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From Lagging to Leading: Navigating AI Adoption Challenges
In this episode, AWS Enterprise Strategists provide a roadmap for organizations who may feel they've missed the first-mover advantage with generative AI. They share practical advice on overcoming common barriers like analysis paralysis, managing risk, and upskilling teams.
The State of Generative AI
Generative AI has a potential $2.6 to $4.4 trillion economic impact, but how do leaders unlock it? Join Tom Godden, Director, AWS Enterprise Strategy, and Aamer Baig, Senior Partner at McKinsey and Co., as they discuss the current state of generative AI, and where it can take us in the future.
Disrupt or Be Disrupted: Cultivating Resilience Through Innovation
The concept of 'business resilience' traditionally centers on an organization's capacity to handle failures and endure disruptions. However, truly resilient businesses go beyond mere response strategies; they proactively design and rigorously test plans to prevent such setbacks. In fact, the most resilient businesses don’t just withstand disruption, they create it.
Looking Forward by Working Backwards
Leaders from Mitsubishi Electric discuss their journey to drive digital transformation across the 100-year-old manufacturing conglomerate. They share how they have leveraged the Working Backwards methodology from Amazon to better understand customer needs and develop innovative new solutions, as well as the cultural challenges of shifting from a siloed, rule-driven organization to one that is more agile and data-driven.
Podcasts for cloud technology executives
The AWS Executive Insights Podcast features discussions with executive leaders who are transforming their teams and their organizations. Hosted by AWS Enterprise Strategists, the series explores topics such as leadership, culture, and managing change.
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PrivatBank: Accelerating Transformation in Times of War
Featuring Aleksy Zayet, Chief Technology & Cloud Architect of PrivatBankAleksy Zayet, Chief Technology & Cloud Architect of PrivatBank, shares how Ukraine's largest bank completed a remarkable 43-day cloud migration amid the Russian invasion in 2022. Under missile attacks and with critical infrastructure being destroyed, PrivatBank's journey from on-premises to AWS cloud showcases an extraordinary story of resilience, demonstrating how crisis can accelerate digital transformation while maintaining essential financial services for more than half of Ukraine's population.
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Security is in Our DNA
A conversation with AWS CEO Matt GarmanIn this Executive Insights podcast, Clarke Rodgers, Director of AWS Enterprise Strategy, interviews Matt Garman, CEO of AWS, exploring the company’s deeply rooted security culture. Garman, who was also AWS’s first product manager, discusses how security has been "priority zero" since the company's inception. From upholding cloud security best practices to navigating AI security challenges, Garman discusses how AWS embeds security into every aspect of its operations. (March 2025)
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Leading with Humanity
A conversation with Amazon Board Member Edith CooperEdith Cooper, Amazon Board Member and former Goldman Sachs CHRO, discusses leadership, organizational culture, and human connection in the modern workplace. Cooper shares insights from her experiences at Goldman Sachs and as co-founder of Medley, a coaching organization. She emphasizes the importance of maintaining customer centricity, fostering authentic human connections, and leveraging data and technology while preserving human expertise.
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How BMW Group is Driving Business Resilience with Generative AI
Featuring Marco Görgmaier, VP of Enterprise Platforms, Data and AI, BMW GroupGet the inside scoop on BMW Group's data and AI transformation journey in this discussion with Marco Görgmaier, VP of Enterprise Platforms, Data and AI. Listen in as AWS Enterprise Strategist Matthias Patzak interviews Marco about how BMW Group is revolutionizing its operations through generative AI.
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Modernizing Public Media for the Streaming Age at PBS
Featuring Ira Rubenstein, Chief Digital and Marketing Officer, PBSIn this Executive Insights conversation, Ira Rubenstein, Chief Digital and Marketing Officer at PBS, discusses the transformation of public media for the streaming age. Drawing from his 20+ years of experience championing digital innovation in Hollywood, Rubenstein details PBS's evolution into a sophisticated digital platform delivering 400 million streams monthly.
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Right-Sizing Security Across Amazon Businesses
A conversation with Amazon CSO Steve SchmidtSecurity leadership requires a holistic approach across physical and digital domains — and Amazon's diverse business portfolio presents unique challenges and opportunities in both realms. In this interview with Steve Schmidt, Amazon's Chief Security Officer, we'll explore how Amazon implements security across AWS, amazon.com, Whole Foods, Prime Video, Kuiper and more.