
The Next Five
Hosted by Tom Parker and Tom · FT Partner Studio
4.9from 30 ratings
- 50
- Episodes
- 31
- Transcribed
- 30
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About The Next Five
The Next Five is the FT’s partner-supported podcast, exploring the future of industries through expert insights and thought-provoking discussions with host Tom Parker. Each episode brings together leading voices to analyse the trends, innovations, challenges and opportunities shaping the next five years in business, technology, health and lifestyle This content is paid for by advertisers and is produced in partnership with the Financial Times’ Commercial Department Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- FT Partner Studio
- Category
- business · news · technology
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 17 Sept 2021
- Latest episode
- 13 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
31 of 50 episodes have a transcript.

13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Systems Rewritten: Automotive

6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Systems Rewritten: AI

29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Systems Rewritten: Markets
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Systems Rewritten: Automotive
Published 13 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] That's largely driven, of course, by legislation and incentives. So we have a zero emission vehicle mandate. A certain proportion of manufacturer sales need to be electric every year. And there is therefore a force into the market of that kind of volume. Now, at the same time, we've got a rapid increase in public charging infrastructure. Which assists people who need to make certain long journeys. 85% of people in an electric car in the UK charge at home. So this is a top up charging scenario. It suits our market, suits our use case. So that kind of barrier has also been broken down. We've got massive competition in the UK market, which is driving affordability. […]
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- Niall Healy
- Marc Palmer
- Peter Wells
- Matthew Wright
- Walter Pasquarelli
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 7 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 23 ratings
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- 44
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 98
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Who hosts The Next Five?
Tom Parker and Tom host the show. Published by FT Partner Studio.
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The show publishes bi-weekly, based on its RSS feed.
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