The AI Adoption Podcast
Episodes
AI Without Transformation is a Waste of Investment
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Eric Tyree, Head of Data and AI at Virgin Media O2, about a reality many organisations are still avoiding. AI adoption d...
A Reality Check on AI Diffusion
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Janusz Marecki, AI Partner at Ahrens, and the conversation cuts through the optimism that often surrounds AI.Janusz sets...
Are Organisations Sleepwalking Into an AI Governance Gap?
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The AI Adoption Podcast, I speak with Sahar Danesh from the British Standards Institution about the role that standards play in the...
AI in Recruitment: Friend or Foe?
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is for anyone recruiting or looking for a job or a new role. In this episode of The AI Adoption Podcast, I speak with Annabel Ashley from Indeed ...
Chelsea Chamberlin on whether AI Adoption Being Driven by Fear or Strategy?
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the AI Adoption Podcast, I speak with Chelsea Chamberlain, Chief Technology Officer at Roc Technologies, about to get an in-depth u...
AI “of the People” or AI Oligopoly? Governments Face a Sovereignty Reckoning
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AI “of the people, by the people, for the people”. I’ve taken the words from the closing lines of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address to describe my ...
A Reality Check on AI Diffusion
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Janusz Marecki, AI Partner at Ahrens, and the conversation cuts through the optimism that often surrounds AI.Janusz sets...
London’s Opportunity To Lead In Responsible and Trusted AI
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AI adoption in financial and professional services is being sold as a technology story. Olivia Larkin makes the case that it is really a workforce tra...
Trust, Explainability, and Human Oversight in AI Defence and Security Systems
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The AI Adoption Podcast, I speak with Sumeet Bhatia from Cisco about the changing role of AI in defence and security. The discussio...
Five Million People Still Use Cash. Digital Payments Are Moving On Without Them
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Cash transactions are disappearing fast in the UK, but five million people still rely on cash payments. That tension sits at the heart of this episode...
AI companies are judged against extreme growth, not just peers
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The AI Adoption Podcast, I speak with Sydney MacGregor from HSBC Innovation Banking about a critically important aspect of AI adopt...
Board-level AI Strategy and Adoption at Scale by Kingfisher’s Chris Blatchford
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode with Chris Blatchford, CTO at Kingfisher, quickly became a conversation about leadership mindset and AI technology. Kingfisher is best kn...
LinkedIn’s Jonathon Palmer on Creativity, Confidence and Careers in AI Shaped Workplaces
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathon Palmer from LinkedIn and I spoke about creativity emerging as a serious competitive advantage in AI-driven business. Jonathon made a striking...
Best Wishes for the Season and 2026
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As 2025 ends, thanks to everyone who joined The AI Adoption Podcast. A recurring message is: AI adoption isn't a technology issue alone; it is a s...
Human/AI Trade-offs Shaping AI Adoption
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI adoption often looks rational on paper while feeling human in practice. That insight sat at the centre of my conversation with Ian Smith from Basel...
Mind the AI Strategy Gap: Ethics and Agentic Workflows
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I speak with Paul O’Sullivan, SVP of Solution Engineering for the UKI and Chief Technology Officer for the UK, from Salesforce. Paul...
Learning, Not Technology, Will Decide Who Loses Jobs to AI
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The AI Adoption Podcast, I speak with Heather Black, CEO of Supermums. Heather created Supermums after realising that a flexible, w...
Is Legacy Leadership Holding Back AI Adoption?
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The AI Adoption Podcast, I speak with Neha Kabra from McKinsey about how AI is reshaping leadership, customer service, employees’...
Today’s AI is like a ZX81, yet the market thinks it is fully mature, insights from Andrew McNally
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I recorded this episode with Andrew McNally, who has spent 35 years working across fund management, investment banking and advising family offices. An...
Marco Forgione on AI Reshaping the Future of International Trade
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the AI Adoption Podcast, I interviewed Marco Forgione, Director General of the Chartered Institute of Export & International Tr...
Kate Jones on Shaping the UK’s Digital Regulatory Environment
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The AI Adoption Podcast, I speak with Kate Jones, CEO of the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF), which brings together fou...
AI Meets Blockchain: Dawn of the Agentic Economy
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎧 In this episode of The AI Adoption Podcast, I speak with Yves Bollinger, General Manager at Plan.Net Studios, part of the Serviceplan Group. We e...
Human + AI: Faith’s Alex Dalman on Creativity in Advertising and Marketing
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the AI Adoption Podcast, Alex Dalman from VCCP’s Faith and I discuss the transformative role of combining human ingenuity with AI...
AI Won’t Replace Humans; Humans Will Replace Humans Who Don’t Use It, a conversation with Jenna Shanks
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the AI Adoption Podcast, Jenna Shanks from NICE and I talk about the transformative impact of AI on customer experience and operati...
AI and the Future of SMEs with Baroness Martha Lane Fox
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI adoption isn’t just for big companies. For the millions of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK, AI could be a lifeline or a threa...
The AA on AI: Is this 120-Year-Old Brand Evolving into a Tech Company?
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the AI Adoption Podcast, I am delighted to speak with Raghava Krishna, Technology Director for Digital and AI at the AA. This conve...
AI Adoption and Trust: Insights from Cisco’s Matt Houlihan
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The AI Adoption Podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Matt Houlihan, Senior Director of Government Affairs, Cisco Europe.Mat...
Is the UK Ready to Move From AI Pilots to Real Adoption?
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sue Daley OBE, Director of Technology and Innovation at Tech UK is my guest for this episode of The AI Adoption Podcast. We discuss the current state ...
Disruptive AI: Sean Betts on Agentic AI and Synthetic Data
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the AI Adoption Podcast, Sean Betts, Chief AI and Innovation Officer at Omnicom Media Group, and I discuss the transformative impac...
From GenAI to Agents and Beyond: Practical Insights with Dr Nikolay Burlutskiy (Mars, ex AstraZeneca)
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join me, Professor Ashley Braganza, and AI expert Dr Nikolay Burlutskiy as we explore the rise of AI agents, the power of synthetic data and what or...
Is Emotional Intelligence Your Leadership Edge in an AI-Driven Workplace? With Maggie Sarfo
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When machines are learning, evolving, making and enacting decisions on their own, what should you do?In this episode of The AI Adoption Podcast, I spe...
AI, Change and the UK Advantage with Lord Kulveer Ranger
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
💡 In this wide-ranging conversation, Lord Kulveer Ranger draws on decades of experience across technology, transport, and policy to unpack how AI m...
AI Adoption vs Implementation: Do People Matter More Than Platforms
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I am joined by Dr Alexandra Dobra-Kiel, Innovation and Strategy Director at Serviceplan Group and member of the Advertising Associati...
AI in Medical Devices: What the UK Must Do to Compete
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the AI Adoption Podcast, I discuss thetransformative role of AI in healthcare medical devices with Dr Alex Cole, Director of Market...
AI Governance, Growth Zones and Promoting UK Innovation with MP Allison Gardener
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this insightful episode, I speak with Allison Gardner, MP for Stoke-on-Trent South and an expert in AI regulation. We explore the UK Government’s...
Strategic AI Starts with Data: Ben Johnson on Enterprise Data Readiness
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Johnson, co-founder and CTO of Uptitude and adviser to UK Parliament, joins me to explore what it really takes for enterprise organisations to ado...
Strategising AI Adoption in Organisations
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The AI Adoption Podcast, I am joined by Janine McKelvey, General Counsel for Data, AI and Security at BT Group, to discuss the crit...
Remaining human in the age of generative and agentic AI
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I’m joined by the Right Reverend Steven Croft, the Lord Bishop of Oxford. Our conversation explores the philosophical and ethical q...
Agentic AI and the Future of Organisations
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Zahra Bahrololoumi CBE, CEO of Salesforce UK & Ireland, explores agentic AI, a new generation of artificial intelligence that pro...
Is Green AI Achievable?
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the UK government begins responding to Matt Clifford’s AI Opportunities Action Plan to become a global leader in AI innovation, with strategic in...
AI for Vets: Building Trust, Solving Real Problems, and Scaling with Purpose
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I’m delighted to share the latest episode of The AI Adoption Podcast, where I had the privilege of speaking with Hamzah Malik, Founder and CEO of Ve...
Autonomous AI Technologies: Reshaping supply chains, workforce dynamics and society
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Autonomous AI applications are no longer speculative technologies nor are they just about self-driving cars. Autonomous AI embedded in vehicles, drone...
The Future of Advertising in an AI-Driven World: Insights from Konrad Shek
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The AI Adoption Podcast, where we explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping industries,jobs, and our daily lives. I'm your host, Pro...
Cybersecurity in the Age of AI
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the AI Adoption Podcast, Professor Ashley Braganza interviews Sunaina Aytan, a cybersecurity consultant at Airbus Protect. They dis...
Navigating AI Adoption: Insights from Lord Tim Clement-Jones
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The AI Adoption Podcast, Professor Ashley Braganza interviews Lord Tim Clement-Jones, a prominent figure and thought leader in AI g...
AI Adoption: Insights for leaders navigating the AI landscape
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the inaugural episode of the AI Adoption Podcast, Professor Ashley Braganza introduces the significance of AI in today's world, emphasising its tra...