We’ve heard so much over the last few months about Generative AI and in particular, ChatGPT, so what does it all mean for companies, and what’s coming next? To answer these questions and more, I spoke with Heather Dawe, UK Head of Data at UST. She is is a well-known Data Leader with over 20 years of experience working across the industry. Heather has worked at a senior level as a Statistician and Data Scientist within government, the wider public sector and industry. With expertise in the health...
Apr 22, 2023•27 min•Season 5Ep. 13
Does Generative AI restrict our freedom to think if we ask it to do everything for us? To answer this question, I spoke with international Human Rights Lawyer, Author and Speaker and author of “ Freedom to Think: The Long Struggle to Liberate our Minds. ” Susie Alegre . We last spoke to Susie on the podcast in 2022 , before the Generative AI tool ChatGPT had been released, so in this show, Susie provided an update on her views on ChatGPT and AI in general. We looked at the current trends in AI, ...
Apr 20, 2023•27 min•Season 5Ep. 12
What traits does the leader of the future need to survive? To answer this question, I spoke to Hannah Greenwood, an international Leadership Speaker, Coach and Writer who works with individuals and global teams to facilitate creative enquiry and implement change. She founded Cascãd over 19 years ago and specialises in developing the "Champion Mindset" - the alchemic combination of innovative thinking and positive energy. Cascãd’s Champion Mindset has helped individuals and companies achieve extr...
Apr 12, 2023•46 min•Season 5Ep. 11
I’ve been guilty of quoting the phrase “The subscription Economy” many times over the last few years without really knowing who coined it - its origins are actually with Tien Tzuo , CEO of Zuora . To explain more, I was joined by John Smith Phillips, Senior Vice President of SVP Sales & General Manager, EMEA at Zuora on the latest Actionable Futurist Podcast. We looked at how subscription services might adapt in the future and looked at how John and his clients are currently moving towards a...
Mar 31, 2023•40 min•Season 5Ep. 10
5G networks are all about speed and capacity, so private 5G networks are just a closed version of the same - right? Think again. Private wireless networks are on the rise, and to find out more, I spoke with Shahid Ahmed , Group EVP of New Ventures and Innovation at NTT , on the latest Actionable Futurist Podcast. He is responsible for driving new digital experiences, offerings and technologies that create growth and transform people’s lives and companies and brings over 25 years of experience le...
Mar 20, 2023•35 min•Season 5Ep. 9
Remote working as an option for the modern workforce is here to stay - so what advice would someone who's been working remotely for years have for others? To answer this question, I spoke with Mark Pinsent, Managing Director, Europe for The Hoffman Agency - a leading Technology PR company. Mark graduated in 1992 with a degree in Information and Computing Science but his creative streak saw him enter the world of marketing and communications. He says he’s spent 28 happy years developing and deliv...
Mar 17, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 8
We’ve heard of “full-stack Engineers”, but what is a Full Stack CMO? To find out I spoke with Maya Moufarek, CEO of strategic growth consultancy Marketing Cube for the latest Actionable Futurist Podcast. Maya has over 15 years in the tech and direct-to-consumer industries with roles at Google, Amex, Cisco and LG and she is passionate about working with ambitious entrepreneurs and purpose-driven CEOs to deliver truly sustainable growth. She says she is proud to be multicultural and multilingual, ...
Mar 15, 2023•28 min•Season 5Ep. 7
“Permacrisis” was the 2022 Collins Dictionary word of the year, and this year, people are seeking ways to adapt in an uncertain world. Accenture identified five emerging trends that will alter the power dynamic between brands and customers in the coming 12 months and beyond: 1: Permacrisis and human adaptability 2: What’s next for loyalty? 3: The importance of work intangibles 4: AI is now in people’s hands for creativity 5: Digital wallets: a question of adoption This year, people are seeking w...
Feb 12, 2023•41 min•Season 5Ep. 6
What’s the future of finance? To answer this question I spoke with James Butland , Vice President of Financial Partnerships, EMEA for Airwallex . Airwallex was founded by four friends, Jack Zhang, Max Li, Lucy Liu, and Xijing Dai, in Melbourne, Australia in 2015 and was inspired by real-life experiences. Out of their love for good coffee, engineering-banking friends Jack Zhang and Max Li started Tukk & Co, a café in Melbourne. As small business owners, they recognised first-hand the impact o...
Feb 05, 2023•26 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Finance, meet Sustainability. On this episode of the podcast, I spoke with Andromeda (Andie) Wood who is Vice President for Regulatory Strategy for Workiva . She is an expert in the role of technology in corporate reporting, taxonomy design and data modelling, and holds a wealth of knowledge and deep understanding of the impact of EU and UK regulation on global firms, particularly in the areas of corporate transparency and ESG. There is an undeniable global shift towards greater standardisation ...
Jan 30, 2023•36 min•Season 5Ep. 4
The topics of Extended Reality (XR) and The Metaverse are becoming more and more popular. Once the sole domain of gamers, we are now seeing a range of corporate examples for XR, which are building interest in what's next for the space. To find out more, and understand what types of scenarios are right for these new platforms, I spoke with Thomas Bedenk from Endava. Thomas has over 25 years of experience in digital productions, focusing on Strategy, XR, and UX to support digital transformation ac...
Jan 21, 2023•32 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Generative Artificial Intelligence or Generative AI - is a relatively new term that is being mentioned a lot when it comes to AI chat engines such as ChatGPT and AI-generated art from platforms such as Midjourney . One of the industries that is most intrigued by this technology is the education sector. Plagiarism has been a problem for years, but now a tool like ChatGPT can write a whole assignment in seconds, what does this mean for the sector? To find out more, I invited back Dr Lynn Gribble ,...
Jan 18, 2023•45 min•Season 5Ep. 2
New Year, New Season! Welcome to Season 5 of the Actionable Futurist Podcast. To kick off the new season, I interviewed Sophia Matveeva CEO & founder of Tech For Non-Techies. Sophia argues that you don’t have to be a tech expert to found, run or work in a technology company at senior levels. Tech For Non-Techies is an education company and consultancy. Sophia has contributed to the Financial Times, The Guardian, and Forbes on entrepreneurship and technology, and hosts the top-rated Tech for ...
Jan 03, 2023•38 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Environmental sustainability is often seen as just minimising the impact on a company’s business model. Environmental expert Trevor Hutchings from Gemserv argues that companies need to strive to become net-positive, giving back more than they take out. Trevor is Director of Strategy and Communications at Gemserv and spent much of his early career in the UK civil service, working in a number of government departments and with the European Commission in Brussels, including positions at the Departm...
Dec 28, 2022•32 min•Season 4Ep. 26
My guest is cybersecurity expert Samantha Humphries. She has over 21 years of experience in cyber security, and during this time has held a plethora of titles, one of her favourites being Global Threat Response Manager. Sam has defined strategies for multiple security products and technologies, helped hundreds of organisations of all shapes, sizes, and geographies recover and learn from cyberattacks, and trained anyone who’ll listen to security concepts and solutions. In her current role, she he...
Dec 21, 2022•43 min•Season 4Ep. 25
As an international lawyer, author and speaker, Susie has worked on some of the most challenging legal and political issues of our time including human rights and security, combating corruption in the developing world, protecting human rights at borders, the human rights impact of climate change on small island states , privacy, cybersecurity, disinformation, data protection and neurotech. Her experience includes both judicial , and oversight roles in the UK and internationally. She has particul...
Dec 14, 2022•48 min•Season 4Ep. 24
As a Futurist I get to explore new inventions and track the progress of all kinds of technologies. But how did we get so smart to be able to dream all of these things up? Until I interviewed Byron about his new book Stories, Dice, and Rocks That Think: How Humans Learned to See the Future — and Shape it I hadn’t given this any thought. It is a fascinating read and looks at what makes the human mind so unique and also explores the three leaps in our history that made us who we are—and will change...
Oct 15, 2022•31 min•Season 4Ep. 23
Quantum physics has already changed our lives, thanks to the invention of the laser and the transistor, both products of quantum theory. Almost every electronic device we use today is an example of quantum physics in action. I believe we may now be on the brink of a second quantum revolution as we attempt to harness even more of the power of the quantum world. Quantum computing will impact many sectors, including healthcare, energy, finance, security, and entertainment. However, significant prac...
Aug 21, 2022•40 min•Season 4Ep. 22
In keeping with the renewable energy theme, and on the back of my 2 part series on the Genpact Envision Racing partnership, this podcast features Shell Recharge solutions . We will hear from Euan Moir about how they are expanding their electric vehicle recharge network across the country into homes and offices, but also look into the future, when national electricity grids will be able to deliver as well as receive energy from electric vehicle batteries. I first came across the Shell Recharge br...
Aug 14, 2022•31 min•Season 4Ep. 21
We know that technology is rapidly changing and it seems heard to keep up sometimes. We’re told that we need to become lifelong learners and this is hard for most of us that lead busy lives, but how does the Former CEO of a 100,000 person company valued at over $4Bn keep constantly learning? This is a question I posed to Tiger Tyagarajan, Former CEO of leading professional services company Genpact on the latest episode of the Actionable Futurist® Podcast. He is one of the industry leaders who pi...
Aug 07, 2022•35 min•Season 4Ep. 20
Our guest is world-famous and while you may not heard of her, you may have heard her voice! Aussie-born and now back in Australia, Karen Jacobsen ’s speaking voice is in over 1 Billion GPS units and smartphones worldwide giving directions. From a single voice-over booking, she created her empowerment brand “The GPS Girl”, teaching the five directions for “recalculating" in business and life. An award-winning Singer and Songwriter, Karen's musical career highlights include sharing the bill with N...
Aug 01, 2022•40 min•Season 4Ep. 19
High-growth, high-performance companies need to do extraordinary things to remain competitive. I recently had the opportunity to see how leading professional services firm Genpact is leveraging their sponsorship of the Envision Formula E Racing team in ways beyond what they imagined when they teamed up in 2018. I was invited to Silverstone, the home of British Racing to view first-hand the Envision Racing cars, as well as speak to one of the team drivers, Robin Frijns as well as Team principal, ...
Jul 24, 2022•47 min•Season 4Ep. 18
What does playing soccer in your youth have to do with being the CEO of a high-growth tech company? If you’re Christina Kosmowski from LogicMonitor then it has everything to do with how to coach a team for success. Christiana was an early employee at Salesforce where she helped to develop their customer success program, and later did the same at Slack. Her Twitter bio describes her as a customer-obsessed CEO changing the very role of IT with customers at the centre. She is a Wife, Mother, Engine...
Jul 17, 2022•28 min•Season 4Ep. 17
I've always been fascinated by how technology can improve healthcare, and over the years at my keynote talks, audiences have asked me for my view of what's next. Finally, I managed to grab two leading figures on this subject: Dr Simon Wallace , Chief Clinical Information Officer at Nuance Communications , and Umang Patel , Chief Clinical Information Officer at Microsoft to help explain this important topic. Simon is a GP & public health doctor providing consultancy services to healthcare org...
Jul 03, 2022•45 min•Season 4Ep. 16
In a world full of misinformation, which media sources can you trust? Enter The Conversation , an independent source of news analysis and informed comment written by academic experts, working with professional journalists who help share their knowledge with the world and deliver truthful stories that anyone can read and understand. To learn more about this unique resource, I spoke with Chris Waiting , Chief Executive Officer of The Conversation UK. Chris previously held senior management positio...
Jun 26, 2022•38 min•Season 4Ep. 15
Public relations is no longer just about sending press releases - increasingly PR has become integrated with sales and marketing functions and relies upon practitioners having a solid grasp of data. To find out more about the future of PR and communications, I spoke with Heather Kernahan , the Global CEO of Communications company Hotwire . Heather has spent her career immersed in technology and moved over to Hotwire from Eastwick Communications after its acquisition in 2016. Prior to this, she w...
Jun 19, 2022•32 min•Season 4Ep. 14
If you had the chance to speak with the former CMO of Salesforce about the future of Marketing what would you ask them? I had the chance to do just that on this episode of the Actionable Futurist Podcast, speaking with Stephanie Bushcemi who is currently the CMO of Confluent . She was previously EVP and CMO of Salesforce and held the same role at IHS Markit, and also spent a number of years at SAP heading their Marketing functions. We recorded the episode live at the Kafka Summit in London and s...
Jun 11, 2022•41 min•Season 4Ep. 13
For many the interim model of working is not new, where senior, experienced staff are brought into a firm before a permanent role is filled. With work moving towards a more distributed model, and access to talent being widened beyond the city centres, will a hybrid workforce model, utilising freelance and permanent staff emerge? To answer this question and more, I spoke with Charlotte Gregson , PhD the Country Head UK of Malt , a marketplace for independent management consultants and industry ex...
May 29, 2022•36 min•Season 4Ep. 12
May 25th 2022, marks four years since the General Data Protection Regulation, more commonly known as GDPR came into effect in the UK and the EU. The GDPR's primary aim is to enhance individuals' control and rights over their personal data and simplify international businesses' regulatory environment. Four years on, though, are consumers adequately protected? I spoke with James Walker , CEO of Consumer Privacy champion, Rightly , to better answer this question. James is a consumer rights advocate...
May 22, 2022•47 min•Season 4Ep. 11
TikTok now has a billion users, so what makes it stand out from Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter? To answer this I spoke with Aaron Goldman, Chief Marketing Officer of MediaOcean, a mission-critical platform for omnichannel advertising that connects brands, agencies, media, technology, and data. Aaron has been in the Marketing industry for over 20 years, including CMO roles at 4C, and Kenshoo, a leading enterprise marketing software company. Aaron was awarded the LinkedIn B2B thought l...
May 15, 2022•41 min•Season 4Ep. 10
