Best Montfort Podcasts (2024)

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Unlocking Real Estate: How Tech is Opening Doors to Investors 1:04:32

27d ago1:04:32

1:04:32

Montfort's Neil Craven sits down with Duncan Kreeger, founder and CEO of TAB, to discuss how TAB’s innovative fractional ownership model is reshaping the real estate investment landscape. In an evolving market, Kreeger believes that tech has the power to make real estate more accessible, liquid, and attractive to a wider audience, especially those …

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#18 - Dan Dalton - Wisk: Autonomy first 27:33

5h ago27:33

27:33

In this episode we welcome Dan Dalton, head of Global Partnerships at autonomous eVTOL developer Wisk. The Boeing-owned company is arguably leading the charge across efforts to introduce autonomous commercial airborne passenger services globally with a particular focus currently on initial launch markets in the US and Australia. We discuss why Wisk…

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#17 - Jamie Bullen - Montfort Communications: How do you market an AAM startup? 45:41

1M ago45:41

45:41

In this episode of the Revolution.Aero Podcast we are joined by Jamie Bullen, a senior consultant from Montfort Communications based in London. An experienced financial journalist and editor within the property, finance and aviation press, with former employers including Euromoney and Flight Global, Jamie is perfectly placed to give behind-the-scen…

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#16 - Dave Stepanek - Bristow Group: Getting ahead of the curve 42:53

1M ago42:53

42:53

In this episode we are joined by Bristow’s chief transformation officer Dave Stepanek. A helicopter guy through and through, who previously served as Bristow’s chief operating officer, Dave has been charged with overseeing the organisation’s strategic diversification into new markets such as advanced air mobility, electric aircraft and unmanned car…

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#15 - Anthony Mc Loughlin - Better Futures: Harnessing AI for engineers 44:06

2M ago44:06

44:06

In this episode we welcome Anthony Mc Loughlin, founder and CEO of Better Futures, to the podcast. Mc Loughlin's firm is pioneering the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for engineers . The company has identified, among others, a market niche in the burgeoning electric aviation sector and offers free demos via its website to enable engineers to e…

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S3 E10: Supporting heritage languages: The why and how 49:54

2M ago49:54

49:54

Today the Language Scientists are back to present the last episode of Series 3! It's been so interesting to have the chance to revisit some of the topics from this season. In this episode, we discuss some of our favourite insights and thoughts about this series. We discuss the differences in fluency a heritage speaker has in the home compared to th…

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S3 E9: Multilingual Leicester 43:43

2M ago43:43

43:43

Why do “The Language Scientists” keep saying that Leicester is a great location to discuss multilingualism? In this episode, Dr Kaitlyn Zavaleta interviews Dr Michelle Harrison, a lecturer in French & Francophone studies at University of Leicester to discuss multilingualism in Leicester. In addition to discussing Dr Harrison’s experience working wi…

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S3 E8: Benefits of bilingualism 45:44

2M ago45:44

45:44

What does it mean to be "bilingual"? How can we encourage and support parents to raise children bilingually? In this episode, Dr Kaitlyn Zavaleta talks all-things-bilingual with Professor Antonella Sorace from the University of Edinburgh and Founding Director of "Bilingualism Matters", a non-profit organisation that brings bilingualism research fin…

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#14 - Ronnie Fahy - Xplorate: Breaking 500km 32:37

2M ago32:37

32:37

In this episode we welcome back Ronnie Fahy, CEO of Australian aerial intelligence firm Xplorate. Fresh off the back of gaining approval to inspect a full pipeline (550km) entirely beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) in Queensland, Fahy tells us how the team got there and what it means to do so. We also look ahead at what's next for Xplorate from d…

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S3 E7: Language choices at home 34:20

3M ago34:20

34:20

In this episode Dr Marie-Josee-Bisson talks to Dr Xiao Lan Curdt-Christiansen about language choices in the family. How do parents decide which language they will speak to their children at home and are there rules to follow? Xiao Lan talks about Pride, Prejudice and Pragmatism and how these impact on family language decisions. Parents have a big r…

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#13 - Paul Briggs - Bird & Bird: A legal look at sustainable aviation 46:21

3M ago46:21

46:21

In this episode we welcome Paul Briggs, Of Counsel at London-based law firm Bird & Bird. Paul has nearly four decades of experience in aviation law, including 17 years of being Joint Head of the International Aviation & Aerospace Sector Group at Bird & Bird. Now leading the firm’s efforts in sustainability, covering everything from SAF to eVTOLs, t…

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S3 E6: Using multiple languages in the classroom 59:54

3M ago59:54

59:54

As a language learner in the classroom, you may feel like you’re starting from no language skills and a lot of confusion. However, as Dr Kaitlyn Zavaleta and Dr Tracey Costley discuss, even a new learner is bringing in language skills from other languages. When a language teacher encourages the use of other, non-target languages, they allow for "tr…

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#12 - Benjamin Zeitoun, Matteo Peraldo and Florent Francois - Starburst Ventures, Alix Partners and C-981: Transforming commercial aviation supply chain 49:42

3M ago49:42

49:42

In this episode we welcome Benjamin Zeitoun, partner at Starburst Ventures alongside Matteo Peraldo, partner at Alix Partners and Florent Francois, CEO and founder of C-981. Today's commercial aviation supply chain sees big players relying on an intricate network of small and medium-sized suppliers. It has in recent times proved resilient, but this…

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#11 - Blain Newton - BETA Technologies: Transitions, type certifying and transformative disruption 34:45

3M ago34:45

34:45

In this episode we welcome on our first all-electric aircraft OEM and our first eVTOL developer, BETA Technologies. BETA is a Vermont-based company developing two aircraft — an eVTOL it calls Alia or A250 and a conventional takeoff variant dubbed CX300 — and supporting electric charging infrastructure. To date the firm has raised over $1bn on its j…

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#10 - Kolin Schunck - Lufthansa Innovation Hub: Identifying investment opportunities in AAM 49:43

4M ago49:43

49:43

In this episode we welcome Kolin Schunck, senior manager of Strategic Innovation & Intelligence at Lufthansa’s Innovation Hub. There he focuses on all things sustainable aviation including sustainable aviation fuel, hydrogen and electric aviation and advanced air mobility. Lufthansa's Innovation Hub this week announced its Startup Gate Program (see…

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#9 - Christian Grim and Jesper Vind - Bosch Campus: A place for startups 44:01

4M ago44:01

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In this episode we welcome on Christian Grim and Jesper Vind from Bosch Campus in Germany. Christian is General Manager of Bosch General Aviation Technology and Jesper works on the business development management side. Located in in the German town of Holzkirchen near Munich, Bosch Campus includes about 25,000sqm of laboratory and office building s…

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S3 E5: Heritage language speakers in the classroom 24:13

4M ago24:13

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In this episode Dr Marie-Josee Bisson talks to Ellie Chettle-Cully about celebrating multilingual speakers in the primary classroom. Ellie is a teacher and language lead at one of our local primary schools in Leicester, a city that prides itself on its multilingualism. What is it like to hear multiple languages in the classroom? Ellie talks about n…

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S3 E4: Nurturing heritage languages in the community: Part 2 34:31

4M ago34:31

34:31

In this episode Dr Marie-Josée Bisson interviews Sajan Odedra from the Jalaram Bal Vikas Gujarati language school based in Leicester. They talk about the motivations for parents and children to learn more about their heritage language. Sajan explains how many secondary schools support pupils gaining extra qualifications in the heritage language. Th…

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S3 E3: Nurturing heritage languages in the community: Part 1 39:10

5M ago39:10

39:10

In this episode Dr Marie-Josée Bisson interviews Dr Marion Krauthaker about "La petite école de Leicester" a community language school project for French speakers. Celebratory of heritage language, this is a school designed for children coming from a French bilingual background. The episode discusses exposure to the French language and the value of…

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#8 - Edison Yu - Deutsche Bank: Forecasting AAM 35:22

5M ago35:22

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In this episode we speak to Edison Yu, lead on research coverage of Space & Aerial Mobility at Deutsche Bank. There he focuses on what is known as the New Space economy and the advent of eVTOL/UAM. With respect to advanced air mobility, Yu closely follows the progress of all the listed eVTOL OEMs.By Revolution.Aero

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S3 E2: Who is a heritage language speaker? 37:23

5M ago37:23

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What does it mean to be a "heritage speaker"? The answer is a bit complicated. In this episode Dr Kaitlyn Zavaleta speaks with Professor Silvina Montrul on the topic of heritage language speakers and what language acquisition patterns may look like. How are heritage speakers like native speakers? How are they like second language learners? How may …

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#7 - Scott Cutshall - Clay Lacy: AAM and the FBO 33:33

5M ago33:33

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In this episode we speak to Scott Cutshall president of Real Estate and Sustainability at Clay Lacy Aviation. There he manages and develops the company’s real estate and infrastructure portfolio while leading the organisation’s sustainability, community engagement, governmental affairs and workforce development divisions. Cutshall serves on a numbe…

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S3 E1: Raising bilingual children 29:41

5M ago29:41

29:41

In this episode Dr Marie-Josée Bisson and Dr Kaitlyn Zavaleta discuss raising children bilingually. Exposure to another language does not just occur in the classroom but may also occur in the home environment. This episode emphasises that individual experiences in speaking heritage languages in the home are unique, and that home exposure to heritag…

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#6 - Chris Rocheleau - NBAA: A business aviation view of AAM 26:57

5M ago26:57

26:57

In this episode we speak to Chris Rocheleau the chief operating officer of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) about the role the organisation and the wider industry is playing in making advanced air mobility (AAM) a reality. Rocheleau spent over 20 years in various roles with the FAA, including Associate Administrator for Aviation Sa…

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#5 - Mario Asselin - The AirCraft Company: The principle of electric first 31:02

5M ago31:02

31:02

In this episode we speak to Mario Asselin CEO and co-founder of The AirCraft Company, a Kansas-based startup developing a family of hybrid-electric regional aircraft. Co-founding the company alongside his wife Sylvie St-Georges, the pair have 65 years of combined experience in aircraft design including the Bombardier Global 7500 and the Global 8000…

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#4 - Ronnie Fahy - Xplorate: Pioneering aerial intelligence 36:23

6M ago36:23

36:23

In this episode we speak to Ronnie Fahy, CEO of Xplorate, an Australia-based aerial intelligence company that combines Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) with machine-learning to enable access to unprecedented data and insights from large infrastructure to terrain and, even, search and rescue. Xplorate has a growing list of major oil and gas …

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#3 - Todd Graetz - Aerolane: Not towing the line of convention 28:22

6M ago28:22

28:22

In this episode we speak to Todd Graetz co-founder of Aerolane, a US-based startup which is endeavouring to expand the availability of air freight at the same cost as traditional trucking. How? Through an innovative aerial towing system that combines tried and tested technology with cutting-edge advancements.…

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#2 - Sergio Cecutta - SMG Consulting: Modelling advanced air mobility 39:11

6M ago39:11

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In this episode we speak to Sergio Cecutta, founder and partner at SMG Consulting, a boutique management consulting firm that amongst many other things provides data and modelling of the advanced air mobility (AAM) industry. Listen to find out more about how the SMG team create those models and how the insight gained helps to shape and inform Sergi…

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#1 - Brian Flynn, Dean Donovan and David Spurlock - DiamondStream Partners: Investing in mobility 36:38

7M ago36:38

36:38

For our first episode we are joined by the managing partners of mobility investment firm DiamondStream Partners, Brian Flynn, David Spurlock and Dean Donovan.By Revolution.Aero

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S2: E5: Learning the words that matter 33:46

1+ y ago33:46

33:46

In this Episode, Dr Bisson talks to Professor Emma Marsden about a really important change coming to the French, German and Spanish curriculum in England. There is going to be a more defined and constrained list of words that students have to learn and that are allowed to be on the GCSE exams. Is this going to make a difference to the number of stu…

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S2: E4: Reviving language learning in the UK 43:22

1+ y ago43:22

43:22

In this episode, Dr Kaitlyn Zavaleta interviews Professor Neil Kenny, Professor of French at University of Oxford, Senior Research Fellow in All Souls College, and Lead Fellow for Languages for the British Academy. This episode addresses one of the central motivations for the podcast: how to increase the number of language learners in the UK. In hi…

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S2: E3: "Hello" or "How do you do"? Is there a rule? 30:39

1+ y ago30:39

30:39

In this episode, Dr Kaitlyn Zavaleta interviews Dr Jiayi Wang, about those "unwritten" rules of language use, which are known as "pragmatics". What's really interesting about pragmatics is that they aren't really reflected in textbooks the way we originally learn a language. Dr Wang discusses research into English learners and their use of language…

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S2: E2: Keeping our brains tidy 23:33

1+ y ago23:33

23:33

In this episode, Dr Marie-Josee Bisson asks Dr Walter Van Heuven about language organisation in the brain. How does the brain cope with having words in different languages and how come we don't make lots of mistakes when we speak (for example saying a word in French in the middle of a conversation in English!). Listen to the episode to find out! To…

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S2: E1: How does this word look to you? 19:11

1+ y ago19:11

19:11

In this Episode, we welcome you to Season 2 of the Podcast and talk about how the language that we know can influence the way we learn other languages. In particular, some foreign language words look really different compared to words in our native language. It may be that they include a combination of letters that are not possible in our native la…

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S1: E9: Mouse-tracking: How to Study Language Online 24:45

2y ago24:45

24:45

In this episode, Dr Zavaleta speaks with Dr Anue Kukona about psycholinguistic research. In particular, they discuss conduction research over the internet and the advantages that come with that in terms of a more diverse sample of participants, mouse-tracking as an alternative to eye-tracking, as well as predictions in language that goes at three t…

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S1: E8: "What's the word again?": Mistakes Can Show Knowledge and Fluency 20:42

2y ago20:42

20:42

In this episode Dr Bisson interviews Dr Zavaleta about her research on speech errors (when you say cat instead of dog or "Platurn" instead of planet because you were also thinking of Saturn... ). Dr Zavaleta explains how speech errors are a normal occurrence especially when we learn another language. Things get muddled up and the wrong word comes o…

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S1: E7: Designing a Language Study: Assigning Students to Groups 24:23

2y ago24:23

24:23

In this episode, Dr Bisson talks to Professor Matthew Inglis about the importance of randomised controlled trials in education research. In other words, why is it crucial to allocate pupils to an intervention randomly and at the pupil level (rather than, say, a whole class) in order to be able to draw strong conclusions from a research study. Join …

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S1: E6: Training Your Ear for a New Language 21:13

2y ago21:13

21:13

In this episode Dr Bisson speaks with Dr Angelos Lengeris about phonological abilities and their importance for language learning. Join us to hear about how we can train our ear to hear sounds that do not exist in our native language and how this then helps us speak with a more "native-like" accent. Can you help us by completing our survey? We woul…

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S1: E5: Virtual Reality for Language Learning 31:31

2y ago31:31

31:31

In this episode Dr Zavaleta speaks with Dr Elizabeth Enkin about using virtual reality as a tool for language learning. Join us to hear research using virtual reality to help students speak in the target language whilst reducing feelings of anxiety, even using virtual sculpture making as a way of facilitating target language use. Can you help us by…

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S1: E4: Thinking Outside the Box to Assess Language Knowledge 26:01

2y ago26:01

26:01

In this episode, Dr Bisson interviews Dr Alex Mangold from Aberystwyth University on the topic of creative assessment. They discuss the decline in uptake of modern foreign languages at University level and Alex explains how creative assessments could change that by allowing students to produce a creative piece rather than always being assessed thro…

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S1: E3: Tired of Memorising to Learn New Words? Just Read! 25:14

2y ago25:14

25:14

In this episode Dr Zavaleta talks to Dr Ana Pellicer-Sanchez about learning vocabulary through reading as well as her research using films with bilingual subtitles. You will find out what Ana recommends to improve vocabulary knowledge in and out of the classroom: from reading a book to watching a film and using an app, her message is clear, enjoyme…

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S1: E2: Tracking Eye Movements Provides Insight into Language Knowledge 29:45

2y ago29:45

29:45

In this episode, Dr Bisson speaks with Professor Kathy Conklin about eye-tracking in language research. From archaic equipment with bite bar to newer online tools to track people's eyes, Kathy explains what eye-tracking can tell us about language processing and language learning. In particular, you get to hear about her fascinating research on bino…

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S1: E1: Beyond the Classroom: Informal Language Learning 19:34

2y ago19:34

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In this episode Dr Zavaleta talks to Dr Bisson about incidental learning and how we can use this type of learning to help us learn a language in and out of the classroom. Being exposed to a language can help you pick up new words, syntax and grammar even if you are engaged in another task. This can be something like playing a game with foreign lang…

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Meet The Language Scientists 3:35

2y ago3:35

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In this episode you meet us, your hosts for the series, Dr Kaitlyn Zavaleta and Dr Marie-Josee Bisson and we set the scene for what is to come. We are both Senior Lecturers at De Montfort University and we conduct research on language learning. Throughout the series we will be interviewing experts in the field of language learning and beyond to imp…