The Irish Tech News Podcast

Ronan talks to Jake Dixon an Irish cybersecurity expert who has discovered a major security flaw with wind farms in Ireland and various countries worldwide. Jake talks about how he discovered this major security flaw, how this security flaw can be fixed, what can happen if this security flaw is not fixed and what countries are affected.

Ronan talks to Jens Gladikowski from PwC. Jens talks about what he does in PwC, the PwC/ACCA research that was released late last year, how AI/Machine Learning has changed what a modern finance leader does. Jens also talks about how the modern finance leader embraces technology and not be worried about their job, and he gives tips for finance leaders so that they can adapt to the ever-changing landscape.

Ronan talks to Mehdi Bagheri from Nazarbayev University about their wireless road concept that will allow drivers to charge their car while driving. Mehdi explains what they have achieved so far with their wireless road concept, when it will come a reality, and how it will work when its a reality and not a lab concept. Mehdi also mentions what vehicles it will work with, if they have had any car manufacturers interested in working with them, and their plans for the next 5 years.

Ronan talks to Rob Fitzhugh the founder of the Dublin Smartphone Film Festival. Rob talks about his background, where the Dublin Smartphone Film Festival is being held, how anyone can be a filmmaker with a smartphone, how smartphones can make you creative, why the best camera you have is the one in your pocket, and why shooting vertically is good.

I talk to Richard Stafford the Founder and CEO of Apridata. Richard talks about his background, what Apridata does, how they started, and how LEO helped them. Richard also talks about the advantages of working in rural areas, Apridata’s plans for the next few years, their website address, and the challenges of recruiting new staff.

Ronan talks to Conor Lyden the Founder and CEO of Trustap. Conor talks about how he came up with Trustap, what Trustap does and how it works. Conor also talks about their recent seed round, how Trustap will solve the main issue of the lack of trust when buying online, where Trustap will go next, and where you can get Trustap.

In one of the most interesting Irish Tech News podcasts, Ronan talks to Fiona Claridge Ireland lead for On The Room and Bill Hoogterp founder and CEO of On The Room. Bill and Fiona talk about their background and what On The Room does.,their recent event in Ireland, charisma, authenticity and honesty. Bill and Fiona also give some great tips which you can use to help you have a great 2020, and why Bill was in Ireland

Ronan talks to Stephen Bowes the Head of Technology at BSI. Stephen talks about what he does at BSI, GDPR, the challenges CISO’s face in 2020 and how they can address them. Stephen also talks about IoT, cloud services and the key skills that CISO’s require to do their job today.

Ronan talks to Adam Hankin the General Manager for Wagestream Ireland. Adam talks about his background, what Wagestream does, how Wagestream works., their mission to kill off payday loans. Adam also talks about doorstep loans., financial stress, cryptocurrencies and his time with Living Social.

Ronan talks to Rajesh Ramanand the C0-Founder and CEO of Signifyd. Rajesh talks about his background, describes what Signifyd does, and how global fraud in e-commerce has changed since the early days of e-commerce. Rajesh also explains why they opened an R&D centre in Belfast, the news jobs at Signifyd in Belfast.