The CAIO Connect Podcast (Chief AI Officer Connect Podcast)

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  AI Governance, Security & Accountability: What Should AI Be Allowed to Decide? | With Atul Rai 28.09.2026 15min

  How much decision-making should we actually entrust to AI?Recorded live at the Universal AI Awards launch in New Delhi, Sanjay Puri speaks with Atul Rai, Co-founder & CEO of Staqu Technologies, about AI governance, security, accountability, AI models, and human oversight.The conversation explores AI in mission-critical environments, the limits of current AI systems, the importance of efficient models, and why human responsibility must remain at the centre as AI becomes more powerful.
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  How Businesses Can Get AI Right: Governance, ROI & Human Accountability | Dr. Shakti Goel 28.09.2026 6min

  How can businesses move AI from experimentation to real-world impact?Recorded live at the Universal AI Awards launch in New Delhi, Sanjay Puri speaks with Dr. Shakti Goel, Chief Architect & Data Scientist at Yatra Online, about AI adoption, data governance, AI ROI, and choosing use cases that deliver measurable business outcomes.The conversation also explores the role of human judgment in AI-powered travel and how multilingual AI could help bring essential services to India’s Tier 2, 3 and 4 cities.
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  Is India Becoming a Digital Colony in the AI Race? | AI Governance & Sovereignty | With Jibu Elias 28.09.2026 23min

  Is India at risk of becoming a digital colony in the global AI race?Recorded live at the Universal AI Awards launch in New Delhi, Sanjay Puri speaks with Jibu Elias of the Mozilla Foundation about AI governance, digital sovereignty, open-source AI, Big Tech, India’s AI ecosystem, and the future of its workforce.The conversation explores how India can move from being an AI consumer to an AI builder while ensuring the technology remains open, competitive, responsible, and accountable.
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  Can India Build the Future of AI? Ashwin Raguraman on Innovation, Impact & Responsible AI 28.09.2026 12min

  Can India build AI solutions not just for India, but for the world?Recorded live in New Delhi at the launch of the Universal AI Awards, Sanjay Puri speaks with Ashwin Raguraman, Co-founder & Partner at Bharat Innovation, about India’s AI opportunity, responsible innovation, solving real-world problems, and what the country needs to get right as AI reshapes the future.
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  AI Agents Are Taking Action. How Do Enterprises Govern Them? | With Blake Brannon, OneTrust 28.09.2026 44min

  AI agents are moving from experiments to real business systems — but how do enterprises govern machines that can act autonomously?In this episode of the Chief AI Officer Podcast, Sanjay Puri speaks with Blake Brannon, Chief Innovation Officer at OneTrust, about AI governance, agentic AI, enterprise risk, accountability, and the need to govern AI actions — not just AI models.They explore trust, runtime controls, shadow AI, AI assurance, and what it takes to safely scale autonomous AI across the enterprise.
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  The AI Productivity J-Curve: Why Companies Aren’t Seeing ROI Yet | Chief AI Officer Podcast 11.09.2026 58min

  Is AI actually making companies more productive — or are we still waiting for the payoff?In this mid-2026 review of enterprise AI, Sanjay Puri explores the AI productivity J-curve, the challenge of measuring AI ROI, the impact of AI on jobs, and what it takes for businesses to turn AI investment into measurable results.The conversation covers AI adoption, agents, reskilling, workflow redesign, build-vs-buy decisions, and the organizational changes needed to make AI truly productive.The bigger question: Are companies actually redesigning how work gets done around AI?
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  Amit Kapur on Enterprise AI, Agentic AI & AI Transformation | CAIO Connect 09.09.2026 40min

  How are enterprises turning AI from experimentation into real business impact?In this episode of CAIO Connect, Sanjay Puri speaks with Amit Kapur, Global Chief AI and Services Transformation Officer at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), on scaling enterprise AI, agentic AI, governance, ROI, talent, and the evolving role of the Chief AI Officer.They explore what it takes to move beyond AI pilots, redesign workflows, build the right talent, manage AI agents, and create measurable value at scale.
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  Why AI Evals Are the Most Important Skill for Chief AI Officers | Vijay Krishnan, Turing 01.09.2026 36min

  What should Chief AI Officers invest in as AI models and agents evolve? Sanjay Puri sits down with Vijay Krishnan, Founder & CTO of Turing, to unpack why rigorous AI evaluations—or “evals”—are becoming essential for enterprise AI. They explore AI agents, synthetic vs. human data, RL environments, model economics, and how leaders can identify the right use cases and choose AI systems based on quality, cost, speed, and business value.
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  How Mars Is Scaling AI, AI Agents & Innovation Across the Enterprise | Live at AI4 2026, Las Vegas 27.08.2026 31min

  How is Mars using AI to transform marketing, product innovation, supply chains, and enterprise operations?In this episode, recorded live at AI4 2026 in Las Vegas, Sanjay Puri speaks with Shashank, who leads Enterprise Data Science and AI at Mars Snacking, about building an AI-first culture through experimentation, innovation, and disciplined execution.From AI-powered marketing and digital twins to generative AI, AI agents, governance, and ROI, Shashank shares practical lessons on taking AI from experimentation to real-world impact—and knowing when to stop a pilot.A conversation about what enterprise AI looks like when innovation meets execution.
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  Frugal AI & Trusted AI: The Future of Defense AI | Ajay Chakravarthy, CAIO, Thales UK | AI4, Vegas 27.08.2026 41min

  How do you build AI that can operate reliably in the environments where failure isn’t an option? Recorded live at AI4 2026 in Las Vegas, Sanjay Puri speaks with Ajay Chakravarthy, Chief AI Officer at Thales UK, about Frugal AI, Trusted AI, AI agents, and autonomous systems in defense. The conversation explores AI at the edge, mission-critical deployment, AI governance, human oversight, data sovereignty, and why the future of AI isn’t just about more powerful models—but building systems that are reliable, efficient, and trusted.
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  How Bloomberg Is Using AI Agents to Transform Financial Intelligence | Emanuel Bettelheim | AI4 2026 19.08.2026 31min

  How is AI transforming financial markets and the future of the Bloomberg Terminal? Recorded live at AI4 2026 in Las Vegas, Sanjay Puri speaks with Emanuel Bettelheim, a senior product and AI leader at Bloomberg, about AI agents, generative AI, financial data, and how Bloomberg is using AI to transform financial research and decision-making. The conversation explores trustworthy AI, knowledge graphs, AI governance, model selection, AI costs, BQL, MCP, and why human judgment remains essential in financial markets.
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  CIO 3.0: How AI Is Transforming Higher Education | Dr. Lin Zhou | Live at AI4 2026 19.08.2026 30min

  How is AI transforming higher education, and what does the future CIO look like in an AI-first world? Recorded live at AI4 2026 in Las Vegas, Sanjay Puri speaks with Dr. Lin Zhou, CIO and Executive Director of AI & Quantum Computing at Texas Tech University, about CIO 3.0, AI agents, hybrid AI infrastructure, AI governance, and the future of education and work. The conversation explores how universities can adopt AI while balancing privacy, security, cost, and human skills—and why education must evolve beyond knowledge transfer in the age of AI.
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  How AI Agents Are Transforming Fintech | Manoj Mathew on AI, Lending & Governance | AI4 2026 19.08.2026 26min

  How is AI transforming lending, customer service, fraud detection, and financial inclusion? Recorded live at AI4 2026 in Las Vegas, Sanjay Puri speaks with Manoj Mathew, CTO & CRO at LendingUSA, about deploying AI agents in highly regulated financial environments. The conversation explores AI governance, accountability, explainability, AI-powered lending, fraud detection, financial inclusion, and why Agentic AI may be overhyped.
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  AI Agents in Manufacturing: Daimler Truck's AI Strategy | Lutz Beck | Live at AI4 2026 19.08.2026 21min

  How is AI transforming manufacturing, supply chains, and the future of enterprise work? Recorded live at AI4 2026 in Las Vegas, Sanjay Puri speaks with Lutz Beck, CIO of Daimler Truck North America, about AI agents, automation, data governance, AI sovereignty, and scaling AI across a global organization. The conversation explores how enterprises can encourage AI innovation while balancing security, cost, governance, and business value.
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  AI Agents, Governance & the Future of Software Development | Derek Holt | Recorded Live at AI4 2026 19.08.2026 19min

  How can enterprises move from AI experimentation to real-world transformation? Recorded live at AI4 2026, Sanjay Puri speaks with Derek Holt, CEO of Digital.ai, about AI agents, enterprise transformation, governance, cybersecurity, shadow AI, and the future of the Chief AI Officer. Derek shares practical lessons on moving AI from pilots to production while balancing speed, security, change management, and trust.
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  How Yum! Brands Uses AI Agents to Transform Restaurants | Karthik on AI, Data & ROI | Live at AI4 09.08.2026 31min

  How is AI transforming the world's largest restaurant companies? Sanjay Puri speaks with Karthik, Director of Data Strategy, MDM and Data Governance at Yum! Brands, about AI across more than 65,000 restaurants in 120+ countries. The conversation explores AI-powered drive-throughs, self-healing restaurant systems, Agentic AI, AI governance, data quality, personalization, and how Yum! is measuring AI's real business impact.
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  AI Agents Need Better Security | St. Luke's Associate CISO Krista Arndt | Recorded Live at AI4 2026 09.08.2026 24min

  How do you secure AI agents without slowing innovation? Recorded live at AI4 2026 in Las Vegas, Sanjay Puri speaks with Krista Arndt, Associate CISO at St. Luke’s University Health Network, about AI security, governance, non-human identities, data protection, shadow AI, and the challenges of deploying AI safely in healthcare. The conversation explores how CISOs can enable AI innovation while building the security, trust, and governance needed for an AI-first enterprise.
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  How Banks Are Preparing for AI Agents | Truist's Chief Privacy Officer | Recorded Live at AI4 2026 08.08.2026 29min

  How can banks safely deploy AI agents while balancing innovation, privacy, compliance, and trust? Sanjay Puri speaks with Ron Whitener, Chief Privacy Officer at Truist Financial, about AI governance, privacy by design, AI compliance, third-party risk, and the challenges of deploying autonomous AI in highly regulated industries.
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  The Future of Responsible AI | Rebecca Finlay on AI Agents, Jobs & Global AI Governance 29.07.2026 19min

  How do organizations move from talking about responsible AI to actually putting it into practice?Recorded live at the AI for Good Summit in Geneva, Sanjay Puri speaks with Rebecca Finlay, CEO of Partnership on AI, about turning responsible AI principles into real-world governance. They discuss AI agents, enterprise adoption, workforce transformation, public trust, multilingual AI, and the practical frameworks organizations need to innovate responsibly while managing risk.
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  Inside CERN's AI Strategy | CIO Enrica Porcari on AI, Data & Innovation | Live from Geneva 13.07.2026 17min

  Recorded live at the AI for Good Summit in Geneva, Sanjay Puri speaks with Enrica Porcari, CERN's first Chief Information Officer, about leading AI and digital transformation at one of the world's most innovative scientific organizations. Discover practical lessons on AI leadership, cybersecurity, open science, data governance, and how enterprise leaders can balance innovation with trust in the age of artificial intelligence.