Ep24 - Highlights 2: A look back at season one.

As season one of the podcast draws to a close, we’ve been looking back at some of the highlights from the interviews and discussions we have had over the past six months. In a super-sized episode we have timecodes and topics listed below for those that want to jump around the episode: Strategic partnerships [00:02:03] The return to the office [00:12:43] The Goal of Net Zero [00:22:00] Smart City Reality [00:31:22] Cyber Security [00:42:29] Women in Tech [00:52:23] And that's a wrap on this first Season of the Blue Door Podcast brought to you by O2 Business. We'll be back everywhere you find good podcasts from September - so subscribe and be notified as soon as new episodes become available.   More detail about this episode: 00:02:03: Back in Episode 4, we considered the value of strategic partnerships - when our CEO Mark Evans met up with Paul Pomroy, CEO of McDonald’s UK and Ireland. Mark asked Paul what these past months have been like for McDonalds. 00:12:43: In Episode 6, we discussed the workplace of the future with my colleague Chris Early, Estates and Development Manager at Telefónica. I asked Chris what he thought were the key areas that every business should be considering as many of us start to return to the office. 00:22:00: In Episode 10 I discussed Climate Change, and the goal of Net Zero. I started by asking Tracey Herald, Head of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability at O2, what Nert Zero actually means. 00:31:22: In Episode 12 we turned our attention to Smart Cities - and eavesdropped onto a panel discussion from Blue Door Expo in October 2020. The panel included: Robert Franks, Managing Director of West Midlands 5G Steve Rose, Executive Partner at Bell Labs Consulting Alastair McMahon, Commercial Director – Smart Cities, Health and Mobility at O2 Laila Takeh, Digital Strategy and Innovation Senior Manager at 5prinG. 00:42:29: For Episode 14, we turned our attention to Cyber Security - and joined another panel discussion from Blue Door Expo. This time our panel included: Phil Donnelly, Detective Chief Inspector, Derbyshire Police Nick Dawson, Global Head of B2B Solutions, Samsung Marcel Van Der Heijden, Lead Partner Deep Tech, Speed Invest Patricia Nicola, Head of Venture Development and Partnerships, Wayra 00:52:23: In Episode 22, we focused on Women in Tech. I was delighted to meet up with Jo Wimble-Groves a couple of weeks ago. As well as being the co-founder of Active Digital, she’s also a Mum, blogger, supporter of women in leadership and technology, and focused on helping young girls get involved in a STEM syllabus. I asked Jo about how Active Digital was planning to adapt their working culture now that many are starting to return to the office. Want even more? Access our Future of Work series whitepapers here: People: Freedom, flexibility and fulfilment: Re-imaging work in the age of the dynamic workforce Places: Talent, tools and space: New workplace strategies for a dynamic working world Technology: AI, automation and collaboration: Why tomorrow’s talent is human + digital Our market research on The Future of Work: Dynamic working: the research View all our Blue Door Insight content on YouTube here Blue Door Awards - register your interest