Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
1,030 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 68 ratingsTwice-weekly conversations with top executives and thought leaders at the intersection of business, technology, and innovation. Each episode of Technovation explores the technology trends that are transforming business, and the leaders driving digital change inside their organizations. Produced by Metis Strategy and hosted by firm President Peter High, Technovation is the premier podcast for IT and technology professionals with the largest collection of interviews with elite CIOs, CTOs, and CDOs.
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Former President of Mexico Vicente Fox on Compassionate and Purposeful Leadership
May 26, 2022 07:00 - 22 minutes - 21.3 MB666: In this interview, Pres. Vicente Fox, former President of Mexico and President of Centro Fox, covers the topic of leadership and the key traits that determine a successful leader. He starts by giving a thumbnail sketch of the state of politics currently in Mexico and other Latin American countries and describes the evolution that Mexico has undergone to become a hub for technology and talent in the global economy. Pres. Fox also shares his perspective on the current war in Ukraine and wh...
Autodesk CIO Prakash Kota on Becoming a People-Focused Enterprise
May 23, 2022 07:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MB665: In this interview, Prakash Kota, SVP and Chief Information Officer of Autodesk, covers the topic of Autodesk’s transformation into a customer-centric organization with a focus on people and processes. Prakash provides an overview of Autodesk’s business, his purview as CIO, and what the migration towards customer-centricity has looked like. He describes the way his role as an IT leader and consumer of cloud services and prepared him for the transformation at Autodesk as well as how his va...
Unum Group CIO & CDO Puneet Bhasin on the Combination of Operations & Technology
May 19, 2022 07:00 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MB664: In this interview, Puneet Bhasin; EVP, Global CIO, and CDO of Unum Group; discusses the combination of business operations and technology in his career. Puneet begins with an overview of Unum Group and his purview as both CIO and CDO. He talks about the skill sets he looks for in talent when building his team and how they contribute to the company’s focus on creating value through platforms in addition to other areas of innovation at Unum. Puneet also shares his career experience in both...
CTO Dan Blanchard of IHG on Using Digital Channels to Build a Resilient Business Model
May 16, 2022 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MB663: In this interview, Dan Blanchard, SVP and Chief Technology Officer of IHG, covers the topic of leveraging digital channels to build a resilient business model. Dan begins with an overview of IHG, the company’s differentiating factors in the hospitality space, and his purview as CTO. He recalls the nimble strategy the company adopted during the early stages of the pandemic and how he focused on new digital channels as well as transitioning towards next-generation capabilities through an a...
General Catalyst Managing Partner Hemant Taneja on Intended Consequences of Investments
May 12, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MB662: In this interview, we discuss the thesis behind Unscaled and how companies need to be intentional about scaling their businesses. Hemant emphasizes the importance of integrating General Catalyst's values in the companies he grows and looking at long-term consequences of these investments. He also gives his perspective on social good businesses and how artificial intelligence can be used to measure consequences of investment decisions. Finally, we discuss how Hemant’s approach to investin...
How Data & Digital Capabilities are Shaping the Future of Work with Raytheon and JLL Executives
May 09, 2022 07:00 - 22 minutes - 21.1 MB661: In this interview, we feature a conversation from our most recent Metis Strategy Digital Symposium on the topic of how data and digital capabilities are shaping the future of work with Vince Campisi, the Senior Vice President of Enterprise Services and Chief Digital Officer of Raytheon Technologies, and Edward Wagoner, the Chief Information Officer of JLL. The conversation was moderated by Metis Strategy’s Co-Head of Research, Media, and Executive Networks Steven Norton. Edward discusses...
Levi Strauss & Co. CIO Chris Clark on Data- and AI-Driven Decision Making
May 05, 2022 07:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MB660: In this interview, Chris Clark, SVP & Chief Information Officer of Levi Strauss & Co., discusses the many facets of the company’s digital transformation. Chris talks about how he harnesses trends in digital innovation to create a competitive advantage and how he creates a curriculum that aims to upskill talent in both business and technology. He also shares the strategic imperatives LS & Co. is focused on in the years ahead, how the company’s data strategy has evolved, and the role the E...
How Talent and Culture Enable Enterprise Agility with Inspire Brands and Novant Health
May 02, 2022 07:00 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MB659: In this interview, we feature a panel discussion with Raghu Sagi, Chief Information Officer of Inspire Brands, and Onyeka Nchege, Chief Information Officer of Novant Health, on the topic of how talent and culture enable enterprise agility. Both Raghu and Onyeka share remarkable stories of how the culture of their respective companies takes inspiration from constituents and members of their ecosystems, bringing the company values closer to the customers they serve. Onyeka discusses how th...
Land O’Lakes CTO Teddy Bekele on Bridging the Digital Divide
April 28, 2022 07:00 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MB658: In this interview, Teddy Bekele, CTO of Land O’Lakes, covers the digital transformation undergoing in the farm-to-fork agriculture supply chain. He begins with an overview of the cooperative and the two sides to his purview in traditional IT and digital transformation. Teddy discusses the process his team uses to foster innovation, bring actionable insights to farmers, and bridging the digital divide in agriculture. Finally, Teddy recounts his experience as a technologist as a part of th...
Building Resilient Digital Supply Chains with Big Lots Stores and Discount Tire Executives
April 25, 2022 07:00 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MB657: In a panel discussion from our February Metis Strategy Digital Symposium, Gurmeet Singh, CTO and CIO of Big Lots Stores, and Gary Desai, CIO of Discount Tire, join Metis Strategy Vice President and Central Office Lead Michael Bertha on the topic of building resilient digital supply chains. Gurmeet provides his perspective on the role of data in supply chains and how ecosystems fit into making them more resilient. Gary describes what role the CIO plays and how the company is exploring new...
VMware CEO Raghu Raghuram on the Future of Multi-Cloud Computing
April 21, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutes - 29.5 MB656: In this interview, Raghu Raghuram, CEO of VMware, joins Peter High to discuss the future of multi-cloud strategy. Raghu recalls the lessons he learned during VMware’s cloud transformation and how it influenced the transformations VMware provides to its customers. He also described what he called “redefining the category” when it comes to innovating the multi-cloud strategy, broadening his ecosystem, and what it means for companies to be “cloud smart”. Finally, Raghu looks ahead at the fu...
VMWare CEO Raghu Raghuram on the Future of Multi-Cloud Computing
April 21, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutes - 29.5 MB656: In this interview, Raghu Raghuram, CEO of VMWare, joins Peter High to discuss the future of multi-cloud strategy. Raghu recalls the lessons he learned during VMware’s cloud transformation and how it influenced the transformations VMware provides to its customers. He also described what he called “redefining the category” when it comes to innovating the multi-cloud strategy, broadening his ecosystem, and what it means for companies to be “cloud smart”. Finally, Raghu looks ahead at the fu...
Intel Labs VP Gadi Singer on Cognitive Artificial Intelligence and The Third Wave of AI
April 18, 2022 07:00 - 34 minutes - 32.2 MB655: In this interview, Gadi Singer, VP of Intel Labs and Director of Emergent Artificial Intelligence Research Lab, joins Peter High in a discussion about the third wave of artificial intelligence and the development of cognitive AI. Gadi provides an overview of the Emergent Artificial Intelligence Research Lab at Intel and the multidisciplinary nature of his team. He speaks on the history of artificial intelligence’s development, where the current limitations exist, and how we can continue ...
Creating a World-Class Digital Customer Experience with Alaska Airlines and Ingram Micro
April 14, 2022 07:00 - 21 minutes - 20.2 MB654: In this interview, we feature a conversation with Charu Jain, SVP of Merchandising and Innovation at Alaska Airlines, and Sanjib Sahoo, EVP and CDO of Ingram Micro, from our recent Metis Strategy Digital Symposium on the topic of creating a world-class digital customer experience moderated by Metis Strategy VP and West Coast Lead Chris Davis. Charu shares how Alaska Airlines is tackling the innovation cycle and Sanjib shares how Ingram Micro makes this innovation cycle a core ethos of th...
Fred Reichheld on the Genesis of the Net Promoter Score and Enriching Customer Lives
April 11, 2022 07:00 - 45 minutes - 42 MBIn this interview, Fred Reichheld, creator of the Net Promoter Score and Author of Winning on Purpose, covers the genesis of the Net Promoter Score and why customer-centricity should be every company’s focus. Fred talks about the lessons he learned when spending time with CEOs of customer-focused companies and how they relate to his metric for measuring customer lives enriched. He covers the common ways that NPS has been misused, practices that NPS has led to remarkable success, and how this ...
Raytheon Technologies CDO Vince Campisi on Creating a Digital Thread at the Company
April 07, 2022 07:00 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MB652: In this interview, Vince Campisi, Chief Digital Officer and SVP of Enterprise Services at Raytheon Technologies, discusses how he is creating a digital thread throughout the conglomerate. Vince gives an overview of Raytheon Technologies, its merger with United Technologies, and the two sides of his purview. He describes what the digital thread at the company looks like and how it has accelerated the pace at which the company can create minimal viable products in the space. Vince also cov...
Inspire Brands CIO Raghu Sagi on Using Digital to Enhance the Dine-In Customer Experience
April 04, 2022 07:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MB651: In this interview, Raghu Sagi, Chief Information Officer of Inspire Brands, covers the way he is using digital to enhance the customer experience of the dine-in restaurants in the company’s portfolio of brands. Raghu discusses to what degree his team creates unique solutions across its brands and when these solutions become commonly adopted across all brands under the company’s umbrella as well as how franchisees play a role in the adoption of these solutions. He also talks about the rec...
Alorica CIDO Mike Clifton on Technologists Being a Voice of the Customer
March 31, 2022 07:00 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MB650: In this interview, Mike Clifton, EVP and Chief Information and Digital Officer of Alorica, discusses the expansion of his role in the client-facing side of the business and leveraging actionable insights from an ocean of data. Mike begins with an overview of Alorica's business, what his purview as CIDO consists of, and how he is focusing on the consumer in his role. He also talks about developing a strong data foundation at Alorica and how he thinks about building the technology ecosyste...
Principal Financial CIO Kathy Kay on Modernizing the Digital Customer Interactions
March 28, 2022 07:00 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MB649: In this interview, Kathy Kay, Chief Information Officer for Principal Financial Group, discusses how she is driving the modernization and simplification efforts at the company to evolve the customer interactions from a digital perspective. Kathy also gives her perspective on the war for talent and how her experience starting her role during the pandemic has informed her view on remote onboarding. Finally, she shares a few lessons learned from her diverse array of experiences, what the fu...
Eli Lilly CIDO Diogo Rau on the Digital Acceleration of Drug Discovery
March 24, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MB648: In this interview, Diogo Rau, CIDO of Eli Lilly, discusses with Peter High the areas of opportunity in the drug discovery industry that technology has helped accelerate. He starts with his strategic priorities in his first year as CIDO and what attracted him to this complex industry. Diogo then expands upon the data strategy of the company and how machine learning is accelerating drug discovery. Finally, he talks about how he has harnessed the talent in the Indianapolis area, long-lastin...
Bill Pappas of MetLife on the Power of Joining Technology and Operations
March 21, 2022 07:00 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MB647: In this interview, Bill Pappas, EVP & Head of Technology and Operations at MetLife, discusses the expansion of the technology leader's role and its growing impact on the company’s interactions with customers. Bill begins with what his joint responsibility consists of and the power it holds under one executive’s responsibilities. He explains how people are the most important asset of a company and MetLife's investments in talent to retain its skilled workforce. Finally, Bill gives his per...
The Cloud Revolution: Author Mark Mills on the Confluence of Information, Materials, and Machines
March 17, 2022 07:00 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MB646: In this interview, Mark Mills, author of The Cloud Revolution, discusses with Peter High his latest book and how the intersections of the three spheres of technology have caused technological revolutions. Mark covers the rhyming political, social, and technological dynamics between the 1918-1920 Pandemic and the present and how the three spheres of technology; information, materials, and machines; have intersected over the years to bring about revolutions. Finally, Mark looks ahead at ho...
Retired US Army General Stanley McChrystal on Assessing and Controlling Risk
March 14, 2022 07:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MB645: In this interview, Stanley McChrystal, retired US Army General and CEO of the McChrystal Group, covers his latest book, Risk: A User’s Guide, and discusses the way people should be assessing, calculating, and acting on risks an organization faces. He begins by defining what risk is, ten risk control factors used to evaluate risk, and why humans are naturally poor at calculating risk. Stanley discusses the necessity of having a narrative that aligns with the values set forth by the organi...
Retired US Army General Stanley McChrystal on the War in Ukraine and Controlling Risk
March 14, 2022 07:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MB645: In this interview, Stanley McChrystal, retired US Army General and CEO of the McChrystal Group, covers his latest book, Risk: A User’s Guide, and discusses the way people should be assessing, calculating, and acting on risks an organization faces. He begins by defining what risk is, ten risk control factors used to evaluate risk, and why humans are naturally poor at calculating risk. Stanley discusses the necessity of having a narrative that aligns with the values set forth by the organi...
Dollar General CIO Carman Wenkoff on Balancing E-Commerce with In-Store Experiences
March 10, 2022 08:00 - 22 minutes - 21.5 MB644: In this interview, Carman Wenkoff, CIO of Dollar General, discusses the restructuring of IT’s vision to provide a better customer experience for Dollar General. Carman shares what this vision for IT looks like and how he has used it to develop scale at the company. He also goes over Dollar General’s digital strategy and app-based technologies to serve its customers. Finally, Carman gives his perspective on how modernization and advancements in technology have provided him a better toolki...
Intel Director Lama Nachman on Collaboration Between Humans and AI
March 07, 2022 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MB643: Lama Nachman, Intel Fellow and the Director of Intelligence Systems Research Lab at the company, discusses how her team is driving the future of artificial intelligence and its collaboration with people. Lama explains the mission of Intel’s Intelligence Systems Research Lab and describes the types of skills necessary to research the groundbreaking collaboration between humans and AI. She also provides a look at what the next frontier of artificial intelligence is in human augmentation in...
Lowe’s CIO Seemantini Godbole on Pioneering Spatial Commerce at the Company
March 03, 2022 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MB642: In this interview, Seemantini Godbole, EVP & CIO for Lowe’s, discusses how she is driving innovation at the company and using technology to be a differentiator among competing retailers. Seemantini describes her expansive purview overseeing various functions at the company and how those functions ultimately fit together. She also explains the evolution of data products at Lowe's, pre-pandemic efforts to foster resilience, as well the idea of “spatial commerce” and the innovations that co...
Asurion CIO Casey Santos on Talent Recruitment and Retention During Hybrid Work
February 28, 2022 08:00 - 24 minutes - 23.3 MB641: Casey Santos, CIO of Asurion, discusses how her team is driving customer experience and how it is rooted in the employee experience at the company. Casey begins with how she views her role as a technologist within a tech-centric organization like Asurion as well as how Asurion oftentimes lives its customer journey as customer zero. She covers the role technology plays in Asurion's omnichannel approach, her experience onboarding remotely, and what the future of work looks like. Additional...
CIO Bharat Amin of Huntington Ingalls Industries on Digital Defense Modernization
February 24, 2022 08:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB640: In this interview, Bharat Amin, CIO of Hungtington Ingalls Industries (HII), discusses with Peter High the digitization of the defense industry. Bharat provides an overview of Huntington Ingalls Industries and his purview as Chief Information Officer. He describes how his team is structured and what areas under his purview are managed on a global level versus what are managed on a divisional level. Bharat details his framework for gauging the effectiveness of cybersecurity at the company...
The Innovation Stack: Fireside Chat with Square Co-Founder Jim McKelvey
February 21, 2022 08:00 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MB639: In this interview, Jim McKelvey, Co-Founder of Square and Founder of Invisibly, discusses the beginnings of his career and how his early experiences inspired the genesis of Square. He shares a couple key strategies that he pursued to compete with large players like Amazon and how this led to the concept of his book, The Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time. Finally, Jim gives an overview of Invisibly’s business, gives his perspective on the problems ...
Voya Financial CIO Santhosh Keshavan on Growth Through Simplification
February 17, 2022 08:00 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MB638: In this interview, Santhosh Keshavan, EVP and Chief Information Officer of Voya Financial, focuses on growth through innovation and simplification to create efficiencies to deliver a better experience for Voya’s customers. Santhosh discusses the role digital plays in interactions with customers and how it has evolved over the last few years. He also talks about efforts at the company to simplify tech and digital as a source of growth and shifting the mindset at Voya to focus on both simp...
Dick’s Sporting Goods CTO Vlad Rak on Inward and Outward Facing Strategies
February 14, 2022 08:00 - 19 minutes - 18.4 MB638: In this interview, Vlad Rak, EVP and Chief Technology Officer of Dick’s Sporting Goods, covers the athlete and teammate-centered strategy at the company. Vlad begins with an explanation of his purview as CTO of the sports retailer and provides background on the company’s strategy focusing on the distinction between the inward and outward-facing aspects. He describes the ways his experience as a professional athlete has shaped his perspective in his role, weaved the teammate mentality int...
Thrivent’s Brett Brunick on Weaving Digital into the Fabric of the Organization
February 10, 2022 08:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MB636: In this interview, Brett Brunick, EVP and Chief Digital and Technology Officer at Thrivent, covers the importance of creating digital competencies and weaving them into the fabric of the organization. He gives an overview of Thrivent’s business and the two sides of his purview in digital and technology as well as why he feels his role as Chief Digital Officer is temporary as he shifts digital competencies to be incorporated into the overall company. He then provides the necessary compone...
Digital Platforms as Strategic Growth Drivers with Shri Santhanam and Anjana Harve
February 07, 2022 08:00 - 24 minutes - 23.2 MB635: In this interview, Shri Santhanam, EVP and Global Head of Analytics and AI at Experian, and Anjana Harve, Global Chief Information Officer of Fresenius Medical Care, join Metis Strategy’s Chris Davis in a recent panel from our December Metis Strategy Digital Symposium on the topic of digital platforms as strategic drivers of growth. Shri discusses his definition of platform in the context of his business at Experian and evaluates how he identifies the business case for these platforms. A...
TIAA EVP Ajit Naidu on Buying for Parity and Building for Differentiation
February 03, 2022 08:00 - 35 minutes - 33.2 MB634: In this interview, Ajit Naidu, EVP and Head of Client Services and Technology at TIAA, discusses the digital journey of the 100-year-old company and the strategic priorities on his roadmap. He begins with an overview of TIAA and his purview as Head of Client Service and Technology. Ajit shares the six pillars as a part of the company’s strategic priorities and expands upon how he is shifting the company towards a data-driven culture and creating a wide ecosystem of partners. He explains ...
Casey Santos and Sri Donthi on Rethinking Talent Strategy for the Next Normal
January 31, 2022 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MB633: In this interview, Casey and Sri discuss how they are tuning their approach to recruiting and retaining talent as we enter a post-pandemic world. They also share ways they are instilling lifelong learning as a part of their company cultures to drive continuous upskilling efforts. Finally, Casey talks about ramping up automation at Asurion and both her and Sri give tips on collaborating in hybrid working environments.
FIS Chief Technology and Digital Officer Sangy Vatsa on Investing in Innovation
January 27, 2022 08:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MB631: In this interview, Sangy Vatsa, EVP and Chief Technology and Digital Officer of FIS, discusses his transformational journey and sources of innovation using digital technology. He gives his view of the future of tech at FIS marshaling the efforts of a team of roughly 11,000 colleagues in his organization and curating an ecosystem of partners to invest in modernizing innovations. Sangy also discusses the shifting expectations of employees and customers, evolving uses of cloud technology, t...
Amir Arooni & Dean Del Vecchio on Scaling AI to Deliver New Customer Experiences
January 24, 2022 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MB631: In this interview, Amir and Dean discuss scaling artificial intelligence as a method of delivering innovative customer experiences. Amir begins by talking about how AI/ML creates value at the highest level at Discover and what the team structure looks like when bringing these innovations to market. Dean talks about how AI is used along the customer journey at Guardian Life and provides a few use cases of how automation is improving business results. Both executives then share insight int...
Splunk Executive Shawn Bice on Turning Data Into Doing
January 20, 2022 08:00 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MB630: In this interview, Shawn discusses the importance of having a strong and efficient data foundation. Shawn provides an introduction to Splunk’s business and his purview. He explains how the future is shifting to a multi-cloud hybrid approach and the importance of having consistent security and observability on a shared data platform. Shawn tells us how he sees data security as a foundation for innovation, how his company is turning data into doing, and how this real-time data empowers tec...
Cisco CIO Jacqueline Guichelaar on the Future of Hybrid Work
January 17, 2022 08:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MB629: In this interview, Jacqueline goes in-depth on the future of work and what changes in culture will come about as a result. Jacqui begins with her purview as a CIO and technology leader at one of the most influential technology companies on the market and how she has curated her team over her three years in-role. She shares lessons on building a strong company culture and maintaining that culture during a hybrid working environment. Jacqui also talks about Cisco’s Customer Zero program, t...
CommScope CIO Praveen Jonnala on Driving IT to Co-Create Business Value
January 13, 2022 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MB628: In this interview, Praveen Jonnala, Chief Information Officer of CommScope, discusses the remarkable digital and cultural transformation of the IT organization at the company. He shares how he has organized his team at the company and how his diverse experience across various parts of the business has impacted the way he thinks about the value IT can bring. Praveen covers the cultural shift required to bring IT to the center of the business pushing his department to be a driver of revenu...
Target CIO Mike McNamara on Digital Transformation Through IT Prioritization
January 10, 2022 08:00 - 21 minutes - 20 MB627: In this interview, Mike McNamara, Chief Information Officer of Target, discusses with Peter High his beginnings at the company and what drew him to the US-based company. He focuses on the company’s extraordinary digital transformation, the sanctity of data and forming a data strategy, and the cultural change required to bring Target’s IT organization to the forefront of the customer experience. Mike shares how he leads his team in “ruthless prioritization” and the ways in which Target ac...
Wells Fargo Senior EVP Ather Williams III on Corporate Strategy For Digital Disruption
January 06, 2022 08:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MB626: Ather discusses the strategic changes at the company and how the three verticals he leads work together. Ather describes his purview in each of the verticals he leads; Strategy, Digital Platforms, and Innovation; and reflects on how the digital- and mobile-first strategy has evolved in the financial services industry. He talks about the ecosystems he’s built at the company, how they help knit together the three verticals, and what degree of coopetition exists in the space. Ather shares h...
CIO Ralph Loura of Lumentum on Curating and Leveraging an Ecosystem
January 03, 2022 08:00 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MB625: Ralph discusses the role of IT in the company’s strategic roadmap. Ralph talks about the areas of emphasis in Lumentum’s current strategy for IT including developing a data strategy, navigating cybersecurity, and improving technological footprint on the factory floor. Additionally, he discusses the changing dynamics in the war for talent and how the relationship between employee and employer has shifted during the pandemic. Finally, Ralph covers the similarities across industries he's be...
Turner Construction CIO Warren Kudman on Transforming Construction Through Data
December 30, 2021 08:00 - 39 minutes - 36 MB624: Warren discusses the transformation of Turner Construction and the expansion of his CIO responsibilities. Warren begins with his purview as CIO, gives details around the expanded responsibilities in his role surrounding marketing and communications, and how the impact of IT inside and outside of the company creates a rationale for the combined responsibilities. He also discusses the change management in standardizing tech within an industry that is a traditionally late-stage adopter of I...
Arc XP CTO Scot Gillespie on Broadening the Possibilities of the SaaS Platform
December 27, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MB623: Scot discusses the origination of Arc XP and broadening the technology's applications beyond The Washington Post and the media/publishing industry. Scot tells the story of how Arc XP began within The Washington Post and compares its genesis to that of AWS at Amazon. He then describes the broader possibilities and applications of Arc XP beyond media and how he balances the competitive advantage of the technology and the controversial nature of sharing it with competitors. Scot shares how ...
SPX Flow CIO Kevin Eamigh on the Expansion of the CIO Role
December 23, 2021 08:00 - 21 minutes - 20 MB622: Kevin Eamigh discusses the two sides of his responsibilities in his role and why it was a logical step for him to take on the Global Business Services responsibilities. He also talks about his role in developing connected products for the company and his team's work on providing customers with self-service options. Finally, Kevin spends some time reflecting on his tenure as CIO, the evolution of the role throughout his career, and trends in technology that he and his team are following.
Citizens Bank CIO Michael Ruttledge on the Company's Next Generation Technology Transformation
December 20, 2021 08:00 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MB621: Michael discusses the development and implementation of Next Generation Technology at Citizens Financial. Michael begins with his purview as Chief Information Officer and describes the Next Gen Tech Transformation Program at the company. He talks briefly about the broader impact of IT, enhancing engineering talent through leveraging partners and in-house academy programs, and building up the momentum for using APIs at the company. Finally, Michael provides an example of the Next Gen Tech...
Intel's Mike Davies on the Future of Neuromorphic Computing
December 16, 2021 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MB620: Mike Davies discusses the relevance and impact of neuromorphic computing on Intel as a company and the world more generally. Mike gives a birds-eye view of what neuromorphic computing aims to achieve and the relationship it has to traditional forms of artificial intelligence and deep learning. He breaks down the near-, medium-, and long-term implications the technology could have on how we think about computing capabilities and the technology and cost challenges that his team is working ...
How Johnson Controls Executives are Collaborating to Become Digital to the Core
December 13, 2021 08:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MB619: Mike, Diane, and Vijay of Johnson Controls discuss how the three executive roles fit together and how digital and technological innovation are shaping the 136-year-old company. Each explains their purview within their respective roles and how these roles share governance and collaborate with one another. Vijay expands on how his team was built by centralizing various disparate capabilities across the company as a means to create value and discusses the learnings from Johnson Control’s Op...