Tech Talks

When we hear "unbanked," we usually think of individuals. But what about unbanked businesses? Meryem Habibi, CRO at Bitpace, reveals how small companies in emerging markets use stablecoins not for speculation, but for sheer survival. We discuss the hidden costs of traditional cross-border payments, the evolution of mobile money, and why adopting crypto in regions like Africa and Latin America is driven entirely by necessity.WhatsApp us your comments and questions on +447392087344Tech Talks is powered by Harvey Nash, the leading global provider of technology and talent solutions. Click here to learn more about our services.The music on Tech Talks is created by London artist Lemzi.

Anthony Wang (Co-Founder of ETFuels) initially thought Spain’s sunshine made it the perfect home for his startup. He was wrong. The CTO reveals why his startup abandoned European plans for the wind-swept oil fields of West Texas. We discuss the surprisingly simple science of e-fuels, why unit economics always beat political agendas, and why the tech sector must stop obsessing over software and start building physical infrastructure again.Also on today's show David and Sam discuss the latest thinking on AI skills to emerge from Anthropic.WhatsApp us your comments and questions on +447392087344Tech Talks is powered by Harvey Nash, the leading global provider of technology and talent solutions. Click here to learn more about our services.The music on Tech Talks is created by London artist Lemzi.

What happens when doctors only look at a fraction of your symptoms? And how much trust should you place in technology to give you sound advice?David Savage sits down with patient and coach Kelsey Brett to explore the frustrating reality of siloed medical care. Then, Dr. Jonathan Andrews, Medical Director at TEDS Health, unpacks how tech-enabled healthcare is democratising diagnosis and combating the rising tide of AI-generated medical misinformation. Join us as we bring the human voice back to health tech, and present two sides of a problem that often only features the voice of doctors and innovators.WhatsApp us your comments and questions on +447392087344Tech Talks is powered by Harvey Nash, the leading global provider of technology and talent solutions. Click here to learn more about our services.The music on Tech Talks is created by London artist Lemzi.

Venture capital has a diversity problem, but talking about it won't fix it. In this episode, David sits down with Anu Adebajo, the new CEO of Newton Venture Program, to explore the real barriers to entry in VC. Together they discuss why AI isn't the biggest threat to junior roles, the hidden bias of private school education, and why fixing the pipeline requires unlocking new LP capital, not just more panels.WhatsApp us your comments and questions on +447392087344Tech Talks is powered by Harvey Nash, the leading global provider of technology and talent solutions. Click here to learn more about our services.The music on Tech Talks is created by London artist Lemzi.

We might soon be ‘agent bosses’. But if we only skim-read AI’s work, then the human handbrake might already be broken. As we trade deep expertise for surface-level summaries across a broader range of tasks, we might make mistakes that lead to massive reputational failure. On today’s show David is in conversation with Oaka Studio co-founder Lucy Bourne, over a pre-conference coffee in Westminster. The key lesson: real depth and considered human validation are your ultimate safeguards.What our latest ‘Tech Flix’ documentaryWhatsApp us your comments and questions on +447392087344Tech Talks is powered by Harvey Nash, the leading global provider of technology and talent solutions. Click here to learn more about our services.The music on Tech Talks is created by London artist Lemzi.

Digital experiences today are often isolating, but what if technology could bring us together in the physical world? In this episode, David speaks to Janet Beck (CEO of Glasseye) about the creation of Outernet, London's massive 23,000-square-foot immersive public space. They explore the convergence of physical and virtual worlds, why her team abandoned traditional 2D video for Unreal Engine during the pandemic, and the deep human need for communal digital experiences.What our latest ‘Tech Flix’ documentaryWhatsApp us your comments and questions on +447392087344Tech Talks is powered by Harvey Nash, the leading global provider of technology and talent solutions. Click here to learn more about our services.The music on Tech Talks is created by London artist Lemzi.

After fleeing the war in Ukraine, Vita Shafinska had to rebuild her 200,000-strong digital community from scratch. Now, with over 620,000 UK followers, she’s transitioning from creator to tech founder. Vita joins David to unpack the realities of the creator economy, the power of AI avatars, and why only 2% of VC funding goes to female founders. A raw look at resilience, networking, and the human side of tech.WhatsApp us your comments and questions on +447392087344Tech Talks is powered by Harvey Nash, the leading global provider of technology and talent solutions. Click here to learn more about our services.The music on Tech Talks is created by London artist Lemzi.

AI and deepfakes are dominating the security conversation, but what is actually causing breaches?David recently talked to Ed Williams, VP of EMEA Consulting at LevelBlue (a 20-year Pentesting veteran who has hacked everything from submarines to rockets) on the back of a new industry report.They chat about the need to explore vulnerabilities hidden in complex supply chains, how AI is a double-edged sword, and why the unglamorous "three P's" of security matter more than the latest technology.The latest 'Tech Flix' documentary is out now!WhatsApp us your comments and questions on +447392087344Tech Talks is powered by Nash Squared, the leading global provider of technology and talent solutions. Click here to learn more about our services.The music on Tech Talks is created by London artist Lemzi.

AI is scaling rapidly, but human skills are struggling to keep up. As a result, frustrated employees are taking learning into their own hands, giving rise to "Shadow L&D". In this episode, Bharat Siyani, VP People and Culture at ELMO Software, sits down with David to discuss the risks and rewards of covert innovation. Learn why AI skills expire in months and how to turn your team into orchestrating "diamonds".The latest 'Tech Flix' documentary is out now! WhatsApp us your comments and questions on +447392087344Tech Talks is powered by Nash Squared, the leading global provider of technology and talent solutions. Click here to learn more about our services.The music on Tech Talks is created by London artist Lemzi.

Former four-time British Champion pistol shooter Anna Rehfisch realised early in her athletic career that sports programming, nutrition, and coaching were entirely built on male defaults. When she set out to build Joyna (envisioned as the "Strava for women") her initial passion and primary goal was to integrate menstrual cycle analytics into training, helping women optimise their performance and understand periods of high injury risk.However, through customer feedback, Anna discovered a much more urgent demand. A need for basic safety. Too many women avoid exercising outdoors for fear of harassment or worse.  Recognising that existing fitness apps base their routing on male-skewed user activity, where a route might be deemed "safe" simply because a group of men ran it, she made the decision to pivot the product roadmap. Joyna delayed the cycle analytics to prioritise building a first-of-its-kind algorithm that generates well-lit, low-crime, and low-isolation routes from scratch, empowering women to exercise outside with confidence.Watch ‘The AI Skills Paradox: AI is scaling, skills are not’ and join the conversation and add your voice: https://lnkd.in/eCNUDh-2WhatsApp us your comments and questions on +447392087344Tech Talks is powered by Nash Squared, the leading global provider of technology and talent solutions. Click here to learn more about our services.The music on Tech Talks is created by London artist Lemzi.