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CDO Magazine Podcast Series
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The CDO Magazine Podcast Series is a one-of-a-kind series of data-world debates conducted by and for CDOs. The podcast series covers a wide range of topics, including machine learning, artificial intelligence, data technology, the Internet of Things, and robotics. Podcasts range from mini episodes covering high-level themes to longer, in-depth interviews with practicing data professionals and leaders. No matter where you are in your data science career, staying up to date on the latest in data and how it is gaining significant attention is always a good idea. To remain up to date, subscribe to the CDO Magazine Podcast Series.
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AI Agents Join the Workforce: Muralidhar Vemulapalli on Why They Need Accountability
4d ago00:12:59Tap to summarizeIn the final episode of this three-part series, Muralidhar Vemulapalli, Chief Enterprise Architect and Acting Chief Technology Officer at Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield, tells Chris Gengo, Chief Innovation Officer at HiLabs, why AI approving eighty percent of prior authorization requests does not mean reviewers can step back. Vemulapalli lays out the decision-centric architecture, funding discipline, and governance principles health plans need to move AI from pilot to production. The conversation closes with a forecast on which health plans will still be processing claims by the next decade and which will be preventing the risks behind them.
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Why Better Data Beats Bigger AI Models: Enterprise AI Executive Rohit Chauhan
6d ago00:12:26Tap to summarizeRohit Chauhan, former Executive Vice President of Artificial Intelligence & Fraud Solutions at Mastercard, tells Robert Lutton, Vice President of Sandhill Consultants, why a more powerful AI model will not fix fraud detection on its own. Chauhan argues that trust in AI comes from the data architecture underneath it, not from the model's output, and explains how connected context can flip a flagged transaction into a normal one.
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AI Governance Makes Innovation Scalable in Trust: Insights from Muralidhar Vemulapalli
2w ago00:11:47Tap to summarizeIn this CDO Magazine interview, Muralidhar Vemulapalli, Chief Enterprise Architect and Acting Chief Technology Officer at Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield, tells Chris Gengo, Chief Innovation Officer at HiLabs, why ungoverned AI cannot be deployed at enterprise scale. Vemulapalli lays out the governance model, from AI inventory to human-in-the-loop review, that turns fast models into trustworthy infrastructure. The conversation also covers why provider data is becoming a competitive differentiator instead of a compliance checkbox.
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No Use Case, No Value: Mindfuel CEO Nadiem von Heydebrand on Proving AI ROI
2w ago00:11:35Tap to summarizeEnterprise leaders frequently fail to justify data investments because they report on technical outputs rather than commercial outcomes. In this video, Mindfuel CEO Nadiem von Heydebrand joins CDO Magazine Editorial Board Member Justin Heller to solve this operating model problem. The discussion provides a clear framework for tracking AI value to prove true return on investment to the board.
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Fraud Detection Now Depends on Connected Data Architecture: Former Mastercard AI & Fraud Solutions EVP
2w ago00:11:35Tap to summarizeBanks continue investing in more sophisticated fraud models, yet many still struggle to keep pace with increasingly connected fraud schemes. In Part 1 of this three-part interview series, Rohit Chauhan, former Executive Vice President of Artificial Intelligence & Fraud Solutions at Mastercard, explains to Robert Lutton, Vice President of Sandhill Consultants, why connected data architecture has become the foundation for trusted Enterprise AI and modern fraud detection.
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AI Readiness Starts With Decision Infrastructure: Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield's Murali Vemulapalli
3w ago00:17:11Tap to summarizeMuralidhar Vemulapalli, Chief Enterprise Architect and Acting Chief Technology Officer at Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield, tells Chris Gengo, Chief Innovation Officer at HiLabs, why most health plans generate insight but never turn it into an operational decision. Vemulapalli argues that AI governance and a unified data fabric matter less than the decision infrastructure and shared accountability that actually move outcomes. This is part one of a three-part CDO Magazine conversation on enterprise AI strategy in healthcare.
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Who Owns AI Context in the Enterprise? Carrier Global's Arun Nandi Weighs In
3w ago00:15:42Tap to summarizeIn the final episode of this three-part series, Carrier Global Chief Data Officer Arun Nandi joins Flexor Co-Founder and CEO Or Zabludowski to explain how centralized AI governance and decentralized context ownership can work together inside a large enterprise. Nandi also unpacks why large language models have commoditized domain knowledge once locked inside departing employees and legacy vendors, and why senior executives are increasingly building their own AI prototypes instead of waiting on IT teams.
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AI for AI's Sake: Mindfuel CEO Nadiem von Heydebrand on Filtering Real Use Cases from the Noise
4w ago00:09:20Tap to summarizeMany AI initiatives deliver outputs, yet struggle to generate sustained business value. In this conversation, Nadiem von Heydebrand explains why organizations must shift from project-based thinking to product-based execution and why identifying the right use cases remains one of the biggest challenges in enterprise AI.Nadiem von Heydebrand, CEO & Co-Founder of Mindfuel, joins Justin Heller, Editorial Board Member at CDO Magazine, to discuss continuous ROI, demand management, and the operational discipline required to prioritize high-value AI opportunities.
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The Cost of Rigid Ecosystems: Carrier Global Arun Nandi on Avoiding Long-Term AI Technical Debt
Jul 1500:12:27Tap to summarizeAs enterprises race to deploy AI, many risk creating technical debt that will be difficult to unwind in the future. Arun Nandi, CDO at Carrier Global, explains why open standards, architectural flexibility, and trusted data products are becoming essential for sustainable AI adoption. Nandi joins Or Zabludowski, Co-founder and CEO of Flexor, to discuss governance, enterprise architecture, and emerging talent models shaping the next generation of AI organizations.
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From Insights to Action: Ashutosh Katiyar on Scaling Next Best Action in Pharma
Jul 1400:16:42Tap to summarizeScaling Next Best Action platforms across diverse therapeutic areas requires solving the critical challenge of field-level user adoption. In this interview, Commercial Strategy, Insights & Analytics Executive Ashutosh Katiyar and Subrata Chatterjee, Global Growth Partner for Life Sciences at Tiger Analytics, reveal how explainable AI drives enterprise trust. Discover how embedding invisible analytics directly into existing commercial workflows eliminates operational friction and accelerates decision-making velocity.
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