Episodes

In this two part special, the HOW of enabling Business Agility and embedded Capacity to Innovate is centre stage. We are joined by Brad Mallard, CTO for Northern West Europe at Fujitsu and a member of Fujitsu's Global CTO Office, and Nick Herbert, Head of Portfolio Applications and Multicloud at Fujitsu for an immersive conversation - so content packed we extended into two episodes! In Part 1 we deep dive into what Agility really means from both an organisational and individual perspective, and ...

50 Years of Innovation! The Intel Innovation event brought to the fore the very latest tech and skills developments across AI, 5G, IoT, Edge, Cloud, Quantum and Network Development with 3 key areas emerging: Being Developer First, the Power of Partnership and Scaling AI Everywhere. In this innovation special feature sponsored by Intel we touch on all three of these foundations, but with a particular focus on Artificial Intelligence in the company of the inspirational Wei Li, Vice President-Gener...

Sustainability is a topic front of mind for many and fresh from COP26 and the Social Innovation Forum (SIF), this episode brings to the fore tangible actions being taken to embed sustainability within business model evolution, with superb leadership by Geotab, a global leader in IoT and connected vehicles. I speak to Neil Cawse, CEO and Founder about 'the how' of using technology and data to inform, change and create positive impact for businesses and society alike, especially for climate action...

Pace, Space, Place! In this episode, the nature of change and how to harness it takes centre stage as I am joined by the brilliant Dave Silke, Chief Marketing Officer at Mitel. With many organizations having undergone fundamental changes to their ways of working ambidexterity has now become a watchword for moving forward with confidence, productivity and sustainable scalability too. To dive into the how of actualising this vital agility, we explore: What’s Changed, What’s Coming Next? Insights f...

This episode is Inclusion and Tech For Good personified focussing on #ZDay2021 and the wider opportunities afforded by the IBM Z Global Student Hub. This is very much a 24/7 platform for democratisation and powering tech for social impact at scale, especially for education and holistic skills accessibility from STEM to STEAM. More details here: http://ibm.biz/z-day-sally And to do this I am in the best of company! Joined by 17 year old changemaker Lella Violet Halloum, the youngest 2021 IBM Cham...

There are many pathways into technology careers and in this episode we go on a journey from San Paolo, Brazil to Encinitas, California with Alessandra Ginante Yockelson PhD, Senior Vice President, Chief Talent Officer and Global HR Leader at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. In our discussion we cover a range of critical conversation points including the connection between sustainability and diversity, and between learning and diversity of experience, education as the library to transform lives, chang...

In today's era of technology convergence, it was a pleasure to discuss the latest trends emerging from MWC21 and beyond with Greg Cudahy, EY’s Global Technology, Media & Entertainment and Telecommunications Leader and further EY’s Global Technology Sector Leader. We explore the power of ecosystem and the adaptive digital enterprise, the latest trends in technology transformation and convergence, and the pivotal intersection between technology and sustainability. This is a deep dive into 'the how...

This episode is Tech For Good personified and was such a pleasure to discuss with Mo Haghighi who does superb work as a Developer Advocate across the world and also leads the IBM Hybrid Cloud Build team in Europe. Our focus area is Call for Code, the largest tech for good global initiative of its kind and which is open for submissions until July 31st 2021. More details here: https://bit.ly/CallforCode21 This year's focus is on supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, notably ...

In this episode I am delighted to be joined by Thomas Harrer, CTO Server and Storage, at IBM Technology. We discuss how to move beyond the four V's of data that are Volume, Veracity, Velocity and Variety - to that vital fifth V of Value through people, technology and the power of partnership, notably IBM's long standing trusted relationship with SAP and BW/4HANA in particular. Drawing on dynamic and diverse examples from DNA to Smart Cities to Autonomous Vehicles, to the demands of everyday orga...

In this episode we meet the inspiring Quantum Computing Innovator, Mathematician and Artist - more on that in our discussion! - Carmen Recio Valcarce from IBM Research. A pioneering leader in the Quantum space, Carmen shares experiences on what has made a difference in her career to date, from mentorship, relatable role models and community, to ‘having your plan’ and cultivating holistic skills, from creativity to empathy. The time is now to rename so called ‘soft skills’! We also explore ethica...

In this episode we meet Debbie, Ann, Silvia and Ivona, 4 inspiring female changemakers at Kingston Technology. A wonderful discussion catalysed by International Women’s Day – and also moving beyond this to a ‘365’ approach where empowering inclusion, diversity and belonging is an everyday commitment for positive change. During the episode we bring to the fore different journeys in business and technology careers, sharing experiences and lessons learnt along the way, including the importance of m...

In this episode we meet the pioneering Lesley Kipling, former Geologist now Chief Security Advisor at Microsoft. This is a deep dive across all aspects of Next Generation Security considering the current cybersecurity threat landscape and growing areas of vulnerability from SME to Enterprise, and through IT & OT Convergence. We explore how to build Zero Trust defence in depth with technology from the latest developments in the Cyber Defence Operations Center, to advances that bring together the ...