Inspiring Tech Leaders - AI & Technology Strategy

This week I'm pleased to introduce a new Product Review segment to the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast.

In this segment I will present new innovative technologies, helping CxOs to stay informed and updated on the latest Tech Industry trends and the technologies that can support their organisations.

I'm delighted to welcome Roger Baskerville to the podcast, who is a Director at Legacy Box and sponsor for this particular episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders.

Roger has a distinguished Technology career with over 25 years of experience and has previously worked for the likes of Microsoft, Citrix and Compaq.

In this episode Roger and I discuss how Legacy Box is enabling the rapid migration of Microsoft Windows XP and Windows 7 16-bit and 32-applications to reside within compliant, secure and modern Windows 10 operating systems.

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This week my very special guest is Avril Chester, Founder and CEO of Cancer Central UK and also CTO at the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Avril is an award-winning technology entrepreneur, executive, speaker, author and cancer thriver. 

She featured in Computer Weekly's most influential women in UK IT in 2020 and in 2019 she won the Entrepreneur of the Year at the Women in IT Awards.  Avril is a Board member for The Studio @Home and is part of the 3 Digital Amigos podcast.

After attending the British School of Brussels in Belgium, which is ranked as one of the best schools in the world, Avril graduated from the University of Plymouth with a Bachelor of Science degree in MediaLab Arts.

In this episode we discuss the importance and meaning of 'Comminovation' and how tech is being used for good within our communities.

Avril talks about the successes of Ask Ave within NHS Scotland and the recently launched Tech Carbon Impact Wiki.

There many other incredible and fascinating insights from this high energy podcast with Avril.

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In this week's episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders Podcast, the roles have been reversed as we revisit an interview conducted earlier this year when I featured on the Empowered Leaders in Tech Podcast with Sue Parker.

In this podcast I share my own career journey and insights, and hopefully provide guidance and inspiration for others as they continue to grow and develop their careers. 

I hope you enjoy this episode and many thanks again to Sue Parker for allowing me to share this interview.

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This week my special guest is Barbara Gottardi, the European Chief Information Officer for Vanguard.  Barbara joined Vanguard in September 2020, after an extensive and impressive career with HSBC spanning more than 16 years.  During her time at HSBC, Barbara held the role of Chief Information Officer within Retail Banking, as well as also being a Chief Operating Officer and a Chief Risk Admin Officer.

Barbara has also worked for Fortis Investments, Reuters and Peregrine Systems during her career.

She has Masters degree in Business Administration and Business Management qualifications from the University of London and Cambridge Judge Business School.

Barbara is a true leader and an extremely capable Chief Information and Operation Officer focussed on delivery, determined to bring structure to chaos and build high performing global teams.

In this episode Barbara and I discuss how to harness innovation from across a global organisation and how it can encourage IP Reuse.  We talk about the importance of building geographically dispersed teams that are empowered and trusted to deliver digital solutions for their customers.

Barbara provides fascinating insight into how automation is enabling Vanguard to be a truly digital business and highlights how technology is successfully underpinning the overall organisational strategy.

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This week my special guest on the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast is Tony Healy, who is the Group Chief Technology & Innovation Officer at Ticketer.

Tony is also a Non-Executive Director with Trafford Leisure and has held several senior roles including the CIO for Mobica, the Global Information Officer and Security Officer for the Walls Family Enterprise and the Group IT Director for AES.  He is a fellow of the BCS, the Chartered Management Institute, and the Chartered Institute of Information Security.

Tony is a globally experienced, award-winning and industry recognised CTO and CIO with significant success in leading cross-functional teams to design and integrate leading-edge IT solutions across a range of organisations.

In this episode Tony and I discuss the cultural differences when working in private equity backed businesses, family run firms and publicly traded organisations.  We also explore how to create high performing development teams and the impact that low code / no code platforms are having across the wider tech industry.

Tony is a specialist at launching and delivering programs that safeguard data, streamline operations, automate processes, promote innovation and advance business needs and strategy.  Hear how he is able to maintain a culture of innovation but also ensure that organisations remain cyber aware and secure.

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This week I'm pleased to introduce a new segment to the podcast that recognises the Rising Stars of Technology.

In this new segment I will be talking with up and coming Technology leaders and learning more about their journey to becoming the next generation of CxO's.

I'm delighted to welcome Alina Timofeeva to the podcast, who is a Senior Manager at KPMG and has previously worked for Accenture and PwC.

Alina is a multi-award winning executive who has been recognised in the Top 50 Women in Software List and also the Tech Women 100.

Alina shares her incredible story of how she grew up in Russia and developed a successful technology career in London.

Hear how Alina is helping to support our migrant community and her involvement in mentoring programmes to support diversity and inclusion.

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This week on the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast I'm joined by Sue Parker, the Founder of Empowered Leaders in Tech.

Sue talks about her journey into Technology and her passion for helping ambitious professionals to become empowered leaders.

Hear how Sue has created a platform for personal and professional development to enable people to feel motivated and fulfilled in their roles.  Sue describes how she was able to overcome the imposter syndrome as a developer and find her path forward as a successful coach and mentor.

We discuss how to create a structure as a path to successfully achieving your goals and long term objectives.  Sue provides guidance on how to develop personal branding and moving up the organisational value chain.

If you would like to hear more about Empowered Leaders in Tech please visit https://elitedigitalspace.com/ or connect directly with Sue via her LinkedIn profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sue-parker-msc/

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In this week's Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast I'm talking with John Sullivan, who is an award-winning and transformational CIO.  John has worked in a number of senior roles for well known organisations such as Virgin Trains, the Gondola Group, Laura Ashley, the Disney Store and HMV.

Learn more about how John has helped to implement data driven solutions across various retail environments that has helped to increase gross margins and customer satisfaction.

John talks about his experiences of developing strategies to implement both regional and international technology solutions and how to target the right products for the various global markets.

Hear about how John helped to drive forward transformational projects such as the Pizza Express customer database, which reached 19 million customers.  We discuss how John used analytics and automation to offer enticing incentives and vouchers for customers and how that helped to increase the overall revenue for the group.

As a modern CIO, John relays his interactions with customers while working with Virgin Trains and how he led the project to automate ticket refunds for late running trains and the overall positive impact for customers, staff and shareholders.

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In this week's Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast, Sabah Carter talks about her career journey as a senior technology leader working within leading organisations such as News Corp, Pearson English, BBC Worldwide, Capgemini and the Financial Times.

We talk about the importance of IT security and some of the techniques used to help increase Cyber awareness across organisations.

Sabah talks about creating a culture of innovation and the importance of having a seamless experience when using technology.

Hear about how Sabah is focused on ensuring there is diversity and inclusion at all levels within technology and the importance of being good collaborators.

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In this week's Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast I'm talking with Paul Boardman, who is the IT Director at Northwood. 

Paul talks about his IT career journey working within manufacturing and supply chain.

We explore the challenges that face IT Leaders today and how to ensure organisations drive value from technology.

Hear how Paul has helped to improve analytics and automation within Northwood and is taking advantage of cloud based solutions to drive efficiency across the entire business.

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