The AI in Business Podcast

By Daniel Faggella

Technology Business

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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 Artificial Intelligence Research CEO Daniel Faggella interviews top AI executives from Fortune 500 firms and unicorn startups - to uncover trends, use-cases, and best practices for practical AI adoption.

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The Impact of Generative AI...

09.26.2023

Today’s guest is Heather Lane, Senior Architect at athenahealth. athenahealth is one of the leading U.S. providers of network-enabled services for healthcare and point-of-care mobile apps. Heather joins us on today’s program to discuss the implications of new, emerging generative ...

The AI in Business Podcast episodes:

09.26.2023 The Impact of Generative AI on Healthcare - with Heather Lane of Athenahealth Today’s guest is Heather Lane, Senior Architect at athenahealth. athenahealth is one of the leading U.S. providers of network-enabled services for healthcare and point-of-care mobile apps. Heather joins us on today’s program to discuss the implications of new, emerging generative ...
09.23.2023 [Beyond GPU] A Closer Look at Manufacturing Challenges for Computer Vision - with Peter Tu of GE Research Today’s episode is the third in a special series we’re calling ‘Beyond GPU,’ taking a look at edge AI computing challenges and solutions with help from guests at leading vendors and superscale global tech brands leading the most advanced hardware ...
09.19.2023 AI Solutions for R&D Challenges in Life Sciences - with Ramesh Durvasula of Eli Lilly Today’s guest is Ramesh Durvasula, Senior Vice President of R&D; IT at Eli Lilly. Ramesh joins Emerj Senior Editor Matthew DeMello on the program today to survey the biggest challenges in biotech research and how emerging capabilities, particularly in generative ...
09.18.2023 How to Identify High-ROI Use Cases for GenAI and Achieve Success Quickly - with Carm Taglienti of Insight Today’s guest is Carmen Taglienti, Chief Data Officer and Data/AI Portfolio Director at Insight. Insight is a leading IT solutions provider specializing in streamlining enterprise data infrastructure. Carmen returns to the program today to discuss high-ROI use cases in generative ...
09.16.2023 [Beyond GPU] AI Hardware for Computer Vision - with Adam Burns of Intel Today’s episode is the second in a special series we’re calling ‘Beyond GPU,’ taking a look at edge AI computing challenges and solutions with help from guests at leading vendors and superscale global tech brands leading the most advanced hardware ...
09.15.2023 [AI Futures] A Debate on What AGI Means for Society and the Species - with Roko Mijic and Roman Yampolskiy In another installment of our ‘AI Futures’ series on the ‘AI in Business’ podcast, we host a debate on what Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) will mean for society and the human race writ large. While opinions on the subject diverge ...
09.12.2023 LLMs and Generative AI for Financial Planning and Life Insurance Workflows - with Christian Mitchell of Northwestern Mutual Today’s guest is Christian Mitchell, Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer at Northwestern Mutual. Christian joins us on the program to talk about the impact that large language models and generative AI tools will have on creating more enhanced ...
09.09.2023 [Beyond GPU] Solutions for AI Hardware Challenges from Infrastructure to Deployment - with Mark Heaps of Groq Today’s episode is the first in a special series we’re calling ‘Beyond GPU,’ taking a look at edge AI computing challenges and solutions with help from guests at leading vendors and superscale global tech brands leading the most advanced hardware ...
09.06.2023 Exploring Use Cases in Foundational Models for Life Sciences, Retail and Manufacturing - with Alberto Rizzoli of V7 Today’s guest is Alberto Rizzoli, Co-founder and CEO of V7. V7 is an AI-first software company that builds a high-quality image and video training platform for model and database management. Alberto returns to the program to examine larger use cases ...
09.05.2023 Facing Retail Challenges in the Era of Generative AI - with Alan Boehme of H&M Today’s guest is Alan Boehme, Chief Technology Officer at H&M.; Alan has also served at a number of Fortune 500 companies, assisting them through their digital transformations, including Coca-Cola and Procter & Gamble. Alan joins us on the program today ...
09.01.2023 [AI Futures] AI and the Future of Intimacy - with Professor Pani Farvid of the New School Today’s episode marks the return of our ‘AI Futures’ series, where we explore what AI means for the future of our society and species with a more academic caliber of guests. Today’s guest is Dr. Pani Farvid, Associate Professor at ...
08.31.2023 Overcoming Healthcare Challenges with Generative AI and Deep Learning - with Erik Duhaime of Centaur Labs Today’s guest is Erik Duhaime, Co-founder and CEO of Centaur Labs. Centaur Labs helps AI developers and data scientists label medical and scientific datasets at scale so that they can build and improve their models more quickly and easily. He ...
08.30.2023 Operationalizing GenAI Models to Increase Business Value - with Carm Taglienti of Insight Today’s guest is Carm Taglienti, Chief Data Officer and Data/AI Portfolio Director for Insight. Insight is a leading IT solutions provider specializing in streamlining enterprise data infrastructure. On today’s show, Carm joins Emerj Senior Editor Matthew DeMello to discuss where ...
08.29.2023 The Impact of AI on Drug Target Discovery and the Personalization of Healthcare - with Leo Barella of Takeda Today’s guest is Leo Barella, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Takeda. He joins Senior Editor Matthew DeMello on this week’s program to talk about the biggest challenges facing the healthcare and life science spaces and where we’re ...
08.28.2023 [Winning Executive Buy-In] Winning Executive Buy-In, From a Vendor’s Perspective - with Zohar Bronfman of Pecan Today’s guest is Zohar Bronfman, CEO and Co-founder of Pecan. Pecan is a predictive analytics software company that works with companies across retail, eCommerce and manufacturing spaces. Zohar joins Emerj CEO and Head of Research Daniel Faggella in another installment ...
08.23.2023 Telling Fact from Fiction in Launching Enterprise AI and Bespoke LLMs - with Alberto Rizzoli of V7 Today’s guest is Alberto Rizzoli, Co-founder and CEO of V7. V7 is an AI-first software company that builds a high-quality image and video training platform for model and database management. Alberto joins us on the program to discuss what generative ...
08.22.2023 AI Regulations and Enterprise Legal Exposure - with Anna Gressel of Paul, Weiss Today’s guest is Anna Gressel, Counsel at Paul, Weiss. Paul, Weiss (short for Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP) is a law firm based in New York City with over 1,000 lawyers on staff. Previously, Anna served as Senior ...
08.18.2023 [AI Futures] Intensive vs. Laissez-Faire Approaches to AI Governance - with Robin Hanson of George Mason University Today’s guest is Dr. Robin Hanson, Associate Professor of Economics at George Mason University. Dr. Hanson is a prominent contributor to discussions on the implications of AI applications on realpolitik going into the future. In conversation with Emerj CEO and ...
08.15.2023 Machine Learning and Large Language Models in Healthcare - with Dr. Arta Bakshandeh of Alignment Health Today’s guest is Alignment Health Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Dr. Arta Bakshandeh, D.O., M.A. Alignment Health is a tech-enabled Medicare Advantage healthcare firm that celebrated its first year as a public company in March. He joins us on the program ...
08.08.2023 AI and B2B Customer Journey Signals - with Carlos Quezada of Hewlett Packard Enterprises Today’s guest is Carlos Quezada, Vice President of Customer Experience Strategy at Hewlett Packard Enterprises. He joins Emerj Senior Editor Matthew DeMello on the program to talk about building customer journeys simultaneously from the B2B and infrastructure perspectives. Later, they ...
08.01.2023 AI for Insurance, Insurance for AI - with Edosa Odaro of Tawuniya Today’s guest is Edosa Odaro, Chief of Data Analytics and Privacy Officer at Tawuniya, former Chief Data Officer at AIG, and author of two books on overcoming data challenges. For the first of a two-episode appearance on the podcast, Edosa ...
07.26.2023 Winning Buy-In From Logistics Leaders for AI Projects - with Dorothy Li, CTO of Convoy Today’s guest is Dorothy Li, Chief Technology Officer of Convoy, a logistics and software company based in Seattle that has raised nearly a billion dollars in funding. Dorothy spent over a decade at Amazon, where she served as vice president ...
07.25.2023 Leveling Up Road Safety through AI in Automotive - with Frantz Saintellemy of LeddarTech Today’s guest is Frantz Saintellemy, President and Chief Operating Officer of LeddarTech. LeddarTech is a global software company headquartered in Québec City, Canada, that develops and provides comprehensive perception software solutions that enable the deployment of advanced driver assistance systems ...
07.24.2023 How Asset Protection Teams can Win Executive Buy-In from Data and Storytelling- with Adam Oberdick of CVS Health Today’s guest is Adam Oberdick, Lead Director of Asset Protection at CVS Health. Adam has over 15 years of experience in asset protection across the retail sector for such name brands as Kmart, Target and Nike. In conversation with Emerj ...
07.20.2023 Solving Logistics Challenges with AI - with Dr. Yossi Sheffi of MIT Today’s guest is Dr. Yossi Sheffi, Professor of Engineering Systems and Director of the Center for Transportation and Logistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also the author of ‘The Magic Conveyor Belt: Supply Chains, AI and the ...
07.13.2023 AI Data Management for Clinical Trials - with Melissa Easy and Tim Riely of IQVIA Today’s guests are Melissa Easy, Vice President and General Manager of Clinical Technologies at IQVIA, and Tim Riely, Vice President of Clinical Data Analytics at IQVIA. They return to the program to talk with Emerj Senior Editor Matthew DeMello about ...
07.11.2023 The Future of Legal Document Management - with Danny Tobey and Bennett Borden of DLA Piper Today’s guests are DLA Piper Chief Data Scientist Bennett Borden and Chair of DLA Piper’s AI Practice Danny Tobey. DLA Piper is among the world’s leading law firms, and as Bennet and Danny explore with Emerj Senior Editor Matthew DeMello ...
07.06.2023 AI Tools for Improving Experiences for Patients and Healthcare Providers - with Dr. Nele Jessel of Athenahealth Today’s guest is Dr. Nele Jessel, Chief Medical Officer at Athenahealth. Athenahealth is one of the leading U.S. providers of network-enabled services for healthcare and point-of-care mobile apps. She joins us on the program to talk about the biggest challenges ...
07.05.2023 The Impact of AI-Enhanced Clinical Trials on Patient Experiences - with Melissa Easy and Tim Riely of IQVIA Today’s guests are Melissa Easy, Vice President and General Manager of Clinical Technologies at IQVIA, and Tim Riely, Vice President of Clinical Data Analytics at IQVIA. They join Emerj Senior Editor Matthew DeMello on the program to talk about the ...
07.04.2023 What AI Means for Telecommunications - with Alek Liskov of Verizon Today's guest is Alek Liskov, Verizon's Director of AI & Data Product Management. In conversation with Emerj Senior Editor Matthew DeMello, Alek discusses the telecom industry's biggest challenges and how AI capabilities provide solutions on both the supply and demand ...
06.29.2023 LLM-driven Writing and Reading Co-Pilots in Financial Services - with Michael Elias of AI21 Labs Today’s guest is Director of Enterprise Accounts at AI21 Labs, Michael Elias. AI21 Labs is a Tel Aviv-based software company specializing in natural language processing-based systems. Michael joins Emerj Senior Editor Matthew DeMello on the program to pour through the ...
06.28.2023 Getting the C-Suite from ‘Spreadsheets and Gut Feelings’ to Data-Driven Insights - with Bret Greenstein of PwC Today’s guest is PwC partner in Data, Analytics, and AI, Bret Greenstein. Bret returns to the program to share best practices for selling the C-suite on AI initiatives with Emerj CEO and Head of Research Daniel Faggella as part of ...
06.27.2023 Automation Across the Business through Conversational AI - with Muddu Sudhakar of Aisera Today’s guest is Muddu Sudhakar, CEO of Aisera. Aisera is a tech company specializing in conversational AI that helps customer support teams answer tickets faster. Muddu returns to the platform after appearing on our sister ‘AI in Financial Services’ podcast ...
06.22.2023 Striking a Balance in Personalization and Fraud Detection - with Gerald van den Berg of Etsy Today’s guest is VP of Analytics and Strategic Finance at Etsy, Gerald van den Berg. He joins Emerj Senior Editor Matthew DeMello on the program to discuss the convergence of a post-COVID retail environment for fraud and the AI-driven technological ...
06.21.2023 Large Language Models and the Future of Cognitive Work - with Asif Hasan of Quantiphi Today’s guest is Asif Hasan, Co-founder of Quantiphi. Quantiphi is an AI-First digital engineering company that designs AI-driven services and platforms for broad applications across industries. In conversation with Emerj CEO and Head of Research Daniel Faggella, Asif explores the ...
06.20.2023 Leveling Up AI Capabilities in Public-Private Projects - with Dr. Raghav Vadhera of Raytheon Technologies Today’s guest is Dr. Raghav Vadhera, Lead Technical Architect for AI/ML Platform & Services at Raytheon. In conversation with Emerj CEO and Head of Research Daniel Faggella recorded live at The AI Accelerator Summit in Boston in October 2022, they ...
06.19.2023 The Three Gaps in DoD Capabilities that AI Can Fill - with Mark Brunner of Primer Today’s guest is Mark Brunner, President of Primer Federal. Together with Emerj Senior Editor Matthew DeMello, Mark examines the three major gaps between the Department of Defense’s current AI capabilities and the race for dominance with China – especially in ...
06.16.2023 Overcoming Obstacles in Reaching ROI for AI Projects - with Fallon Gorman of NLP Logix Today’s guest is NLPLogix CFO and COO Fallon Gorman. NLP Logix is a fast-growing AI services firm based in Florida that serves both the public and private sectors. Fallon joins us on today’s program to discuss the best strategies for ...
06.13.2023 Beyond Algorithms: What AI Adoption Projects Need to Succeed - with Gero Gunkel of Zurich Insurance Today’s guest is Gero Gunkel, Chief Operating Officer and Data Science Leader for Zurich Insurance. Gero returns to the program to explain to Emerj Senior Editor Matthew DeMello how much successful AI adoptions rely on planning that has nothing to ...
06.08.2023 LLMs for Personalization at Scale and More Use Cases in Retail and eCommerce - with Dan Padnos of AI21 Labs Today’s guest is VP Platform for AI21 Labs, Dan Padnos. AI21 Labs is a Tel Aviv-based software company specializing in natural language processing-based systems. Together with Emerj Senior Editor Matthew DeMello, Dan looks at retail and eCommerce challenges in ensuring ...
06.06.2023 Taking a Hard Look at the State of AI - with Carlo Giovine of McKinsey Today’s guest is Carlo Giovine, a partner with McKinsey and lead for QuantumBlack Labs. He joins us to share findings from McKinsey’s “State of AI” in 2022 report – and why the nuances of the study run counter to a ...
06.01.2023 Retail Fraud & Loss Prevention in Data, Brick-and-Mortar and Beyond - with Chris Nelson of Gap Inc. Today’s guest is Chris Nelson, Senior Vice President of Asset Protection at Gap Inc. Chris joins us to share his experience in loss prevention going from the military to on-site security and on to the world of data. He describes ...
05.31.2023 Winning Executive Buy-In: Balancing AI Innovation with Project Urgency - with Amaresh Tripathy of Genpact Today’s guest is Amaresh Tripathy, Senior Vice President and Global Business Leader at Genpact. Genpact is an American professional services firm that employs over 100,000 people in over 30 countries. He leads a team of 15,000 analytics experts covering data ...
05.30.2023 Consumer Technology in the Age of AI - with Connie Chan of a16z Today’s guest is Connie Chan, General Partner at a16z. In conversation with Emerj Senior Editor Matthew DeMello, Connie discusses the challenges consumer companies are facing from distribution to mobile technology. Later, she addresses how AI use cases in personalization and ...
05.29.2023 An Introduction to Centers of Excellence and Enterprise AI Adoption - with Ryan Rascop of Insight Today’s guest is Ryan Rascop, Senior Business Development Manager at Insight, a leading IT solutions provider specializing in streamlining enterprise data infrastructure. In conversation with Emerj Senior Editor Matthew DeMello, Ryan discusses what sets Centers of Excellence (CoE) apart as ...
05.26.2023 The Value of Topic Search in Detecting Signals with ROI - with Ben Webster of NLP Logix Today’s guest is NLPLogix Modeling and Analytics Lead and Data Scientist Ben Webster. NLP Logix is a fast-growing AI services firm based in Florida that serves both the public and private sectors. Ben joins us on the program to discuss ...
05.23.2023 The Future of Healthcare in Large Language Models - with Ylan Kazi of Blue Cross Blue Shield Today’s guest is Ylan Kazi, Chief Data Officer at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota. Ylan returns to the program in conversation with Emerj Senior Editor Matthew DeMello to discuss how AI is changing the intimacy and accuracy of ...
05.16.2023 From Homework to Real Work: What Generative AI Means for Every Business - with Ori Goshen of AI21 Labs Today’s guest is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of AI21 Labs, Ori Goshen. AI21 Labs is a Tel Aviv-based software company specializing in natural language processing-based systems. In conversation with Emerj CEO and Head of Research Daniel Faggella, Ori expounds on generative ...
05.11.2023 What Artificial Intelligence Means for Retail - with Asha Sharma of Instacart Today’s guest is Instacart Chief Operations Officer Asha Sharma. She joins us on the program to discuss the biggest challenges facing retail leaders in the post-COVID world and how data is playing a major role in their solutions. Throughout, she ...
05.09.2023 AI and the Future of Propaganda - with Nell Watson of Apple Today’s guest is Nell Watson, Executive Consultant Philosopher at Apple and AI Ethics Maestro at the IEEE Standards Association. Nell also leads a host of initiatives in teaching machines prosocial behavior and resolving cultural conflicts. She joins the AI in ...

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