In this podcast, Alex Wissner-Gross from Gemedy sat with Vishal Kumar from AnalyticsWeek to discuss the convoluted world of intelligence in artificial intelligence. He sheds deep insights on what machines perceive as intelligence and how to evaluate the current unwrapping of AI capabilities. This podcast is a must-attend for anyone who wishes to understand what AI is all about.

Timeline: 0:28 Alex's journey. 7:20 Alex's role in Gemedy. 9:19 Physics of AI. 12:05 General use cases for distribution of AI capabilities. 15:00 State of AI. 20:03 Defining intelligence. 23:42 Maximum freedom of action. 28:12 Intelligence and maximizing future freedom of action. 30:10 Maximum freedom of action and maximizing impact. 31:45 Thoughts on deep learning. 36:55 Data sets or data models? 39:27 AI in the context of business? 44:08 AI and the protection of human interests. 48:40 AI that ensures the employability of humans. 51:11 Advice for businesses to get started with AI. 59:01 Alex's ingredients to success. 1:01:16 Alex's favorite reads. 1:04:26 Key takeaways.

Alex's Recommended Listen: Accelerando (Singularity) Mass Market by Charles Stross (Author) https://amzn.to/2GDkBUl Diaspora: A Novel by Greg Egan https://amzn.to/2s1GF5L Rainbows End: A Novel with One Foot in the Future Mass Market by Vernor Vinge https://amzn.to/2J3oarQ

Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/alexwg-on-unwrapping-intelligence-in-artificialintelligence-futureofdata/

Alex's BIO: Dr. Alexander D. Wissner-Gross is an award-winning scientist, engineer, entrepreneur, investor, and author. He serves as President and Chief Scientist of Gemedy and holds academic appointments at Harvard and MIT. He has received 125 major distinctions, authored 18 publications, been granted 24 issued, pending, and provisional patents, founded, managed, and advised 4 technology companies that were acquired for a combined value of over $600 million. In 1998 and 1999, he won the USA Computer Olympiad and the Intel Science Talent Search. In 2003, he became the last person in MIT history to receive a triple major, with bachelor's in Physics, Electrical Science and Engineering, and Mathematics, while graduating first in his class from the MIT School of Engineering. In 2007, he completed his Ph.D. in Physics at Harvard, where his research on neuromorphic computing, machine learning, and programmable matter was awarded the Hertz Doctoral Thesis Prize. A thought leader in artificial intelligence, he is a contributing author of the New York Times Science Bestseller, This Idea Must Die, and the Amazon #1 New Release, What to Think About Machines That Think. A popular TED speaker, his talks have been viewed more than 2 million times and translated into 27 languages. His work has been featured in more than 200 press outlets worldwide, including The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, CNN, USA Today, and Wired.

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In this podcast, Justin Borgman talks about his journey of starting a data science start, doing an exit, and jumping on another one. The session is filled with insights for leadership, looking for entrepreneurial wisdom to get on a data-driven journey.

Timeline: 0:28 Justin's journey. 3:22 Taking the plunge to start a new company. 5:49 Perception vs. reality of starting a data warehouse company. 8:15 Bringing in something new to the IT legacy. 13:20 Getting your first few customers. 16:16 Right moment for a data warehouse company to look for a new venture. 18:20 Right person to have as a co-founder. 20:29 Advantages of going seed vs. series A. 22:13 When is a company ready for seeding or series A? 24:40 Who's a good adviser? 26:35 Exiting Teradata. 28:54 Teradata to starting a new company. 31:24 Excitement of starting something from scratch. 32:24 What is Starburst? 37:15 Presto, a great engine for cloud platforms. 40:30 How can a company get started with Presto. 41:50 Health of enterprise data. 44:15 Where does Presto not fit in? 45:19 Future of enterprise data. 46:36 Drawing parallels between proprietary space and open source space. 49:02 Does align with open-source gives a company a better chance in seeding. 51:44 John's ingredients for success. 54:05 John's favorite reads. 55:01 Key takeaways.

Paul's Recommended Read: The Outsiders Paperback – S. E. Hinton amzn.to/2Ai84Gl

Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/running-a-data-science-startup-one-decision-at-a-time-futureofdata-podcast/

Justin's BIO: Justin has spent the better part of a decade in senior executive roles building new businesses in the data warehousing and analytics space. Before co-founding Starburst, Justin was Vice President and General Manager at Teradata (NYSE: TDC), where he was responsible for the company’s portfolio of Hadoop products. Prior to joining Teradata, Justin was co-founder and CEO of Hadapt, the pioneering "SQL-on-Hadoop" company that transformed Hadoop from file system to analytic database accessible to anyone with a BI tool. Teradata acquired Hadapt in 2014.

Justin earned a BS in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and an MBA from the Yale School of Management.

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In this podcast, Marc Rind from ADP talked about big data in HR. He shared some of the best practices and opportunities that reside in HR data. Marc also shared some tactical steps to perform to help build better data-driven teams to execute data-driven strategies. This podcast is great for folks looking to explore the depth of HR data and the opportunities that reside in it.

Timeline: 0:28 Marc's journey. 4:50 Marc's typical day. 7:23 Data use cases in ADP. 11:20 Driving innovation and thought leadership. 15:15 Creating awareness for the necessity for innovation. 18:54 Listening skills key for innovation. 20:25 HR's role in the time of automation. 27:45 Product development and data science. 30:36 Working on a client analytics platform. 34:41 Team building. 37:52 Tips for established businesses to get started with data. 41:20 Data opportunities for entrepreneurs in the HR space. 43:23 Marc's ingredients for success. 46:35 Marc's reading list. 48:35 Key takeaways.

Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/understanding-bigdata-bigopportunity-in-hr-marcrind-futureofdata/

Marc's BIO: Marc is responsible for leading the research and development of Automatic Data Processing’s (ADP’s) Analytics and Big Data initiative. In this capacity, Marc drives the innovation and thought leadership in building ADP’s Client Analytics platform. ADP Analytics provides its clients not only the ability to read the pulse of its own human capital…but also provides the information on how they stack up within their industry, along with the best courses of action to achieve its goals through quantifiable insights.

Marc was also an instrumental leader behind the small business market payroll platform; RUN Powered by ADP®. Marc leads a number of the technology teams responsible for delivering its critically acclaimed product focused on its innovative user experience for small business owners.

Prior to joining ADP, Marc’s innovative spirit and fascination with data were forged at Bolt Media, a dot-com start-up based in NY’s “Silicon Alley”. The company was an early predecessor to today’s social media outlets. As an early ‘Data Scientist,’ Marc focused on the patterns and predictions of site usage through the harnessing of the data on its +10 million user profiles.

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In this podcast, @JohnNives discusses ways to demystify AI for the enterprise. He shares his perspective on how businesses should engage with AI and what are some of the best practices and considerations for businesses to adopt AI in their strategic roadmap. This podcast is great for anyone seeking to learn about the way to adopt AI in the enterprise landscape.

Timelines: 0:28 John's journey. 6:50 John's current role. 9:40 The role of a chief digital officer. 11:16 The current trend of AI. 13:52 AI hype or real? 16:42 Why AI now? 19:03 Demystifying deep learning. 23:35 Enterprise use cases of AI. 28:25 Attributes of a successful AI project. 32:20 Best AI investments in an enterprise. 36:56 Convincing leadership to adopt AI. 39:20 Organizational implications of adopting AI. 43:45 What do executives get wrong about AI? 48:36 Tips for executives to understand the AI landscape. 53:11 John's favorite reads. 57:35 Closing remarks.

John's Recommended Listen: FutureOfData Podcast math.im/itunes War and Peace Leo Tolstoy (Author),‎ Frederick Davidson (Narrator),‎ Inc. Blackstone Audio (Publisher) amzn.to/2w7ObkI

Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/johnnives-on-ways-to-demystify-ai-for-enterprise/

Jean's BIO: Jean-Louis (John) Nives serves as Chief Digital Officer and the Global Chair of the Digital Transformation practice at N2Growth. Prior to joining N2Growth, Mr. Nives was at IBM Global Business Services, within the Watson and Analytics Center of Competence. There he worked on Cognitive Digital Transformation projects related to Watson, Big Data, Analytics, Social Business and Marketing/Advertising Technology. Examples include CognitiveTV and the application of external unstructured data (social, weather, etc.) for business transformation. Prior relevant experience includes executive leadership positions at Nielsen, IRI, Kraft and two successful advertising technology acquisitions (Appnexus and SintecMedia). In this capacity, Jean-Louis combined information, analytics and technology to created significant business value in transformative ways. Jean-Louis earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering from University at Buffalo and an MBA in Finance and Computer Science from Pace University. He is married with four children and lives in the New York City area.

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In this podcast, Amy Gershkoff(@amygershkoff) talks about the ingredients of a successful data science team. Amy sheds light on the challenges of building a successful team and how businesses could align themselves to get maximum out of their data science practice. Amy discussed some tricks, tips, and easy to execute strategies to keep the data science team and practice at the top of its efficiency. This is a great session for anyone who wants to be part of a winning and thriving data science practice within the organization.

Timeline:

0:29 Amy's journey. 8:39 Working on Obama's campaign. 15:35 Getting started with a data project. 20:39 First steps for creating a data science team. 27:53 Hiring a data scientist recruiter. 33:00 Building an internal data science workforce. 40:00 Hiring the right data scientist. 42:36 Tips for a data scientist to become a good hire. 44:42 Leadership getting educated in data science. 48:05 How to build diversity in the data science field. 52:52 Being bias free. 54:20 Amy's reading list. 56:06 Key takeaways. 

Youtube: https://youtu.be/0PBK5dfQaUk iTunes: http://apple.co/2zMLByT

Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/amygershkoff-on-building-winning-datascience-team/

Amy's BIO: Dr. Amy Gershkoff consults and advises technology companies across the globe. She is the former Chief Data Officer for Ancestry, the world's leading genealogy and consumer genomics company. Prior to joining Ancestry, she was Chief Data Officer at Zynga. Previously, Amy built and led the Customer Analytics & Insights team and led the Global Data Science team at eBay. She has also served as the Chief Data Scientist for WPP, Data Alliance, where she worked across WPP’s more than 350 operating companies worldwide to create integrated data and technology solutions. She was also the Head of Media Planning at Obama for America 2012, where she was the architect of Obama’s advertising strategy and designed the campaign's analytics systems.

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In this podcast Stephen Gatchell (@stephengatchell) from @Dell talks about the ingredients of a successful data scientist. He sheds light on the importance of data governance and compliance in defining a robust data science strategy. He suggested tactical steps that executives could take in starting their journey to a robust governance framework. He talked about how to take away the scare from governance. He gave insights on some of the things leaders could do today to build robust data science teams and framework. This podcast is great for leaders seeking some tactical insights into building a robust data science framework.

Timeline:

0:29 Stephen's journey. 4:45 Dell's customer experience journey. 7:39 Suggestions for a startup in regard to customer experience. 12:02 Building a center of excellence around data. 15:29 Data ownership. 19:18 Fixing data governance. 24:02 Fixing the data culture. 29:40 Distributed data ownership and data lakes. 32:50 Understanding data lakes. 35:50 Common pitfalls and opportunities in data governance. 38:50 Pleasant surprises in data governance. 41:30 Ideal data team. 44:04 Hiring the right candidates for data excellence. 46:13 How do I know the "why"? 49:05 Stephen's success mantra. 50:56 Stephen's best read. Steve's Recommended Read: Big Data MBA: Driving Business Strategies with Data Science by Bill Schmarzo http://amzn.to/2HWjOyT

Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/want-to-fix-datascience-fix-governance-by-stephengatchell-futureofdata/

Steve's BIO: Stephen is currently a Chief Data Officer Engineering & Data Lake at Dell and serves on the Dell Information Quality Governance Office and the Dell IT Technology Advisory Board, developing Dell’s corporate strategies for the Business Data Lake, Advanced Analytics, and Information Asset Management. Stephen also serves as a Customer Insight Analyst for the Chief Technology Office, analyzing customer technology challenges and requirements. Stephen has been awarded the People’s Choice Award by the Dell Total Customer Experience Team for the Data Governance and Business Data Lake project, as well as a Chief Technology Officer Innovation finalist for utilizing advanced analytics for customer configurations improving product development and product test coverage. Prior to Stephen’s current role, he managed Dell’s Global Product Development Lab Operations team developing internal cloud orchestration and automation environments, an Information Systems Executive for IBM leading acquisition conversion efforts, and was VP of Enterprise Systems and Operations managing mission-critical Information Systems for Telelogic (a Swedish public software firm). Stephen has an MBA from Southern New Hampshire University, a BSBA, and an AS in Finance from Northeastern University.

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In this podcast, Ashok Srivastava(@aerotrekker) talks about how the code of creating a great data science practice goes through #PeopleDataTech, and he suggested how to handle unreasonable expectations from reasonable technologies. He shared his journey through culturally diverse organizations and how he successfully build data science practice. He shared his role in Intuit and some of the AI/Machine learning focus in his current role. This podcast is a must for all data-driven leaders, strategists, and wannabe technologists tasked to grow their organization and build a robust data science practice.

Timeline:

0:29 Ashok's journey. 9:58 The role of a CDO at Intuit. 12:45 Ashok's secret to success working with diverse workforces. 15:42 Building a culture of data science. 19:03 Tactical strategies to convince the leadership about data. 22:03 Comparing a data officer and analytics officer. 24:09 Ownership of data. 27:33 Best practices for putting together a data team. 30:16 Best practices for a company to build a good data science practice. 32:40 Who's the ideal data science candidate? 35:17 Data citizens as data leaders. 37:47 Use cases of AI at Intuit. 39:55 Deciding which product deserves AI. 42:35 Disruptive nature of AI. 45:05 Ashok's success mantra. 46:56 Ashok's favorite reads. 49:15 Key takeaways.

Ashok's Recommended Read: Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies - Jared Diamond Ph.D. http://amzn.to/2C4bLMT Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed: Revised Edition - by Jared Diamond http://amzn.to/2C3Bu8f

Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/ashok-srivastavaaerotrekker-on-winning-the-art-of-datascience/

Ashok's BIO: Ashok N. Srivastava, Ph.D., is the Senior Vice President and Chief Data Officer at Intuit. He is responsible for setting the vision and direction for large-scale machine learning and AI across the enterprise to help power prosperity across the world. He is hiring hundreds of people in machine learning, AI, and related areas at all levels.

Previously, he was Vice President of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Systems and the Chief Data Scientist at Verizon. He is an Adjunct Professor at Stanford in the Electrical Engineering Department and is the Editor-in-Chief of the AIAA Journal of Aerospace Information Systems. Ashok is a Fellow of the IEEE, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).

Ashok has a range of business experience, including serving as Senior Director at Blue Martini Software and Senior Consultant at IBM.

He has won numerous awards, including the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award, the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal, the IBM Golden Circle Award, the Department of Education Merit Fellowship, and several fellowships from the University of Colorado. Ashok holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

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In this podcast, Bill Schmarzo talks about the ingredients of successful data science practice, team, and executives. Bill shared his insights on what some leaders in the industries are doing and some challenges seen in the successful deployment. Bill shared his key take on ingredients for some of the successful hires. This podcast is great for growth mindset executives willing to learn about creating a successful data science practice.

Timeline: 0:29 Bill's journey. 5:05:00 Bill's current role. 7:04 Data science adoption challenges for businesses. 9:33 The good side of data science adoption. 11:22 How is data science changing business. 14:34 Strategies behind distributed IT. 18:35 Analysing the current amount of data. 21:50 Who should own the idea of data science? 24:34 The right background for a CDO. 25:52 Bias in IT. 29:35 Hacks to keep yourself bias-free. 31:58 Team vs. tool for putting together a good data-driven practice. 34:54 Value cycle in data science. 37:10 Maturity model. 39:17 Convincing culture heavy businesses to adopt data. 42:47 Keeping oneself sane during the technological disruption. 46:20 Hiring the right talent. 51:46 Ingredients of a good data science hire. 56:00 Bill's success mantra. 59:07 Bill's favorite reads. 1:00:36 Closing remarks.

Bill's Recommended Read: Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis http://amzn.to/2FqBFg8 Big Data MBA: Driving Business Strategies with Data Science by Bill Schmarzo http://amzn.to/2tlZAvP

Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/schmarzo-dellemc-on-ingredients-of-healthy-datascience-practice-futureofdata-podcast/

Bill's BIO: Bill Schmarzo is the CTO for the Big Data Practice, where he is responsible for working with organizations to help them identify where and how to start their big data journeys. He's written several white papers, is an avid blogger, and is a frequent speaker on the use of Big Data and data science to power the organization's key business initiatives. He is a University of San Francisco School of Management Fellow, where he teaches the "Big Data MBA" course.

Bill has over three decades of experience in data warehousing, BI, and analytics. Bill authored EMC's Vision Workshop methodology that links an organization's strategic business initiatives with their supporting data and analytic requirements and co-authored with Ralph Kimball a series of articles on analytic applications. Bill has served on The Data Warehouse Institute's faculty as the head of the analytic applications curriculum.

Bill holds a master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Iowa and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, and Business Administration from Coe College.

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In this podcast, Rahul Kashyap(@RCKashyap) talks about the state of security, technology, and business crossroad on Security and the mindset of a security led technologist. He sheds some light on past, present, and future security risks discussed some common leadership concerns, and how a technologist could circumvent that. This podcast is a must for all technologists and wannabe technologists to grow their organization.

Timeline: 0:29 Rahul's journey. 4:40 Rahul's current role. 7:58 How the types of cyberattacks have changed. 12:53 How has IT interaction evolved? 16:50 Problems security industry. 20:12 Market mindset vs. security mindset. 23:10 Ownership of data. 27:02 Cloud, saas, and security. 31:40 Priorities for securing an enterprise. 34:50 How security is secure enough. 37:40 Providing a stable core to the business. 41:11 The state of data science vis a vis security. 44:05 Future of security, data science, and AI. 46:14 Distributed computing and security. 50:30 Tenets of Rahul's success. 53:15 Rahul's favorite read. 54:35 Closing remarks.

Rahul's Recommended Read: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success – Carol S. Dweck http://amzn.to/2GvEX2F

Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/rckashyap-cylance-on-state-of-security-technologist-mindset-futureofdata-podcast/

Rahul's BIO: Rahul Kashyap is the Global Chief Technology Officer at Cylance, where he is responsible for strategy, products, and architecture.

Rahul has been instrumental in building several key security technologies viz: Network Intrusion Prevention Systems (NIPS), Host Intrusion Prevention Systems (HIPS), Web Application Firewalls (WAF), Whitelisting, Endpoint/Server Host Monitoring (EDR), and Micro-virtualization. He has been awarded several patents for his innovations. Rahul is an accomplished pen-tester and has in-depth knowledge of OS, networking, and security products.

Rahul has written several security research papers, blogs, and articles that are widely quoted and referenced by media around the world. He has built, led, and scaled award-winning teams that innovate and solve complex security challenges in both large and start-up companies.

He is frequently featured in several podcasts, webinars, and media briefings. Rahul has been a speaker at several top security conferences like BlackHat, BlueHat, Hack-In-The-Box, RSA, DerbyCon, BSides, ISSA International, OWASP, InfoSec UK, and others. He was named 'Silicon Valley's 40 under 40' by Silicon Valley Business Journal.

Rahul mentors entrepreneurs who work with select VC firms and is on the advisory board of tech start-ups.

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In this last part of the two-part podcast, @TimothyChou discussed the Internet of Things landscape's future. He laid out how the internet has always been about the internet of things and not the internet of people. He sheds light on the internet of things as it is spread across themes of things, connect, collect, learn, and do workflows. He builds an interesting case about achieving precision to introduction optimality.

Timeline: 0:29 Timothy's journey. 8:56 Selling cloud to Oracle. 15:57 Communicating economics and technology disruption. 23:54 Internet of people to the internet of things.

Timothy's Recommended Read: Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Max Tegmark http://amzn.to/2Cidyhy Zone to Win: Organizing to Compete in an Age of Disruption Paperback by Geoffrey A. Moore http://amzn.to/2Hd5zpv

Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/timothychou-on-world-of-iot-its-future-part-2/

Timothy's BIO: Timothy Chou has his career spanning through academia, successful (and not so successful) startups, and large corporations. He was one of only a few people to hold the President's title at Oracle. As President of Oracle On Demand, he grew the cloud business from its very beginning. Today that business is over $2B. He wrote about the move of applications to the cloud in 2004 in his first book, “The End of Software”. Today he serves on the board of Blackbaud, a nearly $700M vertical application cloud service company.

After earning his Ph.D. in EE at the University of Illinois, he went to work for Tandem Computers, one of the original Silicon Valley startups. Had he understood stock options, he would have joined earlier. He’s invested in and been a contributor to a number of other startups, some you’ve heard of like Webex, and others you’ve never heard of but were sold to companies like Cisco and Oracle. Today he is focused on several new ventures in cloud computing, machine learning, and the Internet of Things.

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In this first part of a two-part podcast, @TimothyChou discussed the Internet of Things landscape. He laid out how the internet has always been about the internet of things and not the internet of people. He sheds light on the internet of things as it is spread across themes of things, connect, collect, learn, and do workflows. He builds an interesting case about achieving precision to introduction optimality.

Timeline: 0:29 Reason behind the failure of IoT projects. 19:10 Which businesses will be impacted by IoT expansion? 30:22 How is IoT getting impacted in the world of AI. 40:35 Innovative startups in the IoT industry. 49:17 What's slowing down IoT? 52:20 How much IoT and cloud are married together? 54:32 Timothy's success mantra. 56:16 Parting thoughts.

Timothy's Recommended Read: Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Max Tegmark http://amzn.to/2Cidyhy Zone to Win: Organizing to Compete in an Age of Disruption Paperback by Geoffrey A. Moore http://amzn.to/2Hd5zpv

Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/timothychou-on-world-of-iot-its-future-part-1-futureofdata-podcast/

Timothy's BIO: Timothy Chou has his career spanning through academia, successful (and not so successful) startups, and large corporations. He was one of only a few people to hold the President's title at Oracle. As President of Oracle On Demand, he grew the cloud business from its very beginning. Today that business is over $2B. He wrote about the move of applications to the cloud in 2004 in his first book, “The End of Software”. Today he serves on the board of Blackbaud, a nearly $700M vertical application cloud service company.

After earning his Ph.D. in EE at the University of Illinois, he went to work for Tandem Computers, one of the original Silicon Valley startups. Had he understood stock options, he would have joined earlier. He’s invested in and been a contributor to a number of other startups, some you’ve heard of like Webex, and others you’ve never heard of but were sold to companies like Cisco and Oracle. Today he is focused on several new ventures in cloud computing, machine learning, and the Internet of Things.

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In this podcast, Chuck Rehberg from Trigent Software sat with Vishal to discuss how, as a technologist, leaders should think about connecting technology to help solve real business pains. Chuck also shared some of the best practices technologists could adopt to built successful integrity-filled bias-free teams and solutions.

Timeline 0:29 Chuck's journey. 8:45 Chuck's role in Trigent. 14:18 Trigent's niche clients. 16:26 Semantics and Trigent model. 18:42 What is semantics? 22:00 The state of semantics today. 28:00 Best practices for businesses to use technology optimally. 33:13 Tips for businesses to remain stable in the time of disruptive technology. 36:18 App technology vis a vis enterprise stack. 39:43 Perspectives on the bias. 43:40 Measuring KPIs for success. 48:16 Ingredients of a good technology team. 50:56 Creating a technology team from scratch. 54:42 Things to be done in semantics. 58:52 Chuck's success mantra. 1:02:24 Chuck's favorite reads. 1:07:05 Closing remarks.

Chuck's Recommended Read: World Hypotheses: A Study in Evidence - by Stephen C. Pepper http://amzn.to/2GXGYVV Women, Fire and Dangerous Things: What Categories Reveal About the Mind - by George Lakoff http://amzn.to/2GWIQOA How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method (Princeton Science Library) - by G. Polya (Author),‎ John H. Conway (Foreword, Contributor) http://amzn.to/2BLECtw The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined - by Steven Pinker http://amzn.to/2EaLQZI Finite and Infinite Games – by James Carse (Author) http://amzn.to/2BLfIdx Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End - by Atul Gawande http://amzn.to/2BhgBtp

Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/chuckrehberg-trigentsoftware-translating-technology-solve-business-problems-futureofdata/

Here is Chuck's Bio: As CTO at Trigent Software and Chief Scientist at Semantic Insights, Chuck Rehberg has developed patented high-performance rules engine technology and advanced natural language understanding technologies that empower a new generation of semantic research solutions.

Chuck has more than thirty years in the high-tech industry, developing leading-edge solutions in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Semantic Technologies, analytics, and product configuration software.

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In this podcast, Venu Vasudevan(@ProcterGamble) talks about the best practices of creating a research-led data-driven data science team. He walked through his journey of creating a robust and sustained data science team, spoke about bias in data science, and some practices leaders and data science practitioners could adopt to create an impactful data science team. This podcast is great for future data science leaders and practitioners leading organizations to put together a data science practice.

Timeline: 0:29 Venu's jouney. 11:18 Venu's current role in PNG. 13:11 Standardization of technology and IoT. 17:18 The state of AI. 19:46 Running an AI and data practice for a company. 22:30 Building a data science practice in a startup in comparison to a transnational company. 24:05 Dealing with bias. 27:32 Culture: a block or an opportunity. 30:05 Dealing with data we've never dealt with before. 32:32 Sustainable vs. disruption. 36:17 Starting a data science team. 38:34 Data science as an art of doing and science of doing business. 41:37 Tips to improve storytelling for a data practitioner. 43:30 Challenges in Venu's journey. 44:55 Tenets of a good data scientist. 47:27 Diversity in hiring. 50:50 KPI's to look out for if you are running an AI practice. 51:37 Venu's favorite read.

Venu's Recommended Read: Isaac Newton: The Last Sorcerer - Michael White http://amzn.to/2FzGV0N Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk - Peter L. Bernstein http://amzn.to/2DRPveU

Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/venu-vasudevan-venuv62-proctergamble-on-creating-a-rockstar-data-science-team-futureofdata/

Venu's BIO: Venu Vasudevan is Research Director, Data Science & AI at Procter & Gamble, where he directs the Data Science & AI organization at Procter & Gamble research. He is a technology leader with a track record of successful consumer & enterprise innovation at the intersection of AI, Machine Learning, Big Data, and IoT. Previously he was VP of Data Science at an IoT startup, a founding member of the Motorola team that created the Zigbee IoT standard, worked to create an industry-first zero-click interface for mobile with Dag Kittlaus (co-creator of Apple Siri), created an industry-first Google Glass experience for TV, an ARRIS video analytics and big data platform recently acquired by Comcast, and a social analytics platform leveraging Twitter that was featured in Wired Magazine and BBC. Venu held a Ph.D. (Databases & AI) from Ohio State University and was a Motorola’s Science Advisory Board (top 2% of Motorola technologists). He is an Adjunct Professor at Rice University’s Electrical and Computer Engineering department and was a mentor at Chicago’s 1871 startup incubator.

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In this podcast, Paul Ballew(@Ford) talks about best practices when running a data science organization spanned across multiple continents. He shared the importance of being Smart, Nice, and Inquisitive in creating tomorrow's workforce today. He sheds some light on the importance of appreciating culture when defining forward-looking policies. He also builds a case for a non-native group and discusses ways to implement data science as a central organization(with no hub-spoke model). This podcast is great for future data science leaders leading organizations with a broad consumer base and multiple geo-political silos.

Timeline: 0:29 Paul's journey. 5:10 Paul's current role. 8:10 Insurance and data analytics. 13:00 Who will own the insurance in the time of automation. 18:22 Recruiting models in technologies. 21:54 Embracing technological change. 25:03 Will we have more analytics in Ford cars? 28:25 How does Ford stay competitive from a technology perspective. 30:30 Challenges for Analytics officer in Ford. 32:36 Ingredients of a good hire. 34:12 How is the data science team structured in Ford. 36:15 Dealing with shadow groups. 39:00 Successful KPIs. 40:33 Who owns data? 42:27 Who should own the security of data assets. 44:05 Examples of successful data science groups. 46:30 Practises for remaining bias-free. 48:55 Getting started running a global data science team. 52:45 How does Paul's keep himself updated. 54:18 Paul's favorite read. 55:45 Closing remarks.

Paul's Recommended Read: The Outsiders Paperback – S. E. Hinton http://amzn.to/2Ai84Gl

Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/paul-ballewford-running-global-data-science-group-futureofdata-podcast/

Paul's BIO: Paul Ballew is vice president and Global Chief Data and Analytics officer, Ford Motor Company, effective June 1, 2017. At the same time, he also was elected a Ford Motor Company officer. In this role, he leads Ford’s global data and analytics teams for the enterprise. Previously, Ballew was Global Chief Data and Analytics Officer, a position to which he was named in December 2014. In this role, he has been responsible for establishing and growing the company’s industry-leading data and analytics operations that are driving significant business value throughout the enterprise. Prior to joining Ford, he was Chief Data, Insight & Analytics Officer at Dun & Bradstreet. In this capacity, he was responsible for the company’s global data and analytic activities along with the company’s strategic consulting practice. Previously, Ballew served as Nationwide’s senior vice president for Customer Insight and Analytics. He directed customer analytics, market research, and information and data management functions, and supported the company’s marketing strategy. His responsibilities included the development of Nationwide’s customer analytics, data operations, and strategy. Ballew joined Nationwide in November 2007 and established the company’s Customer Insights and Analytics capabilities.

Ballew sits on the boards of Neustar, Inc. and Hyatt Hotels Corporation. He was born in 1964 and has a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Economics from the University of Detroit.

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In this podcast, Joel Comm from The Bad Crypto Podcast sat with Vishal Kumar, CEO AnalyticsWeek, and discuss the World of Crypto Currencies. The discussion sheds light on the nuances in the rapidly exploding world of Crypto Currencies and some of the thinking behind the currencies. The discussion also sheds light on the opportunities and risks in the industry. Joel sheds his insights about how to think about these currencies and the long term implications of the algos that run these currencies. The podcast is a great listen for anyone who wants to understand the world of cryptocurrencies.

Timeline: 0:29 Joel's journey. 5:45 Thinking behind "Bad Crypto". 7:50 Getting into the domain of cryptocurrency. 13:30 Underlying technology behind cryptocurrency. 17:00 On Bitcoin. 18:50 Tracing back a ledger. 20:36 The use of blockchain. 23:00 Every bitcoin is a country. 25:11 Parameters to invest in Cryptocurrency. 26:05 Some better known Cryptocurrency. 31:52 The security aspect of Cryptocurrency. 41:52 Security and regulations of tokens. 44:03 The consensus element of blockchain. 46:25 Alternatives to the blockchain. 49:30 Bitcoin as payment. 58:15 Manipulation of the Crypto market. 1:00:51 Joel's favorite reads.

Youtube: https://youtu.be/xJucEIDitas iTunes: http://apple.co/2ynxopz

Please note, this podcast and/or its content in no way advocate any investment advice and nor intended to generate any positive or negative influence. Crypto Currencies are highly volatile in nature, and any investor must use absolute caution and care while evaluating such currencies.

Joel's Recommended Read: Cryptocurrencies 101 By James Altucher http://bit.ly/2Bi5FMv

Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/discussing-world-crypto-joelcomm-badcrypto/

Joel's BIO: As a knowledgeable & inspirational speaker, Joel speaks on a variety of business and entrepreneurial topics. He presents a step-by-step playbook on how to use social media as a leveraging tool to expand the reach of your brand, increase your customer base, and create fierce brand loyalty for your business. Joel is also able to speak with authority on the various ways to harness the marketing power of technology to explode profits. He offers an inspiring yet down-to-earth call to action for those who dream of obtaining growth and financial success. As someone who went from having only 87 cents in his bank account to creating multiple successful businesses, Joel is uniquely poised to instruct and inspire when it comes to using the various forms of new media as avenues towards the greater goal of business success. He is a broadcast veteran with thousands of hours in radio, podcasting, television, and online video experience. Joel is the host of two popular yet completely different podcasts. FUN with Joel Comm features the lighter side of the top business and social leaders. The Bad Crypto Podcast makes cryptocurrency and bitcoin understandable to the masses.

Joel is the New York Times best-selling author of 14 books, including The AdSense Code, Click Here to Order: Stories from the World's Most Successful Entrepreneurs, KaChing: How to Run an Online Business that Pays and Paysm Twitter Power 3.0, and Self Employed: 50 Signs That You Might Be an Entrepreneur. He has also written over 40 ebooks. He has appeared in The New York Times, on Jon Stewart's The Daily Show, on CNN online, on Fox News, and many other places.

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In this podcast, Igor Volovich(@CyberIgor) talks about the strategic side of cybersecurity. He shared some practices that businesses could adopt to keep their infrastructure safe. Igor sheds some light on some easy ways to measure security for your business and understand the leadership commitment needed to establish a security mindset. Igor also shares the need for metric lead strategies to quantify the outcome. This podcast is great for future information security leaders to understand data science and metrics led cybersecurity strategy.

Timeline: 0:29 Igor's journey. 10:37 Recognizing innovation in small companies. 16:30 Aligning with an incubator. 25:16 Creating robust risk metric. 39:29 Right way of thinking about cybersecurity. 50:42 Can a company be offensive about security. 57:43 Igor's favorite read. 59:17 Igor's upcoming book.

Igor's Recommended Read: How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk by Douglas W. Hubbard, Richard Seiersen http://amzn.to/2BOoK6D

Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/563505-2/

Igor's BIO: Strategist, advisor, advocate, mentor, author, speaker, and cyber leader. Passionate about the craft of cybersecurity and its role in protecting the computing public, the integrity of global commerce and international trade, and defense of critical national infrastructure.

Internationally experienced cybersecurity executive and senior advisor with 20 years of service to the world's largest private and public-sector entities, Fortune 100's, US legislative and executive branches, and regulatory agencies

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In this podcast, George Corugedo(@RedpointCTO) / @Redpoint talks about the ingredients of a technologist in a data-driven world. He sheds light on technology & technologist bias and how companies could work progressively to respond in an unbiased manner. He shared some insights on leading a data science product as a technologist and shared some takeaways for future technologists. This podcast is great for future technologists thinking of shaping their organization to take advantage of technological disruptions to stay competitive.

Timeline: 0:29 George's journey. 3:35 Challenges in George's journey. 7:22 The relevance of mathematics in this data-driven world. 13:02 Statistitians getting into the technology stack. 22:38 Data-driven customer engagement platform. 24:24 Challenges for a technologist to connect with various platforms and prospects. 28:52 Customer challenges for businesses. 31:55 What do businesses get about marketing? 34:04 Bridging the gap between data and analytics. 42:42 Hacks for mitigating bias. 46:18 Appification: a bane or an opportunity. 48:45 An candidate for a data analytics startup. 52:40 Important KPIs for a data-driven customer engagement company. 56:33 How does George keep himself updated? 57:58 What keeps George up at night? 59:15 George's favorite read. 1:01:05 Closing remarks.

Youtube: https://youtu.be/u6CtN-TYjXI iTunes: http://apple.co/2AJDnuz

Ed's Recommended Read: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee http://amzn.to/2hZnwwx Self-Reliance and Other Essays (Dover Thrift Editions) by Ralph Waldo Emerson http://amzn.to/2i0WcOx

Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/redpointcto-redpointglobal-on-becoming-an-unbiased-technologist-in-datadriven-world/

George's BIO: A former math professor and seasoned technology executive, RedPoint Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder George Corugedo has more than two decades of business and technical experience. George is responsible for directing the development of the RedPoint Customer Engagement Hub, RedPoint’s leading enterprise customer engagement solution. George left academia in 1997 to co-found Accenture’s Customer Insights Practice, which specialized in strategic data utilization, analytics, and customer strategy. George’s previous positions include director of client delivery at ClarityBlue, Inc., a provider of hosted customer intelligence solutions, and COO/CIO of Riscuity, a receivables management company that specialized in using analytics to drive collections.

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In this podcast, @CRGutowski from @GE_Digital talks about the importance of data and analytics in transforming sales organizations. She sheds light on challenges and opportunities with transforming the sales organization of a transnational enterprise using analytics and implement a growth mindset. Cate shared some of the tenets of the transformation mindset. This podcast is great for future leaders who are thinking of shaping their sales organization and empower them with the digital mindset.

Timeline: 0:29 Cate's journey. 7:40 Cate's typical day. 9:07 How does the sales cope up with disruption? 13:25 Data science in sales. 14:48 Planning a digital software for 25000 workforces. 18:00 The thin line between marketing and sales. 22:13 Safeguarding the workforce against tech disruption. 24:57 The culture of sales. 27:55 Designing a digitally connected strategy. 30:08 Designing customer experience. 33:48 Sales strategy for a startup. 36:43 Selling transformative sales strategies to executives. 40:55 How can organizations go digital? 43:25 Digital thread. 44:14 How can a sales organization deal with IT? 45:54 Pitfalls in the process of digitization. 48:44 Challenges for sales folks amid disruption. 50:30 How does Cate keep herself updated? 52:10 Cate's success mantra. 54:06 Closing remarks.

Youtube: https://youtu.be/3jcpYgvIli4 iTunes: http://apple.co/2hM9r5E

Cate's Recommended Read: Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek http://amzn.to/2hGvc6w

Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/crgutowski-ge_digital-using-analytics-transform-sales/

Cate's BIO: Cate has 20 years of technical sales, marketing, and product leadership experience across various global divisions in GE. Cate is currently based in Boston, MA, and works as the VP – Commercial Digital Thread, leading the digital transformation of GE’s 25,000+ sales organization globally. Prior to relocating to Boston, Cate and her family lived in Budapest, Hungary, where she led product management, marketing, and commercial operations across EMEA for GE Current. Cate holds an M.B.A. from the University of South Florida and a Bachelor’s degree in Communications and Business Administration from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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In this podcast, @EdwardBoudrot from @Optum talks about how leaders could induce design thinking into product design and process engineering. Ed shares some of the ways organizations (small or big) could create lean processes that induce not only efficient people-centric products but also help future proof companies by bringing them closer to their customer. This podcast is great for future leaders who are thinking of shaping their organization around design thinking concepts.

Timeline: 0:29 Edward's journey. 4:55 Innovation in a culturally thick company. 10:46 Life cycle of design thinking. 15:45 Designing thinking's role in business strategy. 19:28 Attributes of design thinking in business strategy. 23:07 Edward's expansion strategy. 25:30 Favorite design thinking concepts. 29:40 How to move a product mindset to a design thinking mindset. 32:22 Lab atmosphere to execute design thinking ideas. 34:15 Tips for startups to get started with design thinking. 35:40 Steps for companies to adopt design thinking. 38:15 Collaboration in design thinking. 41:00 Getting started with a human-centered design. 43:42 Tenets of a successful design thinking executive. 46:30 KPIs to measure the success of your design. 48:58 Design thinking and disruption. 53:22 Businesses that are doing well at design thinking. 55:33 How can design thinking protect itself from market changes. 59:17 Edward's favorite reads. 1:00:33 Closing remarks.

Ed's Recommended Read: Ten Types of Innovation: The Discipline of Building Breakthroughs http://amzn.to/2ywxKLx 101 Design Methods: A Structured Approach for Driving Innovation in Your Organization http://amzn.to/2AFiWvE Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers http://amzn.to/2zAkwAJ

Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/edwardboudrot-optum-designthinking-data-driven-products/

Ed's BIO: Ed Boudrot is the Vice President of Fusion, an enterprise accelerator for Optum. Optum’s mission is to help people live healthier lives and to help make the health system work better for everyone. Boudrot has founded and has been a part of serval startups in the Boston area and Intuit innovation labs. He specializes in the convergence of Human-centered design, business strategy, and rapid development to optimize experiences and business outcomes.

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In This podcast, Brian Haugli from The Hanover Insurance Group sat with Vishal to talk about some of the security led leader's mindset. From discussing some of the leadership mindset to practitioner tactical guide to help future security leaders to understand how to secure their organization. This session is great for any security, passionate leader willing to create a security wrapped growth mindset.

Timeline: 0:28 Brian's journey. 3:45 Brian's current role. 7:43 CSO combining with physical security. 10:12 Physical security infrastructure. 11:55 Brian's journey from Military and corporate. 14:42 Common challenges for a CSO. 17:37 Do security certifications help professionals secure an organization? 22:14 Advice for those wanting to join the security industry. 27:14 Recommendations for a startup to stay secure. 34:32 CSO's necessity in understanding tech and business. 36:35 Hacks to cope with new company integrations and operations. 40:50 Security vs. business innovation. 44:13 Security is seen as professional janitors. 52:30 The role of government and regulations in providing security. 55:30 Brian's keys to success. 58:36 Closing remarks.

Brian's Read Recommendation: On The Road by Jack Kerouac http://amzn.to/2hMhOhG

Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/brianhaugli-the_hanover-%e2%80%8fon-building-leadership-security-mindset/

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Brian's BIO: Brian Haugli is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP). Brian previously served as a senior advisor on cybersecurity and information risk management for the Department of Defense, US Army ITA, and Pentagon. He has 20 years of professional experience and expertise in network topologies, design, implementation, architecture, and cybersecurity. He has extensive knowledge of and has implemented risk management frameworks, methodologies, and processes. He has been responsible for creating compliant and secure networks for multiple sites through his extensive background in intrusion detection and full network end-to-end testing. He has outstanding communication skills, a positive demeanor, and the ability to interface with all levels of an organization.

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In this podcast, Andrea Gallego, Principal & Global Technology Lead @ Boston Consulting Group, talks about her journey as a data science practitioner in the consulting space. She talks about some of the industry practices that up and rising data science professionals must deploy and talks about some operational hacks to help create a robust data science team. It is a must-listen conversation for practitioner folks in the industry trying to deploy a data science team and build solutions for a service industry.

Timeline: 0:29 Andrea's journey. 5:41 Andrea's current role. 8:02 Seasoned data professional to COO role. 11:27 The essentials for having analytics at scale. 14:56 First steps to creating an analytics practice. 18:33 Defining an engineering first company. 22:33 A different understanding of data engineering. 26:40 Mistakes businesses make in their data science practice. 30:21 Some good business problems that data science can solve. 36:42 Democratization of data vs. privacy in companies. 38:04 Tech to business challenges. 40:11 Important KPIs for building a data science practice. 43:47 Hacks to hiring good data science candidates. 49:07 Art of doing business and science of doing business. 52:16 Andrea's secret to success. 55:12 Andrea's favorite read. 58:35 Closing remarks.

Andrea's Recommended Read: Arrival by Ted Chiang http://amzn.to/2h6lJpv Build to Last by Jim Collins http://amzn.to/2yMCsam Designing Agentive Technology: AI That Works for People Paperback http://amzn.to/2ySDHGp

Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/andrea-gallego-bcg-managing-analytics-practice/

Andrea's BIO: Andrea is Principal & Global Technology Lead @ Boston Consulting Group. Prior to BCG, Andrea was COO of QuantumBlack’s Cloud platform. She also manages the cloud platform team and helps drive the vision and future of McKinsey Analytics’ digital capabilities. Andrea has broad expertise in computer science, cloud computing, digital transformation strategy, and analytics solutions architecture. Prior to joining the Firm, Andrea was a technologist at Booz Allen Hamilton. She holds a BS in Economics and MS in Analytics (with a concentration in computing methods for analytics).

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In this podcast, Sid Probstein, CTO AIFoundry, talks about the mindset of technology transformist in a data-driven world. He discusses some of the challenges he faces as a technologist and provides some ways to mitigate them. Sid also talks about the mindset of technologists in a startup vs. a larger enterprise. It is a must-listen conversation for technology folks in the industry trying to navigate the technology and business divide.

Timeline: 0:28 Sid's journey. 7:02 Sid's current role. 15:26 Regulatory bottlenecks. 17:51 Efficiency of Banking Technologies of today. 20:22 Evolution of storage and processing. 23:30 How can legacy models upgrade themselves to newer ones. 27:40 Breaking the cultural mould and moving to big data. 32:56 Convincing the leadership for new technology. 35:55 CTO relation with CDO. 39:18 Difference in working style between a startup and an established company. 43:17 Quantifying and evaluating a product for enterprise projects. 46:02 How can the leadership pick the right software? 49:57 Team dynamics and hiring process. 51:55 Sid's success mantra. 53:47 Sid's favorite read. 54:50 Closing remarks.

Sid's Recommended Read: Arrival by Ted Chiang http://amzn.to/2h6lJpv Build to Last by Jim Collins http://amzn.to/2yMCsam Designing Agentive Technology: AI That Works for People Paperback http://amzn.to/2ySDHGp

Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/sidprobstein-aifoundry-becoming-technology-transformist-data-driven-world/

Sid's BIO: Sid Probstein is the CTO and VP of Solution Delivery for AI Foundry, the enterprise software arm, and the new face of Kodak Alaris. AI Foundry is disrupting the mortgage business by taking origination automation to the next level - enabling self-service, distributed capture, and the automatic classification and extraction of scanned & imaged documents into actionable intelligence. He was previously co-founder and CTO at Attivio and held executive positions at FAST Search & Transfer, Northern Light Technology, and John Hancock Financial Services.

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In this podcast, John T Langton, Director of Applied Data Science, sat with Vishal, President AnalyticsWeek, and discussed his data analytics journey. He shared his insights, from his startup days to running a data science group within a big enterprise.

Timeline: 0:28 John's journey. 13:28 John's current role. 17:06 Succeeding as a data scientist in different organizations. 26:47 Challenges in putting together a data science company. 38:36 Hacks to selling innovative ideas to clients and customers. 47:20 Defining a good data science hire. 51:50 Maturity level of enterprise AI. 1:00:00 Closing remarks.

John's Recommended Read: Designing Agentive Technology: AI That Works for People Paperback http://amzn.to/2ySDHGp

Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/johntlangton-wolters_kluwer-discussed-ai-lead-startup-journey/

John's BIO: John Langton is Director of Applied Data Science at Wolters Kluwer. He was previously worked as Director of Data Science at athenahealth, CEO of VisiTrend, a visual analytics company that was acquired by Carbon Black in 2015. He has a Ph.D. in computer science and an extensive background in AI, machine learning, big data analytics, and visualization. Prior to founding VisiTrend, John was Principal Investigator (PI) on several DoD projects at Charles River Analytics (CRA). He has taught classes at Brandeis University and has several peer-reviewed publications.

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Jeff Palmucci / @TripAdvisor talk about building a Machine Learning Team and shared some best practices for running a data-driven startup

Timeline: 0:29 Jeff's journey. 8:28 Jeff's experience of working in different eras of data science. 10:34 Challenges in working on a futuristic startup. 13:40 Entrepreneurship and ML solutions. 16:42 Putting together a ML team. 20:32 How to chose the right use case to work on? 22:20 Hacks for putting together a group for ML solutions. 24:40 Convincing the leadership of changing the culture. 29:00 Thought process of putting together an ML group. 31:36 How to gauge the right data science candidate? 35:46 Important KPIs to consider while putting together a ML group. 38:30 The merit of shadow groups within a business unit. 41:05 Jeff's key to success. 42:58 How is having a hobby help a data science leader? 45:05 Appifying is good or bad? 52:07 The fear of what ML throws out. 54:09 Jeff's favorite reads. 55:34 Closing remarks.

Podcast Link: https://futureofdata.org/jeff-palmucci-tripadvisor-discusses-managing-machinelearning-ai-team/

About Jeff Palmucci: As a serial entrepreneur, Jeff has started several companies. He was VP of Software Development for Optimax Systems, a developer of scheduling systems for manufacturing operations acquired by i2 Technologies. As a Founder and CTO of programmatic hedge fund Percipio Capital Management, he helped lead the company to an acquisition by Link Ventures. Jeff is currently leading the Machine Learning group at Tripadvisor, which does various machine learning projects across the company, including natural language processing, review fraud detection, personalization, information retrieval, and machine vision. Jeff has publications in natural language processing, machine learning, genetic algorithms, expert systems, and programming languages. When Jeff is not writing code, he enjoys going to innumerable rock concerts as a professional photographer.

Jeff's Favorite Authors (Genre: Science Fiction): Vernor Vinge http://amzn.to/2ygDPOu Stephen Baxter http://amzn.to/2ygG6cn

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In this podcast, Pascal Marmier sat with Vishal Kumar to discuss challenges, opportunities, and nuances in running an innovation hub within regulated corporate culture settings and shared some best practices in promoting data driven innovation.

Timeline: 0:29 Pascal's journey. 6:12 Quitting law and getting into digital analytics. 10:44 Defining Head Analytics Catalyst. 13:46 Putting up an Analytics Catalyst team. 18:43 Steps to create a data lab. 22:02 Securing executive sponsorship. 25:45 Differences in creating lab in Europe in comparison to the USA. 29:43 Challenges in setting up a digital analytics catalyst. 32:27 Ideal team members to have in a digital analytics catalyst team. 35:14 Company culture interfering with lab innovation. 38:00 Lab innovation determining the company's future. 42:19 Important KPIs for setting up a lab. 46:55 Prophesy on the insurance company. 51:15 What can insurance do to secure themselves? 54:48 Insurance dealing with changing risk profiles. 59:26 Pascal's favorite read. 1:00:56 Closing remarks.

Podcast link: https://futureofdata.org/pascal-marmier-pmarmier-swissre-discuss-running-data-driven-innovation-catalyst/

About Pascal Marmier: After many years helping to build the swissnex network in Boston and in China, I recently joined Swiss Re in Boston to help the Digital Analytics Catalyst team identify and develop novel ideas/tech into a sustainable business. As part of the digital transformation of the insurance industry, our team in Boston and London is engaging with startups and academia in various fields of technology such as digital health, IoT, AI. We are working with the teams at Swiss Re to provide business solutions based on the transformative power of data innovation.

Pascal's Favorite Read: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind http://amzn.to/2yHvYGV About #Podcast:

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