The Alldus Podcast - AI in Action

Today's guest is Michael Goedde, VP of Global Data Operations at ICON plc in Maryland, USA. Founded in Dublin, Ireland in 1990, ICON offer a full range of consulting, clinical development and commercialization services from a global network of offices in 46 countries.  It is their mission has been to help their clients to accelerate the development of drugs and devices that save lives and improve quality of life. ICON are a global provider of consulting, outsourced development and commercialization services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, government and public health organizations. They focus their innovation on the factors that are critical to their clients such as reducing time to market, reducing cost and increasing quality, and their global team of experts has extensive experience in a broad range of therapeutic areas. In the episode, Michael will discuss: An insight into the data operations team at ICON, Projects they work on within clinical data and analytics, Their approach to solving Data Science problems, Why culture is number one priority in the company, What excites him for the future at ICON,  Growing the team & why work with ICON

Today's guest is Dilyan Kovachev, Director of Machine Learning and Analytics at Treasure Data. Founded in 2011, Treasure Data was built to radically simplify customer data management and help brands use all of their customer data to improve campaign performance, achieve operational efficiency, and drive business value with connected customer experiences. Treasure Data helps hundreds of Fortune 500 and Global 2000 customers - including some of the world’s most recognizable brands - generate new data opportunities. Customer Data Cloud, their award-winning suite of customer data platform solutions, integrates customer data, connects identities in unified customer profiles, applies privacy, and makes insights and predictions available for Marketing, Service, Sales and Operations to drive personalized engagement and improve customer acquisition, sales and retention. This flexible, scalable and secure platform has a comprehensive connector network that evolves with  existing technology stack to future-proof all customer data initiatives. In the episode, Dilyan will discuss: Treasure Data’s work within customer data, Use cases of their focus in marketing, sales & service, An insight into the ML and Data Science team, The journey of building his team from scratch, Plans for growth and the roadmap for the near future, and What makes Treasure Data a great place to work

Today's guest is Katharine Kennedy, Global Head and GM of the ServiceNow Business Unit at Microsoft. Katharine is an award-winning, enthusiastic and customer-centric business leader in the high-tech industry working with some of the biggest brands in the business. She brings a unique perspective to her customers and team, having worked for Silicon Valley software and hardware startups, upstarts and tech giants in Washington D.C., New York City, Canada and Florida. Katharine joined Microsoft in 2022 where she specializes in building data-driven marketing and sales GTM strategies, as well as growing and leading high performing teams. She is also responsible for cultivating strategic partnerships by working with business and technology leaders of global organizations in accelerating their digital transformation journey to drive significant business outcomes that both impress customers and empower employees. In the episode, Katharine will discuss: Her role & responsibilities at Microsoft, Latest trends and focus on sustainability, How Microsoft are utilizing the ServiceNow platform, Advice to C-Suite execs embarking on their transformation journey, Building a winning team and What’s next for ServiceNow at Microsoft

Today's guest is Patrick Chen, Senior Director of Business Intelligence, Growth and Accountable Care Enterprise at Scripps Health in San Diego, CA. Each day at Scripps, they put the vision of their founders — Ellen Browning Scripps and Mother Mary Michael Cummings — into action by dedicating themselves to quality, safe, cost-efficient and socially responsible health care for everyone that they serve. Scripps keeps that vision at the forefront as they care for patients, engage in clinical research and ultimately improve community health. Patrick is a senior leader for business intelligence and growth at Scripps Health, specializing in the development of innovative partnerships and leveraging advanced analytics for market intelligence, healthcare economics, and mergers & acquisitions. He is deeply committed to driving positive impact in underserved communities for both clinical outcomes and social determinants, with thoughtful execution of data-driven population health programs and technology enabled solutions. In the episode, Patrick will discuss: The mission they work towards at Scripps, Their work within population health & business intelligence, Challenges the Data Science team are solving in Healthcare, What the next 12-24 months has in store and Career opportunities with Scripps

Today's guest is Shiva Amiri, VP, Head of AI and Data Intelligence at Pivotal Life Sciences in San Francisco, CA. Founded in 2017, Pivotal Life Sciences back the brightest minds in life sciences throughout the world. The Pivotal Life Sciences platform includes Pivotal bioVenture Partners US, Pivotal bioVenture Partners China and Pivotal Growth. Their teams make direct investments into high-quality life sciences companies that are developing and commercializing products that address well-defined, substantial medical and market needs. Working at the intersection of computing and biology, Shiva is experienced in large-scale, multi-stakeholder technology development in data science and biology with a focus on computational biology, bioinformatics, machine learning, and big data systems. She is a team builder and entrepreneur in cutting edge computational methods in biology, digital health and medical research with a proven track record in big data/data science and program execution and strategy. In the episode, Shiva will discuss: Her journey to now and current work at Pivotal Life Sciences, What her role and responsibilities involves, The benefits that her team are bringing to businesses, Plans for further growing the team, Why Pivotal Life Sciences is a great place to work and What excites her for the future of the company

Today's guest is Andrea Leigh Buma, Practice Director of Security & Risk at c1secure. Founded in 2012, c1secure is an independent security and compliance firm addressing the stringent demands of Domestic & International mandates and cyber security policy. c1secure provides a full suite of security and compliance solutions including, managed security services, professional services and product sets. They are pioneering intelligent security solutions for the extended digital enterprise with their CISO Sentinel™ Security & Compliance platform, a continuous monitoring platform hosted in the cloud and related offerings. As a Premier ServiceNow partner focused on the Integrated Risk Management and Security Operations modules, they offer implementation services, managed services and product development on the platform. In the episode, Andrea will discuss: Why ESG is a hot topic in the industry, The challenges of working with ESG products in supply chain, The role of ServiceNow supporting ESG programs, How ServiceNow can help customers launch ESG initiatives and What the future holds for companies within the ESG market

Today's guest is Payton Soicher, Director of Machine Learning at Wurl. Since 2017, Wurl has been on a mission to make TV better for everyone. As the world leader in powering streaming TV, Wurl's video distribution and advertising services reach over 300 million connected TVs, delivering hundreds of millions of hours of TV viewing and millions of individually targeted ads. Wurl’s innovative, market-leading technologies enable content companies, streamers and advertising to continually reach new viewers and grow revenue. In the episode, Payton will discuss: Their work within content streaming advertizing, Challenges the team are solving using Machine Learning, The benefits that Wurl bring to customers, How the acquisition by AppLovin will impact the company, What the near future looks like for Wurl and Why Wurl is a great place to work

Today's guest is Gary Velasquez, Chief Executive Officer at Cogitativo in Berkeley, CA. Spanish for meditative and contemplating, Cogitativo was founded in 2015 with the purpose of thinking deeply about the issues affecting the healthcare system. It is their mission to improve the healthcare system by helping their clients make sense of complex data so they can answer their most challenging questions. Using a challenge-based learning approach, Cogitativo's data scientists connect their client’s disparate, noisy data and then develop customized solutions that allow clients to look deeply into their business. Just as an MRI is able to see what is happening inside the human body, their ‘data science as a service’ model quickly visualizes their client’s business enabling them to solve their most intractable problems. In the episode, Gary will discuss: The interesting work he does with Cogitativo, The journey of building the company from the ground up, Current make-up of the team, Upcoming projects and milestones they are working towards, and What the future holds for Cogitativo

Today's guest is John Cullom, CEO at Northcraft Analytics. Founded in 2008, Northcraft Analytics is the leading provider in the U.S. of Analytical Applications for Enterprise IT departments. They offer a broad suite of HOLAP BI applications for IT Service and Operations Management, including coverage for 10 of the 24 ITIL process areas on more than 12 enterprise applications. Northcraft's vision is to provide Business Intelligence applications for all of the industry-leading solutions for IT automation with platform portability for our customers. Their solutions are unique in that they require no BI development whatsoever, which is backed up by the most comprehensive maintenance and support package in the industry. In the episode, John will discuss: The interesting work they do at Northcraft Analytics, Current trends he is seeing in the market, Why ServiceNow is the platform of choice, How they are using ServiceNow and the benefits it brings to the organization, What he’s learned from implementing ServiceNow and What the future holds for the platform

Today's guest is Gretchen Stewart, Chief Data Scientist for Intel's Public Sector. Gretchen works closely with Intel’s Ecosystem of software, hardware and partner vendors in developing solutions and programs focused on the convergence of high-performance computing and data analytics. In her solution architecture role, she is building data analytics/ AI/ ML practice within Intel working closely with federal and state government, research institutions, universities, energy and advanced manufacturing customers. Gretchen has been working closely with customers on ethical and responsible AI, building it in and not bolting it on. In enhancing Intel’s ecosystem with these AI solutions and programs, she works with disruptors, startup and mainstream software vendors to ensure governments, educational institutions and enterprise customers advance the future of research, have competitive advantages, build smarter cities and provided enhanced services to citizens. In the episode, Gretchen will discuss: Her background and journey to now, The work they do in the Intel Public Sector division, Use cases of how they are utilizing Data Science, Investments Intel have made in AI and Data Science, and Why Intel is a great place to work