The Next Big Question

This time on The Next Big Question, Ellen Nielsen, CDO of Chevron, joins the podcast to talk about how enterprises can approach artificial intelligence. She discusses the challenges and opportunities for AI at an enterprise level and how change management and culture play a significant role. Ellen also talks about how to pivot your adoption strategy with a volatile, rapidly changing technology like AI.

In this episode of The Next Big Question podcast, SVP, Chief Information Security Officer at UL Solutions Angela Williams details how the board can deepen their expertise of enterprise security and risk. She shares insight into the latest SEC regulations, how security leaders can better educate the board about potential risks, and the questions the board should be asking to strive for cyber resiliency.

In this episode of The Next Big Question podcast, Chief Data Officer Kevin Bates of Fannie Mae leads a conversation about how enterprises can gain value from a cloud-based data ecosystem. He discusses the importance of a strong data foundation and the “personas” that should inform the priorities for enterprise leaders. He also touches on generative AI and machine learning and how they can fit into this model.

In the first episode of our 2023 podcast series, Chief Information & Transformation Officer Bernard Mikael of EY talks about integrating technology across the enterprise. He shares lessons learned from his experience in digital transformation and organizational change and how to best position organizations for innovation.

This time on The Next Big Question podcast, CISO Deborah Wheeler of Delta Air Lines leads a conversation about cybersecurity and how private industry can engage with government entities in the security space. She discusses the current threat landscape, the need for public-private collaboration, and the risks if these public-private conversations don’t take place. She also shares her route into cybersecurity leadership and how to recruit more talent into the field. 

This week, Executive Vice President and Chief Data Officer Moin Haque of Warner Music Group joins us on The Next Big Question podcast to talk about how organizations can be empowered through data. Moin shares why it’s important to expand your storytelling abilities beyond reports and dashboards and how to strive to make data so ingrained in the culture that it’s “in the water” at your organization. He also discusses how to set up the foundational part of your data literacy journey for success and how to  “liberate the data” from systems and silos.

This time on The Next Big Question, Executive Director and Digital CIO Eddy Wagoner of JLL joins the podcast to talk about how C-level leaders and organizations can address sustainability and other global concerns. Wagoner shares examples of ways to collaborate across the C-suite on global issues and discusses why focusing on sustainability is necessary to grow, attract talent and remain competitive. As Wagoner explains, businesses are constantly trying to become better and faster and improve how they operate – and it’s no different when it comes to sustainability initiatives.

Janice Deskus, CHRO of Staples, joins the podcast to discuss leading and influencing the business from her role in the C-suite. Listen as she shares how HR leaders bring a different perspective than anyone else in the room and how to earn – and keep – a seat at the decision-making table. Janice explains why HR leaders are “full-fledged” business leaders in all respects and how the future of C-suite leadership involves staying holistically informed and not limiting yourself to your functional role.

This time on The Next Big Question, Chief Cybersecurity Officer Kurt John of Siemens USA joins the podcast to discuss how to manage the noise in your organization’s crowded technology ecosystem. Kurt explains how digitalization, speed to market, and a plethora of products are contributing to that noise and how to manage risk in this environment. 

On this episode of The Next Big Question, CIO Piyush Chowhan of Lulu International joins the podcast to discuss turning his passion for customer experience into value for the enterprise. Piyush shares how to break down the silos between technology and digital business strategy and the challenges in optimizing processes and workforce skills to meet the organization’s digital needs.