The Next Stage podcast by Web Summit

The Next Stage podcast by Web Summit

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  • Next stop, the future.

    This week we discuss whether the ambitious Hyperloop project can change public transport forever?

    Shervin Pishevar, Rob Lloyd and Bruce Upbin discuss all from Centre Stage of Web Summit




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    18 min
  • Huda Beauty

    In this week's episode, we hear the fascinating story of how Huda and Mona Kattan, the co-founders of Huda Beauty, built a beauty empire that includes skincare, cosmetics and fragrances. 

    The duo have created an unprecedented global digital community with more than 43 million followers on Instagram alone. In this talk, they'll detail their multichannel approach to content and commerce.


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    20 min
  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt: Crowd vs. Community

    Joseph Gordon-Levitt of hitRECord : This week we discuss how does the notion of creativity and technology enable artistic synergies?


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    19 min
  • In conversation with Cal Henderson

    Overnight, businesses around the world have found themselves faced with a new way of working. Organizations are trying to adjust to this unfamiliar world of remote work and find alternative ways to get things done. 

    In this week's episode, Cal Henderson, co-founder and CTO at Slack, will discuss key aspects of this reformed style of work and how we can emerge stronger – with better methods of collaboration – once it's safe to return to the office. He’ll also discuss the implications of this changing landscape on Slack’s business.


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    22 min
  • Next to Impossible with Lily Cole

    Lily Cole talking about her new start up, Impossible, at Centre Stage of Web Summit with Matt Garrahan from the Financial Times.


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    12 min
  • In conversation with LL COOL J

    In this week's episode, hip-hop icon LL COOL J – together with Redpoint Ventures' founding partner, Geoff Yang – will explore the intersection of content, commerce and real-life experiences that expertly engage Gen X.


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    19 min
  • We must ban sex robots.


    De Montfort University's Kathleen Richardson, Hanson Robotics' Ben Goertzel, and Tech World's Charlotte Jee debate whether sex robots should be left to the user to try or whether they go too far and should be stopped immediately.


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    19 min
  • In conversation with Steve Aoki

    Is your head A-oki?

    World-renowned DJ, producer and entrepreneur Steve Aoki sits down with Headspace co-founder and CEO Rich Pierson to discuss mindfulness, meditation, creativity, and looking after your mental health.



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    22 min
  • Hybrid humans - when, not if.

    For this week's episode, Kernel's Bryan Johnson explains why expanding human intelligence should be the main focus and priority of our times, and the challenges that come with breaking new ground on understanding the brain.


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    19 min
  • In conversation with Anthony Scaramucci

    Today, we’re giving you a sneak peek at the hot topics covered during the first online edition of our North American tech event, Collision from Home. 

    Not many people can say they’ve been called a ‘nutjob’ by the US president, but today’s guest can. He spent 10 days as the communications director in Donald Trump’s White House before being fired and attacked on Twitter by the leader of the free world. In conversation with the Wall Street Journal’s Sabrina Siddiqui, it’s Anthony Scaramucci.


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    45 min

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