The Tech That Connects Us

Joining us on the last (for now) episode of The Tech That Connects Us is John Spiegel, CTO at Axis Security. A keen cyclist who changed gear from leading the rollout of Cloud infrastructure role at Columbia Sportwear, to kicking the A out of SASE as Field CTO for SSE Platform vendor Axis Security. Enjoy!

From soup dumplings in Sydney, the shift from linear to non-linear and becoming indispensable, in this episode we discussed the following topics, along with how Diversity & Inclusion has drastically changed since Mark’s early days in the industry, but also how we still have a long way to go. Enjoy!

From stargazing in Kenya to living in Silicon Valley as ViaSatellite’s Satellite Executive of the Year, it’s fair to say that this week’s guest has had a pretty interesting history. We are joined this week by Mynaric’s Tina Ghataore, Chief Commercial Officer and executive extraordinaire, to discuss the current state of the industry, when, if ever, RF will be superseded by lasers and get answers to life’s toughest questions like what is the biggest sin one can commit at a spa. Enjoy!

Joining us on the week's episode of The Tech That Connects Us is Serge Van Herck, CEO at EVS. In this episode, we cover how Serge accidentally got into the satellite media space, why he has a special hat for piloting planes and boats, and we explore Serge’s past and look to the future of live production. Enjoy!

FAST Networks, Cloud Transformation and Imposter syndrome, these are just some of the topics which we spoke about with Srini on Episode 73 of the Tech That Connects us. We learnt about all things Amagi, from how It began, to hearing about how cloud technology has transformed throughout the industry and where Amagi plays its part, along with Srini’s thoughts on Diversity and inclusion within the business and how to build a culture of excellence. Enjoy!

Have you ever built a police scanner in your bedroom? What about having a moment of clarity about the future of mobile connectivity as you walk across a bridge? Well, this week’s guest has and a whole load more to boot. CEO of Rivada Networks, Declan Ganely, joins us this week to talk about the future of satellite connectivity, his thoughts on the current status of the connectivity industry, and how a radio failure led to the creation of, arguably, one of the most exciting projects happening in the market and much, much more.

A man who has made his name developing and deploying technology in the National Security community, Scott Herman has now moved into the commercial world where he is a passionate mentor to a wide variety of NewSpace start-ups. He’s been on the Executive leadership team of 2 “new space unicorns” and Cognitive Space is an organisation he provides some really interesting insights on. We cover a wide variety of detail with him, from his career to date, to what he sees and impacting our industry most!

This week we are joined by Christian Massmann, Managing Director and CSO of Qvest Group. Digital transformation is a central theme which runs throughout this episode, discussing the challenges and the successes associated with this, as the industry pivots and moves towards software and cloud solutions. From watching Bridget Jones’s Diary with his Daughter, Football matches with his Son, to spending the weekends Road Biking, we discussed all things related to Christians prefect weekend. We may be bias, but this is not one to miss!

What do you get if you cross a leading risk evangelist and a drummer? Security compliance guru Chris Strand! A super polite and humble Canadian… he’s been beating the drum (!) for a positive approach to Board-level risk management ever since founding Carbon Black’s successful Risk & Compliance division.

With 25 years of industry experience, Steve Good, a self-proclaimed education junkie and CCO of Ramon.Space speaks with us this week about all things satellite super computers. This episode features some great insights about what the industry can learn from the past, as well as why Steve has always wanted to be in the space industry. Steve also gives us some exciting insights into the latest ventures of Ramon.Space, and the future capabilities of Space and Satellite Computing. Space is hard, we need to make space accessible to all, and the future of SATCOM capabilities are the three key themes for this week’s episode.