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A framework for organizational AI transformation that maximizes value while minimizing risk.
Executive Leadership in the Age of AI: Lessons from WWT Co-Founder and CEO Jim Kavanaugh
AI is reshaping business faster than any technology in history. But while employees are already using AI daily, enterprises are struggling to capture value at scale. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, WWT Co-Founder and CEO Jim Kavanaugh explains why executive leadership is the critical factor in moving beyond pilots, how companies should build the right foundations for AI and why waiting on the sidelines may be the biggest risk of all.
Using Data to Pave the Way for AI and Automation
C-level leaders are looking to artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate automation within their organizations. But in the rush to adopt AI, many forget that the success of both AI and automation hinges on an organization's data maturity.
Join Anshul Chaturvedi, a principal consultant with WWT focused on data, analytics and AI, as he talks about how organizations can mature their data capabilities to maximize their AI and automation investments. Anshul breaks down the interplay between automation and AI, pragmatic ways to start incorporating AI into an automation journey and provides tips on communicating progress to executive and line of business stakeholders.
The Role of AI, Cloud and Cyber in Digital Transformation with WWT Co-Founder and CEO Jim Kavanaugh and Cisco President Jeetu Patel
Technology is no longer just an enabler—it's the foundation of modern business. AI, cloud, and cybersecurity have moved from the background to the core of enterprise strategy. Jeetu Patel, Cisco's President and Chief Product Officer, discusses how these technologies are converging to redefine scale, resilience, and trust in an increasingly connected world. Executives will learn the new capabilities defining the digital frontier, and how companies can evolve to stay secure, agile, and intelligent by design.
Building AI-Native Nations with Core42's Edmondo Orlotti
Core42 Chief Growth Officer Edmondo Orlotti dives into how Core42 and G42 are building sovereign, national-scale AI infrastructure and what enterprises can learn as they face their own challenges with data governance, GPU scarcity, fragmented environments and global regulatory pressure.
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AI and Data Priorities for 2026
A strategic roadmap highlighting the most critical AI and data focus areas for 2026
Inside NVIDIA: The $5 Trillion Engine Redefining the Future of AI
AI is rewriting the rules of the global economy. Powered by leaps in accelerated computing, digital twins and autonomous systems, a new industrial era is emerging in real time. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, NVIDIA leaders Jay Puri, Charlie Wuischpard and Craig Weinstein break down how the entire AI stack — from the silicon driving breakthroughs to the software shaping intelligent experiences — is redefining how we build, operate and compete.
This conversation gives leaders a clear view of what's coming next—and what it takes to align their organizations, scale AI innovation, and stay ahead in a race where velocity, architecture, and ambition now determine advantage.
Business Innovation Summit Series: Unfiltered Conversations About the Future of Enterprise AI
This special episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast kicks off a weeklong series of daily releases from the WWT Business Innovation Summit — bringing you unfiltered conversations with the leaders shaping the next decade of AI, cybersecurity, cloud and enterprise strategy. Featuring insights from executives at Cisco, Google Cloud, Microsoft, NVIDIA, NightDragon, Morgan Stanley and more, this series offers urgent, real-time perspective on how AI is transforming the global economy, redefining risk, and rewriting the rules of competitive advantage.
Building AI-Native Nations with Core42's Edmondo Orlotti
Core42 Chief Growth Officer Edmondo Orlotti dives into how Core42 and G42 are building sovereign, national-scale AI infrastructure and what enterprises can learn as they face their own challenges with data governance, GPU scarcity, fragmented environments and global regulatory pressure.
How AI Is Rewriting Customer Expectations Across Healthcare, Utilities and Retail
Customer expectations are shifting faster than most organizations can respond. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, leaders from healthcare, utilities and retail break down how AI is redefining what "good" customer experience looks like — and how their industries are rethinking service models, operational workflows and human touchpoints to keep pace with a new, AI-shaped standard.
The Role of AI, Cloud and Cyber in Digital Transformation with WWT Co-Founder and CEO Jim Kavanaugh and Cisco President Jeetu Patel
Technology is no longer just an enabler—it's the foundation of modern business. AI, cloud, and cybersecurity have moved from the background to the core of enterprise strategy. Jeetu Patel, Cisco's President and Chief Product Officer, discusses how these technologies are converging to redefine scale, resilience, and trust in an increasingly connected world. Executives will learn the new capabilities defining the digital frontier, and how companies can evolve to stay secure, agile, and intelligent by design.
NVIDIA: The $5 Trillion Engine Driving the Future of Industry
AI is driving transformation across all industries, fueled by breakthroughs in computing power, digital twins, and autonomous systems. NVIDIA executives Jay Puri, Charlie Wuischpard and Craig Weinstein unpack how the full AI stack—from silicon to software—is reshaping industries and redefining how we live, work, and interact with the world. Leaders will learn what it takes to align their organizations behind AI in order to scale innovation and stay competitive in the race to harness this momentum.
The New Energy Paradigm
As AI adoption accelerates, the pressure mounts to modernize the energy and security infrastructure that powers data-driven innovation. This conversation brings together leaders at the intersection of energy, technology, and cybersecurity to explore the strategic investments required to meet rising demands—securely and sustainably. Executives will learn the decisions they need to make now to reduce risk, unlock value, and lead through a rapidly evolving energy and AI landscape.
The New Innovation Factory: Blueprints for AI-Native, Agentic Engineering
In an era where software and data are pivotal, leveraging the right AI tools – and the right people and processes – can transform software development and IT operations. This session highlights examples of how applied practices across data architecture and AI integration enhanced efficiency, scalability, and innovation across the organization. Leaders will discover how aligning data strategies with AI outcomes can drive superior use cases and operational excellence, offering unparalleled value to enterprises of all sizes.
Automation: The Building Block of AI Success for Fortune 500 Companies
To achieve true AI success, organizations must first automate, establishing the data, technologies and frameworks that make intelligence possible.
Unleash Real-Time Agentic AI with Streaming Agents on Confluent Cloud with WWT
Confluent's Streaming Agents revolutionize AI workflows by unifying data processing with agentic AI on a single platform. Leveraging real-time context, they enhance decision-making and automation, ideal for dynamic enterprise applications. Discover how these agents transform data into actionable insights, driving innovation and efficiency in real-time fraud prevention, customer support and supply chain optimization.
How AI Agents Are Transforming IT Ops
AI agents are moving from hype to the heart of enterprise IT. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, Eric Jones and Ruben Ambrose — two leading AI experts — explore how intelligent, human-guided systems are transforming IT service management, incident response and operational scale to deliver faster resolutions, stronger security and smarter decisions across the enterprise.
Bridging the AI Value Gap: Our Insights from IBM TechXchange 2025
AI's potential is unlocked through automation, transforming insights into actionable business value. IBM TechXchange emphasized that automation is essential for operationalizing AI, bridging the gap between investment and results.
Can AI Be Trusted to Run Critical Networks?
Artificial intelligence is firmly in the heart of the world's most critical infrastructure — the massive networks that keep our digital lives running. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, two of our top trusted advisors to the world's largest network operators — Dave Clough and Yohannes Tafesse — break down the high-stakes reality of applying AI at scale, the often-overlooked work of preparing data and building trust, and why the lessons emerging from telecom will shape how every enterprise approaches AI in mission-critical environments.
Is Your Workforce AI Pilot Ready to Scale?
Actionable guidance for IT and digital workspace leaders to move beyond AI pilots and toward organization-wide impact.
Cloud, FinOps and AI: What You Need to Know About Unit Economics, GPUs and the ROI Flywheel
AI has pushed cloud into overdrive. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, two of our top cloud experts — Jack French and Todd Barron — reset the approach and detail why cloud is the launchpad but portability is the strategy; how to start greenfield with containers and abstraction; what a real FinOps model for AI looks like (unit economics, tagging, token/GPU visibility); where neo clouds fit versus hyperscalers; and how to handle cross-cloud risk and skill gaps; and the governance moves that accelerate—not restrict—innovation.
AI's Trust Problem: What Great Leaders Know That Most Don't with Great Place to Work CEO Michael Bush and WWT CTO Mike Taylor
Artificial intelligence investment is exploding, but adoption often stalls. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, Great Place to Work CEO Michael Bush and WWT CTO Mike Taylor unpack the real reason why: trust. They reveal how culture, leadership and access — not just technology — determine whether AI pilots fail or flourish, and why people-first leadership may be the ultimate competitive advantage in the age of AI.
Data Strategy and Engineering for AI Briefing
A comprehensive data strategy requires aligning data assets through technology with business objectives to achieve desired outcomes. This briefing from WWT explores data strategy and foundational data component options for becoming a data driven organization, with a special consideration for delivering AI solutions.
Revolutionizing Telecom Network Operations Through AI
Discover how WWT, in close partnership with a leading wireless carrier, delivered the technical expertise and scalable AI solutions needed to modernize the carrier's network operations — upskilling employees, automating corrections and enhancing network stability.
Executive Leadership in the Age of AI: Lessons from WWT Co-Founder and CEO Jim Kavanaugh
AI is reshaping business faster than any technology in history. But while employees are already using AI daily, enterprises are struggling to capture value at scale. In this episode of the AI Proving Ground Podcast, WWT Co-Founder and CEO Jim Kavanaugh explains why executive leadership is the critical factor in moving beyond pilots, how companies should build the right foundations for AI and why waiting on the sidelines may be the biggest risk of all.