Do you know what the impact of your business is on the environment. Are you sure you actually want to know? Annu Nieminen, Founder and CEO of The Upright Project invites organizations to look closely at their actions and processes, and understand how to make green, kinder, business driven decisions. Also on the show we celebrate the best in tech podcasting (with a small brag, not sorry) after Techopedia listed the 12 best podcasts to listen to. Read it here: https://www.techopedia.com/best-tech-podcasts-to-listen-to-this-year Tech Talks is powered by Nash Squared, the leading global provider of technology and talent solutions. Find out more about our solutions at www.nashsquared.com The music on Tech Talks is created by London artist Lemzi: www.lemzi.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/david-savage0/message

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Now you can assess the impact of your business on the environment

On the podcast today David is joined by Hadi Moussa, General Manager of the Global Consumer Business at EdTech firm Coursera. Discovering the people organizations need to fuel growth, and facing the skills shortage are twin headaches facing many leaders. Working with educational institutions to ease those pains isn&#39;t easy, but with 130 million learners Coursera have the data and expertise to help address talent concerns. Also, should under-16s be banned from social, and even stopped from having smartphones? Nicola Gunby, founder at CLIQ, invites David and George to discuss the idea after it was raised in government here in the UK. Spoiler, no one on the podcast agrees! Tech Talks is powered by Nash Squared, the leading global provider of technology and talent solutions. Find out more about our solutions at www.nashsquared.com The music on Tech Talks is created by London artist Lemzi: www.lemzi.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/david-savage0/message

Can EdTech harness AI and shape education to meet industry demands?

We&#39;re going beyond words with predictive personalization and wordless search. We explore how is Generative AI being applied to ecommerce and what are it&#39;s benefits and lessons for wider industry? Join David and Akeesh as they welcome Miros cofounders Diana Saarva and Heikki Haldre. Tech Talks is powered by Nash Squared, the leading global provider of technology and talent solutions. Find out more about our solutions at www.nashsquared.com The music on Tech Talks is created by London artist Lemzi: www.lemzi.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/david-savage0/message

Can AI take search beyond words?

Can social media be free from abusive comments? Tim Chase, CEO and cofounder of Striver thinks so, and he&#39;s starting by offering a safe and positive space for conversations about football. The team have much bigger plans... Do you think they can change the face of social media? Tech Talks is powered by Nash Squared, the leading global provider of technology and talent solutions. Find out more about our solutions at www.nashsquared.com The music on Tech Talks is created by London artist Lemzi: www.lemzi.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/david-savage0/message

Can social media be hate free?

OLIO&#39;s co-founder Tessa Clarke returns to Tech Talks! Tessa is a guest for the third time, and now she and her team are growing rapidly as they acquire customers and organize volunteers. What does that mean for her, and the decisions she makes, as they keep focused on tackling issues of food and household waste? Also on this episode we receive a voice note from Mauro Cozzi, CEO of Emitwise, discussing steps organizations can take to reduce their carbon footprint. Tech Talks is powered by Nash Squared, the leading global provider of technology and talent solutions. Find out more about our solutions at www.nashsquared.com The music on Tech Talks is created by London artist Lemzi: www.lemzi.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/david-savage0/message

Tessa Clarke is building a solution to tackle the climate crisis

Eric Struk has 7.7 million followers on TikTok, and over 10 million in total. His videos (reviewing airlines) have been viewed over 2.5 billion times. How, why, and what can enterprise organizations and branding professionals learn from his journey? We take to the air to explore the process behind going viral. Also on the show David chats to Kinsey Fabrizio, Senior VP at the CTA. CES 2024 is currently happening in Las Vegas, so we get the latest from the show floor! Tech Talks is powered by Nash Squared, the leading global provider of technology and talent solutions. Find out more about our solutions at www.nashsquared.com The music on Tech Talks is created by London artist Lemzi: www.lemzi.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/david-savage0/message

How can you build a brand that cuts through the noise?

Today we celebrate our 600th episode! To do that David is joined by Steve Maclaren, COO at the National Robotarium. What&#39;s that you ask? The United Kingdom has a new center for robotics and AI in Edinburgh, but what work is it engaged in? We find out how Steve and his team are helping industry realise the potential of cutting edge technology. Also on today&#39;s show Thomas Vosper talks about the experience of an entrepreneur, and his new book! Tech Talks is powered by Nash Squared, the leading global provider of technology and talent solutions. Find out more about our solutions at www.nashsquared.com The music on Tech Talks is created by London artist Lemzi: www.lemzi.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/david-savage0/message

We welcome you to the UK's new National Robotarium

By the end of the decade there will be one billion new jobs. Half of them we can&#39;t even describe today. So how do we make sure people have the skills for our evolving industry? To help us make sense of the market and talk educational technology, we&#39;re joined by Andreas Flodstrom, CEO and founder of Beetroot. He joins us to talk about talent, and Ukraine, as we look ahead to 2024. Also on today&#39;s show we have a voice note from Brian Gross from OhMiBod. David and Akeesh just about manage to have a mature conversation. Tech Talks is powered by Nash Squared, the leading global provider of technology and talent solutions. Find out more about our solutions at www.nashsquared.com The music on Tech Talks is created by London artist Lemzi: www.lemzi.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/david-savage0/message

How do we prepare the next generation of tech professionals?

Happy New Year! Is it new year, new you? Today we chat to Everyrun founder Alona Lashchenko, who&#39;s built a platform that&#39;s a running community that she hopes will tackle loneliness and obesity. That&#39;s despite having to leave Ukraine and relocate in Oxford. Tech Talks is powered by Nash Squared, the leading global provider of technology and talent solutions. Find out more about our solutions at www.nashsquared.com The music on Tech Talks is created by London artist Lemzi: www.lemzi.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/david-savage0/message

It's the new year, could tackling health and your mental health be one of your resolutions?

Griffin Parry is CEO and founder of M3ter, a business powering every variation of usage-based pricing for companies at all stages of growth. He has already built and successfully exited one startup, and he's doing it all over again. What did he do last time that he won't this time around? What lessons are there for other entrepreneurs? On the show David is also joined by 'Tech Talks Daily' host Neil C. Hughes, freelance journalist and industry commentator. The music on Tech Talks is by London artist Lemzi. Check out his music and store at www.lemzi.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/david-savage0/message

What does it take to successfully exit?

As a society we need to do better than digging up fossil fuels, and consumers should make better choices. But how does a company take that belief and turn it into a profitable enterprise? This Boxing Day we catch up with Satnam Surae, PhD, CTO and co-founder at Twig and ask about their path to success. The music on Tech Talks is by London artist Lemzi. Check out his music and store at www.lemzi.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/david-savage0/message

The algorithm mightier than the pipette: is technology changing science?

Suki Fuller was recently named the most influential woman in UK technology by Computer Weekly. What's got Suki to this point in her career, and who or what were her inspirations? How is she trying to help the next generation of industry leaders? Also on today's episode we hear from Richard Davies, UK Managing Director at Netcompany. He's keen other leads pay attention to the lessons to be learned from the IT failures at the BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-67503126 The music on Tech Talks is by London artist Lemzi. Check out his music and store at www.lemzi.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/david-savage0/message

Introducing the UK's most influential women in tech… Suki Fuller

Steve Salvin (Chief Executive at Aiimi) has been helping organisations make sense of their data for a long time. Whilst the terms are new, the processes aren't necessarily. So amongst experimentation, and some banning AI, what actually comes next, and who should be steering the direction of your business? Also on today's show we have a chat about an article on Unleash (by Lucy Buchholz) about a study which suggests 18% of North American employees are considering leaving their role in 2024: https://www.unleash.ai/company-culture/18-of-american-employees-are-considering-leaving-their-current-roles-in-2024/ The music on Tech Talks is by London artist Lemzi. Check out his music and store at www.lemzi.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/david-savage0/message

"In 5-7 years, 70% of business activities will be done by GenAI": Are you ready?

Web Summit was all about AI… yes. But more than that; it was how technology is continually being used to push boundaries and democratize services and information. Here are two more examples concerning mental health and impact investment! Helping shine a light on these topics are Tom Winterton, Head of Platform at Invest Engine, and Michel Valstar, CEO of BlueSkyeye AI. Also on the show we're chatting about the most searched Google searches! Thanks to Calum Warren-Piper at PHA for drawing attention to this article: https://www.semafor.com/article/12/11/2023/googles-year-in-search-results-revealed The music on Tech Talks is by London artist Lemzi. Check out his music and store at www.lemzi.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/david-savage0/message

A month on, we look back to our conversations at Web Summit

45% of women are leaving within the first 8 years of their career. How can we stop that and celebrate women? Sarah Persov, Engineering Team Lead at Dojo, talks about championing women in technology and her career, and why her advice for her boss is refreshingly direct. Also on the show we chat to the artist behind out sound, Lemzi. Check out his music and shows on his website: https://www.lemzi.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/david-savage0/message

Sarah's message is simple, "Don't be a dick".

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