The Next Innovation
The Next Innovation
Podcast Description
The world is experiencing unprecedented growth in technologies ranging from artificial intelligence and robotics to health advancements and automation. The Next Innovation podcast explores what is emerging on the cutting edge of business. Hosted by longtime tech correspondent Samantha Murphy Kelly and powered by Enterprise Ireland, the show delves into the most potentially disruptive developments across sectors. Each episode features insights that appeal to business leaders and innovators who want to look beyond today’s trends to tomorrow’s transformations.
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Content Themes
The podcast covers themes such as automation, artificial intelligence, workplace innovation, and marine data collection. Specific episodes explore the impacts of automation on productivity and job security, the effects of gamification in workplace culture, and how uncrewed survey vessels contribute to ocean climate solutions.

The world is experiencing unprecedented growth in technologies ranging from artificial intelligence and robotics to health advancements and automation. The Next Innovation podcast, sponsored by Enterprise Ireland, explores what is emerging on the cutting edge of business. Join veteran tech reporter and award-winning host Jennifer Strong as she delves into the most potentially disruptive developments across sectors. Each episode features insights that appeal to business leaders and innovators who want to look beyond today’s trends to tomorrow’s transformations.
In this episode of The Next Innovation, host Jennifer Strong sits down with other prominent journalists from the tech industry to break down the biggest tech trends to expect in 2026. Joining Jennifer are Jeff Wilser, a freelance tech reporter, AI expert, and podcast host, Charlotte Jee, news editor at MIT Technology Review, and Robert McMillan, a cybersecurity reporter for the Wall Street Journal. They explore how the different iterations of AI, including agentic AI, will shape the future of cybersecurity, finance, healthcare, and defense. They also examine how AI-generated content is altering general interest in social media among younger generations, the energy impact of data centers, the future of quantum computing, and the emergence of humanoid robots.

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