The Power of Data

In a special Power of Data episode, President of Dun & Bradstreet Stephen Daffron is joined by John W. Thompson , Board Chair at Microsoft and Venture Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, to celebrate the power of partnerships to mark the launch of D&B Accelerate. Stephen and John discuss the value of having the right partners to drive mutual growth and why data is key for every busines...

Joining us on the podcast is Gordon Hagart , Independent Investment Consultant and Special Advisor to the Institutional Investors Roundtable, who demystifies Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and its role in responsible business. Gordon explores the drivers and catalysts responsible for the business shift towards sustainability priorities, why ESG is moving from a CSR function to a CFO re...

In this episode we explore the importance of data in ensuring quality benchmarking for the quality management and manufacturing of pharmaceuticals.  We are joined by Jennifer Maguire , Deputy Director of the Office of Quality Surveillance of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration , Marten Ritz , Head of Operational Excellence at the University of St. Gallen and Mark Seiss , Director of Predictive...

Bahea Izmeqna , Chief Operating Officer at Greensill explores why data is an icon to show growth in business, mitigating risk and exposure through data and the power of digitisation to enable Greensill to scale geographically. Bahea also discusses making finance fairer and cheaper for all and why when moving through a digital transformation, it’s important for companies to remember it’s not just a...

Sam Tidswell-Norrish speaks to Adrian Lovett, President and Chief Executive Officer of the World Wide Web Foundation who examines the societal and business responsibility of the world wide web and why the web needs to work better for women and protecting them from online abuse. They also discuss mitigating misinformation amidst a global pandemic, data rights and the need to ensure that people have...

Sean Thompson , Executive Vice President of Business Network and Ecosystem at SAP Procurement Solutions joins us to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on globalisation, supply chains and the digital agenda. Plus, how data can be used to understand a business’ sustainability footprint and to feed Artificial Intelligence.

In this podcast episode, Nikhil Kamath , Co-Founder and CIO of Zerodha and True Beacon covers the need for pragmatic education and identifying areas for growth. He also discusses capital market shifts and the opportunity for India to become a global manufacturing hub.

Brian Alster , General Manager for Third-Party Risk & Compliance at Dun & Bradstreet joins us on the podcast to discuss understanding the levels to businesses multi-tiered supply chains, his excitement around ESG, helping companies understand risk profiles and seeing the beginnings of green shoots of recovery following COVID-19.

Adam Spearing , EMEA Field CTO at our partner Salesforce shares his experience of supporting the NHS and other businesses through COVID. He also discussed the importance of values, diversity and inclusion in business, and his excitement around the potential of AI and the single source of truth achieved using data. 

Mark Barrenechea , CEO and CTO of OpenText , discusses the importance of data to deliver an ‘information advantage’ in a post-COVID world in this episode. Mark shares his view on how a post-COVID world will ignite an information advantage in business, as well as a fundamental change to the nature of work. He also discusses the importance of ensuring strong ethics and trust in the multi-layered asp...

Sameer Sawhney , Senior MD and Co-Head of APAC at Greensill joins us to discuss unleashing sources of capital, upskilling, supporting SMEs and supply chain finance.

Lei Chen , Chief Credit Officer at Lenovo Group discusses the management of trade credit and supply chains on a global scale and the impact of COVID-19.  

Adam Marshall , Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce discusses the importance of data at a local business level and the potential for SMEs.  

We talk to Lisa Fiondella , Chief Data Officer at Finastra , on utilizing data to solve real-world problems and making better connections through data. Transcript and more: https://www.dnb.co.uk/perspectives/power-of-data-podcast/power-of-data-episode-32.html

Dun & Bradstreet’s Chief Data Scientist, Anthony Scriffignano , delves into anomalies in data and the ethics of Artificial Intelligence in this latest episode. Transcript and more: https://www.dnb.co.uk/perspectives/power-of-data-podcast/power-of-data-episode-31.html

Pre-lockdown, Terry Scuoler , Chair of the Institute of Export & International Trade, joined us to talk Brexit and how data can help to drive growth. Transcript and more: https://www.dnb.co.uk/perspectives/power-of-data-podcast/power-of-data-episode-30.html

Rachel Aldighieri , Managing Director of the DMA joins us to discuss data privacy, the GDPR  and tackling trust in the marketing industry. Transcript and more: https://www.dnb.co.uk/perspectives/power-of-data-podcast/power-of-data-episode-29.html

In this episode Leyre Murillo Villar from Macquarie discusses her early experiences in data and attracting young female talent into the data industry.

The UK’s Small Business Commissioner Philip King discusses best practices for prompt payments, the role data and automation can play to support SMEs.

Vishal Marria, CEO of Quantexa joins Dun & Bradstreet’s Ed Thorne to discuss how connecting the data dots can help fight the human cost of financial crime.

Mark Whitcroft, Founding Partner at Illuminate Financial joins us to talk about investment trends and extracting actionable insights from data.

Bob Wigley, Chairman at UK Finance, delves into fighting economic crime, how Brexit could be an opportunity and the impact of tech on the next generation.

Sir Douglas Flint discusses the re(evolution) of the banking industry, the increasing breadth of data sources and the introduction of open banking.

David Gonzalez, CDO and Head of Big Data and Advanced Analytics and AI at Vodafone Business discusses how data can transform and connect businesses. 

This special episode features a panel hosted by Catherine Mayer, co-founder of the Women's Equality Party, focused on gender and data gaps in businesses.