AI, Microsoft & Movement to Work: Levelled Up, Not Left Out
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How can we level the playing field for all jobseekers? Microsoft’s Charles Eales and CEO of Movement to Work, Sareena Bains, discuss the untapped potential of AI for young people not in employment, education or training (NEET).
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National Grid: The Doorstep Effect
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Despite public support for clean energy, large infrastructure projects can face considerable resistance. Jacqueline Lilinshtein from National Grid Ventures introduces Doorstep, a digital tool setting a new standard for community engagement.
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Leeds Building Society: Banking on their Digital Core
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Making homeownership a reality for more people is Leeds Building Society’s founding mission. Joining host Emma Kendrew, Rob Howse explores how they are transforming the digital core of their banking system to deliver against that purpose.
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Vodafone: Plugged In and Personalised
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Vodafone is using AI and digital innovation to meet the evolving expectations of their customers. Join Alex Pott and Mark Farbrace who discuss accessibility, conversational commerce, bot-to-bot comms, gen AI, agentic AI and more.
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EDF: Electric Customer Service
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Go back to the future with host Emma Kendrew and EDF's Rich Hughes. Hear how technology enabled EDF's traditional approach to customer service, laying the foundations for their energy transition.
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Tech She Can: Moments That Matter
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Closing the gender gap starts with inspiration. Dr Claire Thorne, co-CEO of Tech She Can, joins Emma Kendrew to share how the charity is transforming the tech landscape – building aspirations in half a million children globally.
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Tech Vision: Does AI’s Limit Exist?
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Accenture's Simon Cooper joins our host Emma Kendrew to unpack Accenture's 2025 Technology Vision. Together, they explore how AI introduces a new dimension to the trust equation, while swiftly transforming our lives from brand interactions to robotic collaborations.
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Life Trends 2025: The Tightrope of Technology
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Join Accenture's Katie Burke and Coach, NED, Trustee and Advisor Mark Evans, as they introduce our 2025 Life Trends, a fascinating window into people's behaviours and attitudes to the world around them. As industry leaders and parents, they explore the contradictions between these trends and how to walk the tightrope between the promise and peril of technology. How can the c-suite shape strategy that balances the faster adoption of technology versus people's desire to protect their children and reconnect with the non-digital world?
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Infrastructure & Construction: The Untapped Digital Potential
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Join Accenture’s Huda As’ad as she discusses her transformative journey in the UK's infrastructure sector. From her beginnings as a site-based engineer to leading digital innovations at Accenture, Huda shares insights on the challenges and triumphs of major projects like the London Olympics and Crossrail. The episode delves into the critical role of digital technology in revolutionising construction, enhancing productivity, and promoting sustainability within the construction industry.
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AI: More Human, Less Machine
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Explore AI's potential to humanise technology with Accenture’s Liz Barnsdale. Learn about how AI, when designed with empathy and human-centric goals, can enhance real-world interactions, particularly in the automotive and healthcare sectors. Liz emphasises the importance of intent in AI development, advocating for technology that supports rather than replaces human connections.
info_outlineThe UK has a productivity problem, but it’s not what it seems. The UK was ranked 4th in the G7, behind the US, Germany and France – join our walk to find out why and what can be done. We explore how technology can increase workforce productivity, not by doing more but by creating more value.