The Vaizey View

It’s hard to imagine two more qualified guests to discuss the good, bad and ugly of government tech initiatives – one of Ed’s favorite topics. Phaedra, who now serves as Chief Strategy Officer of Libra Group, is a veteran of the Obama administration, where she oversaw some of their signature digital initiatives. And Daniel, a former special advisor to Prime Minister David Cameron, is the co-founder and CEO of PUBLIC, a VC focused on helping tech startups transform public services. They tackle the thorny topic of how equipped the new administrations on both sides of the pond are to modernize, and why one solution may be to take the “Gov” out of “GovTech.”

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Ed hosts a trans-Atlantic discussion with Form Ventures co-Founder Leo Ringer and Trust Ventures Founder and General Partner Sal Churi, a former professor of law at the University of Chicago’s Law School’s Innovation Clinic. The topic – one of Ed’s favorites: how is the constant cycle of innovation impacting governmental policy in post-Brexit UK, post-Trump US and across the globe. The answers may surprise you!

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Leaning into his second season, Ed welcomes Natalia Brzezinski, who recounts her amazing journey from a hardscrabble Chicago upbringing to becoming America’s co-ambassador to Sweden (with her husband), focusing on tech. Now, as Head of US Strategy for FinTech unicorn Klarna, which is making huge inroads in the American market, she shares her enthusiasm for the incoming administration along with some inspiring words from soon-to-be President Biden.

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Ed wraps up the first season of The Vaizey View with an intriguing conversation with Azeem Azhar, the entrepreneur, investor and advisor whose Exponential View newsletter (nearly 200K subs) is a must-read on all things tech. They cover a broad range of topics quickly, ranging from the scientific implications of collaboration during our present health crisis; how nuclear is less of a threat than malicious AI; and whether or not prolonging life is desirable.

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Ed sits with serial entrepreneur Tabitha Goldstaub, who in addition to co-founding the knowledge network Cognition X is the Chair of the UK Government's AI Council. A restless champion of the practical business applications of Artificial Intelligence, she has just published an important book, “How To Talk To Robots: A Girls’ Guide To a Future Dominated by AI.” Listen in to learn why the UK is ahead of the pack in terms of AI research and innovation, and why one of its leaders is reluctant to be called a “guru.”

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Today Ed chats with Poppy Gustafsson OBE, the CEO of Darktrace – a UK unicorn worth almost $2 billion, and ranked Europe’s ninth fastest-growing European company according to the Financial Times. Their AI-driven solution ‘inoculates’ companies’ systems against cyber threats, be they bad actors peddling malware or unintended data breaches brought about by human error. A crucial conversation full of insight from one of Europe’s top executives.

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Tune in for a compelling conversation with Alex Burton, a 2-star UK Royal Navy Rear Admiral (and US Bronze Star Medal recipient) who now serves in a leadership role at Rebellion Defense. Rebellion Defense, whose investors include Eric Schmidt and James Murdoch, is a leading start up in the defense space. Alex provides an insider’s perspective on why the military needs to pivot away from a hardware mindset in order to meet tomorrow’s threats more readily – and backs it up with historical examples. In this podcast you will find out why the Battle of Britain was actually a data war.

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Ed converses with London and Ghana-based entrepreneur Izzy Obeng, the Managing Director of Foundervine. Ed and Izzy look at the issue of why there is still too little funding for start-ups with female or minority leadership. Izzy's consultancy was established to address the social and economic inequality that’s faced by women and young people from under-served communities when starting a business or social enterprise. Obeng discusses why Foundervine’s workshops and programs begin with pre-teen students, and how their broad-based approach is yielding a strong record of success.

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It’s an exciting cacophony of voices today as Ed is joined by former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and LionTree CEO Aryeh Bourkoff. The trio tackles topics ranging from tech's drive to disrupt the ultimate monopoly of government to the role that digital innovation can play in reshaping society and bringing more benefits to more people. 

Later, Ed speaks one on one to Chris Yiu, who is the Executive Director of the Technology and Public Policy team at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, to dive deeper into the institute's ambitions and focus.

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Ed chats with Nina Schick, a political commentator and author whose recently released book “Deepfakes” explores how manipulated media is impacting our lives, and how we can fight back. Though they met as opponents in a debate about Facebook (in which she bodied Ed), they find lots of common ground on the upside of synthetic media – think the “de-aging” effect in Scorsese’s “The Irishman” – as well as the dangers of disinformation to companies and governments.

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