Shaping the Future of Healthcare with AI - with Lyndi Wu of NVIDIA and Will Guyman of Microsoft
Release Date: 06/12/2025
Why Human-Centered Service Still Matters in the Age of AI - Charles Pointer at Commerce Bank
The AI in Business Podcast
Today’s guest is Charles Pointer, Vice President of Bank Operations at Commerce Bank — a community bank with 160 years of history providing personalized financial solutions to individuals and businesses. Commerce Bank combines a people-first approach with a growing appetite for modernizing customer service through technology. With over 20 years of experience in commercial banking and customer operations, Charles joins Emerj Editorial Director Matthew DeMello on the show today to discuss how traditional banks are beginning their AI journey. He unpacks what early-stage AI adoption looks like...
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AI in Healthcare Devices and the Challenge of Data Privacy - with Dr. Ankur Sharma at Bayer
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Today’s guest is Dr. Ankur Sharma, Head of Medical Affairs for Medical Devices and Digital Radiology at Bayer. Dr. Sharma joins Emerj Editorial Director Matthew DeMello to explore the complex intersection of AI, medical devices, and data governance in healthcare. Dr. Sharma outlines the key challenges that healthcare institutions face in adopting AI tools, including data privacy, system interoperability, and regulatory uncertainty. He also clarifies the distinction between regulated predictive models and unregulated generative tools, as well as how each fits into current clinical workflows....
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Lessons from Walmart in Building AI at Scale - with David Glick of Walmart
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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...
info_outlineIn 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 documentation and agentic systems. Lyndi expands on the infrastructure demands of scaling these systems, highlighting NVIDIA’s full-stack ecosystem approach and the role of healthcare startups in fast-tracking AI deployment across hospitals and life sciences organizations. This episode is sponsored by Microsoft and NVIDIA. Learn how brands work with Emerj and other Emerj Media options at emerj.com/ad1. Want to share your AI adoption story with executive peers? Click emerj.com/expert2 for more information and to be a potential future guest on the ‘AI in Business’ podcast!