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Dinis Guarda Youtube Podcast Series - Powered by citiesabc and openbusinesscouncil is a fast growing Thought leadership channel focused on profiling global leading inspiring people, leaders, CEOs, authors, technologists, academics. We highlight the ideas, products, inventions, software, books & solutions to the multiple challenges / opportunities we face in our cities / nations with the advent of Society 5.0 digital transformation 4IR AI Blockchain Fintech IoT disruptive tech Dinis Guarda is author of books such as 4IR: AI, Blockchain, Fintech Reinventing a Nation" "How Businesses and Governments can Prosper with Fintech, Blockchain and AI?”, “Blockchain AI Crypto Economics"Dinis Guarda has been listed in global fintech, blockchain, AI, social media industry top influencer in position 5/10/20/100 rankings: Top People In Blockchain by cointelegraph 2019, The Artificial Intelligence Power 100. He is the founder of citiesabc.com businessabc.net intelligenthq.com fashionabc.org ztudium.com techabc.org idna.technology wisdomia.ai

  1. 5D AGO

    Kevin O'Donovan - Technology Evangelist - Founder of 'A Bit of This & That'

    Kevin O'Donovan is the founder of A Bit of This & That, a consultancy specialising in technology advocacy and advisory services. He has worked in senior leadership roles at major companies such as Intel, HP, and Compaq. He served as Intel’s Worldwide Sales Director for the Energy Industry and helped drive the adoption of innovative technology solutions. He is recognised as a thought leader, with a particular focus on how emerging technologies like AI and digital twin technology can accelerate the shift to cleaner energy. To read more about Kevin O'Donovan, please visit- https://businessabc.net/wiki/kevin-o-donovan Kevin O'Donovan Interview Questions 00:00 -  05:18Introduction 05:19 -10:37 Background 10:38 - 17:49 Leadership at major global corporations 17:50 -21:27  Corporate experiences 21:28 - 29:30 Influencer, creator 29:31 - 36:33 Marketing the technology 36:34 - 41:43 The journey as a creator 41:44 - 50:54 Areas of research 49:38 - 56:57 Industrial metaverse vs digital twins 56:58 - 1:03:43 Energy transition 1:03:44- 1:13:48 AI & Data 1:13:49 - 1:21:36 Tech Scouting 1:21:37 - 1:28:50 Quantum Computing 1:28:51 - 1:38:43 Closure Useful Links and Resources https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinodonovan/ https://www.youtube.com/@KevinODonovan https://www.instagram.com/kevin_odonovan/ About businessabc.net https://www.businessabc.net/ About citiesabc.com https://www.citiesabc.com/​​​​​​​​​​​  About fashionabc.org https://www.fashionabc.org/  About Dinis Guarda https://www.dinisguarda.com/ https://businessabc.net/wiki/dinis-guarda Business Inquiries- info@ztudium.com Support the show

    1h 37m

  2. OCT 23

    Eric Piscini - CEO of Hashgraph

    Eric Piscini is a global technology executive, an entrepreneur, an investor, and a trusted advisor with over 25 years of experience in leading strategic innovation and transformation across industries.  Currently serving as the CEO of Hashgraph, he is responsible for steering the company’s growth and the acceleration of Hedera, a leading public network for dApps. To know more about Eric Piscini, please visit https://businessabc.net/wiki/eric-piscini  Eric Piscini Interview Questions 00:00 - 01:06 Coming Up 01:06 - 03:22 Intro 03:23 - 09:32 Background 09:33 - 14:12 Education 14:13 - 19:39 Hedera network, Hashgraph protocol, and Council 19:40 - 24:55 The mission of Hashgraph 24:56 - 31:45 The Hedera blockchain 31:46 - 36:43 Hedera Council And Equity Lab 36:44 - 41:44 Tokenisation in Hedera 41:45 - 46:19 Leadership at Hedera 46:20 - 51:02 decentralised AI for trust 51:03 - 55:30 How Hedera Builds Trust in Blockchain? 55:31 - 59:30 Web 3.0 is the ownership of our data 59:31 - 01:04:20 Technology is an enabler 01:04:21 - 01:06:09 Education by Hedera 01:06:10 - 01:09:35 Hedera Improvement Proposal 01:09:36 - 01:13:20 Sustainability solutions from Hedera 01:13:21 - 01:16:45 Future trends in blockchain 01:16:46 - 01:20:08 Essential Skills for the future 01:20:09 - 01:21:25 Closure Useful Links and Resources https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericpiscini/  https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2025/07/28/rewiring-finance-why-tokenization-is-an-infrastructure-story-not-a-digital-assets-one/  https://businessabc.net/hedera-hashgraph-high-speed-low-cost-blockchain-alternatives https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1mnGegOrmeaxX  Dinis Guarda YouTube interview with Dr. Leemon Baird, Founder of Hedera Hashgraph: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSbRbH0PUCM   About businessabc.net https://www.businessabc.net/ About citiesabc.com https://www.citiesabc.com/​​​​​​​​​​​  About fashionabc.org https://www.fashionabc.org/  About Dinis Guarda https://www.dinisguarda.com/ https://businessabc.net/wiki/dinis-guarda Business Inquiries- info@ztudium.com Support the show

    1h 20m

  3. OCT 13

    Melissa Aarskaug - Global Vice President - Bulletproof

    Melissa Aarskaug is a Tech & Cyber Growth Strategist, Speaker, Host and Community builder with over 17 years of experience.  Melissa is currently serving as the Global Vice President at Bulletproof, a GLI company, is a global IT and cybersecurity firm. The company is a member of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA) and holds a Microsoft Threat Protection Advanced Specialisation. Melissa has over 13+ years working for Gaming Laboratories International (GLI), a global leader in providing testing, certification, and professional services to the gaming industry. With laboratory locations on six continents, GLI serves over 475 jurisdictions worldwide.  To know more about Melissa Aarskaug, visit https://businessabc.net/wiki/melissa-aarskaug Melissa Aarskaug Interview Questions 00:00 - 01:07 Coming Up 01:08 - 04:04 Intro 04:05 - 08:20 Background 08:21 - 11:23 Bulletproof, a GLI Company 11:24 - 14:23 Integrity & Innovation 14:24 - 15:39 Podcast & Book 15:38 - 19:33 Present & Future of cybersecurity 19:34 - 22:08 Cybersecurity is essential 22:09 - 32:58 Test your cybersecurity regularly 32:59 - 38:46 Deepfakes and Ransomware are real 38:47 - 41:56 Women empowerment 41:57 - 46:37 Tech & AI are not optional 46:38 - 49:26 Community 49:27 - 50:10 Closure Useful Links and Resources https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-aarskaug/ https://x.com/melissaaarskaug/ https://www.sherylkline.com/blog/bulletproof-a-gli-company-a-conversation-with-melissa-aarskaug-vice-president-of-bulletproof https://bulletproofsi.com/blog/melissa-aarskaug-named-emerging-leader-of-gaming-40-under-40/ About businessabc.net https://www.businessabc.net/ About citiesabc.com https://www.citiesabc.com/​​​​​​​​​​​  About fashionabc.org https://www.fashionabc.org/  About Dinis Guarda https://www.dinisguarda.com/ https://businessabc.net/wiki/dinis-guarda Business Inquiries- info@ztudium.com Support the show

    49 min

  4. OCT 1

    Sunjeh Raja - Director & CEO - International Centre for Culinary Arts (ICCA Dubai), Foodverse

    Sunjeh Raja is the Director & CEO of the International Centre for Culinary Arts (ICCA Dubai), an international award-winning and world-class culinary training centre established in 2005. ICCA Dubai with 12,000+ Students, 20+ Countries, Countless Inspiring Stories is renowned for its high standards in culinary education, offering globally recognised qualifications accredited by City & Guilds, London and awarded the "Recognition of Quality Culinary Education" by World Association of Chefs Societies (WorldChefs), a global authority on food standards and also by the Knowledge & Human Development Authority (KHDA), Government of Dubai. Sunjeh is also exploring the future of food through the concept of the "Foodverse," an ecosystem that aims to revolutionise the food industry through technological and sustainability advancements. To know more about Sunjeh Raja, please visit: https://businessabc.net/wiki/sunjeh-raja Sunjeh Raja Interview Questions 00:00 - 01:16 Coming Up 01:17 - 04:10 Intro 04:11 - 07:20 ICCA: How did it come up? 07:21 - 12:50 Innovation in food 12:51 - 13:10 ICCA Curriculum 13:11 - 16:56 The ICCA ecosystem 16:57 - 23:59 Education Programmes 24:00 - 28:06 Foodverse 28:07 - 31:47 An ecosystem of culinary experts 31:48 - 35:39 The UN SDGs & ICCA 35:40 - 38:30 The Future of Food 38:31 - 42:17 Culinary Training & Education 42:18 - 48:39 Health & Wellness with food 48:40 - 52:11 AI for food management & nutrition 52:12 - 54:26 The perennial food industry 54:27 - 56:23 Dubai is the future of food 56:24 - 57:15 Closure Useful Links and Resources https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunjehraja/?originalSubdomain=ae https://www.iccadubai.ae/ https://www.foodverse.io/ About businessabc.net https://www.businessabc.net/ About citiesabc.com https://www.citiesabc.com/​​​​​​​​​​​  About fashionabc.org https://www.fashionabc.org/  About Dinis Guarda https://www.dinisguarda.com/ https://businessabc.net/wiki/dinis-guarda Business Inquiries- info@ztudium.com Support the show

    55 min

  5. SEP 24

    Aanshul Bafnaa - Founder - The ModMonk Consultancy

    Aanshul Bafnaa, also known as "ModMonk” or “Modern Monk” is the founder of ModMonk and CEO of the ModMonk Consultancy.  With over 17 years of experience, she is a business psychologist, spiritual coach, professor, mystic, hypnotherapist, mindfulness coach, healer, and yoga expert, Aanshul provides corporate training in areas such as mythology, leadership, emotional intelligence, meditation, and stress management to C-suite executives, managers, and other professionals. She also integrates practices like Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) into her coaching sessions by combining teachings from the Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS).  To know more about Aanshul Bafnaa, please visit https://businessabc.net/wiki/aanshul-bafnaa Aanshul Bafnaa Interview Questions 00:00 - 01:18 Coming Up 01:18 - 04:18 Intro 04:19 - 09:30 Background 09:31 - 15:20 The awakening call of spirituality 15:21 - 21:13 The ModMonk Consultancy 21:13 - 29:59 Challenges in corporates 30:00 - 38:25 Ancient wisdom for modern challenges 38:26 - 45:25 NLP & emotional freedom techniques 45:25 - 53:24 Toxicity: How to manage? 53:25 - 01:03:07 Conscious leadership 01:03:08 - 01:08:19 Educator and spiritual coach 01:08:20 - 01:13:13 Spiritual Author 01:13:14 - 01:25:40 AI & Spirituality 01:25:41 - 01:36:40 Key lessons in life 01:36:41 - 01:38:43 Closure Useful Links and Resources https://www.linkedin.com/in/anshulbafna/?originalSubdomain=in https://www.instagram.com/modmonkanshul/?hl=en https://www.amazon.in/Walking-Inward-Wanderlust-Aanshul-Bafnaa/dp/9348199080 Contact Aanshul Bafnaa at modmonkanshul@gmail.com About businessabc.net https://www.businessabc.net/ About citiesabc.com https://www.citiesabc.com/​​​​​​​​​​​  About fashionabc.org https://www.fashionabc.org/  About Dinis Guarda https://www.dinisguarda.com/ https://businessabc.net/wiki/dinis-guarda Business Inquiries- info@ztudium.com Support the show

    1h 37m

  6. SEP 5

    James McLaughlin - Membership Advisor - Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)

    James McLaughlin is a business advisor with over 35 years of experience. He is the Membership Advisor for the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), where he facilitates connecting small businesses with services that will support their long-term success. James is also the UK Partner for BizVal, a professional business valuation service, expanding BizVal's presence throughout the UK.  To read more about James McLaughlin, please visit: https://businessabc.net/wiki/james-mclaughlin James McLaughlin Interview Questions: 00:00 - 00:56 Coming Up 00:56 - 03:20 Introduction 03:21 - 05:07 Background 05:08 - 09:07 Business journey 09:08 - 13:29 Change is consistent 13:30 - 17:47 Entrepreneurial mindset: the US vs the EU 17:48 - 23:29 FSB 23:30 - 31:14 BizVal 31:15 - 37:54 SMEs are important for global economy 37:55 - 42:10 How Businesses will shift with AI? 42:11 - 45:20 Entrepreneurial challenges 45:19 - 49:26 Digital transformation and business 49:25 - 55:59 Peer to Peer learning 56:00 - 01:00:02 The SME trend 01:00:03 - 01:04:09 How are businesses prepared for AI? 01:04:10 - 01:06:20 Words of wisdom 01:06:21 - 01:12:21 Closure Useful Links and Resources https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-mclaughlin-b227975?originalSubdomain=uk https://www.thefranchiseshow.co.uk/speakers/jim-mclaughlin https://www.fsb.org.uk/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/federation-of-small-businesses?originalSubdomain=in https://businessabc.net/wiki/federation-of-small-businesses About businessabc.net https://www.businessabc.net/ About citiesabc.com https://www.citiesabc.com/​​​​​​​​​​​  About fashionabc.org https://www.fashionabc.org/  About Dinis Guarda https://www.dinisguarda.com/ https://businessabc.net/wiki/dinis-guarda Business Inquiries- info@ztudium.com Support the show

    1h 11m

  7. SEP 2

    Lord Tim Clement-Jones CBE, The House of Lords Spokesperson for Science, Innovation & Technology

    Lord Timothy Clement-Jones, CBE is a Liberal Democrat House of Lords spokesperson for Science, Innovation and Technology. He is the Former Chair of the House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence which reported in 2018 with "AI in the UK Ready Willing and Able?" and its follow-up report in 2020 "AI in the UK: No Room for Complacency". Lord Clement-Jones is also the Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Artificial Intelligence, which he co-founded in 2017 and a Consultant on AI Policy and Regulation at DLA Piper since 2018. To read more about Timothy Clement Jones, please visit https://businessabc.net/wiki/timothy-francis-clement-jones Lord Tim Clement Jones interview questions 00:00 - 08:29 Introduction 08:30 - 12:56 Career 12:57 - 17:41 Politics 17:42 - 22:41 Regulation leads to innovation  22:40 - 29:42 Agentic AI vs AGI 29:43 - 34:49 Trust in AI is prime 34:50 - 39:27 Risks if AI is not used as a tool 39:26 - 45:24 Theft and cybersecurity 45:25 - 50:41 Education for children with autism 50:42 - 53:49 Living with the algorithm 53:50 - 01:00:22 Change is not changing 01:00:23 - 01:04:47 The AI governance framework 01:04:48 - 01:07:39 Make an impact 01:07:40 - 01:12:27 Closure Useful Links and Resources https://members.parliament.uk/member/3396/contact https://www.turing.ac.uk/people/guest-speakers/tim-clement-jones https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-clement-jones-59a3254?originalSubdomain=uk About businessabc.net https://www.businessabc.net/ About citiesabc.com https://www.citiesabc.com/​​​​​​​​​​​  About fashionabc.org https://www.fashionabc.org/  About Dinis Guarda https://www.dinisguarda.com/ https://businessabc.net/wiki/dinis-guarda Business Inquiries- info@ztudium.com Support the show

    1h 11m

  8. AUG 8

    Christopher Perkins - Managing Partner and President - CoinFund

    Christopher Perkins is on the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Global Markets Advisory Committee and its Digital Asset Markets Subcommittee, providing policy advice on digital assets and Web3 technology.  Christopher Perkins is the Managing Partner and President of CoinFund, a digital asset investment firm focused on supporting the development of decentralised technologies and the new internet economy. In this role, he manages day-to-day operations and works to connect cryptocurrency-native investment strategies with traditional finance.  To know more about Christopher Perkins, visit https://businessabc.net/wiki/christopher-perkins Christopher Perkins Interview Questions 00:00 - 01:07 Coming Up 01:08 - 09:34 Background 09:35 - 12:44 Adversities are opportunities 12:45 - 15:50 traditional vs DeFi 15:50 - 18:52 Coinfund 18:53 - 23:15 Case studies 23:16 - 26:22 AI Web 3.0 & crypto 26:22 - 30:29 Ensuring accessible finance for all 30:30 - 32:54 Fund for the biggest boldest ideas 32:55 - 39:39 Crypto regulation 39:40 - 44:09 AI in Web 3.0 44:10 - 47:05 Relevance of Community 47:06 - 51:16 Stablecoins 51:17 - 54:19 Gaming for financial literacy 54:20 - 55:17 Coinfund for digital asset investment 55:18 - 55:56 Closure Useful Links and Resources https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-perkins-092569a https://coinfund.io/team/ About citiesabc.com https://www.citiesabc.com/ ​​​​​​​​​​​  About businessabc.net https://www.businessabc.net/ About Dinis Guarda https://www.dinisguarda.com/ https://businessabc.net/wiki/dinis-guarda Business Inquiries- info@ztudium.com Support the show

    56 min
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Dinis Guarda Youtube Podcast Series - Powered by citiesabc and openbusinesscouncil is a fast growing Thought leadership channel focused on profiling global leading inspiring people, leaders, CEOs, authors, technologists, academics. We highlight the ideas, products, inventions, software, books & solutions to the multiple challenges / opportunities we face in our cities / nations with the advent of Society 5.0 digital transformation 4IR AI Blockchain Fintech IoT disruptive tech Dinis Guarda is author of books such as 4IR: AI, Blockchain, Fintech Reinventing a Nation" "How Businesses and Governments can Prosper with Fintech, Blockchain and AI?”, “Blockchain AI Crypto Economics"Dinis Guarda has been listed in global fintech, blockchain, AI, social media industry top influencer in position 5/10/20/100 rankings: Top People In Blockchain by cointelegraph 2019, The Artificial Intelligence Power 100. He is the founder of citiesabc.com businessabc.net intelligenthq.com fashionabc.org ztudium.com techabc.org idna.technology wisdomia.ai

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