Because whilst these may only be premonitions, We’ve noticed this crisis has hit our carbon emissions. As China recovers and no new cases arise, This reduction in pollution could save 100,000 Chinese lives. For us Europeans, coverage of Italy seemed scary, Until we heard of dolphins in the port of Cagliari. Fish and swans are gliding through […]
Think of it like Paris Fashion Week, but for security people. This is where the trends of the year are set. Ok, it’s nothing like Paris Fashion Week. But as you parade up and down the conference floor, it becomes very apparent what’s “hot” and what “not” in security. For a more insightful blog on how security professionals […]
Geared more towards security researchers, engineers and analysts, BSides is great for an insight of what is happening on the cyber security front line. A panel on disclosing security incidents was particularly enlightening on how security professionals view and interact with comms teams. The panel was under Chatham House rules, so I can’t tell you […]
I recently attended Women Rising: HM Treasury in conversation with women at the top, an event hosted by Direct Line Group and HM Treasury. It brought together panellists including Direct Line CEO Penny James, Brooks Macdonald CEO Caroline Connellan and TSB CEO Debbie Crosbie, with John Glen, economic secretary to the Treasury, chairing. I’ve always […]
Last weekend, if you tried really hard, you might have found one of the two news stories that weren’t virus-related. It was the news that Callum Manning, a 13-year-old from South Shields, found himself on the wrong side of comments about being a ‘sad weirdo’. Can’t believe how awful kids are. My little brothers made […]
A/O PropTech invests from Series A to later growth stages in breakout companies, with the potential to transform the real estate industry through technology, data science and AI. To date, A/O PropTech has backed 10 companies, in Europe, USA, and Israel including Bricklane, Fornova and most recently Plentific – leading a $32mn Series B round […]
Every winter, tens-of-thousands of people descend on Helsinki for the annual Slush event, which brings together the world’s best entrepreneurs, investors, journalists, and anyone else involved in the fast-growth business ecosystem. Indeed, Helsinki may seem a strange place for such an event. Even Slush’s own banner reads “Nobody in their right mind would come to […]
The Scale Up Fund will provide primary capital to current portfolio companies that have grown beyond the mandate of MMC Ventures’ existing funds. The Scale Up Fund can also participate in secondary transactions, offering liquidity to early MMC and third-party investors. In this way, capital can flow back into the early-stage funding ecosystem while MMC […]
I’m beyond excited to have joined the award-winning communications agency FieldHouse Associates as the new Digital Manager. What I find appealing about FieldHouse is that the team is on a mission to change how traditional PR is done, and I believe that digital marketing can help with that and fit in seamlessly with all the great work […]
Founded in 2012 by Alexander Dean and Yali Sassoon, Snowplow is a real-time event data technology that enables businesses to track, contextualize, validate and model customer data across different platforms and channels. Dean and Sassoon had previously experienced immense frustration when trying to unlock granular data from the likes of Google Analytics and Omniture (now […]
Just a few weeks ago, World Mental Health Day took place on Thursday 10th October. Arranged by the World Health Organization (WHO) on the same date each year, the campaign is designed to amplify the conversation around mental wellbeing and 2019 had a specific focus on suicide prevention. WHO developed video guides for emergency workers, teachers and employers in a bid to provide […]
“Gaps in cybersecurity knowledge meaningfully increase risk to an organization, creating vulnerability and presenting opportunity for attackers. The rapid, constantly evolving threat landscape has made traditional classroom training for cyber skills obsolete,” said James Hadley, CEO of Immersive Labs. “At a time when cyber skills are stretched across the board, the Immersive Labs platform enables […]