Bernard Marr's Future of Business & Technology Podcast

In this conversation, we will discuss how to use AI for the good of people. In particular, we will explore the role of Natural Language Processes (NLP), which gives machines the ability to understand and produce human language. To to this, I will be joined by Nate Nichols, chief scientist at NarrativeScience. We will look at the state of the art in NLP and how AI is enabling machines to tell stori...

I am joined by Jonathan Batty, IBM's Head of Communications for the Mayflower Autonomous Ship Project, to discuss the launch of the Mayflower autonomous ship and the future of automation, and what that means for our oceans and us humans.

What questions can science not answer?  In a recent conversation with Professor of Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University, mathematician, broadcaster and author Marcus du Sautoy we explored some questions that he pondered in his book What We Cannot Know: Explorations at the Edge of Knowledge.

In the live session, I am joined by Tiffani Bova, the global customer growth and innovation evangelist at Salesforce and author of the best-selling book Growth IQ: Get Smarter About the Choices that Will Make or Break Your Business. We will be discussing the key paths to success in a post-coronavirus world.

In my latest podcast, I am joined by  Hadas Bitran, Alice Piterova, Kelvin Summoogum and Greg Bowman from Microsoft. Together we will be talking about AI and how this technology is having a transformative effect on our society and different parts of the world.

Recommendation engines have become hugely important and powerful tools for companies today. The way Netflix, Amazon, or Facebook use them influence us daily. In this session, we will explore how companies can best use that technology but also how recommendation engines have transformed developments in consumer culture and have changed our relationship with choice. To discuss this topic I am joined...

In this session I will be joined by Scott Smith, Futurist, Author, Managing Partner at Changeist to explore how you look into the future and sense change that might be coming.  We now live in a world where change is faster than ever, and where strategic foresight is a business imperative. We will look at practical tips that will enable anyone to better envision possible futures before we discuss s...

In this interview, I am joined by Kishan Agrawal, who is the Vice President of Oracle Applications Labs on how Oracle - this leading computer technology company has gone through its own digital transformation and shift towards cloud. Make sure you sign up for Oracle’s System Advantage Forum EMEA on the 9th of September: https://www.oracle.com/uk/systems-adv...

In today’s climate, it is more important than ever to take care of employees and to streamline and automate HR processes.  In this livestream, we will look at how the Mondadori Group, the largest publishing company in Italy, has transformed its HR and people management processes. We will be talking about the need to transform HR and people management processes in companies and how the current pand...

In this live session I will be joined by Diana Fernandez, Sr. Director Business Development, Cloud Systems, Oracle EMEA to discuss the acceleration of digital transformation, what it means for enterprises and how they can get ready for it. We will explore the key business challenges and cover topics such as data, security, edge computing and cloud deployment.

In this podcast, I will be joined by Thomas H. Davenport, who is the President’s Distinguished Professor of Information Technology and Management at Babson College, the co-founder of the International Institute for Analytics, a Fellow of the MIT Initiative for the Digital Economy, and a Senior Advisor to Deloitte Analytics. He is also the author of 20 books and many articles in Harvard Business Re...

In this conversation with author and technology executive John K. Thompson we will explore how to build successful analytics teams in companies. We will explore what makes a high-performing analytics team, the key mistakes to avoid and the important steps to create and grow a team that will successfully deliver your data and analytics projects.

In this podcast I will be talking about my new book "The Intelligence Revolution: Transforming Your Business With AI" and answer any question people have about AI.

Artificial intelligence has been a technology mega trend for some time now, but the current pandemic has created more urgency for companies to automate and innovate. In this live stream, I will be joined by Mitra Azizirad, Corporate Vice President of AI and Innovation Marketing at Microsoft. We will be discussing how AI can help address today's business challenges.

In this podcast, I will be joined by Hannah Fry, mathematician, radio and TV presenter, and author of the book: Hello World: How to be human in the age of machines. In this conversation I want to explore with Hannah what it means to be human in a world increasingly driven by data and algorithms and how we as humans can thrive alongside machines.

It’s a race against time for organizations to adapt to the new world order. Neil Kinson, Chief of Staff Redwood Software and Bernard Marr discuss why automation, now more than ever, is one of (if not the) most important steps for any organization to continue to thrive rather than just survive, how to do this in practice and what does this mean for the jobs of people within these organisations?

In this session, I will be joined by Ivo Koerner from IBM. Ivo is IBM’s VP for Systems in Europe and we will be discussing why it is so important to make the right strategic investments in technology and data today. Companies, big and small, are under pressure to reduce costs and survive.  However, every business hoping to expand (including small and medium sized companies) needs to make sure they...

In this Podcast, I will be joined by Wilson Raj, customer intelligence expert at SAS, to explore how technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and automation help companies reimagine customer experience (CX) and marketing in a post-coronavirus world.

Even before the current pandemic, two of Middle East’s largest economies, Saudi Arabia and the UAE had raced towards leveraging the power of digital technologies to drive socio economic growth. Comprehensive national programs like the UAE Vision 2021 and Saudi Vision 2030 that outlined the key tenets of a new knowledge based economy were launched wherein data led decision making was prioritized, a...

In this podcast, I am joined by Chintan Patel, Chief Technology Officer at CISCO UK and Ireland. We will look at the key future trend, the characteristics of the 'Next Normal', the impact of technology, and how companies can best prepare themselves.

In this live panel we discuss importance of data privacy, the brand new findings of a global consumer state of mind report, and examples of how to gain great customer insights while also protecting people’s privacy.  I'll be joined by a panel of experts to unpick the key topics and tap into the discussions surrounding issues of privacy. The panel will feature Aoife Sexton, Chief Privacy Offic...

In the live session, I will be joined by Kate Strachnyi, data visualization expert, author, and founder of DATAcated Academy. We will be discussing how to communicate and visualise data more effectively.

In this live session, I will talk about a further 5 technology trends I cover in my new book "Tech Trends in Practice:  The 25 Technologies That Are Driving The 4th Industrial Revolution. In this second live stream of this series, I will focus on:  ◼️ Drones and Unmanned Arial Vehicles; ◼️ Machine Co-Creativity and Augmented Design; ◼️ Genomics and Gene Editing; ◼️ Digital Platforms; ◼️️ Cybe...

In this live session, I talk about a further 5 technology trends I cover in my new book "Tech Trends in Practice:  The 25 Technologies That Are Driving The 4th Industrial Revolution. I will explain the following trends, give practical examples, and answer audience questions.  In this final livestream of this series, I will focus on:  ◼️ Quantum Computing; ◼️ Robotic Process Automation; ◼️ Mas...

In this live session, I will talk about the 5 of biggest technology trends of our times and how the coronavirus epidemic has accelerated their adoption and how it will change businesses as we emerge out of the pandemic.  I will cover (1) artificial intelligence, (2) the ‘as a service’ and cloud revolution, (3) 5G, (4) extended reality (including augmented, virtual and mixed reality), as well as (5...