The Irish Tech News Podcast

In the podcast today Melanie Boylan speaks to Martina Fitzgerald of Scale Ireland about the work they do to support business owners.  Tech StartUps and ScaleUps all need support and essential sign posting to get started. Martina Fitzgerald is the CEO of Scale Ireland, the independent not-for-profit organisation which represents and advocates on behalf of Ireland’s tech start-up and scale-up companies. Martina has two decades senior communications experience, including as RTÉ’s political correspondent. She is the author of the best-selling and critically acclaimed book, ‘Madam Politician: The women at the table of Irish political power’. Scale Ireland is the independent not-for-profit representative organisation for Irish tech start-ups and scaling companies. Our purpose is to make Ireland a leading location for innovation and entrepreneurship. There are currently more than 2,100 tech start-ups and scaling companies in Ireland employing over 55,000 people. The link to scale Ireland is here www.scaleireland.org. About Melanie Boylan Melanie has been a Freelance Journalist on the Irish Tech News senior team for 5.5 years.  Her background knowledge and interest in a diverse field has allowed for some great chats with some amazing podcast guests. Melanie also is a Social Media Trainer, Social Media Manager, Co-Founder of The Monday Morning Marketing Podcast, Mentor and Brand Ambassador for AgoraPulse UK and Ireland.  She is also a Moderator on Clubhouse for Small Steps and Giant Leaps and Space for All Nations at @melanieboylan If you would like to learn more, please visit her LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanieboylan/

Covid has helped usher in a change of how we work. Remote and hybrid working has become the new norm but there are also other work trends that we should be aware of such as Quiet Quitting and Quiet Firing. Cara de Lange the founder of Softer Success talks to Ronan about this and what she refers to as the Work Reset Revolution. Cara talks about her background, Quiet Quitting, Quiet Firing, wellbeing and burnout. Cara also talks about bosses, trauma infused burnout, rewiring our brains, eradicating burnout, four day work week, and our inner wisdom. More about Softer Success: Softer Success is dedicated to improving employee wellbeing by providing evidence-backed burnout solutions for organisations. Leading in science, it works with the world's top universities, researchers and psychologists to understand & resolve the causes of burnout in a hybrid work environment. Its ground-breaking, 90-second anonymous risk assessment 'A Walk Through the Forest' quickly diagnoses the threat of burnout and toxicity in organisations. The core ethos of Softer Success is to end the global burnout pandemic by changing the way we work. By offering companies solutions, workshops, talks and training courses which equip executives with the skill set to thrive in their working lives. Softer Success mission is to start a cultural revolution in the workplace that is laying the stepping stones for and helping the next generation profoundly. Their ‘Burnout Proof’ programmes enable corporations to stress-proof employees & combat the risk of burnout. Softer Success works on the ethos that knowledge is power. The more people who understand burnout, the better equipped we will be as a society to prevent it. By helping rewire our neural pathways, Softer Success® delivers solutions that help employees connect better with their colleagues, understand what burnout is, assess the risk and help them find solutions to dissolve that risk.  

In this week’s show futurist, digital analyst and anthropologist, along with being a Global Innovation Evangelist for Salesforce, Brian Solis joins us to talk adapting to life in the future. As a renowned specialist on engagement, CX and digital transformation, Brian discusses what it’s like to be a futurist at one of the worlds largest tech companies that is increasingly mission focused. And we get into the implications of his book Lifescale as we emerge from the pandemic. Brian Solis - https://www.briansolis.com/about/ Brian Solis is Global Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce, the global leader in Customer Relationship Management (CRM). Brian’s work at Salesforce focuses on thought leadership and research that explores digital transformation, innovation and disruption, CX, commerce, and the cognitive enterprise. Brian Solis has been called “one of the greatest digital analysts of our time.” Brian is also a world renowned keynote speaker and an award-winning author of eight best-selling books including, X: The Experience When Business Meets Design, What’s the Future of Business and The End of Business as Usual. In his latest book, Lifescale: How to live a more creative, productive and happy life, Brian tackles the struggles of living in a world rife with constant digital distractions. His model for “Lifescaling” helps readers overcome the unforeseen consequences of living a digital life to break away from diversions, focus on what’s important, spark newfound creativity and unlock new possibilities. For almost 30 years, Solis has studied and influenced the effects of emerging technology on business and society. His research and books help executives, and also everyday people, better understand the relationship between the evolution of technology and its impact on people and also the role we each play in evolution. As a result of his work, Solis also helps leading brands, celebrities, and startups develop new digital transformation, culture 2.0, and innovation strategies that enable businesses to adapt to new connected markets from the inside out. 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!

Description: One of the core challenges in the digital transformation of wealth management, is Integration. We discuss this complex topic with the founder and CEO of Ezra Group, Craig Iskowitz, with a focus on their newly launched WealthTech Integration Scoring which ranks an application’s ability to integrate with other applications.  The digitalization of the wealth management industry with all its stakeholders and the breadth of products and services, is no low-hanging fruit. The world of broker-dealers, banks, asset managers, independent financial advisors, tech vendors is a dynamic and complex ecosystem. The trend is toward Embedded Wealth, so how do we get there? Craig Iskowitz https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigiskowitz/ is a business and technology strategy consultant who is a recognized expert on fee-based advisory platforms and wealth management technology. He is the CEO and founder of Ezra Group www.ezragroupllc.com, a strategy consulting firm providing technology and business advice to banks, broker-dealers, asset managers, private equity and fintech firms. Craig also publishes WealthTech Today, a blog and podcast https://wealthtechtoday.com/ 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

In recent years, artificial intelligence has become an integral part of our daily lives, driving much of what we do and what we experience. Financial services is no exception. To meet the needs of changing demographics, being able to attract and retain the right talent is crucial. In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Abhijit Bose, MVP, Head of Center for Machine Learning and Enterprise ML Platforms at Capital One, on financial services innovation and how the bank is leveraging AI and machine learning to improve customer experiences. As the line between banking and technology continues to blur, the time is now for banks to nurture talent of today to tackle the challenging questions of tomorrow.

In this week's episode of the Futurists, top-ranked Female Futurist (Forbes), science fiction author and TV presenter Elina Hiltunen joins us to talk her unique brand of futurism from Finland. Elina takes us through some of her more concerning forecasts on potential climate collapse, and the role that futurists have to play in setting policy responses, galvanizing public opinion, and helping us navigate the unknowns of the future. https://www.thefuturesagency.com/speakers/elina-hiltunen Dr. Elina Hiltunen – Futurist, Author, D.Sc (business), M.Sc (chemistry) Elina Hiltunen has been as one of the 50  top female futurists in the world in  the Fortune. She has extensive experience of key note speeches both in English and in Finnish. She is also an author of 11 books (numbers 12 and 13 on the progress…) for example about future of technology and strategic foresight. She is also a well known columnist in Finland and participates a Finnish TV- science show. Elina Hiltunen is a Finnish futurist, keynote speaker, author of 11 books. Elina has been listed in Forbes as one of the 50 leading female futurists in the world. Her background is D.Sc. (business) and M.Sc. (chemistry). Elina is currently an entrepreneur, but she has experience in working in organizations like Nokia, Finpro (Finnish trade promotion organization) and Finland Futures Research Centre as a futurist. Elina has a vast experience in keynote speeches about futures thinking, megatrends, future technology, consumer trends and weak signals- of which she has written also books. TheFuturists.com 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.  More about the show Subscribe and listen  to TheFuturists.com 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! https://thefuturists.com/episodes-blogs/

The vision of an Open Metaverse includes six main characteristics.  Consumer and enterprise brands should experiment with the potential of the future immersive internet. This blue ocean will shape the future of many industries.  A discussion with Dr Mark Van Rijmenan from Sydney about his new book: Step into the Metaverse: How the Immersive Internet Will Unlock a Trillion-Dollar Social Economy   Dr Mark Van Rijmenan https://www.linkedin.com/in/markvanri...  Dr Mark Van Rijmenam is The Digital Speaker. He is a future tech strategist who thinks about how technology changes organisations, society and the metaverse. Dr Markvan Rijmenam is an international keynote speaker, 4x author and entrepreneur.He is the founder of Datafloq and the author of the book published by Wiley on the metaverse: Step into the Metaverse: How the Immersive Internet Will Unlock a Trillion-Dollar Social Economy detailing what the metaverse is and how organizations and consumers can benefit from the immersive internet.   He is the publisher of the ‘f(x) = e^x‘ newsletter, read by thousands of executives, on the future of work and the organization of tomorrow. The Digital Speaker has spoken in 25 countries across the globe and collectively inspired over 100.000managers, directors and C-level executives. 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

Do you ever meet an individual and feel very inspired?  I met Jonny a month ago at an event in the UK and found him truly inspirational.  His journey into sustainability and reducing single use plastic in his house, his local community and one day soon hopefully, his town is well worth a listen.  Can you engage your community into action?  Listen in for tips and remember, every little helps.. Jonny  Prest is a brand strategist based in Leicester, UK. From environmental  to social, Jonny's role is to help leaders build brand and communication  strategies with purpose. He specialises in enlightened brand strategy.  It's brand building with a conscience: remodelling brands to leverage  skills and resources for the protection of our planet and its people.  What do you stand against? What do you fight for? Does your identity  truly represent who you are? If you're ambitious, hungry for positive  growth and feel that you were meant for more, then it's probably time to  rethink the way you have always done it. It's time for new ideas, to  reconfigure your game plan. @seedcreativity @brandmasterflash

4 years. 200 episodes. From “Blockchain and Financial Inclusion”, to “Shades of Grey”, “Judge me by my cover”, “Red Envelope”, “The Other 50”, and finally “One Vision”, it has been our privilege to share the platform with over 170 guests on the show to talk about wide-ranging topics from innovation and fintech to the future of work and emerging technologies; from founders to funders and evangelists across geographical boundaries, we were united with a common goal: to tell stories with purpose. Thank you for your support through the years. It has been an honor to bring you the show every week and we look forward to the next 200.

In this podcast Melanie Speaks with Charles Seadon about a brand new approach to flight that uses no fuel!  This transformational method also looks to have zero impact on our planets environment as well.  Listen in to find out more about ultra high-frequency engines that started as a concept for an engineer in Ukraine and looks to become a reality in the next year. “Our UHF Drive Propulsion System is a totally unique technology. Nothing like this has been built or tested before. It’s radically and fundamentally different from all currently known propulsion systems. The UHF drive can work in any environment and does not interact with the environment in any negative way: It is capable of working in or out of the atmosphere and even under water,” said Charles Seadon, CEO of Aerospace Propulsion Systems.