Tag: innovation

ICTP 304: Innovation in 2024 and how to foster the mindset of curiosity, with Lorenzo Hodges of Plain White Table

Thanks to technology, especially generative artificial intelligence (AI), getting into the hands of consumers, the business landscape and our societies have been evolving faster than ever. Lorenzo Hodges of Plain White Table is back again to continue the conversation we started in 2019 on innovation in organisations. Now five years later, Lorenzo shares his thoughts on, among other things: the impact of the pandemic on innovation; the importance of asking the right questions; the mindset business leaders ought to possess to encourage innovation among their teams; the connection between digital transformation and innovation; and the impact of AI on innovation.

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ICTP 303: Delivering Caribbean-made products to the World, with Kadion Preston of Caribshopper

Being part of the global marketplace has many benefits and challenges. In the Caribbean region, we are innovative and culturally rich; but successfully doing business with international customers is still challenging, especially for micro, small and medium enterprises. Kadion Preston is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Caribshopper, an e-commerce platform that allows Caribbean merchants to sell their products to consumers globally. In our how has Caribshopper been able to navigate the challenges that many MSMEs in the region face regarding electronic payments; how has Caribshopper been able to manage logistics and fulfilment; the requirements Caribbean businesses need to satisfy for them to be added to Caribshopper; and where Kadion would like to see Caribshopper in the next 3 to 5 years.

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ICTP 298: Making 5G a reality in the Caribbean region, with Zlatko Zahirovic of Paradise Mobile

For the past few years, most Caribbean countries have been sitting on the sidelines of conversations on 5G, as there were no immediate plans for it to be deployed. However, within the past year, Paradise Mobile has launched operations in Bermuda, with the Cayman Islands next in line, and more Caribbean countries to come. Zlatko Zahirovic, the Chief Technical Officer and a Co-Founder of Paradise Mobile, joins us to discuss, among other things: how Paradise Mobile has been able to launch viable 5G operations in the region; whether Paradise Mobile is a technology company or an innovation company, and how Caribbean countries could better position themselves to experience or leverage 5G.

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