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The AI in Business Podcast
The AI in Business Podcast is for non-technical business leaders who need to find AI opportunities, align AI capabilities with strategy, and deliver ROI. Each week, Emerj research staff and journalists interview top AI executives from Fortune 2000 firms and unicorn startups - uncovering trends, use-cases, and best practices for practical AI adoption. Visit our advertising page to learn more about reaching our executive audience of Fortune 2000 AI adopters: https://emerj.com/advertise
Episodes
The AI in Business PodcastUsing AI to Improve Financial Collections - with Sanjay Deshmukh of Findability Sciences
Our guest this week is Sanjay Deshmukh, Executive Vice President of Findability Sciences. Findability is a SoftBank-backed firm here in the Boston area with…
The AI in Business PodcastImproving Manufacturing Quality with AI - with Remi Duquette of MayaHTT
Today's guest is Remi Duquette, Vice President of Innovation and Industrial AI at MayaHTT. MayaHTT is a services firm focused on industrial engineering and…
The AI in Business PodcastNo One AI Tool Can Solve All Problems - with Jeff Mills of iMerit Technology
Today's guest is Jeff Mills, Chief Revenue Officer of iMerit Technology. Working in the data labeling and annotation space, iMerit is a company that works with…
The AI in Business PodcastMaking AI Easier to Adopt into the Enterprise - with Marshall Choy of SambaNova Systems
Today's guest is Marshall Choy, VP of Product at SambaNova Systems. In this episode, Marshall discusses two different approaches to AI adoption: doing it…
The AI in Business PodcastThe Fundamentals of Enterprise Data Fabric - Unlocking the Value in Enterprise Data - with Daniel Hernandez of IBM
Today's guest is Daniel Hernandez, General Manager of Data and AI for IBM. In this episode, we discuss the topic of the access and governance of data. Daniel…
The AI in Business PodcastAI Trends That Will Impact Business Leaders - with Bestselling Author Martin Ford
Today's guest is Martin Ford, futurist and New York Times best-selling author of the 2015 book "Rise of the Robots." Martin's most recent book, "Rule of the…
The AI in Business PodcastTurning Data Strategy into AI ROI - with TJ Shembekar of IBM
Today's guest is TJ Shembekar, Director of IT for IBM Global Financing. TJ has been with IBM for over 15 years and has gone through the entire journey of…
The AI in Business PodcastWhat it Takes to Make AI Part of the Lifeblood of a Company - with Stacey Shulman of Intel
This is the final episode in our five-part series on AI culture change in the enterprise. Every day this week, we have published an episode covering this topic…
The AI in Business PodcastThe Stages of Enterprise AI Maturity - with Domino Data Lab CEO Nick Elprin
As episode four of five in our series on enterprise culture change for AI adoption, we speak with Nick Elprin, CEO of Domino Data Lab. His company has…
The AI in Business PodcastLifting the "AI Fluency" of Enterprise Teams at Scale - with Andreas Welsch of SAP
This is episode three in our series on AI culture change in the enterprise taking place this week through Friday. We will be publishing episodes daily…
The AI in Business PodcastHow Culture Separates Top-Performing AI Teams - with Carlos Escapa of Facebook
In the second episode of our five-part series on AI culture change, our guest is Carlos Escapa, Global Business Development Manager for Facebook AI. Previously…
The AI in Business PodcastWhat "Building an AI Culture" Really Involves - with IBM's Chief AI Officer Seth Dobrin
This week's guest is Dr. Seth Dobrin, Chief AI Officer for IBM. As one of the best-known AI companies in the world, IBM has over 300,000 employees. As the…
The AI in Business PodcastEnd-User Impact is the Best Way to Make the AI Business Case - with Gaurav Srivastava of FarEye
Today's guest is Gaurav Srivastava, CTO at FarEye. Having recently raised another $100M, FarEye has now raised a total of $150M to bring artificial…
The AI in Business PodcastEverything Will Be Digitized: The Future of AI in Heavy Industry - with Joseph Berti of IBM
Our guest this week is Joseph Berti, VP of AI Applications at IBM. This week, Joseph discusses high-level trends in how AI is making its way into heavy…
The AI in Business PodcastHow AI Adoption Differs from Analytics Adoption - with Bhaskar Roy of Fractal Analytics
Today's guest is Bhaskar Roy of Fractal Analytics. Bhaskar previously held high-level analytical roles at Target and Accenture before joining Fractal Analytics…
The AI in Business PodcastUnlocking the Predictive Value of AI in Retail - with Levi's Chief AI Officer Katia Walsh
This week's guest is Katia Walsh, Ph.D. and Chief Strategy Officer for Levi Strauss & Co. Levi's is one of the best-known apparel brands in the world at $5.5B…
The AI in Business PodcastAI in the Workplace, What it Means for Employees - with Emily He of Oracle
Today's guest is Emily He, SVP of Human Capital Management at Oracle's Cloud Business Group. Currently ranked the 80th in the Fortune 100, Oracle is well-known…
The AI in Business PodcastHow an Established Enterprise Builds an AI Team - with Ramprakash Ramamoorthy of Zoho
This week's guest is Ramprakash Ramamoorthy, Director of AI Research at Zoho Corporation. Based in the Bay Area, Zoho makes over $600M in annual revenue and…
The AI in Business PodcastMedical Device AI at the Edge - Use-Cases and Challenges - with Patrick Bangert of Samsung SDS
Today's guest is Patrick Bangert, VP of Artificial Intelligence at Samsung SDS, the services wing at Samsung. With $200B in annual revenue, Samsung is the 15th…
The AI in Business PodcastIntersection AI and RPA - Two Ways to Find Efficiency Opportunities, with Merve Unuvar of IBM
This week's guest is Merve Unuvar, Director of AI Platforms and Automation at IBM Research AI. This week's focus is on the intersection of AI and RPA, which is…
The AI in Business PodcastPersonalized Medicine Before and After AI - with Alexandre Le Bouthillier of Imagia
Our guest this week is Alexandre Le Bouthillier, Co-Founder of Imagia. Imagia is a firm based in Montreal that leverages artificial intelligence for medical…
The AI in Business PodcastAI-Powered Appointment Setting, a Use-Case Deep Dive - with Nikola Mrkšić of Poly AI
Today's guest is Nikola Mrkšić, CEO and Co-Founder of PolyAI. PolyAI is an AI voice company based in the United Kingdom. Nikola previously appeared on an…
The AI in Business PodcastUnlocking Data's Value in Life Sciences, from Diagnosis to Telehealth and Beyond - with Bill Fox of SambaNova
Today's guest is Bill Fox, Business Development Executive for Healthcare Strategy at SambaNova Systems. Founded in Palo Alto, California, SambaNova offers…
The AI in Business PodcastPost-COVID Strategy for AI Startups - with Rudina Seseri of Glasswing Ventures
Today's guest is Rudina Seseri, Founder and Managing Partner at Glasswing Ventures. Rudina has been a previous guest on The AI in Business Podcast, and today…
The AI in Business PodcastEnterprise Lessons in AI Safety and Ethics - with Caroline Gorski of Rolls Royce
Today's guest is Caroline Gorksi, Group Director at R2 Data Labs of Rolls Royce. Rolls Royce is a well-known company involved in the heavy-industry space based…
The AI in Business Podcast[AI Futures - S2E8] The Dangers and Opportunities of AI and Brain-Computer Interface - with Dr. Susan Schneider of Florida Atlantic University
Today's guest is Susan Schneider, Founding Director at the Center for the Future Mind of Florida Atlantic University, NASA Chair in Astrobiology Exploration…
The AI in Business PodcastAI and the Future of Sales Enablement - with Jim Benton of Chorus.ai
Today's guest is Jim Benton, CEO of Chorus.ai. Sales enablement with AI adoption is an often overlooked business function that few companies are succeeding…
The AI in Business Podcast[AI Futures - S2E7] Developing AGI and Avoiding Global Conflict - with Science Fiction Legend David Brin
Today's guest is David Brin, renowned fiction author, NASA consultant, and keynote speaker with a Ph.D. from the University of California San Diego. David has…
The AI in Business PodcastAutomating Critical Drug Discovery Processes with NLP - with Emmanuel Walckenaer of YSEOP
Today's guest is Emmanuel Walckenaer, CEO of YSEOP. A firm based in Paris, YSEOP focuses on natural language generation across financial services and life…
The AI in Business Podcast[AI Futures - S2E6] The Future of Security and Privacy in an AI-Enabled World - with Dr. Joanna Bryson of the Hertie School
Today's guest is Dr. Joanna Bryson, Professor of Ethics and Technology at the Hertie School in Berlin. Previously a faculty member of the Computer Science…
The AI in Business PodcastHow to Make Enterprise AI Projects More Predictable - with Ricardo Panaggio of Daitan
This week's guest is Ricardo Panaggio, Data Scientist at Daitan. Daitan is ranked by the Financial Times as one of the fastest-growing U.S. companies and now…
The AI in Business Podcast[AI Futures - S2E5] Data Sovereignty and Human Rights in AI-Powered Virtual Worlds - with John Havens of the IEEE
Today's guest is John Havens, Director for Emerging Technologies and Strategic Development at the IEEE Standards Association, and Executive Director for the…
The AI in Business PodcastAn In-Depth Look at NLP Adoption in Banking - with Sudhanshu Sawlani of ING
This week's guest is Sudhanshu Sawlani, Head of Robotics and Intelligent Automation for ING Wholesale Banking, a large financial services organization with…
The AI in Business PodcastHow to Expand an AI Services Business and Gain Traction with Enterprise Clients - with Cory Janssen of AltaML
Our guest this week is Cory Janssen, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of AltaML, an AI services firm based in Canada with over 100 employees just four years after its…
The AI in Business Podcast[AI Futures - S2E4] The Impact of Gaming and VR on the Future of AI - with Dr. Julian Togelius
Today's guest is Dr. Julian Togelius, professor of Computer Science and Engineering at New York University. Julian has a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the…
The AI in Business PodcastThe Use-Cases of AI for Homeland Security - with Jared Dunnmon of the US DIU
Today's guest is Jared Dunnmon, Technical Director of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at the US Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). Jared began working…
The AI in Business Podcast[AI Futures - S2E3] AI's Economic Impact in a Future of Digital/Virtual Immersion - with Bronwyn Williams
Today's guest is Bronwyn Williams, partner at Flux Trends, a foresight and advisory firm based in South Africa, and Co-Author of "The Future Starts Now,"…
The AI in Business PodcastThe US-China Race for AI Predominance, and the Future of AI Military Innovation - with Michael Brown of the US DIU
Today's guest is Mike Brown, Director of the Defense Innovation Unit for the United States Department of Defense. Mike is someone with an extensive background…
The AI in Business Podcast[AI Futures - S2E2] Dr. Robin Hanson on AGI, Emulating Human Consciousness, and the Future of Work and Life
Today's guest is Dr. Robin Hanson, Associate Professor of Economics at George Mason University with a Ph.D. in Social Science from the California Institute of…
The AI in Business PodcastDefense Innovation, AI, and the Future of the Military - with Steve Blank of Stanford University
Today we are kicking off a series of episodes about the topic of AI in Defence. Today's guest is Steve Blank, arguable one of the best-known Silicon Valley…
The AI in Business PodcastThe CX Impact of AI for Voice - with Nikola Mrkšić of PolyAI
Today's guest is Nikola Mrkšić, CEO and Co-Founder of PolyAI, a leading supplier of conversational AI for automated customer service, who has raised over $12MM…
The AI in Business Podcast[AI Futures - S2E1] Stephen Wolfram on the Future Impact of AI on Everyday Life
In the first episode of this 8 part AI Futures series, we look into the Future of the Human Experience. How is AI going to change the way day-to-day life looks…
The AI in Business PodcastUsing Google's Model for AI Maturity to Improve Your AI Readiness - with Pallab Deb of Google Cloud
Today's guest is Pallab Deb, the Head of Partner Solutions & AI Partnerships at Google Cloud. Previously headed up AI division at WePro, one of the world's…
The AI in Business PodcastSmart Data Infrastructure and the Future of Enterprise AI - with Rudina Seseri of Glasswing Ventures
Today's guest is Rudina Seseri, founder and managing partner of Glasswing Ventures, a VC firm in the Boston area focused on AI and startups. This week, she's…
The AI in Business PodcastAI's Customer Experience Potential in Financial Services - with Ricardo Panaggio of Daitan
Today's guest is Ricardo Panaggio, Data Scientist at Daitan, ranked by the Financial Times as one of the fastest-growing companies in America. Ricardo speaks…
The AI in Business PodcastStreamlining Financial Reporting with AI and NLG - with Emmanuel Walckenaer of YSEOP
Today's guest is Emmanual Walckenaer, CEO of YSEOP, a company based in Paris and focused on Natural Language Generation. Emmanuel speaks to us today about…
The AI in Business PodcastAI Reshaping the Workforce, Trends for 2021 and Beyond - with Michael Biltz of Accenture
Today's guest is Michael Biltz, Managing Director of Technology Vision at Accenture. For many years Accenture has come out with their annual technology vision…
The AI in Business PodcastWhat Does AI-Enabled Work Look Like? - with Per Nyberg of Stradigi AI
Today's returning guest is Per Nyberg, Chief Commercial Officer for Stradigi AI. Per spoke to us in the past about the process of getting started with AI, and…
The AI in Business PodcastBest-Practices for Discovering Valuable AI Opportunities - with Adam Oliner of Slack
Today's guest is Adam Oliner, former Head of Machine Learning at Slack and current Founder and CEO of Stealth Mode Startup. Adam speaks to us today about how…
The AI in Business PodcastAI's Potential in Logistics - with Gaurav Srivastava of FarEye
Today's guest is Gaurav Srivastava, CTO and co-founder of FarEye, a low-code, Intelligent Delivery Management Platform for all types of businesses across many…
The AI in Business PodcastThinking Strategically to Unlock the Value of NLP in Financial Services - with Pamela Negosanti of Expert AI
Today's guest is Pamela Negosanti, Head of Sector Strategy for Financial Services for expert.ai, a vendor company based in Italy that works worldwide with…
The AI in Business PodcastCreating a Culture of Innovation for AI - with Christophe Makni of Basler Kantonalbank
Today's guest is Christophe Makni, a managing consultant of Lean, AI, and Automation at Basler Kantonalbank. Christophe brings a wealth of knowledge today on…
The AI in Business PodcastPredictive, Forecasting, and the Future of AI in the Enterprise - with Cognizant's Head of AI Bret Greenstein
Today's guest is Bret Greenstein, SVP and Global Head of AI at Cognizant, one of the top 5 largest tech consulting companies globally, with 2019 revenue at…
The AI in Business PodcastAvoiding Technical Debt and Adopting AI the Right Way - with Brian L. Keith of Microsoft
Today's guest is Brian L. Keith, a research advisor for Emerj AI Research and Federal Azure Data & AI Leader for Microsoft, based in Washington, DC. Brian has…
The AI in Business PodcastMatching Supply and Demand to Improve Healthcare in 2021 - with Sanjeev Agrawal of LeanTaaS
Today's guest is Sanjeev Agrawal, President & CEO of LeanTaaS. LeanTaaS raised over a quarter billion dollars to take on AI in healthcare and is working with…
The AI in Business PodcastThe Powerful Potential of AI in Agriculture - with Poornima Parameswaran of Trace Genomics
Today's guest is Dr. Poornima Parameswaran, Co-founder & Senior Executive at Trace Genomics, a firm that has raised nearly $25M to attack the space of soil…
The AI in Business PodcastHow Retailers can Get Started with Personalization - Debjani Deb of ZineOne
Today's guest is Debjani Deb, CEO of ZineOne, an AI-based personalization firm in the Bay Area, who has raised over $15M and has worked with well-known retail…
The AI in Business PodcastThe Development of AI Competence in the Enterprise - with Monte Zweben of Splice Machine
Today's guest is Monte Zweben. Monte started doing AI with NASA in the late 80s, took a company public for nearly $3B at the height of the internet boom of the…
The AI in Business PodcastChanges to the AI in Business Podcast, and Exciting News Ahead - with Daniel Faggella of Emerj Artificial Intelligence Research
In today's short episode, we will be covering some of the recent updates to the show. I will cover what we learned in 2020 from our listeners, bring exciting…
The AI in Business PodcastNLP for Optimizing the Supply Chain, Present and Future Use-Cases - with Caroline Gorski of Rolls Royce
Today's guest is Caroline Gorsky, Group Director of R2 Data Labs at Rolls Royce. Rolls Royce needs no introduction as it is one of the pioneering providers of…