This week's guest is Dr. Seth Dobrin, Chief AI Officer for IBM. As one of the best-known AI companies in the world, IBM has over 300,000 employees. As the first episode in this series on AI culture, Seth provides unique insights, as someone with years of hands-on experience in the industry, on what it takes to shift the culture within a large enterprise. He also talks about what it looks like to build an AI roadmap when adopting AI and creating a plan for the future. Be sure to tune in for the rest of this series taking place this week through Friday here on The AI in Business Podcast. We'll be releasing an episode daily that highlights this topic of AI culture, and we have an exciting lineup of guests from well-known companies such as Facebook, SAP, Intel, and more.

Today’s guest is Gaurav Srivastava, CTO at FarEye. Having recently raised another $100M, FarEye has now raised a total of $150M to bring artificial intelligence to the supply chain. In this episode, Gaurav talks about how end-user impact is what vendors and internal AI leaders need to understand to make a strong business case. Be sure to join us here on The AI in Business Podcast next week, as we will be publishing an episode every day from November 1st through the 5th. We have five notable guests from companies like IBM, Facebook, Intel, and more speaking about the topic of AI culture and how enterprise leaders can encourage an AI culture that will allow AI to take root and genuinely deliver an ROI.

Our guest this week is Joseph Berti, VP of AI Applications at IBM. This week, Joseph discusses high-level trends in how AI is making its way into heavy industry. He also speaks about what the world will look like as more and more physical assets are digitized and how this transformation will impact our world. Before selling to IBM, Joseph was previously the CEO of Oniqua, focusing on predictive maintenance for the oil, gas, and utility space. If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to stay tuned for the upcoming series on The AI in Business Podcast. Starting Monday, November 1st, we’ll publish an episode every day through Friday. These episodes will each highlight a topic that is relevant for leaders in any and every industry.

Today’s guest is Bhaskar Roy of Fractal Analytics. Bhaskar previously held high-level analytical roles at Target and Accenture before joining Fractal Analytics and taking on more artificial intelligence projects. In this episode, Bhaskar discusses the conceptual and practical differences between analytics and AI projects for selling AI and delivery. He also talks about the similarities between these two types of projects. If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to check out Bhaskar’s interview on The AI Consulting Podcast, where he discusses what it looks like to find the AI fit for clients in more depth. The AI Consulting Podcast is our newest podcast designed specifically for AI advisors, strategists, and consultants and is available on all major podcast platforms.

This week’s guest is Katia Walsh, Ph.D. and Chief Strategy Officer for Levi Strauss & Co. Levi’s is one of the best-known apparel brands in the world at $5.5B in annual revenue. Katia holds an important position in that company after having several roles in financial services, telecommunications, and other sectors. In this episode, Katia speaks about unlocking the value of predictive and what it looks like to combine data, AI, and digital in a way that delivers value. She also discusses some of the lessons she learned in other industries and how they translate into retail transformation. If you're interested in more insights in retail, be sure to download our “AI in Retail” cheat sheet at emerj.com/ret1.

Today’s guest is Emily He, SVP of Human Capital Management at Oracle’s Cloud Business Group. Currently ranked the 80th in the Fortune 100, Oracle is well-known for enterprise software and IT solutions. Emily has also managed the research that Oracle conducts annually on their employees’ impact, expectations, and thoughts on AI within their business. In this episode, Emily brings to bear some of the critical findings of this research. She also discusses the business implications for AI adoption strategies that don’t overwhelm the rest of a company’s teams. Discover more AI use-cases, best practice guides, frameworks, and more by joining Emerj Plus at emerj.com/p1.

This week’s guest is Ramprakash Ramamoorthy, Director of AI Research at Zoho Corporation. Based in the Bay Area, Zoho makes over $600M in annual revenue and offers a variety of software products, including CRM, business intelligence solutions, and more. Today, Ramprakash speaks about his hands-on experience on this topic, detailing the kind of collaboration, talent, and strategic thinking required to level up an existing suite of products with AI. He also discusses how team-building and the construction of an AI team facilitate this process to add value. Visit emerj.com/beg1 to learn more about the practical steps for AI deployment for non-technical professionals.

Today’s guest is Patrick Bangert, VP of Artificial Intelligence at Samsung SDS, the services wing at Samsung. With $200B in annual revenue, Samsung is the 15th largest company in the world according to the Global 500. Today, Patrick discusses the use-cases of AI at the edge in medical imagery and how the healthcare industry may be able to overcome some of these hurdles to allow AI to improve even more quickly into the future. We are grateful to have been introduced to Patrick through Kisaco Research, the sponsor for this episode. Kisaco Research runs the Edge AI Summit every year, and this year it will be held November 16-18th in Mountain View, California, and online, where Patrick will also be speaking.

This week’s guest is Merve Unuvar, Director of AI Platforms and Automation at IBM Research AI. This week’s focus is on the intersection of AI and RPA, which is a technology separate from AI, and how to identify places where efficiencies might be driven. Merve discusses how to evaluate our operations and workflow and spot places where AI might be able to make a real and tangible difference. Merve also speaks about how traditional RPA is beginning to merge with AI and what kinds of new opportunities this could bring. If you’re interested in unlocking Emerj’s AI best practice guides, frameworks for AI ROI, and other specific resources for AI consultants, visit emerj.com/p1.

Our guest this week is Alexandre Le Bouthillier, Co-Founder of Imagia. Imagia is a firm based in Montreal that leverages artificial intelligence for medical analysis. Today, Alexandre discusses personalized medicine before and after artificial intelligence. He also brings to bear his perspectives on how personalized medicine might come to be, cutting through some of the buzzword hype surrounding the term. Alexandre was a guest on the show several years ago, and we’re thankful to have the opportunity to share more of his insights. If you’re interested in unlocking our AI best practice guides, frameworks for AI ROI, and specific resources for AI consultants, visit emerj.com/p1.