Minter Dialogue with Rupert Robson Rupert Robson studied philosophy of mind at Oxford and pursued a career in banking until 2006, when he turned his attention to writing about how humankind might shape the world and in turn be shaped in the coming decades. The result is his book, "The Sentient Robot: The Last Two Hurdles in the Race to Build Artificial Superintelligence." In this conversation, we discuss his career path, the importance of the humanities in business, the soft and hard problems of consciousness, empathy and artificial intelligence, the route to Artificial Superintelligence, the ..read more

Minter Dialogue with Ben Renshaw Ben Renshaw is a leadership thought leader, doing keynote speaking and coaching on leadership and purpose-led cultures. He's author of several books and notably, his last book, cowritten with Sophie Devonshire, "LoveWork, The Seven Steps to Thrive at Work." In this conversation, we discuss Ben's atypical background as a classically trained violinist, his work in leadership and how to chart one's path and find purpose, at any age. We talk about the notion of love at work, and how to bring about positive work experiences, improving engagement and how to thrive in ..read more

Minter Dialogue with Dr Alan Cowen Dr Alan Cowen is the CEO and Chief Scientist at Hume AI, a science-backed expression API platform for researchers and developers, whose mission is to align science and technology with human well-being. In this conversation, we discuss his background, including 5 years working at Google, doing scientific research on AI, the Hume AI project and business model, the state of play in understanding our emotions and creating artificial empathy. A perfect topic for any interested in how AI will play an important part in tending to our well being. If you've got commen ..read more

Minter Dialogue with Scott Sandland Scott Sandland is the CEO and cofounder of Cyrano.ai, a natural language understanding system that improves human:computer communication and trains people and machines in improved soft-skills related to active listening techniques he honed in his private clinical practice. Given Scott's ambition to improve AI's ability to hold more meaningful conversations, I had to investigate. In this conversation, we discuss the story and evolution of Cyrano, the challenges of making meaningful conversation with AI and his ambition to build a digital therapist that can be ..read more

Minter Dialogue with Anne-Elisabeth Moutet Anne-Elisabeth Moutet is a French journalist who has worked with some of the most prestigious titles, including VSD, France Soir, The Sunday Times, The Sunday Telegraph and Elle. Today, she's a regular commentator on television (including on the BBC, Arte, France24, C'est dans l'Air...) and a columnist for The Telegraph, UnHerd, The New York Post, CapX and TWS. In this conversation, we discuss her career as a journalist, the evolutions and state of journalism today, freedom of speech, her preferred sources and outlets, and how to manage one's public o ..read more

Minter Dialogue with Marianne Hartley Marianne Hartley is a brand consultant and designer who loves to create irresistible brands through her consultancy, Hartley & Soul. Having worked on such projects and brands as The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Pageant, Intercontinental Hotels, Toyota and Bacardi, Marianne is a seasoned brand expert. In this conversation, we discuss the challenges of building a powerful brand, her process for helping brands find and expand their image, as well as some of the great insights from her new book, Align & Shine, Gain an unshakable foundation to build your leg ..read more

Minter Dialogue with Charlie Birney Charlie Birney is a fellow podcaster, who co-founded Podville Media and the Podcast Village where he consults and helps produce notable podcasts, such as The Lincoln Project or The 1600 Sessions. He is also author of the newly published, “The Tao of Podcasting,” that uses the wisdom of Tao to help navigate the world of podcasting. In this conversation, we discuss Taoism, Charlie's career and creative outlets, the evolution of podcasting and some of the pearls in his book, which he wrote and illustrated. This episode is loaded with interesting tidbits and res ..read more

Minter Dialogue with Dr Michael Hauser Dr. Michael Hauser is an Emeritus Astronomer. In his capacity as Deputy Director of the Space Telescope Science Institute, he was instrumental in transforming the Institute into a multi-observatory organization that included the work on the Hubble and James Webb space telescope programs. Michael was a member of the COBE science team and was part of the Nobel prize delegation in Stockholm in 2006 when the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to John Mather and George Smoot for their discoveries of the blackbody form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave bac ..read more

Minter Dialogue with Hedi Mardisoo Hedi Mardisoo, CEO and cofounder along with Kalle Palling, of Cachet that creates smart insurance solutions that take into account your lifestyle and work schedule. Based out of Estonia, Cachet is an insurance tech initiative that was voted top 100 most innovative startups in the space in 2021. In this conversation with Hadi, we discuss the notions of platform economy and platform worker, the major problem that Cachet solves, the challenges they've faced and how they've tackled them, future growth plans and much more.  If you've got comments or questions ..read more

Minter Dialogue with Victor Dial Victor Dial, who is also my father, had a long career in the automotive industry, rising to be Chairman and GM of Ford France, then VP of Sales and Marketing at Peugeot. Simultaneously, he was Chairman, and then CEO as well of the American Hospital of Paris. He was board member for many companies and lived the majority of his adult life in Europe, between the UK, Belgium, France, Switzerland and Spain. In 1988, he was awarded the Legion of Honor by the government of France. In this chat, we discuss his life, biggest influences and lessons learned. Some of the i ..read more