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Conversations from the Show Floor
by Neil C. Hughes
Conversations from the Show Floor is your front-row pass to the most important conversations happening in enterprise technology today. Brought to you by the Tech Talks Network, this podcast captures the energy, ideas, and insights shared in real time at global tech conferences. Hosted by Neil C. Hughes, also known for the Tech Talks Daily Podcast, this series features spontaneous and candid discussions with tech leaders, innovators, and decision-makers—recorded live on the show floor. Each episode explores the realities of business transformation, the challenges leaders are navigating, and the technologies redefining industries. From AI adoption to infrastructure strategy, cybersecurity to sustainability, these conversations offer unfiltered perspectives from those actively shaping the future of tech. Whether you're a business leader, technologist, founder, or investor, Conversations from the Show Floor brings you into the heart of enterp
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AI Everything Cairo: Why Egypt's AI Story Is Just Beginning
Can a chance conversation capture the story of an entire technology movement? While walking through the exhibition halls at AI Everything MEA in Cairo, I had just stepped off stage after moderating a panel when someone approached me. Alaa Ali Kortoma, a Senior Frontend Developer at Capgemini,...
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How TruGreen's AI Agents are Cutting Escalations by More Than 30%
What does it take to turn millions of customer interactions into meaningful relationships instead of missed opportunities? In this episode, recorded live at the Qualtrics X4 Summit, I sit down with James Bauman, Senior Director and Head of Experience, Analytics, and Insights at TruGreen. James...
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ServiceNow and Dynatrace on Building Smarter IT Operations
What happens when two enterprise technology giants combine observability, automation, and AI to tackle one of the biggest challenges facing modern IT teams? Recording live from the showfloor at Dynatrace Perform in Las Vegas, I caught up with Pablo Stern, EVP and GM of Technology Workflows at...
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How AWS and the PGA Tour Are Reimagining Sports Through AI
What does it take to track thirty thousand golf shots across hundreds of acres while delivering personalized experiences to millions of fans around the world? This week I reflect on a conversation I had at AWS re: Invent in Las Vegas, where I sat down with Eric Hansen, VP of Product at the PGA...
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Nutanix’s Sush Kajaria On Building Predictable, Reliable Hybrid Infrastructure
What does resilience look like when your business depends on infrastructure that never gets to take a day off? In this Conversations From The Showfloor episode, recorded live at IGEL’s Now and Next event in Frankfurt, I sat down with Sush Kajaria, who leads ISV partnerships at Nutanix across…
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From Frankfurt To The Factory Floor: Why IGEL’s Klaus Oestermann Says Endpoint Resilience Is The New Front Line In Cybersecurity
Recorded live at the Now and Next event in Frankfurt, I sat down with IGEL CEO Klaus Oestermann to explore a question that many digital transformation strategies still overlook. What happens when the endpoint fails? In a world obsessed with cloud, data centers, and AI, Klaus makes the case that…
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Estonia’s Space Office And The Business Of Turning ESA Into Growth
What does it take for a country of 1.3 million people to build real momentum in the European space sector? In this episode of Conversations From The Showfloor, recorded in Tallinn, I sit down with Madis Võõras, Head of the Estonian Space Office at Enterprise Estonia. We talk about how Estonia is...
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Beyond Earth: Building The World’s First Space Cyber Range
Recorded Live In Tallinn Ahead Of The Software Defined Space Conference What does cybersecurity look like beyond Earth’s atmosphere? That is the question at the heart of this special Conversations From The Showfloor episode, recorded in Tallinn on the eve of the Software Defined Space Conference.…
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Securing Space At The Software Defined Space Conference
What role does cybersecurity play when the battlefield extends beyond Earth’s atmosphere? In this special episode of Conversations From The Showfloor, recorded live in Tallinn for the fifth anniversary of the Software Defined Space Conference, I sit down with Kalev Koidumäe, CEO of the Estonian...
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What Kevin McCallister From Home Alone Can Teach Us About XDR
What happens when you record a security conversation in a venue built inside an Austrian mountain? You get something that feels sharper, more grounded, and far more human than a typical industry chat. I sat down with Adam Khan, VP of Global Security Operations at Barracuda XDR, and Eric Russo,...
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Inside VMware Explore: The Future of Private AI
Recorded live at VMware Explore in Las Vegas, I sat down with Tasha Drew from Broadcom to talk about one of the hottest topics in enterprise tech: private AI. Fresh off the main stage, where she helped debut VMware Cloud Foundation Intelligent Assist and the expansion of VMware’s Private AI...
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Groq and Cisco: Powering the Next Generation of AI Infrastructure
Recorded live at Cisco Live, I speak with Cameron Ferdinands, Director of Networking and Datacenter Engineering at Groq, about how the company is redefining AI infrastructure. We explore Groq’s software-first approach to AI hardware, its use of Cisco Nexus 9000 Series switches, NX-OS, and Cisco...
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From Chaos to Confidence: How Cisco Is Reimagining Customer Experience with Agentic AI
At Cisco Live in San Diego, I had the chance to sit down with Carlos Pereira, Cisco Fellow and Chief Architect for Customer Experience. You’ll hear it in the energy of this episode, Carlos isn’t just explaining Cisco’s AI vision; he’s lived through 25 years of evolution at the company and is now...
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Beyond Connectivity: How Cisco is Rewriting the Rules of Wireless with Wi-Fi 7
Live from the buzzing showfloor at Cisco Live, I’m joined by two of Cisco’s top wireless minds: Matt MacPherson, Enterprise Wireless CTO, and Jerome Henry, wireless standards expert and co-author of Wi-Fi 7 In-Depth. In this packed conversation, we unpack the real breakthroughs behind Cisco’s…
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Inside Atlassian's Rovo: Why 2025 Is the Year of the AI Teammate
In this episode of Conversations from the Show Floor, recorded live at Atlassian’s Team ’25 in Anaheim, we go deep with Jamil Valliani, Head of AI Products at Atlassian, to explore the company’s bold bet on generative AI: Rovo. But this is not just another AI product launch. Jamil shares how…
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Reimagining Trello: Inside the Biggest Evolution Yet with Gaurav Kataria
At Team 25 in Anaheim, I sat down with Gaurav Kataria, Head of Product for Trello at Atlassian, to unpack the biggest release in Trello’s history and what it means for millions who rely on this trusted tool. In this live show floor conversation, Gaurav shares how Trello is evolving beyond its...
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Atlassian’s System of Work: Rethinking Collaboration from the Ground Up
Live from Team '25 in Anaheim, this special episode of Conversations from the Showfloor features a one-on-one with Anu Bharadwaj, President of Atlassian. As teams continue to struggle with fragmented tools, scattered goals, and overwhelming noise, Atlassian is presenting a new way forward. A...
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Cloud PCs, Hybrid Work, and the Future of Endpoints with Microsoft’s Scott Manchester
In this episode of Conversations from the Show Floor, recorded live at IGEL’s Now & Next Summit in Miami, I sit down with Scott Manchester, Vice President of Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop at Microsoft. Scott describes himself as a leader with his head in the clouds and his feet firmly...
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How IGEL Is Redefining Endpoint Security for the Hybrid Enterprise
In this special episode of Conversations from the Show Floor, recorded live at IGEL’s Now and Next 2025 event in Miami, I sit down with IGEL CEO Klaus Oestermann to unpack how endpoint security, sustainability, and digital workspace experiences are being reimagined in a world of hybrid work and...
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Saving Driving in a Digital World: How Hagerty Is Blending Nostalgia with Modern Innovation
What does it take to keep a brand built on classic car culture relevant in a world of automation, electrification, and AI? In this special episode of Conversations from the Show Floor, recorded live at the X4 Summit in Salt Lake City, we explore the answer with Maggie Stafford, Vice President of...
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X4 2025: Inside Atlassian’s Teamwork Lab: What Makes Hybrid Teams Thrive
How do you create a thriving team culture when colleagues are spread across time zones and may never share a room? At the X4 Summit in Salt Lake City, I caught up with Molly Sands, Head of the Teamwork Lab at Atlassian, and Emma Crockett, Head of People Insights, to explore how one of the world’s...
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From Insight to Impact at Qualtrics X4: The $860B AI Opportunity
Recorded live at the X4 Summit in Salt Lake City, this episode features a compelling conversation with Isabelle Zdatny, Head of Thought Leadership at the Qualtrics XM Institute. With a deep background in experience management and a passion for helping organizations translate strategy into…
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Exploring AI, Observability, and Security with Dynatrace at Perform
What does the future of observability, AI, and security look like in an increasingly complex digital world? In this special episode of Conversations from the Show Floor, we are live from Dynatrace Perform in Las Vegas with Steve Tack, Chief Product Officer at Dynatrace. A familiar voice to…
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DXC and AI-Powered IT Enhancing Performance, Security, and Efficiency
DXC and AI-Powered IT Enhancing Performance, Security, and Efficiency How can enterprises modernize IT without interrupting mission-critical operations? What happens when automation, observability, and AI converge to shape the future of enterprise infrastructure? In this Conversations from the…
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Dynatrace Perform 2025 – AI, Observability, and the Move Toward Autonomous IT
What happens when the biggest names in enterprise tech gather in Vegas to talk AI, observability, and the future of digital operations? In this first episode of Conversations from the Show Floor, I finally meet Dynatrace Chief Product Officer Steve in person at Dynatrace Perform. We’ve shared…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Conversations from the Show Floor is your front-row pass to the most important conversations happening in enterprise technology today. Brought to you by the Tech Talks Network, this podcast captures the energy, ideas, and insights shared in real time at global tech conferences.
Hosted by Neil C. Hughes, also known for the Tech Talks Daily Podcast, this series features spontaneous and candid discussions with tech leaders, innovators, and decision-makers—recorded live on the show floor.
Each episode explores the realities of business transformation, the challenges leaders are navigating, and the technologies redefining industries. From AI adoption to infrastructure strategy, cybersecurity to sustainability, these conversations offer unfiltered perspectives from those actively shaping the future of tech.
Whether you're a business leader, technologist, founder, or investor, Conversations from the Show Floor brings you into the heart of enterp
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