Mba Executive Director Podcast

Conrad meets Oremeyi Akah (MBA 2010) of African payment solutions company Interswitch at the recent Africa Business Conference held in Cambridge. Learn about the evolution and emergence of electronic payments across Africa in the last 15 years. Interswitch is now one of the largest African FinTech companies. Find out how the financial eco system was developed and built to ensure trust and take up amongst customers, institutions and individuals. Built on this infrastructure hear how Interswitch now develops new products for the African domestic market and further FinTech developing markets. Oremeyi gives her insight for those embarking on their MBA and in particular those with ambitions across the African continent.

Conrad meets with Hemant Mohapatra (MBA 2011) during his alumni visit in Bangalore to find out more about the experience that a venture capitalist needs in his/her career planing.

VC is often romanticized in the media. In this episode of the podcast, Carol Cheung (MBA 2012) from Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC), discusses the realities of the industry with Conrad.

Conrad is joined by Miguel Angel Negrete, from the Cambridge MBA Class of 2012, who provides insights in transitioning across geographies throughout the Finance industry.

In this episode, Conrad is joined by Ben Kingsmill from LinkedIn who highlights the use of LinkedIn profiles to differentiate yourself in the eyes of potential employers.

Conrad catches up with 2014 Cambridge MBA alumna Sasirat Kittichungchit to recount her transition from consulting and supply chain management into life insurance. Learn about how Sasirat built her expertise in data analytics which she has used very effectively in her career transitions.

In the final podcast of this South East Asia series, Conrad chats to Lim Teck Yong (TY) about Shopee, one of the largest e-commerce platforms in South East Asia.

Solving simple problems that are taken for granted in the West can lead to rapid growth in areas such as South East Asia. Ceasar Indra, Senior VP of Business Development at Traveloka, shares his insights with Conrad in the Jakarta head office.

Cambridge MBA Alumna Maija Hovila (MBA 2011) shares her insights on the importance of data analytics and how data can be viewed as "the new oil".

Dr David Stillwell, Lecturer in Big Data Analytics & Quantitative Social Science, joins Conrad to discuss the future of big data in this episode on the data analytics theme.

If you want to work where technology is exciting and making great impact, you need to listen to this interview with Omri Morgenshtern, Chief Product Officer of Agoda.com. Omri talks about how South East Asia is a great place for technology companies especially those that can learn and adapt quickly to both Western and Asian business models.

Conrad catches up with Alberto Facelli (MBA 2014), currently working on strategic analytics for Expedia's B2B business, to investigate the impact of data analytics on MBA Careers.

IBM Head of Blockchain for UK & Ireland, Richard Stockley (Cambridge MBA 2014) shares his insights on how MBAs can prepare for roles involving blockchain.

Naoki Kamimaeda (MBA 2012) talks about how he made his transition to VC by leveraging his technical knowledge in AI.

Conrad heads to the Facebook London office to chat to Louise Chow (2010) about her journey from the Cambridge MBA to her current role.

Brian's interview with Conrad in Mandarin.

Pratik Shah (MBA 2010) shares his Cambridge MBA journey with Conrad.

Cambridge MBA Class of 2011 alumnus Chris Kinne shares his post-MBA experiences with Conrad Chua.

Paul Hammer (MBA 1997)provides insight into what led him to the Cambridge MBA and beyond.

Alumna Suneira Rana from the Cambridge MBA Class of 2012 talks to Conrad Chua about her experiences during and after the programme.