Cloud Realities

Fashion is an industry where customer experience is critical, it has to represent your brand values very accurately. Additionally, the experience is becoming more and more complex as it needs to deliver "phygital" high quality and consistent omni-channel experiences.

Dave, Sjoukje & Rob talk to Manyana Schmitz, Director Digital Optimization and Transformation at PVH, a fashion company in Europe that owns Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein, about the changing nature of customer expectations, the impact the pandemic had on buying habits, what the digital response to under pinning a fast moving and complex B2C experience and Manyana shares some personal reflections on her leadership journey.

TLDR:
00:55 Intros
02:02 Cloud conversation with Manyana Schmitz
32:16 The Top Five Retail Technology Trends In 2023
40:49 Annual reunion with friends!

Guest
Manyana Schmitz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manyanaschmitz/

Hosts

Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/

Sjoukje Zaal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjoukjezaal/

Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/

Production
Marcel Van Der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-van-der-burg-99a655/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/

Sound
Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/

Much like any new technology release, AI is currently going through its hype-cycle, meaning, that for all of the noise and conversation happening, there is currently a lot of experimentation, rather than Enterprise scale implementation.

Dave, Sjoukje & Rob talk to Christopher Wells, VP R&D, Indico Data and host of the Unstructured Unlocked podcast, about where we are on the AI hype-cycle, what the world could look like on the other side of wide scale implementation and what form(s) Enterprise scale implementation of AI may take. We also talk about the hardest and the least talked about aspect of successful and safe use of AI: preparing and managing the data infrastructure.

TLDR:
00:55 Intros
02:02 Cloud conversation with Christopher Wells
32:16 The AI Data Lifecycle
40:49 Playing keyboards in a Gospel band!

Guest
Christopher Wells: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-wells-49511950/

Hosts

Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/

Sjoukje Zaal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjoukjezaal/

Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/

Production
Marcel Van Der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-van-der-burg-99a655/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/

Sound
Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/

Alongside the huge potential advantages AI will bring, there are implications to its usage that we need to take seriously, right from the outset. Security and privacy are critical, not only to ensure the safe use of AI in coming years, both in society and commercially, but also how do we prevent AI from being abused or creating new Cyber attack surfaces?

Dave, Sjoukje & Rob talk to Bill Reid, Security Advisor, Office of the CISO, Google about how you protect against AI Cyber threat, whether old techniques can be used, what the considerations for the training data set are, how AI further complexes the software supply chain and the right types of AI governance.

TLDR:
00:59 Intros
02:09 Cloud conversation with Bill Reid
24:08 Types of GenAI and some case studies
31:23 Using AI to make security leaders lives easier!

Guest
Bill Reid: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-reid-46208a1/

Hosts

Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/

Sjouke Zaal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjoukjezaal/

Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/

Production
Marcel Van Der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-van-der-burg-99a655/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/

Sound
Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/

Quantum is coming. Over the next 10 years Quantum computers will become more stable, powerful and mainstream, with a different approach to processing, they unlock the potential to solve some of the worlds biggest problems.

Dave, Sjoukje & Rob talk to Alexander Del Toro Barba, Quantum & AI Practice Lead, and Catherine Vollgraff Heidweiller, Quantum AI Product Manager, about what makes Quantum so different from Classical computing, the challenges in developing stable and scaled Quantum computers, what will be the first industries to benefit and how will Quantum potential interact with the rise of AI over a similar period?!

TLDR:
01:02 Intros
01:54 Cloud conversation with Alexander & Catherine
26:52 What does commercial Quantum actually mean?
30:20 The next major hardware milestone & summer is coming!

Guest
Alexander Del Toro Bara: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deltorobarba/
Catherine Vollgraff Heidweiller: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cmv-vollgraffheidweiller/

Hosts

Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/

Sjouke Zaal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjoukjezaal/

Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/

Production
Marcel Van Der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-van-der-burg-99a655/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/

Sound
Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/

In today's rapidly evolving tech landscape, understanding your organisations legal position on AI is critical. As it continues to advance, so do the complexities around data protection, intellectual property, and ethical use and regulation is struggling to keep up.
This week, Dave, Esmee and Rob talk to Jagvinder Singh Kang, Partner at International & UK Head of IT Law at Mills& Reeve about how businesses and individuals are navigating leveraging AI’s potential while staying within legal and ethical boundaries, including the current state of GenAI regulation, the relevance of the EU AI Act and the evolving legal landscape.
TLDR
02:25 Should we just give up and embrace the algorithm?
07:43 Cloud conversation with Jagvinder
41:03 The overwhelming pace of technological change for elders
48:17 Great movies and preparing for a major GenAI event!
Guest
Jagvinder Singh Kang: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagvindersinghkang/
Hosts
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Esmee van de Giessen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esmeevandegiessen/
Rob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/

Production
Marcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-vd-burg/
Dave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/
Sound
Ben Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/
Louis Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/

'Cloud Realities' is an original podcast from Capgemini