manage and Develop Talented People at Work, and his latest book is Dark Social: Understanding the darker side of work, personality and social media. His books have been translated into tendifferent languages.
@iansmacrae on Twitter.
AI, the cloud and smartphones has ushered new innovations and apps that will help us as we deal with the current pandemic and future pandemics. One such app that uses AI and smartphones is being developed by Nazarbayev University (NU), the Republic of Kazakhstan. The app analyses the sound of a cough using AI with the aim to help doctors make diagnoses in the future. Ronan talks to lead researcher Alessandra Clementi, Assistant Professor from the NU School of Medicine about this and more.
Alessandra talks about her background, talks about the app she helped develop that analyses the sound of a cough using AI, how smartphones are helping, eradicating TB, helping doctors to distinguish cough sounds, and stethoscopes. Alessandra also talks about smart watches, how the university will use the data they capture, when they hope to commercialise the app, and AI.
More about the Cough Analyzer:
Cough Analyzer is a research project from the NU School of Medicine in collaboration with their School of Engineering and Digital Sciences. The goal is to record, define, analyse, and differentiate cough sounds through a free mobile app.
The future goal is that the app will be able to identify various disease by the sound of a cough and distinguish them to speed up diagnosis by a doctor. Scientists are training the programme to distinguish patterns among four main diseases: Covid-19, asthma, allergies, and pneumonia.
James Verheul likes to keep things interesting. He studied a triple major at the University of Cape Town in economics, finance and environmental finance. After college he entered into traditional finance working alongside wealth professionals, but his love of interesting things pulled him into crypto back in 2013.
What interested him was Web 3, although it had not been named that as yet. Instinctively, he knew that change was happening in this space.
“It’s definitely the hottest buzz word now, but even back in 2013 I knew I had slipped into the interesting section of the finance market.”
Verheul defines Web 1 as read only, Web 2 as read and write, but Web 3 as read, write and own.
“Going from centralised finance which is so laborious to decentralised finance is very exciting. And to be here at the beginning is off the charts.”
Verheul was not only excited to be part of Web 3, but he also wanted to be part of the creation of Web 3. To that end he teamed up with Joly Horsfal to co-found Spark World. For both founders, NFTs are seen as core to DeFi.
Tune in to hear more...
Your host is Jillian Godsil
On this Podcast, Diana Paiva is joined by the director and co-founder of Change Logic and co-author of Corporate Explorer, Andrew Binns. Andrew gives an insight into his new book, Corporate Explorer and the highlights that readers can expect. He talks about the difference between large companies and start-up businesses, and he explained the importance of innovation in companies, even in those that are prospering. He also talks about the reasons companies go bankrupt.
Diana is currently interning with Irish Tech News. She graduated from Birkbeck University, with a degree in modern languages and she is currently doing a master’s in Journalism at the University of Roehampton. She has an interest in technology, fashion, and the environment. Starting her master’s in journalism made her realise that she has a passion to report and write people’s stories. After graduation, her main priority is to find a job in communications or public relations. Diana Paiva is active on social media platforms, including Twitter, and LinkedIn.
About Andrew Binns
Andy works with CEOs, boards, and senior teams as they lead significant business change. He is a co-founder of Change Logic and manages the firm on behalf of the partnership. Andy has twenty-five years of consulting experience as both an external and internal consultant for McKinsey & Co., the IBM Corporation, and Change Logic. At IBM, Andy was deeply involved in the ‘Emerging Business Opportunity’ program, for which he received an award from IBM’s Vice-Chairman.
It’s been said that the metaverse could be the next trillion-dollar opportunity. From retail and fashion, to gaming, sports, and even financial services, brands are actively trying to figure out how to engage with a new audience and capitalize on the excitement. But what is it like to be fully immersed as a creator?
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Arun chat with Jyothee Murali (@jyxdi), a talented painter and NFT artist, on her journey, the virtual community, and what the future holds for the fast-evolving space.
Ian MacRae talks to Dr. Julie Fratantoni about science communication, social media and her work talking about brain health on Tiktok.
Where do young people primarily get their information about mental health? What are the most common sources of information... and misinformation on social media?
Why use Tiktok as an education platform? Is there anything about the platform that makes communication easier?
And what are the risks and drawbacks?
What are the risks that psychologists, neuroscientists or other experts should know about being active on social media channels?
What can you learn about people on social media that an academic or research setting doesn’t teach you?
How will the role of science communicators change in the future?
Dr. Julie Fratantoni is a cognitive neuroscientist at the Center for BrainHealth at the University of Texas at Dallas. She serves as the head of content innovation and user experience for The BrainHealth Project™ – a 10 year, longitudinal research study seeking to define, measure, and improve brain health and performance across the lifespan.
She is passionate about science communication and finds great joy in creating and sharing content that equips and empowers individuals to live a happier and healthier life. She is @drjuliefratantoni on Instagram and Tiktok, and her website is: www.drjuliefratantoni.com
Ian MacRae is an award-winning author, psychologist and psychometrician, He has written six books about workplace psychology including High Potential: How to Spot, Manage and Develop Talented People at Work, and his latest book is Dark Social: Understanding the darker side of work, personality and social media. His books have been translated into tendifferent languages.
@iansmacrae on Twitter.
Oleg Fomenko explains how orgasms keep the human race on track with Sweatcoin offering the exercise orgasm to keep us walking. Later this year all those Sweat Coins will be converted into crypto - making fans thinner and richer.
Your host is Jillian Godsil
In recent years it has become much easier to invest and Neobrokers alongside technology are helping to facilitate this. BUX, Europe’s fastest growing Neobroker has seen growing interest in building wealth for the future amongst their European base, particularly around female clientele. Ronan talks to Pim Hannay a Senior Product Owner at BUX about this and more.
Pim talks about her background, what BUX does, crypto, investing in women in Technology, investment risk, what women invest in, and ethical investing. Pim also talks about making things as frictionless as possible, why financial inclusion is important, and the investment journey.
More about BUX:
In just one year their female user base has jumped by 200% and their assets under management have increased by more than 3 times since 2020.
Interest in socially responsible investing skyrocketed during the pandemic. While that could have been a temporary trend, numbers show that women are still investing in companies that have a positive impact on the world.
Up until now, numbers show that 20.4% of women started investing in crypto since it was introduced in January 2022.
They have noticed an interest in socially responsible investing skyrocketed during the pandemic. While that could have been a temporary trend, numbers show that women are still investing in companies that have a positive impact on the world.
It is also evident that innovation and tech-focused companies are still favoured by female investors. Adyen, an e-commerce company, ranks first on the list of most purchased shares by BUX’s female clients.
Why Your Web 3.0 Journey should be viewed as an Expedition and not as a Panic Room, with Jeremy Lindblad and Chibi Dinos
About Jeremy Lindblad
Prior to joining Lindblad Expeditions he was with LivingSocial, where he managed sales and business development while building out their Escapes travel division. Previous positions include Director of Sales and Customer Service on the founding team at Bloomberg Ventures and prior to that, Corporate Business Development Manager at Quintessentially, the world's leading Lifestyle Management company. From a very young age Jeremy has traveled extensively aboard the Lindblad--National Geographic fleet, which has provided him access to all aspects of global culture. Combined with his executive experience, Jeremy is ideally positioned to cultivate strategic brand partnerships and deliver a world class experience to customers on a global scale. Born and raised in New York City, he graduated from Skidmore College with a degree in Management & Business.
About Chibi Dinos
Chibi Dinos LLC is a blockchain gaming company providing the most innovative and entertaining utility for gamers and sports fans through NBA Street-esque gameplay with playable NFT characters. Boasting a robust in-gaming ecosystem and real world experience and prize rewards, Chibi Dinos are redefining the definition of play-and-earn. Use your Chibi Dinos NFT to play on one of the ten basketball teams in the Chibi Dinos universe to earn tokens, potions, rankings, gear, and more. Compete in tournaments, PVP games, or explore the Chibi Dinos adventure universe for rare items, unlockable content, asset advancement and staking opportunities.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Building and growing product teams and organisations, understanding of go-to-market strategy and SaaS business models, technical background, and irresistible entrepreneurial streak is very important in todays startups. If your product and design is not easy to use and understand, you will end up losing customers. Ronan talks to Cormac McLoughlin, Director of Product Management at Workvivo about this and more.
Cormac talks about his background, what Workvivo does, one of Workvivo’s core tenants, increased usage of their app during the pandemic, and the old legacy internet. Cormac also talks about how Workvivo helps communities foster, the importance of product and design, preparing for the latest technologies, working in a startup, being very customer focused, and advice for people doing product development in a startup.
More about Cormac:
Cormac is an experienced product leader with experience of building and growing product teams and organisations, understanding of go-to-market strategy and SaaS business models, technical background, and irresistible entrepreneurial streak. Prior to joining Workvivo, he worked in a number of senior product management roles, most notably at HubSpot and Paddy Power. Since joining Workvivo, he has spearheaded the development and company mop growth which has seen year-on-year growth of 150%.
According to a recent survey by the CFA Institute, 85% of investment managers across countries are increasingly incorporating ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) criteria into investment decisions. While opportunities abound in this fast-growing sector, what gets measured and how it’s measured can quickly grow in complexity. And are we focusing too much on what investors care about, and missing the broader picture of the impact on our planet and its people?
In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Alexandria Fisher, Sustainable Finance Manager of Global Risk Institute on social responsibility, ESG standards, and regulations. While perfection may not exist, we need to start somewhere.
Ian MacRae talks to Dr. Harris Eyre about brain health, and what we should know about keeping our brains healthy at every stage of life.
Harris Eyre is an advocate for brain health and for Brain Capital. Brain Capital is a novel economic measure which integrates brain health and brain skills. Our brains are arguably our biggest assets as individuals and communities. Harris seeks to place Brain Capital at the centre of economics, policy and finance in the current brain economy.
In his career, Harris has operated as a physician, scientist, entrepreneur, executive services provider, author, new economic and finance thinker, and neuroscience diplomat. He is President of PRODEO, a brain health technology executive services group. This work has been written up in Neuron, neo.life, Forbes, the Financial Times, STAT, the Financial Post and People Management.
He is Senior Fellow for Brain Capital with the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute. Harris has authored 120+ papers. He co-edited the book ‘Convergence Mental Health’ (Oxford Press). He is from the Great Barrier Reef region of Australia and is now based in the USA.
Ian MacRae is an award-winning author, psychologist and psychometrician, He has written six books about workplace psychology including High Potential: How to Spot, Manage andDevelop Talented People at Work, and his latest book is Dark Social: Understanding the darker side of work, personality and social media. His books have been translated into ten different languages.
@iansmacrae on Twitter.
The global pandemic and the war in the Ukraine has put a strain on the global supply chain. How do businesses deal with this and what is the impact for consumers. Ronan talks to Fergal O'Carroll, the Chief Revenue Officer of Scurri about this and more.
Fergal talks about his background, the future plans for Scurri, working out of Wexford, the pandemic and online commerce, how buying habits have changed, Brexit. Fergal also talks about the war in Ukraine, shipping costs, sustainability, drones, and the improvements in technology.
More about Scurri:
Scurri is a kind of "Stripe for shipping", which provides cloud-based software that optimises the online ordering, shipping and delivery process for retailers. They have recently announced a €9 million investment to accelerate growth in the European markets. This brings the Wexford-based company’s total funding to €15.3 million to date.
They currently derivs over 70% of its revenue from the UK, and will power over 100 million parcel deliveries this year by enabling merchants to present the most efficient delivery option via more than 700 carrier services.
Scurri’s platform allows retailers to create accurate labels, track shipments from dispatch to delivery and provide analytics and it helps businesses ship their products anywhere in the world through its network of carrier integrations. Customers include eBay, Vision Direct, and Gousto.
On This Podcast, Diana Paiva is joined by communications and research officer at Survival International, Priscilla Schwarzenholtz. Priscilla talks about the 30th anniversary of the demarcation of the indigenous territory, Yanomami. She talks about the Yanomami people, and she raised the issue of the vast number of illegal gold miners operating in Yanomami. She also explained other problems in the community and how survival international is supporting indigenous communities.
Priscilla Schwarzenholz is an anthropologist with a master degree in Latin American studies. She is currently working as a researcher and activist at Survival International, the global movement for indigenous peoples.
About Diana Paiva
Diana is currently interning with Irish Tech News. She graduated from Birkbeck University, with a degree in modern languages and she is currently doing a master’s in Journalism at the University of Roehampton. She has an interest in technology, fashion, and the environment. Starting her master’s in journalism made her realise that she has a passion to report and write people’s stories. After graduation, her main priority is to find a job in communications or public relations. Diana Paiva is active on social media platforms, including Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Controlling and Sharing your Data with Data Unions, a view from Ethereum maximalist Shiv Malik
Shiv Malik is CEO and Founder of Pool, the data marketplace and payment rails redistributing power, value and control in the data economy. He is an award-nominated broadcaster, former Guardian investigative journalist, author, and co-founder of the Intergenerational Foundation think tank. After three years advising the Web3 projects, Golem and Streamr and co-creating a revolutionary framework for monetising personal data, he co-founded Pool in 2021 and currently leads the foundation on its mission to bring Data Unions to the world and ensure people have control of their data and a genuine stake in the digital economy.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Live from Davos: How Switzerland can become the global leader in cryptocurrencies, with Felix Honigwachs and XChange Monster
Felix Honigwachs is CEO of Xchange Monster, an easy-to-use crypto platform that connects thegaming community and publishes through a value-driven ecosystem.He is a technology entrepreneur, an experienced blue-chip manager and has a background in software development, management and product management. In these areas, he worked for Siemens, Microsoft and SAP for many years.Prior to founding Xchange Monster, Felix was a successful entrepreneur and an active investor. He invested in two startups, which he led to successful exits, and with the proceeds from the sales and profits he started Xchange Monster.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Meet Noah Diskin Kline, founder of Wincast, talking about his career and how he loves to build things.
Jillian Godsil is your host
On this podcast, Diana Paiva is joined by the head of the foundation and sustainable business at Vodafone Ireland, Liz Roche. Liz talks about Vodafone Ireland's new launch, Vodafone Foundation's in-person digital skills training classes for over 65s across Digital Hubs. She talks about how Vodafone created HI digital and how helpful it can be for people. She also talks about Vodafone's support for victims of domestic abuse and sustainability.
About Liz Roche
Liz Roche is the head of Foundation and Sustainable Business at Vodafone Ireland, where her role is to lead on Vodafone's sustainable business strategy and manage Foundation partnerships. Serving on the Board of Directors of Friends of the Elderly as well as the Board of Directors of Boardmatch Ireland
Specialist areas that Liz Roche works, include: - Sustainability, ESG strategy and reporting - Diversity and inclusion - Digital skills programmes - Corporate social responsibility - Community development projects - Organisational strategy and planning - Corporate philanthropy & partnerships - Development & delivery of large national campaigns - Donor cultivation and stewardship - Advocacy and campaigning via social media - National corporate partnerships & initiatives
About Diana Paiva
Diana is currently interning with Irish Tech News. She graduated from Birkbeck University, with a degree in modern languages and she is currently doing a master’s in Journalism at the University of Roehampton. She has an interest in technology, fashion, and the environment. Starting her master’s in journalism made her realise that she has a passion to report and write people’s stories. After graduation, her main priority is to find a job in communications or public relations. Diana Paiva is active on social media platforms, including Twitter, and LinkedIn.
How can we bring tech and finance together to create a better world, one that would be around for the next century and centuries thereafter? Our most vulnerable populations are increasingly facing impossible choices with rising inequalities and worsening impact of climate change. There is no time to waste: We must make sure that our actions can help to create opportunities for those who don’t have a seat at the table; and we must do so ethically, responsibly, and with haste.
Stand for something or you will fail. In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Chris Skinner about his latest book, Digital Good, and how values will become a key differentiator in banking.
Ian MacRae talks to David Robson about his new book, The Expectation Effect: How your mindset can transform your life.
How can we understand our own emotions, and what strategies can we use to reduce the experience of stress and how we perceive it?
How can we use The Expectation right to set and accomplish goals. How do we balance positive and realistic expectations, without setting unrealistic expectations?
How do social expectations lead to social anxiety? How does this relate to managing stress and shifting expectations, especially alongside public health campaigns and a health crisis that have changed social behaviour and expectations?
How much do digital behaviour and culture shape our expectations about food, about exercise, about stress and about other people? What do we need to know about how the media we consume shapes our expectations?
David Robson is an award-winning science writer based in London, UK, specialising in psychology and neuroscience. He has previously worked as a features editor at New Scientist and as a senior journalist at the BBC. Hs writing has also appeared in Guardian, Mens Health, the Atlantic, the Psychologist, and Aeon. He is @d_a_robson on Twitter.
Ian MacRae is an award-winning author, psychologist and psychometrician, He has written six books about workplace psychology including High Potential: How to Spot, Manage and Develop Talented People at Work, and his latest book is Dark Social: Understanding the darker side of work, personality and social media. His books have been translated into ten different languages.
@iansmacrae on Twitter.
Joey Langenbrunner, the deputy representative to US for the Free Republic of Liberland, talks all things Bitcoin and emigrating to El Salvador.
Your host is Jillian Godsil.
Irish business has a huge opportunity to bolster its international competitiveness, but if innovation is the engine for competitiveness, then people are its fuel. The challenge lies in having the capabilities, the people power, available to create a platform for innovation. One Irish company that is helping Irish businesses bolster their international competitiveness is the Donegal based digital transformation company Endava. Ronan talks to Joe Dunleavy, their Head of Innovation.
Joe talks about his background, digital transformation, how Ireland can remain competitive as it competes against other markets, the scalability of the cloud. Joe also talks about the key to innovation, how we make sure it speaks to the end user, and solar technology.
More about Joe:
Joe is an experienced executive in the Innovation, Software Delivery, FinTech and Business areas. In previous positions, he has held several leadership roles including Innovation Head, Interim CIO, Software Development Lead, and Technical Project Manager. His experience spreads the range between IT start-up and global corporation, which helps him support a diverse range of clients. Joe also holds degrees in UX, UI and Innovation, Innovation & Leadership, and Computer Science, and he is a certified Amazon Cloud Practitioner and Microsoft Azure Fundamentals professional.
Brett Scott is an economic anthropologist, financial activist, and former broker. In 2013 he published The Heretic’s Guide to Global Finance: Hacking the Future of Money, and since then has spoken at hundreds of events across the globe and has appeared across international media, including BBC World News and Sky News. He has written extensively on financial reform, digital finance, alternative currency, blockchain technology, and the cashless society for publications like the Guardian, New Scientist, Huffington Post, Wired, and CNN.com, and also publishes the Altered States of Monetary Consciousness newsletter. He has worked on financial reform campaigns and alternative currency systems with a wide range of groups and is a Senior Fellow of the Finance Innovation Lab (UK). He lives in Berlin.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Tomas Zacek Tomáš Žáček is an architect and visionary. During his studies, he has worked in renowned architectural studios such as Dominique Perrault and Mitchell + Associates. After graduating he has worked for BIG and later did experimental works for Willy Muller arquitectos.
In 2009 he has founded the architectonic studio Nice Architects awarded by multiple international prizes. Since 2014 he is leading the successful self-sustainable micro-home company Ecocapsule. Since 2017, he is also co-leading the new studio nice&wise.
In 2021, he stumbled upon the Web3 world and founded Better, to bring good architecture into the metaverse.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Sarina Charugundla is a creative thinker with a background in mechanical engineering, marketing, telecom, and business. Prior to joining TreeTrunk, she worked as VP of business development, analyzing businesses for VC deployment at Eagle. Sarina thrives in the intersections of art and technology. Fostering relationships is at her core, she has worked to uplift communities in NFT, art, and STEM via student entrepreneurship opportunities, art events, and grants for technological advancement.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Thibault PerradBio:
Thibault has over six years experience working in the traditional financial markets under his belt, leading business development initiatives for a Swiss boutique currency overlay company (30bn in currency overlay assets). After getting into crypto in 2017, he moved to Beijing just before COVID struck, dedicating himself to the topic of DeFi and joining Bifrost as head of strategy.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
If you give a kid one $100 bill, what would they do with it? How do you teach a kid the discipline of saving especially when it is so easy to spend and consume? And where (and whom) can they turn to, to even learn the basics of money management and investing?
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Stephanie Foster chat with Mac Gardner, Founder & CEO of FinLit Tech, two-time author of The Four Money Bears and Motivate Your Money, on his quest to promote financial literacy and financial wellness.
On this Podcast Diana Paiva, is joined by the CEO and co-founder of KnowCarbon, Eammon Galvin. Eammon talks about KnowCarbon, an innovative startup that helps consumers and companies measure their footprint and to reduce it by buying lower carbon products. He explains how the company help its clients. He also talks about what led him to build this business and the company’s future plans.
About Eammon Galvin
Eammon Galvin is the co-founder of KnowCarbon and has over 20 years of executive experience at eBay, Betfair and Daft and deep experience of online marketplaces. Eammon Galvin is based in RDI Hub a world-class centre for design-led, digital innovation located in Ireland’s South West. A first of its kind, RDI Hub focuses on digitisation, ideation and commercialisation of innovation and research in the Digital, AI, Data and related technologies sectors.
About Diana Paiva
Diana is currently interning with Irish Tech News. She graduated from Birkbeck University, with a degree in modern languages and she is currently doing a master's in Journalism at the University of Roehampton. She has an interest in technology, fashion, and the environment. Starting her master’s in journalism made her realise that she has a passion to report and write people’s stories. After graduation, her main priority is to find a job in communications or public relations. Diana Paiva is active on social media platforms, including Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Kate Taylor was given the opportunity to study under the prominent Ukrainian artist and architect Borys Kutcher for several years, which is where her
foundation as an artist started. Throughout her early years, she focused primarily on realistic watercolors and oil paintings.
After many years of painting in watercolours, Kate moved forward, experimenting with abstract art in various mediums. This progression helped Kate to
broaden her horizons and discover new areas of painting.
When Kate decided to explore more on a professional level and entered The Contemporary Art School in Kyiv at the Modern Art Research
Institute of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, she successfully completed the course and earned the title of contemporary artist.
Exhibitions:
2013 a number of vernissages at residences in the historical part of Kyiv
2015 Colours of Life State House of Art Kyiv, Ukraine
2017 Reality As an Error the Modern Art Research Institute of National
Academy of Arts of Ukraine.
Collections:
Private Collection, Copenhagen, Denmark
Private Collection, Toronto, Canada
Private Collection, Southport, The United Kingdom
Private Collection, Scotland, The United Kingdom
Private Collection, Kyiv, Ukraine
Texts:
In 2017, Kate contributed to “The Heroine’s Journey”, an online collection of
stories from artists encouraging women to pursue creative careers.
The Heroine’s Journey of Kate Taylor – The Heroine's Journey (wordpress.com)
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
NFT’s are becoming more and more popular especially NFT art collections. This growing popularity has also inspired and increased innovation, and the latest company to get involved is DNAverse who have created the world's first art NFT collection customised with real DNA data. Ronan talks to Juan Castillo, Marketing Director of DNAverse.
Juan talks about his background, what DNAverse does, and their recent strategic partnership with Polygon Studios, to spearhead the development of the BIOmetaverse on the Polygon blockchain. Juan also talks about what the BIOmetaverse is, and his vision of bringing human verification to the metaverse in response to the proliferation of AI and bots.
More about the DNAverse art NFT collection:
Each NFT is one-to-one handcrafted and includes a genetic study and a fully personalisined artistic interpretation of collectors' own DNA, presented as ‘DNArts’. The DNAverse team comprises a range of seasoned NFT specialists, scientists, designers and 3D animators at the vanguard of innovation in the biometaverse.
DNAverse also recently announced a strategic partnership with Polygon Studios, to spearhead the development of the BIOmetaverse on the Polygon blockchain.
David Long is a Swedish American citizen with in depth tech and asset management experience. Prior to joining CV VC, he served as Managing Partner & Investment Manager at an ESG Asset Management Firm and served as an Advisor to multiple tech companies. He currently still serves on the Board of Directors at LaunchSource, an HR SaaS platform headquartered in Boston.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Christopher McGregor is CEO and co-founder of Vesto, a multi-token protocol for decentralized services.Prior to co-founding Vesto, Christopher was the Vice President of Engineering for Telemac Corporation, where he developed and launched Pay & Go with O2. With more than 20 million mobile handsets sold, Telemac became the most successful pre-paid mobile solutions in the UK. In 2004, he became the co-founder and Vice President of Engineering for Validus Technologies Corporation, where he developed the biometric technology that powered the VALIDcard™. Christopher conceptualized and developed multiple technologies including BT Cellnet's (O2) original Pay & Go, QoS (sold to Root Metrics)/ QoE solutions for 3G / 4G LTE mobile, mobile authentication for the U.S. Federal Government, the first pre-production prototypes of the world’s first ISO biometric powered card (now being offered by MasterCard internationally).A full stack engineer and serial entrepreneur who has held various other CTO and Senior Software Engineer roles, he is a named inventor on numerous issued patents and patents pending in the areas of biometric authentication, QoS (Quality of Service) for 3G, OIS (Open Internet Security) for 3G, mobile payments, social commerce, and dynamic marketing automation.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Dilek Sezen Dilek Sezen is an interdisciplinary designer with an award-winning career. She has been focusing on
incorporating cutting edge technology into her art over half-decade. Her unique approach by juxtaposing luxury, technology and circular design principles demonstrates her contemporary art degree and keen understanding of how technology has forever changed the design, art, manufacturing of fashion and everyday items.
Her designs have been commissioned by local and global clientele and well-established brands including, SF Hearts Foundation, LGBT Asylum Project, Santa Barbara Art Museum, Oakland Art Museum, Four Seasons, Ritz Carlton, Montage Resorts, Inglenook and Beringer Vineyards.
Selected Recent Works
Recipient of two, IDA-International Design Award 2022
Selected to showcase at the largest NFT exhibition, both in virtual and physical gallery in Beijing 2021
SF Design week, selected to as one of the innovative designs 2020
SF Hearts foundation collection, “Heart2Heart” sculpture for public art 2018
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, American portraits jewelry collection, 2017
Oakland Museum of Art, History of Hip-Hop exhibition collection, 2017
Smart Hat & scarf design Wearables fashion show, Canada, 2017
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Alex Kehaya is a technical entrepreneur capable of developing high level product strategy and communicating technical requirements to engineering teams and key stakeholders. He is Founder at NFT MarketPlace HolaPlex and an Advisor for the Solana Blockchain.
Alex is currently working in the blockchain space and has spent the past several years working as a consultant and entrepreneur with Fortune 500's and startups to accelerate the development of new software products and go-to-market strategies.
His work has been featured in Entrepreneur, Forbes, FastCompany, Product Hunt, Pando.com, and several large Medium publications.
Core Skills:
Market Validation: Leading Fortune 500 companies and startup teams through a data driven customer discovery process to accelerate development of new business models. Working with stakeholders and engineering teams to take products from concept to prototype
Marketing and Sales: 8 years of sales experience, and proficiency in Business Development, Facebook Advertising, Content Marketing, Viral Marketing, Influencer Marketing, and PR
Full Stack Developer: Proficient in Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and Bootstrap. Experience working with AngularJS, Ionic, and Agile Development. Currently learning Smart Contract Development, Python and ReactJS
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
A conversation with Glitter Finance co founder David Dobrovitsky on bridges in blockchain - what are they, how do they work, what can be the problems?
Benefits of bridges Interoperability – Cross-chains solve the problem of interoperability within the blockchain ecosystem, and users can transfer assets to other blockchains without sacrificing the advantages of the host network.
Cross-chain collateral – This feature enables DeFi users to transfer assets from a blockchain with value but little decentralized applications (such as Bitcoin) to another blockchain with a developed ecosystem (like Ethereum, Cardano or others).
Scalability – Blockchain bridges designed to handle high transaction volumes ensure greater scalability. The scalability makes it possible for DeFi developers to deploy their applications and users to enjoy such services without giving up the original blockchain’s liquidity and network effect.
Efficiency – DeFi users can make and receive micro-transfers faster with cross-chain bridges without paying high transaction fees. This is especially important for the blockchain gaming and ecommerce experience.
To learn more, tune into this episode. Your host is Jillian Godsil
It is often said, digital technologies are driving transformative change in our society. But at what cost? As consumers, do we truly understand how information is being collected and used, and the associated risks and implications? Can we truly trust companies enough to just ‘click and ignore’?
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Barb Maclean chat with Hessie Jones, Venture Partner at MATR Ventures on venture capital model, community building, and tech ethics. From data rights to privacy and security, there is still a lot of work to be done. Hessie’s advice: Ethics needs to become a standard. And remember, just because you can — doesn’t mean you should.
Jillian Godsil talks with Stanley Boots, a man of many hats from Zoo Keeper, to Lawyer to Crypto Advocate and co founder of Silta Finance - a company funding impact projects by crowd funding with cryptocurrency
Stanley Boots is a co-founder of Silta Finance, the DeFi bridge to a sustainable future. He is also a co-founder of Frontier Law & Advisory, an advisory firm in the project finance and infrastructure sectors. Stanley has 23 years legal experience in project finance, renewable energy and infrastructure development mainly in Southeast Asia. He was previously an renewable energy and infrastructure lawyer with DLA Piper and Hogan Lovells. Stanley is a well-known voice in Vietnam's PPP development.
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Something that is not mentioned enough is accessibility and thankfully technology has proven to be an enabler and lifeline to many, especially for people who are blind or vision impaired. Using technology has unlocked so much opportunities for them in their daily lives but also in education & employment. There is now less of a dependence on assistive technology as the strides in mainstream technology, devices, software and apps in embedding accessibility features has been impressive in recent years. The NCBI is heavily involved in making accessibility a part of everyday life, and Ronan talks to Kyran O’Mahoney NCBI Chief Technology Officer about this and more.
Kyran talks about what NCBI does, his role with NCBI, accessibility is so important, accessibility tips for users of mobile phones and computers and where he sees the future of accessibility heading.
More about NCBI:
They have been around for more than 90 years and they want people who are blind and vision-impaired to have the same opportunities, rights and choices as others to fully participate in society. They also want to enable people who are blind and vision impaired to overcome the barriers that impede their independence and participation in society. NCBI’s core values give effect to their vision and permeate their mission and inform all of their actions to ensure that they achieve the highest standards in everything they do.
On this podcast, Diana Paiva is joined by a lecturer at Yale University and climate researcher Wake Smith. Wake talked about his recently published book Pandora's Toolbox, in which he talks about climate interventions and net-zero. He also talks about COP27 and the challenges to achieve climate targets.
Wake Smith
As a lecturer at Yale University, Wake Smith teaches a world-leading undergraduate course on climate intervention, which forms the basis for this book. Smith is also a Senior Fellow at Harvard, writing scholarly articles on costs, aeronautics, and governance of solar geoengineering. Prior to his academic career, Smith served in several executive roles in the aeronautical industry.
About Diana Paiva
Diana is currently interning with Irish Tech News. She graduated from Birkbeck University, with a degree in modern languages and she is currently doing a master's in Journalism at the University of Roehampton. She has an interest in technology and the environment.
Jonathan Dickson
About the artist
Born in Dublin, Jonathan is a Kildare based visual artist. After graduating from the National College of Art and Design in 1991 he went on to lead a successful career as a multi-award winning illustrator and designer. During 2006 he dedicated himself to further artistic development outside the design industry. Positive reaction to work created subsequently led him to make the decision to leave this career behind and commit full time to painting. Since then he has taken part in numerous solo and group exhibitions.
His work is held in public, corporate and private collections in Ireland, Europe and the USA. He has also been the recipient of a number of public, corporate and private commissions.
Artist statement
I paint and document what I experience around me (the visceral as much as the visual) as acutely as I can. Certain places and objects I experience resonate and won’t let me go until I work through them, sometimes I know why during the process and sometimes the obsession is revealed afterwards. I’m ever increasingly aware that hindsight reveals far more about my work than anything I could ever conceive up front and I’m happy to allow this to continue (for now). Allied to this I have a deep curiosity about the nature of perception and memory (both visual and conceptual) and how it affects the subjects that call to me.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
How Gardening and Sculpture NFTs can make a massive difference in creating a healthy mindset, with Ken Folan, co-founder at Kildare GalleryMy name is Ken Folan and I am from Maynooth County Kildare Ireland. I am the co owner of The Kildare Gallery , an art gallery specialising in Fine Art paintings, Sculpture, Garden Sculpture and we have now stepped into the world of NFTs.
I take great pride in organising art exhibitions and promoting the artists I represent
The gallery was established in 2015 and it has gone from strength to strength.
I have a keen interest in Art and also Cryptocurrency.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
SupraOracles
About SupraOracles
SupraOracles aims to connect traditional capital markets with the web3 environment. Our aim and objective is to provide a revolutionary Oracle toolset to the developer community, allowing them to easily construct, deploy, and manage data applications with superior performance, robustness, and agility.
Our team includes experts with backgrounds in consensus mechanism design, randomness research, real-time data services, investment banking, digital securities, traditional stock exchanges, big data, Ph.D. academia, big 4 consulting, blockchain/DLT, and DeFi.
SupraOracles wants to solve the oracle conundrum and eventually power the future of finance with the help of our developer community and an increasing number of partners.
Joshua D. Tobkin - Co-founder and CEO of SupraOracles
Architect of Supra BFT Consensus Algorithm. Blockchain Designer & Developer. Lateral Thinker, Josh has been building SaaS companies for the last 10 years.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
On this Podcast, Diana Paiva is joined by Entrepreneur, Andrew Thorton. He talks about his book Putting the Heart back into Business, in which he advises how business owners can lead their businesses in the best way. He values the importance of a healthy environment between employers and employees, and he mentioned that business leaders shouldn't only care about profit. He also explains sustainability in companies.
About Andrew Thornton
Andrew Thornton is an entrepreneur, speaker, author and advisor and coach to business leaders who see that businesses can be a force for good in society.
Along with his partner Eudora, he developed the heart way of doing business in his award-winning London supermarket, Thornton’s Budgens. Together they founded Heart in Business, whose purpose is ‘to uncover the authentic leader in us all, trusting that profit will follow’. He lives, writes, speaks and coaches the principles of Heart in Business on a daily basis.
He considers himself to be a ‘visionary heart surgeon’, having demonstrated that helping business leaders to open their hearts is the best way to build a sustainable and profitable business.
He was the co-founder of social enterprises The People’s Supermarket and Food from the Sky, and founder of the consultancy SRCG. Prior to that, he worked at Mars and Ogilvy & Mather.
He is co-author of “Putting the Heart back into Business”, which comes out in April 2022.
Holding a Masters degree in Marketing from University College Dublin, Andrew splits his time between London and the Allgäu region of South Germany. He has two sons and a daughter. He loves to ski, run, swim and cook and eat great food!
About Diana Paiva
Diana is currently interning with Irish Tech News. She graduated from Birkbeck University, with a degree in modern languages and she is currently doing a master's in Journalism at the University of Roehampton. She has an interest in technology, fashion, and the environment. Starting her master’s in journalism made her realise that she has a passion to report and write people’s stories. After graduation, her main priority is to find a job in communications or public relations. Diana Paiva is active on social media platforms, including Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Jay H. Tepley is an author, entrepreneur, international speaker and passionate mental health advocate.A lifelong geek and a research aficionado, she helps entrepreneurs overcome depression through her proven masculine-focused system of spiritual evolution. Her Unbreakable ONE program has shown many men the road to personal power and renewed hope, and is credited with saving many lives. She has spent the last 20 years teaching and coaching students around the globe.Her charity work supporting mental health has been featured in the Guardian, The Jeremy Vine Show and BBC 1.
When she's not teaching or writing, Jay enjoys reading about Japan where she studied and lived for a time (she also speaks fluent Japanese, and her unique novel, the Lightwatch Chronicles, begins in Tokyo).You can connect with Jay through a dedicated Telegram channel 𝗨𝗻𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿 where you can also receive exclusive book excerpts, students-only news and video training. Join here:https://t.me/UnbreakableEntrepreneur
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Phil Ingram, CEO of Lepricon
This is the question I pose to the new CEO of Lepricon Phil Ingram, can blockchain and gaming exist in the same space? Lepricon is celebrating its first birthday and Ingram takes on the CEO mantle with a hill to climb.
“We’ve achieved a lot in the first year but now we need to tackle the elephant in the room – if gaming is going to be the first killer to on ramp people for mass adoption, then we have to make blockchain gaming more like video gaming,” says Ingram.
“Blockchain is all about owning assets and that they can’t be taken away from you unless you leave your private keys at a bus stop. This is the point that enables a subtle shift from publisher first economies to player first.”
Ingram makes a distinction between Play2Earn (P2E) and blockchain gaming. It’s not the same according to him.
To find out more, listen to the podcast with your host Jillian Godsil
If you have seven minutes to showcase a fintech idea, what would you say? In a world full of unicorns, or even decacorns, the next best thing might just be at your fingertip, waiting to be discovered.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Mary Wisniewski chat with Jim Bruene, the Godfather of FinTech and Founder of Finovate, reminiscing the good old days of what once was, and looking at what has yet to come. There is still a lot of momentum and tons of good that can be done — if we look hard enough.
Speaking of, what is your favorite Finovate moment?
Phil Ingram, CEO of Lepricon
This is the question I pose to the new CEO of Lepricon Phil Ingram, can blockchain and gaming exist in the same space? Lepricon is celebrating its first birthday and Ingram takes on the CEO mantle with a hill to climb.
“We’ve achieved a lot in the first year but now we need to tackle the elephant in the room – if gaming is going to be the first killer to on ramp people for mass adoption, then we have to make blockchain gaming more like video gaming,” says Ingram.
“Blockchain is all about owning assets and that they can’t be taken away from you unless you leave your private keys at a bus stop. This is the point that enables a subtle shift from publisher first economies to player first.”
Ingram makes a distinction between Play2Earn (P2E) and blockchain gaming. It’s not the same according to him.
“P2E risks focusing on grinding in video gaming – the place where you need to kill multiple monsters or repeat actions to move up to the next level. It’s very different and no one plays video games just to grind.”
But the fact that rewards or assets earned or won in the game actually belong to the player is what is moving blockchain gaming in the right direction.
“The problem is that blockchain is dictating the gaming and not the other way around. Indeed, many blockchain games seem to be glorified ways to sell NFTs. And what about those limited NFT runs – how does the 10,001st player get to play?”
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author
Working with Influence with Dr Amanda-Nimon Peters
On this Podcast, Diana Paiva is joined by the academic president, Professor and Research Fellow at Hult International Business School, Dr Amanda Nimon-Peters. Dr Amanda talks about her new book, Working with Influence, a new book providing ambitious professionals with actionable insights on how to increase their personal influence in real and virtual workplace environments.
About Dr Amanda-Nimon Peters
Dr. Amanda Nimon-Peters is Academic President, Professor and Research Fellow at Hult International Business School. She is a global expert on how behavioural science can develop measurable leadership capabilities. Amanda graduated with Honours from university at the age of 19, and began working as a Junior Lecturer in Psychology at the Flinders University of South Australia. Many of her undergraduate students were the same age as her – and she felt they would probably be sceptical when they saw her walk into class. That is when Amanda started to work on projecting authority and influence in professional situations. Outside of work, Amanda has completed Ironman and half-Ironman races, and was elected the sixth female member of the British Antarctic Club, following three expeditions spent in a field camp off the Antarctic Peninsula.
Minter Dial catches up with Roger L Martin in this episode
BIO
Roger L Martin is a renowned professor, expert in strategy and author. In 2017, he was named the world’s #1 management thinker by Thinkers50, a biannual ranking of the most influential global business thinkers. Roger is a trusted strategy advisor to the CEOs of companies worldwide including Procter & Gamble, Lego and Ford. Roger Martin is a Professor Emeritus at the Rotman School of Management at University of Toronto where he served as Dean from 1998-2013, Academic Director of the Michael Lee-Chin Family Institute for Corporate Citizenship from 2004-2019 and Institute Director of the Martin Prosperity Institute from 2013-2019. In 2013, he was named global Dean of the Year by the leading business school website, Poets & Quants. His new book, from HBR Press, is "A New Way to Think." is the culmination of a lifetime's work in education and advising CEOs. In it, he addresses key issues within leadership and strategy, applying his trademark scepticism for received wisdom.
DESCRIPTION OF EPISODE
In this conversation with Minter Dial, Roger Martin discusses the premise behind his new book, the retooling of existing business models and frameworks, working with and transforming culture, his work with ex-P&G CEO AG Lafley, and many more elements to help make leadership more effective.
MY BIO
Minter Dial is an international professional speaker, elevator and a multiple award-winning author. Minter's core career stint of 16 years was spent as a top executive at L’Oréal, where he was a member of the worldwide Executive Committee for the Professional Products Division. Previously, he was MD of L'Oréal PPD Canada and MD Worldwide for Redken. He's the author of one WWII biography and three business books, Futureproof (2017), Heartificial Empathy (2019) and the last one on leadership, You Lead, How Being Yourself Makes You A Better Leader (Kogan Page 2021). He's currently working on a new book that he's publishing in weekly installments: Dialogos, Fostering More Meaningful Conversations which you can find via Substack. https://minter.substack.com.
One of the most interesting and stressful times for an entrepreneur is founding a startup and helping it grow and thrice. Along the way mistakes may be made, mistakes that can make or break a startup. One entrepreneur who knows the startup journey all too well is Adrian Fleming, Director of Environment, Social and Governance at Diligent Corporation.
Adrian founded Accuvio, a sustainability enterprise SaaS company in 2009, and scaled it from a scrappy start-up to a thriving company until getting acquired by Diligent Corporation in 2021. Ronan talks to Adrian about the highs and lows of the startup journey, including how Accuvio started, fund raising, selling Accuvio to the Diligent Corporation and startup hints and tips.
More about Adrian:
Adrian founded Accuvio to provide leading innovative sustainability reporting solutions to multi-national and public sector organisations all over the world. His experience working for companies such as Dell, Accenture, Ingersol Rand, and JP Morgan, has helped him with Accuvio. Adrian built Accuvio to provide a purpose built software platform which gives incredible flexibility and customisation to suit clients big and small in different industry sectors.
On this podcast, Diana Paiva is joined by Josh Jackman a senior writer at EcoExperts. Josh explains how people can create their own eco-home and how much people can save by investing in it. He also talks about government support and the struggles that some people might have when changing to an eco-home.
Josh Jackman -
Born-and-bred Londoner, Josh Jackman has written about and reported on eco-friendly home improvements and climate change for the past three years.
Josh’s data-driven work has been featured on the front page of the Financial Times and sites including the Daily Express, Fox News, and Simply Switch, and earned him a spot as the resident expert in a BT initiative to bring smart home tech to more households.
He’s been interviewed on BBC Radio as an expert on renewable ways to heat your home, because he’s absorbed a tremendous amount of knowledge about solar panels, heat pumps, and more boilers than you could throw several sticks at.
Josh has also used the journalistic skills he developed at The Jewish Chronicle and PinkNews to investigate and analyse every green government grant in existence, and examine the impact of cryptocurrency – and Henry VIII – on the climate.
On this Podcast Diana Paiva, is joined by the Director of Science for Society at Science Foundation Ireland, Dr Abigail Ruth Freeman. Dr Ruth talked about the SDG challenge, which involves sustainability and the difficulties the society will face to become more sustainable. She also talks about the engagement of the Science Foundation Ireland and partnerships to work on the SDG challenge.
About Dr Abigail Ruth Freeman
Dr Abigail Ruth Freeman was appointed Director of Strategy and Communications in 2013, and following department restructure in 2018, became Director of Science for Society. Prior to her current appointment Ruth has held a series of positions at Science Foundation Ireland, including Director of Innovation, Communications & Education and Director of Programmes, Enterprise and International Affairs, with responsibility for overseeing all Science Foundation Ireland research funding programmes and management of funded awards, as well as the Foundation’s activities in conjunction with industry and international partners. Ruth joined Science Foundation Ireland as a Scientific Programme Manager in November 2006. Prior to joining the Foundation, Ruth worked as a researcher at Trinity College Dublin (TCD). She holds PhD and Bachelor degrees in Genetics from TCD, where she was awarded a Trinity scholarship, the Eli Lilly Chemistry Prize and the Roberts prize for Biology. Ruth’s PhD research, on population genetics in hybrid zones, was funded by a prestigious studentship from the Wellcome Trust and was carried out at TCD and ILRI, Nairobi.
Dr. Gordon Jonesis an Author, curator, and Investor. A former healthcare executive turned entrepreneur. With more than 30 years of digital innovation, entrepreneurship, and business development experience, Dr. Jones has founded and invested in a variety of projects and startups. Alongside his role leading the emergence of Thrivacy, he is the Adjunct Professor of Blockchain, Data Privacy and Self Sovereign Identity at the University of South Carolina.
Creating a Thriving Self Sovereign Identity through Privacy and Thrivacy Wallet, Dr Gordon Jones
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Marcello Mari is the CEO and co-founder of SingularityDAO, a project pioneering Artificial Intelligence for Decentralized Finance. 2x TEDx speaker with deep expertise in DeFi & Blockchain Marcello is a regular fixture to most of international speaking events. Marcello has also participated to the foundation of SingularityNET working closely with Sophia the Robot.
Active Crypto Investing using On-Chain Analytics and Social Sentiment Data by Leveraging Artificial Intelligence, with Singularity DAO Marcello Mari
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
James Fahy, with his co-founder, Ciara Walsh are the brains behind the most flexible and robust cashless tip payment service on the market.
As the Covid pandemic was at its height, James had noticed that cash was literally disappearing from sight as the whole world embraced digital and mobile based payment systems. As a result, when businesses finally started to reopen, thousands of service and hospitality staff saw their income drastically reduced because no one had any cash to tip. In addition, the customers that added a tip to the bill often did not know if their server got the tip.
James realised that something had to be done and JUSTTIP™ was born in July 2021
Since then, James and Ciara have successfully on boarded over 160 locations across Ireland and built an executive management team brimming with talent and experience. But that was just the start; Justtip is now live in London and Las Vegas.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Covid-19 has focused businesses more and more on their supply chains. Covid-19 has also made trade fairs and face to face meetings more or less a thing of the past. On top of that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has disrupted supplies of certain products such as sunflower oil. This has resulted in businesses seeking new solutions to help buyers diversify their suppliers, and suppliers to diversify their markets. Kwayga, an Irish start-up from Cork has identified an opportunity to bring better security to the global food supply chain by matching food buyers and suppliers in a trustworthy way. Ronan talks to Martin Fitzgerald, CEO and Co-founder ofKwayga about this and more.
Martin talks about his background, what Kwayga does, dealing with pandemic and Brexit, their future plans, dealing with different languages and cultures.
More about Kwayga:
Kwayga is a B2B matching platform for buyers and suppliers in the food and beverage sector designed around trust and security. Using the platform buyers and suppliers discover, verify, match, connect, communicate in any language and trade.
Finding new, good quality national and international suppliers or buyers, and being able to establish trust is a huge challenge that takes too much time and costs too much money and resources, especially for mid-sized companies. If a business is great at what it does, it should be easy for it to establish trust and securely trade with other businesses anywhere, in any language, at any time. Empowering buyers and suppliers to do this is Kwayga's mission.
Remember the song by Pattie Page, “How much is that doggie in the window?” If the virtual worlds continue to proliferate, are we going to ask, “How much is that doggie in the metaverse?”
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Arun chat about the evolution from Web2 to Web3, the promise of decentralized tech in a creator-led world, and the challenges that we still need to overcome. In a world powered by cryptocurrency assets and NFTs, what roles do incumbent financial institutions and traditional brands play? Is the promise of decentralized power too good to be true?
Today, Shane is joined by Laura Berland, founder of the Centre for Compassionate Leadership to discuss the importance of compassion in leadership.
She begins by discussing her background before explaining why compassion is so important. She also discusses why compassion is important now more than with everything that has happened in the world in recent times. She also discusses her past experiences and how they have helped her on her journey to where she is now. Finally, she discusses the Centre for Compassionate Leadership's plans for the near future.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lauraberland?s=21
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauraberland
Centre for Compassionate Leaders: https://www.centerforcompassionateleadership.org
About Laura
Laura Berland is the Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Compassionate Leadership. She is a weaver of transformative organizations and experiences, as a serial tech entrepreneur, Fortune 500 executive, meditation educator, transformational facilitator, nonprofit board member, executive advisor, and digital media creator.
Laura is a visionary activist who advocates that compassion for ourself, for each other, and for the greater whole is the key shift for these challenging times. She sees leaders as catalysts to open hearts and minds to our shared common humanity, and to develop solutions to global crises and suffering at scale.
Laura’s groundbreaking approach brings evidence-based principles of modern leadership and the latest scientific research together with the wisdom of contemplative practices. Laura and her team have extensive experience working with executives, entrepreneurs, educators, students, military veterans, and yoga/meditation teachers.
For nine years, she built Neil deGrasse Tyson’s StarTalk science media network into a top-ranked podcast and a 4X Emmy nominated TV show on Nat Geo, with a 1.5M+ YouTube following and extensive social footprint across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
She is an E-RYT500 (accredited educator) from Yoga Alliance, and C-IAYT (certified yoga therapist) from International Association of Yoga Therapists. Laura is an alumna of Cornell University and New York University.
UX/UI has evolved over the past 30 years and one of the biggest evolutions is the GUI interface. Every iteration of the GUI interface has brought along new and exciting features including push notifications. But how do we make sure these UX/UI evolutions are user friendly and designed with the user in mind. Ronan talks to Emmet Connolly, senior director of product design at Intercom about this and more.
Emmet talks about his background, how Intercom has evolved since he has been there, an engagement OS, thirty years of design lessons, emoji’s. Emmet also talks about bad design, fonts, and some UX/UI tips.
More About Intercom:
Intercom, the Engagement OS, enables businesses to build stronger customer relationships that drive growth and scale. With its all-in-one customer communications platform, Intercom offers next-generation solutions for sales, marketing and support teams to convert prospects into paying customers, engage customers throughout their journey and provide world-class support.
Intercom is redefining the customer journey and unifying business silos to deliver ongoing, personalised engagement through in-context interactions. More than 25,000 organisations, including Atlassian, Amazon and Lyft Business, rely on Intercom to deliver unparalleled user experiences at any scale. Over 600 million end users actively use Intercom every month, sending more than 500 million messages.
Building a Vibrant Gaming Community and Agility with WAX and Blockchain Brawlers, with Michael Rubinelli
Michael Rubinelli - Chief Gaming Officer at WAX Studios
Michael Rubinelli is a technology & gaming leader with 15+ years’ progressive experience in executive leadership, product development, and continual revenue growth and is renowned for his success at top corporations (including Disney, THQ, Electronic Arts).
Michael has now turned his attention to Play-to-Earn games and spends most of his time expanding the Gaming Division of WAX Blockchain.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
According to CIO, in 2021, 77.3% of companies globally rated digital transformation as their new top priority, pushing cybersecurity down to second place. John Mitchell, CEO of All human (formerly Strata3), believes that companies digital transformation is currently too focussed on aesthetics. He thinks that it should be focused on what consumers appreciate in a real, everyday sense. John also feels that the industry needs to take a step back and inject more pragmatism into the digital transformation process to drive measurable sales-focussed results. This includes using an analytics-first approach, hard metrics and testing. Ronan talks to John Mitchell CEO of All human (formerly Strata3) about this and more.
John talks to Ronan about the digital experience, the metaverse, immersive shop experiences, Apple, and the brands investing in micro changes. John also talks about the democratisation of information, not having a distinct brand proposition, outsourcing to third parties, recreating the real word in a digital world, and the provenance of goods.
More about All human:
All human are one of Dublin’s leading digital transformation consultancies and have recently gone through a rebranding process. They are behind the digital experience of many of Ireland’s biggest brands including An Post, Discover Ireland, Irish Life, LetsGetChecked, Energia, Irish Rail as well as Bank of Ireland. John and the team believe that the web industry is on the precipice of major transformation away from “fluff” towards a much more pragmatic experience that consumers actually value.
Much has been written about the Great Resignation where people have left their jobs in search of more meaningful work and personal fulfillment. We are at a critical juncture in history; how we work, where we work, and when we work, are all being redefined. What might work look like when the dust is settled and how can we help to reshape the culture?
In this episode of One Vision, Theo, along with guest co-host, Danielle Guzman, chat with Diana Wu David, Future of Work strategist and author of Future Proof, on finding purpose and our place in the future. As Oprah Winfrey once said: “The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance — and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning.” It’s time to seize the opportunity to reboot and commit to creating a better future, together.
According to CIO, in 2021, 77.3% of companies globally rated digital transformation as their new top priority, pushing cybersecurity down to second place. John Mitchell, CEO of All human (formerly Strata3), believes that companies digital transformation is currently too focussed on aesthetics. He thinks that it should be focused on what consumers appreciate in a real, everyday sense. John also feels that the industry needs to take a step back and inject more pragmatism into the digital transformation process to drive measurable sales-focussed results. This includes using an analytics-first approach, hard metrics and testing. Ronan talks to John Mitchell CEO of All human (formerly Strata3) about this and more.
John talks to Ronan about what All Human (formerly Strata3) does, why search is a big problem, developing Discover Ireland, and working with well known Irish brands. John also talks about what is online and offline, brands ceding brand equity to a third party, cookies and privacy, advocates of a different way of thinking, and the generational shift.
More about All human:
All human are one of Dublin’s leading digital transformation consultancies and have recently gone through a rebranding process. They are behind the digital experience of many of Ireland’s biggest brands including An Post, Discover Ireland, Irish Life, LetsGetChecked, Energia, Irish Rail as well as Bank of Ireland. John and the team believe that the web industry is on the precipice of major transformation away from “fluff” towards a much more pragmatic experience that consumers actually value.
On this podcast, Diana Paiva is joined by a full-time paramedic, William Fahy. William decided to create an application to help people find nearby automated external defibrillators in Ireland. He explained how he created his AED locator app and what motivated him to build his own application. William talked about the impact of his application in the Irish Community and his future plans for his application.
William Fahy
William Fahy is a full-time paramedic based in Ireland. After helping on countless cardiac arrest responses, he noticed a pattern: most people don't know where to find nearby AEDs. William built an AED Locator app using Google Sheets and Retool, and he manages a database of thousands of life-saving AEDs all over Ireland as a one-person team.
About Diana Paiva
Diana is currently interning with Irish Tech News. She graduated from Birkbeck University, with a degree in modern languages and she is currently doing a master's in Journalism at the University of Roehampton. She has an interest in technology and the environment.
Rui Zhang, CFA, CPA, Co-founder & Managing Partner of gumi Cryptos Capital.
Rui co-founded gumi Cryptos Capital (gCC) at the beginning of 2018. Through gCC, he invested in the early rounds of companies and protocols including OpenSea, Qredo, YGG, 1Inch, Agoric, Celsius, etc.
Recently he launched $110million gCC Fund II, continuously investing in the early stage blockchain and crypto sector.
Before gCC, Rui led the global investment of gumi Group, investing in gaming, social media, VR&AR markets, with successful investments including inXile (acquired by Microsoft), Beat Games (via VR Fund, acquired by Facebook), Theta Network, etc.
Rui also had his successful entrepreneurship experience before getting into VC industry. After about 7 years banking and consulting firm experience in his early career, he co- founded Zenith Group Holdings, which successfully exited via acquisition.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
David Kvitsiani Information about me: Tech entrepreneur from Georgia, Co-Founder and CEO of CNICK, a startup developing smart rings that work as a contactless payment card and a Tesla key. David started entrepreneurship at the age of 20. He has worked on many tech projects, including social ones, like Hand4help, a project developing high-tech and low cost hand prosthetics for kids in need. He is among Forbes Georgia 30 under 30 and TEDx speaker.About CNICK EVolution: CNICK Evolution is the world’s first agar art NFT, every artwork is hand drawn using living microbes. While the microbial art has a very short life span, which is usually up to one month, they are digitalized first and then immortalized on the blockchain. The total supply of the collection is 500, this limit is encoded in our Ethereum smart contract, making it a very limited NFT collection. Every NFT comes with a special edition smart ring that enables Tesla lock&unlock, contactless payments and also stores NFT artwork.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
In this podcast, Shane is joined by Ken Stern, best selling author and host of the Century Lives Podcast from the Stanford Centre of Longevity. Ken discusses the future of work in light of longer life, which is how we rethink work to accommodate careers that will likely last 50/60 years.
Ken also discusses how technology is helping to increase longevity and how it will continue to do so in the future, how well employers and policy makers are doing in addressing longer lives and what the retirement age might be in the future.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kenpstern
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sternken/
Century Lives Podcast: https://longevity.stanford.edu/century-lives/
About Ken
Ken Stern is the Founder and Chair of the Longevity Project, which he founded in collaboration with the Stanford Center on Longevity. The Longevity Project fosters public conversation and research on the impact on longer lives on civil society. Stern is the host of multiple podcasts, including Century Lives and When I’m 64, from the Stanford Center on Longevity. He is also the chair of ASCEND, an organization dedicated to building a new leadership culture for American business.
Stern is the author of national bestseller, Republican Like Me (HarperCollins 2017) and With Charities For All: Why Charities Are Failing and A Better Way to Give (Doubleday 2013). He is also a regular correspondent on political and business issues for Vanity Fair and has also been a frequent contributor to publications such as The Atlantic, Slate, The Daily Beast, The Washington Post and the Chronicle of Philanthropy.
Stern also leads the creative and business teams at Palisades Media Ventures, focusing on creating new and innovative programming for digital platforms. Prior to launching Palisades, Stern was the CEO of National Public Radio. During his tenure, NPR’s radio audience more than doubled, to more than 26 million weekly listeners.
Stern also launched NPR’s world class digital efforts which included satellite channels, mobile and podcast services, and NPR Music and oversaw the successful expansion of NPR.org. During a period of significant retrenchment at major news outlets, Stern led the dramatic expansion of NPR News, both domestically and abroad, and its evolution as a key daily news source to tens of millions of people.
Prior to joining NPR, Stern was a senior executive in American International Broadcasting. Earlier in his career, he held positions in Democratic politics. He began his media career with Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty in Munich. Stern, a lawyer by training, holds degrees from Haverford College and Yale Law School. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife Beth Cooper and their son Nate.
My 2 passions in life, Software Development & Entrepreneurship, have given me a unique opportunity to develop IT solutions & Projects around the globe. Besides my passions that have been a significant factor in my journey, I firmly believe in creating additional value in the world through technology and making it a better place one small step at a time.
At the age of 19 I founded my first company AM2 Studio I later expanded into a software development agency with over 50 people around the world. A few years later I merged my agency with myZone Media where I joined as a partner and a CTO, and continued working on strategy, architecture & development of multiple platforms both internally and with our strategic partners.
As my role has evolved from a Founder & CEO of an IT startup into Entrepreneurial ventures around the globe, I have gained valuable experience in PM, Sales, HR, Architecture, and team management, as well as business strategy, process optimization, and automation. I am a firm believer in lifelong learning and I am continually expanding my interest in emerging technologies such as Blockchain, Web3 & NFTs - that are positioned to have a tremendous positive impact on the world.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
One step forward, two steps back. Despite increasing awareness and promises from corporations, metrics such as the gender pay gap and funding for female founders have barely budged. How then, can we truly move the needle for workplace gender equality in financial services and beyond?
In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Nadia Edwards-Dashti, co-founder of the Harrington Starr Group, on her new book, FinTech Women Walk the Talk. As Nadia pointed out, FinTech, as an industry, has always been about driving changes. Together, we can ignite the passion of our allies, and build an ecosystem that is fully representative of the diversity of the society whom we serve.
Eco Entrepreneur and Climate Campaigner, Dale Vince, OBE
There’s a saying that goes, ‘don’t meet your heroes as they may disappoint’, well I pleased to say this wasn’t the case when I spoke to green entrepreneur, Dale Vince, OBE for this episode for Irish Tech News
Dale is one a what I would call a conscious CEO, where his work focuses on three key areas – energy, transport, and food. In 1995 he launched Ecotricity, the world’s first green energy company, which today, powers around 200,000 homes and businesses across the UK with renewable energy from the wind and sun. Dale also owns Devil’s Kitchen, which makes vegan school dinners, and his latest business, Skydiamond creates lab grown diamonds from the wind, rain and sun.
If that wasn’t enough, Dale is Chairman and owner of Forest Green Rovers recognised by FIFA as the “world’s greenest football club” and became a United Nations Climate Champion in 2018. He launched his first book, Manifesto in 2020, and is Executive Producer of the Netflix Original documentary, Seaspiracy.
In this interview, criss-cross a range of issues from the increase of energy prices in the UK, to how can we make oil companies more accountable, politics, COP26 that took place in Glasgow last year, to veganism, and of course the Netflix success Seaspiracy, which Dale produced. We also have some light-hearted banter about ‘lentils and sandal’ and where he wears his underpants…intrigued, well you will have to tune in!
At the end I had to ask Dale, that burning question, of what’s next for him, and his answer might surprise you and give you that little bit of hope for a better tomorrow. On 29 April, Dale is one of the speakers, at the GEI 14 conference in London, which is a partnership with not-for-profit sustainability specialists A Greener Festival and the International Live Music Conference, the world’s leading platform for the touring and festival sectors. Dale will be on a panel discussion, looking at the energy and transport sectors that will play a key role in the fight against the climate crisis, which will impact live music and events significantly in coming years.
Dark Social: Understanding the Darker side of Work, personality, and social media
Ian MacRae is the author of six books, the most recent of which is Dark Social. He is a work psychologist, consultant, speaker, and author who writes about a variety of psychology and workplace topics.
We’ve all heard of the dark web, but what about dark social, where expressing yourself becomes difficult and interacting with people in our workplaces brings fear. Ian discusses how this affects workplaces and work ethic in businesses.
His previous books looked at the positive aspects of leadership and what a leader should look. Dark social is a continuation of those subjects delving into what happens behind the veil of our workplaces, personality, and social media.
During the pandemic we have seen a greater usage of cloud infrastructure. This, has resulted in a greater usage of broadband as remote working became part of how businesses operated. As we use the cloud more we rely more on data data driven strategies which can increase security risks. Ronan talks to Eoin O’Reilly, EY Ireland Assurance Partner and Head of Data Analytics about this and more.
Eoin talks about his background, cloud usage, the security risks with data driven strategies, data centres, and his views on the National Development Plan
More about Eoin O’Reilly:
Eoin O’Reilly, is EY Ireland Assurance Partner and Head of Data Analytics. He focuses on providing consulting and assurance services to listed, multinational, Government and large private companies, and is responsible for driving the growth of EY Ireland’s Data Analytics practice. In his role, he helps organisations design and deliver data-driven strategies to help grow revenues, optimise cost and manage risk.
He also has deep experience delivering analytics and AI projects including reporting and visualisation, predictive analytics, simulation modelling, machine learning and text/image processing.
Minter Dial interviews Michele Nevarez
Michele Nevarez is Founder and creator of the Beyond EI suite of Coaching and Training programs, Michele’s vision is to democratize EI as a means of igniting personal and global agency. This driving force for Michele is at the core of how our programs translate EI from theory to a powerful and practical vehicle for meaningful transformation and lasting habit change.
Michele brings 25+ years of executive leadership experience working for industry leaders in healthcare, investment management, management consulting, and manufacturing. A founding member of Rangjung Yeshe Institute based in Kathmandu, Nepal, Michele has practiced mindfulness-based training for 27+ years.
Michele received a B.A. in Religion from Bryn Mawr College and a Master of Science degree in Positive Organizational Development and Change from the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University.
In Beyond Emotional Intelligence, renowned educator and leadership expert S. Michele Nevarez delivers a powerful guide to building ingrained mental habits to help us achieve desired outcomes, improve our relationships, and live in alignment with our values. The 12 Self-Discoveries discussed in the book provide clues and insights into who we are and what motivates our decisions and behaviours. Functioning as an internal barometer for our emotional and mental habits, they provide a clear path to uncover and work with our cognitive patterns and tendencies of action and reaction.
Beyond Emotional Intelligence is the perfect guide for anyone interested in self-discovery and growth. Readers will discover how concealed thought patterns influence life, relationships, and goals, and how to build emotional intelligence by recognising your reactions and perceptions for what they are: changeable.
Containing proven methods for influencing your outcomes, decluttering your mind, and shifting your own awareness to a more positive, productive place, Beyond Emotional Intelligence offers a solid foundation from which readers can begin to build mental habits that will serve them, their family, colleagues, and friends as they work together to achieve their goals.
Minter Dial is a professional speaker, elevator and a multiple award-winning author, specialized in leadership, branding and transformation. An agent of change, he's a three- time entrepreneur who has exercised twelve different métiers and moved country fifteen times. Minter's core career stint of 16 years was spent as a top executive at L’Oréal, where he was a member of the worldwide Executive Committee for the Professional Products Division. He’s author of the award-winning WWII story, The Last Ring Home (documentary film and biographical book, 2016) as well as two prize-winning business books, Futureproof (2017) and Heartificial Empathy (2019). His latest book on leadership, You Lead, How being yourself makes you a better leader (Kogan Page) came out in January 2021. His newest project is being published weekly on Dialogos, Fostering More Meaningful Conversations via Substack. He’s been host of the Minter Dialogue weekly podcast since 2010. He is passionate about the Grateful Dead, Padel Tennis, languages and generating meaningful conversations. @mdial / minterdial.com
Prior to his role as Director of Blockchain Intelligence at Crystal Blockchain, Nick spent 12 years as a senior analyst working for the British Government followed by four years as an analyst in Threat Intelligence and Cyber Security, finally working as a compliance officer for an Over The Counter cryptocurrency trading desk.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Jamil chats with Demian Klenk
As a lifelong globe trotter and adventurer, Demian has lived a unique lifestyle that afforded him the time to become the knowledgeable expert he is today. As an autodidact, he has spent the last 10 years becoming obsessively engulf in crypto and fintech from trading to market theory. It was when he first saw the voting prototypes on the Ethereum platform, he knew how profound blockchain is as a bridge to a better tomorrow. After he focused all his attention into researching the most potent transformational applications, he saw the clearest path to leveraging his knowledge and a desire to create good for the world. Since 2020 he has lived, breathed and slept the carbon markets. He coined the phrase ¨regenerative tokenomics¨ in his economic theorem outlining the potential of distributed ledger technology to transform capital market reserves to Neo-agaraian revenue models . His company 6c-index is at the forefront between ESG and blockchain, helping to redefine carbon as investment and a solution to combat climate change.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
During the pandemic connectivity was very important and 5G came of age as it was rolled out. How easy was it to do this? One of the telecoms company’s rolling out 5G was Three and how did they cope with the roll out and the increased usage of their network courtesy of hybrid and remote working? Ronan talks to Declan Gaffney, Director of RAN at Three Ireland about this and more.
Declan talks about his background, the benefits of 5G, the future of 5G and if Three is planning for 6G. Declan also talks about rolling out 5G during a pandemic and how the pandemic affected Three Ireland and their customers.
More about 5G:
5G is the fifth generation of wireless technology, providing higher speeds, lower latency and greater capacity than 4G LTE networks. 5G is being used more and more to power IoT devices, smart cities, and remote working. With speeds of over 1 GB per second streaming services, it is the perfect match for streaming services and online gaming. You also don’t have to worry about latency as numerous devices can connect to the same network.
David “Oz” Osterczy is a multi-award winning abstract visual artist described as a “digital impressionist.”
Displaying from New York to Los Angeles, Oz has brought joy and creativity to the masses for over a decade. His unique visual interpretations of nature stand out and elicit questions and curiosity from patrons and clients.
Whether creating large installations for corporate buildings or selling a single print at a Comicon or art stroll, Oz is always prepared with a sarcastic wit and a big smile for all who engage him in conversation.
During the Covid-19 protocols of 2020 Oz shifted all work to online. After repeatedly being asked “how do you do that?” pertaining to his abstracts, Oz realized that people truly wanted to know “how he does that” and began to teach free online courses in Digital Abstract Art creation to give back to a society hungry for beauty and community.
“I am of service to mankind, and I serve with my creations” is his credo. “My art is unique in several ways. First it is infused with Reiki healing energy to not just be a joy for your senses, but to heal you mind, body, and soul. And I can match any color, any pattern to produce a perfect match for any space, anywhere!”
Oz has won several awards for his service to mankind that have nothing to do with art. When need or disaster strike, Oz shows up. After Hurricane Sandy on the east coast in 2012, Oz volunteered for 20 straight months of weekends to gut and rebuild hundreds of homes in New York and New Jersey. He flew down to Texas after Hurricane Harvey to assist along the Texas/Louisiana border and Houston. And when hungry children are in need, Oz delivers food backpacks to schools so that the kids can eat over the weekends.
If you are a decision maker in need of unique, abstract art, Oz will guide you to a joyful direction. His dream contacts are interior designers that deal with high net-worth clients, or anyone in the position to display his artwork in large commercial spaces.
In this Podcast, Diana Paiva is joined by Breandán Goss, European Accelerator Manager at Tangent, Trinity College Dublin. Breandán Goss is also the lead partner on the Circular Cities ClimAccelarator. Goss talks about the Climaccelerator sustainable goals and about the programme application, which is looking for talented entrepreneurs to foster the circular economy in urban areas. Goss also explains urban challenges and how ClimAccelarator is working to build a better sustainable environment.
Breandán Goss
Breandán is the European Accelerator Manager with Tangent, Trinity College’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre. He is the lead partner on the Circular Cities ClimAccelerator, a pan-European programme funded by EIT Climate KIC supporting 15 start-up companies each attempting to scale their circular economy propositions. Breandán has over 25 years of entrepreneurial and investment experience built on a firm grounding in public administration, having begun his career with the European Commission in Brussels.
About Diana Paiva
Diana is currently interning with Irish Tech News. She graduated from Birkbeck University, with a degree in modern languages and she is currently doing a master's in Journalism at the University of Roehampton. She has an interest in technology and the environment.
Artificial intelligence is embedded in almost every aspect of our lives, from financial services to healthcare, retail, and beyond, and will play an increasingly important role in everything we do and what we create.
But we have merely scratched the surface of what the technology can deliver; ample opportunities exist for us to build solutions that can work together with humans and help us make better decisions, especially for high-stake use cases where human emotions play an important role. In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Francesca Rossi, IBM fellow and IBM AI Ethics Global Leader, on the foundational properties for AI ethics and putting the principles into action. https://ibm.co/3DB8F4w
Jamil talks with Peter Ivanov to learn more about this initiative.
Fintech and innovations analytic and strategist with background in international companies. Until 2020 worked for UK-based cryptocurrency exchange CEX.IO, and before that – for Amsterdam-based VEON—telecommunications services company with subsidiaries in 10 markets across EMEA region. CIPR (Chartered Institute for Public Relations) certified strategist with over 10 years of experience on multiple markets.
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Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Shane is joined by Future Planet CEO Donal Sullivan to discuss the work Future Planet is doing, his experience has been since taking over as CEO and what challenges he has faced so far.
He also discusses making sustainability part of doing good business, how legislation is changing and why it’s important for businesses to understand and adjust to it and how there is an urgency to climate action and sustainability and how it requires mass mobilisation to make the necessary changes. Finally, Donal speaks about Future Planet's plans for the near future.
LinkedIn: https://ie.linkedin.com/in/donal-sullivan-0a7121b
Future Planet: https://www.futureplanet.com
About Donal
With 25 years of experience in the technology industry, prior to Future Planet, Donal was a senior global executive in Johnson Controls, Tyco and Flextronics. He is a recognised authority on sustainable buildings and how technology can be used to accelerate sustainable progress at an enterprise scale. Donal has been a leading voice on low carbon, sustainability projects around the world, with a great example in his home city Cork, where he built Ireland’s smartest building as a new global HQ for Johnson Controls at One Albert Quay.
About Shane
Shane is currently interning with Irish Tech News. He is in his third year of studying Journalism at NUI Galway where he also studies IT and is studying programming and web development.
Two weeks ago the EU parliament and Council negotiators agreed new EU rules to limit the market power of big online platforms. The Digital Markets Act will ban certain practices used by large platforms acting as “gatekeepers” and enable the Commission to carry out market investigations and sanction non-compliant behaviour.
Before the Digital Markets Act was agreed I spoke to Amandine Le Pape founder of British tech start-up, Element about it. Amandine talks about her concerns on the EU Digital Markets Act and why she thinks enforcing interoperability between apps through Open APIs. Essentially allowing Big Tech to control the process, which will build weak solutions to keep regulators at bay.
More about the Digital Markets Act:
EU lawmakers agreed that the largest messaging services (such as Whatsapp, Facebook Messenger or iMessage) will have to open up and interoperate with smaller messaging platforms, if they so request. Users of small or big platforms would then be able to exchange messages, send files or make video calls across messaging apps, thus giving them more choice. As regards interoperability obligation for social networks, co-legislators agreed that such interoperability provisions will be assessed in the future.
Parliament also ensured that combining personal data for targeted advertising will only be allowed with explicit consent to the gatekeeper. They also managed to include a requirement to allow users to freely choose their browser, virtual assistants or search engines.
If a gatekeeper does not comply with the rules, the Commission can impose fines of up to 10% of its total worldwide turnover in the preceding financial year, and 20% in case of repeated infringements. In case of systematic infringements, the Commission may ban them from acquiring other companies for a certain time.
William COO De’Ath GBC.AI.
GBC.AI is leading blockchains towards intelligence. We make products that secure, protect, and allow the mass adoption of the Metaverse, NFT’s, gaming, DeFi, DAO’s, shopping, social networking, travel, banking, healthcare, insurance and infinitely more applications using Blockchains.
But William has decided to explain this complex project using the form of comics - going live this week on his website http://GBC.AI/COMIC
Your host is Jillian Godsil, journalist, broadcaster and creator - her latest NFTs can be found here https://artmine.playform.io/projects/15
Tom's bio:Based in London, prior to Metaphysic, Tom founded OmniSci (previously MapD), the world's fastest database and first GPU in-memory analytics engine backed by Tiger Global, NEA, in-Q-Tel, NVIDIA and Google. He is co-founder of Codec.ai, a content marketing analytics tool used by Redbull, Unilever, L'Oreal, Nestle and more.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Ruben Merre is CEO and co-founder of NGRAVE, a digital asset security provider offering user-friendly maximum security solutions for blockchain and crypto use cases. At NGRAVE, Ruben created "ZERO", the world's most secure hardware wallet for crypto storage. A seasoned entrepreneur, he was selected for Belgium's 40 under 40 last year, as well as being a Google Digital Pioneer nominee in 2020. This week, NGRAVE will play a key role at Metaverse Fashion Weel by having a store in Boson Portal a metaverse marketplace located in the virtual world Decentraland.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Silta Finance is Ben's fourth startup and here is where he finds his passion. His corporate career was in infrastructure finance and he first heard about Bitcoin in 2011 but ignored it initially. It was only around 2016 that he took a bigger interest, crucially in the functionality.
“I got that it was an immutable database but then I saw the functionality in the dApps and that piqued my curiosity.”
With Silta Finance, his blockchain startup which is described as bridge connecting DeFI with infrastructure investments, Ben believes he can bridge the world of TradFi and DeFi. For him, Silta Finance sits right in the middle of these two worlds and can take the best from both.
Your host is Jillian Godsil - journalist, broadcaster and creator - check out her latest NFT collection here https://artmine.playform.io/projects/15
Achieving the U.N. Sustainable Health and Food Goals with Food and Health Data Aggregator Esca Shalom Osiadi
Bio: A data analyst by trade but an entrepreneur by life Shalom started his first business at 15 and hasn't stopped since. An award winning MBA graduate, he's passionate about using technology to help everyday people become financially independent.
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Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
A significant amount of money has been invested in FinTech in the past decade; according to CFTE, the FinTech sector is now equivalent to 38% of the banking sector in terms of market capitalization. If FinTech was considered a city, it would rank 3rd as an employer in financial services, after New York and London. In a world where we are playing buzzword bingo on a seemingly daily basis, how do we stay on top of the real innovation trends in this fast developing world? And how can we facilitate pathways to these new opportunities and make sure that no one is left behind? As the saying goes, talent is equally distributed; opportunities are not.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Tram Anh Nguyen, co-founder of CFTE, whose mission is to leverage the power of education to create a more inclusive and welcoming new world of financial services. That’s certainly a purpose we can all get behind.
In this podcast, Diana Paiva is joined by Richard Stengel, a political analyst at MSNBC. Richard discusses disinformation about the War in Ukraine and how can people defend themselves from disinformation. Social media has proved an essential channel for the spread of information about this war and Richard explained the impact of social media since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He also talks about Russia's propaganda.
More information about The Social Media Summit - https://ide.mit.edu/events/the-social-media-summit-mit-smsmit-2/
About Richard
Richard Stengel served under President Obama as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs from 2013-16. While at the State Department, he modernized the State Department’s communications efforts by promoting social media at State to help the United States tell its story abroad. Stengel led the department’s counter-disinformation efforts, heading its anti-ISIS efforts and starting the first counter-Russian messaging group at State.
About Diana Paiva
Diana is currently interning with Irish Tech News. She graduated from Birkbeck University, with a degree in modern languages and she is currently doing a master's in Journalism at the University of Roehampton. She has an interest in technology and the environment.
Today Shane is joined by author, entrepreneur and Managing Director of Ninepoint's Digital Asset Group Alex Tapscott. Alex discusses how Crypto donations have become Ukraine’s financial lifeline since the beginning of the conflict with Russia. Since the Russian invasion, Ukraine has received over $100m in Crypto donations.
He discusses why this is happening, the possibility of Crypto being used by Russia to bypass sanctions, how concerned governments should be about censorship free technologies and what it means for the future of money.
About Alex
Mr. Tapscott is an entrepreneur, author and seasoned capital markets professional focused on the impact of Bitcoin, blockchain and other digital assets on business and financial markets. Mr. Tapscott is the co-author of the critically acclaimed non-fiction best-seller, Blockchain Revolution, which has been translated into more than 15 languages and has sold more than 500,000 copies worldwide. He is also the Editor and Co-author of Financial Services Revolution (January 2020).
Mr. Tapscott is sought after worldwide for his expertise by business and government audiences. He has delivered over 200 lectures and executive briefings at firms like Goldman Sachs (Talks at GS), Google, Allianz, IBM, Microsoft and Accenture. His TedX talk, “Blockchain is Eating Wall Street” has been viewed over 700,000 times. Mr. Tapscott has also written for The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, The Globe and Mail, National Post and many other publications.
In 2017, Mr. Tapscott co-founded the Blockchain Research Institute (BRI), a global think-tank investigating blockchain strategies, opportunities and use-cases. Previously, Mr. Tapscott was Director of institutional equity sales at Canaccord Genuity. Mr. Tapscott is a graduate of Amherst College (Cum Laude) and is a CFA Charterholder.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/alextapscott
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-tapscott-117638b/
About Shane
Shane is currently interning with Irish Tech News. He is in his third year of studying Journalism at NUI Galway where he also studies IT and is studying programming and web development.
Late last year I interviewed Andrew Lynch the Co-founder and COO of Huckletree, and since then a lot has happened. Businesses are opening up again and the hybrid working model has been embraced as the government introduced new remote working regulations and got rid of all the Covid restrictions they had in place. As we get back to some form of normality in the workplace what can we expect. I talk to Andrew about this and more.
Andrew talks to me about the new government remote working regulations, pandemic related issues, job enjoyment, tech predictions for the year, startup funding and sustainability.
More about Andrew Lynch:
Andrew moved back from the UK last year, where he did a master’s degree in real-estate investment, before working in private equity and then co-founding Huckletree.
During that time Huckletree has opened 5 co-working spaces in the UK and one in Ireland. Andrew has seen companies join Huckletree Ireland as start-ups and grow and expand and, as they take on investment, grow very quickly to 30 or 40 people. The Dublin space brings its global member count to 2,000 people.
Mark Faghy is an Associate Professor in Respiratory Physiology in the School of Human Sciences and an active researcher in the Human Science Research Centre. After completing an undergraduate (2011) and PhD programme (2015) at the University of Derby, he joined the teaching team as a tutor in exercise physiology at Loughborough University (2015) before returning to Derby on a lectureship in 2016.
In this podcast, Diana is joined by Mark Faghy, associate professor in respiratory physiology at the University of Derby. Long-tem effects of Covid-19, are still an issue for a lot of people. Mark started a pioneering international to improve the lives of people suffering from prolonged and life impairing impacts of long-Covid. He explained how he started his research and raised concerns about the consequences of Post-Covid-19. He also talks about the achievements of his study and how it can help patients suffering from long COVID.
About Diana
Diana is currently interning with Irish Tech News. She graduated from Birkbeck University, with a degree in modern languages and she is currently doing a master's in Journalism at the University of Roehampton. She has an interest in technology and the environment.
Transforming the Logistics Industry by accessing the Metaverse, with Sandeep Aggarwal and Logix.
A pioneer in the field of the manufacturing and supply chain industry, Sandeep Aggarwal is the founder & CEO of Logix Coin. He is an active investor and a blockchain and crypto enthusiast with the vision of making changes in a positive direction. Having a plethora of experience in the logistics domain, currently working on developing a blockchain based aggregator model for solving the challenges in the logistics industry.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Arabella Proffer
Arabella Proffer is a visual artist based in Cleveland. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and bred in Southern California, she has a BFA from CalArts. Her loose narrative themes revolve around the history of medicine, psychedelic visions, and biomorphic organisms. She delves into the practice of oil painting, tying together its relationships to nature, biology, and emerging sciences.
Arabella’s work appears in over 80 private collections and she participates in solo and group exhibitions throughout the world.
Her work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, SF Weekly, The Plain Dealer, Hi-Fructose, Juxtapoz, The Harvard Gazette, NPR, Hektoen International Medical Journal, The Portland Review and more.
Her achievements have been recognized by the Ohio House and Senate. She has received grants from Ohio Arts Council, Akron Soul Train residency, Rauschenberg Award, Andy Warhol Foundation Satellite Award, and ArtsCleveland.
She balances a studio practice of commissions, transcendental painting, drawing crude comics for cheap laughs, all while living with terminal cancer.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
CL Curtis has over 20 years of business experience and he’s also a published author. CL Curtis was raised in an impoverished neighborhood in the city of St. Louis Missouri. Mr. Curtis was exceptionally good in sports, particularly American Football and Baseball. Mr. Curtis was so good in American Football that he got a scholarship offer to play in college. Mr. Curtis never played High School football and yet a friend who was going to college on a football scholarship, he took Mr. Curtis to his coach and Mr. Curtis was offered a scholarship.However Mr. Curtis refused the scholarship offer to college. Mr. Curtis always felt it was a better way to earn money without running the risk of getting injured.CL Curtis had his first job at the age of 12 years old, getting paid cash everyday to clean up a flower shop in St. Louis Missouri Central Westend.
Mr. Curtis went on to graduate high school and to attend one year of community college studying business.CL Curtis has owned record companies, a computer company, a restaurant, nightclub and real estate investment company.Today present CL Curtis is the founder and CEO of Bolies Technology, BoliesTV and Boliecoin.CL Curtis also has a book entitled; “Boliecoin The Next Big Thing “ this book can be purchased through Amazon or LuLu, but if you purchase directly from the Boliecoin website you will receive an autograph copy from CL Curtis himself.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
How can we create an environment where innovation thrives? In a world where we are constantly distracted by dazzling new technology, it is easy to get caught up with cool toys and forget what we are trying to do. In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Dave Cunningham, Chief Commercial Officer at LexTego on lessons learned around bringing innovators, creators, entrepreneurs, and leaders together, and what it takes to build sustainable communities. You might even learn an Irish word (or two) while following along Dave’s yoga journey. Who says fintech isn’t fun?
Bio Dmytro Dolyna
Dmytro Dolyna is the Vice President of IT and Security at GeeksForLess. He was born in Mykolayiv and lived there until 2014, then moved to Lviv and established operations there.
GeeksForLess is a Software Development, Staff Augmentation, and BPO company with offices in Toronto, Canada; Ukraine (Mykolayiv, Kyiv, and Lviv); European Union (Krakow, Poland), BPO center in the Philippines (Clark), and headquarters in Nassau, Bahamas. GeeksForLess Inc. was founded in 2003 as an offshore IT services and staff augmentation provider for businesses seeking to extend their knowledge and team capacity while preserving control and improving costs and quality. We provide access to the top personnel with excellent work ethics at a lower cost while being able to integrate and manage them as an extension of our clients' local teams. This allows companies to achieve high productivity without any loss of
About
In this podcast, Diana is joined by Dmytro Dolyna, Vice President of IT and Security at GeeksForLess. Since the war started in Ukraine, companies in the country have been relocating employees. Dolyna explained how GeeksForLess is managing the relocation and the safety of the employees. He also talked about the impact of the war on the IT firm and how that will affect the business.
About Diana
Diana is currently interning with Irish Tech News. She graduated from Birkbeck University, with a degree in modern languages and she is currently doing a master's in Journalism at the University of Roehampton. She has an interest in technology and the environment.
Marieta talks to Ron Immink, a Dutch/Irish entrepreneur with extensive experience in the areas of publishing, (social) entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, strategy, innovation, and SME engagement. In this podcast, they discuss what perception pioneering is and how implementing this new concept can improve companies and individuals’ decision-making and scenario planning.
MEET RON
Ron believes in thought leadership and self- expression. In his view, the best forms of self-expression are running your own business and writing (books) or both. Entrepreneurs and good books can change the world in a better way. He likes to help you to do that.
Entrepreneurship, innovation and strategy
He is a Dutch/Irish entrepreneur with extensive experience in the areas of publishing, (social) entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, strategy, innovation and SME engagement. He is an entreprenerd and is probably one of the best-read entrepreneurs in Europe. He has read over 10,000 books. He wrote 15 books and sold over 250,000 copies.
https://ronimmink.com
About Marieta:
Marieta is a student journalist, currently pursuing a degree in Coventry University. She is from Bulgaria and moved to the United Kingdom three years ago to prepare for a career in journalism since she believes it best suits her interests and strength. Marieta has a passion for writing and is keen on producing digital content. She is a driven and creative aspiring journalist who is always on the lookout for a good story.
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Coach JV, John Vasquez is best known for being a social media star with over 1 million followers across TikTok, YouTube and Instagram. However, what some may not know about this internet sensation is that he had a very dark and depressing past. JV, found himself in a very dark place back in 2006, so much so that his depression led him to attempt to take his own life.
However, now in 2022, life couldn’t be any different for the former banker turned online coach. He first rose to fame on TikTok after joining the social media platform during the 2020 Covid-19 outbreak. The entrepreneur and online coach who runs the 3T Warrior Academy, began making TikTok videos with his daughter, but never expected to build such a massive audience.
Coach JV now finds himself running his own 7 figure companies, he has amassed over one million followers from his heartfelt and helpful videos and most importantly of all, he has the freedom to spend his time how he chooses, which often involves as much quality time as possible with his children. Not alone this but he also dedicates his time to helping others who might be where he once was in life, to achieve their own freedom and happiness.
Martin Eastwood is an Award Winning Entrepreneur, Investor & a familiar face from many well-known Irish & UK TV shows. After spending some of his younger years working in the music industry, Martin entered the public spotlight for the first time when he appeared as a contestant on The X Factor UK in 2012.
In the years that followed, Martin turned his sole focus to entrepreneurship, following on from starting multiple businesses during his childhood. In July of 2015, he launched his company Wide Variety Entertainment. The company now comes in two parts Wide Variety Media - which specialises in marketing and social media for global businesses and brands. And Wide Variety Events - which provides services for small to large scale events across Ireland.
In his videos and speaking engagements, Martin regularly discusses topics such as business, self-confidence, overcoming fear & failure and reaching your potential. He has spoken to in person audiences in excess of 9,000 people at a time and his work has been viewed collectively more than 10,000,000 times from people all around the world. In 2019, he starred in the TV show First Dates Ireland on RTE 2. Martin was also interviewed by Ryan Tubridy on The Late Late Show on RTÉ One.
Sergey Vasylchuk is the founder of the biggest decentralized staking services provider Everstake and the blockchain development company Attic Lab. He is a software engineer with 15 years of experience involved in the blockchain industry since 2014. Sergey is the director of the Metaplex Foundation, the organization behind Metaplex, the permissionless on-chain protocol for NFT creators on Solana. He closely cooperates with Ukraine’s National Bank and Ministry for Digital Transformation as the initiator of the extensive project for the tokenization
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
In this podcast, Diana is joined by Lynn Cassels, farmer and owner of Lynbreck Croft. Lynn talks about her new book, Our Wild Farming Life: Adventures on a Scottish Highland Croft, where she explains her life with her partner, Sandra Baer and the journey they took to build their own business and produce their food. Lynn also talks about the struggles that farmers face, and how hard it was, in the beginning, to adapt to farm life.
About Lynn Cassels and Sandra Baer
Lynn Cassells and Sandra Baer met while working as rangers for the National Trust and soon realised that they shared a dream to live closer to the land. They bought Lynbreck Croft in March 2016 – 150 acres of pure Scottishness – with no experience in farming but a huge passion for nature and the outdoors. Now they raise their own animals, grow their own produce and are as self-sufficient as they can be.
Diana is currently interning with Irish Tech News. She graduated from Birkbeck University, with a degree in modern languages and she is currently doing a master's in Journalism at the University of Roehampton. She has an interest in technology and the environment.
David Uhryniak
David Uhryniak is the Director of Blockchain Strategy at TRON DAO.
David is a digital transformation and blockchain technology expert and well-regarded in the industry.
Following early work in equity research and analysis, David has since focused on emerging blockchain markets as a management consultant and senior practice leader. His ability to leverage emerging technologies to create customer-focused solutions is proven, and he is always seeking out new means of minimizing risks and capitalizing on emerging opportunities.
David’s reputation as a subject matter is expert is also backed by an MBA in finance and entrepreneurship as well as credentials as a Certified Blockchain Solution Architect.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Phil is a global entrepreneur who has founded and developed natural resources, renewable energy, FinTech, and AI- driven enterprises. His current role as CEO and Founder of Nature’s Vault, a GreenTech platform accelerating impact investments to combat climate change and ecosystem damage, is a natural progression of his diverse experience,
Phil was formerly CEO and owner of one of the largest mobile payment companies in Southeast Asia, pioneering micropayments for premium mobile content. He was also founder and executive vice president of NASDAQ-listed ActiveIQ Technologies that developed an AI tool to analyze documents and was later acquired by Oracle.
On the natural resource side, Phil was chairman and CEO of BlackGold Energy, a Singapore Exchange-listed energy company. He is also a founding shareholder of three renewable energy companies: Terrasys Energy, Sawa Energy, and Solarsys and is also the founding shareholder of Indo Gold Mining and a partner in Ensbury Kalteng Gold Indonesia.
Fluent in Indonesian, Phil contributes to his community as chairman of the Jakarta Intercultural School and the co-founder of the Artha Graha Peduli COVID-19 Response Center.) He has worked with organizations such as Save the Children, UNHCR and Red Cross, focused on emergency supplies and distribution, housing reconstruction, and improving mental health facilities. He is also founding president of the Association of Catalyst Companies for the Singapore Exchange (SGX)
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Sophie Watts Executive Chair and Co-founderSophie is a global media executive with a focus on venture creation for A-list stars, including “Mike Tyson’s Legends Only League,” the sports enterprise which, in November 2020, staged the Tyson-Jones fight, the 8th most profitable pay-per-view event of all time. Previously, Watts served as the President of STX Entertainment, playing an instrumental role in the company’s formation and growth, including the establishment of a fully-fledged movie studio, and both reality and scripted TV studios. During her tenure, STX grew from a start-up into a multi-billion-dollar media company that includes several studios, and which secured capital from investors including private equity firms TPG and China-based Hony Capital; Tencent, the Chinese internet giant; Liberty Global, the media conglomerate; and PCCW, the global telecommunications provider.
Early in her career, Watts worked in music film, videos and programming in London. She moved to Los Angeles in 2007, where she was a producer and financier on film projects including the award-winning documentary Bully, and the NBC show “State of Affairs”. Watts has been named one of Hollywood’s Top Dealmakers by Variety, listed in Fortune magazine’s 40 under 40, and featured in Variety’s Power of Women Report, Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Power100, and in ELLE magazine’s power list.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Alex Bornyakov — the Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine on IT industry development, Head of the Diia City project.
Bornyakov was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation in October of 2019 and has been boosting the growth of Ukraine’s IT industry and working on creating a legal space for Ukrainian and international VASPs to officially conduct their businesses in Ukraine.
Alex Bornyakov is the Deputy Minister of the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation for IT Development, the Head of the Diia City project. He has more than ten years of experience in IT management. He founded and managed a number of successful companies and startup incubators, including the American video monetization platform Adtelligent and the outsourcing company Intersog, which was included in the TOP-5 App Developers in Chicago according to Clutch and TOP-10 best employers in Odessa.
In 2015, he became Best CEO/COO — IT BIZ AWARDS 2015, and in 2016 he was included in the ranking of 25 trailblazing business leaders in Ukraine. He has an MBA (University of New Brunswick) and an MPA (Columbia University).
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Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine
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Official page in Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/mintsyfra
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Andrii Yavorskyi, Senior Vice President Strategy and Business Operations, GlobalLogic. Experienced manager with a proven background in new business development, vertical and horizontal practices build out, strategic leadership, and financial performance attainment.
Technological and engineering enthusiast, these days focused on the future of Machine Learning and Decentralized Distributed systems.
GlobalLogic, a Hitachi Group Company, is a full-lifecycle product development services leader that combines chip-to-cloud software engineering expertise and vertical industry experience to help our customers design, build, and deliver their next generation products and digital experiences. We expertly integrate design, complex engineering, and agile delivery capabilities to produce superior business outcomes for global brands. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, GlobalLogic operates design studios and engineering centers around the world, extending the benefits of our true global presence to customers in the telecom, automotive, healthcare, technology, media and entertainment, manufacturing, and semiconductor industries.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Transfer Agency as a "Good Control Location" for Cryptocurrencies, and Reverse M&A (crypto firm buys TradFi company), with Scott Harrigan
Scott Harrigan is CEO of Securitize Markets, leading the business strategy and operation of the broker-dealer and alternative trading system (ATS), which assists with primary issuances and enabling secondary trading of private securities, including digital asset securities. Securitize Markets is a broker-dealer and ATS designated by the SEC, and a member of FINRA and SIPC.
Securitize Markets is the largest secondary marketplace for digital asset securities. Previously, Mr. Harrigan was at Carta as the Head of Public Markets and Chief Executive Officer of Carta Securities, where he led the public market business which included Carta’s most valuable private clients, and led Carta’s secondary exchange business which allows late stage privately held companies to provide liquidity to employees pre-IPO. Prior to Carta, Mr. Harrigan led the U.S business at Computershare where he was responsible for exponential growth in revenue and client base, as well as several key acquisitions. Mr. Harrigan also held senior roles at Merrill Lynch.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
As the saying goes, “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” — have you ever wondered what stops people in their tracks, and how we can overcome obstacles in our lives? As it turns out, you can use the power of the mind to rewire your brain and achieve the extraordinary.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Frederique Murphy, author of “Lead Beyond the Edge: The bold path to extraordinary results” about her book and her personal transformation journey. As Frederique noted, an engaged brain learns better, retains better, and performs better. We hope you too can be inspired to step out of your comfort zone and take the leap to the edge and beyond.
Donations to Ukrainian Fund to Support Ukraine Government in its war with Russia
Ukrainian Fund advisor Dominic Rohde
ABOUT US
The tragic events that transpired in Ukraine on the February 24 were a catalyst for the team to take initiative and find fast and trustworthy ways to offer support to the Ukrainian people. The initial idea of an ISPO-based fundraising was born to Ugnius and Karolis. The final concept of “Ukrainian pool” was developed with the help of Laura and Paulius.
Who are we
Ukrainianpool is an ISPO-based charitable crypto fundraising project for the needs of Ukrainians affected by the war. We don’t give away financial benefits to investors but call the international crypto community to unite their forces and stand up for freedom.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
At the age of 21 with little business knowledge or experience, Ken Mack acquired his first business using none of his own money down. This strategy, which is typically referred to as a leveraged buyout, allowed Ken to inherit a 6 figure income and become the owner of an already successful existing business.
Now with 16 years of business buying and investing experience, Ken Mack works as a coach to help others achieve financial freedom and success. Ken's experience has seen him acquire over 9 figures in deals spanning across countries such as UK, USA, Spain, Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. He is also an active investor in cryoptocurrency, precious metals and decrentralized finance platforms.
MARTIN EASTWOOD is an Investor, Entrepreneur, TV & Social Media Personality & Public Speaker. His company Wide Variety manage the online marketing of businesses and brands across Ireland and the world.
Hi I am from Ukraine, I am 25 years old. I work as an IT specialist, I have my own web development team, designers, programmers and other specialists. Now I'm in my apartment, but we sounded sirens all night and we were sitting in bomb shelters, today the Russians dropped bombs on our city again, several dozen people were injured and several died, people are buried in the backyards of their homes, it's very awful in relation to ordinary civilians. You can probably see this in the news. Yesterday in Irpin near Kyiv, terrorists killed a journalist from the United States who worked and showed the truth to the New York Times. Two more of his comrades were injured and are currently in hospital in Kyiv.
Crypto worms is my own NFT project that I started creating six months ago. Most of the NFT from it was sold in the beginning and now people are just trading it. The game itself is for 2 people who play in battle with each other with different skills and weapons (the game is still under development.) These are people who trade NFT for resale and people who want to wait for the release of a game where they can reproduce their NFT to treat others, receive crypto tokens worms and health elixirs. Crypto game is not just a game, you can play it and earn more. 5. pUtin is a small man who is not friendly with the head and creates big problems for the whole world, Ukraine suffers the most in this confrontational people are losing their homes. The city of Mariupol, where 500,000 people lived, has been wiped off the face of the earth. It is scary to look at it. Now everyone is helping the country as best they can, some are volunteering to prepare food for soldiers and refugees, some are defending our land and their city with a machine gun. I, in turn, joined the funds and decided to make a charity project for people who lost their homes and to support our army, our army is many times smaller than the Russian, but our people are much smarter. Pictures for the NFT project are ready now I am working with NFT crypto markets where we will be added.
The project already has the name Strong Ukraine. Each picture of the project is unique and reflects the strength of spirit of the people. The NFT theme has been popular for a year now. I also successfully trade various collections and help with creation. Now there are a lot of videos on YouTube to create a collection in different languages, everyone can understand this. Or write to me if you want to trade or create your own collections, I can help if I am interested in the project. I have 50 unique pictures and the time provided is no longer needed as my collection is created in one style and other creators will find it difficult to understand my style. Now there is a greater need for advertising the project on a large scale not only in Ukraine but around the world. We now buy a lot of helmets and body armor, as well as night vision devices and thermal imagers. All this is needed. Now our volunteers bring us money, we buy it with money donated by people and add our own when needed.
To say what you can help us need to understand what country you are from and how you can help. It is a financial aid whether you can buy the things we need and transfer or accept women with children. Sites such as solsea and solanart help in the quick verification procedure, and I will ask them to post on the main page and on social networks as much as possible. The Crypto worms project has nothing to do with the Strong Ukraine charity project, these are different projects. Soon we will win over and return our territories, and all the partners who supported us and the people who helped financially and in all other ways will celebrate our common victory. Glory to Ukraine!
In this episode, Shane is Joined by Christian Busch, Author of The Serendipity Mind and the recently released Connect The Dots: The Art and Science of creating good luck. Christian starts by explaining his background and how it lead him to where he is now and what the Serendipity Mindset is all about.
Christian goes on to talk about the role technology can have in helping each individual to create their own luck, gives his top bits of advice for someone looking to start creating their own look going forward and finally, he discusses his plans for the future.
About Christian
Prof. Dr. Christian Busch is the bestselling author of Connect the Dots: The Art & Science of Creating Good Luck – “a wise, exciting, and life-changing book” (Arianna Huffington) that provides “excellent practical guidance for all” (Paul Polman, former CEO, Unilever) – and an internationally known expert in the areas of innovation, purpose-driven leadership, and serendipity. He is the director of the CGA Global Economy Program at New York University (NYU), and also teaches at the London School of Economics (LSE).
He is a co-founder of Leaders on Purpose and the Sandbox Network and a former director of LSE's Innovation Lab. His work has been featured by outlets such as the Strategic Management Journal, Harvard Business Review, Forbes, The Guardian, Washington Post, and the BBC.
He is a member of the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Expert Forum, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and on the Thinkers50 Radar list of the 30 thinkers "most likely to shape the future."
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisSerendip
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/christianwbusch
Connect the Dots: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Serendipity-Mindset-by-Dr-Christian-Busch-author/9780241402122
About Shane
Shane is currently interning with Irish Tech News. He is in his third year of studying Journalism at NUI Galway where he also studies IT and is studying programming and web development.
Aldemaro Fonseca is an entrepreneur based in Panama. He is currently NTL Wealth´s head advisor for LATAM and Spain Markets.
He originally graduated as an Electronic Engineer and Project Manager but he devoted his entire career to business and has successfully founded and managed several companies which operate in different fields.
He has been dealing with financial licenses processing (Forex, Securities Broker, Banking, E-money, Investment Manager, Asset Management, electronic games, Cryptocurrency Exchange/wallet, Hedge Funds and Money Remittance) and is also a wealth management expert with a global approach in different jurisdictions.
Aldemaro currently offers advice to several family offices worldwide and is also the CEO of a Technology Company based in Panama.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Serge Gianchandani is the Co-founder of Metamall. Serge is a serial entrepreneur with twelve patents on 3D and VR imagery. He founded Egg Solution Optronics. In 2001 Serge became the leader in immersive technology. The company was initially based in France and later was acquired by a US technology group.
He also co-founded Moksha and scaled from zero to $20 million with 300+ clients across the globe like Amazon,Kmart, Flipkart etc. Serge sold his 1st company to Wave Com (Anant Nahata) the owner of KOOVS.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
In this podcast, Shane is joined by Harry Glorikian, author of The Future You: How Artificial Intelligence Can Help You Get Healthier, Stress Less, and Live Longer to talk about his inspiration behind writing the book and discuss how technology is changing healthcare and the overall wellness of each individual.
He also gives his advice on the steps each of us can take to improve our overall wellness and discusses the future of technology and AI in healthcare and what new technologies we can expect to see more of in the near future.
About Harry
For over twenty-five years Harry Glorikian—healthcare entrepreneur, author, podcaster, and company leader—has been at the intersection of the fast-moving science and business of healthcare and biotechnology.
Harry has always been at the forefront, helping invest in and grow innovative healthcare companies that are tackling ground-breaking areas such as precision medicine and the human genome.
Whether growing and selling his own consulting company, Scientia Advisors, or as an entrepreneur-in-residence at GE Healthcare, or as a general partner at Scientia Ventures, Harry’s insatiably curious mind has led him to explore and tackle all sides of healthcare and biotechnology innovation.
Harry is the author of MoneyBall Medicine: Thriving in the New Data-Driven Healthcare Market and the diagnostics textbook Commercializing Novel IVDs: A Comprehensive Manual for Success, and is the host of The Harry Glorikian Show podcast series.
In The Future You, Harry brings his learnings to the general consumer who wants to understand how all this new technology and talk of artificial intelligence can make their lives and those of their family and friends more fulfilling through better health.
The Future You: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Future-You-Artificial-Intelligence-Healthier/dp/1883283825
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HGlorikian
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harryglorikian/
About Shane
Shane is currently interning with Irish Tech News. He is in his third year of studying Journalism at NUI Galway where he also studies IT and is studying programming and web development.
About Philip Colbert
Graduating with an MA in Philosophy from St. Andrews University, Colbert’s work has received international acclaim in museums and galleries worldwide for his energetic new approach to painting and pop theory. Following on from early Pop painters such as Richard Hamilton, Roy Lichtenstein and James Rosenquist. Colbert’s paintings cross high art themes from old master paintings and contemporary art theory with everyday symbols of mass contemporary culture, all narrated through the eyes of Colbert’s cartoon Lobster alter ego. He has been championed as a contemporary Pop master by art world figures such as Charles Saatchi & Simon de Pury.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
How well are women and communities of color being represented in financial services? And how many brilliant ideas don’t get the opportunities they deserve because we are not listening to all the voices? Many people assume that we have a pipeline problem, that there are no women or prominent female leaders in financial services. But that cannot be further from the truth. We don’t have a pipeline problem; rather, we have a listening problem.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Sonya Dreizler and Liv Gagnon, founders of Choir, who are on a mission to change whom the finance industry listens to. You can’t be what you can’t see. Together, we can help change the status quo, one conference at a time.
Jamil talks to Irish software entrepreneur John Dennehy to learn more about this important initiative.
This project has been launched with the goal of making an immediate and timely action to help in Ukraine. See more on the Safe HarThis positive and practical initiative has been launched with the goal of making an immediate and timely action to help in Ukraine. See more on the Safe Harbour for Ukraine website here and on the gofundme page here.bour for Ukraine website here and on the gofundme page here.
Safe Harbour for Ukraine A group of friends in Ireland are sending a bus filled with essential supplies to the Polish/Ukraine border and are returning with 40 women and children displaced by war.
The goal is to provide accommodation and integration support for our guests for as long as is necessary. They will be treated with dignity and respect.
This is a community based project with support from Cronin’s Coaches, Dennehy Commercials, and the enormous goodwill of the Irish people.
The bus is leaving on St Patrick’s Day and will return approximately five days later. We are relying 100% on the goodwill of people in Ireland to make this happen. If you can help, especially by providing shelter in your home we’d love to hear from you. If you can’t provide shelter we have a list of urgently needed supplies below. In the coming days we will launch a GoFundMe page so you can make a cash donation.
Our GoFundMe page is here.
OFFERING ACCOMMODATION Finding suitable accommodation for our guests is the most challenging part. Your help would be greatly appreciated. You might have a spare bedroom you can offer, or even an entire property that’s not fully used. Right now we’re looking for properties in Cork and Limerick city, preferably within walking distance of shops and a bus route.
It’s a big thing to offer a room in your home. Most of our guests do not have fluent, or even any, English. They’ve all been through a horrific experience. None of us know how long this war will go on for but we would ask that if you are making a commitment it is for at least three months.
If you feel you could help, please fill out the form by clicking here
DONATING ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES Refugees arriving at the Polish/Ukrainian border are tired, hungry and many are sick. We are providing supplies to those who have managed to cross the border and make it safely into Poland.
If you can help we would greatly appreciate it. Please pack goods ideally into cardboard boxes or transparent plastic bags, label them, and deliver them to us at Cronin’s Coaches in Cork (Eircode: T23 A0CX), or Dennehy Motors in Limerick (V94 FYY6).
Mathworks the US mathematical computing software company is amongst a large number of tech companies that have setup their EMEA offices in Ireland. They recently celebrated their 5th anniversary in Galway and lot has happened in those five years including the pandemic. Ronan talks to Mathworks Ireland MD Richard Haxby about this and more.
Richard talks about his background, what Mathworks does, their work with startups, their biggest selling product and their 5th anniversary. Richard also talks about how the pandemic affected Mathworks and their clients, the new staff they are hiring, and the metaverse.
More about Mathworks:
MathWorks is the leading developer of mathematical computing software for engineers and scientists and, looking ahead to 2022 and beyond, MathWorks Ireland is working towards the establishment of a dedicated Commercial Customer Success Team which will ensure seamless end-to-end customer support for those looking to implement MathWork’s products into their workflows.
Applications are now open for the .IE Digital Towns Awards 2022, an initiative of .IE, the managers of Ireland’s trusted online .ie address. People and towns across Ireland are being called on to enter the annual .IE Digital Town Awards 2022, an initiative of .IE, the managers of Ireland’s trusted online .ie address which celebrate the digital achievements of local towns and citizens across the country.
Now open for applications, the .IE Digital Town Awards has a total prize fund of €100,000 across 14 categories to honour local towns and people that, through digital projects and innovation, have contributed to enhancements in areas such as e-health, digital tourism, community, education, and digital business.
Welcoming the launch of this year’s awards, Oonagh McCutcheon, National Director, .IE Digital Town Programme said: “While the past two years have undoubtedly challenged us all, there are lots of great examples of how communities and community leaders have stepped up and adopted new ways of thinking and doing, with digital tools and innovation helping them to not only survive but thrive.
“Whether this is creating an online visitor experience to drive tourism in a town, or a digital voucher scheme to encourage local commerce, there are many inspiring examples of everyday champions and digital leaders in our communities that are transforming local life and society in innovative and creative ways. “The ambition of our awards is to recognise these people and projects that have created opportunities against the odds, as well as inspiring and motivating others to see how digital tools and technologies might benefit their towns and communities too.
“As we begin to emerge from the pandemic, we are excited to see how towns and communities have continued to embrace digital tools and are applying innovative digital-first thinking with transformative results for citizens, business, and local society. Last year’s winners set the bar exceptionally high, and we are looking forward to once more shining a light on the towns, digital champions and smart ideas that are breathing new life into communities and their people.”
“We are delighted to welcome our category sponsors Western Development Commission, Connected Hubs, Vodafone and AIB Merchant Services” Categories and Awards Ten of the awards will be digital projects in the areas of education, tourism, health, business, and community, with a further four special awards recognising a Digital Changemaker, Digital Rising Star, Digital Local Hero, and an Overall Winner, which will be decided on by an independent judging panel.
Applications are open now and will close at 17.00 on Friday, 25 March 2022. The winners and runners up will be announced at a gala awards ceremony on 8 June 2022. Apply through the following link: https://www.weare.ie/about-ie-digital-town-awards/
There are many metaverses in Web3 with more springing up overnight. Some bright spark recently called the metaverse just space on someone’s computer (or more correctly computers) but on February 15, JP Morgan issued a report on metaverses which concluded by saying that the metaverse will most likely infiltrate every sector in some way in the coming years, with the market opportunity estimated at $1 trillion in yearly revenues. It’s a bit loose on specifics but the report leaned much more heavily into the hype than reality (from the title of the report).
Someone who knows first-hand the opportunities involved in the metaverse, before it was even given that common term, is Sebastien Borget, co-founder of Sandbox, arguably one of the most successful metaverses and certainly leading the pack in this increasingly crowded field.
To hear more tune into the podcast
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found at https://persons-of-interest.io/
James Ryan is Co-Founder and CEO OmGeneum, ÉlpisÉremo, and ARMADYNE.. He has over 25 years expertise in pioneering research, development and clinical translation of cutting-edge cellular regenerative medicine technology. Established Japans first pluripotent stem cell company (Jimmy’s Invest-ment Group “JIG”) for his son, Jimmy. In 2000 partnered with RGI (Reproductive Genetics Institute). In 2004 Cofounded Asclepius Thera-peutics, a venture with Dr. Yury Verlinsky, and served as the CEO, to establish the world’s first patient-specific pluripotent somatic stem Cell reprogram-ming company. (STEMBRID).
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Max KrupyshevMax has a Bachelor’s degree in Physics and Master’s in Business Administration.Max heard about Bitcoin for the first time in late 2013 right after completing his Master’s degree in Management. Max was immediately inspired by the innovative and disruptive technology behind Bitcoin and quickly made a name for himself in his local Bitcoin community in Kiev.Eventually, Max’s passion for Bitcoin drove him to co-found a Kiev-based software development studio and to found the Bitcoin Foundation Ukraine and Satoshi Square Kiev.Max moved to Berlin in 2015 where worked on various crypto projects, spoke on various conferences and meetups.Max was invited to co-found and become CEO at coinspaid.com. Cryptoprocessing.com - one of CoinsPaid brands, is the biggest cryptocurrency payment provider with one Billion USD monthly volume.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
In this podcast, Shane is joined by Jamie Crummie, co-founder of the world's largest anti-food waste app, Too Good To Go. Jamie discusses the work Too Good To Go does and what the inspiration behind the company was as well as the importance of solving the issue of food waste and how tech can be used to solve it.
Jamie also explains the steps consumers can take to tackle the issue of food waste at home and gives his tips for businesses trying to become more sustainable. Finally, Jamie discusses how big of an issue food waste is now compared to when he began working to tackle the issue, Consumer trends in Ireland since launch compared to other countries and Too Good To Go's plans for the year ahead.
About Jamie Crummie
Jamie Crummie trained as a lawyer before pursuing his mission of fighting food waste. He is the co-founder of Too Good To Go, the world’s largest marketplace for surplus food. The app lets consumers buy unsold food from restaurants and retailers so that it doesn’t go to waste.
Too Good To Go is now active in 17 countries and has 45 million users who have rescued over 100 million meals collectively.
Jamie was named a Trailblazing Activist in the 50 Next class of 2021, One Young World’s Entrepreneur of the Year in August 2020, one of Forbes 30 Under 30 in Europe in February 2019 and was shortlisted for the Entrepreneur For Good Award at the Natwest Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2019.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jamiecrummie
Too Good To Go: https://toogoodtogo.ie/en-ie
About Shane
Shane is currently interning with Irish Tech News. He is in his third year of studying Journalism at NUI Galway where he also studies IT and has an interest in programming and web development.
John Wolpert, CEO TreeTrunk
John Wolpert serves as ConsenSys Mesh group executive, researching and commercializing ways to use public Ethereum to conduct business. John is co-founder and co-chair of the Baseline Protocol, an initiative focused on zero knowledge cryptography run by the standards organization, OASIS. Prior to ConsenSys, John was global product executive for IBM Blockchain and CEO of the ride hailing service, Flywheel. His writing on business model innovation can be found in Harvard Business Review and other publications.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
In this podcast, Shane is joined by Simon Haldrup, Co-Founder and CEO of Agreena. Danish AgTech startup Agreena has recently raised a €20M Series A round to enhance its regenerative farming carbon certificates with a new classification system and novel carbon farming marketplace.
Simon Discusses the inspiration behind Agreena and briefly explains what Carbon Farming is and how a Carbon Farming platform works. He also discusses the Agreena Carbon solution, explaining what it is and how it works. Finally, Simon shares his top tips for farmers during their transition to Carbon Farming and gives his thoughts on the Future of the Carbon Farming Market.
About Simon
Simon Haldrup is the Co-Founder and CEO of Agreena. He is a digital-minded business leader with 15 years of transformation experience from the Banking industry with a primary focus on business model innovation, end-to-end digitalisation and regulatory implementation. He is also energised and driven by transforming businesses to release dormant potential with clear results through fruitful collaboration and influential/dynamic leadership.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonhaldrup
Agreena: https://agreena.com/
About Shane
Shane is currently interning with Irish Tech News. He is in his third year of studying Journalism at NUI Galway where he also studies IT and has an interest in programming and web development.
Jamil talks with Victor Gry, from Kiev to understand what is happening on the ground there. See more on their YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY8sDvZdWEA
What is your background? Is it a logical background for what you have been doing up until now?
Hi Jamil
Thank you for the opportunity to communicate with you. Russia started a war against the civilian population of Ukraine. At the moment, hostilities on the side of Russia continue for the seventh day. And my experience as a journalist tells me about the need to tell what is happening in my country to the citizens of Europe. Russia attacked Ukraine on February 24 at 5:00 am, when the civilian population was sleeping, unaware of Putin's terrible plans. Of course, today, the second of March, the key to victory is the united actions of Ukrainians in the struggle for their freedom. It is understandable and pleasant that we receive support from the European Union and the understanding that Ukraine can become a full-fledged member of the community. Ukrainians proved their masculinity, unbreakable temper and will to win not by word but by deed.
Your communication tower was struck late last night. What’s the current state of affairs where you are in Kyiv?
Ukraine is being invaded throughout the country. You probably know that the President of Belarus, Lukashenko, adopted a number of amendments to the constitution of Belarus in an emergency referendum, which now makes it possible to place nuclear weapons on the territory of the country. Two dictators, Putin and Lukashenko, should be brought before the tribunal, the court in The Hague intends to investigate the crimes of the Russian army in Ukraine. Their actions are a direct threat today not only to Ukraine, but also to Europe. You can observe the rhetoric of some of the leaders of the Kremlin towards Europe. From Belarus, fighter jets are flying towards us, bombing not only military bases, but also civilians, who are forced to hide in the basements of their houses from bomb attacks. One of these attacks was intended to leave the country without television, one rocket was aimed at destroying the TV tower in Kyiv, and the second rocket bombed the Babi Yar Holocaust memorial complex.
Now the connection is established, the blow was inflicted on the building of the control room near the TV tower. The building where people worked.
What is happening in Ukraine, you can see directly
broadcasts on YouTube channels. It is pleasant to realize that volunteers are coming to Ukraine from 16 countries of the world who are ready to fight shoulder to shoulder with the Ukrainian people against the aggressor. Their total number has already exceeded 1000 people.
You organized a volunteer organization. What is your organization doing right now? Fighting? Mobilizing people? How’s it going?
Volunteer organizations work in Kiev, and my son is organizing in one of them. As a journalist, I keep in touch with them. All forces have been gathered to fight to prevent the capture of the Capital. The territorial defense, created from the men of Kyiv, is designed to prevent looting in the city during the curfew. A very active mobilization of people, the civilian population helps the military and local activists from the territorial defense in cooking, there are volunteer centers for cooking and providing food.
We need help to purchase and provide food, essential goods to everyone who is now on the defensive and in the mobile volunteer groups in Kyiv.
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What makes a community? And what comes to mind when you see the word, community? A common bond, perhaps — around our mutual love for technology, and a conviction to bring inclusive finance to more in our society. Or perhaps a love of music, craft beer, and human connection. In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Lisa Moyle, Chief Strategy Officer and Co-founder VC Innovations / Fintech Talents on the fintech community, and the trends we expect to see in what’s shaping up to be a very busy 2022 in the financial services industry and beyond. There is never a dull moment in the land of fintech.
Alex Mashinsky, the serial US entrepreneur well known for installing broadband on the US subway, once famously declared Bitcoin the slowest database on the planet. It wasn’t until he understood it solved the issue of the digital double spend, that he got interested and when Mashinsky gets interested, he moves fast. The result is a Celsius Network, a crypto platform that has grown 20x in one year.
Coupled with his interest in crypto was a singular dislike of how the banking system served its customers, or rather it didn’t.
“I’m not alone in this opinion,” he says. “There was a recent survey where people said they’d rather visit the dentist than go sit with their bankers. We all have this visceral reaction.”
Right now the banking system is particularly broken. As he points out, people work hard, get paid a salary, lose half it in taxes and then people can’t earn any interest on their remaining money. Indeed in this zero/negative interest climate, their money is devalued on top of which they get charged all sorts of bank and credit card fees.
“The system is rigged. For most unaccredited investors you cannot participate in different investments, and you are excluded from value creation. That’s what we set up to change in Celsius. We are the opposite of Wall Street – where insiders get to call retail investors the plankton because they feed on them.
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Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found at https://persons-of-interest.io/
Caolán is CMO and Head of Community at Waivlength, an Irish startup creating a decentralised social media platform releasing later this year. While still studying Marketing, Innovation & Technology in DCU, he has previous startup experience with Merlin Mask - a project designing a better, cheaper, more sustainable face mask during the COVID-19 pandemic which placed in the top 5 out of 1000 entrants in the XPRIZE Next-Gen Mask Competition. Currently, Caolán is managing the current Waivlength community, all social outreach, and wider strategy surrounding their equity fundraise and Beta sign-up.
Technology to Transform Social Networking
Through seamless blockchain and cryptocurrency integration, Waivlength adds many features which set it apart from current mainstream channels.
There’s a lot of buzz around the Web 3.0 movement and the changes it will bring to the industry, but few people actually know why it began and what it will bring. To understand this, let’s take a look back at its predecessors - Web 1.0 and 2.0.
Web 1.0 or ‘World Wide Web’ as it was known, was just a set of static websites with lots of information and no interactive content. Slow dial-up connections for chat rooms and MSN messenger, AltaVista and Ask Jeeves. Then came 2.0. Faster internet speeds paved the way for interactive content. The web wasn’t about observing anymore, it was about participating. New platforms provided users with faster, more reliable, and feature-rich services. The global sharing of information spawned the age of ‘Social Media’. Youtube, Wikipedia, Twitter and Facebook gave voices to the voiceless and a means for like-minded communities to thrive.
With the vast increase in internet users and volume of data floating around, big digital corporations soon realized how valuable of an asset personal information is. So began the mass stockpiling of data in centralized servers, with Amazon, Facebook and Twitter the biggest custodians. People sacrificed privacy for the convenience of these services; whether they knew it or not, their identities, browsing habits, searches and online shopping information was sold to the highest bidder.
While the Web 2.0 democratized many power structures and created new opportunities, the economic engine is largely privatized and monopolized. Almost all online services are hosted on hardware owned by the “big three” cloud providers, which consist of Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google. Facebook now boasts 2.9 billion users worldwide. Uber and AirBnB have created private networks for public infrastructure which they dominate.
The Web 3.0 is the antithesis of this, it’s about multiple profit centers sharing value across an open network. The primary purpose of the Web 3.0 movement isn’t focused on expanding the functionality of the internet. Instead, Web 3.0 is focused on restructuring the way in which the internet is accessed and interacted with. We now have the development of what is described as a human-centred internet.
Refurbished devices such as smartphones are becoming more popular for various reasons. These include buying a smartphone that is as good as new, less CO2 is generated and the money you can save when buying a refurbished smartphone. Ronan talks to Padraig Power, refurbed Market Managing Lead for Ireland about this and more.
Padraig talks about his background, what refurbed does, refurbed long term goal, their average customer age, and their biggest selling smartphone last year. Padraig also talks about what’s important to phone users, and where they plant their trees.
More about refurbed:
Refurbed launched in Ireland in March 2021 and the company has already managed to get a refurbished device into 1% of Irish households. The company’s long-term vision is to get at least one refurbished device into every household in Ireland. Each device undergoes a rigorous 40-step refurbishment process to ensure products are brand new when the customer receives them and refurbed offers a wide range of products from household brands such as Apple, Microsoft, Sony, and Samsung just to name a few.
In addition to generating 70% less CO2 compared to the manufacturing of a new device, for every product sold the company plants a tree to offset carbon emissions created during the refurbishing process. On that point, since launching in Ireland, Irish consumers have managed to help plant 20,000 trees.
Pradeep Goel is the Chief Executive Officer of Solve.Care, a global healthcare and blockchain-focused company that redefines care coordination, improves access to care, empowers consumers with information, reduces benefit administration costs, and helps reduce fraud and waste in healthcare around the world. Pradeep has more than 25 years of healthcare experience, developing groundbreaking software for the insurance industry, and co-founding four healthcare IT businesses where he has served in a number of management roles.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Unique in its intersection of Indian and global art, culture and technology, EyeMyth Festival explores present and future cases of immersive storytelling and new media. It brings together young creative professionals, artists and performers from India, South Asia & the Global Media Arts space.
The 2022 edition of the festival brings together creative professionals from around the world to create an environment of learning, skill building and showcasing with prime examples from Indie gaming and media arts industries. This year brings back the second edition of the Massive Mixer Conference, the centerpiece of the festival programming.
With support from various institutional partners, the festival will feature a delegation of experts from the U.K., Switzerland, Russia, China, Sri Lanka and India addressing themes of creative practice, processes, and challenges for media artists through free workshops, talks and showcases.
Tejas Nair, co curator and producer of this unique festival explains its origins and how this year it has gone fully viral on the Lemonade.social platform. Find out more here https://eyemyth.in/
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Your host is Jillian Godsil, award wining journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found here.
Richard Carthon is Managing Member of Acacia Digital and Host of Crypto Current. He is on a journey to learn as much as possible about cryptocurrency while educating everyday people so they can have confidence in cryptocurrency investment opportunities.
Maybe you invested in one of the various ICOs, mining or other scams that were going on during late 2017/early 2018.
Let’s address the elephant in the room: cryptocurrency and blockchain technology is new and unfamiliar to most.
How to Identify Early Crypto Opportunities and Build Conviction to Make Life-Changing Profits
Several people invested in cryptocurrency without knowing much about the technology that is supporting the various crypto projects that are going on in the space.
Knowing this, he began to research and create content, Crypto Current, to educate himself and inform others so that they could begin to make more educated investment decisions in cryptocurrency and blockchain.
If you are curious in the space, he welcomes you to connect.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Caroline Bowler is CEO of BTC Markets, where 325,000 Australians have traded more than $21bn dollars since 2013.
Formerly Director, Asia-Pacific for Red Flag Consulting. Caroline was the founder of Bowlah PR, the first FinTech PR agency in Asia with offices in Singapore and Melbourne. She has worked in Financial Services since 2004, both in Europe and Asia Pacific.
Over her career, Caroline has worked with a variety of financial institutions. These include investment banks, hedge funds, financial technology companies, and financial advisors. This has extended to blockchain and digital asset companies since 2015.
Caroline is a board member with Blockchain Australia, representing digital currency exchanges. Follow her tweets at @CaroBowler.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Closing the Poverty Gap by Repurposing Blockchain for Good to Help People Participate in the 4th Industrial Revolution
Helen Hai
Helen is the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Goodwill Ambassador for Industrialization in Africa. She is heading the Binance Blockchain Charity Foundation with the mandate to use Blockchain for Social Good. Ambassador Hai was named a 2015 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, and she is the co-chair of the Global Future Council on the Future of Consumption for the World Economic Forum. Ambassador Hai was named 2017 Wu Fellow by UC Berkeley, Global Visionary by UBS, and she was also featured on the "Ones to Watch" for Bloomberg's 50 People Who Shaped 2018 in Unexpected Ways list.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Rene Stefancic is Partnerships Lead at Enjin, where he oversees ecosystem adoption and partnerships. A results-driven professional who thrives at the intersection of product, marketing, IT, and growth, Rene enjoys finding pragmatic and scalable solutions to tough problems and creating long-lasting, fruitful business relationships. His mottos are “swim or drown” and “AB test everything.”
Building the Infrastructure for Decentralized Identity within the Metaverse, Enjin Rene Stefancic
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
There is no lack of Buy Now, Pay Later news in fintech, with hundreds of BNPL startups around the world vying for a piece of the pie. The trend has also attracted the attention of established giants, from Citi, J.P. Morgan Chase, and American Express, to Apple, PayPal, and Amazon, all competing for customers who want the ability to spread payments over time. Even the B2B space is catching on, with ACI Worldwide launching a new product for merchants to enable them to offer customers payment options with more than 70 BNPL lenders.
While paying in installment isn’t new, the rapid rise in popularity of BNPL and easy access to credit has sparked concerns that it will encourage excessive consumerism and debt. In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Michael Hershfield, founder and CEO of Accrue Savings, on balancing consumption and savings, and seeing the world with a human lens.
We talk with Daniel Vogler, Co-founder and Co-CEO of AMZSCALE to learn more about how he has grow the business and the massive opportunities for companies to grow via Amazon and also specifically with AMZSCALE.
Daniel Vogler (33) is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of AMZSCALE, the leading Amazon full service platform founded in 2016 in Osnabrück, Germany, enabling investors of all backgrounds to benefit from the eCommerce boom. AMZSCALE builds and scales profitable Amazon brands from scratch as a service and enables fastest possible growth for brands through access to working capital and a scalable distribution infrastructure. Daniel has worked in e-commerce leadership roles for more than 10 years.
Everything you wanted to know about DAOs but were afraid to ask ... Jillian Godsil interviews Jordan Gray from NEAR
Another really crucial part of the community aspect to Web3 are DAOs or Decentralised Autonomous Organisations.
“I like to break DAOs to their constituent parts,” says Gray. “Decentralised can mean the people are geographically disbursed or indeed the work is. There is not one person at the top telling everyone what to do – the work is collaborative or like a co-op.”
When it comes to the autonomous portion, this is akin to the royalty split mentioned before at Codame.
“Even decision making can be automated thereby eliminating boring or repetitive tasks. And unlike companies like Uber or Lift where automation is key to the success of the company, the rewards are spread evenly amongst the participants.”
Tune in to hear more.
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found at https://persons-of-interest.io/
Miroslav Polzer is convinced that he is destined to play an important role in mastering the global climate crisis. His main vehicle is the International Association of the Advancement of Innovative Approaches to Global Challenges or IAAI for short. This organisation is accredited to the United Nations through the Economic and Social Council, the Department for global communications, the UN climate change process, UNFCC and the Green Climate Fund, which is the biggest international public climate finance mechanism of the UN system.
The message of IAAI is big because the global challenges are big and as Polzer explains: “We are already partially in crisis mode and these global challenges affect everyone, hence the need to respond in a global manner.”
Polzer argues that the world needs systemic solutions - we need to create an institutional framework, along with economic and societal frameworks.
“The problems that we see don’t stop at national borders and the solutions rely on everyone taking action, right down to individual grocery shopping and choices. As a result, we are building an ecosystem on blockchain to capture our activities. We want to build on culture, technology and organisational innovation to get everyone engaged and empowered to take meaningful and rewarding action for the local and global public good, aligned with the goals and programs of the United Nations’ system.”
Polzer is passionate about the UN. He sees it as the only player which has a true global mandate and he is actively building a United Citizens Organisation for Action for Climate Empowerment, based on the blockchain.
To find out more, please listen to the podcast
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found at https://persons-of-interest.io/
NFTs have been around since 2014 but in the past couple of years they have really taken off as new ways of using them are found. One of the NFT innovators is Shant Kevonian who appeared on the Irish Tech News podcast last year and is the founder of NFT.Physio, a Barcelona based startup is bringing NFTs to life with its 3D printing solution for users to create physical renderings of their NFTs, increasing revenue generated for past, present and future NFTs. NFT.Physio’s platform also offers multi-chain support across Polygon, BSC and Ethereum blockchains.Shant talks to Ronan about what NFT.Physio does, the metaverse, bringing your NFT to life, the future of NFT’s, blockchain, the growth and adoption of wallets, NFT’s in the music and luxury brand world, and NFT’s and gamers.
Shant talks to Ronan about what NFT.Physio does, the metaverse, bringing your NFT to life, the future of NFT’s, blockchain, the growth and adoption of wallets, NFT’s in the music and luxury brand world, and NFT’s and gamers.
More about NFT.Physio:
NFT.Physio is working with brands, marketing agencies and visual designers to provide a novel value-add for users, increase the value of, and demand for NFTs, and broaden the scope of NFT utilities, opening the door to unprecedented levels of mainstream usability. The company’s 3D printing process offers rapid turnaround times from rendition to premium prints, shipping to Europe, the US and Canada.
NFT.Physio is also launching a special Q1 campaign for Irish Tech News readers, offering users a 20% discount by using the code ITN-001.
Capturing the Intersection of Social, Economic and Technology Advancements with a Robust Developer Blockchain Toolkit
John deVadoss leads ngd enterprise inc, in Seattle, WA, with a focus on the blockchain developer experience and tooling; he and his team build the premier developer toolkit for the blockchain industry – the N3 Blockchain Toolkit.John is a Governing Board Member of the Global Blockchain Business Council where he works on industry standards for blockchain interoperability. He was a co-founder of the InterWork Alliance, which merged with the GBBC in 2021.Earlier in his career at Microsoft, John incubated and built Microsoft Digital from zero to $0.5B in revenue. During his two-decade career at Microsoft, he built and led the architecture capability and team for .NET, Enterprise Strategy et al. He also led the team that build the Enterprise Frameworks and tools for Visual Studio .NET.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
William Je is the Chief Executive Officer of Hamilton Investment Management Ltd, a global fund manager with multi-billion assets under management. His portfolio includes private equity investments in licensed banks, Fintech and social media projects and multi-strategy algorithmic trading funds. He is also the founder of Himalaya Exchange, a global digital exchange with a full ecosystem including a blockchain payment App, a stable coin and a trading coin.
Prior to that, Mr. Je was the Chairman of Equity Capital Markets, Greater China at the Macquarie Banking Group for 10 years, managing its Greater China capital markets and principal investment activities. Prior to Macquarie, Mr. Jeserved as the joint venture partner and managing Director of China Merchant Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, help building its business in Hong Kong from scratch. Mr. Je also served as an Executive Director at Credit Agricole Indosuez and a Board member of its securities arm, Indosuez W.I. Carr Securities; Director & Head of Business Development at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein and a Vice President at NatWest Markets.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Carter KleinCarter is a Software Engineer and Head of DeFi at cmorq, where he's responsible for driving the product and engineering efforts behind the cmorq app. Prior to cmorq, Carter has worked on exponential-growth financial products responsible for processing $350M+ MoM at Capital One. He holds a BS in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin, working as an early engineer at a seed-funded data analytics startup throughout school.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
The Real Estate Development Opportunities Await for Buying Virtual Land in the Metaverse, with Erin Sykes
Erin Sykes’ perseverance and ability to anticipate trends are what have driven her success. Erin strives to help clients reach their unique goals with discreet, individualized attention and action-orientation.
Specializing in helping UHNW clients year-round in Palm Beach, The Hamptons, and New York City, Erin utilizes her combined background in finance and construction to take an analytical and qualitative approach to amplifying clients’ return on investment.
With a background in commercial and luxury residential construction at her family’s 120+ year-old firm and certification as a LEED AP – New Construction, Erin understands how to optimize new development and intricate renovation using sustainable materials and methodology.
As Chief Economist for Nest Seekers International, Erin is responsible for developing and translating real estate trend data into consumer and industry insights. She reports on monthly housing starts, new developments, rate changes and general industry trends for all major news outlets.
Erin is often interviewed by Fox Business News, CNBC, TODAY, CNN, NBC Nightly News, The Real Deal, Bloomberg, Mansion Global, Forbes, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, Inc., and Mashable. She holds a MBA from Pepperdine University and a Bachelor in Finance and International Business from Villanova University.
Erin resides between FL and NYC.
Follow Erin on Instagram and Twitter @SykesStyle
From opening a bank account and rebuilding credit, to finding employment and securing housing, the challenges that millions of justice-involved individuals and their families face are immense. How then do you design for a community of 20 million people who are trying to get back on their feet? If not now, then when?
In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Yassi Hadjibashi and Keith Armstrong, founders of Stretch, a fintech company dedicated to empowering communities impacted by incarceration to become financially strong. There is hope for impact for community players, if we are intentional.
We chat with Niall O'Reilly, who is the CEO and founder of Waivlength. See more about their crowd funding campaign on Spark Crowdfunding here.
Waivlength is an autonomous social media platform backed by a fully verified userbase.
More about Niall O'Reilly
We're changing the social media landscape and putting the power back into the hands of the user. Transitioned into Web 3.0 after KPMG in 2021 and have been exploring the many new opportunities presented with the evolving tech space of blockchain, cryptocurrency, business and finance. Identified huge potential for this technology to be utilized in a social media environment. Excited to grow network and connect with other thought-leaders and entrepreneurs in this space. Every day brings a valuable lesson for those prepared to heed it. Formerly of KPMG. Specialized in financial statement audit, working with top global aircraft leasing companies including GECAS, Goshawk, Orix Aviation Systems, Nordic Aviation Capital and several ABS vehicles. Undergraduate degree in Neuroscience from University College Dublin.
Waivlength
Waivlength is a verified, autonomous social media platform built on blockchain creating a fairer and more rewarding network for its community. The Waivlength platform is in the build phase but has already received backing from the Algorand Foundation and a 10,000+ person community from a prior token offering to support the creation of its network.
We're delighted to share that we are now listed live on Spark Crowdfunding for our first investment round! We are targeting €300k of investment from Spark investors in exchange for equity in the Waivlength company through a SAFE Note. As an Irish startup it meant a lot to be given our first vote of confidence from an Irish group, especially one with such a proven track record for successful raises. Given the decentralised nature of the Waivlength project, doing our first equity fundraise via crowdfunding seemed most fitting. If you'd like to get involved, you can sign up with Spark here
First Fridays for Startups is back and Google, HubSpot, Microsoft and Salesforce are on board as the new revised All-Ireland version launches today. To help lead it veteran startup advisor and founder of Cork’s Republic of Work innovation hub, DC Cahalane, will join Dogpatch Labs as Director of First Fridays for Startups.
Ronan talks to DC Cahalane about the new First Fridays for Startups, the Irish Tech ecosystem, unicorns and more.
More about DC Cahalane:
DC is passionate about Disruptive Innovation, Business Models, Starting and Scaling Businesses, Entrepreneurship and his home city of Cork, Ireland. DC has led Growth and Marketing with some great companies like Teamwork.com and Trustev. DC is the ex CEO of REPUBLIC OF WORK and has now joined Dogpatch Labs as Director of First Fridays for Startups.
In this podcast, Shane is joined by Rick Pastoor, Author of GRIP: The Art of Working Smart (and getting to what matters most) which launched at the beginning of the month. Rick discusses the inspiration behind writing the book and explains what the GRIP system is and how it can each section can be used. The three sections of the GRIP system are GRIP your week, GRIP your year and GRIP your life.
Rick is also an entrepreneur and co-founder of Rise Technologies. He discusses the recent investment Rise has received and the Rise Calendar Application he is currently working on. Finally, Rick shares his tips for anyone struggling to set realistic goals for the year ahead and what his plans are for the year ahead.
About Rick Pastoor
Rick Pastoor has always liked experimenting at work. He’ll try things out, then keep what works, ditch what doesn’t. Try. Rinse. Repeat. In his time at Blendle, the New York Times-backed journalism startup, Rick steadily refined his methods. That’s where GRIP was born, a flexible collection of tools and insights that helped the team do their best work.
Originally self-published in Dutch in 2019, GRIP became an overnight bestseller in Holland. Rick’s mission today is the same: helping people make smarter decisions about their time. He divides his own time between his young family in Amsterdam, giving talks on GRIP, his weekly newsletter “Work in Progress,” and a new startup, where he’s building a next-generation calendar called Rise.
Rick's Twitter: https://twitter.com/rickpastoor
GRIP: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Grip-working-smart-getting-matters/dp/0008510571/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1637239821&sr=1-2
About Shane
Shane is currently interning with Irish Tech News. He is in his third year of studying Journalism at NUI Galway where he also studies IT and has an interest in programming and web development.
Jitender Tokas is Co-founder and Chief Business Officer of Delta Exchange, a High-Performance Bitcoin & Altcoin Derivatives Exchange that offers Futures & Options with 100x Leverage. Since 2018.
www.delta.exchange
Twitter: @tweetofthetokas
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Jawad Ashraf is CEO and Co-Founder at Terra Virtua, a NFT ecosystem
Jawad is a top performing technical specialist and entrepreneur with 30+ years of experience. n focus. Jawad has managed and built projects in the UAE, USA, Turkey, Australia, Norway and the UK – with teams consisting of onshore/offshore developers, business analysts, quality assurance engineers, third party suppliers and partners. Terra Virtua is an original metaverse and NFT gaming pioneer.
www.terravirtua.io
@jawadterra
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Mr. Alex Tapscott is an entrepreneur, author and seasoned capital markets professional focused on the impact of Bitcoin, blockchain and other digital assets on business and financial markets. Mr. Tapscott is the co-author of the critically acclaimed non-fiction best-seller, Blockchain Revolution, which has been translated into more than 15 languages and has sold more than 500,000 copies worldwide. He is also the Editor and Co-author of Financial Services Revolution (January 2020).
Mr. Tapscott is sought after world-wide for his expertise by business and government audiences. He has delivered over 200 lectures and executive briefings at firms like Goldman Sachs (Talks at GS), Google, Allianz, IBM, Microsoft and Accenture. His TedX talk, “Blockchain is Eating Wall Street” has been viewed over 700,000 times. Mr. Tapscott has also written for The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, The Globe and Mail, National Post and many other publications.In 2017, Mr. Tapscott co-founded the Blockchain Research Institute (BRI), a global think-tank investigating blockchain strategies, opportunities and use-cases. Previously, Mr. Tapscott was Director of institutional equity sales at Canaccord Genuity. Mr. Tapscott is a graduate of Amherst College (Cum Laude) and is a CFA Charterholder.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
In this episode, Shane is joined by Andy Last, CEO of MullenLowe Salt and Author of Business on a Mission: How to Build a Sustainable Brand. The First Edition of the book launched in 2016 and with the second edition launching recently, Andy explains the inspiration behind the book and why he wanted to write a second edition.
Andy also talks about the effect the pandemic has had on businesses and their ability to build a sustainable brand, what influence gen z can have on a business and finally, Andy gives his top tips for businesses trying to build a more sustainable brand.
About Andy
Andy Last co-founded salt, one of the first UK companies to be accredited as a B- Corporation, and has advised businesses for the last 20 years on how they can improve performance by addressing social issues. He has worked since 2006 on Lifebuoy soap’s award-winning social mission, described as the ‘best social program ever’ by David Aaker, Professor Emeritus at the Haas School of Business, Berkeley. He led the launch of salt Singapore in 2012 and salt’s acquisition by MullenLowe Group in 2017. He is a regular speaker on the role of business in society, at conferences in Europe, America, Asia and Africa and as a visiting lecturer, including for Cambridge University’s Institute for Sustainability Leadership and ESADE Business School in Barcelona. He is a member of the Medinge Group, the Brands with a Conscience Think Tank, and a B-Corp Ambassador
Witnessing firsthand the success of Unilever’s life-saving handwashing project in Nairobi, Kenya, Andy saw how Unilever was building its business in Africa by giving it a social mission. He was inspired to write his book, Business on a Mission: How To Build a Sustainable Brand, sharing not just the Lifebuoy story, but the wider story of how business lost and then refound its social purpose and how different organisations have developed social missions, reinforcing the idea that businesses can be both profitable and fulfil a social purpose.
The first edition won a bronze medal in the AXIOM Business Book Awards and the second edition of Business on a Mission was published in January 2022, featuring new chapters, interviews and case studies charting the rise of ESG investing, the growing pressures on business from the effects of climate change and demands for social equity, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is available from the publishers, Routledge, at https://www.routledge.com/Business-on-a-Mission-How-to-Build-a-Sustainable-Brand/Last/p/book/9781032009414 and Amazon at https://www.amazon.co.uk/Business-Mission-Build-Sustainable-Brand-ebook/dp/B09LX19Z9B.
Andy's Twitter: https://twitter.com/saltylast
About Shane
Shane is currently interning with Irish Tech News. He is in his third year of studying Journalism at NUI Galway where he also studies IT and has an interest in programming and web development.
In this podcast today Melanie Boylan sits down to chat with Dr Benton about Mental Health and how even though we are stepping out of the pandemic, it's not a case we are doing any better. In our chat she offers her insight on the importance of embracing work-life balance, addressing anxiety in the workplace, recognizing the signs of career burnout and even how to implement mental health awareness in a work setting.
Dr Benton introduces us to the new app that has been created that supports its users in building better habits, supportive tactics and reducing overwhelm. Some great tips in this podcast.
About Dr. Benton:
Dr. Sherry Benton, founder and Chief Science Officer of TAO Connect, is an esteemed psychologist in both research and practice, and has more than 25 years of clinical and research experience in counselling and psychology and college student mental health. Her experience as a director in the college counselling world revealed a need for a more efficient and effective way to deliver mental health therapy. She saw students in need of treatment sit on a waitlist, and by the time they received services, they may have already lost an entire semester due to mental health problems. Sherry is Board Certified in counselling Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology, and she is a Fellow in the American Psychological Association. She served as President Emeritus of the American Academy of counselling Psychology and President of the Association of counselling Centre Training Agencies.
Dr. Benton has many professional publications and presentations, particularly related to college student mental health. The book Dr. Benton co-authored, “College Student Mental Health: Services and Strategies,” is published by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators and regarded as an important resource in the college counselling arena.
About TAO Connect:
TAO Connect is a virtual platform committed to reducing behavioral health disparities by bringing affordable, effective, and accessible treatment to people who have limited access. The online program provides therapeutic educational resources for common behavioral health problems using a comprehensive platform of virtual tools for therapists and clients. The tools provide information about client education, interaction, accountability, and progress assessment to facilitate effective results. TAO’s tools can be used as self-directed, minimally supported help with peer counsellors or case managers, custom group support, brief psychotherapy sessions, traditional (50-minute) psychotherapy, or as a transition from inpatient back to the community.
How to Launder Billions in Bitcoin and Hide in Plain Sight - Lessons from the Bitfinex Hack and Mars Stealer Malware Threats
Justin Choo - Cabital
Justin currently heads the global Compliance function at Cabital, a global cryptocurrency company based in Singapore with business presence in Lithuania, Malaysia and China. He is responsible for global licensing and Compliance risk management initiatives for the company’s cryptocurrency business, and is the point of contact for Compliance matters for the company’s banking partners and venture capital investors.A seasoned Compliance professional with global experience in the crypto, fintech and banking industry, Justin has led successful fintech licensing and registration initiatives in Singapore (Payment Services License) and the European Union.
Having held regional Compliance leadership roles in leading fintech firms YouTrip and Airwallex, as well as previously heading the Global AML/CFT Policy & Governance function at United Overseas Bank (UOB), Justin is familiar and conversant with the regulatory requirements on AML/CFT/Sanctions in the APAC region (Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Australia), as well as various financial crime risk management technology solutions.He has, over the years, had regular engagements with regulators, particularly on new Compliance initiatives.
Being one of the first payment services companies licensed under the Payment Services Act, Justin was (when at YouTrip) consulted by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) extensively on key areas of risks that the new law should address when regulating fintech companies. As the lead policymaker for the UOB Group, he represented the bank in the National KYC Utility Project, which was initiated and sponsored by the MAS to align the AML/CFT Compliance policies and workstreams amongst the major banks in Singapore.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
What role do cloud solutions play within today’s financial services industry? How has the infrastructure and partnership ecosystem evolved to support the needs of the global market? In order to compete in today’s fast changing world, how can fintechs of all sizes best embrace and accelerate innovation?
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Briana Frank and Chris Rosen from IBM about market trends — from the future of work to cybersecurity and data compliance — and how banks and fintechs can adapt to these changing dynamics in order build faster, more securely, and anywhere — across clouds and on-premises.
In this episode, Shane is joined by Mike Weeks, Co-Author of Resilience by Design: How to Survive and Thrive in a Complex and Turbulent World. Throughout the conversation, Mike shares his top tips for eliminating stress from our everyday lives and explains why we often mislabel situations as being stressful.
Mike also discusses the work he has done in the past with Frontline Mind, his past experiences in high-pressure situations such as free soloing on rocks, the inspiration behind his writing and finally, he shares a few valuable lessons he has learnt throughout his career that he believes everyone should learn.
About Mike Weeks
Mike Weeks is a free climber, adventurer, entrepreneur, and coach to elite athletes, military special forces, business executives, and high performers in many fields. He currently advises governments on eco defence and resilience, which is a far cry from famously coaching Jack Osbourne to climb a 1000m wall in the globally broadcast Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/imikeweeks
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-weeks-aa559819/
Resilience by Design: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Resilience-Design-Survive-Complex-Turbulent/dp/1119794935
About Shane
Shane is currently interning with Irish Tech News. He is in his third year of studying Journalism at NUI Galway where he also studies IT and has an interest in programming and web development.
In this conversation between Minter Dial and John Jeffcock, we discuss John's work as CEO at Winmark, how being an officer in the army informed his leadership style, what defines success, the profound importance of governance, ethical frameworks, purpose and much more.
More about John Jeffcock:
John Jeffcock is Chief Executive of the award winning C-Suite network business Winmark. As CEO of Winmark he has oversight of 16 C-Suite networks, with 700 multinationals, across 18 countries, including the world leading Chief Sustainability Officer network. He is a former infantry Captain in the British Army, decorated for distinguished service, first Gulf War, and he later ran the Northern Cordon around Sarajevo for the UN, during the war in Bosnia. He has an MA and MBA, sits on five educational boards and his external work focuses on social mobility. He has written two books of war poetry, proceeds from both going to injured soldier charities. In 2020 he was commissioned to write a book on the C-Suite by Bloomsbury. His book The Suite Spot: Reaching, Leading and Delivering the C-Suite is being launched in the UK in January, USA in March and Australia in May 2022.
Minter Dial is an itinerant bohemian in search of experiences and interesting people. His mission is to elevate the debate and connect people, dots and ideas. As a metier, he relishes being an energetic speaker on leadership, brand and digital strategy with a specialisation in digital transformation since setting out on his own in 2009. Check out his speaker reel, showing his off- and online speaking credentials.
After a bountiful 16-year international career at L’Oréal, including being head of Redken Worldwide and on the Executive Committee worldwide of the L’Oreal Professional Products Division, Minter returned to his entrepreneurial roots to become a thought-leader, author, consultant and professional speaker. He is based out of London and focuses on leadership and transformation.
Hash Code, Google’s flagship team programming competition, is back. and fully virtual. Join developers around the world as they grow their coding skills and work to optimise real Google engineering problems. To find out more about it Ronan talks to Jennifer Petoff Google's Global Director of Site Reliability Engineering Education.
Jennifer talks to Ronan about what Hash Code is, how long Hash Code has being going, and how to apply to set up a hub. Jennifer also talks about what hub organisers and the people taking part in Hash Code get out of it, and what are the prizes for the winner.
More about Google Hash Code:
Hash Code is a team programming competition, organised by Google, for students and professionals around the world. You pick your team and programming language and Google picks an engineering problem for you to solve. This year’s contest kicks off with a Qualification Round, where your team can compete virtually from wherever you’d like, alongside your virtual Hub. Top teams will then be invited to compete from Google’s virtual World Finals.
Marie Poteriaieva fell down the crypto rabbit hole over 5 years ago, progressively realizing how a 9-page Whitepaper could change the world. 3
years ago she quit her job in fashion to dedicate herself to the research on all things blockchain together with her associate. The results of this
research took the form of a mindmap easily explaining crypto-related notions, which was published on a newly created d.center https://d.center/ website.
D.Center now is a crypto education company, animating its website with both theoretical content and the analysis of the newest crypto events, as well as providing blockchain-related trainings. However, it has far-going ambitions in bringing crypto knowledge to the masses, and many more cool features are to come.
Join the discussion on the future of crypto on D.Center’s pages on
https://www.linkedin.com/company/dcenter LinkedIn,
https://twitter.com/DCenter_Explore Twitter or
https://www.facebook.com/d.center.all.things.blockchain Facebook!
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Colin Fitzpatrick is a 20 year veteran of the tech industry having a distinguished career working for companies such as Oracle, Salesforce, HubSpot and Dell, in roles spanning Sales, Marketing, Programs & Management. He has a real passion for people, leading teams and working with high growth businesses. Originally from Ireland but now living in Dubai, Colin has always had a keen interest in the technology space, but has been fascinated by the Crypto space since he first became a Crypto convert in 2015. His other main passion is Music, having been a DJ and club-night organiser for many years - Colin has fantastic energy and enthusiasm with everything he does.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Josh Doner is one of the first people in the world to buy an NFT and is a CryptoPunk OG from June 2017
Josh is a h leader working on a DAO called Tracer, a decentralized Perpetual Contracts Protocol on Ethereum used to hedge risk to both digital and real world assets. Join Tracer DAO on Discord, and tag @Josh | Tracer, https://discord.gg/kvJEwfvyrW
Josh does talks and is a Speaker on NFT's,, Metaverses, Defi and Blockchain. He has done talks at RBC, TD, CPA Ontario, Abacus Agency, GA.co and various Podcasts.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Graham Wallington Co Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Graham developed a passion for nature during his first career as a SCUBA diving instructor. In 1998 he co-founded Africam.com (which grew to [one of] the biggest African websites in the early 2000s) and since then has been wholly focused on sharing nature with humanity. He is deeply inspired by the Internet and the opportunities it provides for making the world a better place for ALL its inhabitants.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
When we talk about innovation, oftentimes we think about those in technology. But innovation goes beyond artificial intelligence, robotics, and quantum computing. Beyond the bits and bytes, it is also about changing mindsets and thinking critically and differently. It is about being comfortable with the uncomfortable. It is about allowing ourselves the time and opportunity to learn to be clumsy and to embrace failure as part of our journey.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Jennifer Sertl, Founder and President of Agility3R and Adjunct Professor at RIT, on innovation and the importance of cross-pollination. Perhaps it’s time to slow down and imagine a little.
Leon Kuperman, and he’s a co-founder and CTO at CAST AI. Formerly Vice President of Security Products OCI at Oracle, Leon’s professional experience spans tech companies such as IBM, Tuition, and HostedPCI.
He founded and served as the CTO of Zenedge, an enterprise security company protecting large enterprises with a cloud WAF. Leon has 20+ years of experience in product management, software design, and development, all the way through to production deployment. He is an authority on cloud computing, web application security and Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), e-commerce, and web application architecture.
Cast.ai:
Cast.ai is a cloud optimization platform that reduces cloud costs, optimizes DevOps, and automates disaster recovery. It ensures developers focus on building great products instead of worrying about their cloud infrastructure. Combining instant AI-driven cloud optimization with Kubernetes, it’s one platform that cuts your cloud bill in half, boosts the power of DevOps 10X, and guarantees business continuity by preventing downtime.
Drones are becoming more popular, especially when used in business. Dr Shaun Passley, the founder of ZenaDrone belives in the potential applications for drones and other autonomous technology in agriculture, and how they could become as common as tractors. Ronan talks to Dr Passely about this and more.
Dr Passley talks about his background, how ZenaDrone started, the drones they use, how their drones work, and who their clients are. Dr Passley also talks about the future of drones technology, AI, how long drones can fly in the air, drones working in natural disasters, different versions of drones.
More about ZenaDrone:
ZenaDrone provides drone technology for agribusiness that uses high-definition cameras and sensors to monitor and treat crops across large areas. The Irish-based company aims to create 30 jobs in Ireland over the next 12 months.
Adam Majmudar - TKS Alum - Founding Team Member of ThirdWeb
I am an 18-year-old learner and builder at heart with a wide variety of interests. I'm a constant truth-seeker and love exploring and learning about philosophy and epistemology. I also like to take time to prioritize diving deep into specific interests and building technical competence in a variety of fields.
Recently, I cofounded Thirdweb (incubated in Founders Inc.), which makes it easy to add popular web3 features to projects like NFTs, marketplaces, and currencies. Currently, I'm focused on building Thirdweb and turning it into the Stripe for web3. I'm also a freshman studying CS and Cognitive Science at the University of Pennsylvania.
I'm most interested in:
Psychedelics, Neuroscience, Consciousness, Meditation
Philosophy, Psychology, & Epistemology (Existentialism, Vedanta, Nondualism, etc.)
Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, and Blockchain (and their potential future implications
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Jon Allen is a GP at Magnus Ventures. He served in the military for 5 years as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician, earning several medals including a Purple Heart. His passion for blockchain started in 2013 as an active Bitcoin trader and physical crypto (Casascius) collector. He then transferred to UC Berkeley, where he received a B.A. in ISF for Economics, Business, & Computer Science. Allen co-founded Blockchain at Berkeley, San Francisco Blockchain Week, and Dekrypt Capital.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Joseph Chong is lead of Marketing and Strategy partnerships at League of Ancients. League of Ancients is a MOBA-NFT game inspired by DOTA2 and League of Legends.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Paddy Power is a veteran of the gaming industry. As a fourth generation ‘bookie’ he has helped create, develop and ultimately personify one of the wagering world’s most famous brands, ‘Paddy Power’.Paddy Power (the brand!) is a cornerstone of the Flutter Group, which has grown to become the world’s leading gaming and wagering company, with brands including Fanduel under its umbrella.Paddy’s expertise throughout his career has been mainly focussed on the fearless pursuit of creating an iconic, relevant and relatable brand.
Paddy Power has consistently been the most famous betting brand in the UK & Ireland and has won countless awards for various campaigns over the past two decades, both within and outside it’s sector.Paddy’s successful campaigns are as varied as setting up a ‘bookie stall’ in St. Peter’s Square to shout odds on the next Pope during the 2005 Papal Election (the Vatican Guard were none too pleased!), to launching a ‘Rainbow Laces’ campaign, persuading Premier League footballers to wear Rainbow Laces to raise awareness of homophobia in Football.‘What would nobody else dare do?’ Is a question Paddy and his team often asked, and the answer invariably led to an unexpected and successful campaign. Like persuading Prof. Stephen Hawking to become a Paddy Power brand Ambassador for the FIFA World Cup in Brazil in 2014 - his job was to mathematically calculate how to take the perfect penalty to help England get over their awful record in penalty shootouts….as it turned out England were so bad they didn’t make it far enough in the tournament to even have a penalty shoot out!
In more recent times Paddy has hosted a 26 show series of The Green Room, a weekly sports & entertainment show on Irish national TV, and has made various sports and culture documentaries on behalf of Paddy Power (the brand) as they spread their reach away from the traditional core territories.This type of uninhibited, creative thinking and action (along with a vastly superior social following to its peers) has consistently been the difference which has created an unrivalled brand affinity among Paddy Power advocates.As a founder and President of ASX, Paddy's ambition is to facilitate a new era of engagement among sports fans where they can be entertained on their own terms rather than the more traditional terms of those gone before.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
By now, you have probably heard of influencer marketing. But what exactly does that entail in the B2B context? And what are the success factors and pitfalls that brands need to be aware of?
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Tim Williams, CEO of Onalytica, on how different organizations are engaging with influential experts and employee advocates from content creation and social engagement to events and sales conversion. In a world where social media is part of our daily lives and everyone is influential, how do we best leverage the tools that we have to create the maximum impact?
In this podcast Melanie Boylan talks to Steven Lewis and Dr Rebecca Weintraub, PhD about a book they collaborated on about personal communication. The lean was on building credibility with tools to help you build yourself up.
The book offers real world solutions and with their specific backgrounds and experience they were able to bring a plethora of knowledge that would leave the reader with a clear framework to work from.
Steven Lewis
Steven Lewis is a Communication Strategist with an extensive background in training creative corporate leaders on their presentation skills. He is an elite personal presentation trainer who has worked with senior executives at NBCUniversal, Warner Bros., Verve Mobile, Hulu, Paramount, Fox and Stitch Fix. He is an Emmy Award winning television executive and entrepreneur, with a keen understanding of how to bring out the best in talent. He has worked with various directors and actors for their promotional tours, including Tom Cruise, Zac Efron and Jennifer Lawrence.
Dr Rebecca Weintraub
Dr Rebecca Weintraub, PhD is an expert in strategic communication, leadership and organizational communication. She is an Emerita Clinical Professor of Communication at USC in the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Over the course of her career she has
worked as a communication consultant and a corporate communication executive. Her clients have included senior executives from an array of industries including infrastructure, publishing, aerospace, automotive and military.
InCredible Communication: Uncover the Invaluable Art of Selling Yourself by Steven Lewis & Rebecca Weintraub PhD (Bloomsbury Business) is published on 17th February 2022 in hardback, audiobook and ebook.
In today's Podcast Melanie Boylan speaks with Dr Aaron Naeger who is a Research Scientist at the University of Alabama, in Huntsville. He also works very closely with NASA using satellites that measure air quality around parts of the Earth.
Listen in to the podcast to hear about upcoming NASA missions that are coming up that are supporting the research being launched in the upcoming months and years.
Also find out about the challenge that has been set up to find more ways to improve air quality data. Can you and your team bring something new to the table?
Would you like to know more about the challenge and the team involved in organising it? Check out the links below to learn more:
https://www.herox.com/airathon
https://www.drivendata.org/competitions/91/competition-air-quality-no2/
https://www.drivendata.org/competitions/88/competition-air-quality-pm/
Since the pandemic started nearly two years ago, remote working has become part of our everyday lives, but everyone does it differently. Avaya knows no two businesses remote work the same, and offers cloud communications and workstream collaboration solutions to help with this. Ronan talks to Steve Joyner Avaya VP UK & Ireland about this and more.
Steve talks about this his background, what Avaya does, remote working through the pandemic, why the focus on the employee experience drives the customer experience and the positive business outcomes, and why businesses must move from a product-oriented approach to an agile, customer-centric focus that is able to compete in today’s experience economy.
More about Steve:
Steve began at Avaya following the acquisition of Nortel in 2009 and has held multiple engineering, sales and channel roles in the UK and the Middle East over his successful, 30-year career. Prior to his current role Steve was the company’s European channel lead. In this role, he led a team of regional channel managers to drive significant growth through an extensive, diversified network of business partners and resellers across Europe. He played a critical role in improving the company’s various channel programs globally and expanding its channel business.
Shane is joined by Paul McCormack, Innovation Manager at Belfast Metropolitan College to discuss the importance of Green Hydrogen in Ireland's transition to net-zero.
Paul also discusses his work with Hydrogen Ireland and the GENCOMM Project. This project aims to technically and financially validate the renewable H2 value chain and adapt it to a DST that leads NWE communities into sustainable, local and autonomous energy matrixes.
Paul also speaks on the obstacles in the way of Green Hydrogen deployment in Ireland and how they can be overcome. Paul previously wrote an article for Irish Tech News with an in-depth look at these obstacles and how they can be overcome which can be found here.
About Paul
Paul McCormack is an entrepreneurial innovator, technology ambitious and intellectually curious. As Project Coordinator on international projects he engages with many companies across different industries, positioning them truly are at the forefront of innovation. He is an engineer and MBA graduate with over 30 years of experience within global manufacturing, engineering, software, renewable energy, packaging and environmental industries.
He also has a robust record of achievement in all levels of management roles including founder/CEO of multi-award-winning start-up SMEs, securing several international awards for innovation and patents. More information about the GENCOMM Project Paul is currently working on can be found at: https://www.nweurope.eu/projects/project-search/gencomm-generating-energy-secure-communities/
About Shane
Shane is currently interning with Irish Tech News. He is in his third year of studying Journalism at NUI Galway where he also studies IT and has an interest in programming and web development.
Balancing Solving Economically Incentivized Problems with Social Impact Challenges, with Eason Wu at TKS
Eason Wu is a 16 y/o Accelerate at The Knowledge Society learning and building within blockchain and DeFi. He's currently working on PadawanDAO, a DAO focusing on funding students to go to blockchain conferences as well as building projects with Solidity on Ethereum.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
The Power that Improvements on Supply Chains using Blockchain has on Global Social Impact, with Samantha Ouyang and TKS
This is part 2 of a 4 part continuing series on the Knowledge Society Samantha Ouyang, TKS Activator
Samantha is a 17 y/o TKS Activator who has been working in blockchain research and development for the past 18 months, taking special interest in the social impact of blockchain. She first started off by researching cryptography, the technical workings behind blockchain, and current limitations, publishing her own articles and videos explaining technical components and reviewing interesting applications. She then moved into blockchain development after teaching herself Solidity, building her own decentralized applications (dApps) and other blockchain-related projects to tackle global issues. This included dApps and frameworks to secure property rights in developing countries, prevent cyberattacks on nuclear power plants, render the pet industry more transparent, combat bias in AI, and reduce blood donation expiry, winning hackathons and other competitions that allowed her to present her ideas to companies such as S&P Global. Her efforts compounded and she was soon presented with a job offer.
For 5 months, she worked as a smart contract developer at ViewFin, a global fintech company based in Toronto and Shanghai. As the youngest employee, she integrated a decentralized indexing protocol into the company's token exchange platform and spearheaded her own project there to prevent child labour in the chocolate supply chain. Over the summer, she got to conduct research on smart contract evolution under the guidance of a professor at the University of Waterloo as well. As she grew her network in the blockchain enterprise solutions community, she has also gotten the chance to moderate fireside chats with leaders in the blockchain industry and spark insightful conversations on the potential of blockchain in ESG. She hopes to take her work in blockchain further by delving into IoT, bridging the gap between hardware and software so that she can innovate with the synergized power of both.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
How to 'Go Public' in Crypto, the Role of Bots, and PR Insights, with Paulius Stankevicius
Paulius Stankevicius is a businessman and entrepreneur who is focusing on building a next generation alternative investment banking. He is a founder and CEO of Stankevicius Group and Stankevicius companies including Stankevicius MGM, PR and advertising firm which also focuses on investor relations; Stankevicius International which is a general trading firm and Stankevicius Quant Financial which is a algorithmic e-trading service provider.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Pushing Our Limits with the Buildout of a Secure Scalable Global Metaverse with Efinity and My Metaverse, with Simon Kertonegoro.
More about Simon Kertonegoro
After learning about game and app development while working at Enjin, he decided to found MyMetaverse, a metaverse explorer, app store, and game library for NFT and play-to-earn experiences. MyMetaverse is also building its own games, including MyMeta MMO, MyMeta Minecraft, MyMeta GTA, and MyMeta Arcade. MyMetaverse is now a prominent Enjin adopter dedicated to bringing mainstream players into Enjin’s Web3 ecosystem.Simon Kertonegoro taught himself web development at 14 then moved into business development and sales in his early 20's. He eventually joined the Enjin team, where he was instrumental in building Enjin’s ecosystem of NFT games and apps through ongoing marketing, public relations, and business development.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
BAXE is not just a platform, it’s an ecosystem with a vision to take back the internet. As CEO and co founder Christian Moore explains:
“This is our mission; I have been blessed by a team of highly intelligent capable executives who are passionate about our dream to use blockchain and Web3 technology to make a difference and put control back into the hands of the community and the world.”
Or to describe it another way, the team behind BAXE call it the world’s first DLT based super app.
The BAXE Management team has diverse and relevant career backgrounds to contemplate such a major opus: Moore’s background is legal and finance, COO Andrew Broad capital markets technology CTO Dylan Blankenship is blockchain development, CFO James Maher is a CFA and market analyst and CMO Ben Lightfoot’s is in digital media, Facebook to be more precise.
Much like the app the team is also decentralised across Australia and Asia, their careers have also brought them into the intersection of West meets East in terms of technology and business models which has fuelled the thinking behind the BAXE super app.
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Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author - her latest book can be found here https://persons-of-interest.io/
In this podcast, Shane speaks to Paul Hargreaves about his most recent book, The Fourth Bottom Line: Flourishing in the era of compassionate leadership.
In the book, using a mix of stories, quotes and case studies, Paul goes through 50 essential leadership qualities every leader needs in order to drive positive change in their organisations.
Paul discusses why he chose to include certain qualities and why he believes they are essential qualities of leadership. He also discusses his background, his plans for the future, and as his book has been released for a while now, he speaks on the feedback he has received and what sort of impact his book has had.
About Paul
Paul Hargreaves is on a mission to help businesses make a positive difference in the world and reverse some of the injustices which are increasing year by year. He is the CEO of Cotswold Fayre, who supply retail outlets across the UK and Ireland with artisan food.
Cotswold Fayre is one of the founding UK B Corporations – companies that meet the highest standards of overall social and environmental performance and in their recent recertification achieved one of the highest B Corp scores for FMCG companies in the UK.
As well as continuing as CEO of a rapidly growing business, Paul is a B Corp ambassador and professional speaker, who inspires and equips organisations of all sizes to find their purpose and do their part to create a better world.
For years, Paul has also invested time and company resources into an orphanage and schools in Western Kenya, one of the poorest parts of the world.
His first book Forces for Good was named Management Today’s second top ‘Business Book to Read in 2019’ and covers some of the changes UK businesses need to make in order to create a better world.
About Shane
Shane is currently interning with Irish Tech News. He is in his third year of studying Journalism at NUI Galway where he also studies IT and has an interest in programming and web development.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Alessandro Hatami, Managing Partner of Pacemakers, and co-author of Reinventing Banking, on bank innovation and the past, present, and future of financial services. In a world where everything is connected and innovation is everywhere, it is time to rethink the role we play in society. The most promising transformational model for the bank of the future will be one that is based on trust and value.
And to quote Alessandro: “The future is here and the future will be better than the past.” The question is, are you ready?
Ian MacRae and Aoife Sheehy discuss talent and skills development from the individual to national level in Ireland, from what has happened in the past to what will happen in the future. They talk about what is needed to develop a new generation of talent, with the skills and capabilities that are needed for a fast-paced, high tech and highly skilled digital economy in Ireland, along with some information on a new project they’re creating to support efficient development in a hybrid working environment through personality theory and self-development.
This discussion provides a deeper look into topics Aoife and Ian wrote about Developing Essential Skills in the Next Generation of Irish Workers for the Irish Tech News in 2021.
Aoife Sheehy;
Having spent some years working as lead consultant and coach for a large psychometrics brand in the corporate industry in Ireland, Aoife began Attain in September 2020 having noticed the positive impact a deeper understanding of themselves has on clients ability to achieve their goals and objectives. Attain addresses the link between innate traits and motivation providing a space which supports employees and companies simultaneously. Aoife is currently undertaking an MSc in Neuroscience with King’s College London.
Ian MacRae
Ian MacRae is a work psychologist and psychometrician, and he works as a research consultant and speaker across Europe and North America. Ian has a BA (Hons.) in Psychology from the University of British Columbia and an MSc Research Methods in Psychology from University College London. He has written six books about workplace psychology including High Potential: How to Spot, Manage and Develop Talented People at Work, and Dark Social: Understanding the darker side of work, personality and social media which was published in November 2021. His books have been translated into ten different languages.
Dr. Deirdre Kilbane is Head of Division of the Emerging Network Laboratory (ENL) in Walton Institute at Waterford Institute of Technology, and an Adjunct Lecturer at the School of Physics in University College Dublin. Deirdre received a BSc in Experimental Physics along with a PGD in Education from University College Dublin (UCD). She was awarded a PhD in Mathematical Physics from the National University of Ireland Maynooth for her thesis ‘Searches for signatures of quantum chaos’.
From 2014-2016 she was a Marie Curie Fellow of ultrafast surface science in the Aeschlimann Laboratory, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. She joined the TSSG in 2018 and is coordinator and principal investigator of the EU Horizon2020 FETOpen project PRIME. The aim of this multidisciplinary project is to develop a living brain implant that can sense and suppress epilepsy seizures before they happen.
The vision of ENL is to develop innovative technologies for 5G/6G wireless, and quantum communication networks. The team’s background is in information communication science, and they have a wide range of expertise in beyond 5g wireless communications, Internet of Things (IoT), network security and knowledge defined networks. The main research interests of Dr. Deirdre Kilbane centre around developing implantable medical devices to enable personalised medicine via the internet of bio-nano-things with a particular focus on neurodegenerative disorders and epilepsy.
She is also interested in quantum technologies for quantum communication, sensing and imaging. Her research combines nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, quantum physics and molecular communications to develop innovative technologies for Agriculture, Healthcare and ICT. Dr. Kilbane is a member of three SFI Research Centres, Future Neuro (for neurodegenerative disorders), CONNECT (for communication networks) and VistaMilk (for digitalizing dairy).
Walton Institute is a cornerstone of ICT research and development activity in Ireland since 1996.
Based Waterford Institute of Technology’s West Campus at Carriganore, Walton Institute undertakes cutting edge research blending fundamental science with real world commercial applications.
The aim of the Institute is to investigate futuristic next-generation technologies, to verify their capabilities and applicability for today’s society, and to work in collaboration with industry to ensure their commercialisation.
The Walton Institute encourages inter-disciplinary research with prominent national and international reputation and competitiveness firmly positioning Waterford as Ireland’s Innovation Capital ™.
Walton Institute is named after the renowned physicist and Nobel laureate, Dr Ernest Walton, who was born in Co Waterford and awarded the Nobel Prize in physics in 1951 for being the first to split the atom.
Walton’s specialist areas include:
Precision Agriculture
Future Health
Intelligent Transport Systems
Smart Energy
Cybersecurity and Privacy
The Brain Initiative
We catch up with Dinis Guarda, blockchain and smart cities expert and enthusiast to learn more about his latest blockchain project, Lynkey.
More about Lynkey : A Tourism and Property Ecosystem
LynKey blockchain-powered ecosystem is tokenising over 8+ billion dollars of premium property/ tourism and luxury experiences in Vietnam, Singapore, Australia and other countries in the world
More about Dinis
Dinis is an author, speaker, entrepreneur, advisor, and CEO Chairman and co-founder ztudium group that owns the companies techabc and open business platform.
Dinis authored, “4IR – How to Reinvent a Nation”, “How Businesses and Governments can prosper with Fintech, Blockchain, and AI” and “Blockchain, AI, and Crypto Economics – The Next Tsunami”, among others.
The pandemic has made digital transformation a certainty as remote and hybrid working is here to stay. So, how do businesses handle this transition and how do they deal with the doubts about moving to the cloud? Ronan talks to Joe Dowling CTO Sidero about this and more.
Joe talks about his background, what Sidero does, Sidero’s investment of €4.5M and the new jobs they announced. Joe also talks about how technology is changing, the benefits and advantages of the cloud, what Sideros’s research into areas such as the IT skills gap and cloud adoption found, how the pandemic has changed how people and companies view digital transformation and moving to the cloud, and how he thinks Irish tech landscape is looking.
More about Joe:
Joe is responsible for leading the technology direction at Sidero in order to deliver agile digital transformation solutions for customers. Having joined the company in 2016, he is leveraging his innate understanding of Sidero and its vision to drive the technological objectives and cloud-native capabilities in his new role.
He has nearly 30 years’ experience in the technology industry, half of which he spent across Nokia’s London and San Diego offices in consultancy and engineering roles. Joe joined Sidero from the Georgia Tech Research Institute’s Athlone lab, where he oversaw unique research and innovation programmes.
Interesting and very informative conversation with Dr Mary Barbera whose book we recently reviewed, and who has spent over three decades studying and working with those who have autism and families who care for them.
More about Dr Mary Barbera
Dr. Mary Barbera “fell” into the autism world in 1999 when her first- born son, Lucas was diagnosed with autism. Since then, Mary transformed from a confused and overwhelmed parent to a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst and best-selling author. After earning a PhD, Mary launched her first online course in early 2015 and later built additional courses and a membership program to help both parents and autism professionals. Mary’s latest book Turn Autism Around was published in 2021 by Hay House and is helping parents and professionals start turning things around for young children with early signs of autism and older children with an autism diagnosis who are still struggling with talking, tantrums, eating, sleeping and potty training.
For more information go to marybarbera.com.
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Jamil catches up with Liz Yang to cover a wide range of current trending topics and concerns.
Building the Internet Computer, Web 3.0, and solving the hijacking of the Internet problem by Big Tech
Liz Yang is a member of the Growth Team, is the NFT team lead, and is focused on ecosystem development at DFINITY Foundation.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
The Knowledge Society: How a Society of Tech Savvy Teenagers are Reshaping and Creating Global Social and Economic Reform Across the World with Founder Navid Nathoo
Navid Nathoo is the Founder of the Knowledge Society (TKS), a human accelerator that aims to develop the potential of young innovators to successfully impact tomorrow’s world by exposing them to problem solving in different disciplines of technology such as Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, Nanotechnology, and Genetic Engineering. TKS Innovators are 13-17 years old and have spoken at some of the world's largest conferences, are supported by companies like Microsoft and Google, and are working in areas including Brain-Machine Interfaces, Quantum Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, and Genetic Engineering. Prior to his role at TKS, Navid was the founder and CEO of Airpost, a leading cloud security company based in Silicon Valley which was acquired by Box (NYSE: BOX) in early 2015. Post-acquisition, Navid led product for multiple groups at Box, which included overseeing product technologies in machine learning, big data, and advanced security.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Building bright digital futures for young women in Afghanistan through coding, with Fereshteh Forough and Code to Inspire
Fereshteh Forough was born a refugee in Iran after her family fled Afghanistan because of the Soviet invasion. Despite the family’s circumstances, Fereshteh’s parents instilled in her and her siblings the value of education from an early age. Her mother sewed clothing to sell in order to earn money to buy school supplies for the children so they can go to school. When Fereshteh was a teen, the Taliban regime collapsed and Fereshteh and her family moved back to Herat, Afghanistan. After returning to Herat, she earned her Bachelor’s in Computer Science. She later earned her Master’s from Technical University of Berlin in Germany.
She returned to Herat University to join the Computer Science faculty, where she taught for almost three years. In 2015, she established Code to Inspire, the first computer coding school for girls in Afghanistan.Leading all aspects of operations and fundraising remotely CTI educated more than 350 students so far in coding and graphic design classes. Fereshteh remains focused on a vision of a future for her homeland where young women play a prominent role in the economy and future success. Fereshteh is a pioneer in adopting blockchain and cryptocurrency technology in Afghanistan.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Marieta talks to Ingmar Rentzhog, founder and CEO of We Don’t Have Time, which is the biggest platform for sharing reviews for climate solutions and influencing businesses and politicians to lead the way in the green transition. In this podcast, they discuss the purpose of the platform and why it is crucial that companies are held accountable for their actions and the importance of spreading the word about those that are kind to the environment.
Ingmar was named the official eco worrier by the Sun and is the Mark ZuckerVert according to France TV2. He has a lot to share about the review platform, which is now used in over 130 countries and has recently been launched in the US. We Don’t Have Time is an extreme statement, but Ingmar believes that there is still time to influence a positive change.
About Marieta:
Marieta is a student journalist, currently pursuing a degree in Coventry University. She is from Bulgaria and moved to the United Kingdom three years ago to prepare for a career in journalism since she believes it best suits her interests and strength. Marieta has a passion for writing and is keen on producing digital content. She is a driven and creative aspiring journalist who is always on the lookout for a good story.
Dissolving Global B2B Trade and Finance Barriers with Algorithmic search applications and Powerlinx, with Meir Shachar
Meir Shachar is CEO at PowerlinxMD at ISTEC - Israeli Technologies · Cyber Security & IntelligenceSerial entrepreneur: technology, gaming, manufacturing, insurance, retail / e-commerce
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Digitization doesn’t mean putting old wine into new bottles. Beyond simply digitizing products and reducing friction, to succeed in the outcome economies, fintechs must learn to build trust through transparency and engagement, and unlock hidden value in banking.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Paolo Sironi about his new book, Banks and FinTech on Platform Economies, lessons learned from fintech innovation, and the future of banks and fintechs in the fast changing digital world.
Marieta talks to Louisa Mesnard, chief marketing officer at Elaia company.
Elaia is a leading European Digital & Deep Tech VC firm. Louisa explains more about how the company chooses what start-ups to invest in and why they believe deep tech investments will always pay off.
Louisa talks about seed funding unicorns and how they determine a start-up will be worth over $1 billion.
The company’s values are also discussed as well as the importance of a diverse team and how it helps them in decision making.
About Marieta:
Marieta is a student journalist, currently pursuing a degree in Coventry University. She is from Bulgaria and moved to the United Kingdom three years ago to prepare for a career in journalism since she believes it best suits her interests and strength. Marieta has a passion for writing and is keen on producing digital content. She is a driven and creative aspiring journalist who is always on the lookout for a good story.
AWS re:Invent is Amazon Web Services annual conference and it took place recently. Celebrating AWS’s 15th anniversary and the 10th year of re:Invent, there was keynotes and sessions from some of the most prominent leaders across industries and AWS. One of the keynotes was delivered by Michael MacKenzie, General Manager, AWS IoT. Ronan talks to Michael MacKenzie.
Michael talks about what his role in AWS entails, what AwS IoT does, the increase of IoT usage, auto manufacturer usage, machine learning and AI, the issues the pandemic caused, and how security is handled.
More about Michael Mackenzie’s AWS re:Invent session:
By unlocking data and control surfaces through connected devices, organisations are taking the first steps to reinvent their businesses with data. By using IoT technology as a gateway to big data analytics, image analytics, application modernisation, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning, companies are powering innovations to improve their customer experiences, optimise industry operations, increase vehicle safety, and protect their supply chains. In this session, which can be viewed here, learn how AWS is helping its customers send data to the cloud and send actionable insights back to the device to effectively close the loop and deliver business value.
In This Podcast, Shane Speaks to Futurist and Best-selling Author Martin Ford. Martin Discusses his latest book, Rule of the Robots, which was released in 2021. Martin discusses how AI, much like electricity, is going to touch everything and also talks about some of the dangers of AI such as weaponisation and deep fakes.
Martin also discusses some of the positives of AI such as jump starting innovation and how it can be used in the fight against climate change. Martin also explains how AI as a whole has changed since he wrote his first book in 2009, the future of Artificial Intelligence and what his plans are for the future.
About Martin
Martin Ford is a futurist and the author of four books, including Rule of the Robots: How Artificial Intelligence Will Transform Everything (2021), the New York Times Bestselling Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future (winner of the 2015 Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award and translated into more than 20 languages), Architects of Intelligence: The truth about AI from the people building it (2018), and The Lights in the Tunnel: Automation, Accelerating Technology and the Economy of the Future (2009). He is alsothe founder of a Silicon Valley-based software development firm.
About Shane
Shane is currently interning with Irish Tech News. He is in his third year of studying Journalism at NUI Galway where he also studies IT and has an interest in programming and web development.
Creating Moddable AAA Enabled Blockchain Games and Navigating Global Gaming Challenges, with Don Norbury and Shrapnel
Don Norbury is Head of Studio at Shrapnel, the world’s first blockchain-enabled moddable AAA first-person shooter game. From the genre-defining franchises of Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Bioshock, Sunset Overdrive, and Crackdown, to the sports superstars Madden NFL and NASCAR, Don has redefined creative boundaries across platforms and player experience for over a decade.Shrapnel is the world’s first blockchain-enabled moddable AAA first-person shooter game. Designed to reward and empower players and creators, the game is being developed by a BAFTA and Emmy award-winning team of game industry veterans with unmatched experience in transmedia, virtual production, gaming-as-a-service, and blockchain production. Spun-out from HBO Interactive, the acclaimed team have enjoyed past successes with some of the world’s leading game companies including Xbox, Electronic Arts, HBO, LucasFilm, Irrational, and Zombie Ent, working on titles such as Halo, Call of Duty, Star Wars, and many more.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Gregory Zaitsev is looking for NFT projects that want a safe home - come to Unique he says.
Another of Zaitsev’s projects is to give a workshop where he can explain to devs how to build a marketplace in an hour.
“Yes, we have a team working on this full time. They can provide the deployment tools, the Docker container units and the GIT repository links where everything is stored. Anyone can deploy a marketplace in a very short time and then they can customise as they see fit.”
Up next Unique Network is planning for a crowdloan on Polkadot. Then to build the tech functionality outlined in the white paper. It’s a crowded path with lots to come to make Unique Network one of the most innovative as well as fun blockchains in the sector. To make this happen, they need projects to come and talk to them
“Please yes, we’d love to do a callout for any projects looking for a safe home.”
You read it here – anyone with a project that wants to work on Unique Network please join the telegram channel at or via the website at unique.network
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found here https://persons-of-interest.io/
Mark Wittenberg
Mark is a crypto educator with a huge following. He has been in Partner Development with the Verge currency ($XVG) Core Team since early 2018. He was also an exhibitor and Top Influencer at CES2021. Mark is currently on the board of advisors for Voice Life Inc , Hypersphere Technologies, and CasinoCoin. His links with cryptocurrency go as far back as 2010. His love for all things crypto is reflected in his very impressive 239,000 followers on Twitter( @itsmwittenberg )
Mihael Radoslovic
Mihael is a member of both Verge and Voice Life teams. He was born in Rijeka, Croatia where he finished his education for mechanical engineer. He worked as an offshore mechanical engineer for 15 years where he was responsible for a team of engineers. However, he recently decided to focus on what he is most passionate about - changing the world for the better with new advanced technologies. As a true ambassador of decentralized and open-source projects, Mihael joined the Verge community in early 2017 and quickly realized he could support the project from within the team by managing the internal team action and communications. His roles in the Verge team have changed multiple times over the years and for the past two years he volunteers as Project Manager for Verge Currency. In September 2021 Mihael joined Voice Life as Project Manager where he oversees all aspects of the project and coordinates various departments to ensure all projects are delivered on time. He enjoys working with other individuals and teams on delivering the latest technologies and inventions to the world.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
If 2020 was the “New Normal”, what was 2021? What have we learned from the uncertainty and challenges from all aspects of our lives, and how will the financial services industry fare in this new year? Will we finally move out of the pilot villas and make banking better, not just for businesses and consumers, but for the bankers themselves?
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Virginie O’Shea, the Founder and CEO of Firebrand Research, on finreg, ESG, digital transformation, the great resignation, and her predictions for 2022.
Interview with Artur Pszczolkowski, CMO and VP of GamerHash
Formed in 2017, GamerHash is a well-established project with just under 1 million users and a solid commercial base. In fact, given the commercial premise of the project, it is surprising there are not more copycat companies following their business model. However, it would be hard to catch up now given their early player advantage.
In a nutshell, GamerHashcombines unused CPU and GPU of gamer devices to mine cryptocurrencies. It only works on gamer devices with their powerful graphics cards. There is no extra electricity consumed, in fact it takes advantage of the electricity already being used. The software automatically selects which cryptocurrencies to mine from a basket of twelve. The user is unaware of the details but receives a reward in Bitcoin.
The cost of these gamer machines is typically between $4000 and $5000. The more powerful machines are capable of mining more cryptocurrency, but an average machine can generate approximately $100 a month – enough to pay for bills or purchasing digital services or items, while the more powerful machines can earn around $250 per month, providing a possible decent payback of just over a year.
So, the gamer who typically has the machine on 24x7 can earn a passive income without expending extra cost. To find out more, listen to the podcast.
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found here https://persons-of-interest.io/
An interesting conversation with Robbie Smyth about the future of journalism, and the new postgraduate diploma in trust, safety and content moderation management. Robbie Smyth is Deputy Head of the Journalism Media Communications Faculty at Griffith College.
More about Robbie Smyth
He has lectured across all undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the faculty. As a journalist, he has been writing in the republican paper An Phoblacht since 1991 and is now editor of the magazine and online website. Robbie was also a board member of InterTradeIreland, an all-Ireland economic development agency set up under the Good Friday Agreement, from 2000 – 2007. Robbie’s PhD from Queen’s University Belfast, focused on the quality and accuracy of news media opinion poll reporting. His current research interests include how the media report politics, climate issues as well the general area of how the media business is being transformed in the digital era.
Upcoming publications include The Invisible Republic, published by Palgrave Macmillan, which is about the economics and politics of Irish Republicanism in the 21 st Century. He is also collaborating with a colleague on a Public Relations textbook, due for publication in 2022.
Griffith College, has launched a new postgraduate diploma in trust, safety and content moderation management. The first of its type in the world, it has been developed in partnership with Kinzen to meet the needs of industry in what is a rapidly expanding sector. The course will provide a postgraduate qualification for professionals working in internet trust and safety, a rapidly expanding sector of the economy. It will equip people working at social media platforms and business processing outsourcing (BPO) companies with the skills to think about, design and enforce policies that define acceptable online behaviour.
As we start a new year hoping that this year will be better than the past 2 years, the environment is also high on our agenda. Tech and in particular data centres are not seen as environmentally friendly, but without tech and data centres the pandemic would not be the same. No online streaming and remote working would be a pipe dream. One Irish Tech company DataSolutions is taking the environment seriously and plans to be carbon neutral by the end of 2022. Ronan talks to Michael O’Hara the MD of DataSolutions about this and more.
Michael talks about what DataSolutions does, the effects of the pandemic and brexit, DataSolutions plans to be carbon neutral by the end of 2022, what Techies Go Green does, making data centres more eco friendly and more sustainable, and how Techies Go Green helps companies go greener.
More about DataSolutions:
DataSolutions is a leading value-added distributor of transformational IT solutions in Ireland and the UK. Over the past 30 years they have brought the best of breed technologies to market quickly, driving business transformation and giving partners the best opportunity to differentiate themselves and stay ahead.
DataSolutions is also a Co-Founder of Techies Go Green, a movement of IT and tech-oriented companies who are committed to decarbonising their businesses and making them green and verifiably sustainable by 2030.
As we bid farewell to 2021, how would you remember the year that was the “new normal” or the “great resignation”?
For some, this may have been a record year with funding and innovation. For some others, this may be a year for reflection and recalibration. Or perhaps changes and uncertainty are simply part of the new reality we are in. Regardless of where you are geographically and what role you play, one thing is for certain: There is no better time than now to be part of fintech, to flex your creative muscles and find new ways to serve more of our society, to put your heart and soul into an industry that never sleeps.
In this episode of One Vision, Arun, Bradley, and Theo reunited to chat about the year that was 2021, and what we think the future would hold for our ecosystem and beyond.
A very special guest to mark the 100th podcast episode by Jamil Hassan
Solving the Global Trust Deficit with Bitcoin and Charlie Shrem on Crypto Hipster's 100th Episode
Charlie is the host of UntoldStories.com. In 2011, at the dawn of the crypto era, Shrem founded BitInstant, the first and largest Bitcoin company. In 2013, he founded the Bitcoin Foundation and served as its Vice Chairman. Since then, Charlie has advised more than a dozen digital currency companies, launched and managed numerous partnerships between crypto and non-crypto companies, and is the go-to guy for some of the world’s wealthiest entrepreneurs. He recently started Crypto.IQ, a premier advisory firm providing expert research, education and advice in the world of crypto assets.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
CyberArk recently released new research from researcher Ido Hoorvitch who recently went on a mission in his hometown of Tel Aviv to uncover how many WiFi networks he could crack with one simple trick, much like Alan Turing in his quest to crack the Enigma code. Ronan talks to Ido about this and more.
Ido talks about his background, why he decided to uncover how many WiFi networks he could crack with one simple trick, and what he found. Ido also gives tips on how enterprises and consumers can protect themselves, and if there is any other potential hacks that could cause concern.
More about Ido’s research:
After sniffing 5,000 WiFi hashes and installing hashcat, Ido was able to execute several cracking attacks that took advantage of a habit most people in Israel have -- using their cellphone number or a weak alternative as their Wi-Fi password. Using this method, he easily broke more than 70% of the sniffed WiFi networks' passwords.
This should be a wake-up call for enterprises and consumers alike. The continued move to hybrid work has expanded an already porous corporate security perimeter. The routers that were susceptible to this attack, from many of the world’s largest vendors, are used by households and businesses worldwide. The hack Ido did was ‘undetectable’ and couldn’t have been stopped by two-factor authentication, making it incredibly powerful.
Year End 2021 Litecoin Status Update with David Schwartz, Director at Litecoin Foundation
David Schwartz is CEO & Co-Founder of gethedge.io. Has been the Project Director for the Litecoin Foundation since October of 2018, and directly involved in projects ranging from the UFC and Miami Dolphins, to helping research the viability of cross chain interoperability with blockchains like Cardano. Retired from the US Army in 2013 as a Master Sergeant.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
How more women can become involved in the very male-centric NFT industry, with Sara Nemati.
Sara Nemati, a creator of one of 158 Bored Ape Ladies NFTs, was just appointed to the role of Director of Arts and NFT's at CMORQ, a crypto banking app that is one of the first to mint their own NFT collection. In her role she is leading the creation of CMORQ's NFT platform and their first collection and is looking to connect with other artists seeking a platform for launching their own NFTs.
Experienced Architect with a demonstrated history of working in the design industry. Skilled in AutoCAD, Sustainable Design,3D modeling , Sketching, and Adobe Photoshop. Strong arts and design professional with a Master of Architecture (MArch) focused in sustainable Architecture from Politecnico di Milano.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
How to Create Limited Edition NFTs with Amelia Tomasicchio at the Cryptonomist
As an expert in digital marketing, Amelia Tomasicchio began working in the fintech sector in 2014 after writing her thesis on Bitcoin technology. Previously author for Cointelegraph and CMO at Eidoo. She is now the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Cryptonomist. She is also a marketing teacher at Digital Coach in Milan and an NFT expert.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
The Artistic Expression of War to Improve the Environment and Re-establish Masculine Identity with Bran Symondson
Bran Symondson is a British photographer, artist, philanthropist, entrepreneur, and art collector.
He is considered to be one of the most acclaimed reportage photographers of the 21st Century. Bran started his career in the 1990s working alongside renowned photographers such as Gavin Bond, David La Chapelle, and Nadav Kander.
In 2004, Bran started the selection process to join the British Army Special Forces Reserves. After completing pre-deployment training in 2007, Bran was deployed to Afghanistan, Helmand Province.
During the tour in Afghanistan, Bran continued to capture images on his camera of the civilians he met along the way, collating images of the land and people - he vowed to himself he will create some inspiring art if he ever made it back to London. He documented his life-changing experiences under gunfire with a simple Canon G9 camera, these significant images culminated in his first show “The Best View of Heaven is from Hell”.
The photographs Bran took of young Afghanistan boys holding decorated AK47s with butterfly stickers and flowers gave Bran the idea to embellish the assault rifle with money and butterflies.
It was during his last tour of duty training the Afghan National Police (ANP), which now patrols this province, that Symondson became fascinated with the force’s distinctive ethos. So he returned as a civilian photographer “embedded” with them to document something far more unique than the endless fields of opium.
The Sunday Times decided to commission Bran to go back to Afghanistan and re-shoot the images as a civilian photographer. After being awarded the 2011 Amnesty International Media Award for his photograph “Lost Boys”, Symondson decided to develop the concept of his photographs further and he began to work on the sell-out show “AKA Peace”.
About Samy Karim
Samy Karim is a Binance Smart Chain Ecosystem Coordinator.He's ex-consenSys and plays a major role in supporting projects building on top of BSC.He's all about tech, security and global crypto growth.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
This episode is sponsored by PayPal. Learn more about PayPal Pay Later at paypal.com/trust.
Consumer behavior has changed quite dramatically since the pandemic, with increased adoption of digital wallets, touch-free payments, and ecommerce solutions. The platform economy, along with innovation that seeks to enhance customer experience across mobile, digital, and physical channels, has created a new era of payments that is more inclusive and customer-centric.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Greg Lisiewski, VP and GM, Global Pay Later Products at PayPal, on the past, present, and future of payments, and how PayPal is leading the way ushering in the new future of buy now, pay later, with one of the most trusted brands in globally.
Leveraging Blockchain Technology to Reunite Families Impacted by Failures in Local Judicial Court Systems, with Kristine Smith
Kristine A. Smith is a Star Producer and Ambassador for the Erasing Family Documentary, (www.erasingfamily.org) a free non-profit feature-length film about family court induced trauma and real-life reunifications , the film is endorsed by the American Psychological Association. This film is designed to help erased kids open up to reuniting with their parents.
Kristine Smith has been written about in Jamil Hasan's bookBlock Chain Ethics, in Chapter 4 "Cracking the Glass Ceiling". Jamil writes of Krissy’s sudden status as a newly minted “bitcoin” millionaire in 2017 and her struggles as a “non-custodial” parent and her ongoing custody battle in Chester County Pennsylvania “Family” Court. Jamil details the story of how Krissy made money on cryptocurrency to donate to Ginger Gentile the Director of the Erasing Family social impact documentary, in order to make it free and available to educate the masses (including divorce attorneys!!) on the mental health crisis caused by “Family” Court..
Krissy Smith has been a proud and loud voice for the #PsychiatricSurvivor and the #FreeBritney movements. In the state of Pennsylvania, Krissy is an advocate for 50-50 Shared Parenting. She believes that anything less than that will perpetuate the mental health crisis underlying many suicides, homicides, and mass shootings in our society. Smith doesn’t want others to suffer the same fate she has, missing out on the holidays with her offspring. To achieve that goal, she has been rallying support for HB 1397, a proposed Parenting Time bill in Pennsylvania. This bill promotes gender equality in custody determinations and aims to protect the right of children to continue to have both parents meaningfully involved in their lives following a separation or divorce.
Launching Industrially Designed 3-Dimensional Metaverse Marketplaces, with Julian Picaza and SmartMFG
With a 25 year background as a Fine Artist Filmmaker, Visual Effects Supervisor, Industrial Product Designer, Makerspace Founder, CNC Operator and more, Julian Picaza is the Quintessential Maker, now leading SmartMFG’s NFT Platform in the role of (Chief) Product (Officer) Manager.
Smart MFG Tech LTD promotes new technologies and applications for use within the Industrial Manufacturing industry. We aim to be pioneers in the Industrial Internet of Things and work towards helping develop Industry 4.0. Smart MFG Tech LTD promotes digital transformation of industrial manufacturing supply chains using blockchain as a key building block of Industry 4.0
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
SciFest, Ireland’s largest and most inclusive second level STEM fair programme took place recently, and it aims to give students of all abilities and backgrounds the opportunity to develop research, problem solving, critical thinking, and presentation skills. Participation in the SciFest programme is free at all levels. Since its foundation in 2006, SciFest has grown from a single STEM fair of 170 students to 99 STEM fairs with 10,000 students participating around the country.
Ronan talks to Diarmuid Hayes one of the SciFest finalists. Diarmuid talks about his background, the SciFest National STEM competition, his SciFest project, Benford’s law and how he proved how accurate Ireland’s Covid data is.
More about Diarmuid:
Diarmuid Hayes is a student at Coláiste Iognáid, Galway. Diarmuid investigated a a law in nature called Benford’s Law that all data follows. If the data does not follow Benford's Law, then the data is likely fake and possibly manipulated either on purpose or accidentally.
He subsequently developed a dashboard test that incorporates Benford’s Law, statistical and graphical techniques to test if data is real or fake. The platform is a user-friendly application so that anyone can test data quickly and efficiently.
His innovative project will be helpful for scientists or students to be used as an analytical tool to check that their data is not biased in any way and will help identify if images or videos are fake or real so that public can be made aware of fraud, fake news, or scams.
Using his background in aircraft avionics software, Rex has specialized in quality and best practices on smart contract software. Starting from EthDenver 2018, Rex established secureth.org as a set of software development process guidelines. At the start of DeFi Summer (June 2020), Rex started
DeFiSafety to measure DeFi protocols on transparency, best practices and processes and implicitly safety. DeFiSafety has rated over 170 protocols on 7 chains and has become the pre-eminent independent source for technical ratings on DeFi protocols.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Rebuilding the Global Energy Industry with Bitcoin and the Energy Tech of Chips, with Arthur Lee and SAI Tech
Founded in 2019，SAI is a global computing & energy operator who empowers high-performance chips with clean energy. Adhering to the corporate vision of “energy-driven computing, computing-driven future”, our mission is to enable everyone to use cleaner and more affordable computing power, electricity and heat resources. Use the power of technology to accelerate the reduction of entropy and continue to create value for market customers and partners.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Dennison Bertram is a serial entrepreneur with an art background. CEO and Co-Founder of Tally, the leading DAO Governance portal. Building tools to enable the future of human organization and collaboration. Previously, founder of DappHero, and BuyBTC.cz, first Bitcoin exchange in the Czech Republic, 2012
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
In this podcast, Shane is Joined by Craig Golinowski, President and managing partner of Carbon Infrastructure Partners to discuss Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) and how important it will be in the race to achieve net-zero.
With many countries committing to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 or 2070, Craig gives his thoughts on whether or not this will even be possible and also discusses Clean Firm Energy, Carbon Infrastructure Partners' vision for a global energy system.
About Craig
Craig is the President and Managing Partner at Carbon Infrastructure Partners, he has 18 years of experience in the financial and oil and gas industry and has been active in private equity fund management since 2007.
Before working at Carbon Infrastructure Partners, Craig worked as an investment banker with RBC Capital Markets, where he focused on equity finance and mergers and acquisitions for domestic and international oil and gas, oil sands and energy service companies.
About Shane
Shane is currently interning with Irish Tech News. He is in his third year of studying Journalism at NUI Galway where he also studies IT and has an interest in programming and web development.
He also likes to write about sport in his spare time. His main areas of interest are football, rugby and basketball. He is currently interning with Irish Tech News which will last for the duration of his third year in university.
Sonny Vu is CEO of Arevo, an advanced manufacturing technology company that uses 3D printing to automate the production of carbon fiber composite products. He is also founder of Alabaster, an investor focused on early stage companies with technology based on scientific breakthroughs that have the potential for creating positive, planet-level impact. Recurring themes include alternative protein production, new materials, and novel semiconductors. Previously he founded and sold a number of technology companies, including most recently selling Misfit to Fossil (NASDAQ:FOSL) for $260m.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Canada fintech funding soars to a record $2.2B in 2021 YTD, according to CB Insights. With 90 percent of the market being dominated by six big banks, however, one would imagine the dynamics between incumbents and fintechs would play out a bit differently than what we may find in other markets.
In this new episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Sue Britton, Co-CEO of FGS, on the open banking agenda, financial inclusion, and the future of the Canadian fintech ecosystem.
In this podcast, Shane is joined by Christoper Burge, CEO and co-founder of Spark Crowdfunding, Ireland's only equity crowdfunding platform who are based in Dublin City, to discuss the crowdfunding space in Ireland and what makes Spark Crowdfundings approach unique to other platforms.
Chris also discusses Spark Crowfundings approach to attracting investors/investees as well speaking about the future of equity crowdfunding in Ireland and, after a very successful year, he discusses the year ahead and would make 2022 an even better year for Spark Crowdfunding.
About Chris
Christopher Burge is the CEO and co-founder of Spark Crowdfunding, before moving to Ireland in 2000, he worked around the world as an engineer, in places such as France, South Africa and the United States.
After moving to Ireland, he worked in a number of different businesses before deciding to start Spark Crowdfunding after seeing the rise of crowdfunding in the UK and the United States.
About Shane
Shane is currently interning with Irish Tech News. He is in his third year of studying Journalism at NUI Galway where he also studies IT and has an interest in programming and web development.
He also likes to write about sport in his spare time. His main areas of interest are football, rugby and basketball. He is currently interning with Irish Tech News which will last for the duration of his third year in university.
NFT was just named 2021's "Word of the Year” for Collins Dictionary. And what better time to talk about NFTs than now?
Marieta speaks with David Minns, creator of a 10,000 NFTs collection, called “Mini Mutants”. The project aims to raise £1,000,000 to donate to multiple charities.
David talked about the initiative as well as about how his two sons have been involved in the design of the pieces.
The Mini Mutants project hopes to attract the attention of celebrities that can help to reach the goal of one million pounds. There are special pieces dedicated to sportspeople, singers, actors and more that are waiting for their signature and are going to be sold to the highest bidders.
David also explained the process behind creating non-fungible tokens and putting them on the market.
He talked about traditional and digital art and why he thinks that NFTs are here to stay and will dominate over physical pieces of art in terms of sales in the future.
About Marieta:
Marieta is a student journalist, currently pursuing a degree in Coventry University. She is from Bulgaria and moved to the United Kingdom three years ago to prepare for a career in journalism since she believes it best suits her interests and strength. Marieta has a passion for writing and is keen on producing digital content. She is a driven and creative aspiring journalist who is always on the lookout for a good story.
Jamil chats with Matt Dixon from EVAI to learn more about this interesting project.
Discovering the True Underlying Economic Value with Research and Ratings Methodologies that Leverage AI and Machine Learning, with Matt Dixon and EVAI
Matt Dixon, CEO and Founder of Evai.iohas over 30 years of experience in the financial services sector. A former consultant to the World Bank and FCA CF30 accredited financial advisor, he has been inspired to use his experience to bridge the worlds of traditional finance and digital asset investment.Before founding Evai in 2019, Matt designed and implemented successful algorithmically traded funds regulated by the FCA. The concept for the Evai.io business was formed when he returned to education to study his MsC at the University of Brighton, where he was introduced to Professor Andros Gregoriou.During the course of his studies, Matt and Andros discussed the failure of financial ratings during the 2008 economic crisis and debated ways in which the learnings could be applied to the fast-growing cryptocurrency sector. The vision was to create a world-first decentralised and unbiased cryptoasset ratings platform driven by artificial intelligence and machine learning.Over the last two years, Matt has evolved the Evai cryptocurrency ratings concept from an exploratory whitepaper into a fully-fledged crypto technology company that has attracted over $5m in funding and currently employs 50 staff. The sellout funding rounds have enabled the Evai team to fast track the ratings platform development with the Evai Ratings launching in May 2021.Evai OverviewFounded in the UK in 2019, Evai has set up its global HQ in Dubai’s CV Lab ecosystem offices within the new DMCC Crypto Centre, which is rapidly establishing itself as a hub for the development and application of crypto and blockchain technologies
Evai has pioneered the world’s first decentralised and unbiased cryptoasset ratings platform to allow investors to assess the true value of crypto, DeFi and NFT assets. The unbiased platform is needed in the marketplace which is now worth over $2 Trillion and features over 12,000 assets.
Ratings on 1000+ cryptoassets are now available on the Evai platform and over 2,000 will be available by the end of 2021. Access to the Evai ratings is free and users can sign up at Evai.io
$5 million has been raised to fund and fast track the development of the industry leading Evai ratings platform, which is built on world renowned economic research and driven by AI and ML
Leading economic research developed by Professor Andros Gregoriou of the University of Brighton has been used to develop and optimise the unbiased Evai cryptoasset ratings platform.
Professor Andros Gregoriou of The University of Brighton, Co-Founder and Chief Research Officer at Evai, has written over 100 leading research papers and has presented his work to the CFA, FCA, London Stock Exchange and is an advisor to the Bank of England.
His globally recognised work includes the 2011 Liquidity Asset Pricing Model and 2019 Seven Factor Pricing Model, which was developed following analysis of 80 years of data from all US listed securities between 1927-2014. Professor Gregoriou has developed the unique multi-factor model to provide an autonomous solution for universally recognised unbiased ratings on all cryptoassets
Dr. Marwan Al Zarouni, CEO of Dubai Blockchain Center has recently joined the Evai team as a Blockchain advisor and has been working on initiatives to develop the platform and grow adoption via education programmes and events in the region.
Jamil catches up with Ryan William to learn more about building the blockchain pipeline for future entrepreneurs and innovators.
The Importance of Professional Certifications, Continuing Education and a "Tech Chops" Skill Set in Crypto and Blockchain Industry, with Ryan Williams
Ryan Williams is an adoring husband raising three young children and running his organization, The Blockchain Academy, from Napa California. Ryan grew up on the east coast in New York and New Jersey attending Fordham University in the Bronx for his undergrad and achieving his Masters at New York University. When Ryan isn't working to scale skills with powerful institutions he enjoys spending time traveling around northern California to hike, and occasionally laces up the boots to play Rugby. Ryan has partnered with over 300 higher education institutions to provide business and technical instruction towards industry-recognized certifications. As an EdTech evangelist, Mr. Williams works to leverage the latest technologies in order to improve communication and reduce the friction between the students, the educators building the talent pipeline, and hiring employers.www.theblockchainacademy.com
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Solving the Student Experience Crisis from Covd-19 by Creating a Lasting Legacy, with H3RO3S
Gregory Crous is the CEO of Swiss based H3RO3S AG. H3RO3S is a real-life blockchain gaming platform that aims to provide fun and income to people across the world. Gregory has come to understand that connecting with your target audience is the major ingredient to being a successful business. Gregory has had the opportunity to present the H3RO3S idea to Theresa May at the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland and she loved it. Gregory holds a BA in International Relations from Queen Mary University, London UK.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Jamil catches up with the legendary futurist, forward thinker, blockchain advocate and friend of Irish Tech News, Don Tapscott.
Don Tapscott, Executive Chairman of the Blockchain Research Institute, is one of the world’s leading authorities on the impact of technology on business and society. He has authored 16 books, including Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything, which has been translated into over 25 languages. In 2016, with his son Alex, he co-authored the global best seller Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies is Changing the World, now translated into 20 languages.
According to the late, great Clay Christensen of Harvard Business School it is “the book, literally, on how to survive and thrive in this next wave of technology-driven disruption.” The paperback version of the book, updated with new material covering recent developments about digital assets, sovereign identity and Central Bank Digital Currencies was published in June 2018.
In 2017, Don and Alex co-founded the Blockchain Research Institute, whose 100+ projects are the definitive investigation into blockchain strategy, use-cases, implementation challenges and organizational transformations. Since then Don produced a new book entitled Supply Chain Revolution: How Blockchain Technology Is Transforming the Digital Flow of Assets. The book debuted in June 2020 as the “#1 New Release” in the commerce category on Amazon.com.
Don is a member of the Order of Canada and in 2019, then ranked as the 2nd most influential Management Thinker by Thinkers50, joined Professor Christensen, Michael Porter, Peter Drucker and others in the Thinkers50 Hall of Fame. He is an Adjunct Professor at INSEAD and Chancellor Emeritus of Trent University in Ontario where he served as Chancellor 2013-2019. It is hard to imagine anyone who has been more prolific, profound, and influential in explaining today’s technological revolutions and their impact on the world.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
How do we move beyond the low hanging fruit and create something that brings about real change? How can we entice more incumbents to join the chorus of younger fintechs and insurtechs to tackle climate change, a challenge that extends beyond borders and across generations?
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Arun chat with the masterminds of WhiteSight, Afshan Dadan and Sanjeev Kumar, on green fintech, the climate-conscious consumers, and trends to look forward to in 2022. If you enjoy the insightful reports from the WhiteSight team, this is definitely an episode you don’t want to miss.
In this conversation, Minter Dial discussed with Dr Naeema Pasha her new book cowritten with Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, "Futureproof your career, How to lead and Succeed in A Changing World," published by Bloomsbury. We look at Dr Pasha's work on career resilience, how leaders need to mix science and empathy, fitting in versus belonging, and pluralistic leadership.
Dr Naeema Pasha is Director of Future of Work, Equity and Careers in Henley Business School where she established the World of Work (WOW) to explore future of work readiness. Her work focuses on AI impact, human skilling and equity leadership. She recently led a major piece of research on Race Equity in Henley, which highlighted the importance of addressing Race from a future of work perspective. Naeema has contributed to various publications and media outlets including Wired, Forbes, The Voice, Stylist, Cosmopolitan, Raconteur, and the BBC.. She also contributed to Microsoft’s ‘Unlocking the UK's Potential with Digital Skills’ report. Naeema has been shortlisted as one of the Top 30 Global Thinkers, 2021 by HR Magazine, and was voted in the Top 50 Global AI Ethics Thinkers, 2020. She has also spoken at the UK Parliament on Equity and Future of Work.
Minter Dial is an international professional speaker, elevator and a multiple award-winning author. He’s author of the WWII story and documentary film, The Last Ring Home (2016) as well as three business books: Futureproof (2017, Heartificial Empathy (2019) and You Lead (2021).
Micheál Killarney, and Prof. Stephen Daniels of DCU, are building a unified healthcare platform, Miko Healthcare. Starting with pharmacy, along with medication adherence, and expanding through healthcare via affiliations to build a marketplace. Miko Healthcare are also in the process of launching their alpha product. Ronan talks to Micheál Killarney about this and more.
Micheál talks about his background, how Miko Healthcare came about, their alpha product, the current pandemic and their future plans.
More about Miko Healthcare:
Miko Healthcare have commercial partnerships agreed with Letsgetchecked, and Fitbit. They are also in contact with insurance, tele-consultation, addiction, diet, fitness, dermatology and wellness firms. Their adherence solutions has the potential to improve adherence from 50% to 98.9%. Currently non-adherence costs EU governments 125bn annually, taking 200,000 lives prematurely. Their cost base is about 1/3rd that of a regular pharmacy for example, and their model can access as many customers as 400 community pharmacies. They don't have a licence to sell medicine yet, however this is something Miko Healthcare hope to pursue in the future and they are focused on building their technology and commercial partnerships as it stands.
We catch up with Casper Andersen to learn more about his goal to ensure 50% of phone sales are refurbished models.
About Casper Andersen
Casper Andersen is Swappie's country manager for Ireland. His background is in investment banking and tech. Casper is overseeing the growth of Swappie in Ireland.
About Swappie
Since its launch in Helsinki in 2016, Swappie has become the Number 1 online destination for buying and selling refurbished iPhones in Europe. The Finnish start-up, which was founded by Jiri Heinonen and Smi Marttinen, now helps customers in fifteen countries choose environmentally friendly and affordable ways to stay up to date with the latest technology. The company’s aim is to have 50% of all smart phones bought refurbished ones. In June 2020 Swappie raised €35.8 million in a funding round to support its international expansion into new markets including Ireland. Since its launch here in 2020 over 30,000 Irish consumers have chosen to buy from Swappie. Research shows that more and more Irish consumers are increasingly considering opting for a refurbished device. People aged 18-24 years are even more likely to do so. 27% of Swappie’s customers are in this age bracket which is by far the largest group. All Swappie iPhones are refurbished by Swappie at their own factories in Helsinki and Estonia. They are put through a rigorous 52 step process covering cosmetics, hardware, battery and cleaning, and all Swappie spare parts have OEM quality. All Swappie iPhones also come with a 12-month warranty. Swappie’s Irish customers are served by English speaking staff in the company’s Helsinki Headquarters.
Building Robust Financial Smart Contracts and 'Correct by Construction' Proofs, with Ralf Kubli and the Casper Association
Ralf Kubli is an experienced executive with a strong background in blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and decentralized technology. Ralf’s career spans roles in M&A, sales and executive management positions in large corporations and technology startups. He discovered Blockchain through a Fintech investment in 2015. Since then, Ralf cannot unsee the transformative potential of this technology and has been involved in the blockchain space as an investor, advisor and board member.Ralf holds an MBA from Cornell and an M.A. in History from the University of Zurich.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Jamil catches up with all things crypto, VR gaming and the metaverse
Virtual Reality Gaming and Community Building in the Metaverse , and Crypto Insights from Miami, with Jonathan Ovadia at AEXLab
Jonathan Ovadia, a virtual reality evangelist and gamer brings his background in finance and development to AEXLAB. Piqued by the new convergence of virtual reality and virtual social spaces, Jonathan sees the metaverse as the next phase of technology for society. Jonathan holds a Master's degree in Real Estate Development from the University of Miami.AEXLab.com
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Jamil catches up with Peter Nagel to learn more about Irish company Bitcove and their work.
Peter has a background in Law and is the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer at Bitcove. Peter first discovered Bitcoin in 2013 and has been working in the industry since 2014. Peter is a big believer in Bitcoin and the transformative power of cryptocurrencies among a number of different verticals. Peters work with Bitcove aims to unlock the next wave of crypto users as they strive to make crypto secure and accessible for all.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
In a world where billionaires are planning space travel while millions are struggling with extreme poverty; in a society where it would take 268 years to close the Economic Participation and Opportunity Gap and women in 72 countries are not allowed to get a bank account, how can we improve the well-being of those who have been left behind?
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley spoke with Sofie Blakstad, two-time author of "Why Change" and "Fintech Revolution: Universal Inclusion in the New Financial Ecosystem", and Founder and CEO of hiveonline, on building sustainable digital finance for the next billion.
How Quentin Tarantino' 'Pulp Fiction' Inspired this U.S. Army Veteran to create a Celebrity NFT and Metaverse Collectible and Consulting Business
Joey Dunne is currently fully immersed in the Metaverse by manufacturing, buying and selling NFT’s(Non-Fungible Tokens) as an anonymous artist, a self-proclaimed expert Celebrity NFT drop blogger named LeDrop WithCheese, and a trader of cryptocurrencies.
Joey owns a massive NFT collection across dozens of blockchains and is a partner in a Metaverse company with David Seidman, ESQ, named Fake Himbos, LLC. Together, they specialize in Metaverse onboarding and monetization for artist/director/musician/celebrity clients.
LeDrop WithCheese is a blog writer and NFT artist who rates Celebrity NFT drops in advance of their releases, with honest reviews distributed across these channels: LeDropWithCheese.com, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Tik Tok and Giphy.
Previously, Joey Dunne was featured on the front page of the Chicago Tribune and on Prime Time with Brian Williams for his Christmas Sweater Depot company (2011-2015) based out of Chicago that featured 2 storefronts and an online shop. Joey was also the managing partner for Grace Street Tap from 2010-2012 and is a DePaul University and Gordon Tech Alumni.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
The legislative environment around electric scooters is gaining momentum, with the Government’s Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021 being published by Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan TD. So as electric scooters come back into the public arena what are the positive benefits they can bring to the country? Ronan talks to Aisling Dunne Bolt’s new head of public policy for Ireland about this and more.
Aisling talks about her background, what Bolt does, the services they offer in Ireland, the Government's Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021 road tax, charging Infrastructure, and scooter bays and racks.
More about Aisling:
Before joining Bolt, Ms. Dunne worked with Arup as a Senior Transport Advisory Consultant and as a Special Adviser to the Minister of Transport, Tourism & Sport for four years. In her role with the Department of Transport, Dunne worked closely with road safety organisations and advocacy groups to successfully deliver the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2018. She also helped to craft safety regulations introduced in 2019 to improve safety on Irish roads for cyclists and other vulnerable road users.
- Artentik launches NFT marketplace for Portugal’s Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa (SCML)
- St Francis of Xavier to be celebrated as a NFT on his feast day of December 3rd
Artentik, the digital marketplace for SCML, is dropping the world’s first religious relics in the form of Non-Fungible-Tokens (NFTs) for the 500-year-old social enterprise organisation and keeper of the Museum and Church of São Roque in Lisbon, which houses one of the most important religious collections in Catholic Europe.
Artentik will be SCML’s curated platform to share digital twins of its treasures and encourage living artists to also sell their works as NFTs. This will enable SCML to monetize and promote its unique cultural heritage to the world while continuing its extensive 500-year support to social causes.
The first NFT drop will take place on December 1st and is drawn from SCML’s sacred art collection, one of the finest in the world.
President of Santa Casa Edmundo Martinho is interviewed by Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author.
Jamil catches up with Irish Tech News favourite Brett King
Brett King is an International Bestselling Author, a world- renowned futurist and media personality. President Xi Jinping cited his book Augmented. He has spoken in over 50 countries, given keynotes for TEDx, Wired, Techsauce, Singularity University, Web Summit, The Economist, IBM's World of Watson, CES, SIBOS and more. He has appeared on CNBC, BBC, ABC, Fox, and Bloomberg. He advised the Obama administration on Fintech.
King hosts the world's #1 Fintech Radio Show/Podcast called Breaking Banks (180 countries, 6.5 million listeners). He is the founder of Moven, a globally recognized mobile start-up, which has raised over US$40 million to date, and launched the first in-app mobile bank account offered anywhere in the world.
Banking Exchange named him the King of the Disruptors, he was nominated as American Bankers Innovator of the Year, voted the world's #1 Financial Services Influencer by The Financial Brand and listed by Bank Innovation as one of the top 10 coolest brands in banking. King was shortlisted for the Advance Global Australian of the Year for being one of the most influential Australians offshore. His book Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane, was a top-10 non-fiction book in North America. Bank 4.0 remained a global bestseller in banking more than 12 months after release. The Rise of Technosocialism, is his 7th book
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
How Korean Art and Entertainment Served as the Inspiration to Create Retro Cat NFTs, with artist Stephanie Ishler
Hey all! My name is Stephanie Ishler. I am a self-taught American artist and internet personality.Born and raised in small town Pennsylvania, I spent over 6 years in South Korea. Additionally, I also spent a lot of time traveling around the world. While I was always a creative person, I began painting in 2010 when I was living in South Korea as a form of art therapy. My childhood and my experiences living and traveling around the world are equally important in shaping my art. I co-founded the YouTube channel 'Hallyu Back', and recently just launched my own randomized NFT collection with utility called 'Retro Cats'.I am currently based in Florida. There I live with my husband and two cats who frequently appear as subjects in my paintings, and inspired my NFTs.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
The Intersection of the Economy of Things and the Economy of Crypto Tokens, and Why Economists are Often Wrong about Bitcoin with David Palmer, Vodafone
David Palmer is a digital visionary and global platform innovator. He is the Vodafone Business lead for Blockchain technology, and he has been key to exploring the application of blockchain to telecoms and wider business. David is an expert on the convergence of digital technologies and new business models, and he is currently exploring the opportunities associated with IoT, Blockchain and Metaverse.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Can an industry as old as banking adapt to a tsunami of disruption? From open banking to open finance, how do we ensure a better outcome for the end users we are supposed to serve? Whose data is it and how do we protect consumer rights while fostering innovation?
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Dr. Louise Beaumont on the regulatory environment, open data, and positive disruption to drive systemic change.
In this podcast, Shane is joined by In this podcast, Shane is joined by Filip Lövström, CEO and Co-Founder of Opibus, a leading electric vehicle manufacturer based in Nairobi. Filip speaks on his background and what his company does. He also provides an insight into the massive potential for electric vehicles in the region.
He also explains what makes Opibus' approach unique and different from other manufacturers and gives his thoughts on what the future holds for electric vehicles, discussing the possibilities of reaching 100% electric vehicle usage in the future.
About Filip
Filip Lövström is the CEO and Co-Founder of Opbus, who recently secured $7.5 Million dollar investment. Filip spotted a gap in the East African market and founded Opibus, which has gone on to become Africa's leading electric vehicle manufacturer.
Filip started out as a mechanical engineer and has spent the last 10 years working on electric vehicles. Opibus set up its operations in 2018 in Kenya. He aims to deliver Technology and Climate Solutions that are available today.
About Shane
Shane is currently interning with Irish Tech News. He is in his third year of studying Journalism at NUI Galway where he also studies IT and has an interest in programming and web development. He has also previously studied game design and development before deciding to study journalism.
He also likes to write about sport in his spare time. His main areas of interest are football, rugby and basketball. He is currently interning with Irish Tech News which will last for the duration of his third year in university., CEO and Co-Founder of Opibus, a leading electric vehicle manufacturer based in Nairobi. Filip speaks on his background and what his company does. He also provides an insight into the massive potential for electric vehicles in the region.
He also explains what makes Opibus' approach unique and different from other manufacturers and gives his thoughts on what the future holds for electric vehicles, discussing the possibilities of reaching 100% electric vehicle usage in the future.
About Filip
Filip Lövström is the CEO and Co-Founder of Opbus, who recently secured $7.5 Million dollar investment. Filip spotted a gap in the East African market and founded Opibus, which has gone on to become Africa's leading electric vehicle manufacturer.
Filip started out as a mechanical engineer and has spent the last 10 years working on electric vehicles. Opibus set up its operations in 2018 in Kenya. He aims to deliver Technology and Climate Solutions that are available today.
About Shane
Shane is currently interning with Irish Tech News. He is in his third year of studying Journalism at NUI Galway where he also studies IT and has an interest in programming and web development. He has also previously studied game design and development before deciding to study journalism.
He also likes to write about sport in his spare time. His main areas of interest are football, rugby and basketball. He is currently interning with Irish Tech News which will last for the duration of his third year in university.
We have all heard of the increase in phishing scams via emails and texts that are designed to steal financial details from you. One of the most popular ones claims to be from An Post and in the run up to Christmas more and more of these will be received. I have gotten numerous texts from Irish mobile phone numbers over the last few weeks stating “ANPOST: Payment of import duty/tax & advance fee of €1.99 is required for your shipment to be processed.
Pay securely via xxxxxxxxxx”. The xxxxxxxxxx at the end of the text is actually a link to a website where your payment is processed.
Another person who received one of these phishing attacks is Morten Kjaersgaard CEO Heimdal Security, a cybersecurity company based in Copenhagen. Morten received an email supposedly coming from the GLS courier company, informing him of an incoming package in his name and for the delivery of which he had to make a small payment.
Morten talks to Ronan about the email he received, what he did next, how the scam works and how his research and development team managed to infiltrate the attackers.
More about the phishing scam:
The email/text is a phishing scam and clicking the link within the email/text takes the recipient to a phishing web page with credit/debit card inputs for the victim to execute the payment for the package delivery. Once the recipient fills in their credit/debit card details, all the data is then sent to the attackers through a Telegram chatbot, onto a public Telegram channel, which basically makes the 3.000 stolen credit/debit cards to date visible not just to the attackers but also to anyone else who is aware of the Telegram channel’s existence.
An interesting and useful conversation by Jamil with Armel Leslie from Peaks Strategies
The Opportunities and Challenges of Public Relations within the Crypto Industry, with Armel Leslie and Peaks Strategies
Armel Leslie is a Partner at Peaks Strategies delivering integrated brand-building campaigns for clients across the capital markets ecosystem with a strong reputation and expertise across alternative investment management and digital assets/crypto. Armel began his career at Walek & Associates in 1999 where he rose to a Partner by the time of its sale to integrated PR agency Peppercomm in 2013, where Armel was Senior Director of Capital Markets. Following his time at Peppercomm, Armel was a Senior Vice President at Sloane & Company, where he oversaw some of the firm’s leading financial services clients.He graduated cum laude with a BA in History from Baruch College (CUNY) in New York, where he worked at the Press Office his senior year. A Native of South Africa, he also attended the University of South Africa (UNISA). He is a Board Member and Treasurer of American Friends of Tikvot, a philanthropic organization headquartered in Israel.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
How Street Life and Travel Writing Helped One Man Become a Bollywood Actor, Meet Very Famous People, and Become a Leading Crypto Evangelist, with Monty Munford
Monty Munford is a tech journalist and the Chief Evangelist and core contributor to the Sienna Network project.He is a keynote speaker/emcee/moderator/interviewer at prestigious events around the world and has spoken at more than 200 global events interviewing figures such as the late John McAfee, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Steve Wozniak (twice in Beirut and Vienna), Kim Kardashian (once in Armenia), Ghostface Killah, ZZ Top, Guns N’ Roses and many others.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Taking Back Your Personal Data and Why Artists Should Create Their Own Platforms for Fan Engagement, with DJ Sam Feldt and Fangage
More about Sam
DJ, producer, entrepreneur and sustainability pioneer Sam Feldt has established himself as one of the most sought after electronic artists of recent times. Building his career around distinctly feel-good sound, Sam already has a double album and a multitude of top-selling releases under his belt. The platinum-selling DJ and producer has proven himself to be an entrepreneur at heart, with his own platform Fangage - meant for artists to connect with their fans better - and the launch of his own record label Heartfeldt Records in 2020.
On top of this, with his project Heartfeldt Foundation, Sam is passionately working towards a more social and sustainable dance music industry. With this foundation he promotes a sustainable lifestyle according to the Do-Give-Inspire and Empower model and aims to combine the reach of a lot of different influencers to create awareness around sustainability issues. The mission of the foundation is a common thread for the entire Heartfeldt business chain: Heartfeldt Records, Heartfeldt Radio and Heartfeldt Events. Both in music and life, Sam definitely has his sights set firmly on the future.
Heartfeldt Foundation
In his entrepreneurship, Sam is always looking for ways to help out others and protect our planet. This same philosophy will be applied to Sam’s extracurricular endeavor to mitigate the climate impact of his DJ activities as much as possible. He is aware of the fact that as a DJ he flies all over the world and thus has a large carbon footprint. For this reason, his flight behavior is measured and calculated, visitors to Heartfeldt events are asked about their way of transport to his shows and 1% of the stream earnings of Heartfeldt Records releases goes to Heartfeldt Foundation. “The whole idea is to maximize the impact of what I’m doing,” Sam elaborates. “The transition to a circular economy is something that we are all part of and I think companies and people who are trying to do their best for the environment, should get attention and support.” As an ambassador of Plastic Promise, Plastic Soup Foundation and partner of Blond:ish Bye Bye Plastic, many positive adjustments are already made within the events sector. Sam Feldt believes sustainability is needed in all areas of our consumption. He is therefore open to working with all interested parties in order to investigate the ways in which life, from everyday consumption of food and drinks to flying and performing music, can be made sustainable.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders. Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies. Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
Securing the future of Cryptocurrencies with Sean Brizendine and SecureX.
Sean Brizendine has been in Bitcoin and Blockchain technology research and development since 2011. He is an ICO Bench Expert Top 50 in the world. Sean is a Certified Blockchain Professional. As a regular speaker at the NASDAQ Marketsite, he is co-author of numerous papers regarding Blockchain/Cryptocurrencies and taxes with well-known European Union lawmaker Ksenija Cipek 'Dame of Honour'. Sean is an Advisor to many successful Blockchain projects including 1stcoin.
linkedin.com/in/sean-brizendine-707
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
The twenty-first century is going to be the most disruptive, contentious period humanity has ever lived through. It will challenge our most sacred ideologies around politics, economics and social constructs. It will force humanity to adapt in ways we can't yet imagine. We are now living in a different world than a century ago, where algorithms and robots can take people’s jobs, where unemployment increases and social unrest is fueled by divisive social networks and a lack of economic opportunity, and where the impact of climate change is undeniable.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley speak with our good friend, Brett King, author of a new book, The Rise of Technosocialism: How Inequality, AI and Climate Will Usher in a New World. We discuss the context of what is happening in society, the technology behind these changes, and where we are headed next.
It’s true, Tim Draper has picked losers. He tells me this even before I ask him. The VC legend who backed Hotmail, Tesla, SpaceX, Coinbase, Ledger and many other successful companies, readily coughs up that he has invested in lemons. Some he says have totally gone out of business, but others just didn’t get him the money back.
“By the same token there are winners that make us a couple of times on the money and then some that 1000x the investment.”
Asked to identify the single biggest element in both – either for success or failure, Draper is very sure of the common denominator.
“Trust – entrepreneurs have to build trust amongst themselves, their team, their employees and their customers.”
He also touches on another comment theme – regulation.
“They need to feel free to innovate. And they can’t feel overwhelmed by government regulations.”
Draper cites a single decision maker in the business – and faith amongst the team in that leader.
“Another factor is that the winners are often a bit odd. Their ideas are sometimes left of centre and often I go - whoa, what are you doing?”
Tune in to hear more from the Bitcoin legend
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author - her latest book is at https://persons-of-interest.io/
During the current pandemic businesses have had to revaluate how they operate and remote working and hybrid working has become a reality. One business which has seized on this is Huckletree who provide co-working space and allows businesses to scale up or down their office space during the pandemic. Ronan talks to Andrew Lynch, Co-founder and COO of Huckletree about this and more.
Andrew talks about his background, how Huckletree started, what Huckletree does, office working during Covid, the impact of Covid, learning from your mistakes, the importance of having a good team around you, and broadband.
More about Andrew Lynch:
Andrew moved back from the UK earlier this year, where he did a master’s degree in real-estate investment, before working in private equity and then co-founding Huckletree. During that time Huckletree has opened 5 co-working spaces in the UK and one in Ireland. Andrew has seen companies join Huckletree Ireland as start-ups and grow and expand and, as they take on investment, grow very quickly to 30 or 40 people. The Dublin space brings its global member count to 2,000 people.
In this episode of the podcast we catch up with Sean Higgins, cofounder of Future Proof Insights to learn how our own bodies often tell us more about what we really think than we might realise.
About Seán Higgins:
In 2020 Seán Higgins co-founded Future Proof Insights, an insights agency that combines Consumer Research with Neuroscience to provide neural explanations for how consumers make judgements & decisions that ultimately impact behaviour. Seán is also a director of Future Proof Media, a full-service marketing agency based in Dublin.
About Future Proof Insights:
95% of brain activity is completely irrational, yet people insist on measuring effectiveness via rational approaches. Future Proof Insights' aim is to remove objectivity from the creative & design process to help brands design better consumer experiences. They achieve this through the use of a cutting-edge research platform that allows for the collection of vast quantities of bio & neuro data in parallel to provide actionable insights that can be implemented immediately.
- Website link: https://www.futureproofinsights.ie/
- Useful Information: https://www.futureproofinsights.ie/blog/
- Neuromarketing in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge2TSFrbk0s
- Overview Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyzB5VSzwlw
Daniel Steeves is a Germany-based, Canadian tech-focused strategy consultant and entrepreneur with a career covering thirty-five years internationally and across sectors. Over the last ten years, his focus has moved from very large scale tech and business solution to advising, mentoring and building fintech, ICO and blockchain startups - not to mention his current endeavours at tudaBirds.io.An accredited management consultant, recognised thought leader in the cloud space and one of the founding mentors at Level39 in London’s Canary Wharf, Daniel is also a former partner at Hamilton Bradshaw with “Dragon’s Den” star James Caan. He has an extensive speaking and writing background ranging from TEDx to The Economist BIU and was a contributing author on Wiley's best-selling “Fintech Circle”.Further information regarding Daniel’s professional career can be found on his LinkedIn profile (https://linkedin.com/in/danielsteeves)
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Co-founder of the Satoshi Block Dojo, Richard Boase is a long-time bitcoin advocate who started in Bitcoin in 2012 as a tech-journalist and marketing consultant for Blockchain companies. Since 2019 he has been a keen student of Dr. Craig Wright and founded the Dojo with Craig Massey in August 2021 to empower entrepreneurs to build on BitcoinSV, the original implementation of the Bitcoin protocol. Richard lives in London and Satoshi Block Dojo is his third company.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Chilling the World Out: Monetizing Content, Dealing with Grief, Building the Metaverse and more with Jamie Goldblatt and Mind Chill 360 Media
For 20 years Jamie Goldblatt has been creating, curating, and distributing digital art and creativity, whilst working with some of the world’s biggest charities, brands, telecoms, broadcasters, and film studios.
After setting up one of the first digital content studios, his original digital art and content has been downloaded by over 60M.
His new venture Mind Chill – Metaverse of Chill, which includes Mind Chill Coin, and Bank of Chill is on a mission to chill the world out, the next internet needs a chill space!
For the last 3 years He has been organically building an engaged community over 250k, partnering with companies such as Devvio, HTC VIVE and Ceek VR. His Mind Chill 360 and VR content has been shared and seen by millions whilst also featuring some of the most innovative NFT artists like Beeple.
He and his team are dedicating the next 10 years to building something that inspires and actions real change!
www.mind-chill.com
https://www.facebook.com/Mindchill360
https://twitter.com/Mindchill360
https://t.me/METAVERSEOFCHILL
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClIBeKLwUMOkQa1ExMzqY5A
https://www.devv.io
DevvESG.com
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over eighty podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
In today's podcast Melanie Boylan has a chat with John Gribbin about his new book entitled "Eight Improbable Possibilities". One of the features is about the Moon and little known facts that we know our listeners will love. In one part Melanie asks about Newton, The Bishop and The Bucket, great story behind this. Listen in to learn more!
John R. Gribbin is a British science writer, an astrophysicist, and a visiting fellow in astronomy at the University of Sussex. His writings include quantum physics, human evolution, climate change, global warming, the origins of the universe, and biographies of famous scientists. He also writes science fiction
John Gribbin’s numerous bestselling books include In Search of Schrödinger’s Cat and Six Impossible Things, which was shortlisted for the 2019 Royal Society Science Book Prize. He has been described as ‘one of the finest and most prolific writers of popular science around’ by The Spectator. John lives in Sussex.
The financial services ecosystem has been inundated with a tremendous amount of external capital aimed at disrupting the way people and businesses bank. From the most basic to the most complex, financial relationships are held together by the tenets of savings, investments, monetary exchanges, protection, and use of the credit and debt. When any of these areas are neglected, these relationships can become one-sided, even predatory. What would our world be like, if banks and fintechs could change their business model to align with customer's financial objectives ? What if there was more focus on reducing debt and truly building real wealth over time?
In this week’s episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Sunjay Pandey, founder of Woven Money, about their goals of helping consumers achieve long term financial security.
In this podcast today Melanie Boylan speaks with Louise McDonnell about all of her latest exploits, her planner launch and her next speaking gig coming up on the 15th of November as mentioned in the podcast, Louise is a speaker at the upcoming Monday Morning Marketing Podcast Workshop. If you would like to book your FREE seat, then book here.
Her Talk:
Learn the 6 Steps to Generating More Sales & Leads on Social Media
You will leave this session with a list of what you need to change. Her promise is that she will offer practical tactics in non technical language that you will be able to understand and quickly implement.
Louise McDonnell
Louise McDonnell is a social media strategist, coach, & speaker. She is the Author of, “Facebook Marketing, The Essential Guide” and the bestselling “2021 Social Media Planner & Guide”. She is the founder of SellOnSocial.Media, an online training academy which makes social media simple, actionable and profitable. Louise has been voted one of the world’s Top 50 Facebook Marketing Bloggers by Feedspot, and listed as one of the Top 108 Digital Marketing Experts Worth Following by Springboard.com. She has also been listed as one of the Top 10 Worldwide Facebook Experts by Blogger Local.
Website & Social Media Links
www.LouiseMcDonnell.com & www.SellOnSocial.Media
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In 2012 John Colgan co-founded Solgari a company that has developed a disruptive cloud business communications platform. Since then Solgari has forged partnerships with various companies including Microsoft. During the current pandemic Solgari has come into its own. Ronan talks to John Colgan the CEO and Co-Founder of Solgari about this and more.
John talks about his background, what Solgari does, the impact of the pandemic on Solgari and their clients. John also talks about Solgari’s USP and where he see’s Solgari going in the next 5 years.
More about Solgari:
Their purpose, and their passion, is to enable people to more easily communicate and collaborate. Solgari was built to free people from the restraints of disjointed and old-school technology and services. A complete communications solution that’s straightforward to implement, intelligent, dependable and universal. One solution to deliver the type of modern, agile communications businesses were crying out for.
Jamil chats with Imgesu Cetin, CEO of Defy Trends in his latest interesting crypto corner conversation.
Defying the Traditional Trends by Helping Investors Make Confident Crypto Decisions with Imgesu Cetin
Imgesu Cetin, CEO of Defy Trends, - an AI and data driven crypto intelligence platform that helps investors and traders make confident crypto investment decisions through actionable insights and quality information- breaks the mold of the enigmatic night-owl coder with her strong leadership, people skills, and outgoing personality. After sitting on her laptop, programming, and scraping together data from all thousands of sources, she likes to unwind by being a social butterfly, bringing like-minded people together, and even DJs for fun.She was born in Turkey grew up in the States. She got her Master’s degree at UCSD for Data Science.
One of her biggest accomplishments was getting a prestigious position in the UN - international organization for migration for forecasting and creating predictive modeling for migration using big data (web and social media analytics). She was selected among only 2,000 applicants for a full-time data scientist position in the UN. During all these accomplishments, she was always intensely passionate about blockchain, trading, and creating apps for herself to aid in her investment strategy. These self-help trading apps that scrapped and analyzed crypto trends ended up being the foundation of the Defy Trends Company which is now a platform for investors and traders to make confident crypto investments utilizing quality information and actionable insights!As a young entrepreneur empowering women, she has already launched her first company and is in the process of building a strong team to support her goals.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over eighty podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Jamil chats with Christian Hook to learn more about this remarkable new collection. Christian enlisted the help of a number of scientists specialising in theoretical physics, physiology, sensory perception and more. Together they explored and broke down a series of ideas and discovered that artists and scientists have more in common than they thought. With their collaboration, Christian embarked on his greatest challenge yet - Painting the Invisible. You can watch some clips from the fascinating film in our interactive catalogue, which includes an online narrated tour of the complete exhibition, behind the scenes photography, and of course, the complete collection of original and limited edition artwork.
Painting the Invisible - How Artists and Scientists are paving the path for NFTs in film and painting with Christian Hook
https://www.clarendonfineart.com/news/christian-hook-painting-the-invisible/
Bio: https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/artists/christian-hook
The Painting the Invisible video link here: https://www.sky.com/watch/title/programme/3ecdd7d0-7a37-48dc-84c8-058e939355df
The Painting the Invisible artwork images that are exclusively exhibited at Clarendon Fine Art Dover Street: https://we.tl/t-FIMtmozPqp
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over sixty podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Peter is a world renowned photographer who for the past 20 years has been fixated on the faces that fill his frame. He spends his days in studio unpacking the relationship between how his clients’ internal thought processes affect their outer appearances. He’s a TEDx speaker on the subject, author of The Headshot, Shabangrs NFT project co-founder and founder of the Headshot Crew, which comprises the largest group of headshot specialists globally.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over sixty podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Have you been thinking about the global supply chain a bit more lately? Perhaps back in the beginning of the pandemic, when you couldn’t find toilet paper, or maybe now when you are just starting your holiday shopping and realize you might already be a bit too late. But do we think enough about what we buy, why we buy, where we buy from, and whether we are buying too much?
In this week’s episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Christopher Mims about his new book, “Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door –– Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy”, and the fascinating story of the complex web of our global supply chain and why it matters more than ever.
Stephen Cutter is the founder and CEO of Wuji Games which is launching Earth Defender at COP26. His passion for saving the earth has led him over the past ten years to create a project which now combines blockchain, NFTs, Natural Capital Accounting Principles, the metaverse and tree planting. There are also elements of staking, ReFi, rewards, Easter Eggs and links with GiveNation and links with tree planting organisations Tree Sisters and the Eden Project.
Listen here for more
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author - her latest book can be found at https://persons-of-interest.io/
This month is mental health awareness month and the current Covid-19 pandemic has brought mental health to the forefront. Mental health is also an issue with startups as many employees experience burnout. A Dublin startup Frankie has come up with a solution that can help deal with mental health issues. Ronan talks to James McGann the Co-founder of Frankie.
James talks about his background, what Frankie does, psycho education, mental health continuum, VC funding, mental health services, Covid, where did the name Frankie came from, and mental health awareness month.
More about Frankie:
Frankie is a two-sided B2B mental health platform for modern teams and mental health service providers. Frankie intelligently connects team members suffering from anxiety, stress, depression, and burnout to a diverse range of support that is personalised to the individual. Frankie uses clinical assessments to measure effectiveness and to provide mental health insights to close the blind spots of remote and hybrid teams. Frankie connects with team members using the tools they use, like Slack, to deliver video calls with experienced therapists and to recommend preventative exercises that develop mental fitness.
Louise Brogan has been working in her niche of LinkedIn for a number of years now and is sought out internationally for helping others update and build their profiles personally and commercially.
In this podcast with Melanie Boylan she outlines the various ways her support can help boost your business and help business owners develop the techniques to reach their goals. With a long list of resources as well as time spent with her directly, she can help any business reach and surpass their goals.
As mentioned in the podcast, Louise is a speaker at the upcoming Monday Morning Marketing Podcast Workshop. If you would like to book your FREE seat, then book here.
Louise Brogan works with entrepreneurs, SME’s and professionals who want to raise their profile through LinkedIn in a genuine and valuable way.
Louise is an international speaker, writes for Social Media Examiner and hosts the LinkedIn with Louise Podcast. She lives at home with her husband, three children, and an energetic spaniel called Bruce.
In 2019, Louise was invited to attend No 10 Downing Street to represent small business and annually attends the House of Lords as one of 12 UK Local Heroes for Business. In 2021, Louise was named a Small Business Britain Champion.
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LinkedIn with Louise Podcast
Space as a Service - CyberSecurity and Blockchain Applications and Lessons from Space, with Zee Zheng and SpaceChain
Zee ZHENG, CEO and Co-founder, SpaceChain
Championing the fusion of blockchain and space, Zee Zheng believes that these technologies will enable a new era of seamless global collaboration. Having launched five blockchain-enabled satellite payloads into orbit since SpaceChain's inception, Zee has been recognized as a pioneer in this industry and has been sought as a speaker at events like Space Tech Summit, SpaceTide and Space Forum.
Zee honed his entrepreneurship at Draper University, his space expertise at the International Space University, and is a graduate of Columbia University. He is also a Lee Kuan Yew Senior Fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over sixty podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Jamil catches up with QuHarrison Terry to learn more about all things NFT related
QuHarrison Terry is a growth marketer at Mark Cuban Companies, a Dallas, Texas venture capital firm, where he advises and assists portfolio companies with their marketing strategies and objectives.Previously, he led marketing at Redox, focusing on lead acquisition, new user experience, events, and content marketing. In 2015, he co-founded 23VIVI the world’s first digital art marketplace powered by the blockchain. In 2021, he sold an NFT of the Worldstar Hip-Hop Chain for 121 ETH on Opensea.QuHarrison has been featured on CNN, Huffington Post, Xconomy, Cointelegraph, MobiHealth News, MedCity News, and many others.As a speaker and moderator QuHarrison has presented at CES, SXSW, TEDx, Marquette University, and the Open Data Science Conference.QuHarrison is a 4x recipient of Linkedin’s top voices in Technology award.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over sixty podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
In this podcast Melanie Boylan speaks with Matt Reynolds about his book The Future of Food, How to Feed the Planet Without Destroying it. We discuss gene sequencing, veganism, education, activism and so much more. Grab a cuppa and take part in the conversation today.
Matt Reynolds is the science editor at WIRED UK, where he edits and commissions stories about the environment, health, space and everything else about how science is changing the world. He’s particularly interested in the science of food and the impact that our diets have on the environment. His first book, The Future of Food: How to Feed the Planet Without Destroying it was published on September 16, 2021. Matt was previously a technology reporter at New Scientist.
With a global population estimated to reach nearly 10 billion by 2050, we face a huge challenge in feeding everyone on the planet. How is that to be achieved?
In this brilliantly insightful, one stop guide WIRED journalist Matt Reynolds assesses the limits and drawbacks of current food production and looks at the ways in which they can be tackled.
He considers the potential for lab-grown meat to replace inefficient livestock farming. He talks to the scientists hoping to perfect more productive and disease-resistant crops. He explores initiatives to make agriculture less environmentally damaging and to reduce food waste. And he addresses the fundamental question: how do we feed more people while using fewer of the Earth's resource.
You can find Matt on Twitter
Financial institutions are sitting on top of a lot of data, and so much of that goes unused, whether it is because the data is sitting in disparate systems that do not play well together, or because of the lack of expertise or resources to truly benefit from the power of it.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley play host to three thought leaders from Curinos –– Sarah Welch, Suraya Randawa, and Rutger van Faassen –– to talk about how financial institutions can harness the power of intelligent data to build digital relationships at scale, and create new competitive advantage for the digital future.
In this podcast today Melanie Boylan sits down with Amanda Webb of Spiderworking and they chat about Amanda's latest talk coming out for the very first time this November. This inaugural talk will be featured at The Monday Morning Marketing Podcast Workshop when Amanda's talk called Is it working? 5 Incredibly Useful Digital Marketing Measurement Tips for Small Business gets an airing for the attendees. Want to learn more and book your free seat? Book here.
We also hear about Amanda's future plans and how she is building her business to support a larger range of people through online courses. Her marketing content on the Spiderworking blog has previously won her awards nationally and internationally and she just loves to talk marketing.
She also mentions in the podcast how beneficial a Social Media Audit is for your business and wanted to share the link to help people better understand how to improve their channels. Click this link to get your download.
She has previously written for international websites including Social Bakers, Social Media Examiner and AgoraPulse.
When she’s not working she loves watching Dr. Who and playing with her cats.
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Galloway has been a gamer since he was a child. His father worked at Litton Industries which made gyroscopes for missile defence systems in the US – which also made microwave ovens – but he brought home the latest PCs.
As a result, Galloway and his twin brother spent a lot of time on the PC – as well as fighting off their other four siblings – and were the only kids on the block to have a PC in the home. Gaming and basic coding fascinated them with Galloway now heading up one of the fastest moving blockchain gaming platforms in Lepricon and his brother working in the game development industry.
“Games have changed a lot since then,” he admits. “We played games like Olympics which basically consisted of two dots running around a track. Then we got an upgrade to a games console similar to an Atari.
“But whatever we had, we often had a family games night. It was in our blood.”
Galloway took a job at God Games, part of Rockstar Games and the maker of the popular Grand Theft Auto. He had a choice to go to New York or Hong Kong.
“I came for one year and I’m still here 20 years later.”
To find out more, tune in for the quick fire round with Joshua.
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found at https://persons-of-interest.io/
Traditionally, the AI and Machine Learning sectors have been a male-dominated industry. Findings from the 2020 World Economic Forum report state that women make up only 26 percent of data and AI positions in the workforce. Yet, 66 percent of respondents in Deloitte’s The State of Women in AI survey reported that having more women working within an organisation can only benefit a business and increase success. Ronan talks to Maeve Bleahene, Co-founder and Head of Operations at Peroptyx about this and more.
Maeve talks about her background, what drove her to become an entrepreneur, what does Peroptyx does, and how to get more women to enter the AI and Machine Learning workforce. Maeve also talks about reducing bias in AI, why the human element is an important part of a successful AI strategy, and where she sees AI heading.
More about Maeve:
Having co-founded and built a successful machine learning company, which recently raised €1.7 million from the ground up, Maeve is a firm believer that the AI industry requires more female roles and insights. This is something that she is determined to help with at Peroptyx, with three new female hires on the cards before the end of the year which will bring their team to a 50/50 gender ratio.
In today's podcast, Melanie Boylan speaks to Matthew Hughes AKA The King of Video. Why is video so essential for business, what makes a video stand out and who should be doing them?
Matthew Hughes is the King of Video.
In 2013 he started his video company that he ran for 7 years creating video and travelling the world, with clients from one man bands through to billion dollar companies.
Fast forward to 2019 and he created the King of Video brand to help small business owners confidently, create, consistent video content that connects with their audience.
He does this with his YouTube Challenge, the YouTube Bootcamp and on a 1-2-1 basis with his YouTube managed service, YouTube Essentials
For information on the DMR event Matt is running next week, click here. For information on Matt speaking at the Monday Morning Marketing Podcast Workshop click here. Sign Up here.
Adoption with Rosario Ingargiola and Bosonic Digital.
Rosario Ingargiola is Founder and Chief Executive of Bosonic Digital, a San Francisco based Financial Technology and Infrastructure company offering the only non-custodial, real-time clearing and settlement platform for crypto. Clients include Banks, Neo Banks, Hedge Funds, Lenders, Market-Makers, Broker-Dealers and Miners. He is a serial FinTech entrepreneur, an award-winning patent owner, published author and an Enterprise Technology Trading System SME in the fields of Algorithmic Trading, Foreign Exchange, Cryptocurrency and Low-Latency systems.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over sixty podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Shane spoke to Suzanna Hayek about her experience as an intern with Irish Tech News, her background and what the future of journalism looks like. She also spoke about what the highlight of her internship was and how it compares to her time at university.
Suzanna also gives insight into the challenges she faced, gives advice for those interning in the future, details what she would have done differently and speaks about her plans for the future.
Suzanna Hayek is a Kuwait-born journalist and teacher based in London. Suzanna is interested in covering social issues, corporate ESG, sustainability, and ocean conservation. She is fluent in Arabic and English.
In her free time, Suzanna volunteers at EduPact, an initiative, which aims to provide free online lessons to children in Lebanon, where she is originally from. Suzanna is happiest when freediving and her favourite sharks are tiger sharks.
About Shane
Shane is currently interning with Irish Tech News. He is in his third year of studying Journalism at NUI Galway where he also studies IT and has an interest in programming and web development. He has also previously studied game design and development before deciding to study journalism.
He also likes to write about sport in his spare time. His main areas of interest are football, rugby and basketball. He is currently interning with Irish Tech News which will last for the duration of his third year in university.
Building the World's First Medical and Scientific NFT Marketplace for Global Healthcare, with Dr. Michael J Kaldasch and Almedis Blockchain
Dr. Michael J. Kaldasch is medical doctor, the CEO and cofounder of Aimedis. He studied medicine and graduated from the Heinrich-Heine- University in Duesseldorf. He has 12 years of clinical experience in internal medicine. Besides he has been working as a drug safety officer in a CRO.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over sixty podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Could you imagine life without music? Plato said that ‘music gives a soul to the universe’. And there does seem to be a soundtrack to each change of cadence in our lives, as ‘music is the wine that fills the cup of silence’ according to Robert Fripp. There is also a melody to the way money flows through our daily lives as well. So how well do we take care of the artists that conjure up this magic, across so many genres and generations?
In this week's One Vision, Theo and Bradley listen in to the timbre and tempo of John Waupsh, Co-Founder of Nerve, a new type of bank dedicated to the music makers creating the harmony and rhythm of our lives.
Every time you do an online search your boosting the worlds CO2. Did you know that? Not many people do. In his chat with Melanie Boylan, Christian Kroll explains how and why Ecosia works not just for the benefit of the communities involved but for the planet. We all want the same thing at the end of the day and Christians "movement" makes Climate Change a reality with a simple click. Listen in for more.
Christian Kroll
Christian Kroll is the founder and CEO of Ecosia, the green search engine that uses its profits to plant trees. He launched Ecosia in 2009 after witnessing the devastating impact of social inequality and massive deforestation while traveling through Nepal and South America. Ecosia has gone on to become the world’s largest not-for-profit search engine and a world-leading tree-planting organization, planting over 135 million trees in more than 30 countries. In 2014 Ecosia became Germany’s first certified B Corporation, and in 2018 Christian gave away his right to ever sell Ecosia or take dividends out of the company.
For a new project to hit a hack before launch would destroy many a company but Marsel Adawi explains how his decentralized forecasting portal where users speculate on the outcome of real world events survived the experience.
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author - her latest book can be found at https://persons-of-interest.io/
We chat with Daniela Illuminati - Director of Operations and Dublin Site Lead for TELUS, to learn more about her insights around CX and industry wide trends to watch.
About TELUS International Ireland TELUS International Ireland is a leading Irish-based provider of digitally-enabled customer experience (CX) and business process solutions, and is a key location in the TELUS International family. It has two CX and IT delivery centers strategically located in Dublin and Cork as well as a site in Ballina providing AI data solutions to support many of the world’s top brands.
In December 2019, TELUS International completed its acquisition of Voxpro, with the sale seeing the ownership of the business, including facilities, business operations and
employees transfer to TELUS International.
With almost 2,000 team members, TELUS International Ireland is committed to promoting and celebrating diversity and inclusion within its team, company and the community where it lives, works and serves. This includes inclusive, high-impact volunteer days like TELUS Days of Giving.
More about Daniela Illuminati - Director of Operations and Dublin Site Lead Daniela Illuminati joined TELUS International in April 2018 as Senior Operations Manager, and shortly afterwards became Site Lead for the Dublin office and Director of Operations. She is also a member of the TI Ireland Senior Leadership Team.
Daniela is an experienced leader with extensive background in online operations in the tech industry, having worked for almost 10 years in Google Ireland, supporting the AdWords Sales organisation, by providing customer service, technical support as well as sales consultancy services to both SMBs and global accounts in the Google Adwords and YouTube network.
Joytopia, Europe’s first metaverse event took place recently and over 1 million people attended it and powered by JOURNEE and Epic games. The unique event featured metahumans across numerous different worlds in jaw dropping simulated environments. One of the many highlights included a performance by global chart-toppers Coldplay. Ronan talks to Thomas Lorenz, Managing Partner of JOURNEE, the company behind building Joytopia's metaverse.
Thomas talks about what JOURNEE does, what’s a metaverse, how JOURNEE got to work with BMW, how the metaverse will change how we use the internet. why the pandemic has been a boost for all things digital, the future of online advertising, revolutionising the entertainment industry, crypto and NFT’s and building a metaverse for Siemens.
More about Joytopia and JOURNEE:
Joytopia was brought to life in association with BMW and Epic Games. The metaverse, a new world where virtual reality meets physical, is tipped to be one of the biggest breakthroughs in technology for human kind. JOURNEE is a future-focused, immersive deepfake tech company that specialises in enabling interactive, live- streamed experiences.
Former 8th Grade middle school teacher Joshua Ling started Podsie because he wanted to support his students in and out of the classroom. In this podcast with Ebony Ximines-Parke to tell us how this worked.
What is Podsie? Podsie combines the research-backed learning strategies of retrieval practice, spacing, and interleaving, customized by the mastery data of each individual student, to enhance learning both inside and outside of the classroom. They want to ensure that the hard work that teachers put into teaching doesn’t go to waste, while ensuring that they are supporting the learning needs of their individual students.
How does the learning science come into play?
Retrieval Practice
Retrieval practice is an incredibly powerful strategy in which students actively draw out previously-taught knowledge from their brains, thus enhancing "diverse forms of learning, including memory, problem solving, and generalization to new situations."
When they challenge students to frequently and intentionally retrieve knowledge, they grow in their abilities to retain and quickly access information. The team at Podsie believe that both retention and quick retrieval are essential foundations for students when it comes to "deeper learning" and transferring skills and conventions to different contexts. Traditionally, quizzes and tests are used in the classroom as a form of retrieval practice.
At Podsie, they completely combine the research-backed power of frequent, low-stakes retrieval practice with spacing and interleaving to enhance the learning of students.
Sleighing the Dragon's Lair, Creating Heroes, and Initial NFT Offerings with Steve Good and Dreams Quest
Steve Good is co-founder of Dreams Quest and best selling author of Be Left Behind. Steve is also an accomplished entrepreneur with board level experience working with start-ups and corporates. He is also crypto veteran who started in 2016 and has worked with over 75 projects as a marketing and business development consultant. He has spent over 20 years in Fintech as a business executive working with Tier 1 banks.Prior to working in blockchain, he has worked for notable companies such as Deloitte and Infosys as well as building and selling his own FinTech firm in London, UK. He has been responsible for running major IT programs for his clients by delivering a range of IT and digital solutions and services to major Tier 1 banks across the front, middle and back office.Steve is also a public figure, keynote speaker, and has been featured in numerous articles including BuzzFeed, CNBC, and How-To Geek.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over sixty podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Jamil catches up with Charles d'Haussy (夏多希), who is APAC Managing Director - ConsenSys
Charles d’Haussy is Asia Managing Director at ConsenSys, a leading blockchain engineering company. Among his responsibilities, he leads ConsenSys’ projects on central-bank digital currencies with HKMA, BOT, PBOC, CBUAE & BOK.
Prior to this, Charles served as head of fintech with the Hong Kong government (InvestHK). In that capacity he helped found and scale Hong Kong Fintech Week, and supported the growth of over 450 fintech companies. He has 15 years of prior experience in Hong Kong’s private sector and is licensed to invest and deal in securities.
In 2018, Charles was elected as a Top-50 fintech influencer in Asia. In 2021 he published Block Kong, a book about Blockchain leaders shaping the Hong Kong blockchain ecosystem. He studied in France at Rennes International Business School and in Guangzhou, China at Sun Yat Sen University. He is a certified Bitcoin professional and studied blockchain business strategy at Be9 London.
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http://www.blockkong.com
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Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over sixty podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
We have seen a tectonic shift across industries and business models during the pandemic. How businesses adapted to the changes on the ground was a stress test in real time. As customer behavior changed, payments changed along with them, seeing a rapid rise in contactless at point of sale and new ways to pay for all types of services via mobile and online checkouts.
In looking to demystify how payments -- especially real time payments -- have changed, this week Theo and Bradley speak with Ginny Chappell, Senior Vice President, Fintech Leader, Digital Payments and Banking at FIS, about how their RealNet real time payment network will connect and empower a new wave of payment experiences.
In a time when play to earn is the echo that follows gamers around, Alien Worlds is converting people to mass adoption through strategy and governance. It’s like sneaking extra shredded vegetables into children’s dinners; they don’t even know they are eating it. Likewise, the gamers have no idea that they are building something much bigger than mined Trillion on a planet in a galaxy far, far away.
Let’s start with the basics. Alien Worlds is a metaverse with seven planets. On metaverses more later.
Launched last year, it’s the biggest game on WAX and possibly on blockchain and last month it flip flopped in and out of first and second place in all dApps globally with PancakeSwap.
It happened quite quickly and then some. First of all, Alien Worlds was the first game on blockchain to break through 100,000 users, then one million users, then two million. Now it’s surging at 2.5 million users. It is literally limitless.
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found here https://persons-of-interest.io/
Hybrid working has now become a part of our daily lives because of the pandemic and it looks like it won’t be going away anytime soon. It is an evolved version of remote working which involves a combination of remote working and working in the office. To do this safely and securely requires technology that adapts to a specific users wants and needs. Ronan talks to Paul Hardy Chief Innovation Office at ServiceNow a company that offers such a solution.
Paul talks about what ServiceNow does, security and remote working, what are digital workflows and why they matter, and how data is used. Paul also talks about ServiceNow’s latest eruct Rome, reducing employee fatigue, the shift towards automation, what automation will look like in the future, and how organisations ensure a seamless customer experience
More about ServiceNow:
ServiceNow has recently launched a new version of its industry-leading Now Platform designed for hybrid work, to unlock productivity, reduce employee burnout, and scale innovation across the enterprise. Over the last year, the new world of work has become hybrid. As a result, ServiceNow has more than doubled the features and functionality of its Now Platform to enable new ways of working for 6,900+ global customers representing more than 80% of the Fortune 500.
Ria talks with Ravit about his YouTube channel ‘The Ravit Show’ and what inspired him to transition from a finance background to the data community. He speaks about the best practices to get involved with the data and how to stand out in such a diverse environment. Ravit elaborates on the importance of networking, and from his own experience how a niche is never permanent.
Ravit Jain, host of The Ravit Show and Community Manager at Packt Publishing, is an amazing personality with a love for data and interacting with people!
Ravit is passionate about supporting Packt and the data science community by sharing the literary works of experts in the field and hosting “The Ravit Show”, showcasing intimate, live 1:1 interviews with key influencers and practitioners on the same.
The Importance of Building Communities through NFTs, and 'Getting Lucky' with Lucky Maneki, with Matt StreetMatt Street is a Community Ambassador for Lucky Maneki NFT. He has 20+ years of Marketing, Business Development and Operations experience. Has worked with companies of all sizes including Fortune 500 organizations. Matt got into NFT’s through NBATopShot and found a home with the Lucky Maneki community.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over fifty podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vi
Have we truly fulfilled the promise of fintech? How do you look beyond what is easy and serve communities who have long been ignored by traditional financial services, such as migrants? What is best for the greater good? How do we create change at scale?
Perhaps the only way to unbake systemic racism within financial services is to change the ingredients and those that are preparing the meal, as well as for whom we are preparing the meal. Everyone deserves a seat at the table.
In this week’s One Vision, Theo and Bradley welcome Nina Mohanty back on the show to talk about her new brainchild, Bloom Money, an app that is “built by migrants, for migrants”.
Jamil catches up with Geoff McCabe to learn more about this topical subject.
Bitcoin Lessons from El Salvador and Onboarding New Crypto Users within Seconds, with Geoff McCabe and the Divi ProjectGeoff McCabe, Chairman, Divi ProjectGeoff McCabe is the Chairman of decentralized payment ecosystem, Divi Project, and a member of Brock Pierce’s Delegation, who met with the El Salvadorian government to consult on the implementation of Bitcoin as legal tender.He has a masters degree in physics and over 30 years experience in a variety of businesses, including product design and production, real estate, retail, and travel/hospitality.In addition to being the Chairman of The Divi Project (https://diviproject.org) he currently also owns businesses in virtual reality, gaming, two hotels, and a blockchain-based media company, LightingWorks (https://lightningworks.io)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoffmccabe
https://twitter.com/brockpierce/status/1443948450714816519
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over fifty podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
How can the financial services ecosystem play a bigger role in creating a more equitable future? Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) are economic first responders that help remove barriers to economic equity and help improve the lives of people in our most underserved communities.
Tune in to this episode of One Vision as Theo and Bradley speak with Catherine Berman, CEO and Co-Founder of CNote, about levelling the playing field during a pandemic, how their Wisdom Fund provides access to capital and lending for women-owned businesses, and how their Promise Account helps insured financial institutions with deposits targeting both competitive returns and positive social impact.
Platon is one of world's most renowned portrait photographers, having photographed more world leaders than anyone else in history, including six American presidents. He has photographed over 30 covers for TIME Magazine, including their 2008 Vladimir Putin Person of The Year cover. In 2008, Platon signed on as staff photographer to the New Yorker and maintains long-term relationships with many international publications.
He has published four books with subjects ranging from the power of world leaders to the dignity of those who serve in the US Military. In 2013, Platon founded The People's Portfolio, a non-profit foundation dedicated to celebrating emerging leaders of human rights and civil rights around the world. The People's Portfolio creates a visual language that breaks barriers, uplifts dignity, fights discrimination, and enlists the public to support human rights around the world.
Platon is currently on the board for Arts and Culture at the World Economic Forum and serves as a steward for the Economic Growth and Social Inclusion Initiative. Platon's life's work is the subject of a Netflix documentary, Abstract: The Art of Design. His first film, My Body Is Not A Weapon, features survivors of wartime sexual violence and 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege. Platon's archive of prominent African American civil rights leaders and cultural leaders was acquired by the Smithsonian in 2020.
He speaks today with your host Jillian Godsil on Being Curious, not Judgemental and of course on NFTs
As the growth of always-on and instant banking increase, traditional banks must prioritise evolving to remain competitive and accessible. So, how do banks digitalise their banking stack and deliver an enhanced experience for customers and employees while retaining core legacy systems? Layer a Dublin based fintech company have a solution that will help banks undergo digital transformation during these strange pandemic times.
Ronan talks to Roy Zakka the CEO and founder of Layer talks about his background, the pandemic, how Layer started, what Layer does, and bank branches. Roy also talks about digital transformation in banks, how Layer works, crypto currencies, where Layer will be in five years time., the different offerings Layer offers to different demographics, smart phones and wearable devices.
More about Roy Zakka:
Roy is a serial entrepreneur with many successful ventures, including double-digit valuation exits. He worked for SLAC and SRI in Silicon Valley. Roy has spent 25 years in the wireless and mobile sectors, and the last 10 years in financial services.
In todays podcast Melanie Boylan chats with Daniel Gutiérrez about his NGO, Saving the Amazon which is now in its sixth year. Hear about the work they do with the indigenous people, how they keep up accountability and how you can also make a difference in this delicate balance. Sustainability is everyones responsibility.
About Daniel
The purpose of his life is to change the world. The most important struggle that humanity is facing is climate crisis and he decided to dedicate his life completely to this. Daniels' goal is to be the voice of the most vulnerable, so that through their teachings they can make a better world. He has studied psychology and business administration.
About Saving the Amazon
Saving The Amazon seeks to unite the global and local community in a campaign to combat the climate crisis by planting trees with indigenous communities in the most important ecological sanctuary on the planet, the Amazon rainforest. We were conceived in 2015 and since then have planted over 160,000 trees and worked with 18 communities in the Colombian and Brazilian Amazon. Each tree marked with the name of a person from all over the world to make them participant in our ecosystem restoration and uniting the world under the Amazon rainforest cause.
Capturing Generation Z Investment Patterns and the Importance of Technology Investing for Women,with Angelika Dehmel, BUX
Angelika Dehmel is Content Lead at BUX, Europe's fastest-growing neobroker, which launched its zero-commission investing app, BUX Zero in Ireland in June. A former journalist for the Financial Times Deutschland, she served as editor for the financial, banking, and investment pages and spent six years developing an in-depth knowledge of the world of finance. In her current role as Content Lead, Angelika leads a team of editors and writers in creating localized news, custom educational content, and in-depth analyses of the BUX markets in Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany and Austria.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over fifty podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Leveraging Virtual Data Rooms and Title Registry for Crypto Adoption, and Accounts from the PayPal Wars with Eric Jackson at TransitNet
Eric M. Jackson Early-PayPal. Technology Executive and Serial Entrepreneur. Author of “The PayPal Wars.”
Eric M. Jackson is a technology executive who played a critical role in building PayPal and subsequently created multiple successful businesses. An award-winning author and sought-after speaker, Jackson is part of the so-called PayPal Mafia that went on to found and develop some of the world’s top technology companies.
Early in his career, after a brief stint as a financial consultant, Jackson was recruited by Peter Thiel to join the startup team at PayPal. There he served as PayPal’s first head of U.S. marketing and oversaw its initial product marketing efforts. At a critical moment when the young company was bleeding millions of dollars each month, Jackson was placed in charge of developing and implementing PayPal’s transaction-based revenue model, which helped turn around its fortunes and lead it to profitability. During Jackson’s time at PayPal, the company grew from 2,500 users to 25 million, went public, and was acquired by eBay.
Currently, Jackson is the CEO and co-founder of CapLinked, a venture-backed technology company that develops cloud-based information control software. Dubbed the “go-to place for setting up and closing deals” by the Wall Street Journal, CapLinked’s diverse list of global clients include Amazon, Ernst & Young, FTI Consulting, Roche, Founders Fund, Hess, KPMG, Takeda, and many others.
Jackson is also the co-founder of TransitNet, a fintech company that provides tools to assist with title verification for cryptocurrencies. The company’s title registry service allows parties to generate a trusted third-party record of ownership for crypto wallets. Additionally, following his time at PayPal, Jackson founded a venture called World Ahead Media, which he grew to profitability before it was acquired. He also served on the boards of a number of organizations and technology startups, including CritiqueIt, Inc., a collaboration software company that was acquired in 2018 by 2U, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWOU).
His book, The PayPal Wars, which chronicles the tumultuous origins of PayPal, won the Writers Notes Book Award and was hailed by Tom Peters as “the best description of business strategy unfolding in a world changing at warp speed.”
A frequent commentator on technology and policy, Jackson has appeared on Bloomberg, CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC, and he has been quoted in publications ranging from The Economist to the New York Times. Jackson has spoken at conferences around the world, including the World Knowledge Forum in Seoul, the Lang Di Fintech Conference in Shanghai, and the inaugural Reboot Conference in San Francisco. He also served as the keynote speaker at events hosted by the Cato Institute, the Reason Foundation, and the National Federation of Republican Assemblies. Jackson graduated with honors from Stanford University, where he was editor-in-chief of The Stanford Review, studied overseas in Moscow, and served as a student representative on the university’s Board of Trustees. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter.
Ria talks with Mike Parkes about his newly published book ‘Leading Remotely’ and how remote working prior to the COVID-19 pandemic has been developing for years. He also speaks about how the book was formed through case studies of CEOs and their struggles to implement this style of working. In addition to this Parkes elaborates on his experience of remote working and how there has always been a constant struggle between life and work.
Mike Parkes is a leadership expert and author who for over 35 years has advised and guided managers, executives, and directors on their leadership challenges. His most recent book,“Leading Remotely- Achieving success in a globally connected world” is published by Bloomsbury, released in June 2021 and has already been recommended by the Financial Times. Mike’s first book "Business Facilitation - an essential leadership skill for employee engagement" was published in March 2014.
Mike was one of the founding partners of Momentum Results LLP before that he was Chief Executive, of The Development Associates Group Ltd, a subsidiary of the global accountancy firm Deloitte. He joined as a Senior Consultant in 1987, before progressing to Managing Consultant and Chief Executive in 1997. Prior to this he worked for The Prudential, Luton Airport and Tesco.
Mike is renowned for his practical, insightful, and commercial approach and over the years has spoken at Leadership Conferences across the globe in USA, Asia, Australasia, the Middle East and throughout Europe. In 2020 he spoke at over 100 virtual leadership events on “Leading Remotely” and “Managing Performance in the Virtual World”
If you would like to purchase his latest book, click on the Bloomsbury link below: https://lnkd.in/dGbkCw3
or If you would like to know more about Momentum Results, please open the link below: momentumresults.net
Those who have the data hold the power. But who owns the data? And how could we better leverage the benefits of financial data and technology to ensure that financial services are delivered in a fair, ethical, compliant, and more evenly competitive landscape? It will require more of the financial ecosystem to embrace open banking standards and put the needs of consumers front and center.
Tune in to this episode of One Vision as Theo and Bradley speak with Ghela Boskovich, Regional Director and Head of Europe at Financial Data and Technology Association, about unlocking the value around financial data and where new data standards are headed.
Enjoyable and informative conversation with one of England's national treasures, John Hegley.
Bio photo by Polly Hancock
More about John Hegley
Born in Newington Green,Islington, North London. Now in neighbouring borough of Hackney
with partner, artist mel Brimfield. Educated in Luton and Bristol schools
drawings, verse and small amount of baroque dance.and the University of Bradford - Sociology/European Literature and the Historyof Ideas. Sustained exploration of father's French roots.First work in writing and performance with Interaction Community arts, London, 1978whose interactive ethos and techniques continue informing work.John Peel sessions with The Popticians, Radio1, 1983/4. Host of Border TVpoetry series, Word of Mouth, 1989. Perrier Comedy Award nominee, the same year.Three Series of Hearing with Hegley, Radio 4 - 1996-2000. BBC Online poet in residence 1999.2010 - working with Company Paradiso in 'Warning, May Contain Nuts' alongside BBC Radios Sussexand Berkshire, challenging stigmas around mental illness. 2012 - Keats House poet in residence.2019 - Arts Council of England funded project working with four fellow poets, taking childrento art galleries to delve into, and respond to art works. ('Putting You in the Picture"Twelve books - most recently New and Selected Potatoes, with Bloodaxe books.Workshops in prisons, hospitals, schools.Touring and festival presentations with music,
Ria talks with Chris McClelland about Ignite Northern Ireland, and how their accelerator program strives to help start-ups. He also speaks about the growing interest in Medtech companies, highlighting Ignite NIs partnership with four new Medtech startups and what the future holds for digital healthcare. In addition to this Chris elaborates on his work and how startups are an opportunity for change and excitement, especially in today’s world.
Chris McClelland in his early years initially planned to become an orchestral composer and studied musical composition at the Birmingham Conservatoire becoming acquainted with computer-aided-composition technologies. In 2009, he decided to sacrifice the completion of his Ph.D. to set up Ecliptic Labs in Dublin, Ecliptic Labs went on to build 80 mobile applications for companies such as eHarmony and Mailchimp. After serving as CEO of Elliptic Labs until 2013, Chris saw his next big business opportunity and decided to move on and build another company, called Brewbot. Chris developed an appliance for brewing beer with a companion app for the iPhone, the start-up raised $4.5 million, Chris eventually parted ways with the company. In 2018 he returned to Northern Ireland, IgniteNI founder Tristan Watson recognised the potential that Chris had to serve as a mentor to founders who were just getting started. Chris became an entrepreneur-in-residence (EIR) at IgniteNI, where he began by spending just two days a week mentoring participants on the program. Eventually, Tristan asked Chris to take over and run IgniteNI. Chris is now determined to bring the expectations of Northern Irish founding teams in line with their global peers, to build their confidence and prove that a fantastic company can be built anywhere in the world
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Nick Almond, Finance.Vote
Herding cats is how Nick Almond describes managing academics and suggests that achieving consensus and governance in a university space is akin to running a decentralized organisation. As a result when he met blockchain and DAOs (decentralized autonomous organizations) he was all in.
Almond’s arrival into blockchain was nevertheless a windy path. He studied physics for ten years – from undergraduate right the way through to his PhD. He became particularly interested in the intersection of physical systems on the biological – part of condensed matter science – and discovered that the most fascinating things happen at surfaces.
Despite being heavily involved in this work, which involved examining DNA through spectroscopy (using light to illustrate molecules). Almond came to realise the life of a scientist was not for him.
“Being an experimental physicist requires an incredible level of methodological rigor. As I reached the end of my PhD, I began teaching to supplement my income and discovered I loved teaching people, helping to find the next scientist. I loved the concept of teaching.”
Perhaps another intersection but it led Almond to becoming a mathematics lecturer in the Astrophysics Research Institute at John Moore university – back to his first principles – and to number theory. From there it was a small jump into cryptography.
To find out more, tune into the podcast.
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found at https://persons-of-interest.io/
Ria talks with Rebecca about her previous struggle with balancing freelance work and how that struggle developed into the 2020 book, ‘SOLO: How To Work Alone (And Not Lose Your Mind)’. She speaks about her podcast ‘The Solo Collective’ and how she never expected a book she wrote in 2019 would resonate so much with today’s world. Rebecca elaborates on her experiences of being a female journalist and how to prepare for the world of work.
Rebecca Seal is the author of SOLO: How To Work Alone (And Not Lose Your Mind), host of the Solo Collective podcast, and a freelance journalist. Her work is published in the Guardian, Observer, Financial Times, and Telegraph as well as in magazines and newspapers around the world. She also writes cookbooks and has just finished her tenth. She wrote SOLO in 2019, with the aim of helping other solitary workers cope with the strangeness of working in a company-of-one. She had no idea quite how relevant the book would become; today she gives talks and workshops about how to thrive when you're never in an office. She has two daughters and lives in south London where she also runs a photography business with her husband. It is not unrelated to all the above that she is extremely interested in burnout and how to avoid it.
Entrepreneurs are unique, especially serial entrepreneurs and one such entrepreneur is Rupert Schneider. Rupert is the Co-Founder of two Fintech companies, Gardenia Technologies and Vidarr Capital. This is part 2 of my interview with Rupert.
Rupert talks about some of the mistakes tech companies have made, smart watches and health, abuse of data, the power of Facebook, companies undergoing digital transformation, and becoming digitally native. Rupert also talks about the future smartphones, looking at internal data, the pro bono side of tech companies and the difference between big data and smart data.
More about Rupert Schneider and Gardenia Technologies:
Rupert is an experienced director with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. He is skilled in Structured Credit, Special Situations, Start-ups, Trading, and Financial Risk.
Gardenia Technologies offers a secure automated solution that digitises the origination, structuring and securitisation process to deliver financial initiatives customised around corporates' working capital needs & lower complexities.
Technology-enabled and data-driven, services are delivered seamlessly by integrating with Corporates’ ERP, analysing transactional data, accurately predicting risks & providing scaled liquidity at or before the point of trade.
Ria talks with Steven Roberts about his recently published book ‘Data Protection for Marketers: A Practical Guide’, and how data protection is constantly changing. He also speaks about GPDR and the difficulties that can be faced by marketers and market teams when implementing GDPR principles. Steve elaborates on his work and how keeping up to date with data protection regulations will create transparency within and out of the work environment.
Steven Roberts is head of marketing at Griffith College. He is a certified data protection officer and vice-chair of the ACOI’s data protection and information security working group. His new book Data Protection for Marketers: A Practical Guide, published by Orpen Press, is available now at all good bookstores.
Transitioning global payments from fiat to Bitcoin, and the transition of analog to digital, with Matt Senter and Lolli
Matt Senter is the CTO & Co-founder of Lolli, a rewards application that gives people bitcoin when they shop online from 1,000+ top merchants. Matt was previously the CTO & Co-founder of Cosmic, the leading e-commerce gateway, which was acquired by PopSugar in 2015 and then by Ebates in 2017. Prior to Cosmic, Matt was the CTO & Co-founder of SeedMatrix, a groundbreaking agricultural data analysis tool used by Fortune 100 and Fortune Global 500 companies to identify their best performing seeds in various planting conditions, acquired by Context Network in 2010. During the dotcom boom, Matt was the CEO and Founder of Senternet, one of the world’s first Java-based web hosting companies, sold in 2002. He is an advocate for online privacy and security and considers those foundational tenets of a free society. Matt is also a father of three.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over fifty podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Offering Decentralized Finance Yield, Meeting Regulatory Compliance, and Building Compliant Platforms, with Raymond Hsu @ Cabital
Raymond Hsu is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer for Cabital.
Cabital is a leading cryptocurrency institution in the digital finance industry. Since 2020, Cabital has strived to bring professional financial services to the world of cryptocurrencies. Leveraging the teams extensive experience in traditional finance along with the power of blockchain technology, Cabital empowers people from all walks of life to generate high income from their digital assets safety, creating a more sustainable financial industry.
“Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies are projects that are much bigger than any one of us. It’s bigger than any one person, any one companyany one government. It’s a mission that Cabital takes seriously and we are committed to providing the world with a sustainable and safe digital platform to generate passive income, fulfilling our purpose of helping people achieve their financial goals.”
After extensive conversations with people across the globe, Raymond noticed one reigning theme about investing in cryptocurrencies: the lack of security, peace of mind and ease of doing business. He was then convinced that the world needed a simple solution to buy crypto safety and easily, where everyday investors can earn much higher dividends without worrying about the market’s volatility.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over fifty podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Ria speaks to Ben Harkin about his recently self-published book ‘Time Nor Tide: Ireland and Climate Change’ and explains his experience writing a book during the pandemic. He also speaks about his initial worry writing about climate change due to his age and the inspiration behind his title. Ben elaborates on his research and explains what he would like to see for Ireland in terms of climate change prevention and green hydrogen.
Drawing on research from Ireland and across the world, this book explains what we can expect for the future in Ireland with climate change, and how we can move to limit the worst impacts. Combining studies and stories, Ben Harkin explains how we can use the technology we already have to bring our country to being carbon neutral while building a better future for all.
A conversation with Alex Mitrovich, CEO Unique.network
Alex Mitrovich is both an investor and an entrepreneur, but the latter definitely comes first.
“More specifically I am an entrepreneur in the tech space and have been so for the past 20 years. I understand tech without being a developer. I understand the opportunities.”
This is clearly reflected in his previous enterprise, Luxoft, which he built with his partner over ten years into a global operation and into one of the Fortune Top 500 companies. Next up UseTech, formed in 2017 with co-founder and CTO, Gregory Zaitsev, which has been busy building blockchain projects ever since for its clients.
The blockchain penny dropped for Mitrovich around 2016. A good friend of his and successful tech entrepreneu, Zoe Adamovitzwas posting blockchain stories on Facebook. It made him do some digging and very soon he understood that blockchain had the potential to be mainstream. He looked at the different chains, offering faster, cheaper, better solutions. He worked on different projects, upskilling his team and figuring out which chain was going to pop. He admired Ethereum but recognised its main asset is the network effect of the community.
“It’s hard to stand out in a crowded market.”
Accordingly, when Mitrovich decided to step directly into the NFT space he already had his seasoned team of developers headed up by Zaitsev on board. And as a startup in PolkaDot, he came armed to the teeth.
Mind you, he admits the deeply technical nature of PolkaDot hurts his head.
“But I could see the power of the emerging community, the beauty of the Web 3 Foundation and the endless flexibility of Substate as a building block."
To find our more, listen to the interview
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found at https://persons-of-interest.io/
Ria talks with Amit Katwala about his new book ‘Quantum Computing: How it Works and Why it Could Change the World’. He speaks about what Quantum Computing is and how it could be the technology of the future. Amit also elaborates on his experience of witnessing Google’s Quantum Computing lab and the current restrictions on Quantum Computing from advancing and why there is excitement surrounding it.
Amit Katwala is a senior editor at the WIRED UK. He edits the culture coverage online, works on the Start section of the magazine, appears regularly on the WIRED podcast, and writes features about science, technology, and culture.
Entrepreneurs are unique, especially serial entrepreneurs and one such entrepreneur is Rupert Schneider. Rupert is the Co-Founder of two Fintech companies, Gardenia Technologies and Vidarr Capital. This is part 1 of my interview with Rupert.
Ronan talks to Rupert Schneider about his background, what Gardenia Technologies does, AI and machine learning, and analytics. Rupert also talks about crypto, retail investing, Vidarr Capital, early adopters, and Apple.
More about Rupert Schneider and Gardenia Technologies:
Rupert is an experienced director with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. He is skilled in Structured Credit, Special Situations, Start-ups, Trading, and Financial Risk.
Gardenia Technologies offers a secure automated solution that digitises the origination, structuring and securitisation process to deliver financial initiatives customised around corporates' working capital needs & lower complexities.
Technology-enabled and data-driven, services are delivered seamlessly by integrating with Corporates’ ERP, analysing transactional data, accurately predicting risks & providing scaled liquidity at or before the point of trade.
In my chat with Bill Liao, a Quantum Software Investor, Commercial & Social Entrepreneur from SOSV, we hear about his latest updates working with a new vegan StartUp and how he has now ventured into a new area of interest in the shape of Quantum Computing.
SOSV
SOSV is a multi-stage venture capital investor. We run multiple world-class vertical startup development programs, and provide seed, venture and growth stage follow-on investment into superstar companies. Our unique full-stack model has delivered a net IRR over the last 20 years that puts us in the top 10% of all venture funds worldwide.
https://sosv.com/portfolio/
Because Animals
The majority of pet food is made using animal by-products and meat deemed unfit for human consumption. These otherwise unusable ingredients are sold for pet food, thus creating a significant profit arm for the most environmentally-destructive and inhumane commercial operation in the western world - the factory farming industry. Because Animals is committed to changing that status quo by creating ultra-nutritious and sustainable pet food. All of our products are human grade and 100% animal-free. We create our products using plants, algae and cultured meat, and combine these ingredients with nutrients sourced from bacteria and yeast to formulate nutritionally-complete foods for dogs and cats.
Jamil catches up with Ishan NegiIshan to learn more aboutPolygon Studios, Interoperability in the Metaverse, NFT Gaming with LK Rollups, and the Hermez Merger, with Ishan Negi at Polygon Studios
Ishan NegiIshan is the Nft/gaming lead at Polygon, having joined the company in late Feb, 2021. Prior to this, Ishan has worked in M&A and in the social-tech space in India. He has completed his undergrad from SRCC, Delhi and his MBA from Indian Institute of Management - Bangalore.In his spare time, Ishan is passionate about football/soccer, music and landscape photography..
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over fifty podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Jamil catches up with successful entrepreneur Philipp Pieper to learn more about his move into the blockchain space.
More about Philipp Pieper is a co-founder of Swarm Markets as well as the Swarm Network, an open-source project and DAO. Philipp also co-founded Proximic (acquired by comScore), Loop Media and Bitadel Crypto Trading. Philipp has been engaged in decentralized technologies and crypto-asset trading since 2015. He is also a startup investor and mentor at Singularity University and StartX. He is a member of the AIMA blockchain committee and Digital Currency Trade Association (DCTA).
About Swarm Markets (website)
Acceleration of digital transformation and historically low interest rates is pushing more capital onto the Blockchain. With increasing regulatory crackdowns on the crypto industry, companies in the sector are responding in different ways.
Swarm Markets is skating to where the puck is heading by having authorisation from The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), from day one. It's licensed protocol will be the first of its kind to enable retail and institutional market participants to trade both crypto and digitised traditional financial instruments, like securities and commodities, in one place.
We know institutions need to work with licensed platforms that remove counterparty risk and give access to legally digitised tokens in order to access DeFi. This is demonstrated by the 1,500+ people signed up to our liquidity provider programme who have pledged over $45 million in assets.
In the future, there will not be a difference between TradFi and DeFi, rather everything integrates as 'Fi'. We know we will have achieved our goal to integrate traditional finance with the DeFi ecosystem, when people will access financial products and services and without even realising they're on the blockchain.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over fifty podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
Can we make embedding finance into apps and customer journeys as simple as drag and drop? While no one would go to Ikea for the sole purpose of opening a bank account, they might need payment installment services during checkout. The new breed of technology platform players (BaaS) has made offering such services much more cost effective and less complex for big brands and retailers. Welcome to the new world where nearly every aspect of traditional banking can simply be an invisible feature of another industry’s customer experience.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Shaul David, Head of Banking, Growth at Railsbank on the future of financial services, the role of technology, and the era of embedded finance.
In this podcast episode we chat with Greg Casey from Interxion about the most important trends for Irish data centres to watch in the near future, and some insights into how to effectively communicate what your business does well.
Greg Casey
Greg has over 35 years of experience in the IT/Software sector and brings over 35 years of experience working with global organisations, managing strategic technical projects and teams across global networks, Construction, Electrical & Mechanical Services, Safety and Quality Management Systems among other areas. Greg lives in Glasnevin, Dublin with his wife and one of his daughters, while his other daughter lives in Vancouver. Greg’s hobbies include golf, cycling and aviation.
Company Overview
About Interxion, A Digital Realty Company
Interxion, A Digital Realty Company, supports the world’s leading enterprises and service providers by delivering the full spectrum of data centre, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company’s global data center platform, provides customers a trusted foundation and proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx™) solution methodology for scaling digital business and efficiently managing data gravity challenges. Digital Realty’s global data center footprint gives customers access to the connected communities that matter to them with 290 facilities in 47 metros across 24 countries on six continents. To learn more about Digital Realty, please visit digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Jonathan DeCarteret – Bumper
A serial entrepreneur, DeCarteret began his first venture at age 12 and has a passion for working at the edge of things, where new beginnings are found. This has translated into a potpourri of businesses with ‘first’, ‘fastest’ or ‘innovative’ often found in the description. He founded one of the first property crowdfunding platforms called Launchpad, an aggregating advertising buying business called Switch (which incidentally grew into the UK’s 60thfastest growing companies), helped launch a US charity into the UK which in turn became one of the top 20 charities in just 18 months.
In short, DeCarteret has form.
It is therefore unsurprising that he found his way into crypto and began to address one of the main issues of this space, notably volatility.
“My business partner, Gareth Ward and I were attracted to crypto – and in particular DeFi. The beauty of programmable, frictionless, automated money was irresistible. We began to imagine all kinds of new financial instruments and wondered if this new bright ecosystem could solve some of the biggest problems in the financial world.
“Previously, we worked on a crypto project called INDX. That was super innovative but we were too far ahead of the curve and then got hit by the regularity uncertainty."
How did they solve it? Tune in to find out more
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster, and author. Her latest book can be found at https://persons-of-interest.io/
Cantec started out as a managed print service provider in 1994 and in 2020, Managing Director Greg Tuohy pivoted the business away from a slowly dwindling industry, by joining forces with Cork-based software provider SmartOffice. Founded by Paul Martin, SmartOffice helps businesses to streamline office processes, providing customised tech solutions across communications, information management and custom software development. During the pandemic , Cantec pivoted and joined forces with SmartOffices, who also pivoted because of Brexit.
Ronan talks to Greg Tuohy and Paul Martin. Greg and Paul talk about what Contec does, joining forces with SmartOffice, how Contec pivoted, data protection, and GDPR. Greg and Paul also talk about ClearanceTec, helping UCC reduce their carbon emissions, and the future for the Contec group and SmartOffice.
More about Cantec and SmartOffice:
One of the main reasons for the success of Cantec is their willingness to pivot the business and adapt to changing times. For example, now a major focus for the business is to paradoxically reduce print requirements for clients. Cantec has helped UCC to reduce their carbon emissions by 36% and 25% decrease in waste by streamlining their print management processes. The merger with SmartOffice and new direction of the businesses was timely with the pandemic acting as a catalyst for businesses large and small to embrace office automation and remote working while also being a time that has seen businesses reliance on printing drop dramatically.
One of SmartOffice's most popular products is their cloud-based Electronic Accounts Payable solution that reduces the cost of processing invoices by up to 80%. It offers businesses a flexible, cost-effective and secure solution, especially with remote working.
With the huge increase in custom clearance declarations as a result of Brexit, the team at SmartOffice were keen to use the software engine of their Accounts Payable Automation solution to automate the customs clearance process for those trading between Ireland and the UK. Over the past year, SmartOffice has been developing 'ClearanceTec' allowing businesses to save up to 20 minutes per declaration.
Jamil catches up with Reggie to learn more about his interesting idea.
RAGHAV REGGIE JERATHFOUNDER & CEORaghav or better known as Reggie is a serial entrepreneur, leadership and management professional and an accredited chartered manager from the Chartered Management Institute. Reggie has scaled startups from idea to growth stage with revenues reaching as high as 200,000 USD per month. He has lead teams varying from ten to two hundred people of a multidisciplinary background. His career also includes stints at MSL group and other large integrated agencies where he handled medium to large scale public, private and NGO accounts. He is a firm believer and practitioner of the Hersey-Blanchard situational model of leadership.
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over fifty podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
In this episode Jamil Hasan catches up with Romain Nouzareth for an interesting discussion around crypto mining, blockchain and trends to watch going forward.
Romain Nouzareth
Romain is a seasoned tech entrepreneur, Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CCU. He co-founded with his brother Mathieu Web Concept, one of the first web agencies in France, which was sold to Icon Medialab in 1999. Romain subsequently co-founded Boonty, a digital distribution platform that went on to become a world leader with offices in Paris, Tokyo, Singapore, Beijing, and New York. Boonty later became IsCool Entertainment and was listed on the NYSE Euronext before being sold to Hachette of Lagardère Publishing in 2018. In 2009, Romain co-founded FreshPlanet Inc., a game studio that capitalized on the nascent mobile, social, and gaming market. In 2015, Romain founded eWRLD Corp., building products for messenger apps and for the Facebook Instant Games platform. Passionate about emerging technology, Romain’s interest in the blockchain started in 2013. In 2017, he co-founded www.CCU.ai
Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders.
Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies.
Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil’s experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual.
With over fifty podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry.
Jamil’s primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.
We chat with Karl Purdy, Founder and MD of Coffeeangel. Before launching Coffeeangel, Karl was an aspiring photojournalist. Returning to Belfast in 1995 (after 20 years in Canada) to cover the first IRA ceasefire, following an uncomfortable run-in with loyalist paramilitaries, Karl found himself opening Belfast (and Ireland’s) first specialty coffee shop in 1997.
It was an unexpected and overnight success. Unbeknownst at the time, this little shop ultimately launched today’s Irish specialty coffee scene. Relocating to Dublin in 2000 and starting again from scratch, Karl opened a little, three-wheeled coffee cart on Howth’s East Pier in 2004. On its first day Coffeeangel served 150 coffees. Seventeen years later Coffeeangel now has five locations across Dublin city centre, a thriving ecommerce & wholesale business. Having served well over one million cups of delicious coffee, Karl and the team at Coffeeangel remain laser-focused on providing a world class product, efficiently and consistently with genuinely Irish customer service at the heart of it all.
The old adage says to make hay when the Sun shines, but what do you do when the skies are grey? With this ongoing pandemic and the spectre of uncertainty surrounding it, being a startup founder has never been more challenging. How can startups look at these moments of uncertainty as moments of opportunity?
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Arun Krishnakumar about his new book, Restartup, co-written with Maxson Tee, where they address how moments of crisis can be a time that startups can truly thrive. Arun walks us through their collection of case studies, in-depth interviews of VCs, CEOs, and academics, and their framework that startups can use to survive any storm.
Suzanna Hayek met with Pete Townsend on August 24th, and they discussed trends in digital finance, startups, investing, and how Pete wishes he had been an actual rock star.
Trends
The keywords that Pete searches for to help him shape his thesis are fintech, embedded finance, digital assets, crypto, defi, blockchain, DLT, NFTs, metaverse, tokens, tokenization, etc. To him, this is all about the ongoing digitalization of finance into what he calls "digital finance"– enabling the buying and selling of financial products and services, by both institutions and individuals, through a 100% digital experience across the entire value chain, extending from how that financial product is created through to how it does what it's supposed to do (spend, save, invest, insure) in the hands of an individual or an institution.
Pete's thoughts on Cryptocurrency
Pete talked about crypto's successful 12-year proof of concept for the wider digitalisation of finance - lots to learn as we move to the new frontier of money.
He also talked extensively about crypto enabling financial inclusion and how migrants can largely benefit. He talked about how his experiences, particularly his visit to Bolivia in 2006, were stark reminders of the disparity between rich and poor. Pete pointed out that financial inclusion is not a charity but a profitable business model.
His tips for startups and investing in startups included asking the following questions:-
1- What problem are you solving, and is that problem big enough for individuals or businesses to give you money to solve that problem?
2- Does that group of individuals and/or businesses form a customer market that's big enough for you to get to $100mn in annual recurring revenue?
3- What's your plan to reach those customers? If you're B2B, how do you bring those businesses more customers, and if you're B2C, how do you monetize other businesses' interest in your customers?
4- Founder-market fit - why is this founder tackling this problem for this market, why now, and can they build and grow* the business?
5- Everything else - team, traction, technology, timing, terms & competition
And finally, he challenged everyone to guess the opening jingle to his podcast, Money Never Sleeps, for a free one-hour consultation with him.
Bio
Pete Townsend is the founder of Norio Ventures, a startup advisor, NED, podcaster @MNSShow and a self-proclaimed rockstar of financial services. Pete is based in Ireland.
Suzanna Hayek is an MA Journalism student in London. She is interested in covering social issues and ocean conservation. In her free time, Suzanna volunteers at EduPact, an initiative by a London-based non-profit, which aims to provide free online lessons to children in Lebanon – where she is originally from. Suzanna is happiest when freediving.
Adam Bouktilda, director of the NFT concierge delivery house dMerch talks through three quite different projects he has managed on the WAX Blockchain with the third about to drop in a few weeks.
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found at https://persons-of-interest.io/
We talk with Tom Gorman to learn more about trends in colocation and sustainability initiatives taking place in Ireland
Tom joined Interxion with over 29 years of experience working with global organisations, managing strategic technical projects and teams across global networks, Construction, Electrical & Mechanical Services, Safety and Quality Management Systems among other areas. More recently, Tom has spent the past 5 years working in Senior Operational roles within AWS Data Services, both in Ireland and Germany where he was responsible for developing & mentoring an Agile World Class Operations team tasked with delivering Operational Excellence across multiple regions.
Interxion, A Digital Realty Company
Interxion, A Digital Realty Company, supports the world’s leading enterprises and service providers by delivering the full spectrum of data centre, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company’s global data center platform, provides customers a trusted foundation and proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx™) solution methodology for scaling digital business and efficiently managing data gravity challenges. Digital Realty’s global data center footprint gives customers access to the connected communities that matter to them with 290 facilities in 47 metros across 24 countries on six continents. To learn more about Digital Realty, please visit digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
We hear so much about the dangers of new technology and artificial intelligence but what about the benefits it can have on our lives when put into action? HaloCare is a company that uses technology and AI to helps elderly people stay in their own homes for longer, with the added comfort of an around the clock support system monitoring their vital health data, fall prevention, personal and environmental safety, and social and cultural interconnectivity. This use of new technology and artificial intelligence will result in people staying in their homes longer and will revolutionise health care in the home.
Ronan talks to Niall Kelly, HaloCare’s Chief Technology Officer. Niall talks about how HaloCare started, what HaloCare does, how technology such as AI helps, why wearables aren’t there yet, HaloCare’s four pillars, and what he see’s coming down the line technology wise.
More about HaloCare:
HaloCare’s software can monitor a client’s posture, movement, and even count steps, all without the use of cameras. Additional devices can also remotely monitor the symptoms of chronic diseases, and support is readily available from the experienced nurses and care specialists in their Carlow based Care Hub. While technology and older people don’t often go hand in hand, HaloCare’s innovative idea is a clear demonstration to the older generation of the benefits of technology.
Cryptocurrency: How digital money could transform finance is the latest instalment of the Penguin/Wired small handy guidebooks.
Cryptocurrency has become the new global talking point with people like Elon Musk discussing Dogecoin on SNL, labelling it a ‘hustle’.
Gian Volpicelli discusses with Ebony the importance of why everyone should know about Cryptocurrency and the status it will have as we move towards a more digital world.
Gian M. Volpicelli is a senior editor at Wired UK. His areas of interest include cryptocurrency, technology regulation and digital politics.
We catch up with Manuel Heyden, cofounder of nextmarkets who are aiming to revolutionise trading with a fee-free model, which includes free expert coaching.
Manuel Heyden (M. Sc. , born 1980) is co-founder and CEO of nextmarkets, Europe's fee-free neobroker based in Cologne. As CEO, he heads offices in Cologne, Lisbon and Malta with currently 42 employees. nextmarkets is backed by leading venture capitalists such as Peter Thiel, Founders Fund, Christian Angermayer, Axel Springer, Falk Strascheg and the listed FinLab AG. In addition to one of the largest offerings on the market and innovative financial products such as fractional trading or the specially developed money market product, nextmarkets is characterised by its clear focus on conveying stock market knowledge through free coaches.
Manuel Heyden | CEO, Co-founder
Manuel was born in Cologne, Germany, in 1980. He started his career in 1999 founding his first online marketing company at age of 19. Since then Manuel has followed his passion for product development, design and online marketing especially in the financial technology sector. After spending two and a half years in investment banking with ABN AMRO Bank in Frankfurt and London to establish an online brokerage company, he founded the social trading company, ayondo, in 2007 and sold most of his shares in 2014. Manuel holds a Master of Science from European Business School, Oestrich-Winkel.
nextmarkets is Europe's fee-free neobroker based in Cologne. The German fintech operates offices in Cologne, Lisbon and Malta with currently 42 employees. nextmarkets is backed by leading venture capitalists such as Peter Thiel, Founders Fund, Christian Angermayer, Axel Springer, Falk Strascheg and the listed FinLab AG. In addition to one of the largest offerings on the market and innovative financial products such as fractional trading or the specially developed money market product, nextmarkets is characterised by its clear focus on conveying stock market knowledge through free coaches.
When it comes to planning for your finances, who do you turn to? Friends? Family? Colleagues? Or the Internet? With global fintech investment reaching US$98 billion across 2,456 deals in the first half of 2021 alone, one would have thought that planning for longevity wouldn’t be such a shot in the dark.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Rhian Horgan, Founder and CEO of Silvur, about the state of retirement planning today and her journey towards helping baby boomers navigate retirement.
Suzanna Hayek met with Nick Ayton to discuss crypto's increased popularity, its role in countries in financial collapse, NFTs and NFAs, and finally, his TV drama.
According to crypto.com, the global crypto population in June doubled compared to the number of users in January, increasing from 106 million to 221 million. Nick discussed some of the possible reasons behind the growth in uptake, including new trends in crypto, people having more free time during the pandemic, DeFi, Elon Musk, and disenfranchisement in governments.
Nick also comments on the shift towards cryptocurrency in countries with highly volatile currencies due to poor fiscal policies as they seek alternatives to their unreliable centralised systems. Some countries have backed crypto, while others have imposed strict regulations, but Nick argues that crypto is here to stay.
There are security challenges, however. With increased decentralisation and smart contracts, there are more vulnerabilities, which hackers can exploit.
On the topic of NFTs and NFAs, Nick explains that when you buy an NFT, you buy a token; the asset linked to it is on another chain, creating problems. The solution is NFAs, which bind the token exchange with the asset exchange within a legal framework.
And finally, the discussion steers to Nick's TV drama about hacking and espionage.
Nick Ayton is a leading deep technology influencer and thought leader who operates at the forefront of AI, Blockchain, Quantum Computing and is involved in Quantum Photonic Silicon Processing, real-time 3D rendering, Post Quantum Cryptography… A sought after speaker and strategist; he founded Chainstarter Ventures that helps entrepreneurs capital from Family Offices.
The business focuses on the middle east and assists with capital raising, business development and market entry. Having spent 45 years in technology, founded several tech startups, he is a prolific writer and is making a TV series set against the backdrop ion the existential risk of AI and the race for supremacy between Russian, China and the USA.
Suzanna Hayek is a Kuwait-born, MA Journalism student in London. Suzanna is interested in covering social issues, ocean conservation, and water sports. She is fluent in Arabic and English. Suzanna's love affair with the sea started whilst teaching English as a Foreign Language at a leading international organisation in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. In her free time, Suzanna volunteers at EduPact, an initiative by a London-based, non-profit, which aims to provide free online lessons to children in Lebanon – where she is originally from. Suzanna is happiest when freediving and her favourite sharks are tiger sharks.
In today's podcast I speak with Chris Bellant and Jonathan McCormick about the role of Mars Initiative as a whole and how adding a HODL Strategy has been so successful for their brand.
Chris Bellant
Chris Bellant is an operations planner for the International Space Station (by day, but by night, he’s the executive director for the Mars Initiative. Through this nonprofit, he’s able to help humanity get closer to exploring Mars through both grant programs and its Mars Prize Fund.
Jonathan McCormick (Pictured)
Jonathan A. McCormick, Jr. is a cryptocurrency consultant and volunteer-at-large for the Mars Initiative. He is passionate about accelerating the growth of technologies and ideas that can improve the human condition, including making humanity multiplanetary. Outside of the Mars Initiative, Jonathan also builds censorship-resistant websites, writes articles, and pursues self-education.
Website
Neftyblocks is a free service for NFT artists to put together NFT collections in digital boxes. This sophisticated software was once extremely expensive and consultancies would charge thousands of dollars to create these boxing and other crafting solutions. However, time moves fast in the blockchain world and founder of Neftyblocks, Juan Paniagua, wanted to create his own solution for a fun Alpacaworlds collection.
He did this and then decided to put the service online for free for other artists.
The resulting Neftyblocks is a web application that allows artists to easily manage their collections on the WAX blockchain. It is built on top of the AtomicHub marketplace, meeting AtomicHub standards. Neftyblocks.com
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found at https://persons-of-interest.io/
NFT’s are becoming more popular and they are being used in many innovative ways. One company doing this is Olyseum the star-led, virtual social engagement platform for fans and brands to trade and rent experiential Non-fungible Tokens (xNFTs). Olyseum has introduced a new breed of NFTs, which they call 'xNFTs', and these grant holders the rights to a predefined in-person or digital interactions with one of Olyseum’s 40+ stars, which includes former FC Barcelona football players Carles Puyol and Andrés Iniesta, MotoGP star Jorge Martín, motorcycling icon Toni Bou, and 5-star Michelin chef Eneko Atxa. The company's star roster encompasses icons from a wide range of verticals: sports, fashion, culinary arts, Moto, film, and this roster will continue to grow this year.
Ronan talks to Shant Kevonian the Chief Operating Officer of Olyseum about his background, what Non-fungible Tokens are, what Olyseum does, the FC Barcelona link, and Olyseum’s upcoming milestones.
More about Shant:
As COO of Olyseum, Shant works closely with Olyseum CEO Carlos Grenoir in directing the company’s growth strategy, while overseeing the day-to-day administrative and operational functions of the business.
During his distinguished career to date, Shant has excelled at creating proprietary algorithms and solutions geared towards scaling early and medium stage enterprises.
Shant has demonstrated exceptional analytical, managerial, and technical acumen across a number of C-suite positions, including CTO of cang.eco, a marketplace for eco-conscious brands and sustainable products, and CTO of Youtiful.net, the carbon-neutral cosmetics brand and genesis platform that would subsequently launch cang.eco.
An entrepreneur in his own right, Shant founded Prodcast.tv in 2018. A fully-integrated marketplace and live video-streaming platform delivering a dynamic video-shopping experience to consumers, providing a competitive alternative to Twitch and Amazon. Prior to this, Shant served as Head of R&D at Pippa&Jean, a social selling community geared towards empowering 100,000 women to start their own business, as well as CTO of Deliverea, a cloud shipping management service that manages the logistics of users’ e-commerce platforms.
Shant is passionate about driving fan engagement forward through NFT and crypto innovations, while leveraging technology as a force for good.
From studying at home during the pandemic, to working at home with Irish Tech News, Ria McGuire talks to Ebony about all thing’s internship.
Ria was a college student that graduated from Dublin City University. She interned with ITN for three months and during her time she was a sub-editor, podcast host and managed to write her own pieces too.
We discuss challenges Ria faced, things she would have done differently, and she gives advice on how to successfully get through an internship.
Ria McGuire studied journalism for three years at Dublin City University. She has written for TheJournal.ie, Irish Tech News and Leicester Leader.
We catch up with Andrew Craissati to learn more about his plans to revolutionise and successfully monetise the podcasting world.
More about Auddy
With monthly compound audience growth of 91%, Auddy is on a mission to build a data-driven podcast publisher for mainstream audio podcasts from top producers. A 5.5m historical download catalogue means clients such as Vodafone & Open University are already on the books. Auddy is led by ex-Virgin, Netflix & Warner senior execs.
More about Andrew
With over 20 years' senior roles across investment banking, Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group, Universal Studios, National Geographic and the David de Rothschild family office, I have now spent 7 years investing in and supporting successful and high growth early stage companies around the World. In addition, my co-founding of a audio technology and content venture, Auddy.co, calls upon my past experiences in mobile telephony, radio and tech.
Jamil Hasan catches up with David Kay, from Liti Capital to learn more about this important topic
Representing traders financially injured on Binance and the importance of Blockchain Ethics with David Kay @ Liti Capital
David Kay
Executive Chairman & Chief Investment Ofcer, Liti Capital
NYC-based David Kay is the Executive Chairman and Chief Investment Ofcer of Liti Capital. A qualified lawyer and investment banker, and one of the most successful and in-demand litigation finance strategists in the history of the 15-year-old litigation finance industry, David joined Liti Capital in early 2021.
Before joining Liti Capital, David provided board representation, corporate governance, capital raising, and strategic planning advisory services to several public and private multi-billion dollar organizations. He has proven expertise in complex conflict management and financing processes across various sectors, including but not limited to: multi-jurisdictional litigation and/or arbitration, international law issues, governmental contracts or disputes, judgement enforcement, and forensic asset-tracing.
For the better part of the last decade, David was also a Founding Partner and the Portfolio Manager of a US$1 billion+ private equity fund focused on investing in complex commercial litigations and arbitrations around the globe. While at the fund, David conceived and developed an investment strategy that focused on investing in (i) international commercial litigations and arbitrations and (ii) other complex special situations. This strategy was realized by successfully raising two funds, providing the opportunity to create outsized, non-market correlated returns via strategic investments where there was both (i) a strong risk-adjusted return and (ii) an ability to directly/positively impact the outcome. David led the deployment of capital at the funds, and he was responsible for building out the entire team and executing the strategy across approximately 40 investments in more than 17 countries.
Prior to that fund experience, David served in the Restructuring and Recapitalization Group at the Jeferies Financial Group. In that role, he was responsible for analyzing and facilitating corporate restructurings, with an emphasis on advising corporate clients and their creditors in large, multifaceted transactions. Representative engagements included: Nortel Networks, The Trump Organization, Verasun Energy Corporation, Delphi Corporation and Hard Rock Park. He also practiced law as an attorney at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in the Financial Restructuring Group, where he focused on advising creditors committees and bondholder committees in complex corporate restructurings, both out of court and in Chapter 11. Representative cases included: Delta Airlines, Loral Space & Communications, Calpine Corporation, Anchor Glass Container Corporation and Vertis Communications.David earned his Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania. He earned his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Fordham University School of Law, where he made the Dean’s List and wrote for the Urban Law Journal.
While the promise of flying cars might not have materialized, plenty has transpired in the startup space, at least in fintech. From investing to payments and super apps, from Asia to Latam and Africa, startups have raised record-level of funds. While it might seem consumers have a myriad of choices (just take a look at your smartphone), do we truly have the right solutions to the day-to-day challenges we face?
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Ben Soppitt, co-founder and CEO of Unifimoney, on entrepreneurship, culture, and the art of automating wealth management.
T. Dylan Daniel write books. Now he is a publisher of books. And in another great step he has set up his own coin - $PAGE - to reward authors in this space.
Read his white paper here
https://opensea.io/assets/0x0c0e9457c330ac68addaa97913663115b28ac38f/7
And his medium post here
https://medium.com/work-in-progress-publishing/page-token-liquidity-mining-guide-c7d701c6025e
and listen here to his genius :-)
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found here https://persons-of-interest.io/
The PÜRE Collection is prestige, gender-neutral skincare, that is award-winning, 100% Certified Organic (COSMOS standard), cruelty free, PETA and vegan brand. So how does The PÜRE Collection maintain being 100% Certified Organic, gain new customers, whilst continuing to innovate and grow during the pandemic? Ronan talks to Robert Mars and Stephen Scarman Co-Founders of The PÜRE Collection.
Robert and Stephen talk about their backgrounds, why they started the Pure Collection, why being organic is so important, taking the extra step to become certified organic and their branding. They also talk about why they don’t do white labeling, the tech updates to their websites including AR & VR, making the online shopping experience special, and their future innovations.
More about The PÜRE Collection:
It uses only rare and exotic oils, such as Rose Otto from Bulgaria, Sandalwood from Australia and Oud from Thailand, all formulated in-house by aromatherapists and stylishly presented in 100% recyclable packaging.
PÜRE 100% Organic Prickly Pear Seed Oil is hailed by skincare buffs as one of the most powerful skincare products available. It is an anti-ageing power oil to stimulate cellular renewal and healing, and to combat free radicals, reducing wrinkles and sagging.
Robert and Stephen say they advocate healthy ageing, with a simple, but uncompromising approach to ethical skincare. Their market is the discerning, health and environment-conscious consumer, and the pair are on a mission to dispel the claims of so-called ‘clean beauty’, ‘natural’ and ‘organic’ skincare that is far-from properly regulated and not certified at all.
Robert and Stephen are also offering a 10% discount to Irish Tech News readers, just use the discount coupon ‘Tecdr10’ at the checkout and it is valid until 30th Sept 2021.
Consensus 2022 is headed to Austin, TX!!, with Michael J Casey @ Coindesk.
Michael Casey is the Chief Content Officer at CoinDesk, the leading media platform for the blockchain and digital asset community, and the author of CoinDesk’s weekly Money Reimagined newsletter as well as a co-host of the podcast of the same name.
He is also non-executive chairman and cofounder of Streambed Media, a digital media data management platform.
Michael previously spent three years as a Senior Advisor to MIT Media Lab’s Digital Currency Initiative and as a senior lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management.
Michael spent most of his career as a print journalist, including 18 years at Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal, where he was last a senior columnist covering global finance. He also hosted online TV shows for WSJ Live and appeared as a commentator on networks such as CNBC, CNN, Fox Business, and the BBC.
Michael has five acclaimed books to his name, including two on cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology – The Truth Machine and The Age of Cryptocurrency – both co-authored with Paul Vigna.
Michael is a graduate of the University of Western Australia and has higher degrees from Cornell University and Curtin University.
Entrepreneurship is a stressful journey - and often, a lonely one; and oftentimes it might seem nearly impossible to balance the demands of the business and your own well-being. As an industry, we put a lot of emphasis on grit and celebrate sky high valuations and hockey stick growth, without pausing to think about the toll on the entrepreneurs. While the financial impact of startups in worldwide economies is widely reported, few focus on the impact on entrepreneurs’ mental health, an often taboo topic in our society and in boardrooms.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Kent Vorland, CEO of SimplyPayMe, on payments, financial inclusion, the great divide between cultures, and the need to take care of the humans.
Chintai is a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive product suite that enables financial institutions to easily embrace the efficiency gains of blockchain technology for regulated assets such as securities, debt, and real estate. Chintai technology removes 50-70% of administrative overhead within the value chain of regulated assets.
“It’s well known that distributed ledger technology (DLT) is going to dramatically disrupt the financial system. Established financial institutions want to future-proof their competitive advantage, while smaller firms see the technology as a way to access innovative new business lines and increase their margins. Our comprehensive platform makes it easy for anyone to embrace compliant DLT for their specific needs,” David Packham, CEO of Chintai said.
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and Author. Her latest book can be found at https://persons-of-interest.io/
A mid-pandemic survey conducted by the Model Alliance found that over half of respondents (55%) said they were owed money by clients, and around half (49%) were owed money by their agencies. Andreas von Estorff, CEO and Founder ofModelManagement.com, a digital marketplace for models, talents, and influencers built on the principles of transparency, trust and safety, has a solution that will help.
Andreas firmly believes that broad industry adoption of Smart Contracts would be a hugely positive development, helping to securely define project conditions and model image rights from the offset. These digitally signed contracts would copper fasten the scope of work before a project is initiated, and ensure models aren’t forced to endure undue delays before receiving payments. Ronan talks to Andreas about this and more.
Andreas talks about his background, what ModelManagement.com does, the worlds first ethical model agency, how they are using blockchain, how Covid brought in remote shooting, and the technology used. Andrea also talks about the two trends that are coming together, brand awareness, people working for likes, and influencer marketing.
More about ModelManagement.com
ModelManagement.com is a digital marketplace for models, talents, and influencers built on the principles of transparency, trust and safety, helping clients around the world source models and talents for their projects. The ModelManagement.com ecosystem is trusted by over 1 million models and influencers worldwide; 50,000 brands such as Nike, H&M & Garnier, agencies and photographers; and is home to over 10 million model images. ModelManagement.com is leading the digital transformation of the modelling world, while leveraging innovations in Artificial Intelligence and blockchain technology to help models and their clients manage their image rights and payments with absolute confidence and clarity.
To help aspiring models entering the space navigate the inherent industry challenges and risks, the company launched the Model Academy — an online educational course for industry newcomers, led by seasoned models from the ModelManagement.com ecosystem. The company’s ‘More than Models’ podcast also provides in-depth interviews with models and influencers, charting their career trajectories and providing invaluable advice to prospective talents.
Right now during the Covid-19 pandemic our physical and mental health is so important. So how do we manage these safely? Well, Jim McWilliams might have come up with the answer with sports social media app Zporty.
Jim talks about his background, how Zporty started, what Zporty does, what makes Zporty unique, and the sports bodies and teams that have come on board. Jim also talks about what sports are using Zporty ,how Invest Northern Ireland and IBM come on board, and the future plans for Zporty.
More about Zporty:
As Covid-19 continues to restrict our society, mental health problems are rising dramatically. Sport and physical activity has been proven to improve both physical and mental health. Using Zporty can enable safer participation in sports and physical activity. This is the only free Covid solution of its kind available for all sports.
When was the last time you actually spoke with a customer and asked how you could help them? No — we don't mean a survey or through a video chat, but actually meeting and talking to one of your customers. Even in the days of digital banking, there is always going to be a need for physical space and human interaction. We might still need a branch or two. Or even physical money.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Jim Perry, Senior Strategist at Market Insights Inc., on why bankers need to get outside their bubble a bit more. Road trip anyone?
Stephen Meade – the Bulls Eye Guy
“I’ve technically never had a job, but I am addicted to work.” So says Stephen Meade at the top of our conversation. The penny regarding the work addiction only dropped when he learnt about his real but separated dad. He only discovered a few years ago that this unknown parent had died of alcoholism – and he twigged to his own inherited addictive nature.
This drive meant Stephen has a long list of successful business hits beginning at a young age. In college he sold watches, wrote three books, and presented the fourth ever infomercial on TV. At 22 he went to work for an insurance company but at night was selling mortgages.
“In fact, I read 357 books in six and a half years and set up this training system called the BullsEyeGuy system. It’s a ten-step programme that really focuses on what you want – hence the name.”
He has often been ahead of the pose – creating the world’s first ecommerce platform on the internet, even before websites had been invented. He created digital shopping carts before they became a thing. And he took his first company public at the tender age of 31.
Find out more about the Bulls Eye Guy in this interview. Your host is Jillian Godsil
Data privacy has become a hot topic recently after Apple released their iOS 14.5 update. This update allowed you to opt out of data tracking by various apps and gave you more control of your data. However besides what Apple os doing, do you think you own your own data? In 2020 alone, the data on our behaviour and purchases was worth more than $382 billion in advertising revenue. Tiki a consumer data privacy app that allows people to see, control and monetise the data they share with companies online is determined to change how our data is accessed and used. Ronan talks to Mike Audi the Co-Founder and CEO of Tiki about this and more.
Mike talks about what Tiki does, Apples privacy awareness campaign, location contexts in your apps, email filters, audio cues on tv shows, passwords, what the internet was built for, poor IT setups, and demanding privacy. Mile also talks about multi tiered distribution channels, more choice for the user is better, app stores, too many different Android phones, privacy and security is an afterthought, and why data is an asset and liability.
More about Mike Audi:
Mike graduated from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute with degrees in both Robotics Engineering and Electrical & Computer Engineering. Before starting TIKI, he was part of a research team developing the application of a modular BVO navigation system for NASA. He is also the Co-Founder & CTO of Bluestream Corporation, a platform offering unprecedented product visibility and connection with customers in the post-sale environment, for seven years.
He has a long-term interest in data and coupled with the general public becoming hyper-aware of their (lack) of data privacy and control, creating the perfect market for TIKI. He wants TIKI to give consumers a seat at the table when it comes to how their data is being used. He believes through creating an open and transparent data market will lead to more “good” data practices.
When I was given the opportunity to chat with Chris, I wasn't going to pass up on it! However, what to chat about was the tough part? When you read his bio below - you'll understand this is one truly busy man, I had so many things to cover with him! Listen in to hear about the programmes they are managing, how the teams work and a whole lot more. I'll be talking more tech with Chris in a follow up podcast in the next couple of months.
Chris Mattman
Chris Mattmann is an experienced IT Executive, CTO and Division Manager of the AI, Analytics and Innovative Development Organization in the Information Technology and Solutions Directorate at NASA JPL. At JPL Mattmann is the Chief Technology and Innovation Officer and reports to the CIO and Director for IT, and manages advanced IT research and open source and technology evaluation and user infusion capabilities. Mattmann is JPL's first Principal Scientist in the area of Data Science. The designation of Principal is awarded to recognize sustained outstanding individual contributions in advancing scientific or technical knowledge, or advancing the implementation of technical and engineering practices on projects, programs, or the Institution. He has over 20 years of experience at JPL and has conceived, realized and delivered the architecture for the next generation of reusable science data processing systems for NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory, NPP Sounder PEATE, and the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Earth science missions. Mattmann's work has been funded by NASA, DARPA, DHS, NSF, NIH, NLM and by private industry and commercial partnerships. He was the first Vice President (VP) of Apache OODT (Object Oriented Data Technology), the first NASA project at the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) and he led the project's transition from JPL to the ASF.
He contributes to open source and was a member of the Board of Directors at the Apache Software Foundation (2013-18) where he was one of the initial contributors to Apache Nutch as a member of its project management committee, the predecessor to Apache Hadoop. Mattmann is the progenitor of the Apache Tika framework, the digital "babel fish" and de-facto content analysis and detection framework that exists. Today Mattmann contributes to TensorFlow, Google’s technology platform for all things machine learning and has recently finished a book on Machine Learning for TensorFlow, 2nd edition published by Manning Publications.
Mattmann is the Director of the Information Retrieval & Data Science (IRDS) group at USC and Adjunct Research Professor. He teaches graduate courses in Content Detection & Analysis & in Search Engines & Information Retrieval. Mattmann has materially contributed to understanding of the Deep Web and Dark Web through the DARPA MEMEX project. Mattmann's work helped uncover the Panama Papers scandal which won the Pulitzer Prize in Journalism in 2017.
The recent consultation published by the Commission for Regulation Utilities (CRU) is another warning of the major impact data centres are having on the Irish electricity system. With mounting concerns that the nation could face rolling blackouts, the CRU says it’s clear that “measures must be implemented in order to encourage data centres to address some of these risks." . Ronan talks to Russ Barker Product and Service Sales Director, Vertiv Ireland.
Russ talks about what Vertiv Ireland does, how data centres can pass energy back to the grid, moving to a renewable grid, the huge concentration of data centres in Dublin, data centres clusters, the CRU report, data migration into data centres, the data centres trend, and video streaming usage.
More about the CRU report:
The report recognises that the increasing drive to renewables is resulting in a less resilient and fault-tolerant grid, and that data centres consume vast amounts of electricity. The CRU is essentially looking to drive legislation to make sure demand side services – where you can load shed when necessary and provide frequency response – are in place.
But while the current narrative is that data centres are placing a huge load on the existing electricity supply at a time when Ireland is trying to decarbonise, there are also data centres with advanced Uninterruptible Power Supply technologies can that actually support grid services and be part of helping Ireland meet its target of 70% renewables by 2030.
From payments and embedded finance to wealthtech and crypto, there is never a dull moment in the land of fintech. And there is no sign that the activity is waning. According to CB Insights, Q2 FinTech startups picked up $30.8B, growing 30% quarter-to-quarter. Year-to-date funding exceeded 2020’s total by 24%. Southeast Asia and Latin America, in particular, have seen great momentum in recent months.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Jason Mikula on the wild wild west of fintech, what it feels like to live in the Netherlands, and the latest with his brilliant Fintech Business Weekly substack newsletter.
Favien Darrius Pommier is a wine maker from France. A young enterpreneur he has achieved much already including having his wines sampled by President Macron, going into business with billionaire real estate mogul Mohamed Hadid, and more recently creating NFTs for his Chateau Darius wines.
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found at https://persons-of-interest.io/
Some of the best entrepreneurs are self made entrepreneurs who made it through hard work and persistence, entrepreneurs such as Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford and Steve Jobs.. One such Irish entrepreneur is Joseph Costello who is also one of Irelands top business mentors. Ronan talks to Joseph about entrepreneurship and more.
Joseph talks about his background, how he grew his limousine business, how he expanded himself as an individual, the paradigm, the importance of happiness, the law of gestation, and why life is a journey. Joseph also talks about how he handles his mentoring, Napoleon Hill, decision making, tweaking your mind and brain, going into panic mode, asking the right questions, how he was recently named as best innovative business mentor, and the best advice he would give.
More about Joseph Costello:
Joseph Costello grew up in Bohernabreena, West Dublin and left school at the age of 15. He went straight into work in a local coal yard until the age of 18 when he began working with his father in the local council. He stayed in that role for several years but at the age of 23 he began what he refers to as a “a path of self-destruct” when he suffered from a mental breakdown and began to question where he was going in life.
It was during this time the opportunity came about for Joe to purchase a limousine which a friend was selling, he saw an opportunity and went for it. In 2008, he expanded his fleet and had 5 limousines, this grew to 31 in 2013. In 2013, he also purchased his first commercial property which subsequently led to another substantial purchase of a couple of thousand square feet in 2016 and led to over 50 tenants. He currently has a planning application in review for over 1,100 properties in West Dublin.
In terms of personal self-development, he notes a key defining moment on his journey which occurred when he saw a TV documentary on Bob Proctor and the power of the mind. This sparked his interest in self-development and he began partaking in various courses associated with psychology and hypnosis. He was at an event when an opportunity presented itself to meet Bob Proctor - having studied his material, Joe was lucky enough to have made a good connection with Bob who advised him in all aspects of his life and Joe then went from studying with Bob to now being a consultant - one of his top global consultant worldwide with clients based all around the world.
He was recently awarded “Best Innovative Business Mentor” (Irish Enterprise Awards) and listed in the Top 10 Business Mentors in Dublin (Influence + Digest).
Whilst his business has grown substantially in the last 20 years, his path of self-development and performance mentor has led him to guide other business owners and people looking for guidance on a path of personal growth and success - he is committing to helping others reach their true potential through the same principles which he has applied to his life which has led to his self-made millionaire status with what he refers to as “little or no education”.
In this podcast I spoke with Vladimer Botsvadze. His work ethic and drive is impressive and where he is today after 15 years in his field has been only made possible by the true dedication and commitment he has put in every day. Before and after the recording I learned so much about this dynamo and he offered guidance and support to me as well. Credit where it's due, Vladimer is a "giver".
Vladimer is a globally renowned digital transformation and social media influencer, thought leader, Fortune 500 consultant, professor, keynote speaker, startup advisor, and media personality. With over 15 years of international experience in marketing and innovation, with a proven track record providing guidance to executives and top brands worldwide. He is currently ranked the No. 1 Global Marketing Thought Leader and Influencer by Thinkers360 and has been recognized as an influencer by Onalytica, The Awards Magazine, Rise.Global, Kred, GlobalData, Analytics Insight, and Whizlabs. Vladimer has gained popularity and has risen to global prominence single-handedly building his Twitter, Linkedin, and Instagram. He has earned more than 130,000 followers across his social media platforms. His Twitter reaches 40 million people in 1,145 cities and 185 countries. He advises companies, start-ups, trade associations, and think tanks. He is represented as a speaker by Champions Speakers UK, A-Speakers, Motivational Speakers UK, All American Speakers, Speakers Academy International, and Pro-Motivate. He is among the world's most recognized social media experts being recognized in the top 1% of global social media influencers by Kred.
Vladimer is among the sharpest and most consistent business visionaries who has been described as ''the world's best digital marketing consultant and speaker,'' ''a visionary and an early adopter in the digital realm'' and '' a wizard at social media.'' With persistence and patience, Vladimer has initiated and continued a process of self-education, which has distinguished him as an influencer. His work focuses on the intersection of storytelling, practicality, consumer behavior, and social media marketing. He has been interviewed by Thinkers360, Emerging Europe, Authority Magazine, CX Buzz, Onalytica, Billion Success, Natfluence, Kred, and Engati. Through his consulting, speaking, teaching, startup advising, and mentoring services, companies have grown from a groundbreaking idea to the fastest growing companies. He has been recommended by the professionals from London Business School, Google, KPMG, MasterCard, AC Milan, Forrester Research, PepsiCo, Dell, and other leading global brands. Vladimer is a member of the CMO Council, IoT Council, IoT Premier League, XR4ALL, Sydney Startup Hub, and Amsterdam Economic Board-Amsterdam Smart City. He is a global marketing and retail expert advisor at Wiseup Networks and OnFrontiers. He sits on the boards of companies in Europe and provides his knowledge on marketing, digital transformation, branding, AI, and retail. He empowers brands to scale, expand, and accelerate their growth, and drives change to their advantage. He has worked on billion-dollar marketing projects with Fortune 500 brands and his practical marketing strategies have inspired the top executives to quadruple their results.
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As we move back to indoor dining for next Monday, what can we do to it make it safer in poorly ventilated areas?. Well, a recent UCD study has found that air purifiers have four-fold increase in the removal of aerosols in poorly ventilated spaces. Ronan talks to Paul Flanagan, Managing Director of Camfil Ireland and Dr. Kevin Nolan of the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at UCD who were involved in the study.
Paul Flanagan and Dr. Kevin Nolan talk to Ronan about the study, the camel device they used, the filters used in air cleaners, HEPA filters, why we should be copying what the healthcare industry is doing, and the governments official document on HEPA filters. Paul Flanagan and Dr. Kevin Nolan also talk about why schools can’t just rely on open windows, computational fluid dynamics, mask wearing, LiDAR technologies, using smartphones to detect things, how efficient filters are, how technology can be a safety net, and be aware of your own personal health.
More about the study:
The study by Ireland's largest air filtration provider, Camfil in conjunction with University College Dublin (UCD) and the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital (MMUH) found that Camfil's City M air purifiers remove aerosols from poorly ventilated rooms at four times the normal rate. Experiments conducted by leading UCD researcher and lecturer, Dr. Kevin Nolan of the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, on the presence of aerosol in poorly ventilated spaces, used Camfil’s City M air purifiers to rapidly clean a room of aerosol. Camfil is a leading solutions provider that has over 50 year’s experience in clean air.
In todays podcast I chat with Tom McCarthy who gives us a birds eye view of the issue of space junk/debris that has until quite recently managed to stay under the public radar. As a space robotics expert Tom McCarthy reminds us about how the unpredictable reentry of the Chinese Long March booster rocket that brought the problem of space junk to the forefront, and how advanced near-space robotics will play a crucial role in solving this problem?
Motiv Space Systems was founded in 2014 by three experienced robotics engineers, Chris Thayer, Brett Lindenfeld and Tom McCarthy. The company’s founders believed that they could develop and build space-based robotic systems more efficiently and with a higher level of quality and capability than their competitors in the market.
They were quickly proved right, earning and successfully executing NASA contracts for a range of missions, including most recently the robotic arm on the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover.
In 2020, Motiv launched their groundbreaking xLink Robotic Arm System, a space-rated modular robotic arm that sets a new standard for capability and affordability, and brings robotic arm capabilities in reach of a whole new class of missions.
Mr. McCarthy is VP of Development at Motiv Space Systems; the firm designs robotics and advanced components for space exploration, most recently the arm and camera on the Perseverance rover.
As the saying goes, “I have not failed 1,000 times, I have successfully found 1,000 ways that will not make a light bulb.” This — or some version of it — is often credited to Thomas Edison, on his quest to come up with an efficient incandescent lamp.
As we look back at past innovations, and marvel at the ingenuity and perseverance of scientists and entrepreneurs, what inspires you? And how do our lived experiences influence the paths that we choose to follow and what values we hold dear?
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Emeka Nwonu about his past, present, and future — from Nigeria, UK, and beyond.
Stefan Rust, ex CEO of Bitcoin.com, and now co founder and CEO of Sonic Capital believes we can save the planet and make money. Being green is an opportunity not a cost. Listen to him talking about his early days in mobile and how he worked with Roger Ver, the abuse he received for listing the HEX coin, how another coin was formed out of that discussion - Spite - and yet how it has been very succesful. Then to matters green, institutional money, CBDCs and stablecoins - the interview can be summed up in one word - CHOICE.
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book is available at https://persons-of-interest.io/
Payslip is used by dozens of multinational companies throughout various industries, and customers include LogMeIn, Get Your Guide, Cloudera and Airbus. It helps their payroll teams support. They help multinationals standardise their global payroll process, centrally manage their payroll with visibility & control and scale into new countries easily. So how did their business grow significantly during the current COVID-19 era with remote working? Ronan talks to Fidelma McGuirk CEO of Payslip about this and more.
Fidelma talks about her background, what Payslip does, why she moved to Westport, how Payslip found remote working, the new jobs available in Payslip, and how Payslip has coped during the pandemic.
More about Fidelma:
Fidelma is the founder and CEO of Payslip, a global platform that automates the management of international payroll. Payslip enables HR Directors to consolidate global payrolls, achieve centralised reporting compliance and data protection and deliver useful insights and real control to the business.
Prior to Payslip, Fidelma spent over 18 years in HR and senior leadership roles with Eir and Taxback.com where as Head of Operations and CEO she scaled the company from 30 staff to over 800, servicing over 300k customers per year across 21 countries.
Aidan Donnelly is Director of Technology Platform at Personio in Dublin. Personio is an all-in-one HR Platform for small and medium businesses and Personio have hired over 100 people in Dublin in the past year. As customers have joined Personio Aidan's teams are tasked with scaling their technology and engineering team. Aidan joins us to talk about his background, the problems his teams are solving, and what makes a good engineer.
Great conversation with Aidan Donnelly from Personio, we cover the growth of the engineering sector as we emerge from the pandemic
- Aidan discusses the exponential growth of tech companies and software over the past decade, and how despite facing challenges during the pandemic, people’s increasing reliance on technology in their daily lives has meant that software development skills have remained in demand
- How this means that software engineering is a resilient and expanding sector – meaning we need to drive recruitment in the sector and seize all valuable talent
- And how are we going to drive this growth in tech companies? By hiring skilled engineers
- Employers need to find the right candidate, and run an effective engineering department
- Employees need to
- Find the right company to work for
- Know when to stay in a company/ when to leave
- Know what to ask at interview
See more about Personio here https://www.personio.com
We chat with Rachel Robinson who recently interned for Irish Tech News to hear her insights on what makes for a positive internship.
Rachel Robinson is a Journalism student at Coventry University, going into her third year in September. Rachel enjoys producing hard-hitting news stories for print, online, audio and video platforms. Rachel's main interests are national/international politics and conflict, animal welfare and the environment, and she likes to try to raise awareness of humanitarian injustices through journalism and campaigning.
Follow her on Twitter here
https://twitter.com/RachelR16736934
Irish Tech News is an award-winning online publication aimed at keeping you informed of all the latest news from the world of Technology. With the main focus on Irish based news, we cover a wide range of topics from social media and smartphones to start-ups and SMEs.
Now ten strong, we have assembled a talented team of writers, each experts in their own fields, helping us to cover as diverse a range as possible without losing focus or quality.
When you meet new people, do you always give your phone number, email address, residential address, and credit card details during the first meeting? Nope. Why? Because you don't know them well and have no idea if they will harm you. The same situation should be with companies, but it is different. They ask you for data to use their services or buy their products. You leave your data without knowing what will happen. Businesses can get hacked, or they can share or sell this information on shadow markets and invisible to you. As a result, your data can be used for scams, spam, robocalls, heavy profiling etc. This problem is huge nowadays, and many current solutions are not effective. So what can we do to stop our data being abused? Ronan talks to Maciek D the Founder and CEO of no.ID about this and more.
Maciek talks about his background, what No.ID does, cookies, their holistic approach to privacy, data brokers, their new AI module, and how the pandemic has impacted on what they do.
More about no.ID:
no.ID is a start-up in the cybersecurity industry that helps people have safe communication & relationships with companies. no.ID helps keep your real data private on the internet by producing a set of fully functional email, password, phone number, debit card, and even residential address unique for each service you register in.
As a result, businesses see you as different personas, there is no link between them, and none of these identities leads to your real one. At the same time, our solution secures businesses from fake and malicious accounts without giving up on your anonymity. Everything is built upon zero-knowledge architecture in a trust-less paradigm. no.ID know nothing about you, your personas, and you can manage your identities without having to trust no.ID.
Let’s talk about debt. Not financial debt. Not technical debt. But human debt — “the equivalent to Technical Debt but for people”, according to Duena Blomstrom, author of the latest book, “People Before Tech: The Importance of Psychological Safety and Teamwork in the Digital Age”.
As the saying goes, people are your greatest asset. For any digital transformation projects to succeed, beyond the tech stack, merely having smart people on the team isn’t sufficient; we also need to take care of them. They need to feel motivated, valued, and respected.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Duena about her latest book and the importance of doing the people work.
Siwon Kim is a South Korean born, raised everywhere entrepreneur. He is launching the first IDO launchpad for Kusama, the sister chain of PolkaDot. This is a very throughtful launchpad called KSM Starter that will operate more as an incubator, community led launchpad than other examples. IT has just closed its private sale and will do its own IDO on ... KSM starter of course.
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found at https://persons-of-interest.io/
During the current COVID19 pandemic we have seen remote working and hybrid working become the norm. One of the companies that makes this possible is Aryaka who offer managed connectivity services for all those hybrid workers and businesses wanting to do business during the pandemic. Aryaka is also setting up a facility in Dublin, a Service Point of Presence which helps people working with or from the EU transfer data securely via Ireland. This helps cement Ireland's place as a key location especially in the face of Brexit when data regulations are going to be much more uncertain for a while. Ronan talks to Shashi Kiran Chief Marketing and Product Officer Aryaka about this and more.
Shashi talks about what Aryaka does, what he does in Aryaka, remote working, how the pandemic impacted on what Aryaka does, and their new Dublin offices
More about Aryaka:
Aryaka is the industry leader in Cloud-First WANs delivering network and network security-as-a-service via managed SD-WAN and SASE architectures, helping enterprises accelerate WAN transformation. I oversee marketing, product management and strategy, demand gen and technology partnerships working with a truly world-class team.
We catch up with John O'Doherty, the Enterprise Commercial Director, from Microsoft Ireland to learn more about how working trends have evolved, data security, and what the future might bring.
We discuss workplace analytics, and John also explains it also from the customers perspective what it means for the workplace in the future.
Director of the Enterprise Commercial sales organization for Microsoft Ireland, focusing on helping customersdigitally transform their businesses, empower their employees, engage their customers, optimise operations, andtransform their products and services - all in conjunction with partners.
Microsoft in Ireland 2,000 people. 71 different nationalities. One Campus situated in Leopardstown, Dublin. At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and organisation to do and achieve more, not just here in Ireland, but right across the world. From software development, testing and localisation to operations, finance, HR and sales & marketing for Europe, Middle East and Africa, our ambition is to help everyone, through the power of technology, to achieve theirs.
Contact Microsoft Ireland: here.
In this podcast I discuss with Xavier De Kestelier about the recent projects they have started on for ESA. With the march forward to the Moon predicted to be around 2030 his team at Hassell Studio have been collaborating with other agencies to make this idea a reality. Hear about the upcoming facets of each projects and how they have selected possible features.
Xavier leads our global design technology and innovation team, setting strategy and advising on the tools and knowledge we need to succeed. Both an architect and technologist, Xavier harnesses technology to create more powerful, futurefocused design solutions. That means he’s responsible for overseeing our work in computational design, building information modelling, visualisation and virtual reality worldwide.
Over the past decade he’s forged a reputation as an industry leader in the exploration and adoption of parametric design and digital fabrication. Most recently, he was behind our concept for a ‘home’ on Mars – part of NASA’s 3D Printed Habitat Challenge.
A TED talker and regular speaker at major design and tech events, Xavier is also a director of Smartgeometry, a non-profit, global educational network for computational and digital design specialists.
Over the past 30 years books and movies have slowly become less realistic as technology has got more involved. A character getting lost does not really happen anymore as they can pull out their smartphone and use Google Maps. Scenes of characters searching in a library are now replaced with searching via Google or online archives. Ronan talks to thriller writer Sean French about this and more.
Sean talks about film casting, Hitchcock, Brian DePalma, violence in movies, technology ruining movies, Cary Grant. Sean also talks about books having their own kind of suspense and action, certain writers don’t translate well to movies, Stephen King, never remaking great movies, movies with cast ensembles, and the Great Escape.
More about Sean French:
Sean French was educated at William Ellis School in London and then went to Christ Church, Oxford. He is married to Nicci Gerrard and has four children. He was the Deputy Literary Editor at the Sunday Times between 1984-1986, Theatre Critic on Vogue between 1982-1986, Film Critic for Marie Claire between 1989-92 and Columnist for the New Society/New Statesman between 1986-2000. In collaboration with his wife Nicci, he writes the successful novels under the name Nicci French.
Apart from its dramatic coastline, hidden coves, turquoise waters, and beautiful beaches with pink sands, Bermuda is also a well-established offshore financial center, home to the second largest reinsurance market. The island nation has also created an infrastructure and ecosystem to foster innovation in blockchain technology, supported by a tiered regulatory approach that includes the Digital Asset Business Act and a regulatory sandbox.
In this episode of #OneVision, Theo and Bradley chat with Chris Garrod, Director, Insurance and Technology at Conyers Dill & Pearman, on the Wild Wild West of crypto and beyond. While there is no CBDC planned for Bermuda, Chris told us that we might be able to buy rum with digital Bermuda dollars soon. Do we need more reason for a fintech meetup on the beach?
Chris Skinner is known as one of the most influential people in technology. He is an independent commentator on the financial markets and fintech, through his blog theFinanser.com and author of the bestselling books Digital Bank, ValueWeb and Digital Human. He is Chair of Nordic Future Innovation, is a non-executive director of 11:FS and on the advisory boards of various firms including Mode, Moven and Meniga. Mr. Skinner has been an advisor to the United Nations, the White House, the World Bank and the World Economic Forum and is a visiting lecturer with Cambridge University as well as a TEDx speaker. Chris is also a successful children's author with a series, focused upon Captain Cake and the Candy Crew, being released in 2021 Captain Cake. He is also co-founder with renowned artist Basia Hamilton of The Portrait Foundation, Portrait Foundation, a non-profit platform to encourage children and the arts.
In recent years, he has been voted one of the UK’s foremost fintech observers byThe Telegraph and one of the most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal’s Financial Newsand Thomson Reuters.
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her most recently book can be found at https://persons-of-interest.io/
Over the past 30 years books and movies have slowly become less realistic as technology has got more involved. A character getting lost does not really happen anymore as they can pull out their smartphone and use Google Maps. Scenes of characters searching in a library are now replaced with searching via Google or online archives. Ronan talks to thriller writer Sean French about this and more.
Sean talks about how technology has changed books and movies, why new thrillers will be set in the 70’s and 80’s, how to make thrillers dramatic, the terminator, how technology makes it easier to find people, the use of technology in films. Sean also talks about Star Trek, 2001 Space Odyssey, the godfather trilogy, Coppola making art in the midst of chaos, and why 90% of making a film is casting.
More about Sean French:
Sean French was educated at William Ellis School in London and then went to Christ Church, Oxford. He is married to Nicci Gerrard and has four children. He was the Deputy Literary Editor at the Sunday Times between 1984-1986, Theatre Critic on Vogue between 1982-1986, Film Critic for Marie Claire between 1989-92 and Columnist for the New Society/New Statesman between 1986-2000. In collaboration with his wife Nicci, he writes the successful novels under the name Nicci French.
We catch up with Dara Keogh to learn more about GeoDirectory their innovative work in Ireland, and the challenges and opportunities they have faced since the global pandemic.
Dara Keogh is the CEO of GeoDirectory, a cutting edge technology company. GeoDirectory provides a unique and definitive database of all 2.2 million residential and business addresses in the Republic of Ireland. Key to Dara’s role is the development of easy to use, intuitive services that help organisations capitalise on one their most important assets, namely their own data.
An MBA graduate of UCD, Dara rose through the ranks of An Post where he served in a number of sales and marketing management roles, before taking up the helm at GeoDirectory in 2007. Dara, who is regular speaker at business and tech conferences, specialises in innovation, data management, location mapping and address management. With a keen interest in marketing and consumer behaviour, Dara applies his knowledge to service improvements and continual upgrades for the business, crucial in such a fast paced sector
Dara uses his leadership skills to empower his team to help grow GeoDirectory’s client base and to manage a wide range of complex data projects. Helping clients increase their revenues through clever applications of data provides him with the greatest job satisfaction.
Jointly established by An Post and Ordnance Survey Ireland, GeoDirectory is Ireland's truest source of complete, accurate address and location information services. Set up over 20 years ago to create a directory of all the residential and commercial addresses in Ireland, Geodirectorys database currently contains 1.9 million buildings and over 2.2 million addresses in the Republic of Ireland.
Using a team of data scientists and technology experts, GeoDirectory has created and now manages a definitive reference dictionary of addresses for all 1.9 million buildings that receive post in the Republic of Ireland, assigning them with precise postal and geographic addresses, ensuring location accuracy of 1 square meter for all. The combination of An Post’s intimate knowledge of every building in every village, town and city in the Republic of Ireland with the unmatched technology and geographical expertise of OSI, ensures GeoDirectory has the most powerful and sophisticated address database in Ireland.
Through this, GeoDirectory has developed an extensive business data toolkit that is used by businesses of all sizes, in all sectors and industries, from delivering pizzas to ensuring emergency services reach their intended location and a whole host of services in between. With customers ranging from Government departments to private organisations, put the power of Ireland’s most comprehensive and accurate database to work for your business. Some of our core data services below:
GeoAddress
GeoAddress Checked
GeoAddress Fixed
For more information, visit our website at www.geodirectory.ie
People are often led to believe that wind and solar energy are effective replacements for fossil fuels on their own. This is not the case, and carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an effective additional system for producing clean energy.
Rachel talks with Craig Golinowski about California’s energy crisis, and how it arose from having an energy demand much higher than the supply. Craig discusses the mechanics and market for CCS and also highlights the importance of understanding energy.
Craig is the President and Managing Partner at JOG Capital, he has 18 years of experience in the financial and oil and gas industry and has been active in the private equity fund management since 2007. Before working at JOG, Craig worked as an investment banker with RBC Capital Markets, where he focused on equity finance and mergers and acquisitions for domestic and international oil and gas, oil sands and energy service companies.
Rachel is a Journalism student at Coventry University, currently interning with Irish Tech News – which marks the start of a partnership between the two institutions. Rachel’s main interests are politics and conflict, human rights, animal welfare and the environment.
The team here at ITN has to remain mobile and diverse in order to engage a wider and loyal audience. Every few months we bring in new interns who bring fresh perspective and values that help stir up and re-energise the team as a whole. For the month of July we welcome Ebony to our team. Learn more about what she brings and find out more about her in this podcast.
Ebony Ximines-Parke
Ebony is a Journalism postgrad at the University of Roehampton. After completing her degree in Creative Writing, she wanted to specialise in Journalism to write stories that she felt needed new angles. She also wanted to highlight the voices that don’t get enough space.
Ebony also is a TikTok content creator that works with hair care and hair accessory brands. She also is a women’s empowerment event coordinator. The events are run quarterly and specifically for giving a space for women to come and learn, heal and empower each other.
If you would like to see more, please check her TikTok:
@jamjamjamillah
And her Instagram:
@nesiasworkshops
Waterland launched a year ago in Ireland. It’s an independent private equity investment group that was set up 21 years ago in Holland. They have also recently launched a €2.5bn pan-European fund with no set geographical allocations. Ireland is one of its key targets over the coming months. They’ve recently appointed Laura Dillion to lead the Irish operation and she hopes to support many businesses here in Ireland.
Ronan talks to Laura Dillon, Head of Ireland at Waterland Private Equity about this and more. Laura talks about her background, what Waterland does, what sectors Waterland invest in, the criteria they look for before they invest, the tech areas they are interested in, how she has coped with Covid, remote working. Laura also talks about the digital transformation taking place the Irish entrepreneurial spirit compared to to other countries, and her passion for sailing.
More about Laura Dillon:
Laura Dillon is a Principal at Waterland in Dublin, Ireland and is leading the Waterland Irish Team. Prior to joining Waterland, Laura was a Principal at Riverside Europe Partners in London, UK. Prior to this, Laura co-founded and was CEO at DSI Distribution Solutions Ireland Ltd, a leading healthcare distribution company in the Irish market.
Laura started her career as a Strategy Consultant with McKinsey & Company and she has also worked for Intelligent Finance (internet bank of HBOS Plc) as their Strategy Manager, for WorldRemit as their Chief of Staff and a Senior Associate at Apax Partners. Laura holds an MBA degree from Harvard Business School, USA and a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from University College Dublin, Ireland.
In 1992 Laura won silver at the Optimist world championships, the largest sailing class in the world. Four years later she took bronze at the youth world championships and became the only female sailor to win the Irish Helmsman's Championships in its 60-year history. Laura has also used what she has learnt in sailing in the business world.
While banking should be a borderless experience, in reality, it is far from it. Immigrant communities for example, face a list of challenges from language barriers to lack of credit history and high wire fees. In 2018 alone, US immigrants spent over US$1 trillion, with international students contributing $42 billion to that sum. The market is ripe for change.
In this episode of #OneVision, Theo and Bradley chat with Ken Lian, Co-founder & CEO of Cheese Financial, the first banking solution designed for immigrants in the U.S. that does not require a social security number or credit history. Cheese also features a social component, with cash back that empowers consumers to support Asian owned businesses and restaurants.
In the age of deep social divide, we were inspired by Ken’s passion and drive to make a positive impact. And we hope you will too.
On 30 June, Philip Colbert will unveil LOBSTEROPOLIS CITY, his first fully digital exhibition, opening within the ‘metaverse’ of Decentraland – seeing the artist’s lobster universe evolve into its latest iteration.
Curated by globally renowned art auctioneer and dealer Simon de Pury at the Lobster Land Museum, the exhibition includes a series of NFT works available exclusively with NFT platform Super Rare. These include Colbert’s iconic past works Cryptofixtion and Lobster Fountain, alongside new unseen NFT works.
This marks the most ambitious and largest-scale single artist venture to be seen in Decentraland to date.
To visit LOBSTEROPOLIS CITY, head here and create your avatar: https://play.decentraland.org/?position=-103%2C147
Tune to to hear all about Philip's obsession with lobsters - "I became an artist when I became a lobster."
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book is available at https://persons-of-interest.io/
It was a great pleasure to chat to Cillian Murphy recently about his latest news and updates on his analog missions. We touched on a few areas that he's been working on and what his plans are for the future. We'll be thinking of him as he awaits news from ESA!
Cillian Murphy
Cillian is an astrophysicist who grew up travelling the world. Today he holds a Masters' degree in Space Science and Technology, speaks 4 languages and has experience working in both the biofuels and space industries. He has worked with the European Space Agency and aspires to become an astronaut.
Equinix recently announced the findings of its annual global study. Findings of the study included:
62% of businesses in Ireland have rearchitected their IT infrastructure to meet new remote and hybrid working demands, with tech budgets increasing to accelerate digital transformation.
75% of digital leaders in Ireland believe there will be long-term changes to where and how people work within their organisation.
49% of companies in Ireland still intend to expand into new regions, countries or metros, despite the disruption experienced as a result of COVID-19.
Ronan talks to Maurice Mortell, Managing Director Ireland and Emerging Markets Equinix, about this and more.
Maurice talks about the findings of its annual global study, how Ireland compared to other countries, hot desks, remote working, cloud computing and broadband. Maurice also talks about sustainability, climate neutral data centre pact, legacy infrastructure, and green bonds.
More about Maurice:
Maurice overseas the Equinix business in Ireland, playing a key role in the Equinix Ireland strategy and expansion and Executive Council Member, Host in Ireland. Maurice also sits on the Equinix executive management team for EMEA. Prior to this, Maurice was appointed as the Country Manager for Ireland with Telecity Group in August 2011 and was also selected as the VP of Emerging Markets in January 2014.
Prior to his role within Telecity, Maurice was the CEO of Irish data centre operator, Data Electronics for over 10 years. As CEO, Maurice set the vision and strategy for the company, driving consistent business growth during his leadership tenure. With over 20 years’ experience in the data centre sector, Maurice has been a key figure in the rise of the data-centre industry in Ireland and is highly regarded as a thought leader on Ireland’s potential to be a global digital hub.
David Savage is Associate Vice President, UK & Ireland for Geotab, the world’s largest commercial telematics company. In this role, David leads the operational, commercial and organisational activities of the region. He has accountability for the delivery of Geotab’s overall strategy and realisation of the company’s ambitious growth targets in support of its wider European growth focus.
With more than 15 years experience within operations and transport management, David has a proven ability in helping businesses to scale sustainably. Prior to joining Geotab, he held the role of UK General Manager at FreeNow (formerly MyTaxi and Hailo), Europe’s leading e-hailing app. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrdavidsavage
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
Pradeep Goel is the Chief Executive Officer of Solve.Care, a global healthcare company that redefines care coordination, improves access to care, empowers consumers with information, reduces benefit administration costs, and helps reduce fraud and waste in healthcare around the world. Pradeep has more than 25 years of healthcare experience, developing groundbreaking software for the insurance industry, and co-founding four healthcare IT businesses where he has served in a number of management roles.
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
Techstars is a a globally-renowned seed accelerator that helps to catalyse founders, early-stage companies and support organisations to create a more dynamic and vibrant startup community. Part of what Techstars do is community building but how is this implemented? Part two of Ronan's chat with Clark Dever, Senior Product Manager at Techstars.
Clark talks about mentor madness, mentor whiplash, breakout startups, Covid and VC’s, the world is remote first. Clark also talks about what he has noticed about the Irish startup scene, having a global perspective, making relationships with VC’s, unicorns’s, post exit founder syndrome, why community is so important, product market fit.
More about Clark Dever:
He is a data driven, process-oriented, and customer-focused senior IT and operations management executive with 15+ years of technical experience and unique understanding of business management building high performance teams utilising process orientation for repeatable success. As a strategic systems thinker and resourceful problem solver, He possess an innate ability to drive process design / implementation, full stack Web development, and personnel management and development.
Years from now, when we look back at this pandemic, what data will have been the most critical? While we normally talk about data in the context of financial services, and the importance of data and technologies like artificial intelligence to assist our ability to deliver a more inclusive future, the data we will remember from this moment of time is health data related to COVID-19 and the lives impacted by each number this data represents.
In this episode of our #OneVision podcast, Theodora and Bradley talk to Susan Joseph, CEO and Co-Founder of HealthTrends.AI. With an experienced background across financial services and the law, with efforts focused around financial data, identity, artificial intelligence, and blockchain technologies, Susan helps us navigate through the past year from the story of the data behind this virus. You’ll learn why open source and public data were the real heroes in battling this disease, and what we should all look at as the lessons and opportunities for future health of humanity.
Fascinating conversation as we catch up with Dr Eoin McCarthy, who is a Scientific Consultant in the KPMG R&D Incentives Practice. Prior to joining KPMG, Eoin spent six years working as a Research Fellow in the Advanced Microscopy Laboratory, part of the AMBER centre, Trinity College Dublin. He now leverages his technical expertise to advise companies on how to maximise their opportunities around R&D incentives. Eoin has 10 years’ experience in the R&D lab, published close to 30 academic papers and articles, holds a PhD in Chemistry, and a BA mod in ‘Physics and Chemistry of Advanced Materials’ from Trinity College Dublin.
Eoin McCarthy PhD | Scientific Consultant | Tax | R&D Incentives Practice | KPMG Ireland
Email: eoin.mccarthy@kpmg.ie | Web: www.kpmg.ie/tax
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Ria talks with Steven Roberts about his recently published book ‘Data Protection for Marketers: A Practical Guide’, and how data protection is constantly changing. He also speaks about GPDR and the difficulties that can be faced by marketers and market teams when implementing GDPR principles. Steve elaborates on his work and how keeping up to date with data protection regulations will create transparency within and out of the work environment.
Steven Roberts is head of marketing at Griffith College. He is a certified data protection officer and vice-chair of the ACOI’s data protection and information security working group. His new book Data Protection for Marketers: A Practical Guide, published by Orpen Press, is available now at all good bookstores.
Ria McGuire is a DCU journalism studying for her final year of college and recently began a two-month internship with Irish Tech News in May. Ria has written for TheJournal.ie, The Leinster Leader, DCU’s The College View, and HerCampus Online Magazine. She also has experience in audio Journalism as she hosted two DCUFm shows called ‘Awkward Encounters’ and ‘The Commuters’ over the course of her first and second year. Ria has also participated and appeared on First Dates Ireland. She is excited to be a part of the Irish Tech News Podcast and have the opportunity to talk to a variety of different people.
CEO and founder Firdosh Sheikh has created a new NextGen ride hailing platform or Taxi 3.0 as she calls it for short where the drivers are enabled and commissions removed. Launching in India, Brazil and France there are already 10,000 drivers clamouring to get on board. Decentralization as it should be.
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found at https://persons-of-interest.io/
Techstars is a a globally-renowned seed accelerator that helps to catalyse founders, early-stage companies and support organisations to create a more dynamic and vibrant startup community. Part of what Techstars do is community building but how is this implemented? Ronan talks to Clark Dever, Senior Product Manager at Techstars about this and more.
Clark talks about his background, the startup community in Buffalo, blockchain, ecosystem development, the pandemic, give first, the Bridge app, and his goal of introducing 1000 people in a year.
More about Clark Dever:
He is a data driven, process-oriented, and customer-focused senior IT and operations management executive with 15+ years of technical experience and unique understanding of business management building high performance teams utilising process orientation for repeatable success. As a strategic systems thinker and resourceful problem solver, He possess an innate ability to drive process design / implementation, full stack Web development, and personnel management and development.
What else would you do with your Space-mad-preteen but send them to a Job Camp and let them hear from SpaceX's Inspiration 4 Astronaut DR SIAN PROCTOR, NASA Space Shuttle Astronaut NICOLE STOTT and also Future Mars Walker Alyssa Carson?
This Job Camp has been unveiled on our podcast as fully sponsored and paid by the generosity of Shetland Space Centre at Saxa Vord, Unst, Scotland, and Wildland.
We also talked about Why Space? How to Participate in Space Sports? Mike also mentioned Humunnaires.org which provides a wonderful and supportive way to reassure and support children who have to quarantine, a novel idea!
About Mike
Mike Mongo is an astronaut teacher and author of the children's book The Astronaut Instruction Manual.
He is also vice-president of interstellar space science maker group & non-profit Icarus Interstellar, and strategic director for biennial interstellar space science summit, Starship Congress. What's more, he also serves as an At-Large Board Member and active student member of Students for Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS). Interestingly he is also one of the co-founders of Yuri's Night Space Coast at Kennedy Space Center.
He lives in Sherman Oaks, CA, where he works on a television series for the first kids in space with Alcon Entertainment (The Expanse). You can often find him at a local coffee shop in front of a laptop.
Astronaut Job Camp
Tomorrow’s jobs are in Space! Learning this, gives today's kids critical competitive advantage for tomorrow’s space jobs.
Mike Mongo’s Astronaut Job Camp opens the door to tomorrow’s jobs in space by giving today’s students permission to imagine themselves living, working, and playing in Space.
Ori Levi is CEO of NFTrade.
Ori has been a Bitcoiner and cryptocurrency enthusiast since 2012. Ori designs and builds projects from ideation to completion, and has been advising top blockchain projects for the better half of a decade.
NFTrade is the first cross-chain and blockchain-agnostic NFT platform. NFTrade is an aggregator of all NFT marketplaces and hosts the complete NFT lifecycle, allowing anyone to seamlessly create, buy, sell, swap, farm, and leverage NFTs across different blockchains. Using NFTrade, anyone can gain access to the entirety of their NFT, unlocking the total value of the NFT market.
www.NFTrade.com
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
Evan Kirstel is a B2B thought leader and top technology influencer with an aggregate social media audience of 470,000 people (350K Twitter, 54K LinkedIn and 70K Instagram followers, 3K Clubhouse).
Evan has built an organic reach in the tens of millions, in just 10 years and has been named the 4th Most Engaging Digital Marketer by Brand24.
B2B tech brands like Intel, 3M, AT&T Business, Qualcomm, HPE, Telefonica, Samsung, Citrix and Ericsson have hired Evan to help them to achieve massive visibility and scale, leveraging the power of social media in a variety of market segments including: mobile, blockchain, cloud, 5G, HealthTech, IoT, AI, Digital Health, crypto, AR, VR, Big Data, Analytics and CyberSecurity.
Evan has 30 years of enterprise sales, alliances & biz dev experience in the telecom and IT arena, He brings a unique perspective on opportunities in the Unified Communications & Collaboration space, including extensive practical knowledge of mobile, voice/video/web collaboration and cloud technology. Evan understands emerging cloud & mobile technology and market convergence dynamics, and has a strong track record in selling and marketing disruptive technology to enterprise and service providers.
He is the Co-Founder of EvIRA Health, a close-knit network of fellow B2B thought leaders and digital social practitioners tirelessly serving the global health tech community.
www.evirahealth.com
www.evankirstel.com
Twitter @evankirstel
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
Amir Najib is a student journalist from London, currently studying in Coventry University. He initially got into journalism for the interest of speaking to people with interesting stories. Specifically in the fields of the entertainment industry and sports industry. He felt those people who had interesting stories deserved to have a spotlight put upon them. In the future he hopes to pursue a career within those specific industries making multimedia content on the things he is passionate about.
To learn more about Amir see here ->
https://amirnajib583072630.wordpress.com
Twitter - @4mirN9
Instagram – amir_najib_journalism
Food and beverage waste is something that is still a common problem and how can we go about solving this issue? Well, DigiTally a Galway based company might have the solution. They have a software product that enables multi-site food businesses in the hospitality, catering, and retail industry to count, collate and report on their food and beverage gross profit margins. This is being done up to 72% faster with further extensive results causing a huge shift in the industry in the awakening of the pandemic.
Ronan talks to Patrick McDermott Co-Founder & CEO DigiTally. Patrick talks about his background, how DigiTally started, what DigiTally does, making count stock and inventory fun and not boring and solving peoples pain. Patrick also talks about food wastage, digitising, making it easy for the customer.
More about DigiTally :
DigiTally was formed in 2016 with the purpose of giving retailers and suppliers an easier, faster, and more efficient way to count their inventories, something that isn’t quite there yet as most businesses still use the standard and more traditional pen and paper method with Excel and double entry.
It also allows you to efficiently manage all your counts, see your profitability, instantly generate your gross profits, manage all your sites, keep track of your counts electronically and instead of spending a full day counting your inventory, how about imagining that it could only be one or two hours.
According to a recent survey, nearly two-thirds of full-time employees indicated that their financial stress has increased since the start of the pandemic. To engage and retain productive employees, companies must help foster a culture of financial wellness and support to help their workforce better manage their finances and plan for the future. Providing access to financial wellness benefits can become a key differentiator when the labor market is tight; it can also positively impact the organization’s bottom line by relieving employee financial stress.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Rebecca Liebman, co-founder and CEO of LearnLux on her entrepreneurship journey, and creating a better world through the power of technology.
In this podcast Amir and Aileen speak about protest music and the initial origins of it, as well as how social media has contributed to the development of protest music. And finally the future of protest music, in regards to if it will continue to grow.
Aileen is a Ethnomusicologist, Global Irish musics specialist, and Popular Music scholar with research interests in ethnicity, identity, nationalism and cosmopolitanism in the traditional and popular music’s of Ireland, UK, North America, and Australia. She has a PhD in Ethnomusicology, from the University of Chicago. She has won various awards such as the HERA travel award in 2015 and the Fulbright Alumnus award in 2018
Twitter - @aileen_dillane
Amir Najib is a Student journalist from Coventry University currently interning at Irish Tech News, his main interests are in sports, entertainment and cryptocurrency. He hopes to one day work in the journalism industry where he is doing multimedia on the subjects he enjoys. Twitter - @4mirN9
Lindsey Mallon, co founder of Splyt, founder of Nadjarina and CEO of Masion Du
Growing up Lindsey was not sure what she wanted to do. She initially considered architecture as a career but a stint as an intern in a practising architects office quickly confirmed her opinion that she did not want to work in front of a computer every day. Her father encouraged her to follow her passion. Shortly after she attended an haute couture fashion exhibition in Boston, and she was hooked.
“Instant love.”
For Lindsey art is not just art, it does something. It empowers people. At the same time, she is cognisant that the actual fashion industry can be toxic in terms of how people treat each other, and the labour standards are very low.
“I would work with these factories initially where people could not afford to go home to see their families or maybe went home once a year and that really struck a chord with me and pushed me to look at sustainable commerce.”
For Lindey this concept went beyond the environment and included labour standards, community, and how people work together. The beautiful industry has a dark underbelly, but she was in love.
“It’s not just me, consumers are starting to demand sustainable practices and that is making the industry react with stores pushing their sustainable brands to the fore. Customers want ethics, giveback programmes, brands donating to charities and transparency; they really want transparency.
“Every dollar spent is a vote.”
Tune into this podcast to hear more.
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found at https://persons-of-interest.io/
California Cultured is a company that produces cocoa intended to provide cocoa which is less bitter and require less sugar. The company's product entices cocoa cells to grow by stimulation by food ingredients that are found in any grocery store and produces cocoa cells that is good for human health, enabling customers to avail premium quality cocoa products.
Amir Spoke to Alan Perlstein who is the CEO of California Cultured. He has been in the food technology industry for over 20 years, in which he has been a part of start-ups such as Miraculex back in 2014. He has now ventured into cocoa with California Cultured, which he hopes to produce cocoa that is better for the environment as well as innovating technology for the future consumers.
Amir Najib is a Student journalist from Coventry University currently interning at Irish Tech News, his main interests are in sports, entertainment and cryptocurrency. He hopes to one day work in the journalism industry where he is doing multimedia on the subjects he enjoys. Twitter - @4mirN9
Links –
Website - https://cacultured.com
Twitter - @CaCultured
Instagram – CaCultured
In our chat today with with Dr Arne Peine, MHBA he tells us about this AI hospital tool that will not only bring functionality and support to the ward but a safer way to store data onsite.
Listening to the growth of Mona in such a fast time has only gone to prove just how much needed this was.
Dr Arne Peine
Dr Peine, born 1986 studied medicine and business administration and is the co-founder and CEO of the medical technology start-up Clinomic. As an intensive care physician, he himself experienced the enormous challenges that intensive care medicine is already facing today, and which will have to be mastered in the future. Therefore, as a technical visionary at Clinomic, he is doing everything in his power to revolutionize the treatment of critically ill patients with Mona, the first intelligent and voice-controlled assistance system for intensive care medicine.
Mona
Mona is an innovative, voice-based assistance system of the latest generation, which supports patient care directly using algorithms, artificial intelligence, and telemedicine. Mona is the key to cost-controlled, evidence-based, and data-driven intensive care medicine and brings intensive care specialist expertise to every hospital bed. By means of the bedside system, the quality of the detailed documentation and an increase in the quality of treatment and an optimization of the treatment processes are achieved.
About Clinomic:
Clinomic was founded in 2019 as a spin-off from RWTH Aachen University. The company develops innovative solutions for critically ill patients and combines translational medical research, data science and computational intelligence. The company brings artificial intelligence directly to the patient's bed to support doctors and nursing staff with precise decisions, evidence-based treatment, and efficient use of time resources. With over 50 employees in Aachen, the company developed the medical product "Mona", which is now implemented in over 8 European countries in 40 hospitals. "Mona", short for "Medical On-Site Assistant", is an intelligent assistance system for intensive care medicine that supports doctors and nurses with treatment directly at the patient's bed. The device facilitates voice-controlled documentation, identifies relevant data, and thus contributes to the faster and better treatment of the critically ill. Mona is also used internationally to generate telemedical networks quickly and securely and thus to provide nationwide expertise in the field of intensive care medicine
Minter Dial catches up with Dr Marie Taillard, who is a French-American senior marketing academic and business leader, faculty member at ESCP Business School and co-author with Béatrice Collin of the brand new Digital Makeover: How L′Oréal Put People First to Build a Beauty Tech Powerhouse, Wiley Press. In this conversation, we discuss her book and the digital transformation process that L'Oreal has undertaken over the last decade. Is it top down or bottom up? How will the changes and accelerated transformation imposed by the pandemic stick? The role of the Chief Digital Officer and how to make it work in a large organisation. We also look at the changes to marketing, the importance of social media and the collaborative mindset.
I'm Minter Dial and I serve my clients by elevating the energy and connecting people and ideas. I relish being an engaging professional speaker on leadership, transformation and branding with a specialization in digital transformation since 2009. I'm known for being someone who walks the talk and delivers on or above expectations. I'm the author of three award-winning books, including my last book Heartificial Empathy, Putting Heart into Business and Artificial Intelligence that won the Book Excellence Award 2019 and was shortlisted for the Business Book Awards 2019. My newest book on leadership just launched, You Lead, How Being Yourself Makes You A Better Leader. It is published by Kogan Page and is available at all fine e-tailers as an audiobook, ebook and paperback.
I'm also the producer of the award-winning book and film The Last Ring Home and co-author of Futureproof that won the Business Book Award 2018.
Everyone hates buying, using and disposing of batteries and despite drives to recycle, 100,000,000 kilos of batteries end up in landfill each year in the EU alone. As we are becoming ore environmentally friendly, how do solve this battery problem ? Well myVolts Ltd, an Irish company based in the heart of Dublin City has come up with the perfect solution, Revolt.
Ronan talks to Caroline Swords Director of Operations at myVolts about what myVolts does, ReVolt their latest product, what problem and pain it is solving, and their kickstarter campaign for ReVolt.
More about myVolts:
myVolts is a small Irish company, based in Dublin, focused on providing modern and innovative power solutions for home, mobile and professional devices - mainly for musicians and other mobile creatives.
With 12 years' experience in online retail and power, both customer engagement and product expertise are at the heart of their business. They aim to provide well-designed and flexible power delivery solutions to exactly meet the needs of many customers who pass through their checkouts annually, and myVolts has served over 1 million customers to date.
They are also right at the forefront of changes in power technology, exploring the possibilities and keeping their users in mind all the time.
With the introduction of USB-C and USB 3.1 PD standards, more and more is possible with USB power, and they are looking ahead at how these changes can benefit their product, and ultimately, their users.
Speaking recently with Dr Niall Smith was an education. He spoke about the Cassini Hackathon happening before the end of the month and how and why he is part of this hackathon which is taking place in 10 different global locations simultaneously. He will be working alongside the team at the National Space Centre as well and looking for hacks in Space Technology. Be sure to mark your calendar for 18-20 June 2021 to join the first hackathon.
He also touched on how important low-earth-orbit WiFi is important on a global scale that can see an improvement in education and personal and even national circumstances.
Then we ventured into Einstein, Star Shades and Miniature Moon Rovers and more. If you're into Space, listen to this.
Dr Niall Smith
Niall studied astrophysics at UCD, and became CIT’s first Head of Research in 2005, now providing strategic oversight of a budget of €14m per annum across disciplines from science and engineering to arts and music. He led the establishment of a Researcher Career Framework for CIT researchers, which was central to the Institute being awarded the EU Commission HR Excellence in Research badge. He is the Founder-Director of the award-winning Blackrock Castle Observatory (BCO), which celebrated its 12th anniversary with over 1.2 million visitors. BCO staff have trained over 800 teachers to use space in the classroom, have engaged with over 35,000 primary and post-primary students in formal science workshops and an additional 40,000 in informal workshops, with over 120,000 members of the public attending events at BCO. In 2017, Niall was the host site lead for the International Space University Space Studies Programme, which is the largest conference programme ever to come to Cork, lasting 9 weeks and involving over 320 global space experts. The conference published a document entitled ‘A Roadmap for Emerging Space States’, which helped to catalyse the development of a National Space Strategy for Enterprise. Niall was the HEI representative on the National Steering Group for the space strategy. He focuses on space topics including ultra-high precision photometry and the use of small satellites in low earth orbit for a range of functions from high resolution imaging to space cybersecurity to rural broadband. He has secured over €1m as PI on competitive grants, €400k as co-I, and through BCO approximately €2m for outreach. Niall writes a monthly column in the Irish Examiner called ‘Skymatters’, and is a Board Member of the National Sculpture Factory and a member of several national committees.
The financial sector goes hand-in-hand with climate change, and you can’t discuss one without the other.
Rachel talks with David Carlin about how the two areas are moulded by each other, how climate scenarios and decarbonisation pathways are used, and the impact that COVID-19 has had on his work. David discusses what climate stress testing is and how it is used, recognising that climate risks are financial risks and whether they vary in different parts of the world, and what decarbonisation really means.
David leads the TCFD program for UNEP – Finance Initiative. He recently managed a banking pilot with over three-dozen global financial institutions on the topics of climate scenarios, climate risk assessments and climate governance.
Rachel is a Journalism student at Coventry University, currently interning with Irish Tech News – which marks the start of a partnership between the two institutions. Rachel’s main interests are politics and conflict, human rights, animal welfare and the environment.
We chat with Corentin Simon, master gin distiller about his journey from the French spirits industry to moving to Cape Clear island during lockdown and his work creating and developing a completely new type of aged gin at the Cape Clear Distillery.
More about the distillery ->
Cape Clear is a Gaeltacht (Irish speaking) island eight miles off the southwest coast of County Cork; it’s a stunningly beautiful place. Though our island continues to experience a decline in its population, there is hope. We’ve produced a gin that has proven capable of winning awards at the most prestigious and competitive events in the world. We’ve been granted planning permission for a state-of-the-art whiskey distillery building. The tide is rising; please join us on our journey.
THE PERFECT LOCATION FOR IRELAND’S ONLY ISLAND DISTILLERY Our island is one of doers; we don’t just dream of ideas, but work hard to realize our goals. It’s Ireland’s southernmost inhabited island and is proudly Gaeltacht (designated Irish speaking). It’s also an island that, like all Irish offshore islands, has experienced population decline over the years due to a lack of employment opportunities. Cape Clear Island has 130 full-time residents and our school has seven students. Several years ago, some islanders got together to discuss the idea of building a distillery. One that would provide employment to islanders, that could one day provide opportunity to the children in the island’s school, and most importantly, that would one day produce some of the finest Irish spirits available. We received planning permission for this state-of-the-art facility in 2016 and have been working toward that goal since.
Dan Simerman is Head of Financial Relations at the IOTA Foundation, where he helps to support the ability of financial institutions and institutional investors to leverage IOTA’s technology and native currency. He has a history of building software for Fortune 50 financial institutions, multinational media companies and strategic consulting firms.
Dan has been a vocal advocate and supporter of IOTA since 2017. As a member of the IOTA Evangelist Network, he has worked to engage with local partners to expand awareness of our technology in North America. As co-organizer of IOTA NYC, he has contributed to one of the largest IOTA meetups in the world by developing content to support the IOTA ecosystem.
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
Being a travel writer is a job that many people dream of; but COVID-19 has made things considerably harder for those in the profession.
Rachel spoke to Nina Karnikowski about the impact of COVID-19 in Australia and how it has forced her to change the way she works, discovering places closer to home. Nina discusses the impact of the pandemic on foreign travel and how she thinks the industry will be changed once people can travel more freely. She also discusses the impact of long-haul travel on the environment and how to make sure travel dollars are given back to communities who need it the most.
Nina has worked as a travel writer for the past decade, and is also the author of Go Lightly, How to Travel Without Hurting the Planet and Make a Living Living, Be Successful Doing What You Love.
Rachel is a Journalism student at Coventry University, currently interning with Irish Tech News – which marks the start of a partnership between the two institutions. Rachel’s main interests are politics and conflict, human rights, animal welfare and the environment.
Jamil interviews Chirag Jetani
Chirag heads the operations at Diamante Blockchain LLC. He owns an Engineering degree from RV College of Engineering, India and further advanced his technical skills by holding a Masters from FAU, Germany. Being an Executive Managing director of a prestigious Diamond company, Chirag has technical, administrative and authoritative experience working within the Diamond Industry. Being a crypto and blockchain enthusiast from the rise of cryptocurrencies he has broad understanding about the crypto market and holds solid convictions about its utility and its application to the Diamond Industry.
www.diamanteblockchain.com
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
Businesses are using technology in various ways to improve how they work. One such technology is machine learning but how can businesses use machine learning to improve customer experience and consequently boost ROI ? Ronan talks to Paul McBride, Managing Director and Co-founder of the Mayo based start-up Peroptyxabout this and more.
Paul talks about his background, what Peroptyx does, helping improve recommendation engines, real world problems being solved, machine learning, data on apps not being compromised. Paul also talks about data vandalism, voice assistants, chatbots, the progress of technology, where Paul sees machine learning heading and the future plans of Peroptyx.
More about Paul McBride:
Following some formative years on the Windows development team at Microsoft, Paul spent two decades serving the world's data driven brands in their mission to improve the local relevance and global reach of their online products and services
In 2018, Paul McBride and Maeve Bleahene, founded Peroptyx a machine learning start-up. Peroptyx helps businesses to rapidly adapt their machine learning models and reflect what is happening in the real world.
Whether it’s the Queen’s bank in the U.K., a neobank in Brazil, a challenger fintech in the U.S., or one of the mighty superapp platforms of Asia, there is nothing more central to that conversation than compliance, risk, and regulation. This is especially true as it relates to data, privacy, and the evolution of the financial services business model. Yet this trifecta of controls are often overlooked.
In this episode of our #OneVision podcast, Theodora and Bradley talk to Victoria Martin, Head of Client Risk and Compliance at 10x Future Technologies. With leading roles in risk, compliance, and regulatory matters, and time spent at 11FS, ClearBank, Octopus, Tandem Money, and RBS among them, our conversation covered a lot of ground. Join us as we learn more about the differences in how startups and banks approach compliance, how open banking standards differ across geographies, and where Victoria thinks we are heading next when it comes to regulation.
Treedom is a tree planting company that has worked with 782,698 people, 5,800 companies and 118,209 farmers to plant a variety of trees all over the planet. So far, they have planted over 2 million trees.
Rachel talks with Federico Garcea about how he came up with the idea for people to be able to buy trees and be able to track and monitor them from thousands of miles away.
Federico discusses how Treedom was inspired by a game, the types of trees that are planted and the benefits of being able to learn about the ethics and principles of farming in various regions, such as Central and South America.
Federico is the founder and CEO of Treedom. Federico was inspired to created Treedom in 2010 while working on a project in Cameroon, and witnessing the local economic, environmental and social disadvantages caused by deforestation.
Rachel is a Journalism student at Coventry University, currently interning with Irish Tech News – which marks the start of a partnership between the two institutions. Rachel’s main interests are politics and conflict, human rights, animal welfare and the environment.
Ria talks with Andrew about how Aristo’s biggest aim is to 'Rid the world of Boring Speakers', and how the word presentation should be erased. He also speaks about where his initial interest in helping startups and entrepreneurs stemmed from and how that grew into a business. In addition to this Andrew elaborates on his experiences and how even when pitching a business idea, a good story will always sell.
Andrew Keogh has been an entrepreneur & sales professional for the last 30 years. He started his first business in 1988 supplying specialist equipment and components to the Electronics and Aircraft Industry, primarily dealing with multinationals in Ireland and overseas. Aristo. ie was founded by Andrew 16 years ago with the specific intention of helping businesses to pitch and present to win sales and investment. A special niche for Andrew is coaching start-up companies & researchers to pitch to potential investors. As a result, Andrew’s pitch coaching system has been honed as part of his involvement with the following Programmes.
Ria McGuire is a DCU journalism studying for her final year of college and began a two-month internship with Irish Tech News at the beginning of May. Ria has written for TheJournal.ie, The Leinster Leader DCU’s The College View and HerCampus Online Magazine. She also has experience in audio Journalism as she hosted two DCUFm shows called ‘Awkward Encounters’ and ‘The Commuters’ over the course of her first and second year. She is excited to be a part of the Irish Tech News Podcast and have the opportunity to talk to a variety of different people.
Adam Bouktila is the CEO and co founder of dMerch, a concierge-style, hand holding service to onboard artists, musicians and enterprises into the new world of NFTS. In this interview he explains how it works, how he can help and highlights some of the artists he is working with.
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author, whose latest book can be found here https://persons-of-interest.io/
Futurism looks at events and trends of the future and the anticipation of what’s going to happen next. Futurists explore and analyse predictions about future trends in technology and how they’re going to come about.
Rachel talks with Bronwyn Williams about what futurism means, how her career developed and what informs and inspires her to continue to research and work in this industry. Bronwyn discusses the idea of privacy and how generations regard it differently, whether privacy can be bought and sold, and how it’s important to remember that man made technology - not the other way round.
Bronwyn is a futurist, economist and trend analyst. She is currently a Partner at Flux Trends, a boutique trend analysis and insight agency with clients across the world. She recently co-authored ‘The Future Starts Now’ with Theo Priestly.
Rachel is a Journalism student at Coventry University, currently interning with Irish Tech News – which marks the start of a partnership between the two institutions. Rachel’s main interests are politics and conflict, human rights, animal welfare and the environment.
Keelvar based and founded in Cork is the leading global provider of intelligent sourcing automation solutions, and recently announced some exciting news. David Clarke the co-founder of Cape Clear, and the former CTO of Workday joined their board of directors as Chairperson.
Ronan talks to David Clarke about his background, his time with Workday, how Cape Clear got its name, choosing the right name for your startup, what Keelvar does,. David also talks about AI, remote working, the future plans for Keelvar, handling mistakes, and their recent financing round.
More about David:
David Clarke has nearly three decades of experience defining and communicating the strategic direction for innovative technology companies. He was the co-founding CEO of Cape Clear Software, which was started in 1999 and raised $50 million in investment capital from leading venture capital firms through its acquisition by Workday in 2008. At Workday, he served in various technology and product leadership roles, ultimately serving as CTO, while the company grew from its early stages into a leading global cloud ERP provider.
Amy Thomson, author of Moody- A 21st Century Hormone Guide and Founder at Moody App talks about why women's hormones are so important and how technology and machine learning can help.
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found at https://persons-of-interest.io/
Alex Adelman is the CEO & Co-founder of Lolli, a rewards application that lets people earn bitcoin when they shop online from 1,000+ top merchants. Alex was previously the CEO & Co-founder of Cosmic, the leading e-commerce gateway, which was acquired by PopSugar in ’15 and then by Ebates in ’17. Alex positioned Cosmic and Lolli as high growth, high value, and industry-leading technology companies, establishing strategic partnerships with key partners in e-commerce. Alex was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Retail & E-Commerce. His work has been featured on WSJ, Forbes, Fortune, Wired, TechCrunch, Cheddar, MarketWatch, and Digiday and he’s presented at Advertising Week, Fashion Tech Forum, TechCrunch Disrupt, Tech Cocktail, Money 20/20, and Technori. Alex holds a BA in Economics from UNC-Chapel Hill.
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
Rhiannon Fletcher talks about Bitbook.network and its travel plans, rewards and fund raising.
BitBook is a platform built for travellers, content creators, and the hotel industry to benefit everyone. Travellers are the biggest winners with more access to travel at lower costs, content creators earn for their contributions, and hotels take advantage of lower commission fees resulting in lower prices for guests, adding to the value of their trip.
The travel industry is facing unprecedented challenges while the world goes through the recovery process following the pandemic. Travel bloggers are part of the world’s gig economy and have been hit hard, as have hotels, and of course, travellers have been grounded. We have all been planning our next dream holiday from the confines of lockdowns. When travel opens back up, BitBook is positioned to provide a complete travel ecosystem on the blockchain that will tie together two key industries, crypto, which has boomed with the rise of DeFi and other disruptive technologies, and the travel industry which has been battered.
BitBook’s primary mission is:
To enable more people to experience the world, creating a self-sustainable and autonomous digital economy.
Creator Rewards
Content creators and influencers can join the monthly reward pool and get paid tokens for creating articles, guides, blogs, and vlogs. This will draw users looking to travel to these destinations to the website, which will make it more popular for creators and so on.
Traveller Rewards
Travellers will be rewarded for booking accommodations. This acts as an incentive to use the platform, which results in more bookings and further growth. Driving the token up, which pays the content creators more, encourages more content, and attracts more bookings increasing growth in a viral loop.
Review Rewards
BitBook goes a step further and provides a complete review platform for travellers backed up by the blockchain, eradicating the fake reviews that plague the industry. Travellers can rest assured that the review is from someone who stayed there because reviewers are verified through the blockchain, and hotels can focus efforts on real guests rather than phantom complaints.
In today’s digital economy, content is king. BitBook has built a platform that rewards the best content inherently and provides a complete ecosystem around all things travel-related supported by the crypto industry. BitBook has made the site accessible for those who don’t have crypto by enabling Visa/MC payments converted on the client’s behalf into BBT for a marginal fee. By providing a bridge from fiat to crypto, the customer has a seamless experience utilising the blockchain without having to buy-in directly.
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found at https://persons-of-interest.io/
Howard Krieger currently serves as co-founder and CEO of unFederalReserve.
Prior to founding unFederalReserve, Krieger served as Managing Director at CBIZ Valuation Group, Valuation Director at WithumSmith+Brown and was also a Senior Manager at one of the Big 4 Accounting Firms. Krieger is well-versed in intangible business valuation, intellectual property valuation, financial modeling, valuation of equity-participating instruments, and exotic financial assets and liabilities. Krieger holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from James Madison University and a MBA with a concentration in qualitative finance from Rutgers University.
Twitter: @CryptoKriegerU
www.UnFederalreserve.com
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
Tad Piper acts as a catalyst to growth for emerging businesses. He has spent over a decade working with early stage companies and was a nationally recognized Wall Street research leader in the software and technology marketplace. Tad has served in roles ranging from CEO, President, CFO, Chief Strategy Officer and Product Development, helping drive innovation and sales to achieve rapid growth across multiple industries. His broad background in financial and business analysis, market strategy, and operational leadership has allowed him to quickly assimilate with diverse leadership teams to focus on early market traction, raising capital and success.
Tad has a BA from Williams College, a graduate diploma in Financial Analysis from Stirling University, Scotland and is a Charter Financial Analyst charter holder.
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
Because of the pandemic many of us are driving less, taking less public transport, but we’re walking and cycling a lot more. But when lockdown lifts, offices and shops and other services reopen it is likely we’ll either slip back into old habits or have a changed outlook on how we get around. This will lead to MaaS (Mobility as a Service) becoming more prevelant. Ronan talks to Marie Kress, Product Owner at Voyego which is part of Endava and a trusted provider of software solutions for the airline and ground mobility industries..
Marie Kress talks about her background, MaaS, the infrastructure that MaaS requires, Google Maps MaaS integration, data sharing, how cities can play a vital role, finding good solutions to make more transport options accessible and a credible alternative to privately owned cars. Marie also talks about how the pandemic has impacted MaaS, the future of urban airspace and how transport will be more environmentally friendly
More about Marie:
As a product owner, Marie oversees digital transformation, automation and Customer Experience (CX) offerings. In addition to her role as a product owner, she also heads up research in Voyego’s Mobility Innovation Lab where she works with partners on creating new cutting-edge concepts and pilot projects within the area of Mobility as a Service (MaaS).
The work she does at Voyego enables industry players to build state-of-art digital technology platforms to transform customers’ payment and travel experiences. Marie is also actively involved in consulting global players with new business models, building projects for the next generation of mobility services and supporting airlines with their digital transformation.
She has spoken at a number of industry events across the world about Smart Mobility and some of the topics she can deep dive into include MaaS as the new form of mobility, examples of projects in this space and how digitisation is central to success in this space.
What does the future hold for a cashless economy? The day when all of us might have digital wallets with a selection of digital currencies might not be too far out to the future, according to Richard Turrin, author of new book “Cashless”, and an expert on China’s fintech developments and the digital currency revolution.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Richard about the current CBDC landscape across different regions around the world, the superapp ecosystem, and the role of big tech in the innovation economy.
Offshore wind is proving to be an effective and environmentally friendly source of energy. As the climate crisis drives people to look for alternatives to fossil fuels, it is important for all nations to develop and expand sources of sustainable energy.
Rachel speaks with Yaron Oppenheimer about the virtual trade mission taking place between the 14th and 18th of June, the advantages of offshore wind and the impact of Covid-19 on the industry. Yaron talks about what will take place during the June trade mission and the hope that further cooperation will occur between the Dutch and Irish governments and businesses alike.
Yaron is the Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassay of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Dublin, Ireland. From 2015 to 2019, Yaron worked as Human Rights Coordinator at the Netherlands Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York. Before that, he worked at various posts in The Hauge, Afghanistan, Lithuania and DR Congo.
Rachel is a Journalism student at Coventry University, currently interning with Irish Tech News – which marks the start of a partnership between the two institutions. Rachel’s main interests are politics and conflict, human rights, animal welfare and the environment.
In this interview Amir and Philip speak about the inspiration behind the initial marketing book and how the series has developed over time. As well as the impact things such as social media have had on marketing and his most recent book marketing 5.0. Philip also delves into a potential marketing 6.0 and the reasons as to why it is imperative to update the series every few years
Philip Kotler is an American marketing author, consultant and professor. He helped create the field of social marketing that focuses on helping individuals and groups modify their behaviours toward healthier and safer living styles. He also created the concept of "demarketing" to aid in the task of reducing the level of demand. He also developed the concepts of "prosumers," "atmospherics," and "societal marketing." He is regarded as, “The Father of Modern Marketing" by many scholars. He has also released a myriad of books such as Marketing 4.0/5.0.
Amir Najib is a Student journalist from Coventry University currently interning at Irish Tech News, his main interests are in sports, entertainment and cryptocurrency. He hopes to one day work in the journalism industry where he is doing multimedia on the subjects he enjoys. Twitter - @4mirN9
Erica Stanford, author Crypto Wars
In every new, emerging technology and in every industry there are opportunists, and there will always be some who seek to take advantage of circumstances. Lack of regulation, poverty, a global pandemic, or misunderstood, new technologies all create hotbeds for everything from opportunists to organised crime. In what was the Wild West of the fledging ecosystem around the game-changing new technology of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, numbers and the audacity of projects falling into the 'scam' category have been almost unprecedented. In crypto, especially during the 2016-2018 boom- or bubble - depending on who you ask- a time where many new cryptocurrencies and projects were launched and raised millions- then billions- pretty much out of thin air- but sadly still ongoing today- Ponzi schemes, exit scams, and even joke businesses have cumulatively parted tens of billions of dollars, if not more, from millions of people all around the world.
If thousands of people can lose billions of dollars in OneCoin, masterminded by the now infamous Missing Cryptoqueen made famous by the BBC's podcast series and called 'one of the biggest scams in history' by The Times, what makes you think your money is safe? OneCoin isn't alone. Crypto Wars: Faked Deaths, Missing Billions and Industry Disruption reveals some of the most shocking scams affected millions of innocent people all around the world with everything from religious leaders to celebrities involved. In this book, you get exclusive access to the back story of the most extreme Ponzi schemes, the most bizarre hoaxes and brutal exit strategies from some of the biggest charlatans of crypto. The book doesn't just touch on scams, but also on some of the mistakes and events that have shaped crypto history, albeit at the cost of some of its investors.
Written by Erica Stanford, the founder of the UK's thriving crypto community, the Crypto Curry Club, featuring interviews with several of those who have been driving investigations into the biggest scams including an exclusive interview with Jamie Bartlett from the BBC's Missing Cryptoqueen to give some insight into how some of these scams got so big, often right under the regulators' watchful gaze, how people fall for them, how some people can tell, often within a minute, what is a scam and what isn't, some overview into the Wild West of some of crypto's rockier moments, some clarity into how these scams operate and so hopefully prevent people for falling for them and hopefully some optimism about some of the great that crypto is doing and continues to do for millions of people around the world.
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found here https://persons-of-interest.io/
Roman Tsarovsky, founder of Allynow.com, has a strong sense of injustice. He examined the plight of merchants looking to delivery goods, such as food and pharma, and the way individual drivers are treated. He found both were let down by the marketing platforms that have heretofore created a cartel which neither serves the merchants or the drivers well. As a technologist Roman knew the answer lay in better use of software and AI. The result? Allynow treats the merchants with respect, reducing costs but also looking at better ways to connect merchant to their customers by taking out the middleman. In a similar vein, he also addresses the abuses inflicted on drivers, honouring their work and removing costly and often unfair commissions. This is a software solution to an issue - not a marketing fudge.
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found at https://persons-of-interest.io/
The Irish government is expected to pass legislation to regulate the use of e-scooters on Irish roads in the coming months. This coupled with the increased usage of bicycles will bring micromobility to the fore in Ireland. One of the public hire e-scooter operators hoping to launch its services throughout the country is the Ford owned e-scooter company, Spin.
Ronan talks to Steve Pyer, Spin’s UK Country Manager. Steve talks about who Spin are, what Spin do, how being bought by Ford has helped them, the legal framework around operating e-scooters and how safe and secure they are. Steve also talks about how the e-scooter usage trends compare between the US and Europe, how easy it is upgrade them via updating their OS, how tech has changed, why e-bikes are the future, and how Spin works with cities to rethink micromobility.
More about Spin:
Headquartered in San Francisco, Spin is one of the leading micromobility companies and a unit of Ford Mobility. They currently operate dockless electric scooters on colleges and in cities across Europe and North America. Spin has been recognised for launching the first stationless mobility program in the United States and was instrumental in crafting the world’s first mobility permit system.
As a technology company that powers individual mobility for the benefit of all and strategically collaborates to reshape policy and redesign urban life, their mission is to create a world full of 15-minute cities and to bring those cities to life by moving people freely through their streets.
We catch up with Damien English TD, Minister for Business, Employment and Retail, to learn more about how the Irish Government is planning to deal with the massive changes to Irish working practices, with a particular focus on what the future of remote working and the roll out of the Irish rural digital hubs network could look like. The Irish islands are also mentioned as an important part of this future of work strategy.
We apologise for the slightly unusual sound quality as we had to battle with several firewalls, but we felt the conversation was important and therefore that this podcast was still worth hearing. Post lockdown we hope to do a follow up piece without these issues, thank you for your understanding.
Damien English TD is the Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, having been appointed on July 2 nd , 2020. He previously served as Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government from May 2016 to June 2020. He was first appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and the Department of Education and Skills in July 2014. Minister English’s focus in government is on forward-thinking and deliverable initiatives, such as his work on ‘Rebuilding Ireland – Action Plan for Housing’; the expansion of the apprenticeship system in Ireland; Project Ireland 2040; ‘Innovation 2020’ - Ireland's current strategy for research and development, science and technology; ‘Housing Options for our Ageing Population’ which provides a policy framework to support our ageing population; and the ‘National Skills Strategy 2025 – Ireland’s Future’.
He was elected as a Teachta Dála for Meath West in the general election of February 2020. He secured election at his first attempt to Dáil Éireann in 2002, and at each successive election in 2007, 2011 and 2016. He served as a member of Meath County Council from 1999 to 2004.
Musician and collective conscious cyborg Orrin, releases a new eco-friendly NFT album in collaboration with Mintbase
Fascinating interview by Jamil.
Orrin is a collective conscious and cyborg sent by a higher civilization to warn humans about the incoming apocalypse. Orrin was discovered by millions through a series of viral clips pulled from an episode of the Dr. Phil Show. Orrin’s mother and sister, concerned about Orrin’s realization, appeared with Orrin to seek help from Dr. Phil. Orrin’s composure throughout the show, along with much of what is said throughout the episode, has hooked viewers, leading to thousands of jokes in the comment section of the video.
So who is Orrin?
Orrin graduated from NYU’s Stern Business School with a 3.9 GPA, but everything changed following this. For the last couple of years, according to their mother, Orrin has claimed to be a music-making cyborg. Orrin is a collective, and therefore speaks using “we”, not “I”, a particular element of the Orrin persona that “borg” fans have gravitated towards. There are many notable quotes from the episode, such as “we are not hungry, thank you” and “we are not a fan of bananas, so we remove those,” which have drawn people further into Orrin’s persona. Orrin seems to embrace these jokes without breaking character.
Press release -
We are very excited to announce the NFT collaboration between Mintbase and a cyborg from the future called Orrin.
Orrin is choosing Mintbase and NEAR to deliver this message using a series of NFTs combined with the release of the cyborg’s new album, MUTANT
Thanks to its proof of stake consensus algorithm and collaboration to offset CO2 emissions, Mintbase is able to track and split royalties forever on a climate neutral chain.
The NFTs include:
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Tier 1 - MUTANT album for $100 USD with bonus keychain and single
- 500 copies available
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Tier 2 - MUTANT merch bundle including a hat, shirt and screensaver for $50 USD
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200 copies available
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Tier 3 - MUTANT keychains in blue, green, red, yellow and blue for $20 USD
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100 copies available per colorway
- Each keychain comes with 2 songs from the album
- Collect all the keychains to get the “entire” album plus a special keychain
Support Orrin and purchase his new NFT album -
- https://www.mintbase.io/store/orrin.mintbase1.near
Listen to MUTANT on streaming when available -
- https://fanlink.to/mutant-orrin
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
Marhaba Decentralized Finance Platform (MDFP) was started with the vision of bringing a “Muslim also” platform, rather than making it an exclusive “Muslim only” offering.
In this podcast Naquib Mohammed explains his vision to make DeFi accessible to all, explaining how Shariah finance is different from traditional Western finance.
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found at https://persons-of-interest.io/
Jamil catches up with Dr. Leemon Baird Co-founder and Chief Scientist of Hedera, in another insightful and interesting deep dive interview.
Leemon is the inventor of the hashgraph distributed consensus algorithm, and is the Co-founder and Chief Scientist of Hedera. With over 20 years of technology and startup experience, he has held positions as a Professor of Computer Science at the US Air Force Academy and as a senior scientist in several labs. He has been the Co-Founder of several startups, including two identity-related startups, both of which were acquired. Leemon received his PhD in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University and has multiple patents and publications in peer-reviewed journals and conferences in computer security, machine learning, and mathematics.
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
Robert currently leads Logitech’s Global Sustainability function, with responsibility for driving Logitech’s “Pervasive Sustainability” commitment to deliver on the company's ambition to help Sustainability become “..a mindful principal infused into everything we do at Logitech”. Over the past decade Robert has overseen this transformation by building and fostering a team with capability, drive and ambition and who are delivering on this broader vision. Robert advocates for a science based approach to transformation and sees Logitech committed to climate action efforts focused on 3R’s - Reduce, Renew and Restore. Reduce our carbon footprint by utilising Design for Sustainability (DfS) and Circular Economy solutions in support of the 1.5OC Paris Agreement; Renew our footprint by shifting to 100% renewable electricity throughout our supply chain; and what we are not able to reduce or renew Logitech will Restore through investments in net zero nature based solutions while supporting climate-impacted biodiversity and communities.
Externally, this approach is resonating with industry and partners. The UN- sponsored World Benchmark Alliance has included Logitech in the SDG2000, a list of companies with the greatest potential to influence a more sustainable future. In 2019 and again in 2020, Logitech won the World Finance Magazine Sustainability Award for our sector. Logitech is listed as a Leader in the technology sector for ESG performance by Sustainalytics and maintains inclusion on the DJSI Europe, the FTSE4GOOD Index and Swiss SIX Sustainability Index as one of the "top 25 most sustainable Swiss companies.”
To learn more check www.logitech.com/sustainability
Amir Najib is a Student journalist from Coventry University currently interning at Irish Tech News, his main interests are in sports, entertainment and cryptocurrency. He hopes to one day work in the journalism industry where he is doing multimedia on the subjects he enjoys. Twitter - @4mirN9
Greg Magarshak is the founder and CEO of both Qbix, Inc. and Intercoin. He is an internet entrepreneur and innovator who is passionate about the power of social tools to improve people's lives. Greg’s interests include math, philosophy, politics, religion and social dynamics. The work Greg does at both Qbix and Intercoin puts him directly at the intersection of technology, group dynamics and politics. Greg’s goal is to build a platform that will empower people and organizations to get more things done together in a spirit of friendship and collaboration.
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
Athan Slotkin is a serial entrepreneur and award-winning business plan strategist. Slotkin is CEO and lead of The Shadow CEO, an elite small-business strategy consulting firm that assists entrepreneurs in achieving their dreams. He’s successfully tested and launched multiple businesses, across industries. His rapid, iterative, heavily-analytical approach has been the key for over 700 new entrepreneurs in 2019 and 2020 alone, helping them package up their business with business plans, financial models and presentations, while teaching them how to become the stellar CEO they want to become along the way. His work has been featured across, TV, radio, and conferences worldwide. He received an MBA from Yale University and a BA from Cornell University.
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
Accountancy has changed over the years and what once involved writing accounts in books and long meetings with your account is no longer an issue. Accountancy has become hi-tech, and a recently launched tech start-up, Outmin, is leading the way. Seeking to combine AI and human expertise to revolutionise financial and admin services by providing real-time data for its clients which is very important during the current pandemic. Ronan talks to David Kelleher the co-founder of Outmin.
David talks about his background, working out Jobbio, what Outmin does, how Outmin started, how Outmin uses AI, spotting a gap in the market, and working in the current pandemic. David also talks about why it would have been harder for Outmin 10-15 years ago, how easy it is to use Outmin, how accountancy is evolving, and the future plans for Outmin.
More about David:
David has 10 years’ experience working with and growing early-stage technology companies. He started his career in Investment Banking in Toronto, before working with some of Canada’s leading tech startups in his role with Third Core Venture Expansion Partners. Since returning to Ireland, he has served as Head of Revenue at Jobbio before he co-founded Outmin.
Beyond developing renewable energy, how do we react to the social and economic challenges faced by humanity? Are we meeting the needs of the present without compromising the future — and the ability of subsequent generations to meet their own needs? What role does technology play and what are our collective responsibilities in promoting a broader spectrum of digital inclusion?
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Chenni Xu, Corporate Communications, Head of Americas, Ant Group, about the latest Sustainability Report released by Ant Group, and how technology can be used for good.
In this episode we catch up with James Dalton from KPMG for an interesting and wide ranging conversation about how the world has responded positively to the challenges of Covid-19, his experience in academia and his work now as a member of the KPMG R&D tax credits unit.
James is an Associate Director in the KPMG R&D incentives practice. Prior to joining KPMG he spent 5 years working as a research microbiologist investigating diseases such as tuberculosis and MRSA in the University of Auckland as part of the Bioluminescent Superbugs lab group. This involved making dangerous germs glow in the dark so we could understand what kills them and how they cause disease. He has a PhD in Microbiology and a MSc in Biotechnology from UCC and a BA mod Sci from Trinity College.”
To see more about the R&D tax credits see here
In this podcast, Sangeeta Waldron speaks to Monty Panesar, former left arm spinner cricketer and English international. His career marked by 167 Test wickets, a Wisden Cricketer of the year award. Monty made his Test cricket debut in 2006 against India in Nagpur and One Day International debut for England in 2007. In English county cricket, he last played for Northamptonshire in 2016, and has previously played for Northamptonshire until 2009, Sussex from 2010 to 2013 and Essex from 2013 to 2015. He has also played for the Lions in South Africa.
There is always a lot of love for Monty and in this conversation, Monty talks about hard-hitting issues from diversity in cricket, dealing with online racial abuse, mental health along with thoughts of his first love, cricket and his personal best moments from his career. We also find out that Monty is studying right now, has ambitions to land a sports presenting role and is about to launch ‘Monty Meets,’ his own podcast series.
You can follow Monty on Twitter, Instagram. Look up his Monty Channel
Connect with Sangeeta Waldron, Founder, Serendipity PR & Media and Author of Corporate Social Responsibility Is Not Public Relations on Twitter.
Sangeeta Waldron is a multi-award winning Public Relations professional with over three decades’ worth of publicity, branding, communications, crisis management, marketing, media and social media experience. Recently named in the Top 15 Women of Influence in PR and Communications by Commetric, including its Top 100 List of PR Influencers. Sangeeta first business book, The PR Knowledge Book is published by Business Expert Press, receiving high acclaim by international business leaders.
She guest lectures at Coventry University, teaching PR and global journalism. She is global contributing editor for India CSR Network, specializing in sustainability and corporate social responsibility; her work has been published by the United Nations and other leading news platforms.
CoinBurp raises $2m in private round to build a Coinbase for NFTs led by Moonrock Capital and Alphabit Capital
The London-based cryptocurrency trading platform CoinBurp launches new DeFi project and raises $2m in the first private funding round, led by Moonrock Capital and Alphabit Capital in bid to build CoinBase for NFTs application ecosystem.
CEO Pete Wood talks about raising money and the plans to bring innovative and easy to use NFT staking to his new DeFi project
Your host is Jillian Godsil, an award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book is available at https://persons-of-interest.io/
Great interview by Sangeeta with British singer songwriter, Rumer, who speaks honesty about the juggling act needed to be a successful musician, as well as the joys and challenges of parenting.
In this episode of Irish Tech News, we get to know British singer, songwriter Rumer when she speaks with Sangeeta Waldron, openly about the challenges of moving back to the UK in the middle of the pandemic; juggling motherhood and song writing; London bus dramas; the importance of the arts; and gives us a glimpse into her childhood.
Rumer is a wonderful song-catcher, who has written songs like “Slow” and “Aretha,” which made her a worldwide million-seller. Her 2010 debut album, Seasons of My Soul, was certified platinum in the UK and Ireland, earning her a MOJO Award for Best Breakthrough Act. She has an instinct for the work of others and has introduced her fans to musicians from the yesteryears.
Burt Bacharach and Sir Elton John are fans and in 2012 Rumer was invited to perform at the White House for the Obamas. Her latest album, On Nashville Tears, recorded in Nashville is the catalogue of songwriter, Hugh Prestwood, a songwriter whose name is spoken with reverence in country music. Nashville Tears collects fifteen of Prestwood’s finest songs, many never recorded until now, revealing truths of the heart, both intimate and universal, realistic and romantic.
You can find more about Rumer on her official website and book for her live tours.
Follow Rumer on Twitter Instagram, Facebook and YouTube
Connect with Sangeeta Waldron, Founder, Serendipity PR & Media and Author of Corporate Social Responsibility Is Not Public Relations on Twitter.
Sangeeta Waldron is a multi-award winning Public Relations professional with over three decades’ worth of publicity, branding, communications, crisis management, marketing, media and social media experience. Recently named in the Top 15 Women of Influence in PR and Communications by Commetric, including its Top 100 List of PR Influencers. Sangeeta first business book, The PR Knowledge Book is published by Business Expert Press, receiving high acclaim by international business leaders.
She guest lectures at Coventry University, teaching PR and global journalism. She is global contributing editor for India CSR Network, specializing in sustainability and corporate social responsibility; her work has been published by the United Nations and other leading news platforms.
Sangeeta started out her career writing speeches for a previous UK Prime Minister and Ministers, and has worked at the top level with big, powerful global brands, which includes - being global communications director for the Economist Group; working for The Times Education Supplement; the Mayor of London; Cass Business School; and charities such as Breast Cancer Campaign. A regular international speaker and moderator. Sangeeta sits on different boards.
Being a serial entrepreneur can be fun and challenging especially when you are building plans, and scaling businesses. One such entrepreneur is Ollie Walsh who was also involved in creating one of Ireland’s first e-commerce websites back in the 1990’s and is now the Co-Founder & CEO of Pipit Global, a for-profit social impact start-up .
Ronan talks to Ollie about his background, what Pipit Global does, their crowd funding round via Spark, why being technical service provider is a good thing, and why KYC can be a significant overhead. Ollie also talks and how Pipit Global coped during the current pandemic and Pipit Global’s future plans.
More about Ollie:
Ollie is the CEO of Terraforma, the company behind Pipit Global. He has twenty years experience developing strategies for Start Ups and SMEs to target new markets and to grow. He specialises in building teams and implementing plans and making them work. Ollie holds a MBS at National University of Ireland, Galway.
Mary Carty speaks with Antonio Avitable, Managing Director of Sony Innovation Fund Europe. They discuss the vision for the Fund, future trends and the importance of diversity. Antonio advises that money does not always bring good people so think about the expertise you require for your Board, as he remarks “diversity is the key aspect of innovation”. Listen in to this wide-ranging discussion including ESG, technology for good, opportunities for creative startups, sustainability and valuation trends.
More about Antonio Avitabile
Antonio has more than 20 years’ experience in venture capital and technology innovation. He joined Sony in 2000 and became Managing Director of the Sony Innovation Fund Europe in 2016. He is currently works with a team of 14 across Europe, as well as managing the Sony venture capital and corporate development arm in Europe and Middle East. He sits on boards of several startups and he has acquired and integrated several companies on behalf of Sony Semiconductor Solutions.
More About Mary Carty
Mary Carty is Director of Wilson & Keys working with an international client base. She is a serial entrepreneur with a background in the arts, education and technology. Mary sits on the Board of Science Gallery International and Branar Téatar do Pháistí. Over lockdown, she established AwakenHub, a community to support female founders from the Island of Ireland and her diaspora.
Find Mary on Twitter https://twitter.com/marycarty
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/marycarty/
Wilson and Keys http://www.wilsonkeys.com/
In this interview, Amir and Duena talk about her background working in fintech. As well as the definitions to her concepts of human debt and agile teams. There is also a conversation about the spark behind her book and the process of researching for it. They then get to Duena’s thoughts on the future of work after the COVID-19 pandemic especially the banking industry.
Duena is the author of “Emotional Banking” and “People Before Tech: The Importance of Psychological Safety and Teamwork in the Digital Age”. She is a doer, an entrepreneur, an industry influencer, a blogger with cutting edge opinion style, a writer for Forbes, an international keynote speaker and the creator of the Emotional Banking™ and Human Debt™ concepts. Over the past 20 years, Duena has worked with multiple large organizations be it to assist them in their digital strategy or to help them transform.
Amir Najib is a Student journalist from Coventry University currently interning at Irish Tech News, his main interests are in sports, entertainment and cryptocurrency. He hopes to one day work in the journalism industry where he is doing multimedia on the subjects he enjoys. Twitter - @4mirN9
Informative and enjoyable conversation with Dusty Gedge.
Dusty is a green infrastructure consultant working in London, UK and Europe. He is the current President of the European Federation of Green Roof Associations (EFB) and founder of Livingroofs.org. Though he has a particular interest in biodiversity and urban nature, his work in the built environment is focused on climate resilience and the promotion of greener cities through multi-functional green infrastructure.
He has recently been an external advisor to the Greening Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2030 project. A recognised designer, technical and policy advisor on green roofs and urban green infrastructure., has worked on GI Projects in the UK for the last 20 years. Some of these are recognised as seminal projects, especially in London through his consultancy Qirm the Green Infrastructure Consultancy [GIC]. He is currently working on a number of design projects to deliver wetland green roofs and is part of the team working on Blue roof guidance for CIRIA.
He also co-wrote the online small-scale green roof guide, with John Little www.greenrooftraining.com
He has also a published author and has been instrumental in writing strategic reports on green roofs and green infrastructure, the most recent of which is the new London green roof report. Dusty has also been a TV presenter and is a recognised speaker at conferences and events around the world.
www.greenrooforganisation.org - green roof UK trade body
www.efb-greenroof.eu - European Federation of Green roof and wall associations
www.worldgreenroofday.com
Key social network accounts
Twitter @RoofGRO, @worldgreenroof, @EFBgreenroof @greenroofsuk (my personal one) @WGRD2021
LlinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/company/38092472/admin/?msgControlName=reply_to_sender&msgConversationId=2-YTQyNzFjNGUtYjVkMS00ZGUyLWJmMjEtNGFiMGVlOGZlMDVjXzAxMw%3D%3D&msgOverlay=true
green roof organisation
https://www.linkedin.com/company/66765132/admin/?msgControlName=reply_to_sender&msgConversationId=2-YTQyNzFjNGUtYjVkMS00ZGUyLWJmMjEtNGFiMGVlOGZlMDVjXzAxMw%3D%3D&msgOverlay=true
european federation
https://www.linkedin.com/company/54096034/admin/?msgControlName=reply_to_sender&msgConversationId=2-YTQyNzFjNGUtYjVkMS00ZGUyLWJmMjEtNGFiMGVlOGZlMDVjXzAxMw%3D%3D&msgOverlay=true
World green roof day
My own page on LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dusty-gedge-774a8ab/?msgControlName=reply_to_sender&msgConversationId=2-YTQyNzFjNGUtYjVkMS00ZGUyLWJmMjEtNGFiMGVlOGZlMDVjXzAxMw%3D%3D&msgOverlay=true
Jamil talks to Charlie Gleeson who is CEO and Founder of Zipp Mobility, the Irish shared e-scooter and e-bike operator. Charlie was awarded the 2021 NovaUCD Founder of the Year Award in recognition of his achievements and successes in developing and growing Zipp Mobility during 2020.
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
In this insightful episode Jamil catches up with David Schwartz
litecoin-foundation.org
gethedge.io
CEO & Co-Founder of gethedge.io. Has been the Project Director for the Litecoin Foundation since October of 2018, and directly involved in projects ranging from the UFC and Miami Dolphins, to helping research the viability of cross chain interoperability with blockchains like Cardano. Retired from the US Army in 2013 as a Master Sergeant.
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
Susan Joseph, Founder and CEO of Healthtrends.ai and Founder and Principal, SusanJosephLLC
Susan, a JD/MBA and former General Counsel, is Founder and CEO of HealthTrends.AI, a healthcare data and analytics company that earlier this month was awarded a $256K National Science Foundation grant for our blockchain and smart contract solutions.
She is Founder and Principal at SusanJosephLLC, a consulting firm and has been consulting and advising in legal and business applications for blockchain and fintech for the past five years in the areas of digital assets, cryptocurrencies, data integrity, distributed ledgers, smart contracts, nfts (non-fungible tokens) insurance, regulatory matters, identity and privacy, banking, and other issues across the financial services, insurance, and supply chain sectors.
Susan is the Project Leader and Consortium Advisor for MMBI (Global Mining and Minerals Blockchain Consortium with the World Economic Forum), and co-founded and is the Executive Director of Diversity in Blockchain, a 501(c)(3) entity that provides education and resources to support diversity and inclusion in the blockchain space. Susan was formerly the B3i North America Representative (Insurance Consortium) and advised RiskStream (Insurance Consortium) on their Civics Program. She created and ran Blockchain Working Groups for Global Insurers on both the asset and risk sides of the business, and was the first Executive Director of ID2020.
Susan is an Advisor to Evertas (dedicated digital asset insurer) and One World Identity (identity and privacy). She is also a contributor to the World Economic Forum projects including the Blockchain Supply Chain Toolkit, the recently published Bridging the Governance Gap-Dispute Resolution for blockchain-based transactions, and a member of their Expert Network. Susan publishes and speaks regularly on digital assets, defi, data, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, insurance, and insurtech regarding both business and legal issues to industry and legal groups.
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
In the past year businesses have had to deal with the ongoing challenges posed by the pandemic. This has seen digital transformation take centre stage and one company heavily invested in this is Logicalis who have a strategic partnership with Microsoft. Ronan talks to Mick McNeil, Vice President for Business Development in Logicalis about digital transformation and more.
Mick talks about his background, what Logicalis does, the COVID-19 pandemic, remote working, their global strategic partnership with Microsoft and their cloud based AI security solutions. Mick also talks about IoT, what Logicalis have coming up, digital transformation with the cloud, and MaaS.
More about Mick:
Mick leads the evolution of Logicalis Group's Digital Transformation business leveraging Microsoft's technologies. Solidifying Logicalis's and Microsoft's joint commitment to a global strategic alliance to bring teams together and innovate with industry-leading solutions and services. Previously he used to work for Microsoft in their headquarters in Seattle where he held several global roles within Microsoft's commercial partner organisation. He was also instrumental in helping Microsoft's global partners transform their operating models to succeed in a cloud-first world.
Rachel Robinson catches up with Shane Reilly from Moyee Coffee to learn more about their FairChain initiatives.
Changing the course of the coffee industry - Shane Reilly of Moyee Coffee talks FairChain and conditions along the coffee belt
The coffee industry is one littered with unethical farming and trade – but some companies are trying to change the industry for the better.
Moyee Coffee produces “radically good coffee with a radical impact” and utilises the model of FairChain.
Rachel speaks to Shane Reilly, managing director and co-founder of Moyee Coffee in Ireland about the problems with the industry and how Moyee is paving a new way to farm and trade coffee ethically. Shane talks about how he set up Moyee Coffee in Ireland, how coffee is one of the most unethical drinks, with a model of “buy low, sell high” dominating the industry, and how conditions vary from country to country along the coffee belt.
Moyee Coffee is based in Amsterdam, Addis Ababa, Nairobi and Dublin – it is the world’s first FairChain coffee brand. Shane has a background in social enterprise with tech non-profit FoodCloud, as well as extensive experience working in political campaigning and communication roles.
Rachel is a Journalism student at Coventry University, currently interning with Irish Tech News – which marks the start of a partnership between the two institutions. Rachel’s main interests are politics and conflict, human rights, animal welfare and the environment.
Over 1 billion people in the world today cannot prove their identity, and the challenge is not limited to the developing world. In the U.K. alone, 15% of the population do not have a passport or driver’s license. In contrast, Estonia, with a population of 1.3 million, leads the world with its national ID card system, where every citizen has an electronic identity and where all the records are tied together.
While COVID-19 has strengthened the case for a digital identity, the road is not without perils. In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Emma Lindley, digital identity expert and Co-Founder of Women in Identity, on the UK Digital Identity Framework, and what it will take to get to true inclusion.
We catch up with Chris to discuss his latest thoughts on fintech, cryptos, NFTs, why we must do much more to look after the planet, and his latest literary ventures.
Chris Skinner is known as one of the most influential people in technology, and as an independent commentator on fintech through his blog, the Finanser.com. His latest book (sixteenth!) is called Doing Digital, and shares the lessons of doing digital transformation learned through interviews with BBVA, China Merchants Bank, DBS, ING and JPMorgan Chase. He is Chair of Nordic Future Innovation, is a non-executive director of 11:FS and on the advisory boards of various firms including Mode, Moven and Meniga. Mr. Skinner has been an advisor to the United Nations, the White House, the World Bank and the World Economic Forum, and is a visiting lecturer with Cambridge University as well as a TEDx speaker. In recent years, he has been voted one of the UK’s foremost fintech observers byThe Telegraph and one of the most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal’s Financial Newsand Thomson Reuters. Chris is also a successful children's author with a series, focused upon Captain Cake and the Candy Crew, being released in 2021 Captain Cake. He is also co-founder with renowned artist Basia Hamilton of The Portrait Foundation, Portrait Foundation, a non-profit platform to encourage children and the arts.
Yoshi, aka @yksanjo on twitter, is a successful musician living in NYC. He is also the inspiration behind YoshiDrops - an exciting new experiment in NFT drops on WAX with a philanthropic focus.
Check out https://www.yoshidrops.com/
THE GREAT YOSHIDROPS SHOW BEGINS NOW!
YoshiDrops is a collective of international rising stars and celebrity content collaborators delivering monthly music NFT drops while aiming to make the entire NFT industry carbon negative
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This unique subscription service gives users three tiers of random, high-quality DigitalVinyl™ NFT’s directly into their WAX Wallet every month.
Each month, subscribers will receive random DigitalVinyls™:
- Nose Bleeds = (1 random)
- Front Row = (3 random)
- Backstage Pass = (6 random + early access to Yoshi’s Auction House)
The packs are filled with randomly generated Music NFTs called DigitalVinyl™ from all the approved and minted submissions, that have been created from rising star digital artists and musicians to veteran superstars you may know. Who? Well, you’ll just have to wait to open the packs. But you know us, we can’t keep good secrets for very long, so you’ll probably get random drops of hints along the way.
Read more at https://www.yoshidrops.com/
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book is at https://persons-of-interest.io/
Amir and Doug talk about how his book “In Search of Mycotopia” came about and the research that went into it. As well as his initial interest in the world of fungi and mushrooms. There is also a conversation about citizen science and how fungi has contributed to the rise of citizen science, including why citizen science is important in our society.
Doug Bierend is a freelance writer and recent first time author with his book In Search Of Mycotopia. He is based in Hudson Valley USA. Over the last decade he has written about his specific interests in science, technology, visual and interactive media, food sustainability and general subversiveness.
Links –
Twitter - https://twitter.com/DougBierend
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dougbierend/
Website - https://dougbierend.com/About-Me
Amir Najib is a Student journalist from Coventry University, currently interning at Irish Tech News. His interests are mainly sports, entertainment and cryptocurrency. He is interested to see where the future leads him.
Paul Lindsell is the founder and CEO of Crypto Prophecies
Crypto Prophecies is a decentralised peer-to-peer price prediction game that has NFT characters. Place your wager and go head-to-head with another player to battle it out over the candles, predicting how each one will close. It's a points based and it's against the clock, so be quick and watch out for your opponents magic spells!
The winner at the end of the battle wins all the wager.
Your host is Jillian Godsil who is an award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found at https://persons-of-interest.io/
The HSE and the health department were hit by a Conti ransomware cyberattack last Thursday and Friday, which has been described as possibly the most significant cybercrime attack on the Irish State. As we know the attackers managed to take around 700GB of data and encrypt it. So what might have happened and how do we deal with ransomware cyberattacks? Ronan talks to Stephen Bowes BSI Global Practice Director about this and more.
Stephen talks to Ronan about the Conti ransomware cyberattack, what might have happened, how to prepare for a ransomware attack and what to do if you get hit by a ransomware attack.
More about Stephen:
Stephen is the BSI Global Practice Director (Data Management and Security Technologies). Previously he was their Head of Technology (Cybersecurity and Information Resilience), and their Head of Solutions Delivery & IT (Cybersecurity and Information Resilience). Stephen is also a highly experienced, accredited and award winning senior technology leader with a demonstrable track record of thought leadership and commercial acumen assisting organisations in increasing their cybersecurity posture and managing risk via the application of the appropriate technology, skills, processes and people management.
In this podcast Melanie Boylan returns to speak to Jordan Evans the Deputy Project Director of the Europa Clipper Mission about what the mission is setting out to do and what difference this will make with its findings.
Jordan Evans
He was born in New Jersey and moved to Southern California when he was 3. While in college, he had internships at Edwards Air Force Base and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. After finishing his undergraduate degree in Aerospace Engineering, he went to work for Northrop on the B-2 Stealth Bomber. He the decided his true calling was space, so his wife and himself moved to Maryland and he went to work at NASA Goddard in the Advanced Applications Section.
He spent many years there and really enjoyed it. While at Goddard he worked on numerous studies and proposals and pursued his Master’s Degree from the University of Maryland, College Park. He then worked on the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) as the Mechanical Systems Manager and on Wide Field Camera – 3 (for the Hubble Space Telescope) as a Lead Systems Engineer. As opportunities arose, he and his family then moved to Phoenix, Arizona, so that he could be closer to their family in California and he could work as the Chief Engineer/Deputy Program Manager for the Gamma Ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) at Spectrum Astro, Inc.
While at Spectrum, he met several people from JPL and knew that the type of work that is done there that it's the type of work that he wanted to do. So he and his wife and two daughters moved to the Pasadena area in early 2004 and he has thoroughly enjoyed the Caltech/JPL culture and the exciting missions that he has so far had the privilege to work on.
Europa Clipper
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will conduct a detailed survey of Jupiter's moon Europa to determine whether the icy moon could harbor conditions suitable for life. The spacecraft, in orbit around Jupiter, will make about 45 close passes over Europa, shifting its flight path for each flyby to soar over a different location so that it eventually scans nearly the entire moon.
After each flyby, the spacecraft will send its haul of data back to Earth. The time between flybys will also give scientists time to study the data and consider adjusting the timing and trajectory of future flybys if they find regions that spark curiosity and need more study.
Pedro Torres is the Co-founder and Head of Quant at Roseon.Finance. He is a decentralized finance entrepreneur who is interested in algorithm trading, computer languages (Python, JS, SQL, Solidity, Rust), philosophy, and blockchain technology. The most important traits for Pedro is to be someone who can be performance-driven, lives at a high level of integrity, practices self-discipline and autodidactism, and is goal-oriented.
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
In this podcast Melanie Boylan talks to Professor Greg Autry and learns more about the exciting new course starting at Thunderbird and Arizona State University in Spring 2022. This course will enable many more people to approach the space sector with their skills. Listen in to learn more.
Dr. Greg Autry is Clinical Professor of Space Leadership, Business and Policy in the Thunderbird School of Global Business at Arizona State University. He previously taught technology entrepreneurship at the University of Southern California, strategy, macroeconomics at the University of California at Irvine, and space entrepreneurship in an International Space University program at the Florida Institute of Technology. Dr. Autry served on the 2016 NASA Agency Review Team and as the White House Liaison at NASA. He was nominated by to serve as Chief Financial Officer at NASA in 2020.Dr. Autry currently serves as Chair of the Safety Working Group on the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) at the FAA and as Vice President for Space Development at the National Space Society.
Dr. Autry started his career as a software and network engineer and has founded and managed several businesses in the technology sector. His writings have been published in major news outlets including Foreign Policy, the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Washington Times, Wall Street Journal and Space News. He has appeared frequently in major media outlets including the BBC, CNN and NPR. He has written several business case studies set in the commercial space sector. Dr. Autry holds a BA from California Polytechnic University at Pomona and an MBA and PhD from the Merage School of Business at the University of California, Irvine.
In this episode Jamil learns more about the Divi project
Nick Saponaro, CIO and co-founder, The Divi Project
Nick Saponaro is an entrepreneur, crypto enthusiast, and keynote speaker who is regularly featured in the media talking about crypto related issues. Media appearances include Cheddar, CNBC, Quartz, Investing.com, Nasdaq.com, and CoinTelegraph.
● https://thefintechtimes.com/behind-the-idea-divi
● https://techround.co.uk/cryptocurrency/should-you-dodge-dogecoin-we-asked-the-exper
ts/
● https://cointelegraph.com/news/biggest-corporations-sceptical-of-introducing-crypto-pa
yment-option
Nick started investing in cryptocurrencies in 2013, however his crypto career really began straight out of high school when he started a custom PC business that built rigs for gaming and Bitcoin mining.
He joined Divi in 2017 as a full stack developer and was invited to become a co-founder of the fledgeling business. Soon after, he took on responsibility for building and maintaining all of Divi’s web services, client-facing apps, and protocol development for Divi Core.
He quickly progressed and in 2019 he became Divi’s Chief Information Officer, where he deploys his skills in programming and functional design to achieve the company’s core aim; to make crypto easy and drive its mainstream adoption.
Key links:
● Divi Project: https://diviproject.org/
● Divi Wallet: https://wallet.diviproject.org/
● Nick Twitter: https://twitter.com/NSapProductions?s=20
● Divi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCihooU0crqQkBOvV0_lsRnw
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
Carlos Zambrano is a Venezuelan American who wrote an article on Substack entitled: What it feels like to pay $947 to fill up your gas tank. In this podcast he shares his wisdom and personal account growing up in hyperinflation in Venezuela.
carloszambrano.substack.com/p/what-it-feel…
Twitter: @cabetozambrano
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
During the current COVID-19 pandemic, you or the organisation you work for might be thinking about making a change. That change may be career related, personal growth related, or productivity related. So, how do we go about doing this? Ronan talks to Jim Frawley the founder of Bellwether a change management firm about this and more.
Jim talks about his background, how the pandemic has impacted on what bellwether does, the scalability of technology real estate, social aspects, and adapting and changing to at at least keep up. Jim also talks about his book Adapting in Motion: Finding Your Place in the New Economy, uniquely human things that only a human can do, what the bean counters are thinking, why there are no rules anymore, jack of all trades, finding your skillsets and boundaries, and the environment that you work in.
More about Jim:
Jim is the author of "Adapting in Motion: Finding Your Place in the New Economy" and Host of the Bellwether Hub Podcast. He is the Founder of Bellwether, a company dedicated to helping organisations and people build resiliency, adapt to change and thrive in rapidly shifting contexts.
He has worked with clients in eight countries and thirty-nine states to date to create and implement change management, corporate training, and strategic planning programs, as well as organisational re-designs.
In the age of accelerated digital and tech spending, how do we choose our innovation and investment priorities — at the same time, keeping up with competitive pressure and changing customer needs? Looking back in the year that was — knowing what we know now, what would we have done differently? How do we best meet our customers where they are?
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Kelly Wagner-Grull, Director of Innovation and Member Experience at the Credit Union of Colorado, about experimentation, curiosity, and creating new memorable experiences.
Fascinating interview by Rachel Robinson with Marcus Weldon Former President of Bell Labs, Corporate Chief Technology Officer, Nokia, who will be speaking at the Cork TechFest 21, taking place on 25 – 27 May 2021, see here itcork.ie for tickets.
Prepare to join us on the 25-27 May for our annual Tech Conference to hear from legends, luminaries and thought leaders on everything tech and future forward. We are lining up a superb 3-day event of keynotes, panels and workshops for you to choose from.
More about Marcus Weldon
Technology and scientific leader with the ability to define and execute on a compelling vision of a better techno-economic future across an extraordinarily broad array of subjects and domains
Biography
Marcus is currently working on his “next big thing” and, in the meantime, helping a number of small, medium and large companies and institutes formulate their technical and innovation strategies for the next industrial revolution.
Until March 2021, Marcus Weldon was the Corporate Chief Technology Officer for Nokia and was responsible for coordinating the technical strategy and driving technological and architectural innovations into Nokia’s end-to-end networking systems and software portfolio. In addition, as President of Bell Labs, Marcus was responsible for defining and creating the next disruptive innovations and the pioneering research that will form the foundation of the future ICT industry.
Marcus is considered one of the luminaries in the ICT industry in terms of the clarity, depth and breadth of his vision. He combines his vision with the power of Bell Labs, to create a unique innovation engine whose goal is to ‘invent the future’ of the networking and communications industry.
Marcus holds a Ph.D. (Physical Chemistry) degree from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science and Chemistry) joint degree from King’s College in London, UK. But more than these formal academic credentials, Marcus has a relentless curiosity that, coupled with a very analytical mind, drives him to continuously learn and to understand any problem from a wide array of different angles, and in remarkable depth, across a diverse array of disciplines, including:
- Wireless and wired networking technologies, protocols and systems
- Artificial Intelligence systems and methodologies
- Novel computing systems (including quantum computing)
- Cloud infrastructure and web systems and platforms
- ‘Silicon’ device technologies and materials
- Chemical and biochemical systems
- New materials and sensing technologies and systems
- Advanced machine and robotics technologies
- Next generation internet routing and transport networks and systems
- Emerging industrial and enterprise systems
- Cybersecurity technologies and end-to-end systems and networks
- Advanced communications and AR/VR technologies and systems
Marcus has won numerous technical, scientific and engineering society awards for his work and technical vision and leadership throughout his career, but is arguably best known for his ability to distill complex, multi-dimensional problems into the essential ‘simple’ answer or solution that should be pursued. For this reason, he is highly sought after as an advisor to governmental agencies and departments in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and around the world, as well as to industrial and enterprise CxOs, to venture capitalists and private equity funds, and the larger investment community.
Great, informative interview with Tim Hughes
Tim Hughes is universally recognised as the world leading pioneer and exponents of Social Selling and he is currently ranked Number 1 by Onalytica as the most influential social selling person in the world. He is also Co-Founder and CEO of DLA Ignite and co-author of the bestselling books “Social Selling - Techniques to Influence Buyers and Changemakers” and “Smarketing - How To Achieve Competitive Advantage through blended Sales and Marketing”. Both published by Kogan Page.
Company Website: DLAIgnite.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothyhughessocialselling/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Timothy_Hughes
You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/c/TimothyHughes1
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimHughesSocialSelling/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tim_hughes1/
Clubhouse: @timothy_hughes
Rhian Lewis, author of The Cryptocurrency Revolution, talks crypto, coding and what excites her about this sector. She took the unusual journey of going from professional journalist to professional coder over ten years and has not looked back. Her new book is available from all good bookstores as well as from the giants https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cryptocurrency-Revolution-Finance-Bitcoin-Blockchains/dp/178966568X
The book is written for newbies but even seasoned professionals have learnt new stuff when reading - so a good present for your uncle who wants to understand to your niece who is trading a few alt coins in her spare time.
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author - her latest book can be found at https://persons-of-interest.io/
There is so many parts to the payments eco system, expense claim forms, vendor payments and expense management has made it a very fragmented industry. In Asia this has been recognised this and physical credit and debit cards are a thing of the past. So in Europe and North America, how do we catch up with Asia. Ronan talks to Kealan Lennon the Founder and CEO of CleverCards about this and more.
Kealan talks to Ronan about his background, how CleverCards started, what CleverCards does, their unique global deal with MasterCard, and their work with bluechip companies. Kealan also talks about the pandemic has impacted mobile payments, how mobile payments has developed since iTunes and PayPal, and the future plans for CleverCards.
More about Kealan Lennon:
Kealan Lennon is the founder and CEO of CleverCards. A qualified Chartered Accountant, Kealan has extensive international experience of the fintech, eCommerce, publishing and media sectors. He has held executive, non-executive and investor roles in start-up businesses and acquisitions, and has been on the board of directors of a number of private and public companies from small to a NYSE listed $8bn Global Corporation.
Latest interesting interview from Jamil
Danil Krivoruchko, the Ksoids creator, art director, motion designer, founder of the Myshli studio. Danil is a New York-based multidisciplinary art director and visual effects artist. He grew up in Ukraine, where he got his degrees in design and computer science. Since 2012 he has lived in the United States working as a VFX artist and art director on projects for major brands such as Apple, Nike, Verizon, Intel, etc. In 2016, inspired by the idea of integration science and art, he created ‘NYC Flow’, an award-winning experimental short film, where he explored video processing techniques introduced by neural-style code. Being a professional VFX artist with a passion for sci-fi, in 2020 Danil Krivoruchko released a short computer-generated sci-fi film ‘Blindsight’ based on the eponymous sci-fi novel by Canadian writer Peter Watts.
Last week, Danil launched a new NFT project "Ksoids" that became very popular with fans, digital art collectors, and investors and with the immediate sale of his almost entire collection. $37,500 has been already donated to Orangutan Outreach which will save 12 orangutans. In addition, a portion of the proceeds will go to climate change organization 350.org. The establishment shares Myshli's commitment to transparency with ETH cryptocurrency being accepted as donations, where every contribution can be tracked in the blockchain. Below follows the announcement.
Andy Alekhin is CEO and co-founder of Snark.Art. Snark.art collaborates with international artists exploring the creative possibilities of blockchain and other emerging technologies, developing projects in the fields of art, performance, music and literature. In 2020, Snark.art also launched a platform for selling digital art on the blockchain.
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
We check in with Sean O’Sullivan, once of Kinsale, Cork, and now US based inventor, innovator and major driving force in an explosion of Climate Tech based exciting, environmentally positive solutions. This interview is a little longer than usual, but covers some really interesting insights and positive solutions for our shared future.
Sean O’Sullivan is managing partner of SOSV, a venture capital firm which specializes in accelerator programs for very early stage companies and is one of the most active venture investors in the world. SOSV runs the world’s most active accelerators in hardware (HAX), life sciences (IndieBio), and Asia cross-border startups (Chinaccelerator/MOX) and blockchain (dlab).
O’Sullivan’s first company, MapInfo, grew to a $200 million revenue public company with over 1,000 employees, and popularized street mapping on computers. His first internet company, NetCentric, developed many concepts in internet computing, and he is credited as the co-creator of the term “cloud computing”.
O’Sullivan received his BS in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a MFA in Film Production from USC. O’Sullivan is on the board of Khan Academy, Sun Genomics, the Tyndall Institute, the Autism Impact Fund and a number of private companies.
SOSV is a venture capital and investment management firm that provides seed, venture and growth stage funding to startup companies in the technology sector. The company's focus is on accelerating startups via their market specific seed accelerator programs located in Europe, Asia and the USA. Wikipedia
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SOSV has always been keen on technology and startups that promise better human and planetary health. In recent years, climate tech has been an especially big priority at our IndieBio (biotech) and HAX (hardware) accelerator programs, and a steady emphasis at MOX (global mobile consumer) and Chinaccelerator (enterprise Asia). The SOSV Climate Tech 100 marks the first time we’ve analyzed our 1,000 company portfolio to present our top climate tech investments.
We are pleased to report that as of April 2021 the SOSV Climate Tech 100 have raised $1.85 billion from investors and have a market cap of $5.65 billion. The average company is four years old. SOSV has invested $89 million in these companies and was in most cases the first investor, though we continued investing through early rounds.
Not all the companies on the list contribute in the same way to climate tech, so we grouped them in three broad tiers. The core (71) are companies that aim to disrupt incumbent, carbon-intensive technologies. The adjacent (25) are companies that have an indirect impact on climate change, for example by re-using waste or power consumption. And marketplaces (4) typically provide consumers with more cost and carbon efficient solutions.
Here are a few data points to help navigate The SOSV Tech Climate 100. We divided the companies into five industry categories: Food (50), Manufacturing(28), Transport (9), Energy (7) and Building Systems (6). There are 14 countries represented, with the US (65), Canada (9), Singapore (6), and the UK (6) topping the list. 40 percent of the companies have at least one female founder. And a final note: SOSV has invested in more than 40 additional climate tech companies that we also love but didn’t make the cut this year!
Jamil catches up with Ori Shimony to learn more about the latest developments from the cutting edge crypto US state of Wyoming
Ori works on operations and R&D at dOrg, a crypto development collective and the first legally registered DAO in the US. He’s been involved in the crypto space for 7 years, specializing in DAO law, token economics, and software architecture.
https://dorg.tech
https://twitter.com/dOrg_tech
https://twitter.com/orishim
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-pursuit-for-legislative-legitimacy%3A-crypto-corporations-and-wyomings-blockchain-bill
https://www.coindesk.com/dorg-founders-have-created-the-first-limited-liability-dao
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
Cool interview by Jamil with English graffiti legend Darren Cullen aka SER
Graffiti Artist Darren Cullen aka SER from South London began his graffiti career way back in 1983 aged 10 years old, at the very birth of British graffiti. His path in graffiti started like many graffiti artists with the birth of hip-hop culture in the early 80s. Exploring every aspect of the graffiti-writing scene SER found himself emblazoning his name across the streets and walls of London. This led to a greater need to increase his presence to the public so began the systematic destruction of the train networks and rail infrastructure across the UK & the world. There then comes a point in every graffiti artist’s life when their illegal activity becomes of great interest to the Police and having a prison cell as a second home isn’t that appealing so SER needed to rethink. This spurred SER into forming the Graffiti Kings collective with some of the world’s best graffiti & street artists to go legit and take on the world. Darren Cullen aka SER - Graffiti Kings founder/head honcho/artist
The only Graffiti Artist approved by the British Government & official Graffiti Artist for the London2012 Games..... Just saying
Tel: 07877502506 / www.graffitikings.co.uk
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
Amir Najib interviews Elaine Hoey, who is a new media artist who bases her work around various technology such as, virtual reality and interactive art. She also teaches at the National College of Art and Design. Her work has been subject to many awards such as, the R.C. Lewis-Crosby award in 2017 and the Taylor Art Award in 2016.
In this interview, Elaine goes over how she got to where she is as a new media artist and why she initially became interested in things such as virtual reality and technologies such as that. She also speaks about the current project she is working on, as well as what she hopes to achieve from this webinar series that she is doing together with the National College of Art and Design and The Digital Hub.
https://www.elainehoey.com/projects
https://twitter.com/Elaine_Hoey_
The National College of Art and Design (NCAD), in partnership with The Digital Hub, has today launched a series of Digital Culture webinars which will be broadcast via YouTube over the next twelve weeks. The series will focus on the transformative nature of emerging technologies.
The Digital Cultures webinar series is designed to bring together audiences from a range of perspectives, including academics and thinkers, students and alumni, the arts sector and the wider general public. The webinar series is convened by The Digital Hub artist in residence and NCAD Alumna, Elaine Hoey and NCAD Lecturer in Digital Cultures, Dr Rachel O’ Dwyer.
With a focus on the transformative nature of emerging technologies, the webinar series will cover a range of topics including: data as art; the ethics of artificial intelligence (AI); digital economies; and digital algorithms. Free to attend, the webinars will be broadcast on YouTube. For those interested in attending one or more of the webinars, there is no registration required.
Jamil talks with Mike McGlone in a really interesting overview of the crypto space.
Mike McGlone Bloomberg Intelligence - Senior Commodity Strategist
Mike McGlone is a senior commodity strategist for Bloomberg Intelligence, a unique research platform that provides context on industries, companies, and government policy, available on the Bloomberg Professional service at BI
Mr. McGlone joined Bloomberg in 2016 with over 25 years of futures and commodity trading and investing experience, beginning at the Chicago Board of Trade. Prior to joining Bloomberg, he was a head of U.S. research at ETF Securities. Prior to ETF Securities, Mr. McGlone headed the commodity business at S&P Indices. His previous roles included head of futures research at ABN Amro and VP research, analyst, trader, sales at Aubrey G. Lanston / IBJ Futures.
Mr. McGlone has an MBA from DePaul University in Chicago and bachelor’s of science and arts degrees from Illinois State University. He is a CFA Charter holder and has earned a Financial Risk Manager (FRM) designation.
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
The current COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the way we work changing, as remote working is now the norm. This has also resulted in more cyber attacks and also deepfakes becoming more prevalent. So what are these cyber attacks and what are deep fakes? Sarah Hipkin head of technology consulting at Mazars talks about this and more.
Sarah talks to Ronan about the increase in cyber attacks on organisations since the COVID-19 pandemic started, the impacts of these attacks on organisations, and what future cyber attacks will look like. Sarah also talks about what is a deepfake, how we can spot them, and what we can do to protect ourselves against them.
More about Sarah:
Sarah Hipkin leads the Mazars in Ireland Technology Consulting practice and she has over 20 years’ experience working in cyber security, technology and data governance in the USA, Asia, Australia and Europe.
Before joining Mazars, Sarah was the Head of Cyber Governance for Woolworths Group, Australia, which has 200,000 employees. Sarah also worked for PwC Australia and was part of the CIO advisory services across many clients in various industries.
In 2020, U.S. VC firms deployed a vast amount of capital, but not only did the portion of funds to female founders dropped, so did the funding to female-led startups. As the impact of the COVID-19 continues to be felt, closing the global gender gap has also increased by a generation from 99.5 years to 135.6 years, according to the World Economic Forum.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Tracy Chadwell, Founding Partner of 1843 Capital, an early stage venture capital firm, on funding, diversity, and longevity tech.
In this interview Irish Tech News speaks to Stephen Brennan about the R&D Tax Credit, including what makes a project worth claiming and the nature of R&D. They also discuss current technology trends, including Deep Learning, the ethics of AI and how science and technology as we know it might change with the introduction of Quantum computing and the eventual arrival of the Singularity.
Stephen Brennan is a Senior Scientific Consultant within the KPMG Tax Incentives Practice. He leverages past experience in the Silicon Design and Medical Device Industries to advise clients on how to claim the R&D Tax Credit. Stephen has extensive experience working within R&D teams and has had papers published at the Intel INTC conference and the Qualcomm GSOC Summit.
We catch up with Aidan to discuss his new book Undisruptable, and what it means for our future work experiences and our journeys in life.
Aidan McCullen is the author ‘Undisruptable’. Mental Agility Coach, Workshops & Public Speaker on Change, Innovation, Mindset. Host Innovation Show. Lecture Trinity College. Board of National Broadband Ireland.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aidanmccullen/
Aidan McCullen (born 5 January 1977) is a businessman and retired Ireland national rugby union team player. He played as a back rower, principally at blindside flanker but also as an openside, no.8 and occasionally in the second row. He played for the Ireland national rugby sevens team in a number of competitions, including Hong Kong Sevensand the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
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We catch up with Scott Taylor to learn more about his data whispering skills and insights.
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Privacy is one of the most compelling conditions to attract our attention right now. An unalienable right, it has been nevertheless eroded in the digital age where, through a combination of feckless sharing and avaricious harvesting of data, there is a thin line between who we are and what we share. Flippant argument in the form of ‘what have you to hide?’ combined with a determination to ferret out real or imagined threats has created a world where democracy is fighting for its life.
Without privacy we have no screen to protect our lives, our choices and our children. The stranger peering in the window of our world will make judgements big and small. The world is not made up of binary right or wrong, good or bad. And even if were, there is no one so boring that would not welcome the opportunity to close the bedroom door, the bathroom door.
Just as we enter a world where personal financial freedoms are on the table, and there for the taking, so too is the magnifying glass of virtuous onlooker, poised to follow each transaction to its bitter end.
Anish Mohammed, co founder of Panther Protocol and responsible for technology and architecture, takes about the challenge of implementing privacy and asserting it as a human right. He advocates for opening a portal where financial freedoms and security are provided through safe and concierge-led routes. Oh and it includes zero knowledge proofs.
We caught up with Pia Stavrianos, who has just completed a 4 month marketing internship with Irish Tech News
Pia is a 3rd year business in marketing student at MTU currently interning with Irish Tech News. She is interested in all things creative such as writing and graphic design. Working closely in building up social media platforms and putting her degree into practice has been the highlight of her college experience to date. Pia strives to do things outside of her comfort zone to gain as much experience as possible and pick up new skills along the way.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/piastavrianos/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/StavrianosMarketing
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PStavrianos
The European Parliament is bringing in new AI regulations that will be a world first and will also be passing ePrivacy regulations. But should we be worried about AI and how important will AI ethics be? Ronan talks to Enza Iannopollo a senior analyst in the Security & Risk team at Forrester, a global research and advisory firm
Enza talks about her background, what Forrester does, the importance of AI ethics, why we should be careful about creating fake credibility in things that don’t have any, and trusting information that comes from family and friends. Enza also talks about why an opinion is not providing facts, the advice of value based consumers, the different mindsets we can have, social media and the balance of power, why transparency in technology and AI is so important, and how the EU is handling ethics.
More about Enza:
Enza is a senior analyst on the security and risk team and a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/E). Enza helps organisations worldwide embed privacy and ethics in their strategic initiatives through approaches that deliver business growth while protecting their customers’ and employees’ trust and their brand reputation. Her research focuses on compliance with data protection rules, privacy as a competitive differentiator, ethics, and risk management. Enza speaks regularly at national and international executive conferences, and her research is often quoted in the media, including The Wall Street Journal and Forbes.
Eoin Costello is the Digital Champion for Small Businesses at DigitalHQ clg. He is an expert trainer in digital marketing, social media and digital productivity tools delivering programmes for DLR LEO and Accelerate. As former CEO of Startup Ireland clg he rapidly built the new organisation’s impact through digital channels (Twitter followers from 0 to 22,000 followers, LinkedIn Group 0 to 13,500 members and Facebook Page to 5,000+ Likes).
In this role he was national director of Ireland’s national startup week, the Startup Gathering. By leveraging digital the Startup Gathering saw 420 events take place in 22 counties. It was trending nationally over the 6 days with 5.4m impressions and achieved 400,000 views on YouTube.
Eoin was also programme Manager TU Dublin Hothouse for 3 years where he managed the incubation centre and Ireland’s largest entrepreneur programme, the flagship New Frontiers Programme. He was SME Innovation Advocate to the Info2Innovate national programme for Enterprise Europe Network leading delivery of the EU funded action on SME innovation and productivity in 5 cities across Ireland in 2012.
Our website - https://www.digitalhq.ie/
Our digital led strategy for the regeneration of Ireland’s towns and villages - https://www.weare.ie/a-digital-led-strategy-for-the-regeneration-of-irelands-towns-and-villages/
Our Digital Growth Hub model for activating the economic growth of localities - https://irishtechnews.ie/converting-vacant-buildings-to-digital-hubs/
Jamil catches up with Leigh Cuen, to cover the launch of Des Femmes Magazine, which is an annual magazine for women who are thriving at the intersection of tech and finance. We discuss the need for more women to join crypto not just because of gender equality but because building a diverse workforce fosters innovation. The magazine project is led by Leigh, also Camila Russo and Rosalie Lessard. We also discuss Leigh’s role as an educator on crypto wallets at Bitcoin Magazine and the importance of building a resiliency skillset learning technology and sifting through misinformation and disinformation to navigate the crypto economy and build one’s career and wealth as a freelancer.
Leigh Cuen is a reporter from California. Her work has been published by TechCrunch, Vice, Business Insider, CoinDesk, Newsweek, Teen Vogue, Al Jazeera English, The Jerusalem Post, and many others. Follow her on Instagram at @leighcuen and subscribe to her newsletter at leighcuen.substack.com.
Leigh Cuen, @La__Cuen
Twitter: @desfemmesmag
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
Paul Green was born in Guildford, Surrey. The family moved to Somerset when he was 5. Paul has always been keen on all aspects of natural history, especially plants. He is a self-taught botanist. He currently lives in Co. Wexford, Ireland, where he moved to in 2006.
He is currently working for the Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland (BSBI) as their BSBI Ireland Officer. Prior to this he worked as the BSBI Wales Officer from 2012 – 2015 and he surveyed rare plants all over Wales.
Paul also works part-time as a botanical leader for Greentours Natural History Holidays since 2004. He led trips in Europe, Canada, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Morocco & Turkey.
Paul has been a member of the BSBI for 37 years. He took an active role in the BSBI Monitoring Scheme in 1987/88 in Somerset, Waterford and Galway. He was appointed BSBI Vice-county recorder for Somerset in 1992. The Atlas Flora of Somerset, he published in 1997 with his brother, is a highly regarded county flora that won the Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland (BSBI) and Wildflower Society President’s prize for the best botanical work published that year. In the 1990s Paul was invited to come to Ireland to assist with the BSBI New Atlas project. He became the Vice County-recorder for both Co. Waterford and Co. Wexford. He stepped down as the Vice County-recorder for Waterford in 2019.
In 2008, he published the Flora of County Waterford which was funded by the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin. In the same year, the National Biodiversity Data Centre, Waterford published his plant dataset through a GIS web version of the Flora of County Waterford. This was the first web flora for a county published in Ireland or Britain. Paul was subsequently awarded the Distinguished Recorder Award in 2009 by the National Biodiversity Data Centre which is an annual award to individuals or organisations that have made an outstanding contribution to the recording of Ireland’s biodiversity. He is currently working on a Flora of Co. Wexford, and hopes to publish in 2022.
Ireland twitter account: https://twitter.com/BSBI_Ireland
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We caught up with Henry McDonald, Constructive Voices podcast cofounder to discuss ecological initiatives in the construction industry, the possible impact of artificial intelligence and wider trends in technology too.
Henry McDonald is a critically acclaimed author & journalist with a career spanning over thirty-five years.
He has been Ireland Correspondent for The Guardian and The Observer for 23 years. In this time he covered the second IRA ceasefire and the road to the Good Friday Agreement co-writing the definitive story of how the historic peace deal was sealed in Easter 1998.
Recently retired staff writer Guardian &Observer Now freelancing. Novelist with latest book set in Belfast 70s&80s “Two Souls”. Cliftonville&Everton supporter
See more on his website here https://thepunkjourno.co.uk
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In this podcast Melanie Boylan and Emer Keaveney discuss the new initiative that is monitoring the first real-time acoustic monitoring project of cetacean species (whales, dolphins and porpoise) that began last month off the South Coast of Ireland.
Hear how windfarm strategy needs to be implemented and as we also seeing climate action lead to a rise in the construction of offshore wind farms.
Ocean Research & Conservation Association Ireland (ORCAIreland) is a non-governmental voluntary organisation that aims to enhance our scientific knowledge and understanding of marine megafauna in Irish waters through conservation, research and education.
We aim to spread public awareness of the diverse variety of marine megafauna in Irish waters and the importance of their conservation for future generations. As the renowned Marine Biologist and Oceanographer, Sylvia Earle put it"No water, no life, no blue, no green".
As top-predators, marine megafauna are ecosystem indicators of ocean health. In other words, if they are healthy, we are are healthy too and vice versa.
Irish waters contain a great variety of marine megafaunal species from 71 species of elasmobranchs (sharks, skates and rays), 25 species of cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoise), to two species of pinnipeds (seals).
These top predators play an important role in healthy ecosystem functioning and many species face threats like by-catch and entanglement in fishing gear, disturbance from boats, fishing and ecotourism, noise pollution from offshore industry, noise pollution from shipping and offshore oil and gas exploration, and pollution from plastics, heavy metals and PCB's.
We aim to better understand and protect Irish marine resources and the wildlife that depends on our productive seas to help inform policy and decision makers and to promote sustainable living, through responsible ecotourism, to reducing our dependence on plastic, making conscious product purchases and working towards the protection of endangered, threatened and vulnerable marine species.
Our research and education is facilitated and conducted through opportunistic boat-based surveys on board eco-tour vessels, land-based watches and our citizen science project and the Observers App. We collate both historic data and co-ordinate monitoring for collection of new data on marine megafauna in Irish waters.
CryptoYuna discovered ‘crypto art’ by accident. An established artist working in oils, she stumbled over a tweet with the same term and quickly fell down the rabbit hole. Already a convert to cryptocurrencies, she understood very quickly the concept of NFTs and crypto sites.
Previously, she had painted in acrylics but wanted to create more realistic images and so she changed to oils. By now, a stay at home mum of three, the only option was to learn by herself which she did using Youtube as her tutor. She is no stranger to overcoming obstacles and soon was proving so adept in her new medium that she was regularly selling her art online and through her sister’s shop in Florida.
CryptoYuna is based in rural Missouri and is four hours from St Louis. Her previous subjects have ranged from rural animals, ruminants and houses to the female body. She gets hooked on one type of subject, painting it exhaustively, and then flips onto another. She will tackle any challenge in art, at least once.
“I tried sketching with coloured pencils. I made one drawing but I hated the process so much I gave the pencils to the kids.”
Actually, the image she drew is pretty spectacular and is a testament to both her skill and determination. The fact that she will only ever have one coloured pencil art work is also down to the same stubborn nature which delivered the art in the first place.
Moving to digital art was another learning curve but one from which she did not shy away. Armed with a new iPad and stylus she began to craft her own style, her own vision.
“I learnt from what was around me and then I began to fashion my own images. I really like realistic art and that is where I am concentrating.”
Her success online has greatly surpassed her original oil paintings. Her husband, a contractor, is joking that he will retire to look after the kids while she creates art full time. This is currently a joke between them, but it’s deadly serious.
CryptoYuna has now listed her art on most platforms and is selling well. Her innate curiosity and friendly nature meant she has quickly gained new friends online. As she explains it – she’s the kind of woman that welcomes new families to the neighbourhood with cookies. Same online.
As a result, she met Darren Cullen, of Graffiti King fame. Last month they organised a Graffiti Queens art show in a metaverse, next month she is organising an under 16s online art show. And today one of her piece of art is being used as a wild card in a drop on the WAX blockchain this evening at 8pm (GMT + 1) check out the collection at https://wax.atomichub.io/profile/graffitiking#listings and who knows you might get her card.
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book is at https://persons-of-interest.io/ and you might find one of her cards in the collection too. 8pm Saturday May 1, 2021
In this episode Jamil Hasan interviews Michael Dowling, who is a Professor of Finance in Dublin City University Business School. Before returning to Ireland in 2020, Michael established and managed the AI Business research centre in Rennes School of Business, France. The first artificial intelligence for business research centre in Europe. Building on that his research explores the intersection between financial behaviour and technology.
He has published the first studies on non-fungible token (NFT) markets, including research on the rise of NFT metaverses. These metaverses, or virtual worlds based on the blockchain, evoke memories of classic sci-fi virtual worlds such as Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash.
Michael tweets at @MichaelMDowling on twitter. His profile is available at: https://www.dcu.ie/researchsupport/research-profile?PERSON_ID=1590232 or LinkedIn: search - Michael Dowling DCU.
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
We catch up with Courtney Sugrue from Munster Technical University, (previously Cork Institute of Technology] to get her insights on digital marketing, social media, and what it was like to do an internship during a global pandemic and an extended lockdown in Ireland.
I am a third year Marketing student from MTU and currently a Marketing intern for Irish Tech News. Digital Marketing has become huge in the previous years and especially now during the pandemic as everything is online. I am delighted I got the opportunity to work closely with the social media platforms and further develop my digital marketing skills in such a great company. This has been a great stepping stone in a business environment and I look forward to what the future brings.
Twitter: @SugrueCourtney https://twitter.com/SugrueCourtney
LinkedIn: @Courtneysugrue https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtneysugrue/
According to the IMF, the cost of the Covid-19 pandemic is set to reach $28 trillion by the end of 2025. Following the toll on both human life and the global economy, major investments will be needed into community diagnostics, to identify and quantify health problems and potential causes for concern, to mitigate another public health crisis of this scale. As an expert in epidemiology and global health.
Ronan talks to Joe Brew the Co-Founder and CEO of Hyfe. Joe talks about algorithms being better than doctors, AI in medicine, machine learning, the revolution of smartphones, the acoustics of coughs, why sound has a ton of information in it, and the ethics of monitoring and technology.
More about Joe:
Joe is a scientist, epidemiologist, and economist. He has worked with the Florida Department of Health (USA), the Chicago Department of Public Health (USA), the Barcelona Public Health Agency (Spain), the Tigray Regional Health Bureau (Ethiopia) and the Manhiça Health Research Center (Mozambique). He is now the Co-Founder and CEO of Hyfe.
Jamil interviews Kurt Nielsen, who is the Co-Founder & President of Partisia Blockchain, a Web 3.0 public blockchain built for trust, transparency, privacy, and speed-of-light finalization.
A seasoned entrepreneur, Kurt has pioneered the use of advanced cryptography solutions and turned them into innovative high-tech businesses for more than 12 years. He is also the Co-founder of three other successful companies - Partisia, Sepior, and Secata.
A renowned academic, Kurt completed his PhD in Economics at the University of Copenhagen, where he has been an Associate Professor for the past 14 years. His research interests include: applied game theory, operations research, decision support systems, information management, and design of contracts, auctions, and regulation mechanisms.
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
In this episode of Irish Tech News, Sangeeta Waldron speaks to Niel Kirk, who enjoys using technology to solve business and societal problems to make a real difference. His clients have included the European Space Agency, the NHS and a major Rail organisation.
Niel has a keen interest in emerging technology and wants to achieve a greener future. We learn about how artificial intelligence is saving lives; how the pandemic has made us more dependent on our connectivity; and how by driving social value, we can deliver the triple bottom line of meeting social, economic and environmental objectives.
Connect with Niel Kirk on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Connect with Sangeeta Waldron, Founder, Serendipity PR & Media and Author of Corporate Social Responsibility Is Not Public Relations on Twitter.
Sangeeta Waldron is a multi-award winning Public Relations professional with over three decades’ worth of publicity, branding, communications, crisis management, marketing, media and social media experience. Sangeeta is a published author; her first business book, The PR Knowledge Book is published by Business Expert Press and received high acclaim by international business leaders.
She is a guest lecturer at Coventry University, teaching PR and global journalism. Sangeeta is also a writer specializing in sustainability and corporate social responsibility, where her work has been published by the United Nations and other leading news platforms.
Sangeeta started out her career writing speeches for a previous UK Prime Minister and Ministers, and has worked at the top level with big, powerful global brands, which includes - being global communications director for the Economist Group; working for The Times Education Supplement; the Mayor of London; Cass Business School; and charities such as Breast Cancer Campaign.
A regular international speaker and moderator. Sangeeta sits on different boards.
When the COVID-19 pandemic first arrived, it was a shock to all of us as something of this scale was simply without precedent. The world we knew stopped in its tracks.
When we finally get over the initial shock, those who are parents and caregivers are faced with the next set of questions. How can we best protect our loved ones with the new normal? What is the new work life balance, if there is even one?
Join us in this episode of One Vision, where Theo and Bradley chat with Carleen Haylett, CEO of Sit-A-Bit, to learn more about how they are providing more childcare options for working parents and caregivers, and how the future of education may have been right in front of us all along.
Lucy is an ancestral skills teacher, Rites of passage guide & Rewilder. Lucy is the founder of ‘Wild Awake’, an organisation which seeks to rekindle environmental and cultural resilience through the (re)learning of ancestral and traditional skills in nature. As part of this organisation, Lucy also directs the 'Phoenix Forest School', located in Dublin's Phoenix Park, and the 'True Nature Youth Rites of Passage' programme.
Lucy is passionate about supporting people to re-establish connection with themselves, their communities and to nature, of which we are a part. She is particularly interested in rewilding and rekindling the knowledge, skills and ceremonies we once knew so intimately, which cultivate deep belonging to the land.
Lucy holds classes for adults in a variety of places across Ireland. She facilitates week-long immersions in Meath and Donegal, long-term rewilding programmes, hide tanning camps, as well as foraging and ethnobotany workshops across Ireland.
Lucy has recently co-produced 'Airmid's Journal: The Irish journal of foraging, folklore, myths, magic and remedies' which is available to purchase through the Wild Awake website.
Lucy feels most at home wandering barefoot through the woods, following animal trails & nibbling on what food or medicine nature has to offer.
http://wildawake.ie/
https://www.instagram.com/wildawakeireland/
https://www.facebook.com/wildawakeireland
RemakingMoney, digital, is happening, in the UK and around the world. Right now!
This is not a matter experts but is all 'our concern' because what happens next affects us all deeply - and not just our privacy and the freedoms we take for granted. Financial engineers and their extractive economics have already created a 'super league' of multi-billionaires and left the vast majority in financial insecurity, by spiriting away more than half of the fruits of our labours each year. Left alone this will only continue, getting worse. The remaking of money is our wakeup call and opportunity to reclaim and own our money system.
Barry E James is a technologist, author and commentator who chairs the British Blockchain and Frontier Tech Association and has cofounded...
The Humane Economics Project (which) seeks to reframe modern decision making with people and planet at the centre. Putting the markets in-service to mankind, rather than mankind in-service to the markets.
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author, her latest book is at https://persons-of-interest.io/
Kinsale Spirit Company goes to market with the first ever Whiskey Cask represented by an NFT (A non-fungible token) and auctioned on the NFT marketplace OpenSea. The 200-litre cask of Rare Irish Malt Whiskey, is live for auction until Friday, April 30th https://opensea.io/collection/rare-aged-irish-malt-whiskey-casks )
Co-Owner of Kinsale Spirit Company, Ernest Cantillon is interviewed today about Whiskey, Gin, Angels Share and what to do if you manage to buy this NFT - hint - come visit the warehouse once COVID is over and then bottle it under your own label to share with family and friends.
Ernest is quoted as saying:
“I’ve been a keen observer on the sidelines of the NFT world for a long time and always wanted an opportunity to get involved. I thought that combining the rapidly evolving world of blockchain to such a traditional business as whiskey would be fun – such a juxtaposition. When this whiskey was laid down nearly 20 years ago, it would have been hard to even imagine the whole world of NFTs and cryptocurrencies.”
Kinsale Spirit Company plans on integrating these digital auctions into their offering combining digital and physical. While opening up new channels of whiskey aficionados and avid NFT collectors and crypto currency enthusiasts.
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found here: https://persons-of-interest.io/
In this episode of Irish Tech News Sangeeta Waldron speaks with James Thirwall, social entrepreneur and founder of animalltea, who decided to set-up animalltea after a tricky question from his 4-year old; James’s answer was an organic tea company that devotes 100 percent of its profits to wildlife conservation.
How One Man’s Passion Of Tea Is Helping Endangered Species
animalltea is James’s passion project, combining his love of fine tea, conservation and social business.
This entrepreneur’s love for tea began when living in Japan and has deepened through a career steeped in Asian culture. After a decade as an acupuncturist, he pivoted to become Head of Business Development for Canton Tea - a specialty tea supplier to high-end hospitality customers such as Soho House, Nobu and Mandarin Oriental.
In this podcast, James tell us how he has created a company with sustainability 'baked-in' at every level, and wants to inspire others to do the same. We find out about the difference between loose tea and teabags and their environmental impact; the work of some of animalltea’s wildlife partners; and how across all cultures, tea serves to connect people to each other, to themselves and to nature.
James lives off-grid on a narrowboat in Oxford with his son and dog.
Connect with animalltea via their website Instagram and Facebook
Connect with Sangeeta Waldron, Founder, Serendipity PR & Media and Author of Corporate Social Responsibility Is Not Public Relations on Twitter.
Sangeeta Waldron is a multi-award winning Public Relations professional with over three decades’ worth of publicity, branding, communications, crisis management, marketing, media and social media experience. Sangeeta is a published author; her first business book, The PR Knowledge Book is published by Business Expert Press and received high acclaim by international business leaders.
She is a guest lecturer at Coventry University, teaching PR and global journalism. Sangeeta is also a writer specializing in sustainability and corporate social responsibility, where her work has been published by the United Nations and other leading news platforms.
Sangeeta started out her career writing speeches for a previous UK Prime Minister and Ministers, and has worked at the top level with big, powerful global brands, which includes - being global communications director for the Economist Group; working for The Times Education Supplement; the Mayor of London; Cass Business School; and charities such as Breast Cancer Campaign.
A regular international speaker and moderator. Sangeeta sits on different boards.
According to the IMF, the cost of the Covid-19 pandemic is set to reach $28 trillion by the end of 2025. Following the toll on both human life and the global economy, major investments will be needed into community diagnostics, to identify and quantify health problems and potential causes for concern, to mitigate another public health crisis of this scale.
Ronan talks to Joe Brew the Co-Founder and CEO of Hyfe. Joe talks about his background, why we were going to have another pandemic, why this won’t be the last pandemic, the paradox of infectious diseases, long covid, the politics of Covid, what Hyfe does and why coughs matter.
More about Joe:
Joe is a scientist, epidemiologist, and economist. He has worked with the Florida Department of Health (USA), the Chicago Department of Public Health (USA), the Barcelona Public Health Agency (Spain), the Tigray Regional Health Bureau (Ethiopia) and the Manhiça Health Research Center (Mozambique). He is now the Co-Founder and CEO of Hyfe.
Developing a Problem Solving Mindset through Coding and Mentorship with 13-Year Old Entrepreneur Samaira Mehta, and Generation Z.
Samaira Mehta is a 13-year-old Tech Entrepreneur who was recognized by TIME as “One of the 8 Young Leaders Shaping the Decade” and a “Real-life Powerpuff girl” by Hulu for her invention “CoderBunnyz” - a board game that simplifies complex coding concepts and teaches them in a fun farmyard adventure. Samaira is also the founder of “CoderMindz” - the world’s first-ever Artificial Intelligence board game that simplifies the intricacies of how AI works, and “CoderMarz” which brings together her love for coding and AI with her interest in outer space and Mars.
Mehta is a Gen Z ambassador for Arm with their program GenArm2Z, works with the United Nations for gender equality, and is a Softbank Masason Scholar. She was featured on platforms like Vogue, CNBC, CNET, Business Insider, Today Show, UN Women, and Washington Post for her creations and 500+ workshops that she has lead, which spotlight her board games, through which she has taught over 15,000 kids to code. She has been a speaker at over 100 conferences nationwide and internationally including at MWC’19, C2 Montreal, and corporations like Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Intel, SAP, Walmart, and IBM.
Her STEM initiative “Yes, One Billion Kids Can Code” and entrepreneurship academy “Boss Bizz” are ambitious but that’s not her only goals. She wants to become President of the United States when she’s older, giving her a bigger platform and voice to do what she believes is right for the country.
Business Inquiries: samaira@coderbunnyz.com
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
In this podcast Melanie Boylan spoke with Theo Priestley, aglobally recognised and sought after futurist and international speaker, an author, and authority on the future of business, technology, and society. In this episode they have a conversation about the recent book release and how tech has been impacted through COVID. This is also your opportunity to learn more about the human behind the brand as we talk towards the second half of the podcast about living in the moment. Has technology taken this away from us?
He is also founder of Tenth Man, acting as a specialised script consultant and writers' room advisor for science fiction TV and movie productions, blending professional futurism and science fiction to provide scriptwriters, producers, and directors with creative input and bespoke consultancy.
He has had the pleasure of appearing at some of the biggest conferences, and at smaller, intimate corporate events, delivering keynote talks to audiences ranging from 50 to 4,000. He has been part of panel discussions and chaired conferences across the World including USA, Peru, Australia, Dubai, Germany, UK, Sweden, China, Malta, and South Africa.
Theo has published more than 100 articles on topics including Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Fintech, Smart Cities, Education, Healthcare, Marketing, Digital Transformation, and Virtual Reality, for Forbes, the European, WIRED, and Huffington Post. He has also contributed to VentureBeat, GigaOM, The Times Raconteur, and been interviewed for BBC Radio and UK national television news on technology trends.
He is widely known and sought after for his forthright views on the negative impacts of technology on society, and currently works with organizations to research technology's wider impact on society and public policy.
Theo has been listed as a Top 100 global technology influencer and thought leader on the Internet of Things (IOT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Fintech multiple years in a row.
Theo has also served as a startup mentor to technology accelerators, sits on Advisory Boards, and consults on new business development for deep tech startups.
His book, 'The Future Starts Now', co-authored with Bronwyn Williams will be internationally available early 2021 from Bloomsbury.
We caught up with Henry McDonald, Constructive Voices podcast cofounder to discuss ecological initiatives in the construction industry, the possible impact of artificial intelligence and wider trends in technology too.
Henry McDonald is a critically acclaimed author & journalist with a career spanning over thirty-five years.
He has been Ireland Correspondent for The Guardian and The Observer for 23 years. In this time he covered the second IRA ceasefire and the road to the Good Friday Agreement co-writing the definitive story of how the historic peace deal was sealed in Easter 1998.
Recently retired staff writer Guardian &Observer Now freelancing. Novelist with latest book set in Belfast 70s&80s “Two Souls”. Cliftonville&Everton supporter
See more on his website here https://thepunkjourno.co.uk
and also follow him on twitter here
Interesting and positive conversation with Jonathan Medved, in this podcast we focus on his tech for good investment vehicle and his support for long term sustainability related startup investments.
Jonathan Medved is a serial entrepreneur and according to the Washington Post (Dec 5, 2007) “one of Israel’s leading high tech venture capitalists”. September 2008, the NY Times Supplement “Israel at 60” Medved was named one of the “top 10 most influential Americans who have impacted Israel”. In May 22, 2015 Edition of the Jerusalem Post, Medved was named one of the World’s “50 most influential Jews”.
Medved has been both an entrepreneur and investor: He has been part of the founding teams at several successful Israeli startups, and as a venture and angel investor over the past two decades he invested in almost 250 startup companies, helping to bring 25 of them to values in excess of $100Million.
Between 2006-2012, Medved was the co-founder and CEO of Vringo, a leader in the innovation, development and monetization of mobile technologies and intellectual property. Medved led Vringo to a successful completion of its IPO (Initial Public Offering) on the NYSE:AMEX in June, 2010 and it trades today on the NASDAQ under the symbol FH.
About OurCrowd: OurCrowd is a global venture investment platform that empowers institutions and individuals to invest and engage in emerging companies. With $1.5 billion of committed funding, and investments in more than 240 portfolio companies and 25 venture funds, OurCrowd offers access to its membership of 80,000 individual accredited and institutional investors, family offices, and venture capital partners from over 195 countries to invest alongside, at the same terms. Rated by PitchBook as the most active venture investor in Israel, OurCrowd portfolio companies have been acquired by some of the most prestigious brands in the world, including Microsoft, Uber, Canon, Oracle, Nike, and Intel. To register visit www.ourcrowd.com.
Jamil talks with Shanghai based Li Jun to learn more.
Li Jun is the founder of Ontology, the high performance, public blockchain specializing in decentralized identity and data. He is a highly regarded blockchain solutions architect with 17 year’s experience in IT and fintech. Li previously provided technical architecture, management, and planning support for top international IT firms and major financial exchanges, playing leading roles at the China Financial Futures Exchange and Infosys. Li holds a BA in Computer Science and an MSc in Communication Engineering from one of China’s most prestigious universities, as well as an MBA from the University of Manchester. He is also a certified Project Management Professional.
Ontology is a high performance, public blockchain specializing in decentralized identity and data. Ontology’s unique infrastructure supports robust cross-chain collaboration and Layer 2 scalability, offering businesses the flexibility to design a blockchain that suits their needs. With a suite of decentralized identity and data sharing protocols to enhance speed, security, and trust, Ontology’s features include ONT ID, a mobile digital ID application and DID used throughout the ecosystem, and DDXF, a decentralized data exchange and collaboration framework. For more, visit ont.io.
Website: https://ont.io/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OntologyNetwork https://twitter.com/LiJun_Ontology
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jun-li-58950069/?originalSubdomain=cn
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
Jamil Hasan catches up with Jamie Finn to learn more about transfer agency and the streaming and telecom projects he has worked on, his journey into crypto and his latest projects.
2021: The Year of the Token in Transfer Agency and Japanese Banking, with Jamie Finn, President and Co-Founder at SecuritizeJamie Finn is a seasoned executive who has worked in 6 countries in both startups and corporations, and is the President and Co-Founder of Securitize, Inc. During his nearly 20 years of experience he has participated in over $500m worth of transactions, including Kontera, Sansa Security, Jajah, Tokbox, RingRing Media, and Zingy. Most recently, Jamie helped grow Aki Technologies from an 8 person, $1m company, to a profitable enterprise with over 60 people and tens of millions in revenue. His previous employers include Ericsson and Telefònica o2, and Jamie also held the position of AVP of Product Innovation at AT&T, as well as executive positions at numerous startups. He has been in San Francisco for the past 5 years, after spending 6 years in London. Jamie grew up in Puerto Rico and is a native English and Spanish speaker.
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
We chat with Judith D. Schwartz who is a Vermont-based journalist who explores nature-inspired solutions to global challenges.
Judith D. Schwartz is an author who tells stories to explore and illuminate scientific concepts and cultural nuance. She takes a clear-eyed look at global environmental, economic, and social challenges, and finds insights and solutions in natural systems. She writes for numerous publications, including The American Prospect, The Guardian, Discover, Scientific American, and YaleE360. Her latest book, “The Reindeer Chronicles”, is a global tour of earth repair, featuring stops in Norway, Spain, Hawai’i, New Mexico, and beyond.
Judy has a B.A. from Brown University, an M.S.J. from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Northwestern. She lives and works on the side of a mountain in Vermont with her husband, author Tony Eprile, and cherishes visits from their musician son, Brendan. When it snows, she cross-country skis, and when ski season is over, she’s in the garden. Three times a week she trains in Uechi-Ryu karate, and has reached the rank of shodan.
Follow her on twitter here
https://twitter.com/judithdschwartz
Fun, insightful and informative conversation with Andy O'Donoghue, host of RTÉ's Future Now, Future Next, we cover the environment, medtech, AI, smart cities and much more.
RTÉ’s Future Now, Future Next is available on the RTE Radio Player at: https://www.rte.ie/radio/radioplayer/html5/#/podcasts/series/34036 or wherever you get your podcasts.
RTÉ's Future Now, Future Next in association with ESB, explores how technology is changing how we live now, and how it will revolutionise our future world. In each episode we interview guest experts about the trends and challenges driving the future.
More about Andy ->
Following a deep technical grounding, with a decade of writing software at Apple, in January 2020, as a start-up CEO, I led the exit for shareholders of KM Medical | iMedDoc, an Enterprise Ireland backed HPSU, to Clanwilliam Health.
In March 2020 I joined Pharmapod, and I was thrilled to work with a remarkable team for a year on their fundraise, re-organisation and global expansion.
I'm keen on SaaS, medtech and deep tech start-ups and do an amount of consulting & seeding with growth hungry companies.
In a small amount of spare time I write and talk about technology. I host RTE's Future Now, Future Next, write the technology column for the Irish Mail on Sunday and I join Matt Cooper every week on TodayFM's, The Last Word, for Tech Tuesday.
Jamil talks with Jeremy Kauffman, Founder and CEO of LBRY and Odysee in a really interesting conversation about the potential for a freer and less corporate controlled environment for online content creators.
Big Tech and the Securities Exchange Commission: Good Sportsmen, Unfair Censors, or Common Thugs?, with Jeremy Kauffman, Founder and CEO of LBRY and Odysee
Jeremy created LBRY because he fell in love with the idea of a shared, global content network that is owned and controlled by no one. LBRY is now used by more than 20 million people each month.
There's certainly people who join LBRY because of YouTube's restrictive policies, but there's lots of other reasons:
- On YouTube, you build a following owned by Google. On LBRY, you build a following that cannot be taken away.
- On YouTube, you lose 30-50% of revenue to Google. On LBRY, you lose nothing (odysee.com may take a cut eventually, but you're not trapped in the same way, since everything is open source / forkable)
- On YouTube, you're the product. On LBRY, you're an owner and have much more control (psychologically appealing even if you're not breaking any rules)
- On LBRY, funds settle in minutes with no minimums
You can tell the broad appeal LBRY has from all of the creators on it, compared to what you'll see on "alts", which typically is only the content that gets in trouble.
Links: odysee.com, helplbrysavecrypto.com
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
Today cloud is transforming global business and many companies who were reluctant to move found themselves rapidly migrating overnight to support remote working and continued operations during the pandemic. As this migration to the cloud takes place what strategies should be adopted?
Part two of Ronan's conversation with Mark Brown Global Managing Director of Consulting Services at BSI
Mark talks about why cloud adoption has become more prevelent, why cloud averse is no longer an issue, why we have to educate the users, responses to cybersecurity breaches, considering what the cloud has become, and how Apple is becoming proactive on password protection.
More about Mark Brown:
Mark has more than 20 years of expertise in cybersecurity, data privacy, and business resilience consultancy. Before he joined the BSI, he held roles at Wipro Ltd., and Ernst & Young (EY), amongst others. Mark is very knowledgeable about IoT and the expanding cybersecurity marketplace.
Interesting and timely conversation for Earth Day 2021 with Professor Dana Fisher.
Dana R. Fisher is a Professor of Sociology and the Director of the Program for Society and the Environment at the University of Maryland. Her research focuses on questions related to democracy, activism, and environmentalism — most recently studying climate activism, protests, and the American Resistance. Her research employs a mixed-methods approach that integrates data collected through open-ended semi-structured interviews and participant observation with various forms of survey data.
Fisher's work has been published in over 65 peer-reviewed articles and chapters. She is the author of: National Governance and the Global Climate Change Regime(Rowman and Littlefield Press 2004), Activism, Inc. (Stanford University Press 2006), the Practice of Research (with Shamus Khan, Oxford University Press 2013), Urban Environmental Stewardship and Civic Engagement (with Erika S. Svendsen and James Connolly, Routledge Press 2015) and American Resistance (Columbia University Press 2019). (For details on this book and links to reviews, go here). She is the editor, along with Stewart Lockie and David Sonnenfeld, of the Routledege International Handbook of Social and Environmental Change (2013). Fisher also serves as a Series Editor for the Series on Society and the Environment at Columbia University Press along with Lori Peek and Evan Schofer.
Learn more about her work here ->
Website: www.drfisher.umd.edu
Blog/American Resistance book site: http://americanresistancebook.com
Twitter: !Fisher_DanaR
https://twitter.com/Fisher_DanaR
Extreme weather conditions are occurring more often all around the world, from wildfires in the U.S. and Australia to severe flooding in parts of Africa and Asia. As a society, we are facing a global crisis: Over 1.2 billion people could be displaced from their homes by 2050 due to the effects of climate change.
Urgent action is needed to combat the immense challenges we face. Recent pledges by big banks including Citi, J.P.Morgan, and Bank of America to support sustainable finance and help accelerate transition to low-carbon economy is a great start.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Matthew Sekol, US Market Executive, Capital Markets, of Microsoft, on the key topics of our century, from ESG to the digital divide and the ethics around artificial intelligence.
There is hope, but only if we act together — now.
As we observe Earth Day, we have no other choice. We don’t have a second chance.
In this episode of Irish Tech News we experience the magic of clowns, when Sangeeta Waldron speaks to Ash Perrin, founder and CEO of The Flying Seagull Project, a UK-based charity that uses arts workshops, music and dance lessons, circus shows and clown doctoring to transform the most challenging environments into places where children can feel safe and happy.
Ash tells us how in 2007 when he was playing guitar in a Cambodian orphanage he noticed that the children were happy, a feeling they didn’t usually experience. Later that night Ash wrote the idea for The Flying Seagull Project on a piece of paper and within three months launched. Since then, the Project has brought love, light and laughter to more than 205,000 children in hospitals, orphanages, deaf/blind schools, refugee camps and slums around the world.
In this podcast, Ash takes us through a range of challenges and experiences, from - how some children have forgotten to laugh; powerful stories of how lives have changed; child trafficking; and the impact of the global pandemic on his work.
Connect with Ash Perrin and The Flying Seagull Project from the website; Facebook Instagram; Twitter and YouTube
Connect with Sangeeta Waldron, Founder, Serendipity PR & Media and Author of Corporate
Social Responsibility Is Not Public Relations on Twitter.
Sangeeta Waldron is a multi-award winning Public Relations professional with over three decades’ worth of publicity, branding, communications, crisis management, marketing, media and social media experience. Sangeeta is a published author; her first business book,
The PR Knowledge Book is published by Business Expert Press and received high acclaim by international business leaders.
She is a guest lecturer at Coventry University, teaching PR and global journalism. Sangeeta is also a writer specializing in sustainability and corporate social responsibility, where her work has been published by the United Nations and other leading news platforms.
Sangeeta started out her career writing speeches for a previous UK Prime Minister and Ministers, and has worked at the top level with big, powerful global brands, which includes - being global communications director for the Economist Group; working for The Times Education Supplement; the Mayor of London; Cass Business School; and charities such as Breast Cancer Campaign.
In this podcast we have a peek behind the impressive innovations of Airspeeder with Melanie Boylan and Chief Commercial Officer Jack Withenshaw. In this podcast we hear how, why and who is behind Airspeeder and why they are a part of this creative revolution.
From Airspeeder’s Commercial Base in London, Jack Withinshaw leads the growth of the world’s first racing series for flying electric cars. His career started in Sydney, Australia where he successfully led commercial teams across media and technology companies also shaping strategy for a variety of start-ups. This experience perfectly places Jack to lead the growth of Airpseeder to one of the most converted sports rights entities in the world. Through leadership of a diverse team, Jack has attracted some of the most recognised sponsors and technical collaborators from the traditional sports world. This includes Acronis, DHL, EQUALS Money and IWC. In addition to this, he negotiates at government level to secure placement of races and is leading the acquisition of the teams that will take part in Airspeeder GP Seasons. Jack is also rapidly developing the sport’s technical presence utilising the UK’s world-renowned motorsport and aerospace development talent-base.
AIRSPEEDER | ABOUT THE FOUNDER: MATTHEW PEARSON
Matt Pearson is the founder and visionary behind Alauda and Airspeeder. Together with a team of engineers, designers and commercial minds spanning Australia, New York and London, he is accelerating the development of electric flying vehicles through the white heat of sporting competition.
Beyond his role as a defining voice in the future of mobility, Matt is driving the rapidly expanding Industrial Internet of Things space through his work at Fleet. From their base in South Australia millions of devices are powered via Low Earth Orbit through a growing network of nano satellites.
Corey Cottrell, founder of Uplift World, talks about his metaverse and how it has developed since its launch last year. He is a musician and hopes to do live gigs there in the very near future. Check it out at https://theuplift.world/
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be bought at https://persons-of-interest.io/
Players in Uplift World buy land in the form of NFTs using the WAX blockchain. They can invite in friends to help them build and beautify the land. Every time people log on they can see new buildings, art, shops, plants, flowers, statues. He calls the initial version Ready Player One and it is just beginning.
In this episode of Irish Tech News, Sangeeta Waldron speaks to Mark Dodd, a financial planner and partner at the award winning firm, Holden and Partners, specialists in ethical, sustainable and thematic investment.
We find out if a green recovery is possible for the UK; if there’s a shift in investment planning and where the financial sector is heading post pandemic. We also touch on socially conscious investors; corporate social responsibility; the next generation and how they will be impacted by the global pandemic.
Any opinions expressed in this interview are subject to change and not advice.
Connect with Mark Dodd via the Holden and Partners website or email: info@holden-partners.co.uk
Connect with Sangeeta Waldron, Founder, Serendipity PR & Media and Author of Corporate Social Responsibility Is Not Public Relations on Twitter.
Sangeeta Waldron is a multi-award winning Public Relations professional with over three decades’ worth of publicity, branding, communications, crisis management, marketing, media and social media experience. Sangeeta is a published author; her first business book, The PR Knowledge Book is published by Business Expert Press and received high acclaim by international business leaders.
She is a guest lecturer at Coventry University, teaching PR and global journalism. Sangeeta is also a writer specializing in sustainability and corporate social responsibility, where her work has been published by the United Nations and other leading news platforms. Sangeeta started out her career writing speeches for a previous UK Prime Minister and Ministers, and has worked at the top level with big, powerful global brands, which includes - being global communications director for the Economist Group; working for The Times Education Supplement; the Mayor of London; Cass Business School; and charities such as Breast Cancer Campaign.
We catch up with Jasper Hamill to get his unique and slightly dystopian insights into what the future might hold for us. We cover the following topics:
Remote working
Cybersecurity
The Internet of Things (particularly its security/ privacy aspects)
Online freedom of speech vs social media censorship
Cryptocurrencies
Jasper Hamill's writing has been seen in: Forbes, Daily Mirror, Fox News, Sunday Mirror, The Sun, Metro (UK), New York Post, News.com.au, Cynon Valley Leader, The Daily Telegraph (Australia) and more
Journalist and communicator. Ex-tabloid. Father of 4. Writer, reader and fencesitter. Interested in crypto, freedom, cybersecurity and the future. Decentralised. Follow him on Twitter here.
Today cloud is transforming global business and many companies who were reluctant to move found themselves rapidly migrating overnight to support remote working and continued operations during the pandemic. As this migration to the cloud takes place what strategies should be adopted?
Ronan talks to Mark Brown Global Managing Director of Consulting Services at BSI, about how cloud adoption has changed since the pandemic started, the cybersecurity risks businesses should be looking out for as they adopt the cloud, networking, technological advancements and planning the return to work.
More about Mark Brown:
Mark has more than 20 years of expertise in cybersecurity, data privacy, and business resilience consultancy. Before he joined the BSI, he held roles at Wipro Ltd., and Ernst & Young (EY), amongst others. Mark is very knowledgeable about IoT and the expanding cybersecurity marketplace.
Jamil chats with Walid Abou Zaki to learn more about Open Governments, Security Tokens, Energy Tokenization and Regulatory Lessons from the Middle East
Walid started his career as a banker before moving to Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal Co. in 2002, with a focus to exporting Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal conferences and event business on international level. Walid moved to Dubai on 2006 where he played a major role in growing the company presence in the GCC and in the UAE in specific. He managed to lead teams as well in Turkey, Switzerland. Always interested in technology, he created a specialized cybersecurity platform, and organized more than 20 events on the topic together with regulators in the region. On 2014, he created a team to follow all the updates in the blockchain and Crypto space, this lead him to establish Unlock Blockchain on 2018. Unlock Blockchain is considered the one and only specialized Blockchain and crypto media platform in the MENA region, and serves as a content creation and PR agency as well.
Walid Abou Zaki
Founder & CEO
The Unlock Company DMCC
https://www.linkedin.com/in/walidabouzaki/
https://twitter.com/WalidABZ
walid@unlock-bc.com
www.unlock-bc.com
https://twitter.com/unlockbc
https://www.linkedin.com/company/unlock-blockchain
https://t.me/unlockblockchain
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
We caught up with Oscar Michel to learn more about his film making, his thoughts on the media, creativity, and his entrepreneurial experiences since interning with Irish Tech News five years ago.
Oscar Michel studied film in Paris and then went on to Dublin to study journalism, where he did an internship with Irish Tech News. He then moved to Prague to work in Havas Worldwide, a large advertising company. After gaining some corporate experience, he co-founded his own media company, Dancing Donkey Studios.
Dancing Donkey Studios is a media company in Prague and Geneva that can help you with your branding, marketing, and any creative projects. From creating your logo, to affordable videos, or even taking care of your social media, you can dance with us!
The Colours of Love (trailer): https://youtu.be/pW9iUWaVA6I
Our website: www.dancingdonkeystudios.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dancingdonkeystudios/
Asante Africa (Art project): https://www.asante-africa.com
We've all had enough of staring at screens and Cynthia Watson of Virtira decided to find out what impact this was having on the workforce. We recently shared an press release on the data that has been acquired from Virtira and wanted to glean further information and insight so we invited to speak on this podcast. Listen in on the conversation that Melanie Boylan and Cynthia Watson had.
Cynthia Watson was never cut out to work in an office. She grew up in a small town on Vancouver Island in Canada, and while her business school classmates were finding jobs in downtown cubicles, she happily worked her way through university in the BC Parks Branch and on fishing boats. She wrote her master’s thesis on telecommuting while working with global tech companies. Upon the completion of her MBA in 1993, she vowed never to work in an office again –– and has kept that promise ever since.
Having worked remotely for so many years, Cynthia knows how being in remote locations can affect virtual workers. And with 25 years of experience leading complex projects with countless virtual teams around the world, she found behaviors, habits, and communication patterns that hold teams back from achieving peak performance. Taking those patterns and behaviors into account Cynthia worked with leading project managers to develop proprietary online methodologies and put them into action.
In 2011 she took over as the CEO of Virtira – a virtual company focused on helping virtual teams work more efficiently. Her consultants and team members are located globally, and while many of them work from very remote, rural areas, they are connecting and leading teams around the world.
Living a somewhat nomadic and “bi-coastal” lifestyle, she, her husband, and their two small dogs commute between Canada’s west and east coasts. Her most enduring passion has been providing opportunities for rural residents to have meaningful careers without leaving their communities, as well as helping clients achieve less stress via the ever-elusive work-life balance.
Jamil catches up with Malcolm Wright for this interesting and topical conversation.
Malcolm Wright is Chief Compliance Officer at 100x Group. He was previously Chief Compliance Officer for Diginex in Hong Kong, and prior to that Revolut in London. In his earlier career, Malcolm held senior several leadership roles within Thomson Reuters’ (now Refinitiv) anti-financial crime business, including overseeing the delivery of World-Check One, a leading risk intelligence platform to mitigate financial crime and sanctions risk. He also sat on the leadership team that brought the world’s first KYC Managed Service to market. Malcolm speaks internationally on a variety of topics in particular the FATF Recommendations for Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs). He also sits on international committees including chairing the Advisory Council and AML Working Group at Global Digital Finance (www.gdf.io), an industry-led initiative in setting codes of conduct and best practices for the virtual asset industry . In this respect, Malcolm has led industry and regulator conversations regarding FATF Recommendations for VASPs as well as developing an industry AML Code of Conduct. Most recently, Malcolm co-founded and co-led the Joint Working Group for interVASP Messaging Standards (intervasp.org) that developed the widely-adopted IVMS101 message data standard for FATF 'travel rule' compliance. Malcolm is an Associate Fellow of the Royal United Services Institute’s Centre for Financial Crime Studies in London (rusi.org).
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
We chat with Adedapo Adeshina, a third year Business student at MTU (Munster Technical University) who recently completed an internship with Irish Tech News. We discuss his experience, the importance of having a digital profile, and challenges and opportunities of interning remotely during a global pandemic and more.
More about Adedapo Adeshina
I am a Business development manager for Irish Tech News and a 3rd year business information systems student at C.I.T. Business and Technology are two things I have a key interest in and BIS is a course that combines these two things, Technology is a thing that is ever changing as each day goes by and I am very fascinated and interested in how far it grows.
See more and contact him via his LinkedIn profile here
https://www.linkedin.com/in/adedapo-adeshina/
Jamil catches up with J.D. Salbego, Founder, CEO, and Art Director of AnRKey X to learn more about a variety of projects he is working on.
J.D. Salbego, Founder, CEO, and Art Director of AnRKey X, a cutting edge DeFi based gaming and NFT platform protocol, is a global leader in DeFi and crypto, market influencer, speaker, published author, and internationally-recognized subject matter expert. J.D. is a featured contributor on Cointelegraph.com, frequently gives media interviews, has been quoted by leading blockchain and crypto news sites, and regularly speaks at leading conferences around the world like World Economic Forum, and many more.. His work has been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Yahoo Finance etc., including being linked to boosting Japan’s economy with blockchain.
His links:
https://twitter.com/JDSalbego
https://www.jdsalbego.com/
For more AnRKey X updates, please follow us on our Twitter, Telegram Community, Telegram News, Medium, Discord, and LinkedIn.
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
Interesting conversation with Michael Mann who has been Special Envoy for Arctic matters since April 1, 2020.
Prior to that, he spent two and a half years as the EU’s Ambassador to Iceland.
Between 2011 and 2017, he was head of Strategic Communications at the European External Action Service, doubling up as Chief Spokesperson to High Representative/Vice President Catherine Ashton from 2011 to 2014.
Mr Mann worked as a European Commission Spokesperson between 2002 and 2011, covering a wide range of portfolios.
He began his career in Brussels as a journalist, working for the Financial Times, Reuters and Bloomberg News, among other media.
Michael Mann has been very active in public outreach via webinars and press interviews during the lockdown. A recent, major interview with him can be found here:
https://geopolitique.eu/en/2021/01/18/exclusive-interview-with-michael-mann-eus-ambassador-at-large-for-the-arctic-special-envoy-for-arctic-matters/
Regarding the EU Arctic policy as per March 2021:
The EU Arctic Policy is primarily expressed in the Joint Communication on An Integrated European Union for the Arctic (published in April 2016 by the High Representative and the Commission): https://eeas.europa.eu/archives/docs/arctic_region/docs/160427_joint-communication-an-integrated-european-union-policy-for-the-arctic_en.pdf
A summary of the recent public consultation on the EU Arctic Policy can be found here: https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/497bfd35-5f8a-11eb-b487-01aa75ed71a1
HRVP Borrell addressed the Arctic Frontiers conference on 2 February 2021. Important messages for general understanding of our current thinking.
https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/92475/arctic-speech-high-representativevice-president-josep-borrell-arctic-frontiers-conference_en
Jamil speaks with Lindsey Mallon to learn more about the initiatives she is aiming to roll out
Empowering Women, Consciousness in Luxury, and Creation of Fair Labor to Help Create Mass Crypto Adoption Along the Fashion Supply Chain, with Lindsey Mallon
Lindsey Mallon is a RISD graduate with over a decade of experience in retail, from brand conception through supply chain and sales. Her career is focused on sustainable commerce with an emphasis on labor standards and humanizing the business landscape. She launched Nadjarina, a conscious luxury brand focused on setting better labor standards in the apparel industry. From there, she helped formally launch Splyt, a brand that crosses bridges between existing infrastructures and progressive practices and mindsets to push commerce forward into the future. Lindsey brings a thorough understanding of the solutions Splyt resolves and how to carry the vision forward as the next era of e-commerce. Utilizing her network in luxury, Maison Du will be the first marketplace to build on top of the Splyt protocol, focused on streamlining the luxury market and universalizing the eNFT in what is the most influential marketplace. Lindsey is a woman to watch in the blockchain and crypto space, building bridges between the community and global e-commerce marketplace to revolutionize the future of business.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindseymallon/
https://twitter.com/lindsey__mallon
https://www.instagram.com/_lindseymallon/
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
Running a startup during the pandemic can be no mean feat. especially when it’s a startup that was destined to go places. One such startup, TripClip, the ultimate smart travel accessory was launched by Joe Shortt in 2019. Joe went on the New Frontiers program with it and then reached the high of getting Ryanair as a client followed by the low of the travel industry been hit by the global pandemic.
Ronan met Joe on Clubhouse and after hearing his story, decided that it needed to be told to a wider audience. Joe is resilient and is sure to inspire other startup founders out there as he tells his story to Ronan.
Ronan talks to Joe about his background, what TripClip does, and how TripClip started. Joe also talks about how the global pandemic impacted TripClip and the deal he had with Ryanair, how he pivoted, why you have to remain positive, and the future plans for TripClip.
More about Joe Shortt:
Prior to setting up TripClip Joe was the founder and CEO of its fabulous.com, an E-commerce fragrance & cosmetics company. Joe also used to be the head chef in AOL, Coca-Cola, and Oracle.
While few would disagree that financial inclusion is an inequality in our modern day society that still needs to be resolved, and that improving economic prosperity of everyday people is an attainable goal that we should all aspire to - we might not always agree on the path to get there. If we have learned anything from the fintech boom, it’s that having access by itself isn’t enough. Perhaps part of the puzzle piece lies with the movement of money, and how we can best leverage technology to automate our decision making.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Chris Hutchins, Head of Autonomous Financial Planning at Wealthfront, on self-driving money, and what’s next for democratization of financial services.
Turning Food Waste into Fashion Dyes & The Exciting Pinks Of Avocadoes
In this episode of Irish Tech News Sangeeta Waldron speaks with Jessica Arkin, founder of waYst, an ethical and sustainable fashion brand with a twist. Jessica is a young entrepreneur with a real drive and determination. She discovered the toxic cost of synthetic dyes on the environment and decided to launch waYst, producing her own natural dyes from everyday disposable materials such as seasonal fruits and vegetables. Everything at waYst is well thought through with regards to its impact on nature, from fabric sourcing to the dyeing process, to the making and selling of the end products.
Jessica takes us on a journey into food waste and how avocadoes produce exciting pinks, onions create greens and how we should be rethinking synthetic dyes. Jessica is creating a community through WaYst, where she and her followers are redefining their relationship with fashion. She talks to us about the cost of a simple T-shirt and why that UK fashion brands and designers should be doing more for the planet.
Connect with Jessica Arkin on Instagram where you can find out more about WaYst.
Connect with Sangeeta Waldron, Founder, Serendipity PR & Media and Author of Corporate Social Responsibility Is Not Public Relations on Twitter.
Sangeeta Waldron is a multi-award winning Public Relations professional with over three decades’ worth of publicity, branding, communications, crisis management, marketing, media and social media experience. Sangeeta is a published author; her first business book, The PR Knowledge Book is published by Business Expert Press and received high acclaim by international business leaders.
She is a guest lecturer at Coventry University, teaching PR and global journalism. Sangeeta is also a writer specializing in sustainability and corporate social responsibility, where her work has been published by the United Nations and other leading news platforms. Sangeeta started out her career writing speeches for a previous UK Prime Minister and Ministers, and has worked at the top level with big, powerful global brands, which includes - being global communications director for the Economist Group; working for The Times Education Supplement; the Mayor of London; Cass Business School; and charities such as Breast Cancer Campaign.
In this podcast Melanie Boylan sits down with Professor Sally Eaves and learns more about her Aspirational Future. Sally strongly believes in technology as an enabler for social good and has founded Aspirational Futures to help guide, empower and support our next generation of interdisciplinary talent.
See more on twitter here https://twitter.com/AspiredFutures & her own account https://twitter.com/sallyeaves
https://www.facebook.com/AspirationalFutures/
Sally combines a depth of experience as a Chief Technology Officer, Practising Professor of Blockchain, Founder and Global Strategic Advisor, specialising in the application of emergent technologies for both business and societal benefit
Prof. Sally Eaves has been described as the ‘torchbearer for ethical tech’. She is an international advocate for opening access to opportunity and has founded Aspirational Futures to help skill, empower and support the generation of interdisciplinary talent into careers yet to be conceived, alongside scaling the application of emergent technology as an enabler for business transformation and social good. Sally is also Social Impact lead for the Hult Prize and contributes to parliamentary policy thought leadership. She was an inaugural recipient of the Frontier Technology and Social Impact award, presented at the United Nations in 2018 and is now leading major initiatives in this area, including presenting at Davos and leading events worldwide.
Sally also brings a depth of experience from both Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer roles, as a Professor in Advanced Technologies and as a Global Strategic Advisor. She specialises in the application and integration of Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence and associated emergent technologies for business and societal benefit. Sally works globally with bleeding-edge disruptors, governments, academia and leading corporate institutions to apply her expertise for achieving sustainable competitive advantage alongside purpose-driven change.
A member of the Forbes Technology Council, Sally is an award winning international keynote speaker, author and influencer with globally leading rankings across all advanced technology disciplines, digital transformation, future of work and social innovation aligned to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. She has recently been ranked 8th in the World in Blockchain impact and is continually ranked in the top 10 for digital disruption and across frontier technology subjects by leading bodies such as Onalytica.
What a fascinating conversation Melanie Boylan recently had with Keith Wichman. A special opportunity has opened up for this US competition with NASA Convergent Aeronautics and they have cast a very wide net for people of all ages, ranges of knowledge and either in a group or as an individual to come back with their Aviation and Aeronautics ideas and solutions.
Listen in for full details and learn what types of industries they would love to hear from. To accept the challenge, visit herox.com/FutureScaping
Keith D. Wichman: Leader of NASA’s Convergent Aeronautics Solutions - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Keith returned to NASA this year after 24 years in industry. He was brought back to lead the Convergent Aeronautics Solutions Project within NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate. He started his career with 12 years of Flight Research in Flight Controls and Handling Qualities at NASA Armstrong. Since then, he has worked Reusable-Launch-Vehicle reentry guidance, control, and simulation at Draper Laboratory. Keith led technology development for Avionics and Air-Traffic Management for General Electric Aviation and was GE’s Flight Management Systems Chief Engineer. During this time, he was expatriated for two years to Europe, operating from Toulouse, France as a delegate for various European Commission Air-Traffic Management projects. Migrating to the business side of product and technology development, Keith was immersed in merger and acquisition efforts for aviation-services businesses at GE. Then, for 8 years before his return to NASA, Keith was a business-unit and customer-experience leader for a small, airline operations-efficiencies software company. Keith holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Cincinnati and the University of Michigan respectively. He is an instrument-rated Commercial Pilot and was a Certified Flight Instructor for 10 years.
We catch up with Karen Bach to chat about entrepreneurship, innovation, tech, female founders and much more.
Karen is non-exec chair and director with strong scale-up and transaction expertise. She describes herself as a lover of clever tech and is a huge fan of digitalisation and simplification. She chooses to work with teams with energy, passion and transparency. Karen has 30 years of experience in growing international tech and telecoms.
She will also be speaking at the next Bradford Alumni Speaker Seriesevent titled "Why I Love Tech" by Karen Bach, Chairman of Amino Technologies Plc, on Wednesday 21 April, 18:00-19:00. Full details and a registration link can be found here.
BASS events feature inspiring and stimulating talks from some of our inspirational alumni. They are delivered as online webinars, giving you direct access to the thoughts, ideas, and experiences of our alumni experts and speakers and an opportunity to expand your knowledge and discuss a variety of topics in real-time.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/why-i-love-tech-tickets-146839142829
Today, Karen is Chairman of:
- Amino Technologies Plc (media tech)
- Consult Red Ltd (media, IoT & connected device consulting)
- DeepMatter Plc (chemistry digitisation)
and non-exec director of:
- Datapharm Ltd (health-pharma tech)
- Escape Hunt Plc (physical and digital escape rooms).
Previously she was Independent Chairman of IXCellerate Ltd (Russian data centers) and gained much experience internationally as an exec in growing international technology businesses.
Karen is also member of the 30% Club which supports boards to appoint more female directors and mentors women in tech through Rebus and Like-minded-Females. She mentors entrepreneurs through Kickstart Global and Neuro Nexus.
You can find Karen on Linkedin: Karen Bach | LinkedIn
Hunter Berg is co founder of NiftyDrops. Nifty Drops is a mobile app designed for NFT launch-tracking and project-discovery across all blockchains. Launching soon on iOS and android, the app includes a notification system which alerts users of upcoming drops a week, a day, and hours ahead of time. For version one, he compares it to CoinGecko, but instead of ICOs, Nifty Drops tracks when major NFT projects drop assets for trading/collecting. Currently, he is partnered with top NFT projects including AXIE Infinity, Bitcoin Origins, Aavegotchi, GALA Games, Chain Guardians, Splinterlands, Upland, Picasso Punks, Bitlectro Labs, Avastars, and more.
"Let's bring NFTs to mobile!" says Hunter
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book is available at https://persons-of-interest.io/
Melanie Boylan recently spoke with Juliana Novaes, a law Student at the University of Sao Paulo and researcher in law and technology. She is currently head of projects of the Youth Observatory for the Internet Society's Youth Special Internet Group. She is also a fellow of the 2017 Youth@IGF Brasil Program organized by CGI.br and of the 2018 Youth@IGF Program organized by the Internet Society.
Why not become the next internet advocate and champion? Open to all over the age of 18 with chapters globally, offering a free way in to advocate and support others online. Learn more about the new search in the recent press release.
Learn about the Early Career Fellowship.
Jamil learns more about the potential of blockchain with Sir John Hargrave
Blockchain is for Everyone After All!: How New Investors Can Build Long Term Winning Investment Portfolios in the Nascent Crypto Industry, with Sir John Hargrave
SIR JOHN HARGRAVE is the CEO of the media and communication company Media Shower (www.mediashower.com). His company publishes the blockchain investor website, Bitcoin Market Journal (www.bitcoinmarketjournal.com) which reaches 100,000 blockchain investors monthly. He is the author of the bestselling investing book BLOCKCHAIN FOR EVERYONE (Simon & Schuster, 2019), as well as BLOCKCHAIN SUCCESS STORIES (O’Reilly, 2020), which has been called “the Bible of business blockchain.”
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
In this episode of Irish Tech News Sangeeta Waldron speaks with Loïs Acton who was mentored by the late Dame Anita Roddick, founder of the Body Shop. Loïs has dedicated her life to making change, campaigning on social justice by involving music and the arts. She founded one of the first real free schools in the UK – the Bermondsey Lampost in the 70s. Loïs moved into British TV, working on a variety of programmes and ground-breaking initiatives, which includes the launch of the MOBO Awards, the TV Diversity and Disability Networks, Carlton TV’s support for the Commission for Racial Equality Race in the Media Awards, and the Carlton TV Trust.
In this engaging podcast Loïs talk about a digital project that she is part of in Tanzania; why some businesses have taken so long to take CSR seriously; the cancel culture; if we really will build back better from this global pandemic and what she would say to her 21-year-old self.
Connect with Loïs Acton on Instagram and/or LinkedIn
Connect with Sangeeta Waldron, Founder, Serendipity PR & Media and Author of Corporate Social Responsibility Is Not Public Relations on Twitter.
Sangeeta Waldron is a multi-award winning Public Relations professional with over three decades’ worth of publicity, branding, communications, crisis management, marketing, media and social media experience. Sangeeta is a published author; her first business book, The PR Knowledge Book is published by Business Expert Press and received high acclaim by international business leaders.
She is a guest lecturer at Coventry University, teaching PR and global journalism. Sangeeta is also a writer specializing in sustainability and corporate social responsibility, where her work has been published by the United Nations and other leading news platforms. Sangeeta started out her career writing speeches for a previous UK Prime Minister and Ministers, and has worked at the top level with big, powerful global brands, which includes - being global communications director for the Economist Group; working for The Times Education Supplement; the Mayor of London; Cass Business School; and charities such as Breast Cancer Campaign.
A regular international speaker and moderator. Sangeeta sits on different boards.
Audi has just launched the e-tron GT, their flagship car. The e-tron GT is an electric Grand Tourer and is how Audi see their future will be more entwined with electric cars.
Ronan talks to Richard Molloy, Head of Marketing and Product in Audi Ireland. Richard talks about the technology involved in the e-tron GT, their new version of quattro which is their heritage, the future iterations of the e-tron GT, the tech in the e-tron GT that will trickle down to other Audi models, and the charging ports in Ireland.
More about the Audi e-tron GT:
It produces 469bhp, or 523bhp for a 2.5 second boost when you engage launch control, that gives you 0-62mph in 4.1 seconds and a top speed of 152mph. It has a range of 479km and can be recharged from 5 to 80 percent of its battery capacity in a claimed 23 minutes using the standard 270-kW DC fast charger. The price of the e-tron GT is €102,379 for the base mode and €140,376 for the RS version.
We catch up with JR Reagan who has been based in South Korea for many years now to learn more about this fascinating country which is a global leader in technology and his work as a technology trends adviser, investor, mentor and lecturer.
Dr. JR Reagan is the CEO of IdeaXplorer Global, providing Korean Technology Insights to the world’s best companies. He is former Vice Dean of Endicott College of International Studies (Woosong University) in Daejeon, South Korea and Global Chief Security Officer (CISO) at Deloitte.
He has over 25 years of Innovation, Big Data & Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Management Consulting in more than 20+ countries worldwide, including financial services, hi-tech, government and academia industries. He retired as the Global Chief Information Security Officer with Deloitte. Dr Reagan previously taught for 10 years at the Carey Business School of Johns Hopkins University and is currently a Technology Mentor at Columbia University.
Dr. Reagan holds a Doctorate in Organizational Leadership from Shenandoah University, a Masters in Management Information Systems from Bowie State University and a BA in Sociology from The University of the State of New York.
See more on his podcast here too
https://www.ideaxplorer.com/podcast
This podcast features Keith Keller and Melanie Boylan. Keith Keller is a Twitter Video Marketing Specialist and is considered by many to be one of the world’s leading authorities on Twitter marketing, especially Twitter Video Marketing. He is regularly invited to speak on the subject on podcasts, webinars and livestreams across the globe. Keith has several livestreaming shows of his own and now offers one on one consulting to businesses around the world about livestreaming techniques & video marketing strategies.
Having these "real-life" moments can introduce you to such a wider audience and show them other facets to your personality and lifestyle.
Learn more about him and #BTRLtv
www.KeithKeller.com.au
http://BetterThanRealLifeTV.com
http://LivestreamingDecoded.com
More about Melanie
I set up STOMP Marketing & PR in Co Wicklow on November 7th 2013 and rebranded my business December 2015 to what it is known today to STOMP Social Media Training after looking at my pool of enquiries and making my business match my clientele.
With my many years of experience in promoting services and charities in Ireland and the UK; I have been very fortunate to establish a strong network of contacts and over the years have learnt how best to promote a business online and improve their social media scoring.
I have now trained over 2,700 people in the last 7 years either in groups or on a one to one basis. On stage, online or in person through Keynotes, Workshops or Ongoing Courses. I can help you feel supported and confident in your new skills. Contact me today!
https://www.stomp.ie/about
We catch up with Ray Walshe in a wide ranging discussion of technologies and exciting trends that will affect our lives
Asst Professor Ray Walshe, Director of European Observatory for ICT Standards (EUOS)
Ray is Senior Researcher and Lecturer in the ADAPT Research Centre in Dublin City University (DCU), IRELAND. He began his career in industry as a software engineer, software consultant and project manager with LM Ericsson, Software and Systems Engineering Limited and Siemens. Joining the lecturing staff in the School of Computing DCU in 1995 he delivers AI, IoT and Data Governance modules on Undergraduate, Masters, and PhD Programmes and is current (2021) Chair of the Graduate Diploma in Web Technologies degree. Ray is Chair of Big Data Value Association Standards Task Force, Chair of Network Development @ Gender Responsive Standards at the United Nations Economic Committee for Europe, Chair of the External Advisory Board of Horizon 2020 Project StandICT.eu, Research Partner in StandICT2023.eu and Co-Lead on ELITE-S Fellowship Programme for Emerging Technologies Standardization (Elite-Fellowships.eu). Ray has been a Digital Leader with World Economic Forum since 2016 and was appointed to the IEEE European Public Policy Committee on ICT in 2019 and is currently the AI WG Lead for IEEE EPPC. Ray was also appointed in 2020 to the OECD Network of Experts (ONE AI)
Melanie Boylan and Michael Gilmore donned capes and discussed why Michael started a book for his 17 year old daughter. This book and lessons from it evolves over time and he then goes on to support immigrants in Singapore. Quite the story!
So why the 7 Dollar Millionaire? Listen in and find out more.
See our review of his book here ->
https://irishtechnews.ie/happy-ever-after-financial-freedom/
ABOUT THE AUTHOR THE SEVEN DOLLAR MILLIONAIRE is a group of financial literacy enthusiasts who make learning about money accessible and engaging. They were quoted in the Financial Times in November 2020 saying No one thinks about being financially literate per se. But they do want to be financially secure, to not be in debt and misery.
If that’s your Happy Ever After, then this book shows how to stop that being a fairy tale, and make it real, starting today.
published by Wiley, available here
Jamil catches up with Matthijs de Vries to learn about this interesting new potential technology solution
Constructing the Bridge between Traditional and Decentralized Finance Industries with the Help of Data Tunnels, with Matthijs de Vries and AllianceBlock
Matthijs de Vries is Co-founder and CTO of AllianceBlock, the world’s first globally compliant decentralized capital market. An expert in the field of Software and Product Development, Matthijs spent 10 years at PostNL, one of the largest Dutch companies, where he successfully led document management-related software development (customer implementations and product development). In this role he was responsible for several different departments, as well as leading an entire software development chain before switching companies to lead the development of several unique AI products amongst which was a ground-breaking chatbot.
He has an extensive and varied background as a software developer, establishing a full blown workflow management suite and analytical algorithm in the field of veterinary diagnostics, among various other projects, before growing into a managerial role. He knows what is important for a developer to be able to thrive and deliver high end products. Besides hands-on software development experience and management, Matthijs is a seasoned entrepreneur, founding three other companies.
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About Jamil Hasan
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
Jamil talks with Daniel Elimelech to learn more about this attempt to roll out a renewable energy mining solution.
iM Intelligent Mining
Founder
Daniel Elimelech is the Founder of IM Intelligent Mining, Inc. headquartered in Los Angeles, California. IM Intelligent Mining, Inc. was created as a renewable energy mining solutions company to service global cryptocurrencies.
Daniel was born in Israel and raised in London, England. As a Chief Engineer and world renowned Entrepreneur, Mr. Elimelech services, financial and energy sectors with his groundbreaking technology and idealism. He launched IM Intelligent Mining in 2017 after recognizing two main problems with the leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, being energy consumption and the centralization through mining operations that can disrupt the blockchain network through a 51% hack attack.
Daniel Elimelech earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Robotics from Kadori in Israel, while studying basic laws of thermodynamics and quantum mechanics. Daniel was fascinated by blockchain technology mining and subsequently launched IM Intelligent Mining, Inc. Mr. Elimelech remains one of the world’s most esteemed open blockchain and bitcoin experts. His mission is to move all data mining to sustainable energy via the utilization of heat generated by its self sustaining activity with virtually free electricity. https://chat.whatsapp.com/DMZSC33iNifDFpfTlQZLIA
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About Jamil Hasan
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
Over the past five years, we have seen the rise of misinformation which has played a part in 2 US elections and the UK Brexit referendum. How do we combat this? Ronan talks to Lyric Jain the founder and CEO of Logically about this and more.
Lyric talks about his background, how Logically started, what Logically does, online fraud ads, and the rise of misinformation during the last 2 American elections and the Brexit referendum. Lyric also talks about how harder it is to police QAnon, the role social media and blogs play in spreading misinformation, and how we can combat this has simulation hypothesis, AI ethics, deep fakes, and Elon Musk and Neuralink.
More about Lyric:
Lyric is a serial entrepreneur and engineer who founded Logically in 2017, after observing the breakdown in public discourse during the 2016 US presidential election, and the Brexit referendum in the UK. Last year Lyric was announced on Forbes 30 Under 30.
Can we turn conversations into actions? Can we put consumers in the heart of everything we design in this new digital era? With 1 billion people still lacking access to technology, how can we be more thoughtful in creating alternative solutions to achieve equal outcomes for those on the other side of the digital divide? While we might feel every day is like Groundhog day, as our guest reminds us, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Join us in this episode of One Vision, where Theo and Bradley chat with Dr Louise Maynard-Atem on data, privacy, and inclusion.
In this episode of Irish Tech News Sangeeta Waldron speaks to Claire O’Neill, co-founder and director of A Greener Festival (AGF), a not-for-profit company, committed to helping events, festivals and venues around the world to become more sustainable and to reduce environmental impacts.
We discuss waste at festivals, diversity and inclusion, gender balance line-ups, something called regenerative tours where artists connect with indigenous communities while on tour, the ‘Declaration of Sustainability’, and of course the impact of the pandemic on festivals and us as festival goers, along with the boom in festival goers this year.
Claire O’Neill is also the organiser of the ‘Green Events & Innovations Conference’, and chair of the ‘Green Working Group for the Association for Electronic Music’. If that wasn’t enough, Claire is also part of Arcadia Spectacular, working as show producer and aerial performer at the Glastonbury Festival and on international tours; and a director of the not for profit arm “Arcadia Reach CIC”.
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Connect with Sangeeta Waldron, Founder, Serendipity PR & Media and Author of Corporate Social Responsibility Is Not Public Relations on Twitter.
Sangeeta Waldron is a multi-award winning Public Relations professional with over three decades’ worth of publicity, branding, communications, crisis management, marketing, media and social media experience. Sangeeta is a published author; her first business book, The PR Knowledge Book is published by Business Expert Press and received high acclaim by international business leaders.
She is a guest lecturer at Coventry University, teaching PR and global journalism. Sangeeta is also a writer specializing in sustainability and corporate social responsibility, where her work has been published by the United Nations and other leading news platforms. Sangeeta started out her career writing speeches for a previous UK Prime Minister and Ministers, and has worked at the top level with big, powerful global brands, which includes - being global communications director for the Economist Group; working for The Times Education Supplement; the Mayor of London; Cass Business School; and charities such as Breast Cancer Campaign.
A regular international speaker and moderator. Sangeeta sits on different boards.
We catch up with Mark Schaefer to learn more about his recent book Cumulative Advantage, and how to maximise your own talents to achieve success. We also discuss why Tennesse is awesome, and his love hate relationship with Tim Ferris.
Mark W. Schaefer is a globally-recognized speaker, educator, business consultant, and author who blogs at {grow} — one of the top marketing blogs of the world. Mark has worked in global sales, PR, and marketing positions for 30 years and now provides consulting services as Executive Director of U.S.-based Schaefer Marketing Solutions. He specializes in marketing strategy and social media workshops and clients include both start-ups and global brands such as Adidas, Cisco, Johnson & Johnson, Dell, Pfizer, The U.S. Air Force, and the UK government.
Mark has advanced degrees in marketing and organizational development and holds seven patents. He is a faculty member of the graduate studies program at Rutgers University.
He and is the author of eight best-selling books including The Tao of Twitter (the best-selling book on Twitter in the world), The Content Code, named by INC magazine as one of the Top five marketing books of the year, and KNOWN: The handbook for building and unleashing your personal brand in the digital age, the top book on personal branding. Mark’s new book Cumulative Advantage: How to Build Momentum for Your Ideas, Business and Life Against All Odds is an essential new path to being seen and heard in a busy world. His books are used as textbooks at more than 50 universities, have been translated into 12 languages, and can be found in more than 750 libraries worldwide.
He the co-host of The Marketing Companion, one of the top 10 marketing podcasts on iTunes.
Rhett is co-founder and CEO of Europechain, a GDPR compliant blockchain based on the EOS blockchain and co-founded by four other European EOS Blockproducers. His family name, from the Netherlands, originates from the 1500s when his family emigrated from Poland to Holland. Pool being a reference to Poland and Oudkerk meaning old church and an connected name chosen to reflect respectability.
His focus at Europechain is to deliver public blockchain solutions for enterprises. The main issues encountered so far in the multiple projects undertaken are to manage identities and workflow. Accordingly, the team has built an enablement layer to sit on top of the blockchain to deliver enterprise related modules. In addition to Europe, there is also a chain for India where similar projects can be rolled out.
“Our model is to build geographical chains with an enablement layer – so you get the blockchain features combined with expected enterprise requirements.”
The excitement around NFTs has prompted the five block producers to collectively offer solutions out of Zaisan Holding, thereby creating a reservoir of NFT knowledge in one place. An important component is the legal aspect when entering into contracts with artists and Jetse Sprey, cofounder of Europechain offers tailored legal advice for this potentially tricky sector.
Listen here to find put his advice
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author - her latest book is here https://persons-of-interest.io/
Jamil interviews Cyrus Taghehchian, Founder, CEO @ Splyt Core Foundation about his positive and life changing initiative.
Linkedin.com/in/taghehchian
About
Maker of things awesome, Executive and Lean-Agile coach, blockchain nerd, people motivator, Deloitte Consulting alum, digital hipster, business professional and kid at heart. An accomplished entrepreneur with leadership, strategy, and business execution expertise in e-commerce, digital marketing, Lean-Agile dev, and blockchain.
Curious. Persistent. Courageous.
I spend my time thinking of the Future of Work and my intention in life is to heal people by empowering them to follow their purpose using agile, blockchain, social media, e-commerce, and/or just believing in themselves. Purpose before profits makes the world more whole.
Things I care about: youth privilege equality and sustainability. What good is it to have a unicorn exit when you’re destroying future generation’s opportunities and/or the planet?
"NFTs and its immutable data nature will be the most coveted commodity in the future once we reach singularity. Blockchain preserves our reality." -me
About Splyt:
Splyt is an e-commerce NFT infrastructure that connects e-commerce stores, brands, and affiliates. A unique eNFT is assigned to each item providing users with a globally updating inventory. Users can also mint their products as eNFTs. There is a certificate of authenticity to prevent counterfeits, a built in smart contract that holds money in escrow to avoid scams, and a commission to incentivise affiliates and stores. The protocol is equipped with automated dispute and arbitration mechanisms, and is governed by consensus to maintain decentralization, flexibility, and user engagement.
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About Jamil Hasan
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
In this episode of Irish Tech News Sangeeta Waldron is in conversation with Leigh-Kathryn Bonner, a fourth-generation beekeeper, who started her entrepreneurial journey at just 22 years old.
Her company, Bee Downtown, which is based in North Carolina in the US, provides unique year-round employee engagement and leadership development for many of the largest corporations in the world by placing honeybee hives on corporate campuses. Leigh is part of the TED speaking community, a 2018 INC Magazine-30 Under 30 Rising Star, and most recently named to the exclusive Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
Sangeeta speaks to Leigh on her birthday, St. Patrick’s Day this year. Leigh gives us a wonderful insight into bees and tells us that honey bees are Mother Nature’s best story-tellers, who are telling us right now about the decline of the environment, and how we can listen to hives. Leigh also discusses the next generation of business leaders in the US, who want change; the challenges of being an entrepreneur and that how you can be a mission and corporate social responsibility led business, and still be profitable!
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Connect with Sangeeta Waldron, Founder, Serendipity PR & Media and Author of Corporate Social Responsibility Is Not Public Relations on Twitter.
Sangeeta Waldron is a multi-award winning Public Relations professional with over three decades’ worth of publicity, branding, communications, crisis management, marketing, media and social media experience. Sangeeta is a published author; her first business book, The PR Knowledge Book is published by Business Expert Press and received high acclaim by international business leaders.
She is a guest lecturer at Coventry University, teaching PR and global journalism. Sangeeta is also a writer specializing in sustainability and corporate social responsibility, where her work has been published by the United Nations and other leading news platforms. Sangeeta started out her career writing speeches for a previous UK Prime Minister and Ministers, and has worked at the top level with big, powerful global brands, which includes - being global communications director for the Economist Group; working for The Times Education Supplement; the Mayor of London; Cass Business School; and charities such as Breast Cancer Campaign.
A regular international speaker and moderator. Sangeeta sits on different boards.
Really enjoyed chatting with Peter Cairns, and learned a lot from our conversation, you will enjoy this interview too ->
Peter Cairns is Executive Director of rewilding charity, SCOTLAND: The Big Picture and a co-founder of the Scottish Rewilding Alliance.
www.scotlandbigpicture.com
Despite its beauty and drama, Scotland has become a nature-depleted nation. Many species that were once prolific now teeter on the edge; others have been hunted to extinction. Centuries of ecological decline have led to the complex living systems upon which we all depend to falter and fail.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
Rewilding seeks to return abundance and diversity of life to Scotland’s land and seas, so that wildlife flourishes and people thrive. SCOTLAND: The Big Picture works with a diverse range of people to make rewilding happen, at many different levels, across Scotland.
It’s time to rewrite nature’s story.
www.rewild.scot
Imagine a Scotland where nature is reawakened. Where a rich tapestry of native woodlands, wetlands, wildflower meadows and grasslands is stitched back together. Where land and seas teem with life. Where people feel connected to the natural world, wherever they live. And where nature-based enterprises support thriving communities far and wide.
This is our vision of rewilding.
This is why we’re calling on Scotland to become the world’s first Rewilding Nation.
How to be part of a world first NFT?
One Million NFT Seeks to Make Internet History with Artistic NFT Grid
The one-million-pixel grid will be auctioned after completion
One Million NFT is a project set up by Ben Allen, the man behind the project to offer the world’s first one-million-pixel grid. The company is producing a one-million-pixel user-generated grid online to create one piece of artwork, then minted as an NFT. Each of the grids in the One Million NFT is for sale and, once completed, will make a user-generated image that will be auctioned off as a non-fungible token (NFT) art piece. Each 10x10 grid will contain an image of the purchaser's choice.
“We are blazing new trails in the worlds of art and technology, finding creativity and unique value in their intersection,” explained Ben Allen, founder of the One Million NFT project. “We are also reversing a century-old trend of technology deprecating the unique value of a work of art. Instead, we are leveraging technology to assert the right of the artist, or in this case, a community of creators, to make something unreproducible and distinctly valuable.”
Each contributor can also add a website address to the contributor's list for the artwork. Squares are available to anyone, including artists, advertisers, brands, influencers, and entrepreneurs, as well as anyone who wants to contribute an image. The completed art piece will then be auctioned with the goal of mass exposure for all contributors.
NFTs are data units on a blockchain digital ledger, including unique digital items such as collectibles or artworks, or game items. NFT's are valuable because they are rare digital art in being verifiably scarce on the Ethereum blockchain. There is a diverse range of very talented artists currently releasing amazing work atop Ethereum. For the artist, tokenizing work both ensures that the item is unique and branded as the artist's work. The actual ownership is blockchain-managed. The blockchain's encryption makes each NFT impossible to reproduce without its owner's permission. NFT is thus ideal for digital artworks and books.
An article in the Economic Times stated, "Just like sports collectibles, the market for NFTs is estimated to have grown to $100 million while opening up myriad possibilities for artists. This includes greater autonomy and a fair share of the value upside according to those aware of the dynamics of this buzzing marketplace."
Digital artwork by the artist Beeple recently sold for $69 million at a Christie's auction.
"I'm a big believer in NFT artists and hope that over time, we see digital as the norm so that it can be appreciated," said Ben. "I thought this would be a great idea to bring awareness to many great digital artists. We are creating a timeless image that will reward contributors in this artwork."
One Million NFT has already had more than 9,000 views from 97 different countries, and page views are growing. The project, which is only two weeks old, has already sold 3.3 percent of the squares, or 330 out of 10,000.
For more information or to become part of this historical piece of art, visit onemillionnft.com
Important and interesting conversation with Gerald Kutney, battling to reduce the impact of climate change deniers.
Gerald is a commentator on MSM and social media on the politics of the climate crisis. He has authored the book Carbon Politics and the Failure of the Kyoto Protocol and is currently working on #ClimateBrawl vs. Climate Denialism: The Politics of the Climate Crisis.
Gerald is also known for having inspired the popular hashtag on Twitter: “#ClimateBrawl.” On Twitter, he is ranked in the top 💯 global influencers in Climate Science & Forecast, and the #1 global influencer for “Education & Public Awareness in the #ClimateChange Debate.”
He has a Ph.D. in chemistry and is an elected Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. He was an adjunct professor at the University of Northern British Columbia and taught the graduate course Climate Change & Global Warming. Now living in Ottawa, he has presented several guest lectures at Carleton University on climate change denial.
A staff reporter from The Toronto Star wrote: “Canadian researcher Gerald Kutney, who has wielded his PhD in chemistry like a blinding blade of science in a relentless twitter campaign against climate denialism.”
Jamil catches up with Vaibhav Kadikar, CloseCross to learn more about this project
Trust in Code: Moving from Traditional Financial Markets to Alternative, Decentralized Leveraged Markets,
About Vaibhav Kadikar, Founder and CEO of CloseCross
Inventor of the multi-party settlement mechanism and author of the Knowledge value of Time algorithms, Vaibhav Kadikar has been in this space since 1999 when he launched his first digital (not crypto) currency. In 2007 he wrote the paper on Financial Decentralization that turned into an approved patent from the USPTO in 2011 for the multi-party settlement.
In 2017 he founded CloseCross to disrupt the financial predictions/derivatives market with an aim to open up the $1200 trillion p.a. market to the masses, by offering an alternative multi-party setup.
He has an MBA from INSEAD and has previously held positions leading Global functions in M&A, Corporate Finance, Digitization and Corporate Development
About Jamil Hasan
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
In the podcast today Melanie Boylan speaks to Martina Fitzgerald of Scale Ireland about the work they do to support business owners.
Martina Fitzgerald is the CEO of Scale Ireland, the independent not-for-profit organisation which represents and advocates on behalf of Ireland’s tech start-up and scale-up companies. Martina has two decades senior communications experience, including as RTÉ’s political correspondent. She is the author of the best-selling and critically acclaimed book, ‘Madam Politician: The women at the table of Irish political power’. In 2019, Martina was a Visiting Fellow at Columbia University in New York, having earlier in the year delivered communications and empowerment training to pre-university women in Laos and Washington. She is a member of Ireland’s independent National Screening Advisory Committee and a board member of Dóchas.
Scale Ireland is an independent not-for-profit organisation which represents and advocates on behalf of Ireland’s tech start-up and scale-up companies. There are currently 2000 indigenous tech start-up and scale-up companies employing 47,000 people around the country.
Website; www.scaleireland.org
https://twitter.com/scaleireland
https://www.linkedin.com/company/scale-ireland/
https://www.facebook.com/ScaleIreland.org
A combined approach of mass testing alongside contact tracing is the most effective way to suppress the spread and impact of the coronavirus, and avoid strong restrictions being implemented, according to new research from the Institute of Smarts Systems and Artificial Intelligence at Nazarbayev University.
Ronan talks to Askat Kuzdeuov a data scientist at the institute of Smarts Systems and Artificial Intelligence at Nazarbayev University about this and more. Askat talks about the research being done on COVID-19, its recent findings, the COVID-19 simulator they developed, and what it does. Askat also mentions where you can get the source code for their COVID-19 simulator, why they used data from Lecco in the Lombardy region, zero covid, contact tracing, and vaccinations.
More about the institute of Smarts Systems and Artificial Intelligence at Nazarbayev University.
The COVID-19 pandemic has emerged as the most severe public health crisis in over a century. As of January 2021, there are more than 100 million cases and 2.1 million deaths. For informed decision making, reliable statistical data and capable simulation tools are needed. Askat Kuzdeuov and his colleagues at the Institute of Smarts Systems and Artificial Intelligence at Nazarbayev University have developed an epidemic simulator that can model the effects of random population testing and contact tracing. Their simulator models individuals as particles with the position, velocity, and epidemic status states on a 2D map and runs an SEIR epidemic model with contact tracing and testing modules.
Excellent interview by Jamil with legendary investor and bitcoin advocate Tim Draper
A World Filled with Heroes
Tim Draper founded Draper Associates, DFJ and the Draper Venture Network, a global network of venture capital funds. Funded Coinbase, Baidu, Tesla, Skype, SpaceX, Twitch, Hotmail, Focus Media, Robinhood, Athenahealth, Box, Cruise Automation, Carta, Planet, PTC and 15 other unicorns from early/first rounds.
He is a supporter and global thoughtleader for entrepreneurs everywhere, and is a leading spokesperson for Bitcoin and decentralization, having won the Bitcoin US Marshall’s auction in 2014, invested in over 50 crypto companies, and led investments in Coinbase, Ledger, Tezos, and Bancor, among others.
He is regularly featured on all major networks as a proponent for entrepreneurship, innovative governance, free markets and Bitcoin, and has received various awards and honors including the World Entrepreneurship Forum’s “Entrepreneur of the World,” and is listed as one of the top 100 most powerful people in finance by Worth Magazine, the top 20 most influential people in Crypto by CryptoWeekly, #1 most networked VC by AlwaysOn, #7 on the Forbes Midas List, member of the Global Guru 30 Startup Gurus in the world, and #48 most influential Harvard Alum.
About Jamil Hasan
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
The global pandemic may be a wake up call to a new age, one where the value of our work and the leadership we can provide is reflected back to the improvement to the community to which we belong. One way we can succeed in building a very different future — one much more equitable — is to appreciate how interdependent we really are, how everything in our life is a series of connected systems, both big and small. And that it is within our grasp to bend their functions toward a better way. Join us this week as Theo and Bradley talk about the global launch of their new book, Beyond Good.
We talk with Oonagh McCutcheon, Communications Manager to learn more about this positive new initiative from www.weare.ie
The .IE Digital Town Awards 2021 are open to towns of various sizes across Ireland. This is the first pillar of activity under .IE Digital Town which has been developed to address digital enhancement and adoption in Ireland.
The .IE Digital Town Awards promote awareness, knowledge, use and understanding of digital in Ireland by its citizens, businesses and communities. It also highlights the benefits and possibilities of digital and celebrates the digital achievements of local towns, big and small.
There will be 14 awards in a number of categories with a total prize fund of €100,000 in 2021.
11 of the awards will be for digital projects and in addition there will be two special Award categories – Digital Changemaker and Digital Rising Star, which will chosen by an independent judging panel. We are also delighted to announce the totally unique Digital Hero Award. This will be a person in your community who is an unsung hero, who works tirelessly on initiatives to promote the digital enhancement of the town. There will be a special prize of €3,000 for this award.
Applicants will be asked to provide information on their Digital Vision and Digital Projects underway. Entry to the awards is free.
Enter via this link https://www.weare.ie/about-ie-digital-town-awards/
Interesting and informative conversation with Ambassador Patricia Cortés Ortiz about the technological and biological diversity of Colombia, and also its long standing links to Ireland also.
Ambassador Patricia Cortés Ortiz is Colombia’s first Resident Ambassador to Ireland since August 2018. She is career diplomat with over 25 years of experience in the international relations area in the bilateral, multilateral, and high-level management. She has held the roles of General Director of America and Coordinator for the United States and Canada at the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Minister Plenipotentiary and Minister Counsellor at the Embassy of Colombia in Washington D.C.; and First Secretary at the Embassy of Colombia in Venezuela. She has a master’s degree in Contemporary International Political and Economic Analysis; and is a qualified Nutritionist-Dietitian.
You can visit the Embassy of Colombia in Ireland website https://irlanda.embajada.gov.co or contact them via email at eirlanda@cancilleria.gov.co. You can stay in touch with the Embassy by signing up for their monthly newsletter here.
Jonathan Marriott is the Marketing Manager at Electroneum - one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency projects born out of the United Kingdom. Since their inception in 2017, the company has welcomed more than 4.2 million users onto their platform, which aims to simplify cryptocurrency payments for the masses. In late 2019, Electroneum launched AnyTask.com – a freelance marketplace aimed at overcoming the overwhelming issue of high sales fees and the need for bank accounts. Recently, AnyTask.com launched their new NFT category where buyers can source the skills of talented freelancers for far less than you would think! In this episode, we discuss everything NFTs, including what is an NFT, how Jonathan became involved with NFTs, and what his vision is for the space.
The host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author Her latest book can be found at https://persons-of-interest.io/
We catch up with Mark Mitchell, CWSI to learn more about remote & mobile working trends, and the threats and opportunities associated with them
An experienced Infrastructure Architect and Design Authority responsible for delivering multi million pound projects, who also has experience as a Support Manager and Engineer. A Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with experience in Active Directory design and Exchange deployment. Has diverse sector experience, including call centre environments. Experience of many aspects of IT, including all levels of support, solution design and managing resources. Is able to work equally well as part of a cohesive team or alone as the role demands.
More about CWSI
We’ve been helping clients adapt to the increasing presence of mobile technologies in business since the very first smartphones became available.
Today our expert team, combines unrivalled knowledge and technical expertise with solutions from industry-leading software partners to help our clients leverage the power of mobile technologies. Our solutions increase productivity, enhance collaboration, improve employee engagement, enhance service delivery, increase customer loyalty, lower costs and gain competitive edge.
From our offices in Dublin and London, we provide consulting, managed services, professional services and training to many of Ireland and the UK’s most respected organisations across a wide range of sectors.
Gender inequality sadly still exists and IT search have highlighted this in their 2021 Diversity & Inclusion, Salary & Market Sentiment report. Ronan talks to Ebony Lawless-McCrea from IT search about this and more.
Ebony talks about her background, the technology recruitment market, the Zoom effect, and the 2021 Diversity & Inclusion, Salary & Market Sentiment report. Ebony also talks about the areas in tech that offer the best salary, cybersecurity, rapid digital transformation, women in tech, blind CV formatting, unconscious bias, and the most positive thing Ebony noticed in 2021 Diversity & Inclusion, Salary & Market Sentiment report.
More about Ebony:
Ebony has over 6 years of Technology Recruitment experience within Ireland and the US. She has covered most technical verticals working on both Permanent and Contract positions. Ebony holds the role of Client Services Manager for IT search, working with their existing client base to ensure they are continuing to provide the best service in the market, as well as working with new and prospective clients on developing exceptional ongoing relationships.
In todays podcast Melanie Boylan meets Katie Kilroy, a third year Mechanical Engineering student at Trinity College Dublin. She's the Head of Marketing of Formula Trinity; a chassis engineer for the internal combustion team as well as researcher for the control engineering department for the autonomous team. She's always up for new challenges and the chance to learn something new and it’s probably why She's on three departments. In her spare time Katie is developing android apps for people with dementia and volunteering tutoring secondary school students as a Committee member of Volunteer Tuition Program in Trinity.
Katie joined the team three years ago, as a chassis engineer. The chassis is like the skeleton of the car and she was in charge of designing the tabs which are used to attach all the components to the chassis. This involved communicating and collaborating with multiple departments and teams which has helped her get where she is in Formula Trinity. This year, she's heavily involved with the CAD (Computer Aided Design) and FEA (Finite Element Analysis) of the chassis structure and she is in charge of testing the front impact attenuator. She was asked to join the Business and Operations team to help out with social media. Five months later she is now the Head of Marketing having run a successful “Femuary” campaign to promote women in motorsports alongside two of our other members; Katherine Hardgrave and Sabrina Steinberga. With another upcoming social media campaign “Ai-pril” headed by Katherine, with a talk on Women in Ai on April 7th.
About Formula Trinity: http://formulatrinity.com/
Formula Trinity is a student lead team made up of current Trinity College students, competing in the UK competition of Formula SAE. The Team Captain Arnie Sasnauskas founded the team in 2017 after his 1st year of engineering here at Trinity, with the help of the Head of Engineering David Simonian and Deputy Head of Engineering William Dunne. The aim of the competition is to design and build a car throughout the academic year, you then race it at the Formula Student UK competition at Silverstone in July. The team gives Trinity students the platform to put the theory they learn in lectures to practice and gain real life experience as a member of an engineering, business, or autonomous team. The team motto is “Building careers, one race car at a time”. Being on the team is voluntary, they all put hours of work in during spare time to ensure they complete the car and rely on generosity from sponsors to fund the construction of the car.
Since 2017, they have grown to over 80 members and have become the top performing team in Ireland, achieving 2nd place in the 2019 Class 2 in the Formula Student UK competition. They have accomplished this through bringing together talented students from first years to masters and multiple disciplines such as engineering, computer science, business, law and many others. They are a team of equal opportunity constantly promoting gender equality and women in STEM.
The team made up of three main sections: Internal Combustion, Autonomous and Business & Operations, with each having broken down into departments. The internal combustion section has 7 departments ranging from aerodynamics and powertrain to suspension and electronics. The Autonomous section has 4 departments which include control engineering, path-planning, perception, state- estimation and reinforcement learning.
In this podcast today, Melanie Boylan speaks with Frederique Murphy about her very soon to be released book and how this will beneficial for industry leaders to teens by rewiring their brain.
We delve through the wires (chapters) and understand the circuits (processes) involved and she helps outline a framework that you can use to understand and strategise with. This may sound complicated but it really isn't!
Listen in today and to pre-order your book, visit the book website.
Frederique Murphy is a leadership mindset strategist, who inspires and equips leaders to move through extraordinary change. With her Mountain Moving Mindset platform, as an international keynote speaker and award- winning consultant, she works with global organizations, tapping into the power of their leaders’ minds to rewire their brains for success.
In Lead Beyond The Edge, Frederique Murphy provides you with the mind strategies you need to rewire your brain for success. You will know how to overcome any challenges to accomplish anything, anytime, anywhere.
Discover scientific strategies to lead transformations from within.
Learn by doing more than just reading to enhance your cognitive functions.
Access a powerful 12-step framework to fire up your brain on command.
You can lead beyond the edge but only if you know what to do when your brain resists.
Thanks to Frederique’s actionable strategies, memorable science and personal stories, experience self-directed neuroplasticity by building this bold path and make your extraordinary happen!
Find Frederiques links below:
https://twitter.com/IrishSmiley
https://www.linkedin.com/in/frederiquemurphy/
https://www.facebook.com/FrederiqueMurphyM3/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbFNhOzsXnf6SHNFE9izcJA
https://www.instagram.com/frederiquemurphy/
Jamil finds out more about this interesting and positive initiative
Fran Strajnar is an entrepreneur and technologist in the blockchain and fintech industries. He is the Founder and CEO of Techemy, a holding company for an industry-wide blockchain enterprise ecosystem. Techemy includes Techemy Capital, an investment firm, and Techemy Advisory, which offers end-to-end deal structuring and strategy services. Fran is also the Founder and Chairman of Brave New Coin, a digital asset data company. In 2020, Fran launched BNC Pro, a low-cost, feature-rich digital wealth management platform for cryptocurrency investors. He holds an MBA from the University of Otago and is based in Auckland, New Zealand.
About Jamil Hasan
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
We catch up with Andy Brennan, whose book Uncultivated, Wild Apples, Real Cider, and the Complicated Art of Making a Living, we recently reviewed.
More about Aaron Burr Cider
“The Cidery”, which produces Aaron Burr Cider in Wurtsboro, New York, is a small homestead farm dating back to the early 1800s. Our tenure (and you can read more more about ushere) on this land began in 2006 with the planting of a cider-orchard. Cider-apples are different from eating-apples in the same way wine-grapes are different from table-grapes. You wouldn’t want to make wine from big, tasty fresh-eating grapes, and the same applies with cider. We use our apples and other locally grown and foraged apples for one mission: to re-create “true cider”, the rightful table wine of our land.
This focus is founded on the belief that early Americans drank history’s best cider. Reestablishing this involves a lost holism -from farming to art, from the market to policies –cider is an identity. There is much from our recent past which must be undone but luckily the descendants of early cider apples do still exist in the wild. We believe their ability to survive the 20th century provides American cider, cider-orchards, and cider businesses the much-needed paragon for the future.
About Andy Brennan Andy Brennan owns Aaron Burr Cider in New York’s Catskills region. His career started as a freelance artist, working in the fields of photography, design, and architecture. Since its founding in 2011, Aaron Burr Cider has become well known among cider enthusiasts for its natural approach to cider making, using wild apples and yeasts. As a prominent figure in the growing US cider movement, Andy has been featured in print media and on television, radio, and podcasts. He regularly speaks about natural apple growing and cider production at museums, trade events, festivals, restaurants, and anywhere local food enthusiasts are found.
You can buy the book Uncultivated here
Jamil catches up with Eric Ma to learn more about this project
A Deeper Dive: Building the Web 3.0 with Deeper Network's decentralized VPNs, with Eric Ma
Previously a core member of CoinMarketCap, he took charge in building the groundwork of their community to what it has become today. Being front facing, Eric met with members of the community online and offline. He also played a key role in seeking strategic partnerships for CoinMarketCap helping the company to become a multimillion dollar company.
Eric is an award winning public speaker and often takes to the stage to educate and share his experience with new blockchain products and ideas with the blockchain community.
As the VP of Marketing at Deeper Network, Eric sees new products and innovation as key drivers to the blockchain industry. With the demand for technology growing non-stop, together with the talent at Deeper Network, Eric will help lead the company to new heights and achieve new milestones in the years ahead.
About Jamil Hasan
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
Understanding what experience to give to your customers is one thing, but there's valuable relationships we also have with our staff and suppliers as well. In this podcast Melanie Boylan spoke to Victoria Taylor about her long background in this field and about her upcoming book and future projects. Links t Victoria below:
Who is Victoria Taylor?
Victoria Taylor is an experience consultant and international speaker, who puts different in experience. Her purpose is to help brands become experience leaders .
Victoria get brands to ‘Raise-the-Bar’ in experience by thinking different, creating different and doing different.
She can consult on audience, employee, customer and brand experience, working with boutique businesses, fortune 100 brands and everything in between.
She is a proven customer experience leader who brings together the digital and physical worlds, transforming experience at every moment and interaction someone has with a brand. She tells all her clients this: They need to Make People Matter.
Make people matter and your brand will matter to them.
"I'm far from finished yet and my mission to Raise-the-Bar in experience continues, one day at a time, one brand at a time, one experience at a time." Victoria Taylor.
Book Bio:
'Points Of Entry: Unlocking People Experience' was written with one purpose in mind. To help brands to recognise that every person is important to them. I realised that a lot of the conversation around experience focused on customer experience or, when someone is already a customer of a brand.
'Points Of Entry : Unlocking People Experience' looks at the 'pre-experience' BEFORE someone becomes a customer and it uncovers the potential entry points that a person has into a business. I define a Point of Entry as a place where anyone can gain ‘entry’ to your business, gain insight, have a conversation, or experience your brand for the first time if they don't know you, or engage with and experience your business regularly if they do know you.
The experience you create at each entry point will either be the beginning of a solid business relationship (for those who don’t know you), a great experience (for existing customers and those that do know you) or the end of the road on all counts!
Entry points are everywhere and when I counted up my own, I had over 70 of them. It made me realise how many opportunities there were for brands to build great experiences with people who were not yet customers. Experiences at every moment and every interaction.
But in order to create an experience, knowledge is crucial. This book helps readers to understand
1.) Why entry points are important for EVERY brand today.
2.) Why 'moments' are key to creating experiences.
3.) How you can apply Entry Point Theory to your business with examples.
4.) How you get started in actioning it.
We are all in the experience business first and foremost, second to that comes the product or service we offer, but experience happens long before someone becomes a customer, I hope this book will become the guide to realising the potential of people experience
When you Make People Matter, your brand will matter to them.
Victoria Taylors Links:
https://www.victoriatayl.uk/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoriatayluk/
https://www.facebook.com/VictoriaTaylUK
https://www.instagram.com/victoriatayluk/
https://twitter.com/VictoriaTaylUK
Interesting and informative conversation with Cade Metz, who recently published Genius Makers, documenting the story of the evolution and development of Artificial Intelligence.
Cade Metz is a reporter with The New York Times, covering artificial intelligence, driverless cars, robotics, virtual reality, and other emerging areas. Genius Makers is his first book. Previously, he was a senior staff writer with Wired magazine and the U.S. editor of The Register, one of Britain’s leading science and technology news sites.
A native of North Carolina and a graduate of Duke University, Metz, 48, works in The New York Times’ San Francisco bureau and lives across the bay with his wife Taylor and two daughters.
You can order the book here
https://cademetzauthor.com/order/
Beyond the Bubble: How Artists are Leveraging Non Fungible Tokens to Engage their Audiences and Build a Loyal, Dedicated Fan Base, with Jillian Godsil
Jamil Hasan tackles this timely topic with Irish Tech News in-house expert Jillian Godsil.
More about Jillian
For the 2021 international Women’s Day, Jillian was nominated one of 100 global women in leadership awards
Last June, she was awarded the 2020 Blockchain Journalist by Uptrennds (largest blockchain social platform). In 2019 Jillian was nominated for the national IMRO radio awards for her EastCoastFM Saturday morning show and was awarded the 2019 AI and Blockchain Journalist of the Year at the CC Forum in London. She is a passionate advocate for blockchain, a seasoned professional in fintech and internationally recognised champion for equality – whether in homelessness, gender or the law.
Jillian has held senior positions with global PR companies in Sydney, Singapore, London and Dublin. She was PRO of Iona Technologies (Ireland’s first company to float on NASDAQ). She changed the law in Ireland in 2014 and is a former European Parliamentary candidate (as an independent).
She is a co founder and journalist in the Blockleaders.io. She freelances for Irish Tech News, Irish Central, The Irish Independent and The Irish Times. She has her own radio shows on DublinCityFM and EastCoastFM – she was nominated for a national radio award, the IMRO, in 2019. Her first job after graduating from Trinity College was as a systems analyst with JP Morgan.
She is advisor to several ICOs, has been named a Crypto Queen by In Zero Conferences as well as listed in the 50 most influential women in the global blockchain rollcall. She is named amongst the top 10 people in Blockchain in Ireland. She was voted into the top 20 global Hedera Hashgraph Ambassadors in 2018. She is a board member of EOS Dublin. She is a community leader for Algorand. She is chain agnostic while she loves blockchain.
She has been shortlisted for the Image Business Woman of Year and also shortlisted for Woman of the Year by Women in IT in 2018. She made the top 100 Global Blockchain Leaders list for 2019 for Lattice80 report.
She is passionate about getting women into blockchain – democratising opportunity for all women. She was awarded the Order of Merit by the President of Liberland.
Pre COVID - She keynotes and chairs blockchain events around the world – including Kiev, Austin, Muscat, Columbo, Dubai, Capetown, Liberland, Malta, Amsterdam, Vienna, Dublin and London. Now this work is virtual from her sleepy backwater village in rural Ireland
About Jamil Hasan
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
In recent years musical artists have found it tough to get noticed and it’s even harder now during a pandemic. Technology such as social media and Spotify can help but how do you use them to do this? Ronan talks to Luke Rynne Cullen the founder of TuneRelease about this and more.
Luke talks about his background, how TuneRelease started, how TuneRelease works, and fake followers. Luke also talks about Bowie, artists getting more power to explore their creative sides, and music producers.
More about Luke:
Luke studied History and English Literature at Trinity College. He was a violinist with Trinity Orchestra and its President during 2018/19 before becoming the live music officer for Trinity Ents. Luke then went on to found Applaud, a platform where musicians could display their work online to prospective clients, apply to gigs with set fees, an agreed performance time, and a 10% deposit on booking. As well as also founding TuneRelease, Luke works as Marketing and Communications lead for Scale Ireland.
Interesting and thought provoking conversation as we catch up with Dean Johnson, futurist, designer, artist and all round interesting chap.
Dean Johnson ->Design, Technology and Innovation Consultant at Activrightbrain
As an accomplished Design, Technology and Innovation Consultant at Activrightbrain, Keynote Speaker, Host, Futurologist and BBC tech pundit, Dean Johnson is shaping the connected future for Film, TV, Automotive, Publishing, Music, Education and Leisure sectors with the emphasis on user experience and engagement. Dean is a Fellow and President Elect of the Chartered Society of Designers, a Mentor for the British Fashion Council and Startup Sesame and Ambassador for the European Startup Prize for Mobility.
Continuing to push boundaries in design and technology, Dean spent 48 hours in Virtual Reality in 2017 and is now building a full body XR Immersion Suit featuring haptics, AR, VR, Bionic enhancements and a flame thrower. He’s already living in the future.
What does the future of retail banking hold? Beyond the endless debates on cash and branches, what are some of the things that we would actually look forward to in the near future? Will AI finally transform one of the oldest and most important industries of modern civilization? In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley caught up with an old friend Elias Ghanem, Global Head of Market Intelligence, Financial Services at Capgemini to talk about the future of financial services. Until we meet again in Amsterdam ...
Important, informative and entertaining conversation with Debra Ruh who is a Global Disability Inclusion Strategist, Market Influencer, internationally recognised keynote speaker, published author, branding expert, successful entrepreneur, and an exceptional mother. Debra is host of a popular program: Human Potential at Work (Audience in 92 countries and 113 Regions).
She is also an author of three books, Inclusion Branding (available in English, Spanish, Arabic, Voice via Audible), Tapping into Hidden Human Capital and Finding Your Voice Using Social Media. https://tiny.cc/DebraRuh or www.RuhGlobal.com.
Debra Ruh received her call to action when she was told by so-called “experts” that her daughter, Sara, who was born with Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21), would never walk or talk. She refused to accept the prognosis and perception of this condition. Driven by her unshakeable faith in the power of human potential and the love for her daughter, Debra was determined to dedicate her life to create a path to empowerment and the success for all those with disabilities. Her husband aged into disabilities due to a TBI sustained when he was hit by a drunk driver as a child. Sadly, his brain aged into Dementia due to the TBI.
Debra had built a multi-million-dollar firm focused on ICT accessibility. Debra was convinced that "the real disability is being unable to see human potential" formed Ruh Global Communications. This new firm focuses on Global Disability Inclusion Strategies, Digital Marketing, and Branding among many other services.
Debra Ruh
Ruh Global IMPACT - CEO / Founder
AXSChat - Co-Founder
18122 Vontay Road, Rockville, VA 23146
Phone: (804) 986-4500
Debra@RuhGlobal.com
www.RuhGlobal.com
www.AXSChat.com
Great interview by Jamil Hasan with Samson Williams, one of our favourite blockchain advocates.
Samson Williams is a serial entrepreneur and accidental investor. When not starting business with his enemies (“Entrepreneurship is hard. I only recommend it to my enemies.”), Samson is an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University in NYC and University of New Hampshire School of Law where he teaches on blockchain, cryptocurrencies and the Space Economy. Samson is also President of the Crowdfunding Professional Association and investor into two investment crowdfunding platforms Brite.us - CrowdInvesting Done Brite and GoingPublic.com. For more information on Samson visit www.SamsonWilliams.com and follow him on social @HustleFundBaby.
Books Samson has Authored:
Raising Money - Understanding Cryptocurrencies, Crowdfunding, Startup Capital
Blockchain & The Space Economy
Lifestyle Money: Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, Crowdfunding & The Future of Money and Wealth
Race & Space - Racial Equity & Justice in The Space Economy
Stop Sucking Up to VCs (coming Q2 2021)
About Jamil Hasan
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
In this podcast, Melanie Boylan and Matt Burgess, the Deputy Editor of WIRED UK discuss his latest book called "How Machine Learning Will Shape the next Decade" and the values and ethics that currently underpin AI and Machine Learning. Hear the examples that Matt gives and whose responsibility AI should be in this easy-to-follow, yet in-depth debate.
Matt Burgess is the deputy digital editor at WIRED, covering cybersecurity, big tech, and everything in-between. He was written two previous books: a short biography of Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings and a guide, aimed at journalists, to the UK's Freedom of Information Act.
Raki Brown, Director of Corporate Comic
…on grownup Comics, Super Heroes, Marketing, Blockchain and NFTs
Actually, corporate comics are the opposite of grownup comics. It’s all about inviting grownups to become childlike when expressing their dreams, not dumbing down to adult humour in graphics.
“As a result, it becomes aspirational, innovative and inspiring. We can also turn people into superheroes which in turn allows them to showcase the wonderful elements of their companies.”
Corporate comics has even hired a futurist to work on this project.
“When you ask a company to look at itself as a cartoon or a strip it totally changes how they see themselves and allows for new vision. It also brings new ideas, narrative and exciting interpretation of the product and company.”
As soon as Raki and his team bring in their ideas, the client tends to get really excited and often this leads to much more exciting conversations about the company. Compared with mundane marketing methods of brands, logos and text, it’s easy to see how clients can become very enthusiastic.
Raki also creates superheroes or characters for key people within their client. His first job is to tell them to ignore what they do and concentrate on what they believe in and what their passion is.
“And we also look at their own personal kryptonite – that can be very powerful in terms of narrative.”
Interestingly, creating a superhero can often inspire the CEO to do more superhero activities – one leads the other.
Comics are also important for GenZ and the Zoomers – attention span is limited and this audience is used to absorbing content in a different way.
“If you don’t talk their language then you are going to lose them.”
The fast paced world means that people may look at video for a few seconds – typically with the sound off, or may look at a picture, without or without reading the text below – but with a comic complex ideas can be communicated in a single strip or even screen. Stories can be understood in a split second – which is all anyone has these days to attract eyeballs.
First comics then NFTs – they are in the process of building a metaverse with compelling comic strip story lines. Who would not want to be part of that process?
To find out more, visit corporatecomics.io
This episoode was hosted by Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Find out more about her latest book at https://persons-of-interest.io/
We catch up with Darach Ó Murchú to learn more about his new documentary exploring the power of nature and also the challenges that it has faced in Ireland during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Cumhacht an Nádúir is a new two-part documentary for TG4 that looks at the solace nature has offered during this pandemic and how it may fuel the debate for a broader range of wildlife habitat and land management.
A positive consequence of the coronavirus is the way in which it has led many of us to value and explore our natural surroundings. Access to wilderness areas, coastlines and parklands has provided much needed solace during this pandemic. In this two-part documentary, Cumhacht an Nádúir, we find out if this greater awareness has been of any benefit to wildlife, and whether a greater natural balance can emerge from the lockdown experience.
What happens when sites fall strangely and beautifully silent, when nature is given a chance to breathe and to revive? Has this twelve-month period implanted a greater need to protect and expand our wilderness areas?
In the hands of presenter Darach Ó Murchú, an environmental educator who was given permission to travel outside of his own restricted area, we visit some of Ireland’s most celebrated destinations and tourist sites: Malin Head, the Blaskets, Glendalough, and Garnish Island, as well as community spaces and local areas of beauty. We capture these locations during a near total absence of visitors and we consider how wildlife has behaved in their absence. Post-lockdown, we return to evaluate how these landscapes could be better managed in the crucial years ahead.
Interesting conversation with Kieran McCorry, National Technology Officer, Microsoft Ireland, we look at recent working trends, security research, trust in cloud and how workforces have had to adapt during Covid-19
Kieran McCorry is the National Technology Officer for Microsoft in Ireland and has worked in the technology industry for over 29 years. He is responsible for representing Microsoft to broad audiences in Ireland covering technology leadership, AI, trust, technology vision, strategic alignment, and policy.
He has worked across many sectors of the technology landscape including those of collaboration, social media, analytics, mobility, privacy, the Internet of Things, innovation, digital transformation, and intellectual property development.
He is a frequent speaker at worldwide conferences and has been a regular contributor to various industry publications. He is the author of four books on messaging technology and holds several patents as well as a variety of undergraduate and post-graduate degrees in Computer Science, Law, and Corporate Governance and Public Policy. He is also a Fellow of the Irish Computer Society.
Follow Kieran on Twitter here
https://twitter.com/MSIrelandNTO
When you have had a diverse career that takes you from chartered accountant to entrepreneur to author and now mentor and advisor to dynamic owner-managed businesses. What do you next? Well if you are Guy Rigby, you take part in the world’s toughest row, the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. A challenge that will take Guy more than 3000 Miles west from San Sebastian in La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain (28oN 18oW) to Nelson’s Dockyard, English Harbour, Antigua & Barbuda (17oN 61oW).
Ronan talks to Guy about his background, his most notable achievements, the book he wrote on entrepreneurship, and people exiting businesses too soon. Guy also talks about startup entrepreneurs, the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge that he is taking part in, and the money he opens to raise.
More about Guy:
Guy Rigby is a chartered accountant and an entrepreneur, who built and sold his own accountancy firm. He has pursued other commercial interests, has been a director and part-owner of a number of different ventures, including businesses in the IT, property, defence, manufacturing, and retail sectors. He is now an adviser and mentor to many entrepreneurial businesses and their owners. To find out more about Guy’s Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge please click here.
Interesting and lively conversation with Dr Jacqui Taylor
More about Dr Jacqui Taylor
One of the 20 most powerful UK entrepreneurs, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Science in recognition of her international web science work on inclusion. One of the 250 Founders of Tech City, in 2016 she pivoted her company FlyingBinary to meet the challenge of Brexit and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) with spectacular results. She was recognised as one of the 100 Global Leaders in 2019, Top Ten Global IoT innovators, and is an independent industry analyst for IIoT. An Expert Advisor to the European Commission in a Fire-Starter role for the Future Digital Economy, with specific responsibilities for innovation and improving the health and well being outcomes for 450 million citizens. One of the UK’s most influential Women in Tech, most influential UK web scientist in 2020, 34 IoT Influencers on Twitter, 20 global entrepreneurs to watch, and a UK Smart City leader. Shortlisted for a Cyber Security industry award she was invited to speak in Davos on the future of the Cyber Security Industry.
Globally recognised as the world’s first Smart City Tzar, and a strategic Advisor to the UK Government, Cities lead on Digital Built Britain, Principal UK Expert lead for BSI international team for Technology, Data, Smart Cities and AI. She is an Expert Adviser to the G20 members on the Future Digital Economies and an Expert Advisor to the United Nations for the UN 2030 plan. She founded the Empathy Economy to share the secrets of her global success plan with entrepreneurs via a unique membership offering. The Empathy Economy Online launches in 2021 now the UK has exited from the European Union. It will give entrepreneurs resources to meet the challenges of a post Isolation Economy and transition them to grow their companies in the IIoT
LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-jacqui-taylor/
Twitter : @jacquitaylorfb
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1332464865
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/Jacqui.Online
Clubhouse: @drjacqui
In this podcast Melanie Boylan spoke with James Temperton about his new book called The Future of Medicine. Why did this book need to be written and what difference can it make to those that read it? Listen in and learn about the advances mentioned in the book and hear James briefly touch on the lives impacted by them.
James Temperton is the digital editor at WIRED UK. As well as leading the title's digital strategy, he also reports regularly on the gig economy and the scourge of online disinformation. James is host of WIRED's award-winning weekly podcast.
In this Podcast Melanie Boylan spoke to Elma Beganovich about using Influencer Marketing for your business. Elma and her sister have had tremendous success with their agency and made Influencer Marketing a "thing" even before Facebook was around. Grab her tips today and learn more about this to apply to your own strategy or speak to them at A&E Digital (https://www.amraandelma.com/)
Ms. Elma Beganovich is a digital marketing authority who has been named by Forbes as "Epicenter of Influence" and credited by Yahoo News as the driving force behind her "digital empire - A&E." She is one of the top U.S. influencers with over 1M followers on social media.
Ms. Beganovich is the COO and co-founder of A&E, digital agency, and she is in charge of building the company’s list of world renowned partners and clients, including EssilorLuxottica, Huawei, Johnson & Johnson, Nestle, LVMH, Procter & Gamble and Uber . Her area of expertise includes PR , she is responsible for hundreds of top media news placements, such as Time, Washington Post, Inc., Wired, USA Today, and Fast Company, media buying has secured millions of eyeballs for industry leaders and Fortune 500 brands, and digital strategy, she devises and leads integrated marketing efforts for brands like Bvlgari.
A&E is a digital agency founded by two mega influencers, Amra Beganovich & Elma Beganovich, with over 2.2 million social followers, that specializes in ad buying, influencer marketing, social media management, Google organic and paid search and creative services. A&E's client portfolio includes Fortune 500 brands and some of the world's most notable companies including Essilor Luxottica, Huawei, Johnson & Johnson , Nestle, LVMH, Procter & Gamble, and Uber .
A&E has been credited by Yahoo News as having built a "digital marketing empire" by driving millions of eyeballs towards their customer's products. A&E ranks #1 on Google for some of the most competitive keywords in digital marketing, including "beauty influencers," "top gaming influencers," "top tech influencers in 2020," and more. A&E and its founders have been extensively profiled by some of the most prominent media, including NASDAQ, Bloomberg Television, Financial Times, Forbes and CNBC.
We catch up with Bianca Nogrady, author of a new book published by Penguin Random House and Wired UK, that looks at the challenges and opportunities we are facing to deal with Climate Change.
Climate Change: how we can get to carbon zero by Bianca Nogrady, published 25 March 2021
Man-made global warming is advancing inexorably. Are there ways to halt it?
In this invaluable, one-stop guide Bianca Nogrady analyses the science of climate change and offers a concise overview of the ways in which our carbon emissions might be reduced. She examines the challenges posed by food and energy production and the cutting-edge technologies that could mitigate their polluting effects. She looks at initiatives to create green industry and transport. She explains the economics of emissions trading schemes and the practicalities of geoengineering plans to trap greenhouse gases. And she addresses the fundamental question: is it possible to safeguard our future before it's too late?
Bianca Nogrady is an Australian freelance science journalist, author and broadcaster. In more than a decade of freelance reporting, her work has appeared in outlets including The Atlantic, Wired UK, The Guardian, Undark, MIT Technology Review, Nature, Scientific American, the ABC, and BBC.
Her latest book Climate Change: How We Get To Carbon Zero, is published by Wired UK and Penguin Random House.
She is also author of The End: The Human Experience Of Death, editor of the 2019 and 2015 Best Australian Science Writing anthologies, and co-author of The Sixth Wave: How To Succeed In A Resource-Limited World.
My website is www.biancanogrady.com, Twitter is @biancanogrady
Jamil catches up with Jonny Fry to learn more about his passion for blockchain and what he is currently working on.
Jonny Fry, co-founder and CEO of TeamBlockchain Ltd, is a Blockchain, Digital Assets and funds specialist. He founded, and was the CEO for over 20 years, of Premier Asset Management Plc, a mutual fund company which he floated on the London Stock Exchange. His recent focus has been on the dynamics of financial innovation, advising organisations on how Blockchain and Digital Assets are being used commercially. He works closely with a number of professional firms, such as accountants and lawyers, advising their clients on corporate strategy and adoption of Blockchain technology.
Jonny gives 20+ hours of his time weekly to research and write, an analysis of some of the developments in the Blockchain and Digital Asset sectors. This analysis, called Digital Bytes is used globally by a variety of professional advisors, corporate brokers, accountants, lawyers, business schools, universities, trade bodies and corporations and forms the basis of the Digital Bytes show on Blockchain radio which is broadcasted to over 140 countries.
He is Non-Executive Chairman of Gemini Investment Management Ltd, which owns a Dublin-based fund hosting platform, regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. As Co-founder of The British Blockchain Frontier Technology Association (BBFTA). He is an advisor for several companies helping them with their strategic growth and managing corporate and reputational risk.
About Jamil Hasan
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
In this podcast Melanie Boylan is speaking to Ireland Manager Vincent Kennedy about SITA, the air transport industry and the upcoming plans for the Letterkenny facility.
Vincent Kennedy is a Director of Software Engineering at SITA, with a focus on product development for the SITA AT BORDERS portfolio. In addition to this, Vincent is also the Location Lead for SITA Letterkenny.
Vincent joined SITA in 2003 as a Project Manager following the acquisition of Eland Technologies. Since then Vincent has served SITA in many different roles both in Ireland and in the UK.
Originally from Co. Donegal, Vincent studied Mathematics at Ulster University before joining Eland Technologies as a graduate engineer. More recently Vincent completed an Executive MBS in Leadership and Innovation at the Letterkenny Institute of Technology.
We talk to Des Ryan Director of the Microsoft Ireland Specialist Teams Unit, to learn morn about cyber security risks, supporting your work force and clients, and how to keep innovating during a lockdown .
Des is the Director for Microsoft’s Specialist and Technical Sales teams. In this role, he is responsible for driving new business opportunities and solution sales growth, providing leadership to the solution sales and technical sales teams enabling them to thrive and perform at their best. Des also works with customers and partners to understand their key challenges, empowering them to digitally transform and stay relevant within a rapidly changing technological landscape.
Des joined Microsoft on returning to Ireland in 2018. He brings a wealth of international experience having spent twenty-five years working internationally with stints in USA, Singapore and Australia. During that time, he held senior executive roles in the partner community focused on Consulting, Managed Services and Solution Sales. He has also served at board level. Des has a technical heritage and so is comfortable in both technical and business forums.
Des has a BSc in Information Systems from Limerick Institute of Technology and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Des Ryan, Solutions Director for Microsoft Ireland, said: about digital security ->
“Cyber hackers are opportunistic, skilled, and relentless. They have become adept at evolving their techniques to increase success rates, whether by experimenting with different phishing lures, adjusting the types of attacks they execute or finding new ways to hide their work. While our physical work locations may have changed, our responsibilities in protecting organisational data and complying to data regulations have not. Now is the time to address this with an increased investment in cybersecurity, secure devices, tighter policies, increased support, and education for employees so they can play an important role in not only protecting themselves but also their organisations.”
Remote working has increased greatly because of the pandemic and what was once a pipe dream is now a reality. Ireland is taking a lead in this and Remote has recognised this in their 2021 Remote Influencer Report. The report lists the top 25 Remote Innovators with five Irish people on the list.
Ronan talks to two of the Irish People on the list, Jonny Cosgrove CEO & Co-Founder The Meeting Room, and Rowena Hennigan founder of RoRemote and a lecturer at TU Dublin. Jonny and Rowena talk about the report, how the Irish have been leading the charge, why remote working is good for the environment, and how it’s now possible to start a business remotely that can compete on a global scale. They also talk about the different education initiatives coming out of Ireland, how the last year has been transformative, Ireland inc and how the pandemic has helped the Meeting Room.
More aboutJonny and Rowena:
Jonny Cosgrove is the founder of MeetingRoom, a tech company which through virtual reality (VR) technology, provides virtual meeting rooms in the cloud allowing global teams to meet and virtually gather around a table from anywhere, on any device.
Rowena Hennigan is the founder of RoRemote and a Remote Work Skills Expert, with the unique experience of designing and delivering University accredited courses. She works remotely as an educator, speaker and consultant and recently published an eBook, Better Breaks: Gentle exercises to replenish and recharge your remote work day.
Informative and interesting conversation with one of the modern day heroes of the internet Jimmy Wales, we cover Wikipedia and the challenges of monetising it, his ongoing passion for innovation and entrepreneurship, the value of being raised in Alabama, Werewolves and his thoughts on the future of media and society.
Internet and technology entrepreneur Jimmy Wales, is founder of the online non-profit encyclopaedia Wikipedia and co-founder of the privately owned Wikia, Inc. including its entertainment media brand, Fandom powered by Wikia. Wales serves on the board of trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit charitable organisation he established to operate Wikipedia. In 2019, Jimmy launched WT Social - a news focused social network. In 2006 Jimmy was named in Time magazine’s ‘100 Most Influential People in the World’ for his role in creating Wikipedia.
Jimmy's photo used with permission from here
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Jimmy_Wales-4.jpg/4096px-Jimmy_Wales-4.jpg
How do you build something that delights customers? Conventional wisdom would say that we need to talk to the customers and better understand their needs. But let’s be honest. Beyond the endless surveys, when was the last time your bank actually talks to you, the customer? In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley talk to Billie Simmons, co-founder of Daylight. To Billie’s point, LGBT+ is not just a marketing segment. It is also a community with unique needs that incumbent financial institutions have largely failed to address. It’s about time we change that.
In today's podcast Melanie Boylan sat down and spoke with co-founder of The World Nano Foundation Paul Sheedy, who is based in Dublin to talk about how nanotechnology is transforming healthcare, engineering and many other sectors.
We learn about how the infrastructure works and hear brief clips of information on what's to come in the months and years ahead.
The World Nano Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation, which works and collaborates with a wide variety of partners. Maximising support and funding to bring the science of the ultra-small to the world and commerce.
Aimed at aiding entrepreneurs, inventors, professors and professionals from a business-up perspective, the Foundation is a medium for nurturing, developing and commercialising ground-breaking new nanotechnologies to revolutionise the world and how we interact with it.
Daniel Doll-Steinberg, co founder of EdenBase
“Seen a lot, done a bit, trying to make sense of it, working to ensure a beneficial cognitive revolution?”
I ask about the above quote which is on Daniel’s Linkedin. His reply is that it has to be short and that he is relatively old. The former is true, the latter less so but the career in between is pretty impressive.
Educated in the UK, Daniel admits he was not academic but he fell into finance and the early days of derivatives. This was a good fall as the market was disruptive and suited him well. He moved to the US and at the very young (if we are still comparing ages, although I’ve been taught comparisons are odious) age of 27 he saved a bank from being shut down by the banking committee. He moved into more disruptive sectors such as gaming, entertainment and marketing before spending four years advising the EU as a special advisor. He then turned gamekeeper to advise the British Government on the EU, continued advising the prime minister during the 2008 financial crash before getting involved in blockchain in 2016.
Actually the involvement was more like a domination as the co founder of the Atari Token Project, a gaming play that took him all over the world. Around this time, the seen a lot came into play and Daniel took a deep breath. He met up with seasoned entrepreneur and ecosystem builder Eric Van Der Kleij and decided he wanted to give back and so EdenBase was born.
“There is a real imperative to understand and implement frontier technologies. In ten years, maybe less, anyone not using those technologies is going to be at a serious disadvantage. We wanted to create an entity that was to help companies and make sure they achieve all they can.”
Listen in to find out what he is doing to help companies do better.
Jillian Godsil is an award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found at https://persons-of-interest.io/
In this episode Jamil catches up with Michael Creadon, who is Managing Director of Inveniam, and they cover a range of topics in this interesting and wide ranging conversation.
The Never Ending Global Search for Market Yield
As Director of Sales, Michael Creadon is responsible for expanding outreach efforts to private family offices looking to unlock value from balance sheets through the application of Inveniam’s SaaS offering. He also works closely with leading global exchanges and custodians to further expand the digitization of assets on the Inveniam platform. Additionally, Mr. Creadon is spearheading efforts with Jump Start Africa, a microfinancing charity in Uganda using Inveniam software.
Mr. Creadon spent over 20 years in capital markets serving as CEO of Traditum Group, a proprietary trading firm specializing in U.S. interest-rate trading and energy-market making. As co-founder of the company, he grew the firm to 75 employees with offices in New York and Houston to become one of the most respected midtier prop firms in the industry. Prior to working in the futures and options markets, Mr. Creadon worked as a journalist at TIME, Bloomberg and Voice of America. Today, he continues to blog regularly on LinkedIn and is a widely followed thought leader on blockchain, bitcoin and numerous other topics. In 2019, he worked at DrawBridge Lending on global marketing and sales, and he is a frequent guest on podcasts and speaker at leading blockchain industry events.
www.inveniam.io
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-creadon/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/home iu
About Jamil Hasan
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
The pandemic has had a far reaching impact on jobs with some jobs coming back sometime in the future and others never coming back. By 2022 there will be a skills gap of 146,000 jobs in the I.T. sector. So how do those who have last their jobs go back into the workplace and help fill the skills gap? Their only option is retraining and learning new skills, and that is where Dublin CODING School comes in. Dublin CODING School is teaching the skills required for certain jobs in the I.T. sector.
Ronan talks to Luke Treacy the general manager of the Dublin Coding School. Luke talks about his background, how Dublin Coding School started, how Dublin Coding Schoolworks, the skills gap emerging in Ireland, and not leaving their students behind. Luke also talks about how they are focused on the jobs market, some of the courses they offer, providing live and online classes, taking a leaf out of B2B training, and Dublin Coding School's future plans.
More about Dublin CODING School:
The Dublin CODING School provides courses that have been specifically designed with the Irish tech-jobs market in mind. Each course is led by an industry professional sharing their first-hand and practical experience. As well as offering a variety of cutting-edge training courses the Dublin CODING School also provides graduates with access to a "Career Centre" to help them prepare for their journey to a new profession. Courses include Data Analytics, Full-Stack Web Development, Automation Testing, Manual Testing, and the Basics of Programming.
We catch up with Emmet Ryan, Connected editor and many other things with@businessposthq, and also editor of http://Ballineurope.com, the answer to the riddle of steel
We cover tech trends, the value of journalism internships, how good was the Micheal Jordan Netflix series, and why season 2 of the Wire may or may not suck.
You can follow him on Twitter here https://twitter.com/emmetjryan
Emmet Ryan is editor of Connected Magazine and a business & technology reporter with the Sunday Business Post. In 2009, he was named Journalist of the Year at the IIA NetVisionary Awards and won the Alumni Choice Award at the 2014 Business Journalist Awards.
Some of the topics we discussed ->
Beer, sport & tech, what a great combination of interests, if you had to rank them!? How do they interplay, or is it also good to simply have some diverse passions?
In what areas of tech does Ireland do well, & why so?
How is the Business Post & Connected evolving and moving into the digital world? Will it be a more blended approach between print & digital / what does the future look like for you guys?
What trends are you excited about?
What are your sources of information and inspiration from? How do you ensure you are not in a filter bubble in terms of ideas & opinions?
Amjad Pirotti has set up a lottery with a difference - on blockchain where even past ticket holders can earn returns - and some 85% of all funds raised are dispensed to the ticket holders. Mylottocoin.com was set up to - Designed to empower players and disrupt unjust classic games.
Latest insightful episode from Jamil Hasan, who interviews Dr. Drew Miller
Crypto/Blockchain, Pandemics and the Use of Utility Tokens
Colonel Dr. Drew Miller is a USAF Academy honor graduate who received an academic scholarship to Harvard University where he earned a Master’s Degree and PhD in Public Policy/Operations Research. His dissertation topic was underground nuclear defense shelters and field fortifications. Drew served in the Cold War at Strategic Air Command, deployed to Germany, Bosnia, and Iraq. In addition to serving as an intelligence officer in Active, Air Guard and Reserve AF positions, retiring as a Colonel, he served in the Senior Executive Service in the Pentagon, and in many business management positions. His articles on the bioengineered viral pandemic threat and collapse have been published in leading journals. In addition to opening new Fortitude Ranch locations, Drew serves as Ranch Manager for Fortitude Ranch Colorado.
About Jamil Hasan
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
The pandemic has greatly changed how we access, consume and use data. This has resulted in a huge increase in cloud usage and data centres usage.
Ronan talks to Seamus Dunne, the Irish, MD, of Interxion who were bought last year by Digital Reality creating the leading pan-European data centre provider. Seamus talks about what Interxion does, how the cloud has changed since the pandemic hit, the transformation of industry, multi cloud, blockchain transforming supply chains, smart contracts and infrastructure providers pivoting to deliver cloud experiences.
More about Seamus:
Prior to joining Interxion Séamus held various roles during a successful career with Hewlett-Packard, where his last position was Vice President and General Manager with Hewlett-Packard Enterprise based in both Texas and Ireland. He led the data centre services business which served customers in 170 countries across diverse vertical’s such as financial services, Government, Digital Media etc. His business unit’s focus was on supporting customers’ transitions from traditional IT infrastructure to hybrid cloud solutions.
In this episode Jamil Hasan chats with Sebnem Rusitschka
Sebnem Rusitschka started her career as a computer scientist specializing in peer-to-peer networks at Siemens in 2006. The application domain was mainly in Smart Grids and Smart Cities. As senior key expert for cyber-physical systems, Sebnem founded Freeelio in 2016 as a free innovation collective to understand the paradigm shift of tokenizing real world assets such as decentralized energy resources. In June 2017 Freeelio became a founding member of German Blockchain Association, in which Sebnem led the Energy and Token Economy committees. The resulting Blockchain Strategy was adopted by the German government in 2019. During this time, Sebnem worked in networks of peers and organizations in a decentralized manner, yielding proof of concepts like Energy Solidarity Token, The Sun Protocol, and ElectraSeed Fund. In 2020, Sebnem started to curate and coordinate the community-sourced, crowdfunded book “A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Token Engineering” and design courses for the Token Engineering Academy. She is part of the DADA.art collective, co-creating the Invisible Economy with embedded incentives to protect creative spaces. Since February 2021, Sebnem joined Boson Protocol as Ecosystems Architect, co-creating the Things Economy with embedded incentives to unbundle online commerce monopolies and rewire valueflows for a more equitable and sustainable dCommerce network.
Sebnem Rusitschka started her career as a computer scientist specializing in peer-to-peer networks at Siemens in 2006. The application domain was mainly in Energy Management, for existing energy automation products & services: reaching from Meter Data Management for Online Energy Marketplaces, Plug & Play Intelligent Electronic Devices in Substations, Cloud Computing as a model for Smart Grid Data Management, to the combination of Machine Learning & Control Theory for Grid Monitoring, Protection, Control. Sebnem lead multidisciplinary research & innovation project teams both for Siemens and customers Europe wide, as Senior Key Expert for Cyberphysical Systems.
Twitter: @sebnem
LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rusitschka/
About Jamil Hasan
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
Whether you are an incumbent or a fintech startup; a community bank or a credit union, our industry’s goals should ensure that there are better financial outcomes throughout the lives of every customer and every community — beyond those already privileged and already profitable. Tune in to this week’s One Vision episode, where Theo and Bradley chat with Ramsey Alwin, CEO of National Council on Aging, on the role the financial services industry can play in making economic security a reality for older Americans and beyond.
We have the technology and the capacity — to design a more inclusive future for every person and every community — now we just need the will to do so. It is not only the right thing to do, it is also a smart business decision.
Aging well for all is a matter of equity. A matter of dignity. And a matter of justice.
Melanie Boylan spoke recently to Ken Finnegan the Chief Executive Officer at Tangent, which is described as Trinity’s Ideas Workspace about how Tangent has created a platform that elevates an entrepreneurs concept to a reality. Hear about their most popular courses and plans that will make educating people between 17 to 70 a reality.
Tangent is a transformative learning environment that fosters creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship at all levels for Trinity, our partners, lifelong learners, and anyone brave enough to take the first steps to turn their ideas into impact.
Tangent is a collaborative environment for all people who are open to new possibilities. Tangent aims to bridge the gap between the university and the wider start-up ecosystem. We collaborate with companies large and small who play an active role working with our start-ups, our students, and on our educational and training programmes.
Previously Ken was the Chief Technologist with IDA Ireland. While in IDA Ken advised and supported organisations with regards to Irelands technology skills, supports and ecosystem.
Growing up, a native of South Africa, Shadrack Kubyane was born in the platinum belt and should have by default ended up working in the mining industry. Instead he ended up in consultancy and when you hear him talk you can understand why – he has a compelling oratory gift, and one which almost made me want to give a standing ovation at the end of our conversation.
His story is also unusual as it focuses on the blockchain – salon – hair extensions industry – not necessarily a combination one might have put together. Yet it makes sense, compelling sense.
In terms of business, Shadrack was responsible for providing the consultancy that scaled an informal sales entity into a company turning over $2 million in revenue in just 36 months. The company was the hair extension salon company in question and the informal sales consisted of the founder touting hair extensions from her handbag at busy taxi ranks directly to punters.
Today that same business has bricks and mortar shops as well as two concessions inside five star hotels.
Find out more about the passion for blockchain and trade in Africa - and find out how many weeks until Africa's population doubles from 1.2 billion to more than 2 billion....
Jillian Godsil is an award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found at https://persons-of-interest.io/
We catch up with Jan Huitema to learn more about what the circular economy is, and what the European Parliament are doing to help achieve more sustainable results.
More about Jan
Jan Huitema was born on 5 July 1984 as son of a farmer in Heerenveen. He obtained a Bachelors degree in Animal Sciences and a Masters degree in Animal Production Systems, from Wageningen University.
Jan Huitema is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the Netherlands since July 2014. He is a member of the People Party for Freedom and Democracy, part of Renew Europe. He was re-elected in 2019. During his first term from 2014 until 2019, Huitema was a member of the AGRI Committee, where he served as rapporteur on fertiliser products and water reuse. During his first term he worked on a change in the definition of animal manure and prevention of the patenting of plant-properties. In 2019, he joined the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.
Jan Huitema was nominated rapporteur on the Circular Economy Action Plan in September 2020.
Follow him on Twitter here.
https://twitter.com/jhuitema
In this podcast Melanie Boylan spoke with Tomas Flanagan about their latest news and innovations coming up in an array of sectors. Irish creativity at its best!
Tomas Flanagan is the CEO of ÉireComposites. He joined ÉireComposites as a Marie Curie senior research fellow in 2014 and subsequently held the position of R&D director before becoming CEO. He has managed over €7 million of research funding and concerning innovative manufacturing, novel materials and processes, aviation, space, and renewable energy. Tomas obtained a PhD from the University of Cambridge for research focused on design project planning and management with special emphasis on simulation and risk analysis. He previously worked in roles as Turnaround Project Manager at BP Norway and Offshore Construction team lead in BP Angola. He has also held roles in change management and in-house consulting within BP. Tomas has lived and worked in several countries and has a keen interest in sports, especially soccer, running, and hiking.
ÉireComposites is an innovative design, manufacturing, and testing company, involved in lightweight, high-performance fibre-reinforced composite materials, with an international blue-chip customer base of over 70 companies in the aerospace, renewable energy, and automotive sectors. ÉireComposites has established accredited aerospace composites manufacturing and testing facilities in Galway, Ireland, and has significant intellectual property in manufacturing and tooling for composite materials. It manufactures over €2 million of primary structure aerospace components for Spirit AeroSystems annually and supplies components for Bombardier and Airbus aircraft. In addition to aerospace, it manufactures wind turbine blades, tidal turbine blades, and catamaran hulls. The company was founded as a spin-out from NUI Galway and maintains a strong research and development focus. ÉireComposites has managed over €20 million of EU FP6, FP7, and Horizon 2020 projects relating to composite materials for wind turbine blades, aircraft structures and space launchers. The most notable of these are Powderblade (manufacturing technology for very large wind blades), FloTEC (Floating Tidal Energy), SEABOAT (Novel Materials for zero-emission Boats) Airpoxy (novel Aerospace materials), and LEAPWind (leading edge erosion protection for wind blades). In addition, ÉireComposites has three ongoing projects related to space programmes.
Following hot on the heels of Kava's latest partnership announcement with Chainlink, Irish Tech New's crypto expert, Jamil Hassan caught up with Brian Kerr from Kava to learn more about it all.
Kava, built on the Cosmos SDK, is quickly gaining momentum as the most trusted DeFi platform for institutional clients around the world. Kava plans to take another major step forward towards that end through an integration with Cosmos’s recently launched Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol (IBC). Kava will then use IBC to make Chainlink's widely used and secure decentralized data feeds available to blockchains across the wider Cosmos ecosystem.
Kava To Use IBC to Make Chainlink Data Available Across Cosmos
More about Brian Kerr
Brian started his career as Founder and CEO of Fnatic Gear, a company that Forbes valued at $175 Million, makes peripherals and hardware, designed by the world's best Gamers. As a gamer himself he found value in the premise of NFTs and gaming which lead him to the world of crypto. Soon he saw the demand for open banking where he created Kava, a decentralized finance platform for crypto.
About Brian: https://disruptmagazine.com/kava-ceo-brian-kerr-shares-the-top-five-crypto-trends/
About Jamil Hasan
Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
For Questions: Email Jamil at jamil@jamilhasan.com or info@jamilhasan.net
See more on his website here.
In this podcast Melanie Boylan speaks to Aisha Raheem of Farmz2U. Aisha is the founder of Farmz2U which is a agtech enterprise based in Nigeria and serving Sub-Saharan African markets. In this podcast we discuss what steps it takes to make the largar advances in AgTech.
Farmz2U uses its software solution to enable precision agriculture thus empowering the modern African farmer Farmz2U was recognized as a leading startup by the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2020 and was Nigeria’s National Nominee for the World Summit Awards in 2019.
Farmz2U is currently working with the United Nations Development Program on the Cultiv@te program, exploring innovation in agriculture using data.
They build data-centric products that automate the farming process to increase yield and profit. Increasing smallholder farmers’ (SSPs) access to market services including finance, input suppliers and produce buyers is also essential in improving SSPs’ livelihoods.
In this episode we interview the authors of Farming on the Wild Side, The Evolution of a Regenerative Organic Farm and Nursery.
Available to buy here.
More about the book ->
One farm’s decades-long journey into regenerative agriculture—and how these methods enhance biodiversity, pollinators, and soil health
Northern Vermont’s Nancy and John Hayden have spent the last 25 years transforming their draft horse–powered, organic vegetable and livestock operation into an agroecological, regenerative, biodiverse, organic fruit farm, fruit nursery, and pollinator sanctuary. In Farming on the Wild Side they explain the philosophical and scientific principles that influenced them as they phased out sheep and potatoes and embraced apples, pears, stone fruits, and a wide variety of uncommon berry crops; turned much of their property into a semi-wild state; and adapted their marketing and sales strategies to the new century. As the Haydens pursued their goals of enhancing biodiversity and regenerating their land, they incorporated agroforestry and permaculture principles into perennial fruit polycultures, a pollinator sanctuary, repurposed greenhouses for growing fruit, hügelkultur, and ecological “pest” management. Beyond the practical techniques and tips, this book also inspires readers to develop greater ecological literacy and respect for the mysteries of the global ecosystem. Farming on the Wild Side tells a story about new ways to manage small farms and homesteads, about nurturing land, about ecology, about economics, and about things that we can all do to heal both the land and ourselves.
You can learn more about their latest venture here -> Northwind Gardens on Facebook.
CryptoLeach is a private individual who describes himself as a crypto newbie. He invested some money into crypto two years ago and he is hoping it might earn him some extra money. He is not a gamer but he does play some online games so when he saw that he could earn crypto by playing Gods Unchained, an online collectable card game, he decided to give it a go. He connected his Metamask wallet and began playing hoping to earn Ethereum.
All was going well until he spotted some free cards in the game. He was going to download them but the gas fee was too high and so he cancelled his transaction. It was only a few days later he discovered his Metamask wallet was empty – he had the guts of two thousand pounds in there.
He put out some tweets. The lovely ThatMartiniguy replied and even subbed him his original amount of eth. The help desk at Unchained did their best, so too at Metamask – but no one is the wiser…
What happened? Where was the hole? In the wallet, in the game? CryptoLeach managed to track down his Ethereum to another wallet which was very active for about five days until it went quiet – and empty. He tracked down another wallet which appears to be connected and that has millions of dollars in it. What is going on?
How did the money leave his wallet?
Had it happened while he was playing GodsUnchained – is there a connection? A hack that has yet to be uncovered?
Was it anything to do with the ‘free’ cards? Where did they come from?
Are there known holes in Metamask? How safe are wallets?
Where else might he have been - are there known hacks to avoid - any ideas?
Can you help?
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2021 sees the 10th anniversary of Sober St. Patrick’s Day and a decade of changing the perception and experience of St. Patrick's Day around the world. First proposed by Irish-American theatre and television producer, Bill Reilly, in 2011 in New York City, sober celebrations of Ireland’s patron saint have been held on parade day in NYC every year since then.
Ronan talks to Bill Reilly the founder of Sober St. Patrick’s Day, Tami Ellen McLaughlin the Executive Director of Sober St. Patrick's Day Foundation, and Mark Osman the I.T. Director of Sober St Patrick's Day. Bill, Tami, and Mark talk about the genesis of Sober St. Patrick’s Day, how it’s progressed over the past ten years, Malachi McCourts support, and how the pandemic changed has changed this year's Sober St. Patrick’s Day. Bill, Tami, and Mark also talk about the challenges of moving online and what we can expect at this year's Sober St. Patrick's Day The COVID-19 pandemic has meant that Sober St Patrick's Day is now going virtual.
More about Sober St Patrick's Day:
Since it started in 2011 it continues to grow around the world with official gatherings organised across the U.S.A., in Virginia, Long Island, Rhode Island, and in Connecticut, as well as in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Social media strategist and Irish Tech News contributor Samantha Kelly has been announced as brand ambassador in Ireland for Sober St. Patrick's Day 2021. The global online celebration on Wednesday, March 17th begins at 4.00 pm New York time, coinciding with an 8.00 pm timeline in Ireland, and can be accessed at www.SoberStPatricksDay.org. Admission is free this year, but reservations are required.
Jamil tackles Matthew Le Merle, who is co-founder and Managing Partner of Fifth Era which manages Blockchain Coinvestors - the world's leading blockchain venture fund of funds. Matthew is also Managing Partner of Keiretsu - the most active early stage venture investors backing almost 200 companies a year. He is Chairman of CAH, Securitize (Europe), Universal Protocol Alliance and Vice Chairman of SFOX.
Matthew grew up in England before living most of his life in Silicon Valley where he raised his five children with his wife Alison Davis. Today he splits his time between the US and UK. By day he is an investor in technology companies and a bestselling author and speaker on innovation, investing and the future having worked at McKinsey, A.T. Kearney, Monitor, Booz and Gap. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, writing and photography. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford and Stanford and is an adjunct professor at Singularity U.
To learn more go to www.fifthera.com
Here are some of the things they discussed
- What is your own background? It is a logical background to what you do now?
2.Give us with a brief overview of Blockchain Coinvestors and Fifth Era along with an overview of your investment mandate principles.
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You are a best selling author and researcher. You recently conducted an in-depth focus study of 10,000 institutional investors and high net worth individuals about some common myths and fears concerning Bitcoin. Could you please provide us a snapshot of some of your key findings? What were they?
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The #1 fear was Bitcoin isn’t safe to own. How do you feel about that result and what measures do you feel would support your investors in changing their minds?
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Of the remaining concerns, what one most surprised you and why?
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What result did you most expect to see but maybe expected a larger percentage of concern? Why?
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Bitcoin has only been adopted by a small number of Fortune 1000 companies publicly, including Microstrategy and Tesla. The actual number is in contrast to your focus group findings about Wall Street greed, though both your HNW audience and my blue collar friends feel the same way. How do you see, in actuality, Bitcoin and Wall Street playing out in the short, medium and long term?
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What do you think it will take to really achieve mass adoption?
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In addition to Bitcoin, I noticed your firm recently took on coin investments in both Aave and Uniswap, which are open sourced decentralized protocols on the Ethereum network. As an Aave investor, that captivated my interest. I would expect a Silicon Valley VC to be more interested in a VC backed crypto such as Maker or Compound. What prompted your interest in Aave and Uniswap?
About Jamil Hasan Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.
For Questions: Email Jamil at jamil@jamilhasan.com or info@jamilhasan.net
See more on his website here.
Interesting conversation with Javier Blas, coauthor of The World For Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources
Most of us rarely stop to consider where the crude resources that power our cars and iphones come from. Here, leading Bloomberg journalists, Blas and Farchy lift the lid on one of the least scrutinised but most powerful corners of the economy: the workings of the billionaire commodity traders who buy, hoard and sell the earth's resources, and how some traders have acquired untold political power, right under the noses of Western regulators and politicians - helping Saddam Hussein to sell his oil, fuelling the Libyan rebel army during the Arab Spring, or funnelling cash to Vladimir Putin's Kremlin in spite of strict sanctions.
Available from Penguin books here
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/111/1118404/the-world-for-sale/9781847942654.html
More about Javier Blas
Print and online journalist with more than 15 years experience in international economics, oil and commodities. I have built and managed teams across different continents, and built a track-record of best-in-class reporting and news editing. I have worked in Spanish and English publications, and reported from more than 50 countries in Latin America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. I have appeared as a news commentator on CNN, BBC and Al Jazeera among others.
IgniteNI, the leading accelerator in Northern Ireland, based in Belfast has announced the 10 seed-stage companies on to its upcoming IgniteNI Accelerator. Starting this month and supported by Invest Northern Ireland, the IgniteNI Accelerator will run for three months. Ronan talks to Chris McClelland, Managing Director of IgniteNI.
Chris talks about Zoom, conferences, customer focused companies, their partnership with NDRC and Dogpatch Labs, and talent generation.
More about Chris:
Chris is one of Northern Ireland’s best known tech entrepreneurs. He co-founded and led Brewbot a beer making technology company, and prior to this, he was the chief executive of mobile software company Ecliptic Labs which was based in Belfast.
Asia is home to more than half of the world’s population. It is also a hotbed for fintech innovation. From super apps and social ecommerce in China, cryptocurrency in Hong Kong, to digital identity and payments in India, there is never a dull moment. Despite the dizzying pace of development, the party is just getting started. In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Arun dive into the eclectic mix of markets in Asia with Syed Musheer Ahmed, Founding Board Member of FinTech Association of Hong Kong and the Founder of FinStep Asia.
Entertaining conversation with Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert, hosts of Orange Pill, A Bitcoin podcast on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/orangepill
Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert produce the twice weekly ORANGE PILL PODCAST which focuses on bitcoin and the Renaissance 2.0 culture developing around it. They are the first international news broadcasters to cover bitcoin extensively since 2011 when it was under $1.
Upon graduating from New York University, Max Keiser started working as a stockbroker on Wall Street from 1982 through 1990 at firms; Paine Webber, Oppenheimer and Co., Shearson Lehman Hutton, and Alex. Brown & Sons. He went into semi-retirment in 1990 moving to Paris, France. In 1995, he was asked by Alec Baldwin to move to Los Angeles and co-produce a film he had written and was bought by Miramax. While in LA he and Michael Burns started the Hollywood Stock Exchange where Max invented the Virtual Specialist Technology pat. no 5950176 (later sold to Cantor Fitzgerald). He again went into semi-retirement in France, where he met his future wife Stacy Herbert and they started colloborating on film and TV projects for various international outlets such at the BBC Word, Al Jazeera English and RT.
After leaving UCLA, Stacy Herbert worked in script development for Oscar winning producer, Michael Phillips, who made Taxi Driver, Close Encounters and The Sting. She then worked in film sales at Capitol Films in London and then in comedy script work in the UK working with many top names in British comedy.
In this podcast Melanie Boylan spoke to John Durning, who is the Deputy Project Manager for the James Webb Space Telescope Project, based out of Goddard Space Flight Center, in Greenbelt, Md.
We hear the who, what, why, where and when this incredible technological feat is launched into space.
John has over 35 years of technical and project management experience in the defense and aerospace sectors, over 30 of those with NASA. He has worked extensively on programs with international partnerships with Asia and Europe. His experiences include management of instrument developments for planetary, space science and earth science missions, spacecraft/observatory development for both earth and space science missions and overall project management. John’s experience also covers all phases of development from early concept and architecture development, hardware design, fabrication and testing and launch phase. These experiences included direct management of technical and resource teams and management of contractor lead developments.
For the last 14+ years John has held a senior management position on the James Webb Space Telescope Project– most recently as the Deputy Project Manager.
James Webb Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope (sometimes called JWST or Webb) is an orbiting infrared observatory that will complement and extend the discoveries of the Hubble Space Telescope, with longer wavelength coverage and greatly improved sensitivity. The longer wavelengths enable Webb to look much closer to the beginning of time and to hunt for the unobserved formation of the first galaxies, as well as to look inside dust clouds where stars and planetary systems are forming today.
Bheki Gumede, Head of Operations, Yellow Card South Africa
I met with Bheki Gumede at a blockchain conference in India, online in time of COVID, and was impressed with his energy and vision. Accordingly, I linked up with him again to talk about his work in bringing access to cryptocurrencies in Africa. I noted while doing research ahead of our conversation that he had a very interesting quote on his Linkedin profile and so we began there.
‘Knowledge without positive action is a wasted effort.’
Bheki is very clear in his explanation of this quote.
“Whenever we go into the world to acquire knowledge it’s usually for a specific reason. We may want to use that knowledge to help our business, to skill or empower ourselves, but in the grander scheme of things, I believe we should also and always use that knowledge to assist and empower others, not just ourselves but those less fortunate than us. If we don’t use our knowledge to share and empower others then we have wasted that opportunity.”
Bheki’s thinking reminds me of a grumpy old miser who hoards his gold under the bed, no good to him nor anyone else. Knowledge must be shared to have value.
Bheki has 15 years background in IT and until six years ago he was working in one of state owned organisation, (called a parastatal in South Africa) as an IT consultant. Around the same time, he started a journey to find himself and his true path in life. How was he meant to contribute to this world other than just making a living?
This question and journey would lead him to blockchain, but it was not without its complications. Listen here to find out what Bheki did next.
Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. You can find our more about her recent book here: https://persons-of-interest.io/
Great conversation with Svein about Climate Change, Renewable Energy and nature news. He is now director Klima 2020, and former UN Director.
CV - Svein Tveitdal
Born: Arendal, 7. November 1947
Education:
Master of Science, Norwegian University of Technology, Trondheim, Norway 1972
Work experience:
2007- Owner and CEO: Klima 2020 www.klima2020.no
2009 Planning and participation in UN SG Ban Ki-moons trip to the
Arctic
2008- 2014 Project Manager Climate Partners: www.klimapartnere.no, a
private/public network in South Norway with focus on challenges and opportunities
related to climate change and climate neutrality
2008 - 2014 Environmental Ambassador to the city of Arendal
2006 – 2007 Senior Advisor, UNEP/GRID-Arendal
2003 – 2006 Director, United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)
www.unep.org Nairobi. Responsible for Division for Policy Implementation and
Division for Environmental Conventions including the IPCC secretariat. Polar advisor
to the Executive Director.
1992 - 2003 Managing Director UNEP/GRID-Arendal www.grida,no
1999 – January to May, Non Profit Management course at Harvard Business School
and visiting fellow at the World Resources Institute, Washington DC : www.wri.org
1978 – 1992 VIAK A/S, Various positions including international director. Founder
of UNEP/GRID-Arendal
1976 – 1978 General planner, The Norwegian State Electricity Board
1973 - 1976 Surveyor in Blom Survey and the Norwegian Mapping Authorities
Current activities:
Lecturer, article writer and participation in the public debate on the global climate
crises, 300 000 followers on Twitter: @tveitdal
Consulting, Climate leadership, Climate communication
Board participation
Current Board positions:
Chairman of the Board Norwegian Rainforest Foundation
https://www.regnskog.no/en/
Chairman of the Board, Klima2020, Climate Change consultants
http://www.klima2020.no
Chairman of the Board Purity Holding, Green IT provider.
http://www.purity.no
Member of the Board, Frameworks, Internet publishing, environmental information
http://www.frameworks.no
Member of the Board, Sagene Bryggeri
http://www.sagenebryggeri.com/
Previous Board positions:
Chairman of the Board, Stiftelsen Miljømerking (ECO-labeling) 2012-15
http://www.svanemerket.no/english/
Chairman of the Board, The Energy Farm, Centre for Bio energy in Norway 2011-16
http://www.energigarden.no/engelsk/index.html
Chairman Siftelsen Asplan Consulting Company
http://www.asplanviak.no/
Vice Chairman of the Board The Energy Farm International Foundation (Dr. RK
Pachauri chair)
Board member NORFUND (Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing
Countries) 2008-14
http://www.norfund.no/
Board member of The Norwegian Grandparents Association to Combat Climate Change
http://www.besteforeldreaksjonen.no
Leader Klimavalg 2013, 101 Norwegian organisations
http://www.klimavalgalliansen.no/
Publications:
2010: “Climate in Peril” a Popular guide to the IPCC reports
http://www.grida.no/publications/climate-in-peril/ Editions in all UN languages and
Norwegian
2013: “Green Shift” A handbook for environmentally friendly regions in Europe. English
and Swedish editions
http://alexandersoninstitutet.se/pub/greenshift/
IgniteNI, the leading accelerator in Northern Ireland, based in Belfast has announced the 10 seed-stage companies on to its upcoming IgniteNI Accelerator. Starting this month and supported by Invest Northern Ireland, the IgniteNI Accelerator will run for three months. Ronan talks to Chris McClelland, Managing Director of IgniteNI.
Based in Belfast, the upcoming IgniteNI Accelerator will run for three months beginning in March 2021 and host 10 seed-stage companies that can demonstrate current traction and the potential for future growth. Ronan talks to Chris McClelland, Managing Director of IgniteNI.
Chris talks about his background and what IgniteNI does, why starting in the United States might be best, why Northern Ireland is a good place to set up a startup, the challenge of building a team, why pivoting is a part of any startups life, and the various stages of startups.
More about Chris:
Chris is one of Northern Ireland’s best-known tech entrepreneurs. He co-founded and led Brewbot a beer making technology company, and prior to this, he was the chief executive of mobile software company Ecliptic Labs which was based in Belfast.
Dr Rana el Kaliouby Author of Girl Decoded
Interview by Mary Carty
Introduction
Hello everyone. I’m Mary Carty and I’m here today to interview a pioneer in AI technology with Irish Tech News. I’m so excited and honoured to talk to Dr Rana el Kaliouby.
Rana has been working on making computers and our interactions with them more human for 20 years. In other words, Computers have plenty of IQ, what if they had EQ?
She holds a BA from the American University in Cairo, A PhD from Cambridge, and worked at MIT Media Lab where she spun out her company Affectiva in 2009, thereby creating a whole new technology category of Artificial Emotional Intelligence.
Rana is a Forbes Top 50 Women in Techand a Young Global Leader with the World Economic Forum
Her fascinating memoir, Girl Decoded, my quest to make technology emotionally intelligent and change the way we interact forever will be published by Penguin Business Books in April. Pre order it now.
QUESTIONS
- The thing that impressed me the most reading your book, is your drive. Against all odds you were going to build this AI, where does this drive come from?
- What are the advantages of leading with empathy, vulnerability, and kindness?
- How can we encourage leaders to forge this path, not command and control, win at all costs?
- I was struck by how much you had to "defeminize" your language around emotions in the early days with investors and funders. How do we find ways not to gender, products, services, and software and help investors and the wider community understand the benefits to society?
- Finding investment for a startup is hugely challenging, especially for women. Turning down a government contract at a crucial time for the business must have been a difficult decision. Can you tell me a bit about that?
- What more can we do as consumers to build better, more ethical AI?
- What's next for you?
About the Author
Dr Rana El Kaliouby holds a BA from the American University in Ciaro, A PhD from Cambridge, and worked at MIT Media Lab where she spun out her company Affectiva in 2009, creating a whole new technology category of Artificial Emotional Intelligence.
She is a Forbes Top 50 Women in Techand a Young Global Leader with the World Economic Forum.
Her memoir Girl Decoded, my quest to make technology emotionally intelligent and change the way we interact forever will be published by Penguin Business Books in April.
Find Rana on Twitter https://twitter.com/kaliouby
Affectiva https://www.affectiva.com/
Mary Carty Bio
Mary Carty is a serial entrepreneur with a background in the arts, education and technology. She is Director of Wilson & Keys working with an international client base. Mary sits on the Board of Science Gallery International and Branar Téatar do Pháistí.
Over lockdown, she established AwakenHub, a community to support female founders from the Island of Ireland and her diaspora, with Mary McKenna, Clare McGee and Sinead Crowley.
Find Mary on Twitter https://twitter.com/marycarty
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/marycarty/
Wilson and Keys http://www.wilsonkeys.com/
AwakenHub https://www.awakenhub.com/
Intelligent and heads up conversation with Jay Palter about how to manage your social media profile in a strategic way.
Jay is a digital business strategist, specializing in the strategic use of social influencer networks for building online visibility for business leaders and technology brands in B2B settings. He works with businesses and individuals, helping practice professionals, executives and owners to develop social selling programs and productive business relationships with established influencers in their industry.
His business experience spans over three decades, during which he has held a variety of leadership positions in financial services, software development and marketing.
Jay is a sought-after public speaker at industry conferences and a published columnist in a variety of publications on the topic of social networking strategies for business professionals. He also publishes an annual list of top Fintech influencers that is widely respected as the most authoritative in the industry, along with a wide variety of other sector specific influencer lists.
For more information, contact:
Jay Palter, Chief Engagement Officer
Jay Palter Social Advisory – http://jaypalter.ca/
Email – jay@jaypalter.com
Phone – 587-586-8433
Enjoyable and informative conversation with award winner nature writer Ben Goldfarb.
More about Ben
I’m the author ofEager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter (Chelsea Green Publishing), winner of the 2019 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award.
More about Ben's book Eager for Beavers ->
Eager reveals that our modern conception of a natural landscape is wrong, distorted by the trapping of millions of beavers from North America’s lakes and rivers. The consequences of losing beavers were profound: streams eroded, wetlands dried up, and species from salmon to swans lost vital habitat.
Today, a growing coalition of “Beaver Believers” — including scientists, ranchers, and passionate citizens — recognizes that ecosystems with beavers are far healthier than those without them. From the Nevada deserts to the Scottish highlands, Believers are now restoring these industrious rodents to their former haunts.
Eager is the powerful story of how one of the world’s most influential species can help us fight drought, flooding, wildfire, extinction, and climate change — and how we can learn to coexist with our fellow travelers on this planet.
See more on his website here, and check out great pictures on his twitter feed also
https://twitter.com/ben_a_goldfarb
An interview with Trey Rutledge, Director of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships, on DragonChain and the Digital Fortress.
Dragonchain was birthed at Disney.
Back in 2014, the Disney Corporation, as befits an innovator in many tech areas, wanted to look at building a private blockchain for its own use. The corporation approached Joe Roets, who is well known in industry circles and less so in media terms. Joe’s career would explain that as he has held senior positions at Lockheed Martin, the FBI, Homeland Security and the Department of Defense. His experience is tightly guarded under a stealth cloak.
Joe came on board with a mandate to build a private blockchain for Walt Disney’s theme parks and cruise lines. In 2014 he began R&D into the space and by 2015 he was developing a hybrid platform. He also managed to persuade the notoriously conversative corporation to look at building an open source project which was hived off into a separate entity by 2017 and self-funded by a successful ICO that raised $13 million in funds.
Part of the innovation undertaken by Joe was to address issues head on. While still under the Disney mantel, rather than cherry pick solutions, he went to all areas asking executives for problems they needed solving. This resulted into 23 live and case studies where Joe and his dev team applied blockchain technology to issues that had previously proven unsolvable.
“They really got under the hood across a variety of departments – making good use of their time within the corporation, finding tough issues and fixing them,” explains Trey in this interivew about how Disney and Dragons made a blockchain
Jillian Godsil is your host. Jillian is an award winning journalist, broadcaster and author - find out more here: https://persons-of-interest.io/
We catch up with Jamil Hassan to learn more about the world's number two crypto currency.
Here are some of the questions we look at:
why there is more to crypto than bitcoin, what is ethereum and it's own digital currency ether & the the alt coins, including erc20 built on this platform
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what is the difference between ethereum & ether?
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who is Vitalik Buterin & why, unlike the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto is it a factor in ether + ethereum
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what are erc20 tokens and the other flavours that exist too
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what trends might we see in the future in terms of the ethereum platform
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who are the possible ethereum killers, what are they, why are they possible e-killers?
It was an interesting and informative conversation, we hope you enjoy it and find it useful.
See more about Jamil on twitter
https://twitter.com/CryptoHipster
and on his website here
https://jamilconnects.com
How do students in Ireland manage when the pandemic has closed colleges and universities? Well, HEAnet and Eduroam are providing the connectivity that allows students to attend all their online classes and do all their coursework.
Ronan talks to Kerrie Power the CEO of HEAnet. Kerrie talks about HEAnet started, their partnership with Eduroam, and how Longford becoming the first Irish County Council to introduce Eduroam Wi-Fi in town centres. Kerrie also tells Ronan if HEAnet has seen a greater increase in usage during the pandemic and what's next for HEAnet.
More on Kerrie:
Kerrie Power was appointed Chief Executive of HEAnet CLG by the Board of Directors in June 2017. Kerrie has over 15 year’s leadership experience and a strong track record in the technology sector. Before joining HEAnet, Kerrie worked in Google in Dublin and New York and also Facebook. More recently, she has headed up technology start-ups in Dublin including Nordeus Games and YouPass Technologies.
Kerrie is a graduate of WIT, with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Computing and holds a Master of Business Administration from Liverpool University, a Professional Diploma in Organisational Change and Transformation, a Professional Diploma in Strategy Development and Innovation. She is currently completing a third Professional Diploma in Leadership as well as completing her final year of Masters of Science in Business Practice and Leadership at UCD Michael Smurfit Business School.
Kerrie represents Ireland on the GÉANT General Assembly and was elected to the board of GEANT in Nov 2019. She is also on the Board of HEAnet’s subsidiary company EduCampus.
Kerrie was also invited by the Department of Higher Education to join the Covid 19 TES Steering group as a subject matter expert, and currently chairs the connectivity sub-group of the Covid 19 TES Steering group.
Is college education a ticket towards prosperity and job security — or a bottomless pit of student loan debt? If you live in the U.S., that is a $1.7 trillion dollar question.
Student loan debt impacts all financial aspects of a consumer; and the burden is amplified for first generation college students and people of color, who don’t typically have access to generational wealth. With wage disparities induced by systemic bias, such gaps continue to grow even after employment.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Tobin Van Ostern, founder of Savi, a public benefit corporation focused on tackling the student loan challenge faced by America's 46 million student loan borrowers. While policy reforms are long overdue, we believe that private sector innovation can still play a crucial role to provide much needed immediate relief.
Interesting conversation with Glen Hiemstra who has been a futurist since 1980!
More about Glen
See his website here.
If you listen carefully, you can learn what the future is telling you. Before the Internet was even a public network Glen Hiemstra, Futurist, studied how it would change human and organizational communication. In the mid-1980`s he was describing the coming economic growth of the Pacific Rim countries. Glen told audiences about global warming and climate change...in 1987. He previewed nanotechnology...in 1989, and described genomic science and biotechnology even earlier. Glen wrote about the age wave and the end of classic retirement...in 1995. By 2001 Glen described the coming energy transformation as the greatest economic opportunity of the next half-century. As early as 2006 Glen told people why the debt bubble would burst, as it did more than a year later. Before the Internet was popular Glen had the foresight to register Futurist.com and become Founder and CEO of the site that is now visited by people from 120 nations each month.
To deal with breakthrough trends like these Glen helps large and small companies, educational institutions, government agencies and communities re-think their future vision. This is why audience members for Glen`s keynote speeches and clients for his long-range planning A writer as well as a speaker and consultant, Glen is the author of Turning the Future into Revenue: What Businesses and Individuals Need to Know to Shape Their Future (Wiley & Sons 2006). Previously he co-authored Strategic Leadership: Achieving Your Preferred Future and his new book Millennial City was published in Fall 2014. Glen has also served as a technical advisor for futuristic television shows and appeared in future oriented documentaries.
Glen has worked with many leading companies, government agencies and organizations across a wide variety of domains. These include international clients like Saint Gobain and Certainteed, Sonae of Portugal, Ambrosetti of Italy, Lundbeck Pharmaceuticals, Huawei of China, The World Future Forum-The Hague, GHD Engineering of Australia, Russian Railroad, Toyota, and others like Boeing Commercial Airplanes (most recently designing and leading a “Next 100 Years” strategic foresight project), Microsoft, The Home Depot, Adobe, Ernst & Young, PaineWebber, ShareBuilder, Club of Amsterdam, REI, Weyerhaeuser, Hewlett Packard, Novo Nordisk, U.S./Mexico JWC, APAX Partners, Atlanta 2060, Tulsa 2025, , FHWA Advanced Research, Eddie Bauer, Procter & Gamble, ACE Hardware, IHOP, John Deere, Lexis Nexus, Land O Lakes, Mass Mutual, Mutual of Enumclaw, ING, Colorado League of Cities, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and others. Transportation clients include USDOT, FHWA, Idaho Transportation 2030, Michigan DOT 2030, Louisiana DOT, Texas Transportation Forum, and various auto, trucking and rail related businesses including America Trucking Association, Great Dane Trailers, Union Pacific, Toyota, Great Western Insurance, and others.
We check in with Dinis Guarda to learn more.
Dinis is an author, speaker, entrepreneur, advisor, and CEO Chairman and co-founder ztudium group that owns the companies techabc and open business platform.
Dinis authored, “4IR - How to Reinvent a Nation”, "How Businesses and Governments can prosper with Fintech, Blockchain, and AI" and "Blockchain, AI, and Crypto Economics – The Next Tsunami", among others.
Dinis runs a fast growing Youtube Podcast series https://www.youtube.com/c/DinisGuarda/videos where he passed 4.2 million views in the first 6 months and has interviewed 100+ personalities so far including leading AI personalities, a Minister from Japan, Leading CEO, Fintech, AI, Crypto, Blockchain personalities and Bollywood stars.
Dinis is a global renowned thought leader listed continuously as number 1, 5 and 10 positions as global influencer in B2B, business continuity, fintech, blockchain, AI, and social media industries.
He has been advising governments, working closely with UN departments and responsible for digital strategies for countries like Malaysia where he created the concept of Malaysia 5.0.
In the past he has supported the building of the Fidelity Asia Bank (a digital bank between Asia and Africa) and through his company has developed leading-edge technology around AI, Fintech and Blockchain PaaS for central banks and global organisations. https://www.linkedin.com/in/dinisguarda/
Dinis Guarda is an author, writer, artist, academic, B2B2C tech influencer, inventor and serial entrepreneur. Dinis is a world-renowned thought leader, strategist, futurist and speaker, an International Bestselling Author, and a media personality who covers the present and future of business, technology and society. Dinis is a World Class Leader in multiple fields and has a passion to push ideas, action and technology together to create better solutions, narratives and paths.
Dinis Guarda specialises in the crossroad between strategy, ideas, business, poetry, technology and how 4IR, AI, Fintech, digital transformation and Blockchain are changing Humanity.
Dinis Guarda has decades of experience in international business, C level positions and digital transformation.
Dinis has worked with new technologies, cryptocurrencies, and has created some of the first global ICOs, while working with major regulators, compliance, legal international teams and law firms. Dinis has also been involved in the inception of some of the top 100 digital currencies. He was behind a crypto digital assets and exchange both in Europe, Switzerland, USA, Latin America and Asia.
Dinis has created various companies such as Ztudium tech platform a digital and blockchain startup that created the software Blockimpact (sold to Glance Technologies Inc) and founder and publisher of intelligenthq.com, hedgethink.com, tokensdna.com and tradersdna.com.
He has been working with the likes of UN / UNITAR, UNESCO, European Space Agency, Davos WEF, Philips, Saxo Bank, Mastercard, Barclays and governments all over the world.
He has been a guest lecturer at Copenhagen Business School, Group INSEEC/Monaco University, where he has coordinated executive Masters and MBAs. He supported in creating the business school office and operations in San Francisco, USA and Silicon Valley.
He is ranked as one of the most influential people in B2B, AI, Fintech, Business Continuity, Cryptocurrencies, Blockchain in the world by Right Relevance as well as being listed in Cointelegraph’s Top People In Blockchain and Rise Global’s The Artificial Intelligence Power 100.
Don Tapscott is the co-author with Kirsten Sandberg and Anthony Williams of the 2021 paper ‘New Direction for Government in the Second Era of the Digital Age’ on strategy, policy, and action for the Biden/Harris Administration. Produced in collaboration with the Washington DC based Chamber of Digital Commerce, and with a foreword by Tony Scott, Don considers the report a landmark of his decades-long career as a digital technology researcher, advocate, and thought leader.
Don needs no introduction to the Blockchain community but just in case let me point people to his 2016 TED Talk in which he explained how Blockchain is changing money and business. This is one of these most viewed TED talks, certainly in Blockchain, with 5 million views so far and more than 5000 views per day, up by multiple of five since the price of Bitcoin caught the public’s attention again.
Listen in today to hear Don's thoughts on how cryptocurrencies and government can collide with impact.
Jillian Godsil is an award winning journalist, broadcaster and author - visit here for her latest book https://persons-of-interest.io/
In this podcast Melanie Boylan had a chat with Kevin Wagner a NASA Sagan Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory. They discussed his successful work with the experiment/instrument is called “NEAR”: New Earths in the Alpha Centauri region.
Dr. Wagner's research focuses on directly detecting and studying planets around nearby stars, with a specific focus on finding and characterizing potentially life supporting planets. His team’s recent work has enabled imaging planets that are approximately Neptune-sized in the habitable zone of the closest Sun-like star, Alpha Centauri, which shows that imaging smaller, potentially Earth-like planets is closely within reach. Dr. Wagner grew up in Kentucky, USA, and in his spare time enjoys exploring the mountains and deserts that are also home to the observatories and giant cacti of Southern Arizona.
kevinwagner@arizona.edu
During the current pandemic, the retail industry is facing a major shakeup as network planning and measurement of convenience are harder to do. Gamma Location Intelligence Services is helping by providing insights to the retail industry so that they can do this.
Ronan talks to Feargal O’Neill, CEO of Gamma Location Intelligence Services about this, what Gamma Location Intelligence Services does, and their work with insurance companies. Feargal also talks about how they are coping during the current COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of location intelligence especially during the current COVID-19 pandemic and their plans for the future.
More about Feargal:
Feargal is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin and he joined Gamma in 1993. He has a background in planning and the spatial sciences.
We catch up with Yossi Vardi to discuss the latest version of DLD now taking place online today and tomorrow, for free, with some great speakers - see below for details.
With 40 years experience of co-founding, leading and participating in building over 60 high-tech companies, he is one of Israel's early entrepreneurs.
Yossi co-pioneered instant messaging as the founding investor and the former Chairman of Mirabilis Ltd., the creator of the highly popular instant messaging program ICQ now owned by AOL.
Today's program ->
16:00 CET
Welcome
Steffi Czerny, Co-Founder & Managing Director of DLD
Yossi Vardi, Co-Chairman, DLD
16:05 CET
What's Next, Jimmy?
Jimmy Wales, Founder and Chair Emeritus, Board of Trustees, Wikimedia Foundation
16:20 CET
Follow Your Ears
Dennis Crowley, CEO, Foursquare
Yossi Vardi, Co-Chairman, DLD
16:40 CET
The (R)evolution of Movement
Marc Berg, CEO, FREE NOW
Florian Reuter, CEO, Volocopter
Tabitha Goldstaub, Co-Founder, CognitionX
17:05 CET
Shifting Paradigms for a Sustainable Mobility
Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management, BMW Group
Steffi Czerny, Co-Founder & Managing Director of DLD
17:30 CET
Urbanism Reloaded - Empowering the Countryside
Rem Koolhas, Founding Partner, OMA
See rest of the program on the website here.
More about Yossi from his wikipedia entry
Joseph "Yossi" Vardi (Hebrew: יוסי ורדי, born September 2, 1942) is an Israeli entrepreneur and investor. He is one of Israel's first high-tech entrepreneurs. For over 47 years he has founded and helped to build over 85 high-tech companies in a variety of fields, among them software, energy, Internet, mobile, electro-optics and water technology.
As part of our tech for good series of interviews we caught up with Bennet Barth, from the BMW Foundation, to learn more about the work they are doing to help support positive leadership globally and to support the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
About Bennet Barth
Prior to joining the BMW Foundation team in March 2019, Bennet Barth worked with MAZE – Decoding Impact in Lisbon, Portugal. Maze works alongside impact ventures and investors to scale effective solutions for social and environmental challenges. Bennet concentrated his efforts on impact investment activities, consulting impact ventures and international policy work around the topic.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management from the Technical University of Berlin and a Master of Science in Economics from Nova SBE in Lisbon. He previously worked in development cooperation in renewable energy projects in Asia and West Africa.
Surfing is Bennet’s passion and so he is constantly searching for the perfect wave in all parts of the world. He enjoys spending a lot of time outdoors – on the water, in the forest or in the mountains, keen for adventures in the wild. Bennet is driven by curiosity and eager to learn something new every day, especially around economics, the environment, and entrepreneurship. He is inspired by smart and bold solutions that challenge the status quo for the better.
The BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt promotes responsible leadership and inspires leaders worldwide to work towards a more peaceful, just and sustainable future.
About RESPOND
RESPOND is an accelerator programme of the BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt with support from UnternehmerTUM. It is the first accelerator programme that promotes Responsible Leadership and thereby contributes to scaling sustainable business models for a better future.The programme supports founders who, through entrepreneurial approaches, contribute to a peaceful, just and sustainable future in line with the United Nations' Agenda 2030. In the programme, teams of founders receive access to workshops and mentoring at the interface of business, society and the environment. Furthermore, participants benefit from close contacts to the global Responsible Leaders Network of the BMW Foundation and the extended network of both organisations. The Responsible Leaders Network connects more than 1,800 leaders worldwide who are committed to social change within and between societies.
Carolin Wend, Co-founder of Mintbase.io
NFTs are not just about art. Into this exploding field comes estalished player, Mintbase, with ambitions to rethink NFTs. Just as we get our heads around the concept of digital art NFTs then another cargo-load of applications arrives to really fry the brains.
So let’s begin at the beginning shall we? Carolin Wend joined me from sunny Lisbon to go through some of the basics. First up, NFTs themselves or non-fungible tokens.
“There are two types of tokens, fungible and non-fungible. Fungible for example is like a dollar or a euro. It’s exchangeable ‘like for like.’ In addition, it’s tangible so you can break it down and swap one dollar for two 50cent pieces.
“On the other hand, a non-fungible token is something unique and which cannot be broken into two pieces. An example might be a birth certificate or a title to a house. It might also be a ticket, a song or anything except money. Anything in this world can be an NFT – it’s the new standard of technology – it’s like an open API.”
NFTs first came to prominence with digital art. Finally, artists were able to share their art online showing not only provenance but also delivering a unique art piece – one that could not be copied as the original was backed with an NFT.
“We quickly realised that there were other applications for NFT. We organised NFT ticketing for an event in Berlin called MetaCartel Demo Day with non-fungible tokens or ticketing. Every ticket was an NFT.
Listen to find out more about the amazing world of NFTs
Jillian Godsil is an award winning journalist, broadcaster and author - to find out more please visit https://persons-of-interest.io/
Listen to the audio recording from Sangeeta Waldron's virtual book event of Corporate Social Responsibility Is Not Public Relations, on 18 February, 2021 with a global audience including international speakers, who include:
Martin Lui, from LID Business Media, publisher of the book.
David Katz, CEO, Plastic Bank from Vancouver - Named one of the world’s most compassionate entrepreneurs by Salt magazine. A steward of the environment and champion for the poor.
James Quinn, CEO, Faradion, Europe - World leader in non-aqueous sodium-ion cell technology. .
Tonya Fitzpatrick, Co-founder World Footprints Media from Washington D.C. - Award-winning Travel Journalist; Delegate, U.N. Commission on the Status of Women.
Aisha Raheem, Co-Founder, Farmz2U, Nigeria - Helping farmers farm better.
Sarita Bahl, One of India's leading sustainability storytellers & PR experts.
with Moderator: Sahera Chohan, Former BBC TV Presenter, Author, & Leadership Coach
Book is available online from all bookstores including Hive
https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Sangeeta-Waldron/Corporate-Social-Responsibility-is-Not-Public-Relations--/25474850
And Amazon:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Corporate-Social-Responsibility-Public-Relations/dp/1911671421
Jillian Godsil speaks with legal eagle Jetse Sprey on GDPR and its impact on Europe and beyond
Jetse Sprey, CLO and co-founder of Europechain
It’s almost three years since GDPR came into effect in the EU. We talk to legal eagle Jetse Sprey in Amsterdam about the impacts of the law both within Europe and without.
What the main impacts?
Funnily enough the rules didn’t change that much from the rules that were in existence pre GDPR, but the key difference lies in the penalties attached to flaunting data protection rules.
This is a nutshell can explain why GDPR burst upon the world with such a vengeance three years, in some ways out of proportion to the new legalities. It fostered an awareness for companies who realised they needed to look after the data they held and to ensure they were GDPR compliant.
And not just here in Europe, anyone dealing with European people and their data also had to become compliant.
It’s been an earthquake.
At the same time, GDPR has become a sort of standard for international legislations, or rather an example to be followed. In California, the new data protection laws draw heavily on many of the elements of GDPR. The same can be said for new laws in India.
In this field of data protection, Europe is leading the way.
To find our more about how GDPR works, listen to the podcast
Jillian Godsil is an award winning journalist, broadcoaster and author. Her most recent book, Persons of Interest, Timestamped in Blockchain and Cryptocurrency, can be found at https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08NS1LXG8
Very informative conversation with Alex Sparrow, author of The Hempcrete Book, about what hempcrete is, and the wider benefits of building with natural materials.
Alex Sparrow is founder and MD at UK Hempcrete Ltd., an English company with an international reach, specialising in the design and construction of the structural and thermal envelope of buildings from bio-based, renewable, carbon-sequestering and often recycled materials.
As well as construction and specialist material supply, UK Hempcrete offers design, consultancy and training services to assist others in the use of natural materials in construction.
Alongside his work at UK Hempcrete, Alex currently holds two board positions in the wider industry:
- The Alliance for Sustainable Building Products (ASBP) (London)
The ASBP works from a position of independence from government and from short term commercial interests. An organisation which champions construction products that are better for people and the environment, and companies and organisations prepared to push these aims forward, the ASBP seeks to support industry to make better decisions, and legislators to make better policy. Since joining the board in 2017, Alex has been working on the development of the ASBP Awards scheme which showcases construction projects that manifest the phillospohies behind the ASBP's "6 Pillars" model of sustainable construction.
- YorSpace CLT (York)
YorSpace is a Community-led Housing Developer building high-performance homes designed on passive solar principles and highly insulated, reducing the power they consume. The organisation is committed to using natural & low carbon building materials, helping to pioneer the urgently needed shift towards a full decarbonisation of homes and communities. By embedding fairness and cooperation in all its decision making, Torspace is creating homes that have community inclusion and cohesion embedded in their design.
Alex co-authored "The Hempcrete Book; Designing and building with Hemp-lime", (pub 2014, UIT/Green Books); often cited as the definitive guide to this better-than-zero-carbon construction material.
This, together with over a decade of practical experience in both hempcrete design and construction and the wider bio-based construction industry, has resulted in an increasing international demand for Alex's consultancy services and appearance at conferences, industry speaking engagements etc.
In advancing the cause of natural construction methods in the UK and further afield, Alex is seeking to develop a wide network of like-minded companies in "coopetiton", to assist with the delivery of exciting future projects aimed at speeding up the decarbonisation of the construction industry.
Ronan talks to Mark Curtis the co- founder of the Fjord design agency which was acquired by Accenture in 2013 about the latest Fjord Trends report.Having spoken to Mark two years ago it was interesting to see how much the current pandemic has impacted on the latest Fjord Trends report.
Mark talks about the 7 trends found on this years report, how this years trends compares with previous years trends, if remote working and automation is going to be seen more in the future, and if future trends will be as impacted by the current pandemic.
More about Mark:
Mark Curtis is a serial entrepreneur and innovator who has worked in media, digital, mobile and design for 30 years.
In 2001 he co-founded service design consultancy Fjord with Mike Beeston and Olof Schybergson. At Fjord Mark is Chief Client Officer, and his role spans offer definition, marketing and business development. Fjord was acquired by Accenture in May 2013. Mark is also a frequent speaker at conferences and commentator in the media
Interesting and informative conversation with “the world’s most connected human”, we cover Ray Kurzweil, witches, techno pagans, Ireland's very own Newgrange and much more. Check it out, you will enjoy the ride.
See more on his website here.
Health and wellness pioneer, healthcare technology leader and entrepreneur, Christopher Dancy is frequently referred to as “the world’s most connected human.” Since the 1990s, when he was responsible for platform and technical development for the internet startup of WebMD, he has helped launch a number of successful startup companies in the technology and healthcare industries while serving in digital product development, senior management and leadership roles.
He has been featured on the cover of Businessweek and as “patient zero in the digital health revolution” for the Showtime documentary series Dark Net, and has been interviewed by the Wall Street Journal, NPR, the BBC, Fox News and Wired.
Follow him on Twitter here.
What does digital transformation really mean? Can banking truly be helpful? How can we be more thoughtful as we innovate, without leaving populations behind? For this week’s episode of One Vision, we move north across the border to Canada, where Bradley and Theo chat with Barb MacLean, Director, Application Development at Celero, on banking in Canada. Fun fact, do you know that ninety percent of Canadians live within 100 miles of the US border? And stay to the end to find out Barb’s favorite Star Wars character.
Interesting conversation with Paul Handrick, founder of Ireland's first Bee Sanctuary
The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland is the only dedicated native wild bee sanctuary on the planet.
More about the sanctuary
No hives. No honey.
55 acres – the size of 31 football pitches – of habitat which we have been returning to nature since 2012.
Nestled in the foothills of the Wicklow mountains we are a pause in the chaos of modern life.
We advocate for and educate about our endangered wild bee populations and are a real life real time example of the simple measures we can all take to address this serious issue.
When it comes to bees, nature and the planet it’s time to start giving and stop taking.
Here on THE BEE SANCTUARY OF IRELAND we give everything.
We’re all in.
See more on their website here
https://thebeesanctuaryofireland.com
Jillian Godsil speaks with Dr Farrukh Habib, who gives a ‘101’ introduction on Islamic Finance and Shariah Compliant Financial Products - which turn out to be one and the same.
I invited Dr Farrukh to explain about Islamic Finance and Shariah compliant financial products which he explains are basically the same thing. However, before he begins, he points out that Islam is actually a complete code for living that has a comprehensive set of rules and principles for each and every walk of life.
“It’s not only about worship, but it governs public dealings too. In all matters, Islam provides guidance not only in regard for the man-to-God relationship, but also for the man-to-man relationships.”
I interject women and children too, and Dr Farrukh agrees.
“Islam extends to the whole family. It is a complete jurisprudence in the sense that it provides all the principles, including a complete alternative of conventional financial systems which is called the Islamic Financial system.”
I ask about the differences between Western Financial Systems and Islamic, and Dr Farrukh corrects me on my terminology. Western Financial system is better termed conventional finance as it exists in all corners of the world.
Jillian Godsil is an award winning journalist, broadcoaster and author. Her most recent book, Persons of Interest, Timestamped in Blockchain and Cryptocurrency, can be found at https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08NS1LXG8
We catch up with Jim Marous, a long time supporter of Irish Tech News to discuss banking trends, the impact of the global pandemic on the move to digital first services, and what he is excited about going forwards.
Jim Marous Named has been named as one of the most influential people in banking.
Speaker, Publisher & Podcast Host, #banking #fintech #finserv | Co-Publisher, The Financial Brand | Owner, Digital Banking Report | Banking Transformed Podcast
More about the Banking Transformed Podcast
Named in the top 6 banking podcasts to follow in 2020 Are you prepared to embrace change, take risks and disrupt yourself in response to the digital disruption in banking? If not, this podcast is for you. Hosted by top 5 banking and fintech influencer, Jim Marous, Banking Transformed highlights the leadership and cultural challenges facing the banking industry. Featuring interviews with some of the top minds in business, this podcast explores how financial institutions can prepare for the future of banking.
Follow him on twitter here.
https://twitter.com/JimMarous/status/1360966840256708614
The fifth annual Impact Report by Irish law firm McCann FitzGerald and international audit, tax and advisory firm, Mazars was recently published. It makes for interesting reading as businesses wrestle with Brexit, GDPR and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ronan talks to Liam McKenna a Partner in the Consulting Services practice in Mazars about the report.
Liam talks about the 2021 Impact Report, the emerging trends found in 2021’s report, the Max Schrems Judgement. Liam also talks about the GDPR issues they noticed for those remote working from home, and gives some tips for those who are remote working.
More about Liam:
Liam has significant experience in delivering large change, IT and organisational transformation programmes. These programmes have typically been driven by mandated change in regulated industries or cost reduction and performance improvement and are enabled by changes to operations, organisation structures and technology in a range of sectors including financial services, public and private sectors.
Some areas of recent focus include: GDPR/DPO services; Information Security, Process Improvement including through Robotic Process Automation; Payments Services License Applications.
Frank and forthright conversation with David Katz, founder of Plastic Bank, you can also catch him speaking this week at Sangeeta Waldron's Book Event - Corporate Social Responsibility Is Not Public Relations; Feb 18, 2021
David has been named one of the world’s most compassionate entrepreneurs by Salt magazine. He is the recipient of the United Nations Lighthouse award for Planetary Health, recipient of the Paris Climate Conference Sustainia community award, recipient of the Earnst and Young Lifetime Achievement award, is the Past President of the Vancouver Chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), and named the Entrepreneur Organizations, Global Citizen.
David is the founder and CEO of The Plastic Bank, an internationally recognized solution to ocean plastic. The Plastic Bank is a global network of micro recycling markets that empower the poor to transcend poverty by cleaning the environment.
The Plastic Bank is an eco-system that provides an opportunity for the world to collect and trade plastic waste as a currency. Global partners include IBM, Shell Energy, SC Johnson, Aldi, Henkel and more.
His humanitarian work has earned him international recognition. David has been featured in hundreds of international news and investigative articles, including Forbes, Time Magazine, Fast Company, Business Week, and National Geographic. David can be found at TED.com, is featured in an award-winning documentary and starred in an international reality television show.
David is a steward of the earth and a champion for the poor.
In the podcast today Melanie Boylan and Tonya Fitzpatrick discuss what makes World Footprints a social impact company.
World Footprints is a heart-centered Social Impact travel media company where travelers of conscience and culture can come for information, education and inspiration in the travel space.
From its inception in 2007, World Footprints has revealed untold narratives and has explored places that push beyond our comfort zones by opening a window to the world through powerful written and audio storytelling. It is through these stories that World Footprints helps people overcome their fears about traveling the world.
World Footprints was founded by Tonya & Ian Fitzpatrick, two media-savvy lawyers who have merged their passion for meaningful travel and their support for social justice. The multi award-winning World Footprints podcast is the cornerstone of the socially conscious company.
World Footprints continues to evolve but it is unique in its consistent illumination of our common humanity. The steadfast belief in our shared humanity is expressed in the foundational principle of Ubuntu, a Zulu word that translates “I am because we are” and also the Hindu phrase Tat tvam asi – “I see the other in myself and myself in others”. The philosophy of unity guides the impactful stories that are found throughout the World Footprints multimedia platform including the website, podcast and YouTube channel.
World Footprints offers a space for all voices to be heard and for fuller narratives to be shared even if they are uncomfortable because of the value those stories offer for growth and cross-cultural understanding.
In addition to the philosophical mission there are two prevailing messages that are amplified through World Footprints: the importance of ground-truthing–(finding your own truth about people and places in order to debunk misinformed opinions) and the transformative power of travel.
Throughout its history, World Footprints has partnered with a number of non-profit and advocacy groups like the United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking. It has also welcomed world figures, thought leaders and celebrities, such as Maya Angelou, Jack Hanna, Bobby Kennedy, Jr., Ken Burns, chef Cat Cora and others to share unique insights on places and people.
Travel, culture, history and social impact are foundational to World Footprints.
Jillian Godsil talks with Daniel Uribe, founder and CEO of Genobank, living and based in Silicon, USA
Daniel, who is of Mexican descent did his primary degrees in Mexico but studied in Stanford University where he met Condoleezza Rice as part of the executive programme, and he is also a graduate of Singularity University. Both experiences formed his independent thinking – which is totally obvious in his founding of GenoBank.io, a DNA ownership legal tech kit and patent-pending blockchain technology platform which is turning personal control of DNA on its head.
When not studying, Daniel also worked for major tech giants such as Oracle and Sun Microsystems. He is a cybersecurity person with extensive experience in network storage; he has been working in the UNIX space since 2002. With these influences, his start-up was bound to happen – but in fact, it was his personal life that proved the catalyst.
“I first heard about blockchain early on, around the same time everyone was moving into the cloud, so the concept of decentralisation was hardly spoken of; if one had a database then it was on Oracle or similar. It was centralised, it was expensive, and it took a couple of humans to maintain – not thousands of nodes.
“At the time, the penny dropped for me; now we could have one ledger or one version of a book. This had not been possible before, not even the most famous books in the history of mankind have one version – there is no one version of the Bible or the Koran – but here was a technology that could offer one version, a live version, that was synchronised every 10 minutes.”
Daniel had the makings of a disruptive start-up in his hands, if he but knew it. However, it took a personal accident to crystallise these thoughts into a real project. His son at 18 months had an accident where he poked his throat with a straw. As a result, he bled for three days and the hospital did some tests, including looking at his DNA.
As a result, his son was diagnosed with a rare blood disease with something very similar to haemophilia; a deletion in his genes in the 17th chromosome resulting in a condition called Glanzmann's thrombasthenia.
While it was a relief to have the condition diagnosed and named, Daniel was uncomfortable about the handling of his son’s DNA records.
“The tests were covered by medical standards, HIPAA, but what caught my attention was that my son’s raw data was not available. It was like trying to access state secrets such was the lack of transparency.”
Listen to the podcast to see what Daniel did to fix this issue.
Jillian Godsil is an award winning journalist, broadcoaster and author. Her most recent book, Persons of Interest, Timestamped in Blockchain and Cryptocurrency, can be found at https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08NS1LXG8
We figured it was a good time to make sure everyone was on the same page as Bitcoin enjoys another turbo fuelled period.
We called up cryptocurrency trader expert Jamil Hasan and asked him the questions you want to know but don't want to look stupid by asking.
Here are some of the questions we put to him:
what actually is a bitcoin?
how many exist, how many have been lost, how many will there ever be?
who was Satoshi Nakamoto, and why doesn't it really matter?
what are the safest ways to store and hold bitcoin?
suppose something comes along and replaces it? Is it gold 2.0?
what about other altcoins?
what is the significance of Elon Musk buying 1 1/2 billion worth?
Max Keiser says you should only bother with bitcoin, what do you think?
We think you will find this episode informative and useful.
You can follow Jamil on Twitter here
https://twitter.com/CryptoHipster
and learn more about him on his website here.
Lithium power has been integral part of our lives for many years but it's just not sustainable and has a great impact on our planet. In Melanie Boylans' chat with James Quinn of Faradion we learn more about the values and merits of sodium-ion and how this will be the change needed to conserve our precious elements and safe guard our ecological future.
James Quinn is a Technology Executive and Entrepreneur, Public and Private Companies, M&A, Divisional Mgmt, Venture Capital, Strategic Visionary, Keynote Speaker
High integrity team builder with leadership skills proven in the technology industry. Proven technology products executive with over 25 years experience in systems and services in the public and private sectors. Broad based experience from product development of leading edge technologies through global supply chain manufacturing and distribution.
Specialties: Extensive international business background including, customer sales and support, engineering and development, partnerships, licensing, supply chain, and manufacturing. Substantial involvement with investor/investor relations as well as raising capital from VC’s and governmental subsidies.
About Faradion
Faradion is the world leader in sodium-ion battery technology that provides low cost, high performance, safe and sustainable energy. Its proprietary technology delivers leading-edge, cost effective solutions for a broad range of applications; including mobility, energy storage, back-up power and energy in remote locations.
Faradion’s patented zero-volt capability, enables the safe transportation and maintenance of sodium-ion batteries. The wide operating temperature range, high energy density and fast charge/discharge capability combine to offer a next generation, drop-in solution. Its sodium-ion batteries contain no cobalt, no lithium and no copper, resulting in a safe and sustainable, cost-effective, high performance technology. For more information, visit www.faradion.co.ukor follow us on Twitter @faradion_uk.
In today's podcast we were able to bring together two very topical areas that are on the top of all business owners minds (hopefully). Michelle Carvill came on to discuss the merits and ways to create a strategy that can improve not only your marketing but your carbon footprint too. Listen in for further details and insights as Melanie Boylan talk to Michelle Carvill.
‘Sustainable Marketing - How to drive profits with purpose’ - is her fifth book which she co authored along side Gemma Butler and Geraint Evans, published by Bloomsbury, 21st January 2021. And aligned with this, Michelle has developed a Sustainable Marketing course for CIM (The Chartered Institute of Marketing) - to ensure that sustainability is firmly on the marketing education agenda. And qualified with Nottingham Business School on their Sustainability Leadership course.
Michelle, Gemma and Geraint have a podcast where they talk about sustainable marketing here: https://www.canmarketingsavetheplanet.com/
Can Marketing Save the Planet?
It’s a big question, and one our podcast sets out to explore with marketers, senior leaders, CMOs and sustainability consultants and experts. Our purpose is to drive education, share best practice, inspire and empower listeners to start asking questions and importantly… to start taking action.
Sitting at the heart of brand, communications, stakeholders and product development - marketers have a significant role to play when it comes to promoting and driving sustainability. As marketers and business leaders developing and marketing products and services, we also need to recognise that we’re part of the problem.
In an age of the rising conscious consumer and increasing demands on businesses towards more transparency, it is now more important than ever for brands to communicate their responsible and sustainable practices, to stand up for causes they’re passionate about and importantly, to follow through on the promises they make.
In our view, there’s no one better placed to effect change, align with and influence customers and drive hope for a better, more sustainable future, than an ‘educated and aware’ responsible marketer.
Michelle Carvill: michelle@carvillcreative.co.uk
Gemma Butler: gemma.butler@cim.co.uk
Geraint Evans: geraint@drgeraintevans.com
Informative and enjoyable interview with Sangeeta Waldron who was just written the book ' Corporate Social Responsibility is not Public Relations'
More about Sangeeta
Sangeeta Waldron is a multi-award winning PR professional. She has been a contributing editor for different news platforms specializing in sustainability and corporate social responsibility, where some of her stories have been published by the United Nations.
Sangeeta runs her own London based communications agency, Serendipity PR & Media and guest lectures at Coventry University.
Sangeeta started out her career writing speeches for a previous UK Prime Minister and Ministers, and has worked at the top level with global brands, which includes - The Economist Group; The Times Education Supplement; Mayor of London; Cass Business School; and charities such as the Gaia Foundation, National Federation of Women’s Institutes and Breast Cancer Campaign.
In August 2019, Sangeeta published her first business book, The PR Knowledge Book with Business Expert Press.
She is a regular international speaker and moderator.
Follow her on Twitter
https://twitter.com/SangeetaWaldron
And see more on her website her
http://serendipitypr.co.uk
Ronan talks to John Delves Managing Director of Magnet Networks.
John talks about his past, how it helped transform him to where he is today, his time with Digi Cell, broadband, collaborative tools in the pandemic.
John also talks about the new products that Magnet has introduced to help their customers work from home, why connectivity is Magnets core product, why ongoing support is very important to customers, and the future over the next 24 months.
More about John:
John has a wealth of experience in the telecoms industry having spent over 10 years n a number of senior roles in the Pacific and Caribbean region with Digicel. He was the CEO of Digicel Trinidad and Tobago overseeing the network’s launch of 4G and the build-out of its fiber-to-the-home network, .and he was also the founding chair of the Digicel Foundation in Trinidad and Tobago.
Despite everything that has happened globally in 2020, fintech - as an ecosystem - was quite active. Some would even say, productive. What is happening with the mysterious East, especially with the Republic of India, a country with over 1.3 billion people? Tune in to a new episode of One Vision with Theo and Bradley, as they chat with Urvashi Prakash about local innovation, funding, big tech, and regulation. Oh - and happy Birthday Urvashi and Bradley!
Interview with Anna Stone, head of strategy, GoodDollar.org
UBI or Universal Basic income, is a concept that has been around since the 1800s but which has gained more popularity in recent years. 2020 Democratic hopeful presidential candidate Andrew Yang made it a part of his political campaign, many Nordic states are actively discussing the idea and increasingly it is seen as part of a raft of solutions aiming at reducing and eliminating widespread income inequality.
Having access to UBI meets most resistance with main two arguments. The first is that people will cease to work if they have a basic income. The second is that the UBI will be funded out of national tax, ie out of people’s wallets. Both arguments can be emotive and divisive.
Of course, the UBI proposed so far has not been of the get rich variety and unlikely to temp the majority of people to cease employment. It is more likely to assist people needing financial support to care for loved ones or pursue passion projects with low financial return. Conversely, there has been a dearth of ideas on how to fund UBI painlessly, or at least without impacting people in their own pockets, a situation most likely to generate blowback from society.
GoodDollar, from eToro, comes to the table with a plan to manage both arguments, essentially kicking them both into touch. For starters, it considers UBI should be available to anyone regardless of age, sex, race, employment status and creed – removing the potential them and us scenario. GoodDollar’s appearance is timely as during the lockdowns, UBIs have been essentially implemented in part in many parts of the world (through helicopter money to citizens) and some 20 counties are now actively evaluating this as a policy decision.
In addition, GoodDollar has looked at implementing UBI outside of government and related tax systems.
Listen to the full podcast to find out how GoodDollar solves these issues, is building a strong ecosystem and attracts investors interested in impact investing.
Jillian Godsil is an award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found at https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08NS1LXG8
We continue our series of interviews with people at the cutting edge of ecological building.
Interesting and insightful conversation with Niall about why using natural materials can be healthier, more economical and better for the planet too.
More about Niall Crosson
Niall is Group Technical Manager with Ecological Building Systems. He holds a degree as a Bachelor of Technology and a Masters Eng. Sc. He is also a Certified Passivhaus Consultant and board member of Irish Green Building Council. Niall has provided guidance on several national standard committees and provides input to several working groups with the UK Centre for Moisture in Buildings.
His expertise is in the area of building physics, energy conservation, hygrothermal analysis, airtightness, natural insulation, and vapour diffusion open constructions.
Over 18 years Niall has received advanced training from airtightness specialists pro clima and natural insulation manufacturers such as DIASEN (www.diasen.com) cork lime thermal plasters, GUTEX woodfibre insulation manufacturers (www.GUTEX.de) as well as several other companies.
Niall has provided guidance to many award-winning new build and retrofit projects in Ireland and the UK. He has also co-authored and authored chapters for a number of low energy building publications including The Passivhaus Handbook and The Passivhaus Designers Manual. His own Passivhaus features in the latest issue of Understanding Passivhaus by Emma Walshaw.
Here are some links referred to in the podcast:
https://www.ecologicalbuildingsystems.com/
https://asbp.org.uk/
https://stbauk.org/
https://www.igbc.ie/
https://passivehouseplus.ie/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA34OBBhCcARIsAG32uvOIzK4T8KvD0FpNOHDnxZxB3x3ouOtya4B34cFyPOLebplJokvKoywaAl6iEALw_wcB
https://ukcmb.org/
https://www.historicenvironment.scot/
https://www.spab.org.uk/about-us/spab-ireland
Here is a link to some reports I mentioned:
World Green Building Council – Embodied carbon call for action report
https://www.worldgbc.org/embodied-carbon
How building with wood and natural materials impacts human health
Authored by Graham Lowe, Ph.D., the report summarizes the latest scientific research and converging trends on biophilic design.
https://www.naturallywood.com/blog/can-building-with-wood-and-natural-materials-improve-our-health/?utm_source=naturally
I forgot to mention, details regards my own house and the GUTEX Woodfibre natural insulation materials used to insulate are among the case studies in the following publication, now available on our website here…perhaps you could mention it at the end or in our intro somehow?
https://www.ecologicalbuildingsystems.com/product/understanding-passivhaus-second-edition-emma-walshaw
In a COVID-19 world the one way to stop the spread of it is by air quality monitoring, One Irish company that is leading way in this is ZiggyTec which was as founded in 2018 by Peter Murphy and Kieran Murphy.
Ronan talks to Peter Murphy the co-founder of ZiggyTec. Peter talks about his background, what Ziggytec does, data as a service, why Covid got them into doing air quality monitoring, sick buildings and how air quality monitoring can help schools open sooner. Peter also talks about the science behind air quality, mechanical ventilation, airborne transmission, air conditioning, air quality monitors regulation in France and Germany, and why he is excised by COVID-19 and air quality.
More on Peter:
Peter climbed up through the ranks of the ESB during his 29-year career there. Finishing up as the Commercial Director of ESB International. in 2018 he left the ESB to start Ziggytec with Kieran Murphy.
We catch up with Bradley Leimer. Fintech thought leader, cofounder of Unconventional Ventures, long time contributor to Irish Tech News and now co-author with Theodora Lao of the new book 'Beyond Good'.
The book explores how you can learn how technological disruption has scaled the business for good movement to a new achievable reality and discover how you can do well by doing good with your business too.
About the book When we think of global corporations and business in general, do we feel pride in how we do things? Are we doing enough, given the undeniable reality of global climate change and the inequality faced by millions of people every day? Beyond Good is a call to arms for business leaders to recognize how they can do well by doing good.
Links to the book: https://www.koganpage.com/product/beyond-good-9781789667295
Bradley Leimer writes and speaks about banking and technology, and advises start-ups and major corporates. He is former Head of Innovation and FinTech at Santander US and was named a Top 20 Social Influencer in Fintech by Financial Brand, as well as a Top 100 Fintech Leader by City A.M. He lives in California.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/leimer
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leimer/
Email: bradley@unconventionalventures.com
Website: https://www.unconventionalventures.com
Irish Tech News: https://irishtechnews.ie/?s=leimer
In today's podcast Melanie Boylan spoke with Rory Fitzpatrick is the CEO of the National Space Centre in Elfordstown, Republic of Ireland. They covered a lot of ground in their chat which included the above question, also how Brexit has impacted the industry and environmental sustainability and the space sector. Listen in below to learn more:
Rory Fitzpatrick
Rory returned to Ireland in 1996 and moved from publishing into communications as media began its fast-paced merge with internet content. Recognising this new demand, in 1997 Rory launched IT Week, one of the first technical exhibitions in Ireland, and in 1999 established Mediasat Ltd to supply satellite based broadband in Ireland, and later Solas Ltd to supply terrestrial broadband.
In 2010 Rory organised a consortium of investors to create National Space Centre Ltd, which took over the running of Elfordstown Earthstation from Eircom.
National Space Centre
The National Space Centre (NSC) is Europe’s most westerly teleport and Ireland’s only commercial ground station. Opened as Elfordstown Earthstation in 1984 at a cost of IR£8M (€25M today), the facility celebrated ten years of operation as the NSC in 2020. The company provides commercial broadcast services, ground control support for satellites and spacecraft, academic research partnerships and space industry consulting. The NSC’s co-located Space Campus is home to more than a dozen Irish space startups and EU-headquartered space enterprises.
The refurbished site has grown from five initial antennas to 33 antennas on-site in 2021. These range from a variety of dishes as small as 3.7M to the site’s flagship 32M dish, known as The Big Dish.
Following a nationwide schools competition in 2011, the dish was officially named CORY: Computer Operated Radio Yoke.
Melanie Boylan had the pleasure to speak with Henri Malosse in today's podcast. With his extensive background in European politics and diplomacy and his enduring passion of his home Corsica he has been supporting the European dream since childhood. Listen in today to learn more:
Henri Malosse is a Senior Consultant in European projects, Visiting professor of the Universities, Honorary Chairman of the Think tank “The Vocal Europe” and a Member of the Board of the Jean Monnet Association
1: European Economic and Social Committee :
Member from 01-11-1995 to 30-09-2020 of the European Economic and Social Committee of the European Union ( 6 mandates )
30th President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) (April 2013 - October 2015)
President of the European Economic and Social Committee's Employers' Group (2006-2013), SOC Section (Employment, Social Affairs and Citizenship) (2004-2006), ECO Section (Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion) (2002-2004), member of the EESC Bureau and Co-President of the EU-Bulgaria, EU-Slovakia Joint Committee
Rapporteur on more than 50 opinions
2- Consultant with European projects:
Conception (1987) and launch of the European Network of Euro ( EEN) Information Centres as Consultant for the European Commission (1989-2006 )
Conception and launch of the JEV financial instrument for the SME partnership in Europe
Design of "know how transfer" programmes for Eastern Europe in the fields of support for the private sector (SMEs) and civil society (Poland) (1992-1995)
Conception and Actor of the Europartenariats events ( B to B meetings) ( 1993-2000)
Senior Consultant for the EU-LEAD project in Ukraine, in partenariat with GIZ and the EU delegation in Kiev (2019)
In our podcast today, Melanie Boylan sat down with Dr Catherine Farrell about what Natural Capital Ireland and the INCASE project was all about. It's keeping companies and NGO's accountable and raising awareness to meet and match the goals that Ireland and Europe.
Dr. Farrell Biography:
Dr. Catherine Farrell is a Research Fellow in the School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin. Currently she is working as the lead ecologist on the INCASE (Irish Natural Capital Accounting for Sustainable Environments) project. She started out as a restoration ecologist and practitioner in the late 1990s and since then has worked on a wide range of projects in Ireland to restore degraded peatlands, particularly the Bord na Móna (Irish Turf Board) industrial peat extraction sites and domestically cut bogs. Catherine has expanded her work internationally to develop best practices globally for ecological restoration and is looking forward to making further progress in restoring nature through the UN Decade on Restoration. A founding member of Natural Capital Ireland, she is also an active member of the Community Wetlands Forum in Ireland. Catherine is passionate about the wise use of nature.
Follow Catherine on Twitter @seewilkie and @IncaseProject
INCASE research project:
The Irish Natural Capital for Sustainable Environments (INCASE) project is applying Natural Capital Accounting principles at river catchment scale in Ireland.
Natural capital accounts will be developed based on the UN System of Environmental-Economic Accounts (SEEA) for four catchments to map natural capital stocks and flows of services.
The project will highlight challenges, knowledge and data gaps, and recommend a framework to operationalise Natural Capital Accounting in Ireland.
INCASE is an EPA-funded research project. It kicked off in March 2019 and will run until 2023.
See our animated explainer video here: https://www.incaseproject.com/animated-video
Natural Capital Ireland:
For more on our work, visit www.naturalcapitalireland.comand www.incaseproject.comand follow us on Twitter @NatCap_Irl at LinkedIn and our YouTube channel.
Zero Covid is the hot topic at the moment but is it achievable? The Independent Scientific Advocacy Group (I.S.A.G.)thinks this is possible and last Monday they launched their WeCanBeZero Campaign. Ronan talks to one of their members Julien Mercille.
Julien talks about NPHET and if they are too political, and three paths to Zero Covid that he mentioned in his article in last Sunday's Sunday Independent, Red Zones, and the border with Northern Ireland. Julien also talks about why controlling travel is key, an all Island strategy, leadership that matters, the growing support for Zero Covid, yoyo lockdowns, the two types of countries in the world, and travel bubbles.
More on Julien:
Julien Mercille is an associate professor at University College Dublin's School of Geography, Planning & Environmental Policy. He has contributed articles to the Irish national media including a great one he wrote for the Sunday Independent about Zero Covid.
Julien studied at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He received his MA from the University of Kentucky and his PhD from the University of California
We catch up with Jamil Hasan for the latest insights into Bitcoin and crypto currencies in general.
See more on his website here
More about Jamil and his work
I've been "in crypto" since June 2017.
Before that, I managed multi-billion dollar financial departments and technology projects including the related to: building data intelligence departments and engines from scratch; designing middleware technology solutions, creating operational organizational efficiencies; and capturing global disparate data and making inferences to generate alpha. In crypto, few have my corporate background and experience.
With my background, education, and experience I've written two solo books (three in total). I've advised startups. And I've had success generating profits for my clients.
I've spent most of the last 2+ years building my own De-Fi (Decentralized Finance) focused crypto portfolio, engaging in all areas of portfolio management, including trading, investing, managing, etc. All of my investment decisions are based on my skill set, degree, experience, education, and three plus years of reading and writing articles, books, and whitepapers, and conducting in-depth global economic research.
If a crypto matches my skills, and I envision it automating one of my skill sets, as well as understanding how I could use it in Corporate America to improve processes, I am an interested investor and future user of that particular technology. Since I am a technology builder (not an exit VC), I am forward-focused and pay keen attention to crypto news and sentiment, macroeconomic trends, global events, and all markets daily. I have done so for three and half years.
My focus recently has been on the exponential growth of decentralized finance and its plethora of potential practical applications. I am very interested in the evolution of the Fourth Industrial Revolution we are currently living in.
In an industry where the business model is largely detached from consumers’ financial well-being, what is our purpose and what are our principles? Can we govern ourselves to make good decisions? Can we truly prevent the abuse of power and maintain transparency? Can our industry act as a true global fiduciary, or must there always be a conflict of interest?
As we look forward to the next decade and the next 100 years, how can we become better ancestors to the next generation and the generations after that? In this new episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Tony Fish on data, money, and purpose.
Enlightening and fun interview with a great Irish science communicator, Dr Fergus McAuliffe
Dr Fergus McAuliffe is Communications and Public Engagement manager at iCRAG, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Applied Geosciences. Fergus has a wide range of experience in science communication, through winning FameLab International in 2013, delivering workshops and conference talks on science communication around Europe, and is currently a presenter on “10 Things to Know About” on RTE1 television.
Link to choral piece mentioned in interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liCuV4U3y-Q
More about iCRAG
iCRAG is the SFI Research Centre for Applied Geosciences. We are a team of researchers creating solutions for a sustainable society.
We develop innovative science and technologies to better understand the Earth’s past, present, and future and how people are connected to it.
We drive research in areas that are critical to society and the economy, including:
- Sustainable discovery of energy resources and raw materials required for decarbonisation.
- Securing and protecting groundwater and marine resources.
- Protecting society from Earth’s hazards such as flooding and landslides.
iCRAG, the world leading SFI Research Centre in applied geosciences hosted by UCD, comprises 150 researchers across eight universities and institutions. iCRAG is supported by Science Foundation Ireland, the European Regional Development Fund, Geological Survey Ireland and industry partners.
https://www.icrag-centre.org
Jillian Godsil interviews Alex Bruce, CEO of Aldephi Distillery.
Adelphi Distillery Ltd has a new distillery based in Ardnamurchan, one of the farthest, most north-westerly corners of Scotland. Established six years ago the distillery practices sustainability in harmony with local farmers. Barley, water and wood chip (for its boiler) are sourced locally and the resultant mash fed back to the local cattle. Enjoying as it does a robust ocean climate, the Scotch whisky is flavoured by the Atlantic sea producing a unique maritime twang to the single malt. To top it all, Ardnamurchan Whisky is on the blockchain, providing provenance from the tip of Scotland to a tumbler of the amber liquid poured anywhere in the world.
CEO Alex Bruce was responsible for bringing blockchain to Adelphi, copying a food supply chain project involving pigs which really impressed him. Alex has been with the organisation for almost 17 years, the last six of which were as CEO. According to him he probably has the best job in the world.
Adelphi Distillery has a finite production cap, dealing as it does with sustainable inputs from local farmers. The beauty of adding blockchain as a layer of transparency and provenance was very appealing for Alex.
“I went, yeah, this makes sense for us. We only have limited capacity and we want to ensure our customers enjoy our authentic malt.”
Alex rolled out a pilot project in 2017 with a Belfast based software company called Arcnet. They funnelled all the data surrounding the production onto the blockchain.
“We listed all aspects of production onto our open ledger; fermentation, mashing, distillation etc and then we included dates, times and even personnel involved in each step of the process. There is a QR code on the back of each bottle which provides access to that data.”
Alex’s aim is for it to act as an internal ledger as well as a public one. From the early pilots, last year they launched the first Ardnamurchan Single Malt on the blockchain. Given as this happened during lockdown, tasting happened over zoom, sometimes beginning at 8am in the morning to cater for different time zones around the world.
“All 16,000 bottles have been allocated and they all sold out within a day of arriving in each country. It’s been amazing.
“Having the blockchain provenance is very important. We are not some anonymous warehouse but a boutique, premium distillery. Even the placename of our distillery smacks of character – Ardnamurchan means headland of the great seas. We have a unique product and blockchain helps us confirm this.”
After the successful launch in 2020, Alex is planning on launching all systems data onto the blockchain.
“For example, if during the production an operator adds 5 kilograms of yeast into the fermentation process, that is documented and stored on the blockchain. Before it would be saved on paper, now it’s on chain, which means when Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs audit our distillery we can be fully transparent. Same for our customers when they view the QR codes.
“We are even planning to include the suppliers of the wooden casks, the yeast supplies from Belgium, the provider of our corks and capsules – everything is recorded, everything is automated and eventually everything becomes much more simple for us.”
It is like our manta – Taste the Story – only now customers can view it too.
Jillian Godsil is an award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found at https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08NS1LXG8
Ronan talks to Aled Miles the CEO of San Francisco based Sauce Labs. Aled hosted the keynote event at the Welsh Emerging Tech Fest and also sourced the other guests. Aled talks about the era of living services a report by Accenture, digitisation and technology in the pandemic, his unscripted podcasts, the power of edge computing and the merging Tech Fest.
More on Aled:
Aled is the President, CEO and board member of Sauce Labs. In September 2020 he was appointed as the Welsh Government Envoy to the United States. Before he joined Sauce Labs he was CEO and member of the board of TeleSign Corporation, and he had been a Senior Vice President at the global security firm, Symantec. He is a graduate of St Mary’s University and the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
We recently reviewed the book Bringing Back the Beaver, published by Chelsea Green, written by Derek Gow, an excellent read about the trials and travails to reintroduce beavers to the UK. We were therefore delighted to have him on the podcast to explain more about his experiences.
More about Derek, and see more on his website here.
Derek Gow is the Managing Director of a specialist wildlife consultancy - The Derek Gow Consultancy Ltd - which is principally focused on water vole mitigation and restoration projects. Derek was a consultant for the captive breeding and development chapters of the Water Vole Conservation Handbook - second and third editions, 2006/11 published by Wildlife Conservation and Research Unit of Oxford University (Wild-CRU) and was a co-author of the Water Vole Mitigation Guidelines published by the Mammal Society in 2016. Derek is the lead training provider of bi-annual courses for water vole mitigation/conservation for the IEEM. Derek is a member of the European Beaver Working group. He has travelled to view beaver project sites in Holland, Bavaria, Russia, Croatia, Lithuania, Denmark, Poland, Norway, France, Romania and Oregon. Since 1996 he has organized the import and quarantine of over 60 Eurasian beavers into the UK for zoological collections, private landowners and the SBT Knapdale trial.
In this podcast Melanie Boylan spoke with Antonion Grasso, Founder & CEO of Digital Business Innovation Srl.
Antonio is regarded as one of the top Digital Transformation influencers on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, digital transformation, the Internet of Things, and blockchain. He is an advisor, and enterprise and public sector consultant and mentor to numerous startups. He is currently collaborating with Siemens, Intel, The European Commission, Atos, Cisco, Ericsson, IBM, Talend, Huawei, Automation Anywhere, Oracle, Splunk, HPE, ASG tech, Ant Financial, Almawave, SAS Institute, Adobe and many others as Content Advisor, B2B Influencer, Author and Software Innovator.
He is a Global Juror for the United Nations' SDGs - Global Entreps Award, Antonio is an Accredited and Qualified Global Mentor for Startups and Scaleups by the World Business Angels Investment Forum. His ethical vision regarding digital transformation has seen him active on numerous social channels, all dedicated to spreading knowledge, most notably to developing countries. Antonio aims to help spread the concept of digital transformation. He actively engages on social media to bring the latest content on new, emerging technologies and their uses to secure a better future. Antonio Grasso has over 37 years of experience handling numerous projects in information technology for both enterprise and public sectors. He believes that digital transformation is a digital evolution process that involves many aspects, and technology is only a component of the puzzle. The biggest hurdle is a cultural change, and a strategic approach to face this epochal change is paramount.
His business, Digital Business Innovation Srl is a digital business transformation consulting firm. Striving in the three pillars: #Strategy #Technology #Influence#
About Disintermediation, briefly simplified:
It is the attitude of people to trust other people against trusting organizations, institutions or classic media.
In today's podcast Melanie Boylan spoke with Raghu Kilambi, CEO of PowerTap and Technology Entrepreneur and Investor. Raghu discussed what steps were needed to transform the huge Carbon Footprint that current trucks are creating using diesel. Hear about the plans of PowerTap to increase awareness and build a network that will make it easier to make this endeavour possible.
Raghu Kilambi is an experienced investor and entrepreneur with over 25 years of global business experience in public and private investments, building businesses and creating shareholder value. He has raised over $1 billion of equity and debt capital for private and public companies and been involved in many M&A acquisitions and exits. Raghu’s experience includes operational management, financial reporting, corporate governance corporate finance, public offerings, strategic acquisitions and investments, international business development, merchant banking and corporate restructuring in sectors including technology, telecom and mobile.
Most recently, Raghu was Vice Chairman & CFO of California-based ConversionPoint (e-Commerce software/services) which was sold in 2 M&A exits in late 2019 and early 2020 after filing a Nasdaq IPO prospectus for an Oppenheimer-led IPO in 2019.
In addition, Raghu was previously the Co-Founder, CFO and Chief Strategy Officer of a leading VC-backed first generation application hosting company that grew from startup to $140 million in annual revenues and a peak Nasdaq market capitalization of over US $2 billion.
Raghu has also been an investor in companies that were acquired by Yahoo, eBay and CGI. He graduated with Great Distinction with a Bachelor of Commerce and a Graduate Diploma in Public Accounting from McGill University, and qualified as a Canadian Chartered Accountant (inactive)
PowerTap is leading the charge to build out cost-effective hydrogen fueling infrastructure through its environmentally friendly intellectual property, product design for the modularized and lowest tier production cost of hydrogen and launch plan. PowerTap technology-based hydrogen fueling stations are located in private enterprises and public stations (near LAX airport) in California, Texas, Massachusetts, and Maryland. Additional information about PowerTap may be found at its website at http://www.powertapfuels.com.
Jillian Godsil interviews Raj Kapoor, founder of the India Blockchain Alliance. He gives a great overview of where India is placed with regard to adopting new techologies. Despite initial resistence, Raj believes India is at an inflection point for two key reasons.
“Blockchain adoption is becoming mainstream in a way that was not apparent even two years ago. In 2021 we are seeing a lot of projects taking off; the proof of concept stage is over. I am personally working with between 30 and 40 corporates and helping them identify ways in which blockchain can revolutionise their business.”
Raj points out the first big game changer was the think tank set up by the Indian government in January 2020. A white paper resulted entitled the National Blockchain Roadmap strategy.
“This was a major advancement. There is a second paper due but COVID has slowed that, however what is important is that the think tank said the government needs to adopt blockchain.”
As a result, Raj can point to some 90 projects initiated across the different states.
“What we have to bear in mind, though is that India is a vast country with 28 states and union territories – all of which tend to operate as sovereign entities.
“Each of the blocks are working on different blockchain projects, many of them looking at land registry issues. E-voting is also interesting with the Indian Election Commission recently proposing to put voting on the blockchain.”
Complementing India’s move towards blockchain adoption is the entrants of many international companies looking to base blockchain projects in India.
“And then there is the educational side. This is a key focus of mine and through my STEM and related projects, we are building centres of excellence around blockchain in the main universities.”
To find out more about the India Blockchain Alliance, visit indiablockchainalliance.org, to contac Raj visit his linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/indblock/
Jillian Godsil is an award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be found here https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08NS1LXG8
Ronan talks to Aled Miles the CEO of San Francisco based Sauce Labs. Aled hosted the keynote event at the Welsh Emerging Tech Fest and also sourced the other guests.
Aled talks about his background which is wide and varied, his role as Welsh Envoy to the United States, what Sauce Labs and how they raised just over €190 million over the past 3 years, building a sustainable business during the dot com decline and a pandemic and placing technology in the hands of everyone in a simple easy more efficient way.
More on Aled:
Aled is the President, CEO and board member of Sauce Labs. In September 2020 he was appointed as the Welsh Government Envoy to the United States. Before he joined Sauce Labs he was CEO and member of the board of TeleSign Corporation, and he had been a Senior Vice President at the global security firm, Symantec. He is a graduate of St Mary’s University and the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Enjoyable interview with the highly impressive Steve Davis.
Steve Davis is a lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He serves as co-chair of the World Health Organization’s Digital Health Technical Advisory Group and is a member of numerous boards and advisory committees. He is the former president & CEO of PATH, a leading global health innovation organization; former Director of Social Innovation at McKinsey & Company, a global consultancy; and former CEO of Corbis, a digital media pioneer. With degrees from Princeton University, University of Washington and Columbia Law School, he speaks and writes regularly about the intersection of innovation, technology and social impact. He is the author of the forthcoming book Undercurrents: Channeling Outrage to Spark Practical Activism. He lives with his family in Seattle, Washington.
See more about his book here https://www.undercurrentsbook.com/
Talent is equally distributed. Opportunities are not. According to the latest Money Tree Report, startups in the top three states in the U.S. (California, Massachusetts, and New York) raised 74% of funding in 2020. This begs the question, how will entrepreneurs in other states get the necessary funding and support when the pie is not equal? How does the imbalance in turn impact local businesses and economies? And will the momentum behind remote work prompt necessary changes to turn the tide?
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Wayne Miller, Executive Director of the Venture Center, on their efforts to drive corporate innovation and startup ecosystem development in Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
We catch up with Nigel Walsh to discuss his most recent annual review of Insurtech trends and his own self assessment of his own predictions too, how many did he get right in 2020?
As a Partner in Deloitte Digital, Nigel leads on a number of areas for the firm including Global Future of Insurance to InsurTech. He has contributed to a number of books on insurance and technology including The InsurTech Book and the AI Books published by Wiley. He also co-authored a report on the Sharing Economy – ‘Squaring risks in the sharing age’ with Lloyds of London. He has a background in end to end technology transformation from core systems through to digital transformation initiatives including helping clients to identify and launch new products to market and establish new businesses from scratch, for insurers and more recently non insurers.
You can find Nigel talking about Insurance online here LinkedIN, giving out about escooters on twitter here, or as a co-host of InsurTech Insiders here.
We talk with Steve Allin who is a sustainable Hemp consultant. See more about Steve on his website here.
Teacher, Writer and Activist.
Steve has enthusiastically pioneered and promoted the use of Hemp as a building
material since 1997 when he first used it on his own home which he was in the process
of constructing. He furthered his involvement when he wrote the first book on the
subject “ Building with Hemp”in 2005 after being deluged with requests for
information.
He has subsequently gone on the form the international Hemp Building Association in
2009 and has worked as a consultant focussing on establishing hemp production and
use as a building material in many parts of the world including, Costa Rica, Baltic States,
Scandinavia, Haiti, Nepal, the USA and from his home in Ireland. The is often a speaker
at conferences and is currently working on a new book featuring Hemp Building
projects.
Steve Allin has enthusiastically pioneered the use of hemp in building in Ireland and internationally since 1997 & is the author of the pre-eminent book “Building with Hemp” (2006) 2nd Edition, 2012.
He provides an online consultation service, wherever you are located in the world, to discuss design options and other issues relating to your proposed project, new build, residential extension or refurbishment. He also has extensive expertise in building process and material development. He offers a special advisory option to students with an international focus.
5G usage increased in Ireland last year and 2021 is set to be the year of 5G.
Ronan talks to Russell Keating head of IM Sales at Samsung Ireland about this, the role of technology throughout the COVID pandemic, the latest camera phone technology, and how Samsung's ecosystem of devices is enabling more remote working.
More about Russell, he has spent the last 17 years in the consumer electronics sector. Before he joined Samsung, he spent 10 years with Sony and his passion for new technologies and bringing them to market shows..
Jillian Godsil talks with Dr David Koepsell, CEO and founder of EncrypGen, a blockchain platform that allows people save, share and even sell their DNA. Currently big companies such as 23andMe and Ancestry provide DNA services; people use them to find out where they come from but as they are purchasing the service, they are asked will they agree to permit their data be shared for science. An innocuous enough question except that the tests are loss leaders and in turn these platforms sell on the DNA data for hundreds and thousands of dollars. In an unregulated market, is it right for corporates to make money off people’s personal data?
It's a complex area but David and EncrypGen are looking to make it safer, more transparent and even allow people make money directly from their data. Check out https://encrypgen.com/ for more information. Your data, your DNA and your money.
More on David:
In 2017 David launched EncrypGen and went live in 2018. The platform is a marketplace for people to record their DNA and sell it to pharmaceutical companies. The reason he set it up was as an antheses to a billion dollar business that had sprung up around DNA since the human genome was first mapped at the turn of this century.
Commercial companies such as 23andMe and Ancestry.com are huge multimillion-dollar businesses that provide genome sequencing for individuals at a very low cost. Indeed, the cost of obtaining your genome is around $90 which is a loss leader. In an industry that is pretty much unregulated, it is estimated that this data is sold at least 200 times over.
The industry on the consumer side is termed recreational, but each person is asked at time of purchase will they allow their data to be ‘used for science’. It is understood that some 80% of people comply. This then allows the testing companies to sell the data for commerce. It is mostly sold to pharmaceutical companies which in turn use it for science but this middle section is pure commerce and the space which EncrypGen wishes to disrupt.
“There is no transparency as to the path the data sets take after being purchased. This has other implications for use which is why we want to offer a marketplace that uses blockchain to track the transactions – and returns control to the people who submit the data as well as monetary rewards.”
More on Jillian - Jillian is an award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. She is passionate about blockchain. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08NS1LXG8
A business and technology hybrid, XJ is building AI-powered tools to make venture capital faster, better and equitable. Her mission is to raise more money for female founders and founders of color, as well as help investors make better investments faster. She also mentors and invests in startups.
She is a management major and worked as a consultant. XJ's toolset includes rainmaking, business and data analytics, mixed-method research, front-end programming and writing verses she calls poetry.
We chat with Marisa Porges about her varied and impressive career, which has now lead to her aiming to inspire the next generation of young girls learning how to make their way and express their opinions in a confident and forthright way. We review her book here also.
Marisa Porges, PhD, author of What Girls Need: How to Raise Bold, Courageous, and Resilient Women, is the eighth Head of School at The Baldwin School, a 130-year-old all-girls school outside of Philadelphia renowned for academic excellence and for preparing girls to be leaders and change-makers. Dr. Porges served as senior advisor in the Obama White House; was a research fellow at Harvard Kennedy School and the Council on Foreign Relations, where her research focused on counterterrorism; and served in the U.S. Navy as one of eight female aviators in an air wing of about two hundred. She lives in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, with her family.
Known for her work on leadership, education, and national security, Porges combines lessons she learned throughout her career with the practices she is developing at The Baldwin School, to help today's girls cultivate the skills they need to become tomorrow's leading women. The ways we define leadership are changing, and the women now stepping into leadership roles are mapping new paths to inhabiting traits such as grit, resilience, audacity, and self-confidence. The lessons Porges shares in WHAT GIRLS NEED prepares the next generation to confidently hold their own later in life in whatever fields they enter and no matter what challenges they face.
WHAT GIRLS NEED demonstrates how to celebrate and own the traits which might have been undervalued in the past but which are more critical than ever today and will make the biggest difference in decades to come – including empathy, collaboration, and adaptability. Given the added pressure now placed on children because of school closures and the unfolding public health crisis, there is no better time to ensure parents know the most effective strategies for nurturing their daughters’ courage and resilience.
In our podcast today Melanie Boylan and Xavier Gomez sat down to chat about Digitalisation, AI, ML and they even covered ethics in both. COVID19 has sped up innovation and he goes into some detail as to what he sees coming up in the next year.
Xavier Gomez is founder & COO of INVYO, INVYO is a pan-European platform that combines semantic analysis and machine learning to enable all company sizes to create value leveraging their internal and external data.
They leverage the power of data contextualization by using advanced technologies to process and classify millions of unstructured data coming from both video and text documents.
He earned a Master from ISC – Institut Supérieur du Commerce (Master Graduate School Management – Finance) in 2000. He also holds a certification from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) specialization Fintech (2016) and is a graduate of HEC Paris in Private Equity (Leadership Executive program in Private Equity in partnership with France Invest (ex-AFIC) - French Association of Investors for Growth) in 2017.
In 2000, he started his career at Credit Suisse (private banking) in Paris as a portfolio management consultant (2000-2004), selling structured products in Zurich, Switzerland (2005-2007), assistant vice president
If you would like to contact him, find him on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/Xbond49
How do you get the best from a professional shoot? And how camera phones are coming into their own.
Ronan talks to Emeka Ikechi. Entrepreneur, Marketer, Company Director at Vanity Studios and a top photographer.
Emeka talks about what they do at Vanity studios, their YouTube tutorials they started during the pandemic, and their work with influencers. Emeka also talks about camera phones and tips on how to get the best from a professional shoot.
*Erik Solheim is a well known global leader on environment and development as well as an experienced peace negotiator. He served as Norwegian minister of Environment and International Development from 2005-12. During that period he initiated the global program for conservation of rainforests and brought through game changing National legislation - among them the Biodiversity Act and legislation to protect Oslo city forests. He brought Norwegian development assistance to 1%, the highest in the world.
Erik has been chair of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (the main body of world donors) as well as Executive Director of UN Environment. He led the peace efforts in Sri Lanka as the main negotiator of the peace process and played a vital role in peace efforts in Nepal , Myanmar and Sudan.
Currently he is senior adviser at World Resource Institute and Convener of the Global Coalition for Green Belt and Road and serves as the CEO of the Plastic REVolution Foundation. The latter is a newly founded initiative that aims to eliminate plastic waste and pollution, beginning in Accra, Ghana. Erik is also adviser to Singapore based April/RGE and cochair of Treelion a Singapore green blockchain company.*
People may contact him via erik.solheim@plasticrevolution.earth
During the current COVID-19 pandemic, one of the casualties has been the education and training sector. Sorcha Finucane is the founder of trainedIn an online Irish platform that allows training and consultancy providers, coaches and mentors to showcase what they do and connect with customers. Ronan talks to Sorcha about how she came up with the idea of traindin.ie, what traindin.ie does, helping leaving cert students by offering maths grinds, and her future plans for the platform.
A fascinating and wide-ranging conversation with Wade Davis, we cover his latest book about the Magdalena River in Colombia, his anthropological career, and his fondness for Irish storytelling, Canada, cultures across the world, and the serious state of affairs in the US today. See our review of hi book here and his own website here.
Wade Davis
BC Leadership Chair in Cultures and Ecosystems at Risk
Professor of Anthropology
University of British Columbia
MORE ABOUT WADE Wade Davis is an Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society. Named by the NGS as one of the Explorers for the Millennium, he has been described as “a rare combination of scientist, scholar, poet and passionate defender of all of life’s diversity.” In recent years his work has taken him to East Africa, Borneo, Nepal, Peru, Polynesia, Tibet, Mali, Benin, Togo, New Guinea, Australia, Colombia, Vanuatu, Mongolia and the high Arctic of Nunuvut and Greenland.
An ethnographer, writer, photographer, and filmmaker, Davis holds degrees in anthropology and biology and received his Ph.D. in ethnobotany, all from Harvard University. Mostly through the Harvard Botanical Museum, he spent over three years in the Amazon and Andes as a plant explorer, living among fifteen indigenous groups in eight Latin American nations while making some 6000 botanical collections. His work later took him to Haiti to investigate folk preparations implicated in the creation of zombies, an assignment that led to his writing Passage of Darkness (1988) and The Serpent and the Rainbow (1986), an international best seller later released by Universal as a motion picture.
His other books include Penan: Voice for the Borneo Rain Forest (1990), Shadows in the Sun (1993), Nomads of the Dawn (1995), One River (1996), which was nominated for the 1997 Governor General's Literary Award for Nonfiction, The Clouded Leopard (1998), Rainforest (1998), Light at the Edge of the World (2001), The Lost Amazon (2004), Grand Canyon (2008), Book of Peoples of the World (ed. 2008), The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World, the 2009 Massey lectures, Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest (2011), The Sacred Headwaters: The Fight to Save the Stikine, Skeena and Nass (2011) and River Notes: A Natural and Human History of the Colorado (2012). His books have been translated into sixteen languages, including French, Italian, German, Norwegian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Dutch, Basque, Macedonian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Korean, Bulgarian, Japanese and Malay, and have sold many copies worldwide.
We recently reviewed Jane's latest book and her work in helping to create a future path for Wales towards greater sustainability.
Jane Davidson is the author of#futuregen: Lessons from a Small Country, the story of why Wales was the first country in the world to introduce legislation to protect future generations. #futuregen is published by Chelsea Green. See more on her website here.
She is Pro Vice-Chancellor Emeritus at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David.
From 2000 - 2011, Jane was Minister for Education, then Minister for Environment, Sustainability in the Welsh Government, where she proposed legislation to make sustainability the central organising principle; the Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act came into law in 2015. She introduced the first plastic bag charge in the UK, and her recycling regulations took Wales to third best in the world. She created a Climate Change Commission for Wales, the post of Sustainable Futures Commissioner, and the Wales Coast Path.
In education, she piloted major curriculum changes, the Foundation Phase for early years, the Welsh Baccalaureate and integrated Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship into the Welsh Curriculum.
Jane is a patron of the Chartered Institute for Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) and Tools for Self Reliance Wales (TFSR Cymru). She holds honorary fellowships from IEMA (Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment), WWF, CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management), CIWEM (Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management) and an honorary doctorate from the University of Glamorgan. She contributes regularly to international expert events. She is a RSA Fellow and in 2017 was guest faculty in the Executive Education for Sustainability Leadership programme at Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
She lives on a smallholding in west Wales where she aims to live lightly on the land.
As a Welsh learner, Jane welcomes messages in Welsh.
We speak with Rob Hopkins, The founder of the international Transition Towns movement, who asks why true creative, positive thinking is in decline, asserts that it’s more important now than ever, and suggests ways our communities can revive and reclaim it. All of which he explores in his latest book 'From what if to what next', published by Chelsea Green Publishers.
More about Rob Hopkins, Outreach Manager, Transition Network
I just launched a new podcast series, 'From What If to What Next'. Subscribe here, and be part of the journey with me. My latest book, 'From What Is to What If: unleashing the power of imagination to create the future we want', is now out, and will be published in French as 'Et Si' on June 3rd. Follow my blog here or follow me on Twitter as @robintransition.
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In these times of deep division and deeper despair, if there is a consensus about anything in the world, it is that the future is going to be awful. There is an epidemic of loneliness, an epidemic of anxiety, a mental health crisis of vast proportions, especially among young people. There’s a rise in extremist movements and governments. Catastrophic climate change. Biodiversity loss. Food insecurity. The fracturing of ecosystems and communities beyond, it seems, repair. The future—to say nothing of the present—looks grim.
But as Transition movement cofounder Rob Hopkins tells us, there is plenty of evidence that things can change, and cultures can change, rapidly, dramatically, and unexpectedly—for the better. He has seen it happen around the world and in his own town of Totnes, England, where the community is becoming its own housing developer, energy company, enterprise incubator, and local food network—with cascading benefits to the community that extend far beyond the projects themselves.
We do have the capability to effect dramatic change, Hopkins argues, but we’re failing because we’ve largely allowed our most critical tool to languish: human imagination. As defined by social reformer John Dewey, imagination is the ability to look at things as if they could be otherwise. The ability, that is, to ask What if? And if there was ever a time when we needed that ability, it is now.
Imagination is central to empathy, to creating better lives, to envisioning and then enacting a positive future. Yet imagination is also demonstrably in decline at precisely the moment when we need it most. In this passionate exploration, Hopkins asks why imagination is in decline, and what we must do to revive and reclaim it. Once we do, there is no end to what we might accomplish.
From What Is to What If is a call to action to reclaim and unleash our collective imagination, told through the stories of individuals and communities around the world who are doing it now, as we speak, and witnessing often rapid and dramatic change for the better.
Informative and interesting interview with Chris Allen,who is the Executive Director of Hemp Federation Ireland (HFI), the national representative body for Irish hemp industry stakeholders. She holds a Masters Degree from Trinity College, Dublin and worked as a researcher in social policy before joining Hemp Federation Ireland in 2018. Chris represents the views and shared interests of Irish hemp industry professionals across government departments and agencies at national and EU level where her extensive knowledge of regulation frameworks has played a key role in safeguarding the future of the Irish industry. Since her arrival in 2018, the expertise of HFI's internal advisory board is underpinned by targeted research to deliver strong, responsive leadership and accurate, evidence-based policy and regulatory advice. Hemp Federation Ireland now proudly represents Ireland's most successful and innovative new CBD companies as well as the vast majority of the country's oldest and most prestigious hemp farms and businesses.
Ronan talks to David Keating, Group Security Sales Director for DataSolutions. David talks about automated incidence response, why DDoS attacks are becoming popular again, some of the companies they work with, securing headless devices, finding heart monitors running as bitcoin miners, the biggest botnet attack of all time that was done via Minecraft, and why education is so important.
Fascinating and positive conversation with Adam Rein from CapShift about their activities to guide private investor's wealth into sustainable and environmentally positive actions.
Adam Rein oversees all aspects of CapShift’s operations, investments, and technology. Since 2014, he has served as a managing director for MissionPoint Partners, an impact asset managing firm. Previously, Adam co-founded Altaeros Energies, a startup launched out of MIT to bring low cost wind energy and tele-communications to the developing world. Adam is also a co-founder of Greentown Labs, the country’s largest clean technology incubator. Previously, Adam worked as a strategy consultant for Bain & Company. Adam has an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management, an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and a BA from Yale University.
See more on their website here https://capshift.com/
Ronan talks to David Keating, Group Security Sales Director for DataSolutions. David talks about the remote working survey they did last August, the security implications the survey noted, some of the solutions they provide so that you can work from home securely. David also talks about two factor authentication, the Solar Winds security breach and zero trust security.
Dr Niamh Shaw, the Irish award-winning STEM communicator, scientist, engineer, writer and performer who has set herself a life mission to get to spacesat down with Melanie Boylan to discuss the future of STEM/STEAM.
There is so much more we can do to enhance the Science Capital even through online events and training. Listen in to learn more and hear about the Free event she is MCing at on the 13th of January, full details below:
STEM South West 2021 Launched for Ireland’s Budding Science, Tech, Engineering and Maths Leaders
“If you see it, you can be it”
Kicking off the promotion of STEM, Science Technology Engineering & Maths, in Ireland for 2021, participants from the STEM industry in Ireland have today launched their first event of the year, with STEM South West 2021 scheduled to take place on January 13th between 5-9pm. The virtual event is aimed at students with an interest in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths, and its goal is to encourage Ireland’s future workforce to look at a career in these industries in the South West by demonstrating to them just how exciting, interesting and exhilarating the subjects can be in the real world.
Interesting conversation with Dr Mark van Rijmenam, who is The Digital Speaker and available for (virtual) keynotes in-person, as an avatar or as a hologram.
He is the Founder of Datafloq and Mavin. Van Rijmenam is the author of the three best-selling management books, including The Organisation of Tomorrow, which discusses how AI, blockchain and analytics turn your business into a data organisation. He holds PhD in management from the University of Technology Sydney on how organizations should deal with Big Data, Blockchain and (Responsible) AI and he is the publisher of the ‘f(x) = ex‘ newsletter read by thousands of executives.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rp6rnDceoE&feature=youtu.be
As Veganuary is upon us, Melanie Boylan spoke with Bernat Ananos of Heura Foods about the movement and why it has been building up momentum.
Every January is when people sign up to go Vegan for 1 month and it's getting bigger and bigger every year. Last year, more than 400,000 people signed up, more than double the number from two years previously (168,500) and up from just 3,300 in 2014, in its first year.
In this podcast we hear about the advancements that have been made and why COVID has actually speeded up the changeover.
During the current COVID-19 pandemic one of the problems businesses will face over the coming months is how to return to the office safely. So what are the precautions Irish businesses must consider as staff return to offices and other workplaces?
Ronan spoke to David Kindlon, CEO and C0-Founder of Eppione and Screenin.me. David talks about Eppione and Screenin.me a cloud based Covid 19 Employee screening platform, returning to work safely, how to deal with with the new Covid precautions.
Brendan Ó Sé is a multi-award winning fine art photographer/mobile photographer from Cork, Ireland. Brendan offers regular mobile photography workshops for the public in association with Cork’s Glucksman Gallery and The Gallery of Photography in Dublin.
Brendan gives mobile photography workshops in @theglucksman & @gallery_of_photography_ireland, online & around the world. Next workshops starting Jan 12 '21. www.galleryofphotography.ie/4-x-90-minute-smartphone-photography-workshops-with-brendan-
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He also delivers bespoke workshops for corporate clients. As the world is adapting to life in this global pandemic, Brendan is offering in conjunction with The Gallery of Photography and Cork’s Glucksman Gallery online mobile photography workshops. His DSLR and iPhone photography has been exhibited in Cork, Galway, Dublin, Miami, Idaho, Florence, Brussels, Lecce, Victoria, Ontario, Rome, Porto, Bangkok, Singapore, Penang, and Jakarta. Brendan was part of the original Apple World Gallery of images shot on iPhone 6 in 2015. His photograph was showcased on billboards and posters in 72 cities around the world. such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Paris, Bangalore, Seoul, Tokyo, Bogota, London and Milan.
Using either the iPhone, Fuji XT-2 or a Nikon D7000, he tries to see and create in unusual ways and this results in some unique imagery and striking street photography.
The current pandemic has put a strain on medical services but in Northern Ireland technology has helped. Belfast City Hospital used Axial3D powered with AWS to clear the Northern Irish kidney transplant backlog. Ronan talks to Roger Johnston, CEO of Axial3D, and Dr Tim Brown, a kidney transplant surgeon at Belfast City Hospital. They talk about what Axial3D does, how Belfast City Hospital uses Axial3D, and why AWS is important to Axial3D.
One of the traits of a good entrepreneur is being able to keep their business going and scaling in adverse conditions like the global COVID-19 pandemic we are currently facing. Gustav Lundberg Toresson is one such entrepreneur, he is the CEO and co-founder of Memmo, and Forbes 30 Under 30 lister. Gustav talks to Ronan about his background, what Memmo does, and how Memmo has coped during the current pandemic. Gustav also talks about scaling a business quickly and how to compete against competitors.
Mark Sangster is a cybersecurity evangelist and author. His latest book is No Safe Harbor which was recently reviewed on Irish Tech News by Simon Cocking. Mark talks to Ronan about his latest book, examples of some real-life cybersecurity incidents, digital fingerprints, and what businesses can do to prevent cybersecurity incidents.
Sharron Mendel Swain is the Managing Producer at Bham Now, a 4-year-old digital media startup based in Birmingham, Alabama. She's a graduate of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex, in Brighton, England. After a lifetime of adventures across the globe, she came back to her hometown and is thrilled to have the opportunity to produce positive news about the area. In her spare time, she's raising two lively boys, going on lots of walks and finally reading The Lord of the Rings.
I manage a team of multimedia content producers who tell good stories about Birmingham. Please send ideas my way: sharron@bhamnow.com
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Ger Nunan has a background in business development and is a serial entrepreneur, so how has he managed to keep doing this? Ronan talks to Ger about this, some of the various businesses he has been involved with and how he pivoted during the pandemic.
Great interview by Melanie Boylan with Abigail Harrison
Abby is an aspiring astronaut who dreams of becoming the first astronaut to set foot on Mars! She is a dynamic leader and the co-founder of the international nonprofit organization The Mars Generation. Through her nonprofit, Abby now has almost one million people joining her on this mission to excite kids about STEM/STEAM education (science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics) and also to educate people everywhere of the importance of STEAM and space exploration to the future of humankind. A rising star in her field, she holds a degree in biology from Wellesley College, has interned at a NASA-funded astrobiology lab, and has been featured in TIME, Forbes 2019 30 under 30, the BBC, and even gave her own TEDx talk!
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/622542/dream-big-by-abigail-harrison/
Helene Li - Co-Founder, GoImpact A firm believer in applying market-based solutions to fast track social and environmental impact; and a passionate advocate for Sustainable Finance, Helene is a management consultant by training ( Boston Consulting Group and Willis Towers Watson alumni ) and a seasoned finance industry professional with long tenures in strategic planning and marketing roles at global financial institutions such as J.P. Morgan Private Bank, Lombard Odier, and BNP Paribas Wealth Management.
Having worked in the ultra-high-net-worth space for most of her banking and consulting career, Helene is committed to leveraging the financial power and heart of the 1% to accelerate the impact in helping the 99%. It is in this spirit that she co-founded GoImpact as an action driven ecosystem to connect stakeholders in accelerating the Impact momentum. She has been spearheading and curating industry recognized and highly rated Next Generation Family Business programs, and a regular contributor to Impact and Entrepreneurship research throughout her banking and consulting career.
She partnered with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in organizing the “Creative Capitalism” Forum in 2010, which formed a cross-sector platform to debate and deepen the call for action in driving sustainable family legacy and socially meaningful engagements for the ultra- high-net-worth families. Since then, she has built up a closely connected network of fore-runners, thought leaders and practitioners in this area across family businesses, corporate, government and private sectors.
A sought-after speaker and moderator at Impact Investment and Sustainable Finance forums, Helene graduated from the University of Hong Kong with First Class Honors degree in English and Economics.
See more on her website here
https://www.goimpact.today/home
The Schrems II landmark ruling decision in July and it impacts on privacy shield, plus the Brexit transition period ending on 31st December, has meant data compliance has never been busier. Many businesses are unsure of the updates that impact international data transfers and what is required to process data correctly. With the UK being a non-EU member come 1st January Article 27 of the GDPR will be an important focus also. Ronan talks to Conor Hogan, Global Practice Lead in Privacy at BSI about all this and the latest elephant in the room BYON (Bring Your Own Network).
Melanie Boylan interviews Laura Ryan, Director of International HR at Dropbox
Laura Ryan is the Director of International HR at Dropbox, the content collaboration platform that helps keep work organised in the new world of distributed working.
Laura joined Dropbox in 2015 to lead the company’s international people strategy and operations - and her team ensures that Dropbox continues to grow as a great place to work. Prior to this, she spent five years at Google building out their fast growing geo operations function for Europe, leading recruitment activities and building HR policies.
Today, Laura has over 16 years of experience within the HR industry, having previously started her career at the insurance company Aviva, where her commitment to “making work human” was awarded with fast-tracked progression during her seven years at the organisation.
Laura also holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Galway University and is committed to her personal mission as an HR leader to shape the way of working for future generations.
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Interesting and entertaining chat with Alon Gorne, we talk about early-stage blockchain investing, Bitcoin's recent high and what's driving its growth, the adoption of decentralized finance, and digital securities among other things.
Draper Goren Holm was founded as Goren Holm Ventures in 2018, a limited partnership between founders Alon Goren and Josef Holm, then later joined by Tim Draper and rebranded to Draper Goren Holm in 2019. The firm is a venture studio focused on accelerating and incubating blockchain and crypto startups, while simultaneously producing leading blockchain and cryptocurrency events, Security Token Summit and Crypto Invest Summit (CIS).
In addition to producing the world's largest blockchain conference, Draper Goren Holm has been operating a blockchain venture studio that actively accelerates and incubates early-stage startups. The venture studio, which now has 18 portfolio companies, has seen tremendous internal growth, primarily in the decentralized finance (DeFi) and the security token and digital securities sector, and as a result, has positioned itself as one of the top venture funds in the industry.
Over the past 20 years, the media landscape has changed as the internet has brought new challenges leading to bloggers and online publications changing the way we consume media. One of the innovative online publications is Bellincat an investigative journalism website that specialises in fact-checking and open-source intelligence. Ronan talks to Eliot Higgins the founder of Bellincat about what Bellincat does, the online media landscape and fake news.
We interview Sarah Frier about the growth of Instagram and then what happened when it was bought by Facebook.
Sarah Frier reports on social media companies for Bloomberg News out of San Francisco. Her award-winning features and breaking stories have earned her a reputation as an expert on how Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter make business decisions that affect their future and our society. Frier is a frequent contributor to Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg Television. She attended the University of North Carolina, where she earned a degree in journalism and edited the school paper before joining Bloomberg in 2011. Her first book, No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram, won the Financial Times/McKinsey & Co 2020 Business Book of the Year award, and has been listed as a top book of the year by The Economist, Fortune, NPR and others.
Interesting conversation with Minter Dial about how to be a great leader, and why he decided to write his next book about this concept.
More about Minter on his website here https://www.minterdial.com/
and in his words ->
I'm Minter Dial and I serve my clients by elevating the energy and connecting people and ideas. I relish being an engaging professional speaker on leadership, transformation and branding with a specialization in digital transformation since 2009. I'm known for being someone who walks the talk and delivers on or above expectations. I'm the author of three award-winning books, including my latest book Heartificial Empathy, Putting Heart into Business and Artificial Intelligence that won the Book Excellence Award 2019 and was shortlisted for the Business Book Awards 2019. My next book on leadership, You Lead, How Being Yourself Makes You A Better Leader, published by Kogan Page, comes out January 2021.
I'm also the producer of the award-winning book and film The Last Ring Home and co-author of Futureproof that won the Business Book Award 2018.
Rose Barrett, Co-Founder and Community Manager with Grow Remote, a nonprofit with the mission of making remote work local. Growing up in a small pub in the West of Ireland meant that community has been in her veins from early on. Now being involved in a social enterprise that connects people and knowledge, Rose is helping to enable our communities to embrace the benefits of remote working.
Wayra X is an Open Innovation Digital Hub that Telefónica recently launched and they are actively looking for new startups to apply to be on it. Ronan talks to Luisa Rubio the Head of Wayra X about what Wayra X is, how it came about, how they managed to set it up during a pandemic, and the type of startups they are looking for. Luisa also talks about the two startups already accepted into Wayra X, the closing dates for applications and where you go to apply.
We chat with Michelle Meagher who is a competition lawyer, Senior Policy Fellow at the UCL Centre for Law, Economics and Society and author of the book Competition is Killing Us: How Big Business is Harming Our Society and Planet - and What to do About it.
Ronan talks to Darren Clarke Head of Customer Success at OpenSky. Darren talks about his background, what OpenSky does, how they are helping customers adapt to working in a pandemic. and the survey research OpenSky commissioned earlier this year. Darren also talks about automation, robotics and how the pandemic has changed how Irish organisations operate.
Fascinating and enjoyable interview with Astrophysicist Emma Chapman about why we are in exciting times for astrophysics and learning more about the universe and our origins.
Emma Chapman is a Royal Society research fellow and fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, based at Imperial College London. She is among the world's leading researchers in search of the first stars to exist in our Universe, 13 billion years ago, and she is involved in both the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) in the Netherlands and the forthcoming Square Kilometre Array (SKA) in Australia, a telescope that will eventually consist of a million antennas pointing skywards in the desert.
Emma has been the recipient of multiple commendations and prizes, the most recent of which was both the 2018 Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellowship and STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship, two of the most prestigious science fellowships in the UK. She won the Institute of Physics Jocelyn Bell Burnell Prize in 2014, and was runner-up for the UK L'Oreal Women in Science award in 2017. In 2018 she was also the recipient of the Royal Society Athena Medal.
Emma is a respected public commentator on astrophysical matters, contributing to the Guardian, appearing on BBC radio and regularly speaking at public events. Among others, she has spoken at Cheltenham Science Festival, the European Open Science Forum and at New Scientist Live.
We interview John Friedman about sustainability, trends for 2021, and why we need to be aware of the Batman / Bruce Wayne paradox in our lives and what we do.
With an international career spanning 3 decades, John Friedman is an award-winning communications professional and recognized sustainability expert who has helped some of the leading global companies to integrate their operational, financial, and cultural aspirations into sustainable and responsible business practices. He has been instrumental in helping three companies, Lafarge, Sodexo and WGL Holdings rise to the top of the sustainability rankings (DJSI/RobecoSAM and MSCI) for their respective sectors; building materials, food service/facilities management and energy. He has helped define long-range (including science-based) targets, developed and tracked annual goals in support of those targets as well as managed programs relating to environmental stewardship, social progress and sound governance practices
A frequent speaker at conferences and business classes, Friedman helps organizations to integrate practices including environmental stewardship, social progress and sound governance into their corporate cultures and everyday actions, helping enhance business reputation and drive results.
On digital media he is recognized as a thought leader; on Triple Pundit's List of the Top 30 Sustainability Bloggers on Twitter, #3 on GreenBiz list of most influential 'twitterati', #14 on Guardian Business' 30 most influential sustainability voices in America, was voted #4 of the "100 leading voices in CSR" by Global CEO Magazine readers, and has regularly been included among the top voices in CSR by Forbes' Brandfog.
An Albany State (New York) communications graduate, Friedman earned a management certificate as part of the Lafarge/Duke Management Training program at the Fuqua School of Business in 2000.
Ravin Jesuthasan is a Managing Director and Global Practice Leader, with Willis Towers Watson. He is also a recognised futurist, global thought leader and author on the future of work and human capital. Ronan talks to Ravin about remote working, technology enabling us to handle working in a pandemic, the rise of automation during the rise of COVID-19, what he sees is the future of work and how various companies thinking beyond themselves.
Melanie Boylan interviews Anna Brailsford, CEO of Code First Girls and Board Member for the Institute of Coding, about diversity and women in leadership.
Anna Brailsford is the CEO of Code First Girls, a social enterprise that is increasing the number of women in tech by training women in coding skills and helping companies to develop more inclusive recruitment policies. Code First Girls has provided free coding education to over 20,000 women and each year they teach more women to code than the entire UK university sector. Anna is also a Board Member for the Institute of Coding. Before joining CF:G Anna was the CEO and co-founder of Founders Factory incubated EdTech startup Frisbee. Prior to that, Anna was the Commercial Director of Lynda.com and LinkedIn.
Code First Girls is an award-winning social enterprise on a mission to provide the skills, space and inspiration for women to become developers and future leaders in the tech space. Code First Girls achieves this by working with companies and women to effect change.
Made up of 20,000+ women in its community, with over 50% from BAME backgrounds, 58+ nationalities represented, Code First Girls is a community led organisation that provides courses dedicated to developing the next generation of tech leaders, through immersive teaching and coaching opportunities.
More about Melanie
twitter.com/STOMPSMTraining
Over the years I have worked with SME, FMCG and State Bodies I'm delighted to say I now support and train all sizes of business and my business has grown with my clients.
I provide Adult Education and support for people in Business. With my many years of experience in promoting services and charities in Ireland and the UK; I have been very fortunate to establish a strong network of contacts and over the years have learnt how best to promote a business online and improve their social media scoring. Creating a professional image and maintaining it is the crux of a great marketing plan and is instrumental in today’s climate in making your business stand out, I can tailor my services to your requirements.
Over the last few years I have started working in other areas I have a genuine passion in. I have been avid writer for a number years and started working as a Freelance Writer with Irish Tech News since 2016 and StartUp Mindset since October 2019.
Interesting conversation with Nicole Cox, who has been working to help promote awareness and support for Irish bees as part of her work at Siemens Ireland.
Nicole also shared more information about how to find out more about bees and what can be done to help them.
Here are the links for DC for Bees and the National BioDiversity Data Centre which have been particularly helpful.
https://www.hostinireland.com/dc-s-for-bees
https://pollinators.ie/resources/
To clarify two points – It is the red-tailed bumblebee which I am particularly fond of (I said red-bottomed by accident).
Also rather than 10% of solitary bees, the number likely to use bee hotels/nest boxes is actually approximated to be 10 of the 77 native solitary bee species.
As for Nature on our Doorsteps, copies were still available for sale at the Tallaght Library as of September and I’ve personally found it to be highly informative. https://www.echo.ie/show/article/nature-on-our-doorsteps-book-launch
Nicole Cox is a volunteer beekeeper and DC (Data Centre) for Bees Ambassador on behalf of Siemens Ltd., Dublin. A smart meter data management consultant with Siemens Advanta since 2014, she has joined the Siemens Ltd. Sustainability group after moving to Dublin in June 2020. Sustainability is one of the key pillars of the overall Zero Harm Culture at Siemens Ltd. which seeks to grow initiatives such as personal wellbeing, health and safety, thinking green, and giving back to the community. As a partner with Host in Ireland, the overall goal of DC for Bees and Siemens’ Sustainability group is to raise awareness of the importance of Irish pollinators and encourage changes to support the local ecosystem on a corporate and individual level.
More about DCs for Bees
Why Are We Doing This?
As well as helping fight one of the greatest threats not only to bees but to the entire planet there are numerous benefits to coming together as an industry for this initiative:
Snowball effect:
Act as an exemplar for other industries to follow suit and make a real difference
Community with a common purpose:
Bring an industry together in a way that has never been done before
Awareness:
Reach a far wider audience than the Native Woodland Trust or the National Biodiversity Data Centre could do alone
Meaningful Action:
Help businesses to create and supplement a meaningful CSR programme
Go global:
This programme can act as a blueprint for our members' businesses to make an even bigger impact within their global offices
Do the right thing right:
People in the industry want to make a difference but it's not always clear how to go about it in a way that doesn't create unintended consequences. By working with the Native Woodland Trust and the National Biodiversity Data Centre we can do our very best to ensure the actions we take are the right ones and as impactful as possible.”
Latest interesting interview by Melanie Boylan with Katie Doyle, founder of Mentor Her.
Mentor Her is all about women connecting with women. We believe that when we support each other, and elevate each other's profile, we can lift ourselves up in the world.
Whether you're looking to join our Mentor Her programme, our Membership programme's limited availability from Oct-Dec 2020, or you're seeking to collaborate with us on our corporate programme- these are the women who you should work with.
The women involved in our programme are ambitious, helpful, kind and motivated. The companies that are dedicated to our corporate mission are self-aware, committed to improving their internal representation and dedicated to mentoring Her.
Mentor Her is a Covid-19 business, that originated when Katie Doyle (CEO, Founder) realized that she wanted to do two things: have a Mentee, and also be mentored. And so the business was born!
https://www.mentorher.ie/
More about Melanie
twitter.com/STOMPSMTraining
Over the years I have worked with SME, FMCG and State Bodies I'm delighted to say I now support and train all sizes of business and my business has grown with my clients.
I provide Adult Education and support for people in Business. With my many years of experience in promoting services and charities in Ireland and the UK; I have been very fortunate to establish a strong network of contacts and over the years have learnt how best to promote a business online and improve their social media scoring. Creating a professional image and maintaining it is the crux of a great marketing plan and is instrumental in today’s climate in making your business stand out, I can tailor my services to your requirements.
Over the last few years I have started working in other areas I have a genuine passion in. I have been avid writer for a number years and started working as a Freelance Writer with Irish Tech News since 2016 and StartUp Mindset since October 2019.
Ronan last spoke to Kamil Kus the founder of CK Design two years ago and he is back talking about an exciting new product that is built for the COVID-19 world we are living in. Kamil has launched irishdirectory.ie a new online platform that allows you to boost your website ranking, post jobs, post promotions and start blogging. Kamil talks about how Irishdirectory.ie started, what it does, how it will help businesses in the present COVID-19 world sell online and what future updates will bring.
We catch up with Spiros Margaris for the latest insights into AI, fintech and much more.
See more about him on his website here
https://www.margarisventures.com/spirosmargaris
Venture capitalist, futurist, keynote speaker and senior advisor (some of the advisory mandates: wefox Group, SparkLabs Global, mediastalker, Yield Growth, and F10 Accelerator), is the founder of Margaris Ventures, and is the first international influencer to achieve ‘The Triple Crown’ ranking.
He was ranked the international № 1 FinTech, Blockchain, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) influencer by Onalytica. He regularly appears in the top three positions of established global industry influencer rankings.
He is a keynote speaker at international FinTech, and InsurTech conferences. He also gave a TEDxAcademy Talk. He published an AI white paper, “Machine learning in financial services: Changing the rules of the game,” for the enterprise software vendor SAP. First non-IBM Keynote Speaker at the biggest IBM event in Europe (10/2019) “2019 IBM Systems Technical University”.
MBA Toronto University & EMBA Universität St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland.
Sotheby’s ‘Styles In Art’ Course, London.
Investment committee member of one of the leading multi-family office fund advisory firms in Switzerland and Europe. Its 10-year return placed the firm within the top 5 percent among its peers.
Been chosen as an Author for @TheFINTECHBook (Wiley will be the global publisher of The FINTECH Book available from January 2016) to write about the Future of FinTech.
Placed 2nd in the equities division of Financial Trader magazine’s trading competition.
Co-founder of an innovative financial technology company based in New York that develops software to bring measurable accountability to investment advice at financial institutions through an objective, proprietary tracking and rating system.
Founder of one of the first innovative expert websites based in New York. Unlike traditional search engines and search sites, it provided an efficient mechanism, with a valuable human element, for users to find answers to their questions.
In this podcast Melanie Boylan interviews Lorna Martyn, SVP, Head of Technology, Fidelity Investments
Lorna Martyn is a global technology leader with diverse experience in financial services, consulting and telecommunications, spanning almost 30 years. As Head of Technology for Fidelity Ireland, Lorna leads over 900 technologists who develop superior quality innovative technology solutions for the Fidelity business. In her 15-year career to date at Fidelity, she has held a number of leadership roles both in Ireland and the US. Beginning her Fidelity career as a senior project manager in 2004, Lorna is now a member of Fidelity’s global technology leadership team driving technology strategy. Lorna is incoming Chairperson for Technology Ireland in 2021 and sits on the Board of the Irish American Partnership and is actively involved in developing the technology ecosystem in Ireland. As a recognized advocate for inclusion and diversity, and most particularly, greater female representation in technology, Lorna has led the development and delivery of a multi-faceted program which is focused on affecting sustainable change for women in STEM within Fidelity, local communities and industry. The program received the inaugural Women in Technology Award from Technology Ireland in 2018. Lorna’s work as a technology leader and as an advocate for women in STEM has contributed to her being recognised at industry level; • Women Mean Business: Woman in Technology Award 2019 • Silicon Republic: Invent 100 List 2018 • ITAG: Digital Woman of the Year Award 2016 Lorna holds a honours B.Sc. degree in Computer Systems from the University of Limerick, a honours masters (MBS in management information systems) from UCD’s Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, and leadership qualifications from Simmons school of management and The Center for Creative Leadership. For more information: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fidelitylornamartyn/
We catch up with Nick Ayton to learn more about Quantum Computing.
See more about Nick and his work here
https://www.nickayton.com/
Nick studied Computer Science in the 1970’s and has seen many technologies come and go… He has been involved in more than a dozen tech start ups and has run some very large technology services businesses that deliver operating model transformation and business improvement… In a career spanning 40+ years, he can be found at the forefront of technology and considered a Crypto and Blockchain pioneer and ‘Thought Leader’ having architected and built many decentralised business models since 2013. More recently he has been working with AI, Edge Computing, VR and new Nano Technologies and is very close to the latest commercial advancements in Quantum Computing. Nick has been working with boards, family offices and government to help understand and deploy new tech to defend against cyber attacks, eliminate counterfeit, ensure supply chain provenance and create competitive advantages. Nick is working in Quantum Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Nano Materials, Atomic Keys and more recently securing products, devices, networks and infrastructure to make them Quantum Safe. “Classical Computing has reach its physical limit as quantum mechanics moves everything to the atomic level, harnessing the brute force power of Quantum Computing many millions of times more powerful than todays technologies”… Nick Ayton Deep Tech Advisor
One of the most popular ways for students to get a job is to do an internship but how do you match up the right student for the right internship and how do you this during a pandemic? Well a new venture between Accounting Pro and LIT (Limerick Institute of Technology), Outsourcing Pro aims to solve this. Ronan talks about this with Kevin Deasy the founder of Accounting Pro, Marie Mitchell a lecturer at LIT and Laura Forrestal Marketing Manager Accounting Pro who was an intern from LIT.
We chat with Susan McPherson about her Angel investing strategies with female founders to help support their businesses and the planet too.
SUSAN MCPHERSON is a serial connector, angel investor, and corporate responsibility expert. She is the founder and CEO of McPherson Strategies, a communications consultancy focused on the intersection of brands and social impact, providing storytelling, partnership creation and visibility to corporations, NGOs and social enterprises. She is the author of The Lost Art of Connecting: The Gather, Ask, Do Method for Building Meaningful Relationships. Susan has 25+ years of experience in marketing, public relations, and sustainability communications, speaking regularly at industry events including Inspirefest/Dublin, BSR, Center for Corporate Citizenship's Annual Summit, DLD and Techonomy., and contributing to the Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and Forbes. She has appeared on NPR, CNN, USA Today, The New Yorker, New York Magazine and the Los Angeles Times.
Currently, Susan invests in, and advises women-led technology start-ups, including iFundWomen, Inc., Messy.fm, Our Place, The Riveter, Park Place Payments, Hint Water, Apolitical, Arlo Skye, Giapenta and The Muse. She serves on the boards of USA for UNHCR, The 19th News, and the Lower Eastside Girls Club, and previously served on the board of Bpeace. Additionally, she is a member of the MIT Solve Women and Technology Leadership Group and serves as an adviser to several nonprofits, including Girls Who Code, Ocean Collective, She’s The First, and The OpEd Project. Susan is a Vital Voices global corporate ambassador and has received numerous accolades for her voice on social media platforms from Fortune Magazine, Fast Company and Elle Magazine. She resides in Brooklyn.
We are McPherson Strategies, a communications consultancy founded by serial connector and sustainability expert Susan McPherson. McPherson Strategies develops, amplifies and communicates social responsibility and philanthropic initiatives. We help companies, nonprofits, foundations and social entrepreneurs influence stakeholders and reach influencers. We do it because we believe business is a force for good -- and that sustainability is good for business.
Liberty IT is the software house for Fortune 100’s global insurance company, Liberty Mutual Insurance. So how have they managed with remote working, with hiring new staff and their work with charities in Belfast and Dublin during a pandemic? Ronan talks to Andy O’Sullivan, a Solutions Engineer based in their Dublin office and Cathy Donnelly, a Senior Director of Talent in their Belfast office about this and more.
Inspiring conversation with Hazel Henderson, who has been at the forefront of many important trends to help nudge our planet into a better and smarter way of living.
Hazel Henderson is the founder of Ethical Markets Media, LLC and the creator of the Green Transition Scoreboard® and executive Producer of its TV series. She is a world-renowned futurist, evolutionary economist, a worldwide syndicated columnist, consultant on sustainable development, and author of The Axiom and Nautilus award-winning book Ethical Markets: Growing the Green Economy (2006) and eight other books. She co-edited, with Harlan Cleveland and Inge Kaul, The UN: Policy and Financing Alternatives, Elsevier Scientific, UK 1995 (US edition, 1996), and co-authored with Japanese Buddhist leader Daisaku Ikeda, Planetary Citizenship (2004).
Her editorials appear in 27 languages and in 200 newspapers syndicated by InterPress Service, Rome, New York, and Washington, DC, and her book reviews appear at www.ethicalmarkets.com (Books and Reviews). Her articles have appeared in over 250 journals. Her books are translated into German, Spanish, Japanese, Dutch, Swedish, Korean, Portuguese, and Chinese. She sits on several editorial boards, including The State of the Future Report, and E/The Environmental Magazine (USA), Resurgence and Foresight and Futures (UK).
Since founding Ethical Markets Media Certified B Corporation in 2004, Hazel stepped down from her many previous board memberships, including Worldwatch Institute (1975-2001), Calvert Social Investment Fund (1982-2005), and other associations, including the Social Investment Forum and the Social Venture Network. She remains on the International Council of the Instituto Ethos de Empresas e Responsabilidade Social, Sao Paulo, Brasil; the Program Council of FORUM 2000, Prague, Czechoslovakia, founded by their late President Vaclav Havel. She is a Fellow of the World Academy of Art & Science and World Business Academy. She created the Ethical Markets initiative on Transforming Finance and the EthicMark® Award for Communications Uplifting the Human Spirit and Society. www.ethicmark.org. And the global standard EthicMark® GEMS certifying only gems not mined from Mother Earth. www.ethicmarkgems.com
In addition, she has been Regent’s Lecturer at the University of California-Santa Barbara, held the Horace Albright Chair in Conservation at the theUniversityofCalifornia-Berkeley, and advised the U.S. Office of Technology Assessment, the National Academy of Engineering, and the National Science Foundation from 1974 to 1980. She holds Honorary Doctor of Science degrees from the University of San Francisco; Soka University (Tokyo); Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts (USA); and Wilson College, Pennsylvania (USA). She is an active member of the National Press Club (WashingtonDC), advisor to the World Future Society (USA), She serves as an Honorary Judge for the KATERVA Global Awards for Sustainability.
Henderson has many awards and is listed in Who’s WhoUSA, Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who in Business and Finance and Who’s Who in Science and Technology. She is an Honorary Member of the Club of Rome. She shared the 1996 Global Citizen Award with Nobelist A. Perez Esquivel of Argentina. In 2007, she was elected a Fellow of Britain’s Royal Society of Arts, founded in 1754. In 2010 and 2012 she was honored as one of the “Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behavior ” by Trust Across America; the Good Business New York™ Leading Women of 2012; and for her lifetime achievement, the Award for Natural Law and Order from the Maharishi University School of Management and the Reuters Award for Outstanding Contribution to Development of ESG & Investing at TBLI Europe. Her personal site is www.hazelhenderson.com and her recent articles can be found at www.ethicalmarkts.com.
More about Melanie
Over the years I have worked with SME, FMCG and State Bodies I'm delighted to say I now support and train all sizes of business and my business has grown with my clients.
I provide Adult Education and support for people in Business. With my many years of experience in promoting services and charities in Ireland and the UK; I have been very fortunate to establish a strong network of contacts and over the years have learnt how best to promote a business online and improve their social media scoring. Creating a professional image and maintaining it is the crux of a great marketing plan and is instrumental in today’s climate in making your business stand out, I can tailor my services to your requirements.
Over the last few years I have started working in other areas I have a genuine passion in. I have been avid writer for a number years and started working as a Freelance Writer with Irish Tech News since 2016 and StartUp Mindset since October 2019.
Working remotely during a pandemic has brought challenges to businesses namely how can we do this securely and comply with GDPR. Ronan talks to Des Ryan director of Solutions at Microsoft about new research that Microsoft Ireland published yesterday. Des talks about this research which concentrated on remote working, digital security behaviours, and the concerns they now face. Des also talks about what we can do to ensure our remote working environment is more secure and the latest Microsoft digital defence report.
In this episode, we talk with James Ellsmoor the founder and driving force behind Island Innovation, which helps to support and inspire island communities globally to remain viable and sustainable.
More about James Ellsmoor below, and check out the website
https://islandinnovation.co/
James is the founder of Island Innovation, an organization that works with diverse rural and island communities around the world to develop solutions for sustainable development and prosperity. Island Innovation uses its global network to find innovative answers through modern technology and sharing good practice, building digital bridges between far-flung islands. James has a Master’s Degree in Island Studies from the University of the Highlands and Islands. He is also a co-founder of Solar Head of State (SHOS), which works with governments to push action on renewable energy. The NGO has focused on small island developing states (SIDS) with solar installations on the Office of the Prime Minister of Jamaica, Government House in Saint Lucia and the Presidential Palace of the Maldives. SHOS is now working with the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States and the Pacific Island Development Forum to install solar on the official residences across these organizations’ combined 24 member states. Growing up on a farm in Shropshire, England, James now lives as a digital nomad, moving wherever his latest project takes him!
Pleasure to catch up with global Irish man Oisin Lunny. We cover a range of topics including his perspectives on the latest tech trends for events, the power of podcasts, and why music has helped to keep us sane during the lockdown.
Oisin Lunny is an award-winning marketer, webinar and podcast host, MC, public speaker, virtual event consultant, UX business professor, and journalist. His work has been translated into Chinese and Arabic, and read over half a million times as a senior contributor to Forbes, music editor at PHOENIX Magazine, and via regular contributions to The Guardian, CX Magazine and many others.
Oisin has hosted, moderated, and given keynote presentations at over 200 conferences in every corner of the world, including TEDx and SXSW, where he is a member of the advisory board.
He is the host of the Siemens Advanta podcast and the Audio Talks podcast by HARMAN and has worked in a series of leading global technology firms over the past 20 years as Global Product Manager, Country Manager, VP of Technology, Senior Market Development Manager, and Chief Evangelist.
Ronan talks to Mark Hughes the EMEA manager of Chargify. Mark talks about the opening of their new HQ, why they've expanded their footprint to Europe, why they chose to do so in Dublin, who they're looking to hire, how they see the tech landscape in Ireland changing and the future for SaaS companies in particular.
Fascinating conversation with Damian Costello and his conversion to the importance of environmental issues.
See more in his article for this year's CongRegation here https://congregation.ie/society-3-0-needs-us-to-win-hearts-rather-than-minds-28-cong20/
and join him at the event also
Since last year’s Congregation I have become an environmentalist. For years I’ve been working towards a more empathetic and sustainable society, but recently I’ve come to realise that environmental disasters might destroy civilisation before Society 3.0 can ever emerge.
About Damian Costello: Damian Costello runs Decode Innovation and specialises in Innovation in Strategy and Innovation Strategies. Damian is passionate about helping Ireland retain and grow its position in the global economy.
Damian has almost 25 years of consulting experience across global multi-nationals to local start-ups in the Medical Device, Pharma, Automotive, Financial Services and ICT sectors. He has delivered successful strategies and breakthrough solutions in Ireland, Europe, North America and Asia.
Contacting Damian Costello: You can follow Damian on Twitter, connect with him on LinkedIn, send him an email or see Decode Innovation.
Great, informative interview with Shannon Polson, one of the first female attack helicopter pilots in the US Air Force. We discuss her journey, and her new book in which she shares insights from other women who have also broken records and achieved new successes.
At age nineteen, Shannon Huffman Polson became the youngest woman ever to climb Denali, the highest mountain in North America. She went on to reach the summits of Mt. Rainier and Mt. Kilimanjaro and spent more than a decade traveling the world. Yet it was her experience serving as one of the Army's first female attack helicopter pilots, leading two Apache flight platoons-- taking one on deployment to Bosnia-Herzegovina-- and a line company in Korea, that she learned the lessons of leadership she would take with her for the rest of her life.
Where did these insights come from? From her own crucibles of experience – and from other women. Writing The Grit Factor, Polson made it her mission to connect with an elite pack of tough, impressive female iconoclasts who shared their candid stories of combat and career. This decorated slate of leaders includes Heather Penney, one of the first female F-16 pilots who was put on a "suicide mission" for 9/11; General Ann Dunwoody, first female four-star general in the Army; Amy McGrath, first woman Marine to fly the F/A-18 in combat and a 2020 candidate for the US Senate – and dozens of other unstoppable women who got there first, including Polson herself.
These women led at the highest levels in the most complicated, challenging, and male-dominated organization in the world. Polson brings these voices together, sharing her own life lessons and theirs with storytelling flair, keen insight, and incisive analysis of current, relevant research.
See more on her website
http://www.shannonpolson.com/
and on her twitter account
https://twitter.com/aborderlife
PaoloGallo is a Futurist, global expert in Human Capital, Future of Work, Leadership 4.0 andI CF certified Executive Coach.
Paolo is AdjunctProfessor in Leadership and Organizational Behavior at SDA Bocconi Executive Education Milan.
PaoloGallo has delivered more than 100 keynotes including: 10 Downing Street, World Economic Forum in Davos, Ferrari, FCA-Fiat, LVMH, Manpower, World Bank, Microsoft, United Nations, Toyota, Ministry of Economics and Finance(Italy) ,LVMH, Citigroup, Blackrock, UBS, ENI, Unicredit, Salesforce, IATA, WTO, WHO, WIPO, British Chamber of Commerce, PWC, IMD, St.Gallen, Antwerp Management Schools, Starbucks and given TEDx and several commencement speeches worldwide.
A popular futurist and a recognized thought leader in themes related to global job market megatrends, ethics and AI, Leadership 4.0, personal development, well-being and energy management in a disruptive VUCA world,
Paolo has served as Chief Human Resources Officer at the World Economic Forum in Geneva and has also been Chief Learning at The World Bank in Washington DC and Director of Human Resources at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London, with prior experience at the International Finance Corporation in Washington DC and at Citigroup in London, New York and Milan, his hometown.
Fascinating interview by Melanie Boylan with Rob Metcalf and Natalie LeRoy about their insights into how behavioural economics is usefully impacting on fuel consumption in the aviation industry.
If you are planning to save an airline, could you do it through big sweeping changes like new aircraft designs and futuristic fuels, or could you do it through small messages of encouragement and feedback about fuel use?
https://www.signol.io/
More about Natalie LeRoy
Natalie is a creative director with experience bringing concepts, products and research to life in a variety of mediums and roles. She is leading Signol's creative team, marketing and product. In her community, Natalie runs an experimental architecture group and guides participants through openIDEO design challenges as a mentor.
More about Rob Metcalf
Rob is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Southern California. His research tests economic theory using field experiments and identifies practical solutions to business and government challenges. He was a collaborator on MINDSPACE, the first influential report about the applications of behavioral economics. Rob’s recent research has been featured in the Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, and the Financial Times, and was cited in the award of the Nobel Prize in Economics to Richard Thaler. Co Founder of Signol
More about Melanie
twitter.com/STOMPSMTraining
Over the years I have worked with SME, FMCG and State Bodies I'm delighted to say I now support and train all sizes of business and my business has grown with my clients.
I provide Adult Education and support for people in Business. With my many years of experience in promoting services and charities in Ireland and the UK; I have been very fortunate to establish a strong network of contacts and over the years have learnt how best to promote a business online and improve their social media scoring. Creating a professional image and maintaining it is the crux of a great marketing plan and is instrumental in today’s climate in making your business stand out, I can tailor my services to your requirements.
Over the last few years I have started working in other areas I have a genuine passion in. I have been avid writer for a number years and started working as a Freelance Writer with Irish Tech News since 2016 and StartUp Mindset since October 2019.
We chat with Alessandra Rojas about her work as the Sustainable Entrepreneurship Manager @ Tech4Impact EPFL Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
More about Ale
I am part of the team of EPFL Tech4Impact. The EPFL is one of the two Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology and at Tech4Impact we are focused in how we can use technology for sustainable impact and the UN 2030 agenda. We work with students, researchers, professors, NGOs and corporates to try to build an ecosystem around it.
The GSIV program specifically is part of our efforts to collaborate with NGOs and international bodies in Geneva to further push the developing of technology specifically by supporting Global South initiatives. We actually run a second initiative called Tech4Dev grants in which we pair Global South NGOs with researchers at EPFL to develop impactful technologies.
Developed and managing the new EPFL Changemakers programme! Check it out: https://www.epfl.ch/innovation/startup/students/epfl-changemakers/
Great interview with climate change campaigner, artist and activist Donna Cooney, green Councellor, by Melanie Boylan.
Follow Donna on Twitter here
https://twitter.com/donna_cooney1
More about Donna
I have been a community activist for 25 years, working to protect Dublin Bay, the Promenade, St. Anne’s Park, and Fairview Trees & Park. I have campaigned against bad developments; improving our area with cycle-ways, playgrounds and sporting facilities. A founder of Dublin Bay North Repeal the Eighth, I am committed to equality and climate action.
More about Melanie
https://twitter.com/STOMPSMTraining
Over the years I have worked with SME, FMCG and State Bodies I'm delighted to say I now support and train all sizes of business and my business has grown with my clients.
I provide Adult Education and support for people in Business. With my many years of experience in promoting services and charities in Ireland and the UK; I have been very fortunate to establish a strong network of contacts and over the years have learnt how best to promote a business online and improve their social media scoring. Creating a professional image and maintaining it is the crux of a great marketing plan and is instrumental in today’s climate in making your business stand out, I can tailor my services to your requirements.
Over the last few years I have started working in other areas I have a genuine passion in. I have been avid writer for a number years and started working as a Freelance Writer with Irish Tech News since 2016 and StartUp Mindset since October 2019.
We have lived through a massive opportunity for learning and growth. We can change our habits, climate change didn’t go away and we must use 2020’s lessons to engage with it. Going forwards tech must include social, ethics and purpose. We need to use this time as a launch pad for a positive, engaged and conscious 2021 and beyond.
https://congregation.ie/
Key Takeaways: 2020 is a massive opportunity for us to change our habits climate change didn’t go away and we must use 2020’s lessons to engage with it tech must include social, ethics and purpose use this time as a launch pad
About Congregation Congregation 2020 #cong20 will be a one day online 'mindmesh' designed to foster links between attendees from very diverse backgrounds and create deep discussion and dialogue. Central to the event is earned entry via a submission posted on the site in advance, the use of social venues and huddles and the serendipitous connections that form. All attendees present during the day creating a common bond that is enhanced with plenty of networking time.
The theme for 2020 is 'Society 3.0'.
Our Mission Congregation is a knowledge exchange platform. Our mission to encourage the sharing of ideas, methodologies, techniques and industry insights that you might find useful and that you could apply be it in your personal journey or in business. We live and breath technology and ideas.
With the pandemic forcing a lot of us to work from home, we are relying more and more on technology. However, there are times when we may have problems with the technology that we are relying on. Ronan talks to Louise McKeown the Marketing Director at Magnet Networks. Louise talks about Magnet Networks new gigabyte broadband service, aimed at remote workers and its talk to a human technical support guarantee. Louise also talks about how 2020 is the right time for remote working as we have the technology to support this, and why working in the office won’t be like it used to be.
We catch up with Eoin Kennedy ahead of the upcoming 8th CongRegation. This year's theme is Society 3.0
See more on their website here
https://congregation.ie/
What is Congregation? One day virtual mind mesh festival of thinking, sharing and connecting.
Celebrating its 8th year, CongRegation™ #cong20 (Nov 21st), will be a virtual event due to Covid-19 restrictions. With the theme of ‘Society 3.0’ we are looking for curious minds from a range of diverse backgrounds/sectors who will share their unique perspective of our society – where we have come from, what we have become and what we want in our future. We are treating the theme in its broadest form from psychology, technology, personal experiences to methodologies and ideas. We want to hear how people see, experience or what they think of “Society”, be it a personal one, business or career transition.
One of the key components of CongRegation™ is the diverse background and thinking of attendees and this includes technologists, psychologists, business people, start up community, academics, visionaries, disruptors and sector specific from farming to manufacturing.
Tickets are earned via a submission on the theme which will be debated in virtual huddles on November 21st 2020.
Fascinating and important insights about bees, both in the US and globally with Sam Droege from the US Geological Survey Bee Inventory Monitoring Lab
BIML- We are an online museum for bees/insects/life. All Public Domain. Contact:sdroege@usgs.gov Comment Policy:http://tinyurl.com/hr9aebb www.flickr.com/photos/usgsbiml
The link to the images for their amazing Instagram pictures
https://www.instagram.com/usgsbiml/
More information about the image used ->
This is Euglossa imperialis it, like the rest of its clade of shiny orchid bees, has a long tongue, actually ... this species has a particularly long tongue even compared to other orchid bees. Pretty simple. It sucks nectar with that long tongue from deep throated flowers that other bees often can't reach (because they usually have dinky lapping tongues). As a male it does not gather pollen, but it does have a trick that other bees don't have in that tucked into its expanded hind tibia is a little sachet (note: this is not a technical term) that it stashes various smelly oils and other chemicals to woo orchid bee women. In the American humid tropics they are big time common (as a group). Tim McMahon (whose gets his bank as a government engineer, but in his heart is a complete bee head) collected this in Costa Rica on his annual pilgrimage. Photo by Jade Louis #usgs #orchidbees #orchidbee #euglossa #tongue #longtongue
Fascinating conversation with Jennifer McConnell, general manager of Irish Seed Savers. We cover Irish seeds, apple trees, Stalingrad, biodiversity, Khazakstan, Syrian courgettes, and much more.
Listen and learn more about how Irish Seed Savers are helping people all over Ireland and beyond to preserve genetic diversity, bio diversity and to also reduce 'seed miles'.
Learn more about their work here http://www.irishseedsavers.ie/
and follow them on Twitter here https://twitter.com/IrishSeedSavers
Become a supporter here -> As a supporter you will receive these yearly benefits: 7 FREE packs of organic seed 10% off apple trees 10% off workshops 2 big newsletters, summer and winter Free admission all year round We grow, conserve, & distribute Irish organic vegetable seeds, grains and fruit trees. Irish Seed Savers Association is a registered charity. See here to join. http://store.irishseedsavers.ie/Supportership_s/59.htm
Interesting conversation with Tony Robinson, known as the Happipreneur
Twitter https://twitter.com/TonyRobinsonOBE
See more on his website here https://tonyrobinsonobe.com/
More about his book
‘The Happipreneur – Why #MicroBizMatters?’ is the sequel to ‘Small is Beautiful’ Two years ago while I was touring with my ‘Micro is Magic’ Show, Taryn Lee Johnston and I began writing this memoir and guide. Schumacher’s influential work has been an inspiration for me and many of my heroes, such as Dr Ernesto Sirroli, also featured in the book.
Schumacher wrote about ‘economics as if people mattered’ but our book is about ‘enterprise as if people cared’. How can we live happy, enterprising lives and be useful to others?
Everyone who wants to be more enterprising, no matter what size or type of organisation they work in, will find it practical and useful. This book and my ‘Happipreneurship #Rocks’ keynote talk are for everyone, everywhere. Leaders, parents, teachers, academics, students and all who wish to help people be more enterprising will love it too.
Earlier in the year, Ronan spoke to Lisa Murphy Head Of People In Scurri about remote working in the new COVID-19 world, and a lot has changed since then. We have come out of lockdown and recently gone back into lockdown. Ronan catches up with Lisa to see what has changed since they last spoke. Lisa mentions how they coped in our first lockdown, moving back to working in the office when that lockdown ended and how Scurri and their clients are coping with the new lockdown just as the busiest 2 months of the year for them is starting.
Great interview with Garry Connolly, one of the originators of the Irish DCs for Bees initiative.
More about DC's for Bees
An industry initiative led by Host in Ireland to help save Ireland's declining bee population.
The people of this industry are looking to make a difference. This initiative gives them the opportunity to not only make an individual difference but the tools to educate, advocate, create awareness and take action.
https://www.hostinireland.com/dc-s-for-bees
Garry is the President and Founder of Host in Ireland, a strategic global initiative created to increase awareness of the benefits of hosting digital assets in Ireland and Irish companies delivering international data centre projects. A self-proclaimed “stubborn digital optimist,” Garry is a much sought-after keynote speaker, panellist and moderator at global industry events.
Interesting interview by Melanie Boylan with Joel Hansen who is a Marketing Advisor. 2-Time TEDx Speaker, Linkedin advisor and Creator with 10m+ views. Also at BoardofTrade, CYP Comms Chair. Canadian Entrepreneur and Coffee enthusiast.
More about Joel
I'm an entrepreneur, recognized marketer advisor and social media speaker focused on helping CEOs/Executives grow their personal brand to drive real life impact in their community. I currently work as a Marketing Advisor, Communications Chair for the GVBOT, Linkedin as a Youth Editor and regularly advise leaders of recognized brands on how they can start and grow a successful personal brand📱
By having the opportunity to speak on the TEDx stage in Vancouver and Romania (virtually) and partner with brands like Uber, Amazon, Slack, Microsoft, Adobe, Hootsuite and Airbnb on unique initiatives, I've learned how brands can articulate their message to attract and empower their community 🚀
In the last couple years, I've directed events and large scale conferences, like CIMC, which brought together 600+ marketing execs and 45+ speakers. With my background, I've worked with over 300 vendors/speakers across North America. On Linkedin, I've produced content on an individual and corporate level that's earned 10m+ views with some stories gaining 1m+ impressions alone (featured below). On the project front, I've collaborated with brands such as the LA Clippers, Translink, Best Buy, Vancouver Canucks, Prezi and Adobe to develop initiatives that drive brand awareness and earn media attention 💻
More about Melanie
Over the years I have worked with SME, FMCG and State Bodies I'm delighted to say I now support and train all sizes of business and my business has grown with my clients.
I provide Adult Education and support for people in Business. With my many years of experience in promoting services and charities in Ireland and the UK; I have been very fortunate to establish a strong network of contacts and over the years have learnt how best to promote a business online and improve their social media scoring. Creating a professional image and maintaining it is the crux of a great marketing plan and is instrumental in today’s climate in making your business stand out, I can tailor my services to your requirements.
Over the last few years I have started working in other areas I have a genuine passion in. I have been avid writer for a number years and started working as a Freelance Writer with Irish Tech News since 2016 and StartUp Mindset since October 2019.
We interview Gavan Wall, co-founder of The Change, a new, Northern Irish based VC fund aiming to inspire and catalyse innovation through strategic investments and mentoring.
The Change is a leading Venture Catalyst supporting Leading entrepreneurs in the creation of world changing vision.
We invest in people with ideas that have the potential to change the world. We're currently raising a £50M for our Tech & Science Fund. If you're a founder and your values match ours: Leadership, Legacy, Quality and Sacrifice and you have a £billion mindset then The Change VC is for you.
If you're an Investor who wants to invest in an experienced Team seeking high growth opportunities with The Change Venture Fund then get in touch.
Websitehttp://www.thechange.vc
See more about Gavan on linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavanwall/
and on twitter here https://twitter.com/gavanwall
After our written interview with Nell Kruger earlier this year we figured it made sense to capture her unique insights and voice in this podcast interview.
Nell Kruger lived on Cape Clear from 1986 to 2018 and saw many interesting events and changes on the island. She worked as an artist, ceramicist and cofounder of the Cape Clear Storytelling Festival and resident on the island for four decades.
See more in this interview also https://irishtechnews.ie/island-life-perspectives-nell-kruger-cape-clear/
Great interview with force of nature Mary McKenna, co-founder of @AwakenHub, Irish entrepreneur, pollinator, people collector, blogger, MC, connector, non exec, cheerleader, friend, investor, mentor, mentee
See more on here blog here
https://kickingassets.co.uk/about/
Mary is a technology entrepreneur & these days angel investor. She co-founded wildly successful online learning company Learning Pool in 2006 on the back of a long local government career and a spell as a Silicon Valley dotcommer. She exited the company in May 2014 in order to get back into startup land.
She is interested in helping start & grow indigenous Irish & British tech companies and especially in working with young and female entrepreneurs. One of Said Business School's (University of Oxford) Resident Experts, an Entrepreneur in Residence at Catalyst Inc (formerly the Northern Ireland Science Park) and a trustee of CAST (the Centre for Acceleration of Social Technology).
She loves the arts and have been a non executive director on the board of Derry’s Millennium Forum & Theatre for many years. I'm also a trustee of the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE).
On the London board of the Irish International Business Network and proud member of the Global Irish Network. In the 2014 New Year’s Honours she was awarded the MBE by HM the Queen for services to digital technology, innovation and learning - which you have to admit is pretty darned cool.
Right now interested in talking to people about non exec positions in tech startups or scaleups and happy to speak at relevant events or write articles for publication on any of her specialist topics - how to build a kick ass network, how to scale your startup, how to build a digital business, how to build a company with a great culture
She has sat at Buzz Aldrin's feet & listened to his stories, disco danced with Leonard Cohen at Coachella and joined Robert Plant in singing gospel songs with Wanda Jackson at Pappy & Harriet's in the Californian desert. Follow me on Twitter at @mmarymckenna
We interview Martin Eastwood, CEO of Wide Variety, we cover his entrepreneurial origins to online marketing and the importance of taking care of your mental health and why Tik Tok is the next coming thing in terms of social media platforms.
See more on his website here
https://www.widevariety.eu/aboutus
Interesting conversation Wally Blennerhassett, long time bee keeper and ambassador for Host in Ireland's DCs for bees initiative.
See more about the program here https://www.hostinireland.com/dc-s-for-bees
An industry initiative led by Host in Ireland to help save Ireland's declining bee population.
DC's for Bees The people of this industry are looking to make a difference. This initiative gives them the opportunity to not only make an individual difference but the tools to educate, advocate, create awareness and take action.
All-Ireland Pollinator Plan https://pollinators.ie/
One third of our bee species are threatened with extinction from Ireland. This is because we have drastically reduced the amount of food (flowers) and safe nesting sites in our landscapes. The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan is about all of us, from farmers to local authorities, to schools, gardeners and businesses, coming together to try to create an Ireland where pollinators can survive and thrive. The first Plan covers the period 2015-2020 and a new version will be developed to cover 2021-2025.
Title image sourced from this fantastic resource https://www.instagram.com/usgsbiml/
Ronan talks to Helmut Spitzl GSA, Galileo Service Manager for Search and Rescue and Emergency Warning. Helmut talks about his background, what the Galileo system consists of, how Galileo enables global positioning, navigation, timing and search & rescue and some of the upcoming Galileo services.
We learn more about a series of exciting and positive initiatives to support female entrepreneurs with mentor and career jumper in chief Mary Carty.
She is an award winning entrepreneur with a background in art, education and startups. She has have worked with leading international companies, cultural institutions, universities and non-profits. Her background has given me a unique insight into building companies, products and services.
https://twitter.com/marycarty
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marycarty/
http://www.wilsonkeys.com/
Interesting and positive interview with Simon Zadek, Head Secretariat of UN Secretary General’s Task Force on Digital Financing of the SDGs.
We cover this new positive initiative, and it's impact on Zimbabwe, global forestation via the AntForest project and potentially many other areas of the world also.
Dr. Simon Zadek is currently Head of Secretariat of the UN Secretary General’s Task Force on Digital Financing of the Sustainable Development Goals, based at the United Nations Development Program. He was until recently Senior Advisor on Finance in the Executive Office of the UN Secretary-General, and Co-Director of the UN Environment’s Inquiry into Design Options for a Sustainable Financial System. He founded and was founding Chief Executive of the international think tank, AccountAbility, and before that Development Director of the New Economics Foundation, founding Chair of the Ethical Trading Initiative and on the founding Steering Committee of the Global Reporting Initiative.
We discuss the importance of philosophy and economics with the globally respected Rudy Aernoudt, Belgian professor, writer, politician, economist and philosopher.
He has had a fascinating and varied career, including time as Professor Corporate Finance and European policy (MIT, OECD, European commission, European Council and European Social and Economic Committee); multiple Chief of Staff positions (Europe, Belgium, Flanders, Wallonia). He was secretary-general of economy and innovation in Belgium, director-general of OLPC (one laptop per child, spinoff MIT) and curator TEDx Brussels.
Ronan talks to Patrick Hamilton GSA head of administration. Patricks talks about his background, what GSA does, GSA and the strategic importance of EUSPACE as an EU asset for innovation, growth and sustainability, how they link up with ESA, and why they are autonomous. Patrick also talks about the various services that GSA offer, how technology has enabled us to use GSA’s satellite’s and their data, and how GSA is helping to foster innovation and entrepreneurship.
Fascinating interview with Brett King, Bestselling Author http://Bank4dot0.com, Founder Moven, Speaker | Futurist | Host World's #1 Fintech Radio Show http://BreakingBanks.com | Immigrant | Nomad
We discuss the theme of his upcoming book, Technosocialism, and why rapidly evolving sustainable technologies might help humanity to adress climate change and move to a more healthy and positive future.
We cover the potential roadblocks to achieving this, and which areas of the world you should be watching for the best solutions and a positive road map to a more sustainable future.
We also put him in the hotspot and ask him about his track record as a futurologist. Join us for this interesting and insightful conversation.
Great interview with Madi Sharma, we cover Startup tips for female founders with and some gardening insights too.
"My greatest achievement is taking an unknown single parent of ethnic minority background, without qualifications, and making her a global case study and role model. I love what I do, there are not enough hours in a day, and I am proud that my enthusiasm inspires others".
"You must be the change you want to see" Gandhi "You must be the change you want to see - No Excuses" Madi
See more on her website here
http://madisharma.org/
and on her twitter feed
https://twitter.com/MadiSharma1
We talk with Sandra Uwantege Hart who is leading an innovation and exciting blockchain project in Vanuatu called UnBlocked Cash which recently won an EU award.
Sandra Uwantege Hart is the Pacific Cash & Livelihoods Lead with Oxfam Vanuatu and is also leading on the Blockchain project that we discuss in this interview.
See more about Sandra here
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-uwantege-hart-862b5986/
See more here about the project
here
https://irishtechnews.ie/oxfam-and-sempos-unblocked-cash-project/
and here
https://www.facebook.com/oxfaminvanuatu/
Ronan talks to Scott Wilson, Director of Customer Experience, eFax. Scott talks about what eFax does, their recent research on digital transformation. Scott also talks about the challenges businesses face when undergoing digital transformation, the hybrid model of home and office working, and why the fax is not dead.
Ronan talks to Justyna Redelkiewicz GSA, Head of Section Consumer Solutions. Justyna talks about her background, the 1.5 billion Galileo-enabled phones, IoT, Galileo and autonomous vehicles and the importance of designing services around user needs. Justyna also talks about GSA enabling innovation, their various entrepreneurs grants including my Galileo solution which is taking applications till October 13th and has a €1.5M prize pool, and where you can go to check if your phones and other devices are Galileo compatible.
Startup insights, growing Irish Tech News & why digital media can be a force for good, Patrick O'Brien and Simon Cocking in conversation
Interesting conversation about the story of Irish Tech News's growth, the roadblocks it encountered and the strategies they employed to ensure it's continued growth.
Patrick O'Brien interviews Simon Cocking about Irish Tech News and it's first decade, 2010 to 2020.
Interesting conversation with Steven Van Belleghem, author of The Offer You Can’t Refuse, which we recently reviewed on Irish Tech News here
https://irishtechnews.ie/the-offer-you-cant-refuse-reviewed/
We cover innovation, climate change, customer experience and how as our expectations rise of what we expect from a company, how this can potentially raise environmenta standards and hopefully head off greenwashing by less committed companies.
Why it is an exciting time for journalism graduates in Ireland, trends and insights with Patrick O'Brien, DCU & Irish Tech News
We interview Patrick O'Brien, content writer for Irish Tech News, about his experience as a recent journalism student at Dublin City University, and also his internship with Irish Tech News during Covid-19.
You can see more about his work here https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-o-brien-7962411b2/ and here
https://twitter.com/obrien_writes
The Government is proposing an Online Safety & Media Regulation Bill, but what will it entail and how do you prepare for it? Ronan talks to Bertie Murphy, Head of Customer Experience, PwC Advisory about this. Bertie talks about digital transformation, the proposed Online Safety & Media Regulation Bill, if the proposed Online Safety Commissioner is a good idea, and how fake news can be tackled. Bertie also mentions, how fake news can be tackled, the powers that Online Safety Commissioner will have, the steps social media companies should take to prepare for this, the four categories the bill will focus on, and the rules and safety codes that the bill will require you to do.
Virgin Media have just launched Virgin TV 360, a new connected entertainment platform for new customers. It replaces their old Horizon box for new customers, and current customers have had the chance to use it since early August. The questions on everyone's lips are is it any good and is it a game-changer? Valid questions considering how buggy their old Horizon Box was. Ronan talks to Virgin Media’s Vice President of Commercial, Paul Higgins about Virgin TV 360, including what it can do, how innovative it is and why it can be seen as game-changing. Paul also talks about their broadband offerings including their new modem and 1 Gb broadband service.
Further Irish Tech News reflections on growth strategies that have helped us.
In this episode we cover finding the right titles, using templates, the value of long tails and how to manage other people's demands on your time.
As we near our ten year mark, it offers a good opportunity to reflect on what has helped us to reach the position we are now it. This podcast aims to share some of these insights and reflect on what has worked well over the last decade.
John Hartnett is the Founder and CEO of SVG Ventures/THRIVE and he talks to Ronan about his background, SVG Ventures/Thrive and the Thrive Global initiative. John also talks about agritech, what types of companies he invests in, the internet of Farming and how we have to change the way we grow and package food.
Davar Ardalan is one of the speakers at this year's Comtrade Digital Services Quest for Quality conference taking place online next month. She is also a journalist, author and the founder and storyteller of IVOW AI, a start-up specialising in AI-driven cultural content. Davar talks about her background, what IVOW AI does, how she does AI-driven cultural content, and as AI becomes a permanent part of our lives, how we can best prepare for this. Davar also mentions the positives of AI, how we make sure AI does not end up like HAL or Skynet and what she will be talking about at the Comtrade Digital Services Quest for Quality conference.
We chat with Seamus Ó Drisceoil from Cape Clear, Ireland’s only Island Distillery, about the challenges and opportunities of making gin on an island off the south west coast of Ireland.
https://www.capecleardistillery.com/our-gin/
3 SQ. MILES gin is a handcrafted, dry Irish Gin of superior clarity made from juniper, island botanicals, and citrus flavours. A clear, cool, refreshing drink when mixed with your favourite tonic or other mixers and served with ice.
The unique set of botanicals include laminaria digitata, a seaweed harvested from our own shores, complimented by island-harvested fuchsia and honeysuckle.
The fresh notes are evocative of the brisk Atlantic sea air, and the wild unspoilt flora that define Oileán Chléire.
Táimid cheana féin ag fás aitil dúchasach san oileán. Beidh cuid eile des na luibheanna a úsáidfear fásta sna tolláin ar an láthair agus beidh cinn eile fós bainte mór thimpeall an oileáin.
Seo é an chéad ginéive as cósta Iarthair Chorcaí agus cuirfidh sé le traidisiún agus cáil bia agus dí an cheantair. Is féidir roinnt des na plandaí aitil seo a fheiceáil lasmuigh dhon doras.
Interesting conversation with Jillian Godsil, Blockchain Chair, Keynote, Journalist, Broadcaster, CEO, Writer, Former European Parliament Candidate, Law Changer.
We discuss her own voyage of discovery to reach the place of experience and influence that she now holds.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jilliangodsil/
Named 2020 Blockchain Journalist of the year at Uptrennd.com
Awarded 2019 Blockchain Journalist at CC Forum London https://irishtechnews.ie/irish-tech-news-jillian-godsil-blockchain-ai/
Named as one of the top 100 Blockchain leaders globally by Lattice80 https://www.lattice80.com/lattice80-2019-blockchain-100/
Short listed for the 2019 IMRO national radio awards https://www.imro.ie/industry-news/imro-radio-awards-shortlist-revealed-for-2019/
https://www.blockchainmagazine.net/in-conversation-with-jillian-godsil-founder-blockleaders/
Named as one of the 50 Most Influential Women In Blockchain, https://blockleaders.io/2018/10/05/the-fall-and-rise-of-an-irish-woman-jillian-godsils-tale-of-success-against-all-odds/
https://humansofbc.com/interview-with-the-founder-of-blockleaders-jillian-godsil-humans-of-blockchain/
https://www.coinrivet.com/comment-on-international-womens-day-what-is-there-to-celebrate/
Jillian has held senior positions with global PR companies in Sydney, Singapore, London and Dublin. She was PRO of Iona Technologies (Ireland’s first company to float on NASDAQ). She changed the law in Ireland in 2014 and is a former European Parliamentary candidate (as an independent).
She is a co founder and journalist in the Blockleaders.io. She freelances for Irish Tech News, Irish Central, The Irish Independent and The Irish Times. She has her own radio shows on DublinCityFM and EastCoastFM. Her first job after graduating from Trinity College was as a systems analyst with JP Morgan. She is advisor to a number of ICOs, has been named a Crypto Queen by In Zero Conferences as well as listed in the 50 most influential women in the global blockchain rollcall. She is a board member of EOS Dublin. She keynotes and chairs blockchain events around the world – including Kiev, Austin, Muscat, Columbo, Dublin, Dubai, Amsterdam, Malta and London
She has been featured in Al Jazeera, Russia Today, BBC2 Newsnight, UK Telegraph, RTE, TV3, Huffington Post, New York Times The Irish Times, Vogue Italia and the Irish Independent amongst other publications.
https://medium.com/swlh/top-influential-women-in-blockchain-and-crypto-space-15f9a108066b
https://thenativeinfluence.com/contributor/jillian-godsil/view/
Interesting interview with John Armstrong,the founder of Irish Tech News, who explains why Irish Tech News began and how it has grown over the last decade.
Irish Tech News is an award-winning online publication aimed at keeping you informed of all the latest news from the world of Technology. With the main focus on Irish based news, we cover a wide range of topics from social media and smartphones to start-ups and SMEs.
Now ten strong, we have assembled a talented team of writers, each experts in their own fields, helping us to cover as diverse a range as possible without losing focus or quality.
https://irishtechnews.ie/
As Irish Tech News nears it's first decade in business we reflect on how the site has grown. We cover our approach to events, corporate partnerships, and how it managed to continue to grow and evolve.
And we also explain about the value of having an elephant memory.
See the latest stories on the site here
https://irishtechnews.ie/
Irish Tech News is an award-winning online publication aimed at keeping you informed of all the latest news from the world of Technology. With the main focus on Irish based news, we cover a wide range of topics from social media and smartphones to start-ups and SMEs.
Great interview with Theodora Lau, Unconventional Ventures
Why it is important to ensure everyone is included, fintech, innovation, diversity and lego with Theodora Lau
https://twitter.com/psb_dc
Founder @UnconventionVc | Advisor @BondDotAi | One Vision Podcast | Fintech | AI | Longevity | @Onalytica No.1 Women in Finance | @LinkedIn Top Voice
https://www.unconventionalventures.com/
Unconventional Ventures provides boutique consulting services to drive innovation to improve systematic financial wellness. We connect founders to funders, provide mentorship to entrepreneurs, strategic advisory services to a broad set of corporates, and broaden opportunities for diversity within the ecosystem.
Our belief is that anyone with great ideas should have a chance to succeed.
Find out how we can work together.
Interesting conversation with Ruari O Donovan, Cape Clear artists residency coordinator & resident artist too.
Ruari is one of the founding members of the Artist Residency program on Oileán Chléire / Cape Clear Island
Meán Fómhair & Deireadh Fómhair / September & October 2020
le tacaíocht ó / proudly supported by Engaging Communities Grant - Cork County Council Arts Office, Comharchumann Chleire Teo, Ealaín na Gaeltachta and CREATE.
See more here https://www.oileanair.com/
Irish Tech News has been commissioned by the Cape Clear National School and Comhar na nOileán to help promote living and educating your children on Cape Clear Island.
If you would like to know more information about moving to Cape Clear and sending them to the primary school please contact cathaoirleachsnchleire@gmail.com or jude@oileain.ie
Fascinating interview with Michael Prime, bioelectrical composer, filmmaker, botanist, ecologist.
We take a walk around his unique gardens on Cape Clear Island. Here he has collected and nurtured plants from all over the world, often now endangered in their natural habitats. Michael is of course also well known for his long and successful musical career and we aim to analyse the cross fertilisation between these two deep passions of his.
Since 1987, he has used of bioactivity translators to amplify the electrical activity of plants and fungi. This has been central to much of his work. Through the medium of sound, listeners are able to enter and interact with the transient world of plant reactions.
You can see more on bandcamp https://michaelprime.bandcamp.com/?fbclid=IwAR2yCac1Md-ctnotuZPM8jSt8toqATaNERYl0hRD3A-UzFoxFd7yvk2mKMM
and also here on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efSXd56gMCg
See here for a more complete list of his catalogue ->
https://www.discogs.com/artist/463-Michael-Prime
Flower gardening on Cape Clear, Roaring Water Bay, West Cork. A tour of one of the prettiest collections of flowers to be seen in a garden.
Cape Clear Island has had a long positive tradition of families moving from all over the world, to raise their children in the safety and peace of a small friendly island in Roaring Water Bay, West Cork.
With the current global pandemic that is COVID-19, many people are assessing what the risks will be of sending their children back to schools in September.
Irish Tech News has been commissioned by the Cape Clear National School and Comhar na nOileán to help promote living and educating your children on Cape Clear Island.
If you would like to know more information about moving to Cape Clear and sending them to the primary school please contact cathaoirleachsnchleire@gmail.com or jude@oileain.ie
We interviewed Grainne O Keefe the new CEO of the Ludgate digital hub in Skibbereen to discover her insights into the growing network of Irish digital hubs. We also covered adapting your business model during a global pandemic, and how the future could be bright for rural and remote Irish digital hubs, both in West Cork and beyond.
Web: www.Ludgate.ie
More about Grainne O Keefe
Grainne joined Ludgate in Skibbereen as CEO in July 2020. She brings with her a wealth of international management experience spanning 20 years in locations as diverse as London, Tokyo, New York and Skibbereen.
Most recently Grainne spent a number of years with Spearline as Head of Innovation and while delighted to be back in her home town of Skibbereen continuing her career trajectory her journey before this is reflective of a large number of our graduates in the area. She graduated from UCC with a BCL in 1993 and then went on to complete an MBS at the Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, UCD, in 1995. From there she joined Bank Of Ireland’s Graduate Programme and spent 18 months in Jersey, Channel Islands before moving to London to join JP Morgan in 1998 and subsequently Goldman Sachs in 2003. These organisations enabled global mobility + career expansion spanning London, Tokyo and New York providing Grainne with extensive managerial and strategic roles across global teams.
In 2013 Grainne returned to West Cork to ensure her children could benefit from a childhood in West Cork. Her main priority with Ludgate will be to continue the strategic goal of job creation in the rural area ensuring future generations have the option to pursue interesting and challenging careers without the need to leave. Ludgate offers that path to the people of West Cork.
Podcast from the Sustainable Island Economies: Connecting Locally and Globally, Virtual Island Summit. This was Ireland’s Virtual Hub Event, and took place on Wed 2nd Sept 2020.
This webinar explores local, regional, national and global connections to promote sustainability in island economies in Ireland. It aims to create connections which can promote exchanges of ideas and experience between Irish islands, the Irish mainland, European islands & the global island network, particularly through the global Virtual Island Summit (VIS) event and network.
Sustainable Island Economies: Enterprise, marine economy, sustainability and environment Chair: John Walsh, chair of ESIN (European Small Island Federation). Speakers: Gerard Sullivan, owner of Bere Island Boatyard, who’s working to revive seawright skills in Ireland and our islands. Cathy Ní Ghóill from Inis Mór – Manager of Comharchumann Forbartha Arann, will talk about their waste and recycling project in context of the island economy. Máirtín Ó Méalóid, manager of Cape Clear Island Cooperative, Vice Chair of Comhdháil Oileáin na hÉireann
We catch up with Treasa Cadogan who shares her experiences of schooling on Cape Clear, and also what it inspired her to go on and do afterwards too.
Cape Clear Island has had a long positive tradition of families moving from all over the world, to raise their children in the safety and peace of a small friendly island in Roaring Water Bay, West Cork.
With the current global pandemic that is COVID-19, many people are assessing what the risks will be of sending their children back to schools in September.
Irish Tech News has been commissioned by the Cape Clear National School and Comhar na nOileán to help promote living and educating your children on Cape Clear Island.
If you would like to know more information about moving to Cape Clear and sending them to the primary school please contact cathaoirleachsnchleire@gmail.com or jude@oileain.ie
Sustainable Island Economies: Connecting Locally and Globally Virtual Island Summit – Ireland’s Virtual Hub Event, Wed 2nd Sept 2020
10.15 am Technology and Connectivity: Using innovation and technology to connect Chair: Simon Cocking, Chief Editor, Irish Tech News Speakers: Dr Sarah Robinson, Post-doctoral researcher with Grassroots Wavelengths Community Radio innovations projects, UCC.
Brendan Smith, Insight Centre for Data Analytics, NUI Galway Followed by short Q&A
Speakers and Chairs: Dr Nóirín Burke is Director of Education at the National Aquarium of Ireland. She works in both formal and informal education, outreach, ocean literacy and stakeholder engagement. She’s on the secretariat of the Irish Ocean Literacy Network and a board member of the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group.
Trish Hegarty is a former BBC and Irish Times journalist and director of Inis Communications PR agency. She has worked on a range of marine, tourism and regional economy projects for clients such as Fáilte Ireland and Foyle Port and ran the award-winning #LoveDonegal Day campaign last year.
Rhoda Twombly lives on Inishlyre, Mayo is Secretary of Comhdháil Oileáin na hÉireann (Irish Islands Federation) and ESIN, the European Small Islands Federation. Comhdháil was founded in 1984 by 16 islands to examine the difficulties facing islanders, which they felt weren’t being addressed at regional or national level.
Dr. Sarah Robinson is a UCC postdoctoral researcher on the grassroots radio project since January 2019, working with island communities on Bere, Sherkin and Cape Clear. Based at the School of Applied Psychology, her background is in social, cultural and community psychology as well participatory action research.
Simon Cocking moved to Ireland 25 years ago and lives on Cape Clear Island. He is an entrepreneur, Chief Editor of Irish Tech News, & Editor in Chief at Crypto Commonwealth. He also writes for the Sunday Business Post and The Irish Times.
Positive experiences on a West Cork island with Gerardina Hartnett, local nurse & mother to four children, who describes what their experience of living on the island for a year was like. All four of her children went to local primary school on the island.
We learn more about her reasons for moving to Cape Island, West Cork, and raising a family and educating the children in an Irish speaking family and community.
Cape Clear Island has had a long positive tradition of families moving from all over the world, to raise their children in the safety and peace of a small friendly island in Roaring Water Bay, West Cork.
With the current global pandemic that is COVID-19, many people are assessing what the risks will be of sending their children back to schools in September.
Irish Tech News has been commissioned by the Cape Clear National School and Comhar na nOileán to help promote living and educating your children on Cape Clear Island while they lived on the island.
If you would like to know more information about moving to Cape Clear and sending them to the primary school please contact cathaoirleachsnchleire@gmail.com or jude@oileain.ie
During the current pandemic, TDS pivoted and are now helping their clients return to work. Ronan talks to Stephen Bishop the CTO of TDS. Stephen explains how they pivoted, how they are assisting businesses with a return to work action plan, what a return to work will look like and how the cloud has become their Swiss army knife.
Fascinating interview with Samantha Parsons, from Fastnet Farm, https://www.fastnetfarm.com/, on Cape Clear island, West Cork.
Samantha Parsons grew up fascinated by bees in Massachussettes, had her interest further sparked by her time in Greece. Then, when she wanted to learn more and went to events and conventions, was bemused to see she was the only young or female person there. Undaunted she found mentors and quickly grew her own knowledge and experience of bees, in all their forms.
Samantha articulately advocates why bees are so important to our existence and why we need to do more to protect them, both for their sakes and our own.
Their farm is located on Cape Clear Island, Ireland's southernmost inhabited island just 8 miles from the coast. We farm a pedigree herd of belted galloways which are well equipped to endure all that the severe Atlantic weather can throw at them. Due to its unique flora and fauna, the island is part of the Natura 2000 network with Specific Areas of Conservation (SACs).
Their goal is to maintain the rich biodiversity with a low impact farming system while producing quality products.
They produce a high quality artisanal honey from the native and hardy Irish black honeybee. All of our honey is raw, lightly strained and locally harvested from Cape Clear Island. Our hives are managed without the use of synthetic chemicals complementing a strong investment in an all natural approach and a healthy environment.
The striking title image comes from a free resource aimed at promoting greater awareness of bees globally. See more images here https://www.flickr.com/photos/usgsbiml and in our interview here https://irishtechnews.ie/preserving-bees-photography/
Interesting interview with Mary Molloy Ó Drisceoil, who moved to Cape Clear in 1982 with her family, where they raised their twin boys on the island.
We learn more about her reasons for moving to Cape Island, West Cork, and raising a family and educating the children in an Irish speaking family and community.
Cape Clear Island has had a long positive tradition of families moving from all over the world, to raise their children in the safety and peace of a small friendly island in Roaring Water Bay, West Cork.
With the current global pandemic that is COVID-19, many people are assessing what the risks will be of sending their children back to schools in September.
Irish Tech News has been commissioned by the Cape Clear National School and Comhar na nOileán to help promote living and educating your children on Cape Clear Island.
If you would like to know more information about moving to Cape Clear and sending them to the primary school please contact cathaoirleachsnchleire@gmail.com or jude@oileain.ie
From Pricewaterhouse to Cape Clear, Why I raised a family there, Seamus Ó Drisceoil
We interview Seamus Ó Drisceoil to learn more about his reasons for moving to Cape Island, West Cork, and his experiences of raising a family and educating the children in an irish speaking family and community.
Cape Clear Island has had a long positive tradition of families moving from all over the world, to raise their children in the safety and peace of a small friendly island in Roaring Water Bay, West Cork.
With the current global pandemic that is COVID-19, many people are assessing what the risks will be of sending their children back to schools in September.
Irish Tech News has been commissioned by the Cape Clear National School and Comhar na nOileán to help promote living and educating your children on Cape Clear Island.
If you would like to know more information about moving to Cape Clear and sending them to the primary school please contact cathaoirleachsnchleire@gmail.com or jude@oileain.ie
From wall flower to musician, Leah O Donoghue, Cape Clear Island
We interview Leah O Donoghue to learn more about her experience of being educated and living on Cape Island, West Cork. She discusses her experiences as an irish speaking family, learning to become a musician and her journey into product development.
Cape Clear Island has had a long positive tradition of families moving from all over the world, to raise their children in the safety and peace of a small friendly island in Roaring Water Bay, West Cork.
With the current global pandemic that is COVID-19, many people are assessing what the risks will be of sending their children back to schools in September.
Irish Tech News has been commissioned by the Cape Clear National School and Comhar na nOileán to help promote families considering living and educating their children on Cape Clear Island.
If you would like to know more information about moving to Cape Clear and sending them to the primary school please contact cathaoirleachsnchleire@gmail.com or jude@oileain.ie
Why I moved my family to Cape Clear, 25 years later with Ger Ó Méalóid
We interview Ger Ó Méalóid to learn more about her reasons for moving to Cape Island, West Cork, and then her experiences of raising a family and educating the children in an irish speaking family and community.
Cape Clear Island has had a long positive tradition of families moving from all over the world, to raise their children in the safety and peace of a small friendly island in Roaring Water Bay, West Cork.
With the current global pandemic that is COVID-19, many people are assessing what the risks will be of sending their children back to schools in September.
Irish Tech News has been commissioned by the Cape Clear National School and Comhar na nOileán to help promote living and educating your children on Cape Clear Island.
If you would like to know more information about moving to Cape Clear and sending them to the primary school please contact cathaoirleachsnchleire@gmail.com or jude@oileain.ie
Ronan talks to Meanwhile in Ireland's official Father Ted Critic Louise Kiernan who is also a leading member of the team behind Ted Fest. Louise talks about all things Father Ted including how we can still relate to Father Ted, why it has become a worldwide successful phenomenon, her favourite episodes and how it accurately describes Ireland and Irish society.
We speak with Debbie Stone in the reinforced polytunnels on Cape Clear which were once the island's fish farm.
We learn about the importance of biodiversity, using native species and seeds, as well as pesticide free crop growing.
This interview is also an excerpt from the Cape Clear radio show, and will be aired in an up coming edition after this sneak preview.
Interesting conversation with Brian Roe, from Servcentric, our hosting partner for Irish Tech News. We talk about cloud computing, colocation, and the future business opportunities that 5G can and will bring to Ireland.
Brian has been working in this area for decades and really knows his stuff so it was great to get him to share his insights with us.
Brian Roe is Commercial Director at Servecentric. A science graduate from UCD, he started his career abroad in a sales role with an IT hardware reseller before returning to Ireland where he worked in the IT managed services business for over 15 years. Brian moved to the Data Centre services sector when he joined Servecentric as Commercial Director in 2016.
Servecentric is an Irish owned Data Centre services provider. The company provides its clients with colocation, Public Cloud and highly available connectivity services from its 10MW Data Centre facility in Blanchardstown.
You can see more about their services here
https://www.servecentric.com/
During the current one sector that has done really well is E-commerce, and one of the E-commerce success stories is Your Style Your Story an online clothing boutique. Ronan talks to Sharon Kearns the founder of Your Style Your Story and she explains how it all started, how getting her friends involved helped and how the COVID-19 pandemic has seen more people shop online. Sharon also talks about where her clients are from, her biggest selling clients, her style blog and her future plans for Your Style Your Story.
When a business is being sold on, why do some businesses not get sold and why do some business owners suddenly ask for money? Ronan talks to Denise Logan also known as the Seller Whisperer about this, why selling a business can be stressful, how she sees OMY One More Year a lot and her recent book.
Interesting interview with Mary Bermingham, Creative Director, Burren Nature Sanctuary, Kinvara, Co Galway, Ireland.
We discuss sustainability, wildlife, nature, the impact of covid-19, and also the content of her new book which is called Nature Magic, and is already a best seller in several categories on Amazon.
Nature Magic- How You Can Engage Everyone With Biodiversity- today for only €1.79 Already Number 1 New Release in Green Business
You can follow here on Twitter here also https://twitter.com/MaryTBermingham
How to do a great podcast, 300 episodes and 4 years of insights with the Tec Dr are shared with us in this interesting podcast.
We aim to chat with Ronan Leonard, aka the Tech Dr about his journey into podcasting, why he decided to do it, and to find out what tips he has to share with us from his journey so far.
You can also learn more about his insights in this recent article he has written for Irish Tech News https://irishtechnews.ie/10-things-i-learnt-about-podcasting/ and you can follow him on Twitter here https://twitter.com/tecdr
How has technology helped Northern Ireland cope with COVID-19? Ronan talks to Big Motive design directors Rebecca Walsh and Stephen Shaw. Big Motive helped to design a COVID-19 response service app for the Department of Health in Northern Ireland and their COVID-19 track and trace app with Nearform who developed our track and trace app. Rebecca and Stephen talk about what Big Motive do, the COVID-19 response service app they helped design, and the challenges they had to overcome. Rebecca and Stephen also talk about our contact tracing app and their partnership with Nearform to design and develop Northern Ireland’s contact tracing app for the Department of Health in Northern Ireland.
Interesting and informative conversation with Fiona MacLachlan who traveled from Cape Clear to Singapore, Australia and Vietnam for several decades before returning to West Cork to launch her farming business. Fiona describes her journey and the various business pivots she followed before finding the right area for her own activities.
This interview is an excerpt from the newly launched West Cork islands radio show that is now broadcasting on FM every Thursday Sunday.
We go for a test drive in the new Nissan EV taxi on Cape Clear with Mairtin O'Mealoid, the first of its kind on any Irish Island.
This episode will also air on the Cape Clear radio show too.
PwC released their Global consumer survey earlier this week and it revealed how the COVID-19 pandemic is changing urban consumer purchasing habits and behaviours and how global disruption has forced the acceleration of a more digital way of life. Ronan talks to Owen McFeely, Director, PwC Ireland Retail & Consumer Practice about how the survey came about, why during a noticeable digital shift physical stores will still exist, and the increase in online grocery shopping. Owen also talks about the four key trends that the survey noticed, other trends the survey noticed and the positives they noticed that have come out of the pandemic.
Did you know that there is a Google Maps for the internet otherwise known as ThousandEyes? During the current COVID-19 pandemic ThousandEyes are busier than ever making sure their clients such as Twitter, LinkedIn, Microsoft, SalesForce, Lyft, Slack and MasterCard understand how the Internet works around the world. Ronan talks to Yogi Chandiramani VP Solutions Engineering EMEA at ThousandEyes about this, how COVID-19 has affected internet connectivity globally. what the future of the web looks like. Yogi also talks about the lessons ThousandEyes have learnt from COVID-19 and their recent $1 billion acquisition by Cisco.
The current COVID-19 pandemic has increased the usage and research of AI, so how can AI help your business? Ronan talks to John Clancy the Co-Founder and CEO of the Start-up Chatspace about this and more including what Chatspace does, how they help some of their blue chip clients work with AI, how COVID-19 has changed the usage of AI, and where AI will go next.
This year’s Quest for Quality conference, organised by Comtrade Digital Services. The theme for this year′s event is “AI Demystified” which is taking place in October is now going to be an online event only. Ronan talks to one of the keynote speakers, Nishan Chelvachandran, the CEO & Founder of Iron Lakes. Nishan talks about his background, how sophisticated cybercrime has gotten since he first started working in cybersecurity, and if the advent of cryptocurrencies has made his job harder. Nishan also talks cyberwar, how advanced AI has become and what will be talking about at the Quest for Quality conference.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are spending more of our time looking at computers and mobile devices as we are reading more and more emails and attending more and more Zoom meetings. This will increase the chances of getting digital eyestrain but there is a way to help combat this. Ronan talks to Seamus Flynn the Co-founder of Sapphire Eyewear, a luxury brand of eyewear that blocks blue light from digital screens to reduce the associated symptoms of eyestrain, tired eyes, headaches and sleep disturbance. Seamus talks about how Sapphire Eyewear, what they do, the issues of eye strain and the technology behind Sapphire Eyewear.
When the Irish Health Sector suddenly had to work from home due to government policy, how do you do this easily, quickly, and safely? Ronan talks to Gary Mahon from Enovation and Maebh Coleman from TU Dublin, who in a few weeks rapidly devised and delivered an e-learning package worth €1m for health sector staff on remote working. Gary and Maebh talk about how the e-Learning package came about, how it was developed, and the take-up in the HSE.
When you are a startup planning to launch later this year, what do you do when COVID-19 hits? One such startup is Bowsy who was going to launch later this year but brought their launch forward because of the pandemic. Ronan talks to John Brady the Co-founder of Bowsy about this, what Bowsy does and their future plans.
COVID-19 has changed the world of sport possibly forever. So how does it get back to normal and comply with social distancing? Ronan talks to Adrian Geissel who has developed an app that will help the world of sport live in a COVID-19 world about this and more.
The Irish data centre market is booming but how is it coping with COVID-19? Ronan talks to Russ Barker, Director of Vertiv Ireland about this and gets other insights in the Irish data centre scene including the other challenges the Irish data centre scene is facing and what makes Ireland a huge market for data centres.
COVID-19 has had a big impact on the RegTech sector and also SaaS platforms, so how can they lessen its effects? I talk to Simon Cole the CEO of Automated Intelligence about this, what Automated Intelligence does and their future plans.
COVID-19 has had a big impact on local businesses and their only way to lessen this is by digital transformation. So how do they go about doing this? Ronan talks to Jade O'Connor, VP of Product and Marketing for FCR Media the company behind golden pages.ie about this, their ShopNow product that helps businesses move online and how Golden Pages underwent a digital transformation and moved online.
One of the ways to get your business working better is to have your staff do team building. One of the new ways of doing this is by live gaming but how can this be done during the current COVID-19 crisis? Ronan talks to Ruben Hamilius, Managing Director at BusinessGames Ireland about his background, what BusinessGames does. how they have coped during the current COVID-19 crisis, and live gaming will change because of COVID-19.
The cloud has ushered in new ways to communicate. We no longer need landlines and companies like NUACOM are designed for remote working and working in pandemics like the current COVID-19 crisis. Ronan talks to Igor Toma the Managing Director and co-founder of NUACOM about what NUACOM does, virtual communications, how NUACOM helped businesses cope during the current COVID-19 crisis, and what the future of telecoms looks like.
The biggest problem with medicines is how they are stored, where they are stored and their use by dates and with an ongoing global pandemic this is an issue we will face when a COVID-19 vaccine is found. Ronan talks to Dr Bruce Roser the founder and chairman of Stablepharma whose StablevaX technology offers vaccine stabilisation. Dr Roser talks about his background, COVID-19, mistakes made during the current world pandemic, Stablepharma ’s StablevaX technology and how it can help when a COVID-19 vaccine is found.
With COVID-19 remote working is now a reality but how do you do your HR effectively. Ronan talks to Crystel Robbins Rynne the head of product and marketing with HRLocker about what HRLocker does, managing your HR in a pandemic, remote working in a COVID-19 world, and the charity initiative that they have just launched.
Oliver Mauss is the founder of DRVE a company that specialises in fuelling the growth of online business and as DRVE was setup with remote working COVID-19 has not had much of an impact. Ronan talks to Oliver about this, what DRVE does, what they invest in and where to apply for their programs.
During the current COVID-19 crisis you have to focus on your customer needs so how do you do this and how has content marketing changed? Ronan talks to Inken Kuhlmann-Rhinow EMEA marketing director of HubSpot about this, how Hubspot has adapted too remote working, the changes in customers behaviour and the future of content marketing.
With COVID-19 we have seen an increase in online grocery shopping but will this continue? Ronan talks to Devan Hughes the co-founder and CEO of Buymie an on-demand grocery app that allows big and small food retailers to sell online. Devan talks about his background, how Buymie started and what they actually do. Devan also talks about the impact COVID-19 has had on Buymie, their clients and why it will see an increase in online shopping.
We are now living in a COVID-19 world and the perfect storm that it has created has brought up lots of issues including economic ones, and Identity Governance is now being seen as one of the main solutions. I talk to Ben Bulpett the EMEA marketing Director of SailPoint about this, what the future landscape will look like and more.
Managing in a crisis within a crisis is something we are doing now because of COVID-19. So how do we go about doing this and what should we be looking out for? Ronan talks to Chris Greany Managing Director InfoSec at Templar Executives about this and more.
COVID-19 has changed the way we do our grocery shopping, so how will technology help with this? Ronan talks to Eamon Breen the founder of Roadrunner, a new app that can get your groceries delivered in a tap. Eamon talks about his background, how Roadrunner started, and why COVID-19 made them pivot. Eamon also talks about their expansion into Belfast, their plans to expand into Dublin and other parts of Ireland, getting their suppliers onboard, how COVID-19 has an increase in usage of Roadrunner and their competitors and the impact COVID-19 has had on them and their suppliers.
Simulators are now an important tool in the fight against COVID-19 and the Insititute of Smart Systems and Artificial Intelligence at Nazarbayev University in Kazakhstan have developed a very accurate simulator. They have decided to release the source code online so that anyone can use it and Ronan talks to Aknur Karabay who is one of their researchers. Aknur explains how the simulator was created, the four simulation scenarios they ran when testing it, why they released its source code online and where you can find it.
COVID-19 has caused havoc in the hospitality sector, so how can pubs, and restaurants safely comply with social distancing? Ronan talks to Anthony Cronin the Co-founder of Ordee, an app designed to help the hospitality sector comply with social distancing safely and securely. Anthony talks about what Ordee does, how it works, and their plans for the future. Anthony also talks about how the Restaurants Association of Ireland are backing them and urging their members to use it, and the LEO grant that businesses can avail of reducing the cost of buying Ordee.
How has the fintech sector in Northern Ireland coped with COVID-19 and will remote working be a permanent fixture? Ronan talks to Alex Lee, the director at Fintech NI. Alex talks about what Fintech NI does, how COVID-19 has impacted them, the opportunities and challenges COVID-19 has created, including launching their first Map of the FinTech Ecosystem in Northern Ireland and. Alex also talks about remote working in the Northern Ireland Fintech sector, why Northern Ireland is a popular location for the Fintech sector and the impact COVID-19 will have, and how collaboration between the Northern Ireland Southern Fintech ecosystems can be improved.
Our mental health is something that gets our top priority during normal times, but as we are living in COVID-19 world, how do we look after it and how do we manage Zoom fatigue? Ronan talks to Baya Salmon-Hawk a qualified psychotherapist from feel normal again about this, her tips on how to stay positive, and her online courses on feeling normal again.
Secure Access Service Edge also know as SASE is an emerging cybersecurity concept that is really taking off now thanks to COVID-19. Ronan talks to Stephen Bowes Global Practice Director for Information and Security Technologies at BSI Consulting Services. Stephen explains what SASE is, why remote working has facilitated an increase in SASE usage and why COVID-19 has ensured that its time is now. Stephen also talks about why SASE is seen as the future of network security in the cloud, security tips that remote workers should heed, and how COVID-19 changed how BSI Consulting Services works.
COVID-19 has changed the way conferences are run, so how can they be run now and in a post-COVID-19 world? Ronan talks to John McGarry the man behind the Social Selling Summit. John talks about his background, how he helps people to use Linkedin effectively, and how he came up with the Social Selling Summit. John also talks about how COVID-19 has changed how he does business, and what virtual summits are.
In this COVID-19 world, how do businesses do remote working amid the challenges of security, privacy, compliance, GDPR and more? Ronan talks to Brendan Kiely, Managing Director and co-founder of ThinScale Technology who helps keep businesses running smoothly as they remote work. Brendan talks about what ThinScale Technology does, the increase in usage of their software, why remote working will become a permanent of our lives. the benefits of remote working and where their biggest markets are.
COVID-19 has made sure that remote working is here to stay but how many businesses and workers will embrace it? Ronan talks to Vanessa Tierney the Co-founder of Abodoo. Vanessa talks about what Abodoo does, the day free trial they are offering, and how COVID-19 has affected her and also Abodoo. Vanessa also talks about their talent heat map service used by government bodies and why remote working will become a permanent fixture in our working lives.
Living in COVID-19 world, we have to take care of our mental health and fitness, but how can we do this safely?. Ronan talks to Antoinette McDonnell a yoga teacher, a Certified Reiki Master and certified Magnified Healer and a Light Healing practitioner who gives 1-to-1 healing treatments. Antoinette has pivoted to offering all of her services online because of COVID-19. Antionette talks about her background, why shows initially reluctant to go online, how COVID-19 changed what she now does and the challenges she faced going online. Antoinette also talks about tailor-making her classes for an online world, why she will continue offering online classes when things get back to normal, her new app that is launching next month and where people can go to see her classes and book them.
How has COVID-19 effected Irish businesses and forced them to reconfigure work-sites and increase remote working? Ronan talks to Garrett Cronin a partner in PwC. Garrett talks about his background, the latest PwC CFO Pulse survey, the surveys key findings and why over a third of Irish respondents to the survey are planning to scale back digital transformation. Garrett also talks about how the technology available to us today has made remote working a permanent part of our daily working lives, how COVID-19 has become a wakeup call to businesses who have not adopted the latest hardware and software technologies, and how COVID-19 has changed how he works.
How is COVID-19 affecting the eCommerce industry? Ronan talks to Rory O’Connor the CEO and founder of Scurri. Rory talks about Scurri been recently named among the top 50 retail tech start-ups operating globally by RWRC, how COVID-19 has changed how Scurri does business, and if remote working will become the norm for Scurri in the future when things get back to normal. Rory also talks about how COVID-19 has caused a boom in eCommerce and what trends he has noticed because of COVID-19.
How is COVID-19 affecting the chemical and pharma industries? Ronan talks to Kevin Walsh the CEO and founder of Chemishield. Kevin talks about what Chemishield does, the blog posts that he and his CTO have written about managing diverse teams in times of uncertainty and what technologies Chemishield have started to adopt during the COVID-19 crisis. Kevin also talks about how the chemical waste industry adapted to the current COVID-19 world, why Chemishield is a digital PPE and how COVID-19 has changed the working practices of Chemishield and its customers.
Ronan talks to Simon Haigh about his recent article for Irish Tech News. which focused on collaboration and the collaborative balance in the COVID-19 world we live in. Simon talks about the challenges and opportunities facing organisations, resilient leadership, and strategic serendipity. Simon also talks about how salespeople are adapting and pivoting in this COVID-19 world and how technology will help us.
Ronan talks to CEO and Founder of ClearStory International James McCann. James talks about ClearStory International’s COVID-19 Tech Trend Report, some of its key findings, which video conferencing software is being used the most, the future of remote working and all things COVID-19.
Ronan talks to Dr Rich Ferrie the Director of UCC Innovation. Rich talks about GatewayUCC, IGNITE and GatewayUCC now being open for expressions of interest, how COVID-19 affecting what he is doing if remote working will become a part up of start-up life in the future and startups can do as they try and work through the current COVID-19 crisis.
Ronan talks to Jack Fitzsimons from Oblivious AI. Jack talks about his background, what Oblivious AI’s software does, and how they adapted it to help with COVID-19 contact tracing. Jack also talks about how they got AWS and Oracle on board, GDPR compliance, the issues he sees with the apps used in Singapore and South Korea, and the work Oblivious AI has done in India.
Ronan talks to Professor Barry O’ Reilly of Assert & UCC who was involved with the development of the COVID-19 Remote Early Warning System also known as CREW. Professor O’Reilly talks about how the idea of CREW came about, how it works and what you need to use it. Professor O’Reilly also talks about how easy it is to implement and if they are thinking about selling it in other countries.
Ronan talks too Will O’Brien a Director of Cyber Practice at PwC. Will explains how cyber-criminals are exploiting the current COVID-19 crisis, how people working remotely from home can make sure it is a secure environment. Will also mentions what BYOD guidelines he recommends that businesses observe, and as we don’t know how long quarantine will end he also talks about how easy is it install software updates and patches.
Ronan talks to Cedric Aucher a Wexford native who is using his recently acquired 3D printer to print Face Shields for the frontline staff who are helping fight the current COVID-19 Pandemic. Cedric who will be working with his father and sister on this has also set up a GoFundMe campaign to help fund it. Cedric talks about what prompted him to do this, how his 3D printer has made it possible, how his GoFundMe campaign is doing, and the raw materials he is looking for to print the face shields.
Ronan spoke to John Harrington who has just started up a great new initiative on Twitter @covid19_tech, which aims to offer free tech advice to people who are in isolation in Ireland because of COVID-19. John talks about how the initiative started, how it will work, what tech issues and problems they will be dealing with, and the volunteers they are looking for to help run the service.
Ronan talks to Shane Ennis the Co-Founder of Sweep, the Tinder of online car sales. Shane talks about how Sweep started, what Sweep does, how Sweep will revolutionise selling cars online, and the special offer they have for car dealers as they face uncertain times due to COVID-19.
With Covid-19 becoming a worldwide crisis one of the things that we have to watch out for is our mental health. Ronan recently did a podcast at one of the Dublin Tech talks that focused on mental health. I spoke with Dr. Damien Clarke a Psychologist and Co-founder of Zeminar, Sinead Griffin a director at Nutrition Wellness Aimée-Louise Carton the CEO of KeepAppy and Shubhangi Karmakar a neuro medical researcher and an executive of The Association of Medical Student's Ireland.
Ronan talks to social media expert Samantha Kelly better known as the Tweeting Goddess. Samantha talks about the positives of social media, how social media can help in these difficult times, and why a community spirit is appearing on Twitter.
Ronan talks to Lisa Murphy Head Of People In Scurri about remote working in the face of Covid-19. Lisa gives some very important hints and tips about remote working including how to implement it and how keeping your employees in the loop is so important.
Ronan talks to Ciara Browne Government Channel Manager Code Institute. Ciara talks about her background. what the Code Institute does, the government-funded initiative in Kerry that the Code Institute is involved in, and how the Code Institute is trying to solve the Irish coding skills shortage.
Ronan talks to Jason Adams Co-founder, minMAX and Michelle McDaid Director Of Engineering, WorkHuman. Jason and Michelle talk about their talks at Dublin tech Talks, trust, how the workplace is changing, communicating effectively, and emotional intelligence.
Ronan talks to Tommy Kearns, CEO and co-founder of Xtremepush. Tommy talks about his background, what Xtremepush do, their recent deal with Livescore. Tommy also mentions how Xtremepush’s intelligent engine works, where Xtremepush will go in the next five years, and why Brexit won’t be an issue for Xtremepush.
Ronan talks to Gavin Fox the co-founder of Dublin Tech Talks. The podcast interview with Gavin includes how Dublin Tech Talks started., what Dublin Tech Talks do, some of their best speakers and topics, how they handle no shows, how they chose the speakers and topics, the tech scene and the startup scene in Dublin., and Coder DoJo.
Ronan talks Julie Spillane, Business Sponsor for CoderDojo at Accenture and Rosa Langhammer, Head of CoderDojo, Raspberry Pi Foundation. Julie and Rosa talk about why Accenture is involved with CoderDojo, why coding is the language of the future, the 21st-century skills that CoderDojo teaches, and CoderDojo Coolest Projects. Julie and Rosa also talk about Raspberry Pi, their plans for more CoderDojo’s, why CoderDojo is a community locally and globally, and women in Stem.
Ronan talks to Jake Dixon an Irish cybersecurity expert who has discovered a major security flaw with wind farms in Ireland and various countries worldwide. Jake talks about how he discovered this major security flaw, how this security flaw can be fixed, what can happen if this security flaw is not fixed and what countries are affected.
Ronan talks to Jens Gladikowski from PwC. Jens talks about what he does in PwC, the PwC/ACCA research that was released late last year, how AI/Machine Learning has changed what a modern finance leader does. Jens also talks about how the modern finance leader embraces technology and not be worried about their job, and he gives tips for finance leaders so that they can adapt to the ever-changing landscape.
Ronan talks to Mehdi Bagheri from Nazarbayev University about their wireless road concept that will allow drivers to charge their car while driving. Mehdi explains what they have achieved so far with their wireless road concept, when it will come a reality, and how it will work when its a reality and not a lab concept. Mehdi also mentions what vehicles it will work with, if they have had any car manufacturers interested in working with them, and their plans for the next 5 years.
Ronan talks to Rob Fitzhugh the founder of the Dublin Smartphone Film Festival. Rob talks about his background, where the Dublin Smartphone Film Festival is being held, how anyone can be a filmmaker with a smartphone, how smartphones can make you creative, why the best camera you have is the one in your pocket, and why shooting vertically is good.
I talk to Richard Stafford the Founder and CEO of Apridata. Richard talks about his background, what Apridata does, how they started, and how LEO helped them. Richard also talks about the advantages of working in rural areas, Apridata’s plans for the next few years, their website address, and the challenges of recruiting new staff.
Ronan talks to Conor Lyden the Founder and CEO of Trustap. Conor talks about how he came up with Trustap, what Trustap does and how it works. Conor also talks about their recent seed round, how Trustap will solve the main issue of the lack of trust when buying online, where Trustap will go next, and where you can get Trustap.
In one of the most interesting Irish Tech News podcasts, Ronan talks to Fiona Claridge Ireland lead for On The Room and Bill Hoogterp founder and CEO of On The Room. Bill and Fiona talk about their background and what On The Room does.,their recent event in Ireland, charisma, authenticity and honesty. Bill and Fiona also give some great tips which you can use to help you have a great 2020, and why Bill was in Ireland
Ronan talks to Stephen Bowes the Head of Technology at BSI. Stephen talks about what he does at BSI, GDPR, the challenges CISO’s face in 2020 and how they can address them. Stephen also talks about IoT, cloud services and the key skills that CISO’s require to do their job today.
Ronan talks to Adam Hankin the General Manager for Wagestream Ireland. Adam talks about his background, what Wagestream does, how Wagestream works., their mission to kill off payday loans. Adam also talks about doorstep loans., financial stress, cryptocurrencies and his time with Living Social.
Ronan talks to Rajesh Ramanand the C0-Founder and CEO of Signifyd. Rajesh talks about his background, describes what Signifyd does, and how global fraud in e-commerce has changed since the early days of e-commerce. Rajesh also explains why they opened an R&D centre in Belfast, the news jobs at Signifyd in Belfast.
Ronan talks to Dr Steve Chien, Head of Artificial Intelligence with NASA. Dr Chien talks about what he does at NASA, NASA’s interesting in sending people to Mars, why they have not sent humans back to the moon, how the AI at NASA is similar to the AI used in the business world, how computing at NASA has changed over the years and why they are working with private companies like SpaceX.
Ronan talks to Sean Sears the MD of Park Place. Seans talks about what Park Place does, how they grew so rapidly at their EMEA Operations Centre in Cork, and what jobs they are hiring for. Sean also talks about their plans for the next 5 years, and how their involvement with CoderDojo is going to help tackle the stem shortage.
Ronan talks to Suvish Viswanathan, head of marketing for ZOHO Europe. Suvish talks about what ZOHO does, why ZOHO has embraced the cloud taking the SaaS route, and why ZOHO has embraced bootstrapping. Suvish also mentions how GPR has impacted on what ZOHO does, how AI and blockchain are part of their future. and the university ZOHO has setup in Chennai India.
Ronan was at the recent Dublin Tech Talks Meetup and he spoke to Stewart McCarthy, Senior Product Designer, WorkHuman and Gigio Attanasio, Product Design Manager, Workhuman. Stewart and Gigio talk about what they do at Workhuman, how they have to deal with many different screen sizes, the future technologies that we may be using, and online algorithms.
Ronan was at the recent Dublin Tech Talks Meetup and he spoke to Caroline Hynes Director of Product at Zendesk who was one of the speakers. Caroline talks about her background, product marketing, and the talk she will be giving at Dublin Tech Talks.
Ronan talks to Alex Alexandrov CEO of Velas AG and CoinPayments. Alex explains the difference between Artificial Intuition and Artificial Intelligence and talks about the benefits of blockchain and AI. Alex also talks about Velas containers and the biggest blockchain challenges.
Ronan talks to Pallavi Kumar the Founder & CEO of Alingenious and one of the speakers at the Comtrade Digital Services’ Quest for Quality conference. Pallavi talks about her background, what Alingenious does and why she believes in the power of Ai. Pallavi also explains how AI has helped her in the various fields she has worked in, and what she will be talking about Comtrade Digital Services’ Quest for Quality conference.
Ronan talks to Andres Latas Martinez, Data Engineer, Comtrade Digital Services and one of the speakers at the Comtrade Digital Services’ Quest for Quality conference. Andres talk about his background, what he does at Comtrade, and the benefits of AI. Andres also talks about what he will be talking about Comtrade Digital Services’ Quest for Quality conference.
Ronan talks to Pat Moran a partner with PwC Ireland. Pat talks about his background, the recent PwC Digital Trust Insights survey and its findings. Pat also talks about cybersecurity fines, security fire drills, and how businesses build digital trust.
Ronan talks to Paul Sweeney EVP Product at Webio and one of the speakers at the ConverCon tech conference taking place in Dublin later this month which Webio organise. Paul talks about his background, voice interactive services, moving to digital systems, how people feel about their smartphones, and conversational tech. Paul also talks about webchat, what is conversational technology, and ConverCon.
Ronan talks to Mike Cullen the Co-Founder of SaaStock. Mile talks about how SaaStock has grown since it started in 2016, what makes SaaStock different to other tech conferences, the speakers at SaaStock, and consolidation in the SaaS industry. Mike also talks about why SaaStock chose Dublin to host their conference, why good coffee and Wi-Fi is important, why the RDS is a great venue, the talks you should watch in SaaStock, and the trends Mike is seeing in Ireland and worldwide.
Ronan talks to Eoin Hayes the founder of Cantillon Labs. Eoin talks about his background, working for Peter Thiel, why he started Cantillon Labs and what they do. Eoin also talks about what he has noticed over the years, the difference in mindsets in Dublin, London, and Silicon Valley, and gives some great advice for startups.
Ronan spoke to Feargal O'Rourke managing partner at PwC Ireland about their recent Gender Pay Gap report. Feargal talks about the data used the prepare the report, the report's findings, if he thinks the Gender Pay Gap still exists, and what we can do to stop the Gender Pay Gap.
Ronan talks to Jason Blick the CEO of EQIBank. Jason talks about what EQIBank does, the current state of play with digital banks and challenger banks, where most of EQIBank’s clients come from and why digital banking is so hot at the moment. Jason also talks about how he sees the future of digital assets with regards to banking the traditional finance world and crypto, and who banks offshore and what challenges they are facing.
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Ronan talks to Jamie Bartlett the Director of the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media at the think-tank Demos who is speaking at the DataSolutions Secure Computing Forum taking place later this week. Jamie talks about his background, what has changed since his excellent BBC2 documentary series The Secrets of Silicon Valley aired 2 years ago, if another Cambridge Analytica story could happen, and if we can do anything to ensure that social media is not used for nefarious means. Jamie also talks about where surveillance technologies will go over the next 5 years, and what he will be taking about at this weeks DataSolutions Secure Computing Forum.
Ronan talks to Tom Parsons the head of Tenable in Ireland. Tom talks about the vulnerabilities found in Arlo home cameras, how they can be fixed, and what Tenable do when they discover vulnerabilities, the Zoom vulnerability that Tenable discovered, and why cloud based services can be harder to reverse engineer. Tom also talks about legacy systems, why they won’t push customers a certain way, how Tenable use machine learning and A.I., the various scanning methods that Tenable use, the pro’s and cons of the cloud., and the jobs Tenable are looking to fill.
Ronan talks to Kevin Bambury the co-founder of ONCOassist. Kevin talks about his background, how ONCOassist started, what ONCOassist does, and what cancers it works with. Kevin also talks about how many countries use ONCOassist, why doctors should use ONCOassist, what devices their app works on, and where ONCOassist will go in the next 5 years.
Ronan talks to Mark Swaine and Dr Shirley Coyle. Mark and Dr Coyle talk about their backgrounds, the tech shortages we are facing, how we can fix this. and they talk about their bootcamps in Talent Garden.
Ronan talks to David McGee from PwC. David describes the journey that PwC took to become fully digitally enabled, how they are using Salesforce, and the benefits they got from becoming fully digitally enabled. David also talks about the challenges that PwC faced when becoming fully digitally enabled, and tips to help companies that are about to embark on the journey of becoming fully digitally enabled.
Ronan talks to Chris Heineken the CEO of Atrium. Chris talks about what Atrium does, how they started and how long they have worked with Salesforce. Chris also talks about AI, how being cloud based has helped them, broadband, and their future plans with Salesforce.
Ronan talks to Padraig Shanley the CEO of AnyExcuse. Padraig talks about his background, what AnyExcuse does, their move into America, and app development. Padraig also talks about different phone operating systems. and different mobile devices.
Ronan talks to Mike Manchip the CEO and founder of Anadue and Adam Tarshis the Director Of Business Development at Anadue. Mike and Adam talk about their backgrounds, why they think Bike and Scooter sharing is growing, what Anadue does, and they also talk about their Smart City product.
In his third podcast at Forcepoint in Cork, Ronan talks to Dr. Margaret Cunningham a Principal Research Scientist at Forcepoint. Dr. Cunningham talks about how Forcepoint use psychology to decide what’s real and what’s fake, the white noise that we face daily, how human beings fill in the dots and why that can cause security issues. Dr. Cunningham also talks about playing the devil's advocate, what Carl Jung would do if he were alive today, everyone has a Jedi and Sith in them, and biometrics.
In his second podcast at Forcepoint in Cork Ronan talks to Derek Murphy Forcepoint’s Senior Director of Software Development. Derek talks about what he does for Forcepoint, their new Cork offices, and the roles that they are looking to fill.
The best place to learn how good a company is to work for is to talk to one of their employees. Ronan talks to Nicole Petersen about her job in Forcepoint, what she has gained from Forcepoint, and why Forcepoint is a great company to work for.
Ronan talks to Dave Hodgson the director and Co-Founder of NEM Ventures. Dave talks about his background, what NEM Ventures does and explains what the NEM blockchain Ecosystem is. Dave also mentions why blockchain is important technology, what NEM look for when they invest in projects, what interesting projects they have invested in, and cryptocurrencies.
Ronan talks to Helen Hartnett VP Finance and Operations with SVG Partners. Helen talks about her background, what the ITLG Silicon Valley internship does and how it was conceived. Helen also talks about the week hosting the ITLG young innovators from Gort community school in Co Galway went, what SVG Partners do, and how SVG Partners decide what startups to invest in.
Ronan talks to Dr Horacio González-Vélez the head of the cloud competency centre in NCI. Dr González-Vélez talks about how the cloud competency centre has changed since he joined NCI 7 years ago, their partners, their advisory board, and the MSC in FinTech that they offer. Dr González-Vélez also talks about GDPR, supercomputing, the cloud, and the new courses that they will be offering.
Ronan talks to Scott Eddy. Scott talks about his background, how he keeps his personal brand relevant, his favourite social media platform, what advice he would give other entrepreneurs, and his favourite place to visit. Scott also does digital consulting, brand ambassadorship, corporate training and public speaking, and talks about which one he loves doing the most and what he is doing next.
Ronan talks to Will Conaghan and Lizzy Hayashida, the co-founders of Change Donations. Will and Liz talk about their backgrounds, how Change Donations started and what Change Donations do. They also talk about being in Hothouse, happy memories of DogPatch Labs, their plans for the next 5 years, future partnerships, and transparency.
Ronan talks to Aine Denn the Co-founder of Altify and Nigel Cullington the Senior Director of Product Marketing at Altify. Aine and Nigel talk about their backgrounds, what Altify does, and the Salesforce platform that they are built on. They also talk about how Customer Revenue Optimisation which is also known as CRO works, the recent report by Aragon Research that mentions Altify, and what’s next for Altify.
The Future Creators 2019 graduation took place last night and Ronan interviewed Niall the Future Creators Coordinator, and Fiach Mac Conghail the CEO of the Digital Hub.
Ronan talked to Claire Carroll from Accenture’s The Dock. Claire talks about her background, the report Putting the human first in the home and some of it’s findings, and why she thinks people over 65 are more trusting of smart technology. Claire also talks about we can do to reassure younger people about smart technology, and where she sees the future of smart technology in the home.
Ronan talks to Fergal O’Sullivan, the Country Manager & Regional Director Ireland & Scotland Territories, for Nutanix. Fergal talks about his background, what his role in Nutanix entails, and the jobs that Nutanix are hiring for. Fergal also talks about how Nutanix are positive on Brexit, how Hyper-converged infrastructure usage has increased,
Ronan caught up with Sean and Daniel 2 of the co-founders of Micron Agritech, who are the first undergrads in TUI to get funding from Hothouse. They talk about what they do, their plans to go to this years ploughing championships, their funding aspirations, AI, and their long-term vision. They also talk about how they can save farmers money, new areas of opportunity, and Michael O’Leary.
Ronan talks to Binny Gill the CTO of cloud services at Nutanix. Binny talks about his background, what he does at Nutanix, how serious they take security, their AI and machine learning usage. Binny also talks about how Nutanix can be scaled, how Nutanix can adapt to different hardware and software, and what their end goal is.
Ronan talks to Rob Solomon the CEO of GoFundMe. Rob explains what Gofundme does, gives an example of an Irish GoFundMe campaign that tugs at your heartstrings, and how they are used by big and small charities and NGO’s. Rob also talks about their trust and safety process, how easy it is to share campaigns, their new enterprise level software, how sports fan are using it in a unique, and how the Irish are the most generous people on Gofundme campaigns.
Ronan is at the Dublin Tech Summit and this is the second of his two Dublin Tech Summit Podcasts. He caught up with Claudia Reuter and Max Kelly from Techstars who tell him a bit more about Techstars and what they do. They also talk about what they look for in startups that want to take part in their various programs.
Ronan is at the Dublin Tech Summit and he met up with Sarah Welch the CMO of CarGurus. Sarah tells Ronan how CarGurus started, what they do, why their European HQ in Dublin is so important to them, and that they are looking to recruit more people.
Ronan talks to Paul Healy the CEO of Skillnet Ireland. Paul talks about his background, what Skillnet does, and reskilling and upskilling. Paul also talks about what ICT skills employers are looking for, and Skillnet’s core focus.
The Philadelphia Molecular Science Laboratory has recently discovered the Irish Gene and Ronan spoke to Professor John Weinberger one of the members of the team who discovered this gene. Professor Weinberger talks about his background, how the Irish Gene was discovered and what it is. Professor Weinberger also talks about the benefits of having this gene and the new smartphone app that they have developed.
Ronan talks to Leo Cullen the Co-founder of Will Vault. Leo talks about his background, his time down in the NDRC Portershed in Galway, and what Will Vault does. Leo also talks about why Ireland needs a wills register and the survey that Royal London did last year.
On International Woman’s Day Ronan talks to Tracy O’Rourke the CEO and co-founder of Vivid Edge. Tracy talks about her background, what Vivid Edge does and why sustainability has become big. Tracy also gives some simple tips that businesses can use to become more energy efficient and talks about the 2019 Cartier Woman's Initiative Award that she is nominated for.
Ronan talks to David Russell the Chief Executive of Host Ireland Business Broadband. David talks about his background, how Host Ireland Business Broadband has grown. David also talks about Ireland’s National Broadband Plan, and how could it have been handled better.
Ronan talks to Patrick Lynn from Harvey Nash who runs the devops meet up Test Heads which used to be known as Ministry of Tesing. Patrick talks about the meet up which has been going since 2016 and the job opportunities in the devops area.
Ronan talks to Mark Curtis the co-founder of the Fjord design agency which was acquired by Accenture in 2013. As Fjord release their Fjord Trends 2019 report, Mark talks about what Fjord do, the latest Fjord Trends Report and what it’s key findings are.
Ronan talks to Owen Pendlebury and Ross Spelman from Deloitte Ireland before they talk at the latest Harvey Nash Dublin Tech Talks Meetup Owen and Ross talk about security, new regulations including GDPR and what they will be talking about at the Harvey Nash Dublin Tech Talks Meetup.
Ronan talks to Conor Hogan the Senior Information Governance Manager with BSI. Conor talks about his background, how current technology has eroded our privacy, have the recent issues with Facebook made privacy more or less dead, and if we will see more data breaches over the next few years. Conor also discusses what impact will Brexit have on GDPR, and what we can do to make sure the connected devices and wearables that were Christmas gifts don’t abuse our privacy.
Ronan talks to Alison Hardacre, the CEO and co-founder of Healthkit, and Michael Malone, the EMEA Expansion Team Lead for Healthkit. Alison and Michael talk about their backgrounds, what Healthkit does, and how it integrates with smart devices. Alison and Micheal also talk about the problems facing healthcare globally and in Ireland, and the new jobs available in Cork.
Ronan talks to John Doran the director of engineering at Phorest, just before he gave his talk at last months Harvey Nash Dublin Tech Talks Meetup. John talks about his background, what Phorest does, what issues he faced when rapidly scaling Phorest and what solutions he found. John also mentions what advice he would give to a start-up that is looking to scale up.
Ronan talks to Charly Lester the co-founder of Lumen a dating for people over 50. Charly talks about her background, how Lumen works, how secure Lumen is, what countries Lumen is available in. Charlie also talks about her time as a mentor on the apprentice, and why dating apps can fail.
Ronan talks to Hilary Moran the founder of HYF. Hilary talks about her background, how HYF came about, what HYF does, and various scenarios where HYF can be used.
Ronan talks to Bertrand Rotagnon Director NE Sales, Marketing & Technical OTIS UK & Ireland. Bertrand talks about the new technologies that they are bringing out now and in the future, what innovations that we can see in the next few years, and how their lifts integrate with smart cities. Bertrand also mentions how seriously safety is to Otis and how they use apps to personalise their lifts for their customers.
Ronan talks to David Andreasson the Director of Finance & Operations at Voysis. David talks about his background, how he managed to scale Voysis to 3 offices and help with their funding, and he gives tips for any Irish companies/startup’s that are looking to scale internationally. David also talks about potential Irish Unicorns, and when he worked for Silicon Valley Bank what he looked for in the companies he invested in.
Ronan talks to Gary Tierney the MD of HP Ireland. Gary talks about the current innovative products that HP have, their 3D printers and why we won’t see any consumer ones. Gary also talks about HP PC’s, the segments they are competing in, the holy grail of long battery life, and HP’s heritage and innovation.
Ronan talks to Gene Murphy and David Pollard the Co-Organisers of Startup Week Dublin which takes place next week. Gene and David talk about Startup Week Dublin and what you can expect at it.
Ronan talks to Shiv Khera the founder of Qualified Learning Systems Inc, a business consultant and also an author. Shiv talks about his background, what Qualified Learning Systems Inc does, and he gives quick tips on how people can realise their true potential. As a renowned motivational speaker Shiv talks about what has influenced him the most, and his latest book You Can Achieve More, Live By Design, Not By Default
Ronan talks to Kamil Kus the founder of CK Design. Kamil talks about his background, what services CK Design offer their customers and the most common mistakes he has seen made in UI, UX, and Web Design. Kamil works a lot with WordPress and he talks about the benefits you get when using WordPress, how many plugins you should have on your WordPress site and he gives some great website SEO tips.
Ronan talks to Amali de Alwis the CEO of Code First: Girls. Amali talks about her background, how she got involved with Code First: Girls, what coding languages they teach, and what barriers she sees stopping more women going into tech and stem. Amali also talks about what we can do to get more women in tech and stem, and how the tech and stem environment has changed for women over the past 20 years.
Ronan talks to Malachy Browne Senior Story Producer at the New York Times who will be talking at the Social Media Live conference later this week. Malachy talks about his background, working in Storyful, fake news, the Emmy he recently won. Malachy also talks about what he will be talking about at the Social Media Live conference, and what social platforms he uses.
Ronan talks to Katie Manor head of paid social worldwide at MediaCom. Katie talks about her background, what MediaCom does, some of the clients she works with, and how she goes about planning and executing global campaigns. Katie also talks about the different social media platforms that she uses with her clients, what social media platforms she uses the most and what she will be talking about at the Social Media Live conference.
Ronan talks to Ciara a school girl who set up a science and space blog. Ciara explains how she first got interested in science and space, how she started her blog, and what technology she likes. Ciara also talks about her love of Minecraft, which people inspire her, what she wants to do as a career, and her forthcoming trip later this year to the Jet Propulsion Labs in Pasadena California.
Ronan talks to Benjamin Talin a speaker at the up coming Comtrade Digital Services’ Quest for Quality Conference. Benjamin talks about his background, how technology has changed over the years and become cheaper, and what his talk at next months Comtrade Digital Services’ Quest for Quality Conference will be about.
Ronan talks to Fabian Dittrich a speaker at the upcoming Comtrade Digital Services Quest for Quality Conference. Fabian talks about his background, what his company Helpando does, who Helpando’s customers, and how he manages to run the company as he drives around the world in his Land Rover Discovery. Fabian also explains how he manages to connect to the internet as he travels around the world, what his talk at next months Comtrade Digital Services Quest for Quality Conference will be about.
Earlier today the first driverless public transport vehicle in Ireland took to the streets and Ronan interviewed Neil Cunningham, the CEO of the Civic Group who brought the Vehicle into Ireland.
Mari Cahalane head of BTYSTE talks to Ronan about the 30th European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) which is taking place at the moment in Dublin. Mari mentions how Ireland has won the first prize 14 times over the past 29 years at EUCYS, Ireland’s entrant this year Simon Meehan, what happens over the 6 days the competitors are here, how many awards are given out, and what prizes they will win. Mari explains how our education system and love of system has Ireland doing well in previous contests, what partners that they have got involved, what Psychologist James Soper and Sue McGrath aka “Scientific Sue” will be doing, and how students who come along to EUCYS can be inspired for ideas for next years Young Scientist Contest.
Ronan talks to Brendan Martin, Head of Bootstrap and Paschal Naylor, CEO at Arkphire on the 40th anniversary of Bootstrap. Brendan explains what Bootstrap does, how they started, how they stay relevant to their customer's needs, and Bootstrap’s future plans. Paschal explains why Bootstrap was a natural fit for Arkphire, how they cover most areas of the market as they work with PC and Apple, and how they do security, how fast they have grown.
Ronan talks to Eoin Keary one of the speakers at the Data Solutions Secure Computing Forum. Eoin talks about his background, what he did with OWASP, and how the security industry has changed since he founded BCC Risk Advisory in 2011. Eoin also founded edgescan in 2011 and he explains how it compares with BCC Risk Advisor and what he will be talking about at the sixth Data Solutions Secure Computing Forum taking place later this month.
Ronan talks to Graham Cluley one of the speakers at the Data Solutions Secure Forum. Graham talks about his background, how Anti-Virus software has changed since he wrote the first ever version of Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows, the modern day James Bond is a hacker, and what he sees are the future security threats we should be worried about. Graham also talks about how the rise of crypto currencies has helped hackers and cyber criminals, what he will be talking about at the fifth Data Solutions Secure Forum.
Ronan talks to Clara Armand-Delille the Founder and Managing Director at ThirdEyeMedia. Clara tells Ronan about her background, why she thinks there is a lack of funding in the EU startup ecosystem, how VC’s invest and what startups she saw that really impressed her. Clara also talks about fintech ico’s, European unicorn’s, when she does PR for a startup what draws her to represent that startup, startup stories and Eureka moments. Clara also mentions why she left Google, how we get more women in tech, and startup branding.
The Data Solutions Security Forum takes place next month and over the next few weeks Ronan will be interviewing some of the main speakers. In this podcast Ronan talks to Bennett Arron an award winning writer, identity theft speaker, stand-up comedian and BAFTA shortlisted director. Bennett talks about his background , how becoming one of the first major victims of identity theft in the UK changed him. Bennett also talks about the TV series he made based on this, how easy it is to get peoples identities.
Ronan talks to David and Douglas from ibusinesscard. David talks about his background and how ibusinesscard started. David and Douglas talk about what ibusinesscard does, how it makes money and how it can be a useful business tool. David and Douglas also mention what countries they are in right now, their plans for the next 5 years, how they aim to minimise paper waste and how they will improve the user experience.
Today is an important day for households all over the country as the leaving cert results are announced, so what should you do if you don't get the marks you expected? Ronan talks to Ben Rowland the co-founder of Arch apprentices who gives career advice to students. Ben tells me what students should do if they don’t get the marks for the course they were hoping to do, the pressure that parents and teachers put on students, what are the most popular courses that students are choosing. Ben also talks about traditional apprentices what are the more modern roles that are now available ie media and cyber/tech related, figuring out what you are really good at and enjoy and how to make that into a career.
Ronan talks to the co-founders of Talent Garden, Davide Dattoli and Luca Ascani. Davide and Luca talk about what Talent Garden does, what makes them unique compared to their competitors, and why freelancers and startups should become members of their new Dublin Hub?. They also mention the famous alumni from their other hubs, what the cost will be to use Talent Garden, and what their plans are for the next 5 years.
Sergey Nikolenko the Chief Research Officer at Neuromation talks to Ronan about his background, what Neuromation does and how they help AI startups. Sergey also talks about NeuroTokens (NTK), how they sold 60M NTK in just 8 hours?, and did the recent cryptocurrency crash effect Neuromation.
Ronan talks to Noam Morginstin the CEO and Co-Founder of Exigence. Noam talks about his background, what Exigence does, what a critical incident is, and how companies can better manage critical incidents. Noam also talks about mistakes that companies keep making, and how he helps companies and organisations cope with cybersecurity threats and attacks.
Ronan talks to Kathy Schneider the Global Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) for Sungard Availability Services. She tells Ronan how prepared businesses in Ireland are or the key tech challenges that are coming up fast, such as Brexit and GDPR, what Irish businesses can do to get prepared if it’s not too late for them. Kathy also mentions what technologies Irish businesses are prioritising, why cybersecurity is very important, what technologies should Irish businesses be prioritising and how Irish businesses can ensure that their staff are being trained in the key skills that the organisation needs.
Ronan talks to Jamie Heaslip the former Ireland rugby captain and Leinster player. Jamie talks about the businesses he invests in and what drew him to them, why he is interested in teams and strong values, and how he has had great teams behind him in rugby and now in business. Jamie also talks about lovindublin which he has invested in, what his favourite tech/gadget/app are, why he is fascinated by blockchain, how he got to speak at the startup wake, and what books he is reading at the moment and what books he would recommend. Jamie talks about the future of Irish rugby and how well we can do at the next world cup
Ronan talks to Roslyn Fuller the founder of the Solonian Democracy Institute, and the organiser of DemoCon 2018. Roslyn talks about her background, social media, online publications, politics, social media and internet censorship. Roslyn also talks about democracy, democracy and tech, the future of media, digital democracy, blockchain and the DemoCon 2018 conference which is taking place later this month.
Ronan talks to Henri Pihkala the CEO and founder of Streamr. Henri talks about what he thinks of MoneyConf, what Streamr does, the Streamr data coin, the Streamr marketplace. Henri also talks about when Streamr started, what their plans are for the next 5 years, and how they make sure that their data is secure.
Ronan talks to Ismail Ahmed the Co-Founder WorldRemit at MoneyConf. Ismails tells Ronan about his background, what WorldRemit does, how Ismail co-founded WorldRemit, what does he do with them, why WorldRemit is the digital version of Western Union, and where their biggest markets are.
Ronan talks to Bradley Zastrow from Dash. Bradley explains what Dash does, what markets they are in around the world, why distressed markets like Venezeula are important to them and how secure their cryptocurrency. Bradley also explains how they priortiise markets, how the Dash wallet brings unbanked people into the financial ecosystem, why Dash is great for charities, their plans for the next 5 years, and what they hope to get out of MoneyConf.
Ronan talks to Clive Lennox from Silicon Valley Bank. Clive explains what he does for Silicon Valley Bank in Ireland, what Silicon Valley Bank does, the companies they have lent money to, what areas of tech they like to get involved with. Clive also talks about blockchain, what he makes of MoneyConf and being on the judging panel for the MoneyConf Pitch contest.
Ronan talks to Urs Bolt from Pikcio AG. Urs explains what Pikcio AG does, what Switzerland is doing in fintech, what the Swiss version of Enterprise Ireland is doing in the fintech space, if there will be a Swiss cryptocurrency, cryptocurrencies and tokens in gaming and what he hopes to get out of MoneyConf.
Ronan is at MoneyConf in Dublin and he met Sebastián Valdecantos and Marina Solanas from WABA Network. Sebastián and Marina tell me about WABA Network, what makes it unique, their funding plans, their plans for Europe and what they hope to get at MoneyConf.
Ronan talks to Joanne Sweeney-Burke, the CEO of Digital Training Institute. Joanna talks about how social media has changed, her background, the changing face of news in the digital age, the truth in digital media. and fake news. Joanne also talks about Ireland's first Public Sector Digital Marketing Summit which she is organising and why we should expect more from how the public sector handles digital and social media, and how our politicians are using social media to communicate with their constituents.
Ronan talks to Curtis Peterson the SVP of Cloud Operations at RingCentral. Curtis tells Ronan what Ring Central do, why cloud technology is very important to them, what areas they focus on, and their plans for the next 5 years. Curtis also explains how Ring Central can save you money, how security is a key concept, and why they are spending money on innovation.
Ronan talks to Tim Pitcher VP of Cloud Infrastructure with NetApp at Dublin Tech Summit. He tells Ronan what they do, how prepared they are for GDPR, how they were in the cloud before the cloud became ubiquitous and he also talks about his talk at Dublin Tech Summit.
Mark Sachleben the CFO of New Relic tells Ronan why Newrelic moved to Dublin, who their competitors are, what their USP is and when they started. Mark also mentions that they are hiring and what roles they are looking for, how they are prepared for GDPR and their plans for the next 5 years.
Ronan talks to Philip McNamara the VP of Business Development for Voxpro in the USA and the organiser of MobilityX. Philip talks to Ronan about the Mobilityx Conference, what to expect at it, self driving cars, and why some of the technology in self driving cars is available in most cars sold today.
Dr Mick Kerrigan is the Chief Science Officer for RecommenderX who won a DatSci Award last year, he is also on the advisory panel for DatSci's and this will be his 3rd year on the judging panel for the DatSci’s (Data Science Awards). Mick tells Ronan why data science has become more popular, what roles are available in data science and where data science will go over the next 5 years. Mick also explains what RecommenderX do, and what winning a DatSci has done for Recommender X.
Ronan talks to CMO and Social Media Director of MGHUS Ryan Goff. Ryan talks to Ronan about the recent Facebook newsfeed changes and how they can affect your brand, what the Facebook and Cambridge Analytica scandal has revealed. Ryan also talks about how Facebook come back from this, how do they regain trust with their users, what other social media platforms can learn from this. and what can/should Twitter do whilst Facebook are in trouble and how do they deal with the verified accounts issues they have been having.
Ronan talks to Laurence Buchanan from EY who is one of the keynote speakers at Dublin Tech Summit. Laurence talks about digital transformation, doing digital versus being digital, digital factories and gives a few client case studies.
Ronan talks to Paul Hayes and Maria Diviney from Beachhut PR about the EACD event GDPR - The death knell for unsolicited media outreach? which takes place this Thursday evening the 19th of April in Dogpatch Labs. Paul is the founder of Beachhut PR, and the EACD Regional Coordinator for Ireland, and will moderate the discussion. Paul and Maria talk about the event including what attendees can expect and what GDPR will mean for companies that send's unsolicited emails to journalists.
Ronan talks to Evert Bopp the founder of Disaster Tech Lab a charity which is based in Galway. Evert talks about his background, how Disaster Tech Lab started, and how they started to use Cambium Network’s WiFi Technology. Evert also talks about his work in Puerto Rico, Hati and Greece and the Connectivity Hero Award that he will be receiving soon.
Ronan talks to Alex Packham the CEO and Founder of ContentCal, and he talks about his background, what ContentCal does, the changes he has noticed in Social Media over the past few years and what changes he predicts over the next 5 years, the data challenges that Facebook and other Social Media platforms are facing. Alex also talks about, how social media delivers the news, which social media platform he prefers, why ContentCal doesn’t allow you to reshare content again and again and again, Twitters verified accounts conundrum, and ContentCal’s plans for the next 5 years.
Ronan talks to Claire Trachet the CEO and founder of wOndary and she tells him about her background, how Wondary started and what does it do?. Claire also talks about how AI and ML has helped Wondary grow, how travel tech has changed over the last 5 years and the future plans for Wondary including seed funding.
Silja talks to Ronan and tells him about her background, what eQuoo does and why mental health has become something we can talk about. Silja also explains what she is looking for from investors and what the future plans of eQuoo are.
Samsung has launched their Galaxy S9 phone in Ireland, and Ronan spoke to Russell Keating Head Of Sales For Samsung Ireland. Russell explains what the phone can do and why it is the best smartphone for taking photographs.
Ronan talks to Ciaran Kirk the General Manager with IMGS, who tells Ronan about his background and what IMGS does. Ciaran also talks about the partnership with IMGS and Advanced Metadata, explains what GDPR is and how IMGS help their clients comply with the upcoming GDPR regulation.
Ronan talks to Nikolay Malyarov the EVP, Chief Content Officer and General Counsel for PressReader and he explains how PressReader started, what they do, how they combat fake news, how they make sure stories are not covered like a tabloid, and why you will find fewer wire service stories appearing in publications. Nikolay also talks about the new jobs in their new Dublin office, how publications can appear on the PressReader platform, and how readers can access the PressReader platform.
Krystian tells Ronan how MyMind started and how having worked with Google helped him. Krystian also explains how e-mental health has become big in Ireland, where you can find MyMind on Social media and the website address for the MyMind Web App.
John Phelan the National Director of HBAN talks to Ronan about what sectors get the most investment, Fintech especially blockchain, and what policies should be created to incentivise investing in and creating the next generation of Irish start-ups. John also tells Ronan about the HBAN conference that is taking place on the 8th of February in the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, and how much money an angel investor, invests into a business.
Cormac Whelan the UK and Ireland CEO for Nokia explains what Nokia have been doing the fast few years including having Bell Labs as part of the Nokia family, the new Nokia Smartwatch, and how they are now getting into IoT and Smart Cities. Cormac also talks about Bell Labs work on new power sources, Nokia becoming a world player with ultrafast broadband, the national broadband plan, and farming tech.
Lucinda Kelly the CEO and founder of Popertee and Gerard Lynch the Lead Data Scientist of Popertee talk to Ronan about how Popertee started, what it does, data science, and how they are using AI. They also talk about how the security of their data is important, how they work with brands and that they are looking to hire more people.
Ronan talks to Jemma Sophie the founder of jemmasophie.com, a new startup that aims to be the Deliveroo of fashion. Jemma tells Ronan about her background, how came up with the concept of JEMMASOPHIE.COM and what it does. Jemma also explains why she is launching in Dublin, her plans to go further afield, what clothes she will be hand delivering and how fashion and tech have become a good fit.
Ronan talks to Peter Cahill the CEO and Founder of Voysis. Peter talks about his background, what Voysis does, the differences between Voysis and Watson, and how Voysis works with different accents. Peter also talks about voice and AI, GDPR, how voice technology has improved over the past 20 years., the hiring of Ian Hodson from Google, and their plans for the next 5 years including hiring more staff.
Nigel talks to Ronan about what Aqua Comma do, their work with Scandanavian data centres, their work in North America and their future plans. Nigel also tells Ronan about how long the cables they deploy last, how secure the data transferred on the cables are, how much data can be transferred on the cables.
Hurricane Ophelia recently caused problems for businesses including the LUAS which had to suspend services because of unplanned downtime but you can stop these unexpected problems occurring. Ronan talks to Michael Cade technical evangelist at Veeam about how businesses can protect themselves from suffering downtime. Michael tells Ronan about his background, what Veeam do, the Veeam 3 2 1 rule, and how secure Veeam is. Michael also explains how unplanned downtime affect businesses, and how businesses can protect themselves from suffering downtime.
Ronan talks to Jeremy Nathan Tisser, composer of the critically acclaimed VR shooter Raw Data about music in video games, about Jeremy’s work on the VR shooter Raw Data, music in video games and the future of VR.
Adrian Clarke, Talent Manager for Analytics for Alternatives, Charley Stoney, Group Managing Director for Alternatives and Lorcan Malone, the CEO of the Analytics Institute, talk to Ronan about the Analytics Institute and what they do, what Alternatives do, careers in analytics. Adrian, Charley and Lorcan also talk to Ronan about the salary survey the Analytics Institute has done with Alternatives which will be launched this month.
Yesterday Irish Tech News held their Fintech 20 event in UCD and for our one hundred and fiftieth podcast Ronan interviewed Mike Ross the ex Leinster and Ireland rugby star who is the commercial director of Wizuda and Emma Walker Account Director with Wachsman PR and Managing Director of Wachsman PR’s Dublin office. Mike was giving a keynote at the Fintech 20 event on GDPR and Emma was on one of our panel discussions. Mike spoke about his talk, GDPR which comes in next May and gave some GDPR tips. Emma spoke about fintech startups, Wachsman PR and how Blockchain is becoming a very important part of fintech.
With more and more people in the tech industry contracting and freelancing what is the best way to do this? Kevin Deasy the founder of Accounting Pro talks to Ronan about this, giving some great tips for people contracting or setting up a startup company and he also explains what Accounting Pro does. Kevin has another company http://www.playbackservices.com and he tells Ronan what it does and how it can cut down on collusion and fraud. Kevin also has a great offer for Irish Tech News readers if you quote Tec Dr you will get 20% off your first month if you sign up to use Accounting Pro.
Ronan speaks to Keith O’Leary Principal Consultant, for Sungard Availability Services. Keith gives Ronan a brief overview of GDPR, when it becomes legal, and why GDPR should be seen as an opportunity and not a weakness or threat. Keith also talks about what backups you should keep and gives some tips on GDPR compliance including how to correctly implement GDPR in your business.
Ronan talks to Benoit Simeray, Catapult Sports CEO of Consumer and he tells Ronan how Catapult Sports started, what they do, how their analytics work, and the teams and sports who use their product. Benoit also talks about Playertek an Irish company that Catapult Sports bought last year and Catapults plans for the next few years including using machine learning.
Ronan talks to Colin O'Brien the head of QA & Change Control at Ryanair Labs. Colin tells Ronan about his background Colin, how he ended up in Ryanair, how long the Ryanair Labs have been going and what innovations have come out of it. Colin also talks about the significant digital transformation Ryanair has gone through over the past 3 years and how he handles the responsibility for assuring the quality of all of Ryanair’s software solutions whilst keeping all of Ryanair’s customers happy. Colin also talks about the technologies that Ryan Air is looking at including AI and blockchain.
Ronan talks to Anton Dziatkovskii the founder of MicroMoney. Anton talks to Ronan about his background, when MicroMoney started and what does it do, how he will have MicroMoney as a $1 billion business by 2020, and how he saves every dollar to make sure MicroMoney grows faster. Anton also tells me about the token sale that he is doing and he gives me his views on China’s ICO ban.
Sara and Yvonne talk to Ronan about how they started, how Shopest works, how it's working in London, about their plans to launch in New York and Dubai within the next 6 months, and that they are also looking to launch in Dublin and other cities. They also talk about looking for investment, what features future iterations of the app will have, and why they want to revolutionise fashion retail.
The closing date for the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSE)is next Monday and Ronan spoke to Mari Cahalane the Head of BTYSTE. Mari explains what projects they are looking for, what the prize for the winner or winners is, and how you can apply to enter.
Sylvain Giuliani the COO of Pusher talks to Ronan ahead of their visit to SaaStock. Sylvain explains to Ronan what Pusher does, how easy it is to use. Pusher’s VP Sam Stagg will be talking at SaaStock and Sylvain gives us a brief overview of what Sam will be talking about, he also mentions how SaaS will change over the next 5 years, and how secure Pusher is.
Darya Yegorina the Co-Founder of Clever Books talks to Ronan and she explains how Clever Books started, what Clever Books does, and why AR is important to them. Dara also talks about Clever Books future plans including entering foreign markets.
Ronan talks to Kieran Desmond the Founder And CEO Of Referral Works. Kieran tells Ronan how Referral Works started, what they do and the areas they are finding it easiest and hardest to recruit in. Kieran also talks about the I.T. sector in Cork, how vibrant it is and the Teamworks Catalyst tech hub where they are based. Kieran mentions their Beta launch which is happening on the 7th of September in Cork talks about the Microsoft Bizspark program they are on, and gives some tips to companies looking to hire staff and job seekers.
On this episode of the Irish Tech News Podcast Ronan talks to Kieron Branagan CEO OpenJaw Technologies. Kieran tells Ronan how Open Jaw started, what they do, and how they got bought by a company owned by the Chinese government. Open Jaw is also looking to recruit more employees and Kieran explains what areas theses jobs are in. Kieran also talks about Open Jaws plans for the next five years, how travel tech will change over the next few years, how IBM’s Watson is becoming a great tool to use, and why mobile devices are becoming more prevalent.
Ronan talks to Julian Douglas from Home Care Direct and Brian Kenny from MiniCorp. Julian talks about How Home Care Direct got started, what it does, how it works, how his experience of online business consultancy, corporate management strategy, technology, online development and digital marketing has helped him with Home Care Direct. Brian explains how MiniCorp got involved as the developer of the Home Care Direct platform, and Julian talks about why MiniCorp is the perfect match for Home Care Direct. Brian talks about the Home Care Direct apps and how they work. Brain and Julian talk about the future plan’s and innovations for the Home Care Direct apps, how Irish Tech Companies Intercom, and Stripe are very important to them, and including going to markets overseas.
In this episode of the Irish Tech News podcast Ronan talks to Frank Reeves the CEO of Avvio and Samira Raj Avvio’s AI expert. Frank tells Ronan about the background of Avvio and how it started. Samira talks about AI and Allora, Avvio’s new AI platform which is launching later this. Frank also talks about how Online Travel Agents are costing hotels money and how Allora can save hotels money and give them more power.
Ronan talks to Tony Corrigan the founder of TenderScout. Tony talks about how TendersSout started, what mistakes businesses make when they tender, risk mitigation strategies, tips when applying for tenders, 90% of SME's and startups don't compete for tenders worth 9 billion euro in Ireland and 3.1 trillion dollars globally. Tony also mentions why 80% of tenders are won by smaller companies, Irish companies win more tenders abroad than their European counterparts, and why machine learning will be a very important to the next Tenderscout update.
Ronan recently spoke to George Szlosarek the CEO at Epsilon after the Imagine Group Joined Epsilon’s SIP Trunk Federation to connect Its European customers around the World. George talks about how Epsilon started, what they do, and what their SIP Trunk Federation is. George also mentions the benefits for enterprises, why they chose Imagine as their Irish Partners, Epsilons plans for the next five years, why the cloud is so important and is the new foundation of digital, and he talks about his time spent in Ireland.
Ronan talks to Claire McBride one of the speakers at Product Camp 2017 which takes places later this week on June 15th. Claire talks about her background in product management, lecturing in DIT, what product management is, and what Product Camp is.
Janice Valentine the founder of Great Life Distillery, and Startup Salon, and the Hack Access Dublin hackathon, talks to Ronan about Hack Access Dublin, how it came about, Hack Access Dublin 2017, how Google Startup Weekend helped her and how David Scanlon and Gene Murphy encouraged her. Janice also talks about what she hopes Hack Access Dublin can achieve, the potential of smart cities, what innovation actually is, opportunity and threats, the great life distillery and her upcoming meeting with the minister state for disabilities.
Ronan is at LavaCon and he talks to one of the speakers Lynda O'Leary about the Write the docs Ireland meetup group which she set up and also Women in tech Galway which she set up to promote STEM and why women should be in tech. Lynda also talks about her LavaCon talk on GitHub and what Scrum is.
In the third of our ARVR Innovate podcasts Ronan talks to one of the speakers Keith Jordan the founder of iTagged. Keith talks about what iTagged a SaaS company do, their plans for America, his talk earlier today and where AR is headed.
In the second of our ARVR Innovate podcasts Ronan talks to one of the speakers Max Doelle from Kazendi. Max talks about his talk on mixed reality, what Kazendi does, who some of their clients are, what their plans for the next 5 years are, and what their new product Hololens Remote will do.
Keith talks to Ronan about how Firstage came about, how it works, how they can help musicians make money, their plans for the future including how they can work with the rumoured iPhone 8's built in Augmented Reality, and the first Augmented Reality music concert in North Korea.
Kevin Kline is at the MoJoCon Conference for Irish Tech News and he talks to Emma Meese about the work she does with the Centre for community journalism in Wales, why community journalism is so important and what their plans are for the next few years.
Kevin Kline is at the MoJoCon Conference for Irish Tech News and he talks to one of the speakers Bianca-Maria Rathay, the founder of So Handy Videography about what they do.
Kevin Kline is at the MoJoCon Conference for Irish Tech News and he talks to one of the speakers Robert Hernandez. Robert talks to Kevin about jovornalism and how he is training the next generation of VR Journalists, and how technology is playing a part. Robert also mentions what makes a great 360 story, and 2 cameras that can be used with Apple and Android based smartphones and the jovornalism app to live stream or take photos in 360, and how 360 filming makes us feel like we are there as it gives us another level of experience.
Mick Brennan talks to Ronan about maximum media tv studio’s for joe.ie and joe.co.uk which are also the most up to date online tv studios in Europe, and how they can be taken out on the road. Mick mentions how technology has progressed in the live 20 years, Mobile Journalism, and the current shows and new shows that joe.ie and joe.co.uk are doing. Mick also talks about moderating online comments and viral videos, their new business podcast with Nick Webb, augmented reality and filming 360.
In this episode of the Irish Tech News Podcast Ronan talks to Richard Neale the EMEA Director of Marketing at Birst, one of the world's top cloud analytics companies. Richard talks about the background of Birst, including what they do and what products they offer, and what problems they solve in business intelligence. Richard also mentions how they are handling Brexit, Trump and the new GDPR, plus how secure they are and how Birst is Mobile First i.e. designed to work on mobile phones and tablets. Richard describes how Birst is a great front end for Hadoop, and why Machine Learning and Bots will be next on their agenda.
At the recent Gamercon event in Dublin, Ronan got to meet David McCahill from HP. David showed him the HP Omen which is totally customisable, mentioned what it can do and what games he recommends to play on it. As this was recorded at a live event you will hear some background noise.
In this episode of the Irish Tech News podcast Ronan talks to Donal Byrne the CEO of Corvil. Donal talks about how Corvil started, how they work with big data especially in the financial markets, how they handle security, and about the different countries that they have clients in. Donal also offers his insights on Bitcoin, Blockchain, and machine learning, and he mentions what's next on the agenda for Corvil. Lastly, Donal mentions that they monitor a trillion dollars a day on behalf of their clients.
John Ryan the CEO And Co-founder Of Zinopy talks to Ronan about his background and how Zinopy started, the recent deal they have done with Sungard Availability Services, uncertainties in the market such as Brexit. John also mentions that they are hiring and what they are looking for, the upcoming GDPR, and the upsides and downsides of using the cloud.
In this episode of the Irish Tech News podcast, Ronan talks to Jessica McCabe from Ookla better know for speedtest.net. Jessica talks to Ronan about how speedtest started, how it works, how Irish broadband speeds compare to other countries in Western Europe and the U.S, why Ireland's broadband speed makes it easier for companies to move to Ireland, and what effect IoT will have on broadband.
In this episode of the Irish Tech News podcast Ronan talks to Eric Horgan the Irish Country Manager and Gareth Soye the EPOS sales manager of Elavon Ireland. Eric and Gareth tell me about their new iPad epos system and Talech app, and they show me a demo of it, explaining how it works. They also talk about their secure pro service, and what their future plans are.
On today's Irish Tech News Podcast, we are doing a St Patricks Day episode as Ronan talks to Cameron Worth from SharpEnd an innovation partner of Jameson’s involved in the development of Jameson’s 2017 Limited Edition St Patrick’s Day Bottle. The IoT-enabled bottles, developed in partnership with SharpEnd and piloted exclusively for the Irish market, will mark the occasion of St. Patrick’s Day through a range of services and digital experiences. Cameron talks about his agency SharpEnd who are the UK’s first Internet of Things agency, the IoT bottle developed for Jameson, how NFC can work for brands and consumers, and why NFC lessens the needs for companies and brands to build an app.
In today's Irish Tech News podcast coming from SXSW, Paul Burfield from the Enterprise Ireland California Office and Adrian Farrell the Consul General of Ireland in Austin talk to Kevin Kline about SXSW, some of the Irish companies they admire at SXSW, and how the Irish have taken to SXSW.
In today's Irish Tech News podcast coming from SXSW, Kevin Kline talks to Fearghal Kelly the CEO of Digisoft TV. Fearghal talks about what they are launching at SXSW, what advice they can bring to other startups, what they hope to accomplish at SXSW and the Cork tech scene. Another podcast recorded by Kevin at SXSW will be published tomorrow.
In our second SXSW themed podcast, Ronan talks to Helix Works co-founders Nimesh Chandra and Sachin Chalapati just before they headed off to SXSW to pitch at it. Helix Works is in the IndieBio EU program run by SOS Ventures and they focus on DNA data storage as they are a DNA factory that synthesises DNA. Nimesh and Sachin talk about the help they got from Enterprise Ireland and the local enterprise office in Cork and IndieBio program they are involved. Nimesh and Sachin also talk about how they ended up going to SXSW and what the future holds for Helix Works including being able to store a terabyte on a USB stick.
Girl Crew the Irish Tech startup founded by Elva Carri, Aine Mulloy and Pamela Newenham are off to SXSW and before they headed off Ronan met up with Aine and Pamela. They tell Ronan how Girl Crew started including how they joined forces at surf summit, that their membership is growing, and their Tinder prank which got picked up on Reddit. They also tell me that while they are at SXSW they will be crowning the Queen of Tech and doing a soft launch of their web app.
Denis Kennelly, the VP Development & Technology, IBM Security Systems is one of the speakers at the Zero Day Security conference in Dublin. Denis talks to Ronan about his talk Cognitive Security: A new approach to Cyber Defence and where he sees Watson heading.
Mike Hanrahan from jet.com talks to Ronan about how Jet started, what they do in e-commerce, how Walmart bought them over, and the Innovative tech they use such as AI and VR. Mike also explains why their focus is on America, why they love hackathons, how seriously they take security, and that they are looking to hire more people for their Dublin office.
Eimear O’Carroll the CTO & Co-founder of Restored Hearing, talks to Ronan about how their company grew out of a Young Scientist project, how tinnitus is a big issue with 10% of the population suffering from it, their sound relief product, their new sound bounce headsets and how they work. Eimear also mentions that their industrial client base is in Europe and America, their future plans including the markets they are aiming for, their successful kickstarter campaign, and their future investment plans.
Dr Noel Carroll Research Fellow at Lero, talks to Ronan about his role at Lero, what Lero does, how Lero started and some of the well known companies that they deal with. Dr Carroll also talks about Kelmac and the recent R&D programme Lero is doing with Kelmac.
In the eighth of our Dublin Tech Summit podcasts Ronan talks to Gerry Molloy From Woof Advisor. Ronan had interviewed Gerry last year at the Uprise Festival and Gerry tells Ronan how Woof Advisor has progressed since then.
In the seventh of our Dublin Tech Summit podcasts Ronan talks to IIya Brotzky From VanHack. David talks to Ronan about what VanHack do, how they can help with developer shortage in Ireland and what their future plans in Ireland are.
In the sixth of our Dublin Tech Summit podcasts Ronan talks to David Quennville From Fitness Health Match. David talks to Ronan about what Fitness Health Match do, and what their future plans are.
In the fifth of our Dublin Tech Summit podcasts Ronan talks to Katie Richards From Virtual Legal. Katie talks to Ronan about what Virtual Legal do, how they operate in different countries and her plans to move to the UK.
In the fourth of our Dublin Tech Summit podcasts Ronan talks to Paul Hennessy from Data Innovation Systems. Paul talks to Ronan about what Data Innovation Systems do, and how they work with big data.
On the third of our Irish Tech News Dublin Tech Summit Podcasts, Ronan talks to Aidan Casey From Design Wizard. Aidan explains what Design Wizard does and also mentions their future plans.
In the second of our Dublin Tech Summit podcasts Ronan talks to Tom Courtney from Property Basecamp. Tom talks to Ronan about what Property Basecamp do, and pitching later for the Dublin Tech Summit StartUp100.
It's day two at the Dublin Tech Summit and in the first of todays interviews Ronan talks to Niamh Malone the founder of Brainy App. Niamh talks about how Brainy App came about and how it can aid recovery after a brain Injury.
In the seventh of our Dublin Tech Summit podcasts, Bernard Nolan the founder MediMee talks to Ronan about MediMee, how it works, their first major client Deliveroo and their future plans.
In the sixth of our Dublin Tech Summit podcasts, Constance Scholten the CEO & Co-Founder of Camarilla talks to Ronan about her talk that she gave earlier, what Camarilla is and how it works.
In the fifth of our Dublin Tech Summit podcasts, Ronan talks to Meagen Eisenberg CMO at MongoDB about open source software, what MongoDB does and women in tech.
In the fourth of our Dublin Tech Summit podcasts, Ronan talks to Brian Halligan the founder of Trupe, about what Trupe does and why we should be using it .
In the third of our Dublin Tech Summit podcasts Ronan talks to Richard Pidgeon, the Regional Sales Director for EMEA for Gitlab. Gitlab is a competitor to Github and Richard explains why they are different to Github and why you should be using their product.
In the second of our Dublin Tech Summit podcasts Ronan, talks to Indransh Gupta from Techie India Inc about the web development that Techie India do, who some of their clients are and where they have development offices.
Over the next 2 days Irish Tech News will be publishing a series of Dublin Tech Summit podcasts. In our first Dublin Tech Summit podcast, Ronan talks to Davide De Guz the founder of Rebrandly. Davide explains what Rebrandly does, how long they have been going, who some of their clients are, their future plans including new products they will launch. Davide also talks about their Android and iOS apps and some cool features that Rebrandly has.
Chris McCreery the director of the Northern Ireland Science Festival which takes place from the 16th to 26th of February talks to Ronan about the Science Festival, what you can expect at it, who some of the speakers are including the first British Astronaut Helen Sharman, Professor Alice Roberts, the director of IBM’s Watson project, Marcus du Sautoy the UK professor for public understanding, and Tom Solomon who was Roald Dahl’s doctor. Chris also talks about the worlds first AI beer, the science behind Irish Whiskeys, and Dame Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell who discovered pulsars and will be delivering the closing talk with Jim Al-Khalili on the last day of the festival.
Carmel Owens the Sales and General Manager of Sungard AS Ireland talks to Ronan about Sungard AS Ireland and what they do, recovery time objectives, who some of their clients are. Carmel also mentions their growth strategy and plans for the next 5 years, how eco friendly they are, and how they make sure their customers are compliant with data security.
In this episode of the Irish Tech News podcast Ronan talks to Ali Rayl Slacks director of experience. Ali tells Ronan how Slack started including how they grew from 8 to 750 employees, and why internal email is bad for communication. Ali also mentions how secure Slack is, AI integration with Slack, new jobs coming to Ireland and in the face of Brexit why moving to the UK was not an option.
Data Protection Day is this Saturday and in the lead, up to it Irish Tech News is publishing a series of security themed podcasts. In the third and last of our series of security themed podcasts, Ronan talks to Dennis David data security expert, and President & CEO of Agenda LTD. Dennis talks to Ronan about IoT security risks, how and where is your data stored, why you need your own encryption and protection systems. Dennis also talks about the difference between cybersecurity and compliance and the new GDPR regulations.
Ronan talks to Ronan Murphy the CEO from Smarttech who are one of the sponsors of the Zeroday Security Conference. Ronan who is also one of the speakers at Zeroday talks about the conference mentioning the topics covered and the speakers involved. Ronan also talks about the security challenge that IoT faces, corporate hacking and why education is the key.
Data Protection Day is this Saturday and in the lead, up to it Irish Tech News is publishing a series of security themed podcasts. In the first podcast Emerald De Leeuw a Data Protection Specialist and the CEO of EuroComply a SaaS company that helps you comply with the GDPR regulations that come in to force in May 2018. Emerald talks to Ronan about EuroComply, the GDPR regulations, who they are applicable to and what they mean to businesses. Emerald also describes the difference between privacy statement and privacy policy, and that she is a finalist in the European innovator of the year awards.
Ronan talks to Ollie Hynes the co-founder and CEO of HUB controls. Ollie talks to Ronan about the background of the company and how it started, what platforms their Smart Hub works with, and how it can save you money on your heating bills. Ollie also mentions how secure their devices are, how secure your data is with them as you own the data, the IoT market in Ireland, where you can buy their products, how much it costs, how often you get updates, why their touch screen interface is the future, and Amazon Alexa and other voice recognition products.
Aaron Gibson talks to Ronan about his background in edtech and how when he sold his first start-up he used the money to form Hurree. He also talks about Hurree and how it works, their current funding plans, their future plans, and why Irish companies should play up their Irishness when abroad.
Daniel Mackey the co-founder of teamwork.com talks to Ronan about how the company started, their unique approach with their development team, their recent jobs announcement. Daniel also talks about their new escape to cork website and the free hot desk space they are offering in their old offices.
Victor Corcoran CEO of XSellco talks to Ronan about Ray Nolan the founder of XSellco, how XSellco works, how Micks Garage uses XSellco, some of their other clients. Victor also tells Ronan how XSellco integrates with Amazon, the different software offerings XSellco have, and their future plans including hiring more staff.
Mike Cowen and Jason Lawor from Mastercard appear on this episode of the Irish Tech News Podcast. Mike and Jason talk to Ronan about the changing landscapes of payments in Ireland including the big changes around mobile payments, biometric payments such as fingerprint scanners and retinal scanners. They also talk about their new technology platform MDES that banks can plug into and allow systems like Apple Pay and Android Pay to work. MDES platform and what Mastercard products are coming on stream soon.
Maighread Ní Ghrásta is the singer in Blackbird and Crow a Donegal Blues Band and in this episode of the Irish Tech News Podcast Maighread talks to Ronan about how technology has enabled artists to release records and promote their gigs without having to break the bank. Maighread also tells Ronan about how Facebook helped bring them to a wider audience, and how a Facebook page called the Motley Crew which is a fan page to listeners of the Pat James show on Radio Nova is used to promote new and obscure artists. Maighread also shares some tips about using social media and how a great web designer can make all the difference when it comes to your website.
Marieke Flament the European Managing Director for Circle a blockchain company breaking boundaries in fintech, talks to Ronan about their app and what what platforms it can be used on. Marieke also explains how it works, how their recent launch went in Ireland, what currencies it works with including Bitcoin, their partnership with Barclays Bank, how secure Circle is and how they utilise blockchain.
Last week the Agile, Devops and Testing conference took place in Dublin and Ronan interviewed two of the speakers. In this episode of the Irish Tech News Podcast Ronan talks to one of those speakers John O’Connell the director of the jet.com, Dublin Dev-ops team about the conference. John also spoke about what jet.com do, how they successfully utilise open source software on Azure cloud to rapidly scale and innovate, and what’s the best way to scale your infrastructure successfully.
Last week the Agile, Devops and Testing conference took place in Dublin and Ronan interviewed two of the speakers. In this episode of the Irish Tech News Podcast Ronan talks to one of those speakers Adrian Skehill about the conference and what he spoke about, namely, Infrastructure as Code and how you manage your infrastructure side and how you would codify it. Adrian also talks about how secure the environments he is working in.
Frank Casey the founder and director of ResourceKraft, talks to Ronan about how the company was founded, what they do in the energy efficiency area and who some of their clients are. Frank also tells Ronan about their growth over the past few years, their latest deal with Irish Rail, where they plan to go to next, and the benefits gained by their customers.
Ashwin Ramachandra And Jagadish Iyengar From Sasken appear on our last Iot World podcast. They talk to Ronan about their company Sasken explaining the different products they make, they also talk about their wearable products, and how they take security very seriously.
In the fifth of our IoT world podcasts Ronan talks to Octavio Hernandez and Michael Fallon from Cubic Telecom. They gave Ronan a demo inside an Audi Q7 of the product that they supply to Audi and they also spoke about what clients they are looking for.
In the fourth of our IoT world podcasts Ronan talks to Hugh Carroll head of marketing at Asavie. Hugh tells Ronan what Asavie does, their PassBridge Platform, why IoT security is so important, what type of clients they have, and how they are enjoying the IoT World conference.
In the second of our IoT World themed podcasts Ronan met William Nehring the CEO of Thyssenkrupp Elevator UK. William spoke to Ronan about what Thyssenkrupp Elevator do, how IoT is revolutionising what Thyssenkrupp are doing, how they are using Microsoft HoloLens, and where IoT is heading over the next few years.
Irish Tech news will be doing some Podcasts at the IoT conference which starts today in the CCD and to kick things off, Ronan talks to Joanna Hearne the co-founder of HaySaver an Irish IoT start-up aimed at farmers. Joanna talks to Ronan about how long Haysaver have been going, what HaySaver do, how it works and their plans for the next 5 years Joanna also mentions the costs involved for customers, who their competitors are, that they are pitching for Launchpad next week and that they will be attending IoT World.
Amazon and Writing.ie are holding a daylong author event tomorrow in the Davenport Hotel in Dublin, and Ronan caught up with Darren Hardy, the UK manager for Kindle direct publishing. Darren spoke to Ronan about the event tomorrow, the costs involved in uploading and publishing your book, is the amount of pages in your book important, how to get your book noticed, and how your cover artwork matters.
Brexit is something just won’t go away and it also makes an excellent Podcast topic. On this Brexit round table discussion Ronan was joined by Ian Lucey, founder of the Lucey Fund, Matt Smith, CEO Startup Britain and Max Yoshioka, Lead Researcher at the UK Center for Entrepreneurs. We discussed what challenges Brexit brings to Ireland especially in the Startup scene, why Chinese investors are coming to Ireland, how the UK will cope with Brexit, how we will compete with new proposed corporate tax rates in the UK and America and what lessons we can learn from the UK Startup scene.
Last week Harvey Nash released their 2017 tech survey and Ronan spoke to Gavin Fox head of practice for Harvey Nash about the survey. Gavin talks about what the Harvey Nash survey found, why companies are moving towards a devops environment, what roles will be automated, how secure this new automated environment will be. Gavin also mentioned what we need to do If we are to remain competitive as country.
Ronan met Andrew at last years web summit and he caught up with him and Alexander when they launched their new Dublin offices. They mentioned that they are hiring more people, Wrike’s plans for the next five years, and plugins for Wrike that will allow you to adapt it according to your needs. Andrew also mentioned that BYOA bring your own application to the enterprise is getting very popular now and how SaS products like Wrike are now seen as Digital business operating systems.
Last week security software giant Sophos bought the Irish company Barricade and Ronan spoke to Bill Lucchini Senior Vice president of the Cloud Security Group at Sophos and David Coallier CEO at Barricade. Bill explains why Sophos is going into the Irish Market with the purchase of Barricade, how AI and Machine Learning will become integral to Sophos, and the biggest threats that Sophos are worried about. David talks about the background of Barricacde, and why they are a good fit for Sophos.
Eoin Kennedy the founder of CongRegation talks to Ronan about CongRegation, explaining the unique way you apply for tickets which also allows you to be a speaker, the topics covered, how the each talk session is presented and why CongRegation is so unique.
The Kilkenomics festival is taking place this week and Ronan spoke to John Cleere the founder of Red Lemonade Creative and Tech Thursday Kilkenny who is one of the contributors. John talks about his background, why design is becoming more important in the current digital age, Tech Thursday Kilkenny which he founded, and what he is doing at Kilkenomics.
In the last of Irish Tech News Uprise Podcasts, Ronan talks to Gerry Molloy the founder of WoofAdvisor an online platform for the growing global community of Pet Lovers who travel with their Pets Gerry tells Ronan about what WoofAdvisor does, their plans to expand in to Germany the UK and the US.
In the second of the Irish Tech News Uprise series of podcasts, Ronan caught up with Steve Facer the CEO and founder of Meebler at the recent Uprise Festival held in Dublin. Steve talks about what Meebler does, why it’s MailChimp on steroids, Meeblers future plans and why Steve enjoyed Uprise.
At the recent Uprise Festival held in Dublin, Ronan caught up with Toby Farren the founder and CEO of the startup PlayTank which is getting a lot of attention. Toby spoke about what PlayTank does, their pilot program in Ireland, England and Luxembourg, and the new jobs they will have coming on stream over the next 12 months.
Paul Hayes the CEO and founder of Beachhut PR talks about the return of the Startup Wake which is taking place next Wednesday evening in Dublin’s Smock Alley Theatre, and how it all started. Paul also talks about why it is important to hold a wake for startups and the role that Beachhut PR play in helping Startups.
Paul O’Brien the MD and Co-Founder of Linkresq talks about their new product CalQrisk which deals with risk assessment and compliance, and the awards that they are up for and they are also being recognised by their peers. Their plans for the next five years
Gerard Forde the CEO and Co-Founder of Bizimply an Irish based tech start-up that reinvents work force management for service industries, restaurants, cafes, hotels, and retail, appears on the latest episode of the Irish Tech News podcast. . Gerard talks to Ronan about how Bizimply founded, what they do, the two awards they won last year at Web Summit, investment in the company, and their aims for the next five years. Gerard also mentioned some of the companies such as Intercom and Slack that they aim to be like. what advice he would give to start-ups, how NDRC’s Launchpad helped them, and that they are hiring.
An Cosan Virtual Community College is being launched today by their patron, renowned film-maker and Ireland’s Digital Champion, Lord David Puttnam. Ronan caught up with Liz Waters the director of VCC and she told Ronan about VCC and how it started. Liz also mentioned startling statistics that show why VCC is so important and Lynn Ruane is a perfect role model for VCC.
A new, classroom-based programme called Futurewize, aimed at inspiring young Junior Cycle students to explore a new world of career possibilities that are opened up through the study of STEM related subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) was launched today. The brand ambassador for Futurewize, Dr Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin, spoke to Ronan about Futuerwize and how it works, why more girls should be doing STEM courses and why it's all about hard work and not your gender that will take you far in STEM.
In the second and also last in our series of Space Week podcasts, Ronan talks to the French Astronaut Jean Francois Clervoy, who flew on three Space Shuttle missions with NASA, including the one where the Hubble telescope was repaired. Jean Francois talks about Elon Musk's Mars vision and when he thinks we will go to Mars, and why we should be going back to the moon Jean Francois also talks about how space travel is portrayed in Sci-Fi Movies, his views on cheap space travel such as the sub orbiital Space X, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic and why prices won’t be much cheaper than their current price. Jean Francois also talks about his 3 NASA Space Shuttle missions, which one was his favourite and his current work with ESA.
AroundIrelandOnAPushie is a challenge that will take Tara Foster a TV producer on a journey across Ireland. Yesterday Tara met Ronan in a Dublin Coffee shop and she explained how #AroundIrelandOnAPushie came about, what it entails and how Twitter is helping her journey around Ireland. She also spoke about the time she spent with NASA attending a Social Media program designed by NASA, which Tara will be talking about in Cork as she takes part in an event for National Space Week.
Paul O'Connell is the man behind the Uprise Festival, the biggest and best startup event in Europe. In the past Uprise has been run in Amsterdam but on October 20th it is coming to the RDS in Dublin. Paul met up recently with Ronan to talk about Uprise. Paul explains to Ronan what you can expect at Uprise, the pitch battle contest, why companies like Microsoft have come on board and how startups will be actively looking for people to work for them.
This episode of the Irish Tech News Podcast was recorded at SaaStock, a SaaS conference held in the RDS in Dublin. Ronan spoke to James Sherrettt, the Senior Manager of Accounts in Slack Europe. James spoke to Ronan about what Slack do, why their product is used by so many companies. James also spoke about Slack’s Dublin office and their plans for the immediate future.
This episode of the Irish Tech News Podcast was recorded at SaaStock, a SaaS conference held in the RDS in Dublin. Ronan spoke to Krish Subramanian the CEO and co-founder of ChargeBee one of the up and coming SaaStock superstars. Krish told Ronan about the background of ChargeBee, how they are growing so fast and why companies like Stripe are using them.
Ronan was at the launch of the Virgin Media Digital Insights report and he sat down to chat with Tony Hanway the CEO of Virgin Media Ireland. Tony spoke about some of the key findings of the report, the trend of going mobile, Virgin Media's future plans including why increasing their broadband speeds is not a priority.
Stephen Quinn the CEO and co-founder of Jobbio our jobs partner appears on this episode of the Irish Tech News Podcast. Stephen talks to Ronan about the recent investment in Jobbio, how Jobbio works, who some of their clients are and why Jobbio is an agency free zone. Stephen also mentions the three issues that their clients can face namely talent attraction, cost and time, and their plans for the next five years.
Alex Theuma the founder of SaaStock appears on this episode of the Irish Tech News podcast. Alex tells Ronan the background of SaaStock, why he chose Dublin as the city to host SaaStock, and how Niamh Bushnell, Conor Stanley and Startup Dublin helped him. Alex also talks about the SaaStock speakers which includes Des Traynor the Co-Founder of Intercom, Leo Widrich the Co-Founder of Buffer, and Peter Reinhardt the CEO and Co-Founder of Segment.
ARTE the European cultural network are one of Europe’s most innovative broadcasters with a long track record of producing interactive content and games. Kay Meseberg is the head of their 360/VR offering and he was speaking earlier at MediaCon, where Ronan caught up with him. Kay spoke to Ronan about his background and the work he is doing with 360/VR, including the opera that was filmed at Milan Airport and how the drama that they make using 360/VR makes the actors and actresses act differently.
One of the breakout hits on TV over the past few years, is the HBO documentary series The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst and the writer and producer of this groundbreaking show Marc Smerling was speaking at MediaCon 2016. Ronan caught up with Marc at MediaCon, and Marc spoke about the quality of content on a TV has to be good to get people watching it, how storytelling has improved, as tv becomes more digital why we will soon have buttons in on screens in our cars and tv’s that we press to get the latest news and information. Marc also talks about Catfish another show of his which was ahead of the curve.
Brendan Cannon the Chief Operating Officer from Adaptive talks about their EMEA office which they owned in the Digital Hub last year, describes what they do, especially their work with data governance and metadata. Brendan also talks about the award they recently won with Gartner, why data centric regulations that are coming out all the time are catapulting data governance into the boardroom, why a data management strategy including Adaptive’s software can help if you have a data breach, why trust is so important to your customers when you have data breach, and how their software works so well as a Microsoft Office plugin.
Rudy de Waele is a futurist, innovation strategist, keynote speaker, content curator and author, who assists global brands and startups with cutting edge open innovation strategy using new methodologies to re-invent and transform business. Rudy was over here last week to help launch the new Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and Ronan caught up with him.
Rudy talks about his background, how technology impacts on work, business and society and how it’s touching everyones lives every day. Rudy also mentions that Silicon Valley is the operating system of the world and asks questions including do we want to be ruled by silicon valley ? and how do we handle AI and robots ethically?
On this episode of the Irish Tech News podcast Ronan talks to Stephen McCormack The Co-founder Of Mediacon about his background, including co-founding Ireland’s first tech podcast, and co-founding companies such as Itsmobile, BITBUZZ and Wildwave. Stephen who is also the founder and CEO of Straywave Media, a multi-platform TV and Digital Entertainment Company also talks about Mediacon and why he thinks that with our cultural history of great writers, poets and playwrights we should have within the next three years some global tv shows that are made in Ireland and written by Irish writers.
On this episode of the Irish Tech News podcast Ronan talks to Eamon Moore the founder of E-MIT about his background, about how E-MIT started and what they do. Eamon also talks about E-MIT’s corporate realignment in 2014 resulting in Dell and Microsoft becoming tier 1 partners, speaking at Microsoft’s world parter conference in Orlando last year, getting gold partner status, winning the 2016 Microsoft Global Small and Midmarket Cloud Solutions Partner of the Year Award, how they handle BYOD, where they plan to go in the next 5 years and that they will be increasing their workforce.
On this episode of the Irish Tech News Podcast, Ronan talks to Anthony Moran a Network Engineer and Tech Support Specialist. Anthony talks to Ronan about Windows 10 and users of Windows 7 and 8 who have not upgraded yet, the most common problems he has had to deal with, and tips that will make your computer last longer, is the dreaded blue screen still an issue? Anthony also describes his favourite OS to work with, gives some tips about making your network a secure environment on and how to avoid email phishing.
Anthony has also joined the Irish Tech News Podcast and will be our Agony Uncle who will answer computer queries that you may have. You can send in your queries to via email ronan@tecdr.net or @tecdr via Twitter.
Ronan was at AlterConf, a traveling conference series that provides safe opportunities for marginalised people and those who support them in the tech and gaming industries, and one of the speakers February Keeney, spoke to Ronan about her background and her work as the engineering manager for the Community & Safety team at GitHub, one of the top open source platforms. GitHub decided to put money and people behind actually making Github a platform that is safe and inclusive and February talks about some of the work her team does to make this happen and how they deal with online abuse.
Ronan was at AlterConf, a traveling conference series that provides safe opportunities for marginalized people and those who support them in the tech and gaming industries, and one of the speakers Jenny Wong, spoke to Ronan. Jenny is a Community Engineer at Human Made and was also part of the organising team at WordCamp London, a major WordPress conference that took place earlier this year.
Jenny spoke about accessibility and gave some great tips you should use when planning a conference. Jenny also spoke about diversity in the tech community and burnout amongst developers which is something that you rarely hear mentioned.
In this episode of the Irish Tech News podcast Ronan talks to Nicaise Ishimwe from Women in tech Africa who recently opened a branch in Ireland. Nicaise talks about her background, Women in tech Africa, what areas in tech they are looking into, Fintech, and why mentors are very important to them. Nicaise also talks about how Dogpatch Labs has helped them and the Women in tech Africa tech week which will take place this September in Dublin.
In this episode of the Irish Tech News podcast, Ronan talks to Rachel Eyres the UK and Ireland director of Silver Springs Networks. Rachel talks about the new trial in Crossmalina County Mayo, involving a network of smart devices which include intelligent street lighting which aims to make Crossmalina more energy efficient. Rachel also talks about why Ireland is a major focus for them in Europe, their app store, their plans to increase the 23.6 million devices over five continents using their platform and why they see their future in IoT devices.
In this episode of the Irish Tech News podcast Ronan talks to Duncan Lennox the CEO and co-founder of Qstream. Duncan talks about his background, how Qstream founded at Harvard, what Qstream does. and why Qstream will move from sales into other areas.
Mary McKenna, Irish tech entrepreneur, and angel investor, talks to Ronan about her background and what she looks for in a startup before she invests her time and money. Mary also talks about why the founder at times is the company and the benefits of bootstrapping,
Jack Drea the CEO and co-founder of BonzaQuote appears on the latest episode of the Irish Tech News podcast. BonzaQuote are about to launch in the UK and Ronan recently sat down with Jack to talk about how BonzaQuote was founded, some of the household DIY companies that are BonzaQuote clients, their competitors, their partnership with Google, their future plans in other markets, how they can help new homeowners save money, and why women are getting into DIY.
In this episode of the Irish Tech News podcast Ronan went to the NDRC to chat to the NDRC CEO, Ben Hurley and Conall Laverty, the founder of Wia. the provider of a service for developers building Internet of Things applications. Wia recently won €30,000 follow on investment at NDRC’s recent Investor Day. Conall talks about IoT, Wia, wearables, Raspberry Pi and that they are hiring. Ben talks about the recent NDRC Investor Day, some of the programs that the NDRC run and what they look for in a start-up.
In this episode of the Irish Tech News podcast Ronan was at the RDS for Coder Dojo Coolest Project Awards which took place last Saturday. He spoke to the award winning Jake O’Toole who developed a personal safety app that shares your location with trusted contacts to let them know where you are if you are feeling unsafe. He also spoke with Iseult Mangan the Cloghans Hill NS Principal who taught herself coding so that she could open and also run her local Coder Dojo.
In this episode of the Irish Tech News podcast Ronan talks to Alan Meaney and Des O'Donoghue of Fundrecs. Alan and Des talk about Fundrecs, the major fintech award they recently won, their Meetup Group, advice they would give to start-up’s,why Intercom and Slack are essential tools for Fundrecs, and Brexit.
One of the biggest stories of the past few months has been the Panama Papers and without the help of the Australian company Nuix there would not have been any story. Nuix is a data and cyber security company and their CEO is Cork man Eddie Sheehy. When Eddie joined Nuix they had three employees and they now have over four hundred employees. Eddie chats to Ronan about the Panama Papers and how Nuix got involved. Eddie also talks about the different products that Nuix sell and what makes their products unique.
On the latest Irish Tech News podcast, Ronan was in Belfast at the Digital DNA conference and he talks to Conor Wilson and Pat McKenna, two of the co-founders of Sproose which is a laundry app. They were recently on Dragons Den and they got the backing of Eleanor McEvoy who has invested in Sproose. Conor and Pat talk about how Sproose came about and their future plans. They also talk about Dragons Den and give tips on pitching to investors.
On the latest Irish Tech News podcast, Ronan was in Belfast at the Digital DNA conference and he talks to Eleanor McEvoy the entrepreneur, who is one of the Dragons on RTE’s Dragons Den. Eleanor was on the judging panel of The Start Up Event at Digital DNA Belfast where startup companies pitch for a £50,000 prize. Eleanor spoke about the Start Up Event, Digital DNA, Dragons Den and Sproose who she recently invested in when they appeared on Dragons Den.
On the latest Irish Tech News podcast Ronan and Reuben discuss Mark Dalton’s article on Irish Tech News about Snapchat usage overtaking Twitter, Digital DNA in Belfast, Startup Village in Russia, Startup Angel event in Dublin, Irish Tech News fintech top 20 setup by Simon Cocking, Blockchain association of Ireland, Brexit and the implications for the finctech sector in Ireland, Women in stem and stem gender quotas. Next week we will be doing an IoT podcast with Dell and Microsoft Azure taking part so we also discuss IoT and Eventease who I met last year.
Parker Stanberry, CEO and Co-Founder, Oasis Collections, winner of the European Travel Innovator of the Year Award at Phocuswright Europe 2016 which took place recently in Dublin, appears on this episode of the Irish Tech News Podcast. Parker talks about Oasis Collections, the the Phocuswright award they won and tells us how they differ from Airbnb.
Charlie Byrne and Emma O'Driscoll, two of the co-founders of Engager appear on the latest episode of the Irish Tech News podcast. They talk about Engager, why each member of your startup should have unique skills and about Charlie representing Engager at the Next Gen Summit in New York.
In this episode of the Irish Tech News podcast, Ronan talks to Andrew Grill IBM. Andrew is the main speaker at Big Data Belfast which takes place on June 2 in Titanic Belfast, and he talks about digital trends, Watson and some of the issues he'll be raising at Big Data Belfast.
Rory O'Connor the CEO and founder of Scurri appears in this episode of the Irish Tech News podcast. Rory talks about what Scurri does, their competitors, what makes them stand out from their competitors, why customer service is very important and why Slack is an important business tools. Rory also mentions the best piece of advice he has received and what advice he would give to new startups.
There's been a lot of focus recently in the media around blockchain, smart contracts and ethereum, but remember bitcoin? In this episode of the Irish Tech News Podcast, Reuben and Ronan spoke to Niall Maye from the CoinTelegraph and Jamie McCormick from McCormick Advanced Marcom. They are both long-time proponents and advocates of crypto-currencies and we spoke about good, old-fashioned, bitcoin.
Nuala Murphy's startup HappyMummyHappyBaby, a mental health app is in the Virgin Media Business Voom contest. Nuala talks to Ronan about her app, perinatal depression, the Voom contest and how to vote for her.
Unravel Analytics Ltd CEO and co-founder Santina Doherty appears on the latest Irish Tech News podcast. Unravel Analytics Ltd were the runners up at the Phocuswright Travel Innovation Summit Europe, European Travel Innovator Award and Santina talks about this, her background and what Unravel Analytics Ltd do.
In this episode of the Irish Tech News podcast Ronan talks to Jason Flynn, Maan Al-Shakarchi and Iman Ghorayeb from Avaya who were at the Avaya Technology Forum in the Hilton Hotel in Dublin 4. We chat about Avaya in Ireland and their R&D facility in Galway, and we also talk about their products including Breeze and how their products are making their clients I.T. infrastructure more secure.
In the latest edition of the Irish Tech News Podcast Ronan Leonard, Reuben Godfrey, Lory Kehoe and Paul Ennis talk about blockchain, blockchain scams, bitcoin, regulation, Satoshi Nakamoto and security,
Ivan Judson and Michael Lanzetta from Microsoft appear on the latest Irish Tech News podcast. Ivan and Michael were talking at the Microsoft Decoded conference in UCD and in this episode of the podcast they talk about Deep Learning, Machine Learning and will we see a version of Skynet.
Rita Zhang & Stuart Leeks from Microsoft appear on the latest Irish Tech News podcast. Rita and Stuart were talking at the Microsoft Decoded conference in UCD and in this episode of the podcast they talk about ASP.NET Core, Docker and Microsoft embracing open source.
In the latest edition of the Irish Tech News Podcast Ronan chats to Russell Brower the director of audio and the lead composer for Blizzard Games who was speaking at the IDIG Music Festival. Russell is a three-time Emmy Award-winning sound designer and best known for his work on World of Warcraft.
On the latest Irish Tech News podcast Ronan Leonard and Reuben Godfrey chat to Gary Allen English and Alan Jones from UiDEAS, The University of Interactivity, Design, Entertainment Arts and Sciences about their plans to open their administrative office in Dublin and also
In this episode of the Irish Tech News Podcast Ronan talks to Craig Stuart Garfinkle the video game composer and the husband of Eimear Noone the Irish Queen of Video Games Music. Craig who works for Blizzard games and is well known for his work on World of Warcraft, is the co-founder of the IDIG Music Festival which he runs with Eimear. Craig talks about the Festival and his big hopes for next year, where the third IDIG Music Festival will take place in Dublin.
In this episode of the Irish Tech News Podcast Ronan talks to Eimear Noone the Irish Queen of Video Games Music, about her work with Blizzard on their World of Warcraft and Diablo games, working with Nintendo on the 25th anniversary of Zelda, why there needs to be a video games tech hub in Ireland backed with government funding, music in video games and why it is now an important part of video games development. Eimear also talks about this weekend’s upcoming Second Dublin International Games Music Festival, which she runs with her husband Craig Stuart Garfinkle. The festival starting on April 28th, takes place in the RDS and closes with the Video Games Live Concert in the Dublin Convention Centre on May 1st.
In this episode of the Irish Tech News Podcast Ronan talks to John Coolican the programme manager at Accenture’s Fintech Innovation Lab in Dublin, about blockchains,hackathons and ,online peer-to-peer currency exchange and top tips that startups should follow. We also talk about Courtsdesk, Ostia, and Touchtech who are in Accenture's FinTech Innovation Lab Accelerator programme.
Hortonworks, the leader in open enterprise Hadoop, recently opened a new office in Cork and in this episode of the Irish Tech News podcast I talk to Andy Leaver Hortonworks International Vice President, about Hortonworks, Hadoop and how they use the cloud.
In this episode of the Irish Tech News podcast I talk to Danielle and Lauren from Good as Gold, about UI, UX, Digital Branding, Digital Marketing. I also talk about the big Irish Tech Success story that is Intercom as well as the seven new companies including Bizimply who are now in the Digital Hub.
Ronan Leonard aka the Tec Dr from Irish Tech News Interviews Chad Hollingsworth the co-founder and President of Triaxtec. Chad talks about their impact sensor technology that is used to detect head injuries in sport.