Ai In Action

Today's guest is Jared Laethem, Founder and CEO of DotWalk in California. DotWalk is on a mission to make complicated upgrades a thing of the past. DotWalk provides the only AI-powered solutions that run natively in ServiceNow to do the work that humans shouldn’t so that you can focus on what matters most to your business. Founded in 2017 by ServiceNow leaders and Automated Testing Framework (ATF) experts who have decades of experience in the ServiceNow ecosystem, the DotWalk team partners with enterprise organizations to simplify tedious, time-consuming upgrades, reducing cost and freeing up time to focus on more business-critical initiatives. In the episode, Jared will discuss: His journey to setting up DotWalk, Problems they are solving for customers, What he’s learned doing business in the ServiceNow ecosystem, How the ServiceNow platform has evolved, What the future of ServiceNow looks like, Key learns and advice in building a SaaS startup, and The importance of mentoring and building

Today's guest is Tim Kreienkamp, Chief Data Scientist at Adtriba in Hamburg. Founded in 2015, Adtriba helps marketing managers make better online, performance and brand marketing decisions to optimize ROI. The team has developed a SaaS solution for holistic marketing measurement and optimization, customer journey analysis and cross-channel performance reporting. Using software based on machine-learning, customers can evaluate individual channels and compare them against each other in order to optimally allocate marketing spend. The solution integrates into the website with just a few clicks and can be used immediately with your first reliable insights and optimizations available in a very short time. In the episode, Nevin will tell you about: Adtriba’s impact in applying AI within marketing, The benefits of using marketing mix modelling, Challenges of applying AI within industry, such as autonomous driving, What he loves most about his job, and Advice to Data Scientists on making the most from your caree

Today's guest is Nevin Raj, Co-Founder and COO at Grata in New York.  Founded in 2016, Grata is a B2B search engine that helps private equity, sales and marketing teams find and target private companies. Grata’s machine learning technology enables you to identify similar companies, find new targets you would otherwise miss and automate personalized outreach. Grata’s platform also powers a suite of digital intelligence products for voice of customer diligence and competitive intelligence. In the episode, Nevin will tell you about: The motivation to setting up Grata, The problems they are helping companies solve within business development, Applying Data Analytics and Machine Learning to solve key problems, The journey to building and scaling a successful team, What excites him the most for the future at Grata, & How NLP will help continue to evolve their services in the future

Today's guest is Jason Hughes, Director of Data & Analytics at Delta Dental in Minneapolis. Jason has spent over 10 years in the Data and Analytics space in roles ranging from BI developer to business analyst to management roles. He’s worked in a variety of industries and for Fortune 200 companies as well as companies with less than 200 employees. Currently, he supports the Data and Analytics teams at Delta Dental working with external data vendors at all levels to ensure data quality, improve latency and implement modern solutions that drive better data efficiencies for all parties. In the episode, Jason will discuss: The interesting work they are doing at Delta Dental, Embracing workflow management and automation, Interesting Digital Transformation projects they are working on, Stakeholder and team engagement during a transformation, How the role of a Data Analyst has evolved in the past 19 years, and Advice to those looking towards a career in AI and Data Analytics

Today's guest is Clemens Viernickel, CEO and Co-Founder at SiaSearch in Berlin. Building robust, industrial AI like automated driving is extremely difficult. Everyone thinks about algorithms, but up to 75% of engineering time is spent on highly manual tasks, namely manually reviewing and selecting masses of data instead of building algorithms. That is why Clemens and his team developed SiaSearch, a data management platform which automatically extracts frame-level, contextual metadata and utilizes it for fast data exploration, selection and evaluation. Automating these tasks with metadata can more than double engineering productivity and remove the bottleneck to building industrial AI. In the episode, Clemens will tell you about: His journey to founding SiaSearch, Problems they are solving at SiaSearch within data management, The impact of Deep Learning and Computer Vision, Why do data science projects fail?, & What the future holds for SiaSearch

Today's guest is Ganes Kesari, Co-Founder and Chief Decision Scientist at Gramener in New Jersey. Founded in 2010, Gramener is a data science company that helps solve complex business problems with compelling data stories using insights and a low-code analytics platform. They help enterprises large and small with data insights and storytelling by leveraging Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Automated Analysis and Visual Intelligence using modern charts and narratives. In his role as Chief Decision Scientist, Ganes advise executives aligning their data science strategy with business vision, building teams to apply advanced analytics and data visualization, and helping businesses adopt a data-driven culture. He leads Gramener's innovation through our AI Labs and Data Story Labs. through running experiments on the latest techniques in deep learning and data storytelling, and tailoring them for enterprise applications. In the episode, Ganes will discuss: The fascinating work they do at Gramener, How

Today's guest is Benn Stancil, President and Founder at Mode in San Francisco. Benn founded Mode in 2013 along with Derek Steer and Josh Ferguson. While working in analytics at Yammer, they saw Amazon Redshift and other cloud-based data warehouses making it possible for companies of all sizes - not just tech giants - to gather and analyze data. The trio recognized the need for a collaborative platform designed for people who work on the frontier of data analysis, one that would streamline analyst workflows and make it possible to share insightful and actionable data across entire organizations. With that, Mode's Analytics Platform was born to help data analysts and data scientists analyze, visualize and share data. In the episode, Benn will discuss: The journey to setting up his own company, How he went about building a successful team at Mode, What makes them stand out from the competition, Key learns on building a tech startup from the ground up, Challenges the data analytics work on day-to-d

Today's guest is Todd Bashor, Product Leader & Solution Provider at NewRocket in San Diego. NewRocket is a user experience and software integration company that builds extraordinary experiences on ServiceNow. Their goal is to utilize the latest advances in service portal technology along with design thinking to create tools that make getting the job done easier. They aim to streamline workflow through automation while making the experience one that might even make you smile. In the episode, Todd will discuss: The exciting work they do at NewRocket, Benefits that their Servicenow platform brings to clients, Influencing and educating customers on ServiceNow, Successful case studies of their platform in production, Advice to C-Suite executives looking to bring in new enhancements, The future of AI and the user experience, and Using ServiceNow to deliver a better Digital Workplace

Today's guest is  Dev Bapat, Head of Data Science and Product Management at Johnson & Johnson in New Jersey. Johnson & Johnson is the largest and most broadly-based healthcare company in the world who have been producing life-changing breakthroughs every day, and have been for the last 130 years. The combination of new technologies and expertise enables amazing things to happen, including medical devices such as 3-D printing artificial joints personalized for each patient and applying AI in pharmaceuticals to discover lifesaving drugs. Dev has driven profitable growth by developing and successfully deploying digital solutions leveraging ML/optimization across the enterprise for over 20 years across key areas in digital surgery, health economics and outcomes, pricing and marketing. He built and deployed digital solutions at Johnson & Johnson to achieve top-line growth and improve patient safety in the areas around marketing, segmentation, pricing, market mix optimization, surgical effectivenes

Today's guest is Jacob Shiff, Co-Founder & COO and Leonard Apeltsin, Head of Data Science at Anomaly. Founded in 2020, Anomaly is tackling the challenge of fraud, waste and abuse (FWA) in healthcare, a problem costing over $300 billion per year in the US. They are building software that uses analytics, ML and proprietary data to catch and prevent improper healthcare payments for payers and employers. Anomaly brings together top engineers and data scientists, deep payment integrity domain experts, and experienced payer and benefits leaders. In the episode, Jacob and Leonard will tell you about: What inspired them to set up Anomaly, The impact they are making within Healthcare Finances, Applying AI & Data Science to help solve these problems, Key steps on bringing predictive models into production, Challenges they need to overcome working with data, Skills they look for when hiring Data Scientists, & What excites them for the future of Anomaly

Today's guest is Mike Lombardo, CEO at GlideFast Consulting. Founded in 2015, GlideFast Consulting is a professional services company leveraging industry best practices and leading technologies in the Service Management solutions world. The team is committed to achieving top results for your Service Management initiatives by implementing, developing and providing process improvement through the ServiceNow platform. GlideFast was established on the principle that business outcomes, process and technical architecture are core to a successful project.  Their commitment to being a trusted client advisor, implementing projects on-time and on-budget is what continues to drive their growth and success. With over 500 ServiceNow projects implemented, GlideFast Consulting is able to provide unique creative solutions to challenging business issues and 15+ years of technical expertise to achieve business goals and surpass expectations. In the episode, Mike will discuss: The exciting work he does with Glide

Today's guest is Anusha Dandapani, Chief Data & Analytics Services Officer at United Nations International Computing Center. The UNICC has nearly 50 years of experience providing digital business solutions to United Nations programmes, funds and entities. Their mission is to maximise the sharing of infrastructure, systems and skills and generate economies of scale to benefit its over 70 clients and partner organizations. The UNICC has a strategic view of digital business support for United Nations goals and results, with expertise and complex knowledge about their technology environments. They provide digital business services to its clients, who can focus on core business activities by leveraging UNICC’s services, built upon industry best practices, standards and documented business processes subject to a continuous process improvement cycle. In the episode, Anusha will tell you about: The interesting work she does at the UNICC, Challenges in applying AI and Data Science to solve business problems,

Today's guest is Leif-Nissen Lundbaek, CEO and Founder of Xayn in Berlin. Founded in 2017, Xayn is a privacy-protecting search alternative that enables users to gain back control over search algorithms and provides them with a smooth user experience. Using the latest AI technology made in Europe, it ushers in a new generation of user-friendly privacy tech – making privacy available for everyone. Xayn combines, for the first time, privacy with individualised, preference-driven personalisation to provide relevant search results without the expense of the human right to privacy. Their open-source framework for federated analytics and learning, XayNet, is the basis of the privacy-protecting personalised search engine Xayn. They believe that all technological innovations should guard the democratic values we live every day. In the show, Leif-Nissen will share with you: How Xayn came about, The importance of understanding the problem you are solving, Challenges they are solving within Data Privacy, How they us

Today's guest is Krishna Janakiraman, Head of Data Science and Engineering at Plate IQ, who makes automates Accounts Payable. Automated accounts payable software replaces manual data entry by digitizing your invoices down to the line item, automatically assigning them your proper GL codes, syncing the information to your accounting software and providing analytics around purchasing. Plate IQ also offers one-click bill pay, inventory, and cloud-based data storage that allows a restaurant to go paperless or work together over multiple time zones. In the episode, Krishna will tell you about: How they are streamlining and automating the back office operations, The journey to scaling up the tech team from scratch, Interesting projects they are working on applying Data Science and Machine Learning, Use cases of the benefits that the Plate IQ platform brings to customers, What he enjoys most about working at PlateIQ, and What you can learn if interested in joining their team

Today's guest is Joe Harris, Associate Partner and ServiceNow Practice Director at Beniva Consulting in Austin, Texas. Joe is a 21-year veteran of the Service and Work Management software industry, including nearly five years of experience working at ServiceNow, prior to joining Beniva Consulting. Joe has shared the keynote stage with the former ServiceNow CEO  Frank Slootman, presenting multiple sessions and labs at ServiceNow’s Knowledge conferences as well as speaking at a multitude of marketing and industry events. Going into 2021, Joe’s more passionate than ever about the ServiceNow platform and the benefits it has to offer in this “New Normal”. In the episode, Joe will tell you about: The mission is he working on with Beniva Consulting, A life of service management, Why ServiceNow now, Growing your own talent, With a little help from your friends, and What’s in store for the future at Beniva Consulting

Today's guest is Jack Hanlon, Global Head of Data at Reddit in New York. Jack has years of experience helping companies deliver on strategy, execution and product development by building and leading comprehensive, data-focused digital practices. Currently, he is building a world-class practice at Reddit where he is building out their Feeds and Search experiences, as well as Reddit's capabilities and practices in Machine Learning, Data Science, and Data Platforms across all of their teams and surfaces. Founded in 2005 with headquarters in San Francisco, Reddit is an online community where users submit, vote and comment on content, news and discussions. They are a top ten traffic site in the world and are all about bringing community and belonging to the world with over 130,000 communities and over 430 million users each month across all desktop and mobile platforms. With that scale and 15 years of history, Reddit are also home to the richest conversational dataset in the world. In the episode, Jack will share:

Today's guest is Ayman Husain, Director of Customer Success, Intelligent Cloud & Digital Transformation at Microsoft in Houston, Texas. Ayman is a technologist, IT strategist, advisor and a cloud architect specializing in modern application design, infrastructure, and hyper-scale data center solutions. He excels as a keen business problem solver by leveraging innovative Azure solutions for AI, ML, IoT, Big Data and Hyper-Scale Computing. As the Customer Success Director for Microsoft’s South Region, Ayman manages a team of Cloud Solution Architects who lead and deliver digital transformation by leveraging Azure Cloud Solutions. He also serves as a Cloud Strategy Advisor and supports several regional Microsoft customer’s digital transformations and intelligent cloud journey. Enabling cloud adoption and reducing IT costs is how Ayman provides customer success and value. In the episode, Ayman will tell you about: Moving from a consulting background to joining Microsoft, How Microsoft are using data

Today's guest is Vince Madai, Senior Medical AI Researcher at Charité Berlin, who sees itself as a top-level European location for medical research and patient care. Following the union of all university medical facilities in the east and west of the city, the Charité is now one of the largest university hospitals in Europe. They all are committed to the mission “Research, Teaching, Healing, Helping” for patient care and scientific investigation as well as in training the medical and nursing staff of tomorrow. With a PhD and Masters degree in Medical Neuroscience and an MA in Medical Ethics, Vince's research focuses on the development and translation of AI in healthcare for the clinical setting. This includes practical open-access medical AI-research, AI-ethics (xAI, bias, reproducibility) and AI in healthcare product development. Vince is also the Chief Scientific Officer at ai4medicine, a company focused on medical AI data analytics and personalized mobile medical AI solutions. In the episode, Vince&nb

Today's guest is Melissa Curtis, Senior Director of Clinical Computational Sciences at EQRx in Cambridge, MA.  Founded in 2019, EQRx is committed to making innovative medicines at dramatically lower prices for the benefit of people and society. By bringing together stakeholders from across the healthcare system and utilizing the latest advances in science and technology, the company seeks to discover, develop and deliver high-quality, patent-protected medicines more efficiently and cost-effectively than ever before. In the episode, Melissa will discuss: Interesting projects she worked on previously at Flatiron Health, What attracted her to join EQRx, Building the clinical computational sciences team, Interesting projects they are working on, How they are shaping the future of clinical trials, and Advice to Data Scientists on a career within a startup

Today's guest is Adam Blue, EVP and Chief Technology Officer at Q2 in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2004, Q2 is a financial experience company dedicated to providing digital banking and lending solutions to banks, credit unions, alternative finance and fintech companies in the US and internationally. With comprehensive end-to-end solution sets, Q2 enables its partners to provide cohesive, secure, data-driven experiences to every account holder from consumers to small business and corporates. In the episode, Adam will discuss: The interesting work he does at Q2, How they are using data and technology to improve banking, Impacting the customer experience from a data-first perspective, Problems they are solving within the banking industry, What makes a great data team, and Goals for the future at Q2