Best VPRO Podcasts (2024)

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Enabling a secure, reliable, collaborative and mobile working future - everywhere! With Doug Jones, AVP, Product Management Collaboration at AT&T 24:12

3M ago24:12

24:12

🎙️Enabling a secure, reliable and collaborative future - wherever we may be working from! In this live special with AT&T Business our focus is on exactly this with special guest the brilliant Doug Jones, AVP, Product Management Collaboration at AT&T 🔸In this deep dive we also explore opportunities to do more with less, and all the news around the d…

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An ESG Transparency to Accountability Special! From BT’s Sustainability Festival to COP28! 27:49

4M ago27:49

27:49

🍃In this ESG Live podcast special, we are delighted to share a holistic focus on advancing ESG outcomes across technology, culture, skills, change management, process, collaboration and of course, measurement perspectives too! 🎙️Joined by superb guests Bas Burger, Chief Executive Officer at BT Business and Sarwar Khan, Global Head of Digital Sustai…

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Excelling 'in the G' of ESG! With Courtney Kauzens Head of Governance & Reporting, Corporate Sustainability & ESG, Dell Technologies 33:03

4M ago33:03

33:03

🍃Fresh from COP28, a focus on all things ESG could not be more timely and in particular the how of excelling in Governance, that vital bridge between Environmental and Social impact that scales. And this especially so given today's context of rapid evolution and distinct differences across local and international regulatory landscapes 🔸It is clear …

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Cyber Resiliency! Enabling 360-degree Defence in the Age of AI - With Chris Wiborg VP, Product and Solutions Marketing, Veritas Technologies 43:56

5M ago43:56

43:56

🚀In today’s Age of AI, the all important topic of Cyber Resiliency and in particular, the imperative to enable a 360-degree Defence comes centre stage - but what does this actually mean in practice? 🔸For this special feature, I am delighted to be joined by Chris Wiborg VP, Product and Solutions Marketing at Veritas Technologies to unpack exactly th…

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'Modern Work' meets Sustainable Computing! An Intel vPro Special with Sarah Wieskus, Intel GM of Commercial Client Sales 52:53

5M ago52:53

52:53

💻 When it comes to managing workloads and the future of modern work, Tomorrow's Tech Today believes that the key enablers for optimization have expanded beyond the key tenets of Performance, Security, Manageability and Stability - to equally include Sustainable Computing too! 🌱 🔸In this Managing and Enhancing Modern Work and Sustainable Computing s…

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Defining Your Personal Generative AI Journey! A 'Burning GenAI Q's' Live Special with Jaynene Hapanowicz, CTO & SVP, Technology Transformation & Cloud Services, at Dell Digital 17:15

5M ago17:15

17:15

🎤A Live Special - with both the inaugural AI Safety Summit in the UK alongside US President Biden's Executive Order on the Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence bringing the Generative AI opportunity but also need for purposeful reflection center stage, this could not be a more timely discussion! 🔸GenerativeAI …

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Shared, Secure, Sustainable! The 3 S's of AI Safety Regulation, GenAI & Future of Human-machine partnership with John Roese, Global CTO, Dell Technologies 51:05

5M ago51:05

51:05

Human-machine partnership has long been the crux of transformation and the recent rise of Generative AI has sparked entirely new sets of possibilities! But what are the lessons we can learn from the ‘sudden’ impact on the way we do business, and from a societal perspective too. Something center stage this week for the UK's AI Safety Summit - What a…

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Identity Management - The New Frontier of Transformation! With Rajat Bhargava, CEO, JumpCloud 36:45

6M ago36:45

36:45

With identity management fast becoming the new frontier of digital transformation, it could not be more timely to discuss 'the how' of reinventing just how modern IT teams get work done! Joined by Rajat Bhargava, CEO of JumpCloud we discuss his founder's journey, the IAM imperative and share advice across startup skills and all things ESG. Look out…

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Monitor, Detect, Defend! Elevating Threat Intelligence with MDR and AI - A Cyber Security Special with Keiron Holyome, Vice President, UKI & Emerging Markets at Blackberry 54:03

7M ago54:03

54:03

Did you know that from March 2023 to May 2023, threat actors deployed 11.5 attacks per minute! Clearly, as cybersecurity threats continue to escalate in scope, scope and sophistication, so the imperative to evolve and strengthen our defenses must escalate too! With Monitor, Detect and Defend our mantra this episode marks a deep dive across cyberatt…

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The Future of Work! An AI Activation Special - With Karen Plotkin, SVP, Client Solutions Strategy at Dell Technologies 45:32

7M ago45:32

45:32

We are already living through a fundamental shift in the way we work - so what will the future look like? Focusing in on the role of Artificial Intelligence, particularly Generative AI, this special feature is a deep dive right across the most impactful technology, tools and human factors including workforce capability augmentation, productivity an…

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DDoS Weapons Intelligence meets Intelligent AI & Automation Protection! A Cyber Security Special with Paul Nicholson, Sr. Director of Product Marketing at A10 29:25

8M ago29:25

29:25

DDoS or Distributed Denial of Service attacks are growing in frequency, intensity and sophistication, from DDoS malware infected hosts such as drones right through to a range of different server protocol exploitations! The list goes on - but critically DDoS delivery methods are actually largely unchanged via bots and servers. So after recently eval…

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Beyond Digital & Cloud! - An Identity Transformation Special with Rajat Bhargava, CEO of JumpCloud & Totality Services 50:56

8M ago50:56

50:56

Did you know that 42% of data breaches were due to stolen credentials in 2022 alone? No wonder perhaps, that the market for 'Identity as a Service' is poised to reach 16.38 Billion USD by 2028, with identity transformation now overtaking its Digital and Cloud cousins in terms of business prioritisation. Additionally, as the use of deep-fakes and we…

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The State of Smart Manufacturing 2023 with Becky Kelderman, Digital Transformation Executive of Rockwell Automation 22:15

9M ago22:15

22:15

The world has changed and Manufacturing has changed with it, but there is more to do! As Manufacturers continue to seek opportunities for profitable growth, they are finding that uncertainty in workforce availability is impacting quality, along with their ability to meet their customers’ needs and transform at pace. They are addressing this impact …

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Field Cyber Security 101 and Diversity in Security Special, with Joye Purser CISSP PhD, Global Lead, Field Cybersecurity at Veritas Technologies 25:13

9M ago25:13

25:13

A live special in the field! From social engineering to ransomware and evolving trends like exploitation and IT/OT convergence, cyber threats continue to accelerate in risk scope, scale and sophistication. In this on the ground special, we explore ways to address the challenges right across technology protection and backup, culture, communications,…

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Digital Transformation in the Energy sector - A Sustainability Special with Bilal Khursheed - Director, Energy & Sustainability, Americas at Microsoft 32:57

10M ago32:57

32:57

Energy affects us all! Indeed the energy sector has fast become one of the most dynamic industries of our time with vectors of change ranging from the cost crisis and supply chain fragility, through to cyber-attacks and excluded populations, and the advance of both sectoral and technological convergence too. In this special feature as a Microsoft p…

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Roadmap to the Future! Autonomous Enterprise, AI, ChatGPT, Automation & People! 40 Years of Innovation - With Don Schuerman CTO of Pegasystems 29:47

11M ago29:47

29:47

Building a Roadmap to the Future! In ever more ambiguous and rapidly changing times, navigating this is our episode focus covering areas such as building the autonomous enterprise and how it’s affecting the future of tech, alongside the latest AI, ChatGPT and automation innovations, covering implications from de-mystication to culture and skills ne…

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Data for Good Special! With Qlik, C40 Cities & Direct Relief Ahead of QlikWorld 42:53

1y ago42:53

42:53

In this Data and Technology for Good special, packed with real-world examples, we explore just how Data Analytics and Integration can enable scalable impact with meaning, focusing in on the critical non-profit sector. And ahead of QlikWorld 2023, where all of our guests are presenting, I am delighted to be joined by: Julie Kae, VP of Sustainability…

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Sustainability From the Network Up - ESG Special with Sarwar Khan, Global Head of Digital Sustainability at BT Group 51:43

1y ago51:43

51:43

Embedding ESG considerations by design is an imperative - and this must be from the network up! In this special we explore the vectors of ESG change, especially around Sustainability, from opportunities to challenges, notably the intention-action gap regards awareness and actualisation, alongside complexity, and lack of consistency and comparabilit…

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The API Disconnect! A Noname Security Special with Karl Mattson CISO & Filip Verloy Field CTO EMEA 40:53

1y ago40:53

40:53

As possibly today's most misunderstood cybersecurity threat factor, this special shines a light on a growing API Economy - but equally a growing API Security disconnect too. Issues range from API drift, sprawl and lack of visibility, through to misconfiguration, monitoring gaps and challenges applying risk controls from pre-production to live. No w…

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Sustainability by Design for Shared Value Impact that Scales - ESG Special with IBM's Christina Shim, VP/Global Head of Product IBM Sustainability Software and Nada Gemayel Santiago, Principal Product ... 39:16

1y ago39:16

39:16

We can make the fastest progress addressing the world’s most urgent sustainability issues when ESG value and business value are aligned - with technology leadership and impact measurement both critical enablers. In this special we explore exactly this with IBM and two superb guests, Christina Shim, VP/Global Head of Product IBM Sustainability Softw…

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Cyber Security in the Energy Industry - With Jose Razo, Senior Tech Specialist at Microsoft 46:53

1y ago46:53

46:53

With greater digitalisation and the dissolving separation between physical and cyber comes expanded opportunities - but also the need for superior cyber security protection. Never has that imperative been more apparent than in the energy sector today. In this special we dive into the various vectors of change affecting the Energy, Power and Digital…

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From Escalating Cyber Risks to Recovery At Scale – Security Special With Doward Wilkinson, Sr. Product Manager, Veritas 54:20

1y ago54:20

54:20

In this episode we explore the state, scope, scale and sophistication of today’s heightened and expanded cybersecurity threats, especially regards ransomware and malware. We unpack the technology that can make a difference, from network segmentation, virus scanning and the application of AI for active threat intelligence - right through to resilien…

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What's Normal Now?!' 2023 Tech, Network & Application Trends for CIO, CTO and CISO with Tony Webb, Vice President of EMEA & APAC at A10 Networks 1:07:03

1y ago1:07:03

1:07:03

CIOs, CTOs and CISOs today are concerned about three key themes: how will they help drive growth and revenue; how will they ensure the best customer (and employee) experience and how will they drive further operational efficiencies. In this special feature, we explore ‘what’s normal now!' This is a deep dive across all things technology change, dra…

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Unlocking Your Information Advantage! With Muhi Majzoub, EVP and Chief Product Officer at OpenText 44:26

1y ago44:26

44:26

Unlocking that all important ‘Information Advantage’ is an imperative for organizations of any size - but how can you transform all too typical contexts of information overload, fragmentation or restriction, to one of data visibility, integration, value and ultimately - information empowerment? To explore this and related topics across skills, comm…

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Zero Carbon Committed! An ESG Special with Nicola Peill-Moelter, Director of Sustainability Innovation at VMware 37:54

1y ago37:54

37:54

The next frontier for innovation is sustainable computing! When we reflect on 2023 priority areas, advancing Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) impact is increasingly centre stage, especially with the resonance that investment here creates shared value benefits for business and societal innovation. So how can we move beyond rising conscious…

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Green IT Infrastructure Energy and Sustainability Special with Ami Badani, VP of Networking at NVIDIA 41:43

1+ y ago41:43

41:43

With Energy considerations from costs through to sustainability increasingly centre stage, the demand for Green IT Infrastructure has never resonated more strongly. In this special we unpack the key drivers of change in this space and then focus in on the use of Data Processing Units (DPUs) for accelerated computing and energy efficiency benefits, …

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Emotet - The Chameleon of CyberSecurity Risks with Giovanni Vigna, Head of NSBU Threat Analysis Unit at VMware 29:04

1+ y ago29:04

29:04

Emotet is one of the most evasive and destructive malware delivery systems ever to be deployed and has successfully leveraged various techniques to maximize its infection rate and damage impact. Emotet has variously reinvented itself too - making it the chameleon of security threats! In this CyberSecurity Awareness Month special, I am joined by Gio…

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From Ada Lovelace Day to Every Day - Embedding DEI, Embracing Change, Innovating with Confidence with Isabelle Guis, CMO at Commvault 1:03:05

1+ y ago1:03:05

1:03:05

With Ada Lovelace Day the inspiration for this special episode, we actually go on a journey beyond into 'the how' of embedding diversity, equity and inclusion by design, and in these ever evolving times, how to better embrace change too. To do so, I am joined by the brilliant Isabelle Guis, Chief Marketing Officer at Commvault, who has a truly fasc…

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Systems, Silicon, Software! Empower the Industrial Metaverse with Rev Lebaredian, VP, Omniverse & Simulation Tech at NVIDIA 33:40

1+ y ago33:40

33:40

The industrial metaverse is coming fast! as digital twins take shape, as exemplified by the 150 enterprises that have already partnered with Nvidia on the Omniverse - the simulation environment catalyzing innovation to build metaverses big and small. In this podcast special we reflect on all the breaking news around the industrial metaverse and Omn…

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An AWS Summit Innovation Roadshow Special - AI, DEI, Sustainability & Beyond with Tanuja Randery AWS; Rob Smedley F1; Chris Wigley Genomics England; Rob Salguero-Gomez Oxford University & Malcolm McDermott ... 44:29

1+ y ago44:29

44:29

With the AWS Summit Roadshow in full swing around the world, this special feature showcases highlights from the London event with five core themes to the fore: Technology, Skills, Culture, Passion and Sustainability. We are joined by: Tanuja Randery, Managing Director EMEA, Amazon Web Services discussing the fantastic AWS re/Start scheme, opening u…

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Trust and the Social Impact of Digitalisation with Bianca Scheffler, Swiss Re 34:54

2y ago34:54

34:54

Trust is probably the biggest currency of our time and in this special we explore its key dimensions alongside ethics in digital services, indicators of trustworthy companies, the people and skills factors that make a difference and the maturity of industries regards digital trust. All backed by breaking new research! And to do this I am joined by …

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Cyber Security 101 - Visibility and Threat Detection with Chad Skipper, Global Security Technologist, VMware 24:50

2y ago24:50

24:50

Today almost every single one of us would be hard pressed to not have either experienced the impact of security breaches first hand – nor know someone – or some organisation that is important to us that has. This brings the latest developments in the Cyber Security landscape centre stage, notably across visibility and threat detection. To explore t…

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Moving Beyond Business Complexity to Inspirational Innovation! With Don Schuerman CTO of Pega 24:27

2y ago24:27

24:27

Today nearly three out of four employees feel their job complexity continues to rise as customer demands increase. In this special, we cover a ‘hot of the press’ research release on Business Complexity and how to address the challenges with the always inspiring Don Schuerman CTO of Pega who commissioned this critical study. And we also explore some…

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Time To Breakthrough! Digital Transformation Empowered where Tech meets Empathy with John Roese, CTO, Dell Technologies 38:10

2y ago38:10

38:10

How can organizations best prepare their people for the future with the right skills and mindset that embraces continual change, elevates their experience of work by outsourcing repetitive tasks to machines and fosters the capability to lead through change with empathy? Inspired by the latest research findings from the Breakthrough Study which expl…

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Future of IoT and Connectivity - An Innovation Special with Nick Earle – CEO of Eseye 34:57

2y ago34:57

34:57

In this immersive episode, we explore the future of IoT from the challenges to opportunities, including esim and 'letting the device choose the connectivity'. We also deep dive into dynamic business model evolution, the rise of hardware in importance alongside software and introduce what we call a ‘Star Alliance’ style model for global cellular con…

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Inspiring and Embedding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Cyber Security with Dr. Amelia Estwick, VMware 57:37

2y ago57:37

57:37

In this episode, cultivating inclusion, equity, inclusion and belonging within the Cyber Security sector is centre stage - with implications for tech and business more broadly too. We explore the challenges across role model visibility, drop off in STEM skills uptake, the pandemic impact and overarching all, changing the narrative on what a career …

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Sustainable Innovation - From EVs to MetaVerse. Are you Ready? With IBM's Institute for Business Value 39:29

2y ago39:29

39:29

In this Earth Day special, we explore Electric Vehicles, Space Tech, Metaverse Collaboration & more. This is a deep dive into business model evolution and the foundations of innovation that all organisations, from SME to Enterprise alike, need to explore with a particular focus on today's Age of Convergence and the embedding of connectivity, securi…

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The Economics of CyberSecurity with Lisa Washburn, Senior Director at Secureworks 26:24

2y ago26:24

26:24

In today’s high-intensity cyberwars, you need more than just security technology and operational best practices. You need to master the economics of cybersecurity! In this special we explore just how to strike that right balance between maximizing your security effectiveness while avoiding overspend in the name of protection. And to do exactly this…

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New Horizons! How Cloud Tech Skills Access is Transforming Lives with Maureen Lonergan, VP Training & Certification at AWS and Re:start Graduate Charlotte Wilkins 29:00

2y ago29:00

29:00

In this 2 header podcast special we aim to elevate tech education opportunities for everyone, regardless of their circumstances, showcasing inclusive pathways into technology careers. Firstly, I speak with Maureen Lonergan, the VP of Training and Certification at AWS - a conversation conducted live from the heart of AWS Re:Invent. We discuss some i…

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Secure by Design - A Cyber Security Innovation Special with Vivek Bhandari, Senior Director, VMware 34:21

2y ago34:21

34:21

A Security Imperative! New research has shown that cybercrime costs are poised to grow by 15 percent per year over the next five years, reaching $10.5 trillion dollars annually by 2025. Heightened risk alongside endpoint choice, flexible workstyles and applications everywhere means that the once traditional, established trust boundaries that use pe…

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CSPs – Thriving in an Age of Experience and Tech Convergence with Salesforce IoT CTO Dr. Charlie Isaacs 45:24

2y ago45:24

45:24

The priorities of communications organizations are evolving as we transition beyond the pandemic across digital transformation, business model evolution, and customer experience centricity. And this is all supported by bringing together enabling technologies to help make this happen, notably AI, 5G, Cloud and IoT, alongside investment in people, le…

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Catch Up or Leap Forward: Bridging the Digital Divide with A10 31:55

2y ago31:55

31:55

In this Digital Divide special episode, technology as a catalyst for shared value is centre stage. We aim to make ‘the invisible visible’ with regard to the impact of infrastructure as an enabler for bridging the digital divide and alongside this, a focus on ‘embedding by design’ right across sustainability, security, experience and diversity, equi…

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The Reality: Making Fragile Business Agile and Innovative - Part 2 with Fujitsu 43:37

2+ y ago43:37

43:37

In this two part special, the HOW of enabling Business Agility and embedded Capacity to Innovate is centre stage, and with an inspiring focus on Human Centric change. 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 …

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The Reality: Making Fragile Business Agile and Innovative - Part 1 with Fujitsu 57:55

2+ y ago57:55

57:55

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 pa…

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Scaling AI Everywhere! An Innovation Special with Wei Li - VP/GM, AI and Analytics at Intel 45:22

2+ y ago45:22

45:22

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 a…

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Sustainable by Design! Shared Value Business with Neil Cawse, CEO of Geotab 46:19

2+ y ago46:19

46:19

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 abo…

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Dream It Forward! Reimagining the Future of Work with Dave Silke, CMO Mitel 44:24

2+ y ago44:24

44:24

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, productivi…

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ZDay2021 - Scaling Tech For Good and Empowering Inclusion with IBM 39:38

2+ y ago39:38

39:38

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. And to do this I am in …

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Be An Ally ! Inclusion, Diversity, Sustainability 365 with Alessandra Ginante Yockelson HPE 48:38

2+ y ago48:38

48:38

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…

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Business 5.0 : Where Agility, Ecosystem and Sustainability Combine with Greg Cudahy EY 1:03:34

3y ago1:03:34

1:03:34

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 tren…

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