In this episode of the Irish Tech News podcast I talk to Danielle and Lauren from Good as Gold, about UI, UX, Digital Branding, Digital Marketing. I also talk about the big Irish Tech Success story that is Intercom as well as the seven new companies including Bizimply who are now in the Digital Hub. 

Irish Tech News Good As Gold Podcast

There's been a lot of focus recently in the media around blockchain, smart contracts and ethereum, but remember bitcoin? In this episode of the Irish Tech News Podcast, Reuben and Ronan spoke to Niall Maye from the CoinTelegraph and Jamie McCormick from McCormick Advanced Marcom. They are both long-time proponents and advocates of crypto-currencies and we spoke about good, old-fashioned, bitcoin.

The Irish Tech News BTC ETC Podcast

Rory O'Connor the CEO and founder of Scurri appears in this episode of  the Irish Tech News podcast. Rory talks about what Scurri does, their competitors, what makes them stand out from their competitors, why customer service is very important and why Slack is an important business tools. Rory also mentions the best piece of advice he has received and what advice he would give to new startups. 


Rory O'Connor from Scurri appears on the latest Irish Tech News Podcast

One of the biggest stories of the past few months has been the Panama Papers and without the help of the Australian company Nuix there would not have been any story. Nuix is a data and cyber security company and their CEO is Cork man Eddie Sheehy.
When Eddie joined Nuix they had three employees and they now have over four hundred employees. Eddie chats to Ronan about the Panama Papers and how Nuix got involved. Eddie also talks about the different products that Nuix sell and what makes their products unique.

Eddie Sheehy CEO Nuix

In this episode of the Irish Tech News podcast Ronan went to the NDRC to chat to the NDRC CEO, Ben Hurley and Conall Laverty, the founder of Wia. the provider of a service for developers building Internet of Things applications. Wia recently won €30,000 follow on investment at NDRC’s recent Investor Day. Conall talks about IoT, Wia, wearables, Raspberry Pi and that they are hiring. Ben talks about the recent NDRC Investor Day, some of the programs that the NDRC run and what they look for in a start-up.


Wia founder Conall Laverty and NDRC CEO Ben Hurley

In this episode of the Irish Tech News podcast Ronan talks to Nicaise Ishimwe from Women in tech Africa who recently opened a branch in Ireland. Nicaise talks about her background, Women in tech Africa, what areas in tech they are looking into, Fintech, and why mentors are very important to them. Nicaise also talks about how Dogpatch Labs has helped them and the Women in tech Africa tech week which will take place this September in Dublin.

Nicaise Ishimwe founder Of The Irish Chapter Of Women In Tech For Africa

Ronan was at AlterConf, a traveling conference series that provides safe opportunities for marginalized people and those who support them in the tech and gaming industries, and one of the speakers Jenny Wong, spoke to Ronan. Jenny is a Community Engineer at Human Made and was also part of the organising team at WordCamp London, a major WordPress conference that took place earlier this year. 

Jenny spoke about accessibility and gave some great tips you should use when planning a conference. Jenny also spoke about diversity in the tech community and burnout amongst developers which is something that you rarely hear mentioned.

Jenny Wong Alterconf

On this episode of the Irish Tech News podcast Ronan talks to Stephen McCormack The Co-founder Of Mediacon about his background, including co-founding Ireland’s first tech podcast, and co-founding companies such as Itsmobile, BITBUZZ and Wildwave. Stephen who is also the founder and CEO of Straywave Media, a multi-platform TV and Digital Entertainment Company also talks about Mediacon and why he thinks that with our cultural history of great writers, poets and playwrights we should have within the next three years some global tv shows that are made in Ireland and written by Irish writers.

Stephen McCormack The Co-founder Of Mediacon

Richard Johnson, Director Of Product Marketing At John Deere

Maighread Ní Ghrásta is the singer in Blackbird and Crow a Donegal Blues Band and in this episode of the Irish Tech News Podcast Maighread talks to Ronan about how technology has enabled artists to release records and promote their gigs without having to break the bank. Maighread also tells Ronan about how Facebook helped bring them to a wider audience, and how a Facebook page called the Motley Crew which is a fan page to listeners of the Pat James show on Radio Nova is used to promote new and obscure artists. Maighread also shares some tips about using social media and how a great web designer can make all the difference when it comes to your website.

Maighread Ní Ghrásta the singer in Blackbird and Crow

Chris McCreery the director of the Northern Ireland Science Festival which takes place from the 16th to 26th of February talks to Ronan about the Science Festival, what you can expect at it, who some of the speakers are including the first British Astronaut Helen Sharman, Professor Alice Roberts, the director of IBM’s Watson project, Marcus du Sautoy the UK professor for public understanding, and Tom Solomon who was Roald Dahl’s doctor. Chris also talks about the worlds first AI beer, the science behind Irish Whiskeys, and Dame Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell who discovered pulsars and will be delivering the closing talk with Jim Al-Khalili on the last day of the festival.

Chris McCreery The Director Of The Northern Ireland Science Festival T

In the second of our Dublin Tech Summit podcasts Ronan, talks to Indransh Gupta from Techie India Inc about the web development that Techie India do, who some of their clients are and where they have development offices.

Indransh Gupta Techie India Inc.

At the recent Gamercon event in Dublin, Ronan got to meet David McCahill from HP. David showed him the HP Omen which is totally customisable, mentioned what it can do and what games he recommends to play on it. As this was recorded at a live event you will hear some background noise.

David McCahill from HP

Ronan talks to Evert Bopp the founder of Disaster Tech Lab a charity which is based in Galway. Evert talks about his background, how  Disaster Tech Lab started, and how they started to use Cambium Network’s WiFi Technology. Evert also talks about his work in Puerto Rico, Hati and Greece and the Connectivity Hero Award that he will be receiving soon.

Evert Bopp

Ronan talks to Bertrand Rotagnon Director NE Sales, Marketing & Technical OTIS UK & Ireland. Bertrand talks about the new technologies that they are bringing out now and in the future, what innovations that we can see in the next few years, and how their lifts integrate with smart cities. Bertrand also mentions how seriously safety is to Otis and how they use apps to personalise their lifts for their customers.

Bertrand Rotagnon Director NE Sales, Marketing & Technical OTIS UK & Ireland

Ronan talks to Padraig Shanley the CEO of AnyExcuse.  Padraig talks about his background, what AnyExcuse does, their move into America, and app development. Padraig also talks about different phone operating systems. and different mobile devices.

Padraig Shanley CEO AnyExcuse

Ronan talks to Alex Alexandrov CEO of Velas AG and CoinPayments. Alex explains the difference between Artificial Intuition and Artificial Intelligence and talks about the benefits of blockchain and AI. Alex also talks about Velas containers and the biggest blockchain challenges.

Alex Alexandrov, CEO Of Velas AG And CoinPayments.

Ronan talks to Mehdi Bagheri from Nazarbayev University about their wireless road concept that will allow drivers to charge their car while driving. Mehdi explains what they have achieved so far with their wireless road concept, when it will come a reality, and how it will work when its a reality and not a lab concept. Mehdi also mentions what vehicles it will work with, if they have had any car manufacturers interested in working with them, and their plans for the next 5 years.

Mehdi Bagheri

Ronan talks to Shane Ennis the Co-Founder of Sweep, the Tinder of online car sales. Shane talks about how Sweep started, what Sweep does, how Sweep will revolutionise selling cars online, and the special offer they have for car dealers as they face uncertain times due to COVID-19.

Shane Ennis The Co-Founder Of Sweep

Ronan talks too Will O’Brien a Director of Cyber Practice at PwC. Will explains how cyber-criminals are exploiting the current COVID-19 crisis, how people working remotely from home can make sure it is a secure environment. Will also mentions what BYOD guidelines he recommends that businesses observe, and as we don’t know how long quarantine will end he also talks about how easy is it install software updates and patches.

Will O'Brien a Director of Cyber Practice at PwC

Ronan talks to Professor Barry O’ Reilly of Assert & UCC who was involved with the development of the COVID-19 Remote Early Warning System also known as CREW.  Professor O’Reilly talks about how the idea of CREW came about, how it works and what you need to use it. Professor O’Reilly also talks about how easy it is to implement and if they are thinking about selling it in other countries.

Professor Barry O'Reilly of Assert & UCC

Oliver Mauss is the founder of DRVE a company that specialises in fuelling the growth of online business and as DRVE was setup with remote working COVID-19 has not had much of an impact. Ronan talks to Oliver about this, what DRVE does, what they invest in and where to apply for their programs.

Oliver Mauss

PwC released their Global consumer survey earlier this week and it revealed how the COVID-19 pandemic is changing urban consumer purchasing habits and behaviours and how global disruption has forced the acceleration of a more digital way of life. Ronan talks to Owen McFeely, Director, PwC Ireland Retail & Consumer Practice about how the survey came about, why during a noticeable digital shift physical stores will still exist, and the increase in online grocery shopping. Owen also talks about the four key trends that the survey noticed, other trends the survey noticed and the positives they noticed that have come out of the pandemic.

Owen McFeely PwC

We go for a test drive in the new Nissan EV taxi on Cape Clear with Mairtin O'Mealoid, the first of its kind on any Irish Island.

This episode will also air on the Cape Clear radio show too.

First EV taxi on Cape Clear,  Test driving the new Nissan NV 200

From Pricewaterhouse to Cape Clear, Why I raised a family there, Seamus Ó Drisceoil

We interview Seamus Ó Drisceoil to learn more about his reasons for moving to Cape Island, West Cork, and his experiences of raising a family and educating the children in an irish speaking family and community.

Cape Clear Island has had a long positive tradition of families moving from all over the world, to raise their children in the safety and peace of a small friendly island in Roaring Water Bay, West Cork.

With the current global pandemic that is COVID-19, many people are assessing what the risks will be of sending their children back to schools in September.

Irish Tech News has been commissioned by the Cape Clear National School and Comhar na nOileán to help promote living and educating your children on Cape Clear Island.

If you would like to know more information about moving to Cape Clear and sending them to the primary school please contact
cathaoirleachsnchleire@gmail.com or jude@oileain.ie

From Pricewaterhouse to Cape Clear, Why I raised a family on an island, Seamus Ó Drisceoil

Interesting interview with Mary Molloy Ó Drisceoil, who moved to Cape Clear in 1982 with her family, where they raised their twin boys on the island.

We learn more about her reasons for moving to Cape Island, West Cork, and raising a family and educating the children in an Irish speaking family and community.

Cape Clear Island has had a long positive tradition of families moving from all over the world, to raise their children in the safety and peace of a small friendly island in Roaring Water Bay, West Cork.

With the current global pandemic that is COVID-19, many people are assessing what the risks will be of sending their children back to schools in September.

Irish Tech News has been commissioned by the Cape Clear National School and Comhar na nOileán to help promote living and educating your children on Cape Clear Island.

If you would like to know more information about moving to Cape Clear and sending them to the primary school please contact
cathaoirleachsnchleire@gmail.com or jude@oileain.ie

Twins, pubs, boats, and the joys of living on an island, Mary Molloy Ó Drisceoil, Cape Clear

Startup insights, growing Irish Tech News & why digital media can be a force for good, Patrick O'Brien and Simon Cocking in conversation

Interesting conversation about the story of Irish Tech News's growth, the roadblocks it encountered and the strategies they employed to ensure it's continued growth.

Patrick O'Brien interviews Simon Cocking about Irish Tech News and it's first decade, 2010 to 2020.

Startup insights, growing Irish Tech News & why digital media can be a force for good

Ronan talks to Patrick Hamilton GSA head of administration. Patricks talks about his background, what GSA does, GSA and the strategic importance of EUSPACE as an EU asset for innovation, growth and sustainability, how they link up with ESA, and why they are autonomous. Patrick also talks about the various services that GSA offer, how technology has enabled us to use GSA’s satellite’s and their data, and how GSA is helping to foster innovation and entrepreneurship.

Patrick Hamilton on what GSA does and the services they offer

After our written interview with Nell Kruger earlier this year we figured it made sense to capture her unique insights and voice in this podcast interview.

Nell Kruger lived on Cape Clear from 1986 to 2018 and saw many interesting events and changes on the island.
She worked as an artist, ceramicist and cofounder of the Cape Clear Storytelling Festival and resident on the island for four decades.

See more in this interview also
https://irishtechnews.ie/island-life-perspectives-nell-kruger-cape-clear/

30 years on Cape Clear, reflections with Nell Kruger

Over the past 20 years, the media landscape has changed as the internet has brought new challenges leading to bloggers and online publications changing the way we consume media. One of the innovative online publications is Bellincat an investigative journalism website that specialises in fact-checking and open-source intelligence. Ronan talks to Eliot Higgins the founder of Bellincat about what Bellincat does, the online media landscape and fake news.

Insights into online investigative journalism with Eliot Higgins founder of Bellincat

Melanie Boylan interviews Laura Ryan, Director of International HR at Dropbox

Laura Ryan is the Director of International HR at Dropbox, the content collaboration platform that helps keep work organised in the new world of distributed working. 


Laura joined Dropbox in 2015 to lead the company’s international people strategy and operations - and her team ensures that Dropbox continues to grow as a great place to work. Prior to this, she spent five years at Google building out their fast growing geo operations function for Europe, leading recruitment activities and building HR policies.


Today, Laura has over 16 years of experience within the HR industry, having previously started her career at the insurance company Aviva, where her commitment to “making work human” was awarded with fast-tracked progression during her seven years at the organisation. 

Laura also holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Galway University and is committed to her personal mission as an HR leader to shape the way of working for future generations.

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Remote Working Best Practices for 2021, Laura Ryan, Director of International HR at Dropbox

The Schrems II landmark ruling decision in July and it impacts on privacy shield, plus the Brexit transition period ending on 31st December, has meant data compliance has never been busier. Many businesses are unsure of the updates that impact international data transfers and what is required to process data correctly. With the UK being a non-EU member come 1st January Article 27 of the GDPR will be an important focus also. Ronan talks to Conor Hogan, Global Practice Lead in Privacy at BSI  about all this and the latest elephant in the room BYON (Bring Your Own Network).

Insights into Schrems II, GDPR and international data transfers with Conor Hogan from  BSI

Helene Li - Co-Founder, GoImpact
A firm believer in applying market-based solutions to fast track social and environmental impact; and a passionate advocate for Sustainable Finance, Helene is a management consultant by training ( Boston Consulting Group and Willis Towers Watson alumni ) and a seasoned finance industry professional with long tenures in strategic planning and
marketing roles at global financial institutions such as J.P. Morgan Private Bank, Lombard Odier, and BNP Paribas Wealth Management.

Having worked in the ultra-high-net-worth space for most of her banking and consulting career, Helene is committed to leveraging the financial power and heart of the 1% to accelerate the impact in helping the 99%.
It is in this spirit that she co-founded GoImpact as an action driven ecosystem to connect stakeholders in accelerating the Impact momentum. She has been spearheading and curating industry recognized and highly rated Next Generation Family Business programs, and a regular contributor to Impact and Entrepreneurship research throughout her banking and consulting career.

She partnered with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in organizing the “Creative Capitalism” Forum in 2010, which formed a cross-sector platform to debate and deepen the call for action in driving sustainable family legacy and socially meaningful engagements for the ultra- high-net-worth families. Since then, she has built up a closely connected network of fore-runners, thought leaders and practitioners in this area across family businesses, corporate, government and private sectors.

A sought-after speaker and moderator at Impact Investment and Sustainable Finance forums, Helene graduated from the University of Hong Kong with First Class Honors degree in English and Economics.

See more on her website here

https://www.goimpact.today/home

Making a sustainable impact in investing, insights with Helene Li

Great interview by Melanie Boylan with Abigail Harrison

Abby is an aspiring astronaut who dreams of becoming the first astronaut to set foot on Mars! She is a dynamic leader and the co-founder of the international nonprofit organization The Mars Generation. Through her nonprofit, Abby now has almost one million people joining her on this mission to excite kids about STEM/STEAM education (science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics) and also to educate people everywhere of the importance of STEAM and space exploration to the future of humankind. A rising star in her field, she holds a degree in biology from Wellesley College, has interned at a NASA-funded astrobiology lab, and has been featured in TIME, Forbes 2019 30 under 30, the BBC, and even gave her own TEDx talk!

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/622542/dream-big-by-abigail-harrison/

Dream Big! How to Reach for Your Stars, Abigail Harrison

Sharron Mendel Swain is the Managing Producer at Bham Now, a 4-year-old digital media startup based in Birmingham, Alabama. She's a graduate of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex, in Brighton, England. After a lifetime of adventures across the globe, she came back to her hometown and is thrilled to have the opportunity to produce positive news about the area. In her spare time, she's raising two lively boys, going on lots of walks and finally reading The Lord of the Rings.

I manage a team of multimedia content producers who tell good stories about Birmingham. Please send ideas my way: sharron@bhamnow.com

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Positive news from Birmingham Alabama, media insights with Sharron Mendel Swain , Bham now

Ger Nunan has a background in business development and is a serial entrepreneur, so how has he managed to keep doing this? Ronan talks to Ger about this, some of the various businesses he has been involved with and how he pivoted during the pandemic.

Serial entrepreneur insights with Ger Nunan

Mark Sangster is a cybersecurity evangelist and author. His latest book is No Safe Harbor which was recently reviewed on Irish Tech News by Simon Cocking. Mark talks to Ronan about his latest book, examples of some real-life cybersecurity incidents, digital fingerprints, and what businesses can do to prevent cybersecurity incidents.

Cybersecurity insights with Mark Sangster

One of the traits of a good entrepreneur is being able to keep their business going and scaling in adverse conditions like the global COVID-19 pandemic we are currently facing. Gustav Lundberg Toresson is one such entrepreneur, he is the CEO and co-founder of Memmo, and Forbes 30 Under 30 lister. Gustav talks to Ronan about his background, what Memmo does, and how Memmo has coped during the current pandemic. Gustav also talks about scaling a business quickly and how to compete against competitors.

Scaling a business during a global pandemic with Gustav Lundberg Toresson

The current pandemic has put a strain on medical services but in Northern Ireland technology has helped. Belfast City Hospital used Axial3D powered with AWS to clear the Northern Irish kidney transplant backlog. Ronan talks to Roger Johnston, CEO of Axial3D, and Dr Tim Brown, a kidney transplant surgeon at Belfast City Hospital. They talk about what Axial3D does, how Belfast City Hospital uses Axial3D, and why AWS is important to Axial3D.

How Axial3D and AWS cleared the Northern Irish kidney transplant backlog during the current pandemic

Brendan Ó Sé is a multi-award winning fine art photographer/mobile photographer from Cork, Ireland. Brendan offers regular mobile photography workshops for the public in association with Cork’s Glucksman Gallery and The Gallery of Photography in Dublin.

Brendan gives mobile photography workshops in @theglucksman & @gallery_of_photography_ireland, online & around the world.
Next workshops starting Jan 12 '21. www.galleryofphotography.ie/4-x-90-minute-smartphone-photography-workshops-with-brendan-

https://www.instagram.com/brendan.o.se/

 He also delivers bespoke workshops for corporate clients. As the world is adapting to life in this global pandemic, Brendan is offering in conjunction with The Gallery of Photography and Cork’s Glucksman Gallery online mobile photography workshops.
His DSLR and iPhone photography has been exhibited in Cork, Galway, Dublin, Miami, Idaho, Florence, Brussels, Lecce, Victoria, Ontario, Rome, Porto, Bangkok, Singapore, Penang, and Jakarta. Brendan was part of the original Apple World Gallery of images shot on iPhone 6 in 2015. His photograph was showcased on billboards and posters in 72 cities around the world. such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Paris, Bangalore, Seoul, Tokyo, Bogota, London and Milan.

Using either the iPhone, Fuji XT-2 or a Nikon D7000, he tries to see and create in unusual ways and this results in some unique imagery and striking street photography.

Mobile and street photography trends and insights with Brendan Ó Sé, global #iphonographer

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