Joan is a Digitalisation & Sustainability Lead at Siemens and a Contemporary Landscape Artist. We discuss technology, life and art in this episode of The Global Discussion. She was the CEO of the Irish Internet Association, supporting over 350 IIA member companies and helping to drive policy development and lobbying to progress the industry on critical issues such as skills development, open data, cloud computing and industry standards. The IIA ran the annual industry awards, The NetVisionaries, and the digital inclusion campaign Digitise the Nation. Joan is on the Executive Council of the Contemporary Irish Art Society and is a prior winner of the Business Woman of the Year Awards. As an Artist, Joan takes inspiration from her location and abstracts form and colour from Ireland's trees, farms and landscapes. About The Global Discussion: The podcast features carefully curated guests from an exciting cross-section of creatives, leaders, and thinkers. New episodes are available on Apple, Google, and Spotify podcasts and several leading podcast platforms. You can listen to and watch the episodes on our dedicated YouTube channel and the website.  To learn more about The Global Discussion, please visit: https://www.theglobaldiscussion.com Audio: Spotify | Google | Apple  Video: YouTube | Website  Social Media: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn