Podcast appearances and mentions of stephen pritchard

Join us for a captivating discussion as author, Jason Wright, teams up with Stephen Pritchard from the Blake Society to explore the transformative power of William Blake's work in modern mental health and addiction recovery.Delve into Blake's Illustrations of the Book of Job and discover how these poignant themes resonate with contemporary psychoanalysis and psychotherapy techniques. Wright masterfully connects Blake's vision of despair, redemption and hope to the journeys individuals face when overcoming trauma today.This engaging event will offer fresh perspectives on using historic literary insights to foster healing and growth in modern therapy. Don't miss this unique blend of art, literature and psychological recovery.

An interview with Steve Durbin, ISF CEO, by Security editor Stephen Pritchard. Originally published by Security Insights Podcast. Cybersecurity and geopolitics are more tightly linked than ever. The growth of online espionage, attacks by state actors, and governments turning a blind eye to cybercrime, are all increasing risk. And the “attack surface” is growing too. More and more of what we do every day is online, and this presents more opportunities to bad actors. In a connected world, it does not take much to cause huge disruption, whether by accident or design. The rise in ransomware over the decade shows just how vulnerable we are to cyber attack. And some of the most prolific ransomware groups have at least informal ties to nation states. But behind the scenes, the threats from state-based, not just state sanctioned, cyber attacks are growing. This, in turn, needs a different response from organisations, and their security teams. Geopolitics is driving cybersecurity threats, in ways that could hardly be imagined in the early days of the information security business. Our guest this week is Steve Durbin, CEO of the Information Security Forum. As he points out, a lot has changed over the last few decades, and especially in the last few years. We are now in a very risky place. And, in an increasingly connected world, cyber has the potential to be the “Achilles Heel” of our defences, he argues. Could we see the current level of cyber threats spill over into more overt conflict? And do organisations have the resources to operate in a more dangerous world?

Welcome to a special episode recorded guerilla style at the Ivors Classical Awards 2024! You may have heard our previous two pods with Ivors Special Award winners, Roxanna Panufnik and Gavin Bryars - this is a very different beast…Featuring special guest presenter James Flannery who steps into Seb's shoes and makes his podcasting debut, this is a rampage around the BFI with odd snippets of chat and composers a plenty.You might catch journalist Stephen Pritchard, composers Duncan McLeod and Roxanna Panufnik, violinist Tasmin Little and friends of the pod Lizzie Ball and Hattie Butterworth amongst others. Brace yourselves, buckle up and enjoy this weird and wonderful evening at the Ivors! Stephen Pritchard's excellent article for Bachtrack featuring Seb & Verity; https://bachtrack.com/feature-freelance-life-orchestra-pit-seb-philpott-verity-simmons-november-2024You can find us on the socials here;Instagram @threeinabarpodTiktok @threeinabarpodThree In A Bar on YoutubeAnything you'd like to share with us? Any guests you'd love to hear or anything you'd like us to do better? Drop us a line at hello@threeinabar.com Click here to join the Members' Club on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An interview with Steve Durbin, ISF CEO, by Security editor Stephen Pritchard. Originally published by Security Insights Podcast. Cybersecurity and geopolitics are more tightly linked than ever. The growth of online espionage, attacks by state actors, and governments turning a blind eye to cybercrime, are all increasing risk. And the “attack surface” is growing too. More and more of what we do every day is online, and this presents more opportunities to bad actors. In a connected world, it does not take much to cause huge disruption, whether by accident or design. The rise in ransomware over the decade shows just how vulnerable we are to cyber attack. And some of the most prolific ransomware groups have at least informal ties to nation states. But behind the scenes, the threats from state-based, not just state sanctioned, cyber attacks are growing. This, in turn, needs a different response from organisations, and their security teams. Geopolitics is driving cybersecurity threats, in ways that could hardly be imagined in the early days of the information security business. Our guest this week is Steve Durbin, CEO of the Information Security Forum. As he points out, a lot has changed over the last few decades, and especially in the last few years. We are now in a very risky place. And, in an increasingly connected world, cyber has the potential to be the “Achilles Heel” of our defences, he argues. Could we see the current level of cyber threats spill over into more overt conflict? And do organisations have the resources to operate in a more dangerous world?

Far too few people in this life have even one teacher who has inspired them. I have been lucky enough to have a few in my time, and this man was the first. Stephen Pritchard read English at Oxford and studied William Blake's visionary work for his PhD, before working as a music journalist. Upon interviewing the great Peter Gabriel, they both subsequently went on to become to parts of the founding members of World of Music, Arts & Dance (WOMAD).The next thirty-plus years were spent as an educator, which is where I was lucky enough to come into contact with Stephen and his work. He is secretary of the Blake Society, a committee member of the Jung Lectures, Bristol, as well as director and writer of Blake inspired one-man show 'Albion, Awake!'

A unique conversation as the Blake Society's Stephen Pritchard and poet, John Siddique, explore the similarities between two hugely influential writers and artists: William Blake and Kahlil Gibran. Both Blake and Gibran were poets and artists who dabbled in prophetic vision. Their readings of the Bible, their rebellion against Church corruption, and their sociopolitical visions were very similar. Gibran himself was referred to as the ‘twentieth-century Blake' and actively emphasised the connection between them.

On April 26 and 27, 2019, seven months before Jeremy Corbyn led the British Labour party to unexpected defeat in a general election, the Raymond Williams Society held its annual conference. Now, in July 2024, as Keir Starmer celebrates a landslide victory for the Labour party, and a new Labour government prepares its long-term agenda, we present a completely re-edited and remixed look at the session on cultural democracy. The conference addressed the topic: Cultural Production and the Redundancy of Work: precarity, automation and critique. The Movement for Cultural Democracy organised a panel at the conference and Sophie Hope, Nick Mahony and Stephen Pritchard spoke at it. In this episode Sophie Hope describes some of the context to Owen Kelly, and we listen to live recordings of Nick and Stephen's presentations. Nick Mahony's presentation, “Realising Cultural Democracy”, provides a historical background for the growth of the Movement for Cultural Democracy. He draws a link between the writing of Raymond Williams in The Long Revolution and the birth of this current manifestation of a movement for cultural democracy that began at The World Transformed in Liverpool, in September 2017. Stephen Pritchard reflects on his childhood in Jarrow in a performance style lecture that uses video and archival sound recordings as part of the presentation. The presentation, “Home Is Where We Start From”, has a poetic air that weaves in critiques of the way working class culture has been deliberately co-opted or dismantled; and the ways in which gentrification and art-washing continue to attempt to do this.

Sign up to my newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.strongerdads.co.nz⁠⁠⁠ This week I am joined by Stephen Pritchard. He is a husband and father of three. Stephen is a Kiwi who has been living in Australia for the last couple of decades. We were competing at international Powerlifting events from around 2012-2014 and although he was competing for Australia (and we aren't actually related), he became known as 'Uncle Steve'. In this episode, we chat through Steve's story. He talks about how teachers and others around him didn't really give him a chance because of his home life, yet he managed to have some key people along the way who provided positive input at vital times. We discuss how he went on to get a PhD, whilst being a new parent, and chat about his journey in Powerlifting. We had a great chat and I really enjoyed learning more about Steve's story! Enjoy the episode! _____________________ You can find more from Hayden at the following: Instagram - @hjp_strongerdads Coaching - www.hjpmethod.co.nz/coaching/ Research - https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hayden-Pritchard Website - www.hjpmethod.co.nz _____________________ Want to support my work? You can 'Buy Me a Coffee' by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ clicking here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can check out my products by ⁠clicking here⁠.

As a thank you for all your support this season's final episode is an actual play recording of the classic Dungeons and Dragons module B2 The Keep on the Borderlands. I'm join by returning guests, David Okum and Brandon Traynor, and first time on the show Steven Cali, Peter Delios, Stephen Pritchard, and Daniel Wilson as they play DnD5e adventurers.

In this episode with Stephen Pritchard, we talk about how he got into the roofing industry, his new path of consulting and giving it your all! 

Stephen Pritchard has practised as a community artist, a researcher, writer, art historian, academic, activist and film maker for many years. A few months ago we learned that he had begun the process of establishing Field Community Art, which he intended to operate as an international collective. In this episode Owen Kelly talks with Stephen Pritchard about his intentions. Stephen talks about the challenges of working both locally and internationally through the lens of a decentralised collective. He promises that all will become clear by the end of the year.

In the 19th century, an enormous hedge ran for more than a thousand miles across India, installed by the British to enforce a tax on salt. Though it took a Herculean effort to build, today it's been almost completely forgotten. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll describe this strange project and reflect on its disappearance from history. We'll also exonerate a rooster and puzzle over a racing murderer. Intro: A group of plasterers working in London’s Tate Britain art gallery in 1897 left a message for future generations. Four chemical elements were discovered in the same Swedish mine. Sources for our feature on the Great Hedge of India: Roy Moxham, The Great Hedge of India: The Search for the Living Barrier that Divided a People, 2001. Mark Kurlansky, Salt: A World History, 2011. Sir William Henry Sleeman, Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official, 1844. Shugan Chand Aggarwal, The Salt Industry in India, 1976. Sir John Strachey, India, 1888. Ajit K. Neogy, The Paramount Power and the Princely States of India, 1858-1881, 1979. Henry Francis Pelham, Essays, 1911. G.S. Chhabra, Advanced Study in the History of Modern India: 1813-1919, 1971. D.A. Barker, "The Taxation of Salt in India," The Economic Review 20 (1910), 165-172. Nicholas Blomley, "Making Private Property: Enclosure, Common Right and the Work of Hedges," Rural History 18:1 (2007), 1-21. Barry Lewis, "Village Defenses of the Karnataka Maidan, AD 1600–1800," South Asian Studies 25:1 (2009), 91-111. Roy Moxham, "Salt Starvation in British India: Consequences of High Salt Taxation in Bengal Presidency, 1765 to 1878," Economic and Political Weekly 36:25 (June 23-29, 2001), 2270-2274. Roy Moxham, "The Great Hedge of India," in Jantine Schroeder, Radu Botez, and Marine Formentini, Radioactive Waste Management and Constructing Memory for Future Generations: Proceedings of the International Conference and Debate, September 15-17, 2014, Verdun, France, Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, 2015. "The Great Hedge of India: A Lost Wonder of the World," The Long View, BBC Radio 4, March 14, 2017. Adrian Higgins, "The Odd Tale of Britain's Wall — a Hedge — Across a Swath of India," Washington Post, Feb. 13, 2019. David G.W. Birch, "When Britain Built Its Own Wall: The Great Hedge of India," iNews, Feb. 9, 2017. Stephen Pritchard, "Privets on Parade ..." Guardian, Jan. 14, 2001. Nilanjana S. Roy, "Of Indian Elections, Onions and Salt," New York Times, Nov. 20, 2013. Maurice Chittenden, "Great Hedge of India Defended the Empire," Sunday Times, Dec. 10, 2000, 7. Aneesh Gokhale, "Why British Built the Great Hedge of India," DNA, Aug. 12 2018. Roy Moxham, "The Great Hedge of India," Sunday Telegraph, Jan. 7, 2001, 4. Annabelle Quince, "Border Walls Around the World," Rear Vision, ABC Premium News, May 17, 2017. "Have You Heard of the Salt Hedge?" New Indian Express, March 16, 2015. Roy Moxham, "Magnificent Obsession," Weekend Australian, Oct. 5, 2002, B.26. Matthew Wilson, "In the Thicket of It," Financial Times, Nov. 12, 2016, 20. Moxham writes, "My GPS reading at Pali Ghar was 26° 32.2’ N, 79° 09.2’ E. If this reading is put into Google Earth, the embankment of the Hedge is clearly visible – but only if you already know it is there." Listener mail: Jonathan M. Gitlin, "Geeky License Plate Earns Hacker $12,000 in Parking Tickets," Ars Technica, Aug. 13, 2019. Brian Barrett, "How a 'NULL' License Plate Landed One Hacker in Ticket Hell," Wired, Aug. 13, 2019. Kim Willsher, "Maurice the Noisy Rooster Can Keep Crowing, Court Rules," Guardian, Sept. 5, 2019. "French Rooster Maurice Wins Battle Over Noise With Neighbours," BBC News, Sept. 5, 2019. "If It Quacks Like a Duck: Boisterous Poultry Land French Owner in Court," Agence France-Presse, Sept. 2, 2019. Tom Whipple, "Larry the Cat Faces Rival as Jack Russell Puppy Arrives in Downing Street," Times, Sept. 2 2019. Amy Walker, "Downing Street Gets New Resident -- a Dog Named Dilyn," Guardian, Sept. 2, 2019. Hayley Dixon, "Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds to Move Rescued Jack Russell Puppy Into Downing Street," Telegraph, Sept. 1, 2019. "Boris Johnson's New Rescue Puppy Moves Into Downing Street," BBC News, Sept. 2, 2019. "Dogs That Keep Mice Away," Animal & Pest Control Specialist, Dec. 5, 2013. "Working History of the Jack Russell Terrier," Jack Russell Terrier Club of America. Tom Ough, "Sepsis, Incontinence, and Murder Mysteries: A History of Downing Street Pets," Telegraph, Sept. 2, 2019. Meagan Flynn, "A Lawsuit Against Maurice the Rooster Divided France. Now a Judge Says He Can Crow in Peace," Washington Post, Sept 6, 2019. This week's lateral thinking puzzle was contributed by listener Dafydd Viney, who sent this corroborating link (warning -- this spoils the puzzle). You can listen using the player above, download this episode directly, or subscribe on Google Podcasts, on Apple Podcasts, or via the RSS feed at https://futilitycloset.libsyn.com/rss. Please consider becoming a patron of Futility Closet -- you can choose the amount you want to pledge, and we've set up some rewards to help thank you for your support. You can also make a one-time donation on the Support Us page of the Futility Closet website. Many thanks to Doug Ross for the music in this episode. If you have any questions or comments you can reach us at podcast@futilitycloset.com. Thanks for listening!

This episode I welcome veteran writer, editor and broadcaster Stephen Pritchard on to the show to discuss how PRs can create content that journalists can really use.

On April 26 and 27 the Raymond Williams Society held its annual conference which addressed the topic: Cultural Production and the Redundancy of Work: precarity, automation and critique. The Movement for Cultural Democracy organised a panel at the conference and Sophie Hope, Nick Mahony and Stephen Pritchard spoke at it. In this episode Sophie Hope describes some of the context to Owen Kelly, and we listen to live recordings of Nick and Stephen’s presentations.

In February 2019 the report of the Cultural Cities Enquiry appeared, published by a consortium of Core Cities, Key Cities, consultants and arts funding agencies in the UK. Sophie Hope, Owen Kelly & Stephen Pritchard sat down to discuss what the report says and doesn’t say; and the ways in which it does and doesn’t say these things.

Clara Paillard, Stephen Pritchard, Rhiannon White, Peter Stark, Nick Mahony, Moussa Amine Sylla, Sophie Hope, Frances Northrop Cultural democracy entails a struggle for the expansion of culture, politics and democracy beyond its current limits – its aim is to overcome damaging cultural hierarchies to help realise culture for all, by all. This session will provide a forum for participation to elaborate the draft ‘manifesto for cultural democracy' to realise cultural democracy in our time. Session by the Movement for Cultural Democracy http://culturaldemocracy.uk/ @culturaldemo

Stephen Pritchard, editor del lector en The Observer, habla sobre el Brexit en el foro que se realiza en Bogotá. Cuatro expertos contarán sus experiencias en torno a uno de los más importantes desafíos actuales para el oficio de informar. Siga en directo la transmisión.

What should be done? The Codcast talks with Whitney Hatch, chairman of the DCR Stewardship Council, and Stephen Pritchard, who spent four years in the administration of former governor Mitt Romney, including six months as DCR commissioner and a little over a year as secretary of energy and environmental affairs.

Episode 18 of 99% Perspiration Born in Lisbon, Rute Correia is now living in the UK, and working in crafts, radio and . Rute produces the White Market Podcast on Spark FM, owns a crafts company called Rute's Loot, and was previously Junior Online Content Coordinator for Nintendo of Europe in Germany. Stephen Pritchard is the Executive Director of Dot to Dot Active Arts, writing a blog about socially engaged arts called Colouring in Culture, and is currently studying a PhD in participatory arts. ---------- More ways to get in touch with 99% Perspiration: Join our growing creative network on Facebook Follow us on Twitter for all the latest updates - @99Podcast We post extra content on our official website - 99Podcast.com ---------- About 99% Perspiration: Weekly advice from today's creative and artistic professionals - FOR tomorrow's. We're here to help you gain the confidence and the know-how to make your creative calling into a career. If you're interested in radio, presenting, producing, promoting, music, bands, artists, networking, marketing, content, TV, film, social media, writing, acting, directing, production, website, graphic design, advertising, theatre, literature....... Then this is the podcast for you!

In the podcast: We look at some of the key developments in technology over the last few years, from consumerisation and the cloud to cybersecurity and the skills gap. And we preview some of the key trends for the rest of this decade. With guests Peter Cochrane and PA Consulting's David Elton, and Connected Business contributor Stephen Pritchard. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week’s podcast: The consumerisation of IT is one of the greatest challenges facing the enterprise. It is changing the way we work, the role of the IT department, and the role of the CIO. The Connected Business is joined by John Delaney, associate vice president at industry analysts IDC, John McKeown, chief information officer for EMEA at Cushman & Wakefield, the property firm, Simon Body, Senior Enterprise Architect, at Astra Zeneca, the pharmaceutical company, and John Griffiths of PA Consulting Group. How are businesses dealing with consumerisation, and how do they move from a defensive approach to one that turns the trend into competitive advantage? Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: Could geo-spatial information be the next dimension for big data? Knowing where something, or someone, is is growing in value to retailers, engineers, governments, and the military. We speak to GIS specialists Dan Monk, technical architect at Atkins, the consulting engineers, Andrew Corcoran, of the energy and environmental consulting company West Coast Group, WO2 Giles, of the UK's Ministry of Defence, and Euan Cameron, CTO for the applications at GIS vendor Esri, on the increasing importance of location information. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: IT outsourcing is usually associated with cost savings, but achieving real cost savings remains hard. At the same time, businesses are looking for more innovation from their suppliers, and more control over their technology. Our guests this week — Hansjoerg Siber, vice president for BPO at Cap Gemini, Ovum's Thomas Reuner and PA Consulting Group's Mike Henley debate where IT sourcing is heading. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: Technology is changing our work, entertainment, and even how businesses run IT itself. We speak to Sam Nicholson, cinematographer and chief executive of Stargate Studios; Dave Coplin, futurologist and "chief envisioneer" at Microsoft, and John Igoe, vice president for technology at Rackspace, about their visions for the future in their lines of work. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: Could the bank branch be a thing of the past, and could physical currency be going the way of books, vinyl or CDs? And can banks use data analytics to become more relevant to customers, and to regain trust? We speak to Eden Zoller, principal analyst at Ovum, to Kris Canekeratne, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Virtusa, and to Attila Bayrak, senior vice president for customer relationship management at Turkish bank Akbank. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: KPMG's Martin Jordan on how businesses can learn from the intelligence services, when it comes to countering cyber threats, and how dairy producer Friesland-Campina is using technology from iPads to machine to machine communications to improve quality and profits. Plus: could rural Cornwall be the UK's next tech hub? Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: Ovum's Joe Dignan on how smart cities are moving from science fiction to fact, Canalys' Matthew Ball on how consumerisation is reviving prospects for video conferencing, and Patrick Louis, CEO of the Lotus F1 Team, on how technology is changing his business, and his sport. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: demand for quality education is growing across the world, but education itself has largely avoided automation. Can IT improve education? And how can the IT industry work with schools and colleges to head off a growing skills shortage, especially in IT and data science? We speak to BT's Pat Hughes, TCS' Satya Ramaswamy and analyst Sanchit Vir Gogia, of Greyhound Research. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: Could travel companies do more with data, and could that in turn make for a better passenger experience? Professor Thomas Davenport, and Hervé Couturier, head of R&D at Amadeus, think so. Plus, PA Consulting Group's chief operating officer, Andrew Hooke, on how IT is changing the professional services industry. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Can big data lead to greater profits? Constellation Research's principal analyst Ray Wang and SAS Institute CEO Dr Jim Goodnight discuss why it is hard for businesses to extract value from their information. Plus: Capco's Mark Record on why financial services firms could be missing the big data opportunity. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: We hear how consumerisation is forcing businesses to revisit their relationship with IT, as Ovum's Richard Edwards discusses his firm's Enterprise 2020 report. And we discuss how technology is changing technology firms themselves, with VMWare CFO Jonathan Chadwick. Plus, how the $40 Raspberry Pi kit computer could be helping shape the next phase of the internet. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: The Internet of Things is set to connect up everything from coffee cups to cardiac monitors, as the hardware becomes cheaper, smaller, and easier to use. We speak to PA Consulting's Alastair McAuley, Ovum's Jeremy Green, and Concept Reply's Luigi Cicchese about how they think the technology will develop. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: Businesses are keen to collect more data, but is there a point where data poses a risk? KPMG's Eddie Short thinks there is. Plus we speak to McLaren Group CIO Stuart Birrell about how he protects the car maker and F1 team's information. And, in a new series of conversations with senior business leaders, we ask Lindsey Evans, president of ad agency TBWA, how technology has changed her industry. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: We hear three different views about the way cyber threats are affecting companies and consumers. Christian Fredrikson, president and CEO of Finnish computer security company F-Secure, explains that mobile phones and tablets are at growing risk of attack; Verizon's Ernie Hayden looks at protecting critical national infrastructure, and Lloyds Banking Group, looks at the growing shortage of skilled infosecurity professionals. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week’s podcast: We follow up on Mobile World Congress by speaking to Goldcrest Films about flexible working in the film and post production industry, and we hear from Stroz Friedberg about managing the risks of mobiles and tablets. Plus, Gartner's Mark Raskino talks about the growth of a new role in business: the chief data officer. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: What are the latest trends in mobile handsets, how far off is 5G, and can businesses really benefit from Bring Your Own Device? As Mobile World Congress continues in Barcelona, we speak to the GSMA's Alex Sinclair, Ovum's Richard Absalom and Vodafone's Paul Stonadge about the future of mobile devices, and mobile working. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: We look at how gas mains, drains and water pipes could hold the key to boosting fast broadband in Europe, and hear from the CIO of UK local authority, East Sussex County Council, on how tablets and 4G are helping it to cope with budget constraints. Plus: how businesses are updating their supply chain intelligence, to cope with new rules on conflict minerals. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: We hear from PA Consulting's Nathan Sage, MWD Advisors' Angela Ashenden, and Rob Howard, founder of Telligent, about how social tools and social intelligence are changing the workplace. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: In a special programme, we hear from technology commentator Peter Cochrane, Shaun Collins of analysts CCS Insight, Allen Brown, CEO of the Open Group, Chris Watson, of law firm CMS, Matt Peers, CIO at Deloitte and Gartner's Mark Raskino about the key technology events of 2012, and their outlook for the coming year. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week’s podcast: We hear how the frozen foods business – Igloo Foods Group – started from scratch with its IT, following a buy out from its parent company. We speak to Constellation Research’s Ray Wang, about a trend that is attracting a lot of interest in boardrooms: gamification. And we look at the growing cost of data storage, and what business can do about it. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week’s podcast: In a special show focused on the high-octane world of motor racing, we hear how the Lotus F1 team is updating its back office IT, so it can put more resources into racing, and how Sahara Force India updated its website to provide a better service to its fans. Plus, F1 data specialists QuantumBlack on what businesses can learn from the sport. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: We examine the role of the chief information officer today. Who is leading IT in the business today, and how is IT providing better tools to business leaders? Our guests are Mark McDonald from Gartner, David Elton from PA Consulting, and Frank Modruson, CIO of Accenture. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: We speak to Autodesk CEO Carl Bass about how smartphones, tablets and the cloud are changing the software industry, and to author David Gray about his new book, The Connected Company. Plus, our series on how businesses are using IT continues with a look at a supply chain project at Danone Italy. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's programme: We hear from Accenture's Jeanne Harris about changing priorities for IT, and how the IT department could be in need of an overhaul. We also speak to Adobe about how businesses are making more use of video online, and we start a new series focusing on companies using IT in innovative ways, with Javier Christie from Australian company Coates Hire. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week’s programme: We hear from business guru and author Erik Brynjolfsson about the need to strike the right balance between technology, jobs and prosperity. And we speak to Accenture’s director for aerospace and defence, Damien Lasou, about the growing role of IT in the aviation industry. Plus: Rene Batsford, head of IT at the sandwich chain Eat, on how his company is using business intelligence to improve stock levels, improve sales, and cut down waste. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week’s programme we look at how businesses are coming to terms with the growing volumes of data they have to collect and keep. And we look at how technology is helping firms to translate those data into new, more accurate predictions and insights. We speak to big data users at Ernst & Young and the Technical University of Denmark, and industry analysts Freeform Dynamics. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: We look at how companies can use IT to bring new products to market more quickly, and how a new technical standard, COBIT 5, could help businesses improve their data security. Plus we speak to financial services firm Thomas Murray about how it is using open source software to streamline its marketing. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: What do we understand by the cloud, how should companies decide which IT to run there, and how do they go about moving to the cloud? Plus how the UK's Met Office is using the cloud for a citizen-based weather observation project. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week’s podcast: Is Big Data a useful tool for business, or is it just the latest technology trend to be overhyped? The consultants at KPMG think firms may be paying too much attention to poor data. But boards are not paying enough attention to information security, and even when they do spend money, they may not feel safer, argues PA Consulting. Plus: Gartner's Michael Smith on how companies can drive more value from their investments in IT. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Are businesses ready to deal with security risks and privacy laws? We ask Chris Watson, partner for telecoms, media and technology, at law firm CMS, to Jay Heiser and French Caldwell of industry analysts Gartner, and Hakan Carlbom, CIO of the Stockholm-based private equity house EQT for their views. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week’s podcast: We look at how companies are aiming to save money, and be more flexible, by renegotiating their outsourcing contracts; at how one company has replaced conventional customer service with web-based social media tools for its users; and what happened when a UK mobile operator - in a test of Olympic readiness - told two and a half thousand staff to work remotely. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We speak to Gartner's John Van Decker about the technologies companies use to manage their finances, and to the finance director of law firm Simmons and Simmons about moving to a single HR and finance platform. Plus how social media can force companies to scrutinise their supply chains. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: In the week Apple announced its third-generation iPad, we look at how tablets are making real inroads in business – but are causing problems as well as solving them. We hear from the CTO of iPass, Barbara Nelson, and the CEO of Netgear, Patrick Lo. Plus, has the supply chain become more dangerous? We ask Stanford University expert Kevin O'Marah why he thinks so. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: Ahead of Mobile World Congress, Connected Business meets Anne Bouverot, director general of the GSMA, and asks her for this year's top trends. And Cesare Garlati, head of consumerisation at Trend Micro, discusses some of the downsides of bringing your own device to work. Plus, how Devon and Cornwall Police are using business intelligence to crack down on crime. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Can technology help to save endangered species? In the first of a short series on novel uses of data analytics, Connected Business speaks to the scientists behind the charity WildTrack, which is using IT tools to monitor animals such as the black rhino. Plus, could unified communications be coming back into vogue? Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: How do companies use technology to look after their customers? We hear from two different businesses, manufacturer Eaton and bar and nightclub operator Novus Leisure. Plus a CIO's view of the Consumer Electronics Show from Evershed's Paul Caris. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sales and marketing specialists have never had better access to data, whether it is from loyalty programmes, databases or even social media. In this week's podcast, we speak to James Kaplan, of management consultants McKinsey, about how companies are finding "unfiltered customer sentiment" online, and how they can translate that into better decision making. We also look at a survey that suggests that retailers are cutting back their investments in IT, and look at how one company claims it can save businesses time, and money, by processing their invoices for them. Produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: Mobile World Congress might be over for another year, but there is no let up for the mobile industry. In the week that Apple is set to launch its next iPad, we hear how businesses are replacing both laptops and smartphones with tablets, and how enterprises can manage the costs of mobile working. We also hear how researchers are designing new ways for people in developing countries to access the Internet, even if they cannot read or write, and we look at a study that suggests that information security is increasingly important for companies' boards, even as other areas of IT spending is under pressure. Produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: February sees the mobile phone industry come together for its annual congress in Barcelona, and the Connected Business podcast also focuses on mobility. We hear from Tasty Baking, a US company founded in 1914 that is using mobile tools to make its field sales more efficient, and speak to industry analysts Yankee Group, about a technology that lets consumers download information, or even pay for goods and services, with just a wave of their phones. And we examine the worrying issue of mobile security. With thousands of smart phones lost or stolen each day, just how safe are business data? Produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week’s podcast: how can businesses improve their supply chains, manage costs, and reduce their impact on the environment? Stephen Pritchard talks to Stephen Stokes, managing vice president at industry analysts Gartner, about the green agenda, and to Matt Harris, head of the supply chain at manufacturer JAE, about using IT to bring down the cost of logistics. Presented by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Often companies spend too much time, effort and money pursuing the perfect IT systems. But for many tasks a system that is good enough, is good enough. Connected Business contributor Stephen Pritchard talks to Gary Clare of Bain and Company, about 'good enough' IT. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.