The IOTICS Podcast

Join Ali Nicholl as he talks to Bill Murray, Researcher and Innovator. This episode is for you if you would like to learn more about how we can utilise ‘system thinking’ to find nonlinear solutions to solve wicked problems, addressing the societal challenges that don’t have a simple right or wrong answer. Bill discusses is career in Engineering and his experience working in multiple sectors. Bill...

Join Ali Nicholl as he talks to Charles Sprang of Ito World. Ito World is a leader in passenger and journey info and planning. This episode is for you if you would like to learn more about the work Ito World are doing and how they are utilising an innovative ecosystem approach, leveraging data intelligence and AI to focus on user centric transport and the how we can utilise data to get closer to N...

Join Ali Nicholl as he talks Al Bowman, General Manager for Defence and National Security at Mind Foundry . This episode is for you if you would like to learn more about the difficult application of AI, mainly those around Defence and National Security. Where the data is difficult, the operating environments are difficult and the consequences of getting it wrong an incalculable. Al discusses how M...

Join Ali Nicholl as he talks David Moss -Associate Director, Central Government & Keegan Rowlands -Account Lead, Central Government from CACI . This episode is for you if you would like to learn more about the work Dave and Keegan are doing, with IOTICS, to help the government surface information from various owners and how we are doing that without centralising and without those owners giving...

Join Ali Nicholl as he talks Alan Morrison, Freelance adviser, Tech Editor, Researcher and Writer. This episode is for you if you would like to learn more about looking at the real questions around business intelligence problems and how we solve them, to Alan's passion for the semantic web and knowledge graphs. It’s a little more technical podcast today but hopefully we will explain all the terms...

Ali Nicholl talks to Sarah Hildersley from Innovate UK IOTICS is heading out to South Korea with Innovate UK as part of the Global Business Innovation Programme. On these special edition episodes of the IOTICS podcast, Ali Nicholl talks to six of the nine other organisations that will be head out to South Korea to learn more about their innovative companies, visionary approaches and hopes for coll...

Ali Nicholl talks to Max Silin and Dennis Silin from Exodus Orbitals. IOTICS is heading out to South Korea with Innovate UK as part of the Global Business Innovation Programme. On these special edition episodes of the IOTICS podcast, Ali Nicholl talks to six of the nine organisations that will be head out to South Korea to learn more about their innovative companies, visionary approaches and hopes...

Ali Nicholl talks to Reuben McQueen from Openkit. IOTICS is heading out to South Korea with Innovate UK as part of the Global Business Innovation Programme. On these special edition episodes of the IOTICS podcast, Ali Nicholl talks to six of the nine organisations that will be head out to South Korea to learn more about their innovative companies, visionary approaches and hopes for collaboration w...

Ali Nicholl talks to Julian Mensah from Voltric. IOTICS is heading out to South Korea with Innovate UK as part of the Global Business Innovation Programme. On these special episodes of the IOTICS podcast, Ali Nicholl talks to six of the nine organisations that will be heading out to South Korea to discuss their innovative companies, visionary approaches and hopes for collaboration with organisatio...

Ali Nicholl talks to Manveer Sidhu from Kestrel Radar Sensors Limited. IOTICS is heading out to South Korea with Innovate UK as part of the Global Business Innovation Programme. On these special episodes of the IOTICS podcast, Ali Nicholl talks to six of the nine organisations that will be heading out to South Korea to discuss their innovative companies, visionary approaches and hopes for collabor...

Ali Nicholl talks to Alex Barter from B4T. IOTICS is heading out to South Korea with Innovate UK as part of the Global Business Innovation Programme. On these special episodes of the IOTICS podcast, Ali Nicholl talks to six of the nine organisations that will be heading out to South Korea to discuss their innovative companies, visionary approaches and hopes for collaboration with organisations bas...

Ali Nicholl talks to Aidan Donnelly from SmartWorkPlus. IOTICS is heading out to South Korea with Innovate UK as part of the Global Business Innovation Programme. On these special episodes of the IOTICS podcast, Ali Nicholl talks to six of the nine organisations that will be heading out to South Korea to discuss their innovative companies, visionary approaches and hopes for collaboration with orga...

Join Ali Nicholl as he talks Pete Smith, Senior Business Development Manager - Data, AI and IoT at TD SYNNEX. This episode is for you if you would like to learn about how AI can help with customer care when it comes to the small annoyances, the small problems that over a lifetime…over society, can cause problems. Pete discusses what the ‘solves’ are for the little things and the importance of huma...

Join Ali Nicholl as he talks to Paul Donaldson - CRO at OV and Meghan Davies - Head of Partnerships at IOTICS. This episode is for you if you would like to learn about the nature of partnerships and collaborations at every scale. From working with internal teams to organisational partnerships with customers to deliver meaningful change across ecosystems. Paul and Meghan discuss how we activate cha...

Join Ali Nicholl as he talks to Joe McCrea, Associate Director of Communications at North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust. This episode is for you if you would like to learn about Joe’s fascinating career, spanning over the last 3 decades as a communications pioneer. From his awards for numerous innovation and idea practitioner work through to his journey in the NHS. Joe discusses his...

Join Ali Nicholl as he talks to Harry Coe, Founder and CEO of Lucid. This episode is for you if you would like to learn about how in the sponsorship space, democratising data is bringing information together for both brands and rights holders. Harry discusses the change that Lucid can and is making. Offering transformation in the industry by enabling better data driven decisions on the strategy an...

Join Ali Nicholl as he talks to Emilia Cardamone, Associate Director at Turner and Townsend, focusing on real estate. This episode is for you if you would like to learn about the societal impact and purpose of everything we do around our ‘built environment’ and how improvements in efficiency can reduce emissions, therefore cutting costs. It’s a clear, actionable call to adopt technology to make re...

Join Ali Nicholl as he talks to Ben Lomax Thorpe, Global Leading Professional for digital twins at Royal HaskoningDHV. This episode is for you if you would like to learn about Royal HaskoningDHV purpose to enhance society together and as part of that, Ben shares examples across several different sectors highlighting the important role of cocreation and collaboration, along with the impact of susta...

On this special episode of the IOTICS podcast, Ali Nicholl travels to Singapore with the Innovate UK, Global Business Innovation Programme. Join Ali Nicholl as he talks to Sarah Hildersley, Innovation and Growth Specialist at Innovate UK, who is leading the team on the quest to Singapore. This episode is for you if you would like to learn about clean maritime and some of the brilliant and innovati...

Join Ali Nicholl as he talks to Alex Watson, Founder and Director of VCHRGD. This episode is for you if you would like to learn about the potential of the EV (electric vehicle) industry, focusing on service and sustainability in its truest and broadest sense. From the beginning of an order to the manufacturing process and supply chain, all the way through to the circular economy of chargers. Alex...

Join Ali Nicholl as he talks to Ben Foulser, Partner at KPMG, leading on future mobility. This episode is for you if you would like to learn about the shear vastness of the sector and organisations Ben works with. From multiple modes of transport through to the energy transition and the global supply chain. Ben discusses the need for a more efficient and agile market that spans across different tr...

Join Ali Nicholl as he talks to the Right Honourable Caroline Flint about her role as the chairs of the Committee on Fuel Poverty and Humber teaching NHS foundation trust. This episode is for you if you would like to learn how Caroline is working to ensure that nobody is left behind in the drive to Energy Security and Net Zero. A former MP For Don Valley, Caroline has a passion for delivering a fa...

Join Ali Nicholl as he talks to Gareth Hetheridge, Chief Information Officer at Leonardo UK, and Director for Digital & IT. This episode is for you if you would like to learn more about how the defence industry is driving positive change utilising the diversity of the people in the industry and that of the organisations that the defence industry works with. Gareth Hetheridge discusses his fasc...

Join Ali Nicholl as he talks to Eric Applewhite, Director at Deloitte - Leading the Northern Data Capability. This episode is for you if you would like to learn more about how looking at people and technology in the public sector enables us to tailor care to individuals and deliver better outcomes. Eric Applewhite discusses his fascinating career covering Canada, New Zealand, New York and Hong Kon...

Join Ali Nicholl as he talks to Caroline Field, Partner - National Resilience at PA Consulting and Specialist in Organisational & City Resilience. This episode is for you if you would like to learn more about how investing in resilience, organisations and cities can thrive in the face of challenges and contribute to a more sustainable future. Caroline Field discusses how she is leading on...