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Inspiring Tech Leaders - AI, Technology Strategy & Digital Transformation

Inspiring Tech Leaders - AI, Technology Strategy & Digital Transformation

By: Dave Roberts
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Inspiring Tech Leaders is a weekly technology leadership podcast hosted by Dave Roberts, featuring in-depth conversations with senior tech leaders from across the industry. The episodes explore real-world leadership experiences, career journeys, and practical advice to help the next generation of technology professionals succeed.

The podcast also reviews and breaks down the latest technologies across artificial intelligence (AI), digital transformation, cloud, cybersecurity, and enterprise IT, examining how emerging trends are reshaping organisations, careers, and leadership strategies.

- More insights, show notes, and resources at: https://www.priceroberts.com
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- Connect with Dave on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveroberts/

Whether you’re a CIO, CDO, CTO, IT Manager, Digital Leader, or an aspiring Tech Professional, Inspiring Tech Leaders delivers actionable leadership insights, technology analysis, and inspiration to help you grow, adapt, and thrive in a fast-changing tech landscape.

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Episodes
  • AI for Good – A Force Multiplier for Humanity
    Jul 12 2026

    Are we focusing too much on the potential downsides of AI? While concerns about job displacement and cybersecurity are valid, there's a powerful, positive side to artificial intelligence that deserves our attention, which is AI for Good.

    In this episode of Inspiring Tech Leaders, I discuss how AI is becoming one of humanity's most powerful tools for solving global problems. From revolutionising healthcare and protecting our planet to transforming education and enhancing disaster response, AI is amplifying human capabilities across every sector.

    Discover inspiring real-world examples:

    💡 AI assisting doctors in early disease diagnosis and accelerating drug discovery

    💡 AI monitoring deforestation, predicting natural disasters, and optimising renewable energy.

    💡 Precision agriculture using AI to boost food production with fewer resources.

    💡 Personalised learning platforms adapting to individual student needs.

    💡 AI rapidly analysing data to prioritise rescue operations and predict crises.

    💡 AI opening new opportunities for individuals with disabilities through speech recognition, real-time captioning, and computer vision.

    We also tackle the critical challenges, these being; bias privacy, accessibility, energy consumption, and governance. The episode emphasises that the future of AI isn't predetermined, it's shaped by the choices we make today. It's a collective responsibility for engineers, business leaders, policymakers, educators, researchers, and informed citizens to ensure AI benefits everyone.

    Tune in to understand how responsible innovation and ethical leadership are paramount in building trusted AI systems. Learn how your organisation can leverage AI to create a positive impact beyond just efficiency.

    Available on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | All major podcast platforms

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    Start building your thought leadership portfolio today with INSPO. Wherever you are in your professional journey, whether you're just starting out or well established, you have knowledge, experience, and perspectives worth sharing. Showcase your thinking, connect through ideas, and make your voice part of something bigger at INSPO - https://www.inspo.expert/

    Everyday AI: Your daily guide to grown with Generative AI
    Can't keep up with AI? We've got you. Everyday AI helps you keep up and get ahead.

    Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

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    I’m truly honoured that the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast is now reaching listeners in over 120 countries and 1,795+ cities worldwide. Thank you for your continued support! If you’d enjoyed the podcast, please leave a review and subscribe to ensure you're notified about future episodes.

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    14 mins
  • The Hidden Cost of AI - Why Compute, Not Intelligence, Is Becoming the Biggest Challenge
    Jul 5 2026

    While the headlines are obsessed with the latest AI breakthroughs, every Technology Leader is quietly asking the same question; Can we actually afford to use AI everywhere?

    In this episode of Inspiring Tech Leaders, we move past the hype to explore the AI Economics shift that is redefining enterprise IT.

    The AI arms race is entering a new phase. We’re moving from a focus on capability (what can it do?) to a focus on viability (what does it cost?). We dive into three critical perspectives that every leader needs to hear:

    💡 The Inference Battleground - The future of AI won’t be won by the smartest models, but by whoever makes every interaction cheaper.

    💡 The Compute vs. Salary Paradox - How Nvidia’s own teams are finding that compute costs now exceed the cost of employing highly skilled people.

    💡 The Infrastructure Crisis - Are we building the wrong AI architecture altogether?

    I discuss why efficiency is now a physical necessity, not just a financial one.

    If you’re responsible for scaling AI within your organisation, this is an episode you can't afford to miss.

    Available on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | All major podcast platforms

    Send me a message

    Start building your thought leadership portfolio today with INSPO. Wherever you are in your professional journey, whether you're just starting out or well established, you have knowledge, experience, and perspectives worth sharing. Showcase your thinking, connect through ideas, and make your voice part of something bigger at INSPO - https://www.inspo.expert/

    Everyday AI: Your daily guide to grown with Generative AI
    Can't keep up with AI? We've got you. Everyday AI helps you keep up and get ahead.

    Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

    Support the show

    I’m truly honoured that the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast is now reaching listeners in over 120 countries and 1,790+ cities worldwide. Thank you for your continued support! If you’d enjoyed the podcast, please leave a review and subscribe to ensure you're notified about future episodes.

    For further information visit -

    https://priceroberts.com/Podcast/

    https://priceroberts.com

    www.inspiringtechleaders.com

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    13 mins
  • OpenAI GPT 5.6 and the Shift from AI Innovation to AI Governance
    Jun 27 2026

    GPT-5.6 is here, but the real story isn’t just what the model can do.

    It’s how it arrived.

    In the episode of Inspiring Tech Leaders, I explore the release of GPT-5.6, the introduction of the Sol, Terra and Luna model family, and why this marks a significant shift in how frontier AI is being developed, tested and deployed.

    What stands out most is not just the technical leap in reasoning, coding and agent-like capability, but the growing reality that AI releases are now being shaped by governance, regulation and national-level oversight.

    We are moving into a new phase of artificial intelligence. One where capability is only part of the equation. Reliability, safety, enterprise readiness and even geopolitical considerations are now central to how these systems reach the world.

    For technology leaders, this raises important questions.

    How do you adopt rapidly evolving AI systems in a landscape where access, regulation and model behaviour may change with little notice? And how do you build strategies that remain resilient in that environment?

    In this episode, I break down what GPT-5.6 actually changes, why the rollout has been so unusual, and what it signals for the next phase of enterprise AI adoption.

    If you’re leading technology, digital transformation or AI strategy, this is one you won’t want to miss.

    Are we entering an era of governed AI innovation, or simply the natural next step in responsible deployment?

    Available on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | All major podcast platforms

    Send me a message

    Start building your thought leadership portfolio today with INSPO. Wherever you are in your professional journey, whether you're just starting out or well established, you have knowledge, experience, and perspectives worth sharing. Showcase your thinking, connect through ideas, and make your voice part of something bigger at INSPO - https://www.inspo.expert/

    Everyday AI: Your daily guide to grown with Generative AI
    Can't keep up with AI? We've got you. Everyday AI helps you keep up and get ahead.

    Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

    Support the show

    I’m truly honoured that the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast is now reaching listeners in over 120 countries and 1,790+ cities worldwide. Thank you for your continued support! If you’d enjoyed the podcast, please leave a review and subscribe to ensure you're notified about future episodes.

    For further information visit -

    https://priceroberts.com/Podcast/

    https://priceroberts.com

    www.inspiringtechleaders.com

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    12 mins
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