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The Conversations with Leaders podcast, brought to you by AWS (Amazon Web Services), features peer-to-peer conversations between business executives on innovating for growth, building resiliency, and shaping the future of their organizations.
Learn more at AWS Executive Insights and follow us on LinkedIn. For video versions of these and other conversations, subscribe to our YouTube playlist.

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The Conversations with Leaders podcast, brought to you by AWS (Amazon Web Services), features peer-to-peer conversations between business executives on innovating for growth, building resiliency, and shaping the future of their organizations.
Learn more at AWS Executive Insights and follow us on LinkedIn. For video versions of these and other conversations, subscribe to our YouTube playlist.

    Using AI to Reduce Energy Consumption of the Planet's Building Portfolio

    Using AI to Reduce Energy Consumption of the Planet's Building Portfolio

    In today's episode, hear from Jean-Simon Venne, the CTO and co-founder of BrainBox AI, a company using artificial intelligence to optimize energy efficiency and reduce emissions in commercial buildings. Venne discusses how BrainBox AI's technology leverages AI and machine learning to autonomously manage building systems, leading to energy savings of up to 40% and significant emissions reductions across their portfolio of over 13,000 deployed buildings. Listeners will learn how implementing a virtual assistant powered by AI and natural language processing can help building managers and portfolio owners quickly identify issues, diagnose root causes, and implement solutions without extensive manual effort.




    Resources:

    Amazon Bedrock: https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/

    Amazon Q: https://aws.amazon.com/q/

    AWS Generative AI Innovation Center: https://aws.amazon.com/generative-ai/innovation-center/

    • 33 min
    Getting Buy-in From the Top: How the C-Suite Sets the Bar for Security Culture

    Getting Buy-in From the Top: How the C-Suite Sets the Bar for Security Culture

    Today we're talking about security culture with our guest, Sara Duffer, Director of AWS Security Assurance. Sara has an uncommonly deep understanding of how Amazon reinforces its culture of security thanks to her previous role serving as technical advisor to the Amazon CEO. Join Clarke Rodgers, Director of AWS Enterprise Strategy as he interviews Sara about the observations and wisdom she picked up while working alongside the CEO, including how the C-suite sets the bar for security culture.

    • 19 min
    Satellites, AI, and Sustainable City Planning

    Satellites, AI, and Sustainable City Planning

    In this episode, Clint Crosier, Director of the global space and aerospace business at AWS speaks with Gaetano Volpe, CEO of Latitudo 40, a company specializing in applying artificial intelligence to satellite imagery for climate change mitigation, urban planning, and helping goverments meet UN sustainable development goals. Volpe discusses how his company leverages space data, generative AI, and cloud technology to provide cities with valuable insights, simulations, and tools to achieve carbon neutrality and improve quality of life for citizens. The conversation highlights Latitudo 40's innovative approach to making complex satellite data and analysis accessible and actionable for urban planners, sustainability managers, and decision-makers.




    Resources: 

    AWS Accelerators: https://aws.amazon.com/startups/accelerators

    • 36 min
    Generative AI at AWS: Insights for Executives

    Generative AI at AWS: Insights for Executives

    In this special behind-the-scenes episode, join AWS VP of Technology Mai-Lan Tomsen Bukovec and Director of AI Product Marketing Susanne Seitinger as they dive deep into AWS’s history with AI/ML, inspiring customer use cases, answers to executive's frequently asked questions, and more information about what makes our generative AI stack enterprise-ready by design.




    Resources:

    Amazon Bedrock: https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/

    Amazon Q: https://aws.amazon.com/q/

    AWS Generative AI Innovation Center: https://aws.amazon.com/generative-ai/innovation-center/

    Unlocking the Value of Generative AI for Business Leaders: https://aws.amazon.com/executive-insights/generative-ai-ml/

    • 25 min
    Scaling Security Operations in the Age of AI

    Scaling Security Operations in the Age of AI

    Generative AI is introducing new benefits and risks across nearly every area of business — and security operations is no exception. In this interview with Tom Avant, Director of AWS Security Operations, we'll discuss how the introduction of generative AI to security operations may transform the way we manage risk, monitor access, and detect future threats. Take a listen as Clarke Rodgers, Director of AWS Enterprise Strategy, talks with Tom about the future of the SOC and how business leaders should be thinking about resilient operations in the age of AI.




    Resources:

    Amazon Bedrock: https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/

    AWS Generative AI Innovation Center: https://aws.amazon.com/generative-ai/innovation-center/

    • 23 min
    Data Sovereignty and Democratizing Access to Legal Advice

    Data Sovereignty and Democratizing Access to Legal Advice

    In this episode, Dirk Eisenberg, CTO of legal technology company STP.one, dives deep into how his company is using generative AI to democratize access to legal services without sacrificing the privacy of their customers or the sovereignty of their data. Learn about how transparency is key to building customer trust, how STP.one is innovating at speed in a highly regulated industry, and Dirk's tips for other companies evaluating potential cloud providers.

    • 26 min

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