The Tech Leaders Podcast

Join us this week for The Tech Leaders’ Podcast, where Gareth sits down with Paul Goodhew, Partner - EY Global Assurance Innovation & Emerging Technology Leader. Paul talks about EY’s $1 Billion investment in Agentic AI, their long term AI integration strategy, and why many organisations are building their own versions of ChatGPT. On this episode Paul and Gareth discuss guiding principles for good AI governance, the evolving regulatory landscape, and whether the education system is keeping up. Timestamps: Introduction and Good Leadership (1:57) Early tech interests, and the journey to EY (5:00) AI and Auditing (11:30) Global Audit Consistency, Agentic AI and EYQ (16:25) Long Term AI Integration Strategy (22:28) AI Guardrails (26:10) Good Governance (29:55) Is Education keeping up? (31:44) AI Disruption (35:20) Regulatory Landscape (38:00) AI Hopes and Fears (40:00) Advice for 21-year-old Paul (43:46) https://www.bedigitaluk.com/

Join us this week for The Tech Leaders Podcast, where Gareth sits down with Rupy Malizia, Chief Operating and Transformation Officer, HSBC Innovation Banking. Rupy talks about transitioning Silicon Valley Bank UK into HSBC, the cultural differences between small and large businesses, and the impact AI will have on organisations of all sizes. On this episode, Rupy and Gareth discuss whether Agentic AI is ready, what can be done to support female entrepreneurs, and if Quantum Computing might be closer than we think… Timestamps (estimated): Good leadership and early years (2:30) Joining Silicon Valley Bank and the ensuing turmoil (6:00) The SVB UK acquisition and the transition (back) to HSBC (12:35) The AI impact on organisations large and small (21:00) HSBC Innovation and New Tech (31:15) Female entrepreneurship (38:00) Emerging Tech and Skills (42:45) Advice to 21-year-old Rupy and Entrepreneurs (46:30) https://www.bedigitaluk.com/

Join us this week for The Tech Leaders Podcast, where Gareth sits down with Kate Hayward, UK Managing Director at Xero. Kate talks about how AI can make life easier for small business owners, the new skills the next generation of accountants will need, and how organisations can manage maternity leave for the benefit of everyone. On this episode, Kate and Gareth discuss how gymnastics breeds discipline, why Britons are generally lacking in financial literacy, and the three things Kate looks for when starting a new job. Timestamps: Good Leadership and Early Career (1:45) Xero – The "Gangly Teenager Phase" (9:00) Career or Family, or Both… (13:00) Discipline and Gymnastics (20:30) Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship (24:20) Xero and AI (31:35) New Skills for Accountants (42:30) Tips to stay Organised, and Advice for 21-year-old Kate (45:45) Hopes and Fears for Future of AI (48:00) https://www.bedigitaluk.com/

Join us this week for The Tech Leaders Podcast, where Gareth sits down with Cindy Turner, Chief Product Officer at Worldpay. Cindy talks about Worldpay’s current priorities, the trade offs between structure and agility, and how Stablecoins can help make international payments quicker and easier. On this episode, Cindy and Gareth discuss the benefits of pushing ownership down to your team, launching Apple Pay back in 2014, and why we might all have our own personal shopping agent in our pockets sooner than you think… Timestamps: Good Leadership and Early Career (1:51) Corporates, Start-Ups and Scale (12:24) Worldpay Priorities (16:16) International Payments and Stablecoin (22:50) Agentic Commerce (28:56) AI Ethics and Governance (37:17) Advice for 21-year-old Cindy (45:31) https://www.bedigitaluk.com/

This week on The Tech Leaders Podcast, Gareth sits down with Author, BBC / ITV Presenter, and AI Agony Aunt Lara Lewington. They discuss how AI will revolutionise personalised medicine, its impact on wearable health trackers, and what “Health-span” really means. Join us to hear Lara talk about fist bumping card machines, wireless urine monitoring, and being invited to the Moon by a Japanese billionaire… Timestamps: Intro and Good Leadership (2:26)Breaking into TV – Celebrity interviews and Gadget reviews (5:00)Presenting Click, and being invited to the Moon (10:28)Intro to Health-span: Brian Johnson and 103-year-old Mildred (15:22)AI and Personalised Medicine (21:12)Wearables, Trackables and AI (27:09)The AI Agony Aunt (40:48)Editing “Hacking Humanity” (44:17)Health-span in depth (46:58)Hopes and fears for Gen AI, and advice to 19-year-old Lara (54:58)You can find details of Lara's book here: BOOK | Lara Lewingtonhttps://www.bedigitaluk.com/