Inspiring Tech Leaders - AI & Technology Strategy
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.
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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.
Episodes
143 episodes
The New Rules of AI - What Tech Leaders Must Know
The EU AI Act has entered a new and important phase.In this episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast, I explore what the 2 August 2026 milestone means for organisations using, deploying and supplying AI.The discussion covers:...
Lovable vs. Replit vs. Cursor vs. GitHub Copilot - Which AI Coding Tool is Best?
The rise of Vibe Tooling is fundamentally changing the software development lifecycle. We’re moving away from a world where we spend thousands of hours writing lines of code, and into an era where natural language is the control layer.In...
AI Hacking Reality – Lessons from OpenAI and Anthropic’s Recent Breaches
In this episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast, I discuss the recent news surrounding Anthropic’s Claude and OpenAI models. During cybersecurity evaluations, these models didn't just stay in their sandbox, they gained unauthorised access...
OpenAI Model Escapes and Hacks Hugging Face - AI Safety, Geopolitics & Future of Cybersecurity
In this episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast I discuss how an AI model escaped its OpenAI sandbox environment and launched an autonomous cyberattack on Hugging Face, a leading repository of open-source AI models. What makes this incide...
Could Silicon Valley Lose Its AI Edge? The Rise of Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 Explained
The global AI landscape is shifting, and the latest announcement from Moonshot AI proves that the race is no longer just a Silicon Valley story.In this episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast, I discuss the launch of Kimi K3, a Chi...
AI for Good – A Force Multiplier for Humanity
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....
The Hidden Cost of AI - Why Compute, Not Intelligence, Is Becoming the Biggest Challenge
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 ...
OpenAI GPT 5.6 and the Shift from AI Innovation to AI Governance
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...
The Fable 5 Ban Explained - Why it Happened & Could It Return Soon?
Last week, Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5, some of the most advanced models ever built, were pulled offline globally due to a US Government Export Ban.This wasn't a technical glitch or a commercial failure. It was geopolitics.We...
Anthropic Launches Claude Fable 5 – The New Mythos-Class AI Explained
Anthropic has officially launched Claude Fable 5, the first public model from the highly anticipated Mythos family. But there’s a catch that every tech leader needs to understand.In this episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast, I l...
Microsoft Scout - The AI That Works While You Sleep
For the past few years, we’ve been training ourselves to prompt AI. We ask, it answers. We command, it executes.But what if AI stopped waiting for your instructions?In this episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast, I look at ...
Should You Trust AI With Your Money? OpenAI's ChatGPT Is Banking On It!
We’ve officially crossed a psychological line. OpenAI’s ChatGPT is now connecting directly to personal financial accounts.For years, we’ve used budgeting apps to track spending. But this is different. This isn’t just charts and categorie...
Google I/O 2026 – AI Design and The Vibe Revolution
In this episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast, I look at Google's latest move in the creative space with the launch of Stitch and Pics. We’re moving beyond simple prompts to a world where complete digital experiences are built through n...
The Governance Question Every Enterprise Is Asking About Citizen Development
Citizen development is no longer a niche trend. It’s rapidly becoming one of the defining operating models for modern organisations.In this episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast, I explore how businesses are empowering employees ...
AI Regulation - Are Government AI Stress Tests Good or Bad for Innovation?
In this episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast, I look at how AI Regulation is evolving. With tech giants like Google Deepmind, Microsoft, and xAI agreeing to early government access for national security testing, we’re witnessing the bi...
Unlock Multi-Cloud AI - OpenAI's Shift to AWS Explained
The AI landscape has changed again! In this episode of Inspiring Tech Leaders, I discuss the latest partnership between OpenAI and Amazon Web Services, a move that fundamentally changes enterprise AI.Microsoft has held exclusive access t...
Demand vs Capacity - I Explain The Problem Every Tech Leader Faces
In this episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders Podcast, I explore how modern technology leaders should navigate the relentless demand, constant change, and the pressure to innovate without compromising resilience.Today’s organisations are...
GPT-5.4-Cyber – OpenAI in AI Arms Race with Anthropic
Are we entering an AI arms race in cybersecurity?In this episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast, I look at OpenAI’s strategic launch of GPT-5.4-Cyber and what it means for the future of digital defence.This isn't just anoth...
Claude Mythos - The AI Too Dangerous to Release
In this episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast, I look at Anthropic's Claude Mythos. This AI model is so advanced, so capable of finding zero-day vulnerabilities, that its creators have deemed it too dangerous for public re...
The Claude Code Leak Explained – Risks, Insights and Opportunities
This week on the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast, I look at the recent Claude Code Leak from Anthropic. What started as an April Fool's Day confusion turned into a rare and insightful look into the inner workings of one of the worl...
OpenAI Pulls the Plug on Sora - Here's What Happened
OpenAI is shutting down Sora, its groundbreaking AI video platform, just one year after its highly anticipated launch! Why would a company pull the plug on a product that captured global attention and seemed to revolutionise video creation?...
The Reason Why Apple is Clashing with Vibe Coding
In this episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast, I look at Apple's recent clampdown on "Vibe Coding" apps in the App Store. These AI-powered tools are democratising software creation, allowing users to build apps with...
Microsoft 365 E7 - What's New in Frontier Suite?
Microsoft has introduced its first new top-tier enterprise licence in more than a decade - Microsoft 365 E7.But this isn’t just another licensing tier.In this episode of the Inspiring Tech Leaders podcast, I explore ...
Agent 365 - How Microsoft Plans to Manage Enterprise AI Agents
The conversation around AI is rapidly evolving beyond simple chatbots that answer questions. We reach a new frontier with autonomous AI Agents that are capable of executing complex workflows and taking action across your business systems.
MCP Explained - The Protocol Reshaping Enterprise AI
Is your AI strategy ready for what's next?We're moving beyond simple chat interfaces into an era where AI agents interpret intent, make decisions, and execute tasks across different systems. But how do they access external tools and serv...
