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Apr 11, 2023 • 24min
#125: Think Like an Auditor: How to Measure Security Compliance
If you’ve ever wondered how to measure your security compliance like an auditor would, this is the conversation for you. Hear from Samara Moore, Senior Manager of Security Assurance at AWS and Clarke Rodgers, Director of AWS Enterprise Strategy, as they discuss best practices around security compliance and regulations.

Mar 28, 2023 • 30min
#124: Accelerating Government Procurement Through Digital Transformation
In this public sector themed episode, we discuss how (and why) government agencies should modernize their procurement processes.

Mar 16, 2023 • 21min
#123: What's Next in Reinventing Aviation? | Eddie Wilson, CEO of Ryanair
How do you continuously innovate for customers in a heavily regulated industry like aviation, especially when you're coming out of some of the most difficult years the industry has experienced? And how do you stay resilient not just to survive, but thrive through challenging times? Eddie Wilson, CEO of Ryanair, joins Tanuja Randery, Managing Director, AWS EMEA, to discuss controlling your organization's destiny through constant simplification, efficiency strategies, and scaling operational improvements.

Feb 28, 2023 • 23min
#122: AWS Cloud Security — How it Started, Where It’s Headed
Discover what it takes to build a security organization from the ground up and design a security culture supported by innovative hiring practices. You'll hear all this and more in this discussion between CJ Moses, Chief Information Security Officer at AWS, and Clarke Rodgers, director of AWS Enterprise Strategy.

Feb 8, 2023 • 16min
#121: Succeeding in Economies of Speed: Rethinking Your Levers, Part 2
In Part 2 of this re:Invent Las Vegas session, Enterprise Strategist Miriam McLemore highlights why transformation is different from any other project and challenges leaders to rethink their levers for change. Learn more about how finding the intersection between innovation and operational excellence can deliver value and results. Don't miss Part 1 of the session, published yesterday.

Feb 7, 2023 • 24min
#120: Succeeding in Economies of Speed: Rethinking Your Levers, Part 1
When leaders look to change their organization, they often begin with restructuring, defining new processes and guidelines, or granting exceptions to innovation units. However, transformation isn’t just about doing existing things better; it’s foremost about doing things differently. This session by Enterprise Strategist Miriam McLemore from AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas highlights why transformation is different from any other project and challenges leaders to rethink their levers for change. Stay tuned for Part 2 tomorrow!

Jan 31, 2023 • 27min
#119: Making Security Personal for Public Sector
Join Sarah Ryle of the AWS institute as she interviews Liam Maxwell, Director of Digital Government Transformation at AWS, and Alex Meek-Holmes, Senior Manager of Government Transformation at AWS about the intricacies of security in the public sector.

Jan 24, 2023 • 30min
#118: The Human Impact of Government Modernization
In this episode of Conversations With Leaders, we’re talking about the human side of digital transformation in government. Join Sarah Ryle from the AWS Institute as she speaks with Mike Beaven, Senior Manager of Government Transformation at AWS, about the impact that government service modernization can have on the everyday lives of citizens.

Jan 19, 2023 • 34min
#117: A CISO’s Guide to Establishing and Scaling Security Culture
In this episode of Conversations With Leaders, we're focusing on security as a critical component of digital transformation. Join Clarke Rodgers, director of AWS enterprise strategy as he interviews amazon’s chief security officer, Steve Schmidt about what it takes to establish a security culture, scale securely, and continuously adapt to changing circumstances.

Jan 10, 2023 • 28min
#116: Banking on the future: Innovation and culture change in a risk-averse industry (A conversation with Mark Holt, CTO at 10x Banking)
How do you drive organizational and even cultural change in boardrooms and entire businesses to make digital transformation a success? What does that look like in the fast-moving world of banking, where huge highly-regulated incumbents are battling nimble fintech start-ups who were born in the cloud? In this episode of AWS Conversations with Leaders, Mark Holt, CTO of 10x Banking shares his insight about how to make a success of transformation, and the big shifts in mindset needed to get there.