The Actionable Futurist® Podcast is a show all about the near-term future with actionable advice from a range of global experts.Your host is leading Futurist and AI Expert Andrew Grill, a dynamic and visionary tech leader with over three decades of experience steering technology companies towards innovative success.Known for his captivating global keynotes, Andrew offers practical and actionable advice, making him a trusted advisor at the board level for companies such as Vodafone, Adobe, DHL, Nike, Nestle, Bupa, Wella, Mars, Sanofi, Dell Technologies, and the NHS.His upcoming book “Digitally Curious” set for a 2024 release by Wiley, delves into how technology intertwines with society’s fabric and provides actionable advice for any audience across a broad range of topics.A former Global Managing Partner at IBM, five times TEDx speaker, and someone who has performed more than 550 times on the world stage he is no stranger to providing strategic advice to senior leaders across multiple industries.Andrew’s unique blend of an engineering background, digital advocacy, and thought leadership positions him as a pivotal figure in shaping the future of technology...
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 5 hours 2 minutes
episode 6: S4 Episode 6: Muhi Majzoub from OpenText on the future of information management & cloud
How does a university project to index the entire Oxford English Dictionary become one of the world’s largest information management companies with revenues of over $3Bn?
To find out I spoke with Muhi Majzoub, Executive Vice President & Chief Product Officer of OpenText who leads the product development and strategy for the company as well as their transition to the cloud...
episode 5: S4 Episode 5: Helena Nimmo from Endava on Digital Acceleration
We hear a lot about digital transformation, and my guest Helena Nimmo thinks this term is outdated and should be replaced with digital acceleration.
She argues that Digital Transformation suggests that you have a blank canvas and that is rarely true, she prefers to talk about Digital Acceleration and building on what you already have...
episode 4: S4 Episode 4: Michael Kaczmarek Former VP Products @ Neustar on the Domain Name System
When we think about the components that go together to make the internet work we probably think of browsers and IP addresses but there is one critical component that brings it together - the Domain Name System or DNS. It's the reason behind when you type cnn.com you end up on the right website.
The design of DNS is more than 30 years old, but still is a critical point of the internet today...
episode 3: S4 Episode 3: Space-Based Solar Power live recording
This special episode of the podcast was recorded live in front of an audience in February 2022 as one of a number of popular events run by the Institution of Engineers Australia UK Chapter. It features a panel of experts discussing a very interesting subject that of space-based solar power...
episode 2: S4 Episode 2: Mark Sweeney from Citrix on Hybrid Learning and Remote Working
We've learned much about how to work remotely over the last 2 years, but how will these changes impact the education sector? To answer this I invited Mark Sweeney, who is the Regional Vice President for Citrix in the UK & Ireland onto this episode of the podcast.
Mark has over 25 years of experience in business innovation, and a key focus has been innovation within the technical professional services field...
episode 1: S4 Episode 1: Tom Smith CEO of GWI on the future of Market Research
To understand the future of the market research industry, my guest is Tom Smith, Founder and CEO of GWI. Having spent several years working agency side, he recognised a growing demand for global data to better understand the complex online market, coupling the world's largest ongoing study on the digital consumer with powerful analytics. GWI is now the leading provider of digital consumer insights to the global marketing industry...
episode 8: S3 Episode 8: Mezzo-Soprano Deborah Humble - from Wagner to Wine
As a special holiday edition of the podcast, and the final episode of this current series, I’m joined by Internationally acclaimed Mezzo-Soprano Deborah Humble.
She is highly regarded for her Wagner roles and has performed in opera houses around the world including Paris, London, Sydney and Hamburg.
She’s also been a friend of mine for over 35 years.
Born in Bangor, Wales, Deborah grew up in Adelaide, Australia...
episode 7: S3 Episode 7: Raj Samani from Rapid7 on Cybersecurity risks
We know that cybersecurity presents a huge risk to us both personally and professionally, but what can we do to stay safe? To answer this question I spoke with cybersecurity expert Raj Samani, who at the time of recording was Chief Scientist at McAfee, and is now at Rapid7 on the Actionable Futurist Podcast®...
episode 6: S3 Episode 6: Steve Cadigan on embracing the aftershocks of COVID-19 to create a better model of working
On this episode of the Actionable Futurist® podcast, we spoke with Steve Cadigan who has been at the forefront of global talent strategy and company culture for the past 30 years.
He is most famous for scaling Linkedin from 400 to 4,000 in just 3 and a half years.
Steve also led the development of LinkedIn’s legendary company culture and was at the helm of the Talent function for its period of the highest growth and through their IPO...
episode 5: S3 Episode 5: Mark Schaefer on Cumulative Advantage
On this episode of the Actionable Futurist® podcast, we spoke with Mark Schaefer, someone I’ve known for nearly a decade. We first met in 2012 after he published the best selling book “Return on Influence” while I was the CEO of influencer platform Kred.
He’s also the author of the world's best-selling book on Twitter, The Tao of Twitter, as well as a raft of other books such as The Content Code about content marketing and “KNOWN” a book on personal branding...