Let's Talk AI

🎙️ Who is Markus Stoll? Markus Stoll is an expert AI guest who is well-versed in creating advanced software solutions for the efficient exploration of unstructured data. Markus is the Co-Founder and CTO of Renumics, a company that specializes in developing open-source tools for visualization in Data-Centric AI. Not only has Markus extensive experience in solving complex problems using workflow and...

🎙️ Who is Maxime Labonne? Maxime Labonne is a Staff Machine Learning Scientist at Liquid AI. Maxime received his PhD from the Polytechnic Institute of Paris and has been working with machine learning since 2019. He has applied his expertise in various contexts, including R&D, industry, finance, and academia. He is also an AI/ML Google Developer Expert. Maxime is widely known for creating popul...

🎙️ Who is Jakub Czakon? Jakub Czakon is a senior data scientist turned CMO, currently working at neptune.ai . He has a strong background in AI and LLMs in marketing and has extensive knowledge on how to apply AI in marketing for practical implementation and trust navigation. Jakub draws inspiration from chess skill levels to teach us about data science and emphasizes the importance of learning by...

🎙️ Who is Andrew Jardine? Andrew Jardine is the Head of GTM at Adaptive ML and an advocate for open-source ML. He is also the leader of the MLOps community in Toronto. Andrew's AI journey began as an early employee at Kira Systems, a Doc AI and NLP startup, where he developed the GTM playbook for the corporate market. He has since held commercial roles at Hugging Face, and worked in data science a...

🎙️ Who is Alex Merced? Alex Merced is a senior technical evangelist at Dremio and co-author of "Apache Iceberg: The Definitive Guide." With a diverse career path that spans from finance to developer advocacy, he is a seasoned expert in data engineering and open standards for unifying diverse data solutions. Alex is passionate about the open-source community and the excitement around data lake hous...

🎙️ Who is Malcolm Hawker? Malcolm Hawker is the Head of Data Strategy at Profisee | Data Management. With over 25 years of experience in data and analytics, Malcolm is a recognized thought leader and advisor in the field of Master Data Management (MDM) and Data Governance. He has helped some of the world's largest businesses to improve their enterprise information management strategies and is pass...

🎙️ Who is Kyle Weller? Kyle is Head of Product at Onehouse.ai and ex-Azure Databricks. With over a decade of experience in managing teams of 2-60 people, Kyle is a proven product leader who specializes in data engineering and lake house architectures. He has scaled products for global enterprises to drive modernization of their data estates. Kyle also volunteered as an Entrepreneurship Coach and m...

🎙️ Who is James Serra? James Serra is a Technical Specialist at Microsoft with over 35 years of expertise in data warehousing and data management, making him a thought leader in the use and application of Big Data technologies. He is also well-versed in a number of data design concepts and methodologies, including normalized, relational, dimensional, and columnar approaches. Moreover, he has been...

🎙️ Who is Anna Skoulikari? Anna Skoulikari is a multi-faceted technical writer with expertise in git education and simplifying technical writing. She is also the author of a book titled 'Learning Git - A Hands-On and Visual Guide to the Basics of Git!' published by O'Reilly. Anna has a website and she also has a mailing list for those who want to receive updates on the things she does or creates....

🎙️ Who is Kunal Agarwal? Kunal Agarwal is CEO of Unravel Data. He has a background in leading sales and implementation of Oracle products at Fortune 100 organizations. As CEO, he serves as both chief cheerleader and curator of Unravel's culture, while also keeping the team focused on customer needs. Unravel's Data Observability Platform provides comprehensive insights and tools to improve the effi...

🎙️ Who is Angel Sáenz de Cenzano? Ángel Sáenz de Cenzano is LinkedIn's the Country Manager for Spain and Portugal. Ángel is a visionary leader with extensive experience in driving growth and propelling change mainly in the tech industry. 💡 In this episode... ... we discuss Ángel's plans and leadership strategies, aligning with executives, personal branding, and maximizing LinkedIn's potential for...

🎙️ Who is Jaime Oliver Huidobro? Jaime Oliver Huidobro is a Lead Data Scientist at Clarity AI. He holds undergraduate and master's degrees in physics, mathematics, and economics, as well as an industrial PhD in mathematical engineering. Jaime's passion for environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) issues led him to conduct postdoctoral research at the MIT Aggregate Confusion Project, w...

🎙️ Who is Piethein Strengholt? Piethein is the Chief Data Officer for Microsoft in the Netherlands and has a vast amount of experience in data management. He has worked with leading corporations, such as ABN AMRO, and has established himself as a trusted advisor for C-level executives. Piethein is passionate about sharing his insights with the community and has authored "Data Management at Scale"...

🎙️ Who is Raphaël Hoogvliets? Raphaël is a data scientist and ML engineer (tech lead + trainer) who is highly skilled in leadership, team building, and fostering a positive working culture. Raphaël's passion for developing and nurturing young talent is evident through his mentorship and guidance of interns and junior colleagues, and his network of clients includes prominent names such as Rabobank,...

🎙️ Who is Ole Olesen-Bagneux? Ole Olesen-Bagneux is globally recognized thought leader on data catalogs and enterprise data management. He is an O'Reilly author, with his book "The Enterprise Data Catalog" (2023). Ole holds a Ph. D. from the University of Copenhagen, in Library- and Information Science, and brings a wealth of hands-on data management and mesh experience to the conversation. 💡 In...

🎙️ Who is Oleksandr Honchar? Oleksandr Honchar is the Director of AI Engineering and Partner at Neurons Lab with over 10 years of experience in building science-heavy products. His mission is I help deep tech innovators to speed up AI R&D and build disruptive products. Previously he worked as an independent research engineer and tech leader (mostly with medical devices and in investment manage...

🎙️ Who is Apoorva Joshi? Apoorva Joshi is a Senior AI/ML Developer Advocate at MongoDB. With a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Engineering, Apoorva has over 5 years of experience in applying ML to real-world problems in different industries including cybersecurity. 💡 In this episode... ... we discuss machine learning problems and approaches in cybersecurity, the field of data/ai, putting mode...

🎙️ Who is Houssem Chihoub? Houssem Chihoub is a Solutions Architect (Data and AI) at Databricks and have previously a Specialist Solutions Architect at AWS (Analytics). Houssem also have a Ph. D and had an early access to AWS around 2010 (fun fact hihi). 💡 In this episode... ... we discusses the benefits of cloud computing and working for tech pioneers in this field, as well as the differences be...

🎙️ Who is Médéric Hurier? Médéric Hurier is a Lead MLOps Engineer with a Ph. D. in malware detection leveraging ML. His is also Freelance AI/ML/MLOps/LLMOps Engineer and Data Scientist. Médéric worked and collaborated with industry giants such as Google, BNP Paribas, ArcelorMittal, the European Commission, and Decathlon. He is also a dedicated MLOps Community Organizer and OpenClassrooms Mentor....

🎙️ Who is Christophe Blefari? Christophe Blefari is a software/data engineer with over 8 years of experience and expertise in Python, Django, and JS/React, as well as 5 years of data hacking experience in Pandas, Hadoop, SQL, cloud/on-premise architecture, Spark, Airflow, dbt, BigQuery, and Snowflake. He is an advocate for DataOps and team leadership and also specializes in Python and Airflow. 💡...

🎙️ Who is Leon Gordon? Leon is the Founder and CEO of Onyx Data, which provides end-to-end AI and data solutions, strategy and training for businesses looking to maximise their data insights. With a focus on helping clients unlock the true potential of their data, Onyx Data develops and executes high-performing data and analytics strategies through their Horizon packages, undertakes full-service d...

🎙️ Who is Anastasiia Prokaieva? Anastasiia Prokaieva is an AI and GeoSpatial Specialist at Databricks, enthusiastic and autonomous ex-Research Scientist who turned her interests towards Data Science and Big Data in recent years. With her background in Experimental Nuclear Physics, Plasma Physics, Theoretical Physics, and Applied Mathematics, as well as Renewable Energy Science and Technologies. 💡...

🎙️ Who is Neelesh Salian? Neelesh is a Principal Software Engineer at Salesforce, with experience in software and data infrastructure engineering. He has a passion for building distributed systems and product engineering, with a focus on customer experience. 💡 In this episode... ...we discuss Neelesh's journey in data infrastructure and technical leadership, his perspective on observability and l...

🎙️ Who is Simon Späti? Simon is a Data Engineer and Technical Writer with over 20 years of experience in the field. Simon is a master at productivity combining being an author and blogger interested in stoicism and minimalism. As I am writing those lines he just released a book called "Data Engineering Design Patterns" for free (link below). 💡 In this episode... ... we discuss Simon's journey of...

🎙️ Who is Felix Laumann? Felix Laumann is the CEO & Co-Founder of NeuralSpace, an AI language company for local languages and dialects. He is committed to making AI technology linguistically inclusive, which inspired him to co-found NeuralSpace in 2019. Felix is an expert in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, and his passion for language and culture has taken him on travels through...