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Baseline Podcast

Investigating the transition to a computational world.

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  • S1 · E82
    April 12 · 55 min

    The Hidden Talent Market - Gene Allmark-Kent

    The global talent market is changing faster than most companies realise.For decades, careers followed a predictable path: education, corporate ladder, promotion, leadership. But AI, automation, and network-driven hiring are quietly rewriting the rules of work.In this episode of BASELINE, Ian Smith sits down with Gene Allmark-Kent, a senior executive search leader at Wilton & Bain, to unpack what is really happening behind the scenes of the global hiring market.

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  • S1 · E81
    April 4 · 49 min

    The Emergence of Intelligence (And Why You’re Losing Your Edge) - Errol Rasit, Gartner

    Errol Rasit is a Managing Vice President of Emerging Technologies Research at Gartner, where he advises global organisations on how technologies like artificial intelligence, cloud, and data infrastructure are reshaping business, decision-making, and human behaviour. With nearly two decades inside Gartner and leadership roles across research, product, and innovation, Errol brings a rare combination of deep technical insight and real-world enterprise perspective.

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  • S1 · E80
    March 28 · 27 min

    Your Accountant Is a Relationship, Not an Algorithm - Michael Loizou

    In this episode of BASELINE, Ian speaks with accountant and finance transformation specialist Michael Loizou about the human side of financial decision-making. As AI tools begin analysing financial data, generating reports, and assisting with forecasting, many people assume the role of accountants will simply become automated. Michael sees it differently. Drawing on years of experience working with founders and organisations, he argues that financial systems may process the numbers, but understanding those numbers requires context, judgment, and trusted relationships.

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  • S1 · E79
    March 22 · 58 min

    If AI Replaces Work, Why Do We Still Need Humans? - Dr Rodrigo Perez-Vega

    Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming how markets operate, how companies hire, and how consumers make decisions. But beneath the headlines about productivity and automation lies a deeper question: what happens when human labour is no longer required to sustain the economy?In this conversation with Rodrigo Perez-Vega from Henley Business School, we explore how AI is reshaping consumer behaviour, employment, and even demographic trends. If consumption fuels economic growth but AI reduces the need for human work, the foundations of our economic systems begin to shift.

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