Brad joins Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross to discuss how EQIFI aims to change banking and finance forever with their bank-grade DeFi (decentralised finance) platform. He recounts the inspiration for their product, as well as giving advice on choosing the right partner for your startup, when to resist an exciting idea, and what to do with your crypto-currency.

Ben Kepes, Principal at Diversity Limited, is one of the judges who has been with the Tech Trailblazers Awards since the beginning and who's looking forward to the seeing this year's entries in the Cloud category. He also shares his views on how Cloud has developed over the last 10 years, his experiences as an angel investor, the effect which easy access to funding has had on startups, and the joys of going for a run to help with problem solving.

Join us for our fourth #TechonFire podcast where we catch up with Michael Azoff, AI specialist at GigaOm. Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross asks him all about the last 10 years of AI including the difference between artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). She also explores where the future will take us, including quantum computers, computing with secure data via fully homomorphic encryption, and how many remote controls are necessary in the modern home.

Sam Johnston, CEO of Acumino, is back for his 10th season as a judge for the Tech Trailblazers Awards and is looking forward to seeing what exciting developments that the new normal has driven in the past year. He shares the innovative tech he's seeing at Acumino, such as life-like virtual avatars and how venture studios are coming into their own. He also shares advice on how startups should stay hyper-focussed and that removing the 'venture' from capital is opening up new opportunities for finance.

Join us for our third #TechonFire podcast where we catch up with Chris Grundemann, networking specialist at GigaOm. Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross asks him all about the last 10 years of networking and how things have changed over that time. She also delves into what trends we'll see in networking in the next 10 years and how startups have their role to play in providing solutions for the future. Chris also talks about what startups need to offer to be successful.

Eleanor Dallaway, Editorial Director at Infosecurity Magazine, is joining the Tech Trailblazers judging team for this, our tenth, edition. Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross talks to her about her rise up the ranks of Infosecurity Magazine, what it is that will impress her as an entry to the Awards, and how diversity and inclusion are a focus for her in the cybersecurity industry. Eleanor also shares how important the personal connection and face-to-face meetings are important for telling the stories she writes.

Join us for our second #TechonFire podcast where we catch up with Jon Collins, DevOps specialist at GigaOm. Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross asks him all about the last 10 years of DevOps and how things have changed over that time. She also delves into what trends we'll see in DevOps in the next 10 years and how startups have their role to play in providing solutions for the future. Jon also talks about mental health in IT and how firms often only pay lip service to new development paradigms like Agile.

Join us for the first #TechonFire podcast where we catch up with Logan Andrew Green, IoT specialist at GigaOm. Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross asks him all about the next 10 years of IoT and what it will take for startups to be successful in this area that's just getting going. Other topics include: how will 5G fair in the future, the importance of security, and which are the countries where IoT startups are most prevalent?

Gerald Brady, Managing Director at Silicon Valley Bank, talks to Chief Trailblazer Rose Ross about the variety of roles he's held over the years and how he's now in a position to have a finger on the pulse of the innovation economy. He also shares his views about how COVID has changed working and startups themselves, and what will be coming in the next 10 years. Plus, there is exciting, exclusive news about the Tech Trailblazers Awards.