Host Paul Spain is joined by Glenn Maiden, Chief Security Officer at Fortinet and Director of Threat Intelligence Operations at FortiGuard Labs, Australia and New Zealand. Glenn brings invaluable insights into today’s rapidly evolving digital threat landscape with practical advice for organisations of all sizes on how to bolster cyber defences against current and future threats.

Paul and Glenn also dive into the latest tech news including:

• TUANZ call for cross-party tech strategy for New Zealand’s digital
• Anthropic Suspends latest AI Models Following US Security Directive
• SpaceX launches largest IPO in history
• The emergence of autonomous AI drones in warfare

Thanks to our partners: Fortinet, One NZ, Workday, 2degrees, Spark, PwC New Zealand, and Gorilla Technology.

Host Paul Spain sits down with Jonathan Good, Co-Founder and CEO of Scentian Bio, to dive into the "digitisation of smell and taste “and what it means for industries in New Zealand and beyond. Jonathan shares about the realities of fundraising both locally and abroad, and the challenges and opportunities of bringing cutting-edge chemical sensing technology to market.

Plus, Paul and Jonathan explore the latest tech news, including:

• Health New Zealand’s Hybrid Cloud Migration
• Spark’s Verified Call Feature Against Scams
• Workday’s Go Platform expands to NZ & AU
• 2degrees’ Shaping Business Study 2026
• Is AI More Expensive Than Humans?
• UN Report warns of the Environmental Impact of AI

A big thank you to our show partners One NZ, Spark, Workday, 2degrees, Fortinet and Gorilla Technology.

Host Paul Spain is joined by Sam Allen and Nick Walton, co-founders of NZ Boat Register, to explore how Kiwi innovation is improving marine visibility and asset tracking using AquaGPS, a Starlink-enabled GPS solution. The conversation also covers the latest in tech news, including:

• Game changing Nvidia chip coming to Windows laptops and PCs
• MSD Welfare decisions moving to AI Automated Decision-Making
• New Zealand’s First Deepfake Porn Prosecution
• One New Zealand AI Trust Report (2026)
• New Zealand Government budget’s impact on the tech sector
• Experimental chip demo shows 1000x performance gains

Special thanks to our show partners: Fortinet, Workday, Spark New Zealand, One New Zealand, 2degrees, and Gorilla Technology.