Heads Talk
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A Fly on the Boardroom Wall
Weekly, in-depth dialogues with industry titans and top executives. From FTSE and S&P CEOs to C-suite leaders of renowned institutions, Heads Talk offers "A Fly on the Boardroom Wall" insights into the pressing topics shaping today's business, finance, and technology landscape.
The Heads of the world's biggest corporations discuss current and future industry matters with Heads Talk, providing a unique perspective on the pulse of global commerce. We like to start the conversations!
Our distinguished guest list includes C-suite board executives from Alphabet Inc., AWS, Boeing, Deloitte & Touche, EY, Geely, GM, Google, HSBC, IBM, KPMG, McKinsey & Company, Microsoft, O2, Oracle, Pfizer, PwC, Roche, Salesforce, Shell, Siemens, Swiss Re, UBS, Verizon, Zurich Insurance, and many more industry giants.
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A fly on the boardroom wall. Weekly in-depth conversations with FTSE/S&P CEOs, Executive CSuites, Leaders of Institutions and Heads of the World's Biggest Businesses, about the Current Topics of the day in their industry. Guests/Companies include: Boeing, Microsoft, Mckinsey & Company, Alphabet Inc, Salesforce, O2, UBS, Swiss Re, HSBC, IBM, GM, Pfizer, Oracle, Google, AWS, Shell, Verizon and many more. Top 0.5% Podcast in Management/Business.
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Episode Title: 🇧🇸Cyber Reef🇧🇸
This is an exciting and yet another global episode of Heads Talk for the #HTCyberProtectSeries. We talk to an individual who established the Cybersecurity Department for the Central Bank of The Bahamas. That is just one of her achievements and I get the feeling there will be a lot more to come.
Sametria McKinney currently serves as the Director at the Office of the Prime Minister, where she leads the National Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT-BS). In this role, she spearheads initiatives to enhance The Bahamas' cyber resilience; and oversees the development and implementation of the nation's first National Cybersecurity Strategy.
Prior to this, she was the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the Central Bank of The Bahamas, where she established the Bank's Information Security Department.
Sametria’s contributions to cybersecurity have earned her International recognition, including:
- The ISSA International President’s Award for Cybersecurity in Public Service (2023); and
- The ISC2 Senior Professional Award for the Americas Region (2024).
It was truly enjoyable and enlightening to witness the effort involved in building a security department and to explore the distinct challenges faced by financial institutions compared to other industries. Sametria is a force of nature, deeply committed to ensure cybersecurity alignment and resilience across the Caribbean. Her focus on action over recognition makes her an unsung hero in this critical field—an admirable and inspiring quality.
Topics Covered:
◽️Cybersecurity & Financial Institutions - A Whole Different Level
◽️Building a CISO Department within The Central Bank
◽️The Bahamas Cultural Ethos Around Cyber Treats
◽️The Meaning of Cyber Reef
◽️Ministry of Economic Affairs
◽️Governmental Spend Allocation Dilemma in Small States
◽️Island States Collaboration in Cybersecurity
◽️Cybersecurity Investment Balance with Business Innovation Costs
◽️Regional Governance & Practices
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Episode Title:🇭🇺360° CISO Operative in Today’s Deep Fake World🇸🇪
In this episode of the #HTCyberProtectSeries on Heads Talk, we’re joined by Andrea Szeiler-Zengo, Group Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of Transcom.
Transcom, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, is a global outsourcing company specialising in customer experience (CX) solutions across industries like e-commerce, telecommunications, utilities, and healthcare. With a workforce of around 30,000 employees, the company operates across 70 global locations and has an annual revenue of approximately €737.9 million (2023)With over 20 years of experience across diverse industries—including financial services, Andrea is also the European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO) Ambassador for Hungary, as well as the President of Women4Cyber Hungary. She is the founder and former president of WITSEC - Women in IT Security - Association of Hungary and currently holds leadership roles in several prestigious IT security associations globally, including the ISACA Budapest Chapter and the Nordics CISO Association. As an active member of CyberEdBoard and a frequent international keynote speaker, Andrea continuously contributes to the global cybersecurity community. Her expertise spans Cyber Security, Security Management, Risk Management, and various industry-standard certifications, making her a respected leader and advocate in the field of information security.
Andrea's accomplishments include being named one of the Top 50 Women IT Security Influencers in Europe. She is dedicated to empowering girls and women to pursue careers in cybersecurity and STEM, ensuring they have every opportunity to succeed in these fields.
Topics Covered:
◽️ Deep Fakes
◽️ Creativity in Cybersecurity
◽️ Cybersecurity and STEM Education for Women
◽️ Phishing and Hacking Improvements
◽️ Complexity of the Current Environments
◽️ Innovative Cyber Attacks
◽️ CISO and CIO Collaboration
◽️ CISO Today and Tomorrow
◽️ CISO Direct Line to the CEO
◽️ CISO as Business Leaders of the Future
◽️ Quantum Computing
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11/19/23 • 53 min
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Episode Title:- 🇺🇸Everybody Must Be A Prompt Engineer🇺🇸
My guest today is the 1st Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO) we have had on the show. A sign of the times. A fascinating discussion with Florin Rotar, CAIO of Avanade and the former CTO of Avanade.
Florin drives the Global AI Strategy and Execution across all parts of the business, spanning leadership, Sales, Solutions, Delivery, Capability and the Partner Ecosystem. He was recognised by Entrepreneur Magazine as one of the Top 10 CTOs to Watch in 2023.
A very enjoyable and thoughtful conversation with Florin, who carefully threaded the human needs and ethical elements in our discussion throughout the episode. Do have a listen.
Topics Covered:
◽️Critical Role of a CAIO Today
◽️Mobile 1st, then Cloud 1st, then AI 1st and now back to Cloud 1st - NGC
◽️Prompt Engineering
◽️AI, Human and Ethical Considerations
◽️Democratised AI
◽️AI Evolution
◽️Microsoft Ecosystem
◽️Quantum Computing
◽️Sustainable Cloud Storage
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205 - Stephen Ingledew OBE Chairman: Fintech Series, Fintech Scotland Cluster Management Excellence
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04/14/24 • 29 min
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Episode Title: 🏴Fintech Scotland Cluster Management Excellence 🏴
Another great episode from the Finfluencer Series 2024 on Heads Talk. For newcomers, we invite you to explore our remarkable lineup of guests from our successful 2022 series by browsing the hashtag #HTFintechSeries.
Stephen Ingledew OBE is the Chairman of Fintech Scotland and a Non-Executive of the Centre for Finance Innovation and Technology (CFIT). He spearheads the advancement of financial innovation, propelling FinTech Scotland to prominence as a leading Fintech Cluster Management Organisation in the UK and Europe.
Stephen's pivotal role in shaping the groundbreaking research and innovation roadmap and his co-founding of the UK FinTech National Network demonstrates his commitment to driving progress in the industry. His contributions were honored with an OBE in the 2023 New Year Honours list for services to the UK Fintech Sector.
Beyond his leadership positions, Stephen holds several non-executive director roles and serves on various boards, further solidifying his impact on the landscape of finance and technology.
Topics Covered:
◽️Cluster Management Accreditation - ECEI Silver Label
◽️Fintech in Scotland and the UK Fintech Family
◽️UKs Fintech Global Market position
◽️Balance Between Promoting Innovation and Ensuring Regulatory Compliance
◽️Scottish Ecosystem
◽️Climate Finance
◽️Fintech Scotland's Future
◽️ Reading FC Team!
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03/09/22 • 21 min
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Episode Title:- 🇮🇳Innovative Leadership & Fintech Adoption🇨🇭
International Women's Day was on Tuesday, but we continue to celebrate this with my second remarkable woman of the week on the #HTFintechSeries on Heads Talk.
Reshma Ramachandran, who is the Chief Transformation Officer and Group Senior Vice President of The Adecco Group. Reshma is my kind of woman. She gets things done!
I thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with Reshma, the recorded and after conversation. Reshma is an amazing woman that has done so many things in her life and has achieved a great deal more. So many topics and subjects could have been covered in my conversation with Reshma, as she was a delight to talk to.
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Topics Covered: #FintechVsSTEM #IndiaRevolution #MicroLending #WomenEmpowerment
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02/28/24 • 43 min
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Episode Title: 🇯🇵Unveiling the ASEAN Emerging and Investment Markets 🇯🇵
In this #HTFintechSeries episode of Heads Talk, we talk to an experienced CSuite with a background in Trading, Investment and Marketing.
Hiroyuki Itoh is the Founder, CEO and President of Onebloom Corporation. With a foundation laid at Sumitomo Corporation, a Fortune 500 global trading and business investment firm, he embarked on a distinguished career in international trading, marketing, and sales.
Holding a pivotal position as a Market and Industry leader between Japan and ASEAN, as well as East Asia, Hiroyuki spearheaded business activities in the Automotive Steel Sheet industry.
He played a pivotal role in the success of the conglomerated company's ventures in Southeast Asian and East Asian nations, overseeing a diverse portfolio of corporate customers and managing values totalling in the hundreds of millions of US dollars annually.
As a Public Speaker and Country Representative for Japan at global events like the Africa Trade and Investment Global Summit, he continues to make a significant impact on the international stage, garnering a substantial following on platforms like LinkedIn.
Topics Covered:
◽️Investment in the ASEAN Market
◽️Capital Structure Optimisation
◽️Currency Risk Management
◽️ESG Factors that Affect Emerging Markets
◽️What Japanese VCs are Talking about in the Fintech Space
◽️Hiroyuki's Inspirational Figures in Finance and Banking
◽️Fintech, Financial and Banking Predictions for the Year Ahead
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11/14/21 • 39 min
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Episode Title:-🇸🇪Volvo’s 100% Fossil Free Roadmap🇸🇪
In this week’s episode of Heads Talk, I am joined by Henrik Engdahl, Chief Charging Engineer for Volvo Group. This is the continuation of the #HTAutomotiveSeries.
Henrik provided forensic details on vehicle technology development as well as Volvo Group’s advancement in other domains. We briefly touched upon the policy side of things and Henrik laid out his preferences and well as points for concerns going forward.
The bottom up perspective was analysed. Meaning: Trucks are operated by humans, usually owned by small companies (with limited economic headroom) with short term contracts to logistic specialists (Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Maersk, DFDS etc) which are in term contracted by the smallest to the largest entities of the economy (single households to multinational corporations). This brings an interesting (and challenging) dynamic to the topic of decarbonising goods transport. In the end the costs must be carried by the consumer (who is currently benefiting from the externalised cost of CO2-emissions), but how should we get there? Who will take the lead and how will they (economically) benefit from the transition?
So, my listeners are in for a treat with the insights they will gain from someone working at a leadership level in one of the world’s leading manufacturers of heavy-duty trucks, construction equipment, buses, marine and industrial engines.
Topics Covered: #VolvoTrucks #ShiftInCoreCompetences #GoodsTransportation #AutonomousVehicle #SupplyChainChallenges #MechanicalEngineers #ElectricalEngineers #ObsoleteOEMs
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10/31/21 • 40 min
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Episode Title:- 🇨🇭The Hydrogen Game🇨🇭
In this 60th episode of Head Talk, we continue the New #HTAutomotiveSeries with Patrick Huber, Chairman and CEO of H2 Energy Holdings. This was a really fascinating conversation and quite educational at the same time. My knowledge of the Hydrogen solution for the shift to decarbonisation rose exponentially as a result of my conversation with Patrick; and I’ll even go as far as to say you will listen to the episode time and time again.
Patrick provided forensic detail on the logistics, Hydrogen production, storage infrastructure and transportation as well as enlighten us to the residual use of the substance. We get an insight into the different types of Hydrogen and the ecosystem that is being created, but like all things there is a timeline for successful development, deployment and commercialisation; and Patrick was candid with his analysis on this.
Topics Covered: #FuelCellEcosytem #ProductionByElectrolysis #SwitzerlandHydrogenMarket #HyundaiPartnership #DistributionModel #ScalingProcess #GridStability #CommercialisationOfH2
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Episode Title: 🇪🇬The Most Powerful Women in African Football🇪🇬
In this concluding #HTSportsSeries episode on Heads Talk, we have a fabulous guest and conversation about the football business and sports on the African Continent. My guest is one of those individuals, when given a task, rest assured she will deliver!
Abiola Ijasanmi is the recent Chief Operating Officer for the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the administrative and controlling body for association football, beach soccer, and futsal in Africa. Working with the President, Dr Patrice Motsepé, she was able to implement the vision of making African football globally competitive and self-sustaining.
Prior to the CAF, Abiola served as the Director of Legal & Compliance for Corporate Affairs and African Operations in the Airport Sector, and worked as a Sports Agent, pioneering representation for Female Athletes.
With a career partnering with major brands like American Express and VISA, Abiola is a recognised and leading advocate for sports governance, sports tourism; and gender equality in sports administration both in Africa and the UK.
Topics Covered:
◽️Confederation of African Football - Structure and Governance
◽️African Countries' Club and National Football League
◽️Relationship with CAF and FIFA
◽️13 Different Competitions (National and Clubs)
◽️Women's Football in Africa
◽️Impact of the 2010 South Africa World Cup
◽️Leading Footballing Countries on the Continent
◽️Types of Sponsorship and Commercial Deals in the Region
◽️Broadcasting Options
◽️Similarities and Relationship between CONMEBOL and CAF
◽️Becoming a Player on the World Stage
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Episode Title: 🇬🇧Gold Medals to Gold Standards: Athletes' Mindsets in the Corporate World🇬🇧
Today's episode is with a guest who was able to provide firsthand knowledge into the experiences of athletes who missed out on podium glory—not because they failed to place in the top three, but because they were cheated by competitors who used performance-enhancing drugs. My guest shared her poignant story of this betrayal and its devastating impact. Despite this, she transformed her experience into a positive force, focusing on the recognition, management, and recovery of mental health issues both in sports and the corporate world. This episode of the #HTSportsSeries on Heads Talk is a must-listen.
Marilyn Okoro OLY, a celebrated British track and field athlete, medal-winning Olympian, and part of Team GB, is remembered for her achievements in the 800 meters and the 4x400 meters relay.
Currently, Marilyn is the Programme Lead for the New to Career function at Equinix, the world's leading data infrastructure company. This Audiograms gives you a glimpse into a wonderful conversation and showcases Marilyn's tenacious spirit.
Topics Covered:
◽️Broadcasting in Paris
◽️Elite Sports Transferable Skills
◽️Athletes and Ex-Athletes Mental Health
◽️Life beyond Sport and Identity Crisis
◽️Athletes Transition Strategy
◽️Athletes Platform Power in Social and Political Sphere
◽️Launch of Marilyn's Podcast
◽️Mentors, Sponsors and Motivational Gurus
◽️Marilyn's View on 'The Power of Sports' in a Geopolitical Environment
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How many episodes does Heads Talk have?
Heads Talk currently has 253 episodes available.
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The podcast is about News, Corporate, Management, Leadership, Business News, Podcasts, Ceo and Business.
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The episode title '125 - Maria Anhalt CEO: Automotive Series - Elektrobit, Data Centre on Wheels' is the most popular.
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The average episode length on Heads Talk is 38 minutes.
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The first episode of Heads Talk was released on Oct 22, 2020.
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