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Welcome to Tech Talks (A Podcast about Technology Leaders and Leadership). We explore the stories behind the most recognisable names in industry and the startups you’re yet to hear from. The innovation, cultural transformation and investment stories driving technology with host David Savage. If you’re interested in the latest ideas on AI, data, cyber-security this is the show for you. Follow and join the conversation. Tech Talks is powered by Harvey Nash, the leading global provider of technology

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00:28:32

Lorum Explain Why Every Bank Still Runs on 1990s...

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2026/08/21

George Davis went from building a cash-flow forecasting startup in London at 18, to crypto cross-border payments, to founding Lorum; a correspondent bank for banks, chasing an OCC license in the US. His argument? The correspondent banking system isn't broken, the incentives inside it are, and almost nobody outside the industry is talking about what happens when banks try to lend deposits that might not last the week.WhatsApp us your comments and questions on +447392087344Tech Talks is powered by

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00:35:35

Minimum Guardrails, Maximum Trust: Inside Intuit's...

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2026/08/19

Most companies handle AI risk the same way. Lock it down, restrict access, wait and see. Intuit tried something else. Let people play with the new tools first, under the lightest guardrails they can get away with, and then send in the platform teams to harvest what actually worked. It sounds like chaos, but Jack Tam (SVP of Product and Engineering) says it's the opposite. Today, we're talking to a leader who's spent over two decades inside the same company, watching the internet, mobile,

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00:34:54

Is Your AI Strategy Solving the Wrong Cost Problem?

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2026/08/17

Most AI conversations are about cloud spend and token bills. Tom Bianculli, CTO of Zebra Technologies, is building the opposite: "tokenless AI" that runs directly on frontline handheld devices instead of burning tokens in the cloud. Tom joins David Savage to unpack what that looks like on the warehouse floor, why 51% of the vote on any AI pilot comes down to whether frontline workers actually want to use it, and why real transformation means designing AI-first workflows from a blank sheet

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00:32:39

Is Your Store Lying to You?

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2026/08/14

Every retail store runs on a "plan of record". The perfect, on-paper version of how things should work. But the floor is messier. Everseen CEO Joe White joins David Savage to unpack that gap. We find out how vision AI governs itself across GDPR and global privacy rules without ever storing a face, why 25% of retail loss comes from honest mistakes rather than theft, and why the best technology is the kind you never notice. Plus the real return retailers see in year one, and the

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00:28:27

Is There Still Room for a Chief People Officer?

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2026/08/12

AI is dissolving the walls around job architecture, but not deleting it, says Skillsoft Chief People Officer Ciara Harrington. She joins David Savage to explain why the sharpest AI innovation comes from senior leaders, not digital natives, why functional depth matters less than critical thinking, and why the C-suite itself (CHRO, CIO, maybe a "Chief Work Officer") may not survive in its current form.WhatsApp us your comments and questions on +447392087344Tech Talks is powered by Harvey Nash, the

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00:30:31

The Death of Token Maxing: Why Enterprise AI is...

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2026/08/10

Are West Coast tech giants losing their grip on enterprise AI?Harpreet Arora from Vercel joins David Savage to break down the massive shift from closed frontier models to open weight alternatives. Discover how data sovereignty, latency, and a sudden shift from speculative "token maxing" to strict ROI are rewriting the playbook for tech leaders. Learn how to navigate spend sprawl and deploy AI that actually delivers business outcomes.WhatsApp us your comments and questions on

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00:32:59

Is Your AI Guardrail Solving One Problem and Creating...

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2026/08/07

Two-thirds of office workers now use AI tools IT never approved. PagerDuty's Chief AI Officer, João Freitas, explains why: guardrails are being built for an ecosystem that changes monthly, and the abstraction layers meant to fix 'Shadow AI' raise a harder question underneath.. data sovereignty. We also dig into the AI cost reckoning: why boards have moved past “are we using AI” to demanding real return on investment, and what that means for your AI stack.WhatsApp us your comments and questions on

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00:30:11

The Truth Behind Being a Social Media Star: Food...

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2026/08/05

When Laurence Benson got stranded in Bali with no income, he turned to TikTok. He has built a massive following, but soon realised that accepting brand deals destroyed his authenticity. In this episode, we unpack the hidden human costs of creator burnout, the danger of using Al to replace your own ideas, and why he's refusing sponsorships as he restarts his journey in America.WhatsApp us your comments and questions on +447392087344Tech Talks is powered by Harvey Nash, the leading global provider of

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00:22:42

The Truth About AI Productivity: Why Complex Work...

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2026/08/03

We're told AI saves time, so why is complex work taking longer? Foxit's Evan Reiss joins David Savage to unpack an emerging “productivity gap,” where AI speeds up simple tasks but buries knowledge workers in hours of verification. They dig into the hidden long-term token costs of agentic models, why workflow redesign matters more than adoption numbers, and why hiring is shifting toward critical thinking over tool fluency.WhatsApp us your comments and questions on +447392087344Tech Talks is powered

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00:25:17

Is Chasing AI Efficiency Costing Marketers Their Trust?

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2026/07/31

Meta keeps pushing brands toward AI-generated visuals. Gozney's answer was to pour real paint over their pizza ovens instead. Head of Growth Kirsty Tansey joins David Savage to unpack why Gozney refuses to optimise for the next purchase, and chase the next cook instead. Today's episode asks: in a world flooded with AI content, has authenticity become Gozney's real product?WhatsApp us your comments and questions on +447392087344Tech Talks is powered by Harvey Nash, the leading global

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00:39:39

The Truth About Token Maxing: Why Your AI ROI Is an...

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2026/07/29

For years, we've measured developer productivity in isolation.Now "token maxing" is pouring kerosene on the fire, creating "agent anarchy" as individuals build local solutions that fragment enterprise systems. SnapLogic CTO Jeremiah Stone explains why optimising for individual AI output is the wrong metric, and why systemic thinking (not token spend) actually drives ROI. We unpack the hidden costs of AI sprawl, and why the biggest gains come from redesigning business

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00:26:45

Is Your Global Footprint Actually Costing You the...

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2026/07/27

Setting up a legal entity abroad used to take 18 months and a small fortune in lawyers. Now enterprise companies are quietly reversing course, closing entities while keeping their best global talent. Charlotte Johnson, RVP at Pebl, joins the podcast to talk about "entity rationalisation," and how an AI model trained on 186 countries' worth of employment law is changing workforce planning. However, the one place she refuses to let AI anywhere near: letting someone go.WhatsApp us your

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00:27:11

The Truth About Renting Someone Else's AI

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2026/07/24

Today's episode features Checkatrade CEO Jambu Palaniappan, talking about why AI ownership, not AI adoption, is the real boardroom question. He explains why five or six US tech companies still control most of the ecosystem, why open-source alternatives can't come fast enough, and why every business betting on someone else's model is quietly taking on someone else's risk. This episode is a sharp look at what "data sovereignty" actually means for a company that isn't

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00:22:44

The ROI of the Shaky Camera: How to Unlock The Real...

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2026/07/22

Brands spend fortunes on polished studio shoots, yet modern consumers crave raw, unpolished authenticity to make purchasing decisions. In this episode, Klaviyo's Brett Bernstein unpacks why user-generated content (UGC) consistently outperforms highly produced media. We explore the psychology of trust, why the "shaky camera" aesthetic drives conversions, and how bringing real-time social signals into your CRM finally unlocks the true ROI of your social media efforts.WhatsApp us your

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00:27:23

This Chief Marketing Officer Has Thrown Out a 20-Year...

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2026/07/20

After 20 years in marketing, Klaviyo Chief Marketing Officer Jamie Domenici realised her traditional playbook was dead. In this episode, she reveals why she’s completely restructuring her teams to work alongside AI agents. We explore the transition from content writers to "content architects", the importance of a human-in-the-loop, and why the most valuable skill today isn't experience,it's the willingness to experiment. Dive into the reality of building an AI-first marketing

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00:34:05

Ravi Malick Explains Why Measuring AI Usage Will...

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2026/07/17

Many companies measure AI success by usage alone, but Box's CTO Ravi Malick says that's a trap that can sabotage your rollout, pushing teams to burn budgets just to look innovative.In this episode Ravi Malick makes the case for a "clean sheet" approach: rethinking workflows instead of bolting AI onto old ones. We explore why real transformation shows up on the balance sheet, how Box tracks success differently by department, and his two-phase strategy: first letting "a thousand

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00:32:01

Why This Venture Creator Builds Deep Tech Companies...

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2026/07/15

In this episode, we explore the reality of building deep tech companies that solve massive societal problems. with cofouder and entrepreneur Dom Falcão.Deep Science Ventures challenges the traditional entrepreneurial narrative of "fail fast," explaining why deep-tech startups should be built to never pivot. We discuss their unique outcome-driven framework, the world’s first PhD program for founder-scientists, and why the cliché that scientists can’t be CEOs is fundamentally wrong.WhatsApp

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00:31:14

From Quantum Lab to VC: Rethinking Who Funds the Future

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2026/07/13

Ion Hauer didn’t plan to be a venture capitalist; he started in a quantum physics lab. Today, as a Principal at Apex Ventures, he uses scientific rigor to cut through deep tech hype. In this episode, we discuss why the real AI opportunity lies in the "plumbing," the truth about Europe's fragmented tech ecosystem, and why the best investors are often scientists.WhatsApp us your comments and questions on +447392087344Tech Talks is powered by Harvey Nash, the leading global provider of technology and

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00:30:13

Why Your Team Treating AI Like a Human Continues to...

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2026/07/10

Generative AI sounds confident, but it's fundamentally probabilistic, more like a weather app than a calculator. In this episode, Dr. Pravi Devineni, Lead AI Scientist at Duke Energy, explains why anthropomorphizing AI is holding back enterprise adoption. We discuss the critical gap in "AI literacy," why fear is stalling ROI, and who is ultimately accountable when the algorithm gets it wrong. If you’re deploying AI, this is the human side you can't ignore.WhatsApp us your comments and questions on

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00:39:36

Worried About Spiralling AI Costs? Don't Limit...

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2026/07/08

When Fiverr's CTO Yossi Levin decided to equip his entire company with Al tools, he didn't set spending limits. Instead, he made cost visibility the only rule. In this episode, Yossi reveals the human reality of going Al- native, the hidden costs of non-developer prompt mistakes, and why the most critical future skill isn't coding, it's context. We break down the real ROI of Al, beyond just generating more code.WhatsApp us your comments and questions on +447392087344Tech Talks is powered by Harvey

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