Data Futurology - Leadership And Strategy in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science

This week’s guest on the Data Futurology podcast is a 30-year veteran of technology, across many different segments and roles. Nastaran Bisheban, now CTO of KFC in Canada, has previously held roles at Rakuten Kobo, Canadian Tire, and RIM. She additionally sits on the Board of Directors for the CIO Association of Canada. One of the biggest changes that have occurred over the course of Nastaran’s ca...

In this latest episode, Felipe takes an in-depth look at the strategy and tactics behind AI and modelling, and looks at where organisations might be driving through the year. One of the first things to understand is the difference between tactics and strategy. Strategy is the broad view – the understanding of where the organisation wants to be, while tactics form the pathway on how to get there. T...

Organisations face multiple challenges when it comes to building teams in 2023. On the one hand, there is a skill shortage in just about every field of data science and analytics. Finding and attracting the best people to the organisation can be difficult. On the other hand, there is mobility between jobs unlike anything we’ve seen before. The “Great Resignation” is still a major trend sweeping ac...

This week on the Data Futurology podcast we are thrilled to welcome Tamara Mirkovic. Mirkovic is a specialist in data platforms, AI, machine learning and predictive analytics, and was recently the recipient of the Women In Digital National Award. Mirkovic has experience building all-of-business data strategies and leading the change management program to get the organisation motivated behind the t...

The past 18 months has been a period of unprecedented innovation across data science, machine learning, and AI. The depth of research and what has been brought to market has empowered data scientists in ways that, even a year ago, could not have been predicted. Looking forward to the next 18 months, the industry is not going to rest on its laurels, but the question is where the next waves of innov...

This week on the Data Futurology podcast we speak to Sanchit Juneja, the Director of Data Science and Machine Learning at Booking.com. Having worked in roles across SE Asia and Africa before landing in his current role in the Netherlands, Juneja has a truly world view of the role of data in business, especially within the context of product development within large enterprises. One of the challeng...

On the Data Futurology podcast this week we have AI expert and author, Cortnie Abercrombie. Abercrombie is the CEO of AI Truth, an organisation that empowers business leaders to leverage AI in an ethical and innovative manner. She is also the author of What You Don’t Know: AI’s Unseen Influence On Your Life And How To Take Back Control. We start the conversation on the podcast talking about the ch...

AI is a powerful tool, and as enterprise and government find more sophisticated ways to leverage the technology, there will be untold benefits returned to customers. At the same time, the responsible use of AI is of significant concern to the global population, and people are watching how its use is regulated closely. On this week’s Data Futurology podcast, Felipe Flores presents an update on the...

Today on the Data Futurology podcast, we have Ann Sebastian, Senior Data Scientist at Wesfarmers OneDigital, as a guest on the podcast. As Sebastian says, she is “in the trenches” building data science products. One of her key projects in recent years has been OnePass, a subscription service that provides free delivery and other services across a range of Australia’s top brands. “It’s an incredibl...

This week on the Data Futurology podcast, we have three special guests to share insights on how data works in retail settings. Nick Merry, the Head of Analytics at flybuys (Loyalty Pacific), Kathryn Gulifa, the Head of Data and Analytics at Catch, and Stuart Garland, the Director at Talent Insights Group, join us for a wide ranging and in-depth look into how analytics are changing and the impact t...

This week on Data Futurology we answer a burning question that is asked in the data space a lot: just what makes a good data strategy? As we discuss, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to data strategy that will work for all organisations. This cannot be approached like a templated “best practice” to business. Instead, there are three factors to consider when devising the data strategy that wi...

This week on the Data Futurology podcast, we have the special privilege to host Dr. David A. Bader, a Distinguished Professor at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and the inaugural director of the Institute for Data Science there. Bader joins us on the podcast to discuss massive graph analytics, a topic that he is a recognised expert in and has recently published a book on . He and his team...

The motor industry has always been right at the forefront of innovation, and this is also true when it comes to embracing machine learning and AI. This week’s guest on the Data Futurology podcast is Leonard Aukea, the Head of Machine Learning, Engineering & Operations at Volvo, who shares with us insights into what the global vehicle giant is doing to bring value to the operations chain across...

In today’s episode, we have Romina Sharifpour, Machine Learning Specialist at Amazon Web Services (AWS). Operationalising machine learning models, particularly scaling MLOps capability across teams within an organisation is a difficult feat. Join Romina to find out how you can easily accelerate your MLOps journey using Amazon SageMaker Pipelines. You'll gain insights into how AWS customer Carsales...

This week on the Data Futurology podcast, we have the special privilege of talking to the top analytics leader in Australia, according to IAPA (the Institute of Analytics Professionals of Australia). Brad Petry, the Executive Director – Operations, Insights, and Digital Channels at the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions in the Victorian Government, was awarded this accolade for his work in...

This week on the Data Futurology podcast, we talk transformation and the importance of having data engineers to guide the strategy and agenda. To provide expert insights into this topic, we have the pleasure of hosting Richard Glew, Chief Technology Officer, and Natalia Dronova, Senior Data Analyst from Aginic. Aginic is a consultancy that assists organisations with their transformation goals, pro...

It’s safe to say that most people in data science want to do the right thing. However, AI ethics cannot just be an afterthought done in the service of regulatory obligations. It needs to be baked into the way the organisation looks at data, at every level. How organisations can achieve that is the focus of our latest podcast, with Natalie Rouse, General Manager of Eliiza and Brendan Nicholls, the...

Healthcare is an industry that stands to benefit a great deal from data and analytics. At the same time, the sensitivity of the data in the sector is extreme and how organisations manage that data is critical. Yalchin Oytam, the Head Of Clinical Insights And Analytics at South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is right in the thick of the discussion. He joins us on the Data Futurology...

Kevin Ross has had more than 20 years of experience in using data, science and analytics to lead decision-making. Now, as the CEO at Precision Driven Health, and Advisory Board Chair at the NAOI (Natural, Artificial and Organisational Intelligence) Institute, he is placed right at the heart of the data discussion in New Zealand. He joins us on the Data Futurology podcast this week to discuss the e...

NVIDIA is best known for its production of GPUs and APIs that enable high-performance computing, supercomputing, and power some of the most intense applications across the world. Unsurprisingly, the company is deeply involved in AI, and on this week’s podcast, the company’s VP of Solutions Architecture and Engineering, Marc Hamilton, joins us to share the company’s unique insights into the field....

This week we are thrilled to welcome Harjot Singh, who had been the CDO of RAC in WA until very recently. Singh is a true expert of and champion for transformation in the workplace, and has deep insights on data strategy and data governance to share. “Data drives a digital transformation in any organisation.” Singh said. “Everyone wants to jump on the bandwagon around digital transformation, but m...

GEEQ (Geeks With EQ) is a non-for-profit with an important mission: helping women get into IT and boosting the diversity of IT companies in Australia. To this day less than 20 per cent of Australia’s IT workforce are women, and this has far-reading implications, from the bias that gets built into technology itself through to the depth of innovative thinking available in the space. The two founders...

Later this month, Nathan Steiner, the Director of Field Engineering, ANZ, at Databricks, will give a presentation at the Data Engineering Summit. There he will talk about the “habits” of data-driven organisations, and the importance of an open architecture that combines the best elements of data lakes and data warehouses. Steiner kindly appeared on this episode of the Data Futurology podcast to ta...

Graph databases are powerful tools in analytics, but they are an often-misunderstood innovation. As they hold the relationships between data as a priority, they are an invaluable tool for modern, heavily inter-connected datasets. In this episode of Data Futurology, we explore graph databases with Peter Kokinakos (pk), the COO of MIP. They have been conceptualised for around 18 years, but it is onl...

For our milestone 200th Data Futurology podcast, we have the immense fortune of being able to host Gina Papush, the Global Chief Data & Analytics Officer of wellness and insurance company, Cigna. Papush has a long history in data science, having been involved in modelling and coding from before the time where “data scientist” was a defined role. In the years since, she has observed that enterp...