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Interview with John Gale, Startup Expert, CEO at Carverlon Ltd on Helping Hitech Startups In Silicon Valley And Europe for Dinis Guarda citiesabc openbusinesscouncil YouTube Series.

John Gale is an entrepreneurial thought leader and business and startup expert and global expert. From 2011, John Gale is the CEO of Carverlon Ltd. Having worked in Silicon Valley and Europe, John has a proven track record in strategically identifying and penetrating new markets and developing and enhancing client partner/acquisition relationships.

John Gale Interview Questions

1. An introduction from you - background, overview, education...
2. Career highlights
3. Your company / companies, organisations and focus?
4. Your career from Silicon Valley to other startup tech hubs. Based on your broad experience, what are the differences, similarities between Silicon Valley and the rest of the world?
5. Can you highlight some of the challenges about culture and entrepreneurship shifts?
6. What are your views on our society, technology and digital transformations?
7. What are your goals and how do you see the future of work and the main trends in tech and society?
8. With Covid-19 what ways do you envision to redesign our society with technology and social impact?
9. What are your visions for the present and future?

John Gale Biography

Having received his MBA from Northern Illinois University, John Gale first major experience as business executive was at International Thomson Information, where he became Vice President and Chief Technology Officer between 1982 and 1985.

In 1985, he became President of Information Workstation Group, managing the company’s operations and list of clients, which included Apple, European Patent Office, IBM, Lockheed Martin, Loral, Office of Technology Assessment of the Congress of the United States, Toshiba, Unisys, etc. He held that position until 1999.

In 2000, John joined Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs as Director. Founded in 1995, The Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs is the largest nonprofit association in Northern California dedicated exclusively to helping technology entrepreneurs. John is currently a Director Emeritus. Previously, he was a member of the Board of Directors and later the Advisory Board. Previously he chaired the monthly program and other programs.

From 2000 and 2014, John Gale made a name in Silicon Valley, having executive roles in different companies and organizations, including Director of Silicon Valley Engineering Council or Director of IEEE Consultants Network of Silicon Valley, among others.

In 2011, he joined Carverlon as CEO. As the CEO of the company, he oversees the company’s daily operations, including realizing their mission of providing advisory and corporate development services to Hitech Startups between their 1st Seed Round and their A Round in Europe. This is a role he keeps on performing.

As an entrepreneur, John Gale founded Taligo LLC in Silicon Valley in 1999. It supports American startups and Intrapreneurs. Taligo’s clients include Arrow Electronics, NEC (Japan), Photonic Power Systems (acquired by JDS Uniphase), TechBA (a start-up accelerator funded by the Government of Mexico), etc.

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John Suit is an advising CTO at robotic dog company, #KODA​. John is also
Chief Technology Officer at Cyber Reliant, responsible for Innovation and the technical direction of CRC. John has a background in cybersecurity, entrepreneurship and computer science. He is the guest in this Dinis Guarda citiesabc openbusinesscouncil YouTube Series. Hosted by Dinis Guarda.

John Suit Interview Questions

1. An introduction from you - background, overview, education...
2. Can you tell us about your Career highlights special in the multiplicity of areas and how this integrated with your present roles?
3. Can you tell us about Koda?
4. How is the company taking Koda to market and business related?
5. Koda is a sensual psychological robot, a blockchain driven platform to decentralise data and protect it and is an AI driven Robot. How do you coordinate these 3 things?
6. How do you plan the evolution of the dog's emotional intelligence and the behavior “deep learning” of the robot dog?
7. Koda can work on projects with large computing power, and there will be educational apps for the kids to interact. Koda will get smarter everyday with the interactions with the family. Can you tell us about this?
8. With which blockchain project will you work regarding speed, reliability and confidentiality ?
9. How about cybersecurity related to Koda? How do you protect the data of the people interacting with the #robotdog​ and the ecosystem around the sensors and AI computing?
10. Koda has multi-source and heterogeneous sensors, and can detect multiple things like gas and fire and warn someone immediately. Also, Koda can patrol your home with the settled routine and let you know if anything unusual happened. How do you manage these topics around people and especially in the idea of companying robots?

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Bart Smets, MD at IT2Profit, is the new guest in this Dinis Guarda citiesabc openbusinesscouncil YouTube Series. A seasoned leader who has worked ast CTO of Coca-Cola and other companies, he shares his insights about topics such as ICT, Blockchain, Bitcoin, Crypto, Tokenisation, OCT & Cybersecurity.

Bart Smets is a seasoned leader with a large international, intercultural experience in Business projects, Managed Services, IT and Security as well operationally as commercial. Bart Smets is the Chief Information Officer at Corona Direct Verzekeringen, MD at IT2Profit: ICT and Blockchain Strategic Consultancy. Having a background as regional CTO in Coca-Cola, Bart is also the Co-Founder and COO at SwissCryp, Co-founder at Lux Consulting.

Bart Smets Interview Focus

1. An introduction from you - background, overview, education...

2. What can you tell us about your role at ITProfit? What's the mission & vision of the company?

3. Your work at Coca-Cola and your main takeaways from that experience? 3. Being a seasoned leader and now working with emerging techs, what are your views on blockchain?

4. And what about Bitcoin, crypto and the tokenisation of many businesses and organizations we are going through?

5. How do you see the challenges with the fragmentation of technology and close of technologies and systems? Special as technology - Internet protocols, Blockchain, AI advances so fast?

6. With Covid-19 digital transformation has leapfrogged. What are your visions for the present and future of blockchain and AI special when it comes to the industry?

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Rod M. Sherwood III is the Co-Founder, Co-Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Cinémoi NA (including CineMoiWorld) and Chairman of Multivision Media International. Mr. Sherwood III is better known for his executive roles in the entertainment industry, working with DIRECTV, Westwood One, helping with the syndication and distribution of programming to over 5,000 radio stations and 165 TV stations across the USA.

Rod M. Sherwood III has been involved in some of the largest companies in the world in different sectors, including the automobile sector as General Manager, Process Improvement at Chrysler, the tech sector as EVP & CFO and Head of Internal Operations for Loudcloud/Opsware, Inc. with Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz; the space sector as President of Spaceway, SVP of Operations & CFO – Hughes Telecommunications and Space Company, among others.

Rod M. Sherwood III Interview Focus:

1. Can you give us an introduction from you - background, overview, education?
2. How did you start your career?
3. Career highlights
4. Can you share some of your experience in the multiple companies, organisations that you would love to share with us?
5. After decades working with such massive companies in media and tv, radio, how do you see the present state of content industries?
6. How do you see the future of the film industry?
7. How do you see the way the world of Silicon Valley and Hollywood have been in their own boxes and connecting?
8. You touched the media connections with fashion and consumer media with the CineMoiWorld. Can you tell us about that?
9. One of your quotes is “Well I think it’s important to understand the key driving point behind a company. First, have a very clear sense of priorities and have them in sequence. Don’t try to do everything at once, but definitely drive forward; then understand what untimely makes a difference in terms of success, whether it is programming content, marketing or promotions of the various programs.” What other areas do you want to share with us of your vision?
10. How do you see the technology world and shift between tech and media and society at large?

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Wit Sumathavanit is a business and thought leader and as he says is a Student of many. Wit is as he says a Meditator, Maker, Diver, Reader, Writer. Wit Sumathavanit has built a No-Code & Automate platform http://witwunder.com​

Wit Sumathavanit is the Chief Support Officer for the Travel Technology Services Co., a family business in real estate and wellness and healthcare in Thailand. In this role Wit Sumathavanit leads and oversees the development and growth of the company and to develop and maintain great relationships within teams, and with suppliers and clients.

Wit Sumathavanit has also been working as a business angel and collaborating with entrepreneurs building growth tools, databases, spreadsheets, automations so they can focus on their customers. Wit has been, as well, involved in the blockchain and crypto communities in Thailand, Asia and worldwide.

Wit Sumathavanit Interview Focus

1. An introduction from you - background, overview, education...
2. Your company / companies, organisations and focus?
3. How do you see Society 5.0 - 4IR and all areas of digital transformation?
4. What are your views on our society, technology and digital transformations?
5. What are your goals and how do you see the future of work and the main trends in tech and society?
6. With Covid-19 what ways do you envision to redesign our society with technology and social impact?

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Glenn Parry is professor of Digital Transformation and Head of Department of Digital Economy Entrepreneurship and Innovation at University of Surrey. Professor Glenn Parry is the new guest in this Dinis Guarda citiesabc openbusinesscouncil YouTube Series. Hosted by Dinis Guarda.

Prof Glenn Parry Interview Focus

1. How did your profile Background come together?
2. Can you tell us about the academic background Cambridge, Warwick, and now leading critical areas in the University of Surrey and the work you have been doing between the academic and business?
3. You are leading the Digital Transformation as CoDirector of DECaDE - what is this department and some examples of the department work as Head, Department of Digital Economy Entrepreneurship and Innovation. How do you see the Digital Economy - specifically the bridges between the real economy and the digital twin economy?
4. How do you see the changes between digital transformation inclusion and exclusion - special when it comes to corporations and governments and how to bridge the digital divide?
5. What are the main differences between digitisation and digitalisation?
6. Blockchain and supply chain is now a critical element but there are still substantial myths around decentralised ledgers technologies. Can you guide us through the concept and some major case studies you have been working on?
7. You are a global authority on blockchain for good. Can you tell us about that and some vision and highlights?
8. You have been working on Biological markers Digital and biological biomarkers solutions. This is going to be the next frontier when it comes to bioengineering and related solutions. Can you elaborate on this and some particular case studies?
9. You have been involved in creative industries, music and art. We are now seeing a major growth of NFTs and Digital Art as a whole. Can you tell us about your background and how you see this?

Prof Glenn Parry Biography

Glenn Parry is a professor of Digital Transformation and Head of Department of Digital Economy Entrepreneurship and Innovation at University of Surrey. Prof. Glenn Parry is also CoDirector DECaDE: EPSRC Centre for the Decentralised Digital Economy. Professor Parry is formerly a Professor of strategy and operations management at Bristol Business School, UWE, and senior visiting fellow with the University of Bath, UK. He authored and edited the textbook titled Service Design and Delivery published by Springer and published in international publications.

Prof Glenn Parry's work is characterised by an approach of partnering with organisations to develop creative solutions to challenges. He is interested in understanding what makes 'good' business. He works with organisations to help them with business models, value capture, servitization, and supply chains. He has managed research consortia within the automotive, aerospace, media and construction industries. He has published and edited numerous international journals.

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San Sunner is a Producer/ PR / Public Speaker/ Digital Strategist, focused on the 'Future of Work' and raising Global consciousness. She is based in London with a client portfolio including CISCO, IBM,Accenture and Tech-Connect. San is the new guest in this Dinis Guarda citiesabc openbusinesscouncil YouTube Series.

San Sunner is an employer branding / PR, podcast host at @businessfirsttv, public speaker and “flexipreneur”. She is currently the Associate Producer at reality tv and philanthropy show
 The Social Movement, a series produced by Amazon.

San Sunner is the Associate Producer Red Knight Studios Company and in the quality she is working as Associate Producer The Social Movement.

Previous she was Social Media Marketing Manager REC-SOCIAL social media management focuses specifically on the recruitment industry.

Before she worked as UK Social Lead Manager for Accenture.

San Sunner Interview Focus:

1. An introduction from you - background, overview, education...
2. You have been researching in the areas of the future of work. Can you tell us some of the major trends you saw so far?
3. As an expert in recruitment and work organisation what would you consider your Career highlights?
4. What advice do you give to new people coming into the work world?
5. You have in your profile the word “Flexipreneur”. Can you explain the concept?
6. As we spoke you are the Associate Producer Red Knight Studios Company and in the quality she is working as Associate Producer The Social Movement. The Social Movement is a documentary series by Chris LaVoie (Producer of hit series Top Recruiter) that brings together CEO’s in a reality show that through philanthropy will have four days to change the world. The show will feature 50 leaders that can solve social and economic issues that are harming the planet. Some of these issues include income inequality, access to health care, global warming, hunger, and support for homeless people. Can you tell us what the project is?
7. With the challenges you Covid-19 what ways do you envision to redesign our society with technology and social impact?
8. What are your visions for the present and future?

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Emin Vali co-founder CCO of Keepface Influencer Marketing Tech Platform is the new guest in this Dinis Guarda citiesabc openbusinesscouncil YouTube Series. Hosted by Dinis Guarda.

Emin Vali is a marketing professional and entrepreneur with 13 years of experience in the Central Asia and Caucasus regions. He is a Co-Founder of Keepface, an influencer-marketing platform operating in MENA, CIS and LATAM regions.

Emin Vali Interview Focus:

1. An introduction from you - background, overview, education...
2. Culture background - how is it to do business in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan?
3. Startup ecosystem?
4. Career highlights: you started with global corporations like Colgate Palmolive. Can you tell us about this experience?
5. Your created Uptime and Keepface can you tell us about these companies / companies, organisations and focus?
6. Keepface is a fantastic company doing something amazing in the areas of influencer marketing. Can you tell us about the platform and what you offer?
7. How do you see influence marketing?
8. How do you see all areas of digital transformation special looking between corporate and businesses startups and tech?
9. The coronavirus has hammered a lot of businesses, but it has lit a fire under others, including the online game industry and other industries?

Emin Vali Biography

Emin Vali graduated from Azerbaijan State Economic University in Baku in International Economic Relations in 2004. Vali began his career in 2004 at Colgate-Palmolive Azerbaijan as the Assistant Brand Manager. Soon after, he was promoted to the regional role in the CIS Countries Head Office in Istanbul, later moving to Kazakhstan in 2007.

His experience as brand manager for big companies gave him the right expertise in digital marketing to start his entrepreneurial career in 2010. At that time, he founded Uptime Marketing Agency with operations in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan.

He is a Co-Founder of Keepface, an influencer-marketing platform operating in MENA, CIS and LATAM regions. As the CEO of Keepface, Vali oversees the business’ operations at top level. Keepface is focused on automating the brand-influencer collaboration process for making influencer marketing simple, quick, and profitable. Keepface platform allows brands to launch killing influencer marketing campaigns and to boost the ROI on the go.

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Francesca Sanderson, Director of Arts Programmes and Investments at NESTA is the guest in this Dinis Guarda citiesabc openbusinesscouncil YouTube Series. Hosted By Dinis Guarda.

Francesca managed an ethical equities fund at JPMorgan for eight years following an MA in Philosophy and Maths and periodic work in charity administration and fundraising. After this, she took a career break during which she travelled around Europe and settled for a year living off-grid in Portugal with her young family. On her return, she started working at Big Society Capital as an investment director, where she worked on a wide variety of social investment deals and research into social pensions.

Francesca Sanderson has also served as Treasurer of Cambridge House, a settlement in Walworth, South London, and has worked closely with UnLtd, the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs, in a non-exec capacity.

Francesca Sanderson is passionate about literature and creative writing, and is a member of the National Academy of Writing. She also enjoys music, theatre and dance as an enthusiastic observer.

Francesca Sanderson Interview Focus:
 
1. An introduction from you - background, overview, education...
2. How did you mix the diversity of background from creative industries and finance, investment..
3. Career highlights
- JP Morgan
4. How did you look at this experience in Hedge funds and ethical equities funds?
5. Can you tell us about NESTA the organisation and focus?
6. Nesta is an innovation foundation. Innovation and creativity have a major shift now between tech, digital, funding, creative industries and the disruption coming from the 4IR / digital transformation?
7. Can you tell us about the Nesta, Fundacion Compromiso and Upstart Co-Lab launch ‘Creativity, Culture and Capital: Impact investing in the global creative economy’?
8. How do you see ESG and the UK and global creative industries?
9. COVID19: How to maximize the economic and social impact of culture and support the creative economy? With Covid-19 what ways do you envision to redesign our society with technology and social impact?

About Nesta

Nesta is an innovation foundation. The organisation acts through a combination of programmes, investment, policy and research, and the formation of partnerships to promote innovation across a broad range of sectors.

Based in the UK, Nesta was originally funded by a £250 million endowment from the UK National Lottery. The endowment is managed through a trust, and Nesta uses the interest from the trust to meet its charitable objects and to fund and support its projects.

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Douglas Borthwick is the Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Business Development at #INX​ Limited trading platform company. A financial industry veteran with over 25 years of experience and a financial technology expert, Mr. Borthwick has worked with the likes of Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and Latin American FX trading business Standard Chartered.

Douglas Borthwick Interview Focus

1. An Introduction about you: personal background, professional career, achievements...
- Tell us about INX in a nutshell.
- What is INX - problems it solves
- How does it work?

2. INX’s Mission is to bring regulated digital asset opportunities to institutions and retail Investors. Now that the digital assets industry has reached $1.3 trillion USD, there is a great opportunity for exchange. How do you expect to roll out this?
3. INX offers a number of solutions combining traditional markets expertise and a new disruptive flah approach. Can you tell us about these solutions and how they impact a trader/investor?
4. INX the first ever SEC registered Security Token IPO in U.S. history. Can you tell us more about this milestone and INX’s  USA regulatory footprint?
INX is led by an experienced and dedicated team of business, finance and technology veterans. Can you tell us about the team and main achievements?
5. What is your road map and how can people invest/trade in your platform?
6. Not many security tokens - digital assets succeed. How can you assure the investors that you will have volume and liquidity?
7. You commented recently on the media about one important topic: From Crypto to Tokens. The Great Migration. How do you see this?
8. NFTs had a watershed moment in 2021, which has seen digital NFT art sales grow by 2,800% to over nearly $200 million. Music NFTs are going mainstream as well.  Are you planning to offer any of these solutions on INX?
9. Coinbase, the dominant regulated cryptocurrency exchanges, is nearing its debut as a public company with a valuation pegged at $100 billion. How do you see this IPO?
10. For people and investors watching/listening to us, why should they come to INX?

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