Artificial Intelligence In Industry With Dan Faggella

Today’s guest is Dorothy Li, Chief Technology Officer of Convoy, a logistics and software company based in Seattle that has raised nearly a billion dollars in funding. Dorothy spent over a decade at Amazon, where she served as vice president of user experience, then of BI and analytic services at AWS. Together with Emerj Head of Research, Daniel Faggella, Dorothy explores a logistics use case for AI capabilities in predictive inventory and the impact it is having on manufacturing writ large. Still, there are many challenges, among them that truckers and freight carriers don’t have the equipment (mobile apps, GPS) that other last mile and delivery workers have. Later, they examine where AI can be applied to help schedule deliveries to avoid unplanned downtime. To access Emerj’s frameworks for AI readiness, ROI and strategy, visit Emerj Plus: emerj.com/p1.

Today’s guest is Emily Bremner, Fractional Product Leader and Advisor. Emily was the SVP of Product at Signal AI, a software company specializing in external intelligence with over $100 million in funding at the time of this episode’s recording. In conversation with Emerj’s Head of Research, Daniel Faggella, Emily talks about how AI can not only help companies manage their internal data but also process data from their external environment to find insights into risks and opportunities. Later, she dives into use cases for strategic reputation management, citing how interactions between larger institutions and the media can impact investment risk to tax and regulatory compliance. If you’ve enjoyed or benefited from some of the insights of this episode, consider leaving us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts, and let us know what you learned, found helpful, or liked most about this show!

Today's guest is Dr. Peter Day, Chief Technology Officer at Quantcast. Quantcast is a technology firm founded in 2006, working in AI-driven audience metrics and advertising from the industry's earliest days. In conversation with Emerj CEO Daniel Faggella on the AI in Business podcast, Peter offers a tour of his experience building successful AI teams. From recruitment and hiring to finding the proper dynamics with early adoption stakeholders – what does it take to get the right people in the right "seats on the bus"? Peter answers that question and more, offering guidance and best practices, especially for business leaders outside the AI world from non-tech organizations and industries. If you've enjoyed or benefited from some of the insights of this episode, consider leaving us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts, and let us know what you learned, found helpful, or liked most about this show!

Today’s guest is Scott Nowson, Artificial Intelligence Leader at PwC Middle East. Scott has a Ph.D. in natural language processing and has worked for many years before PwC as a consultant for legacy enterprises looking to get started in AI. Not long ago, the AI in Business podcast featured episodes discussing how to hire and build AI teams, focusing on crucial insights most helpful for non-technical business leaders. In today’s episode, we explore the topic from the other side of the table, mining Scott’s technical expertise for what makes successful AI adoption teams best work together. Learn how brands work with Emerj and other Emerj Media options at emerj.com/ad1.

Today’s guest is Caroline Gorski, CEO of R² Factory – a data and tech-focused subsidiary of Rolls Royce. In conversation with Emerj CEO Daniel Faggella, they discuss being a new kind of company underneath a century-old legacy luxury name brand in heavy industry and the benefits of creating a separate experimentation-first culture within a big enterprise. Is it possible to develop subcultures that can do that kind of nimble innovation? Where do people feel brave enough to innovate and experiment in ways that foster legacy business? All are easier said than done – but Caroline shares hands-on experience testing strategies that work in person throughout the podcast today. To access Emerj’s non-technical guide for getting started with AI deployment, check out emerj.com/beg1.

Today's guest is the Director of Engineering, Telecommunications Orchestration, Analytics, and Automation at Google, Mazin Gilbert. Mazin's career is one that has seen its fair share of enterprise teams facing the challenges of legacy data stacks as they enter the age of AI, including AT&T. In discussing his work at Google with Emerj CEO Daniel Faggella, he talks about what he sees on the 'other side of the fence' in a tech company environment. He also shares critical insight on the difference both cultures need from leadership to achieve successful ROI. If you've enjoyed or benefited from the strategies shared in this episode, consider leaving us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts, and let us know what you learned, found helpful, or liked most about this show!

Today's guest is VP and Chief Supply Chain Executive at Westfall, David Schultz. Westfall is a contract manufacturing firm based in Las Vegas, Nevada, working primarily in plastics and resins. First, David and Emerj CEO Daniel Faggella break down challenges specific to procurement and what makes the process so consequential to manufacturing processes. Later, they examine what the 'guessing games' of future manufacturing variables will look like when better informed by AI-derived insights. This episode is sponsored by Arkestro. To learn more about how brands work with Emerj and other Emerj Media options, visit emerj.com/ad1.

Today's guest is Aktana Chairman and CEO David Ehrlich. Aktana is an AI vendor that helps life science commercial teams go to market with their products. On the AI in Business podcast, David talks about the challenges that marketing and product teams face in getting pharmaceuticals in the marketplace and where these challenges overlap with broader industry applications in banking and retail. Later, he and Emerj CEO Daniel Faggella discuss where AI adds value to the process in unique use cases and what gives life science commercial teams the highest chances of success in adopting AI. If you've enjoyed or benefited from some of the insights of this episode, consider leaving us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts, and let us know what you learned, found helpful, or liked most about this show!

Today's guest is Executive Director, Global Deloitte AI Institute & AI Ethics/Tech Ethics Leader, Beena Ammanath. Beena is the author of the book Trustworthy AI and previously served in tech leadership roles at Hewlett Packard, Bank of America, and General Electric before arriving at Deloitte in 2019. In her conversation with Emerj CEO Daniel Faggella, Beena pulls apart putting AI ethics in action at medium and large enterprises in ways that genuinely serve to solve business goals and customer problems. Beena also offers a measurable process for screening out downsides and advice on who needs to be in the room to have realistic conversations about AI ethics. If you've enjoyed or benefited from some of the insights of this episode, consider leaving us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts, and let us know what you learned, found helpful, or liked most about this show!

Today's guest is the Head of Artificial Intelligence at Maya HTT, Remi Duquette. In today's episode, Remi talks about computer vision or what people imagine when they think about computer vision through a distinctly human lens. With Emerj CEO Daniel Faggella, Remi especially pulls apart how machines can look at things in ways that humans can't, as it turns out. They also discuss tools in job vision, listening, and how to go beyond the human senses to be able to drive manufacturing results in predictive maintenance and improving output quality. This episode is sponsored by Maya HTT. Learn how brands work with Emerj and other Emerj Media options at emerj.com/ad1.

Today's guest is Symphony AI CEO Sanjay Dhawan. Sanjay took the helm of Symphony last year after leading the automotive AI firm Cerence since 2019. On the AI in Business podcast, Sanjay discusses insights on using highly defined business outcomes to frame up how fast to scale enterprise data strategies, citing examples in banking and CPG. Together with Emerj CEO Daniel Faggella, Sanjay also dissects the different ways the workflows therein can change for startups and legacy enterprises so that each can judge whether a deployment is right for them. Learn how brands work with Emerj and other Emerj Media options at emerj.com/ad1.

Today's guest is the Head of Research at Bloc Ventures, David Pollington. Previously, David spent nine years leading web services and developing collaborative platforms for GSMA before joining Bloc Ventures, a VC firm based in London that invests in many early technologies based on AI. On the AI in Business podcast, David discusses the possibility of 'complete autonomy' in machinery across several heavy industries — construction, mining, and manufacturing among them. That means machinery in need of no human intervention to complete tasks in these fields. Looking years into the future, David also answers vital questions on what the processes and data infrastructure will look like for such a transition. Learn how brands work with Emerj and other Emerj Media options at emerj.com/ad1.

Today's guest is VP of Strategy and Offerings at IBM, Marisa Viveros. 5G is a widely misunderstood technology that most might associate with mobile connectivity and telecoms spaces. Still, it stands to make a tremendous impact on a broad spectrum of industrial sectors underneath the surface of its reputation. Marisa joins us to separate fact from fiction and tell business leaders precisely what they need to understand about 5G, what it means in simple terms, and what it allows for new capabilities on the telecommunications grid. Later in the episode, she and Emerj CEO Daniel Faggella look to the future with new use cases showing the new customer insights to be unlocked in combining emerging AI capabilities with 5G's potential. 

Today’s guest is Divyabh Mishra, Founder & CEO at CrowdANALYTIX. In conversation with Emerj’s CEO Daniel Faggella, Divyabh talks about the business challenges in the eCommerce space when it comes to collecting and ensuring the accuracy of product data in high-volume product databases. Among these problems is that retail itself remains plagued with arcane technology, and Divyabh discusses the many potential applications of AI in making these legacy systems more intelligent — in particular: more efficiently loading product data and ensuring the accuracy of searches for the highest quality eCommerce customer experience from the user’s perspective. If you’ve enjoyed or benefited from some of the insights of this episode, consider leaving us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts, and let us know what you learned, found helpful, or liked most about this show!

Today’s guest is Christian van Leeuwen, CSO and Co-Founder of FRISS. His company accrued over $88 million to fund a workforce of 200 employees focused on claims underwriting, investigation, and working with the biggest names in the insurance space. In today’s episode, Christian talks about insurance leaders’ trends in underwriting and claims over the last few years since COVID: what is changing, what they see more of, and what new challenges they are facing. Then later, he and Emerj CEO Dan Faggella pick apart a big-picture concept that FRISS insiders refer to as trust automation. This episode is sponsored by FRISS. Learn how brands work with Emerj and other Emerj Media options at emerj.com/ad1.

Today’s guest is Aditya Ramesh, Creator of DALL·E, Co-creator of DALL·E 2 at OpenAI. You might already be familiar with how the DALL·E platforms have taken the internet by storm in the past year with their ability to turn text into images in any style the user can imagine. Ramesh discusses how the technology works in layman’s terms and sets the stage for where individuals and organizations can take the platform into the future as a ‘creative co-pilot’ to their work. If you’re interested in unlocking our AI best practice guides, frameworks for AI ROI, and specific resources for AI consultants, visit emerj.com/p1.

Today’s guest is Edmund Zagorin, Founder of Arkestro. Edmund founded Arkestro in 2017, and the company now operates in several industries in addition to the automotive space. In this episode, Edmund discusses two main topics: First, what makes the automotive purchasing process so complex, from buying electronics to seat fabric, the chassis, the tires, and onward. Secondly, Edmund pulls apart the many AI applications in this process and the data needed to help business leaders make more intelligent decisions about who we buy from, the pricing we’re paying for, and the past purchasing activities of our organizations. This episode is sponsored by Arkestro. Learn how brands work with Emerj and other Emerj Media options at emerj.com/ad1.

Today’s guest is Chris Joynt, who served as AIoT Co-Innovation Leader in the Solutions Group at PTC at the time of our recording. In today’s episode, Chris walks the audience through some actual applications of artificial intelligence and IoT in the enterprise. In addition to explaining some of the most important lessons learned for leaders, including a frank discussion on how to think about getting started on these projects when so much can go wrong when it comes to sensors and data streams out in the real world. This episode is sponsored by PTC – more here. To learn more about Emerj Media and how to reach the Emerj audience, visit emerj.com/ad1.

Today’s guest is Sean Gourley, CEO of Primer, a company that has raised $170 million for pioneering large-scale data analysis. In today’s episode, Sean discusses how China’s autocratic regime has certain advantages in developing AI capabilities in the theaters of cyberwarfare and virtual reality. Throughout the conversation, Sean offers his expertise advising how the West can maintain its strategic advantage in these technologies and for how long. If you’ve enjoyed or benefited from some of the insights of this episode, consider leaving us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts, and let us know what you learned, found helpful, or liked most about this show!

Today’s guest is Christian Floerkemeier, VP of Product, CTO, and Co-Founder of Scandit. Scandit is an AI firm focused on smart data capture and barcode scanning. Christian received his Ph.D. in Computer Science in Zurich and was the Associate Director for the AI ID Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In this episode, Christian focuses on this retail workflow of checking inventory and prices. He speaks about where AI might not only help speed up that process but also potentially improve the experience of the individual employees working there. Christian provides interesting computer vision use-cases and efficiencies and provides practical adoption advice for business leaders. This episode is brought to you by Scandit. To learn more about reaching Emerj’s global audience via audio, email, or otherwise, visit emerj.com/ad1.