In Episode 26 of Season 2, on Driven By Data, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Niladri Shekhar Dutta, Global Director; Head of AI Innovation & Data Strategy at Ericcson, where they discuss how data operating models support digital transformation and operational excellence, which includes;

• How Data Strategy supports Digital Transformation
• What this means in regards to an organisation's DNA
• An insight into rule-driven decision-making
• How Ericcson achieves this
• The key components in achieving operational excellence
• What’s the role of Data and AI in overall DNA transformation to digital
• What the future of telco looks like in terms of the next generation of Digital Telco
• Where data monetization sit within this

In Episode 25 of Season 2, on Driven By Data, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Helen Mannion, Global Data Director at Specsavers where they discuss:

• What Helen is tasked with achieving at Specsavers
• Specsavers Journey through Data-Transformation
• Pivotal movements within their journey over the past 3 years
• The biggest contributions to Helen's success
• Key competencies when building the best data-driven team
• Biggest challenges when building a data-driven team
• Advice for data leaders about to embark on the same journey
• What's next for Specsavers

In Episode 24 of Season 2, on Driven by Data: The Podcast, our very own Kyle Winterbottom joins forces with Catherine King and appears on the Business of Data podcast, where they discuss the current trends in Data & Analytics, which includes;

• The rise of the Data Engineer

• The resurgence of Data Governance as an enabler

• The role of personal brand & thought leadership

• Tackling Diversity & Inclusion

• The current talent market

• Building Data & Analytics teams

• Articulating a compelling narrative

In Episode 23 of Season 2, on Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Jason Foster, Chief Operating Officer (CDO) at Cynozure Group where they discuss:

• Future Plans for The Cynozure Group
• The evolution of the role of a CDO
• What modern-day CDOs need to consider and where their priorities should lie
• Biggest challenges for a CDO
• Why the average tenure for a CDO is only 2 years
• The role an organisation plays in allowing the CDO to be successful

In Episode 22 of Season 2, on Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Marika Roque, Chief Operating Officer at KERV Interactive where they discuss:

• The purpose of Kerv's technology
• The benefits of an organisation using Kerv's technology
• How Kerv is leveraging data to optimize the future of user engagement whilst shopping
• What the future of shopping looks like
• How cookies will affect what Kerv does
• How cookies will impact how organisations utilise video content
• Kerv's major success stories

In Episode 21 of Season 2, on Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Robin Sutara, Chief Data Officer at Microsoft UK, where they discuss:

• How to get more data talent into the eco-system whilst ensuring it is diverse
• Why organisations struggle to hire a diverse workforce
• Why organisations have found it difficult to gain tangible results for being innovative with regards to Data & Analytics
• How to simplify and tackle; technology, people & process
• How we can use data to simplify some of our societal challenges
• What are the main challenges we can combat and how

In Episode 20 of Season 2, on Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Simon Walker (CCO) and Tim Smeaton (CEO), Managing Director at Kubrick Group, where they discuss tackling the growing data talent gap which includes:

• The implications of the increasing talent gap in data on the industry as a whole
• The causes of the widening talent gap
• How organisations can combat the talent gap
• Why organisations expectations are too high
• How data leaders can help solve the talent gap
• Innovative ways to drive diversity in data
• Becoming the employer of choice for in-demand candidates

In Episode 19 of Season 2, on Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Di Mayze, Global Head of Data and AI at WPP, where they discuss the future of data, which includes:

• The biggest challenges within Data & Analytics
• The evolution of Data & Analytics over the next 10 years
• How to strike the right balance between being data-driven and creative
• How WPP are using Avatars to make AI fun
• What skills you need to prepare for the future
• The importance of deep-skilling
• The opportunities the meta-verse will bring

In Episode 18 of Season 2, on Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Somil Gupta, AI Strategy and Monetization Advisor, where they discuss the operating models required to monetize artificial intelligence which includes:

• His journey to becoming Data/Ai Influencer of the Year – 2021
• How 70% of organisations have taken AI into production
• The typical gaps and challenges in AI adoption
• Why organisations have struggled to monetization data/AI
• What needs to change to make that happen
• The concept of Algorithmic Business
• Why algorithmic thinking is different from traditional management thinking
• Why we need Algorithmic Operating Models
• How organizations can start this journey?
• What are the key steps in the Algorithmic Business roadmap?
• What will quantify success?