Samrah Khan: AI is Shaping Top Trends in Partnering | Ep. 34

Join Nancy Ridge, Founder of Ridge Innovative, and Samrah Khan for an insightful conversation on AI shaping top trends in partnering. As the Head of SI Partnerships at Google Cloud, Samrah Khan stands at the forefront of revolutionizing cloud technology. Her profound expertise spans across Cloud Data and Analytics and AI. She has held several critical roles in engineering, product management and partner sales that contributed to company growth and previously led to IPOs. Renowned for her in-depth understanding of technology and merging that with business flows. Her extensive knowledge in multiple business and industry-specific arenas further enhances her ability to drive innovation and strategic partnerships for Google. Samrah is actively engaged in philanthropy projects, while mentoring and advising startups. She is a board member of Women of MENA in Tech and spends a lot of time on advancing the careers of women in Tech. Academically, Samrah has a Bachelors in Computer Science and Mathematics and currently resides in Bay Area, CA. Index • 00:52 – Samrah Khan’s Background • 05:50 – TAM for AI and why is it extraordinary • 11:10 – Navigating Complexity Through AI Integration • 18:36 – How AI Elevates Co-Selling Strategies • 24:18 – Rethinking Partner Fit in an AI-Driven World • 29:27 – How Google Enables the Next Wave of Partner Ecosystems • 34:03 – The Innovation Samrah would most like to see gain adoption Links – • Google Cloud – https://cloud.google.com/ • Samrah Khan LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/samrahk/ If you enjoyed this podcast, be sure to subscribe to us on Soundcloud for more episodes and write us a review! Share this episode with anyone interested in unconventional ideas. Do you have questions, comments, insight on the topics discussed today? Send an email to [e-mail] with Subject: “Culture of Innovation E34”! Follow Us On: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/culture-of-innovation/id1537650821 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ce61f5ea-6e14-4056-bcf4-bdb2717eb9ca/culture-of-innovation Website: https://ridgeinnovative.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/nancy_ridge LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-ridge-085988a YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjEMawW6iUoDcQDjvtKTBzA Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/culture-of-innovation