The Irish Tech News Podcast

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.

Ronan talks to Urs Bolt from Pikcio AG. Urs explains what Pikcio AG does, what Switzerland is doing in fintech, what the Swiss version of Enterprise Ireland is doing in the fintech space, if there will be a Swiss cryptocurrency, cryptocurrencies and tokens in gaming and what he hopes to get out of MoneyConf.

Ronan is at MoneyConf in Dublin and he met Sebastián Valdecantos and Marina Solanas from WABA Network. Sebastián and Marina tell me about WABA Network, what makes it unique, their funding plans, their plans for Europe and what they hope to get at MoneyConf.

Ronan talks to Joanne Sweeney-Burke, the CEO of Digital Training Institute. Joanna talks about how social media has changed, her background, the changing face of news in the digital age, the truth in digital media. and fake news. Joanne also talks about Ireland's first Public Sector Digital Marketing Summit which she is organising and why we should expect more from how the public sector handles digital and social media, and how our politicians are using social media to communicate with their constituents.