From The Experts (FTE)™

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...

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 d...

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 un...

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 sha...

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 inve...

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),...

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...

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. 

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 indu...

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 perfor...

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. Discuss...

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...

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...

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...

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 avia...

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, esti...

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 mar...

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 persist...

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...

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...

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 b...

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 t...

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, ar...

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 techn...

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 organizati...