No Ordinary Tech Podcast
Building a business is hard. Transforming one is harder.
That’s why we’ve invited world-class leaders to share how they’re using tech to transform their businesses.
Over a coffee or two we’ll hear their hard-won insights and insider stories before they donate to our essential transformation toolkit - and share their dream transformation hire…
These are no ordinary times, yours is no ordinary business, this is no ordinary tech podcast.
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Episodes
25 episodes
Accelerating digital transformation with serverless computing
Serverless computing is growing at an incredible pace with the market expected to increase by 15% each year over the next five years.Today’s guest, Sheen Brisals, saw these benefits first-hand when he helped Lego go serverless in just 10...
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29:46
Transforming Productivity through Agentic AI
With its roots in Alan Turing’s work and named as a top emerging technology for 2025, Agentic AI is fast approaching - and not something businesses can afford to ignore.That’s why Dr Shini Somara has asked Craig Suckling (Chief AI Office...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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37:13
The big tech trends for 2025
In this special episode, we’re looking at the biggest tech trends to look out for in 2025.Will AI continue to dominate the headlines and the business world, or are there other technologies that will steal the limelight?Marc Esmile...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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39:43
What has tech ever done for us?
Technology has been growing at a rapid pace, from smartphones and digital connectivity to AI and the Cloud. All of these have made a huge impact on the way we live and work.But with any powerful new technologies there can be downsides to...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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39:30
Accelerating tech and skills for a digital world
The last few years has seen huge progression in the development of technologies such as AI that are set to have a huge impact on industry and increase automation. What tech and engineering skills do businesses need now, and in the future, and h...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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34:48
Is the Metaverse dead?
Once hailed as the future of digital interaction, the Metaverse promised to revolutionise how we connect, work and play. But has it lived up to the hype? Join our experts, Suresh Balaji CMO of Lloyds Banking Group, Dr. Christina Yan Zha...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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34:20
The Quantum Age is coming; are we ready?
The advancement of quantum technology could lead to a golden age of discovery, but while it has the potential to solve complex problems we can’t today, it also has a dark side. In this episode Adam Hammond from IBM, Simon Benjamin from the Univ...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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39:54
Blockchain: hype or reality?
Just a few years ago, blockchain was the tech trend on everyone’s lips. But where is blockchain now? In this episode, experts Simon Taylor from Sardine and Elise Soucie from Global Digital Finance explore blockchain’s past, present and future -...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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45:33
Whatever happened to…
What makes new tech fly or fail? With all eyes on AI, this episode shifts focus to the tech that never was (or might soon be!). Join experts Pascal Finette from be radical, Chris Green from Microsoft and Patrik Zekkar from Enigio as they discus...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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30:56
How is Generative AI revolutionising the future of work?
In the last of our episodes on Generative AI, we explore how AI is shaping the future of work. Our expert panellists – Bryan Hancock from McKinsey, Brent Hecht from Microsoft and Dr. Raoul-Gabriel Urma from Cambridge Spark – dive into the big q...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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31:27
Harnessing the limitless potential of Generative AI
Since the emergence of ChatGPT began revolutionising the possibilities of Gen AI, how are large organisations adopting, using and scaling it?That’s the topic up for discussion this week, with Kate chatting to our episode experts Dr Micha...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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32:17
What are the ethical and broader risks associated with Generative AI?
This week, our industry experts, Ranil Boteju - Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Lloyds Banking Group, Maria Axente - Head of AI Public Policy and Ethics at PwC, and Farah Khalique - Editor of Banking Risk and Regulation at the FT, discuss t...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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31:53
How does Generative AI really work?
Over the next few episodes, we’ll be exploring the exciting world of Generative AI. Taking a closer look at how it works, how it was developed, how it’s shaping the future of work and real-world examples of how we are using GenAI today.I...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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31:54
The future. How to modernise tech.
This week... Michael Conway from IBM, Paul Taylor from Thought Machine and Sharon Barber from Lloyds Banking Group, discuss the challenges & opportunities of modernising legacy technology. What are the issues posed by legacy sy...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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31:42
Does GenAI pose more threats than benefits?
From fake news to safeguarding against deepfakes, we’ll look at the real impact of GenAI on the digital landscape and customer experience as a whole. And we’ll do so in the company of industry experts Ann Johnson - Corporate Vice P...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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36:24
Ready to dive into Agile transformation?
The Agile manifesto dates back to 2001: https://agilemanifesto.org/history For this episode we’re joined by industry experts, Jon Smart, CEO and co-founder at Sooner Safer Happier, E...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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32:37
Open Source: Rewards and risks. How are big businesses navigating the balancing act?
To kick off our brand new season we’re diving into the world of open source software.Our brilliant host, technology broadcaster and journalist, Georgie Barrat is joined by Senaka Fernando from the Apache Software Foundation, Mark O’Conor...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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32:10
The Live Event: Part Two. Individual versus community learning in tech.
The desire to find new and interesting learning methods is ingrained in most technologists. Tech skills experts, Sara Milne and Alistair Watkins meet Georgie Barrat and explore the styles of learning that best suit the individual, as well as ou...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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22:10
The Live Event: Part One. What do chief technologists predict for 2024?
In our first special episode, hosted before a live audience at Reboot X, Tech Journalist and Broadcaster, Georgie Barrat talks to tech leaders Ron van Kemenade, Vic Weigler and Andy Young. Particularly about the ethical applications of AI and u...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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26:15
The mindful. Exploring the intersection of tech and mental health.
At a time when mental health conditions are increasing worldwide, can technology help us achieve better wellbeing? In this final episode of our series, Tech Journalist and Broadcaster, Georgie Barrat, and Alex Reynolds and Charlotte Gaynor expl...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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18:18
The biometrics. Essential in the age of deepfakes.
What more is there to understand about biometrics? Answer: far more than you might know. In this penultimate episode, Tim Porter and Ganesh Sharma join Georgie Barrat to take a deep dive into the intricacies of biometric tech. And discuss how, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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16:14
The planet. Tech in finance has the power to change everything.
Does Fintech have the power to save the planet? In this episode, Tech Journalist and Broadcaster, Georgie Barrat, gets Kailash Saho and Andy Holpin’s take on some of the most innovative technologies fighting climate change today. Along with the...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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18:06
The app. How far can we push its development.
Apps. They’re part of our lives in many weird and wonderful ways. But how are they changing? In what new ways will they influence the way we live? Will they phase out websites completely? Join Georgie Barrat, and Ben Diner and Vicky Hebden from...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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17:36
The money. Where does it go and how can AI save us?
We’ve all done it. More than once. Spent a fortune on a piece of technology we simply had to have. But perhaps that’s where behavioural finance can help us? Join Tech Journalist and Broadcaster, Georgie Barrat, and Ranil Boteju and Dr. Paul Don...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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19:36
The engineering. Why accountability is the solution to technical debt.
Technical debt. Unclean code. Legacy code. It plagues most large enterprises, even those that claim to be tech companies. In this first episode, Allan Woodcock and Hilary Lanham join Georgie Barrat to share the most challenging environments the...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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20:48