The Tech Leaders Podcast

Join us this week for The Tech Leaders’ Podcast, where Gareth sits down with Nicola Mendelsohn, Head of Global Business Group at Meta, at Meta Conversations 2026 in the historic Methodist Central Hall in the heart of Westminster. 
Nicola talks about the new WhatsApp for Business, the technical challenges around it, the importance of data safeguarding and the role of Meta’s Chief Privacy Officer. 
On this episode Nicola and Gareth discuss the challenges around Enterprise AI adoption and governance, and her advice to UK businesses. 
Timestamps: 
Introduction (1:58) 
Meta and Enterprise Messaging (4:30) 
Technical Challenges (14:51) 
Data Safeguarding and the Chief Privacy Officer (17:52) 
Enterprise AI Adoption and Governance (18:50) 
Advice for UK Businesses (26:55) 
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Join us this week for The Tech Leaders’ Podcast, where Gareth sits down with Jane Mustoe, Senior Technical Director and Head of Innovation Labs at Tesco. Jane talks about her love of transformative technologies, and how Tesco are actively applying them. 

On this episode, Jane and Gareth discuss drones, robotics, staff less stores, and how AI will augment, not replace humans. 

Timestamps: 
Introduction and the Credit Crunch (2:25) 
Tesco Innovation Labs: Magic Tills and Digital Assistants (17:58) 
Innovation Culture and Digital Twins (23:10) 
AI Applications: Robotics, Dynamic Pricing and Waste Reduction (30:53) 
AI Usage, Governance and Hiring (38:50) 
The Future of Tech, and Advice for 21-year-old Jane (47:45) 
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Join us this week for The Tech Leaders’ Podcast, where Gareth sits down with Cathy Mauzaize, President of EMEA at ServiceNow. Cathy talks about her journey to ServiceNow via some of the biggest tech companies in the world, unpicking the hype and reality around AI Agents, and why the Middle East is embracing modern tech faster that Europe.
On this episode Cathy and Gareth discuss how companies survive in a modern, global economy, how AI will impact human learning, and a nugget of advice from Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella.

Timestamps:
Introduction and early days (2:07)
Legacy Tech and the Middle East (13:00)
Priorities for Enterprise (21:55)
AI Agents: Hype and Reality (25:48)
AI and Human Learning (32:05)
Commercial Impacts of AI (38:00)
ITAM and AI Agents (45:43)
Advice for 21-year-old Cathy (49:20)

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This episode of The Tech Leaders Podcast takes a different format from our usual leadership interviews. 
The recent acquisition of VMware by Broadcom has sent significant ripples through the enterprise IT landscape. As one of the most widely deployed infrastructure platforms in the world, VMware sits at the heart of many global technology estates. The commercial changes that have followed the acquisition have prompted widespread discussion across the market. 
The ongoing court case involving Tesco and Broadcom has brought those issues into sharp focus. What may appear to be a contractual dispute raises much broader questions around platform dependency, vendor discretion and how resilient enterprise IT contracts are when ownership changes hands. 
In this special episode, Gareth Davies is joined by licensing specialist Barry Pilling to unpack the case, explore the latest developments, and discuss what it could mean for enterprise software licensing and commercial governance going forward. 
For CIOs, technology leaders and procurement teams responsible for major vendor relationships, this conversation looks at the wider implications, and the questions organisations should be asking right now. 

Timestamps: 
Introduction and Barry’s Background (2:04) 
VMWare and the Broadcom Acquisition (5:00) 
The Rise of Virtualisation (8:50) 
The Tesco Dispute Background (12:38) 
Organisations Exposure to Licensing Risk (22:45) 
Other Broadcom Cases (29:22) 
Death of the Middleman? (37:51) 
Potential Consequences and Advice for VMWare Customers (41:49) 
Recent Developments (47:30) 
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Join us this week for The Tech Leaders’ Podcast, where Gareth sits down with Rob Morris, Co-CEO UK and Ireland at Siemens Mobility. Rob talks about his journey to the Railways via mining, power stations and London 2012, how Siemens are managing a £340M investment, and the challenges of maintaining and upgrading the oldest rail network in the world. 
On this episode Rob and Gareth discuss digitising the railways, how AI will be employed on trains, and how in another life Rob could have been an architect. 
Timestamps: 
Introduction and Good Leadership (2:11) 
From Delivery to Senior Management (7:58) 
Siemens and the Railways (12:00) 
Digitising the Rail Network, and Building the Elizabeth Line (18:30) 
Technology on the Railways (32:15) 
Advice for 21-year-old Rob (41:20) 
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