Cxotalk: Leadership, Innovation, Disruption

Digital disruption is driving significant change in the consulting and outsourcing industry. As a result, business model change is a part of today's consulting environment. On this show, we talk with Matt Preschern, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of HCL Technologies, a US$7 billion global information technology services company with 100,000 employees.In his role as the company’s CMO, Matt leads all marketing functions including global business and strategic marketing, sales enablement and corporate communications to drive demand, growth and value for the HCL Technologies brand.

Design has become a critical component for business and technology in the modern era. On this episode, John Maeda presents findings from his DesignInTech 2016 report.John is an American executive spearheading a new convergence across the design and technology industries. He currently advises dozens of technology startups as a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a world-leading venture capital firm in Silicon Valley. In addition, Maeda serves on the Board of Sonos and Wieden+Kennedy, and on the Technical Advisory Board for Google’s ATAP.

How can we use data to make better business decisions? In this episode, we address this question with Anthony Scriffignano, the Chief Data Scientist at Dun & Bradstreet.Anthony Scriffignano has over 35 years experience in information technologies, Big-4 management consulting, and international business. Sciffignano leverages deep data expertise and global relationships to position Dun & Bradstreet with strategic customers, partners, and governments. A key thought leader in D&B’s worldwide efforts to discover, curate, and synthesize business information in multiple languages, geographies, and contexts, he has also held leadership positions in D&B’s Technology and Operations organizations. Dr. Scriffignano has extensive background in linguistics and advanced computer algorithms, leveraging that background as primary inventor on multiple patents and patents pending for D&B.

Mindfulness offers substantial benefits for both business and personal reasons. Innovation, creativity, improved communication and teamwork are among the many benefits of mindfulness. In this episode, author and mindfulness teacher, Susan Piver, shares her experience with us. Susan Piver is the New York Times bestselling author of eight books, including The Hard Questions, the award-winning How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life, and The Wisdom of a Broken Heart.

Christopher Michel is a pioneer in creating digital communities. In this podcast, he explains key drivers for gaining customer engagement. Chris describes the two most important factors for gaining an audience on YouTube.Aside from being a serial entrepreneur and investor, Chris is one of the top photographers in the world. Listen to his exciting stories of travel around the world.

Top investor Jason Lemkin answers rapid-fire questions from Michael Krigsman on how to run a SaaS startup. Practical advice for every enterprise founder.

Top investor Jason Lemkin answers rapid-fire questions from Michael Krigsman on how to run a SaaS startup. Practical advice for every enterprise founder.

Christopher Michel is a pioneer in creating digital communities. In this podcast, he explains key drivers for gaining customer engagement. Chris describes the two most important factors for gaining an audience on YouTube.Aside from being a serial entrepreneur and investor, Chris is one of the top photographers in the world. Listen to his exciting stories of travel around the world.

Brook Colangelo is Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Michael Skok has been a Partner at North Bridge Venture Partners since 2002.

Aneesh Chopra is co-founder of Hunch Analytics and former Chief Technology Officer of the United States.

Giorgos Zacharia Leading the global KAYAK Technology and Product team. Overseeing the company's global technology strategy and product development for KAYAK's websites and mobile applications. Responsible for all aspects of Product Management, UI Design, Technology, Engineering, and Data Science.

Open data and innovation in the federal government are critical topics in today's digital environment. Bryan Sivak, Chief Technology Officer of the US Department of Health & Human Services, discusses sustainable innovation in government and "challenging bureaucracy to escape the status quo.”

The Xerox Palo Alto Research Center is among the most venerable institutions in Silicon Valley. Their CEO talks about innovation, the Internet of Things, and other important technology topics.

Change Agents in GovernmentTo innovate and be responsive, the federal government requires change agents -- people working within the system to drive improvements. In this episode, we talk with two accomplished change agents working in the government.

How can a CIO reconcile the demands between technical proficiency and business responsiveness? In this episode, Lee Congdon, CIO of Red Hat Software, shares ideas for balancing infrastructure and innovation in a dynamic and transformational environment.

Digital transformation is rapidly changing the CIO and IT relationship with lines of business and corporate functions like marketing and finance. In this episode, we explore these issues with Chris Curran, Chief Technologist of PwC who oversees the firm's Digital IQ research.

Chris Hjelm, CIO, Kroger discusses innovations disrupting retail in areas such as digital sales, marketing, operations, inventory, and supply chain.

This episode explores DevOps with background, suggestions, and useful tips.Alignment between IT and business is a core issue facing virtually every CIO. Different perspectives, constraints, and goals can present obstacles to the business gaining the highest value from IT. DevOps can help.

Formula One racing involves a heady mixture of speed, daring, and technology. Sensors, data, and analytics provide a backdrop for ongoing innovation and improvement, on the race track and in the back office.

Scale and inertia are key challenges facing any Chief Information Officer in the federal government. For this reason, successful approaches to innovation and digital government must consider the reality of life in an agency. For this episode, we talk with John B Owens, CIO for the U.S. Patent and Trademark office. Owens explains how his IT organization ensures alignment with end-users, using approaches such Agile development and DevOps.