About Neil

Neil C. Hughes is a technology writer and podcast host helping international businesses create engaging written and audio content.

In the last 10 years, Neil has recorded more than 4,000 podcast interviews with business leaders and the biggest tech companies in the world.

Neil has also written 2,500 articles across platforms such as Cybernews, TNW, Inc., and LinkedIn

After picking up a LinkedIn Top Voice award in 2015, Neil was also invited to join the LinkedIn Top Voice community in 2024. But his mantra of "Technology works best when it brings people together remains at the heart of everything he does."


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How IBM Is Turning Agentic AI Into Measurable Business Value
Tech Talks DailyJuly 22, 2026
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How IBM Is Turning Agentic AI Into Measurable Business Value

What separates an impressive agentic AI demonstration from a deployment that produces measurable business value across an entire company? In this episode, I speak with Frank Theisen, Vice President of...

Why Extreme Networks Says Executives Now Expect AI ROI Within Weeks
Tech Talks DailyJuly 21, 2026
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Why Extreme Networks Says Executives Now Expect AI ROI Within Weeks

How quickly should an AI investment begin producing measurable business results? In this episode, I speak with Monica Kumar, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Extreme Networks, a...

Commvault: Why Your Disaster Recovery Plan Could Make Ransomware Worse
Tech Talks DailyJuly 20, 2026
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Commvault: Why Your Disaster Recovery Plan Could Make Ransomware Worse

Could the disaster recovery plan designed to protect your company make a ransomware incident even worse? In this episode, I speak with Darren Thomson, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for E...

How AI Is Taking the Guesswork Out of Cross Border Delivery
Tech Talks DailyJuly 19, 2026
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How AI Is Taking the Guesswork Out of Cross Border Delivery

Why can we track a meal traveling across town almost minute by minute, yet an international parcel can seemingly disappear between checkout and delivery? In this episode, I speak with Dieter Van Putte...

What Non-Technical Founders Need to Know Before Building With AI
Tech Talks DailyJuly 19, 2026
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What Non-Technical Founders Need to Know Before Building With AI

Do you need to understand code before you can build a technology company or lead a team of developers? Five years after our previous conversation, I welcome Sophia Matveeva back to the podcast. Sophia...

Why Vanta Wants Boards to Measure Cyber Risk in Business Terms
The Business of CybersecurityJuly 18, 2026
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Why Vanta Wants Boards to Measure Cyber Risk in Business Terms

In this episode of The Business of Cybersecurity, I speak with Khush Kashyap, Senior Director of Governance, Risk, and Compliance at Vanta. Khush began her career as a software engineer before moving ...

What Omnissa Learned From a 1000% Rise in Workplace AI Apps
AI at WorkJuly 18, 2026
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What Omnissa Learned From a 1000% Rise in Workplace AI Apps

What should IT leaders do when employees adopt AI tools faster than their organization can evaluate or approve them? In this episode of AI at Work, I speak with Hemant Sahani, Vice President of Produc...

Why AI Cannot Fix a Business It Does Not Understand
Tech Talks DailyJuly 18, 2026
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Why AI Cannot Fix a Business It Does Not Understand

What happens when an AI agent begins influencing business decisions without fully understanding the systems, processes and dependencies behind them? In this episode, I speak with Bert van der Zwan, CE...

Reviews

What the people say about podcasts on the Tech Talks Network.

Apple Podcasts
Insightful conversations

These are truly honest and real conversations that don’t sound like a sales pitch. I’d recommend this to everyone trying to learn something new or refine how they’re using AI in their organizations. It’s especially valuable because it highlights perspectives from a wide range of industries.

Apple Podcasts
Education

I found this series really educational. It lays out the coming AI challenges at work in really accessible language.

Apple Podcasts
Insightful Show

Neil and his guests bring such interesting conversation and perspective to every episode. A must- listen show!