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S7E5 Samantha Kight, GSMA: Why Mobile Scams Are Bigger Than Drugs
Mobile scams are no longer isolated or opportunistic. Drawing on global research and collaboration across the mobile industry, the GSMA's Head of industry Security Samantha Kight explains how scams…
S7E4 Bastien Parizot, Reckitt: Speed isn’t a Business Case for AI
Speed is one of AI’s easiest wins and one of its biggest traps. In this episode Bastien Parizot of Reckitt explains why faster execution alone is not a business case for AI adoption. At Reckitt, AI…
S7E3 Ajay Pancholi, Carlsberg Britvic: Building the Foundations for Accountable AI
In this episode of Ctrl Alt Lead, Penny Horwood is joined by Ajay Pancholi, IT Infrastructure Lead at Carlsberg Britvic and founder of the AI Security, Ethics and Governance UK community, to explore…
S7E2 Fabrizio Pilotti: Insights from the fast lane at Aston Martin Aramco F1
In this episode, Penny Horwood hears from Fabrizio Pilotti, CIO of Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team, about how cutting-edge technology is transforming modern Formula One. Fabrizio sets out some…
S7E1 Siobhan Wilson, Oracle: AI agents rely on trust, not tech
Recorded at Oracle’s AI World Tour in London, UK country leader Siobhan Wilson tells us what AI actually means for IT leaders right now. She unpacks Oracle’s push to embed agentic AI across…
S6E5 Peter Brown: How is Lloyds Keeping AI Honest?
Lloyds Banking Group is one of the UK's biggest financial services companies, with an estimated one in two British citizens acting as customers. In this episode Tom speaks to Peter Brown, engineering…
S6E4 Kara Flook: Dancing Towards a Workforce Revolution
Demands on technology professionals are changing constantly, but hiring hasn't kept up: people still look for coding ninjas rather than recruiting the skills that will really make a difference in the…
S6E3 ING Debbie Janeczek: Cyber resilience at scale
In this episode of Ctrl Alt Lead, host Penny Horwood is joined by Debbie Janeczek, Global CISO at ING, to explore what cyber resilience really means for a global financial institution operating in an…
S6E2 Kiran Mahil: Digitising trust in retail banking at Nationwide
Penny Horwood is joined by Kiran Mahil, CIO of Retail Products at Nationwide Building Society, to explore how digitisation and automation are reshaping retail banking while preserving trust, fairness…
S6E1 Rolf Krolke: Surviving Scale at Access Group
Access Group runs a vast, acquisition-led IT estate while supporting mission-critical services such as NHS payroll. Tom speaks with regional technology director Rolf Krolke about how the organisation…
S5E6 Alexandra Ebert: The AI Workslop Problem
Alexandra Ebert, advisor to regulators like the FCA and IEEE, as well as chief AI and democratisation officer at Mostly AI, joins Tom to discuss the modern AI landscape. She warns that too many…
S5E7 Katia Gil Guzman: Why OpenAI's EU Dev Lead Says ‘No’ to Vibe Coding
In this bonus episode Tom Allen sits down with Katia Gil Guzman, a founding member of OpenAI’s Developer Experience team, to explore how AI coding is evolving beyond the hype. Katia explains why…
S5E5 Leading without losing it: CISOs Don Gibson & Bronwyn Boyle on protecting mental health in cyber
Cyber attacks and crisis response are daily realities for security professionals, but the demands of defending critical systems and services from cyber attack can exert a heavy toll on cybersecurity…
S5E4 John Seabourn: Growing Tomorrow’s Talent at APEM Group
When John Seabourn asked his team how AI made them feel, the answers ranged from "excited" to "concerned," but the word that stood out most was "efficient". In this episode of Ctrl Alt Lead, John -…
S5E3 Rachel Bence: Sustainable Computing, Human Leadership
Queen Mary University of London CIO Rachel Bence joins Computing’s Penny Horwood to discuss how the university is embedding sustainability into its IT strategy — from using waste heat from…
S5E2 Rana Bhattacharya: Why Cynergy Banks on Flutter
Banking is known for its monolithic, legacy IT systems, but new challenger banks have a different approach. Cynergy Bank's CDIO Rana Bhattacharya joins Tom to explain how the bank is blending the…
S5E1 Steve Capper: From Construction to Carnival Cruises
Tom speaks with Steve Capper, Chief Digital & Information Officer at Carnival UK, whose brands include Cunard and P&O Cruises. Formerly a multi-award-winning leader in the engineering and…
S4E6 Paul Smith: Fighting for Rights, not Revenue
Paul Smith, CIO of Amnesty International, offers a rare glimpse into what it means to lead technology in one of the world’s largest and most complex nonprofit organisations. With operations in over…
S4E5 Matt Sharp: Building digital, brick by brick
Technology still plays second fiddle to steel and scaffolding in many people’s view of construction, but that image belies the truth behind the industry's impressive digital progress.In this episode…
S4E4 Joanna Drake: How THG Fixed its Frankenstack
In this episode of Ctrl Alt Lead, Tom speaks with Joanna Drake, CIO and now also CTO at THG (The Hut Group), about the company’s radical IT modernisation journey.Facing rapid growth, fragmented…
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