The Irish Tech News Podcast

In this podcast Melanie Boylan talks to Professor Greg Autry and learns more about the exciting new course starting at Thunderbird and Arizona State University in Spring 2022.  This course will enable many more people to approach the space sector with their skills.  Listen in to learn more. Dr. Greg Autry is Clinical Professor of Space Leadership, Business and Policy in the Thunderbird School of Global Business at Arizona State University. He previously taught technology entrepreneurship at the University of Southern California, strategy, macroeconomics at the University of California at Irvine, and space entrepreneurship in an International Space University program at the Florida Institute of Technology. Dr. Autry served on the 2016 NASA Agency Review Team and as the White House Liaison at NASA. He was nominated by to serve as Chief Financial Officer at NASA in 2020.Dr. Autry currently serves as Chair of the Safety Working Group on the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) at the FAA and as Vice President for Space Development at the National Space Society. Dr. Autry started his career as a software and network engineer and has founded and managed several businesses in the technology sector. His writings have been published in major news outlets including Foreign Policy, the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Washington Times, Wall Street Journal and Space News. He has appeared frequently in major media outlets including the BBC, CNN and NPR. He has written several business case studies set in the commercial space sector. Dr. Autry holds a BA from California Polytechnic University at Pomona and an MBA and PhD from the Merage School of Business at the University of California, Irvine.

In this episode Jamil learns more about the Divi project Nick Saponaro, CIO and co-founder, The Divi Project Nick Saponaro is an entrepreneur, crypto enthusiast, and keynote speaker who is regularly featured in the media talking about crypto related issues. Media appearances include Cheddar, CNBC, Quartz, Investing.com, Nasdaq.com, and CoinTelegraph. ● https://thefintechtimes.com/behind-the-idea-divi  ● https://techround.co.uk/cryptocurrency/should-you-dodge-dogecoin-we-asked-the-exper ts/ ● https://cointelegraph.com/news/biggest-corporations-sceptical-of-introducing-crypto-pa yment-option Nick started investing in cryptocurrencies in 2013, however his crypto career really began straight out of high school when he started a custom PC business that built rigs for gaming and Bitcoin mining. He joined Divi in 2017 as a full stack developer and was invited to become a co-founder of the fledgeling business. Soon after, he took on responsibility for building and maintaining all of Divi’s web services, client-facing apps, and protocol development for Divi Core. He quickly progressed and in 2019 he became Divi’s Chief Information Officer, where he deploys his skills in programming and functional design to achieve the company’s core aim; to make crypto easy and drive its mainstream adoption. Key links: ● Divi Project: https://diviproject.org/ ● Divi Wallet: https://wallet.diviproject.org/ ● Nick Twitter: https://twitter.com/NSapProductions?s=20 ● Divi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCihooU0crqQkBOvV0_lsRnw Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.

Carlos Zambrano is a Venezuelan American who wrote an article on Substack entitled: What it feels like to pay $947 to fill up your gas tank. In this podcast he shares his wisdom and personal account growing up in hyperinflation in Venezuela. carloszambrano.substack.com/p/what-it-feel… Twitter: @cabetozambrano Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.

During the current COVID-19 pandemic, ‌you‌ or the organisation you work for ‌might be ‌thinking‌ ‌about‌ ‌making‌ ‌a‌ ‌change.‌ ‌That‌ ‌change‌ ‌may‌ ‌be‌ ‌career‌ related,‌ ‌personal‌ ‌growth‌ ‌related,‌ ‌or‌ ‌productivity‌ ‌related.‌ So, how do we go about doing this? Ronan talks to Jim Frawley the founder of Bellwether a change management firm about this and more. Jim talks about his background, how the pandemic has impacted on what bellwether does, the scalability of technology real estate, social aspects, and adapting and changing to at at least keep up. Jim also talks about his book Adapting in Motion: Finding Your Place in the New Economy, uniquely human things that only a human can do, what the bean counters are thinking, why there are no rules anymore, jack of all trades, finding your skillsets and boundaries, and the environment that you work in. More about Jim: Jim is the author of "Adapting in Motion: Finding Your Place in the New Economy" and Host of the Bellwether Hub Podcast. He is the Founder of Bellwether, a company dedicated to helping organisations and people build resiliency, adapt to change and thrive in rapidly shifting contexts. He has worked with clients in eight countries and thirty-nine states to date to create and implement change management, corporate training, and strategic planning programs, as well as organisational re-designs.

In the age of accelerated digital and tech spending, how do we choose our innovation and investment priorities — at the same time, keeping up with competitive pressure and changing customer needs? Looking back in the year that was — knowing what we know now, what would we have done differently? How do we best meet our customers where they are? In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Kelly Wagner-Grull, Director of Innovation and Member Experience at the Credit Union of Colorado, about experimentation, curiosity, and creating new memorable experiences.

Fascinating interview by Rachel Robinson with Marcus Weldon Former President of Bell Labs, Corporate Chief Technology Officer, Nokia, who will be speaking at the Cork TechFest 21, taking place on 25 – 27 May 2021, see here itcork.ie for tickets. Prepare to join us on the 25-27 May for our annual Tech Conference to hear from legends, luminaries and thought leaders on everything tech and future forward. We are lining up a superb 3-day event of keynotes, panels and workshops for you to choose from.  More about Marcus Weldon Technology and scientific leader with the ability to define and execute on a compelling vision of a better techno-economic future across an extraordinarily broad array of subjects and domains Biography Marcus is currently working on his “next big thing” and, in the meantime, helping a number of small, medium and large companies and institutes formulate their technical and innovation strategies for the next industrial revolution. Until March 2021, Marcus Weldon was the Corporate Chief Technology Officer for Nokia and was responsible for coordinating the technical strategy and driving technological and architectural innovations into Nokia’s end-to-end networking systems and software portfolio. In addition, as President of Bell Labs, Marcus was responsible for defining and creating the next disruptive innovations and the pioneering research that will form the foundation of the future ICT industry. Marcus is considered one of the luminaries in the ICT industry in terms of the clarity, depth and breadth of his vision. He combines his vision with the power of Bell Labs, to create a unique innovation engine whose goal is to ‘invent the future’ of the networking and communications industry. Marcus holds a Ph.D. (Physical Chemistry) degree from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science and Chemistry) joint degree from King’s College in London, UK. But more than these formal academic credentials, Marcus has a relentless curiosity that, coupled with a very analytical mind, drives him to continuously learn and to understand any problem from a wide array of different angles, and in remarkable depth, across a diverse array of disciplines, including: Wireless and wired networking technologies, protocols and systems Artificial Intelligence systems and methodologies Novel computing systems (including quantum computing) Cloud infrastructure and web systems and platforms ‘Silicon’ device technologies and materials Chemical and biochemical systems New materials and sensing technologies and systems Advanced machine and robotics technologies Next generation internet routing and transport networks and systems Emerging industrial and enterprise systems Cybersecurity technologies and end-to-end systems and networks Advanced communications and AR/VR technologies and systems Marcus has won numerous technical, scientific and engineering society awards for his work and technical vision and leadership throughout his career, but is arguably best known for his ability to distill complex, multi-dimensional problems into the essential ‘simple’ answer or solution that should be pursued. For this reason, he is highly sought after as an advisor to governmental agencies and departments in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and around the world, as well as to industrial and enterprise CxOs, to venture capitalists and private equity funds, and the larger investment community.

Great, informative interview with Tim Hughes Tim Hughes is universally recognised as the world leading pioneer and exponents of Social Selling and he is currently ranked Number 1 by Onalytica as the most influential social selling person in the world. He is also Co-Founder and CEO of DLA Ignite and co-author of the bestselling books “Social Selling - Techniques to Influence Buyers and Changemakers” and “Smarketing - How To Achieve Competitive Advantage through blended Sales and Marketing”.  Both published by Kogan Page. Company Website: DLAIgnite.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothyhughessocialselling/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Timothy_Hughes You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/c/TimothyHughes1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimHughesSocialSelling/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tim_hughes1/ Clubhouse: @timothy_hughes

Rhian Lewis, author of The Cryptocurrency Revolution, talks crypto, coding and what excites her about this sector. She took the unusual journey of going from professional journalist to professional coder over ten years and has not looked back. Her new book is available from all good bookstores as well as from the giants https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cryptocurrency-Revolution-Finance-Bitcoin-Blockchains/dp/178966568X The book is written for newbies but even seasoned professionals have learnt new stuff when reading - so a good present for your uncle who wants to understand to your niece who is trading a few alt coins in her spare time. Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author - her latest book can be found at https://persons-of-interest.io/

There is so many parts to the payments eco system, expense claim forms, vendor payments and expense management has made it a very fragmented industry. In Asia this has been recognised this and physical credit and debit cards are a thing of the past. So in Europe and North America, how do we catch up with Asia. Ronan talks to Kealan Lennon the Founder and CEO of CleverCards about this and more. Kealan talks to Ronan about his background, how CleverCards started, what CleverCards does, their unique global deal with MasterCard, and their work with bluechip companies. Kealan also talks about the pandemic has impacted mobile payments, how mobile payments has developed since iTunes and PayPal, and the future plans for CleverCards. More about Kealan Lennon: Kealan Lennon is the founder and CEO of CleverCards. A qualified Chartered Accountant, Kealan has extensive international experience of the fintech, eCommerce, publishing and media sectors. He has held executive, non-executive and investor roles in start-up businesses and acquisitions, and has been on the board of directors of a number of private and public companies from small to a NYSE listed $8bn Global Corporation.

Latest interesting interview from Jamil Danil Krivoruchko, the Ksoids creator, art director, motion designer, founder of the Myshli studio. Danil is a New York-based multidisciplinary art director and visual effects artist. He grew up in Ukraine, where he got his degrees in design and computer science. Since 2012 he has lived in the United States working as a VFX artist and art director on projects for major brands such as Apple, Nike, Verizon, Intel, etc. In 2016, inspired by the idea of integration science and art, he created ‘NYC Flow’, an award-winning experimental short film, where he explored video processing techniques introduced by neural-style code. Being a professional VFX artist with a passion for sci-fi, in 2020 Danil Krivoruchko released a short computer-generated sci-fi film ‘Blindsight’ based on the eponymous sci-fi novel by Canadian writer Peter Watts. Last week, Danil launched a new NFT project "Ksoids" that became very popular with fans, digital art collectors, and investors and with the immediate sale of his almost entire collection. $37,500 has been already donated to Orangutan Outreach which will save 12 orangutans. In addition, a portion of the proceeds will go to climate change organization 350.org. The establishment shares Myshli's commitment to transparency with ETH cryptocurrency being accepted as donations, where every contribution can be tracked in the blockchain. Below follows the announcement. Andy Alekhin is CEO and co-founder of Snark.Art. Snark.art collaborates with international artists exploring the creative possibilities of blockchain and other emerging technologies, developing projects in the fields of art, performance, music and literature. In 2020, Snark.art also launched a platform for selling digital art on the blockchain. Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation’s financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.