The CAIO Connect Podcast (Chief AI Officer Connect Podcast)

What separates companies experimenting with AI from those truly transforming with it? 🎙️ In this episode of the CAIO Connect Podcast, Bret Greenstein joins Sanjay Puri to unpack the real playbook for enterprise AI. Drawing on leadership roles at IBM , Cognizant , PwC , and now West Monroe , Bret explains why AI success is less about technology and more about re-engineering how businesses work. Fro...

At the India AI Impact Summit, *Alexi Thomas, Partner at EY*, joins us to discuss how enterprises can move beyond AI experimentation to real business impact. From leadership and governance to scaling responsible AI, the conversation explores why many AI initiatives stall — and what it takes for organizations to turn AI into meaningful transformation.

In this special International Women’s Day episode of *CAIO Connect, Sanjay Puri speaks with **Jena Zangs, Chief Data & AI Officer at the University of St. Thomas*, the first person to hold this role in Minnesota higher education. Jena shares her unconventional journey from planning alumni events to leading university-wide AI strategy, and discusses how universities are building practical AI sy...

In this special International Women’s Day episode of the CAIO Connect Podcast, Sanjay Puri speaks with Dr. Sarah Bird, Chief Product Officer of Responsible AI at Microsoft. From designing processor chips for Xbox at 19 to leading the safety systems behind Microsoft’s AI products, Dr. Bird shares insights on responsible AI, evaluation as the next critical software discipline, agentic AI risks, and...

In this episode, we’re joined by Abhinav Johri , Partner & Principal at Ernst & Young (EY) , to unpack what real digital transformation looks like inside today’s enterprises. From industry cloud to AI-led reinvention, Abhinav shares how leaders can move beyond tech hype and build scalable, value-driven transformation strategies that actually impact the bottom line. Practical. Strategic. No...

On this episode of CAIO Connect, Sanjay Puri sits down with Joshua Fecteau, Chief Data & AI Officer at Teradata, to unpack what it really takes to lead AI at enterprise scale. From boardroom ROI pressure and agentic AI governance to Teradata’s bold “Customer Zero” strategy, Joshua shares hard-earned lessons on architecture as competitive moat, workforce transformation, and why “You + AI” is th...

Recorded live at the India AI Summit , this episode of CAIO Connect features Ambika Rajgopalan, Chief AI & Data Officer at Michelin. In this candid conversation, Ambika breaks down what it truly takes to scale AI inside a global enterprise — from data foundations and governance to culture, ROI, and execution discipline. She shares insights on embedding AI into business strategy, navigating tra...

Live from the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi , Amanda Brock, CEO of OpenUK, joins Chief AI Officer Connect to explore open source, digital sovereignty, and the governance of AI as critical infrastructure. As AI reshapes economies, is openness the real strategic advantage? Tune in.

Live from the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi , Hari Balaji, Partner – Technology Consulting at EY, joins Chief AI Officer Connect to discuss scaling AI beyond pilots and into real enterprise impact. In the era of Agentic AI, what separates experimentation from execution? Tune in.

Live from the Indian AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, Prith Banerjee, SVP of Innovation, Synopsys joins Chief AI Officer Connect to unpack what real AI leadership demands today. From scaling innovation inside large enterprises to redefining the mandate of the Chief AI Officer, this conversation explores how AI moves from ambition to measurable impact. Less hype. More execution.

Live from the Indian AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, Chief AI Officer Connect welcomes Owen Larter, Head of Frontier AI Policy & Public Affairs at Google DeepMind. In this conversation, we dig into how we govern intelligence at the edge — from building global AI policy frameworks to aligning innovation with safety, trust and real-world responsibility. What does it take to shape the rules o...

What does it really take to make a 54,000-student university AI-ready? In this episode of CAIO Connect , Sanjay Puri speaks with Bharat Prabhakaran, VP & CDO at the University of Cincinnati, about turning AI strategy into real-world impact. From launching Bearcat GPT to governing AI at scale, this is a behind-the-scenes look at how a leading R1 institution is building secure, enterprise AI for...

In this episode of CAIO Connect , we speak with Artur Turemka , Chief Global Growth Officer at Autopay, recorded live in Davos. We explore how AI is transforming payments, enabling the “zero-delay economy,” and what it takes to scale FinTech innovation across highly regulated global markets.

In this episode of CAIO Connect, host Sanjay Puri speaks with Robert Opp, Chief Digital Officer at the UNDP, about building AI systems that truly serve people. From leading digital transformation across 170 countries to championing responsible AI in the Global South, Robert shares why inclusion, equity, and human rights must be at the center of every AI strategy—and why the real question isn’t wha...

In this episode, Kellie Romack, Chief Digital Information Officer at ServiceNow, shares how she used AI to up-skill over 85% of her team—rethinking learning, leadership, and workforce transformation in the age of AI.

How are global leaders actually building, governing, and deploying AI at scale? In this special CAIO Connect compilation episode by Knowledge Networks , we bring together standout moments from conversations recorded live at the World AI Summit and other global forums. Featuring voices from enterprise, climate innovation, AI research, and infrastructure leadership, this episode explores what it tru...

On this episode, we talk about moving beyond AI hype to building real AI muscle — and how leaders turn AI strategy into measurable performance across teams, systems, and organizations.

Agentic AI is rapidly reshaping how organizations design, deploy, and govern intelligent systems—but what does it really mean from a leadership perspective? In this episode of the Chief AI Officer Podcast , we explore Agentic AI through the lens of a Chief AI Officer (CAIO) . We break down how agentic systems differ from traditional AI, what they mean for enterprise strategy, risk, governance, and...

Welcome to the CAIO Connect Podcast  – where we uncover the real stories behind enterprise AI transformation. In this episode, host Sanjay sits down with  Marc Kermisch , Chief Technology and AI Officer at Protolabs, one of the world's leading digital manufacturing companies. Marc brings a refreshingly honest perspective on AI transformation, openly discussing that 8 out of 10...

This special compilation episode of Chief AI Officer Connect brings together the most powerful, thought-provoking, and game-changing insights from our leading guests so far. From enterprise AI transformation to model governance, from regulation to responsible deployment, these highlights capture the essential ideas shaping the future of AI.

Artificial Intelligence is no longer a future concept — it’s a boardroom priority. In this exclusive CAIO Connect compilation episode, Sanjay Puri sits down with the senior leaders responsible for transforming AI from strategy into business impact across highly complex global organizations. Hear actionable lessons from Chief AI Officers, global technology executives, and innovation leaders on: ✔ W...

In this episode of  CAIO Connect , we sit down with  Shreya Amin , New York State’s first Chief AI Officer, to talk about what it  really  takes to bring AI into government at scale. From turning policy into real products to modernizing legacy systems, upskilling tens of thousands of employees, and designing practical AI governance, Shreya pulls back the curtain on th...

In this episode of the  CAIO Connect Podcast , host  Sanjay Puri  sits down with  Viral Tripathi , Chief Information Officer at  C1 , a global technology solutions provider serving over half of the Fortune 500.  With three decades of global experience across the U.S., Europe, and India, Viral shares his unfiltered take on the evolving role of the CIO, the rise of the...

In this episode of CAIO Connect , host Sanjay Puri speaks with Dr. Amarda Shehu , the inaugural Vice President and Chief AI Officer at George Mason University . Dr. Shehu’s story is one of resilience, intellect, and vision — from studying geometry by candlelight in Albania to leading one of America’s most comprehensive university-wide AI transformation strategies. She discusses the democratization...

In this episode of CAIO Connect, host Sanjay Puri sits down with Tom Andriola, former Vice Chancellor and Chief Digital Officer at UC Irvine and now at Dynatrace, to explore how universities and enterprises can scale AI responsibly. Tom—who led UC Irvine’s pioneering ZotGPT initiative—shares how he built one of the first university AI platforms in the U.S., branded business tra...