Episodios

  • LG NOVA’s Strategy: Vertical AI, Public Partnerships & Building New Ventures

    LG NOVA’s Strategy: Vertical AI, Public Partnerships & Building New Ventures
    Sep 18 2025
    1012: Sokwoo Rhee, EVP of Innovation at LG Electronics and Head of LG NOVA, reveals how LG is rethinking corporate innovation through ecosystem-led venture building. In this episode we explore LG NOVA’s venture into healthcare, energy optimization, and AI innovation, including Primefocus Health and PADO, plus how public-private partnerships (like with West Virginia) power new business creation. Learn why LG is focused on vertical AI use cases, how they identify 5-10 year opportunities, and what it takes to build cross-sector teams for impact.
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    35 m
  • Lincoln Financial CIO Jennifer Charters on AI Strategy and Human-Centered Tech

    Lincoln Financial CIO Jennifer Charters on AI Strategy and Human-Centered Tech
    Sep 15 2025
    1011: Build with AI. Lead with people. In this episode of Technovation, host Peter High speaks with Jennifer Charters, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Lincoln Financial. Jennifer shares how she’s shaping the future of IT and innovation at the $18.5B insurer by investing in AI while doubling down on what makes transformation succeed: people. She discusses Lincoln’s evolving enterprise AI strategy, why a model-agnostic approach matters, and how her team is redesigning workflows and talent models in parallel. From regulatory complexity to the rise of AI agents, Jennifer emphasizes the need to prepare rather than predict the future, and to keep human connection at the center of it. Key topics include: A 401(k)-style framework for IT budgeting and innovation How Lincoln’s model-agnostic AI architecture supports agility AI use cases in development, cybersecurity, and customer experience Partnering with HR to future-proof skills and change readiness
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    28 m
  • The Rise of Agentic AI: Aaref Hilaly on the Future of Human-Machine Teams

    The Rise of Agentic AI: Aaref Hilaly on the Future of Human-Machine Teams
    Sep 12 2025
    2: What if every human had an army of agents working for them? Aaref Hilaly, Partner at Bain Capital Ventures and veteran investor in AI-native startups, joins Peter High to discuss the transformative potential of agentic AI, the mindset he looks for in founders, and how legal, healthcare, and education sectors are poised for disruption. Key highlights from the conversation: How AI is reshaping venture investment strategy The role of agents in redefining work and productivity Why legal and healthcare are prime for automation Lessons from Hilaly’s time as a founder Emerging trends like vibe coding and invisible apps
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    45 m
  • Simplify to Accelerate: How CIBC’s CIO Is Modernizing Banking Through Tech & Talent

    Simplify to Accelerate: How CIBC’s CIO Is Modernizing Banking Through Tech & Talent
    Sep 11 2025
    1010: Simplify to accelerate. In this episode of Technovation, host Peter High speaks with Richard Jardim, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Richard shares how his team is modernizing one of North America's leading banks by focusing on technology simplification, speed, and agility in service of building a relationship-oriented bank for a modern world. He details CIBC’s transformation journey, from migrating core platforms to the cloud and leveraging proprietary online banking infrastructure, to developing digital talent, integrating AI, and preparing for quantum computing. Richard also reflects on the importance of curiosity, communication, and adaptive leadership in today’s fast-moving tech environment. Key topics include: How CIBC simplifies its 1,200+ app footprint to increase agility The bank’s strategy for scaling internal IP and AI skills Bridging business and technology through vertical CIO alignment Quantum computing as both risk and opportunity in financial services
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    35 m
  • Valeriya Ionan on Ukraine’s Digital State Vision, Diia, and Innovation During War

    Valeriya Ionan on Ukraine’s Digital State Vision, Diia, and Innovation During War
    Sep 8 2025
    1008: Ukraine's Digital Revolution: From Warzone to Innovation Hub In this episode of Technovation, host Peter High speaks with Valeriya Ionan, Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine on Innovation, Digitalization, and Global Partnerships. Previously Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Digital Transformation, Valeriya played a pivotal role in launching Ukraine’s groundbreaking Diia ecosystem and driving the nation's goal of becoming the world’s most convenient digital state. She shares how digital public services, AI-driven education, and defense-tech innovation are reshaping Ukraine’s future, even in the face of war. With partnerships spanning global governments and tech giants, Valeriya offers a masterclass in crisis-driven transformation, digital infrastructure, and building agile government at scale. Key insights include: The evolution of Diia: from IDPs to e-marriage to war bonds Scaling drone production from 7 to 500+ in three years Ukraine’s “Win-Win” Innovation Strategy and defense tech surge The rise of the CDTO and building a digital-first public sector
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    42 m
  • Baxter CIO Rusty Patel on Connected Care, Resilience, and AI Value

    Baxter CIO Rusty Patel on Connected Care, Resilience, and AI Value
    Sep 4 2025
    1008: Resilience is earned, not given. In this episode of Technovation, host Peter High speaks with Rusty Patel, Chief Information Officer at Baxter, about leading IT through one of the most consequential 13-month periods in the company’s history. Rusty reflects on Baxter’s mission to save and sustain lives, the resilience required to restore operations after natural disasters, and the CIO's role in both enabling innovation and enforcing enterprise discipline. He shares insights into simplifying a complex IT ecosystem, building financial acumen across the org, and advancing connected care and AI across Baxter’s portfolio of 1.5 million devices and 350 million patients served annually. Key topics include: How Baxter IT responded to floods and cyber incidents without a playbook Rationalizing thousands of systems to reduce IT cost-to-serve Creating segment-aligned tech leadership and shared services Applying AI to connected care and enterprise transformation
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    32 m
  • JLL CTO Yao Morin on AI, Data Strategy, and the Future of Real Estate

    JLL CTO Yao Morin on AI, Data Strategy, and the Future of Real Estate
    Sep 1 2025
    1007: Can AI transform a 200-year-old commercial real estate company? In this episode, Peter High speaks with Yao Morin, Chief Technology Officer of JLL, a $24B global commercial real estate leader. Yao shares how she is leading JLL’s AI and data transformation which is reshaping how buildings are operated, how software is developed, and how employees work. Yao details how JLL is building customer-facing AI products like the JLL Property Assistant, driving cultural change through AI literacy programs, and launching internal tools like JLL GPT that already see 17,000 daily users. She also explains why she believes Scrum teams will shrink, engineers will code less, and AI adoption will soon be table stakes across industries. Key topics include: AI strategy across internal and external JLL platforms The APEX program for AI-driven software engineering Metrics for measuring AI impact beyond efficiency gains Ethical AI design, data privacy, and client trust
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    35 m
  • Greylock Partners’ Asheem Chandna on First-Check Investing, Founders, and the Age of AI

    Greylock Partners’ Asheem Chandna on First-Check Investing, Founders, and the Age of AI
    Aug 29 2025
    1: Where is software value heading in the age of AI? In the premiere episode of Technoventure, host Peter High speaks with Asheem Chandna, General Partner at Greylock Partners, one of Silicon Valley’s most storied venture firms. Asheem has led early investments in industry-defining companies such as Palo Alto Networks, AppDynamics, Rubrik, and Abnormal Security. With over 20 years at Greylock and a background in product management and cybersecurity, Asheem offers a masterclass on how he assesses founders, identifies breakout potential, and mitigates risk—often before a single line of code is written. He also explores the evolving dynamics of enterprise software, the impact of agentic AI, and how cybersecurity must adapt to combat both bad and good AI. Key themes include: Assessing founders in a world of younger AI entrepreneurs The changing nature of enterprise software and data platforms The immigrant’s mindset and risk tolerance in venture The venture capitalist’s evolving toolkit in the AI era
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    50 m