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Dinis Guarda Youtube Podcast Series - Powered by citiesabc and openbusinesscouncil is a fast growing Thought leadership channel focused on profiling global leading inspiring people, leaders, CEOs, authors, technologists, academics. We highlight the ideas, products, inventions, software, books & solutions to the multiple challenges / opportunities we face in our cities / nations with the advent of Society 5.0 digital transformation 4IR AI Blockchain Fintech IoT disruptive tech Dinis Guarda is author of books such as 4IR: AI, Blockchain, Fintech Reinventing a Nation" "How Businesses and Governments can Prosper with Fintech, Blockchain and AI?”, “Blockchain AI Crypto Economics"Dinis Guarda has been listed in global fintech, blockchain, AI, social media industry top influencer in position 5/10/20/100 rankings: Top People In Blockchain by cointelegraph 2019, The Artificial Intelligence Power 100. He is the founder of citiesabc.com businessabc.net intelligenthq.com fashionabc.org ztudium.com techabc.org idna.technology wisdomia.ai

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October 21, 20261 hr 4 min

Joe Gagliese - Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Viral Nation - What Makes The AI Media Creator Ecosystem?

Joe Gagliese is a Canadian entrepreneur and marketing executive, best known as the co-founder and Co-CEO of Viral Nation, a Toronto-founded company operating across social-first marketing, creator representation, technology, data and social media intelligence. He co-founded Viral Nation with Mat Micheli in 2014, initially building the business around influencer marketing and talent representation before expanding its services into marketing, technology and social intelligence. Viral Nation states that it employs more than 500 people globally as of 2026. Read more about Joe Gagliese: https://businessabc.net/wiki/joe-gagliese Joe Gagliese Interview Chapters 00:00- Intro 04:40- Origin of Viral Nation 12:20- Social Media as an Operation system 18:21- Solutions for Creator Economy 26:00- What is Social AI? 34:28- Creator Intelligence in the AI Era 40:05- The Human Creator Buffer 43:51- Applied AI in Synthetic Era 51:38- The Creator Economy Intelligence Flywheel 57:36- AI, Creators, and Brand Ecosystems 1:02:46- The social media challenge 1:06:04- Closure #aicontentcreation #humanvsai #syntheticinfluencers #influencereconomy #socialmediamarketing #creatormarketing #digitalcreators Useful Links and Resources https://www.linkedin.com/in/joegagliese/ https://www.viralnation.com/about-us About businessabc.net https://www.businessabc.net/ About citiesabc.com https://www.citiesabc.com/ About wisdomia.ai https://wisdomia.ai/ About Dinis Guarda https://www.dinisguarda.com/ https://businessabc.net/wiki/dinis-guarda Business Inquiries info@ztudium.com Support the show

October 20, 20261 hr 21 min

Pimmi Pande - Founder of Pimmi Pande Coaching - Personal Transformation, Spirituality &AI

Pimmi Pande is a British transformational leadership coach, entrepreneur, journalist, filmmaker and storyteller with over 14 years of experience helping executives, entrepreneurs and professionals develop authentic leadership, executive presence, confidence and communication skills. Pimmi is the founder of Pimmi Pande Coaching and Ascent Leaders, where she combines psychology, storytelling and immersive leadership simulations to help individuals overcome self-doubt, strengthen their communication and unlock their potential. Her career spans journalism, documentary filmmaking and creative writing, including interviewing the 14th Dalai Lama, an experience that profoundly shaped her understanding of authenticity and personal transformation. As G100 London Chair for Coaching and Training, Pimmi also advocates for women's leadership, gender equity and creating environments where individuals can lead with confidence and authenticity. In this interview with Dinis Guarda, Pimmi discusses radical self-acceptance, failure as a pathway to success, executive coaching, women's empowerment, and how artificial intelligence is transforming leadership, identity and human agency. Read more about Pimmi Pande in Businessabc: https://businessabc.net/wiki/pimmi-pande Pimmi Pande Interview Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 03:19 - Background and Early Life 06:41 - Failure as a Process to Success 10:40 - The Journey: Journalism, Filmmaking and Coaching 16:52 - Overcoming Self-Doubt and Perfectionism 28:44 - Creating Her Consultancy and Coaching Company 35:02 - Pimmi Pande Coaching and Ascent Leaders 39:24 - The Philosophy of Radical Self-Acceptance 47:36 - AI in Leadership and Coaching 55:48 - Identity, Mindfulness and Human Agency in the AI Age 1:07:14 - Lessons from Interviewing the Dalai Lama 1:12:15 - Progress and Challenges in Women's Leadership 1:21:34 - Closing Thoughts #aileadership #executivecoaching #personaldevelopment #womeninleadership #futureofwork Useful Links and Resources Interview on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=930ol9toTVM About businessabc.net https://www.businessabc.net/ About citiesabc.com https://www.citiesabc.com/ About wisdomia.ai https://wisdomia.ai/ About Dinis Guarda https://www.dinisguarda.com/ https://businessabc.net/wiki/dinis-guarda Business Inquiries info@ztudium.com Support the show

October 14, 20261 hr 10 min

Eric Vezzoli - Director of Technology at Razer - Gaming, AI, Economics & The Future?

Eric Vezzoli is Director of Technology at Razer, running a 30-person business unit across three continents: partnerships, GTM, product, engineering and R&D. Eric previously founded WYVRN, which is currently Razer's developer platform, and deploys on-device AI: local inference running on consumer hardware in constrained real-world environments. Eric also worked at French haptics company Hap2U before co-founding Go Touch VR, which developed technologies for adding physical feedback to virtual and augmented reality environments. Razer acquired Go Touch VR in 2022. Read more about Eric Vezzoli in Businessabc: https://businessabc.net/wiki/eric-vezzoli Eric Vezzoli Interview Questions 00:01-Intro 03:18-Background 07:17 - What is Haptics 08:56 - The Creative journey to Razer 15:01 - Razer Inc. 19:53 - Evolution of Razer 26:34 - Immersive Gaming Experience 31:24 - The WYVRN Integration 38:22 - Innovation & Community 42:50 - Razer Indie Lab 46:44 - AI & Gaming economics 53:07 - Global Gamer partnership program 58:23 - Gamification & Human Machine Interaction 01:08:21 - Advice 01:09:43-Closure #gamingai #haptics #communitygaming #immersivetechnology #aiagents #aiandhumanity Useful Links and Resources https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-vezzoli-a380a58a/ https://wyvrn.com/ https://www.smart-haptics.com/ About businessabc.net https://www.businessabc.net/ About citiesabc.com https://www.citiesabc.com/ About Dinis Guarda https://www.dinisguarda.com/ https://businessabc.net/wiki/dinis-guarda Business Inquiries- info@ztudium.com Support the show

October 12, 202659 min

Marjorie Gutierrez - CEO & Founder of Smart Business Designs - Reveals The AI Creative Blueprint

Marjorie Gutierrez is a Canadian with Spanish, Latin, Chinese, and Filipino heritage, a business strategist, operations consultant, mentor, and entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of Smart Business Designs, a London-based consultancy established in 2019. With more than 25 years of international business experience spanning London, New York, and Mexico City, Marjorie has led finance, business operations, organisational development, human resources, and process improvement initiatives across multiple sectors, including the fine art shipping industry. Read more about Marjorie Gutierrez: https://businessabc.net/wiki/marjorie-gutierrez Marjorie Gutierrez Interview Questions 00:00 - Intro 03:44 - Background 05:13 - Multicultural background 08:48 - Human-centric business model 11:16 - Global Business dynamics 13:41 - Smart Business Designs 18:16 - The Creator Challenges 21:00 - Decision making is key 23:36 - A Vision Plan is essential 28:03 - The trademark VISTA Method 31:00 - 'Change' is Imperative 33:35 - Business & AI 35:53 - How can businesses prepare for AI era? 39:00 - Branding & IP 42:21 - Operational Excellence with AI 47:09 - Advisory with Smart Business Design 51:02 - Principles of Entrepreneurship 56:10 - Digital empowerment 01:00:23 - Closure #entrepreneurship #businessstrategy #leadership #aitransformation #creatoreconomy Useful Links and Resources https://smartbusinessdesigns.com/about/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/marjorie-gutierrez/?originalSubdomain=uk https://web.facebook.com/smartbusinessdesigns/?_rdc=1&_rdr About businessabc.net https://www.businessabc.net/ About citiesabc.com https://www.citiesabc.com/ About Dinis Guarda https://www.dinisguarda.com/ https://businessabc.net/wiki/dinis-guarda Business Inquiries- info@ztudium.com Support the show

October 2, 20261 hr 15 min

Irena Pereira - CEO & Founder of Unleashed Games - What Is The Future of Gaming, AI, & Creativity?

Irena Pereira is the CEO of Infinite Realms. Irena is also the CEO, Creative Director & Founder of Unleashed Games in partnership with the legendary Mitch Lasky, former partner at Benchmark SPEEDRUN by Andreessen Horowitz (A16Z). The company was funded by Andreessen Horowitz, which is launching the social game, Haven. Infinite Realms is an initiative focused on applying generative AI and game-development technology to interactive adaptations and virtual worlds based on intellectual property. Read more about Irena Periera in Businessabc: https://businessabc.net/wiki/irena-pereira Irena Periera Interview Questions 00:00 - Intro 04:02 - Background 13:24 - Creating games 22:23 - Working for the Air Force and Military 25:18 - Being an entrepreneur 29:18 - Journey to Gaming Industry 37:10 - The gaming experience 43:05 - Gaming & Social Impact 49:00 - Infinite Realms 52:51 - Gaming infrastructure 57:54 - Ethics in gaming 01:09:51 - Gaming for societal impact 01:14:50 - AI & Gaming 01:19:40 - Reaching Irena Periera 01:20:57 - Closure #futureofgaming #socialgaming #digitalstorytelling #intellectualproperty #virtualgaming #immersiveexperiences #techleadership Useful Links and Resources https://www.irenapereira.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/irenapereira/ https://www.unleashedgames.com/ About businessabc.net https://www.businessabc.net/ About citiesabc.com https://www.citiesabc.com/ About Dinis Guarda https://www.dinisguarda.com/ https://businessabc.net/wiki/dinis-guarda Business Inquiries- info@ztudium.com Support the show

September 30, 202653 min

Leon Acosta - Founder of QuantaKrypto - How Will Quantum Computing Impact AI & Blockchain?

Leon Acosta is the founder of QuantaKrypto, an applied post-quantum cryptography practice focused on helping organisations assess quantum-related security risks through audits, training, and open-source tools. Leon Acosta is also the founder of Nostr WoT, an open-source Web of Trust infrastructure project built on the Nostr protocol, and the CEO and Solutions Architect of Dandelion Labs, an AI and blockchain software development company. Leon has also held executive roles at Accenture Argentina, Telecom Argentina, Internet of People (formerly Fermat), Lan To Capital, Ztudium, Evotek, and Dandelion Labs. Read more about Leon Acosta in Businessabc.net: https://businessabc.net/wiki/leon-acosta Leon Acosta Interview Questions 00:00 - Background 04:48 - Argentina: The Hub of blockchain innovation 07:01 - Career in blockchain 11:31 - Entrepreneurial Work 14:23 - Venturing into the AI world 16:43 - Blockchain & AI agents 20:40 - AI & Software development 27:38 - The UI/UX of blockchain & AI 33:23 - Quantum computing - The definition 36:39 - QuantaKrypto vision 38:26 - Migration to quantum computing 41:34 - Will Quantum Computing destroy Blockchain industry? 44:10 - Incentive structures 46:58 - Tech Transformations cycles 53:26 - Future of AI, Quantum Computing, Decentralised Infra 55:20 - Closure #quantumcomputing #postquantumcryptography #blockchain #cybersecurity #digitaltrust Useful Links and Resources https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonacosta/ https://leonacosta.com/ About businessabc.net https://www.businessabc.net/ About citiesabc.com https://www.citiesabc.com/ About Dinis Guarda https://www.dinisguarda.com/ https://businessabc.net/wiki/dinis-guarda Business Inquiries- info@ztudium.com Support the show

September 17, 20261 hr 12 min

Paolo Sironi - Quantum Sapiens - AI Consciousness Thesis Book!

Paolo Sironi is a globally recognised thought leader in banking, financial technology, and artificial intelligence, with more than 25 years of experience spanning finance, risk management, innovation, research, and executive advisory. He is the Global Research Leader for Banking and Financial Markets at the IBM Institute for Business Value, where he leads global research on the future of banking and advises senior executives on business transformation, emerging technologies, and sustainable growth. Read more about Paolo Sironi: https://businessabc.net/wiki/paolosironi Paolo Sironi Interview Questions 00:00 - Intro 03:00 - Why Quantum Sapiens 07:39 - Conscious banking 13:45 - Quantum Sapiens as a novel 20:23 - The writing process 25:13 - Quantum Sapiens 30:10 - Definition of Quantum 36:24 - A Science Fiction or thought experiment? 39:55 - The future of humanity with AI 44:12 - AI ethics & responsibility 50:12 - Quantum gravity & humanity 01:01:50 - Dynamics of humanity 01:06:11 - What does it truly mean to be human? 01:11:27 - Closure #quantumsapiens #humanconsciousness #futureofai #quantumtechnology #quantumcomputing #futureofhumanity Useful Links and Resources https://www.thepsironi.com/quantum-sapiens https://www.linkedin.com/company/quantum-sapiens/ About businessabc.net https://www.businessabc.net/ About citiesabc.com https://www.citiesabc.com/ About Dinis Guarda https://www.dinisguarda.com/ https://businessabc.net/wiki/dinis-guarda Business Inquiries- info@ztudium.com Support the show

September 4, 20261 hr 19 min

Tom Vincent - Partner at Pierson Ferdinand LLP - AI Is Transforming Law - Cybersecurity & Identity

Tom Vincent is an American attorney, compliance professional, and cybersecurity advisor. As a Partner at Pierson Ferdinand LLP, his practice focuses on cybersecurity, data privacy, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, and technology-related legal matters. At Pierson Ferdinand, Tom advises financial institutions, technology companies, healthcare organizations, and other businesses on cybersecurity, privacy, data protection, regulatory requirements, and corporate governance. Read more about Tom Vincent: https://businessabc.net/wiki/tom-vincent Tom Vincent Interview Questions 00:00 - Intro 05:24 - Background 10:33 - Professional career 14:12 - Pearson Ferdinand LLP 20:51 - AI & Law 26:18 - IP & Data security 35:44 - Principle of ID & AI 45:02 - Cybersecurity in the era of AI agents 53:27 - The concept of compliance 01:02:45 - The influencer IP 01:13:00 - ID & Cybersecurity Advice 01:20:40 - Closure #cybersecurity #digitalidentity #dataprivacy #ailaw #legaltech #aiagents #airegulation #futureoflaw Useful Links and Resources https://pierferd.com/about https://www.linkedin.com/company/pierferd/ About businessabc.net https://www.businessabc.net/ About citiesabc.com https://www.citiesabc.com/ About Dinis Guarda https://www.dinisguarda.com/ https://businessabc.net/wiki/dinis-guarda Business Inquiries- info@ztudium.com Support the show

August 19, 20261 hr 5 min

Martin Bartlam - Founder & CEO of Coded Law - AI Law & Business Challenges & Opportunities

Martin Bartlam is a British lawyer, legal technology entrepreneur, and business executive with more than 35 years of professional experience in structured finance, capital markets, investment banking, financial technology (FinTech), digital assets, and artificial intelligence in legal services. Martin is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Coded Law, an AI-driven legal technology company, built around Coded Intelligence, an AI-powered layer that operates across multiple stages of commercial and legal work, with the objective to support everyday decision-making and reduce the time required to complete complex legal and commercial tasks. Martin is also the Head of Business Affairs and General Legal Counsel at Xfinite Global Plc, where he advises on technology, intellectual property, and commercial strategy. Read more about Martin Bartlam: https://businessabc.net/wiki/martin-bartlam Martin Bartlam Interview Questions 00:00 - Intro 03:14 - Background 04:47 - Evolution of Law 07:51 - Advising financial authorities 11:52 - Leading the Emerging Tech 18:35 - Code Law 25:17 - AI & Law 35:30 - Enterprise AI & Generative AI Assistance 45:12 - The work with governments 51:50 - Innovation vs costs #legalai #ailaw #tokenization #digitalassets #fintech #intellectualproperty #copyrightlaw #futureofbusiness #aiforbusiness #digitaleconomy Useful Links and Resources https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinbartlam/ https://codedlaw.co.uk/ https://solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk/person/251073/martin-joseph-bartlam About businessabc.net https://www.businessabc.net/ About citiesabc.com https://www.citiesabc.com/ About Dinis Guarda https://www.dinisguarda.com/ https://businessabc.net/wiki/dinis-guarda Business Inquiries- info@ztudium.com Support the show

August 17, 20261 hr 22 min

Keito Ochi - Creator of PAI, Founder of DEMPA! - AI Business Landscape in Japan

Keito Ochi is a Japanese interdisciplinary polymath, AI anthropologist, and entrepreneur, working in the fields of artificial intelligence, psychology, public policy, international relations, and emerging technologies. Keito is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of The High Bridge Institute, where he leads research and advisory initiatives focused on AI, decision intelligence, blockchain, organizational design, and interdisciplinary innovation. Keito is also the creator of PAI (Psychometric AI), an AI-mediated psychometric assessment platform designed to model unconscious decision-making structures by integrating established research in implicit cognition, attachment theory, developmental psychology, and somatic psychology. Read more about Keito Ochi: https://businessabc.net/wiki/keito-ochi Keito Ochi Interview Questions 00:00 - Intro 03:16 - Background 05:54 - The Japanese culture 11:21 - Innovation & Governance in Japan 18:50 - DEMPA! 25:16 - Network of Manga artists 30:37 - The Japanese Business ecosystem 35:56 - AI in Japan 43:43 - PAI: Psychometric AI 53:41 - Quantifying unconsciousness 01:03:46 - High Bridge Institute 01:10:32 - AI Literacy & AI Inclusiveness 01:12:27 - Advice for Leaders 01:19:29 - Anime Manga AI 01:22:22 - Closure #futureofai #humanaiconnection #aiinnovation #japaninnovation #anime #artitificialgeneralintelligence #psychometricai Useful Links and Resources https://www.dempa-ai.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/keito-ochi-80386139/ https://profilerai.io/en/about/ https://x.com/kevinclone3 About businessabc.net https://www.businessabc.net/ About citiesabc.com https://www.citiesabc.com/ About Dinis Guarda https://www.dinisguarda.com/ https://businessabc.net/wiki/dinis-guarda Business Inquiries- info@ztudium.com Support the show