
CR032: Diversity in data with Roisin McCarthy, Women in Data®
07/20/23 • 32 min
It should be a no brainer that more diverse teams deliver better and more customer appropriate outcomes and solutions. The significance of this is very much demonstrated in the realm of data - a space where ensuring that no bias is introduced into the data set is critical!
Dave, Sjoukje & Rob talk to Roisin McCarthy, Founder at Women in Data® about the founding and mission of Women in Data®, the underlying systemic issues that need to be addressed, the frustrations of not making progress quickly enough and the benefits of diversity in the workplace.
TLDR:
00:55 Intros
02:02 Cloud conversation with Roisin McCarthy
32:16 5 hard benefits of a diverse workplace
40:49 WiD Conference exclusive!
Guest
Roisin McCarthy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roisinmccarthy/
Hosts
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Sjoukje Zaal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjoukjezaal/
Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/
Production
Marcel Van Der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-van-der-burg-99a655/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Sound
Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/
It should be a no brainer that more diverse teams deliver better and more customer appropriate outcomes and solutions. The significance of this is very much demonstrated in the realm of data - a space where ensuring that no bias is introduced into the data set is critical!
Dave, Sjoukje & Rob talk to Roisin McCarthy, Founder at Women in Data® about the founding and mission of Women in Data®, the underlying systemic issues that need to be addressed, the frustrations of not making progress quickly enough and the benefits of diversity in the workplace.
TLDR:
00:55 Intros
02:02 Cloud conversation with Roisin McCarthy
32:16 5 hard benefits of a diverse workplace
40:49 WiD Conference exclusive!
Guest
Roisin McCarthy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roisinmccarthy/
Hosts
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Sjoukje Zaal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjoukjezaal/
Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/
Production
Marcel Van Der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-van-der-burg-99a655/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Sound
Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/
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CR031: Connected engineering in the automotive industry with James Speer, AWS
The automotive industry is going through a period of unparalleled disruption. How people want to buy cars, the experience of using one and how a car is powered are all under going massive transformational change.
Dave, Sjoukje & Rob talk to James Speer, Global Partner Development Manager - Automotive and Manufacturing, AWS about the disruption in the automotive industry, the electrification race and the connected car - is it more of a software platform than "car" today and will it deliver the experiences the films and TV shows of yesteryear promised us?
TLDR:
00:49 Intros
01:23 Cloud conversation with James Speer
30:18 3 tech trends for the automotive industry
36:25 Getting back to Old Trafford!
Guest
James Speer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesspeer/
Hosts
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Sjoukje Zaal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjoukjezaal/
Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/
Production
Marcel Van Der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-van-der-burg-99a655/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/
Sound
Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/
Next Episode

CR033: Good data plumbing with Rick Houlihan, MongoDB
To leverage the insights in the data spread across your organisation and to drive a modern digital experience in a world of exponentially growing data in a sustainable way, you have to engage with what is going on in your data plumbing.
Dave, Sjoukje & Rob talk to Rick Houlihan, Field CTO for Strategic Accounts, MongoDB to get a view on database history and technology and how understanding this might help an organisation to drive more effective, efficient and sustainable use of their data. Finally, in trends we talk about how to get started modernising your data infrastructure.
TLDR:
00:30 Intros
01:00 Cloud conversation with Rick Houlihan
04:00 Modernising your data infrastructure
18:00 Leveraging lessons learnt
Guest
Rick Houlihan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickhoulihan/
Hosts
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Sjoukje Zaal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjoukjezaal/
Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/
Production
Marcel Van Der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-van-der-burg-99a655/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Sound
Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/
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