Enterprise AI Innovators features enterprises CIOs, CTOs, and CDOs who share how innovations in technology and AI capabilities transform the workflows and products of enterprise organizations.
Ep 55: When AI Meets Infrastructure with Duke Energy SVP & CIO Richard Donaldson
On the 55th episode of Enterprise AI Innovators, Richard Donaldson, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Duke Energy, discusses what it takes to harness AI across a century-old utility facing soaring energy demands. With intertwined legacy systems, generational regulatory complexity, and enterprise-scale data, Richard offers a grounded insight: AI delivers exponential value, but only once the plumbing is secure.
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Ep 55: When AI Meets Infrastructure with Duke Energy SVP & CIO Richard Donaldson
On the 55th episode of Enterprise AI Innovators, Richard Donaldson, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Duke Energy, discusses what it takes to harness AI across a century-old utility facing soaring energy demands. With intertwined legacy systems, generational regulatory complexity, and enterprise-scale data, Richard offers a grounded insight: AI delivers exponential value, but only once the plumbing is secure.
On the 55th episode of Enterprise AI Innovators, Richard Donaldson, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Duke Energy, discusses what it takes to harness AI across a century-old utility facing soaring energy demands. With intertwined legacy systems, generational regulatory complexity, and enterprise-scale data, Richard offers a grounded insight: AI delivers exponential value, but only once the plumbing is secure.
Ep 54: From Legacy to Leapfrog: AI Innovation at Avnet with SVP & CIO Max Chan
On the 54th episode of Enterprise AI Innovators, Max Chan, CIO of Avnet, shares how a century-old global tech distributor is transforming through enterprise AI. He breaks down their multi-stage maturity model, early wins with generative design, and how his team turned boardroom skepticism into company-wide momentum.
On the 54th episode of Enterprise AI Innovators, Max Chan, CIO of Avnet, shares how a century-old global tech distributor is transforming through enterprise AI. He breaks down their multi-stage maturity model, early wins with generative design, and how his team turned boardroom skepticism into company-wide momentum.
Ep 53: The Future of AI-Powered Supply Chains with Prologis CTO Sineesh Keshav
On the 53rd episode of Enterprise AI Innovators, Sineesh Keshav, Chief Technology Officer at Prologis, joins the show to share insights on how Prologis drove 95% company-wide adoption of generative AI through personal productivity use cases. He also discusses the future of SaaS as enterprises begin to take greater ownership of their data and AI models, and how AI is enabling a shift from static infrastructure to dynamic, self-optimizing supply chains.
On the 53rd episode of Enterprise AI Innovators, Sineesh Keshav, Chief Technology Officer at Prologis, joins the show to share insights on how Prologis drove 95% company-wide adoption of generative AI through personal productivity use cases. He also discusses the future of SaaS as enterprises begin to take greater ownership of their data and AI models, and how AI is enabling a shift from static infrastructure to dynamic, self-optimizing supply chains.
Ep 52: Modernizing a 100-Year-Old Institution: AI at TIAA with SEVP, Chief Operating, Information & Digital Officer Sastry Durvasula
On the 52nd episode of Enterprise AI Innovators, Sastry Durvasula, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating, Information, and Digital Officer at TIAA, joins the show to share his perspective on how AI enables large-scale transformation within a 100-year-old institution, why everyone should have a secure AI assistant, and the cultural components that will unlock the next wave of enterprise AI adoption.
On the 52nd episode of Enterprise AI Innovators, Sastry Durvasula, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating, Information, and Digital Officer at TIAA, joins the show to share his perspective on how AI enables large-scale transformation within a 100-year-old institution, why everyone should have a secure AI assistant, and the cultural components that will unlock the next wave of enterprise AI adoption.
Ep 51: From Automation to Agentic AI with Nextdoor CIO Shyam Bhojwani
On the 51st episode of Enterprise AI Innovators, Shyam Bhojwani, Chief Information Officer at Nextdoor, joins the show to share his perspective on how AI is shifting automation from static workflows to dynamic, context-aware agents, why IT and cybersecurity are prime candidates for fast AI wins, and how culture, architecture, and data readiness all shape the long-term success of enterprise transformation.
On the 51st episode of Enterprise AI Innovators, Shyam Bhojwani, Chief Information Officer at Nextdoor, joins the show to share his perspective on how AI is shifting automation from static workflows to dynamic, context-aware agents, why IT and cybersecurity are prime candidates for fast AI wins, and how culture, architecture, and data readiness all shape the long-term success of enterprise transformation.
Ep 50: How Western Digital Balances AI, Automation, and 24/7 Operations with SVP and CIO Sesh Tirumala
On the 50th episode of Enterprise AI Innovators, Sesh Tirumala, Senior Vice President, and Chief Information Officer at Western Digital, joins the show to share insights on practical applications of AI in enterprise productivity, the critical role of IT in global manufacturing, and the future of IT architecture to enable business transformation.
On the 50th episode of Enterprise AI Innovators, Sesh Tirumala, Senior Vice President, and Chief Information Officer at Western Digital, joins the show to share insights on practical applications of AI in enterprise productivity, the critical role of IT in global manufacturing, and the future of IT architecture to enable business transformation.
