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Technologist of the Month

Technologist of the Month

There are no political solutions, only technological ones, the rest is propaganda. In The Technologist of the Month podcast, we go on an inspiring journey with visionary entrepreneurs, brilliant scientists, vigilant policymakers, and ingenious marketers. Join us as we explore this transformative landscape of human advancement.

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00:01:31

Snippet: Beyond Language Models: Why Reinforcement...

Technologist of the Month ·

2025/11/12

🧠 Beyond Language Models: Why Reinforcement Learning Still Matters: Martin Riedmiller, Research Scientist & Controls Team Lead, Google DeepMindWhile large language models have taken center stage with their incredible capabilities, Martin reminds us of something crucial: true intelligence isn’t just about processing existing data, it’s about learning from experience.Reinforcement Learning (RL) is the field that helps systems:🌱 Learn behavior from raw interaction with the world🤝 Adapt

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00:01:56

Snippet- According to Kamini Belday, Head of Global...

Technologist of the Month ·

2025/11/11

☁️ Hybrid Cloud + AI = The Future of Modern BankingAccording to Kamini Belday, Head of Global Payments, IBM Cloud, hybrid cloud isn’t just a tech upgrade; it’s a transformation strategy.It allows banks to leap from legacy monolithic systems into flexible, microservice-based architectures while still maintaining compliance and control.With a hybrid cloud, financial institutions can:✅ Leverage AI to deeply understand customer behavior🎯 Offer personalized product recommendations and experiences🔐

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00:27:58

EPISODE 86- Inbox With Benefits: Yahoo's VP Business...

Technologist of the Month ·

2025/11/11

Harish Sarma is an accomplished executive with extensive experience spanning technology, sports, media & entertainment, built on a foundation in investment banking. As VP of Business Development and Partnerships at Yahoo Mail, he focuses on growing key metrics through strategic partnerships and business development. On The Menu:Yahoo Mail's revolutionary Catchup feature for inbox managementThe shift from TikTok to Yahoo Mail leadershipHow consumer behavior changed content consumption

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00:01:14

Snippet- Marketing Will Evolve Into A Seamless...

Technologist of the Month ·

2025/11/10

🎯 Marketing Will Evolve Beyond Metrics, It’ll Be About MeaningIgor Mikhalev, Partner & Head of Emerging Technologies Strategy, EY-Parthenon, envisions a future where marketing ceases to exist as a standalone function, instead becoming an extension of the product experience itself, seamlessly integrated into people’s lives.He suggests a radical shift in how we measure success, moving away from GDP and profit-centric models toward impact-based metrics like well-being, trust, and community

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00:01:21

Snippet: Scaling AI Isn’t About Luck, It Requires...

Technologist of the Month ·

2025/11/06

🚀 Driving Scalable AI AdoptionAccording to Hugo Hamad, now Head of AI/Gen AI Factory at AXA en France and former Director of AI at Decathlon, successfully scaling AI adoption isn’t about luck; it’s about building the right enablers. Drawing from his experience leading AI initiatives at Decathlon and now AXA en France, he highlights two crucial factors for success: Industrial Mindset & Products and Business Ambassadors.In short, the key to AI adoption lies in industrial execution and human

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00:00:57

Snippet: AI Caramba! CEO Matthew Blakemore Warns That...

Technologist of the Month ·

2025/11/05

🌍AI Regulation Needs a Global Standard Matthew Blakemore, CEO at AI Caramba!, raises an important concern about the imbalanced regulatory landscape in AI development. As the EU AI Act introduces stringent frameworks, many innovative businesses might choose to develop their tools in less regulated markets, taking advantage of greater flexibility before bringing those same tools to more restricted regions like the EU.Without a globally accepted regulatory standard, the future of AI ethics risks being

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00:00:51

Snippet: Money With Context: The Magic of Managing...

Technologist of the Month ·

2025/11/04

"Money with Context, The Magic of Managing Clients and Cash Together" For Oz Alon, Co-founder & CEO, HoneyBook, true business clarity begins when creatives manage clients and cash in one place. 💼💰At HoneyBook, this integration turns numbers into insight, giving service-based professionals a complete view of their business and the confidence to make smarter decisions.He describes every business as being built around the four C’s: Clients, Cash, Calendar, and Craft. While HoneyBook

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00:29:18

EPISODE 85- The Humans in the Loop: WPP's VP of...

Technologist of the Month ·

2025/11/03

Andy Hood is Vice President of Emerging Technologies at WPP, where he leads innovation across 100,000+ creative professionals through the WPP Open AI platform. A night owl who discovered creative technology at 28, Andy has spent 25 years at the intersection of creativity and emerging tech, from his early days at AKQA to serving as jury president at Cannes Lions 2017. On The Menu:Why generative AI is transforming advertising and marketingThe role of human creativity in an AI-driven worldHow AI does

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00:01:31

Snippet: Smart Homes Have Evolved Into Connected...

Technologist of the Month ·

2025/10/31

🌐 "Building a Truly Interoperable Smart Home Future", Kai Hackbarth, Head of Product & Solutions, BoschThe smart home industry has evolved from isolated systems to collaborative ecosystems. For Kai Hackbarth, this marks a turning point, a step closer to seamless connectivity across all devices. 🔗He also highlights the growing role of energy management technologies in enabling devices at home to communicate intelligently. With Bosch IoT Edge services, the future of connected living is

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00:01:10

Snippet: In an Age of Constant Change, Sophie Heller,...

Technologist of the Month ·

2025/10/30

💬 “A Company Is a Living Body, Not a Machine” In an age of constant change, Sophie Heller, COO of BNP Paribas, believes that true leadership isn’t just about efficiency, it’s about empathy. 🧠💚She trained as a therapist to better understand human behavior, mental health, and how organizations function like living systems. To her, every company is like a body; when one part suffers, the whole reacts.Her insight is a timely reminder:👉 Fixing one problem in isolation can often create another.👉

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00:00:35

Snippet: Samuel Beek, Chief Product Officer at...

Technologist of the Month ·

2025/10/28

🎯 Turning Search Trends into Product Growth | The VEED WaySamuel Beek, Chief Product Officer at @veedstudio, reveals how the company’s explosive growth is powered by one simple strategy: connecting growth channels directly to product development.By analyzing what people are searching for on Google, like “how to generate a podcast,” VEED builds those exact tools into its platform. The result? Instant relevance, organic distribution, and products that meet real demand before anyone else does.This

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00:00:41

Snippet: Pavan Bachwal, VP & Head of Financial...

Technologist of the Month ·

2025/10/27

💡 Scaling Trust in the Financial EcosystemPavan Bachwal, VP & Head of Financial Services at Ericsson, shares how the company’s technology powers massive transaction volumes for customers across financial ecosystems.It all comes down to three pillars: Scalability. Stability. Security.By building platforms that combine these strengths, Ericsson is helping financial institutions not only handle complex operations but also unlock faster growth, improved efficiency, and smarter revenue models

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00:00:49

Snippet: Matthew Blakemore, CEO at AI Caramba!,...

Technologist of the Month ·

2025/10/24

⚖️ The EU AI Act’s Biggest Hurdle: Regulating AI That’s Already in UseMatthew Blakemore, CEO at AI Caramba!, highlights a pressing challenge with the EU AI Act. While the framework does a strong job of classifying AI projects into risk categories, it faces a dilemma with tools that are already in widespread public use. Many existing systems, some of which likely fall into high-risk categories, have already been trained and adopted by millions. The question becomes: should they be withdrawn, despite

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00:27:04

EPISODE 84- The 46% Shift: TikTok's Global Head of...

Technologist of the Month ·

2025/10/16

Rollo Goldstaub is the Global Head of Sports Partnerships at TikTok. Rollo oversees Sports Content Partnership, Business Development, Strategy, and Operations, harnessing the power of TikTok for the largest Sports partners in the world. The Sports Partnerships team at TikTok excels in strategic management of the largest leagues, teams, federations, and broadcasters, supporting them in discovering their next generation of fans.On The Menu:Data-Driven Sports Partnership Strategies at

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00:00:47

Snippet: Igor Mikhalev, Partner and Head of Emerging...

Technologist of the Month ·

2025/10/07

Igor Mikhalev, Partner and Head of Emerging Technologies Strategy, EY-Parthenon, emphasizes that while AI has traditionally been used to optimize tasks like refining marketing messages or improving conversion strategies, its real potential lies in augmenting human creativity rather than replacing it. He advocates for a balance where AI supports experimentation and exploration, enabling teams to dream bigger and envision possibilities beyond what the raw data suggests. AI becomes an innovation

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00:00:43

Snippet: Matthew Blakemore CEO at AI Caramba! on AI...

Technologist of the Month ·

2025/10/06

Matthew Blakemore, CEO at AI Caramba!, reflects on the recent debates around AI regulation with a healthy dose of scepticism. He highlights how companies like OpenAI, having already secured a competitive advantage through their vast training data, may now be pushing for regulation not purely from an ethical standpoint, but as a way to protect their lead and limit competition.He acknowledges the importance of frameworks like the upcoming EU AI Act, which will play a critical role in shaping how AI is

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00:00:30

Snippet: Igor Mikhalev, Partner and Head of Emerging...

Technologist of the Month ·

2025/09/26

Igor Mikhalev, Partner and Head of Emerging Technologies Strategy, EY-Parthenon, explains that creating innovative solutions is both an art and a science.Science provides the data, a clear, centered perspective of where the world is and where it was just days ago.But true breakthroughs, he says, come from human creativity and ingenuity, stretching the limits of what’s possible.""The symbiosis of data and human imagination is where the real magic happens,"" Igor emphasizes.✨ Data

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00:01:12

Snippet: Kai Hackbarth, Head of Product and Solutions...

Technologist of the Month ·

2025/09/25

Kai Hackbarth, Head of Product and Solutions at Bosch, shares that he has been a strong believer in open standards because they are what bring communities together and enable the growth of ecosystems.He explains that alongside open standards, open source plays a crucial role. At Bosch, this has been a long-standing commitment, with the company actively promoting initiatives like the Eclipse Foundation and building open-source projects that form the foundation of their IoT platform.🤝 Collaboration

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00:01:06

Snippet- Eric Tak Head of Division, Digital Euro -...

Technologist of the Month ·

2025/09/23

Eric Tak, Head of Division, Digital Euro - Product Proposition, European Central Bank, emphasizes that while most people today have few problems paying digitally, there are still challenges for those without modern smartphones or who prefer not to use them. “We see these pockets where people struggle,” he explains.Eric adds, “Privacy remains the biggest concern for more than 50% of people when paying digitally. That’s why we aim to offer not just high privacy, but even cash-like anonymity for

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00:00:35

Snippet: Rolandas Juteika CEO & Chairman of the Board...

Technologist of the Month ·

2025/09/19

Rolandas Juteika, CEO & Chairman of the Board at Revolut Securities Europe and Head of Wealth and Trading at Revolut, explains, “FinTech companies are faster, more flexible, and cheaper compared to traditional banks.”He says, “They don’t struggle with old, inflexible core systems. Instead, they’re plug-and-play businesses, easily integrating new services.”⚡💡 The real game-changer is the speed of innovation and adoption of new technologies, giving FinTechs a huge competitive advantage.Listen to

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