Leading the Shift
Leading the Shift
Podcast Description
The AI platform shift brings immense opportunity, but the road to success isn’t always clear. On "Leading the Shift," a podcast from Microsoft Azure, we talk to people doing just that—leading the platform shift in organizations of all kinds to learn with them along the way. Guests share personal experiences and pragmatic advice for navigating first-of-their-kind challenges and delivering meaningful, trustworthy innovation to their teams, customers, and communities. Whether you’re a decision-maker, a developer, or just curious about this new era of cloud and tech, join us to hear how real people tackle real innovation, in real life.
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The podcast focuses on themes such as data strategy, AI innovation, and organizational transformation. Episodes include discussions about using AI for social impact, enhancing audience engagement in the music industry with AI, and optimizing proprietary data to improve business strategies. Specific focus areas include generative AI applications, data governance, and the importance of customer journey mapping.
Leading the Shift, a podcast from Microsoft Azure, features interviews with senior leaders and advisors at the forefront of the AI platform shift. Hear how they’re using data, generative AI, and cloud technologies to reshape the “art of the possible” and build the next generation of intelligent, trustworthy innovations. 2025 Webby Awards Honoree: Technology Podcasts. Thanks for listening to Season 1! Stay tuned for Season 2.
AI technologies are some of the most sophisticated and powerful we’ve seen in our lifetimes. With data at the center, this transformative shift brings both the potential to solve complex problems and new challenges around managing sensitive information. Join us for a deep dive into innovative strategies that will reshape how you think about data governance in the age of AI. Stefaan Verhulst, PhD, Co-Founder, Chief Research and Development Officer, and Director of Data Program at GovLab, shares his expertise around the intricacies of data governance and the evolution of data stewardship. Susan and Stefaan discuss the importance of data commons, the concept of social license, examine the opportunities and risks of synthetic data, and explore the fourth wave of open data, where generative AI democratizes access to data.
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Guest: Stefaan Verhulst, PhD | Co-Founder, Chief R&D Officer, Director of Data Program – GovLab
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Host: Susan Etlinger
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