Pwc Luxembourg Techtalk

In the first episode of TechTalk’s season on Tech Trends for 2024, we dive into the evolution of the IT organisation’s role, operating models and positioning towards the business, and the factors driving this transformation. Our guests Krzysztof Jaros-Kraszewski and Adam Tymofiejewicz, Technology Strategy Directors at PwC Luxembourg, share some best practices as well.

In this special episode of TechTalk, we deep dive into fighting financial crime, its challenges, the financial risks in fintech, and the red flags to be aware of regarding legal and compliance matters. To help us understand this complex matter, we welcome Pav Gill, a lawyer who is probably best known as the Wirecard’s whistleblower, and Michael Weis, Forensics and Anti-Financial Crime Leader at PwC Luxembourg.

In the last episode of TechTalk’s Data & AI season, we deep dive into the potential ethical concerns and risks associated with the use of AI, including generative AI, and how organisations can use these tools responsibly. We also discuss the European Union AI Act, the first EU regulatory framework for AI proposed by the European Commission in April 2021.    We are joined by Saharnaz Dilmaghani, Senior Associate from the Data Analytics and AI team and an AI specialist, and Vojtech Volf, Manager and specialist in ICT Regulatory and Compliance, from PwC Luxembourg.

In this episode of our ICT Spring Special season on Tech for Sustainability, we speak with Dave Coplin, Chief Envisioning Officer at The Envisioners, about what sustainability means to him, his views on how technology impacts the sustainable future of the world, what The Envisioners is doing to contribute to that future, and more.

In this episode of our ICT Spring special season on Tech for Sustainability, we speak with Lily Wang, Partner at Expon Capital, about what sustainability means to her, her views on how technology impacts the sustainable future of the world, and what Expon Capital is doing to contribute to that future, and more.

In this episode of our ICT Spring Special season on Tech for Sustainability, we speak with Hao Wang, Chief Operations Officer at MetaBank, about what sustainability means to him, his views on how technology impacts the sustainable future of the world, and what MetaBank is doing to contribute to that future, and more.

We were at the ICT Spring 2023 to record a whole season of TechTalk about Tech for Sustainability. ICT Spring is one of the top tech conferences in Europe where business decision-makers, innovation managers, startups, researchers and venture capitalists get to network and exchange knowledge.  In this episode, we speak with Jean-Paul Lorrain, Head of environment, CO2 and CAPEX at ArcelorMittal, about what sustainability means to him, his views on how technology impacts the sustainable future of the world, and what ArcelorMittal is doing to contribute to that future, and more.

In this episode of TechTalk, we explore the results of the third edition of the “Use of Data Analytics and AI in Luxembourg” survey, with Andreas Braun, Director of Artificial Intelligence & Data Science at PwC Luxembourg. He tells us how organisations in Luxembourg are considering AI technologies in their strategy, including generative AI, what AI tools they use and why, and how much they know about the European AI Act, among other things.

Are you familiar with the technologies that underpin Generative AI? They are called Large Language Models (LLMs) and can generate human-like text on a seemingly limitless number of matters in almost any language. In this episode of TechTalk, Krishna Vadakattu, Responsible for the Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning roadmap at Dataiku, explains what these models are, how they are developed, and how they work. He also shares some use cases for LLMs and how to use them in an enterprise context. 

Artificial Intelligence is a fascinating field that doesn’t cease to evolve and amaze us. That’s why we couldn’t shy away from having one season dedicated to it. And we start big with an episode on Generative AI. For this episode, we invited Christoph Schommer, Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Luxembourg, and Aida Nazari, Founder and Chief Operating Officer of LuxAI, to talk about how businesses can use it to innovate, the concerns around it, the upcoming new developments in the field, and much more.

In this episode of TechTalk, the last of our Cloud Season, we welcome once more Quentin Bechoux, Cloud transformation Manager at PwC Luxembourg, but also Gaetan Claeys, who works as Public Sector Account Manager at Amazon Web Services in Belgium.  We talk about the AWS commitments on sustainability, the key aspects organisations should consider for their IT Cloud transformation project, the most common concerns and drivers when migrating to the Cloud, and more.

How does the user experience, whether that’s customers or employees, fit into the cloud transformation journey so many organisations are going through? That’s the subject of this episode of TechTalk, the third of our Cloud season. Frantz Dorilas, Digital Transformation Senior Manager, and Quentin Bechoux, Cloud Transformation Manager at PwC Luxembourg, are our fantastic guests.

In this episode, we talk about cloud security with Quentin Bechoux, Cloud Transformation Manager, and Simon Petitjean, Cybersecurity Director, at PwC Luxembourg. More precisely, we dive into the European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS), how to manage the security aspect of the cloud adoption journey, and how to ensure the security of data in the public cloud.

We are kicking off a new season of TechTalk - the one on Cloud. In our first episode, we talk with Xiaoyi Fang, Regulatory and Compliance Manager, and Quentin Bechoux, Cloud Transformation Manager, about Cloud sovereignty and governance.  They provide an overview of Cloud technologies today, and the relevant regulations that apply to it at EU level. We also discuss key challenges and opportunities of cloud adoption.

As the year draws to a close, we are taking a moment to reflect on it and to look ahead to 2023. In this “End of the Year” special episode, we talk about the major trends with Miquel Lladó, Professor of Strategic Management & Leadership, and advisor to CEOs and Executive Teams on Strategy Formulation & Implementation.

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Dalia Khader, CISO of the international division of Swiss Life, who shares her knowledge about the fascinating field of cryptography. Excited about this episode? So are we!

In this episode of TechTalk, Alexandre Dulaunoy, Head of Department of CIRCL - Computer Information Response Center Luxembourg, tells us about the importance of ICT infrastructure design, how current practices are unintentionally helping attackers and what should be done instead. 

We begin a new season of TechTalk with a series of episodes about Critical Infrastructure protection —a hot topic that should be on the minds of each one of us.  The regrettable events we are living through, particularly the war in Ukraine, as well as recent high-profile cyber-attacks on the energy industry, are putting critical infrastructure security in the spotlight. To give us the details about this timely matter, we invited Simon Petitjean, Cybersecurity Director and Offensive Security & Red Team Leader, and Maxime Pallez, Cybersecurity Senior Manager, who focuses on security governance at PwC Luxembourg.

In the last episode of season 5 of TechTalk, we get to know Patrice Witz, Partner and Technology & Digital Leader, and Koen Maris, Partner and Cybersecurity Leader at PwC Luxembourg. They share with us their career experiences and wisdom as well as their views on the current and future trends in technology.

The end of season 5 of TechTalk is approaching, and this year we have two closing episodes to get to know our four Technology leaders. More specifically, we quiz them about their career path as well as their views on the current and future trends in technology. In this one, we chat with Thierry Kremser, Partner and Data and AI Leader, and Frédéric Chapelle, Partner, leading the business transformation programme at PwC Luxembourg.