🎙 Episode 22 – Generative AI Adoption & Roadmaps: Insights from Cloud Nirvana ColumbusThis special episode of Silicon Heartland Sessions features the incredible speakers from the December 2024 Cloud Nirvana Columbus conference. These thought leaders are at the forefront of enterprise AI and came together to share how they’re adopting generative AI across industries—turning strategy into execution at scale.

You’ll hear insights from:✅ Murali Sundararajan, EVP/CIO, Victoria’s Secret✅ Swathi Jillella, Generative AI Technology Enablement Lead, Nationwide Insurance✅ Cam Avent, Senior Director of Analytics, Union Square Hospitality✅ Michael Chorey, Senior Product Manager of AI & Innovation, Wendy’sTogether, we explore real-world enterprise adoption of generative AI; from hyper-personalization and associate enablement to agent-driven automation, governance frameworks, and the evolving build vs. buy landscape!What You’ll Learn:💡 How hyper-personalization delivers value without compromising trust💡 Why AI agents are reshaping the customer experience in insurance, retail, and hospitality💡 Lessons from building “Fresh AI” in-house at Wendy’s💡 Nationwide’s approach to human-in-the-loop AI💡 The role of data quality, analytics storytelling, and governance in scaling AI💡 How to get started with AI - boldly, responsibly, and with measurable impact💡 Why rational innovation, collaboration, and curiosity are key to long-term successWhether you’re an enterprise leader, data scientist, or simply curious about what’s next in tech, this episode is filled with authentic insights, bold ideas, an`d practical lessons from those building the future of AI today.🎙️ A huge THANK YOU to our sponsors for making this episode possible!🙌 Rackspace Technology – We advise, design, build, and manage solutions across the multicloud, applications, data, and security.🙌 Varonis – A pioneer in data security and analytics, providing a platform to manage, analyze, and secure enterprise data against insider threats and cyberattacks.🙌 Trace3 – AI to help your business run, grow, and transform.🙌 Sigma Computing – Next-generation cloud analytics and business intelligence with a spreadsheet interface, enabling teams to analyze live data at scale.🎧 Tune in now to hear where enterprise AI is headed - from the leaders driving the movement.