Quantum computing will never be the same again. Join host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a special onsite interview at Microsoft Azure Quantum labs, where he was invited to see the launch of Majorana 1, the world’s first quantum processor powered by topological qubits. On the day this episode is posted, Nature will release a paper validating how Microsoft was able to create a topoconductor, or new material stack of…

Kimberley Cole hosts Risky Women Radio with guests Carol Beaumier and Bernadine Reese to discuss the top compliance issues in 2025. They reflect on 2024, highlighting the impact of U.S. Supreme Court decisions on regulatory authority and a U.K. court ruling on discretionary commissions. The guests also discuss the importance of AI in compliance, the need for dynamic risk assessments and the challenges of global…

Our Blind Spots in the Boardroom series is focused on critical business issues that can significantly impact an organisation's strategy and operations, particularly those that the board and/or C-suite are not focused on at all or enough.In this episode, Protiviti Managing Director, Frank Kurre and Lance Mangum, Staff Vice President of Government Affairs at FedEx Corporation discuss blind spots related to Tax, Trade…

In this special edition of the Protiviti Legal Perspectives podcast series, Protiviti Legal Consulting and Hedley May are joined by special guests Kate Ring, a Chief Compliance Officer, and Michelle Oroschakoff, a former Chief Legal Officer, who discuss the dynamic alliance between Chief Compliance Officers (CCO) and Chief Legal Officers (CLO) within the financial services sector and the symbiotic relationship that…

I'm always asked the same question when talking to customers about the threats of quantum computing and the move to post-quantum cryptography. What are similar companies doing about it? It’s only been half a year since the NIST standards were published, but we’re starting to see some traction. Join host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a chat with Samantha Mabey from Entrust about an interesting study on migration,…

In this episode, Protiviti Managing Director Frank Kurre and Lance Mangum, Staff Vice President of Government Affairs at FedEx Corporation, discuss blind spots related to government affairs and geopolitical risk. They share great insights into where and how to recruit board members that have expertise in policy and geopolitical risks.Lance is a Corporate Officer, Vice President for Government Affairs and Chief…

Many companies call 2025 the year of quantum computing for reasons ranging from PQC to better applications and hardware. Here comes the Helios system from Quantinuum, and we say it’s all right to celebrate 50 logical qubits this year. We look at the company’s roadmap, aggressive error-correction ratios, and some innovative ways the coming systems will work with AI to solve problems and not just generate hype. Join…

In this episode, Jo Shoppee, head of operational risk, technology, at ANZ Bank, shares her unexpected journey into risk management, from working as a teller at ANZ to becoming a technology risk specialist. Jo discusses the challenges of balancing career and family, advocating for part-time roles for senior leaders, and emphasises the importance of compassion and understanding in risk management, particularly in the…

In this episode of Board Perspectives, Protiviti Associate Director Alyse Mauro Mason talks to Matthew about the ESG mindset, technology and where we are headed. Matthew leads Microsoft's Sustainability Partners to help companies understand their challenges through data. In 2024, Matthew released a book called ESG Mindset, a guide for companies to think critically about ESG and take a holistic approach to the…

Most applications businesses rely on are complex, with subroutines, loops, etc. Is it possible to run a binary like this on a quantum computer? Not quite, but one company has a tool that identifies portions of code where quantum computing circuits could make a difference and then manages the necessary handoffs. Join host Konstantinos Karagiannis as he discusses the future of running programs on both classical chips…