Episodes
Julia Westland, co-leads Spencer Stuart's Data & Analytics Practice, talks with Accenture's Joe Depa about the role of the Chief Data and Analytics Officer and the evolution of it. Starting off as a data focused role making data an important part of the boardroom conversation, but has since broadened beyond this.
Published 01/23/23
In this episode, Abhijit Bhatwadekar - Head of Data & Analytics at PPL Corporation, talks with Accenture's Lee Barrett about the evolution of the utilities industry and its use of artificial intelligence. Hear why data and AI are key to managing the changes taking place across the industry. Listen now.
Published 01/03/23
In this episode, Lascelles Forrester, is joined by Josh Reese to discuss Navy Federal Credit Unions cloud data transformation. Hear the challenges they faced when starting with fragmented and siloed data and the benefits they have gained from their data transformation journey. Listen now.
Published 12/05/22
In part 2 of this podcast, Fernando and Peter discuss the role that humans play in all of this. Expanding on the examples they talked about in part 1, hear how large language models will aid and augment humans, helping to access relevant information quickly to accomplish a task. Listen now.
Published 11/14/22
In this episode Fernando Lucini talks with Peter Welinder to discuss how large language models like GPT-3 will impact society and AI. OpenAI was founded to build artificial general intelligence (AGI) that can reach and eventually surpass human level capabilities, while making sure it's done in a safe, ethical and responsible way and for the benefit all of humanity. Listen now.
Published 11/01/22
As new AI powered technologies impact both life and work we are seeing the very nature of innovation being reshaped. AI is becoming less artificial and more intelligent and innovators are pursuing new approaches that enable machines to learn as humans do. Listen as Paul Daugherty and Jim Wilson discuss what it means to be Radically Human. Listen now.
Published 10/17/22
Teresa Tung is joined by two data mesh experts, Justin Borgman, Starburst - Chairman & CEO, and Bryan Aller, Comcast - Director, Software Development & Engineering, to discuss what's new about data virtualization with data mesh. They share their experiences which is driving a new interest in data virtualization. Listen now.
Published 10/04/22
The increase in regulatory attention facing AI has put the topic of AI regulation squarely on the C-suite agenda. Organizations are trying to figure out how to respond, however the situation is complex as strategies will vary by country, differing cultural values and multiple philosophies. Listen now to hear Roger Taylor, Responsible AI advisor and former Chair of the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation, and Ali Shah, Accenture's Global Principal Director for Responsible AI, discuss.
Published 09/19/22
The increase in regulatory attention facing AI has put the topic of AI regulation squarely on the C-suite agenda. Organizations are trying to figure out how to respond, however the situation is complex as strategies will vary by country, differing cultural values and multiple philosophies. Listen now to hear Roger Taylor, Responsible AI advisor and former Chair of the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation, and Ali Shah, Accenture's Global Principal Director for Responsible AI, discuss.
Published 09/19/22
Data analytics are fundamental to the enterprises as they continue to pursue their growth initiatives. Two approaches are emerging, top down and bottom up. Listen to Lee Barrett, Accenture Applied Intelligence Northeast Lead discuss with Jeff Kaminski, Accenture Applied Intelligence Northeast Strategy Lead discuss the pros and cons of each. Listen now.
Published 09/06/22
Jean-luc Chatelain, Applied Intelligence CTO, talks with Andrew Feldman, Founder and CEO of Cerebras Systems about transformers, massive models and the future of AI. They discuss how we are moving from a world of a large amount of models to fewer more powerful models known as transformers. Hear what they think this means for the future of AI.
Published 08/22/22
In this episode, Manish Dasaur, Accenture’s Chief Data & Analytics Officer for Communications & Media in North America, talks with Andy Markus, the Chief Data Officer of AT&T about the role that data and AI is playing in driving transformation in the Communications industry. Hear why Data & AI is critical to the communications business, the impact its driving and how these leaders see it evolving in the coming years. Listen now.
Published 08/03/22
In this episode of the AI Leaders Podcast, Fernando Lucini, Chief Data Scientist at Accenture talks with Kian Katanforoosh, Workera CEO & Co-founder about AI+X. This is an emerging trend where people are learning the foundations of AI skills to complement their own subject matter expertise. Listen now.
Published 07/19/22
Kathrin Schwan, a managing director for Accenture's Data and AI Network, is joined by Dr. Maryam Ramezani-Bartsch, VP of Data & Analytics at Sky and Ana Campos who was co-CEO at Trivadis and currently a managing director at Accenture. They sit down to talk about why they think there is a fear around AI and the collection of data. They identify four main areas where fears and misconceptions come from. Listen now.
Published 07/06/22
Accenture's chief marketing & communications officer, Jill Kramer, joins Sanjeev Vohra to discuss the future of marketing and the role data and automation will play. Hear Jill discuss the intersection where science matches with the art of marketing and communications.
Published 06/20/22
In this episode David Atkinson, who leads Sun Life's data and analytics efforts, talks with Krish Banerjee about how data has become core to their customer experience. Hear how they are leveraging data to create exceptional client experiences and drive meaningful impact.
Published 06/06/22
A pioneer in machine learning and online education, Andrew Ng, joins Sanjeev Vohra for this episode of the AI Leaders Podcast. They discuss Data-centric AI, an emerging topic in the field of artificial intelligence. Listen to hear what it is and how it is different from traditional approaches.
Published 05/16/22
In this episode of the AI Leaders Podcast, Ryan McDonald, Chief Scientist at ASAPP talks with Fernando Lucini, the Chief Data Scientist of Accenture about Natural Language Processing (NLP). Hear what they think needs to be done to get the user experience correct, putting in place safety nets to keep things on track and why it is all about design. Listen now.
Published 05/04/22
Manish Dasaur, an Accenture Managing Director is joined by Shyla Raghav, who is the Head of Partnerships at New Division of Time called CO2, which is focused on sustainability and climate change. Hear as they discuss how we can use the latest technology and innovation, including AI, to combat climate change. Listen now.
Published 04/12/22
In this episode of the podcast, Shail Jain talks with Arnab Chakraborty about the latest in data platforms. With digital transformations being accelerated, it is imperative to embed a data culture across the organization so that people believe and trust the data and believe in the power of this technology. Listen now.
Published 04/01/22
In this episode of the AI Leaders Podcast Jin Zhang (Engineering Director at Meta) talks with Lan Guan about her career journey and how she has been able to build a strong support network and how small actions can add up to help others grow.
Published 03/01/22
International Women's Day is a day to celebrate the achievements of women and a call to action for accelerating women's equality. Samta Kapoor is joined by Asha Saxena (Founder & CEO, WLDA), Bari Harlam (Co-founder, Troublemakers.org) and Ellen Nielsen (Chief Data Officer, Chevron) to discuss what this day means to them. Listen to hear the stories and advice for the next generation of women leaders.
Published 03/01/22
Hear how Walgreens Boots Alliance is organizing data into analytical assets to provide a Single View of Customer across business domains and drive value for the organization.
Published 02/14/22
Dr. Adrian Weller from The Alan Turing Institute joins the AI Leaders Podcast to discuss Responsible AI. He brings insights from his experience in industry and more recently academia. Listen now to an insightful conversation with Ray Eitel-Porter where they cover ethics, justice and fairness as it pertains to data and A.I..
Published 01/31/22
Teresa Tung is joined by Shirshanka Das to discuss what Metadata is and the role it plays in data products. Listen to hear what the three main types of metadata are and the unique role each plays.
Published 01/17/22