Tech Talks

When Lucy Donaldson left the highly-regulated finance world to become CIO of Globus, a 100-year-old travel brand, she didn't just face a technology upgrade, she faced a massive cultural shift.
In this episode, Lucy reveals why true legacy modernisation relies on people before platforms, how a master data foundation enables AI success, and why "shadow AI" presents a new governance challenge. Discover the human decisions driving legacy transformation.

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The rush to adopt AI agents is creating an invisible crisis: mounting technical debt and skyrocketing token bills.
Woodson Martin from OutSystems joins us to discuss the "token-o-palypse" that shocked CFOs and the hidden costs of moving too fast. We unpack how leaders can seize back control, build secure infrastructure, and truly own their agentic future without sacrificing compliance or their budgets.

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Tech leaders are waking up to massive, unexpected AI bills. Why? The industry has fallen for the 'reasoning trap': paying models to rethink basic, repeatable tasks from scratch.
Pegasystems CEO Alan Trefler joins David Savage to expose the "token-eating" agents causing boardroom budget shock. We unpack why standardising your AI "recipe" is the only way to scale without breaking the bank, and why token-maxxing is a flawed strategy.

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When you experience life's toughest moments, should a chatbot be the one to comfort you?
Sophie Ruddock, COO of Empathy, doesn't think so.
In this episode, we explore the tension between scaling a tech-for-good platform and maintaining human compassion. Sophie reveals why they refuse to fully automate grief, the limits of AI in emotional support, and how solving the logistical burden of death delivers both vital social care and real business impact.

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The board wants an AI “Ferrari,” but are you ready for the security headaches?
Aidan Finn, CEO of Binarii Labs, reveals that unstructured data makes up 90% of enterprise data (and it's dangerously exposed). We unpack the illusion of data sovereignty, the risks of relying on a single cloud provider, and how fragmenting files across locations could be your ultimate defense. Discover how to actually take back control.

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