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The Wales Tech Week Podcast
Podcast Series
The Wales Tech Week Podcast explores how businesses and industries across Wales are embracing technology to innovate, solve challenges and scale.
In the run-up to Wales Tech Week 2025 - Wales’ largest international tech summit running from November 24 to 26 at the International Convention Centre Wales, Newport – the series considers how sectors including manufacturing, professional services and the public sector are embracing innovation and becoming future-ready. It also examines the role of greentech in business transformation, and discusses the importance of digital skills.
Episode One:
Advising the Future: Innovation at the Core of Professional Services
Wales’ legal, financial and advisory sectors are embracing digital tools and technology to support business growth, transform service delivery, and prepare for the demands of a tech-driven economy. Host Avril Lewis of Technology Connected is joined by guests to explore how firms are innovating through automation, AI, data analytics and client-facing platforms.
Guests:
Martyn Lamb
Director of Performance and Transformation
Cornerstone Finance Group
Rupert Poole
Chief Technology Officer
Hugh James
Sarah Curzon
Partner
MHA
Cai Gwinnutt
Co-Founder
Open Moove
Episode TWO:
Making It Smarter: Innovation in Manufacturing
Manufacturers are increasingly using digital tools, automation, and data-led processes to boost productivity and stay competitive. Host Avril Lewis of Technology Connected is joined by Sinead Inson of Vishay, Oliver Conger of British Rototherm Group and Phil Roberts of Probe and POET Systems to discuss how technologies from smart factories and AI to blockchain in supply chains are driving real change on the factory floor.
Guests:
Sinead Inson
Vishay
Oliver Conger
Managing Director
British Rototherm Group
Phil Roberts
Managing Director
Probe and POET Systems
Episode THREE:
Tech for the Planet: Why Digital Innovation is Key to Sustainability
From cleantech start-ups to established firms integrating green technologies across operations, innovation is reshaping business models for a low-carbon future. Host Avril Lewis of Technology Connected is joined by Ieuan Rosser of FLS Group, Nick Tune of OptimiseAI and Steve Kent of Arcadis to discuss tech for the planet – one of the key themes of Wales Tech Week 2025.
Guests:
Ieuan Rosser
Founder
FLS Group
Nick Tune
CEO & Co-Founder
OptimiseAI
Steve Kent
Sustainability Advisory - Head of ESG
Arcadis
Episode FOUR:
Powering Public Services: Digital Innovation in the Public Sector
Digital transformation is reshaping public services across Wales, from health and education to transport and local government. With Tech for People a defining theme of Wales Tech Week 2025, host Avril Lewis is joined by Helen Crisostomo of de Novo solutions, David Jones of the Technology Leadership Council and Tim Daley of Perago to discuss how tech is being harnessed to deliver more efficient, responsive and citizen-centred services.
Guests:
Helen Crisostomo
Business Development Director
de Novo solutions
David Jones
Member of the Technology Leadership Council
Tim Daley
Strategy and Transformation Director
Perago
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