Key Points:

• Hackathons drive real innovation by forcing quick collaboration and risk-taking
• “Fail fast, learn fast” mindsets are becoming vital in defense
• Outcomes go beyond prototypes—relationships and skills are the real win
• Overcoming old mindsets is key to adapting faster than adversaries
• Learn how anyone can get involved and build innovation muscle

Are you struggling to get your startup off the ground? This episode reveals how underdog founders can turn rejection, limited funding, and imposter syndrome into their best assets. Caroline Lakshmanan shares her raw journey building Cloud Closet, deals with tough feedback, and stays connected to real customers.

Key Points:

• Using scrappiness as a superpower
• Building powerful online/offline communities
• Why real user feedback is more valuable than investor hype
• Handling criticism and mental health as a founder
• Authentic growth over vanity metrics

Join Dr. Gareth Sessel and AJ Bubb for a compelling look at how artificial intelligence, digital biomarkers, and real-world patient data are changing the future of medicine. Discover how continuous monitoring, wearable data, and synthetic datasets are accelerating discoveries, breaking down healthcare silos, and making proactive, tailored care possible for everyone.

Key Topics:

• - What are digital biomarkers and why do they matter?- How AI is making precision medicine accessible and scalable

  - Privacy, data silos, and the power of federated learning in healthcare

  - The future of disease management—early detection, targeted treatment, and “aging well”

  
  

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Discover how AI and advanced technology are revolutionizing the way humans interact with machines in this fascinating discussion between AJ and Giuseppe Barbara Leonardo, PhD, Head of Data and AI at Tonal. From wearable tech to AI personal trainers, learn how emerging technologies are creating more intuitive, seamless, and powerful connections between humans and machines.

In this video, you'll learn how the evolution of human-machine interfaces is transforming industries, improving health outcomes, and creating new possibilities for seamless technology integration in our daily lives.

What you'll discover:

• - How AI is evolving from passive response systems to predictive, reactive, and proactive technologies

  - Cutting-edge wearable technologies that are revolutionizing human-machine interaction

  - The ethical considerations and guardrails needed for responsible AI development

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Explore the future of digital twins with Ed Martin, expert at Twin Site Consulting. Learn the essentials of digital twins vs digital threads, practical use cases in manufacturing, AI’s transformative role, and the rising importance of synthetic data. Get actionable advice for starting your own digital twin projects and how to balance technology with organizational readiness.

Key points:

• - Understanding digital twins as synchronized, abstracted, and synthesized digital replicas

• - How digital twins improve manufacturing quality, maintenance, and operational efficiency

• - AI as augmented intelligence: enhancing pattern detection and predictive analysis

• - Synthetic data generation: enabling development while addressing privacy and data gaps

• - Importance of security, bias management, and starting small in digital twin adoption

  
  

• This episode is a must-listen for engineers, product managers, and digital transformation leaders seeking to unlock real-world value with digital twin technology.

Enterprise AI adoption is more than just deploying new tools — it’s a business transformation challenge. In this episode, AJ Bubb sits down with Jeff Sawyer, Managing Director of Digital and AI Transformation at BCG, to explore what it really takes to scale AI successfully across a large organization.

From practical frameworks like the 10-20-70 rule to building a learning culture that can adapt to AI-driven change, this conversation uncovers the hidden work behind the headlines. If your enterprise is struggling to get beyond proofs of concept, this episode is a must-listen.

In this episode:

• The 3 maturity phases of AI adoption in enterprise

• Why many leaders over-focus on the tech, not the people

• Efficiency vs. growth use cases — and how to balance them

• What makes change management 70% of the work

• Developing talent and data capabilities to scale AI

You’ll learn:

• How to build an effective AI adoption strategy beyond “shiny object” thinking

• Why experimentation and upskilling matter more than ever

• What separates fast-movers from laggards in the AI economy

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Why does your team resist change? How can leaders break down barriers to transformation? Join Randa Mazzawi, business transformation expert, as she shares insights on overcoming resistance, building company culture, and driving effective change.

Key points covered:

• How onboarding often creates silos that impede collaboration
• The broad spectrum of changes organizations face—from small fixes to major restructuring
• The crucial role of culture in either supporting or resisting change
• Why leadership buy-in and communication are essential for lasting transformation
• Tips for employees to gain bottom-up influence and become change champions

Learn practical leadership moves to create clarity, communicate honestly, and implement change in manageable steps. Whether you’re a leader or team member, find out how to foster engagement and move your company forward.

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Starting a business? Discover how AI can be your guide through the maze of legal, financial, and operational decisions. In this episode, Evin Wick (tax lawyer, FinTech builder) and AJ Bubb break down the biggest challenges facing new founders—and how AI is changing the game.

In this episode:

• - Why most founders get stuck on compliance—and how to move forward

• - The three “gaps” every entrepreneur faces (and how AI bridges them)

• - When to trust AI, when to bring in an expert, and when to blend both

• - Practical tools to set up your business stack (banking, accounting, compliance)

• - Real stories of costly mistakes and how to avoid them

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• ➡️Open a separate business bank account immediately➡️Use AI to clarify what you don’t know and ask better questions➡️Don’t waste money on unnecessary compliance or trademarks➡️AI can accelerate your learning, but always verify with experts➡️The future of business is smarter, not just faster—AI is your new front door

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