This episode of the Digital Pioneers Dialogue features the CEO of Tres60 Americas, Carlos Larrain. Today's podcast focused on Carlos' background as a digital pioneer, the story behind how he created the Tres60 group, novel and exciting AI use cases, the Chilean AI Innovation Scene, and how the company is leading the way. 

About Tres60:
We are an organization that provides services and products in the areas of industrial communications, automation and operational technologies, with more than 28 years of experience. We were born serving the mining industry and have expanded to all private and public sectors that address complex digital challenges.

We define ourselves as technological integrators, focused on developing solutions aligned with our clients' digital strategy, which allow us to reduce operational costs, improve productivity, efficiency and the capabilities of their teams.

Our strengths are agile and flexible responses to customer needs, with high quality standards, rigorous work methods, a strong commitment to the safety of our employees and the preservation of the environment.

On today’s episode of the Digital Pioneers Dialogue, Joe Kaplan, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer of NEST Global Solutions joins the show. We explored Joe's background as a digital pioneer,  spoke about how AI is helping evolve marketing and sales, explored practical marketing advice for AI engineering teams who are trying to breakdown technicalities into explainable customer jargon, and recommendations to youth digital entrepreneurs.

Biography:

Joe is currently the Chief Sales & Marketing Officer for NEST Global Solutions, a next-generation document digitization and workflow automation company. He has been the COO of a professional video & film production company, as well as a key advisor for a voice-activated advanced medical alert system. 

Formerly a Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Accreditrust Technologies, a digital credential processing startup, Joe created go-to-market strategies for several industry segments. Prior to that, he was the Vice President of the Market Development Organization and a key member of the Operating Committee of Post Foods, a billion-dollar consumer packaged goods company. He was also the former Chief Marketing Officer of CIT Group, a major financial services company.

Joe has consulted for many large organizations in the CPG, Pharmaceutical, Financial Services, Technology and Entertainment industries, as well as start-up businesses in several industries and at various stages of development. He is extremely well-connected to many key executives across multiple industries.

Joe was the Co-Founder & CEO of eGolfScore, a real-time mobile golf technology company that developed one of the first apps on a mobile device. As a Product Manager at Western Union, Joe created a successful marketing and promotional campaign with Hoop Dreams, #1 documentary film. 

On today’s episode of the Digital Pioneers Dialogue,  Inna Kuznetsova, CEO of 1010data joins the show. We deep dived into everything from data-driven insights on changes in consumer  behavior in retail since the onset of the pandemic, how these changes have impacted the digitization of retail and CPGs,  how AI will transform these industries, and a peak at Gen Z's influence in sustainable retail.

Biography:

Inna Kuznetsova is the CEO of 1010data, the leading provider of cross-enterprise data analytics tools. 1010data empowers customers to adjust their businesses to market evolutionary events and make better decisions through activating data. It provides a data-harmonization and a granular time-series data analytics platform for large amounts of data. It enables fast implementation of retail analytics and data sharing between a retailer and CPG supplier community, as well as alternative data solutions for Retail, CPG and Financial industry. 1010data is considered the partner of choice by Dollar General, Sam’s Club, Family Dollar, Procter & Gamble, Bank of America and JP Morgan and other top retail, CPG and financial companies. Implementing a robust data analytics platform with predictive signals is the first step the enterprises take on their journey to become AI-enabled businesses.

On today’s episode of the Digital Pioneers Dialogue,​ ​President & CEO of the US Council on Competitiveness Deborah Wince-Smith joins us, and tells us about her work at the Council, the future of US digitalization and AI impact, challenges we face in these domains, and competitiveness trends.

Biography:

The Honorable Deborah L. Wince-Smith is the President & CEO of the Council on Competitiveness, a non-partisan leadership coalition of CEO’s, University Presidents, Labor Union Leaders, and National Laboratory Directors, all committed to developing policy solutions and national initiatives to drive future productivity growth, prosperity for all Americans, and the global success of American business. She has more than 20 years of experience as a senior U.S. government official, as the first Senate-confirmed Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy in the U.S. Department of Commerce in the Administration of President George H.W. Bush, and as the Assistant Director for International Affairs in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Reagan Administration. She served as a Senate confirmed member of the Oversight Board of the Internal Revenue Service in the Administrations of President George W. Bush and President Barack H.  Obama.

On Today's Dialogue, we are joined by the J. Morton Davis, Owner and Chairman of D.H. Blair Investment Banking Corporation, New York, and a true legend of the investment banking world! This episode covers a vast expanse of territory from Gen Z to Morton's personal story and upbringing, the future of digital and AI and actionable insights, and everything investment banking. We dive deep into social impact investing and its implications for our future digital economy, gain a perspective on our greatest challenges in this hyperconnected reality, and explore Morton's recommendations on how we can succeed in the new digital horizon.

On today’s dialogue, we are thrilled to have our latest digital pioneer, Toby Redshaw, global thought leader and SVP Innovation and 5G at Verizon, where he is focused on Building the Future, 5G inside and the 4th Industrial Revolution.

The recent and rapid global shift towards digital transformation has placed our global remote connectivity at an all time high, with technologies as 5G and AI revolutionizing our daily pace of things. Who better to speak to these innovations than our very digital pioneer today, Toby Redshaw: one of the top, leading minds in the realm of cutting edge technologies and the impact of these innovations on society, enterprises, governments and the world at large. Learn all about next-gen innovation, Industry 4.0, cyber resilience, the disruptive power of 5G, and more in today's dialogue.

Biography:
Toby Redshaw is responsible for Verizon’s Enterprise Innovation and 5G Solutions area. He previously ran 5G Ecosystems, Innovation and Product Development, the AR/VR and Location Services/Geo Intelligence Business.

Prior to joining Verizon, Toby was most recently CEO of Kevington Advisors, a leading-edge consultancy offering services in enterprise technology strategy and transformation, coaching start-ups and various government/military engagements.

Toby previously held Global CIO positions at American Express and Aviva PLC, HQ in London. His responsibilities also included Risk, NPI, eCommerce.

He had simultaneous product, marketing, strategy, venture, diversity and technology responsibilities during the six years prior at Motorola, while also working as Executive Chairman of a start-up portfolio company.

Toby also helped found and run a global start-up based, the first cloud-based solution platform and next gen supply chain for hospitality out of Silicon Valley, China, London and Ohio.

He started his career as one of the first employees on the international side of FedEx, where he had a 17 year career in business and IT based in Asia, Latin America and US.

Among his recognitions, Toby was named to Top CTO 25 – Most Influential IT leaders by InfoWorld and Top 50 Global CIOs by InformationWeek.

Toby is the founding chairman (emeritus) of the Kellogg Innovation Network (originally at Kellogg Graduate School of Business, now TWIN Global). He co-chairs the working group on scale disruptive technologies at the Council on Competitiveness, sits on the DELL IT Advisory Board and the advisory board of the Lake Nona Impact Forum. He was born and raised in Mexico City and is proud to have become a U.S. citizen in 2014.

On today’s Dialogue, we are joined by Hussein Mehanna, Head of AI at Cruise, a self-driving car company headquartered in San Francisco, California. Hussein, thank you so much for joining us on the podcast today!

According to market data forecast, the Self-Driving Cars Market size was estimated at $56.21 Billion in 2020 and is expected to expand at a CAGR of 36.47% to $220.44 Billion by 2025. The concept of autonomous vehicles is one that has been around for years; however, the recent acceleration of digital and AI applications has fast tracked this movement. And what better guest to speak on the latest developments in this industry than our very digital pioneer today, who represents Cruise––the only autonomous vehicle company with the ability to produce fully integrated self-driving vehicles at global manufacturing scale.

On Today’s episode, we are joined by Vijay Kasarabada, Managing director and global head of technology at Lazard Asset Management. In today’s economic whirlwind promulgated by a new COVID era, nothing could be a more relevant subject than digital disruption of industries––specifically in finance and asset management.