Podcasts about consortia

Matters Microbial #76:  Marvelous Multicellular Magnetotactic Microbes! January 29, 2025 Today, Dr. George Schaible, Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of California, Santa Barbara, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss the exciting work he did during his PhD to unravel a fascinating topic:  multicellular magnetotactic microbes!   Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: George Schaible Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode What is a postdoctoral scholar in microbiology?  A previous #MattersMicrobial podcast about giant bacteria from Dr. Esther Angert.   A previous #MattersMicrobial podcast about magnetotactic bacteria from Dr. Arash Komeili. A previous #MattersMicrobial podcast about multicellularity in microbes from Dr Will Ratcliff.   The transformative Microbial Diversity Course at the Marine Biological Labs at Woods Hole, Massachusetts. An article describing the value of the Microbial Diversity Course.  I wrote this blog post on Chlorochromatium aggregatum consortium for Small Things Considered many years ago.   The “pink berry” consortium at Woods Hole. A research paper on genetic interactions within the pink berry consortium, coauthored by a former undergraduate researcher of mine, Dr. Danielle Campbell.  Yes, I am very proud. A strategy to easily enrich for magnetotactic bacteria from nature. Here is a video that informs and amuses.   An early report of multicellular magnetotactic microbes. The research article under discussion in today's podcast. A link to Dr. Roland Hatzenpichler's laboratory website (Dr. Hatzenpichler was the originator of this research, all the way back to his own attending the Microbial Diversity Course.). The deeply strange genome(s) of Achromatium. An introduction to nanoSIMS technology. An introduction to stable isotope probing. The laboratory website of Dr. Jean-Marie Volland, where Dr. Schaible works at UC Santa Barbara Intro music is by Reber Clark Send your questions and comments to mattersmicrobial@gmail.com

How do we make sure we run the best trials in appropriate locations? Do individual trial centres and investigators work together around the world? A recent paper published in Journal of Clinical Oncology reviews how early phase consortia globally are working to improve cancer clinical trials and drug development - its great to see NECTA alongside many other consortia worldwide https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JCO-24-01534 We're joined in this episode by three of the authors from the recent paper to discuss their views on how academic networks can accelerate global drug development.

In this episode, Dr. Matthew Kutny explains the work he's doing in the Pediatric Clinical Trials Office at Children's of Alabama and the difference it's making in the lives of children in Alabama and beyond.

Episode Description: we delve into the transformative power of synthetic biology in the construction industry with Ginger Dozier, the founder of Biomason. We explore how Biomason is leveraging microbes to create sustainable construction materials, such as bio-based bricks, that could revolutionize the built environment. The conversation touches on the challenges and opportunities of integrating biology into construction, the future of the bioeconomy, and the critical role of innovation in addressing global sustainability issues. Grow Everything brings the bioeconomy to life. Hosts Karl Schmieder and Erum Azeez Khan share stories and interview the leaders and influencers changing the world by growing everything. Biology is the oldest technology. And it can be engineered. What are we growing? Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.messaginglab.com/groweverything⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction and the Origins of Inspiration 00:00:48 - Launching the Live Event 00:01:26 - Behind the Podcast: Purpose and Vision 00:02:34 - Acknowledgements and Industry Collaborations 00:05:31 - Meet Ginger Dozier: Innovator Behind Biomason 00:07:36 - Demystifying Synthetic Biology 00:10:09 - Understanding the Bioeconomy 00:13:30 - The Biomason Story: From Concept to Commercialization 00:21:52 - Opportunities and Challenges in the Bioeconomy 00:23:58 - The Microbiome's Role in Innovation 00:26:17 - Building with Biology: The Microbiome and the Built Environment 00:27:18 - The Biome Consortia: A New Vision for Collaboration 00:29:16 - Unlocking Microbial Potential for Innovation 00:31:56 - Navigating Bioeconomy Challenges and Innovations 00:35:46 - Audience Q&A: Imagining the Future of Microbial Technology 00:47:56 - Final Reflections and What's Next for Biomason Topics Covered: biotech, bioengineering, precision fermentation, biomineratization, microbiome, biocement, biobricks, biome consortia, bio futures, bioeconomy, climate, sustainability, mining Episode Links: Ginger Krieg Dosier on LinkedIn Biomason BIOME Consortia Biotech.xyz IndieBio Biolabs@NYU Langone MilliporeSigma Have a question or comment? Message us here: Text or Call (804) 505-5553 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GrowEverything website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: groweverything@messaginglab.com Music by: Nihilore Production by: Amplafy Media

In this closing conversation, Healthy Livers, Healthy Lives Chair Jeff Lazarus and Surfers Jörn Schattenberg, Louise Campbell and Roger Green discuss the upcoming United Nations General Assembly side event and consider ways listeners can support the "Healthy LIvers, Healthy Lives" coalition.Jeff discussed this impact on global care when the World Health Organization develops and releases a global health sector strategy. One key goal in public health is to lobby for a MASLD strategy. To that end, Healthy Livers, Healthy Lives is holding a side event at the United Nations General Assembly meeting in mid-September.  00:40:41 - Presenting MASLD to politicians One challenge in educating policymakers about MASLD is that people do not die from MASLD. One recent example: policymakers did not respond to the spread of SARS-CoV-2 until COVID-19 produced massive numbers of deaths. When asked, Jeff draws the chain from MASLD to MASH to cirrhosis and end-stage liver cancer and notes that we are already seeing MASLD as a leading cause of liver transplant. Roger suggests that Jeff reframe the issue to be about how many people die with MASLD, not from MASLD. Jeff believes this simple change may change the dialogue.  00:43:06 - How listeners can support this initiative Roger asks Jeff how listeners can support the Healthy Livers, Healthy Lives initiative. Jeff suggests that we all be careful to name the disease and let people know how easily MASLD can be identified and treated. For those who work in related areas or help set policy for their organizations, make sure that MASLD is included and, whenever possible, linked to diabetes, obesity, and other relevant metabolic conditions.   00:44:58 - LiverAIM and exit. As his closing comment, Jeff discusses LiverAIM, the largest European Commission-funded liver project in 26 years. (Jörn and Maja Thiele, who is leading the 100,000-person randomized clinical trial, discuss this in Episode 15.) Roger commits to producing an episode on LiverAIM this fall.   After Jeff departs, Jörn restates the importance of working with colleagues like Jeff who can systematically develop public health approaches and drive policy change from the top down. Roger agrees that a top-down approach can be extremely valuable, but may have limits in primary care. He suggests that professional organizations also need to bring allied health providers into the dialogue. 

Healthy Livers, Healthy Lives Chair Jeff Lazarus joins Jörn Schattenberg, Louise Campbell and Roger Green to discuss how the coalition came into existence and to describe two initiatves aimed at increasing early screening.Jeff starts the conversation by describing the "bit of a bubble" in which the MASLD community lives: great news and lots of excitement within, but very limited exposure to related metabolic specialties (endocrinology, primary care, cardiology) and limited awareness among the people and organizations that shape public health policy.Jörn adds that Jeff has been working for the last 4-5 years to create a multi-stakeholder coalition to promote liver disease to relevant professional societies and public health policy shapers. Jeff notes that patient advocates, clinicians, and professional societies each have a pivotal role to play in advancing liver care, particularly MASLD care.Healthy Livers, Healthy Lives is a coalition of four major professional organizations (AASLD, ALEH, APASL, and EASL) along with other partners, like the Indian National Association for the Study of the Liver (INASL), to raise awareness within the liver field and also other metabolic specialties. Jeff describes it as  "really trying to be an open, transparent, engaging, ambitious and aspirational coalition" with a light structure and just a few areas of focus over the next year: World LIver Day on April 19, the World Health Assembly, and the UN General Assembly.Louise asks about efforts to promote early screening that will help patients get care earlier in their disease progression. Jeff mentions two: a project to "double the diagnosis" over the next 3-4 years, and another project to identify all the concomitant conditions with sufficient cost of disease to merit screening everyone in that group. The latter will provide the kind of data to which public policy makers respond best.

Healthy Livers, Healthy Lives Chair Jeff Lazarus joins Jörn Schattenberg, Louise Campbell and Roger Green to discuss why political will is so important in overcoming inertia and obstruction in global MASLD public health policy.Louise notes that she left NHS because of obstruction against earlier stage efforts to promote liver health and asks how to achieve these goals. To Jeff, it all depends on political will. He provides an example from viral hepatitis to prove his point.Roger asks how to motivate primary care practitioners who are overloaded with tasks they need to complete during short, overly scheduled patient visits.Jeff notes this is a challenge today, with a solution that lies in education that not only teaches about the disease but also stresses the cost of inaction. To Jeff, teaching FIB-4 to primary care and automating the algorithm to make it available in every electronic patient record is the minimum we should strive for today.Jörn focuses on the cost of inaction from a different direction: physicians who are afraid they will demoralize patients when they diagnose a disease with no available treatment. Jeff responds, "Do we not raise awareness because we don't have out-of-the-box solutions?" He goes on to describe different types of solution that might work for a patient, ranging from digital apps to linking patients to social agencies that can provide support and services. Jeff notes that "the field will need to change as we find more patients," due to increased demand on public health systems and social agencies.

Healthy Livers, Healthy Lives Chair Jeff Lazarus joins Jörn Schattenberg, Louise Campbell and Roger Green to discuss some of the specific structural challenges that confront global MASLD public policy, along with some promising local activities. Louise observes that, in her experience, primary care practitioners appreciate the support that specialist nurses can bring in educating providers about the disease and patients about how to better support themselves. Jeff responds that these are good findings as individual cases, but to make major changes in the field, we need large-scale, top-down innovations. One thing that, oddly, works in MASLD's favor is that most patients with advanced MASLD will have concomitant diseases requiring involvement with other specialties. Today, teams are looking at system issues to find the largest, most intractable structural problems so that solutions can emerge. After that, "we'll start to see bigger and faster improvements in the field." Jeff talks about several positive things happening in New York. First, he mentions a New York Times article about junk food and how manufacturers target aggressive marketing to poor and marginalized populations, with the net result that these populations have processed and ultra-processed foods making up a large share of their diets. Also, a "visionary" health commissioner is creating a program, Healthy NYC, with the goal of increasing life expectancy by reducing specific diseases.MASLD is not part of the effort today but with clinician support. we can get there over time. Earlier, Jeff had commented about the ease of implementing the FIB-4 test. Now, Roger raises the issue again, this time mentioning that SurfingMASH guests from ex-US markets have mentioned that ALT is not a standard test in their countries and asks Jeff if MASLD is making progress here. Jeff discusses the debate around this issue.  

Healthy Livers, Healthy Lives Chair Jeff Lazarus joins Jörn Schattenberg, Louise Campbell and Roger Green to discuss the value of the updated EASL/EASD/EASO MASLD clinical practice guidelines and consider the role of Big Data in early MASLD screening. Roger asks Jeff whether he considers the updated MASLD CPG a step forward. Jeff praises the guidelines as "amazing" and suggests that one reason is that EASD and EASO are partners in drafting and promoting them.Roger's next question to Jeff addresses the idea that Big Data can provide a set of common variables that will outperform FIB-4 in predicting which patients are at high risk of MASLD or MASH, as Hannes Hagstrom discussed in Episode 17 this year. Jeff believes we can use more data than only the FIB-4 today but that, in the long run,we need better biomarkers to simplify the system. Jörn adds that having historical blood tests will allow for that kind of analysis, which should be superior to FIB-4. Jeff points out the challenge: not all variables are collected in each country. Bottom line: the solution must be simple and realistic to apply in practice in different countries.  

00:00:00 - Surf's Up: Season 5 Episode 22  Jeff Lazarus joins Jörn Schattenberg, Louise Campbell and Roger Green to discuss Healthy Livers, Healthy Lives, a coalition of four major professional organizations (AASLD, ALEH, APASL and EASL) and other partners. This coalition works with other specialties to create global public health awareness and drive "top-down" solutions that are pivotal to stemming the MASLD Tsunami.  00:06:48 - The need for a MASLD public health coalitionJeff starts the conversation by describing the environment in which the MASLD community lives today: great news and energy within, but minimal exposure among related metabolic specialties and public health policy shapers. 00:11:55 -  Healthy Livers, Healthy LivesJeff describes the structure and goals of Healthy Livers, Healthy Lives.00:13:32 - Two initiatives to increase early screeningIn response to a question from Louise, Jeff mentions two efforts: a project to "double the diagnosis" over the next 3-4 years and another to identify all the concomitant conditions with sufficient disease cost to merit screening everyone living with that condition. 00:16:39 - Political will and structural changeLouise asks how we can overcome obstruction within the system to promote liver health. To Jeff, it all depends on political will, the energy that converts successful localized strategies into large-scale, top-down innovation. The solutions to the most significant, most intractable structural problems that evolve this way can drive "bigger and faster improvements in the field." 00:28:40 - Good things happening in New York In this context, Jeff shares how a visionary health commissioner in New York has created the Healthy NYC program to increase life expectancy by reducing specific diseases. 00:33:00 - The updated MASLD CPGJeff praises the updated MASLD CPG guidelines as "amazing" and suggests that one reason is that EASD and EASO are partners in drafting and promoting them.00:35:40 - Big Data-drive screening solutionsThis section explores whether and how Big Data can provide a set of standard variables that will outperform FIB-4 in predicting MASLD risk (see S5 E17). Jeff and Jörn identify the benefits and challenges of this approach.  00:38:38 - The upcoming U.N. General Assembly MASLD side eventHealthy Livers, Healthy Lives is holding this event at the U.N. General Assembly meeting in mid-September. The goal is to push the World Health Organization to develop and release a global health sector MASLD strategy.   00:40:41 - Presenting MASLD to politiciansOne challenge in educating policymakers about MASLD is that people do not die from MASLD. Sadly, large death counts produce public sector action, as we all saw with COVID-19. Suggestion: Reframing the issue as to how many people die with MASLD, not from MASLD, may make the story easier to tell.   00:43:06 - How listeners can support this initiative Roger asks Jeff how listeners can support the Healthy Livers, Healthy Lives initiative. Listen to hear Jeff's suggestions.   00:44:58 - LiverAIM and closing comments Jeff mentions LiverAIM, the largest European Commission-funded liver project in 26 years (see S5 E15). Jörn restates the importance of working with experts in developing public health approaches that drive policy change from the top down. Channeling Louise, Roger suggests that professional organizations need to bring allied health providers into the dialogue.   00:50:03 - Question of the Week Roger asks what listeners believe they can do in their own organizations and lives to support the goals discussed today.  00:50:36 - Business Report News on next week's session, Roger's office hours, and the Vault conversation.

This conversation starts and ends with thoughts from Michelle Long. Her first comment praises the expanded networking opportunities in the program, and her last comment focuses on the quality of the MASLD abstracts (really, all abstracts) and the importance of reviewing them in advance. Michelle starts by commenting on the networking sessions that EASL is sponsoring around the large consortia and other projects. "It really speaks to how... open this community is to exploring different ideas and getting people together." She notes that these sessions have particular value for two groups: people just getting into the field and those looking for a potential collaborator. Aleksander describes these sessions as helping to support the big consortia by tying them into the networking sessions. It also demonstrates the way that academia, companies and public funders align on pivotal projects.Roger comments that this is consistent with the generally high level of collegiality he sees in the hepatology community. In response, Aleksander states that the meeting will revisit EASL's mission and vision, which speaks to the many ways the organization can advance liver care.Roger asks Michelle what else she anticipates eagerly about the Congress. Her reply? "Don't sleep on the abstracts." She starts reviewing the abstract book and quickly highlights 75 of interest, and then states there are far more than just those 75 that have high-level value.  She notes that our fellow day Surfers, Aleksander, Hannes and Jörn, are authors of some of these. She describes the themes of linking and collaboration as coming through the abstracts. Finally, she recommends poster sessions as a place to dig into what lies behind the document for some pivotal pieces of research. Roger invites Michelle to choose one abstract from her 75 with Aleksander, Hannes and Jörn as authors so that the three can describe their work. The first abstract Michelle highlights has Aleksander as an author and is titled Longitudinal changes in liver stiffness measurements in a population-based screening cohort of 5,517 participants. Without revealing conclusions or interpretations, Aleksander describes the work his group did and then shifts focus to advocate that all listeners and attendees review abstracts extensively before coming to the meeting.The second abstract Michelle highlights has Hannes as an author and is titled The validation of the Baveno Rule of 5 in a real-life multicenter cohort of patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. Like Aleksander, Hannes does not share data, but discusses how valuable a multicenter cohort can be in answering pivotal questions as compared to single-sample studies, "which cannot be replicated elsewhere."

Summary: Hey there, welcome to the latest episode where Kelli Hayes Smith and Jonathan Morris from Legato Host are kicking back and dishing out some real talk about the travel advisor game. They're diving deep into the nitty-gritty of what it takes to become a travel advisor and why having one in your corner is still the way to go. Forget the hype about AI taking over and the ease of booking online – they're here to remind us that human connections and relationships are the real magic in travel. Plus, they're spilling the beans on why it's crucial for travel advisors to see themselves as pros, just like those rockstar real estate agents. Oh, and they're not holding back on the hot topic of fees and whether to hitch your wagon to a consortia. So grab a cup of coffee, kick back, and let's dive into this laid-back chat about all things travel! Takeaways: Bringing those consortia functions in-house? It's like unlocking a whole new level of flexibility and top-notch service for your clients. Building up that big ol' network of suppliers? That's your secret weapon for giving your clients the VIP treatment they deserve. Consortia relationships? Sure, they've got their perks, but sometimes they're like that clingy friend who just won't let you spread your wings and fly. Agent-centric marketing? It's like the missing puzzle piece in the travel industry, with most of the focus on pushing suppliers' stuff. Let's flip the script and put the spotlight back on us! It's time to shake things up and do it our own way. So let's challenge that status quo and build our businesses on our own terms – who's with us? LINKS Legato Host

This week I discuss with my colleague, Heather Blankinship, Senior Scientist/Regulatory Consultant for B&C and The Acta Group, and Senior Manager for B&C® Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM) to discuss the value of coalition advocacy, and its essentiality in the chemical space, especially now. Heather manages many chemical coalitions and does a masterful job of managing issues and people. When you think about it, engaging commercial competitors to align on advocacy involving critically important regulatory, testing, and science policy issues is daunting. It involves strong communication skills, strong people skills, a keen understanding of the substantive issues, and endless patience. Heather explains how she does what she does, extolls the virtues of consortia advocacy, discusses some of BCCM's successes, and explains why she and BCCM are as busy as they are these days. ALL MATERIALS IN THIS PODCAST ARE PROVIDED SOLELY FOR INFORMATIONAL  AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES. THE MATERIALS ARE NOT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE LEGAL ADVICE OR THE PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES. ALL LEGAL QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ANSWERED DIRECTLY BY A LICENSED ATTORNEY PRACTICING IN THE APPLICABLE AREA OF LAW. ©2024 Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.  All Rights Reserved

Get to know the different consortia within the travel industry in Host Week's Meet the Consortia segments. We have all the major consortia, with the exception of Signature Travel Network. If you're going independent or with a host agency, your consortium will play a key role in the technology, partnerships, and marketing you'll have access to. Learn more about your options in our 10-15 minute interviews. Host Week 2024 Landing Site: https://har.news/hostweek View Host Week Magazine: https://har.news/2024HWmagazine Host Week Specials: https://har.news/deals Register for Host Week 2025: https://har.news/signupHW2025 7-Day Setup Course with HAR: https://har.news/7DScourse Host Week 2024 Survey: https://har.news/hwsurvey

Get to know the different consortia within the travel industry in Host Week's Meet the Consortia segments. We have all the major consortia, with the exception of Signature Travel Network. If you're going independent or with a host agency, your consortium will play a key role in the technology, partnerships, and marketing you'll have access to. Learn more about your options in our 10-15 minute interviews. Host Week 2024 Landing Site: https://har.news/hostweek View Host Week Magazine: https://har.news/2024HWmagazine Host Week Specials: https://har.news/deals Register for Host Week 2025: https://har.news/signupHW2025 7-Day Setup Course with HAR: https://har.news/7DScourse Host Week 2024 Survey: https://har.news/hwsurvey

Get to know the different consortia within the travel industry in Host Week's Meet the Consortia segments. We have all the major consortia, with the exception of Signature Travel Network. If you're going independent or with a host agency, your consortium will play a key role in the technology, partnerships, and marketing you'll have access to. Learn more about your options in our 10-15 minute interviews. Host Week 2024 Landing Site: https://har.news/hostweek View Host Week Magazine: https://har.news/2024HWmagazine Host Week Specials: https://har.news/deals Register for Host Week 2025: https://har.news/signupHW2025 7-Day Setup Course with HAR: https://har.news/7DScourse Host Week 2024 Survey: https://har.news/hwsurvey

Get to know the different consortia within the travel industry in Host Week's Meet the Consortia segments. We have all the major consortia, with the exception of Signature Travel Network. If you're going independent or with a host agency, your consortium will play a key role in the technology, partnerships, and marketing you'll have access to. Learn more about your options in our 10-15 minute interviews. Host Week 2024 Landing Site: https://har.news/hostweek View Host Week Magazine: https://har.news/2024HWmagazine Host Week Specials: https://har.news/deals Register for Host Week 2025: https://har.news/signupHW2025 7-Day Setup Course with HAR: https://har.news/7DScourse Host Week 2024 Survey: https://har.news/hwsurvey

Get to know the different consortia within the travel industry in Host Week's Meet the Consortia segments. We have all the major consortia, with the exception of Signature Travel Network. If you're going independent or with a host agency, your consortium will play a key role in the technology, partnerships, and marketing you'll have access to. Learn more about your options in our 10-15 minute interviews. Host Week 2024 Landing Site: https://har.news/hostweek View Host Week Magazine: https://har.news/2024HWmagazine Host Week Specials: https://har.news/deals Register for Host Week 2025: https://har.news/signupHW2025 7-Day Setup Course with HAR: https://har.news/7DScourse Host Week 2024 Survey: https://har.news/hwsurvey

Get to know the different consortia within the travel industry in Host Week's Meet the Consortia segments. We have all the major consortia, with the exception of Signature Travel Network. If you're going independent or with a host agency, your consortium will play a key role in the technology, partnerships, and marketing you'll have access to. Learn more about your options in our 10-15 minute interviews. Host Week 2024 Landing Site: https://har.news/hostweek View Host Week Magazine: https://har.news/2024HWmagazine Host Week Specials: https://har.news/deals Register for Host Week 2025: https://har.news/signupHW2025 7-Day Setup Course with HAR: https://har.news/7DScourse Host Week 2024 Survey: https://har.news/hwsurvey

In episode 142 Steph co-hosts with Melissa Fahs of ATHome by Atlas and they answer your questions about the wide world of travel, host agencies and advising. 1. How can you tell if a host is legit if they're not listed on your site? I had an owner of a TX agency reach out to me about joining them. --Anonymous 2. Hi Steph! I'm still having trouble wrapping my head around the difference between a DMC and a vacation wholesaler and when I would use one over the other. Love your show! Thanks, Courtney F. 3. ​Is there a Consortium that is better for Disney focused agents? Trying to decide between two host agencies and one is affiliated with travel leaders and one is with Signature Travel network. –Anonymous TODAY'S RESOURCES: https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-mlms (More info on travel MLMs) https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/tips-on-how-to-find-the-best-travel-host-agency (Download our free excel sheet with questions to ask your prospective host agencies) https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/what-is-travel-consortia-travel-coops (What are travel consortia/coops?) Identifying leads worth your time, Betsy Grebinoski's Eduspot from Host Week 2024! :https://www.youtube.com/live/nWiZpma6hFg?feature=shared&t=15127

I've been doing a lot pondering and comparisons recently on how/why other industries are taken more seriously than the travel advisor industry is.  I decided to break down some of the ways you can grow into to be taken seriously in your travel business by family, friends, and peers.In this episode, I share:·     The importance of projecting confidence, even if you don't feel it·     Recent experiences I've had that have helped others see me as a professional·     Why you should also be connecting with people within our industry·     and so much more!Enjoy (and take action)!Need help strategizing a custom systems plan for your business?  Schedule a Marketing Power Hour with me today!  https://calendly.com/ritaventures/marketing-consultingSign up for my Travefy Webinar: https://learn.travefy.com/academy-feb-2024-rita-perez/Register for Host Week: https://hostagencyreviews.com/page/host-week---------------------------------------------------------------JOIN the Marketing Business School Community:https://programs.steeryourmarketing.com/products/courses/view/1117728Say HI on Social:Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/takethehelmvbsInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/takethehelmvbsGroup: https://www.facebook.com/groups/529490048073622 Direct EMAIL:rita@steeryourmarketing.com

Smart Manufacturing goes way beyond being just a buzzword. It's a movement and mindset taking the industry by storm. But what does it really mean, what are the key benefits and how can manufacturing leaders get started today?Manufacturing Happy Hour host Chris Luecke asked industry experts these questions live at the Smart Manufacturing Experience at SOUTHTEC. In this special bonus episode, seven manufacturing leaders shared their own definitions of Smart Manufacturing, the secrets behind the successful digital transformations they've overseen and the best ways to adopt a Smart Manufacturing mindset.Stay tuned for part 2 with more inspirational manufacturing leaders next week!Guests in this episode include:Sudhi Bangalore – Founding Partner & CEO, Full-BoreMike Tomasco – VP, Pfizer DigitalPatrick Gaughan – Partner, Axiom Manufacturing SystemsAldo Ferrante – CIO, SORBA.aiMichael Clark – Director, OPC FoundationErich Barnstedt – Chief Architect, Standards, Consortia & Industrial IoT, Azure Edge & Platform, MicrosoftKatherine Cahalane – Founder & CEO, BennitAI

This short and sweet episode is sure to delight as I share my opinions on things that give me the heebie jeebies when I check out social media feeds.In this episode, I discuss:·      Your feed's aesthetics·      Your business branding·      The things I'm passionate you shouldn't be putting on your social media feed·      and so much more!Enjoy (and take action)!Register for the Plan Your Year Session:https://programs.steeryourmarketing.com/products/courses/view/1158313Support the show---------------------------------------------------------------APPLY for a complimentary Marketing Strategy Audit Session:https://forms.gle/5V9WpsxBNxsyrCaA6Say HI on Social:Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/takethehelmvbsInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/takethehelmvbsGroup: https://www.facebook.com/groups/529490048073622Enjoy this episode? Support the Podcast and Get a Shout Out in an Upcoming Episode!https://www.buzzsprout.com/1711405/supporters/new Direct EMAIL:rita@steeryourmarketing.com

Our guest this week is Microsoft's Erich Barnstedt (https://www.linkedin.com/in/erich-barnstedt-9a84685), Chief Architect Standards, Consortia & Industrial IoT, Azure Edge + Platform. Erich brings his perspective as we try to get to the bottom of why–despite overtures from some of the biggest vendors in the space–we still have not achieved true data interoperability in the manufacturing industry. We explore what really goes on behind the curtain at standards committees, and why it is so important for vendors to embrace an open technology ecosystem that puts interoperability at the forefront. Augmented Ops is a podcast for industrial leaders, shop floor operators, citizen developers, and anyone else that cares about what the future of frontline operations will look like across industries. This show is presented by Tulip (https://tulip.co/), the Frontline Operations Platform. You can find more from us at Tulip.co/podcast (https://tulip.co/podcast) or by following the show on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/75424477). Special Guest: Erich Barnstedt.

Since arriving at Children's of Alabama in 2019, Girish Dhall, M.D., has worked to get the hospital involved in more research consortia. In this episode, Dhall explains the role of consortia, how they're helping Children's patients and how they're enabling the hospital to make a global impact.

Real estate investing is about to get much, much easier. Up until now, buying a property has seemed like a guessing game. Your real estate agent, inspector, and title company do their best to ensure you're buying the right home, but a few months, or weeks, into owning it, something breaks. But not something small—something huge. Now you're on the hook for tens of thousands in repairs, and this is just one of many things that could go wrong. What if there was a way to see EXACTLY what a home has been through since it was built? What if you could know about every past owner, system malfunction, renovation, repair, or addition to the home? And what if you could access it in seconds when analyzing deals? Sheila Fejeran and Teresa Grobecker from Consortia are building the technology that lets you do just that. Consortia is real estate on the blockchain. But before you start thinking crypto, know that this is something MUCH different. Consortia gives interested parties—lenders, agents, buyers, and more—access to information you would have NEVER known about a home. But that's not all. Consortia makes closing and lending quicker, so you can buy a house FAR faster than ever imagined. In This Episode We Cover: How the “CARFAX for properties” will make buying rentals painless The blockchain explained and how it will evolve the entire real estate industry Uncovering unknown property risks and how investors can use Consortia to buy even better deals Stopping wire fraud in its tracks and how blockchain could solve this HUGE payment problem Why you should NEVER, ever decline title insurance on a property purchase And So Much More! Links from the Show Find an Agent Find a Lender BiggerPockets Youtube Channel BiggerPockets Forums BiggerPockets Pro Membership BiggerPockets Bookstore BiggerPockets Bootcamps BiggerPockets Podcast BiggerPockets Merch Listen to All Your Favorite BiggerPockets Podcasts in One Place Learn About Real Estate, The Housing Market, and Money Management with The BiggerPockets Podcasts Get More Deals Done with The BiggerPockets Investing Tools Find a BiggerPockets Real Estate Meetup in Your Area Dave's BiggerPockets Profile Dave's Instagram Rob's BiggerPockets Profile Rob's Instagram Rob's TikTok Rob's Twitter Rob's YouTube 4 Reasons Cryptocurrencies & Blockchain Technology Are Poised to Transform Real Estate Learn More About Consortia Connect with Sheila and Teresa: Sheila's Facebook Sheila's Instagram Sheila's LinkedIn Teresa's Facebook Teresa's Instagram Teresa's LinkedIn Click here to listen to the full episode: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-808 Interested in learning more about today's sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email advertise@biggerpockets.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to America's leading higher education podcast where we talk trending legal, regulatory and compliance matters - EdUp Legal!  YOUR host is ⁠Deborah Solmor⁠ In this episode, her guest is Frank Cella, Managing Director & National Leader, Education Consortia Practice at Marsh.  Today we look at the state of the higher education insurance market. How are institutions adjusting to a hard market? What is the value of a robust Enterprise Risk Management program? And what are some “hidden gem” insurance products that institutions, parents, and students should know about.  Listen in to #EdUpLegal Listen in each week to get the buzz on the trending higher education legal, regulatory, and compliance questions without the legalese.  We make higher education legalEASY.   Join YOUR EdUp community at ⁠The EdUp Experience⁠!  We make Education YOUR business 

Welcome to America's leading higher education podcast where we talk trending legal, regulatory and compliance matters - EdUp Legal!  YOUR host is ⁠Deborah Solmor⁠ In this episode, her guest is Frank Cella, Managing Director & National Leader, Education Consortia Practice at Marsh.  Today we look at the state of the higher education insurance market. How are institutions adjusting to a hard market? What is the value of a robust Enterprise Risk Management program? And what are some “hidden gem” insurance products that institutions, parents, and students should know about.  Listen in to #EdUpLegal Listen in each week to get the buzz on the trending higher education legal, regulatory, and compliance questions without the legalese.  We make higher education legalEASY.   Join YOUR EdUp community at ⁠The EdUp Experience⁠!  We make Education YOUR business 

Erich Barnstedt, Chief Architect, Standards, Consortia & Industrial IoT, Azure Edge & Platform at Microsoft, talks about building the Industrial Metaverse with OPC UA. If you have a proposal for topics or are interested in appearing on the OPC Foundation podcast, maybe you want to join one the VDMA or other OPC UA Companion Specification working groups, or maybe you want to become a member of the OPC Foundation or otherwise, please mail the OPC Foundation at office@opcfoundation.org.

On this episode of Talkin' (Policy) Shop, Oren and Chris are joined by Willy Shih, a professor at Harvard Business School, to discuss pre-competitive R&D consortia. At a time when America has lost its innovative edge, these consortia give government an opportunity to support industry while letting market forces work.Pre-competitive R&D consortia allow firms that are normally competitors in the market to work together on a common technology platform, sharing the resulting IP from which they can develop products to compete against each other. The collaboration pools resources and expertise, and provides a site at which public policy can constructively subsidize investment without “picking winners and losers.” Further ReadingAmerican Compass policy brief: Pre-Competitive R&D ConsortiaOn Research and Development (Willy Shih, American Compass)Pass the Chips, Please (Oren Cass, American Compass)A Guide to the Semiconductor Industry (American Compass)

On The Space Show for Wednesday, 22 March 2023: Space Show News Trailblazer Program Awarded: Australia is closer to embarking on its first mission to the Moon in partnership with NASA. The Australian Remote Operations for Space and Earth (AROSE) consortium and the EPE and Lunar Outpost Oceania consortium, will each receive $4 million to design early-stage prototypes of a semi-autonomous rover, as part of stage one of the Trailblazer program mission to the Moon. Launch of the National Indigenous Space Academy: Indigenous Australian university students will be given an opportunity to allow their careers to take off with a new internship program supported by the Australian Space Agency (ASA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The National Indigenous Space Academy (NISA) will see up to five students studying in STEM fields travel to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA JPL) in California for a 10-week full-time summer internship program. A panel discussion on Moon mining and robotics at the Moon Village Association meeting, Deakin Edge at Federation Square in March 2019, featuring: Anita Parbhakar-Fox, Senior Research Fellow, Geo-environmental Studies, University of Queensland Carlos Espejel, iSpace, Luxembourg Bohan Deng, CEO Spherospace, Sydney Daniel Ricardo & Henry Lourey, Nova Rover Team, Monash University Key highlights of the 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference - LPSC 2023 reporting on NASA's budget decisions, the status of planetary missions, and a vigorous discussion on matters arising, with: Sandra Connelly, Deputy Associate Administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA HQ Lori Glaze, Director, Planetary Science Division, NASA HQ Sue Smrekar, Principal Investigator, VERITAS, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and others... Planet Earth: Season 4 - Episode 47 The Surface Water Ocean Topography or SWOT satellite.

Welcome to Friday 15! In episode 99 Steph chats with Geraldine Ree about how to find more and better leads, tips for saving time as an advisor, and tips on recruiting new advisors. A list of helpful resources for today's episode: https://hostagencyreviews.com/friday15 (Submit questions, sign up for reminders for the F15, along with that week's questions we'll be covering!) https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-leads (HAR article on things to consider with lead programs and where to find some!) https://hostagencyreviews.com/consortia/ (Consortia profile list with details of lead programs) https://hostagencyreviews.com/hosts (Host profile list with details of lead programs) https://www.zicasso.com/ (Zicasso lead program for luxury agencies) https://youtube.com/live/ChDs_dNRsOM?feature=shares&t=860 (Sandra McLemore's Host Week presentation on avoiding distractions) https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-employee-income-2020 (Information on employee compensation and benefits from HAR's annual survey) https://hostagencyreviews.com/survey (Sign up to get reminders when the survey goes live and results are published!) https://www.geraldineree.com/ (Geraldine's website) geraldine@geraldineree.com (Geraldine's email) https://hostagencyreviews.com/friday15 Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!

Welcome to Friday 15! In episode 93 Steph chats with Vanessa McGovern, Co-Founder of Gifted Travel Network about converting quotes to Canadian money, host training vs. independent training, and why's a consortium important to consider when choosing a host. Helpful Resources https://courses.hostagencyreviews.com (Use promo code HWhuzzah to save 50% through Feb, 12th, 2023) (https://courses.hostagencyreviews.com/) Course Community Meetup on Feb 13th at 7pm CT https://youtube.com/live/VL9KNcRERzc (Friday 15 Episode 91: Problems that may arise if you're booking clients outside the currency you're quoting them in) https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/what-is-travel-consortia-travel-coops (What are travel consortia?) https://hostagencyreviews.com/consortia (List of travel consortia) https://hostagencyreviews.com/consortia/virtuoso (Virtuoso consortium profile w/list of Virtuoso host agencies) https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-training-travel-agent-education (Travel agent training and education options) https://hostagencyreviews.com/events (Travel industry events calendar) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acWJe1gyY5U&t=7960s (Host Week Interview) joinus@giftedtravelnetwork.com (Email Gifted Travel Network team) https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessamcgovern/ (Vanessa's LinkedIn profile) We do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips! https://hostagencyreviews.com/hosts/gifted-travel-network (Gifted Travel Network's HAR profile)

What is a CERTIFIED LISTING using Blockchain for real estate, and how can it absolutely CHANGE THE GAME when it comes to acquiring more listings every month and selling them faster? Today, Levi Lascsak, Travis Plumb, Teresa Grobecker, and Sheila Fejeran talk about how powering your listings as certified listings will set you apart in your market, and why you do NOT want to ignore this very important change that is coming to the real estate market, ready or not. Let's talk blockchain for real estate today! Check out Consortia's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfRUkwXM-NBejbQBJXR8U6w Discover How We Made $1M in GCI Our 1st Year in Real Estate - http://bit.ly/PP1MIN1YR Schedule a Call With Us to Discuss Partnering With eXp - https://bit.ly/PassiveProspectingPartner Be the First to Get Our New Book - https://bit.ly/PassiveProspectingBook

The value of scientific collaboration and data sharing through registries and consortia is unequivocal. But what are the main challenges to building a consortium and how do we overcome them.Join the faculty as they provide you with a practical, experience-based view of how to build a successful consortium.FacultyDr Marta Afonso (Moderator)Dr Mattias Mandorfer (Moderator)Prof. Jesús Bañales (Faculty)Prof. Rajiv Jalan (Faculty)Prof. Pierre Emmanuel Rautou (Faculty)All EASL Studio Podcasts are available on EASL Campus.

Today's incredible guest is Steph Lee, Founder of Host Agency Reviews, where she comes on to celebrate the new year with us, by introducing us to Host Week 2023.  Host Agency Reviews not only works to connect travel advisors with premier host agency options, but to also provide exceptional education through features like their Annual Host Week Event.  In this episode, we discuss:·        Why Host Week isn't JUST for hosted travel advisors·        The diversity in educational options this year·        What makes Host Week different than other travel industry events·        and so much more!Enjoy (and take action)!  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------Register for Host Week: https://www.hostagencyreviews.com/hostweek------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ⚓⚓Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for more episodes: GET MONTHLY MARKETING SUPPORT by joining Marketing Business School:https://takethehelm.vipmembervault.com/products/courses/view/1117728Sign up for a RAPID CONSULTING Session:https://calendly.com/ritaventures/rapid-consultingFIND YOUR SECRET SAUCE and Better Articulate that in your Content:https://calendly.com/ritaventures/secret-sauce---------------------------------------------------------------Say HI on Social:Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/takethehelmvbsInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/takethehelmvbsGroup: https://www.facebook.com/groups/529490048073622Enjoy this episode? Buy Me a Tea to say Thank You!https://takethehelm.vipmembervault.com/products/courses/view/1134180 Direct EMAIL:takethehelmva@gmail.com

Surfing the NASH Tsunami begins its year-end series to reflect on a momentous 2022 for NAFLD and Season 3 of the podcast. Leading this final conversation, Roger Green asks Jörn Schattenberg what has surfaced in the past several months with the various consortia, and particularly the retrospective analysis in NAIL-NIT. Jörn starts by commenting that non-invasive testing may have more momentum now than any other areas in research. He notes the increasing number of consortia and the role they play in shaping the scope of NITs. One impact has influenced change in the original focus of how NITs could replace biopsies. The shift explores how NITs can be validated by histology via reductions in ALT, MRI-PDFF and MRE metrics. For particular data of interest, Jörn goes back a year to a study from the NASH CRN that measured severity in terms of baseline histology and then produced ratios of decompensation at different fibrosis stages. He goes on to explain that data from the single-sponsor studies, such as the resmetirom MAESTRO data, produces faster results than the larger consortium studies. Louise Campbell asks whether or how we can measure the impact of patient behavior change on outcomes in these studies. Jörn notes that the researcher can include questionnaires and app-based assessments to accommodate these factors.At the bottom of the hour, Roger asks the group for final thoughts on changes envisioned for the next year specifically in terms of pathways. Each panelist provides thought-provoking responses to presage what is aligned to be another progressive year for the field in 2023.   

If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!)Kevin talks Other Transactions and consortia with Mica Dolan, Chief Operating Officer at Advanced Technology International (ATI).  Learn why other transactions (OT)have become a more common acquisition strategy and how an OT consortium may be the manager of the acquisition process.  (and the key to winning government business)       _________If you enjoy this podcast, check out Skyway Acquisition at skywaymember.com  to begin your relationship with our team of former contracting officers. The Skyway Community is the essential resource for context in the government market. Give us a call at 877-884-5280 or email us at connect@skywayacquisition.com  LinkedIn CO Podcast Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/6796606/ Facebook Government Contracting Network Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/GovernmentContractingNetwork ___________Kevin Jans and Paul Schauer created the Contracting Officer Podcast to help government and industry acquisition professionals understand more about how the other side thinks. As former government Contracting Officers who have also worked on the industry side, Kevin and Paul share their perspectives in support of the podcast's mission:  Make government contracts better, one contract at a time. 

In this episode, Jonny and Mike are joined by Teresa Grobecker and Sheila Fejeran of Consortia. Teresa and Sheila talk to us about building the foundation for real estate on the blockchain in the U.S., who they are currently in talks with, and how all this might be a lot closer than we think.

What is the Consortia Model? Why has the defense-based industry adapted the Consortia Model? How has it affected their policies and strategies? What benefits does the Consortia Model bring to the DoD? This week, Dr. Lewis is joined by Stephanie Halcrow and Moshe Schwartz to talk about their recent report, "The Power of Many: Leveraging Consortia to Promote Innovation, Expand the Defense Industrial Base, and Accelerate Acquisition".

Stephanie Halcrow, president of the Halcrow Group and senior fellow at George Mason University's Center for Government Contracting and Moshe Schwartz, president of Etherton and Associates, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss their report: "The Power of Many: Leveraging Consortia to Promote Innovation, Expand the Defense Industrial Base, and Accelerate Acquisition."

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats about the difference between travel consortias, travel agent discounts, and why someone should use a travel agent. Helpful Resources: https://hostagencyreviews.com/consortia (List of the travel consortia. If you love your consortium, go ahead and leave a review to help others understand the value of your consortium!) https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/what-is-travel-consortia-travel-coops (Great explainer of what a travel consortium/co-op is.) https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-rates (Download our list of 200+ travel agent rates you can access with your IATAN/CLIA/TRUE ID) https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-vs-booking-online (Great read to help understand the less tangible things a travel professional brings to the table.) https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/3-ways-travel-agents-save-you-money (3 unique things travel advisors can do for their clients that online travel agencies cannot.) https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/what-is-gds (One of the unique things travel agents can do is put airline tickets on hold in the GDS. Not sure what it is? Don't worry, this article will break it down for you!) We do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!

On this week's episode, HousingWire CEO Clayton Collins is joined by the President of Incenter Appraisal Management, Mark Walser, and the President of Incenter Agency Solutions & Enterprise Business Strategy, TJ Harrington. As well as the CEO for Real Estate Consortia, Teresa Grobecker. The quartet discuss the partnership between Incenter and Real Estate Consortia,  the blockchain, certified listings and more.The Housing News podcast explores the most important topics happening in mortgage, real estate, and fintech. Each week a new mortgage or real estate executive joins the show to add perspective to the top stories crossing HousingWire's news desk. Hosted by Clayton Collins and produced by Elissa Branch and Dalton Johnson

Audio of the ProPASS' 4th Annual Meeting 27-28 April 2022, Dr Vegar Rangul, HUNT Research Center, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (UTNU), Norway Setting up and expanding large international consortia of wearable devices data. The recording of this session is now available the Members Area of the ISPAH Website. Physical Activity Researcher Podcast, ProPASS, and ISPAH collaborate to be able to bring you the events and webinars content in easy-to-consume audio format to your favourite podcast app.

Audio of the ProPASS' 4th Annual Meeting 27-28 April 2022, Introduction by Professor Emmanuel Stamatakis - Setting up and expanding large international consortia of wearable devices data. Physical Activity Researcher Podcast, ProPASS, and ISPAH collaborate to be able to bring you the events and webinars content in easy-to-consume audio format to your favourite podcast app. The recording of this session is now available the Members Area of the ISPAH Website.  

Dundalk gain 3 vital points in an evenly contested game with Waterford in the battle to avoid the relegation playoff as the good run of home form continues. Meanwhile off field speculation intensifies with several rival Consortia competing to become the club's next owners as Peak 6 look set to bring down the curtain on their dismal period of misrule. While fans will be hoping the club returns to local ownership, this week will see many wonder if Dundalk FC are about to leap out of the frying pan and into the fire.

Anthony Day helps organizations to understand the benefits of using exponential technologies like Blockchain to create commercially viable digital transformations. He is responsible for designing, building and managing Blockchain platforms for IBM's clients in the UK & Ireland. Anthony brings together the best of IBM in terms of people; technology accelerators; platforms like Food Trust, Tradelens, Trust Your Supplier; and ecosystem partners from around the world to deliver scalable, secure and innovative technology capabilities. He is passionate about engagement with the community and helping non-experts to understand, and appreciate, the value of Blockchain technology. Anthony also hosts the Blockchain Won't Save the World podcast that is telling inspiring stories from people and organisations who are creating real change in the world with Blockchain and Exponential technologies and is listened to in over 130 countries worldwide In this episode we discuss Lessons from IBM & Deloitte from establishing some of the best-known Blockchain consortia and business networks, such as TradeLens, We.Trade and Food Trust. The importance of Strategy, Governance, Business Case and how to form a technology start-up with competitors that hate each other. What is the significance of consortia or business networks in Blockchain? What is required to set up a business network? What is Anthony's advice to others looking to work with Blockchain technology?

Join us with our guest: Candida Fratazzi, MD, Consulting Medical Director at Vedanta Biosciences, focused on pioneering rational design of drugs, made of defined consortia of bacteria, to Modulate the Human Microbiome. Dr. Fratazzi will be discussing and explaining Microbiome functions and how its changes impact our health. How bacteria colonies' equilibrium is supported and supports our immune system. Thus, the need to correct imbalance of bacteria colonies not with untargeted pull of bacteria such as fecal transplant or with a single strain of bacteria such as probiotics. Dr Fratazzi will certainly be educating us on this episode, Why Bacterial Consortia May Stop C. diff. Recurrences”

Teresa Grobecker is today's guest, talking to Yael about her work as a real estate practitioner and broker, about the shift to working from home due to the Covid-19, and about blockchain. Teresa is an international real estate technologist, investment banker, and founder of Consortia, which tokenized the world's largest asset class, real estate. She created San Francisco's first one-hundred-percent online real estate brokerage and is an equity partner at an international investment bank. [0:00]-Introduction to the guest [1:19]-How the owners, the buyers, the renters, the investors, the entrepreneurs get the benefit? [5:11]-What are you doing the majority of your day and what actually makes you get up? [9:03]-Talking about blockchain [10:47]-How do we offer service to the industry? [16:03]-Formula to become successful in business. [22:44]-What do you want to achieve? [25:41]- Trying to find a way to send money in the sensor mediated way [30:50]-What is blockchain versus crypto? [33:35]-Conclusion QUOTES: "If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary."

Join us with our guest: Candida Fratazzi, MD, Consulting Medical Director at Vedanta Biosciences, focused on pioneering rational design of drugs, made of defined consortia of bacteria, to Modulate the Human Microbiome. Dr. Fratazzi will be discussing and explaining Microbiome functions and how its changes impact our health. How bacteria colonies' equilibrium is supported and supports our immune system. Thus, the need to correct imbalance of bacteria colonies not with untargeted pull of bacteria such as fecal transplant or with a single strain of bacteria such as probiotics. Dr Fratazzi will certainly be educating us on this episode, Why Bacterial Consortia May Stop C. diff. Recurrences”