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AWS Executive Insights
by Amazon Web Services
The Executive Insights podcast, brought to you by AWS (Amazon Web Services), features peer-to-peer conversations between business executives on innovating for growth, building resiliency, and shaping the future of their organizations. Learn more at AWS Executive Insights and follow us on LinkedIn. For video versions of these and other conversations, subscribe to our YouTube playlist.
Episodes
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Rewiring Automotive Retail
The automotive retail industry is at a genuine inflection point. Rules are being rewritten, the competition is intensifying, and the pressure to transform has never been greater. In this episode, Hartmut Wagner, CEO of Nextlane, shares how his company is helping dealerships and manufacturers...
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From Pilots to Paradigm Shift: AI Transformation at Jabil
AI transformation at enterprise scale isn't a project with a finish line; it's an organizational reckoning with how people learn, work, and create value. Vivian Sun, Senior Director of Data & AI at Jabil, brings that reality into sharp focus in this episode of AWS Executive Insights. In...
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The Pace of Change: DNB's Blueprint for the Future of Banking
For DNB, transformation isn't just a strategy. It's a survival imperative. In this episode, Kjerstin Braathen, CEO of Norway's largest bank, makes the case that the pace of change in financial services today is unlike anything we've seen before. Not just digitization, but a full reimagining of…
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The New Security Landscape: AI Agents, Automation, and Human Judgement
As AI agents become part of day-to-day business operations, security leaders face a new set of questions around identity, autonomy, permissions, and control. In this episode of AWS Executive Insights, Pascal Bornet speaks with Steve Schmidt, Chief Security Officer at Amazon, about how…
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Accuracy Without Compromise: AI for Investment Management
Clearwater Analytics has gone from concept to over 800 AI agents in production, and Darrel Cherry, VP and Distinguished Engineer, shares the story behind that journey. In conversation with Arvind Mathur, Executive in Residence at AWS, Cherry traces how Clearwater built its own AI studio,...
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Connectivity from Space: The Next Generation of Global Internet
What does it take to bring world-class connectivity to the billions of people and businesses that have never had reliable access? Tom Soderstrom, AWS Executive in Residence, and Chris Weber, VP of Business at Amazon Leo, share how Amazon Leo (formerly known as Project Kuiper) is building toward...
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From Field Notes to Gen AI: Modernizing Conservation Science
For over 65 years, the Jane Goodall Institute has been quietly building one of the most extraordinary conservation datasets on earth, captured largely by hand in the forests of Gombe. Now, AI is unlocking its full potential. Dr. Lilian Pintea, VP of Conservation Science at JGI, joins Shaown…
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The Need for Bold Ambition and Speed in the AI Era
Most organizations are experimenting with AI. Far fewer are transforming with it. Bernhard Mühlreiter, Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company, makes the case for why that gap is closing and what it takes to be on the right side of it. In conversation with Richard Taylor, Retail and Consumer Goods...
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Reinventing the Enterprise with Agentic AI
Enterprise transformation is entering a new phase, and the organizations that get it right won't just be adopting A; they'll be fundamentally rethinking how work gets done. Rajendra Prasad, Group Chief Executive at Accenture Technology, shares how Accenture is helping enterprises use AI as an...
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High Performing Security Teams in the AI Era
Security leadership has never been just about technology, but in the age of AI, the stakes for getting it right have never been higher. George Gerchow, Chief Security Officer at Bedrock Data, brings a candid and hard-won perspective on what it takes to build high-performing security teams and…
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Intelligent Work Management: Smartsheet’s AI Strategy
AI is reshaping not just what software can do, but how it gets built and by whom. JB Brown, VP of Engineering at Smartsheet, shares how his team is navigating that shift from both sides of the equation, developing AI-powered capabilities for customers while fundamentally rethinking how engineers…
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Beyond Human Identity: AI Agents, Security Culture, and Defense
What does it mean to secure the world's largest hyperscale cloud, while AI rewrites the rules of identity, threat detection, and security culture? In this episode of AWS Executive Insights: Security Series, Clarke Rodgers sits down with Amy Herzog, Chief Information Security Officer at AWS, for a...
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Hybrid Cloud for Agentic AI: Lessons from IBM's AI Transformation
What distinguishes organizations that capture real value from AI from those still experimenting? In this episode of AWS Executive Insights, Roger Premo, Global Head of Strategy at IBM, breaks down the practical lessons behind IBM’s own AI transformation. From embedding generative AI into everyday...
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Agentic AI in Practice: Earning Trust Before Autonomy
In this #AWSExecutiveInsights conversation, Tom Soderstrom, AWS Executive in Residence, talks with Erin Kraemer, Sr. Principal Technical Product Manager for AWS Agentic AI, who draws on 25 years at Amazon to explore how organizations move from AI experimentation to production, built on...
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Innovation Without Friction: Lessons for the AI Era
From covering the front desk as an intern to leading global business strategy, James Waters’ career at Booking.com mirrors the company’s own transformation. Now Chief Business Officer, Waters reflects on how experimentation, data-driven decision making, and a strong customer focus have powered...
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The Power of Purpose: AWS VP Ruba Borno on Leading with Why
Dr. Ruba Borno, AWS Vice President of Global Specialists and Partners, shares her journey from refugee to technology leader and reveals what drives purpose-driven leadership. As a daughter of Palestinian refugees who came to the U.S. during the first Gulf War, she learned early that opportunity…
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Mission-Critical Modernization: CBA’s Core Banking Migration
What does it take to migrate the heart of a nation’s banking system to the cloud? In this AWS Executive Insights fireside chat, Ben Cabanas sits down with Simon Davies, GM of Core Banking at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, to unpack one of the most mission-critical cloud transformations in...
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Redefining Human Connection in the Age of AI
What if AI's greatest potential isn't replacing humans—but empowering them? In this AWS Executive Insights fireside chat, Ian Wilson, VP of Senior Talent & Transformation at Amazon sits down with Edith Cooper, Co-Founder of Medley, Board Director at Amazon and PepsiCo, and former Goldman Sachs...
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Data at Speed: Transforming Analytics into Business Victory | AWS Executive Summit Recap
At AWS re:Invent's Executive Summit, Tom Godden, Executive in Residence at AWS, delivered a masterclass on transforming data analytics from a technical initiative to a core business driver—using Formula 1 racing as the ultimate example of data excellence in action. Learn how leading organizations...
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Thriving Amid Change: Navigating Continuous Business Transformation | AWS Executive Summit Recap
In this rebroadcast from the Executive Summit at re:Invent, AWS Executives in Residence Jana Werner and Phil Le-Brun deliver a powerful keynote challenging traditional transformation approaches by trading the risk of massive overhauls for a culture of continuous advancement. Drawing from their...
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AI Insights from Andrew Ng, Amazon Board Member & DeepLearning.AI Co-founder | AWS Executive Summit Recap
Andrew Ng is one of the world’s leading experts on AI, having co-founded DeepLearning.AI, serving as MGP of AI Fund, and as an adjunct professor at Harvard. In this special recap episode from the AWS Executive Summit, Ng sits down with Ishit Vachhrajani, AWS Global Head of Technology, AI, and...
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Acquired at re:Invent: AWS CEO Matt Garman on AI, Agents, and the Future of Cloud Computing
In this special encore episode from AWS re:Invent, AWS CEO Matt Garman joins Acquired podcast co-hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal for an in-depth conversation on AI, agents, and the future of business. Listen in as Garman shares his leadership journey from AWS intern to CEO, discusses why...
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How AI Is Reshaping the Consumer Goods Industry
Explore how AI is transforming consumer goods execution with Arvind Mathur, AWS Executive in Residence, and Anupam Sinha, CEO and Co-founder of Vxceed. Anupam reveals how Consumer Packed Goods (CPG) companies are leveraging predictive AI, generative AI, and agentic AI to close the execution…
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Agentic AI Transformation: Workforce Strategy & Leadership
How will agentic AI reshape tomorrow’s workforce? Join AWS Executives in Residence Stephen Brozovich, Jake Burns, and Miriam McLemore for a look at how agentic AI is changing entire enterprises—not just IT departments. Unlike previous technology shifts, agentic AI demands integrated...
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A Conversation with Matt Garman | AWS Executive Summit Recap
In this fireside chat with AWS CEO Matt Garman and AWS VP of Global Services, Uwem Ukpong, hear about the latest developments at AWS and why they matter to your business. Featured at the AWS Executive Summit at re:Invent, this discussion addresses everything from navigating data sovereignty with...
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Technology With Trust: How NBIM is Shaping the Future of Finance
How do you run one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds (nearly $2 trillion) while innovating responsibly? In this episode of AWS Executive Insights, hear from Birgitte Bryne, CTO & COO of Norway’s Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), about how NBIM is leveraging data-driven…
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Measuring Developer Experience Impact with Cost to Serve
Discover how Amazon measures and improves developer experience at enterprise scale in this interview with Jim Haughwout, VP of Software Builder Experience at Amazon. Drawing from Amazon's retail business expertise, Jim reveals how the "cost to serve" metric transforms developer productivity...
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Transforming Airline Tech With AI Innovation
In this episode, we sit down with Lawrence Fong, Director of Digital and IT at Cathay, as he reveals how one of Asia's premier airlines is leveraging AI and machine learning to transform every aspect of their operations. Drawing from his 30+ years of experience at Cathay Pacific, Lawrence shares...
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Agentic AI in Action: Turning Data into Outcomes
Explore the transformative power of agentic AI with AWS Executives in Residence Tom Soderstrom and Miriam McLemore as they reveal how organizations can turn overwhelming data volume into actionable business outcomes. Drawing from their extensive experience leading digital transformation at NASA's...
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Untold Studios: The First Cloud-Based Creative Studio
In this episode of AWS Executive Insights, Tanuja Randery, VP and Managing Director of EMEA for AWS interviews Darren O'Kelly, CEO of Untold Studios, a next-generation creative powerhouse that has earned BAFTA and Grammy nominations for its groundbreaking work across advertising, music, and film....
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Collective Defense: Securing AI Through Shared Intelligence
Learn how to balance AI innovation with risk management in this episode of AWS Executive Insights, featuring Adam Marré, CISO at Arctic Wolf. Drawing from his unique background spanning everything from the US Army, to video game design at Disney Interactive, to FBI cybercrime investigations…
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The Disruptor's Playbook: Winning with Agentic AI
Dive into the "AI multiverse" with AWS Executives in Residence Jake Burns and Tom Soderstrom as they explore why some organizations are seeing massive productivity gains with agentic AI while others struggle to see value. Drawing from their extensive enterprise experience, they reveal how…
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How Startup Culture Transforms Legacy Thinking
In this episode, we’re unpacking the remarkable cultural transformation of Guardian Life, a 165-year old insurance company that’s embracing startup thinking to drive innovation. Hear from Erin Culek, Head of Financial Protection and Retirement Solutions at Guardian, as she discusses how combining...
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The Evolution of Digital Trust: From Passwords to AI
Examine the evolving landscape of digital trust and identity security with Jacob DePriest, VP of Security and CISO at 1Password. Drawing from his diverse experience at the NSA, GitHub, and 1Password, DePriest shares best practices for managing shadow AI, implementing confidential computing, and...
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From Setbacks to Silver: A Leadership Journey
Join Olympic silver medalist Jenna Strauch as she shares powerful insights from her remarkable journey to Olympic success. Drawing parallels between elite sport and business leadership, Strauch reveals how data-driven decision-making, constructive feedback, and a focus on process over outcomes...
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A CTO’s POV: Speaking With Your CEO About Agentic AI
Join AWS Enterprise Strategists Arvind Mathur and Matthias Patzak as they explore how technology leaders can effectively engage with their CEOs about agentic AI. Drawing from a LinkedIn blog Matthias recently published, this episode reveals five essential steps for success: focusing on business...
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Smarter Tech Investing: How to Make Your CFO Your Strongest Ally
Master the art of strategic technology investment with AWS Enterprise Finance Strategist Chris Hennesey as he reveals how to transform your CFO relationship from gatekeeper to strategic partner. As a former IT CFO drawing from decades of financial services leadership, Hennesey shares insider...
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AI Agents: The New Frontier of Enterprise Security
Explore the future of enterprise security with Abnormal AI's CIO Mike Britton, as he reveals how next-generation security operations are evolving to combat machine-speed threats. As both a security leader and AI innovator, Britton shares his advice for implementing effective agentic AI governance...
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Leading with Courageous Authenticity: A CTO's Transformation Story
Discover how a tech executive with zero banking experience revitalized and transformed digital operations at Union Bank of the Philippines. In this episode of Executive Insights, Chief Transformation Officer Dennis Omila shares how his authentic approach to leadership helped him drive...
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Risk and Resilience: Why Great Leaders Expect Failure
In this episode, former AWS VP Alec Peterson reveals how having a resilience mindset can help leaders turn setbacks into strategic advantages. Peterson emphasizes that effective resilience strategies don’t focus on preventing all failures, but rather on creating systems that allow organizations…
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Aggregate, Curate, Extend: How To Build an Enterprise Data Foundation
In this episode, we catch up with Mai-Lan Tomsen Bukovec, VP of Technology at AWS, as she reveals three transformative approaches to enterprise data management: aggregate, curate, and extend. Drawing from her extensive experience leading AWS data services, Mai-Lan shares how organizations can…
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Stop Analysis Paralysis: Getting ROI from Generative AI
Stop deliberating and start driving real value from Generative AI. In this must-watch AWS Executive Insights episode, AWS Director of Technology Shaown Nandi and Databricks VP Jeff Traylor cut through the AI hype to reveal practical strategies for achieving tangible AI ROI. Drawing from his...
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From Risk to Opportunity: Building Trust in the AI Era
In the age of AI, customer trust is a hard-won commodity. Join us in this episode of AWS Executive Insights as we speak with Matt Saner, AWS Security Solutions Architect Manager, about the critical intersection of AI, security, and customer trust. AWS security evangelist Clarke Rodgers sits down...
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Exploring the Possibilities of Digital Twins & AI at the Edge
Step inside the future of digital realities with Dr. Burkhard Boeckem, CTO of Hexagon, as he explores the revolutionary convergence of digital twin technology and edge computing with AWS Enterprise Strategist Tom Soderstrom. Learn how Hexagon's approach to digital twins is helping the…
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Integrity at Scale: Inside the Flo Health Mission
Tanuja Randery (VP and Managing Director of EMEA for AWS) interviews Dmitry Gurski, CEO and co-founder of Flo Health, the world's leading women's health app that supports over 70 million monthly users. The conversation explores Gurski's journey from pharmaceutical chemistry to software…
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Leadership Lessons from Elite Sports: Swimming Australia’s Path to Gold
Discover what it takes to compete at the highest level in the sporting world in this honest conversation with Jess Corones, General Manager of Performance Support and Olympic Campaign at Swimming Australia. Fresh from Australia's success at the Paris Olympics, Corones shares powerful insights on...
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How HCLTech Leads Customers to Generative AI Success
Hear from Prabhakar Appana, SVP and Head of AWS Ecosystem at HCLTech, about their leadership in Generative AI implementation. Prabhakar discusses HC Tech's holistic approach to Generative AI, emphasizing the importance of data strategy, security, and sustainability, while sharing success stories...
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Building a Better Security Team: Emotional Intelligence in DevSecOps
Discover how emotional intelligence is revolutionizing cybersecurity leadership in this episode of AWS Executive Insights, featuring Hart Rossman, VP of Global Services Security. Beyond technical expertise, security leaders must cultivate empathy, emotional regulation, and interpersonal skills...
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Driving Impactful Changes with Micro-Battles
Frank Ford, Partner at Bain & Company, discusses how organizations can drive meaningful change through "micro-battles" - a method of tackling tough business problems in small, winnable chunks that can later be scaled across the organization. He explains why traditional large-scale transformations...
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Innovation without Fear: Leading e&'s Transformation
Hear from Hatem Dowidar, Group CEO of e&, in a discussion about the company's remarkable transformation from a telecom provider to a global technology leader. Dowidar shares his leadership philosophy of being bold while creating an innovation-friendly culture that doesn't punish failure,...
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The Executive Insights podcast, brought to you by AWS (Amazon Web Services), features peer-to-peer conversations between business executives on innovating for growth, building resiliency, and shaping the future of their organizations.
Learn more at AWS Executive Insights and follow us on LinkedIn. For video versions of these and other conversations, subscribe to our YouTube playlist.
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