Vocus Inspire

This episode focuses on cybersecurity, highlighting its importance as the top challenge for enterprise and government organisations. Special guest Michael Murphy, Director of Operational Technology and Critical Infrastructure for the Asia-Pacific region at Fortinet, shares insights on cybersecurity legislation, immediate steps for organisations, and the importance of collaboration and information sharing.

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Returning to one of our favourite topics – AI – but this time from a different angle. We’re going to look at the impacts of AI on network operations and infrastructure with none other than Jürgen Hatheier, CTO International from Ciena. Jürgen brings more than 20 years of telecommunications experience in software, hardware, and network operations, and joins us to share insights from Ciena’s global study of telecom and IT engineers a...

In this episode, we talk about the common pitfalls for organisations and their digital transformation programs with our guest Dr. Bernhard Hurzeler, founder and chairman of Argenti. With 30 years of experience in this area, Bernhard shares how important the human elements of having a strategic vision, being able to flex and adapt, and working with the right partners are to successful business transformation.

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The AI genie is out of the bottle and it’s not going back in. Its enormous benefit will have to be balanced with its impact on workforce. Two Australian AI experts, Dr. Kellie Nuttal - AI Institute Leader & Strategy and Business Design Leader at Deloitte and Prof. Toby Walsh - Chief Scientist, Laureate Fellow & Scientia Professor at UNSW AI Institute, to talk about the path that organisations will need to carefully navigate...

Low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite technology is changing the game for secure, high-speed connectivity in regional and remote Australia, particularly for industries involved with either high risk or high value operations. Join us as we talk to two leading LEO satellite experts, Ashley Neale and Cal Mayhook, to discuss the incredible benefits this technology is bringing to emergency services, the resources sector, opportunities in educ...

In this episode, we discuss some of the biggest challenges facing business and government today – the risks and opportunities on the path to net-zero. In the words of our guest Aidan Ashton, Decarbonisation and Climate Risk Specialist from Energetics, “The world of tomorrow won’t play by the same rules as today,” which sets up a great conversation about the things organisations need to do in order to de-risk their future and unlock...

Why and how has the space and satellite industry suddenly become so relevant to every industry and person on the planet? In this episode, we talk about one of our favourites topics to Phil Ridley, CEO Quasar Satellite Technologies. We discuss the opportunities and challenges for business and government, the role Australian organisations can expect to play in the new space race, and much more.

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Emerging from the disruption of the pandemic, organisations have been lashed with a perfect storm of challenges — including rising costs, redistribution of workforce, labour shortages, increased cyber risks, global geo-political instability, climate change, and increasing customer expectations. In our report Connectivity 4.0: the new business imperative, we look at how the digital transformation have embarked upon, is driving the n...

This is a special episode that coincides with an event Vocus recently commemorated at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra – 20 years of providing sovereign, secure and mission-critical network services to the Australian Government and its agencies. We’re very lucky to speak with General the Hon. Sir Peter Cosgrove, to discuss his experiences leading the Australian Defence Force, international peacekeeping missions, and recovery...

COVID has created massive upheaval for organisations, and so as we emerge in a COVID-normal kind of world, we asked our guests to reflect on how we’ve managed so far, what are the likely impacts of hybrid-working, what’s critical to success, and how there is real opportunity to build a competitive advantage with your organisation’s work environment. Guests: Bob Mansfield, Bruce McCabe and Pip Marlow.

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We dive into the relationship between connectivity on one hand, and imagination and productivity on the other. We discuss the knowledge economy, industries of the future, and how digitisation is fast becoming table stakes. We question what the scale and speed of connectivity is doing to the jobs of the future and what as leaders, we can do to enable more creativity in our organisations. Guests: Bob Mansfield, Bruce McCabe and Pip M...