In this episode, Tanuja Randery, Managing Director of AWS for Europe, Middle East, and Africa, sits down with Leigh Tavaziva, the Group Chief Operating Officer at the BBC, to explore the organization's ambitious digital transformation plan, which aims to create a modern, digital-led organization that also preserves its core values and public responsibilities. The conversation touches on diversity and inclusion initiatives, the BBC's commitment to gender balance, and its embrace of generative AI ...
Sep 26, 2023•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Jake Burns, AWS Enterprise Strategist, and Cristina Fonseca, VP of Product in charge of AI/ML at Zendesk, share insights on the optimal implementation of AI in customer experience, underscoring the importance of striking a balance between automation and human interaction. Cristina explores the potential of AI to elevate customer journeys, from refined searches to personalized responses, while prioritizing human assistance for intricate cases. The episode delves into AI's transfo...
Sep 05, 2023•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Tanuja Randery, Managing Director of AWS for Europe, Middle East, and Africa, sits down with Leila Fourie, Group CEO of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, to delve into the transformative power of gender equality, technological innovation, and democratizing access to data. Fourie shares her insights on fostering inclusive leadership, the vital role of technology in driving growth, and the JSE's pioneering initiatives, from the Trade Explorer to AI-driven social listening. Discover...
Aug 29, 2023•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this Security Leaders conversation, we’re catching up with CJ Moses, Chief Information Security Officer at AWS, on the topic of vulnerability management. Join CJ and Clarke Rodgers, Director of AWS Enterprise Strategy, as they discuss basic cyber-defense strategies that have enormous impact.
Aug 22, 2023•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast According to Bill Shinn, AWS Senior Principle in the Office of the CISO, security isn’t “done” just because a project ends or a service gets launched. Listen in as Clarke Rodgers, Director of AWS Enterprise Strategy chats with Bill about how to ensure your products and services stay secure before and after launch.
Aug 15, 2023•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast Join Chief Product Officer of EposNow Nathan Gill and AWS Enterprise Strategist Chris Hennesey as they dive deep into the challenges facing small-to-medium businesses across the globe, and how EposNow is using technology to help SMBs overcome those challenges and scale their efforts.
Aug 01, 2023•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast When it comes to security management, how clear is the line of ownership in your organization? When patching needs to happen fast, will your employees know who’s responsible for what? That’s what we’re discussing with Laura Grit, AWS Distinguished Engineer and Clarke Rodgers, Director of AWS Enterprise Strategy. Join us to learn how the security ownership model works at AWS.
Jul 31, 2023•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast How can executive leaders ensure ROI for their cloud transformation, scale adoption, and drive business value? Join AWS Enterprise Strategist Jonathan Allen, McKinsey Partner Chhavi Arora, and General Manager for Business Consulting and Advisory Partners at AWS Tom Adams as they share insights on getting the most out of your organization's digital transformation.
Jul 27, 2023•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Listen to Part 2 of the conversation with Benedetto Vigna, CEO of Ferrari, and Tanuja Randery, Managing Director, AWS EMEA, as they discuss driving innovation, sustainability, and a focus on customer experience. Benedetto also shares his role in Ferrari's digital transformation journey, and dives deep into the company's new green collection. Be sure to listen to Part 1, published yesterday.
Jul 26, 2023•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Join Benedetto Vigna, CEO of Ferrari, for Part 1 of a conversation with Tanuja Randery, Managing Director, AWS EMEA, as they discuss driving innovation, sustainability, and a focus on customer experience. Our guest also gives insights into his personal leadership style (and reading list), and how he decreases Ferrari's BMI...Bureaucratic Mass Index. Stay tuned for Part 2 tomorrow.
Jul 25, 2023•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast The potential of generative AI for every industry is huge. From upskilling workforce to getting data foundations right, hear tips from from AWS Enterprise Strategist Phil Le-Brun about how technology leaders can best prepare their organizations for what generative AI will bring.
Jul 18, 2023•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this special episode, we welcome Chris McCurdy and Dimple Ahluwalia of IBM Security to the show. They’ll be talking with AWS security expert, Clarke Rodgers about our joint research report titled, “Data Security as Business Accelerator?” Hear directly from the authors themselves about how trusted data is driving competitive advantage for companies today and why it's the key ingredient to AI innovation. Resource links: Data Security as Business Accelerator? The Unsung Hero Driving Competitive ...
Jul 11, 2023•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Join Dr. Matthias Voelkel, CEO Boerse Stuttgart Group, one of Europe's leading stock exchanges, in conversation with with Tanuja Randery, Managing Director, AWS EMEA, to delve into the transformative power of generative AI and its impact on the capital markets. Our guest shares insights on how his organization has maintained a culture of innovation and risk-taking while balancing a 160 year legacy, and on what digital trends he's seeing in the industry.
Jun 27, 2023•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast In Part 2 of this re:Invent Las Vegas session, Enterprise Strategist Phil Le-Brun from AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas highlights patterns and approaches that can help you create the time and momentum to reskill your entire organization so you can capitalize on the potential of the cloud. Listen to Part 1 in yesterday's episode.
Jun 21, 2023•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Unlocking your organization's potential for rapid innovation is one of the key benefits of leveraging the cloud. But how can you effectively harness this potential by cultivating essential skills at every level, starting from the top leadership down? This session by Enterprise Strategist Phil Le-Brun from AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas highlights patterns and approaches that can help you create the time and momentum to reskill your entire organization so you can capitalize on the potential of the cl...
Jun 20, 2023•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast In today's conversation with Jessie Skibbe, Senior Practice Manager of AWS Security Assurance, we're covering the odds and ends of security compliance. Discover how AWS came to be a Qualified Security Assessor and what that means for customers seeking compliance advice and guidance on how to pass an audit.
Jun 13, 2023•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast How can an enterprise support customers as their industry grows from $3 to $4 trillion in just a few years? Join Chris Hill, CEO of Hargreaves Lansdown, the UK's largest digital wealth management service, as he discusses automation, personalization, and digital transformation at scale with Tanuja Randery, Managing Director, AWS EMEA.
May 30, 2023•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast If you've ever wondered what it takes to become a successful CISO, this episode is for you. We've caught up with AWS CISO CJ Moses to ask him what advice he has for other security leaders around the globe. After 15 years in security leadership at AWS, CJ has plenty of guidance to share.
May 23, 2023•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Discover best practices for IT change management in the government space in this episode hosted by Sarah Ryle of the AWS Institute. You'll hear from Liam Maxwell, Director of Government Transformation at AWS, and Mike Beaven, Senior Manager of Government Transformation at AWS about government change management and how working directly with citizens can help leaders build better, stronger services.
May 09, 2023•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast How do you respond to difficult times when the situation is too complex to solve from the top down? John Neill, CEO of Unipart, joins Tanuja Randery, Managing Director, AWS EMEA, to discuss the process, culture, and digital solutions involved in building "the world's best company" even in the face of unprecedented difficulty.
Apr 25, 2023•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast If you’ve ever wondered how to measure your security compliance like an auditor would, this is the conversation for you. Hear from Samara Moore, Senior Manager of Security Assurance at AWS and Clarke Rodgers, Director of AWS Enterprise Strategy, as they discuss best practices around security compliance and regulations.
Apr 11, 2023•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this public sector themed episode, we discuss how (and why) government agencies should modernize their procurement processes.
Mar 28, 2023•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast How do you continuously innovate for customers in a heavily regulated industry like aviation, especially when you're coming out of some of the most difficult years the industry has experienced? And how do you stay resilient not just to survive, but thrive through challenging times? Eddie Wilson, CEO of Ryanair, joins Tanuja Randery, Managing Director, AWS EMEA, to discuss controlling your organization's destiny through constant simplification, efficiency strategies, and scaling operational impro...
Mar 16, 2023•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Discover what it takes to build a security organization from the ground up and design a security culture supported by innovative hiring practices. You'll hear all this and more in this discussion between CJ Moses, Chief Information Security Officer at AWS, and Clarke Rodgers, director of AWS Enterprise Strategy.
Feb 28, 2023•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast In Part 2 of this re:Invent Las Vegas session, Enterprise Strategist Miriam McLemore highlights why transformation is different from any other project and challenges leaders to rethink their levers for change. Learn more about how finding the intersection between innovation and operational excellence can deliver value and results. Don't miss Part 1 of the session, published yesterday.
Feb 08, 2023•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast When leaders look to change their organization, they often begin with restructuring, defining new processes and guidelines, or granting exceptions to innovation units. However, transformation isn’t just about doing existing things better; it’s foremost about doing things differently. This session by Enterprise Strategist Miriam McLemore from AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas highlights why transformation is different from any other project and challenges leaders to rethink their levers for change. Stay...
Feb 07, 2023•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Join Sarah Ryle of the AWS institute as she interviews Liam Maxwell, Director of Digital Government Transformation at AWS, and Alex Meek-Holmes, Senior Manager of Government Transformation at AWS about the intricacies of security in the public sector.
Jan 31, 2023•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Conversations With Leaders, we’re talking about the human side of digital transformation in government. Join Sarah Ryle from the AWS Institute as she speaks with Mike Beaven, Senior Manager of Government Transformation at AWS, about the impact that government service modernization can have on the everyday lives of citizens.
Jan 24, 2023•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Conversations With Leaders, we're focusing on security as a critical component of digital transformation. Join Clarke Rodgers, director of AWS enterprise strategy as he interviews amazon’s chief security officer, Steve Schmidt about what it takes to establish a security culture, scale securely, and continuously adapt to changing circumstances.
Jan 19, 2023•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast How do you drive organizational and even cultural change in boardrooms and entire businesses to make digital transformation a success? What does that look like in the fast-moving world of banking, where huge highly-regulated incumbents are battling nimble fintech start-ups who were born in the cloud? In this episode of AWS Conversations with Leaders, Mark Holt, CTO of 10x Banking shares his insight about how to make a success of transformation, and the big shifts in mindset needed to get there....
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