On this episode of Concise Conversations, we speak to Sven Anwar-Bibi, Head of Culture & Strategy at Futurice. Sven gives us an insight into how he helps his clients migrate their services from analogue assets to digital services, ensuring they are prepared for an economy that is digitising at an exponential rate. We also talk to Sven about an interesting time in his life when he was working in Egypt at the time of the Arab Springs and he found himself coordinating the evacuation of several of his native German nationals. As always, we also get to know Sven a little bit better with the Concise Conversations First Date Questions. 

In this episode, we have the pleasure of speaking to Tom Furst about innovation. Tom was an executive lead at SRI International (Stamford Research Institute), which has consistently been one of the most innovative organisations on the planet for over 80 years.. Tom explains that there are tools and methodologies that can be used to foster success in innovation and talks about how these were applied to exciting projects like the development of Siri...and of course, we get to know Tom a little bit better with the Concise Conversations First Date Questions. 

On this episode of Concise Conversations we speak to Steve Tendon, creator of the TameFlow methodology. We explore how Steve uses this to identify the most critical constraints within an organisation and then seeks to address them in a holistic manner. As usual, we also get to know Steve a little better with our First Date questions!! 

 In this episode, we talk to the highly charismatic Holger Weiss about his exciting career in technology. We talk about how he moved from a standard graduate career path into the world of start-ups and how he developed innovative early-stage technologies such as mapping and audio into successful products that caught the interest of established players, leading to acquisitions by Nokia and Panasonic. We discuss his time working in large corporate structures and how they differed from his experiences in start-ups and find out about what the future holds for Autolabs, his latest venture in AI voice tools for professional drivers...and of course, we get to know him a little better with our Concise Conversations First Date Questions. 

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In this week's episode, we talk to Armin Fendrich, General Manager of RideCell EMEA. Armin is an amazing guest with a wealth of experience and a man who exudes energy and charm. We talk about how is career has progressed in parallel with the changing technological landscape as he has sought out new and exciting opportunities to challenge himself wherever they have arisen. He has maintained a fun and vibrant outlook on life, which we found inspiring and we also learn about a surprising job while studying. We're sure you'll enjoy getting to know Armin as much as we did! 

Concise Conversations talks to Simon Hörauf, Managing Director of design agency Moodley's Munich office. We talk about his extensive career and how his experience of living and working on several continents has influenced his work. We also touch upon how his early training in carpentry laid a strong foundation for digital design processes and how on many levels, all design is governed by the same fundamental principles. He explains how design for clients has evolved over the years and continues to evolve as digital design becomes ever more deeply ingrained with all aspects of business operations. Simon is an accomplished and engaging guest and we are sure you will be intrigued by his insights into strategy, design, interactive user experiences and product development.

His favourite keyboard shortcut is not to be missed!!

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Concise Conversations talks to Jerome Nadel, an inspirational leader with over 3 decades of experience managing technology companies both in Silicon Valley and internationally. After a successful period at Rambus where he held the positions of SVP, CMO and GM, he is currently offering his expertise to companies on a consultancy basis while deciding where to focus his energies in the post-COVID landscape. He is also the president of the CMO Club (Silicon Valley Chapter). 

He talks to us about his guiding principles of leading with love, maintaining an abundance mentality and how to avoid acting transactionally by always seeking to give more than you take. We learn about his marketing philosophy and how his passion for cycling is a great metaphor for how he approaches all other aspects of his life and career.