Entrepreneurs, Leverage Your Ecosystem! - with Paul Silva of Valley Venture Mentors
Release Date: 12/22/2013
Lessons from Walmart in Building AI at Scale - with David Glick of Walmart
The AI in Business Podcast
Today’s guest is David Glick, Senior Vice President of Enterprise Business Services at Walmart. Walmart is one of the world’s largest retailers, serving millions of customers through thousands of physical stores and online platforms. David joins Emerj Editorial Director Matthew DeMello to share practical lessons from Walmart’s experience building AI at scale. He dives into how Walmart uses small, focused AI “nano agents” to solve specific business problems quickly and effectively and how a “super agile” development process accelerates collaboration between engineers and domain...
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Building AI Systems That Think Like Scientists in Life Sciences - Annabel Romero of Deloitte
The AI in Business Podcast
Today’s guest is Annabel Romero, Specialist Leader focusing on AI for Drug Discovery at Deloitte and a structural biologist by training. Deloitte is a global consulting firm known for its work in digital transformation, data strategy, and AI adoption across regulated industries. Annabel joins Emerj Editorial Director Matthew DeMello to explore how AI systems are being designed to think more like scientists—particularly in protein modeling and life sciences research. She shares how tools like AlphaFold and large language models are accelerating drug targeting, predicting allergen...
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Challenges Slowing AI Adoption in Life Sciences Manufacturing - with Yunke Xiang of Sanofi
The AI in Business Podcast
Today’s guest is Yunke Xiang, Global Head of Data Science for Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Quality at Sanofi. Yunke joins Emerj Editorial Director Matthew DeMello to discuss the challenges that slow AI adoption in life sciences manufacturing, highlighting how fragmented data systems and legacy infrastructure create hurdles for AI initiatives. In this episode, Yunke explains how years of acquisitions and siloed data have made building a cohesive data foundation difficult, impacting AI’s potential in manufacturing and supply chain optimization. Yunke shares Sanofi’s approach to...
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What Smart Manufacturing Leaders Consider Before Adopting AI - with Tim Burge of Aquant
The AI in Business Podcast
Today’s guest is Tim Burge, Director at Aquant. Aquant is an AI platform built for service teams that maintain and repair complex equipment. It gives clear, accurate answers to service questions — from basic fixes to deep diagnostics — so field techs, call centers, managers, and customers can get to solutions faster. Used by top manufacturers like Siemens and Hologic, Aquant helps reduce downtime, lower service costs, and boost customer satisfaction. Tim joins Emerj Editorial Director Matthew DeMello for today’s conversation to discuss how manufacturing leaders are reevaluating their...
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Shaping the Future of Healthcare with AI - with Lyndi Wu of NVIDIA and Will Guyman of Microsoft
The AI in Business Podcast
In this episode of the ‘AI in Business’ podcast, Principal Group Product Manager Will Guyman of Microsoft and Senior Director Lyndi Wu of NVIDIA explore how healthcare providers are deploying AI at scale to drive clinical and operational transformation. With host Matthew DeMello, they discuss the combined power of NVIDIA’s GPU acceleration and Microsoft’s Azure cloud to enable seamless AI integration—from the exam room to the data center. Will explains how AI is alleviating administrative burdens, improving imaging diagnostics, and reshaping physician workflows through ambient...
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The AI Minded Path to Scalable and Responsible Innovation Across the Enterprise - with James Raybould of Turing Intelligence
The AI in Business Podcast
Enterprise leaders are no longer asking if they should adopt AI — the question is how to do it effectively. In this episode, Emerj Editorial Director Matthew DeMello speaks with James Raybould, SVP and GM of Turing Intelligence at Turing, about what distinguishes successful enterprise AI deployments from stalled pilots. Turing is one of the world’s fastest-growing Artificial Intelligence companies, working with the world’s leading AI labs to advance frontier model capabilities and leveraging that work to build real-world AI systems that help businesses solve their toughest problems...
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Driving AI in Fraud and AML Compliance for Financial Services - with Nick Lewis of Standard Chartered Bank
The AI in Business Podcast
In this second of a two-part series, Nick Lewis, Managing Director for the High Risk Client Unit at Standard Chartered Bank, returns to the AI in Business podcast to unpack the ongoing transformation of anti-financial crime efforts in an increasingly digitized world. In this episode, Nick and Emerj Editorial Director Matthew DeMello examine the persistent tension between rule-based alert systems and the nuanced, judgment-driven work of human investigators in financial crime prevention. Nick highlights how current AML workflows still rely heavily on deterministic systems that struggle to...
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Evolving Expectations in Fraud and Risk Response from Dispute to Detection - with Naveen Kumar of Walmart
The AI in Business Podcast
Fraud in retail is evolving fast — from return scams to first-party misuse that blurs the line between customer error and criminal intent. In this episode of the ‘AI in Business’ podcast, Naveen Kumar, Director of Financial Crimes at Walmart and former PwC fraud specialist, joins Emerj Editorial Director Matthew DeMello to discuss how AI, automation, and policy analytics are reshaping fraud detection strategies in retail and beyond. Naveen outlines the expanding threat surface across digital touchpoints and the rise of personalized, context-aware fraud. He shares how Walmart’s...
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Building Better PCB Layouts with AI Driven Optimization - with Alain-Sam Cohen of InstaDeep
The AI in Business Podcast
Today’s guest is Alain-Sam Cohen, Head of Product at InstaDeep—an AI firm using reinforcement learning and other advanced techniques to solve complex design and optimization problems across industries. It may not make headlines like generative AI, but for manufacturers and engineers, PCB design remains one of the most time-intensive steps in building physical systems. From strict physical constraints to millions of potential component arrangements, even expert teams face persistent bottlenecks. Alain-Sam breaks down how InstaDeep’s AI-driven approach is changing that reality—using...
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Leveraging Data to Scale Drug Development Globally - with Damion Nero of Takeda
The AI in Business Podcast
Today’s guest is Damion Nero, Head of Data Science at Takeda Pharmaceuticals. With over 15 years of experience applying AI, machine learning, and real-world data to drug development and precision medicine, Damion joins Emerj Managing Editor Matthew DeMello to explore the evolving role of AI in drug development and supply chain management. He breaks down how AI is currently streamlining administrative and regulatory tasks, improving efficiency across clinical trials, and saving valuable time for healthcare professionals. Damion also discusses why broader, transformative supply chain...
info_outlinePaul Silva started as an entrepreneur with a crazy idea: "What if we could create video games for blind people?" As you can imagine, getting the attention of investors wasn't easy, but despite a limited market and an admittedly off-the-wall concept, Paul made it work, and swiftly got involved in the limited (but earnest) startup scene of Western Massachusetts. He now runs a maker space (ClickSpace), manages a mentorship group for new startups and startup investors (Valley Venture Mentors), and continues to keep the plates spinning to get all aspects of his area's startup ecosystem flourishing.
In this interview, Paul shares some insights on what startup founders and startup teams can do to get access to capitol and expertise within their ecosystem, as well as the lesser-known ways of tapping into the expertise already around them.
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