Inspiring Tech Leaders
Dave Roberts talks with tech leaders from across the industry, exploring their insights, sharing their experiences, and offering valuable advice to help guide the next generation of technology professionals. This podcast gives you practical leadership tips and the inspiration you need to grow and thrive in your own tech career.
Episodes
109 episodes
Human in the Loop – Building an Effective AI Strategy
Is your organisation's AI strategy built on a solid foundation, or is it a fast-track to fragmentation and risk?In this episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast, I explore the shift from AI experimentation to responsib...
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Season 5
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Episode 37
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10:08
Google’s Gemini 3 – Why Search Integration is a Winning Strategy
In this episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast, I discuss the launch of Google DeepMind's Gemini 3. The podcast breaks down:💡 Gemini’s massive jump in core reasoning power.💡 The new Gemini Agent...
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Season 5
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Episode 36
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10:58
AI Shopping - The Holiday Tech Battle
This holiday shopping season, the battle for the future of e-commerce is being fought by Agentic AI assistants like Perplexity and Amazon's Rufus.In this episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast, I discuss the debate of Innov...
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Season 5
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Episode 35
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10:47
When the Internet Breaks – Cloudflare’s 2025 Outage
The recent global internet outage on November 18th, 2025, was a reminder of the fragility of our digital world. When a single configuration error at Cloudflare took down major services like OpenAI, X, Spotify, and thousands of others, it expose...
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Season 5
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Episode 34
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11:01
The Autonomous Cyber Threat – When AI Becomes the Attacker
For the first time, we have a documented case of a major cyber-attack executed largely without human intervention. The attacker? An AI.In this episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast, I look at the alarming Anthr...
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Season 5
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Episode 33
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8:31
Securing Vibe Coding – How to Innovate Without Losing Control
Vibe Coding is where AI generates code from natural language and it’s revolutionising how we innovate and build software at speed. But with this power comes significant risk. Are your organisation's security, compliance, and enginee...
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Season 5
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Episode 32
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11:51
The Azure Outage – An Error of Code or an Act of Cyber Warfare?
Just hours before Microsoft's earnings call, a massive Azure outage took down services globally. Was it a sophisticated cyber-attack, or something far simpler?In this episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast, I look at ...
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Season 5
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Episode 31
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8:17
The Ripple Effect of the AWS Outage
The recent AWS outage in the US-EAST-1 region was more than just a technical glitch, it exposed the critical vulnerabilities in a single cloud provider infrastructure.In this episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders, I look at...
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Season 5
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Episode 30
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9:33
Review of Microsoft Copilot Agent Mode and Office Agent
Are you ready for AI to become a true partner in your daily work?In this episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast, I explore the release of Microsoft Agent Mode and Office Agent, along with the revolutionary concept of "vibe ...
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Season 5
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Episode 29
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11:46
100th Episode Special - Sarah Armstrong-Smith, Chief Security Advisor at Microsoft, on Building a Strong Security Culture
We've hit 100 episodes! To celebrate this incredible achievement, the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast is thrilled to bring you a truly special guest, the phenomenal Sarah Armstrong-Smith!For the landmark 100th episode...
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Season 5
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Episode 28
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51:31
What it Takes to be a Modern Tech Leader
Are you ready to navigate the complexities of modern tech leadership? In this episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast, I look at what it truly takes to be a visionary in today's rapidly evolving digital landscape.This episod...
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Season 5
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Episode 27
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11:22
Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast!
In this episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast, I discus a timeless adage, this being that culture eats strategy for breakfast. While often attributed to Peter Drucker, its profound meaning for today's fast-paced technological wor...
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Season 5
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Episode 26
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11:38
Cyberattacks impacting European Airports and Jaguar Land Rover - How Robust is Your Supply Chain?
In this episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast, I explore the alarming rise of supply chain cyberattacks, a threat that recently crippled European Airports and brought Jaguar Land Rover's production to a halt. ...
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Season 5
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Episode 25
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11:17
Apple, AI, and the Google Partnership
Is Apple falling behind in the AI race?For years, Apple has been renowned for its hardware and privacy, but its AI Strategy, particularly with Siri, has faced criticism for lagging behind.In this episode I look at the strategic ra...
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Season 5
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Episode 24
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13:09
Georgina Owens - A UK Top CIO on Leadership, Transformation, and the Future of Tech
Ever wondered what it takes to become one of the most influential voices in the UK Tech Industry?This week on the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast, I sit down with the incredible Georgina Owens, a leader who has been at the f...
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Season 5
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Episode 23
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21:35
AI 2027 – A Realistic View of the Future
Are superintelligent AI systems just around the corner, or is the hype overshadowing reality? In this episode I cut through the noise, offering a balanced yet optimistic perspective on where AI is truly heading by 2027. From t...
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Season 5
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Episode 22
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23:33
Why the Future of Urban Mobility Hangs on AI
What happens when AI, Sustainability, and Logistics collide?The result: smarter cities, greener fleets, and millions of optimised deliveries worldwide.In this episode, I talk with Richard Savoie, patent-holdin...
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Season 5
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Episode 21
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32:50
Stop Wasting Months on Vendor Research - Here's How to Approach it with AI in 2025
Are you tired of drowning in endless vendor comparisons and lengthy procurement cycles? Louise Baldwin from Archways talks about how to reduce the Vendor Research period and how we can start to recognise efficiencies ...
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Season 5
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Episode 20
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27:45
GPT-5 is here! But is it any good?
GPT-5 was released on the 7th August 2025, and has been making headlines in the tech world.In this episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast, I explore the following: 💡 GPT-5 now "thinks before it speaks" wi...
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Season 5
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Episode 19
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17:08
Google AI Mode - More than just a new way to search for information
Google AI Mode is here in the UK and it’s not just another incremental update to Google's search algorithm. This is a complete reimagining of what it means to search for information in the age of AI.In this episode of the
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Season 5
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Episode 18
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34:31
CTO Secrets - How Giles Lindsay Transforms Organisations with Agile Leadership
I’m excited to share this episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast, where I’m joined by the brilliant Giles Lindsay – CTO, Board Advisor, Agile thought leader, and Founder of Agile Delta Consulting.With over 25 years of experience l...
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Season 5
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Episode 17
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20:09
Neurodiversity in Tech - A Conversation with James Davies
In this episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast I talk with James Davies, Managing Director for RP International across the UK, Europe, and North America, and a passionate advocate for neurodiversity as a Board Truste...
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Season 5
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Episode 16
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21:49
Proactive AI is Here - Investigating Proactor.ai, the new AI tool that thinks ahead
In this episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast I explore Proactor.ai, a new proactive AI assistant. AI assistants like ChatGPT, Copilot, and Manus are powerful, but they're reactive. They wait for you to ask the right questi...
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Season 5
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Episode 15
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24:19
Is your AI a Ticking Time Bomb? The unsettling truth about Agentic Misalignment
Could your AI assistant turn against you, not out of malice, but cold calculation? That's the unsettling question at the heart of groundbreaking research published in June 2025, where researchers from Anthropic uncovered truly concerning behavi...
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Season 5
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Episode 14
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14:02
How Copilot Researcher and Analyst are Transforming Work, and What Sentiment Analysis Tells Us About Team Morale
In the latest episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast, I discuss how Microsoft's new Copilot Researcher and Copilot Analyst are fundamentally transforming the way we work. This isn't just about automation, it's ...
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Season 5
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Episode 13
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