The Irish Tech News Podcast

We interview Martin Eastwood, CEO of Wide Variety, we cover his entrepreneurial origins to online marketing and the importance of taking care of your mental health and why Tik Tok is the next coming thing in terms of social media platforms. See more on his website here https://www.widevariety.eu/aboutus

Interesting conversation Wally Blennerhassett, long time bee keeper and ambassador for Host in Ireland's DCs for bees initiative. See more about the program here https://www.hostinireland.com/dc-s-for-bees An industry initiative led by Host in Ireland to help save Ireland's declining bee population. DC's for Bees The people of this industry are looking to make a difference. This initiative gives them the opportunity to not only make an individual difference but the tools to educate, advocate, create awareness and take action. All-Ireland Pollinator Plan https://pollinators.ie/ One third of our bee species are threatened with extinction from Ireland. This is because we have drastically reduced the amount of food (flowers) and safe nesting sites in our landscapes. The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan is about all of us, from farmers to local authorities, to schools, gardeners and businesses, coming together to try to create an Ireland where pollinators can survive and thrive. The first Plan covers the period 2015-2020 and a new version will be developed to cover 2021-2025. Title image sourced from this fantastic resource https://www.instagram.com/usgsbiml/

Ronan talks to Helmut Spitzl GSA, Galileo Service Manager for Search and Rescue and Emergency Warning. Helmut talks about his background, what the Galileo system consists of, how Galileo enables global positioning, navigation, timing and search & rescue and some of the upcoming Galileo services.

We learn more about a series of exciting and positive initiatives to support female entrepreneurs with mentor and career jumper in chief Mary Carty. She is an award winning entrepreneur with a background in art, education and startups. She has have worked with leading international companies, cultural institutions, universities and non-profits. Her background has given me a unique insight into building companies, products and services. https://twitter.com/marycarty https://www.linkedin.com/in/marycarty/ http://www.wilsonkeys.com/

Interesting and positive interview with Simon Zadek, Head Secretariat of UN Secretary General’s Task Force on Digital Financing of the SDGs. We cover this new positive initiative, and it's impact on Zimbabwe, global forestation via the AntForest project and potentially many other areas of the world also. Dr. Simon Zadek is currently Head of Secretariat of the UN Secretary General’s Task Force on Digital Financing of the Sustainable Development Goals, based at the United Nations Development Program. He was until recently Senior Advisor on Finance in the Executive Office of the UN Secretary-General, and Co-Director of the UN Environment’s Inquiry into Design Options for a Sustainable Financial System. He founded and was founding Chief Executive of the international think tank, AccountAbility, and before that Development Director of the New Economics Foundation, founding Chair of the Ethical Trading Initiative and on the founding Steering Committee of the Global Reporting Initiative.

We discuss the importance of philosophy and economics with the globally respected Rudy Aernoudt, Belgian professor, writer, politician, economist and philosopher. He has had a fascinating and varied career, including time as Professor Corporate Finance and European policy (MIT, OECD, European commission, European Council and European Social and Economic Committee); multiple Chief of Staff positions (Europe, Belgium, Flanders, Wallonia). He was secretary-general of economy and innovation in Belgium, director-general of OLPC (one laptop per child, spinoff MIT) and curator TEDx Brussels.

Ronan talks to Patrick Hamilton GSA head of administration. Patricks talks about his background, what GSA does, GSA and the strategic importance of EUSPACE as an EU asset for innovation, growth and sustainability, how they link up with ESA, and why they are autonomous. Patrick also talks about the various services that GSA offer, how technology has enabled us to use GSA’s satellite’s and their data, and how GSA is helping to foster innovation and entrepreneurship.

Fascinating interview with Brett King, Bestselling Author http://Bank4dot0.com, Founder Moven, Speaker | Futurist | Host World's #1 Fintech Radio Show http://BreakingBanks.com | Immigrant | Nomad We discuss the theme of his upcoming book, Technosocialism, and why rapidly evolving sustainable technologies might help humanity to adress climate change and move to a more healthy and positive future. We cover the potential roadblocks to achieving this, and which areas of the world you should be watching for the best solutions and a positive road map to a more sustainable future. We also put him in the hotspot and ask him about his track record as a futurologist. Join us for this interesting and insightful conversation.

Great interview with Madi Sharma, we cover Startup tips for female founders with and some gardening insights too. "My greatest achievement is taking an unknown single parent of ethnic minority background, without qualifications, and making her a global case study and role model. I love what I do, there are not enough hours in a day, and I am proud that my enthusiasm inspires others". "You must be the change you want to see" Gandhi "You must be the change you want to see - No Excuses" Madi See more on her website here http://madisharma.org/ and on her twitter feed https://twitter.com/MadiSharma1

We talk with Sandra Uwantege Hart who is leading an innovation and exciting blockchain project in Vanuatu called UnBlocked Cash which recently won an EU award. Sandra Uwantege Hart is the Pacific Cash & Livelihoods Lead with Oxfam Vanuatu and is also leading on the Blockchain project that we discuss in this interview. See more about Sandra here https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-uwantege-hart-862b5986/ See more here about the project here https://irishtechnews.ie/oxfam-and-sempos-unblocked-cash-project/ and here https://www.facebook.com/oxfaminvanuatu/