How Data is Driving the AI Revolution

In this episode, Dana Gardner, Principal Analyst at Interarbor Solutions is joined by Teresa Tung, Global Data Capabilities Lead at Accenture. They discuss how enterprises can accelerate and broaden the application of data to attain more business value through agentic AI, the pivotal role of proprietary data as a competitive advantage, and the need for data practitioners to adapt to new responsibilities involving data quality and AI agent interaction.

In this episode, Dana Gardner, Principal Analyst at Interarbor Solutions is joined by Dimitrije Jankovic, Global Head of Digital Strategy and Operations at Sanofi. They explore Sanofi’s comprehensive integration of AI to drive strategic transformation across the pharma lifecycle. Insights include the role of data modernization, the establishment of AI centers of excellence, and the innovative deployment of AI agents and virtual workforces.

In this episode, Dana Gardner, Principal Analyst at Interarbor Solutions is joined by Sridhar Ramaswamy, CEO of Snowflake. They discuss the impactful integration of AI with enterprise data, Snowflake's efforts to demystify AI for its customers, and future prospects for agentic AI and its potential to transform business processes.

In this episode, Whitnee Hawthorne, Global Head of Travel and Hospitality at Snowflake, sits down with Julia Morrison, VP of Data & Privacy Engineering at Marriott International and Dan MacDonald, VP of Data Platform Engineering at Marriott International where they talk about how Marriott harnesses the power of data and AI to elevate guest experiences across their global portfolio. They also discuss how Marriott is implementing industry-leading data analytics strategies to innovative AI-driven concierge services and ways their data platform is shaping the future of travel and hospitality.--  

In this episode, Martin Gutberlet, Industry Principal EMEA for Manufacturing at Snowflake is joined by Thierry Martin, Head of Enterprise Data and Analytics at Toyota Motors Europe. They discuss Toyota's evolution towards software-centric operations and the implementation of data mesh architecture, and Thierry highlights the company's culture of continuous improvement through AI upskilling programs and hackathons, and shares about the pivotal role of a robust data marketplace in optimizing manufacturing and supply chain operations. ---Calling all developers, business leaders, IT execs, and data scientists! Snowflake World Tour is your chance to learn and network. Discover how Snowflake’s AI Data Cloud can transform your career and company. Experience the future – join us on tour! Learn more here.

In this episode, Shannon Katschilo, Country Manager of Canada at Snowflake, chats with Carter Cousineau, Head of Data and Analytics and VP of Responsible AI and Data at Thomson Reuters. They delve into the importance of responsible AI, managing data quality and integrity, and the role of data governance during a digital transformation. They also discuss how Thomson Reuters fosters data and AI literacy across the organization and what Responsible AI truly means.---Calling all developers, business leaders, IT execs, and data scientists! Snowflake World Tour is your chance to learn and network. Discover how Snowflake’s AI Data Cloud can transform your career and company. Experience the future – join us on tour! Learn more here.

In this episode, Bill Stratton, Global Head of Media, Entertainment, and Advertising at Snowflake, sits down with Ravi Kandikonda, SVP of Marketing at Zillow. Ravi shares his experiences and insights on modern software development, talks about how his academic background prepared him for modern marketing, and what Zillow is doing to approach personalization at scale.---Looking for the latest insights into how the martech landscape is changing in a world redefined by AI, privacy, and data gravity? Download Snowflake's 3rd annual Modern Marketing Data Stack to understand how the role of the marketer is changing. 

In this episode, Todd Crosslin, Global Industry Principal Healthcare and Life Sciences at Snowflake, sits down with Rajesh Viswanathan, CTO at Inovalon. They discuss Rajesh's journey into healthcare, the complexities of the U.S. healthcare system, the role of data and AI in transforming healthcare, and Inovalon's strategies to improve patient outcomes and healthcare economics. ---Calling all developers, business leaders, IT execs, and data scientists! Snowflake World Tour is your chance to learn and network. Discover how Snowflake’s AI Data Cloud can transform your career and company. Experience the future – join us on tour! Learn more here.

This week on the podcast, we’re sharing a special episode. Steve Hamm, the amazing host of The Data Cloud Podcast is stepping away from the show, and we want to honor all he has done to make the podcast what it is today.Over five seasons, Steve has hosted guests from countries around the world whose industries span across data, technology, supply chain, education, streaming, finance and more. Steve’s ability to showcase our shared humanity within each episode is one reason the podcast has been so successful. So, this episode features our “Let’s Get Personal” segments with guests from the last couple of seasons.   

This episode features clips from all of the interviews from Season 5 of the podcast so far. Conversations featuring Snowflake’s CEO, Sridhar Ramaswamy, VP of Data & Analytics at ZoomInfo, Philip Zelitchenko, Chief Data Officer at WeightWatchers, David Cohen, President at TalkingPoints, Claudine Ryan, CEO of Blue Yonder, Duncan Angove, and the Head of Transformation at Spark NZ, Kallol Dutta. Our guests discuss how their organizations are leveraging AI and what we can expect in the near future. ---Full episode links:Sridhar RamaswamyPhilip ZelitchenkoDavid CohenClaudine RyanDuncan AngoveKallol Dutta