Darren joins the show to talk about Elvie and their two revolutionary products; the pelvic floor trainer and breast pump. Up to this point femtech has been woefully funded, and seen as a niche category, despite the disruption and emotional toil placed on women. Elvie are elevating the conversation and making sure women are heard. Listen to the podcast to find out how.

Darren is the MP for Bristol NW and sits on the Science and Technology Select Committee and within Labour Digital. Darren talks about the need for a greater depth of understanding of tech in politics, suggests how the bodies to regulate tech might be structured, and about the ability of his colleagues and the committee to influence policy.

Today’s guest is Dave Palmer, Director of Technology and co-founder of Darktrace, the world’s leading AI company for cyber security. Created by mathematicians, the Enterprise Immune System uses machine learning and AI algorithms to detect and respond to cyber-threats across diverse digital environments. We chat about how threats are evolving and what role AI is playing in the sector.

David Chance discusses how the UK has fallen behind Europe on payment innovation, the regulation that can be used to catch-up, and how a little imaginative thinking can improve retail experiences and close growing equality gaps in society.

David joins the show to explain how behavioural analytics can be used to protect consumers and businesses from fraud. Machine learning and automation is key as the data used to profile and understand our habits expands.

David talks us through the incredible acceleration his business has seen, why loyalty matters more than ever, and why price point alone is not the way to improve your retail businesses chances of success. As we move towards an ever virtual shopping environment, how can you engage with your customers and differentiate?

David is joining us to talk about how augmented reality is making waves in retail, and how the pandemic has accelerated the adoption of the tech. But who is going to provide the equipment to take AR from the early adopters to mass appeal? What does the future hold?

Today’s pod features a returning guest! Davide Cervellin was on Tech Talks over two years ago, and he’s back! He’s now at Booking.com, but is also an author. We chat about his book, and how to ensure your data strategy sets your organisation up for success; what are the issues to watch out for!

Davide Cervellin is Head of EU Analytics at eBay, a company he's worked for twice now in a varied and interesting career. In our podcast we explore how data is driving eBay into new markets, and helping to shape their strategy.

Today’s guest is Deirdre McGlashan, the Chief Digital Officer of MediaCom. We caught up in Lisbon where she was addressing technology businesses, challenging them to think about marketing and content in an omnichannel environment. As we move to an increasingly customer centric industry this is a discipline many founders are having to grapple with for the first time in their career.

Devika guests on the show to talk openly about the abuse she, and many more women, have suffered. We talk about the strength found in community and how supporting each other gives voice to others. Dave and Jack then ask if men need to be more critical of themselves and others.

Today we’re talking about the skills talent marketplace with Dina, CEO and co-founder of PitchMe, a new business that are creating an alternative to the CV. We all know that talent is a challenge for many organisations and PitchMe are trying to broaden the number of people that might be considered for indemand roles. Is it recruitment, or something different and new?

Dom is the Exec Director of Coadec, the Coalition for the Digital Economy. He's responsible for giving a voice to digital businesses in policy matters. Given the political climate this is a role that's rather varied and busy at the moment! Have a listen to his thoughts on how best the sector can be represented and pull together.

Dominic is an entrepreneur and member of The Maserati 100 (as published in The Sunday Times). As founder of Comtact, a member of the Leap 100 2016, he is a leading light in the field of tech, healthcare and IoT. He is passionate about embracing tech and promoting it's benefits.

We're asking children to attend to school on Teams and Zoom. It's amazing these platforms have given time to education, and teachers are doing an incredible job, but the platforms were never built for this purpose. So how can we augment online learning experiences for better education outcomes, and what learnings can we take as children return to classrooms?

Douglas is a serial entrepreneur having founded, funded and grown 4 start-ups. His current venture is Azoomee, a digital playground for primary school aged children that combines video, games, audiobooks and chat in one safe app. Azoomee has won multiple awards including Innovation of the Year (British Small Business Awards 2016).

Dr Anas Nader talks to us as his company (Patchwork Health) deploys their solution across the NHS to help tackle Covid-19. We get a glimpse about how the response to this disease is changing the way businesses operate. Anas also talks to us about his own feelings as he prepares to head back to front-line medicine.

Dr Djamila Amimer is the CEO and founder of Mind Senses Global, a boutique AI consultancy. In this show we explore what sectors and businesses are investing in AI, and whether they’re right to even do so! AI has become such an overused buzzword, but there are great user cases around at the moment that show how adoption can be positive and widespread.

Oxbotica is a spin-out from Oxford University’s acclaimed Mobile Robotics Group, and the business specialises in mobile autonomy. At the time of recording Graeme was CEO, however he is now the SVP of External Affairs; a critical role given the stage and state of development in this sector. We chat about where the tech is at, and what changes need to happen in infrastructure and regulation to make autonomous vehicles common-place.

Hannah Allen has been an Associate Medical Director at Babylon Health. She talks about femtech and how a lot of tech is created for men by men, how data needs to be handled with responsibility, and how technology is helping grant access and health education to communities in poorer parts of the world.

Dr James Gupta is CEO of Synap, an online training platform that delivers personalised training at scale. The business is in its early stages and this is his story; why he started the business and how. We chat about funding too along the way - hope you enjoy the listen!

Today we’re talking to Dr Jessica Barker, co-CEO of Cygenta and recent collaborator with Palo Alto Networks. Why collaborate? Palo Alto Networks put a survey into the field to determine how people feel about cyber security with the help of YouGov, and there are some interesting lessons for industry in the findings! How many in cyber consider people to be the weakest link…?

Sue is a Technology Evangelist and Digital Skills Expert, and was awarded an OBE for “services to technology” in the 2016 Queen’s New Year’s Honours list. She is now a UK government advisor, thought leader, Honorary Professor of Computer Science at UCL, social entrepreneur, writer and public speaker.

Dr. Cara Antoine joins the podcast to discuss how women are taking up space in the workplace, and how they can support greater inclusion. We also discuss the need for businesses to show compassion, understanding and simply be interested in the people who work for them. Tech businesses face a challenging time, but it's a very human way forward.

Flock is a London-based startup using Big Data to quantify the risks of drone flights. Their platform aggregates and analyses real-time data to make drones safe in cities and provides pay-as-you-flight insurance. They have also recently secured partnership with Allianz.

We’re looking beyond Old Street and London today with a trip up the A1! Ed Molyneux talks about his experience building FreeAgent, how automation might affect accountancy, the strengths of open banking and why Edinburgh is a great place to grow a business.

Edd was one of seven friends who founded graze.com in 2008. They are a firm who have successfully launched grocery products in the space from an online offering and a great tech success story.

Edith is joining us as part of a 2-part special where we talk to two co-founders, months apart, and get the CEO and CTO's views on the same company and challenges as the pandemic progresses. Here Edith underlines the importance of the Cloud and why features are so key.

Go beyond banking with Revolut! This week's episode features the banking app offering "full stack" financial solutions. Edward describes why he joined the business and what's driving it forward.

Edd is the Programme Manager for GovStart, PUBLIC’s pan-European startup accelerator focused on working within the public sector. We chat about the mindset needed to work with government, the opportunity available across Europe through collaboration, and what surprises Edd about the tech sector!