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Karthik Subramanian is the founder of Celeredge, an innovative AI platform to write reports and presentations on demand. Prior to founding this company, he held technical positions at companies like Yahoo, Tibco, Snaplogic and Sky, to name a few. In this episode we talk about Karthik’s journey, lessons learned along the way and his approach to building a product from 0-1.

Alex Milanovic is Head of Data Science for Love Holidays. In this episode, Alex and I discuss the sustainability factors involved in the adoption and use of AI. We focus on the environmental impact and energy consumption of processing AI and what alternatives are on the horizon for the industry.

Heather Walker is currently Head of AI & ML Engineering at Specsavers. In this episode, Heather shares her super impressive background both academically and commercially and the lessons learned from obtaining a PhD in Astrophysics and Astronomy and then carving a successful career out in the data world. We discuss her journey as a leader at Specsavers, moving towards a federated Data model and how she is embracing AI in the real world. A must listen episode!

Ben is the Head of Data and AI at Bidwells, leading real estate professional services firm. Ben talks us through his career journey to date and how taking the less-traditional route into Data and AI has helped shape him as a leader. We also discuss Ben's approach to how to implement AI into the business in a clear and pragmatic way.

Glenn is CTO of xCures and a highly experienced and respected Data and Technology leader. In this episode, Glenn shares his incredible career story. And talks us through his approach to career progression and his mindset to tackling new challenges. Very inspiring stuff.

Elena is Head of Applied Machine Learning at Snorkel AI. In this episode, she shares her inspirational journey throughout her career and how she arrived into technology and Data Leadership.

Miles is the CTO of Birch BioSciences, an innovative technology start-up founded in 2021 doing some incredible work around using engineered enzymes to recycles plastic using to enable a more sustainable and circular plastic economy. In this episode, we talk about Miles' career journey into the role of CTO and his approach to leadership in this super interesting area.

Tadej is a Analytics, Data Science & AI Leader and respected Author. In this episode, we discuss his journey throughout tech and into leadership, along with his experiences being part of an early stage tech start-up.

Manasvita is an Astronomer, Data Scientist and Associate Director for Data Science & Research Facilitation, FAS Research Computing at Harvard University. In this episode, Manasvita shares her highly interesting story and gives us some insight into the exciting work her department is doing at Harvard.

Luke is Head of AI & Machine Learning at Funding Circle which is a lending Fintech, helping streamline the process for SME companies to access the funding they need. In this episode, I discuss with Luke the huge potential and wealth of possibilities for very interesting AI and ML use cases in this domain. As well as hearing more about his approach to leadership.

Dilraj is Head of Data and Analytics for Brompton, a highly renowned british Bike manufacturer. Prior to Brompton, Dilraj has had an illustrious career in data, having performed Senior leadership positions for companies like GSK.  In this episode, Dilraj talks to me about many things including his leadership style, how you go about partnering with and engaging the business in to achieve optimum buy-in for Data Science initiatives, and how a company can effectively build a diverse and inclusive culture, to name a few. A truly great episode!

Join me this week as I am joined by the fantastic Cornelia Schaurecker, a leading data and AI authority with extensive experience in helping major international brands choose the right AI use cases, build and whenever appropriate scale them at pace. In this episode, Cornelia and I discuss her approach to creating and scaling these use cases and what resources and strategies she employs to successfully execute these initiatives. A highly insightful episode.

Giancarlo is a highly experience Engineering and AI Leader. This week, we discuss many interesting topics such as drift theory in machine learning models, and how to recognise and rectify it. As well as discussing Giancarlo's experiences managing heterogeneous Data Science and Machine Learning teams.

Peter Voss is one of the most eminent thought leaders in the world of CognitiveAI today. His long and rich background in this field has made him a revered authority on the subject. Peter has dedicated his career to realising AGI 'Artificial General Intelligence'. He is even responsible for coining the term AGI alongside others in 2002. In this episode, Peter and I discuss how close we are to actually creating AGI and how the CognitiveAI approach is viewed in relation to the GenerativeAI approach in the business and academic world today. Peter shares his incredibly insightful knowledge on these matters, including how he predicts the future of AI will look. A must listen episode!

Callum is the Head of Data Products for M&S food. In this episode, Callum talks us through his interesting route into Data Leadership and what it takes to structure a Data division for success.