Tech Talks

Stephanie Hare is a broadcaster and technologist, and author of 'Technology is Not Neutral', a book exploring the role of ethics in technology. How much consideration is given to the impact of the products and services we build and launch? Who are technology leaders accountable to? Find this conversation interesting... go buy the book. https://www.harebrain.co/

April is Autism awareness month, and to mark that campaign we're focusing two interviews on neurodiversity and the advantages neurodiverse thinking offers. Firstly Melanie Curry, CEO of the Ron Davis Autism Foundation challenges host David Savage's well-meaning ignorance, and then we here from Freddie Moross, CEO of Aybe, a tech platform for neurodiverse families.

This week we mark 'Earth Hour' by focusing on investment into sustainable innovations and companies, as well as ideas to turn your home into a power station and using blockchain to save our oceans. David is joined by Olivia Sibony (Seedtribe), Laurent Schmitt (Dcbel), Ann Sofie Gade (the ReSea Project) and Amber Harrison (Harvey Nash Group).

It's Tolkien Day on the 25th, so we're exploring your 'fellowship', or the team you build at work and creating an environment to thrive! To help us do that we're joined by Hya co-founder Jason Waterman and Ploughshare CEO Hetti Barkworth-Nanton. Getting your people right is so key; they are the change.

Today's show is split into two subjects. First we're off to Ireland to talk to Workhuman's David Burke, Director of Talent Acquisition and Employer Brand. In the second half I talk to Jim Tiller about cyber warfare and the Ukraine. How are we helping repel attacks and what does cyber activity teach us about modern conflict. I've written a short piece on the back of the conversation too: https://ww...

We're bringing you three interviews with female digital leaders today. Bonu Hafizova, Director of Alif Academy, Sareeta Balakumar, Commercial Director at Consult My App, and Michele Barnett, UK Delivery Director at Fleetcor. We hope you are able to celebrate and enjoy International Women's Day. #BreakTheBias

Today we start with a chat with two founders creating a fitness app for the everyday 'Joes'; a platform to motivate you all year round through friendly, team-based motivation. Then we talk to Hylo Athletics. Returning guest Michael Doughty describes the importance of community as we find out how their trainers (or sneakers if you're in North America) are helping the planet. Whilst we love making t...

Our show coincides with the start of Fair Trade Fortnight, so we're focusing on how technology can provide help to the farming community as regulation and climate change cause increasingly complex issues. Our first guests are NFU Sugar's Arthur Marshall, and Associate Director at Czarnikow, Andrew Charlton. Then we chat to Andrew Lloyd, COO of IGS.

In a Valentine's Day special Sachin Raoul, cofounder and CEO of Blueheart, joins us to talk about the anxiety most of us face, at some point in our lives, in the bedroom. People need a safe, non-judgemental place to talk about problems they might encounter, and Blueheart is an app providing a solution. Do you want to join our day of radio? https://www.harveynashgroup.com/hngradio

On today's show we chat to Gemma Cassells, Lead Strategist at the DDI Programme (University of Edinburgh) and Johnny Hugill, Head of Research and Intelligence at Public. We ask, as government has become more important in our lives, how can government meet the challenges we all face? If you're interested in the article discussed with Johnny it's available here: https://www.public.io/press-post/publ...

Today we're chatting to Physalis CEO Sade Amale as we first explore the need for inclusion in AI and data, before we switch our attention to the cyber security concerns that might go hand-in-hand with these products and services. Helping us do that we've got Jim Tiller, Global CISO of the Harvey Nash Group.

On Burns Night we talk to two CivTech Programme challenge winners Flexible Childcare Service Scotland and Saidot, as well as Dayshape. We explore how tech is helping meet the challenges Scottish society faces, as well as what makes Scotland a unique environment to grow a business. If you'd like to find our more about CivTech head to https://www.civtechalliance.org/civtech

As we pass 'Blue Monday' we focus on working culture, productivity and collaboration. To do that we're joined by Flexa Careers CEO Molly Johnson-Jones and Holly Boothroyd. So how often do you want to go into the office? How much holiday do you want? Where do you want to work from? Plus, where does the power now lie in the employee/employer relationship?

We continue our focus on sustainable technology as we start 2022. This week the question of finances and supporting the growth of scale ups in this space. Tom McGillycuddy, cofounder of Circa5000 talks about their investment platforms, before we head to Lisbon to chat to Impossible's CEO Kwame Ferreira. Last week was CES in Vegas. Val Vacante (Merkle) joined a panel in the Arizona desert, we ask h...

Welcome to 2022 on Tech Talks. We kick-off with a chat about the 'Race to Carbon' and look at how organisations and individuals can be responsible global citizens, and how technology might help. To help us we've gone back to some of the most power voices to have spoken on Tech Talks about sustainability in recent times.

With the New Year fast approaching we have a slightly shorter show! Two guests; Indiana Gregg, CEO of Wedo and Cat Wildman, co-founder of the Global Equality Collective. https://getwedo.today/ https://thegec.org/ From everyone at the Harvey Nash Group, Happy New Year

Joe Baguley, CTO of VMWare, is our guest on this festive podcast episode. We're talking gifts, ESG and the technology agenda. Join David, with his Harvey Nash Group colleagues Akeesh and Amber as they bid you all a very Happy Christmas!

This is the Tech Talks love letter to our teachers and the power of education to inspire. But how can technology help educators of the future, and how can education provide skilled workers to meet demand? First we chat to Joysy John, CEO of 01 Founders, who advocates peer-to-peer learning over traditional academic institutions. Then Felix Ohswald, CEO of GoStudent talks us through the results of t...

Today's episode questions the need to think about the impact of the technology we build. Our first guest is Hyojeong Kim, CEO and founder of NomadHer. She's on a mission to empower and encourage women to travel the world on their own, and to make it safe with a community of like minded women. The second chat see's us talk to Sergei Anikin, CTO of Pipedrive. How important is responsibility when you...

This week we're focusing on mental health, specifically the mental health of founders and leaders and the pressures they face. Our first guest is Craig Dunham, CEO of Deepcrawl. He talks through his career and how he helped a business grow from 20 to over 2000 people. Then I talk to Thomas Vosper from Aisle 3. David asks Thomas if we have unrealistic expectations of founders in tech? Do get in tou...

Sophia is a Data Scientist and currently works at Sky in a senior position. She's moved from academia, to startups to enterprise, and we ask her why? Data Science remains under huge pressure (from a lack of talent), and today's episode contains plenty of insight into how these professionals tick!

Mike talks us through his startup story and the world of app marketing. As founder and CEO of ConsultMyApp he's slowly built his consultancy and now works with a range of well know businesses ensuring their app doesn't get lost in the dark recesses of your app draw.

Globetrotter VR are building a platform for virtual travel; experience destinations from your couch, with the help of real tour guides and virtual reality. So we ask, is this a replacement for travel? An accompaniment or a tool to help you plan your trip? Or could it just be an awesome way to unwind?

Vero Celis is CEO and founder of EnlightAID, a Norwegian/Chilean scale-up business making sure that the money individuals and corporations spend on good causes actually reaches those causes. With so much currently lost to corruption, technology is adding transparency to the process.

Shahad is Chief Innovation and Operations Officer at OpenBrix, the first decentralised and distributed digital property portal in Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) and Asia, that is fully open and inclusive to everyone. So why the need for a new digital proposition for property, and what's different about this offering? As mentioned in our intro, you can watch this interview! https://www.harveyna...