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Tech Talks Daily

If every company is now a tech company and digital transformation is a journey rather than a destination, how do you keep up with the relentless pace of technological change? Every day, Tech Talks Daily brings you insights from the brightest minds in tech, business, and innovation, breaking down complex ideas into clear, actionable takeaways. Hosted by Neil C. Hughes, Tech Talks Daily explores how emerging technologies such as AI, cybersecurity, cloud computing, fintech, quantum computing,

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21:53

Why AI Cannot Fix a Business It Does Not Understand

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2026/07/18

What happens when an AI agent begins influencing business decisions without fully understanding the systems, processes and dependencies behind them? In this episode, I speak with Bert van der Zwan, CEO of Bizzdesign, about the gap between enterprise AI expectations and the results many companies are seeing in practice. Bert has spent more than 25 years in software and SaaS leadership, including executive roles at Webex, Bynder, Twinfield and Unit4. Bert offers a candid assessment of the current AI

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18:10

How AI Voice Scams Turn Personal Phones Into a...

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2026/07/18

Can you still trust an incoming phone call when AI can imitate a familiar voice, personalize the conversation and target information specifically to you? In this episode, I speak with Alex Quilici, CEO of YouMail, about how artificial intelligence is changing phone fraud and why the personal devices carried by employees are becoming part of the corporate attack surface. Alex explains how YouMail uses data from its consumer call-protection service to identify scam behavior, understand the type of

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27:31

Why AI Agents Fail in Production: TrueFoundry CEO on...

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2026/07/17

Why do AI agents and applications look impressive in demos but struggle when companies try to deploy them in production? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Nikunj Bajaj, co-founder and CEO of TrueFoundry, about why enterprise AI has become a systems problem, what companies need to move AI from proof of concept to production, and how better infrastructure can improve reliability, governance, security, observability, and cost control. Before founding TrueFoundry, Nikunj worked at Meta

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25:08

How Front is Helping Companies Cut the Hidden...

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2026/07/16

What if the biggest barrier to better customer service isn't how quickly employees work, but how much time they lose coordinating with everyone else? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Kevin Yang, Head of AI at Front, about why customer conversations are becoming a valuable source of business intelligence, how AI can improve work across entire teams rather than simply making individuals faster, and the hidden coordination costs affecting customer operations. Kevin brings a unique

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22:10

How PwC is Helping Companies Prepare for a World...

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2026/07/16

What happens when your next customer is represented by an AI agent that can research products, compare prices, evaluate suppliers, negotiate terms, and make purchasing decisions? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Ian Kahn, Partner and Customer and Commercial Excellence Platform Leader at PwC, about the rise of the Intelligent Customer Edge and why companies need to rethink how they sell, market, price, serve customers, and compete as artificial intelligence changes the buying

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22:48

Elastic Reveal Why AI ROI Depends on Search,...

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2026/07/15

Why are companies investing heavily in AI, analytics, and data platforms while business leaders still struggle to see what is happening across their operations quickly enough to make confident decisions? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Massimo Merlo, Vice President for UK, Iberia, and Italy at Elastic, about why the next stage of enterprise AI adoption will depend less on who deploys the most advanced models and more on which companies can give people and AI systems access to

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17:12

Why Business Intelligence Has Been Hiding Inside Your...

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2026/07/14

What if one of the biggest obstacles to digital transformation isn't your technology stack, but the agreements connecting it all together? Recorded live at Docusign Momentum in London, this episode continues my conversations from the show floor by looking at one of the most overlooked challenges facing modern organisations. Companies have spent years investing in CRM platforms, ERP systems, HR software and cloud infrastructure, yet many of the agreements linking those systems together still rely on

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27:56

How Endava is Helping Companies Turn AI Investment...

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2026/07/14

Why are companies spending heavily on AI tools while struggling to show meaningful improvements in productivity, revenue, or business performance? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Matt Cloke, Chief Technology Officer at Endava, about what it takes to become an AI-native business, why deploying thousands of AI licenses does not amount to an AI transformation, and how companies can move from experimentation to measurable business outcomes. Matt has played a central role in Endava's

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21:11

Cognitive Tech Debt: Is AI Making Your Workforce...

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2026/07/13

What happens when AI makes employees more productive today but gradually weakens the expertise companies will depend on tomorrow? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Dr. Margaret Cunningham, VP of Security and AI Strategy and Field CISO at Darktrace, about cognitive tech debt, the growing risk that companies are gaining short-term efficiency from AI while unintentionally weakening critical thinking, technical expertise, problem-solving ability, and human judgment. Margaret brings a

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42:14

How Algorand Is Preparing Blockchain Infrastructure...

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2026/07/13

What happens to blockchain networks, digital assets, and the wider internet when quantum computers become powerful enough to break the cryptography protecting them? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Bruno Martins, Chief Technology Officer of the Algorand Foundation, about what quantum computing means for blockchain security, why post-quantum cryptography is becoming a technology priority, and how enterprises should evaluate blockchain infrastructure for payments, digital assets,

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31:06

Why Boring Automation Can Deliver More Business Value...

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2026/07/12

What if companies rushing to deploy AI agents are overlooking the basic problem that much of their business data is still trapped inside PDFs, emails, attachments, spreadsheets, and paper documents? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Sylvestre Dupont, co-founder and CEO of Parseur, about why successful AI adoption begins with making business data usable, why traditional automation can often outperform more sophisticated AI systems, and how he built a profitable global technology

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43:13

Why Cybersecurity Is a People Problem Before It Is a...

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2026/07/12

Why do companies continue spending heavily on cybersecurity technology while human behavior, poor governance, and skills shortages leave them exposed to attacks? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Phil Chapman, Cybersecurity Subject Matter Expert at Firebrand Training, about what more than two decades in the Royal Air Force, signals intelligence, counterterrorism, threat intelligence, and cybersecurity education taught him about defending companies in an increasingly complex threat

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55:26

The Toothbrush Test: What Keval Desai Looks for...

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2026/07/11

What separates the founders who build category-defining companies from the thousands of startups that never make it through the venture capital funnel? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Keval Desai, founder and General Partner of Shakti, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in AI and space technology companies from inception. Drawing on his experience backing companies including Canva, The RealReal, and Gatik, Keval shares how he evaluates founders before the rest of the

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18:00

Why Docusign Believes Agreements Are the Next...

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2026/07/10

What if the most valuable business intelligence in your organisation has been hiding inside your contracts all along? Recorded live at Docusign Momentum in London, this episode explores why enterprise AI is at an inflection point. After years of focusing on what AI can create, the conversation is shifting towards how AI can help organisations understand the information they already have, remove friction from everyday work, and make better business decisions. Joining me is Allan Thygesen, CEO of

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30:06

Your Brand Is Invisible in AI Search. Here's What You...

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2026/07/09

What happens when your customers stop searching through pages of Google results and start asking ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI platforms which companies they should trust? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I speak with Kathleen Lucente, founder and CEO of Red Fan Communications, about zero-click search, AI-mediated discovery, and why producing more content is unlikely to solve the growing challenge of brand visibility in AI-generated answers. Kathleen argues that content is what a company says

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32:13

How Experion Technologies Is Connecting AI Agents...

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2026/07/08

What happens when an industry managing more than $150 trillion is still held back by decades-old systems, manual work, disconnected data, and highly paid experts spending hours on tasks AI could complete in seconds? In this episode, I speak with Markus Ruetimann, a member of the Experion Technologies Advisory Board and former Global Chief Operating Officer with more than three decades of experience in institutional asset management, alongside Siraj Alimohamed, Global Head of Data and AI at Experion

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25:22

Why Time Has Become the Most Valuable Asset in Wealth...

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2026/07/07

Have you ever wondered whether the biggest competitive advantage in wealth management is no longer investment performance alone, but the ability to turn information into action faster than everyone else? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I welcome Bob Pisani, Chief Technology Officer at Addepar, a platform that helps investment professionals manage and analyze more than $9 trillion in assets globally. Our conversation explores why modern wealth management has become a technology challenge just as

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23:26

Why AI's Future Depends on Smarter Energy with...

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2026/07/06

Have you ever stopped to think about what really powers the AI revolution? While the conversation often focuses on the latest models, chips, and applications, the real story may lie in something far less visible: the energy systems and digital architecture that make it all possible. In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I welcome Sadiq Syed, Senior Vice President of Digital Energy Software at Schneider Electric, to discuss why the future of electrification depends as much on software as it does on

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27:19

How AI Is Personalizing Every Stage of the Guest...

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2026/07/05

How is AI changing the way we choose hotels, and what does that mean for the businesses trying to deliver unforgettable guest experiences? In this episode, I speak with Frank Pitsikalis, Senior Vice President of Product Strategy and Chief Marketing Officer at Agilysys, about how AI is changing hospitality from the very first search through to every interaction a guest has during their stay. Travel planning is already changing. More travelers are turning to AI assistants instead of traditional search

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21:38

What Responsible AI Looks Like in Practice with...

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2026/07/05

What does responsible AI actually look like once you move beyond the headlines and start deploying it inside highly regulated businesses? In this episode, I speak with Richa Kaul, Founder and CEO of Complyance, about one of the biggest challenges facing enterprise AI today: building systems that people can trust. As companies race to adopt AI across every part of the business, governance, risk management, and compliance are no longer back-office functions. They are becoming central to every

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