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Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com Ever wonder what would happen if we completely reimagined driver safety? What if instead of focusing on mistakes, we celebrated what drivers do right? That's exactly what Netrodyn is doing with their groundbreaking AI-powered approach to road safety. Netrodyn, whose name literally means "the power of vision," is transfor...

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com What if you could run CUDA code on AMD hardware without changing a single line of code? This groundbreaking possibility is now reality thanks to Spectral Compute's Scale compiler, which we explore in depth with founder Chris in this eye-opening conversation. Born from frustration with cross-platform GPU programming limitations, Sc...

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com Communication lies at the heart of every successful organization, but in today's information-saturated workplace, getting messages to resonate has never been more challenging. Frank Gauld CPTO @ Poppulo reveals a startling paradox: while companies are struggling to connect with their workforce despite more communication tools than...

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com The bond between humans and their pets runs deep, but communication barriers have always limited how well we understand our furry companions. What if technology could bridge that gap? That's exactly what SATELLAI is achieving with their revolutionary smart dog collar. David Teaster, Product Marketing Director at SATELLAI takes us...

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com Ever wondered who teaches AI what's right and wrong? That's exactly what we explore in this eye-opening conversation with Olga Megorskaya Chief Executive Officer from Toloka, the company providing the human infrastructure behind today's most advanced AI systems. Toloka stands at the fascinating intersection of human expe...

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com The race to implement AI is creating a massive challenge for enterprises: how to connect their existing data to AI models without rebuilding their entire infrastructure. Hammerspace has emerged with a revolutionary solution that's changing how organizations think about data mobility. Molly Presley, from Hammerspace, reveals how de...

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com The convergence of artificial intelligence and edge computing is reshaping how frontline workers perform their jobs across industries. In this thought-provoking conversation with Tom Bianculli, Chief Technology Officer at Zebra Technologies, we explore the revolutionary concept of the "far edge" – bringing computational intel...

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com Ever bought something only to discover you don't really own it? That's the troubling reality Lewis Rossman is fighting against through his work with the Fulu Foundation. What began as frustration over limited access to repair parts for Apple products evolved into a broader movement challenging how technology companies control...

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com What happens when we take cancer care out of the sterile hospital environment and bring it into the comfort of patients' homes? Dan Nardi, CEO of Reimagined Care, is pioneering this transformative approach through a powerful combination of technology, AI, and human expertise. Cancer patients spend roughly 98% of their treatment jo...

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com When a technology has been around for over three decades, you might assume its most exciting days are behind it. But as SUSE CEO Dirk-Peter van Leeuwen aka DP reveals, Linux and open source are actually at the center of today's most transformative technologies - from AI to edge computing to digital sovereignty. The conversation be...

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com Data protection in the legal world is evolving rapidly, and the stakes couldn't be higher. When it comes to safeguarding critical case files and client information, law firms face unique challenges that extend far beyond typical enterprise concerns. The sheer volume of data maintained by legal organizations creates formidable tech...

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com From zero to everywhere in just one year—that's the meteoric rise of agentic AI in the enterprise space. But beneath the buzzwords and hype, who's actually delivering real value with this technology? At AI4 in Las Vegas, Cognigy's Alan Ranger cuts through the noise to explain what truly differentiates agentic AI from tra...

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com Data protection sits at the crossroads of legal technology's most pressing challenges. As law firms rapidly migrate to cloud services, a dangerous gap has emerged between adopting SaaS applications and properly securing their critical data. During our live conversation at ILTACON with Andy Fernandez, Senior Director of Product Mar...

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com Ever wondered what happens when artificial intelligence becomes more than just a feature but the very essence of your business? Eric Vaughan CEO of IgniteTech, Khoros, and GFI Software, has moved beyond the familiar "AI-first" terminology to something more profound – what he calls "AI DNA." His organization has tran...

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com Ever wonder why your AI tools aren't delivering the results you need? The answer might surprise you.  Tech futurist Shelly Palmer reveals that older professionals often outperform their younger counterparts with AI tools—not because of technical prowess, but because they know exactly what questions to ask. This counterintuitive in...

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com The last frontier of cloud computing is finally giving way as ERP systems—the mission-critical applications that businesses depend on—migrate to cloud environments. In this revealing conversation, Kevin Beasley, CIO of VAI, takes us behind the scenes of this significant shift in enterprise technology. With 47 years of experience as an...

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com The race to 5G Advanced is accelerating, and the stakes couldn't be higher for telecom operators worldwide. This transformative technology represents the third wave of 5G deployment, moving beyond enhanced speeds to turn networks into programmable revenue engines capable of monetizing quality of service, implementing dynamic netwo...

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com The SaaS landscape is experiencing a seismic shift, with artificial intelligence accelerating at a pace unlike any previous technological wave. For companies under $100 million in revenue, this represents both an extraordinary opportunity and a critical inflection point. As Jason Masciarelli from Launchpad.io explains, these businesses...

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com Autonomous AI agents represent one of the most transformative technologies for enterprise operations, but deploying them without proper orchestration creates substantial risks. In this thought-provoking conversation with Sagi Eliyahu Co-Founder and CEO Tonkean  as we unpack the critical relationship between AI agents, orchestration, an...

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com The digital infrastructure powering our modern world faces unprecedented challenges – from AI's insatiable power demands to increasingly unpredictable weather events threatening uptime. How do data centers adapt and survive? Dave Schaible, Chief Operating Officer at Radix IoT, pulls back the curtain on the sophisticated monitoring...

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com What happens when ad tech meets automation and first-party data strategy? Something revolutionary. Jay Kulkarni Founder & CEO of Theorem Inc takes us on a fascinating journey through the evolving advertising technology landscape, revealing how content and commerce companies are navigating an increasingly competitive marketplace. Si...

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com The invisible layers of software beneath our applications harbor unseen risks that could compromise entire organizations. Nick Mistry CISO from Lineaje Inc pulls back the curtain on why software supply chain attacks like SolarWinds and Log4j caught so many companies unprepared—despite having robust security programs in place. Software...

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com The manufacturing floor and warehouse operations of tomorrow won't simply be automated—they'll be intelligent, adaptive, and collaborative. This fascinating conversation with Andy Zosel, Senior Vice President of Intelligent Automation at Zebra Technologies, takes us deep into the evolution happening at the intersection of AI...

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com The digital landscape is undergoing a revolutionary transformation as artificial intelligence reshapes how search engines connect users with information. In this riveting conversation, mathematician-coder Andreas from artios.io shares his unique perspective on the future of SEO in an AI-driven world, drawing from his experience buildin...

Interested in being a guest? Email us at admin@evankirstel.com Nick Kathmann, CISO at LogicGate, brings over 25 years of cybersecurity experience to tackle the paradox at the heart of modern risk management: security teams drowning in data while GRC teams are starving for it. This fundamental disconnect has long hindered effective enterprise risk management—until now. AI is emerging as the bridge...