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Albert EinsteinAt Version 1, we believe that everyone has the ability to make a difference with technology and innovation. We pride ourselves on empowering our people to do just that, regardless how big or small those differences might be, because we know that IT can transform businesses. We’re excited to now bring you the One Zero One podcast, an inspiring series of conversations with some of the leading technology experts and trailblazers in the UK & Ireland.
With the benefit of their real world experience, these leaders bring to life some of the latest and emerging technologies that are set to shape the future of the industry and the wider world we live in. Each expert will share their ideas, experience and some of the important lessons they’ve learned along the way. One Zero One aims to encourage us all to learn from each other, get involved, and start making our own differences.
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The UKGovCamp Unconference – The Glastonbury of Government
Episode #23
The UKGovCamp Unconference – The Glastonbury of Government
Sooraj Shah speaks to three organisers of UKGovCamp – the unconference that has become known as the “Glastonbury of Government’ in the UK. We were delighted to host three insightful organisers of this event for this special instalment of One Zero One – Amanda Smith, David Durant and Sarah Baskerville.

Ed Garcez, Director of Transformation at Central Bedfordshire Council
Episode #22
Ed Garcez, Director of Transformation at Central Bedfordshire Council
Don’t miss this great episode of the One Zero One podcast to get an insight into the how Central Bedfordshire Council transformed digitally and in the process overcame many challenges to continue to support the people who need its services the most during these unpredictable and truly unprecedented times.

Eileen Jennings-Brown, Head of Technology at Wellcome Trust
Episode #21
Eileen Jennings-Brown, Head of Technology at Wellcome Trust
Sooraj Shah speaks to Eileen Jennings-Brown, Head of Technology at Wellcome Trust in this episode to discuss the Digital Transformation journey the Wellcome Trust was on before the global pandemic forced organisations to become ‘digital-first’ remote-working environments overnight, and how that journey still doesn’t have a ‘final destination’.

Fin Goulding, CTO at Flow Academy
Episode #20
Fin Goulding, CTO at Flow Academy
Sooraj Shah, a technology-focused journalist (the BBC, The Independent, The Guardian, Business Insider & more) speaks to Fin Goulding, CTO at Flow Academy in this episode to discuss all things Agile, DevOps and Digital Transformation – particularly in the context of the ‘digital-first’ remote-working environment organisations are operating in currently due to COVID-19.

Karl Hoods, CDIO at BEIS
Episode #19
Karl Hoods, CDIO at BEIS
Series 3 of the One Zero One podcast is back with a bang and a new host has joined us for a deep dive into what tech leaders around the UK have been doing to manage and drive digital change and positive progress throughout a global pandemic. Sooraj Shah speaks to Karl Hoods, Chief Digital & Information Officer at BEIS in this podcast to find out how it has been for Karl to steer digital change at a key government department during a global pandemic.

Tim Panagos, CTO at Microshare
Episode #18
Tim Panagos, CTO at Microshare
Tim is the Co-Founder and CTO of Microshare, a data leverage platform for the IoT era, providing a solution to sharing, privacy, security, audit, confidentiality, data monetisation and cost savings. Driven by the new technology developments and the IoT wave, Microshare was founded to brings things to life; connecting buildings, assets, people and devices so that users can make smarter decisions.

Sara Stephens, CTO, Rest Less
Episode #17
Sara Stephens, CTO, Rest Less
With a unique viewpoint of leading teams and projects in both the corporate world and the startup world, Sara brought great insights to the One Zero One podcast. From discussing the challenges associated with the ‘freedom’ in a startup, to demonstrating how critical the timing of hiring for your team can be in a small team compared, Sara offers candid advice to our listeners who may be considering a change in either direction in their next role.

Mark Ridley, CTO Advisory Firm, Ridley Industries
Episode #16
Mark Ridley, CTO Advisory Firm, Ridley Industries
Series 2 of the One Zero One podcast continues with a (pre-quarantine) discussion with Mark Ridley, Director at CTO Advisory Firm Ridley Industries and our host Peter Gothard. Mark Ridley is an entrepreneur and technologist working with startups and corporates to ensure that technology is used creatively and effectively to support their strategy.

Charles Ewen, Director of Technology & CIO at the Met Office
Episode #15
Charles Ewen, Director of Technology & CIO at the Met Office
As the Director of Technology & CIO, Charles Ewen is accountable for all aspects of technology within the Met Office and manages a dedicated engineering team of 350+ people. Tune in for advice and insights from a CIO with progressive beliefs around technology, innovation, diversity, people and processes.

Peter Bebbington, CTO & CDO at Brainpool.ai
Episode #14
Peter Bebbington, CTO & CDO at Brainpool.ai
Peter Bebbington joined One Zero One host Peter Gothard to discuss Brainpool, an artificial intelligence consultancy specialising in developing bespoke AI solutions. In addition to its consultancy work, Brainpool has also developed two products: Forstack, which predicts financial time series models and DAISY, the first fully automated construction design system powered by Artificial Intelligence.

Nico Macdonald, 50 Years of the Internet Project
Episode #13
Nico Macdonald, 50 Years of the Internet Project
Series 2 of the One Zero One podcast continues with a very interesting discussion with Nico Macdonald, Educator, Facilitator and Consultant on Innovation and Creativity. Macdonald, Tutor at CIEE London Global Institute and Tutor/Visiting Fellow at London Southbank University, joined One Zero One host Peter Gothard to discuss the ‘Next 50 Years of the Internet’ project.

Matthew Hodgson & Amandine Le Pape, Matrix.org
Episode #12
Matthew Hodgson & Amandine Le Pape, Matrix.org
Matthew Hodgson and Amandine Le Pape, Co-Founders at Matrix.org joined One Zero One’s host Peter Gothard to tell our listeners about the purpose, mission and real-world applications of the Matrix project. Matthew describes Matrix as “a fascinating microcosm of the wider open internet”, and that the 11M+ addressable users “span the full spectrum of humanity.”

Laura Nolan, The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots
Episode #9
Laura Nolan, The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots
For Episode #9 of the One Zero One podcast, Róisín Healy from Version 1 spoke to Laura Nolan about the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots. Formed in October 2012, the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots is a growing coalition 129 international, regional, and national non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in 60 countries that is working to ban fully autonomous weapons.

Version 1 & Analytics Institute: Ethics in Data Science
Episode #8
Version 1 & Analytics Institute: Ethics in Data Science
For Episode #8 of the One Zero One podcast, Version 1, in association with the Analytics Institute, brought together perspectives from academia, media, and industry to discuss the challenges of responsible data science in the age of the algorithm.

Scott Carey, Group Editor B2B at IDG UK
Episode #7
Scott Carey, Group Editor B2B at IDG UK
For Episode #7 of the One Zero One podcast, Paul Slade from Version 1 met with Scott Carey, Group Editor – B2B at IDG UK to discuss the disruption of the Financial Services industry by Fintech businesses, innovation and the relevance of ‘buzzwords’ such as Machine Learning in the IT space right now.

William Conaghan and Lizzy Hayashida, Change Donations
Episode #6
William Conaghan and Lizzy Hayashida, Change Donations
For Episode #6 of the One Zero One podcast, Róisín Healy from Version 1 met with William Conaghan and Lizzy Hayashida, the founders of growing startup Change Donations. Change Donations is a micro-donations platform with the mission of connecting everyday philanthropists with good causes.

Joan Cahill, TCD on The Ethical Challenges of AI
Episode #5
Joan Cahill, TCD on The Ethical Challenges of AI
In this podcast, Joan gives our listeners a view into Human Factors, an interdisciplinary area of psychology, providing us with an understanding of Ethical AI considerations. Joan illustrates how technology makers have the power to positively and negatively impact users of new technologies and processes, and that this is an increasingly important responsibility for technologists to consider.

James Hall, AWS Hero and Founder/Director at Parallax
Episode #4
James Hall, AWS Hero and Founder/Director at Parallax
James has contributed to and promotes the Serverless Framework which allows you to build web applications on top of Lambda and related services. Notably, James built an online recording studio for David Guetta and UEFA using Serverless technology shortly after API Gateway was released, which won him the title of an ‘AWS Hero’ from Amazon Web Services themselves. As he discusses with Jamie in this episode – he didn’t receive a cape for this accolade, but he was happy with the news all the same!

Ellen Ward, Concern Worldwide & Tech For Good Dublin
Episode #3
Ellen Ward, Concern Worldwide & Tech For Good Dublin
For Episode #3 of the One Zero One podcast, we had the opportunity to talk all things ‘Tech for Good’ with Ellen Ward, the Head of IT Systems (Interim) at Concern Worldwide. In 2018, Concern Worldwide reached 11.5 million people through their emergency response. 17.6 million people were reached through their health interventions.

Ronan Perceval, CEO & Founder, Phorest
Episode #2
Ronan Perceval, CEO & Founder, Phorest
With a mission to bring a million salons into the Cloud and a vision to be the best salon software provider in the world, Ronan Perceval, CEO & Founder of Phorest will tell you that software is merely a tool and that his team goes so much further to make a real difference to salon owners’ businesses.

John Beckett, CEO & Co-Founder of ChannelSight
Episode #1
John Beckett, CEO & Co-Founder of ChannelSight
From kickstarting Ryanair’s multi-billion-euro online business in 2000 as a teenager, to running a high-growth e-commerce SaaS platform that recently raised $10m in external funding, the first episode of the One Zero One podcast by Version 1 features John Beckett, the CEO & Co-Founder of ChannelSight.

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