# emerj (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover emerj. Page: Feed: --- ## [Closing the Skills Intelligence Gap in the AI Era - with Cory Hymel of Andela](https://podcast.emerj.com/closing-the-skills-intelligence-gap-in-the-ai-era-with-cory-hymel-of-andela) _2026-08-27 · The AI in Business Podcast_ Job titles routinely undercount what employees can actually do, especially in fast-moving technical roles. In this episode, Cory Hymel, Head of Research at Andela, explores why mapping skills instead of roles gives leaders a far more accurate picture of workforce capability and AI readiness. The conversation covers how continuous skills assessment, rather than one-time training, keeps pace with a… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/techemergence/Ed_Andela_Final_Audio_Internal_Podcast_1_Cory_Hymel_8.27.2026.mp3?dest-id=151434) ## [Scaling Agentic Automation With Open Architecture - with Arun Chandra of NICE](https://podcast.emerj.com/scaling-agentic-automation-with-open-architecture-with-arun-chandra-of-nice) _2026-08-26 · The AI in Business Podcast_ A quarter of enterprise teams have gotten a single AI channel into full production — the rest are stuck somewhere behind it. In this episode, Arun Chandra, Chief Operating Officer at NiCE, explores why that gap persists and what closes it. The conversation covers getting data, knowledge, and organizational context ready for scale, building the financial case for AI investment with the CFO, and how… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/techemergence/Ed_NiCE_Cognigy_Final_Audio_Internal_Podcast_Arun_Chundra.mp3?dest-id=151434) ## [AI for Patient Critical Uptime in a Shrinking Technician Workforce - with Michael Goldman](https://podcast.emerj.com/ai-for-patient-critical-uptime-in-a-shrinking-technician-workforce-with-michael-goldman) _2026-08-25 · The AI in Business Podcast_ The service environment is straining under rising equipment complexity and a rapidly shrinking technician workforce, making patient‑critical uptime harder to guarantee. In this episode, Michael Goldman, Senior Director of Business Operations and Transformation at Patterson Dental, examines how AI can preserve service continuity by capturing institutional knowledge, supporting technician workflows,… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/techemergence/Ed_AIB_Healthcare_Final_Audio_Michael_Goldman_Patterson_Dental.mp3?dest-id=151434) ## [Intelligent Operations at Enterprise Scale - with Dave Glick of Walmart](https://podcast.emerj.com/intelligent-operations-at-enterprise-scale-with-dave-glick-of-walmart) _2026-08-24 · The AI in Business Podcast_ Enterprise engineering teams often spend more time triaging recurring incidents than building the features customers are asking for. In this episode, Dave Glick, Senior Vice President of Growth Technology at Walmart, explores how his teams are using AI agents to catch and fix small, recurring issues before they turn into support tickets. The conversation covers the internal tools Walmart built to… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/techemergence/Ed_BigPanda_Final_Audio_Dave_Glick_Walmart.mp3?dest-id=151434) ## [How Leaders Build for the Next Era of Compute - with Sam Grove of MIPS](https://podcast.emerj.com/how-leaders-build-for-the-next-era-of-compute-with-sam-grove-of-mips) _2026-08-20 · The AI in Business Podcast_ Consolidating hardware into fewer, more capable chips looks like an unambiguous win — until the complexity those separate components used to handle resurfaces in the software binding everything back together. In this episode, Sam Grove, Head of Software and Tools Business at MIPS, examines why hardware and software teams can't keep building in sequence, and why MIPS bet its roadmap on the open… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/techemergence/Ed_MIPS_Final_Audio_Internal_Podcast_1_Sam_Grove_8.19.2026.mp3?dest-id=151434) ## [How Regulated Enterprises Turn Governance Into AI Scale - with Julian Tang of BlackRock](https://podcast.emerj.com/how-regulated-enterprises-turn-governance-into-ai-scale-with-julian-tang-of-blackrock) _2026-08-18 · The AI in Business Podcast_ Enterprise leaders face a growing gap between AI ambition and the fragmented data, legacy systems, and cultural friction that prevent pilots from becoming scalable value. In this episode, Julian Tang, Chief Operations Officer for the Innovation Office at BlackRock, examines how unified data foundations, modernized infrastructure, and transparent governance enable organizations to move from… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/techemergence/Ed_Emerj_AIB_Infrastructure_Final_Audio_Julian_Tang_BlackRock_8.17.2026.mp3?dest-id=151434) ## [Determining Virtual Cell Impact for Drug Discovery - with Kristóf Szalay and Gerold Csendes of Turbine](https://podcast.emerj.com/determining-virtual-cell-impact-for-drug-discovery-with-kristf-szalay-and-gerold-csendes-of-turbine) _2026-08-17 · The AI in Business Podcast_ Virtual cell models promise faster, cheaper early-stage drug discovery. However, the industry still lacks a shared way to judge which of these models can actually be trusted on a given problem. In this episode, Kristóf Szalay, CTO and Co-Founder of Turbine, and Gerold Csendes, Scientist at Turbine, set out what virtual cell models can and can't do today, in conversation with host Marilie Fouché.… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/techemergence/Ed_Turbine_Final_Audio_Internal_Podcast_1_Kristof_and_Gerold.mp3?dest-id=151434) ## [\[AI Futures\] Paolo Ardoino of Tether on Merger or Obsolescence - The Future for Humanity (Stewarding the Flame, Episode 3)](https://podcast.emerj.com/paolo-ardoino-merger-or-obsolescence-the-future-for-humanity-stewarding-the-flame-episode-3) _2026-08-15 · The AI in Business Podcast_ The rise of non‑invasive BCIs and the privacy, security, and human‑relevance questions they introduce is becoming a central concern as this technology moves toward practical use. In this episode, Paolo Ardoino, CEO at Tether, examines how lightweight on‑device models, silent‑speech inputs, and anonymized brain‑wave data can turn low‑bandwidth neural signals into real‑world actions, in conversation… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/techemergence/Ed_Emerj_Trajectory_Final_Audio_Paolo_Andrino_Tether.mp3?dest-id=151434) ## [The Predictive Model Reshaping Retail Operations at Scale - with Chris Slovak of Unframe](https://podcast.emerj.com/the-predictive-model-reshaping-retail-operations-at-scale-with-chris-slovak-of-unframeai) _2026-08-13 · The AI in Business Podcast_ Most retail AI pilots stall waiting on a years-long project to centralize and clean data before any agent can go live. In this episode, Chris Slovak, Global Field CTO at Unframe, makes the case for a different path: letting agents pull context directly from ERPs, CRMs, and point-of-sale systems as needed, in conversation with host Marilie Fouché. He walks through concrete results from that… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/techemergence/Ed_Unframe_Final_Audio_Internal_Podcast_2_Chris_Slovak.mp3?dest-id=151434) ## [Managing Change Across Modern Financial Operations - with Ajay Swamy of JPMorganChase and Founder of FundLens.ai](https://podcast.emerj.com/managing-change-across-modern-financial-operations-with-ajay-swamy-of-jpmorganchase-and-founder-of-fundlensai) _2026-08-13 · The AI in Business Podcast_ Banks can process millions of transactions an hour, yet even routine steps in financial operations still require constant human judgment to hold together. In this episode, Ajay Swamy, Senior Executive Product Director for GenAI Products and Governance at JPMorganChase, and Founder of FundLens.ai, explores why data fragmentation and manual judgment make BFSI workflows hard to run consistently, and… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/techemergence/Ed_REindeer_Final_Audio_External_Podcast_Ajay_Swamy_JPMorganChase.mp3?dest-id=151434) ## [100,000 Bonus Points Await You (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/98yC20t6P6jD) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Earn 100,000 bonus points after spending $5,000 in the first 3 months. ## [The Future of Customer Success and Turnkey AI Agents for SMBs - Matt Kravitz of Salesforce](https://podcast.emerj.com/the-future-of-customer-success-and-turnkey-ai-agents-for-smbs-matt-kravitz-of-salesforce) _2026-08-12 · The AI in Business Podcast_ Service leaders are increasingly asked to deploy AI agents without a clear sense of what these systems can safely handle today, or where to start. In this episode, Matt Kravitz, Head of Customer Transformation for Service Cloud at Salesforce, breaks down a three-level maturity model for AI service agents — answering questions, accessing account data, and taking action — and how to sequence… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/techemergence/Ed_Salesforce_Final_Audio_Internal_Podcast_2_Matt_Kravitz.mp3?dest-id=151434) ## [What Mature Security Programs Need Before Deploying AI - with Mark Alvarado of Academy Sports + Outdoors](https://podcast.emerj.com/what-mature-security-programs-need-before-deploying-ai-with-mark-alvarado-of-academy-sports-outdoors) _2026-08-11 · The AI in Business Podcast_ The security landscape is shifting as AI accelerates existing vulnerabilities faster than most retail enterprises can adapt. In this episode, Mark Alvarado, CISO at Academy Sports + Outdoors, examines how AI amplifies gaps in identity management, data governance, and human behavior, joining Emerj's Yolandi de Weerdt to clarify where leaders must focus before deploying AI‑enabled tools. He… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/techemergence/Ed_Emerj_AIB_Retail_Final_Audio_Mark_Alvarado_Academy_Sports__Outdoors.mp3?dest-id=151434) ## [Closing the Medical Device Knowledge Gap with AI Driven Field Service - with Ryan Makely of Bruker](https://podcast.emerj.com/closing-the-medical-device-knowledge-gap-with-ai-driven-field-service-with-ryan-makely-of-bruker) _2026-08-07 · The AI in Business Podcast_ A growing gap between device complexity and organizational knowledge is turning service reliability into an enterprise‑level risk for regulated industries. In this episode, Ryan Makely, Senior Director of CALID Service at Bruker Scientific, breaks down how fragmented documentation, rapid loss of expert judgment, and inconsistent field diagnoses undermine both operational performance and any future… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/techemergence/Ed_Aquant_MD_Final_Audio_External_Podcast_Ryan_Makely_8.7.2026.mp3?dest-id=151434) ## [How Industrial Leaders Are Redefining AI for the Factory Floor - with Antoine Bisson of Poka](https://podcast.emerj.com/how-industrial-leaders-are-redefining-ai-for-the-factory-floor-with-antoine-bisson-of-poka) _2026-08-07 · The AI in Business Podcast_ Industrial AI is forcing leaders to confront a fundamental gap between digital systems built for offices and the high‑risk, real‑time demands of the factory floor. In this episode, Antoine Bisson, CEO & Co‑founder at Poka, joins host Marilie Fouché and dissects why industrial environments require contextual data, strict governance, and human‑validated autonomy to safely scale AI‑driven operations.… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/techemergence/Ed__Poka_2026_Q3_Final_Audio_Internal_Podcast1_Antoine_Bisson.mp3?dest-id=151434) ## [Machine‑Speed Security Risk in the Age of AI - with Niro Rajadurai of XBOW](https://podcast.emerj.com/machinespeed-security-risk-in-the-age-of-ai-with-niro-rajadurai-of-xbow) _2026-08-06 · The AI in Business Podcast_ AI is generating code and surfacing vulnerabilities faster than security teams can review them, compressing the time between a vulnerability discovery and its exploitation. In this episode, Niro Rajadurai, Chief Revenue Officer at XBOW, examines how autonomous offensive security can match that pace, in conversation with host Marilie Fouché. He discusses why distinguishing exploitable… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/techemergence/Ed_XBOW_Final_Audio_Internal_Podcast_1_Niro_Radjurai.mp3?dest-id=151434)