Are you prepared to comply with the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)? Deadline on the 17th January 2025. Host Jitske de Bruijne is joined by industry experts Frank Ooms (van Lanschot Kempen) and Derk van den Heuvel (Synechron).

In this episode of State of Tech, Prabhakar Srinivasan, co-head of Synechron's AI practice, is joined by Seshadri Sundaram, CTO at Xpansiv, and Mudit Nigam from Synechron's Sustainable Finance and ESG practice, to discuss AI's role in tackling climate change.

In this episode of State of Tech, Parul Vyas, Synechron’s Sustainability Manager, is joined by Diego Espinosa, the CEO and Co-founder of Voiz Academy, to discuss COP29 and climate finance.

In this episode, Synechron's Co-Lead of AI Prabhakar Srinivasan discusses Artificial Intelligence role in tackling climate change with Rajul Mittal, Director of Business Consulting in Synechron's Amsterdam office. Our guest is Sesh Sundaram, Chief Technology Officer at Xpansiv, a company leading the mission of accelerating energy transition.

Ryan Cox, Synechron's Head of AI and Raymond Yip, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Playmaker Ventures, discuss the impact of AI on seed rounds and early start-ups.

In the UK, Black History Month is celebrated in October: in this episode, Rachel Kennedy, Client Account Manager at Synechron spoke with TSB Bank’s Carol Anderson, who was honored as 2023 Ally of the Year by Black Professionals United Kingdom.

In this episode of State of Tech, we examine agentic AI — artificial intelligence with the ability to act with a certain degree of autonomy. Our Head of AI Ryan Cox and our CTO David Sewell discuss what it means for AI to be ‘agentic’, how this autonomy shapes interactions, and the profound impact this technology could have on various aspects of life.

The DORA regulation (EU Digital Operational Resilience Act) will apply from January 2025 and is designed to improve the resilience of banks and financial institutions. Synechron’s most experienced operational resilience consultants (Marc van Dongen, Masha Stotcenko, John Moorcroft, Stuart English) explore this multi-disciplinary challenge, requiring cross-functional collaboration across IT, risk management, business divisions, providers and customers.

In this episode of State of Tech – The Cybersecurity Race: Balancing Rapid Tech Advancements and Threats – Aaron Momin, Chief Information Security Officer at Synechron, is joined by Abbas Kudrati, Microsoft Asia’s Lead Chief Cybersecurity Advisor. Abbas, a renowned expert in the cybersecurity space, brings his extensive experience advising top institutions and start-ups, alongside his work as a bestselling author and mentor.

They discuss the balance between rapid technological advancements and the ever-evolving cyber threats. From the rise of deepfakes and AI-powered attacks to the need for real-time threat detection, Aaron and Abbas explore the challenges and opportunities that define today's security environment. The episode also highlights the skills necessary for cybersecurity professionals to stay ahead in this fast-paced field and how AI is shaping the future of cybersecurity.