Ai In Action

Today's guest is Gregg Aldana, Global Area Vice President, Creator Workflows Specialist Solution Consulting at ServiceNow. Based in Virginia, Gregg leads ServiceNow’s Global Creator Workflows Specialist Solution Consulting organization where his teams work with customers across many different countries and cultures in various industries in kick-starting their digital transformation journeys by innovating and solutioning with ServiceNow’s low-code App Engine development platform. Gregg is a proven software industry thought leader and a true business and technology maverick that takes an independent and sometimes unorthodox stand against prevailing modes of thought and action. His authentic and unique approach to leading effective organizational change to successfully execute technology initiatives have helped countless businesses and governments drive significant transformation over the past 25 years. In this episode, Gregg talks about: His leadership experience in software pre-sales & solution consult

Today's guest is Vikhyat Chaudhry, Co-Founder, COO and CTO at Buzz Solutions. Founded in 2017, Buzz Solutions are on a mission to Safeguard The World’s Energy Infrastructure. They are delivering the most accurate AI and predictive analytics software to power more efficient visual inspections for transmission, distribution and substation infrastructure. They want to solve the biggest problem in utility operation harm reduction by proactively identifying and fixing hazards before they put people and physical assets at risk.  Buzz Solutions' AI-powered analytics platform enables field teams to prioritize and perform maintenance promptly, reducing the likelihood of wildfires, forced shutdowns and power outages resulting from failed grid infrastructure. They also enable operations to monitor substation infrastructure for security, safety, and high-energy events. To do this, they created the most accurate AI for efficient and effective infrastructure inspections. They aim to make this AI data available to a

Today's guest is Paul Webb, Global ServiceNow Practice Leader at EY. Based in San Francisco, Paul is responsible for EY's services and solutions that leverage the platform for both IT and the Enterprise. He brings three decades of experience in IT strategy, organizational alignment, application development, systems implementation, operating model transformation and IT infrastructure management, cost optimization and benchmarking to his work. Paul has helped Fortune 1000 companies derive added value from information technology and has deep experience working in diverse industries ranging from high technology, aerospace & defense, automotive, healthcare and financial services. His strategic guidance has encompassed IT centralization, M&A integration, strategic sourcing, offshore/near shore product development, data center consolidation/rationalization, acquisition integration and business/IT alignment. In this episode, Paul talks about: His background in Digital Transformation & growing mult

Today's guest is Joe McMahon, Senior Director of Special Programs at Iron EagleX. Founded in 2018, Iron EagleX is a rapidly growing small business consisting of people out of uniform who have a passion for supporting people in uniform. They are committed to “excellence in execution” and to providing mission-focused, high-quality big data and cyber solutions along with on-the-ground mission support. This ensures that their customers can make the right decisions and take the right actions at the right time rapidly and consistently. Joe is a highly experienced Technology Executive with expertise driving business innovation and transformation for strategic and sustainable growth. He fosters exemplary partnerships with clients and customers at all levels, serving as subject matter expert and liaison across technical and non-technical audiences. Joe helps bridge the gap between technical capabilities and business imperatives, offering a decisive perspective that enhances corporate performance and ensures the in

Today's guest is Ulrik Christensen, ServiceNow Lead at Gavdi Group in Copenhagen. Founded in 1999, the Gavdi Group is an employee-owned company with a proud heritage and an outstanding reputation for delivering award-winning SAP workforce management solutions built around human experience management. Gavdi has built an enviable reputation amongst peers and SAP of providing an unrivalled depth of reliability, trust and partnership with all their customers in both private and public sectors. Ulrik is passionate about helping organizations create business value and great workplaces enabled by HR technology. He has more than 15 years of experience in designing and implementing technology in complex, international organizations. Ulrik's key skills lie in HR Transformation, HR Technology, Selecting and Implementing HCM-solutions with extensive experience in all market leading HCM suites, including Workday, ServiceNow HR and SuccessFactors. In this episode, Ulrik will discuss: An overview of his 20 years of

Today's guests are James Fiorendino, Senior Research Data Scientist and Sadie O’Neill, Deputy Director of Data Science at Two Six Technologies. Founded in 2021, Two Six Technologies build, deploy and implement innovative products that solve the world’s most complex challenges today. Through unrivaled collaboration and unwavering trust, they push the boundaries of what’s possible to empower their team and support their customers in building a safer global future. Through private R&D, relentless innovation and deep technical expertise in cyber, information operations, data science, electronic systems, mobility, and user experience, Two Six Technologies serve customers that include DARPA, the Department of State, U.S. Cyber Command, the Department of Homeland Security and beyond. Their leaders bring a wealth of knowledge and experience in data science, cybersecurity, R&D and more, which enables them to provide effective solutions that help clients around the world meet their mission needs. In today&#

Today's guest is Gino Sferra, Managing Director of Platforms at Accenture Federal Services. Headquartered in Virginia, Accenture Federal Services believe nothing matters more than helping the federal government do the extraordinary things it takes to make the nation stronger, safer and life better for everyone. They bring the most advanced R&D, the latest technologies, and human-centered design together with the power and commercial innovation of Accenture’s global network to the federal government. With more than 10 years of experience running complex, large-scale Platforms implementations for federal agencies, Gino has helped government C-suite executives maximize their investments in SaaS products. As MD for their Platforms work at the AFS Energy account, he supports pre-sales, sales, project mobilization and delivery oversight, as well as advocateing for developing and empowering their people. Gino provides solution advisory support to government clients, aiming to be their partner of choice to gu

Today's guest is Mark Brady, Deputy Chief Data Officer for TRMC (Test Resource Management Center) at KBR. KBR partner with government and industry clients to provide purposeful and comprehensive solutions with an emphasis on efficiency and safety. With a full portfolio of services, proprietary technologies and expertise, KBR's employees are ready to handle projects and missions from planning and design to sustainability and maintenance. Whether at the bottom of the ocean or in outer space, their clients trust them to deliver the impossible on a daily basis. Mark works as the Deputy Chief Data Officer of the Test Resource Management Center at KBR, which provides testing and evaluation capabilities to develop, acquire, field and sustain reliable and effective weapons systems to meet current and future needs of the warfighter. In previous roles with the US Space Force, Air Force Space Command, Department of Justice and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Mark established the first data manageme

Today's guest is Shannon Chapman, Director of IT Service Delivery at Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. Founded in 1966, Norwegian Cruise Line has been the premier innovator in the cruise line industry for nearly 60 years. They were the first to eliminate set dining times and provide guests with the freedom to cruise on their timetable to over 450 incredible destinations around the world. In the coming years, Norwegian’s commitment to innovation will continue to raise the bar for the cruise industry. Shannon leads their ServiceNow team to enable delivery of IT Services to end-users. She partners with business owners and IT service owners to implement automation and achieve overall labor cost-savings, along with improving the user experience. Shannon and her team manages the end-to-end development lifecycle and leads the creation, implementation and streamlining of IT Service Management processes. She also leads delivery of ServiceNow development along with overall platform manageability including upgrade

Today's guest is Nilanjan Chakravorty, Chief Data Officer at EmpiRx Health. Founded in 2014, EmpiRx Health is on a mission to build and grow a highly elastic and resilient value-based healthcare company. Their mission is a ‘bend don’t break’ mindset with one purpose―giving people the greatest access to great care and saving healthcare dollars along the way. EmpiRx Health are champions of health equity and take seriously the imperative to address disparities through compassionate, culturally competent care. An entrepreneurial and result-oriented leader, Nilanjan is responsible for leading all aspects of technology architecture and delivery at EmpiRx Health, including the enablement of a cloud-native digital footprint. He brings a security-first mindset to the company and an excellent track record of delivering solutions across a wide spectrum of technologies, including systems integration, process automation, information management and cloud-based digital transformations. In today's episode, Nilanjan w

Today's guest is Amy Giovannucci, Platforms Capability Lead & Managing Director at Accenture Federal Services. Headquartered in Virginia, Accenture Federal Services believe nothing matters more than helping the federal government do the extraordinary things it takes to make the nation stronger, safer and life better for everyone. They bring the most advanced R&D, the latest technologies, and human-centered design together with the power and commercial innovation of Accenture’s global network to the federal government. Amy has been invested and passionate for over 20 years in Digital Transformation, Digital Platforms, Operating Models, Centers of Excellence, User and Customer Experience, and Service Management within the Government sector. In her current role with Accenture Federal Services, she leads a group of incredible digital platform practitioners who are working to improve, digitize and change the way that the Federal government works and the way citizens consume services. In this episode, A

Today's guest is Paul Handly, Chief Technology Officer at Chenega. Ranked as the most successful Alaska Native village corporation, Chenega's mission is to achieve sustainable growth in their businesses to support shareholders in their journey to self-sufficiency, actively manage their lands, and uphold their cultural traditions and values. Established in 1974, Chenega today continues to deliver value and innovative solutions to their customers while building equity and providing benefits to their Native shareholders. Paul is a proven technology executive specializing in revenue growth through technology innovation. His experience involves driving business value and rapid growth through effective management and strategy. Paul demonstrates a unique combination of strategic leadership and tactical know-how to accomplish business objectives. He also has hands-on experience leading diverse teams to successfully create, market and deliver products and services on time and within budget. In this episode, Pa

Today's guest is Aurélie Dardel, Principal Customer Success Architect at ServiceNow. Based in Virginia, Aurélie is an executive-Level Program Manager with more than 16 years of experience in business administration, finance and management, with a focus on contracting and program management and contracting. An excellent communicator and problem solver, she has a proven ability to deliver substantial revenue, productivity and quality procedures through well-managed projects and acquisition package development. In this episode, Auréile discusses: Her Digital Transformation journey to becoming a leader in ServiceNow, Her role in guiding customers embrace the ServiceNow platform, Case study: Empowering a Canadian customer's strategic CSM deployment, Promoting proactive change, leveraging governance & innovation for growth, Driving value realization, setting objectives & using KPIs for continuous optimization, ServiceNow’s aim for $20bn revenue, emphasizing delivery excellence & customer support

Today's guest is Chris Nanda, Manager of Technology at Veteran Enhanced Technology Solutions. Founded in 2015, Veteran Enhanced Technology Solutions is a rapid response, IT transformation services firm on a mission to revolutionize the technology industry. With a relentless focus on customer success, VETS are dedicated to serving their clients with integrity, courage and a mission-first devotion to duty.  They aim to be a bridge and foundation for elite, transitioning veterans to continue serving by empowering meaningful change within IT. Chris is an experienced software engineer who has been focusing on ServiceNow development for the past 11 years. He built a successful ServiceNow Consulting practice from 2009 through 2014, which continued on as Cerna Solutions. Chris then worked for ServiceNow for five years in various engineering and customer success roles. Today, he runs a software development company, partnering with some of the most successful ServiceNow Application Development companies in the worl

Today's guest is Matthew Greving, VP of Machine Learning and Platform Technologies at iBio. Founded in 2008, iBio envision a world where drug discovery is not left to chance but guided by AI to make therapeutic development smarter, more precise and ultimately faster.  They are using iBio’s Discovery Platform to tackle complex and challenging drug targets, with the goal of developing safer and more effective immunotherapies for difficult-to-treat cancers.  Matt is the mastermind behind iBio’s technology platform and oversees the development of iBio’s tech stack. He is driven by a passion to utilize the power of integrated computation and laboratory discovery to solve difficult problems in human health.  Before iBio, Matthew co-founded RubrYc Therapeutics to pursue this passion and act on his belief that we are at the very early stage of computation-laboratory integration in biological discovery.   In today's episode, Matthew will talk about: His background and journey to now, Advancing antibody therapi

Today's guest is Nigel Arbery, ESM ServiceNow Senior Director at Jade Global. Founded in 2003, Jade Global create value through their vast portfolio of IT services delivered by highly skilled and experienced consultants. Their services include business application implementations, integrations, software product engineering, cloud services, technology advisory, testing and managed services. Jade Global have domain expertise in a variety of industries including manufacturing, high-tech, energy, pharmaceuticals and warehouse distribution. Nigel has a strong track record of outstanding achievements at multibillion-dollar, world-leading enterprises across multiple industries on both a national and international scope. His career shows an exemplary record of developing and implementing strategies, leading to next-generation business transformation based on the implementation of new and emerging business technologies. Nigel plays a critical role in driving business growth at Jade Global, by ensuring that their s

Today's guest is Martin Zych, CEO and Co-Founder at Jirav. Founded in 2015, Jirav is an all-in-one financial planning and analysis (FP&A) solution that delivers smarter financials and faster insights, helping you understand where your business has been and more accurately predict where you’re going. The system connects financial and operational data to easily explore historicals, and accurately forecast bookings, revenues, workforce, expenses and cash flows. As a career finance and accounting professional, Martin specializes in high-growth tech companies. Before co-founding Jirav, Martin was the Finance Director at Limeade and Zephyr Health, and a Controller at Atlas Accelerator CFO firm. Throughout his career, he set up dozens of finance functions and has helped raise over $200 million in funding. Martin founded Jirav to build the tool he wished he had available during his entire career as a finance leader at high-growth companies. In today's episode, Martin will talk about: His background and jo

Today's guest is Sven Richter, Senior Consultant ServiceNow, Product Line Lead SecOps & IRM at agineo GmbH in Germany. Specializing in Enterprise Service Management (ESM) solutions, agineo collaborates with clients on innovative projects aimed at enhancing the company's success. With over 30 years of experience, agineo has been digitally transforming and optimizing clients' business processes to be agile and forward-thinking. As a distinguished ServiceNow partner, agineo relies on established platforms like ServiceNow cloud technology to streamline processes and simplify intricate workflows for their service projects. This approach ensures the swift and efficient success of projects. It is through this proven methodology that agineo has solidified its position as the largest ServiceNow Elite Partner in the German-speaking region. In this episode, Sven discusses: An overview of his six years working with ServiceNow, His role as Product line lead for security operations and IRM, Why cybersecurit

Today's guest is Rohan Doctor, Founder and CEO at Louisa.ai in New York. Louisa is a cutting-edge collective intelligence platform that was born out of Goldman Sachs in 2023. This innovative platform connects to a company's various data sources and auto-creates a comprehensive map of who and what everyone in the company knows. By providing employees with a centralized platform to access the collective intelligence of the company, Louisa is the one-stop-shop for all your knowledge and expertise needs. With Louisa, everyone in your company can ask the powerful question, "Who at my company can help with any product, sector or client?" and get the answer in seconds. This opens up new sales opportunities and enables employees to cross-sell, win the next deal and serve clients better than the competition. With over 25,000 monthly and 3,000 daily active users, Louisa’s smart news alerts, expertise search and dynamic network graph have helped connect the right subject matter experts at the right tim

Today's guest is Tej Hemantharaj, Director – Technical Lead at Fujitsu North America. Fujitsu is a global leader in technology and business solutions that transform organizations and the world around us. They have a long heritage of bringing innovation and expertise, continuously working to contribute to the growth of society and their customers. It is the company's purpose to make the world more sustainable by building trust in society through innovation. As the Director, Technical Practice Lead for Fujitsu North America, Tej is responsible for the technical vision and direction of the ServiceNow practice. With over 12 years of experience working within ServiceNow, Tej leads a team of SMEs and oversees the design & architectural aspects of ServiceNow implementations. He is also responsible for  setting and ensuring good practices, and being an advocate for innovation. As a ServiceNow Certified Master Architect, Tej also provides technical advisory and guidance to help customers succeed in their S