This list celebrates changemakers creating meaningful impact through leadership, innovation, fresh perspectives, transformative mindsets, and lessons that resonate far beyond the workplace.
Navigating the Future of Data, AI, and Leadership | DisrupTV Ep. 194
In DisrupTV Episode 194, hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar engage in a compelling conversation with three distinguished thought leaders:
It was just before the dawn of the 21st century and I was a young, fresh-faced analyst covering technology services. My focus was on application implementation services, the denim-and-shovels analog in the ERP goldrush. It was a busy time. Companies were desperate to plow ahead with ERP projects, both because they wanted to be viewed as investment-worthy by stock markets and to avoid a nasty little problem called Y2K.
Excellence, Extreme Humanism & Building Future-Ready Tech | DisrupTV Ep. 193
In DisrupTV Episode 193, hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar welcome two transformative thinkers who challenge how we lead and build in the digital era:
Today could very well have started with an early morning crisis call that was dominated by the question, “HOW do we respond to THIS?” That call might have happened Friday afternoon…perhaps over the weekend. Some of you might be having this call right now.
K-12 Education Market Faces New Requirements
The latest CDC guidelines highlight the major challenges administrators and educators have for reopening schools. The general principle - the more interactions, the longer interactions, the higher the risk of #COVID-19 spread.
Data Value, Product Innovation & the IoT Frontier | DisrupTV Ep. 192
In DisrupTV Episode 192, hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar welcome three forward-thinking experts who unpack the ethics, innovation, and communications shaping enterprise transformation:
Innovating Through Crisis — Digital Resilience, Entrepreneurship & Customer Trust | DisrupTV Ep. 191
In this pivotal episode, R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar host three visionary leaders navigating the COVID crisis with bold leadership:
Contactless, Direct To Consumer, Buy Online Pickup Anywhere, Automation, and Subscription Ready Drive Post Pandemic Response
Matrix Commerce analyzes the disruptive pressures influencing the commerce paradigm. Commerce faces rapidly changing business models and new payment options that are often misunderstood and poorly integrated.
Driving Digital Innovation, CX Strategy & Analyst Insights | DisrupTV Ep. 190
In DisrupTV Episode 190, hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar welcome three leading voices in technology, customer experience, and enterprise analysis:
IBM had to cancel the physical Think 2020 conference and go to a digital format like many other conferences. As the first major vendor event going digital, IBM had to set a yardstick in terms of digital events – and did not disappoint. A special challenge was that Red Hat's Red Hat Summit conference just happening the week before and it stole a lot of the 'thunder' especially in regards of hybrid cloud announcements. Weekly event proximity does not well for a set of rich announcements.
Building Autonomous Innovation with Data, Human-Centered AI, and Visual Insight | DisrupTV Ep. 189
In DisrupTV Episode 189, hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar engage with three thought leaders redefining innovation in technology and storytelling:
Emotion AI, Culture-Driven Leadership, and Digital Trust | DisrupTV Ep. 188
Episode 188 of DisrupTV brought together three visionary leaders: Rana el Kaliouby (Deputy CEO at Smart Eye, author of Girl Decoded), Jason Korman (CEO at Gapingvoid Culture Design Group), and Dr. David Bray (Distinguished Fellow, Stimson Center & Atlantic Council).