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BBC Radio Leeds: Comic Relief 2007

Published | 50 minute listen |    
Mario, Graham, and Nicky in a giant water-bed at the National Media Museum in Bradford for Comic Relief

Let it never be said that I’m not prepared to do just about anything for charity. Today I joined Graham Liver and Nicky Pattinson in a water-bed in the foyer of the National Media Museum in Bradford for Comic Relief!

Well, hot on the heals of my lunch with the nice people from this year’s Common Purpose Programme I was wisked over to the National Media Museum in Bradford to help Graham Liver raise money for Comic Relief 2007.

Joining Graham and I was my ‘radio wife’ Nicky Pattinson. Not much to talk about on this weeks show other than how comfortable the water-bed was, how horrible Graham’s sweets and cough medicine tasted and saying hello to the hundreds of people passing us – did I mention that the bed was setup in a make-shift studio in the foyer of the Museum?!

About the Author

Mario Thomas is a Chartered Director and Fellow of the Institute of Directors (IoD) with nearly three decades bridging software engineering, entrepreneurial leadership, and enterprise transformation. As Head of Applied AI & Emerging Technology Strategy at Amazon Web Services (AWS), he defines how AWS equips its global field organisation and clients to accelerate AI adoption and prepare for continuous technological disruption.

An alumnus of the London School of Economics and guest lecturer on the LSE Data Science & AI for Executives programme, Mario partners with Boards and executive teams to build the knowledge, skills, and behaviours needed to scale advanced technologies responsibly. His independently authored frameworks — including the AI Stages of Adoption (AISA), Five Pillars of AI Capability, and Well-Advised — are adopted internationally in enterprise engagements and cited by professional bodies advancing responsible AI adoption, including the IoD.

Mario's work has enabled organisations to move AI from experimentation to enterprise-scale impact, generating measurable business value through systematic governance and strategic adoption of AI, data, and cloud technologies.