Oct 19, 202632 minS8
In this special Inside the News edition of Ctrl Alt Lead, Tom and Penny break down a series of cyber incidents affecting fashion and food retailers, before exploring who is behind the attacks and what they could mean...
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Computing's Tom Allen and Penny Horwood talk to tech execs about their challenges, their passions and, of course, their technology - from AI to zero-days, and everything in between.
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What is Ctrl Alt Lead about?
Computing's Tom Allen and Penny Horwood talk to tech execs about their challenges, their passions and, of course, their technology - from AI to zero-days, and everything in between.
What has Ctrl Alt Lead covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Inside the News: Cyber, Satellites and the Sovereignty Question" (19 October 2026, 32 minutes), "Chris Carreiro, Park Place Technologies: Bridging the AI readiness gap" (12 October 2026, 17 minutes), and "The Spending Priorities Shaping IT" (5 October 2026, 16 minutes).
How often does Ctrl Alt Lead publish?
Ctrl Alt Lead publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 21 minutes across 59 episodes.
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Booking probability for Ctrl Alt Lead is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Ctrl Alt Lead requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Ctrl Alt Lead's contact route on record: verified email.
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The strongest fits for Ctrl Alt Lead are IT Services & Software Development. Ctrl Alt Lead has a business audience.
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Ctrl Alt Lead is a business podcast with 59 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Oct 12, 202617 minS8
Many organisations have ambitious AI strategies, but far fewer have successfully moved projects into production. In this episode of Ctrl Alt Lead, Penny Horwood speaks to Chris Carreiro, CTO at Park Place Technologies...
Episode #6
The Spending Priorities Shaping IT
Oct 5, 202616 minS8In this special Ctrl Alt Lead episode, Computing Research Director John Leonard explains why AI, despite attracting enormous attention, still represents a relatively small proportion of overall IT spend, while cloud...
- Sep 28, 202622 minS8
The datacentre industry has spent decades preparing for equipment failure. But what happens when the greatest risks are completely unpredictable - extreme weather, water shortages, energy constraints and geopolitical...
- Sep 21, 202620 minS8
AI's pricing model has changed, and many IT leaders - and business executives - have been caught flatfooted. In this episode Greg Holmes, field CTO at Apptio, an IBM company, discusses the changing economics of...
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- Sep 14, 202622 minS8
Generative AI is transforming research, but its use in academia raises very different questions from mainstream business applications. In this episode, Elsevier CTO Jill Luber discusses the opportunities AI creates for...
- Sep 7, 202617 minS8
This week we - along with the US and UK governments, as well as OpenAI itself - are tackling the controversial topic of AI kill switches. Tom and Penny discuss the proposals on the table, as well as the practical...
Episode #1
RSPCA: Doing Digital via Donations
Sep 1, 202628 minS8The RSPCA may be 200 years old, but a sophisticated digital operation sits behind its animal welfare mission, serving millions of users every year. In this episode, RSPCA COO Emily Tierney and Head of DX Jake Brown...
- Jul 13, 202623 minS7
Is AI becoming a race that nobody can afford to lose – and if so, what does that mean for the leaders tasked with making responsible decisions about its adoption? In this episode of Ctrl Alt Lead, Penny Horwood speaks...
Episode #9
Time Will Tell
Jun 29, 202626 minS7Tom and Penny break down the latest developments shaping the technology landscape, starting with a sharp global tech stock sell-off forcing organisations to rethink how they measure value from AI. We also explore the...
Episode #9
Time Will Tell
Jun 29, 202626 minS7<p>Tom and Penny break down the latest developments shaping the technology landscape, starting with a sharp global tech stock sell-off forcing organisations to rethink how they measure value from AI.</p> <p>We also...
- Jun 22, 202623 minS7
<p>This special news-focused episode focuses on three major stories from the last week. First is the UK government’s proposed social media ban for under-16s, and the wider regulatory shift it represents. Rather than...
- Jun 15, 202616 minS7
<p>The World Cup brings more than global attention; it also drives a sharp rise in cyber threat activity. Darren Anstee, CTO for security at NetScout, sets out how DDoS attacks increase around major sporting events...
- Jun 8, 202626 minS7
<p>AI coding tools aren't just about writing code faster. In this episode, OpenAI's Head of Developer Experience Romain Huet explains why tools like Codex are becoming general‑purpose work agents that can handle...
- May 26, 202616 minS7
<p>Mobile scams are no longer isolated or opportunistic. Drawing on global research and collaboration across the mobile industry, the GSMA's Head of industry Security Samantha Kight explains how scams have overtaken...
- May 11, 202617 minS7
<p>Speed is one of AI’s easiest wins and one of its biggest traps. In this episode Bastien Parizot of Reckitt explains why faster execution alone is not a business case for AI adoption. At Reckitt, AI initiatives live...
- Apr 27, 202625 minS7
<p>In this episode of Ctrl Alt Lead, Penny Horwood is joined by Ajay Pancholi, IT Infrastructure Lead at Carlsberg Britvic and founder of the AI Security, Ethics and Governance UK community, to explore why organisations...
- Apr 13, 202618 minS7
<p>In this episode, Penny Horwood hears from Fabrizio Pilotti, CIO of Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team, about how cutting-edge technology is transforming modern Formula One. </p> <p>Fabrizio sets out some of the...
- Mar 30, 20268 minS7
<p>Recorded at Oracle’s AI World Tour in London, UK country leader Siobhan Wilson tells us what AI actually means for IT leaders right now. She unpacks Oracle’s push to embed agentic AI across infrastructure, data...
- Mar 2, 202623 minS6
<p>Lloyds Banking Group is one of the UK's biggest financial services companies, with an estimated one in two British citizens acting as customers.</p> <p>In this episode Tom speaks to Peter Brown, engineering lead at...
Recent guests
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Jill Luber
CTO, Elsevier
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Jake Brown
business coach and consultant for entrepreneurs and middle managers with ADHD, Utah Department of Transportation
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Kate O'Neill
tech humanist, strategic advisor to Fortune 500 companies, author of What Matters Next, American University of Iraq-Baghdad
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Darren Anstee
Chief Technology Officer for Security, NETSCOUT
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