The Tech Leaders Podcast
180 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago -The Tech Leaders Podcast brings you candid conversations with established technology leaders, at some of the world's most incredible organisations. From the challenges of sustainable growth, through to continuous innovation and everything in-between. These are the behind-the-scenes stories and personal anecdotes of inspirational leaders at the forefront of the digital revolution.
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#54 Anwen Robinson, UK & Ireland GM & SVP at Infor
September 13, 2022 21:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MB“I know I’ve succeeded as a leader when I’ve made myself obsolete.” Striking words from this week’s tech leader, Anwen Robinson, head of UK & Ireland's cloud computing giant Infor. Growing up in the Rhondda Valley, Anwen paved the way for her own success, calling up Cardiff University and talking her way onto a Mechanical Engineering course…and being the only woman didn’t deter her either. From feeding punch cards into computers to teaching computer science via the medium of football, An...
#53 Paul Smith, CIO at Amnesty International
August 30, 2022 12:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBGrowing up on a council estate, Paul realised early on that he was fascinated by technology and dreamt of working for the RAF, however, following an early introduction to fatherhood Paul doubled down on a career in computing to provide for his new family. In this episode, Paul talks candidly about being fast-tracked into a leadership role, handling top secret government information in the defence sector, right through to helping save lives and tackle humanitarian crises, worldwide. Curre...
#53 Paul Smith, Chief Information Officer at Amnesty International
August 30, 2022 12:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBGrowing up on a council estate, Paul realised early on that he was fascinated by technology and dreamt of working for the RAF, however, following an early introduction to fatherhood Paul doubled down on a career in computing to provide for his new family. In this episode, Paul talks candidly about being fast-tracked into a leadership role, handling top secret government information in the defence sector, right through to helping save lives and tackle humanitarian crises, worldwide. Curre...
#52 Josie Smith, Chief Architect for Digital at BT
August 09, 2022 16:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBThis week’s guest is Josie Smith: Chief Architect for Digital at BT. From humble beginnings on the checkouts at Asda to overseeing business architecture and setting a "digital first" vision at BT, Josie has undoubtedly made her mark on the industry as a successful female leader. In this episode, Josie and Gareth explore architecture in the corporate world, driving AI first and building automation into BT's operations. They also chat about finding your "super powers", understanding your st...
#51 Arshad Farhad, CTO in Healthcare and Lifesciences in EMEA for Dell
July 28, 2022 09:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBFrom virtual-appointments, to artificial intelligence, to data management and fighting cyber-attacks, Dell's Arshad Farhad helps healthcare providers to see how technology can support their work. Arshad is Dell Technology's Chief Technology Officer in Healthcare and Life Sciences for Europe, Middle East and Africa. He's also working towards his doctorate in Federated Learning for AI (using ML and Data Science) to improve patient care using wearable and Internet of Medical Things sensors. I...
#50 William Reeve, Founder of LoveFilm and entrepreneur
July 13, 2022 11:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBThis week’s guest is formidable entrepreneur, investor and CEO of Goodlord, William Reeve. After setting up his first business during the dotcom boom of the 90s, William moved on to set up pioneering media rental website LoveFilm.com in the noughties. Since then, he has co-founded Secret Escapes, as well as served on the boards of Nutmeg, Dunelm and Graze as a non-exec. Most recently, he founded Goodlord; an award-winning lettings platform designed to streamline tenancies. Having dippe...
#50 William Reeve, Serial Tech Entrepreneur & Angel Investor
July 13, 2022 11:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBThis week’s guest is formidable entrepreneur, investor and CEO of Goodlord, William Reeve. After setting up his first business during the dotcom boom of the 90s, William moved on to set up pioneering media rental website LoveFilm.com in the noughties. Since then, he has co-founded Secret Escapes, as well as served on the boards of Nutmeg, Dunelm and Graze as a non-exec. Most recently, he founded Goodlord; an award-winning lettings platform designed to streamline tenancies. Having dippe...
#50 William Reeve, Founder of LoveFilm and entrepreneur
July 13, 2022 11:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBThis week’s guest is formidable entrepreneur, investor and CEO of Goodlord, William Reeve. After setting up his first business during the dotcom boom of the 90s, William moved on to set up pioneering media rental website LoveFilm.com in the noughties. Since then, he has co-founded Secret Escapes, as well as served on the boards of Nutmeg, Dunelm and Graze as a non-exec. Most recently, he founded Goodlord; an award-winning lettings platform designed to streamline tenancies. Having dippe...
#49 - Tim Neill, Chief Risk Officer (Real Time Payments & Apps) at Mastercard
June 21, 2022 16:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBThis week’s guest is Tim Neill, Mastercard’s Chief Risk Officer for Real-time Payments and Applications. After studying Police and Criminal Justice Studies, Tim came to the UK twenty years ago straight out of university and was offered a consulting role at Goldman Sachs. Cutting his teeth in London’s fast-paced trading environment, assessing risk, resilience and security for world-renowned banks, Tim began specialising in the payments sector, culminating in his lead risk role at global pa...
#49 - Tim Neill, Chief Risk Officer (Real Time Payments & Apps) at Mastercard
June 21, 2022 16:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBThis week’s guest is Tim Neill, Mastercard’s Chief Risk Officer for Real-time Payments and Applications. After studying Police and Criminal Justice Studies, Tim came to the UK twenty years ago straight out of university and was offered a consulting role at Goldman Sachs. Cutting his teeth in London’s fast-paced trading environment, assessing risk, resilience and security for world-renowned banks, Tim began specialising in the payments sector, culminating in his lead risk role at global pa...
#48 - Brett Wigdortz, Co-Founder & CEO of Tiney and Teach First
May 25, 2022 10:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBBrett Wigdortz OBE is a philanthropist, entrepreneur and founder of Teach First, an social enterprise charity addressing educational disadvantage in England and Wales. He was also recently re-elected as chairman of the board for the National Citizen Service, a UK government-backed training scheme for teenagers. Formerly an international journalist, Brett has spent time in dozens of countries and knows education inside out. As a founder and tech leader, he’s ambitious to find innovative sol...
#47 - Ego Obi, Head of Operations for Google in Sub-Saharan Africa.
May 04, 2022 16:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBEgo Obi is Head of Operations for Sub-Saharan Africa at Google. An inspiration to many, Ego is an experienced tech leader and mentor, who has done some incredible work which has improved the lives of millions. Originally pursuing a career in accountancy, Ego felt drawn to technology and systems, resulting in a career pivot, culminating in her being approached by Google to lead an amazing venture to provide world-class education and internet access to millions of people, across many emergi...
Trenton Moss - Author and Leadership Coach - Modern Workplace Special
April 07, 2022 09:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBTrenton is a renowned business leader and qualified leadership coach with experience training digital teams for nearly twenty years. His best-selling book Human Powered is a concise guide for cultivating a high-performance culture within digital teams through developing emotional intelligence and people skills. Trenton speaks to Gareth about his personal business journey, including his 15 years at Webcredible from embryo to exit. He also talks candidly about the process of writing an ...
#46 - Trenton Moss - Author and Leadership Coach - Modern Workplace Special
April 07, 2022 09:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBTrenton is a renowned business leader and qualified leadership coach with experience training digital teams for nearly twenty years. His best-selling book Human Powered is a concise guide for cultivating a high-performance culture within digital teams through developing emotional intelligence and people skills. Trenton speaks to Gareth about his personal business journey, including his 15 years at Webcredible from embryo to exit. He also talks candidly about the process of writing an ...
Trenton Moss - Author and Leaderhip Coach - Modern Workplace Special
April 07, 2022 09:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBTrenton is a renowned business leader and qualified leadership coach with experience training digital teams for nearly twenty years. His best-selling book Human Powered is a concise guide for cultivating a high-performance culture within digital teams through developing emotional intelligence and people skills. Trenton speaks to Gareth about his personal business journey, including his 15 years at Webcredible from embryo to exit. He also talks candidly about the process of writing an ...
Steve O 'Hear - VP of Strategy at Zapp
March 10, 2022 12:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBSteve O’Hear has been providing commentary during one of the most exciting periods of tech innovation in the UK. A highly respected, prominent journalist for ZDNet and Tech Crunch, Steve covered the rise of Monzo, Wise and Starling Bank as well as other FinTech and general tech advances throughout the period dubbed Web 2.0 But Journalism wasn’t all Steve planned to achieve in his career. He tried his hand at entrepreneurship with Beepl, and talks candidly about this experience and what les...
#45 - Steve O 'Hear - VP of Strategy at Zapp
March 10, 2022 12:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBSteve O’Hear has been providing commentary during one of the most exciting periods of tech innovation in the UK. A highly respected, prominent journalist for ZDNet and Tech Crunch, Steve covered the rise of Monzo, Wise and Starling Bank as well as other FinTech and general tech advances throughout the period dubbed Web 2.0 But Journalism wasn’t all Steve planned to achieve in his career. He tried his hand at entrepreneurship with Beepl, and talks candidly about this experience and what les...
Women in Tech Special #4: Flavilla Fongang, Founder of 'Black Women in Tech'
February 22, 2022 12:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBThe final instalment of the Women in Tech Series is upon us. And what a series it has been! This week, branding expert, marketing entrepreneur, ‘Black Women in Tech’ founder and all-around super-woman Flavilla Fongang, joins Kerensa and Gareth for a memorable chat! This value-filled conversation covers everything from the moment she landed in the UK, unable to speak a word of English, and then going on to complete two degrees and a MA in International studies; through to her advice on buil...
#44 - Women in Tech Special #4: Flavilla Fongang, Founder of 'Black Women in Tech'
February 22, 2022 12:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBThe final instalment of the Women in Tech Series is upon us. And what a series it has been! This week, branding expert, marketing entrepreneur, ‘Black Women in Tech’ founder and all-around super-woman Flavilla Fongang, joins Kerensa and Gareth for a memorable chat! This value-filled conversation covers everything from the moment she landed in the UK, unable to speak a word of English, and then going on to complete two degrees and a MA in International studies; through to her advice on buil...
Women in Tech Special #3: Marta Krupinska. Head of Google for Startups UK
February 15, 2022 14:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBMarta Krupinska is a Tech entrepreneur, diversity advocate, and current Head of Google for Startups UK, alongside a Chair role at Youth Business International. Recognised by Forbes in 30Under30 in 2016, by Evening Standard as amongst London's Most Influential People 2017 and 2018 and by Forbes as top 60 Female Tech Executives globally, 2018. As a female founder herself, having founded 3 startups- most notably of a global FinTech money transfer company Azimo which raised $90M+ in funding...
#43 - Women in Tech Special #3: Marta Krupinska. Head of Google for Startups UK
February 15, 2022 14:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBMarta Krupinska is a Tech entrepreneur, diversity advocate, and current Head of Google for Startups UK, alongside a Chair role at Youth Business International. Recognised by Forbes in 30Under30 in 2016, by Evening Standard as amongst London's Most Influential People 2017 and 2018 and by Forbes as top 60 Female Tech Executives globally, 2018. As a female founder herself, having founded 3 startups- most notably of a global FinTech money transfer company Azimo which raised $90M+ in funding...
#42 - Women in Tech Special #2: Alice Bentinck, Co-founder Entrepreneur First
February 08, 2022 14:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBOn this episode of the Tech Leaders Podcast - Women in Tech series, we are joined by the inspirational Alice Bentinck; co-founder of Entrepreneur First and Code First Girls - where she’s worked tirelessly to give others opportunities that they otherwise wouldn’t have had to become entrepreneurs, as well as encouraging more women into the tech sector. Alice opens up to discuss how she got to where she is today, what mistakes she made along the way, how she grew her business and what advice s...
#42 - Women in Tech Special #2: Alice Bentinck, Co-founder Entreprenuer First
February 08, 2022 14:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBOn this episode of the Tech Leaders Podcast - Women in Tech series, we are joined by the inspirational Alice Bentinck; co-founder of Entrepreneur First and Code First Girls - where she’s worked tirelessly to give others opportunities that they otherwise wouldn’t have had to become entrepreneurs, as well as encouraging more women into the tech sector. Alice opens up to discuss how she got to where she is today, what mistakes she made along the way, how she grew her business and what advice s...
Women in Tech Special #2: Alice Bentinck, Co-founder Entreprenuer First
February 08, 2022 14:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBOn this episode of the Tech Leaders Podcast - Women in Tech series, we are joined by the inspirational Alice Bentinck; co-founder of Entrepreneur First and Code First Girls - where she’s worked tirelessly to give others opportunities that they otherwise wouldn’t have had to become entrepreneurs, as well as encouraging more women into the tech sector. Alice opens up to discuss how she got to where she is today, what mistakes she made along the way, how she grew her business and what advice s...
Women in Tech Special #2: Alice Bentinck
February 08, 2022 14:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBOn this episode of the Tech Leaders Podcast - Women in Tech series, we are joined by the inspirational Alice Bentinck; co-founder of Entrepreneur First and Code First Girls - where she’s worked tirelessly to give others opportunities that they otherwise wouldn’t have had to become entrepreneurs, as well as encouraging more women into the tech sector. Alice opens up to discuss how she got to where she is today, what mistakes she made along the way, how she grew her business and what advice s...
#41 - Women in Tech Special #1: Naomi Timperley
February 01, 2022 13:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBOn the first of our ‘Women in Tech’ Series Professor Kerensa Jennings and Gareth Davies are joined by an inspirational woman who’s been consistently listed as one of the 50 most influential women in Tech, Naomi Timperley. Naomi talks to us about setting up and scaling Baby Loves Disco, an immensely popular children's disco service, and getting approached to pitch on the Dragons Den. Despite turning down an offer, Naomi still struck up a great relationship with Deborah Meadon and learned a...
Women in Tech Special #1: Naomi Timperley
February 01, 2022 13:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBOn the first of our ‘Women in Tech’ Series Professor Kerensa Jennings and Gareth Davies are joined by an inspirational woman who’s been consistently listed as one of the 50 most influential women in Tech, Naomi Timperley. Naomi talks to us about setting up and scaling Baby Loves Disco, an immensely popular children's disco service, and getting approached to pitch on the Dragons Den. Despite turning down an offer, Naomi still struck up a great relationship with Deborah Meadon and learned a...
#40 - Louisa Murray – COO, UK and Europe at Railsbank
December 15, 2021 15:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBRailsbank is the world’s leading Embedded Finance Experience platform. Today we’re joined by their COO of UK and Europe, Louisa Murray. Louisa joined Railsbank as one of its first employees in 2017, and built the sales function from scratch, growing the sales and customer success teams. Prior to this she worked as a trader, headhunter and ran her own recruitment business. In this conversation, we explore consumer-driven products, legacy technology, making the tech industry more accessible ...
Louisa Murray – COO, UK and Europe at Railsbank
December 15, 2021 15:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBRailsbank is the world’s leading Embedded Finance Experience platform. Today we’re joined by their COO of UK and Europe, Louisa Murray. Louisa joined Railsbank as one of its first employees in 2017, and built the sales function from scratch, growing the sales and customer success teams. Prior to this she worked as a trader, headhunter and ran her own recruitment business. In this conversation, we explore consumer-driven products, legacy technology, making the tech industry more accessible ...
#39 - Mark Evans – CTO at Hodge Bank
November 24, 2021 14:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBToday’s guest, Mark Evans, has had an impressive IT career to date. He has overseen digital transformation projects from a range of organisations and institutions, including the government’s DVLA, and has completed his MBA. He joined Hodge Bank as the Chief Technology Officer in 2016, which at the time had very little digital presence. As it’s clear in this interview, Mark loves a challenge. Tune in to find out more about how the bank serves its customers (and staff) digitally. We also dis...
Mark Evans – CTO at Hodge Bank
November 24, 2021 14:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBToday’s guest, Mark Evans, has had an impressive IT career to date. He has overseen digital transformation projects from a range of organisations and institutions, including the government’s DVLA, and has completed his MBA. He joined Hodge Bank as the Chief Technology Officer in 2016, which at the time had very little digital presence. As it’s clear in this interview, Mark loves a challenge. Tune in to find out more about how the bank serves its customers (and staff) digitally. We also dis...
#38 - Steve Hatch – VP for Meta (formerly Facebook) in Northern Europe
November 03, 2021 12:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBThe vice president for Meta's (formerly Facebook) northern Europe division Steve Hatch joins the show to explore all things neurodiversity and what’s in store for the social media platform. Steve is a media agency veteran and joined Facebook in 2013. Prior to that, Hatch became CEO of MEC in 2011, having been there since its formation as Mediaedge:cia following the merger of The Media Edge and CIA in 1998. He also held several planning and strategy roles at Young & Rubicam Group, PHD and DDB...
Steve Hatch – VP for Meta (formerly Facebook) in Northern Europe
November 03, 2021 12:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBThe vice president for Meta's (formerly Facebook) northern Europe division Steve Hatch joins the show to explore all things neurodiversity and what’s in store for the social media platform. Steve is a media agency veteran and joined Facebook in 2013. Prior to that, Hatch became CEO of MEC in 2011, having been there since its formation as Mediaedge:cia following the merger of The Media Edge and CIA in 1998. He also held several planning and strategy roles at Young & Rubicam Group, PHD and DDB...
Greg Jackson – CEO at Octopus Energy
October 21, 2021 08:00 - 48 minutes - 33.7 MBOctopus Energy is on a mission to make a big green dent in the universe by building a truly sustainable energy system globally – by making power greener, smarter, and more affordable for everyone. I had a great time catching up with Greg Jackson, CEO and Founder of Octopus Energy, to find out more about how they’ve been democratising green energy. In this discussion we explore Greg’s values-based leadership style, the impact of economic theory versus reality, his mission to clean up the en...
#37 - Greg Jackson – CEO at Octopus Energy
October 21, 2021 08:00 - 48 minutes - 33.7 MBOctopus Energy is on a mission to make a big green dent in the universe by building a truly sustainable energy system globally – by making power greener, smarter, and more affordable for everyone. I had a great time catching up with Greg Jackson, CEO and Founder of Octopus Energy, to find out more about how they’ve been democratising green energy. In this discussion we explore Greg’s values-based leadership style, the impact of economic theory versus reality, his mission to clean up the en...
#36 - Jack Wearne – CEO at Ve Global
October 07, 2021 08:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBJack Wearne’s financial career started more or less during the 2008 crash. Fortunately, it opened many doors for him, which we uncover in this episode. He is currently the CEO at Ve Global, the ecommerce specialist that enables brands to recreate their in-store experience – online – through a Digital Assistant. Prior to that, he spent 14 years as a city bank trader, which I couldn't wait to find out more about. Tune in to our discussion as we explore the profound impact Jack’s MBA has ha...
Jack Wearne – CEO at Ve Global
October 07, 2021 08:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBJack Wearne’s financial career started more or less during the 2008 crash. Fortunately, it opened many doors for him, which we uncover in this episode. He is currently the CEO at Ve Global, the ecommerce specialist that enables brands to recreate their in-store experience – online – through a Digital Assistant. Prior to that, he spent 14 years as a city bank trader, which I couldn't wait to find out more about. Tune in to our discussion as we explore the profound impact Jack’s MBA has ha...
#35 - Gerard Grech – CEO, Tech Nation (London Tech Week Special)
September 24, 2021 11:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBAfter every crisis there’s an entrepreneurial boom – and the pandemic has been no exception. Today I explore how the tech space is massively evolving across the UK, with Gerard Grech, CEO at Tech Nation. His passion for mobile and media is shown through his impressive career, where he has worked for brands such as Blackberry World, Nokia, and Orange. We’re recording at the Excel Centre from this year’s London Tech Week, so I’m excited to catch up with Gerard and hear more about his latest i...
Gerard Grech – CEO, Tech Nation (London Tech Week Special)
September 24, 2021 11:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBAfter every crisis there’s an entrepreneurial boom – and the pandemic has been no exception. Today I explore how the tech space is massively evolving across the UK, with Gerard Grech, CEO at Tech Nation. His passion for mobile and media is shown through his impressive career, where he has worked for brands such as Blackberry World, Nokia, and Orange. We’re recording at the Excel Centre from this year’s London Tech Week, so I’m excited to catch up with Gerard and hear more about his latest i...
Gerard Grech – CEO at Tech Nation (London Tech Week Special)
September 24, 2021 11:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBAfter every crisis there’s an entrepreneurial boom – and the pandemic has been no exception. Today I explore how the tech space is massively evolving across the UK, with Gerard Grech, CEO at Tech Nation. His passion for mobile and media is shown through his impressive career, where he has worked for brands such as Blackberry World, Nokia, and Orange. We’re recording at the Excel Centre from this year’s London Tech Week, so I’m excited to catch up with Gerard and hear more about his latest i...
#35 - Gerard Grech – CEO, Tech Nation (London Tech Week Special)
September 24, 2021 11:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBAfter every crisis there’s an entrepreneurial boom – and the pandemic has been no exception. Today I explore how the tech space is massively evolving across the UK, with Gerard Grech, CEO at Tech Nation. His passion for mobile and media is shown through his impressive career, where he has worked for brands such as Blackberry World, Nokia, and Orange. We’re recording at the Excel Centre from this year’s London Tech Week, so I’m excited to catch up with Gerard and hear more about his latest i...
Richard Rosenberg – Chief Technology Officer at Financial Times
September 09, 2021 00:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBAs a mobile-first world, things are changing fast – and according to today’s guest, the future lies in data, privacy and trust. Richard Rosenberg was appointed CTO at the Financial Times at the start of 2021. He leads the FT’s technology strategy across the development and operations teams, and oversees the delivery of cross-platform customer experiences. Richard previously worked in a number of positions within the Expedia Group, and spent time at Sky, where his team produced award-winnin...
#34 - Richard Rosenberg – CTO, Financial Times
September 09, 2021 00:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBAs a mobile-first world, things are changing fast – and according to today’s guest, the future lies in data, privacy and trust. Richard Rosenberg was appointed CTO at the Financial Times at the start of 2021. He leads the FT’s technology strategy across the development and operations teams, and oversees the delivery of cross-platform customer experiences. Richard previously worked in a number of positions within the Expedia Group, and spent time at Sky, where his team produced award-winnin...
Richard Rosenberg – CTO, Financial Times
September 09, 2021 00:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBAs a mobile-first world, things are changing fast – and according to today’s guest, the future lies in data, privacy and trust. Richard Rosenberg was appointed CTO at the Financial Times at the start of 2021. He leads the FT’s technology strategy across the development and operations teams, and oversees the delivery of cross-platform customer experiences. Richard previously worked in a number of positions within the Expedia Group, and spent time at Sky, where his team produced award-winnin...
Jonathan Lister Parsons – Chief Technology Officer at PensionBee
August 18, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBPensionBee is on a mission to create a future of financial freedom through their technology platform. Pensions can be overwhelming and confusing, so I’m excited to bring on PensionBee’s co-founder and CTO, Jonathan Lister Parsons, to unpack how their disruptive technology has enabled hundreds of thousands of people to be "pension confident" through their technology platform. Join our discussion as we explore the impact of being a technology disruptor, the social impact of investing, blende...
#33 - Jonathan Lister Parsons – CTO, PensionBee
August 18, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBPensionBee is on a mission to create a future of financial freedom through their technology platform. Pensions can be overwhelming and confusing, so I’m excited to bring on PensionBee’s co-founder and CTO, Jonathan Lister Parsons, to unpack how their disruptive technology has enabled hundreds of thousands of people to be "pension confident" through their technology platform. Join our discussion as we explore the impact of being a technology disruptor, the social impact of investing, blende...
Jonathan Lister Parsons – CTO, PensionBee
August 18, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBPensionBee is on a mission to create a future of financial freedom through their technology platform. Pensions can be overwhelming and confusing, so I’m excited to bring on PensionBee’s co-founder and CTO, Jonathan Lister Parsons, to unpack how their disruptive technology has enabled hundreds of thousands of people to be "pension confident" through their technology platform. Join our discussion as we explore the impact of being a technology disruptor, the social impact of investing, blende...
#32 - Neil Bellamy – Head of Technology, Media, Telecoms & Services at NatWest Group
July 28, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBNeil Bellamy is responsible for NatWest’s strategy, proposition and risk appetite for the whole sector vertical. He is currently the Head of Technology, Media, Telecoms & Services, and has an impressive 26 year career in banking to date. As a leader, Neil is truly customer focused and enjoys advising tech start-ups at Natwest Accelerators and as a Mentor with Imperial Ventures. Tune into this conversation as Neil reflects over the impact of being a purpose-led organisation. We also explore ...
Neil Bellamy – Head of Technology, Media, Telecoms & Services at NatWest Group
July 28, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBNeil Bellamy is responsible for NatWest’s strategy, proposition and risk appetite for the whole sector vertical. He is currently the Head of Technology, Media, Telecoms & Services, and has an impressive 26 year career in banking to date. As a leader, Neil is truly customer focused and enjoys advising tech start-ups at Natwest Accelerators and as a Mentor with Imperial Ventures. Tune into this conversation as Neil reflects over the impact of being a purpose-led organisation. We also explore ...
#31 - Charles Ewen – CIO at the Met Office
July 06, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 44.2 MBRecognised as one of the global leaders in weather and climate science, the Met Office is powered by advanced models and a high performance supercomputer. I was very excited to catch up with Charles Ewen, the CIO at the Met Office, to learn more about how the organisation operates on such world leading technology. Charles is accountable for all aspects of technology within the Met Office and manages a dedicated engineering team of over 350 people. With a fascinating career trajectory delive...