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More than 300 graduates from across Liberty Global, Virgin Media O2, Telenet, VodafoneZiggo, Virgin Media Ireland and Sunrise GmbH gathered in Liverpool for The Global Grad Thing 2024. This full-day conference and evening celebration was an opportunity for our graduates to connect, #network, and build a strong community. The conference theme, "A Better #FutureOfWork," focused on creating a sustainable, diverse, and equitable workplace. Highlights included a panel session featuring Henry Cawson from VMO2, Aziz Mohammadi from VodafoneZiggo, and Florina Florea from nexfibre, who discussed what a better future for work means in practice. Breakout activities challenged our graduates to pitch innovative ideas on sustainable work practices, diversity and inclusion, and technological advancements. We ended the conference with Liberty Global keynote speakers Luke Milner and Soraya Loerts, who gave inspiring talks on energy transition and DEI and Talent. Evening festivities featured a drinks reception, formal dinner, and live entertainment. Learn more about our graduate programmes here: https://bit.ly/46hp8cq

Change. Accelerated. Live 🏎️ ⚡️ From discussing the future of #greenenergy to celebrating the evolution of #EV technology, the Liberty Global family came together last week for Formula E’s second annual #Innovation Summit in London, which featured international thought leaders from across the worlds of #sustainability and #motorsports. Formula E, a Liberty Global venture, is the world’s most sustainable motorsport series. In panel discussions on the main stage, Simona Jakubkaite, Director of ESG, Impact & Engagement at Liberty Global, shared the launch of our 2023 Sustainability report while Matt Croucher, EV Services Director at our energy venture Believ, talked about the company’s progress in #EVcharging and its role in scaling #smartcities. Meanwhile Tech graduates joined a day-long #AI hackathon, organized by Formula E in partnership with Google, where they spent the day developing an AI tool to solve various business challenges.

Growing for Good 🌱 We’re thrilled to be launching our 2023 People Planet Progress report – with highlights that include: 🕧 15,000+ hours volunteered 💻 226,000+ affordable packages provided by Telenet and Virgin Media O2 👣 28% decrease in carbon emissions across Scope 1 and 2 since 2019 🌍 Joining the UN Global Compact Read the full report: https://bit.ly/3zOPg23

We’re delighted to launch our 2023 People Planet Progress Report. Here, our CEO Mike Fries talks about the importance of our priorities and progress toward #sustainability and social impact matters. Read the full report: https://bit.ly/46cNMut

Today, on #WorldYouthSkillsDay, we recognize the immense potential of young people and the crucial role they play in shaping our #future workforce.🌍 We know that being equipped with the right skills is essential for fostering innovation, driving economic growth, and creating a more inclusive society, which is why we’re committed to empowering the next generation through our #GraduateSchemes. Click to find out how our Finance, #Cybersecurity, Technology and People Grads got on with their placements: Nadja Radovic Daisy Sinclair Assoc CIPD Jack Robertson (ACMA CGMA) Lani Allan

💡 "If AI is the brain, telecommunications networks are its nervous system."   In our latest report, 'Wired for AI,' we teamed up with EY to explore the symbiotic relationship between #AI and #telecoms. The study reveals that AI can enhance efficiency in 50% of work tasks, particularly benefiting 70% of “highly network-dependent” jobs in the EU, Switzerland, the UK, and the US.   Telecom networks support AI's evolution, ensuring efficient performance by boosting speed, capacity, scalability, and adaptability. As AI accelerates the digital economy, the connectivity sector is critical in integrating AI and driving global competitiveness.   Discover more about AI’s transformative impact on telecom and the broader economy: https://lnkd.in/eBj9Um3d

This year’s Big Ride raised a record-breaking €1 million for Street Child. 🏆 Over 800 participants cycled, ran or walked over two days in Belgium to raise a record-breaking €1 million to support Street Child's mission of ensuring all children are safe, in school, and learning. Thank you to everyone who participated or volunteered, making this our most successful Big Ride to date. A special thank you to the Street Child team, our co-hosts Telenet, and headline sponsor Infosys for their support. Check out the highlights of the #BigRide2024, featuring our CEO Mike Fries, and Street Child Founders Tom & Lucinda Dannatt.

Teams that collaborate, innovate. Our Strategy team held their annual conference where attendees from across the Liberty Global family came together to unpack success stories within our OpCos, cross-pollinate and workshop ideas, and discuss the immense innovation unfolding in the TMT industry. Watch for key takeaways from Jim Ryan, Anne Nguyen, Dr. Stefan Fuchs, Severina Pascu, Erik Van den Enden and Tony Hanway. #strategy #collaboration #TMT #innovation

In Europe, AI regulation not only protects consumers but also empowers businesses to adopt the technology within a clear and secure framework, enabling innovation to flourish beyond just the major players. This was the key takeaway from our panel event held this week at The Nine, Brussels. Moderated by Javier Espinoza from the Financial Times, panelists included Nirali Patel, VP AI and Data Strategy at Liberty Global, Ansgar Koene, Global AI Ethics and Regulatory Leader at EY, and Hungarian MEP Katalin Cseh from ReNew Europe. They provided invaluable insights into the diverse challenges and opportunities in AI, from #regulation and #ethics to #innovation and #sustainability. Key discussion points included: 💡 AI and Copyright: If AI mimics your voice, who owns the resulting audio? Is it you, the creator of the soundbite, or the AI system? The AI Act aims to navigate these issues, ensuring clear guidelines and protections for all parties involved in AI-generated works, but frameworks are still evolving. 💡 Sustainability and Smaller Language Models (SLMs): Smaller models require less computational power and resources, leading to lower energy consumption and carbon footprints. By optimizing data processing and storage, SLMs can support environmentally-friendly AI practices. 💡 Human Bias in AI: The EU AI Act emphasizes the importance of mitigating human biases in AI systems and advocates for built-in bias detection and correction mechanisms, ensuring that AI applications are fair, transparent, and aligned with ethical standards. It was an insightful afternoon filled with rich discussions and forward-thinking perspectives. Read our ‘Wired for AI’ report here: https://bit.ly/3W96lwf

Great to see this sharing agreement between Virgin Media O2 and Vodafone. This partnership will mean a better experience for millions of UK customers.