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The Somerford PodcastNetwork International's SASE Journey with Netskope — The Somerford Podcast: Season 6 Episode 4In this new episode of the Somerford podcast, John Dee and James Astley are joined by Phil Westgarth (Network International) and Steve Foster (Netskope) to explore the evolving landscape of cybersecurity, AI integration, and the value of context-driven visibility. With real-world examples and practical insights, the conversation highlights how organisations can maintain control, improve threat detection, and support secure access to generative AI tools without compromising data integrity. The panel explores how context, justification, and user intent are influencing modern security strategies, particularly in cloud-first environments.The panel also shared their views on the importance of interoperability...2025-06-1050 min
SpeakolaThe Speakola podcast returns & Tony's film hits cinemas (March 13-17th)A brief update confirming that the podcast will resume in March 2025. Episodes have already been recorded with Sammy J (on comedy debates), John Safran (eulogy for Father Bob Maguire) and Dana Rubin (speech collector, Speaking While Female). I'm also announcing the release of our documentary 'Ange & The Boss - Puskas in Australia'. After selling out at the Greek Film Festival (second most viewed film there) are in cinemas around the country from 13-16th March. Tickets and session times MelbourneThurs 13/3 - Palace Pentridge Coburg, 6.30pm, guests Gus Tsolakis and Peter KhalilFri 14/3...2025-03-0307 min
Barks from the Bookshelf#61 Professor Carri Westgarth - Big Topics, Big Thoughts & Big HeartsHey, Hey, Hey Bookshelvers!You find us feeling as focused as a sincere sighthound silently stalking a stag! Why you ask? Well it’s all to do with this amazing conversation we’ve had with Professor Carri Westgarth. To say we’re excited to share it with you is, one heck of, an understatement. We really do cover VAST number of topics including some difficult subjects like: fatalities from dog bites, breed bans and how to increase public safety. On top of that we discuss both of Carri’s books (The Happy Dog Owner & Dogs Bites), Dave the virt...2024-07-231h 58
Cloud RealitiesCR061: Product engineering in consumer health with Steve Westgarth, HaleonHaleon, a world-leading consumer health company, are dealing with large enterprise legacy, as they were formed via a demerger from GSK. While product engineering and the transition to product-centric organizations are often associated solely with born-in-the-cloud companies, the reality is usually much broader, and Haleon are on that journey. This week Dave, Rob and Sjoukje talk to Steve Westgarth, Global Head of Engineering & Architecture at Haleon, about product engineering best practices, building high performing teams, aligning product teams with the business, getting the engineers as close to the business as possible and whether Agile is dead or...2024-04-2536 min
CORNISH SOCCER talking football!RAPPO & DEACS Christmas Fix , December 22 2023RAPPO & DEACS, Series 6, Episode 22 – Christmas, December 22 2023, TIMINGS APPROX – 3:49:16
04:51 Cam Weldon & Truro City
27:38 Tim Nixon (Mousehole)
39:55 Western League
43:59 Matt Cusack (Helston Athletic)
1:07:47 Andrew Westgarth (Falmouth Town)
1:27:46 SWPL & Phil Hiscox
1:51:31 Max Gilbert (Liskeard Athletic)
2:06:05 Shaun Middleton (Newquay)
2:21:04 Women’s football
2:24:44 Megan Williams (RNAS Culdrose)
2:43:26 St Piran League
2:47:21 Steve Abbott-Smith (Illogan RBL)
3:07:18 Ralph Pascoe (New Inn Titans)2023-12-213h 49
Modern Leader PodcastE2 - Steve Westgarth: Leading through Leaders, and Diversity of ThoughtSteve Westgarth is Head of Engineering for one the UK's leading consumer healthcare suppliers, and an advocate for building diverse and inclusive teams - being named finalist in the IT Industry Awards 2023, as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leader of the Year. In this episode, we hear insights from Steve into how to build an inclusive organisation and its benefits. We also hear how Steve leads a high performing leadership team, and discuss the importance of digital representation on Boards, and professionalising IT. Follow us on LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/modern-leader-podcast/Hosted by Brook Line, Series 2 of...2023-09-1233 min
The MongoDB PodcastEp. 124 The MongoDB World Series - Steve Westgarth from HaleonIn this conversation from the MongoDB World Series event, Steve Westgarth speaks with MongoDB Principal Developer Advocate and host, Mike Lynn about his role at Haleon and how the company is leveraging MongoDB products, including Atlas. Haleon's mission is to empower everyday health, and while the company operates with a startup mentality, it was formerly part of GSK, and is a divestiture from the company.Conversation highlights: [01:46] Steve Westgarth of GSK, Haleon[02:58] MongoDB and GSK's relationship, implementation in Haleon[]05:38 Haleon as a divestiture and its startup mentality[06:40] Haleon's mission for everyday health[08:59] How...2022-08-2317 min
The Engineering LeaderJennifer Walton on Product ManagementIn this episode I'm joined by Jen Walton, a Senior Product Manager currently working at Haleon having previously worked in product focussed roles at both Boots and Microlise.We chat about the difference between project and product and the role that product management plays in driving forward digital transformation.2022-07-1747 min
The Engineering LeaderPat Kua on Building Engineering TeamsIn this episode I am joined by Pat Kua an experienced technical leader who chats to me about developing a great engineering culture. We talk about roles within the team and the importance of providing the team with strong architectural foundations using concepts such as Domain Driven Design.Pat is the creator of the levelup newletter, is ex CTO at N26 and a thought works alumnus. Pat is a published author and can regularly be found speaking at conferences or talking with technical leads.2022-07-1047 min
The Engineering Leader5 Ways to Drive Engineering Core CompetenciesSalaries of engineers are growing exponentially, it is therefore critical for organisations to ensure that the engineers working with us have the skills that we really need. In this episode I explore my top 5 tips for how you can drive engineers skills within your organisation:Number 1: Create a Skills MatrixNumber 2: Limit the number of programming languages that the organisation makes use of.Number 3: Define clear patterns principles principles and standards that form building blocks which can be re-used within multiple applications.Number 4: Think Enterprise Wide and don’t focus on individual sil...2022-07-0712 min
The Engineering LeaderUsman Hamid on Enterprise ArchitectureToday on the Engineering Leader I’m joined by Usman Hamid – Vice President of Enterprise Architecture and Engineering at GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare – my own company which is due to become separate and become a standalone Consumer Healthcare company called Haleon later this month.In this episode we chat about the role of Enterprise Architecture in driving organisational capability and explore enterprise IT from a senior leadership perspective including the importance of the team and the art of leading through others.2022-07-0359 min
The Engineering LeaderMarcos Placona on Developer RelationsMarcos Placona is Director of Developer Relations at Sourcegraph and in this episode will chat about the importance of developer relations within modern software houses. We also explore how to build great teams and the importance of valuing engineers as skilled professionals who have the power to unlock superpowers for your organisation.2022-06-261h 11
The Engineering LeaderReena Dayal on the Science of LeadershipIn this episode we explore leadership through the lens of Neuroscience and Ayurveda. Reena Dayal is an executive Mentor, Team Coach and Leadership Accelerator with the Collaborators UK where she focusses on helping leaders to unleash their superpowers in order to make a real difference while refining their leadership legacy.If you've feel the need to unlock your leadership potential and accelerate your own journey towards self actualisation this episode is not to be missed!2022-06-1856 min
More Than Just Code podcast - iOS and Swift development, news and adviceEpisode 349: WWDC22 - Regex for the Rest of UsThis week we cover the WWDC 2022 Keynote and Platform State of the Union. We're joined by Friend of the Show Joe Cieplinski. We fact check Sir Adam Beck and Steve Westgarth. We discuss Awesome lists and a calculator on the Lock Screen. We get into the new HIG, WWDC Keynote, iOS 16, Apple Watch and watchOS 9, Mac hardware and M2, macOS Ventura, iPadOS 16, Platforms State of the Union, Xcode Cloud, Swift, SwiftUI, System Experience, MapKit, WeatherKit, Live Text API and Data Scanner API. Picks: WWDC Community links updated for 2022, return of the UK iOS conferences, iOS Dev UK and Codemobile...2022-06-122h 35
The Engineering LeaderMo Shalchi on all things JavascriptToday on the Engineering Leader I’m joined by Mo Shalchi, a director of Engineering at GSK where he works as part of my team focussed on building core platform capabilities and web propositions predominantly within the MERN tech stack. In this episode we talk about all things Javascript and why it it our language of choice within our Engineering teams. We also explore some of the challenges enterprises have developing applications at scale and some of the ways we can mitigate enterprise risk through effective engineering management principles.2022-06-1241 min
The Engineering LeaderChris Hay on Web 3.0 and the MetaverseToday on the Engineering Leader I’m joined by Chris Hay, a distinguished Engineer at IBM IX where he focusses on exploring technology trends so that he can effectively guide teams and customers on their digital transformation journey.Chris is a futurist and spends a lot of time thinking about and evangelising about what is next for technology. In this episode we explore Web 3.0 and where the Metaverse might take us.2022-06-0548 min
The Engineering LeaderA Moment on the Metaverse with Chris HayIn this moment Chris Hay from IBM IX evangelises about how he believes we will engage with the metaverse within the next 5-10 years.2022-06-0202 min
The Engineering LeaderRob Whitaker on Developing Inclusive Mobile AppsRob is an iOS engineer working at Curva, previously having worked at Capital One. He specialises in mobile accessibility and is the author of the book Developing Inclusive Mobile Apps.In this episode we talk about all things to do with mobile accessibility. We explore tools and libraries that engineers can use to build accessible apps and chat about the reasons why organisations should care that their technology is inclusive.2022-05-2945 min
The Engineering LeaderAmar Mehan on the Role of a Solution ArchitectAmar is Lead Technologist at Boots where is focusses on leading solution architecture, tech design and governance for business solutions being developed across customer platforms including Boots.com and the Boots Mobile App.In this episode we discuss the role of a Solution Architect and how individuals working in this capacity can help organisations to unlock agility. We discuss frameworks such as C4Model and explore how Boots have leveraged this to align stakeholder groups and ensure that the right level of detail is presented at the right time.Amar goes on to s...2022-05-2256 min
The Engineering LeaderA Moment on C4 Architectural Design with Amar MehanIn this moment Amar Mehan, Lead Technologist at Boots describes how the C4 Model revolutionised the Boots approach to Architectural Design.For more information about C4 check out http://c4model.com2022-05-1902 minThe Engineering Leader7 Things Every Engineering Leader Must Do to Build an Effective Engineering OrganisationIn this Episode Steve shares his thoughts on 7 Things Every Engineering Leader Must Do to Build an Effective Engineering Organisation.1. How can we align patterns, principles and standards across teams to improve maintainability and minimize disruption when individuals leave teams?2. How can we minimize team silos and develop a cross functional collaborative working relationship between disciplines?3. How can we create a culture of continuous learning?4. Right now what does our business value most? Speed? Or Quality?5. How can we recruit the very best Engineers to work within our teams?6. What technologies do...2022-05-1621 min
The Engineering LeaderChris Roberts on Improving AgilityIn this Episode I chat to Chris Roberts, CEO at Nimble Approach. Chris is passionate about Agile ways of working and is a strong proponent of building cross functional teams. Chris has worked as Agile Delivery Lead at Team level, as an Agile Coach leading transformations and set up an Agile Development Hub for the Home Office. He now through his own consultancy Nimble approach helps organisations with digital transformation, embracing agility and delivery value to customers.During our conversation we explore agile ways of working, the benefits and limitations of adopting an agile framework as well...2022-05-1534 min
The Engineering LeaderChris Barker on the State of Mobile in 2022This week I'm joined by Chris Barker a principal software engineer working at Jagular Landrover. Chris is also a published author having released books focussed on iOS with Swift and Swift UI.In this episode we chat about the state of mobile engineering, pros and cons of cross platform development and explore how to structure engineering teams in order to drive effective product delivery.2022-05-071h 03
The Engineering LeaderA Moment with Chris BarkerIn this moment Chris Barker, a principal engineer at Jagular Landrover reflects on the production stability of Swift UI.2022-05-0601 min
The Engineering LeaderDario Incalza on Cyber SecurityIn this episode I chat to Dario Incalza, CTO for Accounton and Lawren where he manages the software and security teams that build and secure scalable platforms that digitise the ways that accountants and lawyers work.Dario is a highly technical hands-on strategist, with expertise in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. He enjoys coaching and steering technical teams to build highly scalable, intelligent and secure systems.In this episode we explore DevSecOps and how to ensure cyber security is embraced as part of a holistic engineering strategy.2022-04-3048 min
The Engineering LeaderA Moment with Dario IncalzaMeet Dario Incalza, CTO for Accounton and Lawren. In this moment he reflects on the importance of DevSecOps being a core foundation of your engineering approach.2022-04-2601 min
The Engineering LeaderJaime Lopez on Building Great Engineering TeamsIn this episode Jaime Lopez joins me to discuss how to build great engineering teams. During the conversation we explore influencing senior leadership and helping teams to understand the bigger picture in terms of what the organisation is trying to achieve and why.Jaime is a developer relations manager working at Jack Henry and Associates where his focusses on developing open banking API’s. He is also the co-host of the more than just code podcast. An accomplished software engineer and widely recognised within the community as DevWithTheHair.2022-04-231h 22
The Engineering LeaderA Moment with Jaime LopezJaime Lopez is a developer relations manager working at Jack Henry and Associates where his focusses on developing open banking API’s. He is also the co-host of the more than just code podcast.Jaime will be joining me on the Engineering Leader this week to discuss how to build great engineering teams. In this moment Jaime reflect on the importance of truly understanding "why" a solution to a problem is needed in order to make sure that you build the right thing!2022-04-2002 min
The Engineering LeaderTim Condon on Server Side Swift with VaporThis week my guest is Tim Condon, a member of the Vapor core team and server side swift team lead at raywenderlich.com.In this episode we discuss all things Server Side Swift including the new concurrency features coming to Vapor with the introduction of Async Await. We also discuss whether Vapor really is production ready and what organisations can do to help engineers protect themselves from the dangers introduced by package dependencies.2022-04-1752 min
The Engineering LeaderA Moment with Tim CondonTim Condon is a member of the Vapor, Server Side Swift core team and in this moment he discusses some of the most recent developments in the framework as well as some of the changes that are coming to vapor in the near future.2022-04-1103 min