UKTN | The Podcast
Each week, Jane Wakefield sits down with some of the key movers and shakers from the UK tech ecosystem for the UKTN Podcast.
UKTN
Show overview
UKTN | The Podcast has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 175 episodes. That works out to roughly 90 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence, with the show now in its 13th season.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 29 min and 33 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language Business show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 29 episodes already out so far this year. Published by UKTN.
From the publisher
Each week, Jane Wakefield sits down with some of the key movers and shakers from the UK tech ecosystem for the UKTN Podcast. Learn growth strategies from both seasoned and up-and-coming founders, hear market sentiments from investors, and understand the tech policy affecting businesses across the country. The UKTN Podcast provides insight into the most influential people in the UK’s innovation economy, exploring their personal and professional journeys and hearing their views on the hottest tech topics of the day.
Latest Episodes
View all 175 episodesThe power behind the UK’s AI revolution - Simon McIntosh-Smith, Director, BriCS
Universities aren’t set up for commercialisation – Anne Lane, CEO, UCL Ventures
Producing drugs in outer space – Katie King, BioOrbit
Building an AI database for life on Earth – Glen Gowers, Co- Founder, Basecamp Research
Search isn’t dead but it is getting a major AI makeover - Chris Donnelly, co-founder of Searchable
Profit is fine, businesses need to think about more - Andy Fishburn, Managing Director, Virgin StartUp
It’s a good time to be a European company – Michael Herron, Atos
Don’t be deterred by the size of your ambition – Greg Jackson, Founder and CEO, Octopus Energy
I have the best job in the City, working with clients changing the lives of millions - Emily Turner, CEO, HSBC Innovation Banking
If we don’t embrace AI, we’ll be embraced by it – Ian Murray, Digital Minister
Half the population has a uterus and the rest of you came from one - Yasmin Baba, Co-Founder and CTO, Amilis
Unlocking access to finance – Anna Wallace, CEO, CFIT
If you want to get online, you need to prove you are human – Nick Pickles, CPO, Tools for Humanity
The fast-moving future of digital payments – Iana Dimitrova, CEO, OpenPayd
Rethinking how we use AI – Louise Ballard, Co-founder, Atheni.ai
I wanted to talk about investing not diversity – Anu Adebajo, CEO, Newton Venture Program
The brave new world of AI marketing – Rebecca Sykes, Brandtech
Not lost in Translation – Ed Crook, DeepL
Be the least intelligent person in the room - Varun Bhanot, CEO, MAGIC AI
S13 Ep 10Why Manchester is having a moment - Katie Gallagher OBE, Manchester Digital
Katie Gallagher OBE, managing director of Manchester Digital discusses why the city is being seen as a blueprint not just for tech start-ups but for wider economic growth too. Gallagher chats about Manchester’s rich heritage in digital technology from cyber-security to e-commerce and how it is building on that to be one of the UK’s key AI hubs.