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When I sat down with Leon Butler, the newly appointed CEO of IBM UK and Ireland, it felt like a timely check-in with one of the most influential forces in enterprise technology. Having taken on the role in January 2025 after leading IBM's global data and AI division, Leon brings both technical depth and a clear strategic lens to what lies ahead. Our conversation couldn't have been better timed, following the IBM Think conference and the company's latest wave of announcements around agentic AI, enterprise models, and quantum computing. Leon offered an inside look at how IBM is responding to real-world business challenges with purpose-built, domain-specific AI tools. While the industry often gravitates toward large, generic models, IBM has chosen a different route, focusing on smaller, more efficient models that deliver measurable business outcomes. Their Granite model family and WatsonX orchestrate platform are helping companies streamline complex workflows, boost productivity, and integrate AI into operations without adding more layers of complexity. We also explored how AI agents are evolving from basic chat interfaces into tools that can coordinate multi-step processes across HR, procurement, and customer service. Leon shared concrete examples from inside IBM, including how their own HR systems are now 94 percent automated through AI agents. The company has also achieved over $2 billion in productivity gains through AI and automation internally, a figure that sets a strong precedent for its clients. Our conversation also touched on IBM's quantum roadmap, with expectations that their systems will surpass today's most powerful supercomputers by 2033 and reach error-free capability by 2029. Alongside this, IBM is pushing forward with a global commitment to close the AI skills gap, aiming to equip 2 million people with AI skills by 2026. How does a company of IBM's scale remain agile while reshaping industries with AI and quantum computing? This conversation offers a glimpse into the strategy, leadership, and technology shaping that future.

Just when you think you've got your head around AI, a new type of technology comes racing around the corner - quantum computingAccording to IBM's UK and Ireland CEO, Nicola Hodson, quantum computing is “the next era of computing”. It allows the possibility of solving problems that either cannot be dealt with, or would take too long to deal with, through “conventional computing”.While it is still in the experimental phase, a 2020 McKinsey report estimates that there will be around 5,000 operational quantum computers by 2030.Therefore on this week's episode, Nicola and I discuss the five things leaders should focus on in order to thrive in this AI pre quantum age.Credits:Presenter: Éilis CroninProducer: Inga MarsdenArtwork: David Robinson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kevin Farrar has over 36 years of experience at IBM acting as a trusted advisor on technology, innovation, and adoption in the sports industry. He provides input to strategic planning discussions to influence the client & IBM technology roadmap & plans. As a member of IBM's Global Sports & Entertainment Partnerships team, Kevin provides UK leadership on contractual negotiations and has overall responsibility for the UK programme governance & budget.Kevin is IBM's “face” of Wimbledon and has extensively featured in media coverage worldwide across TV, radio, online & print media, including BBC National News, BBC News Live: World Business Report, BBC Sport, BBC R5 Live, BBC R4: The World Tonight, BBC Arabic, BBC Click, BBC Tech Tent, World Service Radio, ITV National News, Japanese TV, Canadian TV, CNN, Fox News, Bloomberg and numerous other global MSM outlets.To know more about Kevin Farrar, visit https://businessabc.net/wiki/kevin-farrarAbout Wimbledon IBM PartnershipWimbledon works closely with IBM to provide fans with AI-generated insights and world-class digital experiences. As the Official Technology Partner of The Championships for the past 33-years, IBM has developed solutions to modernise and streamline workloads, and delivered innovative digital experiences to engage sports fans around the world through IBM iX, the experience design arm of IBM Consulting. IBM Consulting leverages hybrid cloud and enterprise-grade AI to co-create an open and flexible platform of innovation for Wimbledon. This platform transforms over 2.7 million data points into actionable insights, automates critical business processes, and secures the tournament's digital operations, ensuring a seamless and engaging fan experience.About ‘Catch Me Up' featureThe new 'Catch Me Up' feature displays pre- and post-match player cards with AI-generated player stories and analysis via wimbledon.com and the Wimbledon 2024 App. Player cards will be personalised based on user preferences and data such as their location and myWimbledon profile, starting with their favourite players. Pre-match content will include analysis of recent performance and likelihood to win predictions, and post-match it will include key statistics and highlights. The feature will also create longer-form daily summaries of play.'Catch Me Up' was built using IBM's Granite large language model (LLM) to provide AI-generated text using the capabilities of the watsonx platform. The model has been trained on the Wimbledon editorial style and will be monitored by the All England Club. The new feature is designed to help Wimbledon scale its content to both new and existing tennis fans globally, as well as provide fans access to timelier, curated coverage across ladies' and gentlemen's singles matches which are often happening simultaneously.Useful links and resourceshttps://dinisguarda.medium.com/ibm-genai-catch-me-up-and-wimbledon-case-study-how-is-ai-being-used-in-sports-and-tennis-fa7568bbc35dhttps://businessabc.net/wiki/kevin-farrarhttps://www.linkedin.com/posts/kevinfarraribm_ibm-technology-at-the-2023-masters-activity-7047461943867006977-i52o/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7oOxw3v_0chttps://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/articles/2024-06-17/wimbledon_and_ibm_launch_catch_me_up.htmlAbout citiesabc.comhttps://www.citiesabc.com/​​​​​​​​​​​ About businessabc.nethttps://www.businessabc.net/About fashionabc.orghttps://www.fashionabc.org/ About Dinis Guardahttps://www.dinisguarda.com/https://businessabc.net/wiki/dinis-guardaSupport the Show.

The Standard's Jon Weeks met with Nicola Hodson, the UK and Ireland CEO of multinational corporation IBM.On this special cut-down episode Jon and Nicola discuss AI and how IBM is helping companies from all sectors to incorporate the technology into their business.To hear the full interview just search How to be a CEO Nicola Hodson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WorkL founder, Lord Mark Price speaks to Nicola Hodson, CEO of IBM UK & Ireland. Nicola is the first woman to hold the CEO position at IBM UK & Ireland. Hear everything from the early career skills she developed, childhood fascinations that sparked her curiosity, to the career experiences that have equipped her to lead IBM today and much more.This podcast is brought to you by WorkL. Visit WorkL.com to find a job in the happiest workplaces, take our Happy at Work test, network, get career support from experts and much more. Work Happier with WorkL.

In today's episode, I discuss an unconventional but increasingly popular strategy for job hunting—the 'Back Door' approach. My guest is Ran Young who brings over two decades of experience in leadership, management, and executive coaching, primarily with IBM UK. We discuss an alternative job hunting method that uses networking, informational interviewing, and volunteering, among other strategies, to secure employment in today's competitive job market.  We'll explore the advantages of this method, the significance of building a strong professional network, and how to incorporate these tactics into a successful job search strategy.Thanks for listening! If you need support with your career:call me on 07833 593875email mark@bravocoaching.co.ukvisit www.bravocoaching.co.uk

Are UK businesses leveraging AI effectively to stay competitive on the global stage? To explore this critical topic, I invited Dr. Nicola Hodson, Chief Executive of IBM UK&I, to share her invaluable insights on AI adoption within UK enterprises and the steps necessary to ensure the UK's competitive edge in technology. IBM's recent Global AI Adoption Index reveals a stark reality: while over a third of large UK enterprises have embraced AI, with another 40% experimenting, the UK still trails behind global leaders like India, China, and Singapore. This discrepancy poses a significant challenge, especially after the Global AI Summit's ambition to position the UK as a forefront player in AI innovation. Dr. Hodson will delve into the nuances of the report, highlighting the critical barrier of AI skills shortage facing UK companies and how this impediment can be overcome. She'll discuss strategies for fostering responsible AI development that doesn't compromise safety or ethics, closing the AI and tech skills gap, leveraging technology to bridge the productivity gap, and rethinking cybersecurity in the AI era. This episode promises to shed light on the current state of AI adoption in the UK and explore how embracing technology can propel UK businesses to global competitiveness. We'll examine the implications of the AI skills gap, ethical AI development, and the transformative potential of technology in driving business innovation and productivity. As we navigate these complex topics with Dr. Hodson, we invite you to reflect on the role of AI in your industry or business. How can AI serve as a catalyst for innovation and growth in your domain? Please share your thoughts and join the conversation as we explore the future of AI in business, guided by one of the leading voices in the field. What steps can your organization take to adopt AI and do so responsibly and competitively on a global scale? Let's discuss.

Samantha Washington sits in for Ian King in today's episode – but Ian makes an appearance to discuss the government's digital strategy with minister Chris Philp.After chancellor Rishi Sunak launched a review of the UK's advanced computing, IBM UK and Ireland CEO Sreeram Visvanathan speaks to Samantha.She also catches up with Andrew Williams from Halma, a “group of life-saving technology companies”.Consumer campaigner Justin Gutmann comes on the show to talk about suing Apple for £768m over a software update which effectively slowed down older iPhones.Following a warning that food prices could rise 15-percent this summer, James Walton, Chief Economist at the Institute of Grocery Distribution, joins Samantha – who also discusses digital security with Fran Rosch from ForgeRock.

On this week's episode of the WorkL Happiness Podcast we speak with Richard Lanyon-Hogg, former CTO of IBM UK. Now a visiting professor at the University of Sheffield, tune in to hear more about Richard's extensive career and how embracing a part time work schedule allowed him to pursue his love of nature and woodlands to which he was listed in 2013 as being one of the top 50 most powerful part time executives across the UK.

On this episode of Investor Connect, Hall welcomes Philip Webb, Managing Director at Investors In Community Limited (IIC).Headquartered in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, and founded in 2015, Investors In Community Limited is a for-profit company operating a B2B SaaS platform, providing businesses with the measurement and verification tool for all community support and giving. As social value becomes monetised by way of tender and supply chain requirements, investor expectations, staff attraction and retention, and customer choices based on perceived responsibility of the business supplier, it has become necessary to create an independent system to measure, manage, track, verify and report. Spreadsheets are no longer acceptable as a means to report authentic activity. IIC was written as a bespoke platform, using an IBM software house to create a hyper-ledger blockchain platform hosted with IBM. This provides robust, trusted, and scalable systems for ultimate overseas expansion. Phil started his career working for IBM UK as a hardware specialist. He established a hardware/services business in 1990, growing to over £6.7M and selling on in 1996. Since set up, he has merged and sold 5 SME businesses in the areas of software development, training, and business consultancy. In 1996, Phil was elected Chamber President, and in the same year, represented SME businesses in the CBI Regional Council. Phil has published three business books, leading to university lecturing about rapid change management, and is the legal custodian of the research from the Stanford University of the SWOT Analysis. Phil discusses how he sees the industry evolving and its growth rate, some of the challenges in starting a business in this space, and he explains community credits. You can visit Investors In Community Limited at , via LinkedIn at , and via Twitter at .   Phil can be contacted via email at , and via LinkedIn at .    ________________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at:    Check out our other podcasts here:   For Investors check out:   For Startups check out:   For eGuides check out:   For upcoming Events, check out    For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group    Please , share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of .

All businesses need to enhance their Corporate Social Responsibility so they can cultivate good relations and contribute to the benefit of the community at large. Improving their image is an added bonus. In this interview with host Phil Pelucha, Philip Webb talks about helping firms manage their Corporate Social Responsibility. Philip is the founder and CEO of Investors In Community, which is a digital platform enabling companies across the UK to donate, volunteer, and gift to charity and community initiatives to which they feel connected. It is now more important than ever to be doing everything we can to improve the world we live in for future generations; IIC provides the perfect opportunity to build a movement for good. Charities and Individuals can use his platform for free, meaning 100% of the money donated through this platform stays in the charity sector. Philip started his career working for IBM UK as a hardware specialist. He has since published 3 business books and is the legal custodian of the research from Stanford University of the SWOT analysis.   Contact our guests https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipwebbtam/ (Philip Webb LinkedIn) https://linktr.ee/iic (Link tree with all Links - get involved) Contact our Host https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippelucha/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippelucha/) http://billionairesinboxers.com/ (http://billionairesinboxers.com/) https://billionairesinboxers.com/starter-package/ (https://billionairesinboxers.com/starter-package/)

Interested in creating a diverse and inclusive culture, but don't know where to start? Have a listen to former D&I Leader for IBM UK & Ireland, Deborah Richards', fantastic advice to companies that want to implement diversity and inclusion strategies, but aren't sure where to begin.

In the final episode of series one of All About Apprenticeships, Georgie Frost is joined by Anna Morrison, CEO of Amazing Apprenticeships and Jenny Taylor, from IBM UK, who was named Apprenticeship Champion of the Year for 2020, to review the budget and talk about International Women's Day and gender equality in apprenticeships. Listen, subscribe and leave a rating in all your usual podcast places, and check out the HomeServe Foundation @HSV_Foundation.

Andreas Haimböck-Tichy, Victoria Betton and Shane Tickell join the Health and Social Care team for an end-of-year podcast. For this month’s podcast, our Health and Social Care team is joined by the Chair and Vice Chairs of the techUK Health and Social Care Council: Andreas Haimböck-Tichy, Director for Healthcare and Life Sciences at IBM UK and Ireland, Victoria Betton, Chief Innovation Officer, Mindwave Ventures, and Shane Tickell, Founder and CEO of Temple Black. Together, they look at some of the most significant changes that have taken place during the past year from a digital health and care perspective, which ones are here to stay, and the emerging trends they see developing in the space in 2021.

In this episode we speak to Rick Stockley, Head of Blockchain at IBM UK. He is also the product lead on a platform called TradeLens. We introduce TradeLens, a platform developed by IBM that uses blockchain technology to harness data from port operators to service the logistics sector. We also discuss other current and potential uses for blockchain technology.Connect on LinkedinDoug Barnett – https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglas-barnett-a475b820/Rick Stockley - https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardstockley/?originalSubdomain=uk For more information about TradeLens follow the link: https://www.tradelens.com/This podcast is issued by Waverton Investment Management Limited, 16 Babmaes Street, London, SW1Y 6AH. Registered in England No. 2042285. Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. The information provided in this podcast is for information purposes only and Waverton Investment Management Limited does not accept liability for any loss or damage which may arise directly or indirectly out of use or reliance by the client, or anyone else, on the information contained in this recording. This podcast should be used as a guide only is based on our current views of markets and is subject to change.The information provided does not constitute investment advice and it should not be relied on as such. It should not be considered a solicitation to buy or an offer to sell a security. It does not take into account any investor's particular investment objectives, strategies, tax status or investment horizon.Where Waverton's advice is given it is restricted to discretionary investment management services. We do not provide advice on the use of tax or financial planning products (even if the service which we are managing is held within such a product) or non-discretionary investment.All materials have been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but its accuracy is not guaranteed. There is no representation or warranty as to the current accuracy of, nor liability for, decisions based on such information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Essential Retail sits down with IBM UK’s head of blockchain to hear some retail examples of how the technology is already impacting supply chains around the world. Got something you want to tell us about the Podcast? Want to join us? You can get in touch on Twitter via twitter.com/essretail, or directly with Caroline at twitter.com/cl_baldwin

A pre-event interview on influencer marketing with members of the panel for our Under the Influence networking event. We spoke to Spiros Margaris, #1 Global Influencer in #Fintech; Darian Sims, B2B Marketing Director EMEA, Canon and Alexandra Bozova, Social Influencer Engagement and Digital Marketing for IBM UK and Ireland.

IBM UK & Ireland's chief executive on the opportunities and challenges for an increasingly digital global economy. Part one 1 of 5. May 21016.

IBM UK & Ireland's chief executive on the opportunities and challenges for an increasingly digital global economy. Part one 2 of 5. May 21016.

IBM UK & Ireland's chief executive on the opportunities and challenges for an increasingly digital global economy. Part one 3 of 5. May 21016.

IBM UK & Ireland's chief executive on the opportunities and challenges for an increasingly digital global economy. Part 4 of 5. May 21016.

IBM UK & Ireland's chief executive on the opportunities and challenges for an increasingly digital global economy. Part one 5. May 21016.

With guest co-host Curt Collins, we feature the irrepressible George Wingfield. In his working life, he had a brief stint as an astronomer at the Royal Greenwich Observatory studying stellar spectra and the earth's magnetic field. Subsequently, he joined IBM UK and engaged in a variety of jobs in Systems Engineering, Marketing, and in Computer Education. George's experience and knowledge covers a wide spectrum of the UFO filed from the Skinwalker Ranch, military intelligence operations, the Cash-Landrum Incident, Rendlesham Forest Abductions and much more.

Since the 1990s corporate responsibility has become firmly rooted in all sorts of businesses but now we’re in leaner years and there's a crisis of trust in business. So where does that leave corporate responsibility and what does a more responsible approach to business actually look like these days? Joining in the debate are industry experts Marcus Jamieson-Pond, director of Three Legged Stool and Founder of the Convergence Network; Mark Wakefield, Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs Manager at IBM UK; and Marie Sigsworth, Group CR Director at Aviva.

Stephen Leonard, Chief Executive, IBM UK and Ireland, talks about Innovation at the Global Leadership Summit 2011

Traditional disk technology has lagged behind processor and memory technology for some time. During this session we will discuss what the problems are and how new technologies such as enterprise class Solid State Drives (SSD) are helping. Until now, high performance storage systems have been designed around the characteristics of spinning magnetic media. This session will also discuss design considerations for such high performance systems, an overview of storage virtualization, and how these concepts are increasingly important with the move towards solid state storage media. Links: Slides - Talk slides