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What does the future of healthcare look like? In some cases, it’s almost like science fiction has become a reality. Mental health and wellness is entering this realm with therapeutic chatbots like Woebot Health. Founder Alison Darcy talks about the importance of clinical validation and how studies have shown that Woebot can not only engage deeply with users but also develop a bond of trust with them, often allowing them to broach topics they may not feel comfortable discussing with a human therapist.Meanwhile, the ultrasound machine is getting a makeover. Nevada Sanchez, co-founder of Butterfuly network talks about shrinking it down into a device that plugs into an iPhone, making medical imaging more affordable and accessible. This device is a  little like the medical tridcorder from Star Trek in that it can scan the entire body and, with AI on board, it can make sense of the scan in minutes.Nevada Sanchez, co-founder & VP of core technology at Butterfly Network and Alison Darcy, founder of Woebot Health,

DreamWorks Animation is home to some of the world’s most beloved franchises, including Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, The Boss Baby, The Croods, and How to Train Your Dragon. But none of these award-winning films would be possible without cutting-edge film technology. We speak to Kate Swanborg, DreamWorks’ SVP of technology communications, to explore how technology is fuelling our imaginations and creating all-time-great productions.Kate Swanborg, SVP of Technology Communications at DreamWorks Animation, delivered a keynote speech on Centre Stage at Web Summit 2021.Are you feeling inspired by this episode? Web Summit is returning to Lisbon this November with lots more exciting speakers. This is your last chance to grab 2 tickets for the price of one, so sign up now for the 2 for 1 sale on May 19."The best technology conference on the planet".Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Linkedin. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/websummit/message

In the very near future, the devices and services we rely on will become much more proactive. AI will turn off the lights before bed, offer to start your coffee in the morning, or adjust the thermostat when you’re away – all without being asked. Tom Taylor, SVP for Amazon Alexa, shares how 'ambient computing' is coming to life, and what the future holds."The best technology conference on the planet".Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Linkedin. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/websummit/message

Unicorns are popping up at an unprecedented rate, so what better way to understand what it takes to get there than by hearing from those who have already succeeded? Juan Pablo Ortega, co-founder of Rappi, and Mada Seghete, co-founder and VP of marketing at Branch, talk through their early days as startup founders and the steps they took towards success.Juan Pablo Ortega, co-founder of Rappi, and Mada Seghete, co-founder and VP of marketing at Branch, were in conversation with Pieter Haeck of Politico Europe at Web Summit 2021."The best technology conference on the planet".Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Linkedin. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/websummit/message

Debates have raged for years of whether and to what extent Big Tech - often known as the Big Four (Amazon, Meta/Facebook, Google and Apple) - should be regulated. As Rob Cox, global editor for Reuters Breakingviews, says in this episode: “The horse has bolted on this one”. So the matter turns to what kind of regulations should be put in place and for what purpose. Will regulation only serve to shore up Big Tech interests like the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act did for Wall Street in 2010, or will it force greater accountability, transparency, and end user protection as legislation like GDPR hoped to in Europe?  Ailish Campbell, ambassador to the European Union with Global Affairs Canada and Christian Lanng, co-founder and CEO of supply chain startup Tradeshift, debated these issue as they spoke on Centre Stage at Web Summit 2021, moderated by Rob Cox."The best technology conference on the planet".Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Linkedin. --- Send in a voice message:

Gen Z has a native understanding and appreciation of how AI shapes their world, digitally and otherwise. Young entrepreneurs and ambassadors for Arm Emma Yang, Josh Lowe, Avye Couloute and Samaira Mehta discuss what they love about AI, where they think the technology falls short, and what they want to see in the next generation of AI-powered products.Gen Arm2Z ambassadors Emma Yang, Josh Lowe, Avye Couloute and Samaira Mehta were in conversation with Simon Segars, CEO at Arm, at Collision 2021 online."The best technology conference on the planet".Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Linkedin. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/websummit/message

Working from home became de rigeur during the pandemic and it has widespread benefits. People have been able to work from the comfort of their own homes while complying with Covid-19 restrictions.Remote-first also meant companies could widen the net and hire abroad, effectively “pulling up global wages in developing markets in ways that would have been very surprising only a few years ago” according to Jeremy Johnson, CEO of software developer recruitment company Andela. However, women have been impacted disproportionately. Fifty four million women left the global workforce in 2020 during the pandemic says Kristin Luck, president of not for profit business analytics organisation ESOMAR.Jeremy Johnson and Kristin Luck were in conversation with Euronews journalist Pascale Davies on the Remote stage at Web Summit 2021."The best technology conference on the planet".Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Linkedin. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/websummit/message

Fashion, like everything else, needs a serious sustainability overhaul, from manufacturing right up to point of sale. In this session, Anthony Marino, president of thredUP, sits down to discuss what’s gone wrong in the fashion industry and how the solution won't be one size fits all.Anthony Marino, president of thredUP, was in conversation with Jennifer Crichton, founder, editor and presenter at The Flock, at Web Summit 2021. "The best technology conference on the planet".Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Linkedin. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/websummit/message

Cryptocurrency mining has come under scrutiny of late, specifically for the environmental impact of such an energy intensive practice.Kathleen Breitman, co-founder and CEO of Tezos, advocates for the less power-hungry proof of stake consensus mechanism as opposed to Bitcoin’s proof of work while Bitgreen CEO Adam Carver thinks mining via renewable energy is another way forward. Kathleen Breitman, Adam Carver and Laura Wallendal were in conversation with Robert Hackett, senior writer and tech editor at Fortune. This talk is from Web Summit 2021."The best technology conference on the planet".Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Linkedin. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/websummit/message

Is owning a collectible from the Bored Ape Yacht Club the 2022 equivalent of saying you have a Picasso? Paris Hilton and many others would like to think so. The reality TV star and DJ owns a Bored Ape NFT and even creates her own NFT art.In this episode of the Next Stage, Paris and her VC husband – M13 Ventures founder Carter Reum – talk about the brave new worlds of NFTs, cryptocurrency and the blockchain.Paris Hilton and Carter Reum were in conversation with Forbes editor Steven Bertoni at Collision 2021."The best technology conference on the planet".Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Linkedin. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/websummit/message

When three hugely popular influencers get together in 2021 and talk about their secrets to success, you might guess that the social media platform they would be on is TikTok… but you’d be wrong!Nas Daily, Sarati Callahan, Alfie Deyes and Caspar Lee talk about their respective journeys to where they are now – ie, with more than a million followers each. They also give tips on how to grow a loyal following, and they reveal the unlikely platforms that can make or break a career as a content creator.Content creator and SaratiBody entrepreneur Sarati Callahan, YouTube star and entrepreneur Caspar Lee, and Nas Academy founder and CEO Nas Daily, were in conversation with Big Technology founder Alex Kantrowitz. They spoke on Centre Stage at Web Summit 2021."The best technology conference on the planet".Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Linkedin. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/websummit/message

When people speak of the ‘glass ceiling’, they’re usually talking about the invisible barriers women face when advancing in the workplace. This episode of the Next Stage explores the digital glass ceiling.This is a wide-ranging topic covering everything from gender-based harassment and hate speech on social media to gender inequality in access to technology (especially in developing nations). It also encompasses the lack of diversity in the Big Tech behind platforms that shape the way we communicate, socialise and even participate in society.But there is hope. As Portuguese actor and United Nations Ambassador Catarina Furtado said, “there is a new generation of feminists – both young and older women – with digital skills, and they use it as a megaphone. They have moved from the streets to the web to speak out”.Catarina Furtado, and cloud banking platform Mambu’s co-founder and head of diversity, Sofia Nunes, were in conversation with MIT Tech Review journalist Charlotte Jee on Centre Stage at Web Summit 2021.

Low-code technology helped build 75 percent of all enterprise software in 2021, according to Forrester and Gartner analysts. In fact, according to a 2021 Siemens survey, 75 percent of IT leaders say the no-code/low-code trend is something their organisation cannot afford to miss. Hanna Hennig, CIO at Siemens, talks about how digital technology – which is transforming society – needs low-code and no-code. This is especially true in manufacturing, where 80 percent of tasks can now be automated.With this level of automation comes a fivefold demand for developers, she says. And this has led to the rise of what is known as the citizen developer – an employee who develops apps for use by themselves and others on their team. Low-code techniques give programming skills to non-professional developers.Hanna was speaking on the FullSTK stage at Web Summit 2021."The best technology conference on the planet".Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Linkedin. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.

What will it take to get humans back on the moon? It’s been almost 50 years since humankind set foot on the satellite’s surface, and NASA is gearing up for a return, according to Carlos Garcia-Galan, the head of European Service Module (ESM) Integration at NASA. He is working specifically with the Orion spacecraft in the Artemis programme.The launch of Artemis I is planned for the first half of 2022. It will be an uncrewed test, set to orbit the moon. A crewed test mission will be sent to orbit next year. By 2024 (or thereabouts), we can expect to see people land on the moon. But why all the testing? Simply put, the spacecraft needs to withstand the hostile environment of space, including a temperature of up to 2,800 Celsius upon re-entry. That’s twice the heat of flowing lava.Carlos Garcia-Galan was speaking on the DeepTech stage at Web Summit 2021. Here are some links to the images he mentions: the Orion spacecraft; a view of Earth from Mars as taken by NASA’s Curiosity rover."The best technology confe

Hootsuite CMO Maggie Lower talks about customer engagement online, and what's next for marketing in this space. She covers every big trend from tapping into the creator economy to employee advocacy.Maggie says the most basic principle of social media is to know your audience, and that the only way to achieve this is to listen. So listen to her top tips for successfully leveraging your presence on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn or elsewhere, no matter what size your business is.Maggie Lower is in conversation with Martina Fuchs, business correspondent for Xinhua News Agency. This talk is from PandaConf at Web Summit 2021.Thank you for listening. If you enjoyed this episode, you might like more insights into digital marketing and beyond. Download the Web Summit marketing trends report 2022 here.Web Summit will return to Lisbon next November. Save 50 percent on your ticket by pre-registering for a 2 for 1 discount code. Sign up now for our sale on February 24."The best technology conference on the planet

Blockchain.com president Nicolas Cary predicts that, by 2030, roughly three billion people will use cryptocurrencies every day.In this session, Nicolas shares the trials and tribulations of running the digital wallet accountable for almost 30 percent of all crypto transactions in the last five years.He also goes into detail on other trends in the crypto world, such as NFTs and crypto mining, as well as offering advice on how to build an investment portfolio that incorporates cryptocurrencies.Web Summit will return to Lisbon in November 2022. Be part of the incredible event and pre-register for tickets today!Photo credit - Image: lucadp/Shutterstock"The best technology conference on the planet".Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Linkedin. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/websummit/message

Optimised MDMA dosing, psychedelic precision medicine, LSD neutralising ... The landscape of psychiatry is changing fast. As traditional medicine continues to advance, and in order to combat the wave of mental health problems heightened by the Covid-19 pandemic, the industry is reconsidering forms of treatment previously disregarded.This session brings Robert Barrow, CEO of biotech company MindMed, into the conversation about how we can improve how we treat mental health issues. We’ll also hear how specialised psychological therapy can be adapted into mainstream medical care.Web Summit will return to Lisbon in November 2022. Be part of the incredible event and pre-register for tickets today!"The best technology conference on the planet".Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Linkedin. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/websummit/message

Swedish popstar Zara Larsson has a loyal fanbase who have been able to attend her concerts throughout the global pandemic and even do meet and greets and take selfies with the singer. How is this possible? Through the metaverse, of course!Zara has her own custom world known as the Pink Lakehouse, hosted on online game platform Roblox. She not only performs and meets with fans but is also selling merchandise (including a version of her own avatar), earning US$1 million to date.The Swedish singer and Roblox’s global head of music Jon Vlassopulos talk about the future of music in the metaverse and how it has ushered in a new social era for the industry."The best technology conference on the planet".Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Linkedin. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/websummit/message

Health apps are not just for tracking exercise or sleep. In a fast growing space often referred to as ‘femtech’, there are apps for all aspects of menstrual health and Clue is leading the charge. This period tracking app is the first and only to receive FDA approval for all digital birth control.In this episode of The Next Stage, co-CEOs Audrey Tsang and Carrie Walter talk about how they have differentiated themselves in this market by providing medical device grade features. They also discuss the future of health apps that collect masses of very personal data: should they be categorised as mass consumer apps, medical devices, or somewhere in between?"The best technology conference on the planet".Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Linkedin. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/websummit/message

Cryptocurrency’s extraordinary recent run from US $1 trillion to US $3 trillion in value has attracted lots of new investors, drawn by the potential for huge profits and a culture defined by risk-taking. Kathleen Breitman, co-founder of Tezos, Pascal Gauthier, CEO of Ledger, and Tim Draper, founder of Draper Associates, are long-standing proponents of the decentralised tender. They have exercised this belief in the power of cryptocurrencies by developing and investing in new solutions driving the industry forward at a rate faster than ever seen before.In this episode, our panel of experts  discuss what’s next for an industry that has traditionally been unpredictable and volatile."The best technology conference on the planet".Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Linkedin. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/websummit/message