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IWD 2025 Series Part 3 - Women Leading the Cloud – Delivering Inclusive Digital Futures


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We’re back with another powerful conversation — this time with the incredible Julia Arnott-Neenee, Cofounder of Fibre Fale, tech leader and advocate for digital equity.

🚀 But first, we break down this week’s biggest Cloud & AI news:

🔹 Google’s eye-watering $32B acquisition of Wiz – what does it mean for cybersecurity?

🔹 Oracle’s $5B investment in UK Cloud – big moves in Europe!

🔹 Tencent’s new AI reasoning model & Apple’s clean energy fund in China (Georgia covers off on 'what are reasoning models?' 🌱

🔹 Microsoft’s Malaysia data center expansion

🔹 The growing data center power consumption problem ⚡

🔹 EU’s push to dominate the AI chip industry

Then, we dive into a must-listen conversation with Julia Arnott-Neenee, tackling:

🌍 The digital & AI divide—who’s being left behind?

💡 Empowering Pacific communities through tech

🔄 Why technology needs to shift power to those most impacted

👀 The big question: Who isn’t in the room when decisions are made?

Julia’s journey is inspiring—leaving a global career to serve her community and co-founding a Pacific social enterprise that’s already making waves (her co-founder just won Young New Zealander of the Year! 🏆). 🚀

Key Takeaways:

✅ AI & tech reflect existing biases—how do we fix this?

✅ Marginalized communities must be seen as creators, not just consumers

✅ Moving from tech for profit → to tech for people

✅ The need for community-led solutions in digital transformation

 

🔊 Listen now for a thought-provoking discussion on why digital inclusion matters more than ever.

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Find Julia's Fibre Fale here: https://www.fibrefale.com

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