
Accenture AI Leaders Podcast
The Accenture AI Leaders Podcast series takes a closer look at industry trends, opportunities, and challenges related to AI, analytics, and data that are top of mind for CDOs, CAOs, and CIOs from leading organizations across the world. Listen in as these leaders talk one-on-one about their experiences driving AI-powered initiatives across their organizations.
Latest episodes

Jun 6, 2022 • 21min
AI Leaders Podcast #22: Data and analytics for the best customer experience
In this episode David Atkinson, who leads Sun Life's data and analytics efforts, talks with Krish Banerjee about how data has become core to their customer experience. Hear how they are leveraging data to create exceptional client experiences and drive meaningful impact.

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May 16, 2022 • 20min
AI Leaders Podcast #21: Data-centric AI
A pioneer in machine learning and online education, Andrew Ng, joins Sanjeev Vohra for this episode of the AI Leaders Podcast. They discuss Data-centric AI, an emerging topic in the field of artificial intelligence. Listen to hear what it is and how it is different from traditional approaches.

May 4, 2022 • 35min
AI Leaders Podcast #20: Natural Language Processing
In this episode of the AI Leaders Podcast, Ryan McDonald, Chief Scientist at ASAPP talks with Fernando Lucini, the Chief Data Scientist of Accenture about Natural Language Processing (NLP). Hear what they think needs to be done to get the user experience correct, putting in place safety nets to keep things on track and why it is all about design. Listen now.

Apr 12, 2022 • 26min
AI Leaders Podcast #19: Combating Climate Change with AI
Manish Dasaur, an Accenture Managing Director is joined by Shyla Raghav, who is the Head of Partnerships at New Division of Time called CO2, which is focused on sustainability and climate change. Hear as they discuss how we can use the latest technology and innovation, including AI, to combat climate change. Listen now.

Apr 1, 2022 • 28min
AI Leaders Podcast #18: Modern Data Platforms on Cloud
In this episode of the podcast, Shail Jain talks with Arnab Chakraborty about the latest in data platforms. With digital transformations being accelerated, it is imperative to embed a data culture across the organization so that people believe and trust the data and believe in the power of this technology. Listen now.

Mar 1, 2022 • 32min
AI Leaders Podcast #17: Perspective on Climbing the Career Ladder
In this episode of the AI Leaders Podcast Jin Zhang (Engineering Director at Meta) talks with Lan Guan about her career journey and how she has been able to build a strong support network and how small actions can add up to help others grow.

Mar 1, 2022 • 47min
AI Leaders Podcast #16: Reflections on International Women’s' Day
International Women's Day is a day to celebrate the achievements of women and a call to action for accelerating women's equality. Samta Kapoor is joined by Asha Saxena (Founder & CEO, WLDA), Bari Harlam (Co-founder, Troublemakers.org) and Ellen Nielsen (Chief Data Officer, Chevron) to discuss what this day means to them. Listen to hear the stories and advice for the next generation of women leaders.

Feb 14, 2022 • 15min
AI Leaders Podcast #15: Power of “Science and Art” for Business Insights
Hear how Walgreens Boots Alliance is organizing data into analytical assets to provide a Single View of Customer across business domains and drive value for the organization.

Jan 31, 2022 • 35min
AI Leaders Podcast #14: Responsible AI
Dr. Adrian Weller from The Alan Turing Institute joins the AI Leaders Podcast to discuss Responsible AI. He brings insights from his experience in industry and more recently academia. Listen now to an insightful conversation with Ray Eitel-Porter where they cover ethics, justice and fairness as it pertains to data and A.I..

Jan 17, 2022 • 49min
AI Leaders Podcast #13: Metadata - Data as a Product
Teresa Tung is joined by Shirshanka Das to discuss what Metadata is and the role it plays in data products. Listen to hear what the three main types of metadata are and the unique role each plays.