Big Boss Interview is where the most high-profile chief executives and entrepreneurs come to give you their insights and experiences of running the world's biggest and well-known businesses. The series is presented by Sean Farrington, Felicity Hannah and Will Bain, who you'd normally hear presenting the business news on BBC Radio 4's Today programme as well as BBC 5 Live's Wake Up To Money. Each week they'll be finding out just what it takes to run a huge organisation and what the day to day challenges and opportunities are. You can get in contact with the team by emailing bigboss@bbc.co.uk
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Microsoft President: Britain Should Write World's AI Rules
Artificial intelligence is advancing faster than the safeguards around it, and industry self-regulation is "not sufficient any longer". That is according to Brad Smith, p
Oct 11 46 min
London Stock Exchange CEO: Negative Headlines Drove Firms Away
Negative perceptions of London’s stock market influenced companies’ decisions about where to list, according to Dame Julia Hoggett, chief executive of the London Stock Ex
Oct 7 51 min
EDF CEO: Another Energy Crisis is Coming
Britain is "walking into a second significant energy crisis", the boss of the country's largest electricity generator has warned. Simone Rossi, chief executive of EDF in
Sep 29 39 min
Aviva CEO: We're Building Uninsurable Homes
The boss of Aviva, Britain's biggest insurer, has warned that some homes being built today could eventually become impossible to insure because of flood risk.
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Sep 28 58 min
Sage CEO: Don't Build Data Centres in UK
The chief executive of Britain’s biggest listed technology company has questioned the government’s push to build more data centres, arguing that the UK does not have the
Sep 23 41 min
INEOS CEO: I Have No Confidence in the UK
Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in Britain and can see no circumstances in the near future in which he would return and reinvest his wealth in the UK.
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Sep 18 22 min
Paul Smith Exec Chair: Working From Home Doesn't Work
The executive chair of Paul Smith says working from home “just doesn’t work” for young people and has urged the government to stay out of decisions over where employees w
Sep 16 45 min
Arm CEO: AI Will Cure Cancer
Artificial intelligence will help cure cancer within our lifetimes, according to Rene Haas, chief executive of Arm, the Cambridge-based company whose chip designs sit ins
Sep 7 38 min
Veolia CEO: We Can Help Run Thames Water If Govt Nationalise It
(Episode 52) The chief executive of the world's largest water company has said Veolia would consider running Britain's water infrastructure if it were taken into public o
Sep 3 42 min
Thames Water CEO: We Welcome Greater Public Control, Not Nationalisation
(Episode 51) Who should control Britain's biggest water company? Chris Weston, the chief executive of Thames Water, says he "completely agrees" with the Prime Minister th
Jul 30 47 min
etoro CEO: Our Customers Are Moving Away from Crypto
(Episode 50) etoro customers are "definitely moving away from crypto," according to the company's founder and chief executive, Yoni Assia. After more than a decade at the
Jul 22 36 min
Allwyn UK CEO: Britain Risks Losing the National Lottery if it Doesn't Innovate
(Episode 49) Andria Vidler, the CEO of Allwyn UK - the operator of the National Lottery - has warned the British public risks losing it, unless it innovates.
Allwyn too
Jul 15 43 min
Lloyds Banking Group CEO: The End of Halifax and the Future of Bank Branches
(Episode 48) The Halifax brand is being retired after more than 180 years — and Charlie Nunn says artificial intelligence is the reason why.
The chief executive of Lloyd
Jul 8 56 min
Lloyd's of London CEO: Autonomous Weapons Are Rewriting War Risk
(Episode 47) AI and drone warfare will force a “complete reimagining” of how conflict risk is calculated and insured, the chief executive of Lloyd’s of London has warned,
Jul 1 48 min
Reed Recruitment CEO: Back Humans, Tax Robots
(Episode 46) Britain should stop taxing workers and start taxing robots, according to the chief executive of one of the country's biggest recruitment firms, who says the
Jun 24 44 min
Mondelēz CEO: We're Questioning Our Future UK Investment
(Episode 45) Mondelēz International, the company behind Cadbury, Oreo, Toblerone and Ritz, has warned that future European investment could bypass the UK if regulatory in
Jun 16 45 min
TSMC: Humanoid Robots Will Look After the Elderly
(Episode 44) The next great wave of demand for artificial intelligence chips could come not from chatbots, but from humanoid robots caring for ageing populations. That is
Jun 11 22 min
Debenhams Group CEO: Our Fightback Against China's Fast Fashion
(Episode 43) Debenhams was once one of the biggest names on the British high street. Founded in 1778, it collapsed into administration before being rescued in 2024 and re
Jun 9 38 min
Hinge CEO: The Cost of Living Crunch Is Changing How We Date
(Episode 42) Jackie Jantos, CEO of Hinge, says the cost of living is reshaping dating habits, with daytime meet-ups becoming more common and traditional drinks dates beco
Jun 3 57 min
Barratt Redrow CEO: Bricklaying Robots & Echoes of 2008
(Episode 41) David Thomas, the outgoing chief executive of Barratt Redrow, says bricklaying robots are already being deployed on commercial building sites and predicts a
May 27 48 min
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Relentless pursuit of connecting all the geo-political, environmental & social dots impacting the present & future of economy, globally with entertaining expert observation & analysis.
Perhaps at times it could improve by giving a more in-depth analysis of the economical impact by key technological trends such as Generative Automated Intelligence (GAI).
In covering the entertaining show of Musk being interviewed by the UK PM for example, the decoding of ‘In the future, people won’t need to work due to AI’ should be heard as: In the near future, where GDP growth is solely driven by systems & machines to process, plan, produce & profit, billionaires and corporations will NOT have a need for human employees to exponentially grow their wealth!
What would be the new definitions for productivity and labor that could leads us through the necessary evolution/revolution of the present economical models & metrics???
SAARKÉSH · Nov 2023
Another great business podcast from the BBC. Smart guests and the relevant global issues of the day. There is some overlap between this and the BBC World Business Report podcast.
A great show to listen to if you want to catch up on the biggest news of the day while also going a bit more in depth with an endless slew of expert commentators.
Jack_McCoy · Mar 2019
I love this program for its smart, thoughtful, 'non-sensationalizing' approach that informs their editorial decisions about which news of the day to report. And, I love the way they do it: usually three- or four-way conversations (smart, thoughtful, 'non-sensationalizing') with regular and guest contributors who are literally spread across the globe. And, it's usually fresh (not too many segments are recycled from other BBC WorldService shows)--unlike many other shows on BBC WorldService, which often replay segments broadcast on another BBC show the same day, which makes me a little kookoo. I don't know how many people listen to BBC radio for long stretches of time, but over recent years, I have heard from other listeners who confess to having BBC Worldservice always on. We don't admit it right away, but I've been surprised to hear people listen as much as I do, including leaving it on all night. This quality of international news/talk radio does not exist in the US without commercials or pledge drives, which are unbearable. ++Fergus Nicoll and Roger Hearing--both superb, real, intelligent pros.
artpilgrim · Jan 2017
BBC podcast guest tends to be a little bit over courteous and polite; but sure not Mr Peter Morici. Very balanced and down to earth realist that’s not afraid to speak his mind and talk of things that greatly increased my horizon .. I’m a big fan. My only complaint; he (and a lot of people) sometimes confused Chinese and China. Yes; there’s a different.
DC-Td · Feb 2020
I have been a listener for years and while it’s been a great podcast to hear current events and viewpoints, recently it’s been very clear the host Roger Hearing isn’t preparing himself accurately or well before hosting. He continuously have been asking guests questions with assumptions instead of knowing what actually occurred or what policies were written yet, repeats it with authority and as fact. It’s gotten so bad in past months that guests have had to continuously correct him on the same point. After 9 years of listening, I’m unsubscribing from Biz Matters until Mr. Hearing improves or is replaced. It’s becoming a problem and derailing what should be good policy discussions. Very disappointed.
QuinnKast · Feb 2025
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