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Ep16 - Smart investments - Technologies for a greener, connected and sustainable future: with Costa Coffee, RSPB, Hubbub and O2

Blue Door Podcast

Release Date: 05/05/2021

Ep31 - The Future of office spaces (pt 2 of 2)

Blue Door Podcast

In Episode 31 of the Blue Door Podcast, we continue our conversation about office space - focusing on the consideration of employees and their needs. We also follow up the group discussion with some thoughts around virtual environments with Chris Early from Virgin Media O2. This week’s guests: Nick Giraudeau, a partner at Cushman & Wakefield before becoming HSBC’s global head of corporate real estate, now at Flexible office provider WeWork - their first head of sales for the financial services industry Linkedin: Dave Cairns, Senior Vice President - Office Leasing at CBRE. He’s...

Ep30 - The Future of office spaces (pt 1 of 2)

Blue Door Podcast

In Episode 30 of the Blue Door Podcast, we bring together a panel of speakers from CBRE, WeWork and VirginMediaO2 as we look at the future of workspaces, and how organisations are considering the way they've traditionally operated and what they need for the future. This week’s guests: Nick Giraudeau, a partner at Cushman & Wakefield before becoming HSBC’s global head of corporate real estate, now at Flexible office provider WeWork - their first head of sales for the financial services industry Linkedin: Dave Cairns, Senior Vice President - Office Leasing at CBRE. He’s also an...

Ep29 - Climate Action with GSMA

Blue Door Podcast

In Episode 29 of the Blue Door Podcast, we are joined by Steven Moore, Head of Climate Action at GSMA, the industry association representing the worldwide mobile communications sector. We talk about the impact of technology on sustainability goals, from supply chain, through to product lifecycle. This week's guest: Steven Moore - Head of Climate Action at GSMA LinkedIn: View all our Blue Door Expo 2020 content on YouTube here:

Ep28 - Innovation: from concept to adoption

Blue Door Podcast

In Episode 28 of the Blue Door Podcast, we focus on innovation. We are joined by Karl Turner, Solutions Architect designer from Virgin Media O2’s The Lab, to discuss how to foster a culture of innovation, and the questions businesses need to ask. This week's guest: Karl Turner - Solutions Architect designer from Virgin Media O2’s The Lab LinkedIn: View all our Blue Door Expo 2020 content on YouTube here:

Ep27 - COP26 special: the environmental benefits of connected transportation

Blue Door Podcast

In Episode 27 of the Blue Door Podcast, we focus on transportation. As COP26 continues this week, we are joined by David Owens from Virgin Media O2's "The Lab" to look at how technology can provide a positive force for helping meet some of the sustainability objectives individuals and organisations are eager to achieve. This week's guest: David Owens - Head of Technical Trials at Virgin Media O2. Twitter: @Heliboy LinkedIn: View all our Blue Door Expo 2020 content on YouTube here:

Ep26 - The future of work: what next for field based workers?

Blue Door Podcast

In Episode 26 of the Blue Door Podcast, as part of our future of work series, we look beyond the discussions already happening around desk based working, and focus instead on what's being done to adopt the same mindset and thinking to help accelerate field based workers using technologies that will support efficiencies, productivity and improvements in health and safety. We are joined by Ant Morse, Head of Digital Solutions at O2 Business, who discusses the emerging technologies that allow businesses to rethink what their field based workers do and how they do it – as well as the operational...

Ep25 - Lessons for leaders series: diversity and inclusivity

Blue Door Podcast

In Episode 25 of the Blue Door Podcast we continue our Lessons for Leaders series, and talk to Paul Asare-Archer, Director of Compliance at Virgin Media O2, who some long time listeners might remember from back in episode 7. As Black History Month comes to one end, we talk directly to Paul about his own story, and the lessons to share about diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. This week’s guest: Paul Asare-Archer, Head of Compliance at O2 LinkedIn: View the full diversity panel discussion from Blue Door Expo here: View all our Blue Door Expo 2020 content on YouTube...

Ep24 - Highlights 2: A look back at season one.

Blue Door Podcast

As season one of the podcast draws to a close, we’ve been looking back at some of the highlights from the interviews and discussions we have had over the past six months. In a super-sized episode we have timecodes and topics listed below for those that want to jump around the episode: Strategic partnerships [00:02:03] The return to the office [00:12:43] The Goal of Net Zero [00:22:00] Smart City Reality [00:31:22] Cyber Security [00:42:29] Women in Tech [00:52:23] And that's a wrap on this first Season of the Blue Door Podcast brought to you by O2 Business. We'll be back everywhere...

Ep23 - Highlights 1: The Future of Work

Blue Door Podcast

This week, we focus on highlights from the conversations we've had around desk-based work force strategies. As doors to office buildings start to be opened, employees and employers have to make choices about what's going to be best for productivity, efficiency and staff well-being. This episode provides a rapid fire approach to looking at the 3 key areas needing your attention today: people, places and technology. This week's guests: Chris Early - Estates and Development Manager at Telefonica. Twitter: @chriscearly LinkedIn: Lucy Clayton, Head of Business Thought Leadership...

Ep22 - Women in tech: defining change. Meet Jo Wimble-Groves

Blue Door Podcast

This week I have a conversation with Jo Wimble-Groves - mum, company founder, director, supporter of women in leadership and technology, and focused on helping young girls get involved in a STEM syllabus. With a genuine take on realising her own faults, we'll look at how she's used that to ensure the well-being of her staff, and looking at what lessons she likes to share to open up discussions around topics that sometimes are thought to be a little awkward. The lessons for business well-being from the world of sport A new approach to teams and teamwork in a post COVID workplace What will...

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This week we discuss sustainability. As our energy demands, goods consumption and population continue to grow, organisations are looking at the conscious changes they can make to take social responsibility for their impact to planet and community.

Our Blue Door Expo panel discusses the role that technology plays in supporting sustainable business models and the benefits this can deliver.

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This week's guests:

Oliver Rosevear, Head of Environment at Costa Coffee

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/ollie-rosevear-94867214/

Trewin Restorick, CEO and founder at Hubbub

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/trewinrestorick/

Jeff Knott, Operations Director Central and Eastern England at Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-knott-203b2b23/

Facilitator:

Tracey Herald, Head of Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability, O2.

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/traceyherald/

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