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New episodes are released every Monday, subscribe now! In this podcast, expert analysts at GlobalData, a leading data analytics company, offer their instant insights on the latest news items and examine key trends.

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October 19, 202615 min

246. Made in Europe: Where clean-tech manufacturing goes next

In this episode, Clarice joins us to talk about what "Made in Europe" really means for clean-tech manufacturing, following on from her recent webinar on the topic. She looks at how urgently Europe needs to build up its own manufacturing in batteries, wind and hydrogen, what success could look like for European manufacturing by 2031, and how Europe compares to the US since the Inflation Reduction Act. Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/globaldatastrategicintelligence/ To find out more about Strategic Intelligence: https://globaldata-26632421.hs-sites-eu1.com/themes Host: Martina Raveni (Senior Analyst, Strategic Intelligence) Guests: Clarice Brambilla (Analyst, Energy Transition)

October 12, 202618 min

245. AI and the skills of the future

In this episode, Isabel and Amna join us to discuss how AI is reshaping jobs. They will look at the risks business face as the adoption of AI ramps up and the skills that will matter most in the new AI era. Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/globaldatastrategicintelligence/ To find out more about Strategic Intelligence: https://globaldata-26632421.hs-sites-eu1.com/themes To read our AI and the Skills of the Future Report:https://www.globaldata.com/store/report/ai-and-the-skills-of-the-future-theme-analysis/ Host: Martina Raveni (Senior Analyst, Strategic Intelligence) Guests: Isabel Al-Dhahir (Principal Analyst, Strategic Intelligence) and Amna Mujahid (Senior Analyst, Strategic Intelligence)

September 1, 202619 min

244. Is it possible to build a sustainable data center?

In this episode, Ian joins us to discuss the construction of data centers. He looks at best to build a ‘sustainable’ data center, from the planning stage, to materials and cooling before ending with importance of community outreach. Find out more about Ian’s work: https://www.actionsustainability.com/ Find out about the Supply Chain Sustainability School: https://www.supplychainschool.co.uk/ Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/globaldatastrategicintelligence/ To find out more about Strategic Intelligence: https://globaldata-26632421.hs-sites-eu1.com/themes Host: Holly Anness-Bradshaw (Senior Analyst, Strategic Intelligence) Guest: Ian Heptonstall (Co-Founder and Director, Action Sustainability)

August 17, 202617 min

243. Cybersecurity in the age of agentic AI

In this episode, Isobel talks to David, Isabel and Bill about how agentic AI is changing the cybersecurity landscape. We will discuss the recent breach of Hugging Face’s production infrastructure by a rogue AI agent, which was powered by OpenAI’s models, and explore the implications this will have for the industry in terms of regulatory and business conduct. Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/globaldatastrategicintelligence/ To find out more about Strategic Intelligence: https://globaldata-26632421.hs-sites-eu1.com/themes Host: Isobel Toon (Intern, Strategic Intelligence) Guests: Isabel Al-Dhahir (Principal Analyst, Strategic Intelligence), David Bicknell (Principal Analyst, Strategic Intelligence) and Bill Rojas (Research Director, Strategic Intelligence)

August 3, 202626 min

242. Data centers: AI’s power problem is energy’s opportunity

In this episode, Ally and Ethan join us to talk about data centers. They discuss the infrastructure and power needs ofthe growing data center build out and highlight solutions companies can use to combat these problems. To get a preview of our new Data Centerstheme: https://hs.globaldata.com/is-your-business-ready-for-the-data-center-boom Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/globaldatastrategicintelligence/ To find out more about Strategic Intelligence: https://globaldata-26632421.hs-sites-eu1.com/themes Host: Holly Anness-Bradshaw (Senior Analyst, Strategic Intelligence) Guests: Ally Kirk (Consulting Director, Industrials, GlobalData) and Ethan Tsai (Engagement Manager, GlobalData)

July 27, 202620 min

241. AI and sustainability: Monitoring deforestation

In this episode, Aoife and Ed Mitchard from Space Intelligence join us to discuss the use of AI for sustainability purposes. They weigh up the environmental toll of data centers against the benefits machine learning can bring to monitoringdeforestation. Learn more about Space Intelligence: https://www.space-intelligence.com/ Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/globaldatastrategicintelligence/ To find out more about Strategic Intelligence: https://globaldata-26632421.hs-sites-eu1.com/themes Host: Holly Anness-Bradshaw (Senior Analyst, Strategic Intelligence) Guests: Aoife McGurk (Senior Analyst, Strategic Intelligence) and Ed Mitchard (Chief Scientist and Co-Founder, Space Intelligence)

July 20, 202618 min

240. Cybersecurity: The impacts of AI and digital sovereignty

In this episode, Dr. Tommaso De Zan from Access Partnership joins us to discuss how frontier AI is changing cyber risk, accelerating vulnerabilities and AI-enabled attacks, and how policymakers are responding. He also explores the growing push for digital sovereignty in the EU. Learn more about Access Partnership: https://accesspartnership.com/ Learn more about our cybersecurity research: https://www.globaldata.com/store/report/cybersecurity-theme-analysis/ Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/globaldatastrategicintelligence/ To find out more about Strategic Intelligence: https://globaldata-26632421.hs-sites-eu1.com/themes Host: Martina Raveni (Senior Analyst, Strategic Intelligence) Guests: Dr Tommaso De Zan (Associate Director, Access Partnership)

July 13, 202620 min

239. NATO: Trump’s second term, Europe’s plan B, and the future of the alliance

In this episode, Fox discusses NATO. He looks at the changes in spending agreements and how Trump’s reelection and conflict in Iran have shaped NATO in the last year. Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/globaldatastrategicintelligence/ To find out more about Strategic Intelligence: https://globaldata-26632421.hs-sites-eu1.com/themes Link to the NATO report: https://www.globaldata.com/store/report/nato-theme-analysis/ Host: Martina Raveni (Senior Analyst, GlobalData Strategic Intelligence) Guest: Fox Walker (Aerospace, Defense & Security, GlobalData)

June 29, 202629 min

238. Biodesign: Designing for sustainability and collaborating with nature

In this episode, Chris Bellamy joins us to discuss his life as a biodesigner. He talks about how to design for sustainability, working with nature, and what he has learned from his interspecies and intercultural collaborations. Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/globaldatastrategicintelligence/ To find out more about Strategic Intelligence: https://globaldata-26632421.hs-sites-eu1.com/themes To find out more about Chris's work: https://biocrafted.com/about-me To find out about Yanaa: https://yanaa.food/en?srsltid=AfmBOop0xcU-1plX4v-5wOVO7DcgbOk_aSRnN_CPFVEhCqg5XvadCErW Host: Holly Anness-Bradshaw (Senior Analyst, GlobalData Strategic Intelligence) Guests: Chris Bellamy (Biodesigner and founder of Yanaa)

June 8, 202627 min

237. Mentat Partners: Why AI fails

In this episode, Lydik Grynfeltt from HR Bridge Consulting joins us to discuss why AI fails. He looks at what companies get wrong when implementing AI and offers guidance for addressing these problems. Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/globaldatastrategicintelligence/ To find out more about Strategic Intelligence: https://globaldata-26632421.hs-sites-eu1.com/themes To find out more about HR Bridge Consulting: https://www.hrbridgeconsulting.com/ To find out more about Mentat Partners: https://mentatpartners.ai/ Host: Martina Raveni (Senior Analyst, GlobalData Strategic Intelligence) Guests: Lydik Grynfeltt (Founder of Mentat Partners provided by HR Bridge Consulting)