The Irish Tech News Podcast

We chat with Judith D. Schwartz who is a Vermont-based journalist who explores nature-inspired solutions to global challenges. Judith D. Schwartz is an author who tells stories to explore and illuminate scientific concepts and cultural nuance. She takes a clear-eyed look at global environmental, economic, and social challenges, and finds insights and solutions in natural systems. She writes for numerous publications, including The American Prospect, The Guardian, Discover, Scientific American, and YaleE360. Her latest book, “The Reindeer Chronicles”, is a global tour of earth repair, featuring stops in Norway, Spain, Hawai’i, New Mexico, and beyond. Judy has a B.A. from Brown University, an M.S.J. from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Northwestern. She lives and works on the side of a mountain in Vermont with her husband, author Tony Eprile, and cherishes visits from their musician son, Brendan. When it snows, she cross-country skis, and when ski season is over, she’s in the garden. Three times a week she trains in Uechi-Ryu karate, and has reached the rank of shodan. Follow her on twitter here https://twitter.com/judithdschwartz

Fun, insightful and informative conversation with Andy O'Donoghue, host of RTÉ's Future Now, Future Next, we cover the environment, medtech, AI, smart cities and much more. RTÉ’s Future Now, Future Next is available on the RTE Radio Player at: https://www.rte.ie/radio/radioplayer/html5/#/podcasts/series/34036 or wherever you get your podcasts. RTÉ's Future Now, Future Next in association with ESB, explores how technology is changing how we live now, and how it will revolutionise our future world. In each episode we interview guest experts about the trends and challenges driving the future. More about Andy -> Following a deep technical grounding, with a decade of writing software at Apple, in January 2020, as a start-up CEO, I led the exit for shareholders of KM Medical | iMedDoc, an Enterprise Ireland backed HPSU, to Clanwilliam Health. In March 2020 I joined Pharmapod, and I was thrilled to work with a remarkable team for a year on their fundraise, re-organisation and global expansion. I'm keen on SaaS, medtech and deep tech start-ups and do an amount of consulting & seeding with growth hungry companies. In a small amount of spare time I write and talk about technology. I host RTE's Future Now, Future Next, write the technology column for the Irish Mail on Sunday and I join Matt Cooper every week on TodayFM's, The Last Word, for Tech Tuesday.

Jamil talks with Jeremy Kauffman, Founder and CEO of LBRY and Odysee in a really interesting conversation about the potential for a freer and less corporate controlled environment for online content creators. Big Tech and the Securities Exchange Commission: Good Sportsmen, Unfair Censors, or Common Thugs?, with Jeremy Kauffman, Founder and CEO of LBRY and Odysee Jeremy created LBRY because he fell in love with the idea of a shared, global content network that is owned and controlled by no one. LBRY is now used by more than 20 million people each month. There's certainly people who join LBRY because of YouTube's restrictive policies, but there's lots of other reasons: On YouTube, you build a following owned by Google. On LBRY, you build a following that cannot be taken away. On YouTube, you lose 30-50% of revenue to Google. On LBRY, you lose nothing (odysee.com may take a cut eventually, but you're not trapped in the same way, since everything is open source / forkable) On YouTube, you're the product. On LBRY, you're an owner and have much more control (psychologically appealing even if you're not breaking any rules) On LBRY, funds settle in minutes with no minimums You can tell the broad appeal LBRY has from all of the creators on it, compared to what you'll see on "alts", which typically is only the content that gets in trouble. Links: odysee.com, helplbrysavecrypto.com 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.

Today cloud is transforming global business and many companies who were reluctant to move found themselves rapidly migrating overnight to support remote working and continued operations during the pandemic. As this migration to the cloud takes place what strategies should be adopted? Part two of Ronan's conversation with Mark Brown Global Managing Director of Consulting Services at BSI Mark talks about why cloud adoption has become more prevelent, why cloud averse is no longer an issue, why we have to educate the users, responses to cybersecurity breaches, considering what the cloud has become, and how Apple is becoming proactive on password protection. More about Mark Brown: Mark has more than 20 years of expertise in cybersecurity, data privacy, and business resilience consultancy. Before he joined the BSI, he held roles at Wipro Ltd., and Ernst & Young (EY), amongst others. Mark is very knowledgeable about IoT and the expanding cybersecurity marketplace.

Interesting and timely conversation for Earth Day 2021 with Professor Dana Fisher. Dana R. Fisher is a Professor of Sociology and the Director of the Program for Society and the Environment at the University of Maryland. Her research focuses on questions related to democracy, activism, and environmentalism — most recently studying climate activism, protests, and the American Resistance. Her research employs a mixed-methods approach that integrates data collected through open-ended semi-structured interviews and participant observation with various forms of survey data. Fisher's work has been published in over 65 peer-reviewed articles and chapters. She is the author of: National Governance and the Global Climate Change Regime(Rowman and Littlefield Press 2004), Activism, Inc. (Stanford University Press 2006), the Practice of Research (with Shamus Khan, Oxford University Press 2013), Urban Environmental Stewardship and Civic Engagement (with Erika S. Svendsen and James Connolly, Routledge Press 2015) and American Resistance (Columbia University Press 2019). (For details on this book and links to reviews, go here).  She is the editor, along with Stewart Lockie and David Sonnenfeld, of the Routledege International Handbook of Social and Environmental Change (2013). Fisher also serves as a Series Editor for the Series on Society and the Environment at Columbia University Press along with Lori Peek and Evan Schofer. Learn more about her work here -> Website: www.drfisher.umd.edu Blog/American Resistance book site: http://americanresistancebook.com Twitter: !Fisher_DanaR https://twitter.com/Fisher_DanaR

Extreme weather conditions are occurring more often all around the world, from wildfires in the U.S. and Australia to severe flooding in parts of Africa and Asia. As a society, we are facing a global crisis: Over 1.2 billion people could be displaced from their homes by 2050 due to the effects of climate change. Urgent action is needed to combat the immense challenges we face. Recent pledges by big banks including Citi, J.P.Morgan, and Bank of America to support sustainable finance and help accelerate transition to low-carbon economy is a great start. In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Bradley chat with Matthew Sekol, US Market Executive, Capital Markets, of Microsoft, on the key topics of our century, from ESG to the digital divide and the ethics around artificial intelligence. There is hope, but only if we act together — now. As we observe Earth Day, we have no other choice. We don’t have a second chance.

In this episode of Irish Tech News we experience the magic of clowns, when Sangeeta Waldron speaks to Ash Perrin, founder and CEO of The Flying Seagull Project, a UK-based charity that uses arts workshops, music and dance lessons, circus shows and clown doctoring to transform the most challenging environments into places where children can feel safe and happy. Ash tells us how in 2007 when he was playing guitar in a Cambodian orphanage he noticed that the children were happy, a feeling they didn’t usually experience. Later that night Ash wrote the idea for The Flying Seagull Project on a piece of paper and within three months launched. Since then, the Project has brought love, light and laughter to more than 205,000 children in hospitals, orphanages, deaf/blind schools, refugee camps and slums around the world. In this podcast, Ash takes us through a range of challenges and experiences, from - how some children have forgotten to laugh; powerful stories of how lives have changed; child trafficking; and the impact of the global pandemic on his work. Connect with Ash Perrin and The Flying Seagull Project from the website; Facebook Instagram; Twitter and YouTube Connect with Sangeeta Waldron, Founder, Serendipity PR & Media and Author of Corporate Social Responsibility Is Not Public Relations on Twitter. Sangeeta Waldron is a multi-award winning Public Relations professional with over three decades’ worth of publicity, branding, communications, crisis management, marketing, media and social media experience. Sangeeta is a published author; her first business book, The PR Knowledge Book is published by Business Expert Press and received high acclaim by international business leaders. She is a guest lecturer at Coventry University, teaching PR and global journalism. Sangeeta is also a writer specializing in sustainability and corporate social responsibility, where her work has been published by the United Nations and other leading news platforms. Sangeeta started out her career writing speeches for a previous UK Prime Minister and Ministers, and has worked at the top level with big, powerful global brands, which includes - being global communications director for the Economist Group; working for The Times Education Supplement; the Mayor of London; Cass Business School; and charities such as Breast Cancer Campaign.

In this podcast we have a peek behind the impressive innovations of Airspeeder with Melanie Boylan and Chief Commercial Officer Jack Withenshaw.  In this podcast we hear how, why and who is behind Airspeeder and why they are a part of this creative revolution. From Airspeeder’s Commercial Base in London, Jack Withinshaw leads the  growth of the world’s first racing series for flying electric cars. His  career started in Sydney, Australia where he successfully led commercial  teams across media and technology companies also shaping strategy for a  variety of start-ups. This experience perfectly places Jack to lead the  growth of Airpseeder to one of the most converted sports rights  entities in the world. Through leadership of a diverse team, Jack has  attracted some of the most recognised sponsors and technical  collaborators from the traditional sports world. This includes Acronis,  DHL, EQUALS Money and IWC. In addition to this, he negotiates at  government level to secure placement of races and is leading the  acquisition of the teams that will take part in Airspeeder GP Seasons.  Jack is also rapidly developing the sport’s technical presence utilising  the UK’s world-renowned motorsport and aerospace development  talent-base. AIRSPEEDER | ABOUT THE FOUNDER: MATTHEW PEARSON Matt  Pearson is the founder and visionary behind Alauda and Airspeeder.  Together with a team of engineers, designers and commercial minds  spanning Australia, New York and London, he is accelerating the development of electric flying vehicles through the white heat of sporting competition. Beyond  his role as a defining voice in the future of mobility, Matt is driving the rapidly expanding Industrial Internet of Things space through his work at Fleet. From their base in South Australia millions of devices  are powered via Low Earth Orbit through a growing network of nano satellites.

Corey Cottrell, founder of Uplift World, talks about his metaverse and how it has developed since its launch last year. He is a musician and hopes to do live gigs there in the very near future. Check it out at https://theuplift.world/ Your host is Jillian Godsil, award winning journalist, broadcaster and author. Her latest book can be bought at https://persons-of-interest.io/ Players in Uplift World buy land in the form of NFTs using the WAX blockchain. They can invite in friends to help them build and beautify the land. Every time people log on they can see new buildings, art, shops, plants, flowers, statues. He calls the initial version Ready Player One and it is just beginning.

In this episode of Irish Tech News, Sangeeta Waldron speaks to Mark Dodd, a financial planner and partner at the award winning firm, Holden and Partners, specialists in ethical, sustainable and thematic investment. We find out if a green recovery is possible for the UK; if there’s a shift in investment planning and where the financial sector is heading post pandemic. We also touch on socially conscious investors; corporate social responsibility; the next generation and how they will be impacted by the global pandemic. Any opinions expressed in this interview are subject to change and not advice. Connect with Mark Dodd via the Holden and Partners website or email: info@holden-partners.co.uk Connect with Sangeeta Waldron, Founder, Serendipity PR & Media and Author of Corporate Social Responsibility Is Not Public Relations on Twitter. Sangeeta Waldron is a multi-award winning Public Relations professional with over three decades’ worth of publicity, branding, communications, crisis management, marketing, media and social media experience. Sangeeta is a published author; her first business book, The PR Knowledge Book is published by Business Expert Press and received high acclaim by international business leaders. She is a guest lecturer at Coventry University, teaching PR and global journalism. Sangeeta is also a writer specializing in sustainability and corporate social responsibility, where her work has been published by the United Nations and other leading news platforms. Sangeeta started out her career writing speeches for a previous UK Prime Minister and Ministers, and has worked at the top level with big, powerful global brands, which includes - being global communications director for the Economist Group; working for The Times Education Supplement; the Mayor of London; Cass Business School; and charities such as Breast Cancer Campaign.