x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

The AI in Business Podcast

Daniel Faggella

The AI in Business Podcast is for non-technical business leaders who need to find AI opportunities, align AI capabilities with strategy, and deliver ROI. Each week, Emerj research staff and journalists interview top AI executives from Fortune 2000 firms and unicorn startups - uncovering trends, use-cases, and best practices for practical AI adoption. Visit our advertising page to learn more about reaching our executive audience of Fortune 2000 AI adopters: https://emerj.com/advertise

technology management

All Episodes

27:33

Tackling Retail Crime and Loss Prevention with AI...

The AI in Business Podcast ·

2025/03/17

Today’s guest is Mike Matta, Co-founder and CEO of Solink. Solink is a cloud video security and analytics platform that works with your existing cameras, access controls, and operational technologies like POS and labor management, helping you modernize and improve security and operations without costly upgrades. Mike joins today’s show to discuss how AI-driven video data is helping retailers mitigate risk, improve loss prevention strategies, and drive operational efficiencies. Today’s episode is

en

21:13

AI and Agentic Systems in Healthcare Workflow...

The AI in Business Podcast ·

2025/03/13

Today’s guest is Ylan Kazi, Chief Data and AI Officer at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota. Ylan returns to the show to discuss the latest developments in AI adoption within healthcare. The conversation explores key obstacles, including cultural resistance, the need for an AI Hippocratic Oath, and the risks of holding AI to unrealistic standards. Ylan also examines how agentic AI—capable of operating across systems to accomplish complex tasks—is reshaping healthcare operations. From optimizing

en

28:58

Why Red Teaming is Critical for AI Security - with...

The AI in Business Podcast ·

2025/03/12

Today’s guest is Tomer Poran, Chief Evangelist and VP of Strategy at ActiveFence. ActiveFence is a leader in providing AI safety and security solutions that mitigate the risk of advanced GenAI systems, helping platforms detect and prevent harmful content, malicious activity, and emerging threats online. Tomer joins today’s podcast to explore the critical role of red teaming and security. He breaks down the challenges enterprises face in deploying AI responsibly, the evolving nature of adversarial

en

20:05

Enhancing Customer Engagement with AI-Driven...

The AI in Business Podcast ·

2025/03/11

Today’s guest is Robert Rose, Senior Director of North America Customer Support at Adobe. Robert joins our conversation today to discuss the evolution of AI in customer interactions and the challenges organizations face when scaling these solutions across diverse customer bases. He shares insights on how AI-driven bots have progressed from basic transactional tools to more sophisticated systems capable of detecting customer emotions and improving responses over time. If you’ve enjoyed or benefited

en

21:50

Accelerate and Mitigate Risk in Clinical Development ...

The AI in Business Podcast ·

2025/03/10

Today’s guest is Panos Karelis, Director of Customer Experience and Insights at Intelligencia AI. Intelligencia AI is a life sciences technology company that uses proprietary data, biomedical expertise, and AI-driven algorithms to assess the probability of technical and regulatory success for drug candidates, helping pharmaceutical companies make informed decisions on which drugs to advance or discontinue. Panos joins us on today’s show to explore the key challenges and opportunities in AI adoption

en

19:12

Model Development Best Practices for Insurance - with...

The AI in Business Podcast ·

2025/03/04

Today’s guest is Mark McLaughlin, Director of Insurance in IBM’s Global Industries Unit. Mark joins the podcast to discuss the biggest challenges insurers face today and how AI is transforming workflows, risk management, and customer experience. Later, he and Emerj Managing Editor Matthew DeMello explore why insurers are embracing a mix of on-premise and cloud-based strategies, managing multiple AI models to optimize business processes while maintaining security and cost efficiency. If you’ve

en

46:06

AI for Driving Human Reasoning over Reasoning Models...

The AI in Business Podcast ·

2025/03/03

Today’s guests are Chris Busch, Founder and CEO of MSTRO, and Yancey Sanford, Founder and Chief of Information and Research at MSTRO. MSTRO develops an advanced AI platform that combines data and creativity to optimize human performance. While AI reasoning models promise efficiency, are they the right approach for businesses? In this episode, Chris and Yancey join us to challenge the prevailing wisdom behind AI-driven automation. Throughout our conversation, they argue that enterprises may be too

en

19:03

Understanding AI’s Expanding Role in Drug Discovery...

The AI in Business Podcast ·

2025/02/26

Today’s guest is Liran Belenzon, Co-founder and CEO of BenchSci. BenchSci is a global leader in AI solutions for preclinical R&D that helps decipher complex biomedical research using proprietary technology. Liran joins us to discuss how AI is transforming disease biology research, streamlining scientific workflows, and enabling better decision-making in pharmaceutical R&D. Liran shares insights into the biggest challenges facing drug discovery today, including the complexity of disease biology and

en

17:48

Neurobiological and Cybernetic AI for Manufacturing,...

The AI in Business Podcast ·

2025/02/25

Today's guest is Oleg Savin, Enterprise Architect and MES Expert at Unilever. Oleg is a frequent guest speaker at manufacturing conferences worldwide, including this year's Smart Manufacturing Excellence Summit in Munich. He joins us for the first of two episodes on the program today to explain why neurobiological and cybernetic AI capabilities have distinct advantages in manufacturing use cases and why it's imperative for industrial leaders to understand the difference. If you've enjoyed or

en

20:07

The Advantages of Agentic Process Automation in...

The AI in Business Podcast ·

2025/02/20

Today’s guest is Ken Mertzel, Global Industry Leader in Financial Services at Automation Anywhere. Automation Anywhere is a global software company that develops various automation software for major industries. Before joining Automation Anywhere six years ago, Ken spent his career in the financial sector, including 15 years at Bank of America. There, he served as CFO of the insurance division and held various leadership roles in finance, risk management, and consumer operations, ultimately leading

en

24:32

Tackling Chargeback Challenges at Scale with Machine...

The AI in Business Podcast ·

2025/02/19

Today’s guest is Roenen Ben-Ami, Co-founder and Chief Risk Officer of Justt. Justt is an AI-driven tech company whose platform helps retail leaders and merchants reduce loss from chargebacks with automation and friendly fraud prevention. Roenen joins us on today's podcast to break down the complexities of chargebacks and how AI-driven automation can help merchants recover lost funds at scale. Together with Emerj Managing Editor Matthew DeMello, Roenen helps explain the "guilty until proven innocent"

en

20:07

New Use Cases for GenAI and Beyond in Healthcare...

The AI in Business Podcast ·

2025/02/18

Today’s guest is Kimberly Powell, Vice President of Healthcare and Life Sciences at NVIDIA. Kimberly joins us to discuss how AI is reshaping the healthcare landscape. As generative AI adoption accelerates, Kimberly shares her insights on the major challenges the healthcare industry faces, particularly in terms of technology infrastructure. Together, we explore the critical need for hybrid strategies that blend on-premise and cloud computing, enabling real-time data processing for medical imaging,

en

21:43

Essential Infrastructure Solutions for Life Sciences...

The AI in Business Podcast ·

2025/02/11

Today’s guests are two senior executives from Sanofi’s manufacturing division, Head of Data & AI for Manufacturing & Supply Chain Kartik Pant and Head of AI & Data Products, Manufacturing & Supply Shreyas Becker, respectively. Together they return to the podcast to cover the challenges and opportunities in adopting data infrastructure and AI solutions in life sciences manufacturing. Throughout the episode they emphasize the need for a unified data architecture, starting small, and articulating a

en

18:43

Reducing Costs and Improving CX with Hyperautomation...

The AI in Business Podcast ·

2025/02/05

Today’s guest is Paul Cuglietta, Head of Contact and Claims at Simplyhealth. Simplyhealth is a health insurance provider based in the UK whose history goes back to the late 1800s. Paul joins today’s discussion to unpack the challenges organizations face when driving digital transformation. With nearly two years of AI integration experience, Paul provides unique insights from his time at Simplyhealth into overcoming internal and external hurdles in their transformation journey. This episode is

en

22:21

Managing End Point Storage in Hybrid Data Strategies...

The AI in Business Podcast ·

2025/02/04

Today’s guest is Yonas Yohannes, CTO of FinTech and FIS at Oracle. An accomplished executive and author, Yonas joins us on today’s podcast to explain the evolving role of endpoint storage for driving new AI capabilities at the edge. He breaks down AI’s true value beyond the marketing hype, and its broader impact on infrastructure across industries, with a special focus on financial services. Throughout the episode, Yonas addresses the real challenges businesses face in adopting AI while ensuring

en

01:17:40

AI Risk Management and Governance Strategies for the...

The AI in Business Podcast ·

2025/02/01

Today’s guest is Duncan Cass-Beggs, Executive Director of the Global AI Risks Initiative at the Center for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). He joins Emerj CEO and Head of Research Daniel Faggella to explore the pressing challenges and opportunities surrounding Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) governance on a global scale. This is a special episode in our AI futures series that ties right into our overlapping series on AGI governance on the Trajectory podcast, where we’ve had

en

29:04

A Blueprint for AI-Driven Process Optimization for...

The AI in Business Podcast ·

2025/01/30

Today’s guests are Vrinda Khurjekar and Paul Pallath, VP of North Americas and Applied AI Lead, respectively, at Searce. Searce is a cloud computing solutions and technology services provider globally that specializes in Cloud, AI, and Analytics. Vrinda and Paul join us today to explore how regulated industries such as financial services and healthcare are navigating the complexities of AI adoption. This episode is sponsored by Searce. Learn how brands work with Emerj and other Emerj Media options

en

22:23

Driving Immunology Workflows with AI Across Clinical...

The AI in Business Podcast ·

2025/01/29

Today’s guest is Michelle Longmire, Co-founder and CEO of Medable. Medable is a platform technology company that accelerates drug development by improving evidence generation in clinical trials. Michelle joins us on the show today to explore how AI is transforming the clinical trial experience for patients, sites, and sponsors from start to finish. Michelle also offers valuable advice on adopting a portfolio-level digital strategy and managing the organizational change required to embrace AI

en

21:07

Fraud Risk Solutions for Retail Experiences in...

The AI in Business Podcast ·

2025/01/28

Today’s guest is Vivek Khindria, Former SVP Cyber Security, Network and Technology Risk at Loblaw Companies Ltd., Canada’s largest food retailer. With its operations spanning grocery, pharmacy, banking, and apparel, Loblaw faces unique and multifaceted fraud challenges across diverse verticals. Vivek offers expert insights into the evolving fraud landscape, highlighting the critical balance between mitigating false positives and minimizing customer friction. He shares how leveraging data,

en

19:47

Overcoming Barriers to AI Adoption in Telecom and...

The AI in Business Podcast ·

2025/01/27

Today’s guest is Moutie Wali, Director of Integrated Planning & Digital Transformation at TELUS. As a leading Canadian telecommunications company, TELUS offers a wide range of products and services, including internet access, voice, entertainment, healthcare, video, smart home automation, and IPTV television. Moutie joins us on today’s show to delve into the complex intersection of privacy, security, and data governance within the telecom industry. Throughout the episode, Moutie shares actionable

en

1,125 results

Similar Podcasts

Lead With AI

Tamara Nall

Linux in the Ham Shack

Black Sparrow Media

Data Engineering Podcast

Tobias Macey

Eye On A.I.

Craig S. Smith

Reflections

Livewire Labs