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Welcome to NexGen Business Lab, the hub where innovation meets sustainability. Each episode dives into groundbreaking business ideas, eco-smart solutions, and next-generation entrepreneurship shaping tomorrow’s world. Join us as we explore how creativity and conscience can power the businesses of the future.
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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, W ...
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Natural Beginnings: Farm-Based Baby Nutrition for the Future
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In this episode of NexGen Business Lab, host Sam Neil explores the growing movement of natural baby milk and farm-based baby food. The discussion examines how transparent farming, ethical production, and early-life nutrition shape long-term health, parental trust, and sustainable business models, revealing why the future of baby nutrition begins at…
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3535: HR at a Crossroads: Performance, Culture, and Technology
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How is HR changing when AI, economic pressure, and rising employee expectations all collide at once? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I'm joined by Simon Noble, CEO of Cezanne HR, to unpack how the role of HR is evolving from a traditional support function into something far more closely tied to business performance. Simon shares why HR is incr…
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3534: Agentic AI at Scale: What 120 Million Monthly Conversations Really Mean
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What does it really mean when AI moves from answering questions to making decisions that affect real people, real money, and real outcomes? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I'm joined by Joe Kim, CEO of Druid AI, for a grounded conversation about why agentic AI is becoming the focus for enterprises that have moved beyond experimentation. After …
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3533: Smart Cities, AI, and Sovereignty, Gorilla Technology's CTO Explains What Works and What Fails
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The world is building data centers, identity rails, and AI policy stacks at a speed that makes 2026 feel closer than it is. In this conversation, Rajesh Natarajan, Global Chief Technology Officer at Gorilla Technology Group, explains what it takes to engineer platforms that remain reliable, secure, and sovereign-ready for decades, especially when i…
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In this episode of Nexgen Business Lab, Sam Neil explores the silent shift shaping the future of work. As traditional jobs become scarcer and automation accelerates, farming and food-based businesses emerge as one of the most underestimated opportunities of the next generation.By NextGen Business Lab
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3532: How AI Keeps Live Events Personal for Fans at Event Tickets Center
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What makes live events feel personal in an age of algorithms making the calls? That's the tension marketers are living in right now. Ben Kruger, Chief Marketing Officer at Event Tickets Center, sits at the center of this shift. He has spent 20 years shaping server-side systems and performance marketing strategies, including a decade of persistence …
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3531: Scaling Without the Hype Inside Uploadcare's Technical Philosophy
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What does it really take to build software that can grow from a single line of code to millions of users a day without losing its soul along the way? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I'm joined by Alex Gusev, CTO at Uploadcare, for a wide-ranging conversation about scale, simplicity, and why leadership in technology starts with people long befo…
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The Future of Green Hydrogen Business in the UK
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In this episode of NexGen Business Lab, host Sam Neil explores how green hydrogen is shaping the future of the UK economy. From clean energy and industrial transformation to transport, infrastructure, and investment opportunities, this episode breaks down why green hydrogen is emerging as a powerful and sustainable business frontier.…
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3530: Candy Crush Accessibility Lessons From a 200 Million Player Game
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If you have ever opened Candy Crush over the holidays without thinking about the design decisions behind every swipe, this episode offers a rare look behind the curtain. I sit down with Abigail Rindo, Head of Creative at King, to unpack how accessibility has evolved from a well-meaning afterthought into a core creative and commercial practice insid…
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3529: How Ping Identity Sees the Next Chapter of Digital Identity
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What does it actually mean to prove who we are online in 2025, and why does it still feel so fragile? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I sit down with Alex Laurie from Ping Identity to talk about why digital identity has reached a real moment of tension in the UK. As more of our lives move online, from banking and healthcare to social platforms…
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Rice Bran Revolution: Building the Future of Organic Personal Care
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In this episode of NextGen Business Lab, host Sam Neil explores how rice bran–based lotion, soap, and shampoo are redefining personal care through organic science, sustainable agriculture, and long-term health benefits. The discussion examines why rice bran is emerging as a powerful natural ingredient, how it supports skin and scalp health, and why…
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Ending Hunger Smarter: The Rice Bran Supplement Idea
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In this episode of NextGen Business Lab, host Sam Neil explores a forward-thinking business concept built around an organic rice bran–based supplement tablet designed to help reduce hunger by supporting natural satiety and nutritional stability. The discussion examines how an underused agricultural by-product could be transformed into a scalable, a…
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3528: How Boomi Thinks About Scaling AI Without Losing Control
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What does it really mean to keep humans at the center of AI when agentic systems are accelerating faster than most organizations can govern them? At AWS re:Invent, I sat down with Michael Bachman from Boomi for a wide-ranging conversation that cut through the hype and focused on the harder questions many leaders are quietly asking. Michael leads te…
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3527: How AWS Is Building Trust Into Responsible AI Adoption
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What does responsible AI really look like when it moves beyond policy papers and starts shaping who gets to build, create, and lead in the next phase of the digital economy? In this conversation recorded during AWS re:Invent, I'm joined by Diya Wynn, Principal for Responsible AI and Global AI Public Policy at Amazon Web Services. With more than 25 …
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3526: TinyMCE and the Human Side of Developer Experience
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What does it really mean to support developers in a world where the tools are getting smarter, the expectations are higher, and the human side of technology is easier to forget? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I sit down with Frédéric Harper, Senior Developer Relations Manager at TinyMCE, for a thoughtful conversation about what it takes to se…
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3525: iBanFirst and the Shift Toward Specialist Fintechs for Global Payments
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What does it really take to build a fintech company that quietly fixes one of the most frustrating problems SMEs face every day? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I'm joined by Pierre-Antoine Dusoulier, the Founder and CEO of iBanFirst, for a candid conversation about entrepreneurship, timing, and why cross-border payments have remained broken f…
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3524: Trust, Verification, and Ownership in the Age of AI, with eSentire's Alexander Feick
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What happens when artificial intelligence moves faster than our ability to understand, verify, and trust it? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I sit down with Alexander Feick from eSentire, a cybersecurity veteran who has spent more than a decade working at the intersection of complex systems, risk, and emerging technology. Alex leads eSentire L…
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3523: From Chaos to Clarity, Valiantys on Making AI Work for Developers
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How much value do your developers actually get to deliver in a typical week, and how much of their time is quietly lost to meetings, context hunting, and process drag? I'm joined by Phil Heijkoop, Global Practice Head of Developer Experience at Valiantys, for a conversation that cuts through the hype surrounding AI and asks a harder question about …
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3522: Building the Future of Money at Gnosis With Dr. Friederike Ernst
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3521: What ABB Is Seeing Across Global Industrial Energy Systems
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In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I'm joined by Stuart Thompson, President of ABB's Electrification Service Division, to explore the intersection of industrial sustainability, energy security, and cutting-edge technology. As industries face growing energy demands and climate targets, Stuart explains how companies can modernize their infrastructu…
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3520: How Ecolab Is Rethinking Water Risk In An AI Driven World
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Are we finally treating water risk like a board-level issue, rather than a line item that only shows up when something breaks? In this episode, I'm joined by Emilio Tenuta, SVP and Chief Sustainability Officer at Ecolab, to unpack why water has become a strategic variable for business, right alongside energy and carbon. Ecolab works with customers …
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3519: How Verdent AI is Building the Next Generation AI Coding Agents.
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In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I sit down with Yuyu Zhang to unpack a shift that many developers can feel but struggle to articulate. Yuyu's journey spans academic research at Georgia Tech, building recommendation systems that power TikTok and Douyin at global scale, and leading the Seed-Coder project at ByteDance, which reached state-of-the-…
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3518: AWS re:Invent: The New Playbook For Detection, Response, And Secure AI
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How do you move faster with AI and cloud innovation without losing control of security along the way? Recorded live from the show floor at AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas, this episode of Tech Talks Daily features a timely conversation with Kimberly Dickson, Worldwide Go-To-Market Lead for AWS Detection and Response Services. As organizations race to ad…
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Winter Health, Vitamin D, and Smart Business
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Host Sam Neil explores how vitamin D deficiency affects health in winter countries and the innovative business ideas emerging to solve this growing problem.By NextGen Business Lab
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3517: How AWS and the PGA Tour Are Changing Live Sports Technology
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How do you capture every moment of a golf tournament spread across hundreds of acres, tens of thousands of shots, and dozens of players competing at the same time? That question sits at the heart of this conversation recorded at AWS re:Invent, where I sat down with Eric Hansen, VP of Product at the PGA Tour, and Elaine Chiasson, who leads the globa…
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3516: Twilio's Vision For AI First Engagement And The Rise Of Context Driven Interactions
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How do you make sense of an industry that is changing at a pace few predicted, especially with SIGNAL London still fresh in our minds and Twilio unveiling the next stage of its vision for customer engagement? That question sits at the heart of today's conversation with Peter Bell, VP of Marketing for EMEA at Twilio, who joined me to unpack what the…
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3515: How Portnox Connects Cognitive Science With Access Control
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Why do smart people still click when every instinct tells them they should pause first? That question sits at the heart of this conversation with Denny LeCompte, CEO of Portnox and a rare cybersecurity leader who brings a background in cognitive psychology to identity, trust, and human error. It is a discussion that pulls back the curtain on the ha…
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3514: How JLL Is Reshaping Commercial Real Estate Through AI
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Have you ever wondered what it takes to run technology for one of the largest commercial real estate companies in the world? That question shapes my conversation with Yao Morin, Global CTO at JLL, as we look at how AI is changing the places where we work, shop, and gather. Real estate may seem traditional from the outside, yet inside JLL the pace i…
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