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Digital asset tokenisation transitions from pilot fatigue to production readiness
Hosts Mark Walker and Grant Niven are joined by Stephen Philips to explore the rapidly changing landscape of digital assets. With extensive engineering and blockchain experience spanning the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, Stephen shares valuable insights into how tokenisation is transitioning from policy to production. The episode dives into the practical applications of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), stablecoins, and the fundamental distinction between backed and unbacked assets.
Ulf Zetterberg Launches Digital Mirror to Close Contract Value Gap
In this episode of Born to Disrupt, hosts Grant Niven and Mark Walker sit down with Ulf Zetterberg, the founder of Seal Software and now the driving force behind Digital Mirror. Recording from the US, Dubai, and the UK, the trio dives into the next evolution of legal tech: moving beyond static contract management to dynamic performance tracking.
Hemant Julka on Making Enterprise AI Deliver Real Value
In this episode of the Born to Disrupt podcast, hosts Grant Niven and Simon Hardie engage with Hemant Julka, a seasoned expert in AI and enterprise technology, to explore the practical execution of AI within businesses. The discussion delves into the importance of foundational elements like data governance and security, the challenges of AI adoption, and the evolving talent landscape in the Middle East.
Born to Disrupt – Nada Shaheen on Building Africa’s Innovation Future with CVC
In this episode of Born to Disrupt, hosts Mark Walker and Simone Hardy speak with Nada Shaheen, the first woman to lead a corporate venture capital fund in Africa. Nada shares her journey building Egypt’s pioneering CVC arm for GB Corp and reveals how she navigated resistance, built commercial traction, and used data to transform internal mindsets around innovation.
Born to Disrupt – Geir Espeskog on ETFs, Thematic Investing and the Quantum Revolution
In this episode of Born to Disrupt, hosts Grant Niven and Mark Walker are joined by Geir Espeskog, founder of Northwind and former BlackRock executive, for an in-depth discussion on the evolution of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), thematic investing, and how breakthroughs in quantum computing and artificial intelligence are shaping the next industrial revolution.
Born to Disrupt, Nicholas Bingham on Building a Biotech and Data Future for the GCC
In the latest episode of Born to Disrupt, hosts Simon Hardie and Grant Niven sit down with Nicholas Bingham, Founding Partner at Taranis Capital, to explore how biotechnology and data infrastructure are shaping the Gulf’s next chapter of innovation. Having lived and worked across Europe, the US, and Asia since 2001, Bingham has watched the Middle East’s transformation first-hand. What keeps drawing him back, he says, is the region’s ambition, “an air of passion and enthusiasm for success” that he finds unmatched anywhere else.