Joe Hemani

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What has been your personal highlight of 2020?

I got my golf handicap down to 17.

Which three celebrities would you invite to a Zoom party?

George Bernard Shaw, Beethoven and Desperate Dan from The Dandy.

What has been your guiltiest lockdown pleasure?

Red wine.

Which tech figurehead has inspired you most this year, and why?

Bill Gates, philanthropist.

What piece of technology, or app, have you not been able to do without during the pandemic?

The internet in general.

If you could be anyone else for a week, who would you be and what would you do?

I prefer me!

Do you miss face-to-face events?

Absolutely.

How will COVID leave its mark on the way the channel operates long term?

Hybrid workplaces.

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