Washington AI Network with Tammy Haddad

At the Aspen Ideas Festival , host Tammy Haddad talks to top AI leaders, economists and energy leaders about whether AI's economic boom is lifting everyone, or just the top. Featuring: Chris Womack, Chairman, President & CEO, Southern Company, Lael Brainard, Former Director, National Economic Council, and former Vice Chair, Board of Governors, and Benedict Macon-Cooney, Chief Innovation Office...

On this episode of the Washington AI Network Podcast, recorded live at the Special Competitive Studies Project’s AI+Expo , host Tammy Haddad interviews Silverado Policy Accelerator co-founder and executive chair Maureen Hinman about the high-stakes race to power America’s AI future. As Congress weighs the 269-page Great American Artificial Intelligence Act and the nation faces an AI-driven energy...

On this episode of the Washington AI Network Podcast , host Tammy Haddad interviews NVIDIA engineers Nader Khalil and Carter Abdallah . Khalil and Abdallah discuss the rise of AI agents, how new AI tools are becoming more useful in everyday life, and why open models are helping shape the future of innovation.

On this episode of the Washington AI Network Podcast , host Tammy Haddad interviews Meta’s new President and Vice Chair Dina Powell McCormick and CTO and Head of Reality Labs Andrew Bosworth in front of a live audience to discuss the company’s “people, not products” approach to AI. Powell McCormick and Bosworth tell Washington AI Network founder Tammy Haddad that AI's promise lies in human empower...

On this episode of the Washington AI Network Podcast, host Tammy Haddad sits down with Arun Gupta , CEO of the NobleReach Foundation, to discuss his new book, The Mission Generation. Gupta explains why traditional career paths are changing and why more people will move across multiple roles and sectors over the course of their working lives. He outlines an approach centered on purpose and flexibil...

On this episode of the Washington AI Network Podcast, host Tammy Haddad sits down with Sean Cairncross, White House National Cyber Director, and Sanjay Poonen, CEO and president of Cohesity, for a live conversation recorded at The House at 1229 in Washington, D.C. They discuss President Trump’s new cyber strategy and cybercrime executive order, the growing role of the private sector in protecting...

On this episode of the Washington AI Network Podcast, Glenn Fogel, CEO of Booking Holdings , discusses how AI is transforming travel — from personalized trip planning and customer service to payments, regulation, and global competition. BBC News Chief Anchor Sumi Somaskanda fills in for Tammy Haddad as host for a conversation about Booking Holdings’ vision for the “Connected Trip” and the future o...

On this episode of the Washington AI Network Podcast, host Tammy Haddad sits down with Blake Lawit, chief global affairs and legal officer at LinkedIn, for a data-driven look at how AI is reshaping the U.S. workforce. Lawit discusses LinkedIn’s new report, “Skills and AI: The U.S. Workforce Imperative,” including why the U.S. ranks 24th globally in AI adoption, what LinkedIn’s data shows (and does...

Recorded at CES 2026, this special episode of the Washington AI Network Podcast examines how quantum computing and AI tools are moving from theory into real-world use. Host Tammy Haddad interviews Pouya Dianat , chief revenue officer of Quantum Computing Inc., about what quantum computing is—and is not—and its implications for encryption, national security, finance, and data centers. Dianat explai...

What does it take to modernize government for the pace of AI? In this episode of the Washington AI Network Podcast, host Tammy Haddad speaks with Scott Kupor , director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, about the launch of the US Tech Force and the push to bring the best technologists into government service. The conversation also features Arun Gupta , CEO of the NobleReach Foundation, a...

Recorded at CES 2026, Tammy Haddad speaks with Caroline Pham , former acting chair of the CFTC and now chief legal officer and chief administrative officer at MoonPay. Pham explains why stablecoins are becoming core financial infrastructure, how regulatory clarity is unlocking U.S. innovation, and what digital money means for creators, brands, and fans — from IP protection and automated royalties...

Recorded live at the Residence of Ireland in Washington, D.C., this special “AI for the Holidays” episode features host Tammy Haddad in conversation with Pinterest’s chief content officer Malik Ducard and VP of engineering Jeff Harrell . They discuss how AI drives inspiration and discovery on Pinterest, the company’s approach to youth safety, Pinterest Assistant, personalization through the “taste...

Host Tammy Haddad sits down with Gary Shapiro , CEO and vice chair of the Consumer Technology Association, and Kinsey Fabrizio , CTA president, for an exclusive preview of CES 2026. Shapiro and Fabrizio discuss what Washington should expect in Las Vegas — from global attendance and robotics to Eureka Park startups, AI-driven innovation, and breakthroughs in digital health. They explain why policym...

EqualAI president & CEO Miriam Vogel , co-author of the new book Governing the Machine , joins Washington AI Network founder Tammy Haddad for a timely conversation on AI trust, governance, and global competition. Vogel breaks down the surge in AI litigation, why companies are missing ROI without governance, and how workforce fears are shaping adoption. She argues that America’s long-held advan...

Washington AI Network founder Tammy Haddad hosts the VA’s CTO and Chief AI Officer Charles Worthington for a special Veteran’s Day episode on how AI is transforming one of the largest and most complex organizations in the nation.  Worthington discusses how the VA is equipping both Veterans and providers with AR, VR, and wearables to provide better care and outcomes for our nation’s bravest men and...

Washington AI Network founder Tammy Haddad hosts Cohesity CEO and President Sanjay Poonen for a conversation on the intersection of data security and artificial intelligence. Poonen explains why protecting government and enterprise data is the foundation for trustworthy AI — and why, in his words, “You can’t do AI before you’ve secured your data.” He also introduces Gaia, Cohesity’s new generative...

Recorded live at NVIDIA’s first GTC conference in Washington, D.C ., this special episode of the Washington AI Network Podcast features four of NVIDIA’s top innovators and partners on how AI, supercomputing, and robotics are transforming telecom, healthcare, and quantum computing. Host Tammy Haddad speaks with Ronnie Vasishta, SVP of Telecom at NVIDIA, on 6G and AI-powered networks, Kimberly Powel...

This special edition of the Washington AI Network Podcast features NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang at NVIDIA’s first-ever GTC conference held in Washington, DC. The episode includes highlights from Huang’s keynote and his exchange with Tammy Haddad , exploring NVIDIA’s partnerships with the U.S. government on AI, quantum computing, and 6G innovation—and even a personal note on his favorite AI tool.

Former UK Deputy Prime Minister and former Meta executive Sir Nick Clegg joins Tammy Haddad to discuss his new book, How to Save the Internet , calling for U.S. leadership on AI guardrails and a new multilateral approach. He reacts to Silicon Valley’s return to politics, weighs the U.S.–China AI race and India’s “swing vote,” and offers candid takes on Jensen Huang, Elon Musk, and Sam Altman—plus...

In this Washington AI Network Power Breakfast episode, NVIDIA’s Deepu Talla , vice president and general manager of robotics and edge AI, joins host Tammy Haddad for an in-depth conversation on the breakthroughs powering the next era of robotics. Talla explains why humanoids could be the “largest opportunity for humanity,” how simulation and synthetic data are helping train a general-purpose brain...

In this inaugural Washington AI Network CTO Sessions episode, U.S. Army CTO Dr. Alex Miller joins host Tammy Haddad to discuss the Army’s AI strategy, rapid tech adoption, and preparing soldiers for the future fight. From drone warfare to GPT-5, Miller explains how AI is reshaping the battlefield while keeping ethics at the core.

In this episode of the Washington AI Network Podcast with Tammy Haddad , Teresa Carlson (president, General Catalyst Institute) and Dr. Jason Rathje (former director, Office of Strategic Capital, Department of Defense) discuss why reinventing America’s national security and industrial infrastructure is urgent—and how technology, talent, and better policy can help. Recorded live at The House at 122...

Recorded live at the 2025 SCSP AI Expo, this episode of the Washington AI Network Podcast features AMD’s Keith Strier and Rhombus Power CEO Dr. Anshu Roy in conversation with host Tammy Haddad . Strier, formerly at NVIDIA, discusses the global scramble to build gigawatt-scale AI “Stargates” and how infrastructure is reshaping national power. Dr. Roy reveals how Rhombus uses thousands of commercial...

In this episode of the Washington AI Network Podcast, Tammy Haddad is joined by Ylli Bajraktari, CEO of the Special Competitive Studies Project, for a conversation on U.S. AI strategy, national security, and the global tech race. Bajraktari previews the 2025 AI Expo in Washington, DC, including new national security programming, China’s AI ambitions, Trump’s recent Middle East trip, and why AI has...

In this special edition of the Washington AI Network Podcast, recorded live at NVIDIA 2025 GTC conference, host Tammy Haddad takes listeners inside the future of AI innovation with startups. NVIDIA’s Startup Guru, Howard Wright, shares how the Inception program supports over 27,000 startups worldwide, unlocking capital, customers, and compute to fuel AI breakthroughs. Fay Arjomandi, CEO of mimik,...