

Accenture AI Leaders Podcast
Accenture
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.
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Aug 22, 2022 • 19min
AI Leaders Podcast #27: Transformers, Massive Models and the future of AI
Jean-luc Chatelain, Applied Intelligence CTO, talks with Andrew Feldman, Founder and CEO of Cerebras Systems about transformers, massive models and the future of AI. They discuss how we are moving from a world of a large amount of models to fewer more powerful models known as transformers. Hear what they think this means for the future of AI.

Aug 3, 2022 • 25min
AI Leaders Podcast #26: Intersection of Data and AI in the Communications Industry
In this episode, Manish Dasaur, Accenture’s Chief Data & Analytics Officer for Communications & Media in North America, talks with Andy Markus, the Chief Data Officer of AT&T about the role that data and AI is playing in driving transformation in the Communications industry. Hear why Data & AI is critical to the communications business, the impact its driving and how these leaders see it evolving in the coming years. Listen now.

Jul 19, 2022 • 43min
AI Leaders Podcast #25: AI+X
In this episode of the AI Leaders Podcast, Fernando Lucini, Chief Data Scientist at Accenture talks with Kian Katanforoosh, Workera CEO & Co-founder about AI+X. This is an emerging trend where people are learning the foundations of AI skills to complement their own subject matter expertise. Listen now.

Jul 6, 2022 • 19min
AI Leaders Podcast #24: Don't Fear AI, Embrace It
Kathrin Schwan, a managing director for Accenture's Data and AI Network, is joined by Dr. Maryam Ramezani-Bartsch, VP of Data & Analytics at Sky and Ana Campos who was co-CEO at Trivadis and currently a managing director at Accenture. They sit down to talk about why they think there is a fear around AI and the collection of data. They identify four main areas where fears and misconceptions come from. Listen now.

Jun 20, 2022 • 22min
AI Leaders Podcast #23: The Future of Marketing Using Data and AI
Accenture's chief marketing & communications officer, Jill Kramer, joins Sanjeev Vohra to discuss the future of marketing and the role data and automation will play. Hear Jill discuss the intersection where science matches with the art of marketing and communications.

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.