Cxotalk: Leadership, Innovation, Disruption

Today’s cities are more technology driven than ever, yet their digital transformation is only just beginning. By 2050, over 70% of us will live in cities that must do more for their citizens than ever before. But are our cities ready? Today, civic institutions face challenges such as aging infrastructure, inadequate transportation, and inefficient bureaucratic processes. Cities must rethink how they operate and deliver services by turning to digital tools, data, and intelligent connected systems. Our cities must grow smarter—and provide citizens and businesses with what they need to grow and thrive. In this episode, Jonathan Reichental, noted city CIO, technologist, and smart city expert brings his latest ideas and insight into the digital transformation of our civic spaces and lives.

Data centers are the heart of our our data- and cloud-based world. On this episode, we explore data centers and innovation with a true industry leader. Kim Stevenson is Senior Vice President and General Manager of Data Center Infrastructure at Lenovo.

Education is undergoing a transformation unlike any that it has undergone in recent memory. The rise of digital education along with a host of shifting expectations by students is demanding new ways of delivering learning. Higher education must also provide new digital methods to serve to a wide-ranging group of institutional stakeholders, from educators and parents to administrators and students. In this episode, Joanna Young, recent higher ed CIO, industry advisor, and well-known thought leader, brings her latest insight and thinking on the digital transformation of higher education.

Energy is a crucial part of modern life. This episode examines the impact of exponential technologies on energy and power for the future along with the public policy implications. Join our great guests for an exciting show!

Workday is an important player in the enterprise SaaS market, with consistently high customer satisfaction scores and recognition for being a great place to work. Workday also holds the distinction of have four female C-level executives. On this episode we speak with all four these execs, discussing their roles and how they collaborate. It's an exciting and special show!

The automotive industry is undergoing dramatic change based on ACE -- autonomous, connected, electrified vehicles that rely on large datasets to power on-demand mobility services. This episode brings together three top experts to examine the near-term future of vehicles and the auto industry.

The technology industry is changing faster than ever, demanding new types of leadership to ensure IT systems meet the sky-high bar that is set across the sector. Growing workforce expectations in tech firms, combined with modern technologies, have pushed even leaders in Silicon Valley to innovate further and improve service delivery while embarking on ambitious programs of digital transformation. In this episode, Ben Haines, Enterprise CIO of early Internet pioneer Yahoo, shares his ideas on rethinking IT to meet these shifts head-on in today's exponential digital era.

Security is on everyone's mind today, so corporations and the government must consider how to create secure systems while maintaining usability and customer experience. For this episode, we talk with Tom Patterson, Chief Trust Officer at Unisys, to learn strategies for secure computing. Their operating system, ClearPath, has never been hacked so Tom will explain how Unisys has achieved that goal.

What are the implications of technology and new business models on the future of work? The impact of technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics have profound implications for both companies, individuals, and society. At the same time, government policy on these issue lags technology and the impact on people. On this episode, a respected futurist and well-known data scientist explore these complicated and important issues.

The Chief Information Officer role is changing dramatically, driven by shifts in expectations from external customers, internal clients, and business leadership. For the CIO, this means rethinking relationships with all these groups. In this episode, we talk with a Millennial CIO to learn from his perspective on the evolving role of IT.

Personalization is the future of healthcare. New technologies such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, blockchain, and wearable devices -- all connected in the cloud -- are making possible the democratization of diagnosis, medical knowledge, and patient care. This episode explores the near-term future of healthcare, in which with every stakeholder, doctor, pharmacist, payer and patient receives the personalized information they need to make better informed decisions.

Zillow is one of the largest real estate and rental marketplaces in the world, with a database of 100 million homes in the US. The company pioneered data-driven, automated home value estimates with the Zestimate score. On this episode, we speak with Zillow's Chief Analytics Officer and Chief Economist, Dr. Stan Humphries, to learn how Zillow uses data science and big data to make a variety of real estate predictions.

Digital transformation means business change based on innovative data sources and technology. This episodes examines how data, predictive analytics, and machine learning can power digital transformation and new business models. The point is accomplishing real business outcomes that make a difference. Our guest is Mike Flannagan, who runs Analytics for software giant SAP.

At the disruptive intersection of government, healthcare, and technology is the health insurance industry. David Edelman, CMO of Aetna, is helping design personalized experiences for customers based on their lifetime health journeys. He explains innovation in a stodgy industry facing a volatile market, and describe how technology and marketing, together, will transform healthcare.

Is digital innovation really happening at traditional healthcare players or are so-called "healthtech" startups really leading the charge? As regulated industries finally undergo digital transformation in a major way, CXOTALK brings back well-known CIO David Chou to the show for an update on what he's seeing take place in the healthcare industry today. The latest CIO topics will be discussed as well, including the need for more IT agility in 2017 plus an updated look at decentralized digital transformation using the change agents model.

Marketers today must understand how to create and promote video. Our show this week brings together a documentary filmmaker with a top influencer marketing expert to explore the new world of video content.Mark Fidelman is the CEO for Fanatics Media, a digital Marketing Agency with a focus on B2B and B2C Influencer marketing. David Hoffman practices a simple but profound idea. Hoffman says” it's not what you say that your audience hears.

AI, machine learning, and predictive analytics rely on massive data sets. While holding the potential for great benefit to society, this explosion of data collection creates privacy and security risks for individuals. In this episode, one of the world's foremost privacy engineers explores the broad privacy implications of data and artificial intelligence.

We interact with the digital world through PCs and smartphone screens. According to Robert Scoble and Shel Israel, renowned authors of the new book “The Fourth Transformation,” that’s about to change dramatically as head-mounted virtual interfaces, powered by A.I., will immerse us in digital worlds. You’ll rethink every part of your digital strategy once you see the world through Scoble and Israel’s virtual reality goggles.

Fb shareTwitter ShareLinkedin ShareHow do computers think, and how is that changing? For a peek into the ethics and governance surrounding tomorrow’s advanced computing models, join us with Anthony Scriffignano, Chief Data Scientist from Dun & Bradstreet, and Stephen Wolfram, the creator of the powerful computing system Wolfram Alpha. Their deep perspectives have implications for both policymakers and corporate strategists.

Historically, financial services has lagged other industries in moving to the cloud based on concerns about security and data protection. As cloud gains greater acceptance, financial services organizations are adopting cloud computing in greater numbers. On this episode, we talk with one CIO who has adopted a cloud first approach to computing. Mary Cecola, the Chief Information Officer of Antares Capital, explains her approach to cloud and offers advice for making a smooth transition.