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FromTheExperts (FTE)™ is a 45 min virtual networking accelerator helping connect people across industries to new opportunities. Each FTE gives you a 45-minute dose of real-time, hard-to-get business intelligence AND connects you to new professionals across different industries, expanding your networks.

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    • May 21, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    AI Governance - Methods to Accelerate AI Adoption

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 43:25


    Why it Matters?!Expected to boost the US GDP by 21% by 2030, AI governance emerges as a critical business necessity due to its dynamic influence on various sectors of society and commerce.Risk and reward are on many enterprises minds as they look to embrace the use of AI in their organizations. However, navigating the complex landscape of expertise, hype vs reality, AI governance and true ROI is often where most are getting blocked.Steven Eliuk PhD, Vice President AI & Governance at IBM, shares a simplified view of AI baselines exploring with the group what this means to an organization and how it can help accelerate the use of AI in enterprise settings while satisfying the regulatory requirements too.

    Data Governance for Governments, Corporations, and Citizens in the AI Era

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 49:42


    Why it Matters?!In the AI era, governments and corporations grapple with balancing data collection for innovation while safeguarding privacy. How can citizens retain data ownership, privacy, and security? Jayanth N Kolla, Partner at Convergence Catalyst and former Google Health AI leader, shares new insights, design thinking, and working models, centered on individual data rights. The future of data is now. How is your organization or agency coping with this? What's working and what's not?

    Building Digital Products for Everyone

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 38:17


    Why it Matters?!Corporations that embrace gender diversity are more competitive and 21% more likely to achieve above-average profitability. While 80% of U.S. employers have diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in progress, many are only beginning to grasp the effective implementation of these strategies, underestimating their transformative power. DEI is not just about respecting unique perspectives but also a key driver of strategic business success.Roshni Joshi, a Google engineering leader and AI thought leader, shares insights on building inclusive practices in digital product development and key factors for success. The group will discuss the importance of inclusive, safe, and responsible AI development and how embracing diversity and inclusivity gives a competitive edge, fostering innovation, new business growth, and brand strength. 

    Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) Planning, Implementation, Pitfalls

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 47:28


    Why it Matters?!The combination of AI and IoT, also known as AIoT, is creating a new paradigm of intelligent and connected systems is expected to grow exponentially with a market size over $100 Billion over the next five years. Surprisingly 70%+ of AI projects fail today because of poor planning and business process alignment.Volkmar Kunerth, CEO and Co-Founder of Accentec Technologies, will share common pitfalls and explore strategies that integrate AI and IoT solutions seamlessly, focusing on process optimization and KPI-driven outcomes. What AI models best suit your data and task complexity, and how can you ensuring technical soundness while aligning with business goals and KPI's?

    Energy Transition in 2024: is the pendulum swinging back?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 46:45


    Why it Matters!?Low-carbon energy transition investments rose by 17% in 2023, reaching $1.77 trillion. However, to achieve net zero by mid-century, these investments must triple over the next six years. Despite significant progress in the past years with investments in energy transition and divestments in oil and gas, progress has slowed. Juliana Garaizar, a climate leader and VC & Angel investor, shares her market perspective and explores available mechanisms that align incentives to invest in Energy 2.0 technologies. What's driving your firm's investments in next generation of energy technologies that are more efficient, sustainable, and environmentally friendly? 

    Responsible AI guided organizations for a sustainable future

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 43:50


    The edge of corporate competitiveness using a series of disjointed AI projects across the organization is shifting. Leading firms are beginning to transform their operations with a comprehensive "AI First" structure harmonizing and accelerating potential efficiencies, insights, and revenues. Andrea Ruotolo, Fulbright PhD and Rockwell Automation Global Head of Customer Sustainability (ESG), shares their roadmap to an AI First organization and how it compares to the current AI project bolt-on model. What outcomes should you expect, and how do you know if and when AI First is right for your firm?

    Reducing security and privacy risks in our device connected world

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2023 49:00


    Why it matters?!Advanced technologies including the internet of things, artificial intelligence, machine learning and blockchain are enabling an increasingly data-enabled and connected world, for applications such as connected healthcare, transportation, the energy grid, and more. These technologies and connections also create more risk from a security and privacy perspective.Florence leads the 45min interactive discussion sharing insights on the new series of international standards being developed to enable TIPPSS - Trust, Identity, Privacy, Protection, Safety and Security - for our world, our data, our devices, and the humans involved.

    Improving the Integrated Digital Experience for Cancer Patients

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 47:38


    Why it Matters?!The cancer patient experience is often fragmented and disjointed with patients having to navigate multiple systems and providers often leading to delays in care, frustration, and anxiety. Maz Zaheer, McKesson US Oncology Network CIO, explores six pillars of digital transformation he designed to tackle these challenges creating a more seamless and personalized patient experience. 

    AI Use Cases across Industries: Automotive, Energy, Hospital Healthcare

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 48:14


    Why it Matters!?Today 48% of businesses use some form of AI to utilize big data effectively. Having a clear understanding of “how” the business applies AI to their operations and customers offerings directly impacts revenue and marketshare. Roll up your sleeves with Andrew Taylor as he leads the HPE / NVIDIA team discussion highlighting selected customer AI use cases applied across different industries. AI applications areas include: Computer Vision, Digital Twin, Generative AI with use cases in the Automotive, Energy, Hospital Healthcare, Manufacturing, Public, and Retail Industry verticals. Bring your own challenge and AI application questions to connect and learn with the group.

    Power & Performance: Scaling Datacenters when the Chips are Down

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 43:52


    Why it matters!?Data volumes are growing rapidly—building opportunities for more insights, and better business outcomes. The capability of conventional datacenter processors, and the four walls of the datacenters they sit in—meanwhile—is not.Scaling artificial intelligence can create a massive competitive advantage, and GPUs unlock those opportunities by delivering massive improvements in performance per watt.But what about the workloads that aren't yet accelerated? Will you be able to unlock the capacity to grow your revenue and support the increasing performance your existing customers demand?Ian Finder, Principal Product Manager at NVIDIA Corporation shares his perspective on this dilemma exploring trends around CPU designs, Arm in the data center, and how architectures like NVIDIA's Grace and Grace Hopper superchips are designed to unleash datacenter efficiency.How do you plan for this and what are the most important trade-offs you need to consider? Ian shares practical use case examples to open up the group discussion on this critical challenge.

    Why Enterprises Need a Full Stack AI Platform?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 44:38


    Challenge: Enterprise IT and the Line of Business counterparts have an equal stake in driving meaningful business outcomes from AI adoption. Many enterprises face severe challenges in moving AI projects from pilot to production. This is driven by the sense of urgency to accelerate time to production and because of siloed deployments that cannot be standardized for enterprise-wide adoption.Discussion: Sri shares his experience with clients' overcoming this challenge sharing best practice to increase the probability of success AND leads the group discussion with other leaders working through this right now.

    Building at Scale for your successful AI journey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 46:02


    Why it matters?!70% of companies report minimal or no impact from artificial intelligence implemented. Many companies don't have the objectives, quality data, talent, or budget to scale for success. Scaling artificial intelligence can create a massive competitive advantage, but how do you make it happen to have an impact?Joey Zwicker, VP of AI Portfolio and Sales Strategy at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, explores key indicators, practical lessons learned, and success factors to recognize and prioritize for your AI success. As Co-Founder and COO of recently acquired Pachyderm, Joey shares practical use case examples and a glimpse into the future of AI at HPE.

    AI on premise, in the cloud, or both?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2023 47:41


    Why it Matters!?Adapting AI resources for continuously changing business requirements requires scalability, meterability, manageability, on-demandability... lots of flexibility. When faced with a decision to develop AI resources in the Cloud or on Premises, business owners struggle making a choice. On-premises compute gives you more control and is often the cheapest solution, but the Cloud gives you fast access and flexibility.Bill Mannel Chief Technologist, Americas HPC & AI Solution Sales explores what's at stake for the business and how these decisions are made.What are the key decision criteria (pros and cons) that will help you determine when to develop AI resources on premise, in the cloud, or both? How are other leaders responsible making decisions and implementing AI infrastructure for their organization approaching this today?

    If AI is the future…why do so many projects fail?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2023 42:07


    Why it Matters!?AI and groundbreaking techniques like ChatGPT are not only revolutionary but controversial. Most agree we now live in the AI era where companies must adopt AI (and quickly) to survive... yet many AI projects fail to get off the ground. Dale Brown, AI Software Global Head of Sales with Hewlett Packard Enterprise, explores the key elements for successful AI projects and shares real customer examples.‍What's hindering your to business value with AI/ML? How do you know your AI/ML initiative is on track? Join this interactive discussion with Dale and other leaders focused on solving business problems with AI.

    Decarbonizing the aviation industry, and why hydrogen is the solution

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2023 45:49


    We cannot beat climate change without aviation being decarbonized. The aviation sector emits almost one billion tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) and by 2050, the commercial aircraft emissions are predicted to triple. Known approaches like SAF/Bio based fuels have limited replacement potential and Hydrogen combustion being at higher temperature is still a cause of NOx and contrails. Hydrogen as an aviation fuel is in for the long haul and is a true Zero emission on board solution. SiriNoR Co-Founder and CEO Abhijeet Inamdar shares roadmap highlights of the only known subsonic and supersonic jet engines for zero emission aviation based on a hydrogen-electric drivetrain. What commercial and technical barriers are ahead and where is SiriNoR seeking partners?

    Enabling affordable and reliable low carbon energy everywhere

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 46:39


    Why It Matters!?Corporations, governments, and consumers are prioritizing sustainability like never before. Commitments to global Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) and renewable energy are now top priorities for CEO's and CFOs with quantifiable and verifiable impacts required. Increasing demand for renewable supply along with extreme weather and heat, and grid reliability challenges, estimates show our grids will need to expand 5x or more.Trinity Lloyd, Sustainability and Energy Transition Lead at Google, shares how they are leveraging technology to connect and transform these challenges into power solutions that meet community and business needs simultaneously at scale around the world.

    Pricing model concepts for low carbon hydrogen and ammonia markets

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2023 45:42


    Why it Matters!?As market players accelerate the energy transition towards lower-carbon commodities, while ensuring energy security. The price discovery process can be both alluring yet opaque amidst a developing market.Learning to properly navigate the price discovery process of early-stage projects, and offtake agreements is crucial to mitigating ones risk and for developing a commoditized market.How will pricing be structured for low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia offtakes? What process and tools should project developers and investors have in place to better evaluate agreement risks, and increasing confidence in the marketplace? Santiago Canal Soria, Hydrogen Pricing Analyst, S&P Global Commodity Insights, explores some of the current challenges delaying the development of the market making process, and the tools available to frame new investment opportunities.

    Change IQ: Decrease Risk Factors on Business Transitions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 51:40


    Did you know that 70-75% of change pursuits do not actually succeed well? What practices can we learn and apply from the 25-30% of these initiatives that do succeed? Reflect on a present or past change experience and join the conversation as FTE guest expert Marise Mikulis, CCMP, demystifies change adoption. Marise will explore the core change factors of execution approach, resistance, and persistence. She'll offer some fresh perspectives on success levers, ranging from neuroscience, to documented best practice methods and metrics, and establishment of durable new norms.

    Geothermal everywhere – Recent advances bringing geothermal power solutions to the brink of "solving" clean energy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 48:19


    Geothermal energy is clean, stable, and cost effective with a small footprint that can be built anywhere AND its right under your feet everywhere! So what's holding geothermal down? Kevin Mullen, CEO GreenQuest Power, shares how they are removing the remaining barriers and key challenges ahead. What does a technology package that drills deep enough to get to the heat both faster and more cost efficient look like? What technologies could be adapted to help downhole? What Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) models are best suited to navigate "non-standard" financing required for geothermal power projects? Which project finance and technology partners would be most attractive our atypical project and technology? Which regions are more likely to provide a power purchase agreement large enough to support the project?

    Supply Chain Resilience - Future proofing freight for the next disruption

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023 43:18


    Why it matters!Considering the projected recession ahead and the related change in consumer demand, how are you implementing COVID lessons learned to build resiliency into your supply chain for the next disruption? Ocean freight and international sourcing expert Steve Hughes, President & CEO HCS International, shares insights on the key adjustments global manufacturers and ocean shippers are making to mitigate supply chain freight risk.

    To Support Diversity and Better Outcomes...Learn to Disagree

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 53:24


    Why it matters!Today's high job turnover, hybrid work flows, and DEI community development, challenge the ability of teams to work together productively. To do so requires finding common ground and surfacing different opinions. How do you make sure you are hearing divergent points of view in your professional and personal lives? More importantly how can you practice and role model listening for better business outcomes? Carin Knoop, Executive Director at Harvard Business School, explores how practicing productive disagreement can draw the very best out of a diverse team taking maximum advantage of everyone's ability to contribute. Carin will share insights and lead the group discussion on current ideas, models, and role playing that's working for organizations today.

    Positioning for a World without Gas Stations

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 43:13


    Why it matters!Internal combustion engines are on their way out, and with their departure comes threats and opportunities. Are you ready for a world without gas stations? The answer is more than just the product you sell. Automotive industry guest expert Steve Sharp, Executive in Residence - The Endeavor Institute, lays out this paradigm shift exploring how organizations might be be impacted by the disappearance of internal combustion engines. What strategic options are being considered by leaders positioning their business to adapt and thrive

    The Challenges of Collaboration and Partnering to Create Sustainability Targets within your Ecosystem

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 42:24


    Setting ambitious corporate sustainability goals and targets within your industry ecosystem is daunting at best. How do you influence the right players in your value stream to “come along with you for the ride” on a sustainability journey when you are heavily reliant on the strategies and timelines that other partners, like manufacturers and other suppliers across the lifecycle of our services, are willing to set? FTE guest expert Stephanie Dvorak, Director Sustainability Bristow Group, shares lessons learned from a vertical aircraft operator's perspective and leads a discussion on new ideas and experience from others leaders working through similar challenges.

    Evaluating the Potential of New Deep Decarbonization Technologies

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 42:11


    To truly make an impact on carbon emissions with new technology projects, you must understand and communicate the realistic estimates of lifecycle carbon intensity & project economics. Finding that balance between over simplification and complex modeling is critical, particularly when seeking buy-in from multiple stakeholders. Guest expert Dr. Lynn Frostman, explores evaluating new clean technology project economics with lifecycle carbon intensity projections. What techniques do you use to rapidly assess a project's potential and how do you effectively communicate the nuance when engaging both experts and non-experts?

    Innovating to Win - Forging our Future Industrial Network

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 41:32


    WHY IT MATTERS!America's industrial base, created and scaled in WWII and perfected in the Cold War, has served the country well in the eight decades since Pearl Harbor. But the world has changed – new business models, new global competitors, and new technologies are all challenging America's ability to promote peace and security abroad and remain safe and prosperous at home.Successful organizations in the commercial and government sector have used network thinking as the organizational principle to scale quickly, remain agile in the face of unpredictable futures, and operationalize an opportunistic mindset. FTE guest expert James "Hondo" Geurts, BENS Distinguished Fellow, frmr. Assistant Secretary of the Navy and US Air Force Colonel ret., explores the critical role of entrepreneurism and start-ups, business models that scale faster, and some tangible steps to make it easier for the government to take advantage of them.

    Energy Transition - It's happening to me

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 42:55


    In partnership with Endeavour Institute the FTE Energy Transition Channel present Nick Welch.How can leaders navigate competing and potentially irreconcilable expectations around roles and responsibilities for themselves and their teams in this transition?Dedicated and talented professionals, some with decades contributing to amazing achievements, are confronted with a different take on their life's education, training, and work. How should we as individuals and leaders respond and navigate this transitioning world in both our professional and personal lives to successfully create both a legacy and a future?Meet FTE guest expert Nick Welch, ESG Team Leader & Senior Consultant, Endeavor Management Consulting and explore how his method of guiding other leaders through this process may be useful to you and your business.

    Discover Purpose When You Ask the Right Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2022 49:34


    Purpose fuels our passion, grounds us in our mission, and energizes our existence. But is there a system you can use to determine your purpose?Meet Michael Bloxton, a self made telecom and finance real estate investor, and now CEO of Nebula Space Enterprise, Inc. By 2023 Nebula will be installing data centers in space, saving billions of gallons of water and reducing Earth's global carbon emissions by 20%. Find out what inspired Bloxton to pursue such an incredible mission and explore how his model and approach may be useful to you and your business.

    Talent Pipeline Adapted for Todays Rapidly Changing Workforce

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2022 48:15


    WHY IT MATTERS!Attracting and retaining the right talent in today's rapidly changing workforce is more important than ever and it has become more important to begin earlier with students. Innovative leaders are working together, further upstream, redesigning and integrating new approaches to career development including using research-based models like the RIASEC theory, to expose students to in-demand jobs and develop the interests of a future workforce. Results are revealing a pipeline of students that could more closely match organizational needs. FTE guest expert Ed Hidalgo, Chief Innovation and Engagement Officer at Cajon Valley Union School District, shares how the approach is expanding in schools and how this student centered model is beginning to touch the business community through smarter internships that could yield future employees. What engagement models, tools, and partnerships have you used to help workers and businesses find their right place together faster?

    Navigating Advocacy for the Underrepresented in the Digital Era of Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 52:02


    Groundbreaking digital innovations have powered rapid growth in open talent and entrepreneurship sectors; people are connecting with one another from around the world to make work happen. As changes fuel the “great resignation,” people are seeking out inclusive, flexible and fulfilling career opportunities which are only available to some. FTE guest expert Chris "Link" Duarte, CEO of Linking Dreams, explains how advocacy and “equality” initiatives are leaving some populations behind and what leaders can do to ensure equitable access and opportunities for all.

    Matt Nygaard - Challenges of Managing a Cryptocurrency Portfolio

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 41:58


    Independent Trader and Chartered Market Technician (CMT) Matt Nygaard shares some observations around the similarities and differences in risks, behaviors, and opportunities when applying his 27 years experience in the crypto space.

    Marianne Kah - The Energy Transition Balancing Act

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2022 44:01


    An economist's perspective on the energy transition balancing act and the impacts of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. FTE guest expert Marianne Kah, global expert in the economics and markets for oil, natural gas, and power, gives her take on these questions: Is global energy transition coming along to plan? How do we maintain energy affordability and security during the transition? What new opportunities do we have during this energy transition? How does the energy transition impact your business?

    Manny Bernabe - AI Project Basics for Business Managers - Getting Started

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 42:51


    Tesla and Amazon are dominating with strategic uses of AI and machine learning technologies. Today many more companies are adopting and implementing fit-for-purpose strategies to grow their business. The Start-up phase is critical to program ROI and overall success. In this talk, AI expert Manny Bernabe, shares some typical start-up pitfalls along with a practical structured approach that helps companies already committed to AI projects improve their chances to succeed.

    Ashley Ryall - The Myths, Challenges, and Best Practices of Being a Thought Leader

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2022 44:47


    WHY IT MATTERS!The majority of executives spend more time reading and reviewing thought leadership content than before the pandemic began. They're looking for valuable insights on how to bring their companies into the future, but a 2021 Edelman-LinkedIn B2B Thought Leadership report says they're unimpressed.FTE guest expert Ashley Beaudoin, Founder of UntapSocial, says it's time we take a critical look at the purpose of thought leadership, explore what makes a good thought leader and figure out how to find our unique voice.

    Digital Workforce Ecosystems Re-define the new Corporation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 46:30


    Digitalization and open workforce ecosystems enable a new performance landscape giving more freedom, velocity, and precision in the way we collaborate and innovate internally and externally... leaving the traditional company structure in the dust. FTE guest expert Dyan Finkhousen, CEO Shoshin Works, explains the value and shares her current challenges helping organizations adapt this new framework for resilient growth.

    Workforce Turnover - Why It Matters How You Update Your Employee Handbook

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 33:03


    Today's workforce is experiencing unpredictable turnover disrupting businesses across all industries. Will 2022 be the same and which lessons learned should be applied to your business processes for people and operations? Join guest expert Bryan Neely, Founder and President of HR Ally, as he shares how the great resignation is impacting his clients' businesses. Learn how the company employee handbook can be updated to help bridge the gaps and why it matters. What are your key workforce challenges and how are you tackling them? Join other leaders in the group discussion and takeaway new ideas, tips, & tricks that will help your business.

    METAVERSE - Harnessing the Potential of Immersive Tech for Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2021 44:25


    WHY IT MATTERS; With the emergence of the Metaverse, the place where the physical and digital worlds meet, there is a growing need to understand how businesses can leverage the power of AR / VR / XR / AI, and create ongoing value for the relationship between their content, consumers, and brand. The expert talk and discussion will be led by Adipat Virdi, Immersive Specialist and former Global Creative Product Lead (VR) for Facebook. This FTE Show will help management teams build a strategic roadmap for understanding the metaverse and how it may impact your business. Specifically the talk will address three main areas: The future of engagement, The power of recruiting advocates rather than audiences, The insights from using immersive storytelling as software.

    Green Light to Talk About Mental Health and Well-being at Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 52:49


    WHY IT MATTERS: Mental health is the global pandemic no one is talking about. Fearful of the stigma, many people suffer in silence while others don't know how to help or what to say. In this session, Liz Sweigart, a big four partner with a doctorate in leadership psychology, will share her personal journey with mental health and offer insights into practical ways leaders can foster a work environment where people feel safe to talk about mental health and well-being benefitting employees and organizations.

    Get Real! Rehumanizing Social Media with Purposeful Friction

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 46:17


    Do you ever wish you spent more time on your mobile phone? At the same time as social media has exploded in popularity over the last 20 years, there has also been an unprecedented rise in loneliness, mental health issues and the emergence of new ailments such as FOMO (the fear of missing out) and BOMP (the belief that others are more popular than you). The two facts are inextricably linked and more specifically, it is related to the additive design of the products that we all use on a daily basis. Founder and CEO Aidan O'Brien share's how his firm and others are innovating solutions to reduce these risks by introducing purposeful human friction into digital social applications. Have you reached digital overload yet? Is your firm proactively. Listen in, share your experience and ideas with the group.

    Lisa Wardlaw - Global Head of Insurance Solutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 42:47


    "Transformation" - requires an end-to-end mindset, a rethinking of ways to meet customer needs, seamless connection of work activities, and the ability to manage across silos going forward.A 15min talk + 20 min discussionFTE Guest expert Lisa Wardlaw highlights how she tackled digital transformation and key lessons learned. https://lnkd.in/e8RRTUm5. Register to join the interactive group discussion. Share your experience or just listen in. Invite colleagues who may be interested in learning and connecting.Lisa Wardlaw, Chief Strategic Financial Officer (ex-Farmers) and Chief Digital Strategy and Transformation Officer (ex-MunichRe).FromTheExperts (FTE)™ - The FTE Show... It's like a TED Talk with interactive discussionThink about it - How do you break down traditional organizational verticals and functions to create digital emersion in a budget constrained environment? What has been working for your organization?

    Attracting and Retaining Viewers and Supporters in a Hyper Competitive Market

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 41:21


    Topic: From Viewers to Subscribers - Attracting and Retaining Viewers and Supporters in a Hyper Competitive MarketSME: David Mullins, CEO - WFSU Public Media - Tallahassee FloridaShow Detail: The traditional business model for donor support of local PBS and NPR stations has become obsolete. This has created the challenge of attracting and retaining viewers and more importantly supporters in a hyper competitive market. Join the conversation led by David Mullins, CEO WFSU Public Media in Tallahassee Florida, as he shares what they are doing to solve this dilemma. In the spirit of "learning from the other person's tool kit", come to the group discussion ready to share solutions your company has applied to this or a similar challenge.AGENDA (45MIN)- Expert talk w/ Q&A- Group Discussion

    Creating a Digitally Enabled Innovation Community that Works

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 43:28


    Topic: Creating a Digitally Enabled Innovation Community that WorksSME's:Lawson Gow, Founder - The CannonJon Lambert, CEO - The CannonShow Detail: The way entrepreneurial communities interact and collaborate today cannot keep pace with the ever increasing speed of innovation. What are best ways to leverage physical and virtual hub interactions to create a digitally enabled innovation community with that works? Join The Cannon Founder Lawson Gow and CEO Jon Lambert as they share specifics around what they are trying, where they are getting traction and where they are most challenged.AGENDA (45MIN)- Expert spotlight w/ Q&A- Group Discussion

    Cindy Cisneros - VP Committee for Economic Development

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 41:50


    Topic: Workforce Productivity Depends on Setting Up Working Parents for SuccessSME: Cindy Cisneros, Vice President Education Programs - Committee for Economic DevelopmentShow Detail: How can employers help employees get back to the workplace and be productive in a post-pandemic year? Consider a primary variable in the equation of what working parents need to solve for on the home front—child care.

    Josh Menk - Arion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 44:33


    Topic: Setting up the hybrid workplace for successSME: Josh Menk, Head of Delivery Systems and Innovation - ArionShow Detail: What combinations of processes, people and tools are needed to deliver the new hybrid flexible workforce solution post pandemic return to work? From remote on-boarding to small footprint flexible desking and smarter help desk solutions; Arion's Head of Delivery Systems and Innovation, Josh Menk, will share their Hybrid work approach, address some key challenges and look to the FTE network for input on lessons learned.

    Laura Alaniz - Porter Hedges

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 43:22


    Whether you have already brought your employees back to the workplace or are just starting to bring them back, employers everywhere are grappling with how to maintain a safe workplace for their employees as more and more states lift COVID 19 restrictions. What's best practice on safety measures that employers should put in place to maintain a safe workplace? Can and should employers mandate that their employees get the COVID-19 vaccine? How to deal with employees who are either afraid to come to the workplace or do not want to take the vaccine? Join the conversation led by Laura Alaniz, Attorney and Partner with Porter Hedges LLP, and make sure your team is up on the latest legal trends in this evolving back-to-office challenge.

    Idar Voldnes - CEO IntraPoint

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 42:40


    Does your business struggle with getting people to make buying decisions in the wake of the global pandemic? How can decision-maker behavior be adjusted to get them off the fence? Our expert shares this dilemma with the FTE network through a current business case, shares lessons learned, and seeks practical input from the live discussion group.

    The global charcoal footprint and why it matters

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 42:30


    Although rarely reported in official energy statistics outside sub-Saharan Africa, charcoal persists alongside modern energy alternatives worldwide for industrial, leisure, and home applications. Learn about the charcoal global supply chain, its environmental footprint, and health impacts. What behaviors could / should be modified to help increase the sustainability of this energy resource? Join the discussion, learn,and share your take!

    Dr. Andreas Matzakos - Project Leader Shell

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 44:11


    The effects of climate change and environmental degradation have prompted governments, businesses, and individuals to rethink how they produce and consume energy. This has been coined as the “Energy Transition”. What does the energy transition look like for a western-style homeowner? Is the consumer market mature and cost competitive to provide adequate choices? Is the reliance on new technologies in residential power and private transportation still the most resilient and clean alternative? The speaker will describe his own family’s journey on their energy transition.

    Ray Torgerson - Litigation Partner - Porter Hedges, LLP

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 39:43


    Key legal trends influencing business leaders today- Intellectual Property Emerging from the pandemic business is coming back strong. Tune into the FTE / Porter Hedges three part series on key legal trends influencing business leader decisions and investments today. SHOW LESS

    Amy Henry - CEO Eunike Ventures

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 44:53


    Cleantech is rapidly becoming one of the hottest areas of global investment as countries and companies commit to ambitious net zero emissions targets. What does the road map to a successful acquisition and implementation look like? What are the right signals, behaviors and success factors to consider when investing? Amy Henry, CEO of Eunike Ventures, helps start-ups, buyers and bankers are doing this through their proprietary model for technology acceleration and adoption. What keeps her up at night? "It’s about having the right mindset, access to smart robust financing, and behaviors that impact speed of adoption to operational integration”. Amy will share their current challenges and is interested in what models, experiences and connection the FTE network has that may unlock new opportunities.

    Jeff Hoogendam - 360 Connect

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 41:45


    One of the most difficult problems businesses face is finding new customers! Today most companies use some combination of digital marketing techniques and sophisticated technology to find ‘sales ready’ B2B leads that are ready to buy. However, it turns out that closing the "ready to buy" sale is not a slam dunk at all. Matter of fact it can be elusive. Why? Need for speed! It seems no matter how warm the sales lead is, clients' struggle to connect quickly enough to solve the buyer’s needs, affecting close rates. Join the FTE discussion with Jeff Hoogendam CEO of 360Connect, who spends a lot of time helping clients and buyers understand and solve this problem. Jeff will share some lessons learned on this journey and ask the network for your experience!

    B2B Roundtable - Scott Dozier and Morten Hansen

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 42:11


    B2B cross industry networking session Discussion Leaders: Morten Hansen, SVP Engineering and Operations - Infrastructures Networks Scott Dozier, VP Sales and Marketing - Alliance Benefit Group Show detail: Networking has never been more important to your business! So let's get to it.

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