Bernard Marr's Future of Business & Technology Podcast

In this conversation I am speaking to Rana el Kaliouby, who is an Egyptian-American scientist, entrepreneur, author and AI thought leader on a mission to bring emotional intelligence to our digital world. Rana is the co-founder and CEO of Affectiva and the author of the bestselling book ‘Girl Decoded: A Scientist’s Quest To Reclaim Our Humanity By Bringing Emotional Intelligence To Technology’.

In this conversation I am joined by Jessica Swank, Chief People Officer at Box, to discuss the challenges and opportunities of maintaining a successful culture in a hybrid workplace.

We look at some of the latest development and unmissable news in the world of technology, artificial intelligence, and data. I am joined by Bruno Aziza from Google.

The topic of this conversation is ‘A Citizen’s Guide To Artificial Intelligence’, which is also the title of a new book that untangles some of the philosophical and ethical issues on the topic of AI and machine learning.  For this important conversation, I am joined by John Zerilli, who is the lead author of the book, and a research fellow at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence at the University of Cambridge and soon the Leverhulme Trust Fellow at the University of Oxford.

Here, we take and exclusive look at Experian’s latest Global Data Management report and discuss the how companies are using data in 2021 as well as some of the key data challenges. To do this, I am joined by Steve Farr, Director of Solutions for Experian Data Quality.

What are the biggest future trends we have to get ready for today and how to we best prepare for them? These are the questions I am discussing with world-renowned futurist and author Gerd Leonhard.

What's the future of jobs in the age of AI? How will technology affect jobs? What skills will be required in the future? Is artificial intelligence is the cause or the cure for digital displacement? These are the themes I discuss with Michael Priddis, who is the CEO of Faethm AI. Faethm’s mission is to prepare the world for the future of work and be the global data source for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Global Supply Chains…a term that was considered niche and specific to an industry is now ubiquitous. Over the past one year, as the pandemic touched every corner of the world, everyone started to understand the importance of a seamless, connected, quick and transparent supply chain.  Hundreds of thousands of containers are on the move as we speak from around the world with essential medical supplies, food produce, relief material and several other goods to be delivered right at our doorstep Dubai based logistics leader and global trade enabler, DP World is playing a major role in advancing global commerce with its 150 operations around the world and a massive team of over 50,000. In 2020, DP World delivered a capacity of more than 100 million TEU (Twenty-foot equivalent unit) in line with market demand. This mammoth 24/7 supply chain operation is at the heart of helping local and global economies stay resilient. But what is at the heart of this complex and global operation? What are some of the digital technologies behind this operation, and their role in ensuring a truly connected supply chain?  To help us understand the impact of these technologies, we have with us Mike Bhaskaran, the Chief Operating Officer at DP World and joining him is Rahul Misra, Vice President, Business Applications for the Lower Gulf region at Oracle.

Real-time data is more important than ever. In this conversion, Bernard Marr and Erez Alsheich, will discuss the increasing importance of real time and streaming data analytics. They will explore at the benefits and opportunities that come with using real time data and look at leading edge industry examples. They will also discuss the key challenges and barriers to using steaming data, how to overcome them, as well as the future of real time data.

Tech Vision 2021: What are some of the biggest technology trends of our time? In this conversation, I am joined by Paul Daugherty, Group Chief Executive - Technology, and Chief Technology Officer at Accenture, to discuss the trends identified by Accenture's Technology Vision report 2021.