The Irish Tech News Podcast

Latest episode from 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! Real Time 3D computing is vast, but most people are not aware of it. RT3D tech powers online and mobile games, digital twins, industrial simulations and the much-ballyhooed Metaverse. And it has important implications for training machine learning and autonomous systems. This week’s guest expert, technology innovator Sylvio Drouin, has been working at the forefront of RT3D for decades. Join us for a tour of the emerging 3D future.  Follow @sylviod Sylvio is Senior VP at Unity Technologies (U:NYSE), where he is revolutionizing the game and enterprise industries with Unity, its breakthrough development platform for creating games and interactive 3D and 2D experiences across mobile, consoles, VR and AR platforms. Unity made games have been installed on more than 3.5 billions devices so far. Related Episodes Start at the Start with Robert Tercel & Brett King Universe of Dune with Kevin J Anderson Robot Avatars with Dr Harry Kloor Super Forecasting with Regina Joseph The Genesis Machine with Andrew Hessel Ethical Futures and the Noosphere with PJ Manney Dao Governance & the Future of the Firm with Wulf Kaal The Economics of the Future with Dr Richard Petty & Brett King The Future of Marketing with Rishad Tobaccowala Why Technology Always Wins with Brad Templeton Ranking Futurists with Ross Dawson

We catch up with Garry Connolly, founder of Host in Ireland, to learn more about why Datacentres do not run in isolation from society (Work, Rest & Play, but rather they are there because of it! We look at the growth, of two major global Meggatrends of Digitalisation and Decarbonisation, are they friends, foes or both? As well as -> You don't have to be Irish to be I.R.I.S.H ! With the well-documented challenges of Ireland decarbonising its grid, Irish and Irish-based companies have moved a fair proportion of their capital and talent outside of Ireland whilst continuing to use Ireland as a base. More about Garry Garry Connolly is the founder of Host in Ireland, a global initiative created to increase awareness for how and why digital infrastructure coming from Ireland – with global and Irish companies – plays a unique role around the world. A self-proclaimed “stubborn digital optimist,” Garry is a much sought-after keynote speaker, panelist and moderator at global industry events. Host in Ireland paragraph Host in Ireland is a community of global and Irish companies with a collective interest in raising awareness of the unique role Ireland plays in digital infrastructure around the world. With more than 50 partners across the digital infrastructure ecosystem, Host in Ireland operates under a spirit of success through collaboration. Market competitors come together with an action-oriented mentality to promote Ireland as a trusted centre of data excellence. For more information about Host in Ireland, visit www.hostinireland.com.

Description: Are all these verticals GameFi, DeFi, and SocialFi, integral parts of the Metaverse? Why should we get rid of Play-To-Earn category and replace it with `Play & Earn`? How will sustainable tokenomics really enable the shift to the Web3.0 ethos, which is about empowering the creator economy?   In this episode, Arun Krishnamumar shares his insights on these topics. He believes that Gamefi is the growth hack for Web3 and shares with us his excitement around the innovations that are being built during this crypto downturn.      Arun Krishnamumar (https://www.linkedin.com/in/arunkumar...) is the Chief Strategy Officer at Bullieverse (https://bullieverse.com/). He is a web3 strategy expert, author, and investor, with 20 years of technology and financial services experience. Arun has also founded, raised and deployed two VC funds and holds a few board positions. He has had a career within global organisations such as Barclays Capital and PwC.    Arun has published two books - "Quantum Computing and Blockchain in Business" where he explored the synergies and areas of collision between the two technologies, and "Restartup" which is a crisis management strategy guide for venture founders. Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica. A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter.  Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal

Our world has changed, and along with it, our workforce and their expectations. Employees are increasingly looking for purpose beyond a paycheck. "Make inclusiveness part of your culture" is a crucial cornerstone of successful companies; yet, driving a long-term D&I strategy is easier said than done.  In this episode of One Vision, Theo welcomes Vanice Hayes, Chief Culture, Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Dell Technologies, to discuss how businesses can break through and lead with empathy – from reskilling to more diversity to digital inclusion. Vanice also shares insights from Dell’s Breakthrough Study and the company’s latest efforts in advancing digital inclusion and education for underserved communities around the world.

Serial entrepreneurs are always reinventing themselves as they see new opportunities and take them. One such serial entrepreneur is Phil Teare and his latest venture is PureVolt, a company that provides solar panels installations for homeowners. So, how did Phil get into solar panels? Ronan talks to Phil about this and more. Phil talks about his background, what PureVolt does, the challenges of setting up a new business, working in a power crisis, government grants, how solar panels reduce your bills, solar farms and EV’s. Phil also talks about range anxiety, renewable energy, and digital nomads. More about Phil Teare: Despite his background in science and engineering, it was in business that Phil found his passion. He always believed that successful businesses are built onsustainability. As the science of climate change became clearer over recent years, he came to see that sustainability was just as important in other areas of his life. While switching to an electric car and solar PV electricity, he saw the appeal of a company which offers clear information in an open, honest and transparent way.

In 2010, Alessandro De Grandi, CEO and founder of The Nemesis, was playing Second Life, basically a rudimentary Web2 Metaverse, when he bought his first bitcoin, two of them actually. They cost less than a dollar each and he sold them for around $75 a few years later to his great satisfaction. However, it was the sensation of buying bitcoin in a metaverse that changed his thinking. “It was a beautiful sensation. Something changed in my mind when I realised that we could make the metaverse into something that everyone could enjoy. While Web3 had not been invented, I just understood the internet was going to merge with the metaverse.” De Grandi was not a hardcore game, preferring casual games, he instinctive understood that casual gaming would be the gateway drug to the metaverse. He also understood that people, and indeed brands, would need handholding to move from Web2 to Web3. He and his co founder Riccardo Zanini, together with The Nemesis’ CTO Andrea Bernasconi (who had several years of experience in 3D graphics and in the world of videogames) first began working on The Nemesis back in 2018. De Grandi stresses that over the past four years the team has not spent a penny on marketing but focussed all their time, money and energy on building the platform. To find out more, tune into the episode

Climate Alpha In this week’s episode of The Futurists, bestselling author of MOVE and futurist Parag Khanna joins us to talk about climate migration, geopolitics, real-estate and agriculture in a world impacted by climate change. Khanna is the founder of futuremap and climate alpha, and has worked with the US government, World Economic Forum and others on climate change adaptation strategies and policy. Welcome to the Futurists where your 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! Related Episodes Start at the Start with Robert Tercel & Brett King Universe of Dune with Kevin J Anderson Robot Avatars with Dr Harry Kloor Super Forecasting with Regina Joseph The Genesis Machine with Andrew Hessel Ethical Futures and the Noosphere with PJ Manney Dao Governance & the Future of the Firm with Wulf Kaal The Economics of the Future with Dr Richard Petty & Brett King The Future of Marketing with Rishad Tobaccowala Why Technology Always Wins with Brad Templeton Ranking Futurists with Ross Dawson

Description: The complexities of NetZero journeys are real and people need to be upskilled to be able to execute their strategic goals. In this episode, we discuss these topics with Helene Li, Top voice in Sustainability & Impact in the APAC region. We also touch on Greenwashing, Cop27, and the current macroeconomic environment. Helene Li (https://www.linkedin.com/in/helene-li-1555bb16/) is the CEO and co-founder of Go Impact Capital Partners (https://goimpact.today/home), and Co-Chair of Sustainability & ESG Action CouncilCo-Chair of the Association of Family Offices in Asia. She is a leading voice on Sustainable Finance, DigitalTransformation and Fintech, TEDx Speaker, Top Financial Services Influencer in APAC, (Refinitiv), Top 2 Sustainable Finance Influencer globally (Onalytica). Dr. Efi Pylarinou is the No.1 Global Woman Influencer in Finance & the Data conversation by Refinitiv, a Top Thought Leader by Onalytica, and a Top Digital Futurist, Linkedin and Twitter Voice, by Engatica. A seasoned Wall Street professional & a recognized technology thought leader on innovation topics. Founder of Efi Pylarinou Advisory servicing Big Tech, Financial Services and Fintech clients. She strongly believes in building bridges between the old and the new economy. She shares her passion of content creation with her 190,000+ followers on Linkedin and 18,000+ on Twitter.  Join her on the social platforms https://linktr.ee/Efiglobal

There are so many interesting paths that financial services and fintech have taken the past decade. How we serve customers across the landscape of products and services has seen a sea of change and the addition of digital experiences as the business model has changed. Yet, when we think about the ways that financial brands can go down the wrong path, the list of lessons is a long one indeed. To avoid some of these pitfalls, it is important to truly understand and appreciate your customer experiences, those journeys that shape the connectivity between brands and the customers and communities they serve. In this episode of One Vision, Bradley speaks with Steven Ramirez, CEO of Beyond the Arc, as he speaks about how his firm works with financial brands to better understand their data, their technologies, and their relationships with the people they serve.

Thriftify, is a sustainable E-Commerce company that acts as an online retailer for 98% of Ireland’s charity shops and plans to expand its workforce with 20 new hires planned across the tech, e-commerce and sales and marketing sides of the business. As well as their expansion plans, Thriftify has just received a huge financial boost having just signed a €1.6m investment deal. Ronan talks to Rónán Ó ’Dálaigh, Thriftify CEO about how Thriftify and more. Ronan talks about his background, what Thriftify does, the pandemic, the adoption of tech, sustainability, fashion, and planned obsolescence. ABOUT THRIFTIFY: In 2018, Thriftify was founded by Rónán Ó Dálaigh, Timur Negru and Rahil Nazir, as the only dedicated online marketplace connecting charity shops with consumers. By combining their passion for social impact business with their love of thrifting in charity shops, the company was born. Since then, Thriftify has grown substantially and is now working with over 98% of the charity retailers in Ireland and expanding rapidly with charity shops across the UK.