The Tech Leaders Podcast

Seven years after becoming the first-ever guest on The Tech Leaders Podcast, Dr Daniel Hulme returns to share his thinking on how AI has evolved, where it’s heading, and what organisations should be focusing on now. 
As Global Chief AI Officer at WPP and founder of Satalia, Daniel has spent nearly three decades building AI systems and exploring some of the biggest questions around intelligence, consciousness and safe machine behaviour. 
In this episode, we unpack why many businesses are approaching AI in the wrong way, why chasing quick wins can be a trap, and where AI could have the biggest impact, from supply chains and marketing optimisation to governance and agent testing. 
Daniel also shares how WPP is using AI as a creative superpower, including a model trained on its own creative expertise to generate award-worthy ideas and help teams think bigger. 
Timestamps:
Satalia Take over by WPP (11:45) 
Will AI kill agencies or make the best ones stronger? (16:28) 
 Inside WPP: Creative, Production, Media & Enterprise (20:30) 
What advice would you give to entrepreneurs to put foundations in place to grow their brand using AI technology? (21: 45) 
AI Controls and Governance (24:10)  
Multi Agent Reasoning (29:35) 
What will the biggest societal impact of AI be within the next 5 years? (32:47) 
Is AI conscious? (38:56) 
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Join us this week for The Tech Leaders Podcast, where Gareth sits down with Mike Fitzgerald, Founder of Senttr. Mike shares lessons on managing AI estates, evolving consulting practices, and the skills needed for the future workforce.
On this episode, Mike and Gareth discuss the importance of governance, privacy and security when deploying hundreds or thousands of AI agents, strategies for managing enterprise AI costs and ensuring predictable licensing models, and what the future holds for AI pricing models, and the evolving MSP ecosystem.
Personal journey: From Ireland to founding Senttr (04:58)
The problem with Software Licensing  (12:03)
Building Businesses Around Unsolved Problems (15:21)
AI Governance Challenges (26:27)
Cost Management of Enterprise AI (30:19)
Will AI Take Our Jobs? (39:11)
The Evolution of IT Consulting (45:39)
Advice to a 21-Year-Old Self (50:04)
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Join us this week for a Tech Leaders Podcast Special, where Gareth sits down with Barry Pilling, Principal ITAM Consultant and VMware Specialist at bedigital to discuss the latest developments in the ongoing Tesco VS Broadcom court case. 
On this episode, Gareth and Barry discuss updates to the case, Broadcom’s wider business strategy, and the possible impact on future customer-vendor relationships across the industry. 
Timestamps: 
Trial date set, and Tesco’s amended claim (1:32) 
Is Broadcom market dominant? (5:10) 
Trial timetable and legal strategies (9:31) 
The Broadcom business model (13:41) 
The broader impact on customer/vendor relationships (16:08) 
Broadcom’s 1 year offer, and Computacenter’s involvement (21:04) 
Key takeaways (25:37) 
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Join us this week for a Tech Leaders Podcast Special, where Gareth sits down with John Abel, MD, Office of the CTO, and Alex Rutter, EMEA MD for AI, fresh from the Google Cloud Summit in London.
On this episode Gareth, John and Alex discuss how organisations can effectively deploy Agents, future skills the workforce will need to use Agentic AI, and how to simulate a virtual board meeting.
Timestamps:
John Abel Introduction (1:25)
Agentic AI Adoption and Data Readiness (3:39)
Future Skills – John’s take (12:09)
How to move beyond “Pilot Mode” (15:50)
Alex Rutter Introduction (19:16)
The Integrated Google Tech Stack (22:50)
AI Automation vs Human Oversight (27:55)
Is Agentic AI Adoption Maturing? (30:48)
Future Skills – Alex’s take (35:48)
Data Quality (38:35)
The UK’s AI Position (41:01)
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Join us this week for The Tech Leaders’ Podcast, where Gareth sits down with Nicola Mendelsohn, Head of Global Business Group at Meta, at Meta Conversations 2026 in the historic Methodist Central Hall in the heart of Westminster. 
Nicola talks about the new WhatsApp for Business, the technical challenges around it, the importance of data safeguarding and the role of Meta’s Chief Privacy Officer. 
On this episode Nicola and Gareth discuss the challenges around Enterprise AI adoption and governance, and her advice to UK businesses. 
Timestamps: 
Introduction (1:58) 
Meta and Enterprise Messaging (4:30) 
Technical Challenges (14:51) 
Data Safeguarding and the Chief Privacy Officer (17:52) 
Enterprise AI Adoption and Governance (18:50) 
Advice for UK Businesses (26:55) 
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