Woburn, MA – May 30, 2023 — Today Kaspersky
announces its Fast Forward audio series that examines trends shaping technology
from the perspective of the recent past and explores women’s leadership in IT
featuring guests from around the world working at the forefront of our newest
technologies.
Fast Forward Season 1, which included
episodes exploring supermarkets of the future and the new space race, was
awarded in 2022 a prestigious Webby Honoree for Best Branded Podcast, and the silver
award for Branded Podcast by the Content Marketing Association.
Season 2
is hosted by artist and director Ghislaine Boddington, a world-leading expert
in digital identity, virtual presence and immersion experiences. She regularly inputs items and co-presents for BBC World Service.
Ghislaine
introduces her perspective on the technologies impacting our lives in each
20-minute episode, and interviews global industry experts and academics. Original
music and ‘binaural’ sound design create a hyper-realistic, immersive listening
experience. Also on the program is ‘The Safety Zone’ segment, which advises listeners
on how to keep themselves and their family secure online, with David Emm,
Principal Security Researcher, at Kaspersky Global Research and Analysis Team
(GReAT).
Technologies explored in season 2 include the metaverse, virtual fashion, technology
in family life, digital health and augmented humans.
This season particularly focuses on how women are changing perceptions and leading the way in tech. Two episodes explore women and girls in gaming, and career paths for women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math). This focus underlines Kaspersky’s commitment to continue inspiring women to pursue careers in IT, highlighted in its first Sustainability Report released in March.
“I’m delighted
to host Fast Forward and encourage our listeners to stop for a moment to
consider the history and future possibilities of the technologies around us.
It’s been fascinating to interview some of my favorite people around the world
working at the forefront of pioneering technologies improving our homes, lives
and work for this dream series.
As an equity advocate, I believe it’s
vital we encourage debate about women working in the tech industry, and
encourage the positive representation of women and girls in the technology we
use every day,” comments Ghislaine Boddington,
the series host.
Fast Forward season 2 launches from 1 June to August on all audio and podcast
channels including Spotify, Google and Apple.
Listen to Fast
Forward on Spotify.
Season 2 episodes:
Episode 1 - The Metaverse Blend
Topics covered: Metaverse, online gaming, virtual worlds, virtual fashion
Guests:
Michaela Larosse from digital fashion house, The Fabricant
Professor Andy Miah, Chair of Science Communication & Future Media at the University of Salford, UK
Episode 2 - Women in gaming
Topics covered: Computer gamers, women in tech, empowering young women
Guests:
Ghada Almoqbel, CEO of GCON, the girls' convention for game developers and
women in gaming in Saudi Arabia.
Jennifer Donahue, Head of Publishing & Marketing at HiDef in California, USA
Episode 3 - Telegram to telepresence
Topics covered: Connected home technology, digital tech and family life
Guests:
Sonia Livingstone, Professor of Social Psychology, London School of Economics,
UK
Sly Spencer Lee, Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Emerge
Episode 4 - The extended self
Topics covered: Digital health, telemedicine, women’s health
Guests:
Michael Geer, Co-Founder of Humanity.Health, a mobile app that gathers together
our daily movement, nutrition, mind and recovery data.
Marijke Butkovic, a world expert in women’s health innovation and Founder of the global network Women in Wearables.
Episode 5 - Cyborg Shifts
Topics covered: Augmented bodies, disability, ‘super human’ tech
Guests:
Dani Clode, an upper-limb prosthetic, augmentation and product designer working
with the Alternative Limb Project, Cambridge University, UK.
Neil Harbisson classes himself as a 'Trans Species'.
Episode 6 - Women in STEM
Topics covered: women in tech, STEM careers, empowering young women
Guests:
Patricia Peck, CEO & Founding Partner of Peck Advogados, a Professor
of Digital Law, and a Council Member of the Brazil Data Protection Authority.
Dr. Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE, CEO of Stemettes, and a well-respected
expert on equity and inclusion. Also featuring participants from Stemettes programs.
For further information on the series
contact:
FastForward@Kaspersky.com
About Kaspersky
Kaspersky is a global cybersecurity and digital privacy company founded in 1997. Kaspersky’s deep threat intelligence and security expertise is constantly transforming into innovative solutions and services to protect businesses, critical infrastructure, governments and consumers around the globe. The company’s comprehensive security portfolio includes leading endpoint protection, specialized security products and services, as well as Cyber Immune solutions to fight sophisticated and evolving digital threats. Over 400 million users are protected by Kaspersky technologies and we help over 220,000 corporate clients protect what matters most to them. Learn more at www.usa.kaspersky.com.
Media Contact:
Cassandra Faro
Cassandra.Faro@Kaspersky.com
781-503-1812
