Through The Corporate Glass

What does it mean to be an Infrastructure Engineer in the era of cloud computing? What are the opportunities and challenges in this area? How does this differ from application development? What are the latest trends in the field? To answer this and give us a deep dive into the world of infrastructure engineering, we have with us Nik Collins, who is working on Strategic operations and automation at DevRev. He has over a decade of experience with business automation and is one of the pillars of the infrastructure team at DevRev. 

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Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikolacollins/

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Chief Information Officers (CIOs) are crucial to an organisation’s digital transformation efforts. What is the role of a CIO and how has it evolved over the years? How do they make some of the key technology decisions that drive the organisation? How do they make their choices and what does it take to be a successful CIO. We talk about this with George Eapen, Group CIO of Petrofac.

George is focused on building building best in class Cyber capabilities and developing digital products that deliver better business outcomes for Customers. Before joining Petrofac, he spent 13 years with General Electric (GE) where he had experience in multiple international executive leadership roles in Cybersecurity, Digital transformation and Technology.

Linkedin Profile: https://ae.linkedin.com/in/george-eapen-39b03428

Organisations invest in cyber security to keep their systems and data safe. With increasing global connectivity and rising usage of cloud services, digital assets are vulnerable. How does an organisation go about defining its enterprise cyber security strategy? What are the roles in cyber security and what does it take to be successful? We talk about this with John Dunn, VP - Cyber Security, GE Healthcare.

John is responsible for defining and implementing the overall cyber security strategy for GE Healthcare's enterprise cyber security program. In a career spanning over 2 decades, he has played multiple roles across different functions in the enterprise. He has been the global supply chain IT Leader and CIO for US & Canada region for GE Healthcare.

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-dunn-8835311/

All organisations define a learning and development strategy to help their employees build the right skills and to shape their thinking. This in turn influences and builds the right culture for the organisation. In this era of digital revolution, helping employees re-skill is critical to adapt to an ever changing business landscape and it's many uncertainties. How do organisations define their Learning & Development strategy? What are the different roles involved in making this strategy successful? What does it take to be successful in these roles? We talk about this with Gautam Goenka, Global Leadership Development Manager at GE Healthcare.

Gautam has over 2 decades of experience in the industry. He has worked with multiple organisations like Shell, Baker Hughes and General Electric. He is also the chairman of Dubai's largest and most active community theatre group - H72 productions.

Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gautamjgoenka/

Digital products are an integral part of our day-to-day lives. We are increasingly aware about our experiences with these products - whether they delight us, make us happy or drive us insane. What does it take to design and build these experiences? What are the roles in an organisation that help drive user experience? What skills does it take to do this? We talk about this with Stephanie Williams, UX Director at GE Healthcare.

Stephanie has over 17 years of experience in the industry. She started out as a usability specialist at Ford Motor Company, moved on to lead user research and design and now as a director, drives experience strategy and focuses on making it a part of how an organisation works.

Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sreppenh/

It has been a year since we started the podcast. This is a special episode which we recorded in person to reflect on all the episodes so far. We identify the common themes and learnings across different industries, geographies and roles. We would like to sincerely thank every one of our guests for the candid accounts of their journeys. Hope this episode of insights and snippets from the interviews help listeners navigate and find episodes which interest them.

Strategy - It can mean many things to people. It can be used in a personal context or professional context. As we think about our own careers, it becomes important to understand how all of these come together. How do we tie what we do with the organization's strategy? We talk about this with Kostubh Vashishth,  VP Product Management - Customer Engagement & Marketing, GE Healthcare.

In his career spanning over 20 years, Kostubh has defined and driven strategies in Product management, Enterprise Architecture, Management, and Business Consulting. He has worked across different industries like Healthcare, Travel, Telecom, and Retail. He is passionate about driving teams and the organization around a common mission. 

Linkedin profile: https://in.linkedin.com/in/kostubhvashishth