Investors today are demanding more than promises—they want data. In this episode of FOBtv, futurist Kevin Benedict speaks with Eric Weitzman of FactSet about how investors are scrutinizing companies’ authentic sustainability commitments, and how technologies like AI, digital twins, and advanced analytics are reshaping the way businesses prove their impact.

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The Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future.

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Join us for an enlightening conversation with Alison Wise, Founder and Principal at Wise Strategies, as she shares her perspectives on corporate sustainability in an era of global complexity. Wise explores how companies are leveraging cutting-edge technologies—like AI, sensors, and digital twins—to track impact, forecast climate risks, and drive long-term value. She dives into the frameworks shaping corporate accountability, the realities of managing sustainability in a polarized political environment, and the strategic challenge of balancing efficiency with environmental responsibility. 

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The Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future.

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In this compelling episode, Marie Clara Buelligen, Head of Sustainable Investment Banking Americas at Societe Generale, shares a candid and strategic perspective on the future of sustainability in business. With deep insights into the intersection of finance, technology, and environmental responsibility, Buelligen explores how emerging tools like AI, digital twins, simulations, and modeling are reshaping long-term sustainability planning and climate risk management. 

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About the Reimagining the Future Series | The Future of Business

The Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future.

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What can a buried city, and ancient materials teach us about building a better tomorrow? On this episode, we connect the deep past with the long future. We're joined by Janna Jokela, a futurist and archaeologist who sees the remnants of ancient civilizations not just as historical artifacts, but as a map for our future. 

Q&A

1:54

Q1

Tell us what your paper is going to be about, or your argument.

2:29

Q2

Where does circularity come into that discussion?

4:44

Q3

How does archeology inform the future? What does it mean when you look at it?

5:46

Q4

Do you find yourself more hopeful or more cautious about the future?

7:24

Q3

Let’s talk about that. You’ve written three books. Do you have a copy handy?

8:10

Q5

How does studying the past inform how you think about the future?

12:15

Q6

What are the most surprising lessons that you think leaders consistently overlook?

13:56

Q7

If you left one artifact, teaching or idea for future humans, what would it be?

15:48

Q8

In studying past societies, where do you find resilience that can inspire us today?

16:50

Q9

Is there a role for myths today to help unify and influence us?

20:21

Q10

Imagine archeologists 500 years in the future, what are they going to think about us?

24:17

Q11

Is the role of a futurist to be an influencer/advocate or an objective observer?

26:29

Q12

Finland seems to have made wise decisions over the last century. What is your take?

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The Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future.

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In this episode sustainability expert Haley Price and I dig deep into the motivations people and companies have to support sustainability and sustainable business models.  We explore the technologies, risks management strategies, and standards used to audit progress, and where the future of sustainability is likely to take us.

TCS Digital Twindex Sustainability: https://www.tcs.com/what-we-do/services/sustainability-services/tcs-digital-twindex-sustainability

TCS Digital Twindex Series: https://tinyurl.com/3tha7p58

Q&A

1:24

Q1

When you hear the word “sustainability”, what does that mean to you?

2:35

Q2

Tell us about your journey. Why did you take this leadership role around sustainability

4:52

Q3

What do you find that motivates companies to get behind sustainable initiatives?

6:08

Q4

What kinds of technology are supporting and helping companies better manage their

9:32

Q5

Do you have any recommendations that you can point leaders towards, standards

11:11

Q6

Let’s talk about climate risk. Especially what are multinational companies having to

14:03

Q7

What is your advice for a company that really wants to monitor the impact of their

15:54

Q8

How do we balance how much we invest in these kinds of sustainability efforts with

17:25

Q9

Where is the solution to sustainability within the domains of science, technology,

18:13

Q10

What does success look like for a company that wants to make these investments

20:53

Q11

How do you anticipate sustainability evolving over the next ten years?

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About the Reimagining the Future Series | The Future of Business

The Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future.

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#futureofbusiness #reimaginingthefuture #scienceandtechnology #digitalforces #societalfactors #emergingfuture #businessstrategy #AI #advancedlinguistics #covid19 #pandemic #postpandemicstrategy

In this episode, our guest is Jayasree Kottapalli, Head of Sustainable Solutions, Communications, Media and Information Services at TCS.  In this illuminating conversation we learn how businesses can thrive at the intersection of profitability and sustainability. Jayasree shares her personal journey into sustainability, unpacks the forces motivating organizations to act now, and explores how breakthrough technologies—AI, digital twins, sensors, simulation, and modeling—are transforming sustainability strategy. 

TCS Digital Twindex Sustainability: https://www.tcs.com/what-we-do/services/sustainability-services/tcs-digital-twindex-sustainability

TCS Digital Twindex Series: https://tinyurl.com/3tha7p58

Q&A

1:11

Q1

When you hear the word “sustainability”, what does that mean to you?

2:03

Q2

What inspired you to get involved and focus your career on sustainability? What

5:08

Q3

Is there anything common about what motivates businesses to really focus on

6:12

Q4

How will technologies like AI, digital twin sensors, simulation, and modeling going to

8:30

Q5

What advice would you give business leaders around standards and frameworks that

10:21

Q6

How can organizations and business leaders actually anticipate the impact of climate

12:12

Q7

How do they effectively make sure that their entire supply chain, and their extended

14:48

Q8

Can you give us an example on how a company would have better visibility through-

17:13

Q9

How do companies go about in their general operations, balancing efficiency,

20:02

Q10

The Future of Business team in TCS, shares that the future is shaped by seven

21:11

Q11

How does a business leader know when they’ve done the right things and they’ve

22:59

Q12

Let’s look 10 years into the future, how do you anticipate that sustainability initiatives

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About the Reimagining the Future Series | The Future of Business

The Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future.

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#futureofbusiness #reimaginingthefuture #scienceandtechnology #digitalforces #societalfactors #emergingfuture #businessstrategy #AI #advancedlinguistics #covid19 #pandemic #postpandemicstrategy

This episode of FOBtv, features Kiran Gupta, Global Head of Sustainability Services for TCS, in a forward-thinking discussion on the critical intersection of technology and ecological responsibility. We explore how cutting-edge technologies like AI, digital twins, and sensors can revolutionize ecological system management and enhance long-term sustainability planning.

TCS Digital Twindex Sustainability: https://www.tcs.com/what-we-do/services/sustainability-services/tcs-digital-twindex-sustainability

TCS Digital Twindex Series: https://tinyurl.com/3tha7p58

Q&A

1:18

Q1

What does sustainability mean to you?

2:33

Q2

With all the different options and opportunities available, you chose the field of sustainability to lead that effort. What inspired you to do that?

4:09

Q3

If you could change just one thing about how the world works today to help this

5:18

Q4

What would a healthy relationship between humans and nature look like?

6:21

Q5

How will technologies that are emerging like AI, digital twins, help us better

9:34

Q6

How can things like simulation and modeling and other AI-powered kind of foresight

12:16

Q7

Are there standards that organizations should adopt to ensure that the digital

14:31

Q8

In different parts of the world, the amount of energy required to deliver AI is different.

16:32

Q9

How do business leaders anticipate this changing environment that we're in, where

20:59

Q10

How do companies balance the business need and their desire to be sustainable

23:59

Q11

It's societal, geopolitical, economic, philosophical, and environmental domains converging

27:00

Q12

We look at future scenarios and all the ramifications to then say, What do we need

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The Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future.

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In this episode of FOBtv, host Kevin Benedict, and TCS futurist and thought leader David Kish, dig deep into the Future of Sustainability, and the concepts of sustainability, regeneration, circular economies and more. This episode introduces listeners to a new era of sustainability where both the problems and solutions can be found in the convergence of domains such as science, technology, societal, geopolitical, economic, philosophical, and environmental.

TCS Digital Twindex Sustainability: https://www.tcs.com/what-we-do/services/sustainability-services/tcs-digital-twindex-sustainability

TCS Digital Twindex Series: https://tinyurl.com/3tha7p58

Q&A

{Q1} 1:43

Is there a scale from unsustainable to sustainable to regenerative?

{Q2} 2:29

Talk to me about your experience in sustainability and what shaped your path to take you there.

{Q3} 3:26

If you could change one thing about how the world works today, when you think about regeneration and sustainment?

{Q4} 4:03

How in this world of polarization do you depoliticize these kinds of topics?

{Q5} 4:52

What would a healthy relationship between humans and nature look like?

{Q6} 6:06

What if we started seeing Earth in a more holistic manner and started treating our forests, oceans and wildlife as actually essential infrastructure to the planet?

{Q7} 7:41

In the area of less developed nations out there struggling to build their economic growth and sustainability for their environment, is it possible to do both at once?

{Q8} 9:26

What does “regenerative agriculture” mean, and how would we see that

modeled out there?

{Q9} 10:51

How can the C-suite operate and define value in a way that they will be rewarded by their stakeholders? Do we have a concept on how that might work?

{Q10} 12:10

How can a company's digital infrastructure strategy accelerate a move

toward regenerative environments? Are there tools that can be used?

{Q11} 13:29

How can AI, digital twins and sensors help us better manage an ecological system and also to build circular business models that support that effort?

{Q12} 14:54

What does the term “digital twins” mean to you?

{Q13} 17:04

Do you think these kinds of digital platforms might organize or self-organize different cross-industry groups or public-private ecosystems that accomplish these goals?

{Q14} 20:01

How do profit-oriented capitalistic enterprises find the balance between investing in sustainability vs. how much they should return to their shareholders?

{Q15} 22:09

Do you see sustainability as primarily a problem and within one or a group of those domains, or what's your perspective on that?

{Q16} 23:28

Do you see the solution to our environmental challenges as a scientific solution, a tech solution, or a societal solution? Where do you find the solution to that?

{Q17} 25:07

What does a successful transition to a sustainable future look like to you in daily life? What would daily life look like if we had achieved that scenario?

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The Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future.

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#futureofbusiness #reimaginingthefuture #scienceandtechnology #digitalforces #societalfactors #emergingfuture #businessstrategy #AI #advancedlinguistics #covid19 #pandemic #postpandemicstrategy

In an era where every company is trying to navigate the complex world of generative AI, many leaders are still searching for the practical, day-to-day applications that truly move the needle. This is not another episode about the future potential of AI. This is a look at its practical present. Join us as we sit down with Ken Hubbell, a pioneering author and AI expert who has been at the forefront of the generative AI revolution since its early days. Ken pulls back the curtain on his career-long journey, sharing candid insights from his experiments, high-stakes projects, and the surprising ways he uses AI tools every day.

Books by Ken Hubbell:

The Next Workforce (3 book series)

There is AI in Team: https://a.co/d/eXPkZZ6

More than the Sum of Our Parts: https://a.co/d/d25YQtE

A 'Little' More Than the Sum of Our Parts: https://a.co/d/14eiCtb

Q&A

1:21

Q1

So let’s talk about this name, “the pragmatic futurist.” Tell me more about that.

2:02

Q2

Tell us about your AI journey.

7:24

Q3

Let’s talk about that. You’ve written three books. Do you have a copy handy?

9:04

Q4

When ChatGPT became available for everyone to use, how did you use it on a

12:18

Q5

What are people comfortable having AI do, and when do they take credit for doing the

18:32

Q6

Have you named your ChatGPT?

33:52

Q7

You suggest that instead of reducing face-to-face, AI may, in fact, increase face-to-face

42:31

Q8

When you use AI, do you use voice mode?

44:03

Q9

Do you have a male or female voice with your ChatGPT, and what kind of accent

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The Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future.

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#futureofbusiness #reimaginingthefuture #scienceandtechnology #digitalforces #societalfactors #emergingfuture #businessstrategy #AI #advancedlinguistics #covid19 #pandemic #postpandemicstrategy

In this podcast our guest is procurement and supply chain expert and global thought leader, Joe Carson. Joe provides candid insights, and a comprehensive overview of critical challenges, from geopolitical shifts, navigating tariffs, fostering supply chain resilience, and embracing the transformative potential of artificial intelligence. 

Previous Interviews with Joe:

Q&A

1:04

Q1

Talk to me about your experience and background in supply chain and procurement.

2:36

Q2

I want to focus today on the globalization of supply chain and why that trend seems

6:50

Q3

Give us a peek into what competition is really like when you're running a multi-

14:44

Q4

They might be a customer of yours. They might be your partner. I mean, I could just

16:50

Q5

There are trading blocks that are your best friends, some competing and different

19:20:

Q6

What if country “A” has a tariff on it, they might just reroute their products through

20:15

Q7

So you're chief procurement officer. You're responsible for all this stuff, and you get a

22:52

Q8

How are they going to twist your arm? What are they going to ask and demand

24:25

Q9

So whenever competition beats you out, the C-levels are going to go... “It's my supply

24:59

Q10

Why would a country use tariffs or weaponize tariffs for a trade war or any of that?

30:32

Q11

How do you prepare as a chief procurement officer and with the supply chain

33:33

Q12

This culture of risk management and risk awareness, what would be the elements

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The Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future.

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#futureofbusiness #reimaginingthefuture #scienceandtechnology #digitalforces #societalfactors #emergingfuture #businessstrategy #AI #advancedlinguistics #covid19 #pandemic #postpandemicstrategy