20/20 Vision with Robin Klein

20/20 Vision is a new podcast series hosted by LocalGlobe and Latitude co-founder and veteran investor, Robin Klein. As a septuagenarian working in the tech sector, Robin has been founding companies, investing in startups and helping businesses to scale for more than two decades. Some of the global tech businesses he has invested in include LoveFilm, Graze, Zoopla, Robinhood, Cazoo and Wise. Robin will talk to experts from the world of business, tech and science about what they have learned in their own long careers and what excites them for the future about working or investing in tech and innovation. The podcast’s title and theme - 20/20 Vision - nods to Klein’s 40 years’ of experience - 20 years in this century and 20 years in the last one backing innovative founders. It is also a reference to the phrase 20:20 hindsight - the full knowledge and complete understanding that one has about an event only after it has happened.

Sir John Timpson 05/02/2022

Sir John Timpson In the last of the current series, Robin talks to Sir John Timpson, the chairman and owner of Timpson, the UK shoe repair chain with over 2000 shops. From the early days of running the family business, negotiating deals and orchestrating its growth, through to Sir John's unique style of upside-down management, the conversation explores the way the company has diversified and its commitment to marginalised groups in the community. If you want to share your thoughts on this episode, or indeed the whole series, join the conversation online at #2020visionpod. /episode/index/show/2020vision/id/21353225

Sir Donald Brydon 04/04/2022

Sir Donald Brydon With a career of more than half a century in investment and assest management, Sir Donald Brydon has a unique perspective on Britain's economy. He shares his insights and learning with Robin, as the pair discuss his time at major companies including Barclays and Royal Mail. Search for #2020visionpod to share your thoughts on the conversation. /episode/index/show/2020vision/id/21353147

Moira Benigson 03/07/2022

Moira Benigson Host Robin catches up with founder of The MBS Group, Moira Benigson, renown for being one of the UK's most respected, successful executive search consultants and recruitment specialists. She talks about her passion for diversity and inclusion, and the importantce of humility in the corporate world. To follow the conversation online, look for #2020visionpod. /episode/index/show/2020vision/id/21353087

Professor Graham Richards 02/07/2022

Professor Graham Richards Join European tech investor and host, Robin Klein, as he talks to medical visionary, Professor Graham Richards, esteemed fellow of the Royal Society, about his work. They discuss Professor Richards' pioneering achievements, working at the cross-section of tech, science and medicine, and how it has revolutionised the ways investors and entrepreneurs work with such cutting-edge, academic research. Finally, Professor Richards' involvement in creating Oxford University Innovation and the recent stock market listed IP Group, of which he was at one time chairman. To carry on the conversation, search #2020visionpod on social media. /episode/index/show/2020vision/id/21353012

Anne Glover 01/03/2022

Anne Glover Anne Glover, CEO and co-founder of Amadeus Capital, tells Robin about her illustrious investment career, which has spanned more than 30 years in both the UK and the US. From her student days studying material science, to her experience heading up the operational team at one of Britain's first virtual reality firms, she shares her experiences with Robin. Search #2020visionpod and join the conversation. /episode/index/show/2020vision/id/21352970

Sir Mark Weinberg 12/20/2021

Sir Mark Weinberg Insurance and wealth management pioneer, Sir Mark Weinberg, is Robin's guest this week. The pair relive moments in their careers, when they first met and how the industry has changed over the last 60 years. You can have your say on the conversation, too. Just search on socials for #2020visionpod. /episode/index/show/2020vision/id/21289964

John Hoerner 12/06/2021

John Hoerner Author, consultant, retail visionary and former head of Debenhams and the Arcadia Group, John Hoerner, joins LocalGlobe founder Robin in today's episode. The two industry veterans compare notes on how business has changed over the last four decades and what they think the future holds. For more information on John Hoerner's book go to Look for #2020visionpod to carry on the conversation. /episode/index/show/2020vision/id/21284744

Gail Rebuck 11/01/2021

Gail Rebuck Robin meets Gail Rebuck, once named in the top 10 most powerful women in the UK. Baroness Rebuck discusses her career as a leading British publisher, being a female leader and role-model, her peerage, and the importance of education and the arts in making the UK a global force to be reckoned with. Share your thoughts on the conversation by searching #2020visionpod. /episode/index/show/2020vision/id/20982383

Peter Piot 10/08/2021

Peter Piot In this first episode of the new series, tech investor veteran, Robin Klein, is joined by eminent virologist, Peter Piot, the co-discoverer of Ebola and founding director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. Peter is also the Director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and talks to Robin about his role in the fight against Covid-19, which includes working as Special Advisor to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. If you've enjoyed the episode, use #2020visionpod on social media to join the conversation. /episode/index/show/2020vision/id/20742293

Introducing 20/20 Vision 06/03/2021

Introducing 20/20 Vision Join veteran European tech investor and LocalGlobe partner, Robin Klein, as he shares the stories of entrepreneurs and innovators whose careers have spanned twenty years in this century and twenty years in the last. 20/20 Vision is not only about seeing things clearly but also about applying hindsight and drawing conclusions from the past. In this new series of conversations, Robin meets some of the people he has known and worked with over the last forty years; experts in business, science, politics, and academia. Each week, Robin and his guests talk over their long careers, their love for what they do and discuss what keeps them motivated, along with their visions for the future. /episode/index/show/2020vision/id/19340582

20/20 Vision with Robin Klein

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