Deloitte AI360: A fast-paced AI podcast for a fast-paced world

How does a 120-year old industry adapt to AI? Deloitte’s Automotive AI lead Rick Whitford joins AI360 to discuss the road so far, highlighting how the giant leap forward in agentic AI is enabling companies to take a step back—and why they should.

Chief Data and Analytics Officer Ashish Verma sits down with Jim to reflect on Deloitte’s own AI transformation, including realizations around what kinds of data you need to meet your AI ambitions and why the journey begins outside your four walls.

Tim Cercelle is Deloitte’s insurance sector AI lead and a 35-year veteran of the industry. On this episode, he joins Jim to talk about the biggest AI advancements in the field, from compliance evaluation to improving customer service in real-time during emergencies. Plus, why governance helps you move faster with AI.

“At the end of the day, [AI] is only as good as how people use it,” explains Deloitte’s Investment Management & Real Estate AI Lead Snehal Waghulde in this episode of AI360, where she sits down with Jim Rowan to talk about pressures, successes, and challenges surrounding the use of AI the sector. We cover how AI in investment management is enabling automated, real-time portfolio management and how AI in real estate is streamlining lease management for companies and tenants. Snehal also unpacks four key challenges organizations face when implementing Generative and agentic AI, including how to motivate personnel and when to start assessing your data issues. Listen now for a comprehensive lay of the land in this dynamic and highly regulated sector.

Efficiency is a top benefit of AI, but how do you create value beyond that? Aditya Kudumala, Deloitte’s Global Life Sciences & Health care AI lead, explains how the “string of pearls” methodology turns AI into a strategic lever for broader transformation.

Is regulation a blessing and a curse? Can liabilities become commercial assets? Deloitte’s Financial Services AI Lead Ryan Lockard sheds light on the most intriguing real-world applications of AI in financial services, including one that shows why organizations are embracing agentic AI.

Sensitive mission data. Citizens in need. A new breed of agents in the field. Join host Jim Rowan as he sits down with Ed Van Buren, who leads AI efforts across Deloitte’s Government & Public sector practice, to discover how AI in the public sector is helping to enhance process automation and cost efficiency for the United States. Learn how agencies are targeting a range of AI use cases in government, from front-line deployments improving health and human services to back-office deployments enabling IT management and service delivery. Ed shares insights on the growing push for cost-saving automation and scaling AI in sensitive, high-stakes environments along with common hurdles like data readiness, security, and governance. They also explore the rise of agentic AI and why leaders should think about AI agents as partners, not replacements. Tune in for a grounded look at AI in government, from scaling AI in sensitive, high-stakes environments to the impact on public sector transformation.

Jim Rowan goes inside the epicenter of AI innovation with Kevin Laughridge, lead partner for Deloitte’s Google alliance, to learn how recent advancements are accelerating the information-insight-action pipeline to unlock enterprise ROI.

Explore the emerging role of AI in retail and consumer Products in this episode featuring Deloitte sector lead Kevin Bryne. Learn how AI is driving end-to-end process transformation, from making product innovation more efficient to improving customer experience through AI shopping assistants.

Discover how the convergence of AI trends with Internet of Things and “unlimited reality” is transforming asset management, knowledge transfer, and innovation in energy and chemicals, making operations safer, more efficient, and much more effective.