The Irish Tech News Podcast

Sergey Nikolenko the Chief Research Officer at Neuromation talks to Ronan about his background, what Neuromation does and how they help AI startups. Sergey also talks about NeuroTokens (NTK), how they sold 60M NTK in just 8 hours?, and did the recent cryptocurrency crash effect Neuromation.

Ronan talks to Noam Morginstin the CEO and Co-Founder of Exigence. Noam talks about his background, what Exigence does, what a critical incident is, and how companies can better manage critical incidents. Noam also talks about mistakes that companies keep making, and how he helps companies and organisations cope with cybersecurity threats and attacks.

Ronan talks to Kathy Schneider the Global Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) for Sungard Availability Services. She tells Ronan how prepared businesses in Ireland are or the key tech challenges that are coming up fast, such as Brexit and GDPR, what Irish businesses can do to get prepared if it’s not too late for them. Kathy also mentions what technologies Irish businesses are prioritising, why cybersecurity is very important, what technologies should Irish businesses be prioritising and how Irish businesses can ensure that their staff are being trained in the key skills that the organisation needs.

Ronan talks to Jamie Heaslip the former Ireland rugby captain and Leinster player. Jamie talks about the businesses he invests in and what drew him to them, why he is interested in teams and strong values, and how he has had great teams behind him in rugby and now in business. Jamie also talks about lovindublin which he has invested in, what his favourite tech/gadget/app are, why he is fascinated by blockchain, how he got to speak at the startup wake, and what books he is reading at the moment and what books he would recommend. Jamie talks about the future of Irish rugby and how well we can do at the next world cup

Ronan talks to Roslyn Fuller the founder of the Solonian Democracy Institute, and the organiser of DemoCon 2018. Roslyn talks about her background, social media, online publications, politics, social media and internet censorship. Roslyn also talks about democracy, democracy and tech, the future of media, digital democracy, blockchain and the DemoCon 2018 conference which is taking place later this month.

Ronan talks to Henri Pihkala the CEO and founder of Streamr. Henri talks about what he thinks of MoneyConf, what Streamr does, the Streamr data coin, the Streamr marketplace. Henri also talks about when Streamr started, what their plans are for the next 5 years, and how they make sure that their data is secure.

Ronan talks to Ismail Ahmed the Co-Founder WorldRemit at MoneyConf. Ismails tells Ronan about his background, what WorldRemit does, how Ismail co-founded WorldRemit, what does he do with them, why WorldRemit is the digital version of Western Union, and where their biggest markets are.

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Ronan talks to Bradley Zastrow from Dash. Bradley explains what Dash does, what markets they are in around the world, why distressed markets like Venezeula are important to them and how secure their cryptocurrency. Bradley also explains how they priortiise markets, how the Dash wallet brings unbanked people into the financial ecosystem, why Dash is great for charities, their plans for the next 5 years, and what they hope to get out of MoneyConf.

Ronan talks to Clive Lennox from Silicon Valley Bank. Clive explains what he does for Silicon Valley Bank in Ireland, what Silicon Valley Bank does, the companies they have lent money to, what areas of tech they like to get involved with. Clive also talks about blockchain, what he makes of MoneyConf and being on the judging panel for the MoneyConf Pitch contest.