RR001: This is Realities Remixed & big trends for 2026

Realities Remixed, formaly know as Cloud Realities, launches a new season exploring the intersection of people, culture, technology, and society. Hosts Dave Chapman, Esmee van de Giessen, and Rob Kernahan unpack 2026’s defining trends, from AI and sovereignty to adaptability and automation, offering fresh insight, candid reflections, and forward‑looking conversations shaping the year ahead.

TLDR

00:20 – Introduction of Realities Remixed

02:30 – Why the show evolved?

04:50 – Dig in with the team: Predictions for 2026

06:40 – Macro trends

13:00 – Sovereignty
17:40 – Agentic AI
22:17 – Human–AI interaction
26:06 – Cloud trends
30:42 – AI scaling, domain‑specific models
35:03 – Adoption lag
39:34 – Physical AI
43:47 – Quantum computing
48:21 – Hardware acceleration
50:30 – Cybersecurity
52:38 – Season outlook

Hosts

Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/

Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/

Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/

Production

Marcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/

Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/

Sound

Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/

Louis Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/

'Realities Remixed' is an original podcast from Capgemini