The Irish Tech News Podcast

Dr Niamh Shaw, the Irish award-winning STEM communicator, scientist, engineer, writer and performer who has set herself a life mission to get to space sat down with Melanie Boylan to discuss the future of STEM/STEAM. There is so much more we can do to enhance the Science Capital even through online events and training.  Listen in to learn more and hear about the Free event she is MCing at on the 13th of January, full details below: STEM South West 2021 Launched for Ireland’s Budding Science, Tech, Engineering and Maths Leaders “If you see it, you can be it” Kicking off the promotion of STEM, Science Technology Engineering & Maths, in Ireland for 2021, participants from the STEM industry in Ireland have today launched their first event of the year, with STEM South West 2021 scheduled to take place on January 13th between 5-9pm. The virtual event is aimed at students with an interest in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths, and its goal is to encourage Ireland’s future workforce to look at a career in these industries in the South West by demonstrating to them just how exciting, interesting and exhilarating the subjects can be in the real world.

Interesting conversation with Dr Mark van Rijmenam, who is The Digital Speaker and available for (virtual) keynotes in-person, as an avatar or as a hologram. He is the Founder of Datafloq and Mavin. Van Rijmenam is the author of the three best-selling management books, including The Organisation of Tomorrow, which discusses how AI, blockchain and analytics turn your business into a data organisation. He holds PhD in management from the University of Technology Sydney on how organizations should deal with Big Data, Blockchain and (Responsible) AI and he is the publisher of the ‘f(x) = ex‘ newsletter read by thousands of executives. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rp6rnDceoE&feature=youtu.be

As Veganuary is upon us, Melanie Boylan spoke with Bernat Ananos of Heura Foods about the movement and why it has been building up momentum. Every January is when people sign up to go Vegan for 1 month and it's getting  bigger and bigger every year.  Last year, more than 400,000 people signed up, more than double the number from two years previously (168,500) and up from just 3,300 in 2014, in its first year. In this podcast we hear about the advancements that have been made and why COVID has actually speeded up the changeover.

During the current COVID-19 pandemic one of the problems businesses will face over the coming months is how to return to the office safely. So what are the precautions Irish businesses must consider as staff return to offices and other workplaces? Ronan spoke to David Kindlon, CEO and C0-Founder of Eppione and Screenin.me. David talks about Eppione and Screenin.me a cloud based Covid 19 Employee screening platform, returning to work safely, how to deal with with the new Covid precautions.

Brendan Ó Sé is a multi-award winning fine art photographer/mobile photographer from Cork, Ireland. Brendan offers regular mobile photography workshops for the public in association with Cork’s Glucksman Gallery and The Gallery of Photography in Dublin. Brendan gives mobile photography workshops in @theglucksman & @gallery_of_photography_ireland, online & around the world. Next workshops starting Jan 12 '21. www.galleryofphotography.ie/4-x-90-minute-smartphone-photography-workshops-with-brendan- https://www.instagram.com/brendan.o.se/ He also delivers bespoke workshops for corporate clients. As the world is adapting to life in this global pandemic, Brendan is offering in conjunction with The Gallery of Photography and Cork’s Glucksman Gallery online mobile photography workshops. His DSLR and iPhone photography has been exhibited in Cork, Galway, Dublin, Miami, Idaho, Florence, Brussels, Lecce, Victoria, Ontario, Rome, Porto, Bangkok, Singapore, Penang, and Jakarta. Brendan was part of the original Apple World Gallery of images shot on iPhone 6 in 2015. His photograph was showcased on billboards and posters in 72 cities around the world. such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Paris, Bangalore, Seoul, Tokyo, Bogota, London and Milan. Using either the iPhone, Fuji XT-2 or a Nikon D7000, he tries to see and create in unusual ways and this results in some unique imagery and striking street photography.

The current pandemic has put a strain on medical services but in Northern Ireland technology has helped. Belfast City Hospital used Axial3D powered with AWS to clear the Northern Irish kidney transplant backlog. Ronan talks to Roger Johnston, CEO of Axial3D, and Dr Tim Brown, a kidney transplant surgeon at Belfast City Hospital. They talk about what Axial3D does, how Belfast City Hospital uses Axial3D, and why AWS is important to Axial3D.

One of the traits of a good entrepreneur is being able to keep their business going and scaling in adverse conditions like the global COVID-19 pandemic we are currently facing. Gustav Lundberg Toresson is one such entrepreneur, he is the CEO and co-founder of Memmo, and Forbes 30 Under 30 lister. Gustav talks to Ronan about his background, what Memmo does, and how Memmo has coped during the current pandemic. Gustav also talks about scaling a business quickly and how to compete against competitors.

Mark Sangster is a cybersecurity evangelist and author. His latest book is No Safe Harbor which was recently reviewed on Irish Tech News by Simon Cocking. Mark talks to Ronan about his latest book, examples of some real-life cybersecurity incidents, digital fingerprints, and what businesses can do to prevent cybersecurity incidents.

Sharron Mendel Swain is the Managing Producer at Bham Now, a 4-year-old digital media startup based in Birmingham, Alabama. She's a graduate of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex, in Brighton, England. After a lifetime of adventures across the globe, she came back to her hometown and is thrilled to have the opportunity to produce positive news about the area. In her spare time, she's raising two lively boys, going on lots of walks and finally reading The Lord of the Rings. I manage a team of multimedia content producers who tell good stories about Birmingham. Please send ideas my way: sharron@bhamnow.com https://bhamnow.com/ https://www.instagram.com/bhamnow/ https://www.theskimm.com/ https://thehustle.co/ https://www.charlotteagenda.com/

Ger Nunan has a background in business development and is a serial entrepreneur, so how has he managed to keep doing this? Ronan talks to Ger about this, some of the various businesses he has been involved with and how he pivoted during the pandemic.