The Irish Tech News Podcast

In this weeks show we visit with Eric Edmeades, a philosopher, student of evolutionary biology and a former top 10 ranked professional tennis player. We delve into the habits of tribes in Africa and the Amazon and why their dietary habits show good habits we’ve lost as a result of modern lifestyles, and we debate how tech and science might change human biology over the coming decades. Eric Edmeades is a serial entrepreneur with experience including wireless networking, military research, Hollywood film production, and award-winning and life-saving medical simulation. Today, Eric is a leading authority in Behavioral Change Dynamics. Eric has created and consulted on some of the most effective, transformative, and highly rated educational products and live events in the world. Widely recognized as one of the most powerful, engaging and entertaining speakers in the world today, Eric Edmeades has shared the stage with Sir Richard Branson, Jack Canfield, John Gray, Robin Sharma, and President Bill Clinton. His dedication and passion for improving the quality of human lives all across the world was the inspiration behind his flagship program, WILDFIT®, globally recognized as the most effective health transformation program on the market. With a story that takes you from South Africa to Indonesia to the Northern landscape of Canada, Eric Edmeades’ range of work promises to leave a lasting impression on every walk of life. https://ericedmeades.com/ Subscribe and listen  to the Futurists Podcast where hosts Brett King and Robert Tercek interview the worlds foremost super-forecasters, thought leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs and futurists building the world of tomorrow. Together we will explore how our world will radically change as AI, bioscience, energy, food and agriculture, computing, the metaverse, the space industry, crypto, resource management, supply chain and climate will reshape our world over the next 100 years. Join us on The Futurists and we will see you in the future! 

CBDCs in the Spotlight: From Milton Friedman's view all the way to the Swiss perspective CBDCs remain a controversial topic and Patrick`s recently published article in the Journal of Digital Assets is a valuable opportunity to discuss his research on the Pros and Cons of CBDCs. Dr Patrick Schueffel https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-s... is an adjunct professor at Fribourg’s School of Management in Switzerland. His research focuses on Fintech, Digital Assets and Entrepreneurship. Patrick has worked for many years in senior positions in banking in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Due to three-year stint in Singapore, he has an extensive network in the crypto area in Southeast Asia. He has been publishing widely in renowned scientific journals and holds numerous postgraduate degrees from universities across Europe.Patrick  Schueffel's article in the Journal of Digital Assets on CBDCs: https://buff.ly/45GFaePCBDCs: Pros and Cons: A comprehensive list and discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of central bank digital currency`AbstractCentral bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have the potential to fundamentally alter the current monetary system. Potentially they could bring about a whole range of advantages compared to the status quo, yet they could also introduce a host of disadvantages. This text provides a comprehensive list of the pros and cons of CBDC along with a description of every single positive or negative outcome. Finally, it weighs the benefits and drawbacks of this new form of legal tender against each other.

Schneider Electric is driving sustainability forward for the datacentre industry. They have created an industry-first free framework to understand the full environmental impact of enterprise data centres, as detailed in the latest Scope 3 Emissions whitepaper. To learn more about this Ronan spoke to Steve Carlini, Vice President of Innovation and Data Center, Energy Management Business Unit, at Schneider Electric. Steve talks about his background, AI, what Schneider Electric does, the Scope 3 Emissions white paper and more. More about Schneider Electric: Schneider believes access to energy and digital is a basic human right. they empower all to make the most of their energy and resources, ensuring Life Is On everywhere, for everyone, at every moment.  They provide energy and automation digital solutions for efficiency and sustainability. We combine world-leading energy technologies, real-time automation, software and services into integrated solutions for Homes, Buildings, Data Centres, Infrastructure and Industries.  They are committed to unleash the infinite possibilities of an open, global, innovative community that is passionate about our Meaningful Purpose, Inclusive and Empowered values.  

Are you tired of listening to the standard leadership advice? Do you want to navigate the new world of work but unsure how? In this episode of One Vision — Fintech Fuse, Theo chats with Jocelyn Davis about her journey going from corporate life to being an inspirational author and speaker. And here is Jocelyn’s timeless advice: Never underestimate the power of your kind words. Take and give credit freely, and know that you have a lot to offer.  And make sure you pick up a copy of Jocelyn’s latest book, INSUBORDINATE: 12 New Archetypes for Women Who Lead, which presents twelve timeless female archetypes reimagined and refreshed — reminding us that we can all be fantastic leaders regardless of which archetype we might be.

Regenerative Futures  This week Marc Buckley joins Brett for a fireside chat on the role regenerative techniques hold for the future of the planet. As a member of the World Economic Forum and the UN advisory panel,  trained by Al Gore on climate response, Marc has a big role globally in policy setting for the emerging future. But Marc also emphasizes the role that each of us have in creating a sustainable world  Marc has been involved in Climate Activism for a long time and would love to show you how to run faster than climate change by being an impactful and exponential human being. One of the first to be trained by Al Gore as a Climate Speaker he has made getting through the Climate Crisis towards Resilient Desirable Futures his life’s work. As an Advocate for the SDG’s, Regenerative Futurist, Member of the Expert Network for the World Economic Forum for Innovation, Climate Change, Agriculture, Food, and Beverages, Global Food Reformist, and Sustainable Futurist, Marc’s passions lie in social innovation, systems thinking, and dynamic modeling to solve our global grand challenges. Marc is on a mission to empower billions of global citizens to live an adaptive lifestyle of health and sustainability within planetary boundaries. Marc is the host of Inside Ideas https://www.youtube.com/c/InsideIdeas a Video and Audio Podcast produced by OnePoint5 Media and Innovators Magazine. Systemic change is needed to move us on to the right side of history. Marc Buckley talks with the game-changers on a mission to get us there as fast as possible. He takes a deep dive with thought leaders, Innovators, Futurists, and those solving Global Grand challenges. Listen to renowned experts share their insight on topics including sustainability, environmentalism, global food reform, SDG plan to get us to 2030, regenerative practices, systems thinking, critical thinking, innovation, new economic models, and new civilization frameworks. Available on Social media, YouTube, Spotify, iTunes News, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Breaker, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Overcast, and Pocket Casts. His aim is to reform the agriculture, food, and beverage industry with impactful projects and moonshot companies. For example, he teaches and speaks worldwide on climate change and food reform. Marc has also taught entrepreneurs how to build and grow resilient, sustainable, and profitable businesses.

An insightful interview with Helen Yu, CEO of Tigon Advisory,  as we delve into the world of AI risk management. Discover the genesis of enterprise-level AI risk management. We unravel the NIST AI Risk Management Framework's structured approach, and gain insights into its implementation across organizations. Helen Yu shares her expert insights on AI risk management principles and offers valuable implementation tips.Bio: Helen Yu is the founder and CEO of Tigon Advisory Corp, Host of CXO Spice and a wall-street journal best-selling author.  As an independent Board Director, she brings a unique perspective to the board room, combining deep technology thought leadership, cybersecurity risk management, go-to-market strategy, and customer experience to deliver thoughtful questions and insights that help drive informed decisions. Demonstrated success of leading ambitious companies inspired culture-building, multi-billion dollars revenue growth and profitability through a career that has spanned early-stage startups, pre-IPOs to Fortune 500 enterprises including Oracle, Adobe and Marketo.  Helen Managed over 100 million dollars of P&L at global scale.   As an executive with over 20 years of experience, she has been guiding organizations through digital transformation, strategic planning, cybersecurity risk management and go-to-market optimization.

Digital transformation is now one of the main drivers of business growth. One guy who knows this all to well is Mike Lillis, Chief Commercial Officer at Storm Technology. Ronan recently got to speak to mike. Mike talks about his background, what Storm Technology does, AI, the cloud and more.   More about Mike Lillis: With over 20 years of experience in the technology industry, Mike drives business growth through customer-focused digital transformation and relationship management. He joined Storm Technology in 2012 and has worked his way up from delivery to the leadership team, contributing to top-level strategic decisions for the business, spearheading commercial success and championing business through growth.   An avid contributor to the sporting community, Mike coaches GAA and soccer with this love of team sports reflected in his focus on fostering a culture of community, collaboration and achievement. This is an ethos that he applies to his interactions with the wider Microsoft community in Ireland, through his role as President of the Irish Chapter of the International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners (IAMCP), an association that helps companies and individuals in the Microsoft eco-system broaden their base by building relationships within the Partner community.

In a world where everything is software-driven, how do we best harness the power of technology for the greater good? In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Barb chat with Caitlin Long, Founder and CEO of Custodia Bank, a crypto-focused bank that acts as a bridge between traditional finance and digital assets.  As someone who has long been recognized as the torchbearer for the federal regulation of digital assets, how does she feel about the current state of crypto in the U.S. compared to the rest of the world? And what’s next for Custodia Bank?  “For an industry with such complex regulations, what really matters? Are we truly regulating the right things?” 

Efi Pylarinou interviews Vedang Vatsa  Reflections from a Star Web3 community builder #web3 #defi #DAO #jobs #tech #innovation  Description:  In this episode, host Efi Pylarinou interviews Vedang Vatsa, a Web3 community builder (this is only for Simon) Digital Communities are core to Web3 and Vedang Vatsa is walking the talk.  In the this video we discuss the key factors for DeFi's success, Vedang`s community-building initiatives, insights into the Web3 job market and specifically working for a DAO , and his excitement about Web3's potential.    Bio: Vedang Vatsa works as a Fractional CMO for Web3 companies. He has a Technology training and he has earlier worked as a Consultant in the Digital space for KPMG. He runs a forum of global Web3 professionals and one of the largest global job boards for Web3 jobs. He also organizes frequently, well-attended Twitter Spaces forums on Web3.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/vedangvatsa Personal website: vedangvats.com Org website: hashtagweb3.org

Over the years recruitment has changed and hiring is now seen by some as a science. One person who considers hiring as a science is Colm O’Cuinneain the General Manager of EMEA for Greenhouse Software and he sat down for a chat with Ronan. Colm talks about his background, what Greenhouse Software does, AI and more. More about Colm: His passion is building high growth businesses and leading teams to great results by always doing the right thing by our customers and our teams. His team’s create close partnership with customer’s, looking to understand their challenges and investigate how our solutions can best solve them. His main purpose is to make a positive contribution to the transformation and career development of the individuals I work with. This is his true north as a leader.