The Irish Tech News Podcast

Today is an important day for households all over the country as the leaving cert results are announced, so what should you do if you don't get the marks you expected? Ronan talks to Ben Rowland the co-founder of Arch apprentices who gives career advice to students. Ben tells me what students should do if they don’t get the marks for the course they were hoping to do, the pressure that parents and teachers put on students, what are the most popular courses that students are choosing. Ben also talks about traditional apprentices what are the more modern roles that are now available ie media and cyber/tech related, figuring out what you are really good at and enjoy and how to make that into a career.

Ronan talks to the co-founders of Talent Garden, Davide Dattoli and Luca Ascani. Davide and Luca talk about what Talent Garden does, what makes them unique compared to their competitors, and why freelancers and startups should become members of their new Dublin Hub?. They also mention the famous alumni from their other hubs, what the cost will be to use Talent Garden, and what their plans are for the next 5 years.

Sergey Nikolenko the Chief Research Officer at Neuromation talks to Ronan about his background, what Neuromation does and how they help AI startups. Sergey also talks about NeuroTokens (NTK), how they sold 60M NTK in just 8 hours?, and did the recent cryptocurrency crash effect Neuromation.

Ronan talks to Noam Morginstin the CEO and Co-Founder of Exigence. Noam talks about his background, what Exigence does, what a critical incident is, and how companies can better manage critical incidents. Noam also talks about mistakes that companies keep making, and how he helps companies and organisations cope with cybersecurity threats and attacks.

Ronan talks to Kathy Schneider the Global Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) for Sungard Availability Services. She tells Ronan how prepared businesses in Ireland are or the key tech challenges that are coming up fast, such as Brexit and GDPR, what Irish businesses can do to get prepared if it’s not too late for them. Kathy also mentions what technologies Irish businesses are prioritising, why cybersecurity is very important, what technologies should Irish businesses be prioritising and how Irish businesses can ensure that their staff are being trained in the key skills that the organisation needs.

Ronan talks to Jamie Heaslip the former Ireland rugby captain and Leinster player. Jamie talks about the businesses he invests in and what drew him to them, why he is interested in teams and strong values, and how he has had great teams behind him in rugby and now in business. Jamie also talks about lovindublin which he has invested in, what his favourite tech/gadget/app are, why he is fascinated by blockchain, how he got to speak at the startup wake, and what books he is reading at the moment and what books he would recommend. Jamie talks about the future of Irish rugby and how well we can do at the next world cup

Ronan talks to Roslyn Fuller the founder of the Solonian Democracy Institute, and the organiser of DemoCon 2018. Roslyn talks about her background, social media, online publications, politics, social media and internet censorship. Roslyn also talks about democracy, democracy and tech, the future of media, digital democracy, blockchain and the DemoCon 2018 conference which is taking place later this month.

Ronan talks to Henri Pihkala the CEO and founder of Streamr. Henri talks about what he thinks of MoneyConf, what Streamr does, the Streamr data coin, the Streamr marketplace. Henri also talks about when Streamr started, what their plans are for the next 5 years, and how they make sure that their data is secure.

Ronan talks to Ismail Ahmed the Co-Founder WorldRemit at MoneyConf. Ismails tells Ronan about his background, what WorldRemit does, how Ismail co-founded WorldRemit, what does he do with them, why WorldRemit is the digital version of Western Union, and where their biggest markets are.

Nicolas Gilot From Ultra - 20:06:2018, 11.33 by Infused Media