
The Irish Tech News Podcast
Irish Tech News are Ireland's number one online tech publication and often Ireland's number one tech podcast too.
We aim to cover innovation, entrepreneurs, startups, green tech, clean tech and tech for good that aims to help the planet.
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Latest episodes

Jun 25, 2024 • 42min
You can never exclude data John Randles, CEO Siren
AI is everywhere these days and the Intersection of AI and Crypto is one of the latest topical AI issues. One person who knows all about this is John Randles the CEO of Siren, and he recently attended a Chainalysis panel session in New York discussing the role Siren can play in this topical issue. Ronan recently spoke to John.
John talks about his background, what Siren does, his thoughts on the intersection of AI and Crypto and more.
More about Siren:
Siren is an all-in-one investigation platform used by organisations to safeguard people, assets and networks. Using AI, automation and advanced search, Siren links data from open source, vendors and classified sources allowing investigators to analyze risks, threats and crimes for the national security, public safety, fraud and compliance, and cyber threat communities. Siren’s patented technology is uniquely search based providing the analyst with easy-to-use search, analytics, visualization and reporting capabilities for investigations at enterprise scale and volume.
In November 2023, Siren achieved 9th position in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 and won the award in the "Scale-Up" category. Siren received €12 million in funding in 2023 and was named as a Gartner Cool Vendor. For more information, visit www.siren.io

Jun 20, 2024 • 31min
The evolving role of the CFO as the guardian of performance and value and your financial co-pilot
It is an exciting time to be in tech. With nine out of ten CFOs
projecting higher AI budgets in 2024, how will the integration of AI in business impact the skill sets required for the CFOs? How can AI bring benefits to the day-to-day financial processes including working capital management? And what are some of the things that we need to keep in mind to ensure relevant, reliable, and responsible business AI?
In this episode of One Vision, Theo chat with Christian Hecker, SVP and Chief Revenue Officer, Office of the CFO at SAP, and Thomas Mehlkopf, GM and Head of Working Capital Management Center of Excellence at SAP, on how AI can transform the future of work and the collaboration between CFOs and CIOs in driving digital transformation.
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Jun 18, 2024 • 36min
Belfast’s Cyber AI hub Dr Stuart Millar, Principal AI Engineer at Rapid7
Rapid7 recently announced a new security research partnership with CSIT at Queen’s University Belfast. The new partnership will be with CSIT’s AI hub and will research into threats facing the cloud by utilising AI and machine learning techniques. The partnership will be another avenue for CSIT students into the cybersecurity industry and Rapid7.
With NCSC recently reporting that any cybercriminal will be able to leverage AI and access cloud services, the partnership comes at a critical time. It will also continue the strong relationship seen between the cybersecurity industry and academia in Belfast. After the partnership announcement Ronan spoke to Dr Stuart Millar, Principal AI Engineer at Rapid7.
Dr Miller talks about his background, AI and music, the new partnership between Rapid7 and CSIT, the Cyber AI hub and more.
More about the Cyber AI hub:
The Cyber-AI Hub, hosted by CSIT, presents an exciting opportunity to develop exceptional research, skills and innovation across a range of cyber related themes and develop a talent pipeline of cyber security professionals with strong industry links.
This new initiative, funded by the UK Government from the New Deal for Northern Ireland, will see a new Doctoral Training Programme, a hub for industry collaboration and skills development, bursaries for students to join Queen's MSc in Applied Cyber Security or Artificial Intelligence, as well as a report mapping the growth and development of the cyber industry in the region.

Jun 11, 2024 • 23min
What is the right data Claus Jepsen, Chief Product and Technology Officer Unit4
Unit4 is launching Smart Automation Services, which talks to the broader discussion around the role of AI and automation in ERP. Claus Jepsen their Chief Product and Technology Officer, recommends a more pragmatic approach and launching this initiative, it is identifying specific opportunities to integrate AI and automation into the various functions within its ERPx suite.
In the course of the next year during its regular release cycle it will add specific functionality across areas like payroll, expenses, procurement, finance, and its virtual assistant. Ronan recently spoke to Clause.
Clause talks about his background, what Unit4 does, AI and more.
More about Claus Jepsen:
Claus Jepsen is a technology expert who has been fascinated by the micro-computer revolution ever since he received a Tandy TRS model 1 at the age of 14. Since then, Claus has spent the last few decades developing and architecting software solutions, most recently at Unit4, where he is the Chief Product and Technology Officer leading the ERP vendor’s focus on enabling the post-modern enterprise.
At Unit4, Claus is building cloud-based, super-scalable solutions and bringing innovative technologies such as AI, chatbots, and predictive analytics to ERP. Claus is a strong believer that having access to vast amounts of data allows us to construct better, non-invasive and pervasive solutions to improve our experiences, relieve us from tedious chores, and allow us focus on what we as individuals really love doing.

Jun 4, 2024 • 50min
AI never sleeps Patrick Wragg, Head of Incident Response Integrity360
Integrity360's conference series Security First was recently held in Dublin this year. Bringing together the cybersecurity industry to discuss the latest threat landscape developments and industry insights, and offer actionable advice on how to protect your organisation from the most prevalent cyber threats in 2024. One of the speakers at Security First was Patrick Wragg, Head of Incident Response at Integrity360 and Ronan recently spoke to Patrick.
Patrick talks about his background, state sponsored attacks, the good and bad points of AI, deep fakes and more.
More about Integrity360:
Integrity360 is an industry-leading cyber security specialist operating in Ireland and the U.K. Since 2005 they have earned the status of trusted security advisor for over 1,500 clients across UK and Ireland.
Their security first approach positions security as an enabler and empowers their clients to do business securely.

May 29, 2024 • 27min
Dublin Tech Summit VC insights Nicolas Sauvage, President of TDK Ventures.
The 2024 Dublin Tech Summit is taking place today in the RDS and on the first day of the conference I caught up with Nicolas Sauvage, President of TDK Ventures and one of the Dublin Tech Summit speakers. Nicolas spoke to me about his background, what TDK ventures does, what they invest in and more.
More about Nicolas Sauvage:
Nicolas Sauvage is the President of TDK Ventures. Nicolas Sauvage is committed to invest and serve entrepreneurs – the ultimate Impact Scalers – to build innovative and meaningful solutions in Digital, Energy & Environmental Transformations that will bring positive impact to society and the planet.
Nicolas believes in the value of focusing on what really matters in one’s life and removing the noise around us as much as possible; he created the concept of the “8 words” to capture in just 8 words what matters the most to someone, and prioritise their life’s choices and activities, every day. His 8 words starts with his wife: “Sheila first. Scaling Impact Scalers. Patience and Impatience.” and are engraved on his iPad.
Nicolas is an alumnus of the Stanford GSB, INSEAD, London Business School, and microelectronics ISEN school.

May 28, 2024 • 40min
What to expect at Dublin Tech Summit 2024 Siobhan Human, Head of Programming and Marketing Dublin Tech Summit.
The 2024 Dublin Tech Summit takes place tomorrow and Ronan spoke to Siobhan Human, Head of Programming and Marketing at Dublin Tech Summit to find out what we can expect this year.
Siobhan talks about some of the speakers appearing at Dublin Tech Summit, space tech, AI and more.
More about Dublin Tech Summit:
Dublin Tech Summit is the most exciting tech festival in Europe. DTS brings together global leaders in innovation, technology and business to shape the future of trends and technologies.
Taking place at the RDS on the 29th and 30th of May, this event brings together over 8,000 attendees and more than 200 influential speakers from all over the globe.

May 23, 2024 • 43min
The making of an influential fintech marketer and the future of payments
What has changed and hasn’t changed in payments and marketing in the past two decades? What can we do to help more women become visible? In this episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! We chat with Kathryn Vazquez Kmiotek — Top 30 Influential Fintech Marketer — on the future of payments and true inclusion. Kathy’s advice? Own your voice and be the driver of your career; time is never given back.

May 21, 2024 • 30min
Research informed teaching Professor Horacio González-Vélez, the head of the cloud competency centre in NCI
Five years ago I interviewed Professor Horacio Gonzalez-Velez for the Irish Tech News podcast and of things we talked about was Ireland's First Cloud Competency Centre (CCC) in NCI. A dozen years after the founding of Ireland's First Cloud Competency Centre, the CCC hosted PDP24 https://pdp2024.org. Winning this prestigious conference and its international attendees for Ireland as well as contributing to/leading many pan-European research projects, including another First - for Ireland, and indeed for Europe - a master's programme in Open Data.
I caught up with Professor Horacio González-Vélez the head of the cloud competency centre in NCI, to catch up on what has happened since we last spoke. Dr González-Vélez talks about how the CCC has changed over 12 years, crypto, Ai and more.
More about Professor Horacio Gonzalez-Velez:
Horacio González-Vélez is a Professor of Computer Systems and Founding Head of The Cloud Competency Centre at National College of Ireland. Under his guidance, the Centre has grown exponentially, from some 20 students and a single EU-funded project in 2012 to hundreds of students and multiple EU-funded research projects underpinned by a capable team of professionals by 2023.
His research has consistently sought to bridge the gap between data-intensive computational problems and their discrete patterns of computation and communication. He has harnessed his diverse background to engage with stakeholders of all backgrounds, skills, and genders, as he actively contributes to institutional committees, European working groups, and research strategy development.

May 16, 2024 • 28min
Going beyond PFM: Fintechs have grown up
From connecting businesses to helping consumers manage their everyday spending, open banking has been in action for a while now. In this episode of One Vision — Fintech Fuse! Theo chats with Meaghan Johnson, Fintech and Bank Advisor, on the next iteration of finance and how it can deliver more value to the data-driven ecosystem. If our payments data can tell a story, how can we create a narrative that is more impactful and more relevant to our everyday lives? To anyone who thinks PFM is old news … hold your horses.