Making Data Speak Sachin Tonk

Data is the new oil and we need to empower its usage without compromising data privacy for better decision making. The only way forward is synthetic data as it is a representation of the real data itself. It is critical to distinguish which environments will hold the production data and which will hold the synthetic data. In my view, synthetic data will be a game-changer as it will help the organizations to achieve operational efficiency, reduce data risk, and swift product rollouts which we call speed to market. So now we have better data for a better future. To discuss this and more, Sachin is joined by the cofounders of betterdata.ai. Kevin Yee and Uzair Javaida.

If you are listening to this, AI is a part of your everyday life. It has touched literally every industry and transformed our experience as users and consumers. It has the potential to transform much more but only if we let it. A lot of progress in AI is held back due to issues with adoption, which can arise due to a lack of trust. AI is expected to be even more deeply integrated into everything we do but it’s of utmost importance to understand what lies inside the black box or it will continue to overwhelm us, scare us and make us anxious.To discuss this and more, Sachin is joined by Gaurav Bubna, co-founder of NextBillion.ai, a geospatial data platform. Gaurav loves working on new initiatives and bringing them from idea to life and going from launch to scale. He has been involved in various initiatives all through his career across Morgan Stanley, Ola, and Grab.

Data is everywhere but what is stopping us from creating real-time and on demand insights. It is critical to seek new ways to obtain dynamic insights. To support rapid and accurate decision making for businesses, on demand analytics will be a gamechanger and a backbone to support key transformation. So the key question is - how to have Spotify of analytics to empower everyone, to generate their own insights with the latest frameworks and technology tools?To discuss this and more, Sachin is joined by the cofounders of decodem.ai, a robo-research firm that is building a platform for bite-size insights. Harsha Angeri and Nisha Dutt have built multiple products and start-ups and are now building a platform for on demand analytics.

Driving change and reinventing the business model by leveraging on data has become essential in this pandemic age. Change is never easy and it is always resisted. But the hard fact is that we cannot move forward without a change. It’s not the start-ups anymore, it’s COVID who is the real disrupter. COVID-19 has forced the organization to speed up the transformation, in order to remain in business. So it’s high time to accept, adapt, accelerate change or else die. The million-dollar question now - How do you leap into the future and make this change happen?To discuss this and more, Sachin is joined by his special guest Hal Bosher, Chairman of Wave Money and Advisor to the board at Yoma Bank. Hal is a leader in emerging markets with demonstrated experience as a founder, investor, CEO, and Board Member building large, progressive, businesses that make an impact. He has a track record in creating and implementing strategic business models that deliver long-term value in challenging business environments.

The current pace of data capturing has created a hidden challenge for organizations. Only 27% of data is used by the organizations, leaving 73% as unused and untapped data which is termed dark data. Did you know that today data centers are one of the key polluters and they are adding to global warming? There are a significant cost and effort which can be saved if we address this challenge before it goes out of control.To discuss this and more, I am joined by Dr. Prashanth Southekal who is an author, professor, and Founder, and Managing Principal at DBP-Institute, a Data Analytics Consulting and Education firm. He is an expert in transforming technology and data into a valuable, measurable, and monetizable asset for the organization. Prashanth brings to this episode his 20 years of Information Management experience from over 75 companies including SAP, Shell, Apple, P&G, SAS, and General Electric.

Every industry is going through disruption and the key challenge is to manage this quantum of disruption where creativity and thinking out of the box is critical. Who will play the pivotal role of a data scientist or data artist in these disruption times? Who will be able to translate and facilitate solutions for business users? How can we paint data pictures and connect data points by storytelling?
To discuss this and more, I am joined by Graham Brown, CEO and Founder of Pikkal & Co, a performance communications agency specializing in B2B podcasts and webinars. Graham is an AI graduate, host of over 750 podcast episodes, and believes in the power of storytelling for business communications.