AI Works Podcast: How Leaders Use AI Now
AI Works Podcast: How Leaders Use AI Now
Podcast Description
Welcome to the AI Works Podcast, your essential resource for harnessing artificial intelligence to drive efficiency, innovation, and practical transformation across education, public sector, and business organisations. In each episode, we bring you:Real-world stories from leaders who have successfully integrated AI tools, overcoming common challenges.Practical insights and actionable strategies that translate cutting-edge AI into immediate operational improvements.Expert perspectives and trend analyses that demystify AI and make complex concepts clear and approachable.AI Works is designed specifically for leaders who want straightforward, high-impact ideas to unlock AI’s potential—without the hype.Join us to discover proven pathways to productivity, hear authentic experiences from your peers, and confidently navigate the ever-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence. Subscribe and tune in to gain practical, accessible AI guidance that works.Produced by MKAI.works
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes surrounding AI integration in education, public sector, and business, with episodes that discuss topics such as overcoming challenges in AI adoption, creating effective AI strategies, and improving operational efficiency through technology. Notable episodes include conversations about AI transformations in further education with leaders like Keith Smith and Gillian May, who share firsthand experiences and detailed case studies.
Welcome to the AI Works Podcast, your essential resource for harnessing artificial intelligence to drive efficiency, innovation, and practical transformation across education, public sector, and business organisations. In each episode, we bring you:
- Real-world stories from leaders who have successfully integrated AI tools, overcoming common challenges.
- Practical insights and actionable strategies that translate cutting-edge AI into immediate operational improvements.
- Expert perspectives and trend analyses that demystify AI and make complex concepts clear and approachable.
AI Works is designed specifically for leaders who want straightforward, high-impact ideas to unlock AI’s potential—without the hype.
Join us to discover proven pathways to productivity, hear authentic experiences from your peers, and confidently navigate the ever-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence. Subscribe and tune in to gain practical, accessible AI guidance that works.
Produced by MKAI.works
🎧 Episode Title: Cultivating Change: Real-World AI Innovation with Jeremy Kerswell, CEO of Plumpton College
🎙️ Podcast: AI Works Podcast Hosted by Richard Foster-Fletcher and Kurt Hintz
🔍 Episode Overview
How can leaders strategically use AI, robotics, and innovative technology to solve real-world industry challenges, drive productivity, and inspire lasting positive change? Jeremy Kerswell, Principal and CEO of Plumpton College, joins Richard and Kurt to discuss his practical experiences and future-facing strategies that position Plumpton as a pioneer in technology-driven agriculture and sustainability.
Jeremy discusses:
- Plumpton’s strategic use of robotics in their dairy farming, dramatically boosting productivity and providing students hands-on experience with cutting-edge technology.
- Innovative industry partnerships, such as their £1 million tractor-sharing agreement, that create mutually beneficial relationships and reduce capital risk.
- Real-world applications of AI, robotics, and 5G technology—including their pioneering “smart vineyard” and precision agriculture initiatives.
- How Plumpton uses these innovations to reshape perceptions of agriculture, attracting new talent and students from diverse backgrounds.
- His approach to embedding critical data-analysis skills across Plumpton’s curriculum, ensuring students graduate prepared for a digitally-driven industry.
- Navigating strategic decisions around technology adoption, avoiding costly mistakes, and maintaining alignment with industry needs and college values.
- His vision for the future: creating greater harmony between food production, sustainability, and technology, positioning Plumpton College as a leader for the sector and community.
This episode offers engaging insights and strategic advice for leaders who aim to leverage AI and technology effectively, sustainably, and ethically.
🧭 What We Cover
✔️ Plumpton’s practical experiences with robotic dairy farming and how this innovation has dramatically improved productivity and animal welfare.
✔️ How strategic industry partnerships (including their unique tractor-sharing model) enable Plumpton to remain at the forefront of agricultural technology.
✔️ Plumpton’s innovative 5G-enabled “smart vineyard” project and the transformational potential it holds for global agriculture.
✔️ Strategies for embedding essential data skills into educational programs, directly responding to employer-identified skills gaps.
✔️ Balancing strategic leadership decisions, recognising when to pursue opportunities, and when to avoid costly technology pitfalls.
✔️ Jeremy’s long-term vision for Plumpton’s role in leading sustainable, tech-driven agricultural practices and influencing positive change across industries.
👤 About Our Guest
Jeremy Kerswell is Principal and CEO at Plumpton College, a prominent UK institution specialising in agriculture, sustainability, and land-based education. With nearly a decade at Plumpton, Jeremy is known for his strategic leadership, fostering innovative industry partnerships, and positioning Plumpton at the cutting-edge of agricultural technology and sustainability. Passionate about positive industry transformation, Jeremy champions pragmatic technology adoption that directly enhances productivity, sustainability, and education.
🔗 Links & Mentions
- Plumpton College: https://www.plumpton.ac.uk
- Jeremy Kerswell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-kerswell-4b0b4226
- Richard Foster-Fletcher on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardfosterfletcher
- Kurt Hintz on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurt-hintz
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