The Irish Tech News Podcast

Ronan talks to David McGee from PwC. David describes the journey that PwC took to become fully digitally enabled, how they are using Salesforce, and the benefits they got from becoming fully digitally enabled. David also talks about the challenges that PwC faced when becoming fully digitally enabled, and tips to help companies that are about to embark on the journey of becoming fully digitally enabled.

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Ronan talks to Chris Heineken the CEO of Atrium. Chris talks about what Atrium does, how they started and how long they have worked with Salesforce. Chris also talks about AI, how being cloud based has helped them, broadband, and their future plans with Salesforce.

Ronan talks to Padraig Shanley the CEO of AnyExcuse. Padraig talks about his background, what AnyExcuse does, their move into America, and app development. Padraig also talks about different phone operating systems. and different mobile devices.

Ronan talks to Mike Manchip the CEO and founder of Anadue and Adam Tarshis the Director Of Business Development at Anadue. Mike and Adam talk about their backgrounds, why they think Bike and Scooter sharing is growing, what Anadue does, and they also talk about their Smart City product.

In his third podcast at Forcepoint in Cork, Ronan talks to Dr. Margaret Cunningham a Principal Research Scientist at Forcepoint. Dr. Cunningham talks about how Forcepoint use psychology to decide what’s real and what’s fake, the white noise that we face daily, how human beings fill in the dots and why that can cause security issues. Dr. Cunningham also talks about playing the devil's advocate, what Carl Jung would do if he were alive today, everyone has a Jedi and Sith in them, and biometrics.

In his second podcast at Forcepoint in Cork Ronan talks to Derek Murphy Forcepoint’s Senior Director of Software Development. Derek talks about what he does for Forcepoint, their new Cork offices, and the roles that they are looking to fill.

The best place to learn how good a company is to work for is to talk to one of their employees. Ronan talks to Nicole Petersen about her job in Forcepoint, what she has gained from Forcepoint, and why Forcepoint is a great company to work for.

Ronan talks to Dave Hodgson the director and Co-Founder of NEM Ventures. Dave talks about his background, what NEM Ventures does and explains what the NEM blockchain Ecosystem is. Dave also mentions why blockchain is important technology, what NEM look for when they invest in projects, what interesting projects they have invested in, and cryptocurrencies.

Ronan talks to Helen Hartnett VP Finance and Operations with SVG Partners. Helen talks about her background, what the ITLG Silicon Valley internship does and how it was conceived. Helen also talks about the week hosting the ITLG young innovators from Gort community school in Co Galway went, what SVG Partners do, and how SVG Partners decide what startups to invest in.