Where are the hidden stakes, and where is leadership leverage shifting, as enterprise AI gets real?
In this live podcast conversation, Purnima Padmanabhan and I explore what becomes important as enterprises move AI from experimentation into real adoption: where AI is creating meaningful business value, what leaders may not yet see about organizational transformation, how the security implications are evolving, and where leadership can have the greatest impact as the possibilities and risks unfold.
Christina Pan Podcast: Enterprise AI Is Getting Real: The Hidden Stakes
Purnima Padmanabhan is General Manager of Broadcom’s Tanzu Division. Prior to joining Broadcom, she was Senior Vice President and General Manager of VMware’s Modern Applications & Management Business and was responsible for application modernization, cloud native application development and multi-cloud management. She previously led the company’s Cloud Management Business.
Purnima has extensive experience building and launching innovative products in cloud infrastructure, security and enterprise mobility. Prior to joining VMware, she was CEO of Cavirin, a cloud security company, where she drove a turnaround. She was previously COO of MokaFive, a desktop virtualization company, and was responsible for global product operations. Purnima holds an MBA from Stanford University and an M.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California.
Purnima has had a front-row seat across multiple eras of enterprise software, from early cloud infrastructure to enterprise mobility, security, application modernization, multi-cloud management, and now agentic AI. That perspective across platform shifts gives her a distinctive vantage point on what is changing, what endures, and what may matter most as enterprise AI gets real. What will distinguish the leaders and organizations that create lasting value?
We’ll unpack:
- What Purnima sees coming that others don’t see yet
- Why AI transformation requires redesigning organizations, not just accelerating productivity
- Security implications of the latest frontier AI models, and what’s important for CEOs and Chief Risk Officers to think about
- How leaders can navigate the challenges of transformation that aren’t obvious from the outside, without a roadmap
- How leaders evolve as they step into bigger, higher-stakes arenas
- What gives Purnima optimism about the possibilities ahead
If you’re a CEO, founder, or senior executive leading an AI transformation or stepping into a higher-stakes mandate, join us for a conversation about where leverage is shifting as enterprise AI gets real.
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👉 To connect with Purnima Padmanabhan:
Connect with Purnima on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ppadmanabhan/
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👉 To connect with Christina Pan:
For AI-first CEOs, founders, and senior executives navigating higher-stakes arenas and your most consequential outcomes - if partnering with an executive coaching thought partner and sounding board is timely for you:
I invite you to reach out or book a call on my LinkedIn for the next step:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinawpan/
I specialize in helping AI-first CEOs, founders, and senior executives get clarity and conviction in your higher-stakes arenas, by strategically leveraging your zone of genius for outsized impact.
My zone of genius is maximizing your zone of genius. 🔥
Full replay on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbKvdihp_NA