Season 1
The Global Interview first season-opening with an amazing feature of guests.
“People sabotage themselves for fear of making a mistake. This is the biggest illusion as life is about trying and risking.”
Nicole Anderson
Nicole Anderson
Managing Partner at Redsand Group
Nicole is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of the Redsand Group, HQ-ed in London. Redsand was acquired by MIRIS AS, a Norwegian Smart Community Pioneer in May 2019 and as such Nicole also has a seat on the MIRIS Board of Directors.
Blockchain and crypto technology is the mainstay of the Redsand portfolio, which fulfils mandates by providing cutting edge opportunities for corporate visionaries and professional investors.
“I used whatever tools I had to be able to get an education. It was not easy at all and looking back. I am very proud of how hard I worked and how I never let myself give up.”
Sheila Castilho
Sheila Castilho
Postdoctoral Researcher at ADAPT Centre
Sheila Castilho graduated in Linguistics and Education from the UNIOESTE University in Brazil. She holds a joint Master in Natural Language Processing from the University of Wolverhampton –UK and the University of Algarve – Portugal.
She completed her PhD dissertation at Dublin City University in 2016. Currently, she is a post-doctoral researcher at the ADAPT Centre. Sheila is a programme committee member of several machine translation and NLP conferences (WMT, RANLP, TC (AsLing), EAMT and COLING) and has acted as a reviewer for high-profile journals (Natural Language Engineering, Revista Tradumàtica, the Machine Translation Journal and JosTrans).
“When all is said and done, let’s get more done than said. It’s all about the execution of the idea.”
Garry Connolly
Garry Connolly
Founder and President, Host in Ireland
Garry Connolly is the President and Founder of award-winning Host in Ireland, a strategic global initiative created to increase awareness of the benefits of hosting digital assets in Ireland, and the capabilities of Irish companies.
A much sought-after keynote speaker, panellist and moderator at global industry events, Garry regularly appears in conferences throughout the United States, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dublin, London, Monaco and Costa Rica.
“Who you work with can be as important as what you do.”
Simon Hodgkins
Simon Hodgkins
Founder, Think Global Forum
Simon Hodgkins is the Founder of the Think Global Forum, Editor in Chief at VTQ magazine, Founder of the Think Global Awards, and Chief Marketing Officer with Vistatec, a leading global content solutions provider, HQ in Europe with operations in Mountain View California, he is also the founder/producer/host at VistaTalks.
“Know your strengths, look for the thought-leaders in your industry, and always, always keep learning.”
Kathrin Bussmann
Kathrin Bussmann
Founder & Principal, Verbaccino
Kathrin Bussmann, Ph.D. is the Founder & Principal at Verbaccino, an international marketing consultancy that helps businesses leverage today’s global, social, multilingual marketplace. She’s also the award-winning Producer & Host of The Worldly Marketer Podcast, a weekly audio show that explores how even small brands can go global. Her mission is to help startups and SMEs build a more global brand presence and succeed beyond their current borders.