Tech Talks

On the 21st of September MarketMinds MD Sebastian de Zulueta kindly invited Tech Talks to Insurance3.0; a gathering of some of the leading technology businesses involved in the insurtech market. Today we’re sharing the 5 recorded conversations covering crypto, chatbots, AI, funding and some of the insight coming out of the day. Companies featured on the show are; Systemic, Spixii, Luno, the Bank of England and Concirrus.

We also have a rather unusual product of the week, one I hope is going to be beneficial to Jack and our producer Ryder. This press release from 2015 might give you a little more context:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/e-cigarettes-around-95-less-harmful-than-tobacco-estimates-landmark-review

Peter is a serial entrepreneur with experience founding, scaling and selling businesses. His latest is Wagestream who have 2 simple goals;

1#: Destroy the Pay Day Loan industry.

2#: Provide Financial Freedom to UK workers.

He shares his thoughts on the role of a founder, and what makes a startup valuable.

Dave and Jack also talk about a little dispute brewing between Ebay and Amazon:

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/ebay-amazon-lawsuit-sellers-poaching_uk_5bc850c6e4b0a8f17ee977d4?utm_hp_ref=uk-tech

Today’s guest is Dave Palmer, Director of Technology and co-founder of Darktrace, the world’s leading AI company for cyber security. Created by mathematicians, the Enterprise Immune System uses machine learning and AI algorithms to detect and respond to cyber-threats across diverse digital environments. We chat about how threats are evolving and what role AI is playing in the sector.

Dave and Jack also chat about AI. They focus on Addison Lee’s plan for a fleet of self-driving vehicles in London by 2021:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/oct/22/self-driving-cars-london-addison-lee-oxbotica-huge-leap

Also, please come join us if you’re in London on Wednesday!

https://getintouch.formstack.com/forms/tech_london_2018?source=DaveSavage

Tech Talks was born in London, and is largely London centric. So when Naran McClung (Group CTO of Viatek) said he’d share his experience of the challenges facing c-level staff in Australia, we were keen to share. There is a different view on regulation, and an industry approaching issues from a completely different starting position. Hopefully it gives you a fresh take on some familiar subjects!

Dave and Jack discuss two articles (both in The Guardian) in today’s news. Here are links to both:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/oct/17/salesforce-ceo-marc-benioff-san-francisco-homeless-interview

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/oct/17/youtube-down-video-service-reports-problems

Rioch’s son was stabbed whilst at school. This event led her to question why she’d stopped in listening to him, and ask what was the motivation of his attacker. The outcome was So You Wanna Be In TV? Using her professional experience she turned this potentially devastating moment into a positive force for change. This podcast demonstrates how to really motivate and inspiring the next generation of technologists and leaders. Rioch was also recently named as one of the most influential 50 women in tech in the UK.

Also on the show we talk about articles in the BBC, in UKTN, and two upcoming events! Here are links to all the extra good stuff:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45818234

https://www.uktech.news/news/to-improve-workplace-wellness-we-need-to-focus-on-community-spirit-20181010

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/leverage-the-levy-to-build-diverse-tech-teams-tickets-50395455163

https://www.meetup.com/Women-in-Technology-Digital-London/

This show features the werkin CEO and founder, Hayley Sudbury. Werkin (www.getwerkin.com) is a mobile app for business which helps you create, track and activate career development programmes for your people. We chat about the gender pay gap, how to effectively mentor staff, and building culture.

Dave and Jack chat about the fallout from Google’s leak admission and query how to regulate big tech:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/oct/08/google-plus-security-breach-wall-street-journal

Our guest on this show is Nicole Dezen, General Manager, Consumer and Device Sales for UK and Ireland at Microsoft. There is great insight into the culture of the organisation, and why it’s good not to be the smartest people in the room. Nicole is passionate about inclusion in the workplace and that is another major theme in the pod.

Yessi Bello Perez (Editor of UK Tech News) is a guest panellist and brings this article along to discuss with Dave and Jack:

https://www.uktech.news/news/industry-analysis/forget-oil-is-data-the-new-fur-20181004

There is also a plug for a brilliant diversity event coming up later this month. Go and attend!

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/unconventional-paths-into-tech-tickets-50780600142

Kate Ward joins us to talk about her role at Refinery29; the global media and entertainment company focused on celebrating women, their diverse voices and experiences. We discuss purpose, what on the agenda for Refinery29 and how to appeal to women across different platforms and geographies.

Also on the show we talk about Intra, a censor-busting app from Google:

https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/03/googles-cyber-unit-jigsaw-introduces-intra-a-security-app-dedicated-to-busting-censorship/

We are talking to Jonathan Richards CEO and cofounder of breatheHR; a saas platform built to create effortless people admin. 40% of time in a small business is taken up by employee administration and that’s a problem worth fixing! Jonathan talks about scaling the business and the secrets behind a positive culture: cake.

Jonathan also has a podcast on the subject of culture, check it out!

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/hr-heroes/id1436329547?mt=2

Jack will be returning back from the USA this Thursday so Josie joins Dave to discuss the interview, and this week’s news;

https://www.uktech.news/news/london-mobility-marketplace-splyt-partners-with-chinese-travel-agency-20180927

We are talking to Matthew Seaborn, the Architecture Director at Perform Group: “The Netflix for sports”. Perform are on a mission to become the digital leader in global sports media. We discuss social cohesion and the growing pains of creating a platform used and built across a number of different geographies.

Our news article comes from Zinc's Luke Shipley (published in UKTN) on the 5 tips for hiring a top tech team.

https://www.uktech.news/guest-posts/growth-strategy/hr-recruitment/top-tips-for-hiring-a-top-tech-team-20180925