MWC 2017

Renée Jiménez, Head Marketing Communications, Manager GSMA talks to us about Hack_D_Gap, the global startup challenge, ahead of Mobile World Congress 2017. Renée sets the context by explaining what the GSMA’s plans for women4tech are, who initiated it, the initiatives planned during the MWC17 and the expected impact of the overall program. While the program, its activities, and the challenge is not exclusive to women she does explain why its creation was imperative in the overall scheme of things at GSMA; focusing on how they want to address gender equality and diversity in the technology sector.

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TTC #306 Hack_D_Gap challenging Women to Excel

Yiannis Rizopoulos speaks with Suresh Subramanian VP of Global industry relations of Iconectiv, an Ericsson subsidiary on the standards of the MZM and Internet of Things era, security and authentication. Interviewed by Yannis Rizopoulos for Tech Talks Central.

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TTC #307 Iconectiv on IoT Security and Authentication

Vicki talks with Maya Thomine Desmazures, from La French Tech and finds out what France is doing for its ecosystem of startups. Ever wondered how you can move your startup to Paris? There’s a VISA for that now. Interviewed by Vicki Kolovou for Tech Talks Central.

TTC #309 La French Tech issues a Startup Visa

Daniel Cohen, Product Director at Fluid Ads, a UK startup, discusses with Vicki about their easy to use HTML5 ad creation platform. Daniel says it takes a few minutes to create a proper HTML5 ad on their platform -with limited technical knowledge- instead of the usual 4 to 5 days. Check it out! Interviewed by Vicki Kolovou for Tech Talks Central.

TTC #310 DIY HTML5 Ads

Gregor Gimmy founder and head of the BMW Startup Garage talks to Tech Talks Central and Vicki about the term he’s coined "Venture Client", where a big corporation avoids the usual accelerator model and goes straight to being the client of the startup, supporting and growing it in the process. Interviewed by Vicki Kolovou for Tech Talks Central.

TTC #308 BMW Garage

Bas Van Abel, Founder and CEO of Fairphone talks to Vicki about the concept behind the mobile phone Fairphone. It all started from the awful mining conditions in Congo. It’s not often we talk about fair construction. Interviewed by Vicki Kolovou for Tech Talks Central.

TTC #311 A Mobile That You Don’t Have To Change Every Two Years

Ever wanted to get started with sensors and create your own Internet of Things? AT&T has a starter kit solution for developers with limited development knowledge. Vicki discussed with Richard Finn, Lead Product Marketing Manager at AT&T, on the IoT starter kits available. Interviewed by Vicki Kolovou for Tech Talks Central.

TTC #312 AT&T Avnet Starter Kit

Vicki was in the Innovation City speaking with Intel and AT&T on IoT and sensor kits, that cut back time and cost for ventures who are looking for ways to get into the Internet of Things era and wanna start small. Dipti Vachani, Vice President General Manager of strategy and solutions IoT Group at Intel, and Sunder Somasundaram, Director of IoT solutions at AT&T discuss Intel’s LIQD program and their IoT development partnership. Interviewed by Vicki Kolovou for Tech Talks Central.

TTC #313 Intel & The LIQD Program for IoT

How about a smart palette? You might think of it as trivial, but GSMA surely thinks different, as it has awarded RM2 with the innovation award for its Smart Palette. Vicki interviewed Christopher Gibbs at the Innovation City and discussed about their geolocation enabled long lasting palettes with amazing opportunities for the assets business. Interviewed by Vicki Kolovou for Tech Talks Central.

TTC #314 Millions of GPS Connected Palettes

Gesture and face recognition including emotions is the next big thing in the future of driving and safety when it comes to the automotive industry. Rony Greenberg, Vice President of Development at EyeSight talked with Vicki about how poker gave him the idea to work on  face recognition. Interviewed by Vicki Kolovou for Tech Talks Central.

TTC #316 What do Poker and Face Recognition have in Common?

Vicki interviewed Anthony Rovito from All The Foodies. "All the Foodies" is a creative cooking network show with a hipster twist. Random chefs or wanna-be-chefs prepare the recipe in a very aesthetic video, explaining in 2 minutes the story behind the recipe. You can look up their videos on Facebook at AllTheFoodiesSpain. Interviewed by Vicki Kolovou for Tech Talks Central.

TTC #317 All The Foodies Network

We interviewed Pedro Concalves, COO for Hi Jiffy. He explains how the hotel chatbot works over Facebook messenger, communicating with potential customers, directly. Their strongest advantage is the sort of customer service they provide with a human touch. Interviewed by Vicki Kolovou for Tech Talks Central.

TTC #318 A Chatbot for Hotels

Skolkovo is the state owned innovation centre, in Moscow, with over 12 hundred startups under its wings. Vicki interviewed Alexey Belyakov, Vice President of Skolkovo Foundation, Maxim Zharenov, Director and Taisiya Yarmak, Head of International PR about Skolkovo, its aims as an innovation centre and its strong points. Interviewed by Vicki Kolovou for Tech Talks Central.

TTC #315 Skolkovo, An Innovation Centre in Moscow

We talk with Brendan O'Brien , Co-Founder & Chief Innovation officer Aria Systems during Mobile World Congress 2017. Brendan, an IoT and connected car monetization expert, explains how (IoT) has created an entirely new market in the automotive industry with connected car services that are driving new streams of revenue growth and transforming the industry. He explains how much of the connected-car opportunity is “recurring revenue” due to the way connected car services are consumed, measured and paid for.  We talk about connected cars being the new big thing and Brendan explains how industrial applications for these connected vehicles could be just as profitable. Finally Brendan gives us the scoop on companies like Audi, Cadillac, Subaru, Ford and GM who are already getting on the bandwagon of leveraging innovative connected car services. Interviewed by Venetia Kyritsi for Tech Talks Central.

TTC #320 What do Auto Companies Need to do to Cash In?

Esteban Redolfi is the Director of 4YFN. Vicki asked him all sorts of questions on 4YFN 2017; how many startups and investors are participating; how many people they’re expecting and what the future beholds. Vicki says he was a great interviewee with a strong sense of what collaboration entails. Interviewed by Vicki Kolovou for Tech Talks Central.

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TTC #322  4YFN Leading in the Startup World of 2017

Venetia talks with Siri Sung Marketing director of BISECU a startup that developed a smart bike lock that works with your phone to help you "forget the lock and enjoy the ride". Interviewed by Venetia Kyritsi for Tech Talks Central.

TTC #324 Lock Your Bike With Your Phone

Venetia talks with Campbell Foster, Director at Adobe Primetime, about Adobe’s strategy around 180 VR cinema, TV, and cross-device solutions. They discussed Adobe's first big project with with Coca Cola for a 180 VR ad that would run during the viewing of a 180 movie.

TTC #323 Adobe and 180 VR

Paul Gailey Alburquerque, founder of Everywoah, talks to us about their experience in NUMA Barcelona and the company’s 360 video middleware apps for mobile VR, and ‘mojo’ - mobile journalism at 4YFN during Mobile World Congress 2017.  Paul explains how they develop white label 360 video player apps for creator studios, broadcasters, and brands seeking Android, iOS, webVR, and other VR distribution of their virtual reality content. He tells us how Everywhoah supports journalists and broadcasters going mojo with 360 video tools, customizable workflows, feature enhanced publishing, and integrations with APIs and hardware that can make any freelancer out there give big on site outfits a run for their money. The company also develops instant 360 preview app tools for 360 directors and VR storytellers to benefit from smartphone powered real time stitching aids that can accelerate and guide the filmmaking process. Interviewed by Venetia Kyritsi for Tech Talks Central.

TTC #325 Professional 360 Mobile VR Video at Your Fingertips

Anna Sort aka @LostNurse, CEO of Play Benefit, and a World of Warcraft hard core gamer talks about gamefication and health. She explains how she got involved and what BeEnergy is trying to accomplish. Interviewed by Vicki Kolovou for Tech Talks Central.

TTC #321 A Gamer and A Nurse Combines Two of Her Biggest Loves

Yiannis Rizopoulos speaks with Luca Verre, founder of the startup Chronocam, which develops a unique artificial vision and cybervision technology to be used for autonomous navigation and new IoT applications. Interviewed by Yiannis Rizopoulos for Tech Talks Central.

TTC #319 AI and Cybervision for Autonomous Navigation

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