Welcome back. In this festive episode, we look back over some of the highlights of this first season of the Connected Thinking podcast. From the battle for talent, to SMB focus areas, ESG, innovation and finding ways to drive efficiencies, we're highlighting many of the topics that are key to developing strategies for 2023.

Timecodes for each section are outlined below:

• 01:40 Innovation with Ant Morse - EP2&3
• 10:09 Opportunity with Sandeep Raithatha - EP2&3
• 19:22 The battle for talent with Capita Consulting (Iain Kirkwood) - EP4
• 29:54 Spotlight on SMB with Dav Sandher - EP5
• 36:50 ESG with Digital Unite (Emma Weston, OBE) - EP6
• 50:30 The RSPB and managing talent with Melissa Werry and Alan Murray - EP7
• 59:25 The future of Technology with Ant Morse, Jez Sherwin and Andrew Halliwell - EP8

Catchup on some of our forward looking reports:

Medium businesses: Fuelling the UK’s economic engine
https://www.virginmediao2business.co.uk/insights/digital-transformation-medium-business/

Tech and the battle for talent
https://www.virginmediao2business.co.uk/insights/tech-and-battle-for-talent/

Creating a dynamic workforce: Empowering employees for productivity and growth
https://www.virginmediao2business.co.uk/insights/reports/creating-dynamic-workforces/

Welcome back. This episode we take three senior leaders from across Virgin Media O2 Business' products, innovation and Lab teams on a journey back to their childhood in the 1980s and what they thought the 2020s would look like. All before accelerating at 88mph to get us back to today and what they're most excited to see from tech in 2023 and beyond.

Our guests this week from Virgin Media O2 Business include:

Ant Morse – Head of Innovation
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antmorse/

Andrew Halliwell – Director of Product & Partners
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-halliwell-9a54a0/

Jez Sherwin – Design Lead / Innovation Design Strategist to The Lab
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jezsherwin

Catchup on some of our forward looking reports:

Medium businesses: Fuelling the UK’s economic engine
https://www.virginmediao2business.co.uk/insights/digital-transformation-medium-business/

Tech and the battle for talent
https://www.virginmediao2business.co.uk/insights/tech-and-battle-for-talent/

Creating a dynamic workforce: Empowering employees for productivity and growth
https://www.virginmediao2business.co.uk/insights/reports/creating-dynamic-workforces/

Freedom, flexibility and fulfilment: Re-imagining work in the age of the dynamic workforce
https://www.virginmediao2business.co.uk/insights/reports/reimagining-work-for-dynamic-workforces/

Talent, tools and space: New workplace strategies for a dynamic working world
https://www.virginmediao2business.co.uk/insights/reports/workplace-strategies-dynamic-working/

AI, automation and collaboration: Why tomorrow’s talent is human + digital
https://www.virginmediao2business.co.uk/insights/reports/ai-automation-collaboration/

Find our other insights and reports here: https://www.virginmediao2business.co.uk/insights/

In this episode, we're joined by Melissa Werry, Head of Technology Services at RSPB, and Alan Murray, Head of Volunteering and Employee Engagement at RSPB.

With a 130-year-old heritage, almost 2,000 employees, over 11,500 volunteers and 1.1 million members (which includes 195,000 youth members), RSPB is the one of the world's largest wildlife conservation organisations.

We take this opportunity to discuss third sector organisations through several different lenses. From the complexities of coordinating 1,000s of volunteers with different skills and knowledge, through to what being a part of an organisation like this delivers for individuals and communities alike.

Guests this week:

• Melissa Werry, Head of Technology Services at RSPB - LinkedIn
• Alan Murray, Head of Volunteering and Employee Engagement at RSPB - LinkedIn
• RSPB website: https://www.rspb.org.uk

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