The Vaizey View

Best-selling author Noreena Hertz provides an eye-opening look at the epidemic of loneliness afflicting many of us, and engages Ed in a discussion about what tech’s role could be in addressing a situation that it has played no small role in creating. Her latest work, “The Lonely Century: How To Restore Human Connection in a World That’s Pulling Apart” (https://www.amazon.com/Lonely-Century-Restore-Connection-Pulling-ebook/dp/B0841NT92X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Noreena+Hertz&qid=1625690864&s=books&sr=1-1) serves as a lens for a provocative conversation that touches on everything from how loneliness fuels our extreme politics to sex robots - yes, sex robots. 

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Ed returns to in-person recording with an eye-opening conversation with Doug Gurr, the former head of Amazon UK who now serves as Director of the Natural History Museum in London. Braving the aging infrastructure of the building as well as a surprise thunderstorm, Ed and Doug take us beyond the ongoing ‘digitization’ of museum galleries - spurred into overdrive during the pandemic - to explore how AI and machine learning can enhance the institution's mission, giving it new relevance to the pressing issues of biodiversity and climate change.

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Tune in for an insightful conversation between Ed and Tim Davie CBE, who is the 17th Director-General (CEO and Editor-In-Chief) of the storied media institution. Tim’s keen understanding of the media firmament is driving the organization’s innovation, and uncovering new opportunities for collaboration with seeming competitors like Netflix. His insights into the threats and opportunities around audio are worth the price of admission alone. 

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Today, Ed is joined by LionTree and Kindred Media CEO and Founder Aryeh B. Bourkoff for a crucial conversation with Mark Carney, the former Governor of the Bank of England who’s now serving as the UN's Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance.

In a far-ranging discourse, the trio discusses the financial and technical ramifications of achieving net zero, and the work that must go into it. Mark's just-released new book, "Value(s): Building a Better World for All," provides a jumping off point for examining the implications for entrepreneurs, the shifting role of the tech behemoths and how cryptocurrencies fit into all of this.

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Ed welcomes Theo Blackwell MBE, whose job Ed (only half jokingly) covets; Theo is London’s first Chief Digital Officer, appointed in 2017. His role is a delicate balancing act between federal, local and commercial stakeholders and the populace. Their conversation is a fascinating look into what happens when a city takes a more holistic approach to innovation, whether it entails blending disparate data streams to create a thorough view of COVID’s impact on London or the introduction of an Emerging Technology Charter that brings more transparency to the various innovations being put in place.

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Saul Klein is one of the UK's best known serial entrepreneurs and seed investors. A Founding Partner at seed fund Localglobe, his previous roles include: Partner at Index Ventures; co-Founder of Lovefilm (acquired by Amazon); and part of the original executive team at Skype (acquired by eBay). Ed and he have a fascinating conversation around the possibilities of the UK’s explosive tech growth, and also - counter-intuitively in the post-pandemic digital world - the importance of place and why companies should be good neighbors. It’s a great episode to immerse yourself in the UK tech world. And if you're thinking hard about whether your company should engage with its local community, this is essential listening.

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Ed welcomes Australia’s former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who led the country between 2015 and 2018. Turnbull was already a successful tech investor before he became PM, and like Ed, had also served as his country's tech minister. Their discussion covers a fascinating array of timely topics, including: building broadband infrastructure, supporting the tech ecosystem, tech regulation and the role of China. Australia’s recent passage of a first-of-its-kind law that requires Google and Facebook to pay for news content on their sites is also high on their agenda for discussion. There’s lots of talk about some of the exciting start-ups that Malcolm is investing in, as well as frank insights about why the UK has been able to manage messaging around climate change better than either the US or Australia.

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Ed is joined by Ron Kalifa, who chairs both Network International and FutureLearn, and served as the CEO and Vice Chairman of UK payments powerhouse Worldpay. He shares findings from the report he recently submitted to UK finance minister Rishi Sunak examining the UK FinTech sector. Bolstered by heavy investment, the country’s financial services heritage and a burgeoning pool of tech talent, England’s FinTech outlook is unmistakably bright.

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If keen insight and quick wit are your thing, then you’ll want to catch Ed’s conversation with Will Page. As Chief Economist at Spotify, he’s had a front row seat as the first industry to suffer digital disruption has reinvented itself. He’s baked those observations into a highly touted new book, “Tarzan Economics: Eight Principles for Pivoting Through Disruption,” and shares some amazing and telling anecdotes about everything from how Meghan Trainor went top 40 in the UK without her music actually being on sale; how car manufacturers are tracking all the wrong data; and why when podcasts win, books lose.

For more Will, look for his upcoming Masterclass here (https://howtoacademy.com/masterclass/), which takes place May 5th.

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Philanthropist and Burnbrae Group Chairman Jim Mellon takes Ed on a whirlwind tour of the very near future of agritech, spanning everything from the meatless burgers that are virtually mainstream; through the rapid transition of the milk market to dairy alternatives; to the enticing world of cell-based meat, where one, non-intrusive sample can produce the meat of eight cows. Exciting stuff! Check out Jim’s new book, “Moo’s Law: An Investor’s Guide To The New Agrarian Revolution” to find out what you’ll be eating sooner than you realize.

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