The Trust in SODA Podcast

Our latest podcast features the fabulous Dr. Dmitrij Achelrod (PhD). Dmitrij is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of the Evolute Institute. His personal journey of transformation was catalyzed by an unexpected and life-changing entheogenic encounter in the Brazilian forest several years ago. Ever since, he committed to exploring the path of the heart and learning about science-backed and traditional modal...

Take a listen to our last SODA Social podcast. At SODA, our aim is to empower and bring together a diverse community that represents the digital world. We strive to innovate, educate and inspire future leaders of technology.   In this episode, Alfie Rice, Marketing Executive here at SODA Social, is joined by the fabulous Lina Yassin. Lina is an entrepreneur, organisational designer, and data enthu...

Check out our latest SODA Social episode featuring the wonderful Camille van Hoffelen.   Camille is the co-founder of Watergenics, where he builds a sustainable future for our Blue Planet. He graduated with an MSci in Physics from Imperial College London, specializing in nanotechnology. He then spent 6 years as a machine learning engineer developing state-of-the-art NLP systems for legal AI. Today...

What will the future bring for women in data science?  Take a listen to our latest SODA Social podcast episode featuring Selma Hadzic. Selma is a senior data science manager/tech lead with 10 years of experience and 4+ years of experience leading and scaling international teams. Additionally, she is a professional coach and diversity & inclusion consultant, guiding tech companies to close the...

Take a listen to our latest SODA Social podcast episode featuring Sam Becht. Sam is one of the founders of Deliqs , where he is setting up a digital ecosystem for psychedelic care and research. With their ecosystem Deliqs proposes a paradigm shift where we do not refer to psychedelics as medicine, but rather catalysts for change. That's why Deliqs' focus is on optimizing the therapeutic...

Take a listen to our latest SODA Social podcast episode featuring Julia Hoxha. Julia is co-founder and CEO of Zana, a German company developing Conversational and Voice-AI solutions for healthcare. Her journey as a tech entrepreneur started at 21 when she founded her first startup followed by other ventures. She obtained her PhD at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and worked as Postdoctoral Scien...

This panel discussion is a pre-recorded webinar, but we felt the content was so impactful, we decided to share it with our podcast listeners. Our SODA Social community came together for our webinar panel discussion, ‘It’s Time to Close the Gender Gap,’ with our wonderful friends at Code Institute , sponsored by Deloitte . Led by our very own Ronan Connell , the discussion touched on a plethora of...

Check out our SODA Social podcast series. During our latest episode, our very own Harry Murray spoke with Haz McQuade and Ayla Erimer to discuss what constitutes a Product Manager in today’s digital world.   Haz is a Product Lead at Motorway, the UK’s fastest-growing used car marketplace. With almost a decade of leadership experience across a wide range of products and industries, Haz is passionat...

This panel discussion is a pre-recorded webinar, but we felt the content was so impactful, we decided to share it with our podcast listeners.  The discussion delved into an array of topics and insights, which included:  Pride is about belonging and recognising we are all human   The importance of being your true self at work and creating a sense of freedom for an individual  Collective activism an...

Check out our SODA Social podcast series, which is a Women in DevOps special. In our most recent episode, Rachael Egan spoke with Hanim Eken, and Ryan Gibbons, whom both work for 3M in Dublin. Women In DevOps have partnered with the 3M Digital Science community for 2022 with a common goal of increasing awareness and supporting diversity in their new Dublin headquarters.  Hanim, who started her car...

Duygu Altinok is a senior NLP (natural language processing) engineer with 12 years of experience in almost all areas of NLP including search engine technology, speech recognition, text analytics and conversational AI. She authored several publications in the NLP area at conferences such as LREC and CLNLP. She also enjoys working on open-source projects and contributes to the spaCy library.  She ha...

The world is feeling the impact of the climate crisis. Destructive wildfires take over Australia and California, severe flooding in Western Europe, glaciers melting at accelerating rates and devastating droughts in Eastern Africa. There is an increased demand for innovation in technology, and drastic action to fight climate change. Discussion points: Human-induced warming right now has reached abo...

My name is Tom Carmichael. I am 33 years and have been working within recruitment now for the past 12 years and this is me sharing my journey of my struggles with mental health.   I was just your average 29 year old man, wondering what was coming next as I approached 30 and feeling significant pressure that I was behind in life, constantly comparing myself to friends and peers. I’m very fortunate...

Is the age of 80-100 hours a week a thing of the past? The pandemic transformed the workplace, bringing awareness to unrealistic expectations. More mindful initiatives such as the four-day work week, hybrid office models, shorter commutes, and flexible and inclusive work perks have been implemented to encourage more of a balance. Do you live to work, or work to live? Our panel: Francesca Pollard -...

Ritika Wadhwa is a Director at the Cultural Intelligence Centre. She is responsible for leading the Centre’s work in the UK and beyond. Ritika has over 25 years of extensive experience in client retention, marketing, business development, and project management. Experience she has gained by working with senior stakeholders across continents, the private and public sector. Born and brought up in In...

When looking to achieve our goals in a busy environment, it's easy to neglect mental, physical, and emotional health. How could technology help an individual, in a work / educational environment, to better manage this? Tackling burnout and prioritising mental health and wellbeing are fundamental to ensuring the workforce stay happy, healthy, and supported.  Discussion points: Why is mental he...

Ann is the Chief People Officer of Flo, the #1 most downloaded Health app on a mission to improve the health and wellbeing of every girl and woman worldwide. She is responsible for the strategic development of Flo’s global people and growth strategy, leading talent, engagement, people operations and performance management as the company ramps up for significant growth as one fo Europe’s fastest-gr...

‘There is no ceiling, anything is possible.’ We interviewed the inspirational, warm and passionate Aubrey Stearn otherwise known as Bree, an Interim CTO. Bree is the first trans-CTO in the UK and has previously held interim roles at Oakam, Nationwide, Arcadia, PizzaHut and Travel Lodge. A developer at heart and former head of IT Operations, she understands the synergy possible with DevOps.  Bree’s...

Alexander is a perception lead at Kopernikus Automotive GmbH. He started his career as a software test engineer and worked in a big variety of fields primarily related to Machine Learning topics like OCR, NLP and Big Data processing. Around 3 years ago he discovered a beautiful world of autonomous vehicles and decided that he wants to be a part of this field that will change our future. After succ...

We discussed what Susie has been up to at the BBC, the importance of closing the gender pay gap and tackling gender bias in the workplace. We then went on to uncover the significance of flexible working, sustainability in technology, Susie’s role models and the importance of creating policies on discrimination to support the LGBTQ+ community. Susie has the vision to see the tech world reflect the...

We interviewed Ivana Bartoletti a Technical Director at Deloitte, Visiting Policy Fellow at Oxford University and Co-Founder of Women Leading in AI Network. Ivana Bartoletti has established herself as a powerful force within the technical landscape; from starting her career journey in politics, she eventually fell into technology due to the unlikely similarities between the two. Ivana has worked f...