Best Neil C Hughes Podcasts (2025)

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How RingCentral Uses AI to Improve Conversations Without Losing the Human Touch 31:12

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As AI moves beyond hype and into everyday operations, many organizations are asking harder questions about impact, trust, and return on investment. Three years on from ChatGPT’s breakout moment, leaders are no longer experimenting for novelty’s sake. They want to know where AI genuinely improves outcomes for employees and customers, and where it ri…

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3520: How Ecolab Is Rethinking Water Risk In An AI Driven World 31:42

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Are we finally treating water risk like a board-level issue, rather than a line item that only shows up when something breaks? In this episode, I'm joined by Emilio Tenuta, SVP and Chief Sustainability Officer at Ecolab, to unpack why water has become a strategic variable for business, right alongside energy and carbon. Ecolab works with customers …

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3519: How Verdent AI is Building the Next Generation AI Coding Agents. 36:43

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In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I sit down with Yuyu Zhang to unpack a shift that many developers can feel but struggle to articulate. Yuyu's journey spans academic research at Georgia Tech, building recommendation systems that power TikTok and Douyin at global scale, and leading the Seed-Coder project at ByteDance, which reached state-of-the-…

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3518: AWS re:Invent: The New Playbook For Detection, Response, And Secure AI 28:12

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How do you move faster with AI and cloud innovation without losing control of security along the way? Recorded live from the show floor at AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas, this episode of Tech Talks Daily features a timely conversation with Kimberly Dickson, Worldwide Go-To-Market Lead for AWS Detection and Response Services. As organizations race to ad…

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3517: How AWS and the PGA Tour Are Changing Live Sports Technology 26:27

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How do you capture every moment of a golf tournament spread across hundreds of acres, tens of thousands of shots, and dozens of players competing at the same time? That question sits at the heart of this conversation recorded at AWS re:Invent, where I sat down with Eric Hansen, VP of Product at the PGA Tour, and Elaine Chiasson, who leads the globa…

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3516: Twilio's Vision For AI First Engagement And The Rise Of Context Driven Interactions 28:37

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How do you make sense of an industry that is changing at a pace few predicted, especially with SIGNAL London still fresh in our minds and Twilio unveiling the next stage of its vision for customer engagement? That question sits at the heart of today's conversation with Peter Bell, VP of Marketing for EMEA at Twilio, who joined me to unpack what the…

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3515: How Portnox Connects Cognitive Science With Access Control 30:25

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Why do smart people still click when every instinct tells them they should pause first? That question sits at the heart of this conversation with Denny LeCompte, CEO of Portnox and a rare cybersecurity leader who brings a background in cognitive psychology to identity, trust, and human error. It is a discussion that pulls back the curtain on the ha…

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3514: How JLL Is Reshaping Commercial Real Estate Through AI 34:34

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Have you ever wondered what it takes to run technology for one of the largest commercial real estate companies in the world? That question shapes my conversation with Yao Morin, Global CTO at JLL, as we look at how AI is changing the places where we work, shop, and gather. Real estate may seem traditional from the outside, yet inside JLL the pace i…

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3513: How Dropbox Is Rethinking Work With AI And Dropbox Dash 38:46

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Did you ever stop and wonder how many hours you lose each week hunting for files, tabs, links, or half-written ideas scattered across your apps? It is a familiar frustration, and it sits at the center of today's conversation with Dropbox VP of Engineering, Josh Clemm. Josh has spent two decades building products shaped around scale, personalisation…

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3512: How D2L's Rob Telfer Sees Universities Adapting to an AI First World 29:30

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What does learning look like when technology shifts faster than most university systems can adapt? That question shaped my conversation with Rob Telfer, who leads education strategy for D2L across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Rob returned to the show with a clear view of how AI is transforming higher education and why so many institutions a…

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3511: BCG on Closing the Gap Between AI Experiments and Real Business Impact 25:15

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*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" dir="auto" tabindex="-1" data-turn-id= "request-WEB:221c7553-c733-4456-a06c-c66c0626b35b-7" data-testid= "conversation-turn-16" data-scroll-anchor="true" data-turn= "assistant"> How do you guide a workforce through the fastest shift in technology most of us ha…

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3510: Orange Business and the Rise of Digital Innovation Across IMEA 23:30

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Did you know that when many people hear "Orange," they still ask if it involves SIM cards? That was the perfect place to begin my conversation with Sahem Azzam, President for IMEA and Inner Asia at Orange Business. Once we cleared that up, it opened the door to a much richer story about what enterprise innovation looks like across one of the fastes…

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3509: What AWS re:Invent Revealed About the Acceleration of Agentic AI 25:40

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Did you ever walk into a conference session thinking you were ready for the week, only to realise the announcements were coming so fast that you almost needed an agent of your own to keep up? That was the mood across Las Vegas, and it was the backdrop for my conversation with Madhu Parthasarathy, the general manager for Agent Core at AWS. He has sp…

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3508: Movember at re:Invent, A Conversation on Tech and Men's Health 24:12

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Have you ever wondered how an idea that begins with two friends in a pub ends up shaping conversations about health all over the world? That was on my mind as I met Graham Link & Timothy Gnaneswaran from Movember on the show floor at AWS re:Invent. Their story has grown far beyond the mustache that everyone recognises. What started with a simple ge…

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AWS re:Invent: Ruth Buscombe on How AWS Helps F1 Engineers Read a Million Data Points a Second 26:18

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Did you know a single Formula 1 car produces 1.1 million data points every second from hundreds of sensors? That number alone sets the tone for this conversation with Ruth Buscombe, an F1 strategist, analyst, and F1TV presenter whose work sits at the meeting point of engineering precision and real time storytelling. We met at AWS re:Invent in Las V…

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3506: How Marriott International Builds Digital Fluency at Global Scale, 24:48

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Have you ever wondered how a company with nearly a million associates across continents keeps everyone learning, aligned, and prepared for constant change? That question sat at the heart of my conversation with Victor Arguelles, the VP of Global Learning Design and Development at Marriott International. Victor began his career as a high-school educ…

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3505: When Home Improvement Meets Real-Time Intelligence 30:57

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Have you ever wondered how an industry known for delays and uncertainty suddenly starts operating with the pace of a tech company? That thought stayed with me as I spoke with Eppie Vojt, the Chief Digital and AI Officer at West Shore Home. His team is bringing applied AI into home remodeling in a way that feels practical, grounded, and surprisingly…

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3504: Building Software for a Cross Platform World 38:31

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What does it really mean to run a company that aims to be "good" before it ever thinks about becoming "great"? That was the question sitting with me as I sat down with Appfire's CEO, Matt Dircks. The conversation took us straight into the heart of modern leadership, purpose, and the realities of running a global SaaS business during a period of cha…

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3503: The Next Security Challenge Created by AI Coding Tools 31:45

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What happens when AI adoption surges inside companies faster than anyone can track, and the data that fuels those systems quietly slips out of sight? That question sat at the front of my mind as I spoke with Cyberhaven CEO Nishant Doshi, fresh from publishing one of the most detailed looks at real-world AI usage I have seen. This wasn't a report bu…

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3502: Preparing Teams for Change with AI Driven Upskilling 25:51

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Why does it feel as though every headline about the future of work points to AI pushing entry-level roles off a cliff? That question stayed with me as I sat down with Robin Adda, a long-time learning and development leader, bestselling author, and one of the most balanced voices I have heard on skills, technology, and the workplace. Robin argues th…

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3501: How Aily Labs is Bringing AI Decision Intelligence To Fortune 500 Teams 31:29

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Have you ever wondered what it looks like when an enterprise finally breaks free from spreadsheet-driven decision paralysis and lets AI take the wheel? That was the question at the back of my mind as I sat down with Bianca Anghelina, the founder of Aily Labs. In our conversation, Bianca explains how her career inside large global enterprises shaped…

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3500: Nullshot Reimagines How Teams Create With AI 22:58

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Is AI quietly pushing us to work alone when creativity has always thrived on collaboration? I'm joined by Joseph "Coop" Cooper, co-founder of Nullshot, to unpack a different vision for how AI should support creators, builders, and teams. And before any Interstellar fans get too excited, this is not the cinematic space explorer navigating wormholes;…

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3499: The Cost of Caution Inside the UK AI Debate 22:45

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Is the UK quietly slipping into the role of a cautious observer while other nations shape the future of AI with greater confidence and intent? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I sit down with Rav Hayer, Managing Director at ThoughtWorks and Head of BFSI, to explore why our approach to AI regulation may be slowing progress at a time when momentu…

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3498: How Trintech Is Redefining the Financial Close with AI 31:47

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What happens when a seasoned finance leader steps into the world of enterprise software and decides to rebuild the financial close with AI at its core? In my conversation with Darren Heffernan, CEO of Trintech, we look at the shifts taking place inside the office of the CFO and how automation is reshaping a discipline that has relied on spreadsheet…

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How SMBs Can Stay Visible in an AI Driven Holiday Season 32:46

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What happens when holiday shopping habits shift faster than most small businesses can keep up, and AI becomes the first stop for gift ideas, local searches, and product discovery? In my conversation with Alicia Pringle, Senior Director of Online Marketing at Network Solutions, we look at how the rise of AI-assisted search is changing the game for s…

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3497: How Phil Gilbert Turned Culture Into IBM's Most Powerful Asset 30:45

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What happens when a leader realises that the success of every major initiative, from AI projects to return to office plans, rests on something far deeper than strategy or tools? In my conversation with Phil Gilbert of Irresistible Change, we look at why culture is the deciding factor behind whether transformation takes root or quietly falls apart. …

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How RingCentral Uses AI to Improve Conversations Without Losing the Human Touch 31:12

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3520: How Ecolab Is Rethinking Water Risk In An AI Driven World 31:42

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3519: How Verdent AI is Building the Next Generation AI Coding Agents. 36:43

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3518: AWS re:Invent: The New Playbook For Detection, Response, And Secure AI 28:12

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3517: How AWS and the PGA Tour Are Changing Live Sports Technology 26:27

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3516: Twilio's Vision For AI First Engagement And The Rise Of Context Driven Interactions 28:37

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3515: How Portnox Connects Cognitive Science With Access Control 30:25

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3514: How JLL Is Reshaping Commercial Real Estate Through AI 34:34

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3513: How Dropbox Is Rethinking Work With AI And Dropbox Dash 38:46

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3512: How D2L's Rob Telfer Sees Universities Adapting to an AI First World 29:30

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3511: BCG on Closing the Gap Between AI Experiments and Real Business Impact 25:15

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3510: Orange Business and the Rise of Digital Innovation Across IMEA 23:30

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3509: What AWS re:Invent Revealed About the Acceleration of Agentic AI 25:40

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3508: Movember at re:Invent, A Conversation on Tech and Men's Health 24:12

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AWS re:Invent: Ruth Buscombe on How AWS Helps F1 Engineers Read a Million Data Points a Second 26:18

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3506: How Marriott International Builds Digital Fluency at Global Scale, 24:48

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3505: When Home Improvement Meets Real-Time Intelligence 30:57

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3504: Building Software for a Cross Platform World 38:31

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3503: The Next Security Challenge Created by AI Coding Tools 31:45

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3502: Preparing Teams for Change with AI Driven Upskilling 25:51

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3501: How Aily Labs is Bringing AI Decision Intelligence To Fortune 500 Teams 31:29

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3500: Nullshot Reimagines How Teams Create With AI 22:58

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3499: The Cost of Caution Inside the UK AI Debate 22:45

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3498: How Trintech Is Redefining the Financial Close with AI 31:47

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How SMBs Can Stay Visible in an AI Driven Holiday Season 32:46

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3497: How Phil Gilbert Turned Culture Into IBM's Most Powerful Asset 30:45