The Irish Tech News Podcast

As AI gets more advanced, one of the AI startups to watch out for is Qlindex, the company behind jarvic.ai.  Ronan talks to Iman Zolanvari, the CEO and founder of Qlindex. Iman talks about his background, Gen AI and the concerns around it, where it’s going, mitigating risks in AI, AI Cold War, small language models, RAG systems, Jarvic and more. More about Jarvic: Jarvic are considered one the Ireland's top AI companies and are part of a Microsoft incubator programme. Jarvic functions as an AI-powered assistant helping to conquer complex business challenges such as managing and analysing vast text data. Connected mag recently identified Jarvic as "ones you need to keep an eye on in the coming years.

Homeownership is normally looked upon as a part of the American Dream. Unfortunately, reality often squeezes out many of those who don’t have access. In this episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! Theo chats with Brendan Kennealey, Founder/CEO at NESTER, and part of the first cohort for CAFE (Center for Accelerating Financial Equity), on his quest to take some of the guesswork and stress out of the home buying and selling experience. Imagine a world where technology can be used to create a positive impact for the LMI communities and uplift those who are underserved.  **  About One Vision: One Vision podcast, hosted by Theodora Lau, brings purposeful innovation to spotlight. It is where impact meets innovation. One Vision is a convergence of minds that dream of a sustainable world for future generations galvanized by innovation. The new season, Fintech Fuse! features the powerful trio of women in fintech: Barb McLean, Stephanie Foster, and Theodora Lau.  ***  ► NESTER: https://nester.app/⁠  ► Unconventional Ventures: https://www.unconventionalventures.com/  ► Subscribe on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter follow?entityUrn=6598548173482967040  ► Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaLj99yHUUGFTHLdJeZqaPg?sub_confirmation=1

NUVIEW is a cutting-edge space tech start-up that offers a captivating perspective on the intersection of science and innovation in our rapidly evolving world. Ronan recently spoke to Clint Graumann, the Co-Founder and CEO of NUVIEW Clint talks about his background, what NUVIEW does, space tech, getting Leonardo DiCaprio the Oscar winning actor and environmentalist on board and more. More about NUVIEW: NUVIEW is revolutionising Earth observation and geospatial technology with its groundbreaking work on the world’s first commercial LiDAR satellite constellation. This achievement recently earned the company the prestigious Geospatial Innovator Award at the Geospatial World Leadership Award 2024. This accolade underscores their unwavering commitment to pushing the boundaries of scientific exploration and technological innovation. 

Generative AI in 2023 was a bit of an enterprise parlor trick: something that fascinated and amused workers-maybe helped them create an image or revise a blog post — but didn't provide substantial value to the broader organization. That's changing. In 2024, adoption is ramping up, and we're starting to see how generative AI will actually reshape the future of work. In this episode of One Vision — The FinTech Fuse! Theo chats with Chris Juneau, SVP, Head of SAP Concur Product Marketing, on how we can adapt to a changing world of finance with AI.

AI is everywhere these days and the Intersection of AI and Crypto is one of the latest topical AI issues. One person who knows all about this is John Randles the CEO of Siren, and he recently attended a Chainalysis panel session in New York discussing the role Siren can play in this topical issue. Ronan recently spoke to John. John talks about his background, what Siren does, his thoughts on the intersection of AI and Crypto and more. More about Siren: Siren is an all-in-one investigation platform used by organisations to safeguard people, assets and networks. Using AI, automation and advanced search, Siren links data from open source, vendors and classified sources allowing investigators to analyze risks, threats and crimes for the national security, public safety, fraud and compliance, and cyber threat communities. Siren’s patented technology is uniquely search based providing the analyst with easy-to-use search, analytics, visualization and reporting capabilities for investigations at enterprise scale and volume. In November 2023, Siren achieved 9th position in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 and won the award in the "Scale-Up" category. Siren received €12 million in funding in 2023 and was named as a Gartner Cool Vendor. For more information, visit www.siren.io

It is an exciting time to be in tech. With nine out of ten CFOs projecting higher AI budgets in 2024, how will the integration of AI in business impact the skill sets required for the CFOs? How can AI bring benefits to the day-to-day financial processes including working capital management? And what are some of the things that we need to keep in mind to ensure relevant, reliable, and responsible business AI? In this episode of One Vision, Theo chat with Christian Hecker, SVP and Chief Revenue Officer, Office of the CFO at SAP, and Thomas Mehlkopf, GM and Head of Working Capital Management Center of Excellence at SAP, on how AI can transform the future of work and the collaboration between CFOs and CIOs in driving digital transformation. For more insights, download second edition of the exclusive eBook — CFO Perspectives: Unlocking Insights Through Conversations #OneVision #AI #DigitalTransformation #FinancialServices #FinTech #Sponsored

Rapid7 recently announced a new security research partnership with CSIT at Queen’s University Belfast. The new partnership will be with CSIT’s AI hub and will research into threats facing the cloud by utilising AI and machine learning techniques. The partnership will be another avenue for CSIT students into the cybersecurity industry and Rapid7. With NCSC recently reporting that any cybercriminal will be able to leverage AI and access cloud services, the partnership comes at a critical time. It will also continue the strong relationship seen between the cybersecurity industry and academia in Belfast. After the partnership announcement Ronan spoke to Dr Stuart Millar, Principal AI Engineer at Rapid7.  Dr Miller talks about his background, AI and music, the new partnership between Rapid7 and CSIT, the Cyber AI hub and more. More about the Cyber AI hub: The Cyber-AI Hub, hosted by CSIT, presents an exciting opportunity to develop exceptional research, skills and innovation across a range of cyber related themes and develop a talent pipeline of cyber security professionals with strong industry links. This new initiative, funded by the UK Government from the New Deal for Northern Ireland, will see a new Doctoral Training Programme, a hub for industry collaboration and skills development, bursaries for students to join Queen's MSc in Applied Cyber Security or Artificial Intelligence, as well as a report mapping the growth and development of the cyber industry in the region. 

Unit4 is launching Smart Automation Services, which talks to the broader discussion around the role of AI and automation in ERP. Claus Jepsen their Chief Product and Technology Officer, recommends a more pragmatic approach and launching this initiative, it is identifying specific opportunities to integrate AI and automation into the various functions within its ERPx suite. In the course of the next year during its regular release cycle it will add specific functionality across areas like payroll, expenses, procurement, finance, and its virtual assistant.  Ronan recently spoke to Clause. Clause talks about his background, what Unit4 does, AI and more. More about Claus Jepsen: Claus Jepsen is a technology expert who has been fascinated by the micro-computer revolution ever since he received a Tandy TRS model 1 at the age of 14. Since then, Claus has spent the last few decades developing and architecting software solutions, most recently at Unit4, where he is the Chief Product and Technology Officer leading the ERP vendor’s focus on enabling the post-modern enterprise. At Unit4, Claus is building cloud-based, super-scalable solutions and bringing innovative technologies such as AI, chatbots, and predictive analytics to ERP. Claus is a strong believer that having access to vast amounts of data allows us to construct better, non-invasive and pervasive solutions to improve our experiences, relieve us from tedious chores, and allow us focus on what we as individuals really love doing.   

Integrity360's conference series Security First was recently held in Dublin this year. Bringing together the cybersecurity industry to discuss the latest threat landscape developments and industry insights, and offer actionable advice on how to protect your organisation from the most prevalent cyber threats in 2024.  One of the speakers at Security First was Patrick Wragg, Head of Incident Response at Integrity360 and Ronan recently spoke to Patrick.   Patrick talks about his background, state sponsored attacks, the good and bad points of AI, deep fakes and more. More about Integrity360: Integrity360 is an industry-leading cyber security specialist operating in Ireland and the U.K. Since 2005 they have earned the status of trusted security advisor for over 1,500 clients across UK and Ireland. Their security first approach positions security as an enabler and empowers their clients to do business securely.

The 2024 Dublin Tech Summit is taking place today in the RDS and on the first day of the conference I caught up with Nicolas Sauvage, President of TDK Ventures and one of the Dublin Tech Summit speakers. Nicolas spoke to me about his background, what TDK ventures does, what they invest in and more. More about Nicolas Sauvage: Nicolas Sauvage is the President of TDK Ventures. Nicolas Sauvage is committed to invest and serve entrepreneurs – the ultimate Impact Scalers – to build innovative and meaningful solutions in Digital, Energy & Environmental Transformations that will bring positive impact to society and the planet.  Nicolas believes in the value of focusing on what really matters in one’s life and removing the noise around us as much as possible; he created the concept of the “8 words” to capture in just 8 words what matters the most to someone, and prioritise their life’s choices and activities, every day. His 8 words starts with his wife: “Sheila first. Scaling Impact Scalers. Patience and Impatience.” and are engraved on his iPad.  Nicolas is an alumnus of the Stanford GSB, INSEAD, London Business School, and microelectronics ISEN school.