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The Founder of GTWN and the Godmother of Satellite Technology, Candace Johnson, sits down with FinTech Founder, Rosalia Gitau to explore projections for the future in Technology, Society, People and our Planet. What is the best way to prepare for a radically different 2036? Tune in to find out.

On this episode we get to speak with Chris Stott, an entrepreneur who has let his curiosity lead his from the Isle of Man to the Luna Surface. Husband to an astronaut, his company has landed 2 data centres on the moon with 80 more planned this year. Here what it takes to land a literal moonshot and how lunar data centers might fix one of our planet’s most pressing problems.Shownotes: Lonestar

Join Sheena Jacobs and Lisa McClory for a fascinating deep dive into the world of quantum computing. As cyber attacks grow, what risks and opportunities do physics play in keeping our data safe. If you've ever wanted to understand the world of quantum as it pertains to you daily lives, join us.

GTWN Chairwoman interviews one the the EU foremost experts on Connectivity, Victoria Hernandez Carcarel, for an engaging examination of how national sovereignty, now more than ever, relies on staying a step ahead of rapidly evolving technological developments. Is Ukraine the canary in the coal mine? Tune in to find out.

Join Brazil's top lawyer in Telecoms Insfrastructure as she shares exciting prospects of leap frogging from no comms to satelilte comms, notably for the digitally excluded. GTWN Board Member and Telecoms Expert, Carla Cico, as she this insightful interview between two Telco operators with experience here on earth- and beyond.

Join us for an illuminating discussion with AI expert Rachel Free, Partner at CMS Law Firm and holder of a Masters in AI and a doctorate in vision science. Dr. Free takes us on an intellectual journey highlighting how a lack of unified understanding of AI confounds its regulation, and questioning the feasibility of managing our ‘AI babies’. One-of-a-kind insights that will help you future proof yourself, your company and your planet for what’s coming. E-Learning Course on AI designed by Rachel Free AI Literacy| CMS eLearning | CMS UK https://cms.law/en/gbr/innovation/online-services/cms-elearning/on-demand/ai-literacyRachel Free Profile: https://cms.law/en/gbr/people/rachel-free CMS Legal: https://cms.law/en/int/

The Trust Gap in a Synthetic World: Why Telecom Operators Can No Longer Sit This One OutWhat happens when the voice you trust most is no longer human?In this episode of the Global Women’s Telecom Network Podcast, host Leticia Latino-van Splunteren speaks with Terri Borras, US Army Brigadier General and national security leader, about a quietly disruptive consequence of generative AI: the erosion of trust in everyday communication.This conversation is not about futuristic technology or abstract policy. It focuses on ordinary moments, calls from family members, instructions from supervisors, routine conversations that suddenly aren’t. Today, voices and images can be convincingly generated by machines, carrying emotion, urgency, and familiarity. When this happens over trusted networks, even careful, well-trained people can be deceived.The episode also explores why consumer protection can no longer be an afterthought. Synthetic voice fraud does more than cause financial loss; it erodes confidence. When people begin to doubt what they hear, hesitation replaces participation, affecting adoption, workflows, and inclusion especially for vulnerable populations.Protecting people does not mean listening to conversations or invading privacy. Effective approaches focus on distinguishing authentic human signals from machine generated ones at scale, in real time or near real time. Detection after harm has occurred offers little protection in moments of urgency.As the industry moves toward AI-native networks and intelligent infrastructure, trust can no longer remain implicit. It must be explicit, resilient, and designed into the system. Because when trust disappears from everyday communication, the cost is far greater than any single fraud, it reshapes how society connects, decides, and believes.Connect with Terri Borras: Terri Borras | LinkedIn and Leticia Latino Leticia Latino-van Splunteren | LinkedIn

Ghada and her team are literally bringing onboard millions of people with their very first mobile connection across some of the most challenging contexts in the world, including Iraq and Palestine, and making the bottom line make sense. Hear how persistence, passion and partnership propel her forward.

In this episode, we turn the mic on our GTWN Now host and GTWN Board Member, Rosalia Gitau, as she shares her mission to empower women with financial knowledge all over the world. If you’re interested in learning what it takes to take a dream and make it into a revenue-generating & impactful reality, this episode is for you. Episodes Brought to you by The Global Telecom Women’s Network www.gtwn.org.Learn more about women’s financial empowerment & download the Bixie app at www.mybixie.com Tune into Bixie’s podcast, Bixie Speaks, where we cover everything women and money: from fertility & finances, to family & finances: https://open.spotify.com/show/1yekrnfwUobPl3nccIkd4z 

The Arthur C Clarke Foundation is a champion of connecting creativity to technology and counts among its awardees, some of the most famous inventors of the 21st century. This year, the Foundation is launching the HAL 9000 challenge, to encourage young people to come up with brilliant ideas to advance humanity. Chairwoman of the Foundation, Walda Roseman joins GTWN Now to discuss the Foundation’s work and what they are looking for in the innovators of the future. Shownotes:www.gtwn.orgwww.cms.comwww.clarkefoundation.org/hal-9000-challenge/Episodes Brought to you by The Global Telecom Women’s Network www.gtwn.org and CMS Global, the world’s Law Firm: https://cms.law/en/int

Join us for a moving episode with Saira Faisal Syed, Country Lead for Pakistan, Nepal and Mongolia. Saira has dedicated her life to creating technology for the excluded and advocates for intentionality as we build the technology for the future. Learn about the real-life challenges Saira must tackle to realize a more conscience digital landscape. Shownotes:Learn more about the GSMA’s Inclusion Initiatives at: https://www.gsma.com/solutions-and-impact/connectivity-for-good/mobile-for-development/ Episodes Brought to you by The Global Telecom Women’s Network www.gtwn.org and CMS Global, the world’s Law Firm: https://cms.law/en/int

Join us for an incredible episode with Senior Telecom Executive, Lucy Lombardi and she explores the hype around AI, providing her unique insight as an industry leader integrating the technology. This episode is truly one of the most engaging discussion on AI we’ve ever heard so tune in and enjoy!Shownotes:ARTICLESCisco “2024 AI Readiness Index” (https://www.cisco.com/c/m/en_us/solutions/ai/readiness-index.html)PWC “Sizing the prize: What’s the real value of AI for your business and how can you capitalise?” (https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/issues/analytics/assets/pwc-ai-analysis-sizing-the-prize-report.pdf) READS:“How your unconscious mind rules your behaviour” (Leonard Mlodinow)“Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle” (Dan Senor & Saul Singer)“Chip War” (Chris Miller)Episodes Brought to you by The Global Telecom Women’s Network www.gtwn.org and CMS Global, the world’s Law Firm: https://cms.law/en/int

The 2025 issue of The Mobile Century was officially launched at the Mobile World Congress this month and we’ve invited Contributor and GTWN Board Member, Leticia Latino, to share her insights as a CEO of one of America’s leading telco infrastructure companies. Leticia focuses her energy on the workforce: the brave women and men building and scaling 300 meter towers to ensure you have the world at your fingertips. Join host and GTWN Board Member, Rosalia Gitau as she explores AI and the human workforce with Leticia Latino. For a deeper dive into our discussion, check out:The Mobile Century 2025 Magazine: https://themobilecentury.com/ GTWN Website: www.gtwn.org CMS: https://cms.law/en/int/ Get to know Leticia better by checking out: https://www.leticialatino.com/  and her podcast https://back2basics.simplecast.com/ Episodes Brought to you by The Global Telecom Women’s Network www.gtwn.org and CMS Global, the world’s Law Firm: https://cms.law/en/int/

The 2025 issue of The Mobile Century was officially launched at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this month and we’ve invited the Editor-in-Chief of this industry leading publication, Carla Cico, to discuss the vision behind this issue.Join us as GTWN Board Member, Rosalia Gitau, interviews Ms. Cico The Mobile Century 2025: https://themobilecentury.com/ GTWN Website: www.gtwn.org CMS: https://cms.law/en/int/ Check out Carla Cico’ TED Talk https://drive.google.com/file/d/1diPtzKzqWKi9FQKnjRdVW1HI_20X_DZQ/view Episodes Brought to you by The Global Telecom Women’s Network and CMS Global, the world’s Law Firm

GTWN Board Member, Rosalia Gitau, interviews Jeremy Hallett, the Chairman of the Space Industry of Australia Association to shed light on the global space race; it’s more than a shot to the moon, it’s a race for space to orbit satellites, a jockeying for launch and land space here on earth, and a global competition to be the standard setter for space exploration over the next 20 years. Join us as Jeremy shares his perspectives on the Space Race– and the myriad opportunities for everyone to get involved.Episodes Brought to you by The Global Telecom Women’s Network www.gtwn.org and CMS Global, the world’s Law Firm: https://cms.law/en/int/ Learn more about the Australian Space industry Association by visiting their website at: https://www.spaceindustry.com.au/ Join the International Aeronautical Congress in Sydney this September by registering here: https://www.iac2025.org/

En Français. Today’s episode is a French-language  interview between GTWN Board Member Victoria Hernandez Valcarcel and renowned psychologist & academic, Dr. Serge Tisseron. Join as they engage in the profound implications of integrating AI into our daily lives, our daily interactions and even are daily relationships–and what boundaries we should establish to ensure proprietorship over our humanity. Episodes Brought to you by The Global Telecom Women’s Network www.gtwn.org and CMS Global, the world’s Law Firm: https://cms.law/en/int/ 

Hosted by GTWN Board Member, Victoria Hernandez Valcarcel, this episode is a deep dive with Internationally acclaimed attorney and author, Chris Watson, exploring a rights-based approach to the  Digital World with profound implications to AI. Episodes Brought to you by The Global Telecom Women’s Network www.gtwn.org and CMS Global, the world’s Law Firm: https://cms.law/en/int/ 

Join us for a fascinating discussion with COLT CEO, Keri Gilder about her commitment to building some of the world’s largest communications infrastructure in an environmentally sustainable way. Episodes Brought to you by The Global Telecom Women’s Network www.gtwn.org and CMS Global, the world’s Law Firm: https://cms.law/en/int/ 

GTWN Board member, Carla Cico, interviews International Legal Expert, Dora Petranyi as she walks us through the dynamic landscape of AI and data protection– and all the risks & opportunities therein. Join us for this enthralling discussion from titans in their field.Episodes Brought to you by The Global Telecom Women’s Network www.gtwn.org and CMS Global, the world’s Law Firm: https://cms.law/en/int/ 

Join this fascinating discussion with global AI expert Dr. Alzbeta Krausova, Founder of Respectful AI, and GTWN Board Member and legal expert Dora Petranyi as they explore the opportunities and pitfalls of integrating AI into our everyday lives. For the AI-curious, listen to this episode before you dive in.Episodes Brought to you by The Global Telecom Women’s Network www.gtwn.org and CMS Global, the world’s Law Firm: https://cms.law/en/int/ 

Join GTWN Founder and Space Pioneer, Candace Johnson, as she shares her own space odyssey spanning 30+ years-- and what she predicts the next 30 years will look like for this booming industry.Extras for our Listeners: Fortune Article, featuring Candace Johnson: https://fortune.com/longform/women-space-tourism-industry-rockets-satellites-launches/Candace Johnson, TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXQqrR9mDMo Episodes Brought to you by The Global Telecom Women’s Network www.gtwn.org and CMS Global, the world’s Law Firm: https://cms.law/en/int/ 

Join GTWN Board Members, Dora Petranyi and AI Global Expert, Francesca Rossi, as they deep dive into the role of Artificial Intelligence and its ability to help or hinder humanity. Episodes Brought to you by The Global Telecom Women’s Network www.gtwn.org and CMS Global, the world’s Law Firm: https://cms.law/en/int/ 

Join GTWN Founder, Candace Johnson, as she speaks with Janice Hughes, CBE, Co-founder and Director of Graphite Strategy, Spectrum Strategy, Co-Founder and Director, GTWN, global communications experts, as they explore the foundation of digital humanism.Episodes Brought to you by The Global Telecom Women’s Network www.gtwn.org and CMS Global, the world’s Law Firm: https://cms.law/en/int/ 

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Where is the human in this ever digitizing world? Join Global Executive Victoria Hernandez-Valcarcel and Candace Johnson as they discuss Digital Humanism, a theory that we are determined to build, regulate and develop technology for people in order to achieve a better future.Episodes Brought to you by The Global Telecom Women’s Network www.gtwn.org and CMS Global, the world’s Law Firm: https://cms.law/en/int/