The Digital Futures Podcast with Lord Ed Vaizey

On the latest episode of the Digital Futures Podcast, Ed Vaizey is joined by Paula Bobbett, Chief Digital Officer at Boots. In her role, Paula is responsible for continuing to deliver at scale and pace digital transformation across Boots commercial operations.In a wide ranging conversation, Ed and Paula discuss: Paula's career beginnings and her pivot to a career in digitalThe power of digital transformation for organisationsPaula's passion for empowering women in technology

On the latest episode of The Digital Futures Podcast, Ed sits down with Richard Corbridge, Chief Digital and Information Officer at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). In his role, Richard is responsible for the strategy, maintenance, integrity, value for money and continuous improvement of DWP IT services and systems.In this episode, Ed and Richard discuss a wide-range of topics including: - Richard's early career and transition from teaching to tech- How AI is changing the digital landscape- The differences between the private and public sectors

On the latest episode of the Digital Futures Podcast, Ed speaks to Harmeen Mehta, Chief Digital and Innovation Officer at BT Group. In her role, Harmeen leads the digital unit for BT Group, accountable for digital product and platform management, design, engineering, digital innovation, data strategy and solutions, IT delivery and Group-wide transformation.In this episode, Ed and Harmeen have a wide ranging conversation on topics including: The beginnings of Harmeen's interest in computers, coding and technologyThe contribution of diversity and inclusion to high-performing teamsDigital transformation and driving change through technology

On this latest episode of the Digital Futures Podcast, Ed sits down with Rob Walker, President of Global Growth Markets at Cognizant. In this role, Rob plays an integral part in helping to further globalize Cognizant’s business across several dimensions, across all of Cognizant's markets outside of the Americas. Rob joined Cognizant in January 2021 as Managing Director of the United Kingdom & Ireland business. Previously, he spent 24 years at Ernst & Young, most recently helping clients improve the efficiency of their business using emerging technologies and digital capabilities. Throughout his career, Rob has excelled at driving growth and turning around performance while successfully building and leading highly effective teams.In this episode, Ed and Rob discuss a wide range of topics, including:Digital transformation The skills that are essential for success in today's workplaceHow the UK education sector can support the technological boomCognizant's partnership with Aston Martin F1

In this first episode, Ed sits down with Founder and CEO of Digital Futures, Scott Vincent. Scott began his career in investment banking before founding Parker Fitzgerald, a multi-award winning strategic advisory firm which he founded in 2009 and sold to Accenture in 2019, before founding Digital Futures in 2020.In this conversation, Ed and Scott discuss a wide range of topics, including:Scott's career beginnings and success with his first company, Parker FitzgeraldThe inspiration for starting Digital Futures, a mission-led company focused on providing opportunity for others  What makes Digital Futures differentThe importance of digital skills in the UK economy