Ai In Action

Today's guest is Erwan Rivet, Chief Technology Officer at Octave Bioscience in California. Octave is developing a comprehensive, first-in-class Care Management Platform. The team has developed novel measurement tools that feed into structured analytical data models, leading to improved decision-making, better outcomes, and lower costs. They are tackling neurodegenerative diseases -- starting with multiple sclerosis (MS). Octave believe that to dramatically improve outcomes, they need to improve care management. The challenges for MS are significant, the issues are overwhelming and the needs are mostly unmet. That’s why Octave is creating a comprehensive, measurement-driven care management platform for MS. Finally, stakeholders need better information that is highly actionable. Octave’s three layer model of biological, clinical, and economic data combined with sophisticated analytics, contextualization, machine learning and AI provide new insights for physicians, patients, payers and pharma. In the episod

Today's guest is Ram Prayaga, CTO of Product and Technology at mPulse mobile in California. mPulse Mobile, the leader in Conversational AI solutions for the healthcare industry, drives improved health outcomes and business efficiencies by engaging individuals with tailored and meaningful dialogue. mPulse Mobile combines behavioral science, analytics and industry expertise that helps healthcare organizations activate their consumers to adopt healthy behaviors. Ram provides strong technical vision and leadership, and uses a pragmatic hands-on methodology to push new boundaries for the team and individual contributors. He believes technology decisions should be made with the business and users in mind, and he is am also a strong proponent of open source software solutions and enabling others to use technology as an open tool. Ram's experience is blend of building start-ups, managing projects in large corporate IT shops and consulting markets. In the episode, Ram will chat about: The impact mPulse mobile are maki

Today's guest is Jeff Niebuhr, VP of IT Delivery at Fleetcor in Atlanta, GA. Fleetcor simplify the way businesses manage and pay their expenses. Their portfolio of brands help companies automate, secure, digitize and control payments to or on behalf of their suppliers and employees. They serve businesses, merchants and partners in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Fleetcor's strong track record of growth is only possible through their ability to attract and retain extraordinary individuals, who mirror their drive and possess an entrepreneurial spirit. Jeff has built and led large, global and multi-functional teams delivering world-class product, infrastructure and services across multiple industries for both internal and external customers. In his current role, Jeff has managed and delivered a global technology and transformation portfolio supporting $2.6B in FinTech revenue for Fleetcor. He has built out new teams and processes to support massive growth in deployment of Sterling File Gat

Today's guest is Ben Cahoon, Chief Executive Officer at Techcyte in Utah. Founded in 2014, Techcyte is cloud-based digital microscopy software that uses machine learning to provide pre-analysis for final review by a Doctor, technician or other qualified individual. Their technology identifies and classifies cell types and visible organisms in peripheral blood, aspirate bone, urine, fecal and pap smears. In the episode, Ben will chat about: The origins of Techcyte and their fascinating work in microscopy, How they are levering AI and Data Science to achieve their mission, Use cases of the impact their product is bringing to the industry, The day-to-day work of the data team, How the team is structured for success, Plans for growth and what the future looks like for Techcyte and The impact of Covid-19 within the business

Today's guest is Nandini Nayar, Data Scientist at Heartbeat Health in New York. Founded in 2017, Heartbeat is cardiology, modernized. It is reinventing the field of cardiology by combining technology and top-notch specialist level knowledge to focus on the early diagnosis and management of heart disease and its risk factors. As a multidisciplinary team of doctors, engineers, educators, designers, and data scientists, Heartbeat is not just a doctor's office. They are your heart health dream team. In the episode, Nandini will discuss: The work they do at Heartbeat Health, Applying AI to improve the patient experience, Challenges they need to overcome, Interesting Data Science projects they are working on, How she has grown her career at Heartbeat Health, What the future holds for AI in Healthcare

Today's guest is Nauris Dorbe, Head of Data and Machine Learning at Brainbase. Founded in 2016, Brainbase helps teams optimize their partnerships from contract to revenue. They are revolutionizing the licensing industry by leveraging the power of advanced Data and Machine Learning technologies. Brainbase are building a future for the IP industry. Nauris is responsible for leading the Data and Artificial Intelligence teams at Brainbase, where they are building state-of-the-art Data and Machine Learning infrastructure. For most of his career, he has been working on software development and Artificial Intelligence with experience in combining these skills with building successful teams as a leader and visionary. In the episode, Nauris will discuss: Problems that Brainbase are solving within Intellectual Property needs, The role of Machine Learning in their product, Interesting projects the data science team are working on, Benefits that the platform brings to customers, Managing multiple teams in multiple locati

Today's guest is Manjeet Singh, who is the Director of Product Management at ServiceNow within Process Optimization and Hyperautomation. Manjeet is a results-driven product management executive and technology leader with over 20 years of experience in product management, software engineering, data science, analytics, growth and strategy. Manjeet has a proven track record of building high-impact teams and organizations in product management and engineering. He has transformed multiple businesses through creating groundbreaking innovation, products and services which have led to significant increase in revenue, product engagement and customer satisfaction for the organization. In the episode, Manjeet will tell you about: Transitioning from a technical role into Product Management, What makes a great Product Manager, His experience introducing new products into ServiceNow, How he has seen the platform evolve, The intersection of AI/ML and Digital Transformation, What the future looks like for ServiceNow and Advi

Today's guest is Arun Nagarajan, Chief Technology Officer at BigSpring in New York. Founded in 2017, BigSpring is a mobile lifelong skilling platform with a mission to provide a direct path to employment for everyone. They empower people with the market-relevant skills they need to be gainfully employed and enjoy a high quality of life, and enable employers to measure ROI from learning to establish it as a core business driver and not a discretionary expense. BigSpring's reach extends globally across over a million learners with customers such as Google, Facebook, Uber, Samsung and AXA Insurance to name a few. The platform offers lifelong skilling for every worker and every job, with use cases including enhancing consumer financial literacy and driving sales channel productivity. BigSpring was rewarded with the "Technology Pioneer 2020" by the World Economic Forum for their cutting-edge technology and impact. In the episode, Arun will discuss: His background and current work with BigSpring, What attracted him

Today's guest is Otkrist Gupta, Vice President of Engineering at LendBuzz in Boston, MA. Founded in 2015, Lendbuzz uses Big Data analytics to significantly improve access to credit for international students and professionals living in the US. They look beyond a simple credit score and focus on our customers'​ background information such as employment, educational, financial or personal history to assess their creditworthiness and grant the customer a loan. Lendbuzz offers their international customers access to car loans and car refinancing at exceptionally attractive terms and rates regardless of credit history, credit score and lack of social security number. Their proprietary artificial intelligence enables and expands access to credit for deserving borrowers and their algorithms allow them to speed up the loan process, from application to funding. Lendbuzz believe that anyone working, studying and living in the US is eligible for access to credit at fair rates! In the episode, Otkrist will discuss:

Today's guest is Aarti Bagul, Machine Learning Engineer at Snorkel AI in San Francisco, CA. Founded in 2019, Snorkel AI is a technology startup that empowers data scientists and developers to turn data into accurate and adaptable AI applications fast with Snorkel Flow, a first-of-its-kind data-centric development platform, powered by programmatic labeling. Snorkel Flow reduces the time, cost and friction of labeling training data so data science and development teams can more easily build and scale AI models to deploy more meaningful applications. Incorporating human judgment into the AI process through subject-matter experts is made more efficient and scalable leading to more ethical, responsible outcomes. Two out of the top three US banks, several government agencies and Fortune 500 companies use Snorkel Flow. Snorkel’s core research was developed at Stanford AI lab and is deployed at Google, Intel, Apple, IBM, DARPA, and other trailblazing organizations. In the episode, Aarti will discuss: The interesting

Today's guest is Yves Wullaert, Principal Executive Architect at ServiceNow in Berlin. Headquartered in California, ServiceNow make the world of work, work better for people. They deliver digital workflows that create great experiences and unlock productivity. With 6,200+ customers, Servicenow serve around 80% of the Fortune 500 and were included are on the 2020 list of FORTUNE World’s Admired Companies. In the episode, Yves will tell you about: The interesting work he does with ServiceNow, The virtual centre, Problems they are solving for customers, Benefits of change management, and The importance of sustainability To find out more about Yves and all the great work happening at ServiceNow, check out the website check out the website www.servicenow.com or follow them on Linkedin and Twitter @ServiceNow. You can also connect with Yves on Linkedin.

Today's guests are Dr. Christian Scheier, Head of AI & Co-Founder and Julia Saswito, Head of Marketing & Strategy at aimpower in Hamburg. Founded in 2020, aimpower are maximizing your marketing ROI through better creative effectiveness enabled by AI. With "brainsuite", aimpower brings a new and innovative SaaS platform for marketers to the market, which leverages the power of AI and automation to help brands to bring the most effective advertising to life. aimpower's platform offers a wide array of unique tools to predict consumer perception, brand activation and final impact on consumer behaviour. With results delivered in minutes, it accelerates your insights processes and allows you to test creative assets for any touchpoint super-fast, efficiently and at scale. It delivers exactly those actionable insights you need to optimize creative assets to the max and to create a competitive edge for your brand, based on scientifically validated behavioural science principles. In today's episode, Sebastian w

Today's guest is Luca Foschini, Co-Founder and Chief Data Scientist at Evidation Health in California. Founded in 2012, Evidation Health is a technology and services company that helps individuals and the world's most innovative healthcare companies understand and influence the everyday behaviors that create better health outcomes. Evidation measures health in everyday life and enables anyone to participate in groundbreaking research and health programs. Built upon a foundation of user privacy and control over permissioned health data, Evidation's Achievement platform is trusted by millions of individuals generating data with unprecedented speed, scale and rigor. They partner with leading healthcare companies to understand health and disease outside the clinic walls. Guided by their mission to enable and empower everyone to participate in better health outcomes, the team are working together to bring people individualized, proactive and accessible healthcare faster. In the episode, Luca will discuss: The inte

Today's guest is Jayendra Shinde, Co-Founder and CEO at Crosscope in California. Founded in 2019, Crosscope are applying AI for Transforming the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer. Crosscope - abbreviated for “Computational Microscope” - is a medical AI software startup building digital pathology workflows and AI-based cancer diagnostic tools for hospitals and diagnostic labs to augment pathology. In the episode, Jayendra will discuss: The interesting work they do at Crosscope, The potential of AI at pathology, Challenges they need to overcome, How AI will continue to impact medicine and pathology, What the future holds for Crosscope

Today's guest is Luiz Wolf, Global IT Director at The Kraft Heinz Company in Chicago. The Kraft Heinz Company is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world and are a globally trusted producer of high-quality, great-tasting and nutritious foods for over 150 years. No matter the brand, they're united under one vision: To sustainably grow by delighting more consumers globally. Bringing this vision to life is their team of over 39,000 food lovers, creative thinkers and high performers worldwide. As a Global IT Services Director and Digital Transformation Leader, Luiz drives organizational efficiency through innovation and consistent execution. He has established a culture of rapid innovation which requires a dedication to transforming ideas into successfully implemented products. His experience has enabled Luiz to lead groundbreaking innovations in mobile payment technology, AI engine development and intelligent chatbot technology. In the episode, Luiz will tell you about: Tipping points and less

Today's guest is Dr. Sebastian Wernicke, Chief Data Scientist at ONE LOGIC. Since 2013, ONE LOGIC has been driven by one overarching goal: to create new value for their customers from big data. They develop innovative data products based on data analysis and an understanding of their customers' needs. To do this, ONE LOGIC combine their Data-Product-Builder ONE DATA and data-science expertise. ONE LOGIC's 193 employees work at locations in Munich, Passau and Frankfurt/Main. As one of Germany's leading AI-software companies, they transform data into business success, work on intelligent solutions for tomorrow and drive digital transformation. ONE LOGIC stands for developing creative solutions together, with which they can make a big difference and inspire their customers. In today's episode, Sebastian will discuss: Problems they are solving at ONE LOGIC, How they are helping customers improve their bottom line, Challenges they need to overcome to achieve success, Tech stack they use at ONE LOGIC, Getting the b

Today's guest is Francis Shanahan, VP of Application Software at Peloton Interactive in New York. Peloton is the largest interactive fitness platform in the world, with a loyal community of more than 4.4 million members. They pioneered connected, technology-enabled fitness and the streaming of immersive, instructor-led boutique classes to our members anytime, anywhere. Peloton makes fitness entertaining, approachable, effective, and convenient, while fostering social connections that encourage their members to be the best versions of themselves. World-class instructors teach classes across a variety of fitness and wellness disciplines, including indoor cycling, indoor/outdoor running and walking, bootcamp, yoga and meditation. In the episode, Francis will discuss: His background and journey to date What attracted him to join Peloton How they are applying data science and machine learning at Peloton Exciting projects that the data team are working on What excites him for the future at Peloton Exciting opportun

Today's guest is Thor Clark, Chief Technology Officer at Well Health in California. Founded in 2015, Well Health is upending the $3.5 trillion healthcare market by helping patients and administrators break free of antiquated communication practices. This 2021 Best in KLAS for Patient Outreach software provides medical organizations with a single command center that connects the many tools they use, transforming everyday interactions between patients and the doctor’s front office.​ In the episode, Thor will discuss: The fascinating they do at Well Health, Applying data science and automation to improve the patient journey, How the data team is set up for success, Use cases of Covid-19 related projects they worked on, Plans for growth and what the future looks like & What makes Well Health a great place to work

Today's guest is Jeff Schott, VP of Platform Automation & Global Service Delivery at Pomeroy. Headquartered in Kentucky, Pomeroy is an industry-recognized North American IT services company. They help clients in Retail, Healthcare, Financial Services and Manufacturing industries to optimize and enhance their digital infrastructures with the mission to transform the workplace experience with the resources required to assess, design, deploy and continually innovate in an agile, flexible IT environment. In the episode, Jeff will tell you about: Highlights and Milestones during his career to date, His role & the work they do at Pomeroy, Digital Transformation Macro-trends within their customer base, How they’re utilizing AWS and ServiceNow at Pomeroy, Use cases of the benefits they bring to customers, Top tips for a successful project roadmap, Advice to c-suite execs embarking on their digital transformation journey, and What the future holds for ServiceNow

Today's guest is Max Fiedler, CTO and Founder at Nomitri in Berlin. Founded in 2019, Nomitri are deep-tech AI startup who have turned cutting-edge research in the field of Embedded Visual Deep Learning into product-ready application providing an inexpensive, infrastructure-light and privacy-preserving solution to automate visual performances offline and in real time. Nomitri combine experience, professionalism and drive with team spirit, creativity and room for experiments to enable innovation at the forefront of AI. Nomitri's revolutionary embedded technology can be applied to many use-cases including stationary retail and industry. For retailers, Nomitri launched their first solution: The Intelligent Shopping Assistant. It's a smartphone-based AI application, enabling retailers to offer their customers a self-checkout solution including product recommendations. Therefore, retailers are able to provide their customers' a contactless, autonomous and personalized shopping experience. In today's episode, Max wi