Podcast edited by Stephen King, award-winning academic, researcher and communications professional.
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With a fun-loving attitude and a curious mind, Aayushi Ramakrishnan, an aspiring media professional with experience in Graphic Design and PR, looks to learn and take inspiration from everyone and everything. Aayushi has a fresh and creative outlook, developing new hobbies at the snap of her fingers. So whether it's a new invention or an old discovery, she's got the eye to explore it!
Arjun Radeesh is the full package - random analogies, deep dives, and a healthy dose of chaos at the mic. A podcasting regular for the past five years, he’s a former radio producer turned PR professional who knows how to keep a conversation rolling (and rolling... and rolling). A certified tech nerd and curious plane spotter, Arjun brings big energy, sharp insights, and the occasional unsolicited monologue to every episode.
I’m a storyteller at heart - whether I’m writing, making music, or chatting with someone new, I’m happiest when I’m creating and connecting. I love diving into meaningful (and sometimes random) conversations - especially when they’re about good food.
Passionate about building strong client relationships and delivering solutions that create real impact, Lovell’s passion lies in client relations and management. He brings a strategic and culturally diverse perspective to insurance and risk management. He thrives on fostering collaboration, problem-solving, and making meaningful connections.
Radhika Mathur is a spirited and AI-curious individual with a keen interest in all things literature. A fierce debater, she is a former journalist and marketing professional currently navigating the world of literary publishing. A passionate advocate for sustainability, she has contributed immensely to spreading awareness about the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
With a passionate (and endlessly curious) spirit, Sukayna Kazmi, a media and communications enthusiast with experience in journalism, social media, PR, and now influencer marketing, thrives on creating meaningful connections and empowering communities. A CNN Academy graduate, she explored AI in the age of storytelling, combining technology with creativity to uncover new ways of engaging audiences. Always curious—and occasionally diving headfirst into chaos—Sukayna tackles new challenges, whether it’s storytelling, launching initiatives like FemFam Dubai, or guiding youth, with equal parts creativity and authenticity. From uncovering stories to building supportive spaces, she’s got the eye to explore, learn, and make an impact…fueled by an unhealthy amount of matcha of course.
Stephen King, is an independent AI consultant with a passion for leveraging digital transformation and policy innovation to build capacity and resilience in universities, schools, colleges, and professional training centers. Drawing on over 20 years of leadership experience—including as a Senior Fellow (Advance HE) and award-winning educator— he offers expertise in AI-enhanced curriculum design, governance frameworks, academic integrity policies, and technology stack integration.
An internationally recognized artist and researcher working at the intersection of art, tech, and culture. While your discussion dove deep into how AI transforms business processes, Gretchen’s work explores how AI alters creativity, beauty, and individual identity. The Whitney just acquired her Facetune Portraits, a series that physically paints AI-enforced standards, making visible the pressures we rarely acknowledge.
A human experience insights innovator (focused on EX and CX), a strategist, a community connector, and a writer. I empower people and brands to share their stories with the world. And I believe the stories we crave, the stories we learn the most from, and the stories we long to share come from a place of authenticity, courage and curiosity.
John von Seggern is the CEO and founder of Futureproof Music School, and he has a rare blend of experience as both a working musician and a recognized leader in online education and AI-enabled learning environments. He’s spent years designing programs at schools like Dubspot and Icon Collective, always challenging traditional models and integrating AI to make music education more adaptive, affordable, and practical. His newest venture, Futureproof, fuses human mentorship with an AI-powered tutor, Kadence, to create an education system that moves in lockstep with the lightning-fast changes in music tech and the demands of today’s creative professionals.
Renowned as a forward-looking digital authority in the MENA region, Nadeem Ibrahim has garnered industry recognition for his outstanding proficiency and strategic foresight. Holding the position of Regional Program Manager at META, he brings forth more than 18 years of expertise, steering audience-focused strategies and providing invaluable insights to clients. Nadeem's passion for gaming and AI drives his dedication to ensuring clients maintain a competitive edge, to stay at the forefront of innovation. Additionally, he is spearheading the creation of a podcast series encompassing a wide array of topics relevant to our industry, such as wellbeing and empowerment, further solidifying his commitment to knowledge dissemination and industry leadership.
Billy Luedtk built Ernst & Young’s first blockchain consulting practice, steered key parts of the Ethereum ecosystem at ConsenSys, and now leads the world’s first token-curated knowledge graph with Intuition. Most notably, Intuition has just launched natively on Gaia Labs’ Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge, marking an inflection point where trust, personalization, and privacy move from abstract cloud promises to technology actually in your pocket.
Billy thrives on practical, real-world shifts: decentralized identity, true data ownership, and the end of repetitive, splintered onboarding. He knows what it means to instill trust in AI and digital agents.