Applied Innovation Podcast

The data-driven enterprise is regarded as one of the most disruptive trends of the next 10 years. The phenomenon is fueled by new technological developments in the field of machine learning and AI which equip companies with new capabilities to automate and augment their decision-making processes. In this episode, Gunnar Menzel and Nikolaus Lipusch talk with Dominik Dellermann, CEO of Vencortex, a start-up which provides a novel enterprise solution that helps to leverage the untapped potential of a company’s heterogenous data sources.

Peter Maloof, from the Applied Innovation Exchange in New York talks to Natasha Franck, CEO of EON Group about closing the loop on the circular fashion economy.

The ability to recognize, understand, and regulate emotions and feelings– commonly known as emotional intelligence – is a full-spectrum wave that helps us humans engage with others, and communicate non-verbally. This is also one aspect that AI and machines find difficult to emulate. In the age of the smart machine, an employee’s relevance will depend on various dimensions of emotional intelligence. Lanny Cohen, Capgemini Chief Innovation Officer and Ron Tolido, CTO, Capgemini Insights & Data discuss the significance of Emotional Intelligence in the era of the smart machines.

Global annual spending on artificial intelligence by retailers will top $7.3 billion by 2022. Paradoxically, recent research by Capgemini found that only 1% of AI initiatives reach full-scale deployment. In this episode, Nisheeth Srivastava, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer for Capgemini India discusses how emerging trends in AI are reshaping the retail value chain. Speakers for this podcast include: Ganesh Subramanian, Founder and CEO of Stylumia; Partha Kes, subject expert from Capgemini's RetailHub.

"Younger people these days do not have the same nostalgia for cars, as the older generation for whom the car keys symbolized freedom." Sean Behr, the CEO of Stratim speaks to Joe Boggio, Lead - Capgemini Applied Innovation Exchange San Francisco, on the new trends in mobility, changing buyer patterns, and the need to create space for new proficiencies.

Warnings of climate change are multiplying every day. With a growing population comes ever growing demand for food, water, energy and other natural resources. Many governments and organizations have shown their willingness to transition to renewable sources of energy. On 29 May 2019, a $111-million clean energy innovation fund was launched with the goal of getting capital intensive startups off the ground. This is just one instance that reflects an ongoing shift towards renewable power as the driver of global energy transformation. And that’s our topic of discussion for today: Energy Transition, and making the move to Clean, Affordable Energy. Speakers: Frank Wammes, Jan Grimbrandt - Founder and CEO of Boson Energy, Philippe Vie -Global Head of Energy, Utility and Chemicals at Capgemini