On this episode of The Bridge, I’m joined by our podcast producer, Gene Volpe, for a 2023 recap and discussion about the year that was.

During our 2023 recap, we share the cliff notes of the more than 30 episodes we delivered in 2023, a year of unprecedented growth on The Bridge and for Bridgepointe Technologies. We also discuss a few hot topics like AI and security, plans for season three of The Bridge, and some predictions for the coming year.

Topics covered in this episode:

• Memorable guests and episodes from the past year.
• Hybrid work, bandwidth, customer experience (CX), and AI.
• The rationalization of networks as businesses adapt to remote and hybrid work arrangements.
• Scott’s prediction that AI will continue to play a significant role in CX.
• Changing consumer expectations, with customers expecting seamless digital experiences.
• The challenges of applying AI in customer interactions.
• The responsibility of employers in managing remote work arrangements and the evolving nature of work arrangements in response to changing circumstances.
• The connection between network and security, with a focus on unifying network and security conversations.
• The impact of AI on security and concerns about “dark AI.”
• The prediction of chaos surrounding large language models and AI.
• The integration of network and security discussions in the current tech landscape.
• The chaos and innovation cycles in the tech industry and how the pandemic accelerated certain trends.
• Plans for season 3 of The Bridge.
• Predictions for 2024.

Links for this episode:

Listen to last year’s recap episode: https://bridgepointetechnologies.com/the-bridge-podcast-with-scott-kinka-2022-end-of-year-recap/

ABOUT OUR HOST SCOTT KINKA

This is a SPECIAL EDITION of the Bridge Podcast with Scott Kinka. Over the last 12 months and 30+ episodes, Scott has gotten the opportunity to ask some of the best minds in technology a plethora of questions, including “what is your favorite app” and “what book is on your nightstand?”. In addition, he’s gotten some shameless predictions from all of these interviews.

Well, on this episode, we get to ask the same questions of Scott. 

Producer Gene Volpe gets the opportunity to ask Scott all of the tough questions and have Scott dig back on his favorite moments from our episodes so far.

This one was an ode to 2023 while looking forward to 2024. We hope that you enjoy this interesting look into the Chief Strategy Officer of Bridgepointe Technologies and tech evangelist, Scott Kinka.

CONTACT SCOTT

Web. https://www.thebridgecast.net/

LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottkinka/