Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews) Agentic AI at the Edge: Nancy Avila’s Three-Pillar Strategy for IT Transformation
31 snips
Sep 25, 2025 Nancy Avila, the Chief Information Officer of Analog Devices, lends her expertise in driving IT and AI strategy within the semiconductor industry. She shares her compelling three-pillar strategy for IT transformation, focusing on operational excellence, process optimization, and innovation. Nancy discusses the shift from traditional machine learning to agentic AI, which enhances engineering productivity and manufacturing anomaly detection. With insights on transparent decision-making and the future of quantum computing and humanoid robotics, her vision for technology is both forward-thinking and inspiring.
AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
Return From Retirement Driven By AI Momentum
- Nancy Avila retired and then returned because the rapid AI-driven changes and the chance to transform IT at Analog Devices excited her.
- She missed the challenge and found the role offered a chance to rethink IT in light of recent AI advances.
Three Pillars Guide IT Transformation
- Nancy Avila organizes IT strategy into three pillars: foundational operations, process optimization, and innovation.
- She overlays these pillars across customer experience, manufacturing resiliency, and GNA productivity.
Agentic AI Reorients How Work Gets Done
- Agentic AI orchestrates work and can remove the need for human interaction in many processes.
- Nancy Avila says this shift enables significant productivity gains across the enterprise.