Today’s guest is Chris Nelson, Senior Vice President of Asset Protection at Gap Inc. Chris joins us to share his experience in loss prevention going from the military to on-site security and on to the world of data. He describes the challenges in each realm, where they are interrelated, and what the difference looks like in data signals. This episode is sponsored by Riskified. Learn how brands work with Emerj and other Emerj Media options at emerj.com/ad1.  

Today’s guest is Amaresh Tripathy, Senior Vice President and Global Business Leader at Genpact. Genpact is an American professional services firm that employs over 100,000 people in over 30 countries. He leads a team of 15,000 analytics experts covering data engineering, data insights, AI, and machine learning. Today’s program is the first in a multi-episode series focusing on winning executive buy-in for AI projects. Amaresh joins Emerj CEO and Head of Research Daniel Fagella to talk about the importance of fluency in business and data among enterprise leadership. Later, he offers a framework for cooperatively assessing an organization’s capacity for innovation and scale. To access Emerj’s frameworks for AI readiness, ROI, and strategy, visit Emerj Plus at emerj.com/p1.  

Today’s guest is Connie Chan, General Partner at a16z. In conversation with Emerj Senior Editor Matthew DeMello, Connie discusses the challenges consumer companies are facing from distribution to mobile technology. Later, she addresses how AI use cases in personalization and the consolidation of social media as marketing distribution channels will shape the future of consumer technology.    A note from a16z on today’s episode: The content here is for informational purposes only and should not be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice, or be used to evaluate any investment or security and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. For more details, please see a16z.com/disclosures.  

Today’s guest is Ryan Rascop, Senior Business Development Manager at Insight, a leading IT solutions provider specializing in streamlining enterprise data infrastructure. In conversation with Emerj Senior Editor Matthew DeMello, Ryan discusses what sets Centers of Excellence (CoE) apart as an organization-wide approach to adopting AI. Throughout their conversation, he spells out what organizations should pursue CoEs, what signals can tell business leaders that a CoE is the ultimate remedy for reconciling data with their business goals, and how to approach scaling infrastructure for those ends. This episode is sponsored by Insight. Learn how brands work with Emerj and other Emerj Media options at emerj.com/ad1.  

Today’s guest is NLPLogix Modeling and Analytics Lead and Data Scientist Ben Webster. NLP Logix is a fast-growing AI services firm based in Florida that serves both the public and private sectors. Ben joins us on the program to discuss topic search as a business capability and the value of detecting meaningful signals originating both inside and outside the organization. Together with Emerj Senior Matthew DeMello, Ben addresses the challenges in this emerging discipline and how to connect results to hard ROI. This episode is sponsored by NLP Logix. To learn more about Emerj Media and how to reach the Emerj audience, visit emerj.com/ad1.