Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan

In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Gaurav Khatri, Co-Founder, Noise to talk about why the smart wearable market is growing in India and how companies like Noise are catering to the preferences of Indian customers. Introducing Gaurav Khatri Growth of Noise in Indian market (00:27) Smart bands to smart watches (01:59) Offer...

In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Prof. David Barber, Director, UCL Centre for Artificial Intelligence, University College London and a Distinguished Scientist at UiPath to talk about Generative AI, how its evolving, its limitations and how countries like India can use it to its benefit. Introducing David Barber How is g...

In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Ganesh Lakshminarayanan, CEO, Airtel Enterprise Business to discuss India’s progress in implementing 5G over the past year, the challenges associated with this implementation, the impact of AI, and more. Introducing Ganesh Lakshminarayanan Adoption of 5G till now (00:32) 5G use cases (01...

In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Huzefa Tavawalla, Head, Disruptive Technologies Practice Group, Nishith Desai Associates and Aniruddha Majumdar, Lawyer, Nishith Desai Associates to shed light on the debates surrounding the regulation of AI and explore the potential challenges that may emerge when institutions, be it pr...

In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Beerud Sheth, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Gupshup to discuss the implementation of conversational AI in businesses, how bots can now go beyond providing structured responses to customers while still adhering to specific guidelines and the potential uses of conversational AI...

In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Nipun Marya, CEO at iQOO India to talk about catering to GenZ customers and the intricacies involved in customizing products for this demographic. They discuss sourcing ideas from GenZ, determining the ideal price point, and ultimately offering an experience rather than just a product. I...

In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Oliver Campbell, Director and Distinguished Engineer at Dell Technologies, and Nick Abbatiello, Senior Distinguished Engineer, Experience Group at Dell Technologies. Together, they discuss Dell's endeavour to transform the landscape of product design, aiming for a more sustainable future...

In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Tomer Cohen, Chief Product Officer, LinkedIn, to talk about how the platform has become a hub for people to learn, share and connect, and how LinkedIn is learning from local markets like India. Introducing Tomer Cohen LinkedIn, the new Facebook (00:26) Thinking before posting on LinkedIn...

In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Sujai Raina, Vice President and Head-Business Development, Visa about the increase of contactless transactions in India, its security concerns and what to expect next in the field of contactless payment. Introducing Sujai Raina Pandemic boosting contactless payments (00:48) Increase in c...

In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Kevin Baragona, Founder, DeepAI, to talk about what we can expect next from the world of Artificial Intelligence, whether computers can think and emote like humans, and why do we also need to be careful with AI. Introducing Kevin Baragona Understanding Deep AI (00:39) Feasibilities of co...

In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Partha Neog, Co-Founder and CEO of Vantage Circle, to answer the burning questions about ChatGPT and Conversational AI, whether it will take away our jobs and the importance of upscaling and developing a learner's mindset. Introducing Partha Neog (00:00) Understanding Vantage Circle's wo...

In this episode of The Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Narsimha Rao Mannepalli, Executive Vice President, Head, Cloud Infrastructure and Security Solutions, Infosys to talk about the Cloud, how crucial it has become for companies, how it helped to save jobs during the Pandemic, how companies can effectively use Cloud, and the future of Cloud...

In this episode of The Indian Express’ weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Amith Singhee, Director, IBM Research India & CTO IBM India and South Asia to discuss Quantum Computing, its' challenges, impact, and its' future in India. Introducing Amith Singhee (00:00) Defining Quantum Computing (00:40) Will laptops have Quantum Computing (01:50) Infrastructura...

In this episode of The Indian Express’ weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan is joined by Ripu Bajwa the Director and General Manager, Data Protection Solutions, Dell Technologies India to discuss the concept of zero trust in cybersecurity, how companies can strengthen their security against cyberattacks, and whether government intervention can help in this. Introducing Ripu...

In this episode of The Indian Express’ weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Sudhir Goel, Chief Business Officer, Acer India, about manufacturing in India, the growth of India's manufacturing industry, the schemes to attract global manufacturers and what the future holds for the Make in India initiative. Produced by Anant Nath Sharma Edited and mixed by Abhishek Ku...

In the first episode of a new season of Indian Express' weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Bhaskar Basu, Country Head - Modern Work, Microsoft India about the philosophy of work, how work is no longer a place but an experience, and how definitions, products and experiences of modern work and workplace are going through significant shifts. Produced by Anant Nath...

In this episode of the Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Claudia Contreras, Executive Director of Global Sustainability Services, Lenovo about the company's CO2 offset initiative, how customers can reduce carbon footprints by making informed choices, and how to build a more sustainable future in tech. Introducing Claudia Contreras (00:00) CO2 Off...

In this episode of the Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Lakshya Malu, India's Market Development lead at Snap Inc., about creating new experiences with augmented reality, how accessible AR has become, the future of AR in India, and more. Introducing AR and Lakshya Malu How big is AR as a feature for Snap? (01:41) Increasing accessibility of AR (...

The Southern state of Travancore was one of the first among the princely states to refuse accession to the Indian union. It wanted to remain independent, but things changed after an assassination attempt on the dewan of the state, Sir CP Ramaswamy Aiyer. In this episode, historian Manu Pillai and renowned painter and descendant of the Travancore royal family, Rukmini Varma join us to tell us more...

In this episode of the Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Nisheeth Srivastava, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Capgemini, about the expansion of quantum technology, its impact on the world and whether different companies are taking risks and investing in this new technology. Introducing Nisheeth Srivastava 00:47 What is quantum technology...

In this episode of the Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Medha B Dey Roy, Head of Branding, KuCoin APAC, about the company's role in helping people to invest in cryptocurrency, how regulations and taxation on crypto in India impact the industry, and how KuCoin protects investors from scams. Introducing Medha B Dey Roy What does KuCoin do? (00:52)...

In this episode of the Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Vaidyanathan R Iyer, Chief of Operations at IBM Security Command Center about increasing cyber threats in a growing digital world, why companies should perform cyber health checkups regularly and what can be the best courses of actions to make one's company secure in a complex cyber world....

In this special episode of the Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to the former India head of Twitter, Manish Maheshwari about the steps Elon Musk has recently taken, what they entail for the platform, whether Musk has a bigger agenda behind his actions, and is there a method to his madness. A special episode with Manish Maheshwari (00:00) Is Twitter...

In this episode of the Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Sumesh Patel, SITA Aero's President, Asia Pacific. They talk about how the airline industry was impacted during the pandemic, whether it has changed how airline industries work, and how the industry is bouncing back after the pandemic. Introducing Sumesh Patel (00:00) Pandemic's impact on a...

In this episode of the Indian Express weekly tech podcast – Our Own Devices, host Nandagopal Rajan speaks to Srinivas Rao V, the Country Head & Head of Strategy, GTM & Distribution, Logitech Electronics. They talk about how since the pandemic hit us, consumers have demanded newer and different kinds of accessories to suit a work from home scenario, how Logitech is now accommodating the demands of...