The Digital Foundation Podcast

Hosts Carrie Goetz and Simon Allen introduce a chat between iMasons Founder and Chairman, Dean Nelson and Michael Tobin.

From humble beginnings to CEO of Telecity Group and awarded an OBE for his ‘Services to the Digital Economy' in The Queen's Birthday Honours List. Find out why Michael is swimming with sharks (real sharks), sleeping in hotels made entirely of ice or sleeping on the streets of London (with other CEOs) and why he thinks we all need luck. Also - why we should forget strategy and focus on results.

Today we’re joined by Ruiqi Ye from Greenpeace East Asia in Beijing and Patrik Öhlund Chairman of the iMasons Sustainability  based in Lulea, Sweden. We'll be discussing what the major Chinese internet / data center companies are doing in response to China's recent climate pledge to hit peak emissions before 2030 and for carbon neutrality by 2060. Also, how can different regions and countries come together with a cohesive plan and work together towards a common goal for a sustainable future?

Hosts Carrie Goetz and Simon Allen introduce a chat between iMasons Founder and Chairman, Dean Nelson and Co-Founder and CEO of Sun Microsystems, Scott McNealy. Dean spent 20 years at “The University of Sun” resulting in quite a perspicacious and open (and often hilarious) conversation with Scott.

20 years ago Scott famously said “You have zero privacy, get over it” now updated to “Everything you do is a digital tattoo”

Find out why Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, keeps the “Sun Microsystems” logo etched on his office windows since moving into the old Sun offices in Menlo Park.

Hosts Carrie Goetz and Simon Allen chat with iMasons Founder and Chairman, Dean Nelson and Executive Director, Jeff Omelchuck for this kick off episode. Find out what sparked the creation of the iMasons, what's the purpose and priorities of iMasons, what's been achieved so far and why there's so much more to do. Also why Dean and many iMasons are having uncomfortable discussions.