Tech Talks

Today's guest is Ali-Reza, the Group Chief Enterprise Architect at Nando's. We talk about the strategy and working towards a target architecture in a fragmented, federal business. Ali-Reza describes the glue that sticks the organisation together and what work they're up to in Africa to help local farmers.

Paul Schulz, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Perkbox, joins us this Easter Monday. We’re talking all about culture, innovation and the role of the product and technology functions in fast growing businesses. We get the views of someone who has been building software products for 27 years into how to scale a digital business successful. From everyone at Tech Talks, Happy Easter!

On the 9th May we’re going ‘Live’ with a show you can join! We’ve got a packed program, we’re announcing the winner of our Tech Personality of the Year and we’ve got an Unbound ticket giveaway. Come join us: http://meetu.ps/e/GCFZd/zhMPk/f

Vitkor is CMO at Freetrade, a challenger stockbroker, so today we’re diving into a reasonably new part of the fintech sector! The app allows users to invest in shares with zero commission or fees, using only your smartphone. Trading democratised for the 21st century! In the interview we also explore Viktor’s career, and his willingness to support his partner.

On the 9th May we’re going ‘Live’ with a show you can join! We’ve got a packed program, we’re announcing the winner of our Tech Personality of the Year and we’ve got an Unbound ticket giveaway. Come join us: http://meetu.ps/e/GCFZd/zhMPk/f

Katy is UK Country Manager of Drivy, a business who want to give you a car, without having a car! Drivy gives user access to nearby vehicles using just their smartphone. We talked to them a few days before the launch of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone. This is not universally popular, but anything aimed at getting cars off the road and improving air quality in the capital is (in our eyes) a hugely positive step. Drive to the heart of this topical debate and find out how Drivy are aiming to create a flexible platform fit for the 21st century.

On the 9th May we’re going ‘Live’ with a show you can join! We’ve got a packed program, we’re announcing the winner of our Tech Personality of the Year and we’ve got an Unbound ticket giveaway. Come join us: http://meetu.ps/e/GCFZd/zhMPk/f

What is transhumanism? Enhancing the human experience via technology. Why should we care about transhumanism? Regulation is a huge topic that we often discuss. Transhumanism is theoretical but forces us to think about ethics and the challenges faced by society in a new light, with technology playing a key role. It takes arguments to the extremes. To help us through this slightly ‘out-there’ debate we welcome Kate Levchuk to the show. Kate is a Forbes contributor, conference host and speaker, and runs the website www.kategoestech.com

Kate is also part of our panel at our live show discussing AI in enterprise on the 9th May. We’ve got a packed program, we’re announcing the winner of our Tech Personality of the Year and we’ve got an Unbound ticket giveaway. We’d love you to join us: http://meetu.ps/e/GCFZd/zhMPk/f

Jay Richard’s shares his startup story on today’s podcast. He is the founder of DivInc, a business creating pathways into business for GenZ. There is great insight into the entrepreneurial mindset and how pivoting can help a company as it evolves.

We’re running the Hackney Half Marathon on behalf of Alive & Kicking. If Naomi’s message in the pod strikes a chord, why not support us? https://www.justgiving.com/teams/techtalksharveynash

Today we’re talking to Tom Butterworth, the Managing Director of Silicon Valley Bank’s Early Stage Practice. We’re chatting about the challenges faced by their clients, what technology needs to do to widen the talent pool, and how to engage with the VC community.

We’re running the Hackney Half Marathon on behalf of Alive & Kicking. If Naomi’s message in the pod strikes a chord, why not support us? https://www.justgiving.com/teams/techtalksharveynash

On today’s show we’re joined by Jason Dormieux, Global CTO at Wavemaker; except he’s a CTO with a difference, because the ‘T’ is for transformation. We chat about how the products you build change your own organisation, how sometimes incremental steps aren’t enough, and query if data is sexy or not.

Dave and Jack then discuss a couple of pieces of tech news (such as Apple’s foray into banking), and we’re raising awareness of our partnership with Alive & Kicking. If they sound like a charity you want to support, and you think we need extra running motivation, please support us/them; https://www.justgiving.com/teams/techtalksharveynash

Our guest today is Hugo, CEO and co-founder of LGO Markets. LGO is building and operating the first compliant and transparent cryptocurrency platform designed for institutional investors. We ask how they’re building trust as a new name, in the market using bleeding-edge text?

What else is on the show? Jack and Dave warn you about an up-coming charity effort (and dodgy music video remake), talk about Sesame Street’s push to help the pipeline of talent, and query why a football club is trying to pay staff in cryptocurrency: https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2019/03/26/gibraltar-united-hasnt-paid-cryptocurrency/

Today’s pod features a returning guest! Davide Cervellin was on Tech Talks over two years ago, and he’s back! He’s now at Booking.com, but is also an author. We chat about his book, and how to ensure your data strategy sets your organisation up for success; what are the issues to watch out for!

Dave and Jack then have a nerd-off moment in part two. Warhammer, Airfix, Football Manager, Nintendo, Dungeons and Dragons. You can hear the inner child break free...