Category Archives: Technology

Gyri Reiersen Co-founder Tanso

Tanso | Power of Data to Reduce World’s Carbon Footprint

  Neil Koenig, ideaXme board advisor and former Senior BBC Producer, interviews Gyri Reiersen, Co-founder Tanso. Despite countless warnings from scientists about the dangers that greenhouse gas emissions pose to our environment, it seems that many businesses have still to wake up to the gravity of the situation. “It always surprises me how little companies […]

Sarah Maria Nordt, Founder SANOGE in the ideaXme studio Credit: SANOGE.

FUTURE OF FASHION | LESS WASTE. MORE LUXURY | SANOGE

Neil Koenig, ideaXme board advisor interviews Sarah Maria Nordt, Founder of SANOGE. The Planetary Cost of the Fashion Industry Neil comments: The fashion industry might be glamorous, but its allure comes at a cost, since it is widely regarded as being one of the world’s biggest sources of pollution. One entrepreneur who is trying to […]

Dr Jan Goetz, Co-founder IQM in the ideaXme studio

Quantum Computing | Challenges and Opportunities | Dr Jan Goetz, Co-founder IQM

 Neil Koenig, former BBC Series Producer and now ideaXme board advisor and interviewer talks with Dr Jan Goetz, Co-founder of IQM. Neil comments: Proponents of quantum computing claim that the technology has much to offer, saying that it promises to revolutionise many aspects of our lives such as scientific research, finance, healthcare and much more. […]

Stela Solar, Director National AI Centre, CSIRO Australia talks with ideaXme

Stela Solar Leads A “World First in AI” | At the National AI Centre, CSIRO Australia

Andrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme interviews Stela Solar, Director of National AI Centre, CSIRO Australia. They talk of “Australia’s world first” initiative to develop, roll out and manage AI and how Stela Solar leads it. Biography Stela Solar Director of the National AI Centre, CSIRO Australia Stela Solar is the Director of the National Artificial […]

Chris Stott, founder Lonestar Data Holdings on ideaXme

Data Centres on the Moon to Fuel Human Progress | Chris Stott, founder Lonestar Data Holdings

Neil Koenig, former BBC Producer/Director and now ideaXme board advisor interviews Chris Stott, Founder, CEO and Chair of Lonestar Data Holdings Inc. to talk of how data centres on the Moon will fuel human progress.  Neil comments: Space entrepreneurs often have grand visions. As the billionaire Elon Musk explained, in a BBC Radio 4 documentary […]

Neil Koenig ideaXme board advisor

Memories of Steve Jobs | Neil Koenig, talks of a conversation he had with Apple’s founder

Neil Koenig, former BBC Senior Producer and ideaXme board advisor tells us of his illuminating conversation with Apple’s founder, Steve Jobs. Sony Walkman TCD-D100 DAT In Paris in September 1998, my colleague Peter Day and I met Apple co-founder Steve Jobs to record an interview for a BBC documentary. But before we could get started, […]

Daniel Birnbaum, Artistic Director, Acute Art

Art’s New Frontier: ACUTE ART

Neil Koenig, former Senior BBC producer and current ideaXme board advisor and guest interviewer, interviews Daniel Birnbaum, artistic director Acute Art. Art’s New Frontier The pandemic has had an impact on most aspects of our lives, and the art world is no exception. With many galleries and museums closed, there’s an urgent need for new […]

David Roche, Founder Independent Strategy

The Truth About Cryptocurrencies

Neil Koenig, Producer, Journalist and ideaXme board adviser interviews David Roche, Founder of Independent Strategy and Quantum Economics. The Truth About Cryptocurrencies The news today is full of stories of fortunes made or lost through investment in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies. But what exactly are these new digital currencies? How did they come about, […]

Virginijus Sinkevičius EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries

EU Commissioner’s Call to Action: Step up International Co-operation to Tackle Climate Change

 Dr Renard Siew, Climate Change Activist and ideaXme Climate Change Ambassador interviews Virginijus Sinkevičius, EU Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries. Amongst the many subjects discussed, they talk of COP26, climate change activism, key objectives for 2022 and the Commissioner’s new legislation relating to deforestation. Dr Renard Siew: [00:00:03] Hello, everyone, and welcome […]

Rachel Goslins, Director AIB at the Smithsonian Institution, hosting the FUTURES Show.

Smithsonian FUTURES Show: Invites Everyone to Imagine the Future

Neil Koenig, ideaXme interviewer, senior television producer and journalist, interviews Rachel Goslins, Director of the Arts and Industries Building, at the Smithsonian Institution. What does the Future Mean to You? What does the future mean to you? A forthcoming exhibition in America’s capital city will attempt to help visitors to answer this question. The Arts […]