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Tech Talks Daily
If every company is now a tech company and digital transformation is a journey rather than a destination, how do you keep up with the relentless pace of technological change? Every day, Tech Talks Daily brings you insights from the brightest minds in tech, business, and innovation, breaking down complex ideas into clear, actionable takeaways. Hosted by Neil C. Hughes, Tech Talks Daily explores how emerging technologies such as AI, cybersecurity, cloud computing, fintech, quantum computing…
Episodes
Tech Talks DailyHow PwC is Helping Companies Prepare for a World Where AI Agents Become Customer
What happens when your next customer is represented by an AI agent that can research products, compare prices, evaluate suppliers, negotiate terms, and make…
Tech Talks DailyElastic Reveal Why AI ROI Depends on Search, Retrieval and Decision-Grade Visibility
Why are companies investing heavily in AI, analytics, and data platforms while business leaders still struggle to see what is happening across their operations…
Tech Talks DailyWhy Business Intelligence Has Been Hiding Inside Your Agreements
What if one of the biggest obstacles to digital transformation isn't your technology stack, but the agreements connecting it all together? Recorded live at…
Tech Talks DailyHow Endava is Helping Companies Turn AI Investment Into Measurable Business Value
Why are companies spending heavily on AI tools while struggling to show meaningful improvements in productivity, revenue, or business performance? In this…
Tech Talks DailyCognitive Tech Debt: Is AI Making Your Workforce Faster but Less Capable?
What happens when AI makes employees more productive today but gradually weakens the expertise companies will depend on tomorrow? In this episode of Tech Talks…
Tech Talks DailyHow Algorand Is Preparing Blockchain Infrastructure for the Quantum Threat.
What happens to blockchain networks, digital assets, and the wider internet when quantum computers become powerful enough to break the cryptography protecting…
Tech Talks DailyWhy Boring Automation Can Deliver More Business Value Than Shiny AI
What if companies rushing to deploy AI agents are overlooking the basic problem that much of their business data is still trapped inside PDFs, emails…
Tech Talks DailyWhy Cybersecurity Is a People Problem Before It Is a Technology Problem
Why do companies continue spending heavily on cybersecurity technology while human behavior, poor governance, and skills shortages leave them exposed to…
Tech Talks DailyThe Toothbrush Test: What Keval Desai Looks for Before Investing in a Startup.
What separates the founders who build category-defining companies from the thousands of startups that never make it through the venture capital funnel? In this…
Tech Talks DailyWhy Docusign Believes Agreements Are the Next Evolution of Business Intelligence
What if the most valuable business intelligence in your organisation has been hiding inside your contracts all along? Recorded live at Docusign Momentum in…
Tech Talks DailyYour Brand Is Invisible in AI Search. Here's What You Can Do About It
What happens when your customers stop searching through pages of Google results and start asking ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI platforms which companies they…
Tech Talks DailyHow Experion Technologies Is Connecting AI Agents Across the Investment Lifecycle
What happens when an industry managing more than $150 trillion is still held back by decades-old systems, manual work, disconnected data, and highly paid…
Tech Talks DailyWhy Time Has Become the Most Valuable Asset in Wealth Management with Addepar
Have you ever wondered whether the biggest competitive advantage in wealth management is no longer investment performance alone, but the ability to turn…
Tech Talks DailyWhy AI's Future Depends on Smarter Energy with Schneider Electric
Have you ever stopped to think about what really powers the AI revolution? While the conversation often focuses on the latest models, chips, and applications…
Tech Talks DailyHow AI Is Personalizing Every Stage of the Guest Journey with Agilysys
How is AI changing the way we choose hotels, and what does that mean for the businesses trying to deliver unforgettable guest experiences? In this episode, I…
Tech Talks DailyWhat Responsible AI Looks Like in Practice with Complyance
What does responsible AI actually look like once you move beyond the headlines and start deploying it inside highly regulated businesses? In this episode, I…
Tech Talks DailyWhy Data Governance Should Come Before AI According to ProArch
What if the biggest obstacle to successful AI adoption isn't the technology at all, but the state of your data and the way work gets done inside your business?…
Tech Talks DailyBuilding Better Remote Teams with AI and Lessons from Penbrothers
What if the biggest advantage of building a global team has very little to do with reducing costs? In today's episode, I speak with Nicolas Bivero, CEO of…
Tech Talks DailyBuilding Citizen Services for the Age of Agentic AI with Insight Public Sector
Have public sector organizations reached the point where AI is no longer an experiment but an operational necessity? In this episode, I welcome Carmen…
Tech Talks DailyDigiCert on Why PKI Has Become the Foundation of AI Trust
What keeps the digital world running safely behind the scenes, and why are so many organizations only now discovering that one of their most important security…
Tech Talks DailyHow Kahoot! Is Using AI and Gamification to Reignite Student Engagement
What does meaningful engagement look like in today's classroom? And as AI becomes part of everyday teaching, how can technology help teachers inspire curiosity…
Tech Talks DailyAtlassian on AI Agents, Teamwork Graph, and the Future of Work
What if the biggest barrier to successful AI isn't the model itself, but the lack of context behind every decision your teams make? As AI agents become more…
Tech Talks DailyAI, Voice, and the Future of Contact Centers with Zendesk
What happens when customer service moves beyond answering questions and starts anticipating needs, coordinating actions, and resolving problems with AI? And…
Tech Talks DailyWhat Every CEO Can Learn from Chamberlain Group's Reinvention
What happens when a company best known for garage door openers decides to compete with the biggest names in smart home technology? Can a business built on…
Tech Talks DailyNitro Software: The Hidden AI Risks Lurking In Everyday Document Workflows
What happens when the biggest AI security risk isn't the technology itself, but the people using it? In this episode, I sit down with Cormac Whelan, CEO of…
Tech Talks DailyBinalyze: The Culture Change Cybersecurity Can No Longer Ignore
What if the biggest weakness in cybersecurity isn't the technology, but the way defenders communicate with each other? Cybercriminals openly exchange…
Tech Talks DailyHow zeb Rebuilt Consulting Around AI With Substrate
What happens when a consulting company decides that adding AI to existing workflows isn't enough? In this episode, Mal Vivek, CEO and co-founder of zeb, joins…
Tech Talks DailyHow Precisely Is Closing the AI Data Integrity Gap
Can organizations really call themselves AI-ready if their data foundations still have gaps? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I sit down with Dave Shuman…
Tech Talks DailyThe API Security Crisis Exposed By Akamai's State Of The Internet Report
How prepared are businesses for a new wave of attacks targeting the apps, APIs, and AI systems now powering digital growth? In this episode, I speak with…
Tech Talks DailyHow Sinch Sees AI Triggering The Biggest Communication Shift Since SMS
What happens when AI agents start talking to customers more often than humans do? In this episode, I'm joined by Robert Gerstmann, co-founder and Chief…
Tech Talks DailyHow GlobalFoundries Keeps Semiconductor Production Running 24/7
What happens when a single lost network packet can disrupt hours of manufacturing? Recorded at Cisco Live, this episode features John Hoenemier, Director of…
Tech Talks DailyHow AIDA Cruises Keeps Thousands Connected at Sea
What does it take to deliver reliable connectivity to a floating city carrying thousands of guests across the world's oceans? Recorded at Cisco Live, this…
Tech Talks DailyHow Room & Board Uses Technology to Keep Customer Experiences Personal
Recorded at Cisco Live, this episode features Mark Rodrigue, Senior Network Engineer at Room & Board. This furniture retailer has built its reputation around…
Tech Talks DailyInside SAP's AI Strategy After Sapphire
What happens when one of the world's largest enterprise software companies declares that it is no longer a software company, but an AI company? At SAP…
Tech Talks DailyRethinking Healthcare Security with XIFIN and CrossConnect Engineering
How do healthcare organizations continue innovating while protecting some of the most sensitive data in existence? Recorded at Cisco Live, this episode…
Tech Talks DailyGoogle Cloud Summit London 2026: Turning AI Ambition Into Business Results in the Agentic Enterprise
What does it take to move from AI experimentation to real business impact? Recording during Google Cloud Summit London 2026 at Tobacco Dock, I had the…
Tech Talks DailyCisco's AI Strategy and the Future of Enterprise Growth
What does strategy look like when the technology industry seems to change every few months? Recorded at Cisco Live, this episode features Ammar Maraqa, Cisco's…
Tech Talks DailyHow MIT Solve Turns Innovation Into Global Impact
Can technology and AI genuinely improve lives at scale, or are we still spending too much time talking about potential rather than outcomes? In this episode of…
Tech Talks DailyHow Testlio Balances Automation and AI With Human Insight
What happens when software can be built and shipped faster than ever, but trust becomes the real challenge? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I sit down…
Tech Talks DailyHow Insta360 Is Helping Creators Capture More Than The Moment
What happens when a camera company starts thinking less about lenses and specifications and more about how people actually capture and share their lives? In…
Tech Talks DailyHow Paradigm4 Is Helping Organizations Remove Hidden AI Bottlenecks
What happens when a company focused on drug discovery and life sciences encounters a data problem that nobody else seems able to solve? Recorded at the IT…
Tech Talks DailyWhat Happens Behind The Scenes When Millions Stream A World Cup Match?
How do you keep millions of people streaming a World Cup match without buffering, outages, or delays? And what happens behind the scenes when a retailer…
Tech Talks DailyCincinnati Open Tennis, Technology, and the Future of Fan Experience
How do you double the size of a major sporting venue, rebuild its technology foundation, and still deliver a seamless experience for hundreds of thousands of…
Tech Talks DailyGetac and the Future of Rugged Technology and the Deskless Workforce
What happens when the technology keeping essential services running fails at the worst possible moment? When most people think about workplace technology, they…
Tech Talks DailyInside Cisco's Plan to Close the Defense Velocity Gap
How prepared is your organization for threats that move faster than people can respond? At Cisco Live, I sat down with Bhaskar Jayakrishnan, Senior Vice…
Tech Talks DailyWhy SAP is Betting Big on Voice AI, Robotics and Quantum Computing
What will the enterprise of the future actually look like, and which technologies deserve attention beyond the hype cycle? In today's episode, I sit down with…
Tech Talks DailyCribl on Why 96% Want Agentic AI But Only 23% Are Ready For it
What happens when your AI ambitions collide with the reality of your infrastructure? Across boardrooms everywhere, agentic AI has quickly moved from…
Tech Talks DailyHow Businesses Can Stay Ahead of AI-Powered Attacks
Can businesses still rely on cybersecurity strategies that were designed for a very different threat environment? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak…
Tech Talks DailyWhy Traditional Cybersecurity Defenses Are Falling Behind
Have we become so used to data breaches that we no longer stop to think about what they actually mean for the people affected? In this episode of Tech Talks…
Tech Talks DailyCisco Live: Why the Future Of Work Is About Outcomes, Not Occupancy
What is the office actually for? It's a question that many organizations are still wrestling with as they balance flexibility, collaboration, employee…
Tech Talks DailyCisco Live: Aruna Ravichandran on Trust, AI Agents, and the Next Era of Networking
What happens when the newest users on your network aren't people at all? At Cisco Live, I sat down with Aruna Ravichandran, SVP and CMO for AI, Networking, and…
Tech Talks DailyOyster CEO on Remote Work, AI, Global Teams and the Future of Work
Have you ever wondered whether the skills that build a company are the same skills needed to scale it? In today's episode of Tech Talks Daily, I sit down with…
Tech Talks DailyZscaler's Ripple Effect Report Reveals The Cyber Resilience Gap
Are organizations investing enough in cybersecurity, or are they simply spending more money while falling further behind? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily…
Tech Talks DailyOutshift By Cisco On Connecting The Next Generation Of AI Agents
At Cisco Live, I sat down with Papi Menon, Vice President of Product Management at Outshift by Cisco, to explore one of the most ambitious ideas emerging in…
Tech Talks DailyZoho On Balancing AI Innovation With Trust, Control, And Digital Sovereignty
Can businesses embrace AI without surrendering control over their data, technology choices, and future direction? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I sit…
Tech Talks DailyRisk Ledger Explains The Hidden Risks Inside Modern AI Supply Chains
What happens when the weakest link in your technology supply chain becomes the entry point for a national security incident? In this episode of Tech Talks…
Tech Talks DailyHow TinyMCE Is Bringing AI Directly Into The Content Creation Workflow
Have you ever stopped to think about the technology powering almost every text box you interact with online? Whether you're applying for a job, drafting a…
Tech Talks DailyCan AI Improve Trust Between Political Campaigns And Voters?
Have you ever wondered why political campaigns can send millions of text messages but still struggle to have meaningful conversations with voters? In this…
Tech Talks DailyAdobe Summit: Why Context Is the Missing Ingredient in Enterprise AI
How do you move beyond AI experimentation and start building systems that can genuinely reason, act, and create value across an enterprise? Recorded at Adobe…
Tech Talks DailyAI, Analytics, And Conservation: The Nature Conservancy's Data Transformation Story
What does better analytics actually mean when your mission is protecting the planet? At SAS Innovate, I sat down with John Blackwell, Director of Strategic…