Founders of the Future Joe Mardell

In this episode, the host (Joe Mardell) spoke with Maysam Rizvi, Founder and CEO at Elefinti.  Topics discussed in this episode include: - Maysam's entrepreneurial journey - What is financial vulnerability? - Why is 50% of the UK population financially vulnerable? - How can AI be used to improve finances? - How do you build a startup based on social good? - Maintaining an ethical culture during growth - Encouraging innovation in startups  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/maysamrizvi/

In this episode, the host (Joe Mardell) spoke with Fionnuala O'Conor, Founder and CEO at OpDem.  Topics discussed in this episode include: - Fionnuala's entrepreneurial journey and previous startups - Building human-like machines - Emotionally intelligent machines - Using technology to better humanity - Human and technology co-working - Behavioural change via technology and emotional intelligence - Technology in education - Gamifying education  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/fionnuala-o-conor-322911/

In this episode, the host (Joe Mardell) spoke with Anne Boysen, Foresight Analyst at Artemis Connection and Founder at After The Millennials consulting.



Topics discussed in this episode include:

- Anne's role as a foresight analyst

- How can companies use data to get ahead?

- Gen Z internet & social media habits

- Generational differences for marketers

- Using artificial intelligence to harness social media data

- Future social media trends

- Concerns for the future of social media & Gen Z

- Social Media Polarisation

- Using tech to solve current problems and steer towards a more optimistic future

- Will the future of innovation be lead by new startups or dominated by current tech giants?

- Who will be the next Blockbuster/Kodak?



LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anneboysen/



Website - http://afterthemillennials.com/

In this episode, the host (Joe Mardell) spoke with Genevieve Leveille, the Founder and CEO of AgriLedger, a social enterprise project using distributed ledger technology and mobile apps for agricultural producers.  



Topics discussed in this episode include:

- Genevieve's Story 

- Blockchain for Agriculture 

- Agriculture problems faced by 3rd world countries 

- Impacts of Covid-19 - Solving the global food shortage 

- Democratising access to opportunity

- Remote work

- Improving living standards for communities reliant on agriculture  



Genevieve's LinkedIn:  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/genevieveleveille/  



AgriLedger:  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/agriledger/ Website - http://www.agriledger.io/

In this episode, the host (Joe Mardell) spoke with Kelly Idehen, the Founder and CEO of LinkOrion Technology, a Lagos based technology service provider.  Topics discussed in this episode include: - Transhumanism - Future of Society - Quantum Computing - Brain Computer Interface (BCI) - Neuralink - Risk of AI - AGI - Preventing Economic Disparity with Technology - Encouraging Global Collaboration

In this episode, the host (Joe Mardell) spoke with Tom Lev, the Founder and CEO of TomBot.AI, an Israel based customer service chatbot provider for the E-commerce sector.  Topics discussed in this episode include: - Chatbots for customer service - Smart vs dumb bots - Future of voice technology - OpenAI's GPT-3