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VC investment in startups is crucial for the industry. Yet, the funding into underrepresented founders is dismal and seems to be getting worse by the year. Could bringing more women into investment communities and helping them secure board roles be the answer we are looking for?
In this episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! We chat with Millicent Tracey on her impactful journey from banking and beyond. Millicent is an independent public company Board Director and Audit Committee member, FinTech Board Advisor, and former Fortune 50 senior executive. Tune in to hear her perspectives on what gets her excited in financial services and how we can own our power.
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This week we get into AI in health care, generative and personalized medicine, the cure for cancer and why CoVID helped supercharge that and how AI is helping us live longer, healthier lives. Alex Zhavoronkov, the founder of AI-MedTech player Insilico joins us on TF to talk how health care is going to radically change over the next decade or two. An amazing deep dive. Don’t miss it!
Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD, is the founder and CEO of Insilico Medicine (insilico.com), a leading clinical-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation artificial intelligence and robotics platforms for drug discovery. He is also the founder and Chief Longevity Officer of Deep Longevity, Inc, a spin-off of Insilico Medicine developing a broad range of artificial intelligence-based biomarkers of aging and longevity servicing healthcare providers and life insurance industry. In 2020 Deep Longevity was acquired by Endurance Longevity (HK: 0575).Since 2014 he has invented critical technologies in the field of generative artificial intelligence and reinforcement learning (RL) for the generation of novel molecular structures with the desired properties and generation of synthetic biological and patient data. He also pioneered the applications of deep learning technologies for the prediction of human biological age using multiple data types, transfer learning from aging into disease, target identification, and signaling pathway modeling. Under his leadership, Insilico raised over $415 million in multiple rounds from expert investors, opened R&D centers in six countries or regions, partnered with multiple pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and academic institutions, nominated 11 preclinical candidates, and entered human clinical trials with AI-discovered novel target and AI-designed novel molecule.Prior to founding Insilico, he worked in senior roles at ATI Technologies (GPU company acquired by AMD in 2006), NeuroG Neuroinformatics, Biogerontology Research Foundation. Since 2012 he published over 160 peer-reviewed research papers, and 2 books including "The Ageless Generation: How Biomedical Advances Will Transform the Global Economy" (Macmillan, 2013). He serves on the advisory or editorial boards of Trends in Molecular Medicine, Aging Research Reviews, Aging, Frontiers in Genetics, and founded and co-chairs the Annual Aging Research, Drug Discovery and AI Forum (9th annual in 2022), the world's largest event on aging in the pharmaceutical industry. He did his two bachelor degrees at Queen's University in Canada, masters in biotechnology at Johns Hopkins, and PhD in biophysics at MSU. He is the adjunct professor of artificial intelligence at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging.
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Following a sellout inaugural event in 2023, TechFoundHer Boot Camp returns on April 16th in a new venue, Dublin City Hall, with a limited number of tickets now on sale.
TechFoundHer is on a mission to empower women to start and lead tech companies. The one-day highly interactive event brings together women tech leaders, founders and supporters as speakers, panellists and champions to share insights and practical guidance on how to create successful technology products and services. Ronan spoke to Vicky Twomey-Lee, the TechFoundHer Boot Camp Co-Founder.
Vicky talks about her background, bias in tech, women trailblazers in tech and more.
More about the TechFoundHer Boot Camp:
The TechFoundHer Boot Camp, backed by Dublin City Council, is seeking to champion more founders from non-tech backgrounds who are involved in creating a tech product or platform.
The high-energy event will facilitate an inclusive, interactive, social space with a mix of participative workshops, Q&A panels and speakers to support female founders to become more tech-savvy and equip them with industry know-how to move forward with their tech product or service idea.
Following the growth of the TechFoundHer Community to over 500, Boot Camp organisers are urging those who are interested in attending to purchase their place without hesitation.
General tickets are available for €90 and can be purchased here.
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Against the backdrop of economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions, how can we make the supply chain more resilient?
In this episode of One Vision, Theo chats with Rene Ho — CFO at Taulia, and Thomas Mehlkopf — GM and Head of Working Capital Management CoE at SAP, on realizing the synergies from the power duo of SAP-Taulia, building the future of finance with working capital optimization and liquidity. Change is inevitable, but we can put measures in place and be ready for surprises in this interconnected world.
For more insights, click here to download the CFO Perspectives: Unlocking Insights Through Conversation. #Sponsored
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According to The European Commission, for the first nine months of 2023, HICP inflation in Ireland remained high, reaching 5 percent in September. In addition, figures from Eurostat show Ireland's price level for consumer goods and services was a whopping 46% above the EU average in 2022 alone. With prices set to continue to rise across the country in the months ahead, how do you get the best value? One person who can help with this is Fiachra Comhrai, the CEO and Co-founder of Bill Winner.
Ronan recently spoke to Fiachra about his background, what Vill Winner does, crowd sourcing the best price the Battle of the Bills campaign and more
More about Bill Winner:
The concept for Bill Winner was first developed in 2017 by entrepreneurs Fiachra Ó Comhraí and Cormac Horan who had both previously worked together to build a gamification layer for Salesforce which wasn’t as successful as they had hoped.
Seeking a change of direction career wise and battling bills, the pair decided to develop a company based around renewal management. They sought to produce one that would enable individuals to better manage bills and compare prices - an idea that would become Bill Winner.
With investors responding quickly and positively, the ambitious pair launched the company two years ago. Their goal is to become the world’s most trusted and independent platform powered by consumers for making decisions on bills and contract renewals.
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In many rural communities, credit unions are the financial institutions of choice. But these credit unions facilitate more than just money movement. As financial cooperatives, they are owned by their members and embedded within the communities that they serve.
In this episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! We chat with Carrie Forbes, CEO of League Data and Technicost on the changing technology landscape, the challenges and opportunities of transforming while preserving the human touch, and the future of consumer-driven banking.
Bank with purpose, we can. Tune in and feel the love.
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This week The Futurists hosts Brett, Rob and Katie host a guest that NY Times calls "one of the world's most acclaimed living science fiction writers" - Kim Stanley Robinson. We dive into the Mars Trilogy and interplanetary colonization and exploration, we tackle climate shift and the economics of the world of the future. We get some background on his early career in sci-fi, we delve into KSR's world building and how real world places influenced story settings, his interest in fields like terraforming, geology and even genetics. This is part 1 of a two part special episode. You're going to love it, we did!
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Irish banks offer significantly poor digital services in comparison to our EU counterparts. Undertaking a significant digital transformation project, with potential costs exceeding millions of euro, becomes a discretionary decision for Irish banks due to the lack of competition for banks to revamp their digital services. These are the thoughts of Roisin Levine, the Head of Partnerships, UK & Europe at Wise, and Ronan recently spoke to Roisin.
Roisin talks about her background, what Wise does, Irish Banks, and more
More about Roisin:
Roisin Levine, is the Head of Partnerships, UK & Europe at Wise and is the powerhouse behind Wise Platform’s partnerships with major banks like Monzo, N26 and fintech giants GoCardless, Brex, GooglePay, and many more.
She specialises in providing comprehensive solutions to partners, encompassing cross-border payments and Correspondent Services. Her contributions have helped to establish Wise as a key industry player and have grown Wise Platform, Wise’s global payment infrastructure for banks and major enterprises.
Prior to joining Wise, Roisin was Head of Banks at Flux, and Head of Partnerships at Funding Options.
She was recognised as a ‘Rising Star’ in previous Women in Fintech Power lists and was nominated for the Women in Finance Young Leader of the Year award.
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In this special episode of One Vision, we collaborate with Sonya Dreizler, Co-Founder of Choir, to introduce four special guests to our community: Valerie Escobar, Mohna Shah, Anthony Williams, and Yohance Harrison. Tune in to find out more about them, what drives them, and what they would put in a time capsule to be opened in 100 years.
In this special episode of One Vision, we collaborate with Sonya Dreizler, Co-Founder of Choir, to introduce four special guests to our community: Valerie Escobar, Mohna Shah, Anthony Williams, and Yohance Harrison. Tune in to find out more about them, what drives them, and what they would put in a time capsule to be opened in 100 years.
Did you know that there are over 7,100 spoken and signed languages in the world, and that there are 75 countries under the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) umbrella alone?
With such rich diversity, it is beyond time to change who we listen to. Join us.
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TCS is an IT services, consulting and business solutions organisation that has been partnering with many of the world’s largest businesses in their transformation journeys for over 50 years. TCS has over 1200 employees in Ireland, in Athlone, Cork, Dublin, Galway and, Letterkenny.
TCS Letterkenny's focus is on providing world class technology products, consulting, and support services to its clients across the globe; leveraging TCS's scale to deliver services from a regional location uniquely positioned both in terms of time zone, talent and market access to accelerate our customer's technology journey. Ronan recently spoke with Gerard Grant, Director, Strategic Initiatives at TCS Ireland in Letterkenny.
Gerard talks about his background, AI, Cyber Security, remote working, hybrid working and more.
More about Gerard Grant:
A native of Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Gerard Grant is the Director of Strategic Initiatives at TCS Ireland.
Gerard Joined TCS through the acquisition of Pramerica Systems Ireland in December 2020 where for over 20 years he was Vice President of Information Systems. During his tenure he led several technology teams and initiatives including technology support, cyber security, infrastructure services and cloud computing.
Gerard is responsible for growing the operations at the TCS Letterkenny GDC through the acquisition and onboarding of new customers alongside building out new horizontal capabilities around data, digital, cloud, cybersecurity and salesforce.
Gerard has over 25 years’ experience in the information technology business starting his career in IT Support in Dublin and growing his career supporting larger and more complex IT projects until his return to Letterkenny in 2000 as one of the founding management team of Pramerica Systems Ireland.
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What is the difference between open banking, open finance, and open data? And how can technology enable a true 360 degree view of a consumer, beyond just finance? In this episode of One Vision Podcast — FinTech Fuse! We chat with Michelle Beyo, founder of Finavator, about her career journey, what inspires her, and how she changes the ecosystem around her. As a fearless advocate, Michelle leads by example by being an active participant, and challenging the status quo to make the world more just.
We are all part of something bigger and each of us bear the responsibility to make the world a better place. Fight for love and a more inclusive future. Because every voice matters.
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Nick Butler is an industry expert in sales, business and e-commerce, as well as, the amazing technologies behind them. By making technology more useful, usable and desirable, Nick helps companies reinvent significant aspects of their business – from the tools they use to streamline operations, to the experience they provide to their customers, to the products they bring to market. Nick recently spoke to Ronan about his latest venture.
Nick talks about his background, pivoting to e-commerce, building a SaaS LMS platform, spinning out a new business, AI and more
More about LearnRight:
LearnRight is a comprehensive Learning Management System (LMS) designed to cater to various training and educational needs with cutting edge technology support such as inbuilt AI, instructor led training, community features and gamification.
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Is inequality the inevitable byproduct of accelerating change? Can we reverse the winner-take-all dynamic? Common Future is a “think and do tank" dedicated to closing the racial wealth gap by empowering individuals to take ownership of their futures. The three co-CEOs of Common Future tell the Futurists about their strategies and action labs to build economic power and build real estate ownership amid black, brown and indigenous communities across the USA. Because everyone deserves a stake in a fairer future.
Web site: https://www.commonfuture.co/
Generations of Black and Indigenous communities and other communities of color are intentionally locked out of wealth and power. We collaborate with leaders who have the imagination and courage to rethink our economy, and model new ways for excluded communities to thrive.
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In this episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! Theo and Barb chat with Simon Taylor, Head of Strategy & Content at Sardine, and the brain behind the Fintech Brainfood, on being infinitely curious. One of Simon’s passion topics and mission at Sardine is to eradicate scams from the Internet. According to Simon, not only is fraud a massively underrepresented trillion-dollar problem, it is also getting exponentially worse, with so much of it being underreported. It is, as Simon calls it, the biggest issue that impacts human misery.
What does the future hold for the financial services industry and its workforce, against the backdrop of credit quality concerns, the rapid development of advanced technology such as artificial intelligence, and with big techs advancing? What are the top things on Simon’s list and what does he think is overhyped? Tune in and find out!
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Last year Ronan spoke to Paul Conaty, Principal Consultant at mobile and cloud security specialist CWSI about hybrid working which was one of the biggest predicted trends on the tech industry in 2023. Ronan caught up with Paul who is now Client Solutions Director - Security & Compliance at CWSI.
Paul spoke about his background, the coffee shop security model, hybrid working, device as a service, AI and more
MORE ABOUT CWSI:
CWSI are one of Europe’s most experienced mobile and cloud security specialists, providing flexibility, security and productivity solutions to the private and public sectors in the UK and Europe. Theirr purpose is to help organisations thrive, and stay secure, in a mobile world.
CWSI was founded in Ireland in 2010 by Conor Headon, Philip Harrison and Ronan Murphy. The idea for the business was sparked by the launch of the very first iPad and the realisation that few IT teams had the knowledge or skills to get the best from these devices in an enterprise environment.
CWSI originally partnered with MobileIron, one of the first solutions on the market to leverage Apple’s device management APIs to enable enterprise users to maximise the benefits of the smartphone while giving IT teams visibility, control and management of the device.
From this simple initial idea, and a single desk in the corner of the living room, the business has expanded to provide a full suite of enterprise mobility, security and productivity solutions to some of Ireland and the UK’s leading organisations and supported by some of the industries most talented technologists.
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Against the backdrop of elevated interest rates and lingering economic uncertainty brought about by layoffs and geopolitical conflicts, it is perhaps not surprising to see consumers seeking alternative ways to consume and pay. At the same time, they are also demanding more.
In this episode of One Vision, Theo and Barb chat with Julie Muhn, Senior Research Analyst, and the heart and soul of Finovate, on the state of consumer fintech. What challenges will PFM tools face? And how can financial services providers leverage data and technology to help consumers navigate their financial lives?
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Ireland’s first sustainability hackathon is coming to Wexford’s GreenTechHQ, Ireland’s premier sustainability innovation hub. in partnership with NDRC and the 2050 Accelerator. Earlier this week Ronan spoke to Ed Murphy, CEO Greentech HQ & Joe Gorman NDRC Programme Manager about the hackathon.
Ed and Joe talk about their backgrounds, the hackathon, and more.
More about Ireland’s first sustainability hackathon at GreenTechHQ
The one-day hackathon will welcome up to 80 budding entrepreneurs, who want to o start, grow, and power up a startup with sustainability at its core. Participants will get the chance to tackle themes including biodiversity management and applications of AI in building a circular economy, the carbon credits market, upend social economies, or promote more diverse and equitable perspectives in the professional world.
Aspiring founders, developers, and curious minds are encouraged to sign up to join or build a team, develop an idea from scratch, and benefit from expert mentorship before pitching their business at the evening showcase.
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BlackBerry recently got together several of Ireland’s emergency services and public sector organisations to a private event in Dublin. They discussed the state of major emergency management in Ireland and across the EU, sharing lessons learned and best practice. Insights drawn from BlackBerry AtHoc’s work with aid and emergency services organisations; from the UK’s Greater Manchester Police and Civil Nuclear Constabulary, to the United States Senate and International Red Cross. Keiron Holyome, VP UKI & Emerging Markets, BlackBerry Cybersecurity was one of the speakers at the event and Ronan sat down to speak with him after the event.
Kieron talks about his background, how Blackberry pivoted, the four pillars of what blackberry does and more
More about Keiron Holyome:
In his role as Vice President for the UK, Ireland and Emerging Markets, Keiron applies his depth of knowledge in cybersecurity threats and AI-powered solutions to work with BlackBerry customers and prospects across a broad range of industries including public sector, manufacturing, finance and health. Keiron joined BlackBerry in 2021 from McAfee, prior to which he built his career with global IT organisations including Dell, Lenovo and Computacenter.
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Cloud Capitalism with Yanis Varoufakis
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Yanis Varoufakis
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Capitalism is dead, according to Yanis Varoufakis, the author of Technofeudalism. This week on The Futurists you’ll learn about the dramatic reconfiguration of the global economy, whereby profit has been replaced by rents and a flood of central bank money, leading to bigger bubbles and worse crises than ever before. Yanis calls this new system Cloud Capitalism.
Find Yanis Varoufakis on the Web:
Yanis Varoufakis home page: https://www.yanisvaroufakis.eu/
Follow Yanis on X / Twitter: https://twitter.com/yanisvaroufakis?lang=en
Read Yanis’s Articles on The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/profile/yanis-varoufakis
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“If you get the chance to wake up tomorrow, what will you do with your day?” In this episode of One Vision — FinTech Fuse! Theo chats with Natasha Harper-Madison, a city council member for Austin, an entrepreneur, and a champion for the local community and racial equity, on civic engagement and cultivating economic opportunity and mobility.
It is often said, talent is everywhere, opportunities are not. If small businesses are the backbone of our society, what more can we do to enable them to thrive? How can we collectively partner across sectors to create a more vibrant startup economy? More can be done — more needs to be done. And there is a cost of inaction.
As Gandalf said to Frodo in Lord of the Rings: “All that we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” We hope Natasha’s story will inspire you to reflect and act. Because each day is a gift. Let’s fight the good fight.
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