Transformers Podcast
Transformers Podcast
Podcast Description
Information is everywhere. For businesses, information is everything. The roles of CIOs, CTOs and other transformative leaders have evolved to impact all areas of business, from employee experience and digital labor to product development and the customer experience. Hosted by Ann Funai, CIO and VP of Business Platforms Transformation at IBM, Transformers the podcast takes you behind the scenes and screens of these transformative leaders, exploring their real-world challenges, inspiring lessons, and best practices. From personal transformations to the transformative influences around them, Ann and her guests explore what it is to be transformers. Tune in every other Wednesday at 7am EST.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes of digital transformation, role evolution of CIOs and CTOs, and technology trends in business. Episodes discuss topics like the integration of AI in enterprises, open source software strategies, and the collaborative dynamics between CIOs and CTOs, with specific examples such as a CTO's wishlist for 2025 and resolutions for open source management in the new year.
Information is everywhere. For businesses, information is everything. The roles of CIOs, CTOs and other transformative leaders have evolved to impact all areas of business, from employee experience and digital labor to product development and the customer experience.
Hosted by Ann Funai, CIO and VP of Business Platforms Transformation at IBM, Transformers the podcast takes you behind the scenes and screens of these transformative leaders, exploring their real-world challenges, inspiring lessons, and best practices. From personal transformations to the transformative influences around them, Ann and her guests explore what it is to be transformers. Tune in every other Wednesday at 7am EST.
Ann Funai welcomes Miha Kralj, CTO of IBM Consulting’s Microsoft practice, to explore how AI is reshaping enterprise technology. From digital workers and agentic AI to shifting talent pipelines and evolving software roles, this episode dives into the future of work and the skills needed to thrive.
Miha shares insights from his experience at IBM, Microsoft, AWS and Accenture, highlighting how progressive companies are deploying AI agents to handle tasks like testing, documentation and code fixes—while traditional enterprises struggle to keep pace.
They also discuss the rise of low-code/no-code tools, the changing definition of software engineering, and the growing need for resilient systems and cross-functional talent. Whether you’re a business leader, technologist or strategist, this episode offers a candid look at what’s next in enterprise transformation.
00:00 – Meet Miha Kralj, CTO of the Microsoft practice for IBM Consulting
04:25 – Strategic and system integration partners
05:34 – “Faster”: The business f-word impacting every innovation, organization and skilled workforce baseline
11:40 – AI tools and adoption: Exploring start-up expectations and enterprise reluctance
13:39 – Transforming mindsets around system architecture resiliency
15:57 – Smarter business trends around AI
18:44 – Today’s critical skills in software engineering and product development
21:55 – IT academia, entry-level skills and the rise of the Universalist employee
30:55 – Over-hyped speed and over-estimated technologies
The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of IBM or any other organization or entity.
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