What's Next with Philip Meissner
Episodes
Highlights: Calm Down About Quantum: It’s Not What You Think
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve curated a 7-minute segment packed with the most misunderstood truths about quantum computing, AI, encryption, and why the future of technology...
Calm Down About Quantum: It’s Not What You Think
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Philip Meissner speaks with Marissa Giustina, a physicist working at the forefront of quantum technology and physical AI, to cut thro...
Highlights: The Geothermal Bottleneck: Who Controls the Future of Energy?
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve curated a sharp segment on how drilling drives up to 70% of project costs and how Hades’ laser technology could finally make deep geothermal...
The Geothermal Bottleneck: Who Controls the Future of Energy?
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Unlimited energy is just 10 kilometers away. So why don’t we have it?In this episode, deep-tech entrepreneur Max Werner, founder of Hades Mining, ex...
Highlights: Ian Bremmer: How Algorithms Reshape Global Power
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve curated a 7-minute segment packed with Ian Bremmer’s core insight on why today’s power shift isn’t about infrastructure, but about algor...
Ian Bremmer: How Algorithms Reshape Global Power
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Power no longer starts with governments. It starts with algorithms.In this episode, Ian Bremmer, founder and president of Eurasia Group, explains how ...
Highlights: Using AI to Save Water: Why Farmers Matter Most
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve curated this 7-minute segment showing how AI guides farmers to reduce water use by sending them text messages, and why paying farmers to save ...
Using AI to Save Water: Why Farmers Matter Most
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’re panicking about AI’s water use and missing the real problem.Jairo Trad, co-founder and CEO of Kilimo, explains why farmers sit at the center...
Highlights: Why Recycling Fails (and How AI Can Fix It)
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve curated a 7-minute segment packed with how GrayParrot taught AI to see chaotic, high-speed waste in real time, processing over a billion objec...
Why Recycling Fails (and How AI Can Fix It)
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AI can recognise faces, cars, even emotions, but until now, it couldn’t see our waste. Philip Meissner talks with Ambarish Mitra, founder of GrayPar...
Shaping the Future: Energy, AI, and the Hidden Drivers of Change
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The future isn’t being shaped by one force alone. It’s being shaped by energy, technology, psychology, and the very human choices we make every da...
Highlights: Knowledge: The New Rules of Competition in an AI World
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve curated a 7-minute segment packed with clear insights on why absorbing risk is becoming a new competitive advantage, how AI shifts workflows f...
Knowledge: The New Rules of Competition in an AI World
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI isn’t just transforming industries, it’s rewriting the rules of competition.In this conversation, bestselling author and strategist Sangeet Pau...
Highlights: Robotics: The Future of Humanoids, Home Robots, and Real-World Use
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve curated a 7-minute segment packed with Helen Greiner’s most essential insights on humanoid hype vs. reality, where robots will truly add val...
Robotics: The Future of Humanoids, Home Robots, and Real-World Use
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if robotics isn’t held back by technology—but by a lack of real-world applications?Robotics legend Helen Greiner, co-founder of iRobot, expla...
Highlights: Mining: Reinventing the Backbone of Modern Civilization
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve curated a powerful 7-minute cut showcasing breakthrough mining tech, from using electricity to recover metals from old batteries to plants tha...
Mining: Reinventing the Backbone of Modern Civilization
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Behind every breakthrough in AI, energy, and infrastructure lies one critical industry: mining.In this episode, Vivek Salgaocar, founder of Prospect I...
Highlights: AI and Infrastructure: Leading the AI Transformation
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve curated a special cut showing how AI is changing leadership, why real results come from business goals, not technology, and why good data is t...
AI and Infrastructure: Leading the AI Transformation
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore how the cloud has become the foundation of modern business and how AI is transforming not just technology, but the way lea...
Highlights: Responsible AI: Driving Innovation Through Diversity
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Watch our 7-minute highlight to discover how responsible AI can reduce bias, lift unheard voices, and make technology fair for all.Listen to the full ...
Responsible AI: Driving Innovation Through Diversity
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Could artificial intelligence, once accused of amplifying human bias, now become one of our greatest tools for building a fairer, more inclusive world...
Highlights: Blockchain: Redefining Finance, Technology, and Society
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve curated a special cut revealing how blockchain’s hidden infrastructure, from data security to energy use, is set to transform finance, techn...
Blockchain: Redefining Finance, Technology, and Society
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if blockchain isn’t just about crypto, but the backbone of our future? In this episode, Agnes Budzyn, a former Wall Street executive turned blo...
Highlights: Green Industrialization: Namibia’s Path to Global Leadership in Clean Hydrogen
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve curated a powerful 7-minute cut unpacking Namibia’s bold hydrogen vision, showing how inspired leadership turned risk into opportunity, why ...
Green Industrialization: Namibia’s Path to Global Leadership in Clean Hydrogen
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can a small nation lead the next industrial revolution? Namibia is betting big on green hydrogen to fuel growth, cut carbon, and build entirely new in...
Highlights: Health: Leapfrogging Old Systems with Smarter Solutions
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve curated a powerful 7-minute cut uncovering how real healthcare innovation comes from the ground up, from Rwanda’s telehealth and drones to T...
Health: Leapfrogging Old Systems with Smarter Solutions
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does the future of global health really look like?In this powerful conversation, Mishti Sivaramakrishnan shares how fragile healthcare systems ar...
Highlights: Defense: The Tech and Command Skills to Win Tomorrow’s Wars
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve curated a special 7-minute episode covering Ukraine’s unexpected war, Gaza’s costly strategic errors, rising Taiwan tensions, and why a Se...
Defense: The Tech and Command Skills to Win Tomorrow’s Wars
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the next global crisis is already taking shape? Former NATO commander Sir Richard Shirreff joins us to share blunt insights on the realities o...
Highlights: Imagination: How Bold Companies Thrive in a Fast-Changing World
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve curated a powerful 7‑minute cut exploring the surprising truth behind innovation. Hear how the Facebook Like button was born, why breakthrou...
Imagination: How Bold Companies Thrive in a Fast-Changing World
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the secret to staying competitive in today’s fast-changing world isn’t just data or efficiency—but imagination?In this episode, Martin R...
Highlights: China: The Rise That’s Reshaping the 21st Century
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We've curated a special 7-minute cut unpacking how Qian Liu provides insights into China's transformative economic and technological landscape, challe...
China: The Rise That’s Reshaping the 21st Century
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is China the most misunderstood power in the world?Economist and strategist Qian Liu joins Philip Meissner to unpack the truth behind China’s rise—...
Highlights: Mental Health: The Hidden Work Every Great Leader Must Do
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve curated a powerful 7-minute cut filled with insights on how true leadership starts with emotional regulation. Discover why shadow work, nervou...
Mental Health: The Hidden Work Every Great Leader Must Do
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the future of leadership isn’t about power, but emotional regulation? In this eye-opening conversation, Dr. Anjhula Mya Singh Bais unpacks w...
Highlights: MENA: The Next Global Startup Powerhouse for Tech & Talent
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve curated a special 7-minute cut packed with insights on why MENA is leapfrogging industries like fintech, healthtech, and agtech and how founde...
MENA: The Next Global Startup Powerhouse for Tech & Talent
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Think the future of innovation lives in Silicon Valley? It might just be shifting to the Middle East.In this episode, Noor Sweid—a trailblazing vent...
Highlights: European Tech Policy: Building a Competitive Digital Europe
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve curated a special 7-minute cut packed with bold insights on Europe’s tech future — from escaping the buzzword trap of “competitiveness”...
European Tech Policy: Building a Competitive Digital Europe
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, EU powerhouse and digital policy architect Eva Maydell joins Philip Meissner to unpack the real challenges and opportunities shaping ...
Highlights: Africa: The Youngest Continent Driving Global Change
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve curated a special 7-minute cut packed with insights on why global investors often misread Africa and how the continent’s tech hubs and AI in...
Africa: The Youngest Continent Driving Global Change
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Africa is rising—and the world needs to catch up.In this powerful episode, Adebola Williams reveals how Africa’s youth, tech boom, and creative in...
Highlights: Intuition: The Key to Smarter Choices in Uncertain Times
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve curated a special 7-minute cut packed with insights on how intuition really works, why it’s more than just gut feeling, and how leaders can ...
Intuition: The Key to Smarter Choices in Uncertain Times
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a world drowning in data, could intuition be the key to better decisions?In this thought-provoking conversation, Icelandic thought leader Hrund Gun...
Highlights: Creativity: How to Stay Original in an AI-Generated World
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve curated a 7-minute segment packed with bold takes on AI, creativity, and why staying human might be the ultimate creative edge in a tech-drive...
Creativity: How to Stay Original in an AI-Generated World
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this thought-provoking episode, Grammy winner and bestselling author Kabir Sehgal dives into how AI is reshaping creativity, what truly sets humans...
Highlights: Education: Reinventing Schooling with Elon Musk
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve curated a special 7-minute cut packed with bold ideas on real-world ethical dilemmas, collaborative learning, and radical experimentation resh...
Education: Reinventing Schooling with Elon Musk
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Discover how Joshua Dahn, the mastermind behind Ad Astra School, is shattering traditional education models and preparing kids for a world dominated b...
Highlights: Energy: Green Tech & Innovation in the Age of AI
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve curated a special 7-minute cut packed with insights on AI’s explosive energy demand, global data center dominance, and the race to power the...
Energy: Green Tech & Innovation in the Age of AI
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when AI’s explosive growth collides with the world’s energy crisis? In this episode, entrepreneur and energy expert Enass Abo-Hamed b...
Highlights: USA: Power, Protectionism & AI – How Trump’s Strategy Is Reshaping the World
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We have curated a special 7-minute version packed with insights on US geopolitics, tech policy, and leadership strategies.Discover expert perspectives...
USA: Power, Protectionism & AI – How Trump’s Strategy Is Reshaping the World
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How is U.S. foreign policy evolving—and what does it mean for the global order?In this episode, I speak with Jörn Fleck, Senior Director at th...
Highlights: India: Strategies for Success in a Rapidly Evolving Economy
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We have curated a special 7 minute version of our episode for you, packed with insights that will transform how you view India's growth story.Discover...
Cybersecurity: Leveraging AI and Quantum
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into the transformative role of AI in the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity. Prepare to uncover the cutting-edge strat...
Politics: Revitalizing Democracy through Agile Governance
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this eye-opening episode, you'll discover innovative strategies to revitalize democracy and strengthen governance for the digital age. Hear from gl...
India: Strategies for Success in a Rapidly Evolving Economy
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Discover the secrets behind India's meteoric rise as a global powerhouse. Ameya Prabhu, a leading voice on India's growth story, reveals the three cru...
What's Next
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Uncovering the insights of global thought leaders, What's Next guides you through the complex and fast-changing landscape of today’s world.Join us a...