UKTN | The Podcast

Virgin StartUp’s managing director Andy Fishburn discusses how the non-profit is helping a new generation of entrepreneurs. He talks about its programme designed specifically for dyslexic entrepreneurs, what he thinks...

Michael Herron, the CEO of Atos UK and Ireland, discusses what keeps him awake at night, how Atos is moving towards a human/AI agent world and why he is an optimist about his sons’ futures in the job market. Plus...

Greg Jackson reflects on his journey building one of the UK’s largest double unicorns Octopus Energy. He reflects on how he wishes he had started the firm earlier and explains some of his unique ways of running a...

Emily Turner, CEO of HSBC Innovation Banking UK discusses what makes it a go-to bank for start-ups and how her natural optimism means she sees plenty to celebrate in the UK tech scene, from more and more deals happening...

<p>The Right Honourable Ian Murray, MP and Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology discusses the challenges that lie ahead in...

<p>Yasmin Baba discusses pitching her early-stage health tech startup to a room full of men, how she coped with bootstrapping by “being a minimalist with big dreams” and how she believes that better data can bring down...

<p>Anna Wallace, CEO of the Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology discusses why so many SMEs fail to get the financing they need and what they can do to change this (listen to the very end to get this vital...

<p>Tools for Humanity was co-founded by OpenAI’s Sam Altman and provides ways to verify human identity with the belief that the only way to counteract fakery and misinformation is to prove our own humanity. </p><p>The...

<p>Iana Dimitrova, CEO of OpenPayd, discusses how we are moving towards a world where AI agents will be making transactions without human intervention, her thoughts on the governor of the Bank of England’s comments...

<p>Louise Ballard, co-founder of early-stage firm Atheni.ai discusses how we move AI usage to the next level, from simply responding to questions to actually building systems that can really benefit businesses and...

<p>Anu Adebajo, CEO of Newton Venture Program, discusses how we train the next generation of investors, the real solutions to a lack of diversity in the industry and how much of VC success is down to pure luck.</p>

<p>Rebecca Sykes, a partner at Brandtech, discusses how AI is being used to transform marketing. The firm has worked with global brands and believes AI-generated content can revolutionise the creative industries. She...

<p>Many people will have learning another language on their bucket list and with the help of AI that reality is creeping ever closer. Ed Crook, strategy and operation leader at German-based AI translation firm DeepL...

<p>Varun Bhanot, co-founder and CEO of Magic AI discusses the journey of growing one of the UK’s most successful AI firms, how the AI-enabled mirror his company devised is disrupting the fitness industry, what he...

<p>Katie Gallagher OBE, managing director of Manchester Digital discusses why the city is being seen as a blueprint not just for tech start-ups but for wider economic growth too. Gallagher chats about Manchester’s rich...