In our ninth episode, host Dr Claire O’Connell talks to Inma Martinez, venture partner at Deep Science Ventures. Inma shares her thoughts on artificial intelligence, real-world data and the future of robots.

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In our eighth episode, host Dr Claire O’Connell talks to science communicators Dr Niamh Shaw and Dr Jessamyn Fairfield.

When you think of a nanoscientist or an engineer, you don’t always imagine a comedian or a performer, but that’s what you’ll find when you listen to Niamh and Jessamyn. In this episode, Claire chats to these two unique science communicators as they discuss comedy, performance and so much more.

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In our seventh episode, host Claire O’Connell talks to Matt Flannery, founder of micro-finance lending platforms Kiva and Branch. Since founding Kiva in 2005, the platform has loaned more than $1.07bn to small businesses in sub-Saharan Africa with an astonishing 97.1pc repayment rate.

In this interview, Matt discusses how and why he brought fintech for-profit services to sub-Saharan Africa.

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In our sixth episode, host Claire O’Connell talks to the woman behind the epic soundtracks to beloved blockbuster video games. Eimear Noone has composed and conducted music for some of the world’s most iconic games, including World of Warcraft, The Legend of Zelda and Overwatch. In this interview, she describes her journey embarking on a career within this male-dominated industry.

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In our fifth episode, host Claire O’Connell goes behind the scenes of Inspirefest 2017 for an exclusive backstage interview with Scissor Sisters vocalist Ana Matronic. Ana Matronic is an artist, musician, author, DJ, radio and television presenter. In 2015, Ana published Robot Takeover: 100 Iconic Robots of Myth, Popular Culture and Real Life. In this episode, Claire and Ana delve deeper into robots and the future.

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In this fourth episode, host Claire O’Connell goes behind the scenes of Inspirefest 2017 for an exclusive backstage interview with software engineer and diversity advocate, Tracy Chou. From 2011 to 2016, Chou was an engineer and tech lead at Pinterest. Chou is most well known for her efforts to promote diversity in tech. In 2013, she helped to kick off the wave of diversity data disclosures at tech companies with a GitHub repository collecting numbers on women in engineering.

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In this third episode, host Claire O’Connell speaks to Kelly Hoey, investor, strategic adviser, networking expert and author of Build Your Dream Network. Kelly is on a mission to help the introvert become a natural at the art of networking. We also hear from Dr Sue Black OBE, founder of Techmums and author of Saving Bletchley Park. Sue shares her harrowing journey with Inspirefest, from being a single mum of three living on benefits, to becoming an entrepreneur and being awarded an honorary OBE.

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In this second episode, host Claire O’Connell speaks to Arlan Hamilton, founder and managing partner of Backstage Capital and Inspirefest regular Sharon Vosmek, CEO of ASTIA. As a black, lesbian woman, Arlan Hamilton is a Silicon Valley outsider who she is rewriting the rulebook of venture capital. Sharon Vosmek and ASTIA have been championing investment in diverse founding teams for many years.

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In this first episode, host Claire O’Connell speaks to Raju Narisetti, a digital publishing superstar who is currently CEO of Gizmodo Media Group, the company behind such iconic internet titles as Gizmodo, Jezebel, Lifehacker and Kotaku. Claire and Raju tackle the new challenges for digital media, and we also have input from PhD candidate and noted TED speaker, Sinéad Burke.

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This preview is just a taster of what you can expect from the next 11 episodes of Inspirefest: The Podcast. Inspirefest: The Podcast features behind-the-scenes conversations and insights from Inspirefest speakers and special guests, guided by our host Claire O’Connell. Episode one will drop 16 October 2017.

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