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Join us this week for The Tech Leaders’ Podcast, where Gareth sits down with Tim Cadogan, CEO at GoFundMe. Tim talks about how GoFundMe are leveraging AI to help fundraisers, joining GoFundMe at the start of the Covid19 pandemic, and why founding a start-up is like working for two or three different companies.  On this episode Tim and Gareth discuss disaster fundraising, tips for fundraisers, and how a boy from Dorset found himself in California.  Timestamps:  Introduction and Good Leadership (1:58) Dorset to California, and the early days of SEO (5:10) OpenX (15:10) Joining GoFundMe at the start of the Pandemic (18:58) Why GoFundMe works (22:46) Disaster Fundraising (26:45) Technology Challenges Scaling GoFundMe (34:35) AI and Fundraising (39:18) Advice for 21-year-old Tim (49:40) Tips for Fundraisers (53:20) https://www.bedigitaluk.com/

Join us this week for The Tech Leaders’ Podcast, where Gareth sits down with Paul Goodhew, Partner - EY Global Assurance Innovation & Emerging Technology Leader. Paul talks about EY’s $1 Billion investment in Agentic AI, their long term AI integration strategy, and why many organisations are building their own versions of ChatGPT.  On this episode Paul and Gareth discuss guiding principles for good AI governance, the evolving regulatory landscape, and whether the education system is keeping up.  Timestamps:  Introduction and Good Leadership (1:57) Early tech interests, and the journey to EY (5:00) AI and Auditing (11:30) Global Audit Consistency, Agentic AI and EYQ (16:25) Long Term AI Integration Strategy (22:28) AI Guardrails (26:10) Good Governance (29:55) Is Education keeping up? (31:44) AI Disruption (35:20) Regulatory Landscape (38:00) AI Hopes and Fears (40:00) Advice for 21-year-old Paul (43:46) https://www.bedigitaluk.com/

Join us this week for The Tech Leaders Podcast, where Gareth sits down with Rupy Malizia, Chief Operating and Transformation Officer, HSBC Innovation Banking. Rupy talks about transitioning Silicon Valley Bank UK into HSBC, the cultural differences between small and large businesses, and the impact AI will have on organisations of all sizes.  On this episode, Rupy and Gareth discuss whether Agentic AI is ready, what can be done to support female entrepreneurs, and if Quantum Computing might be closer than we think…  Timestamps (estimated):  Good leadership and early years (2:30) Joining Silicon Valley Bank and the ensuing turmoil (6:00) The SVB UK acquisition and the transition (back) to HSBC (12:35) The AI impact on organisations large and small (21:00) HSBC Innovation and New Tech (31:15) Female entrepreneurship (38:00) Emerging Tech and Skills (42:45) Advice to 21-year-old Rupy and Entrepreneurs (46:30) https://www.bedigitaluk.com/

Join us this week for The Tech Leaders Podcast, where Gareth sits down with Kate Hayward, UK Managing Director at Xero. Kate talks about how AI can make life easier for small business owners, the new skills the next generation of accountants will need, and how organisations can manage maternity leave for the benefit of everyone.  On this episode, Kate and Gareth discuss how gymnastics breeds discipline, why Britons are generally lacking in financial literacy, and the three things Kate looks for when starting a new job.  Timestamps:  Good Leadership and Early Career (1:45) Xero – The "Gangly Teenager Phase" (9:00) Career or Family, or Both… (13:00) Discipline and Gymnastics (20:30) Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship (24:20) Xero and AI (31:35) New Skills for Accountants (42:30) Tips to stay Organised, and Advice for 21-year-old Kate (45:45) Hopes and Fears for Future of AI (48:00) https://www.bedigitaluk.com/

Join us this week for The Tech Leaders Podcast, where Gareth sits down with Cindy Turner, Chief Product Officer at Worldpay. Cindy talks about Worldpay’s current priorities, the trade offs between structure and agility, and how Stablecoins can help make international payments quicker and easier.  On this episode, Cindy and Gareth discuss the benefits of pushing ownership down to your team, launching Apple Pay back in 2014, and why we might all have our own personal shopping agent in our pockets sooner than you think…  Timestamps:  Good Leadership and Early Career (1:51) Corporates, Start-Ups and Scale (12:24) Worldpay Priorities (16:16) International Payments and Stablecoin (22:50) Agentic Commerce (28:56) AI Ethics and Governance (37:17) Advice for 21-year-old Cindy (45:31) https://www.bedigitaluk.com/

This week on The Tech Leaders Podcast, Gareth sits down with Author, BBC / ITV Presenter, and AI Agony Aunt Lara Lewington. They discuss how AI will revolutionise personalised medicine, its impact on wearable health trackers, and what “Health-span” really means.  Join us to hear Lara talk about fist bumping card machines, wireless urine monitoring, and being invited to the Moon by a Japanese billionaire…  Timestamps:  Intro and Good Leadership (2:26)Breaking into TV – Celebrity interviews and Gadget reviews (5:00)Presenting Click, and being invited to the Moon (10:28)Intro to Health-span: Brian Johnson and 103-year-old Mildred (15:22)AI and Personalised Medicine (21:12)Wearables, Trackables and AI (27:09)The AI Agony Aunt (40:48)Editing “Hacking Humanity” (44:17)Health-span in depth (46:58)Hopes and fears for Gen AI, and advice to 19-year-old Lara (54:58)You can find details of Lara's book here: BOOK | Lara Lewington https://www.bedigitaluk.com/

Join us this week for The Tech Leaders Podcast, where Gareth sits down with Chris Moore, European President at Veeva Systems. Chris talks about the impact AI will have on software development and data security, how technology has transformed the life sciences industry, and the long-term implications of Covid on drug development. On this episode, Chris and Gareth discuss how Chris helped make Veeva Europe more European, the importance of understanding the opportunities and threats associated with new technologies, and why the Y2K bug was a beautiful anti-climax. Timestamps: ICI, Kinesis and PWC (3:40)IBM, EY and living abroad (10:28)Making Veeva Europe more European (17:30)The impact of Covid on drug development (29:05)The evolution of the CIO (33:00)AI: Hopes, fears and the impact on software development and pharma (36:33)Advice for 21-year-old Chris (51:46)https://www.bedigitaluk.com/

Join us this week for The Tech Leaders Podcast, where Gareth sits down with Stuart Whayman, President of Corporate Markets at Elsevier, a part of RELX Group. They discuss how AI is revolutionising Research and Development, Elsevier-Reed’s shift from hardware to digital, and what the Red Arrows can teach us about leadership.  Stuart also talks about how AI can augment rather than replace humans, why an LLM is not a truth model, and delves into some of the fascinating projects for the Elsevier Foundation Challenge – https://elsevierfoundation.org/chemistry-for-climate-action-challenge/.  Timestamps:  Good Leadership, the Red Arrows, and studying at Oxford (2:12) The Hardware to Digital Shift (10:15) The Evolution of Data (17:10) AI in Research and Development (21:30) Will AI Augment or Replace (32:38) AI Safety and Regulation (36:45) The Future, Advice for 21-year-old Stuart, and the Elsevier Foundation Challenge (40:17) https://www.bedigitaluk.com/

Join us this week for The Tech Leaders Podcast, where Gareth sits down with Renata Vincoletto, CISO at Civica. After facing a deeply shocking setback, Renata chose resilience over resentment. Inspired by her mentor, she pushed forward, rising through the ranks to ultimately lead cybersecurity strategy for Civica, working on high-stakes government and public sector IT programmes.  On this episode, Gareth and Renata discuss why good ITAM is crucial for Cybersecurity, the recent breaches at The Co-op and Marks & Spencer’s, and why geeks are more accepted in the UK than in Brazil.  Timestamps: Good Leadership, why a Career in IT, and moving from Brazil to the UK (2:02)Lesson learned at Microsoft (7:50)The Marks and Spencer’s and Co-op Cyber Security breaches (12:50)The importance of ITAM to Cyber Security (16:10)Is there a Cyber Security skills shortage? (24:30)Women in Cyber Security (30:24)The AI risks to Cyber Security (41.05)Advice to 21-year-old Renata (51:08)https://www.bedigitaluk.com/

Join us this week for The Tech Leaders Podcast, where Gareth sits down with Dr. Nicola Hodson, Chair at IBM UK and Ireland. Dr. Hodson talks about how to manage transformations in complex organisations, how UK Enterprises are adopting AI, and why Quantum computing might be coming sooner than you think.  On this episode, Gareth and Dr. Hodson discuss why authenticity is underrated, the evolution of AI regulations, the importance of Polymaths, and how Concorde and a copy of the Encyclopaedia Brittanica inspired her to begin the journey which would lead to IBM.  Timestamps:  Good leadership, Concorde and the Encyclopaedia Brittanica (2:40) How to drive change in large organisations (9:36) Polymaths (13:50) IBM and Quantum computing (20:00) ITAM Evolution and Hybrid Cloud Management (26:50) Enterprise adoption of Agentic AI (31:10) AI and Graduate jobs (36:40) AI Regulation (41:08) Advice for young IT professionals, and 21-year-old Nicola (43:30) https://www.bedigitaluk.com/

"You can't have good Cyber Security without Economic Security.''  Join us this week on The Tech Leaders Podcast, where Gareth Davies sits down with The Rt Hon Stephen McPartland, former MP and author of the McPartland Review into Cyber Security. Stephen talks about his time in Parliament, the impact of AI on Cyber Security, and why the UK is both uniquely well prepared and uniquely vulnerable.  On this episode, Stephen and Gareth discuss what it’s like to work with Prime Ministers, how to prevent the widespread adoption of AI leading to “digital exclusion”, why we need to automate processes rather than jobs, and how a Scouser became Tory MP for Stevenage… Timestamps:  Intro and good leadership (1:33) Proudest achievements and lessons learned in Politics (7:54) Ministerial role, and working with Prime Ministers (10:09) Cyber Security and the Digital Economy (17:50) AI, Government and Cyber Security (23:23) Fostering a Cyber workforce (29:35) LLMs and Agentic AI (33:14) Cryptocurrencies and Post-Quantum Cryptography (38:28) AI concerns – Digital exclusion and Rules of Engagement (46:25) Stephen’s advice to his younger self (49:00) https://www.bedigitaluk.com/

Join us this week on The Tech Leaders Podcast, where Gareth Davies sits down with Matt Armstrong-Barnes, Group AI Practice Director at Servita, and former AI CTO at Hewlett-Packard Enterprises. Matt talks about his new role at Servita, the lessons he learned at HPE, and how effective AI Asset Management can help you keep control of your data. On this episode, Matt and Gareth discuss effective AI implementation and adoption, the existing AI skills gap, and the new roles and careers that will emerge, and what we don’t understand about how AI works. Timestamps:  Joining Servita (2:00) AI Implementation and Adoption (5:40) What “Data is the new Oil” actually means (12:00) What we don’t understand about how AI works (18:33) Lessons learned at HP (22:13) Sports and AI (25:28) AI Safety and even Blackmail? (28:19) Trust and transparency in practice (35:40) The AI skills gap and emerging careers (39:30) AI Summit highlights (48:32) Brought to you by bedigital https://www.bedigitaluk.com/

Join us this week on The Tech Leaders Podcast, as Gareth sits down with Joseph Connor, Chairman of Agentic AI specialist, CarefulAI and Professor at UCL and formerly Director of AI innovation at NHS England. Joseph talks about his allegiance to the NHS, his love of Stoicism, and his experiences building AI agents for businesses.  On this episode Joseph and Gareth discuss why innovation is difficult in the public sector, how AI can help with effective ITAM and compliance, and how to make sure everyone benefits from Agentic AI. Time Stamps:  Good leadership and Joseph’s early days (2:30) Lessons learned and musings on Stoicism (7:19) Allegiance to the NHS (11:10) Careful AI (15:20) What is Agentic AI? (23:48) Maintaining control of AI Agents (30:44) Always read the terms and conditions (35:55) Concerns around the next five years of AI (40:10) AI in education (49:10) Conclusions (53:48) Access CriticalAIonAI podcast mentioned in the show here - https://www.carefulai.com/accelerating-safe-ai-providers.html https://www.bedigitaluk.com/

“I had a team of me…and that was it!”  Join us this week on The Tech Leaders Podcast, where Gareth Davies sits down with Darren Desmond, CISO at the AA, to discuss how AI will change the Cyber Security arms race, why it’s a strange time for CISOs, and how he was the most un-military recruit his training Sergeant had ever seen…  Time stamps: What makes effective leadership in tech? (2:32) Starting from scratch: "I had a team of me... and that was it!" (4:20) Lessons from the Army and Atomic Weapons Establishment (6:20) The Betfair culture shock: "Decisions made on the hoof" (15:20) The key cybersecurity threat: Why ransomware remains a top concern (16:50) How asset management strengthens cybersecurity (18:10) CISO advice: Why asset management is critical for security (22:17) The CyberSec arms race: How AI will change the game (24:58) Why security is a team effort, not a standalone activity (26:00) Ransomware evolution: "The risk of AI-driven attacks" (36:45) AI in cybersecurity: The future, risks, and opportunities (40:20) Career advice: "Pick a goal and work towards it" (45:06)https://www.bedigitaluk.com/

Join us this week on The Tech Leaders Podcast, where Gareth Davies sits down with Arun “Rak” Ramchandran, President and Global Head of Consulting and GenAI at Hexaware, on the day they launched a multi-Billion Dollar IPO in India. They discuss the Indian economic boom of the ‘90s, and why Gen AI is different to previous tech revolutions.  Time stamps:  Hexaware’s Big Day: The IPO Launch (2:25)US vs. India: Where to List the IPO? (3:57)Leadership Philosophy: “Do It for Fun” (6:15)Rak’s Early Career Journey: Meandering, Horizontal and Vertical (7:51)The Indian Economic Boom (10:51)From Infosys to Virtusa: Regrets and Learnings (13:12)Leadership Lessons from Infosys Founder, N.R. Narayana Murthy (15:54)Why Rak Chose Hexaware (19:56)How Gen AI Differs from Previous Tech Revolutions (24:04)AI’s Ability to Consider Alternatives Humans Can’t (28:50)Will AI Displace White-Collar Workers? (31:10)Gen AI’s Impact on the SaaS Industry (33:47) https://www.bedigitaluk.com/