
Travel Tech & Innovation – Past, Present, Future with Glenn Morgan
Paul Spain is joined by Glenn Morgan former CTO of British Airways / International Airlines Group and Director of Hangar 51. Glenn is an authority in the aviation and aerospace industry.
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Josh Robb, Co-Founder of Tend – The highs and lows of Startup life
Paul Spain is joined by Josh Robb – Co-Founder and CPTO of Tend, to discuss disruptive healthcare services – along with the highs and lows of startup life.
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JB Rousselot – CEO of Chorus NZ
JB Rousselot, CEO of Chorus NZ, joins Paul Spain to discuss New Zealand’s largest telecommunications infrastructure company. The successes, challenges – and more importantly – what comes next.
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A climate action accelerator for Auckland – Climate Connect Aotearoa
Auckland’s climate plan Te-Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri is an impressive and ambitious document that sets out a response to climate change that’s not just about mitigation (that is, emissions reductions) but also adaptation and developing a future that’s unique to Tāmaki Makaurau. Sarah Anderson and Parin Rafiei-Thompson have been instrumental in the plan and now are the driving forces behind Cliamte Connect Aotearoa, an innovation hub funded by Council to accelerate Auckland’s climate response.
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OpenAI’s ChatGPT, NZ Govt vs Google/Meta + the state of Crypto
Paul Spain is joined by Ben Rose – Binance NZ, and Darcy Ungaro – Ungaro and Co. to discuss the current state of crypto and tech news of the week, including:
- Apple’s plan to move production out of China
- Companies like Meta and Google, to pay for NZ news
- Blackpearl Group on NZX
- Hands on review of OpenAI’s ChatGPT – chat.openai.com
- San Francisco to vote on Lethal Police Robots
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Blackpearl Group heads for NZX + UK and US Chinese tech bans, HP cuts, WhatsApp user details leaked
Paul Spain is joined by Nick Lissette – CEO of Blackpearl Group to discuss Blackpearl Group’s launch on NZX and well as Tech news from the week including:
- UK/US China tech ban
- HP cut staff
- WhatsApp user details leaked
- Biometrics used in NZ supermarkets
- Mecedes-Benz speed subscription
- Russian software disguised as American used by US army
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NZ startup Authsignal plus NZ rural internet, iPhone Satellite service, Google $600m fine and more
Paul Spain is joined by Justin Soong, Founder of Authsignal, to discuss how NZ startup Authsignal are helping developers, plus:
- NZ broadband in rural areas
- Sky box delays push back Vodafone TV switch-off date
- Air NZ plans to use biometrics in place of boarding passes
- new Satellite Emergency service for iPhone’s
- 12-week digital dollar pilot to start in U.S. banks including New York Fed
- Google’s $600m privacy fine
- Twitter, is Musk playing us?
- Meta to protect teens on Facebook
- Australia to ‘stand up and punch back’ against cyber criminals
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Zoom conferencing from your car: Tesla says yes, + Twitter Fail and FTX bankruptcy
Paul Spain is joined by Paul Woodfield (AUT) to discuss the latest tech news from the week, Including:
- NZ’s Public Safety Network
- Twitter Blue suspended due to impersonations
- Amazon’s Sparrow robot
- In car Zoom calls
- DoorDash drone delivery
- FTX bankruptcy
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Ryan Ashton (Founder of AFQY – A Few Quiet Yarns)
On this episode Paul Spain speaks to Ryan “The Lion” Ashton, founder of AQFY –A Few Quiet Yarns. Ryan is a networker and sales and marketing extraordinaire. Ryan shares his journey from award winning art director to hospitality among London’s top Clubs, Restaurants and Pubs, running successful campaigns for Computerworld and IDG and more recently being Chef Yarner at AQFY, helping businesses to grow through community and relationships.
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Growing food in a hotter NZ – Jenny Cameron, Fit for a Better World
The primary sector has been in the gun lately for its reluctance to resolve its emissions profile. You’d almost think there’s some denial going on. Well, that might be true of some, but not all. In 2021 a broad industry effort went into a primary sector document called Fit for a Better World. The strategy lays down the challenge to be sustainable, inclusive, and profitable, with specific targets for 2030 and beyond. I spoke to Jenny Cameron, the Chief Transformation Officier at MPI, and the leader of Fit a Better World programme.
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Dosh Kiwi Fintech, Mondelez Cyber Insurance settlement, Musk’s Twitter
Paul Spain is joined by Dosh Co-Founders Shane Marsh and James McEniery, to discuss New Zealand’s first digital wallet, as well as tech news of the week, including:
- Air New Zealand Air Tag baggage tracker ban
- Digital License plates legalized in California
- Mondelez, Zurich NotPetya insurance lawsuit settle $100m+
- Wing partner with Coles to offer grocery drone delivery
- Will 8K TVs be banned by European Union
- Twitter, a big mess with half of 7500 staff fired
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Ainsley Palairet (Director of FixHR)
On this episode Paul Spain talks with Ainsley Palairet, owner of FixHR. Since returning to New Zealand, Ainsley discovered a natural bent towards selling, and has met and pitched to thousands of small business owners in Auckland and Northland.
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