Data-powered Innovation Jam

In this episode of Data Powered Innovation Jam , we dive into the world of digital sovereignty with Locai Labs co-founder James Wilson. While much of today’s AI ecosystem is dominated by American and Chinese tech giants, Locai Labs is leading a distinctly British rebellion, building sovereign AI models that keep data, control, and innovation closer to home.  We explore why sovereignty is about far...

From snowdrifts to sand dunes, this episode takes a wild ride through Finnish grit and Abu Dhabi ambition. Our guest brings sisu , that legendary “dig your way out with a spoon just to prove a point” stubbornness, into the world of data and AI. Expect sharp takes: “I don’t work with dashboards, I work with products,” and a masterclass in why data needs purpose, not just pipelines. Along the way, w...

In this episode, we explore how digital innovation is transforming maternal and child healthcare in rural India. Dr. Santosh Bhosale shares his journey from clinician to social impact leader, driving Project Maatr, an initiative powered by Capgemini, to support frontline Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) workers. By digitizing manual processes, equipping workers with tools, and leveraging...

What do Red Hot Chili Peppers , German techno, and research data have in common? More than you’d think. In this episode of Our Jam, we sit down with York Sure‑Vetter , founding director of the National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI) and professor at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, to explore what it truly takes to build trustworthy, high‑quality research data in the age of AI. From ont...

What if engineers could design hardware just by talking, while AI agents handled the heavy lifting? In this episode of Capgemini’s Data‑powered Innovation Jam , we sit down with Dr. Moritz Maier , Founder & CEO of Synera , to explore how generative AI and multi‑agent systems are transforming engineering. From BMW car parts designed in minutes to AI systems collaborating like human teams, Morit...

This season, we go global, exploring how data fuels innovation at the intersection of technology, culture, music, and society. Hosts Robert Engels and Marie Jansen kick things off with a fresh perspective on what 2026 really means: not just AI and high tech, but ethics, psychology, geopolitics, sustainability, and the human rhythms behind the data. From encrypted computing to global automation, fr...

Join us by the virtual fireplace for the final Data-powered Innovation Jam episode of 2025! In this special holiday edition, our hosts swap ugly Christmas sweater stories, debate favorite festive tunes (from punk to glam rock), and reflect on a whirlwind year in AI and data innovation. From breakthroughs in autonomous agents and digital twins to the hype scalers that dominated LinkedIn, we explore...

In this episode of Data-powered Innovation Jam , hosts Robert Engels and Ron Tolido jam with Craig Wiley, Senior Director of AI/ML Products at Databricks and former founder of AWS SageMaker and Google Vertex AI. From Seattle’s grunge roots in Nirvana, from Jimi Hendrix to Kurt Cobain, then going on  to the evolution of AI platforms, Craig shares insights on how generative AI is reshaping developme...

What does the future of AI sound like? In this special year-end episode of Data-powered Innovation Jam , we riff on seven bold predictions for 2026, from security-first AI and multi-agent ecosystems to industry-native intelligence and even synthetic curiosity. Join hosts ex-CTO Ron Tolido and Robert Engels as they jam with thought leaders on trends that will reshape enterprises: vision-language-ac...

Bringing you a very special edition of the Data Powered Innovation Jam podcast, recorded live during a tech road trip through San Francisco and Silicon Valley. This episode blends the city’s musical heritage with cutting-edge innovation, exploring how creativity and technology intersect. Hosts Robert Engels , together with our ‘tech guy’ Alex Bulat dive into conversations with pioneers shaping the...

In this genre-blending episode of Data Powered Innovation Jam , hosts Ron Tolido, Robert Engels , and Arne Rossman welcome Stephen Brobst, CTO of Ab Initio and former CTO of Terradata, for a deep dive into the art of mixing data, AI, and music. From punk rock roots and stage-diving legends to the reinvention of enterprise data platforms, Stephen shares insights on metadata-driven architectures, ge...

Welcome to the latest episode of the Data Powered Innovation Jam , where data meets disco and AI grooves with funk. After a long summer break, our hosts return with fresh stories, musical nostalgia, and cutting-edge insights into the world of supply chain superintelligence. In this vibrant and eclectic episode, we’re joined by Guillaume Waline, Senior Manager of Alliances at Prewave, a company pio...

Ready for your Hour of (Data) Power with some Radioactive and Electric Feel thrown in? Ok, so hang tight, get your coffee or lemonade (depending on how your summer looks like!), as we bring you a double whammy from your newest Data-powered Innovation Jam to celebrate the anniversary launch of the 10th edition of the Data Powered Innovation Review. This jam packs in the "power" of music, as always....

From punk rock to process automation, from Blondie to BSON — it’s a genre-defying episode of the Data-Powered Innovation Jam where we grab a virtual bench in Central Park with Andrew Davidson , SVP of Products at MongoDB , and let the data conversation run wild. What follows is an improvisational jam session on the evolution of data, the art of distributed architectures, and why NoSQL was the punk...

Ready for the remix? You might have already listened to one of the most recent episodes of the Cloud Realities podcast, where six dynamic voices from two podcast teams came together to unpack Capgemini’s TechnoVision 2025. From infrastructure and applications to collaboration, user experience, automation, and — naturally — a heavy dose of data and AI, it was an episode packed to the brim. Think yo...

What happens when Professor Erik Proper of the Technical University of Vienna teams up with the ever-inquisitive ‘Dr. Bob’ Robert Engels – modestly supported by co-hosts Weiwei Feng and Ron Tolido - to discuss AI, models, semantics, ontologies, and context? A true PhD Fest? Or a practical exploration of the synergies between the academic and business words? Well, how about a bit of both.   Our lat...

Much like a hammer sees every problem as a nail, data experts tend to see opportunity in every single data field. Collaboration on data is still one of the best ways to bring data to life and build business value on top of it.   Sharing data across organizations is one of the most powerful ways to spark innovation. But when data needs to stay private, sovereign, and secure—from competitors, unauth...

Ever thought AI practitioners could win a Noble prize? Well, they already have. Not for predicting your next favourite movie or generating poetry, but for groundbreaking advancements in Life Sciences. And it won’t be the last time.   In this episode, hosts Ron Tolido, Robert Engels, and Weiwei Feng find themselves venturing into unexpected territory with Dael Williamson, EMEA CTO at Databricks —an...

In for a new venture? This episode of the Data-powered Innovation Jam has you covered. Our hosts Weiwei, Robert, and Ron welcome Brett Clark, Director, Global Business Development at blackshark.ai—a company with the modest mission of creating a digital twin of the entire planet using satellite data. It all started with Microsoft Flight Simulator, but that was only the beginning. Now, as part of Ca...

It’s the ultimate new hit album for generative AI: intelligent automation, autonomous systems, and—of course—agents. But while ServiceNow has been a pioneering force in this space for a long time, it still seems to fly under the radar for many data and AI experts. Time to change that. Time to bridge the worlds of Planet Process and Planet Data !   For this, our hosts Weiwei, Robert, and Ron couldn...

"It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing"—Duke Ellington’s immortal words composed almost a century ago resonate deeply in the latest episode of the Data-powered Innovation Jam. Hosts Ron Tolido, Robert Engels, and Weiwei Feng explore TechnoVision 2025, Capgemini’s annual technology trend analysis, where ‘The Pendulum Swing’ captures the rapidly oscillating, intwined worlds of technology,...

Cloud computing has long been a familiar fixture in the digital sky, but that doesn’t mean innovation has stopped soaring. In this episode, hosts Ron Tolido, Robert Engels, and Weiwei Feng discuss all things cloud with Carolin Eggers, Director, Data & AI, EMEA North, Google Cloud.   The first kind of cloud? There’s nothing UFO about it. That’s well understood—flexible access to powerful infras...

Is quantum computing an early ‘70s thing? Well, certainly if you compare it to the new, experimental music that was released then. To many, quantum computing feels like listening to an early Pink Floyd record for the very first time: alien, incomparable, confusing, but above all: intriguing. Quite different from the more mainstream band the Floyd later would become.   With all this in mind, choosi...

Knock, knock, Neo. Think Agents are a thing of the future? Look again at the iconic movie, The Matrix—they've been hiding in plain sight. In the first episode of 2025, hosts Ron Tolido, Weiwei Feng, and Robert Engels venture down the digital rabbit hole of Virtual Twins with Morgan Zimmerman, CEO of NETVIBES at Dassault Systèmes.   It’s a fascinating world where physical science meets data science...

Do we hear sleigh bells in that surf rock soundtrack? Well, anything can happen when you tune in to the Data-powered Innovation Jam podcast—especially in the very last episode of the year! Our hosts Weiwei Feng (winning top honours for her Christmas sweater), Robert Engels, and Ron Tolido gather with their producer Arne Rossmann by a cozy fireplace to reflect on an unforgettable 2024. From groundb...