DLA Piper TechLaw Podcast Series

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Breaking new ground: the revolution of the crypto asset lending marketplace. Jan 14, 2019

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With interest in cryptocurrency on the rise, a wealth of opportunities has opened up in the financial sector, particularly when it comes to the borrowing and lending of capital in the digital space. DLA Piper’s Bryony Widdup chats to Linda Wang, Co-Founder of the world’s first crypto asset lending platform, Lendingblock, as they talk in detail about the need for innovation in securities lending and and the education and adoption challenges that come with developing a new transparent infrastructure.

Managing risks & creating opportunities: Technology’s role in the human rights agenda Jan 07, 2019

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With businesses collecting more and more data, their understanding of consumers, employees and supply chains is changing, and as businesses are judged on both investment performance and social performance there is a convergence of business and human rights agendas. How does this affect tech companies, and how can tech companies manage their risks while creating opportunities? Dr Christine Chow of Hermes EOS joins DLA Piper Legal Director, Sarah Ellington, to discuss the societal issues affecting business and technology.

Episode 13: Not just doom & gloom - Technology’s positive impact on the retail sector. Dec 17, 2018

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Can retail’s biggest threat also be its biggest opportunity? In episode 13 of our TechLaw Podcast Chloe Forster, Ruth Hoy and Gurpreet Duhra analyse tech’s role in the changing retail landscape.

Data, capital and talent: Analysing FinTech’s biggest Brexit risks - Pt 2 Dec 11, 2018

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How does Brexit affect Big Data and what can businesses do to mitigate the risk of added friction and dual regulations? In part 2 of our conversation with Bankable CEO, Eric Mouilleron, Paul Hardy and Richard Bonnar explore the regulatory challenges that the tech sector could encounter as a result of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union.

Data, capital and talent: Analysing FinTech’s biggest Brexit risks - Pt 1 Dec 10, 2018

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With growing uncertainty around the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, DLA Piper Brexit Director, Paul Hardy, and Brexit Committee Chair, Richard Bonnar, sat down with Bankable Founder & CEO, Eric Mouilleron, to discuss possible outcomes of the ongoing negotiations and the impacts we might see across the tech sector. In this episode, Paul, Richard and Eric discuss the effect Brexit is already having on talent in FinTech and how London’s status as a leading financial centre is under threat.

The Series A Round: "The who, what, where, why and how much" the Vita Mojo Revolution Part 2 Dec 04, 2018

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In Part 2 of our interview with Vita Mojo co-founder, Stefan Catoiu, Dylan and Stefan discusses his experience regarding their recently announced £10m Series A round and the rapidly evolving world of the foodtech industry. Find out more about the speakers here: Dylan Kennett, Associate, DLA Piper https://www.dlapiper.com/people/k/kennett-dylan/?utm_term=eu&utm_source=soundcloud&utm_content=techlaw-podcast-ultra-personalisation-and-the-vita-mojo-revolution-part-1&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tech-index Stefan Catoiu, Co-founder, Vita Mojo https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefan-catoiu-01020211/ Find out more about Vita Mojo https://www.vitamojo.com/?utm_term=eu&utm_source=soundcloud&utm_content=dla-piper-techlaw-podcast-ultra-personalisation-and-the-vita-mojo-revolution-part-1&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tech-index

Ultra-personalisation and the Vita Mojo Revolution - Part 1 Nov 28, 2018

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DLA Piper associate Dylan Kennett is joined by Vita Mojo co-founder and Deloitte Fast 50 winner Stefan Catoiu to discuss personalization and automation in the food industry. Part 1 of the interview explores the Vita Mojo experience and how Stefan, along with co-founder Nick, developed their consumer-focused technology to start a food revolution. Stay tuned for part 2 in our next podcast on December 4 2018. Find out more about the speakers here: Dylan Kennett, Associate, DLA Piper https://www.dlapiper.com/people/k/kennett-dylan/?utm_term=eu&utm_source=soundcloud&utm_content=techlaw-podcast-ultra-personalisation-and-the-vita-mojo-revolution-part-1&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tech-index Stefan Catoiu, Co-founder, Vita Mojo https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefan-catoiu-01020211/

Blockchain: Driving Adoption and Navigating Challenges Feb 22, 2018

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How is Blockchain transforming the way firms do business - and what are the challenges? With DLA Piper associate Dylan Kennett, Luther Systems CEO Dr Hossein Kakavand and Alex Wood, the Forbes Europe Editor

Disruption in Outsourcing: The impact of AI & RPA Feb 14, 2018

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A look at the wider robotic process automation (RPA) industry, new legal challenges and ways to drive effective collaboration when outsourcing this new technology. With Kit Burden, partner and Global Co-Chair in the Technology sector at DLA Piper, and Andrew Burgess, a strategic advisor on AI and RPA.

The disruptive impact of AI and automation Feb 09, 2018

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What impact are AI and automation having on business operations - and workers themselves? And what impact will they have in the future? With DLA Piper partner and Technology Sector co-chair Kit Burden and Ashish Gupta, Corporate Vice President - ITO and Infrastructure Service Sales EMEA at HCL Technologies.