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 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 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 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 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 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 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 7: S4 Episode 7: Phil Sorsky from CommScope on the future of 5G and fast broadband
“During the pandemic, Broadband has saved economic collapse and the health system collapse” says Phil Sorsky, Senior Vice president of Worldwide Sales at CommScope.
When you think about it, one of the unsung heroes of the last 2 years has been technologies that kept us connected to our families and our work...
episode 8: S4 Episode 8: Wayne Snyder from Blue Yonder on the future of The Retail Supply Chain
What really goes on behind the scenes to ensure you get the things you order on-line or in person? To find out more, I spoke with Wayne Snyder, Vice President of Retail Strategy for EMEA at Blue Yonder.
Wayne has worked in retail for more than 20 years and is a recognised expert in planning and supply chain operations...
episode 9: S4 Episode 9: Nick Abrahams from Norton Rose Fulbright on Web3, NFTs, Crypro, DAO and DeFi
If you've ever wanted a Masterclass in Web3, NFTs, Cryptocurrency, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) and Decentralised Finance (DeFi) then this 45-minute podcast is for you!
I was fortunate to be able to convince Nick Abrahams, the Global Co-leader of Digital Transformation Practice at leading law firm Norton Rose Fulbright to come on the show and give us a very informative, no-nonsense look at some of the hottest topics in technology at the moment...
episode 10: S4 Episode 10: Aaron Goldman from Mediaocean on TikTok
TikTok now has a billion users, so what makes it stand out from Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter?
To answer this I spoke with Aaron Goldman, Chief Marketing Officer of MediaOcean, a mission-critical platform for omnichannel advertising that connects brands, agencies, media, technology, and data.
Aaron has been in the Marketing industry for over 20 years, including CMO roles at 4C, and Kenshoo, a leading enterprise marketing software company...