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Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)
by Metis Strategy · English
Twice-weekly conversations with top executives and thought leaders at the intersection of business, technology, and innovation. Each episode of Technovation explores the technology trends that are transforming business, and the leaders driving digital change inside their organizations. Produced by Metis Strategy and hosted by firm President Peter High, Technovation is the premier podcast for IT and technology professionals with the largest collection of interviews with elite CIOs, CTOs, and CDOs.
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Matt Ausman, CIO of Zebra Technologies, on AI Agents and the Future of IT
Matt Ausman, CIO of Zebra Technologies, discusses AI agents and IT’s future operating model: how to ensure teams build the right things, govern “digital workers,” and prepare for workforce shifts.
9 Nov 2026 · 29m · 11 chaptersSurfing Tsunami Waves: Aydin Senkut on Betting Before the Crowd
Aydin Senkut (Felicis) explains how to build a generational venture firm by betting early on “tsunami waves” of hyper-demand, staying unconventional, and earning founder trust through founder-first…
6 Nov 2026 · 44m · 17 chaptersNo Innovation Without a Market: Ahmad Bahai on TI’s R&D Model
How Texas Instruments turns long-horizon R&D into market-ready products, arguing “no innovation without a market,” and how TI’s analog/mixed-signal strengths enable AI power, timing, and edge…
5 Nov 2026 · 46m · 16 chaptersData from Thousands of Tests: How Simpson Strong-Tie Is Building an AI Moat
Simpson Strong-Tie’s AI strategy and “AI moat” for construction, built on modernization, governed data/AI, and embedding structural engineering know-how into customer software across the construction…
2 Nov 2026 · 31m · 11 chaptersNot Just More Pilots: Shweta Gummidipudi on Scaling AI at Twilio
Shweta Gummidipudi (Twilio CIO) explains how Twilio is scaling AI from pilots to enterprise use with “safe velocity” and responsibility.
29 Oct 2026 · 27m · 12 chaptersSunlife’s Laura Money on Designing AI Around People
Sun Life’s Laura Money discusses designing and governing AI “around people” to preserve client trust while modernizing technology, scaling responsible/agentic AI, and improving advisor/client…
26 Oct 2026 · 33m · 18 chaptersFix the Process Before the AI: Prakash Kota of UKG
UKG transformation for the AI era—fixing business processes before applying AI, integrating legacy systems after the Ultimate Kronos Group merger, modernizing the customer funnel, and shifting AI…
22 Oct 2026 · 36m · 16 chaptersAI Fluency Over AI Tools: Kristie Grinnell on Transforming TD SYNNEX
Kristie Grinnell (TD SYNNEX CIO) argues AI adoption is primarily change management and business redesign, not a mere technology rollout.
19 Oct 2026 · 34m · 10 chaptersNo Pilot Graveyards: How Novant Health’s CAIO Turns AI Into Patient Outcomes
Novant Health’s CAIO Vijay Sankararaman explains how AI is being deployed to improve patient experience, reduce clinician administrative burden, and drive operational excellence—while avoiding “pilot…
15 Oct 2026 · 33m · 18 chapters95% AI Adoption: How Zoetis Built a Model-Agnostic Platform That Stuck
Zoetis’ large-scale adoption of a model-agnostic generative AI platform (“Zen AI”), plus how AI is used in animal health R&D, diagnostics, customer experience, and agentic workflows—supported by a…
12 Oct 2026 · 32m · 17 chapters
Lior Susan on Why Now Is the Time to Build Industrial Giants
Why “now” is the right time to build U.S. industrial giants by transforming manufacturing and other physical industries with AI, robotics, and software; reshoring requires new supplier ecosystems;…
9 Oct 2026 · 27m · 18 chaptersHow Mastercard Stopped $13B in Fraud With Real-Time AI
How Mastercard’s MasterCard Services uses real-time AI, a modern data commercialization platform, and strict governance to prevent fraud (claimed $13B annually) and deliver decision intelligence and…
8 Oct 2026 · 28m · 11 chaptersFrom Demos to Deployments: How U.S. Bank Is Industrializing AI
U.S. Bank’s shift from AI demos to “industrialized” production AI—scaling use cases with governance, reusable platforms, and measurable business outcomes.
5 Oct 2026 · 43m · 16 chaptersFrom Patterns to Prompts: Pawan Verma on AI Across the Pharma Value Chain
Pawan Verma (Sancora) discusses how data and AI are being used across the pharmaceutical value chain—from clinical trials and drug discovery to distribution and patient access—while emphasizing…
1 Oct 2026 · 42m · 18 chaptersSecurity by Design: How Ally Financial’s CISO Builds Resiliency Into the Cloud
Ally Financial’s CISO Spencer Cremers explains “security by design” for an all-digital bank, including how cloud resiliency is templated, how cyber exercises drive lasting improvements, and how…
28 Sep 2026 · 33m · 17 chapters
Ross Fubini on Finding the Wave Behind Breakout Startups
How Ross Fubini (XYZ Venture Capital) finds breakout founders early, what “Palantir networks” taught him about talent ecosystems, why defense tech is rising, and how AI is changing venture work and…
25 Sep 2026 · 58m · 17 chaptersHow Nationwide CTO Michael Carrel Is Building an AI-Ready Workforce
Michael Carrel, Nationwide’s enterprise CTO, explains how Nationwide is moving from AI experimentation to enterprise scale while preserving human judgment, accountability, and customer-centered…
24 Sep 2026 · 44m · 21 chaptersHow Trane Technologies Uses AI to Make Buildings More Autonomous
Trane Technologies’ “three-pillar” AI strategy and how connected HVAC data is turned into autonomous energy optimization (“autopilot”) to cut energy use and emissions, while addressing responsible…
21 Sep 2026 · 31m · 13 chaptersGoodyear CIO Raman Mehta on Making Speed the Strategy for Enterprise AI
Goodyear’s CIO Raman Mehta explains how the company is moving from “AI curious” to “AI serious” by making speed a strategy for enterprise AI—through lighthouse projects, enterprise data architecture,…
17 Sep 2026 · 27m · 12 chaptersHow Bobcat CDO Roy Greco Is Building a Digital Foundation for AI and Growth
Bobcat’s digital transformation to build an AI-ready foundation for growth, including ERP/process harmonization, a data intelligence platform, and connected/telematics capabilities for dealers and…
14 Sep 2026 · 29m · 10 chapters
Shardul Shah of Index Ventures on Why the Founder Is the Investment Thesis
Shardul Shah (Index Ventures) explains how Index invests across stages and geographies, why founders—not market/TAM—drive category expansion, and how AI is reshaping enterprise software and…
11 Sep 2026 · 46m · 22 chaptersPG&E CIO Ajay Waghray on Building Trusted Data for Predictive AI
PG&E’s transformation from reactive operations to predictive, proactive wildfire and grid reliability using trusted data and governed AI.
10 Sep 2026 · 51m · 17 chaptersTines Co-Founder Thomas Kinsella on Governing the Rise of Wild Code
Tynes co-founder Thomas Kinsella explains how enterprises should govern “wild code” (untracked AI-built automations), and how to design intelligent workflows using deterministic automation, AI…
7 Sep 2026 · 43m · 19 chaptersMaximus CDIO Derrick Pledger on Putting Business Value Before AI
Derrick Pledger, CIO/CDIO at Maximus, discusses how to deploy AI in government by prioritizing business value and mission outcomes over shiny technology, with disciplined ROI gates, AI fluency…
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