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Tech Talks
Welcome to Tech Talks (A Podcast about Technology Leaders and Leadership). We explore the stories behind the most recognisable names in industry and the startups you’re yet to hear from. The innovation, cultural transformation and investment stories driving technology with host David Savage. If you’re interested in the latest ideas on AI, data, cyber-security this is the show for you. Follow and join the conversation. Tech Talks is powered by Harvey Nash, the leading global provider of…
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Tech TalksMatthew Bryant tells us how security professionals need advocate their role as growth enablers.
Matthew is CISO at 118 118 Money. In today's show he shares his thoughts on the role security professionals play in startups, and how they need to be see as…
Tech TalksWe need plastics, but Tom van Aken explains that not all plastics are created equal.
Tom van Aken is CEO of Avantium, a business that believes in a fossil-free world and is helping achieve that by making plastics from plants. We learn how…
Tech TalksWe can achieve great value through doing less, Addepar VP Bob tell us.
Bob is VP at Addepar, and in charge of their engineering function. As we look to a hybrid working-environment, Bob shares his thoughts on how this might work…
Tech TalksTo execute digital strategy you need talent; to attract talent you need kick-ass tech. What gives?
Stephen, And Digital's Chief for Consulting, talks to the show about the trends in the market, and challenges facing businesses, as they adopt digital. We have…
Tech TalksMaking farming entrepreneurial and transparent with Blockchain.
Genevieve is building a platform to help small holder farmers trace their goods and earn money that allows them to not just survive, but thrive. Using…
Tech TalksHow do you avoid silos forming as your scale your business?
Chris is CTO of Trailight, a business he's been with for a few years but which is now starting to rapidly grow. We talk about the challenges that brings and…
Tech TalksAre NFTs a way for grass-roots sport to thrive in a post-Covid world?
Fantastec allows for fans to collect digital assets in the form of NFTs. Steve Madincea, the Managing Partner of the business, puts forward that they can usher…
Tech TalksHow do you portray your skills in a digital setting? What skills now matter more?
Kevin Potts is CMO of DocuWare, a cloud business offering document management software. Their cloud and on-premises products are a recognized solution for…
Tech TalksWhy building a forward looking data strategy is as much about knowing where you've been.
Today we're chatting to Phil Bird, Founder and Executive Director of Perfect Channel. Perfect Channel creates intelligent, enterprise-level auction and trading…
Tech TalksYubo is the social network connecting GenZ - influencers need not apply.
Sacha explains why GenZ needed, and wanted, something new and designed for their needs. So why are 13-25 year olds flocking to Yubo, what does it signify in…
Tech TalksWhy this Bitcoin hype cycle is different...
Jameson, Cypherpunk CTO and co-founder of Casa, today tells us why this hyper-cycle is different, it isn't being driven by retail. As more institutions buy…
Tech TalksHow do you answer the question of where, and what to study?
How do you answer the question of where, and what to study? Kimeshan is CTO of Unibuddy, the company on a mission to help 10 million students make better…
Tech TalksWhat is the current reputation, and trust placed in, London as the fintech capital?
Yishay is Chief Executive Officer at MoneyNetInt. MoneyNetInt provides better payment solutions for companies by utilising various supported payment schemes in…
Tech TalksWhy your inclusion lead should report into technology.
Sheree is an inclusion leader with a technology background. A data scientist turned D,I&E leader she believes the role is rooted in data and should report into…
Tech TalksCat Wildman talks about the efforts of the GEC to close the gender gap.
Cat talks about her efforts to close the gender gap in education and in workplaces, and the product that's making that possible. How can we fight gender…
Tech TalksWhat do you want from digital health services? Push Doctor tell us how they can help the NHS.
Wais is CEO of Push Doctor, a healthtech business working in partnership with the NHS to connect thousands of patients each week with clinicians and…
Tech TalksWe're asking children to attend school on platforms built for business. Can we do better?
We're asking children to attend to school on Teams and Zoom. It's amazing these platforms have given time to education, and teachers are doing an incredible…
Tech TalksThe key to expanding inclusion could be variety; do we do enough to demonstrate the breadth of tech?
Catherine Wong is Chief Product Officer and EVP Engineering at Domo, a firm using business cloud to help empower organisations to help leverage scale in record…
Tech TalksTechnology is easy, but adoption is hard.
Founded in 2008, totality services provides London’s small and medium sized businesses with end-to-end IT support services. Here we chat to co-founder Pedro…
Tech TalksWe learn how automation is helping EF schedule classes intelligently and at speed
In today's show Alessandro Lisi, VP Technology at EF, tells us how they are using genetics, and natural selection, to improve school efficiency. Another strong…
Tech TalksPhilip sets out a vision for responsible consumerism via Zilch, a BNPL offering built for customers
Zilch is a BNPL offering built for consumers, not retailers, which dictates a very different approach. In their own words they are "creating the best way to…
Tech TalksJody tells us how she tackled becoming a Global IT Director in 2020.
Jody joined The VPS Group in November 2019 as Global IT Director. In this most challenging of years, we find out how she tackled the role, and why tech is able…
Tech TalksA phone built for the TikTok generation, and services suited to lockdown; we're chatting to Samsung.
Sharon is the Head of UK Marketing for the mobile division, and is talking about the S21, Samsung's latest flagship device. However, what about the other…
Tech TalksDigital first mortgages in minutes not weeks? Step forward Molo.
Francesca Carlesi is regarded as one of the leading figures in the UK tech industry, and it's not hard to see why. Her business is tackling the mortgage…
Tech TalksWe're exploring the healing power of stories with Yoni Circle.
Chloe is the CEO and founder of Yoni Circle, a community that heals and connects via storytelling. Having suffered set backs in her own career Chloe found…
Tech TalksWhat's the future of technology conferences? Is this a blip, or a new direction...
Val describes her experience of the first virtual CES; what was missing, what were the advantages? What was it like launching a product in a virtual world and…
Tech TalksWhat should a founder consider when looking for financial backing in the current market?
Roei, CEO and founder of Connectd, talks to us about his efforts to help the startup founder community make contact with the financial investment needed, and…
Tech TalksWhy we need a self-sovereign identity solution, and how it's made possible.
Alex Tai, CEO of BLOK BioScience, is using blockchain to create a freedom pass on your phone. Why? 1.2bn people can't prove who they are. In the world…
Tech TalksLinda Davidson tells us about the advantages of a steady pair of hands and experience.
Linda has had a career unlike most in technology. She started treading the boards before shifting to a role in the BBC in her early-30s. Now she's got a great…
Tech TalksPaul German has a warning for CISOs who aren't concerned about their data.
Certes Networks delivers Software Defined Security. Paul, CEO, talks about providing simple security solutions that protect any sensitive company data, for any…
Tech TalksLiam Hayes is using tech to help athletes own and make sense of data.
Liam has gone from someone barely able to use his iPhone to a tech entrepreneur. With his company TrainMyAthlete he's empowering elite athletes to own, and…
Tech TalksA New Year's Eve Show featuring Caroline Hargrove, CTO at Babylon Health!
Happy New Year! Today's show is a big interview with Babylon Health's CTO Caroline Hargrove, who talks about AI, data and why it's important tech is allowed to…
Tech TalksRu Roberts, UK Country Manager of Waze, on getting Santa to be your co-pilot!
Ru Roberts, Country Manager of Waze in the UK, talks about the co-piloting innovations that are engaging drivers, and giving them vital information to keep…
Tech TalksSusie Hargreaves, OBE, talks about the need to inform in the face of rising online child abuse.
During the pandemic there has been a devastating rise in the amount of self-generated images of child abuse. Susie Hargreaves, OBE, CEO of the IWF talks about…
Tech TalksOren Goldshtein, CEO of Vectorious, is implanting tech in hearts to save lives.
Vectorious Medical Technologies have developed the V-LAP, the world's first in-heart microcomputer, which enables treatment for heart disease patients…
Tech TalksBrett & Edd, cofounders at Tiney.co, share their efforts to disrupt the early-years education space.
Brett and Edd talk to us about their platform, build to disrupt and enhance early years education and childcare. We chat about the effects of Covid, and how…
Tech TalksMichael Doughty, Cofounder of Hylo Athletics, is helping athletes put the planet first.
Hylo Athletics are no a mission to create a trainer that's sustainable and goes beyond zero carbon, giving real choice to planet first conscious athletes. Here…
Tech TalksMichel Spruijt, VP at Brain Corp, explains how CoBots are the future of human/machine collaboration!
On today's show we talk to Michel, VP at Brain Corp. Who are Brain Corp? They're a business powering autonomous robots, and empowering their builders through…
Tech TalksKerry Moulton, UK IT Capability Lead, takes a virtual commute!
Kerry talks about why she wanted both to be an active mother, and a career, and how she achieved that ambition. We also chat about the future of work…
Tech TalksTessa Clarke, cofounder of OLIO, explains how you can help tackle food poverty.
Tessa Clarke is a returning guest! OLIO first appeared on Tech Talks a number of years ago and now have millions of users. However around 8.4 million people…
Tech TalksCarley Read, CEO/Founder of Y'earn, shares her pivot, launch and aspirations as a founder.
Carley is founder of Y'earn, a marketplace where you can rent baby items; bringing together earners and yearners whilst tackling the sustainability crisis. In…
Tech TalksJim Anning, VP Data at GoCardless, tells us to take a leap of faith...
Jim joins the podcast to talk about data, and explain why a culture of data has to be embraced by all. Having a VP Data fighting battles and knocking on doors…
Tech TalksGzregorz Cempla, MD of Ocado Technology, talks about the importance of suppliers.
Grzegorz talks to us about the need to reject traditional approaches, learn to fail, move fast and scale. How do you do that? With trusted suppliers afforded…
Tech TalksAaron Goldman, CMO at Mediaocean, talks to us about culture and relationship!
Aaron Goldman is CMO of Mediaocean, the mission-critical platform for omnichannel advertising. Aaron talks to us about merging two businesses during a…
Tech TalksGabriel and Katya, cofounders of ClearPeople, on inclusion, marriage, and people!
Gabriel and Katya got married, started a business and started a family. 17 years on we get a chance to discuss what's made the business thrive, how their…
Tech TalksKen and Jesse, from Ripple and EWF, discuss decarbonising crypto.
Ken and Jesse talk about the need to decarbonise industry, principally finance, and why now it simple makes good business sense to accelerate the reliance on…
Tech TalksAmy Adams, VP at Cummins Inc, tells us now is the moment for hydrogen.
Amy joins the podcast to talk us through changes in the private industry that are pushing sustainable energy into wider usage. She explains how more open…
Tech TalksJohn Kodumal, CTO of LaunchDarkly, talks about how the pandemic has changed their culture.
John joins the podcast following Edith's appearance on Tuesday. In a week we fast-forward 6 weeks. So what was the same organisation thinking towards the end…
Tech TalksEdith Harbaugh, CEO of LaunchDarkly, talks about the role features play in tech and deployment.
Edith is joining us as part of a 2-part special where we talk to two co-founders, months apart, and get the CEO and CTO's views on the same company and…
Tech TalksRebecca Rumbul is bringing a class action suit against Oracle & Salesforce to court, why?
Rebecca Rumbul is concerned that advertising cookies are hoovering up data without your consent selling them to the highest bidder, in a breach of GDPR. She's…
Tech TalksRoss McCaw, Founder of OurPeople, is helping business cut through the noise.
Ross McCaw built his business to ensure that companies could get key information to their employees, no matter how fragmented and varied the working…
Tech TalksJonathan Prest, CTO of SaleCycle, tells us what makes a good engineer.
In today's episode of the podcast Jonathan discusses how agile can be approached to ensure it communicates with the business (using ever shorter cycles), and…
Tech TalksAaron Whitehead, European MD at Vouchr, on making money movement social.
Aaron joins the podcast to talk about how Vouchr are making payments social; the problem that money transfer companies have is that the process is boring!…
Tech TalksZach & Neil, co-founders of Andrson, are using tech to help discover new music during a pandemic.
On today's show we're chatting to Neil and Zach, co-founders of music discoverability app Andrson. A duo reimaging A&R. So what's their secret sauce, how is a…
Tech TalksChase Buckle, Trends Manager at GlobalWebIndex, on the impact of the Grey Pound on online trends.
Chase Buckle, from GlobalWebIndex, joins the podcast to talk about how the pandemic has changed the balance of power in consumer spending and habits…
Tech TalksTara Looney, CPO at Shaw Academy, discusses the change in attitudes towards online learning in 2020.
Tara discuss the surge in online learning since the pandemic, with millions of new students learning practical skills. What affect will it have on education…
Tech TalksGraham Hussey, co-founder of The Startup Van, brings a new finance model to tech.
Suddenly we can't physically sit down with our peers, founders can't meet each other, physical events have stopped. Given the Startup Van built a community of…
Tech TalksDanny Scott, CEO of CoinCorner, is making it easier to buy Bitcoin. So should you buy?
Today we're talking about Bitcoin with CoinCorner Ltd cofounder and CEO Danny. Danny has worked in the Bitcoin industry since 2011, and now he's working to…
Tech TalksJacey Moore, Chief Marketing Officer at Giacom, on the need to build local pride in business.
Jacey describes how Giacom have used marketing to become Yorkshire's fast growing business. But what does that mean after Covid has become such a catalyst for…
Tech TalksNiall Green, CEO of Second Screen, talks about taking Notting Hill virtual.
Today's show welcome Niall Green back to the podcast to talk about Notting Hill Carnival. Unfortunately due to Covid-19 the festival couldn't take place as…