Quick Tech Talk
Quick Tech Talk
Michael Anderson
Discussions with experts on artificial intelligence, blockchain, and other cutting edge technologies.
Transparent Supply Chains and The Future of Crypto | EP 13
1. Two questions for you about Provenance (blockchain platform for increased supply chain transparency ): What are the benefits that customers can realize from platforms like Provenance?  What are the advantages for the businesses that are using provenance?  2. There’s a lot of hype around Bitcoin / Cryptocurrencies right now.  How should businesses prepare for this new evolution?   3. Most businesses still don’t accept Crypto.  As Crypto becomes more mainstream, how do you see it transforming the payments space?   4. Governments are creating their own digital currencies, do you think people will more readily use / adopt a government backed Cryptocurrency?
Mar 31, 2021
21 min
Supporting Girls in STEM and Hiring Veterans | EP #12
In this talk we discuss:  1. How can men support women in the tech industry?   2. What is Cisco's Veteran's incubator & recruitment initiative? Are other companies starting similar initiatives?    3. What are the things that hiring managers should consider when looking to hire military veterans in career transitions?
Nov 19, 2020
20 min
Common Questions About Artificial Intelligence | EP #11
In this week's talk, we discuss: What does AI mean really?  What are the common misunderstandings about AI? Is AI really coming for our jobs? What are the most common applications of AI today? What will be the most common in the future? Is there an industry or product that AI is best served to disrupt? What’s the difference between a Chat Bot and a Cognitive Agent?
Nov 4, 2020
24 min
5G and Smart Cities | EP #10
Daniel Sloan and I speak with Wassim Jarkas about the future of connection through technology. We discuss benefits for people in urban areas through city-wide network transformation and what initiatives are having the biggest impact on making the internet accessible worldwide.
Nov 4, 2020
27 min
Equality is Profitable | Graham Fell | EP #9
Do you wish your organization had more diversity? It's a hot topic these days, but most companies talk about it, check a few boxes, and say "We've done it!" Rest assured, there is a better way. This week's Tech Talk Daniel Sloan and I speak with Graham Fell to break down the numbers and really understand how specific changes in a company’s culture can create improved performance and how businesses ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies see bottom-line growth because of their commitment to diversity.
Oct 1, 2020
29 min
Agriculture and Blockchain - Tracking Seed to Sale | EP #8
Agriculture's Rapid Technical Transformation: 1.  Traceability and visibility of ingredients in specific products purchased by consumers 2. Reducing the impact of FDA call backs 3. How Blockchain impacts the nuanced supply chain of the agriculture industry through tracking the sale of goods across different regions of the US.
Sep 15, 2020
24 min
Closing the Gender Gap and Blockchain for Human Resources | EP #7
In this episode we discuss:  1. Current technology challenges that exist within human resources organizations and how can blockchain help.  2. How blockchain can close gender gap.  3. How blockchain can mitigate hiring risk.  4. How can Blockchain shorten the onboarding process.  5. The industry impact of a Global HR Database Management System built on Blockchain.
Sep 2, 2020
19 min
TikTok, Data Privacy, and Blockchain | EP#6
Why the US is trying to block TikTok and what blockchain could do to help.
Sep 1, 2020
12 min
Online Voting and Blockchain | EP #5
With a heated election less than 100 days away and Covid numbers in the US still high, Daniel Sloan and I discuss how Blockchain can be used to secure an online/electronic voting system and we talk about how the US and other countries are experimenting with online voting today.
Aug 21, 2020
18 min
AI Video Analytics and Bio Identification | EP #4
We discuss: 1. Why is AI the right technology for analyzing video? 2. What are some of the benefits of AI powered real-time video analytics? 3. What are some business use cases for video analytics and what business outcomes have you seen as a result of AI video analytics? 4. Should people be concerned about having their faces analyzed and stored on a server somewhere?
Aug 21, 2020
15 min
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