Ai In Action

Today's guest is Nicolas Tobis, Director of Data Science at Bertelsmann Education Group in New York. The Bertelsmann Education Group is one of Bertelsmann’s eight core business divisions. The Group is dedicated to creating innovative learning opportunities that meet 21st-century workplace needs. Labor markets requirements are rapidly changing and a person entering the workforce today will change jobs no less than ten times before they are 40 years old. That’s why lifelong learning opportunities are more important than ever before. As digitalization increasingly affects how people access and process knowledge and information, appropriate and up-to-date skill-sets are essential to advancing careers. With more than 180 years of entrepreneurial experience, Bertelsmann has a strong commitment to a purpose greater than profit alone. The Bertelsmann Education Group manages a diversified portfolio of learning innovators who share their vision, mindset and values. Together, they are shaping professional learning for t

Today's guest is Timo Möller, Co-Founder at Deepset in Berlin. Founded in 2018, Deepset are a Machine Learning agency focused on Natural Language Processing. Building on top of the latest AI research, they unlock the value from text, documents and conversations for German businesses. They provide solutions to gain deeper insights and automate processes for Customer Service, Finance and R&D. Timo is the tech guru at Deepset. He has been researching Neural Networks since they still had one hidden layer and coded a deep object recognition system from scratch. He has been working in the industry to apply machine learning models at all scales and believes it is important to democratize AI knowledge through open sourcing and education. In the show, Timo will discuss: The interesting work he does with Deepset, The benefits of applying NLP in your organization, Haystacks for new research and information extraction, Challenges of working with different languages, Future trends within NLP, Overcoming limitatio

Today's guest is Ethan Bloch, CEO at Digit in San Francisco. Digit are on a mission to make financial health effortless for everyone. In 2015, they launched the first truly personalized and automated savings app that has helped members save over $7 billion towards their financial goals to date. Today, Digit fully automate the day-to-day work of managing all personal finances including banking, saving, budgeting, investing and retirement. Digit gives members the power of an all-in-one financial app that helps them effortlessly manage their money based on their individual financial situation and goals, alongside financial best practices. As one of the first companies to successfully automate financial health, they face fascinating product challenges, like building decision-making AI and “human in the loop” machine learning. Digit are building groundbreaking technology to make financial health approachable, simple and automatic for their members. In the episode, Ethan will tell us about: The origins of Digit and

Today's guest is Sean Kamkar, Vice President of Data Science at Zest AI in Los Angeles. Zest AI makes the power of machine learning safe to use in credit underwriting. Lenders using Zest make better decisions and better loans, thus increasing revenue, reducing risk and automating compliance. Zest AI was founded in 2009 with the mission of making fair and transparent credit available to everyone and is now one of the fastest-growing fintech software companies in the US. In the episode, Sean will tell us about: The impact they are making in the Financial Services industry, How the company has evolved over the past six years, Transitioning into a software business, Applying AI & ML to improve offerings to customers, Why they are a great place to work, and What the future looks like for Zest AI

Today's guest is Josh Tessaro, Practice Manager at Thirdera, the largest pure-play ServiceNow partner in the world. Thirdera is a global services provider that uses ServiceNow to help enterprises unlock their business and customer workflows in the cloud through digitization and automation. Thirdera brings together the power of the ServiceNow platform and its limitless potential across the world of work. Thirdera's architects, developers, consultants, designers and project managers help their customers transform, get more from ServiceNow and unlock hidden potential. They are ushering in the next era of transformation, digitization, automation and partner expectation, all with and at the speed of NOW. In the episode, Josh will discuss: What is it like to work at Thirdera, Career highlights and challenges along the way, Transitioning into a leadership role, Macro-trends he is seeing in the security and compliance space, Why ServiceNow and the functionalities organizations are using on the platform, How ServiceNo

Today's guest is Philippe Moore, Senior Director of Engineering at Tenable. in Virginia. Over 30,000 organizations around the globe rely on Tenable to understand and reduce cyber risk. As the creator of Nessus®, Tenable extended its expertise in vulnerabilities to deliver the world’s first platform to see and secure any digital asset on any computing platform. Tenable customers include more than 50% of the Fortune 500 as well as more than 30% of the Global 2000 and large government agencies. Philippe is an experienced leader and engineer with over 15 years of experience in enterprise application development in the cloud and on-prem. He is focused on building high performing engineering teams and then giving them the freedom to do their job. He excels at building strong relationships across teams and using those relationships to deliver value to customers. Philippe has seen Tenable grow from a fledgling vulnerability management startup to a leader in cyber exposure with over 1,000 employees. In the episode, Ph

Today's guest is Dr. Lorenzo Guidi, Data Scientist at DieProduktMacher in Munich. Founded in 2012, DieProduktMacher bring innovative digital products to life. At the intersection of the user, market and technology, they discover, design and build software that solves real problems and needs. DPM's solid practice of Product Management, User Experience, Data Science and Software Engineering covers the full range of modern digital product and service development. In the episode,  Lorenzo will discuss: DPM’s work in creating digital products, The make-up of the team and the role of data science, Challenges when applying AI into business & driving ROI, and Interesting use cases of the benefits they bring to customers

Today's guest is Gerald Harris, Director of ServiceNow in the IT industry. Gerald is an innovative IT leader with heavy experience in Enterprise Service Management and Platform Business Transformation. He works with clients to help modernize and consolidate operations and, by doing so, lay the foundation for innovation. He believes that Digital Transformation isn’t about one tool or another... it’s about implementing a strong platform business model with the RIGHT people, processes and tools. In the episode, Gerald will discuss: Key learns throughout his career to date, Trends he is seeing within Digital Transformation across enterprise customers, The platform business model, Why ServiceNow is the platform of choice, What’s next for the ServiceNow platform, Building and managing a winning team, and Advice he would offer to his younger self

Today's guest is Adam Wenchel, CEO at Arthur in New York. Founded in 2018, Arthur is the AI performance company that helps enterprises deliver on the full potential of AI through performance monitoring and optimization, explainability and bias mitigation. At Arthur, they are deeply passionate about building technology that makes AI work for everyone. Adam has over 20 years of experience in the AI, Machine Learning and software development spaces. Prior to founding Arthur, he founded and acted as CEO for Anax Security, a DC-based startup focused on Machine Learning for large-scale defensive cybersecurity. After Anax’s acquisition by Capital One, Adam served as Capital One’s VP of AI & Data Innovation where he led transformative projects across the business. In the episode, Adam will discuss: The origins and what they do at Arthur, The journey of building a startup from the ground up, The role of Data Science & Machine learning in their product, What’s in store for Arthur in the near

Today's guest is Qingqing Ouyang, Chief Technology Officer at OJO Labs in Austin, TX. OJO Labs is a real estate technology company removing barriers to homeownership. OJO Labs platform for buying and selling homes meets people wherever they are on their journey, offering personalized guidance every step of the way. Through a combination of industry expertise and patented AI technology, OJO cultivates a deep understanding of individual needs and preferences, matching people with the right tools and trusted providers to help them become successful homeowners and unlock life’s possibilities.​ Qingqing is responsible for building and leading a talented team to drive innovation for homebuyers. As Executive Vice President of Engineering at OJO, she grew the footprint of the OJO engineering team globally, scaling from seven local engineers to more than 100 around the world in under two years. Her ability to recruit the right talent for the right opportunity, while maintaining a strong engineering culture, has signif

Today's guest is Inderpal Bhandari, Global Chief Data Officer at IBM in New York. Inderpal leads IBM’s data strategy to ensure IBM remains the number one AI and hybrid cloud provider for the enterprise. He uses his expertise to transform data into business value and improved customer experiences by delivering strategic and innovative capabilities that use analytic insights to enable growth and productivity. Inderpal convert challenges into opportunities, solving the most complex problems through data, AI and technology while building a trusted, enterprise-wide data and AI backbone for IBM. He was also named U.S. Chief Data Officer of the Year by the CDO Club in 2017 and named Corinium's Top 100 Innovators in Data and Analytics in 2018, 2019 and 2020. In 2020, he was also appointed as one of the Global Top 100 Data Visionaries by Truata. In the episode, Inderpal will discuss: How the role of Chief Data Officer has evolved, The importance of trusted Artificial Intelligence, The role of AI ethics in the industry

Today's guest is Jeevan Lobo, Vice President within the Financial Industry. Based in New Jersey, Jeevan is a result driven and dynamic IT Leader who has successfully led multiple Managed Service Accounts with specialization in Cross-Functional Leadership and Digital Transformation. He is passionate about making his customers in the IT and Business sectors successful. In the episode, Jeevan will discuss: His 5 top Digital Transformation trends within Finance & Banking, Challenges of innovation within the Financial industry, The role of risk management, Why ServiceNow if the platform of choice, Case studies of successful implementations he has worked on, Advice to C-Suite Execs embarking on their Digital Transformation journey, Stakeholder Management, Building and maintaining a winning team, and What the future holds for ServiceNow

Today's guests are Gabriel Nipote, Chief Operating Officer and Henry Michaelson, Chief Technology Officer at Halla. Founded in 2016, Halla is The Taste Intelligence Company, redefining what personalization means for grocery as the world’s only human preference engine designed specifically and exclusively for grocery. Halla has developed the only technology on the market that can accurately predict shopper intent and recommend the grocery item a person will want to buy next. This provides grocers with the ability to offer personalization on a truly one-to-one level never before experienced across the entire digital store. Coupled with real-time capabilities, plug & play API integration and AI that leverages over 100 billion grocery-specific shopper and product data points, Halla’s created the most powerful and flexible personalization engine now available for grocers through its proprietary suite of services: Halla Recommend, Halla Substitute and Halla Search. In the episode, Gabriel and Henry talk about:

Today's guest is Steve Prewitt, Global Head of Innovation at Sumitovant Biopharma in New York. Founded in 2019, Sumitovant’s Digital Innovation approach integrates key skill sets, datasets and analytic tools to provide real answers to pharma’s most critical questions. With their tech-enabled approach to drug discovery, development and commercialization, Sumitovant remove friction and accelerate every aspect of the process to bring promising new compounds to market. Steve is a senior technology executive, corporate officer and advisor with demonstrated experience building innovative cloud-based data pipelines, standing up data science teams and delivering real business value using machine learning and advanced analytics in a variety of healthcare and life sciences contexts. He is passionate about creating and enabling new business models with data, building data-driven cultures/teams and the power of cloud architectures to enable entirely new ways of working to achieve the goals and needs of decision makers. I

Today's guest is Vikram Walecha, Chief Technology Officer – ServiceNow at IBM. Vikram is a trusted Advisor to C-Suite with extensive experience in driving large and complex Digital Transformation programs. He is a thought leader and Changes Enabler in the areas of ServiceNow, Cloud, DevOps, Enterprise Workflow Automations, Service Management, CoE Enablement, Business Acquisition, Service Strategy & Design, Service Delivery and Governance. In his role at IBM, Vikram oversees the Business acquisition and delivery in regional growth markets in North America. In the episode, Vikram will discuss: An insight into his role and ServiceNow at IBM, Macro-trends he is seeing in the enterprise, How companies are using Intelligent workflows, The human experience in a world of automation, Why ServiceNow is the platform is choice Case studies of the value his team have brought to customers, What makes ServiceNow at IBM stand out from the competition and What the future holds for the platform

Today's guest is Jim Rebesco, Co-Founder and CEO at Striveworks in Austin, Texas. Data and analytics are transforming the way the world works. Data analytics always rests on the assumption that "yesterday," when we collect the data and train model looks the same as "tomorrow," when we take that model and use it in the real world. Striveworks' customers live in dynamic, adaptive, challenging environments where tomorrow often looks very different from yesterday. Striveworks' MLOps platform lets teams of data scientists, software engineers and subject matter experts drive outcomes in operationally relevant timelines. In the episode, Jim talks about: The interesting work they do in managing MLOps, Problems they are solving for customers, Challenges the team need to overcome to achieve success, An insight into the data science team, How they attract talent to Striveworks, What the future looks like, and Skills he looks for when hiring into the team

Today's guest is Matthew Karasick, Chief Product Officer at Habu. Founded in 2018 with offices in San Francisco, Boston and New York, Habu is a Data Clean Room software company that make it seamless for businesses to generate high-value analytics from controlled datasets, while protecting the privacy of consumers and the rights of data owners. Habu's software has been developed based on real-world use cases provided by top tier CPG, retail, media and other companies, and has evolved significantly to meet their most pressing needs. Their mission is to empower companies to fully utilize and understand data wherever it may live, collaborate with others and thrive in a privacy-first era. In the episode, Matthew talks about: How they help companies join distributed datasets Behind-the-scenes on how it all comes together The potential of Habu and its impact in the industry What it’s like to be part of the data & tech team Exciting opportunities with Habu

Today's guest is Nicole Tate-Pappas, Senior Director of Digital Employee Experience Management at Palo Alto Networks in California. Palo Alto Networks, the global cybersecurity leader, is shaping the cloud-centric future with technology that is transforming the way people and organizations operate. Their mission is to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. Palo Alto Networks help address the world's greatest security challenges with continuous innovation that seizes the latest breakthroughs in AI, analytics, automation and orchestration. By delivering an integrated platform and empowering a growing ecosystem of partners, they protect tens of thousands of organizations across clouds, networks and mobile devices. In the episode, Nicole will discuss: The interesting work she does with Palo Alto Networks, Her ServiceNow journey and career highlights to date, Macro trends within Digital Transformation, What excites her about the ServiceNow platform, Case studies of how she intr

Today's guest is Gaurav Bhattacharya, CEO at involve.ai in Santa Monica, CA. Involve.AI are on a mission to make the world's companies more customer centric. involve.ai organizes all customer data and makes it useful to stop customers from leaving and expand them to increase revenue. The magic is in the AI to find signals from all unstructured data and predict churn and expansion from sources like CRM, product usage and behavior data, emails, calls and support channels. In the episode, Gaurav will discuss: The mission to make the worlds companies more customer centric, How they went about building their platform, Use cases of the benefits that involve.ai brings to customers, Successfully growing the team from the ground up, What it’s like to be part of the AI/ML team, What excites him for the future at involve.ai, and Exciting opportunities within the team

Today's guest is Andrea Leigh Castillo, Practice Director in SecOps at Iceberg Networks in Ottawa, Ontario. Iceberg Networks (a Highmetric company) provides trusted, aggregated and transparent risk & security intelligence, so that organizations can make confident and effective business decisions. They plan, deploy and manage successful programs for Integrated Risk Management (IRM) and Security Operations across Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing and Retail industries. Their key technology partners include ServiceNow and Archer. Icebergs’ team of experienced management consultants, subject matter experts and software developers offer a full lifecycle of IRM and SecOps related professional services including executive management workshops, strategy sessions, implementation & integration, and support services. Iceberg Networks' core values are Honest, Approachable, Accountable, Pursuit of Excellence, Collaborative and Empathetic. In the episode, Andrea will discuss: The interesting