The Paradox of Speed : Scaling Innovation Without Losing Control
The pressure to move fast has never been greater—leaders must accelerate digital transformation, deploy AI-driven efficiencies, and launch new business models faster than ever. But unchecked speed can create strategic drift, unmanaged risk, and operational chaos. How do leaders ensure velocity without recklessness, and what structures should be in place to prevent scale from turning into instability? Guest: Alejhandro Martinez Galindo, Chief Information Officer at Fortrea Guest Bio: Alejandro Martinez Galindo More on this Episode: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/the-paradox-of-speed-scaling-innovation-without-losing-control/ More on Leadership: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/leadership/ Visit CIO Talk Network Website: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/ Â
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The Paradox of Speed: Scaling Innovation Without Losing Control
The pressure to move fast has never been greater—leaders must accelerate digital transformation, deploy AI-driven efficiencies, and launch new business models faster than ever. But unchecked speed can create strategic drift, unmanaged risk, and operational chaos. How do leaders ensure velocity without recklessness, and what structures should be in place to prevent scale from turning into instability? Guest: Alejandro Martinez Galindo, Chief Information Officer at Fortea. More on Leadership: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/leadership/ Visit CIO Talk Network Website: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/
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The Metabolism of Knowledge in Agentic AI: Governing AI Before It Governs US
Enterprise AI is rapidly evolving from a decision-support tool to an autonomous decision-maker, fundamentally changing how businesses operate. Just as human metabolism regulates energy for sustainable growth, AI has its own metabolism of knowledge—continuously consuming, processing, and acting on data at unprecedented speed and scale. But without governance, this self-directed AI evolution can reinforce biases, create decision loops beyond human oversight, and introduce systemic risks—leading to operational inefficiencies, compliance failures, and reputational damage. How do enterprise leaders ensure AI remains explainable, aligned, and controllable—before it starts making critical business decisions on its own? Guest: Vince Kellen, Chief Information Officer, University of California, San Diego. Guest Bio: Vince Kellen Expert Insights and Contribution More on this Episode: The Metabolism of Knowledge in Agentic AI: Governing AI Before It Governs US More on Healthcare: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/extracting-value-from-genai/ Visit CIO Talk Network Website: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/
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Steps Boosting Business Agility
Business agility is about adapting services, people, processes and finances to the changes in business environment. But, in many cases, it is attempted in a fragmented and opportunistic way thus undermining its full potential. How can we define and adopt ONE approach to managing data, architecture, security, and customer community across the enterprise towards best outcome? Guest 1: John Lambeth, Chief Information Officer, PAE Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/john-lambethh/ More on this Episode: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/steps-to-boosting-business-agility/ Visit CIO Talk Network Website: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/ Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/subscribe/ Nominate Guests or Sponsor: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contact/
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Does Integration Equal Strength in Cybersecurity?
In an era where cybersecurity threats are becoming more sophisticated, the claim of integrated security solutions offering superior protection is under scrutiny. Tech Mahindra and Microsoft, as partners, assert that their strategy to unify critical security domains—data protection, threat management, identity management, and compliance—into a single operational framework significantly enhances security, operational efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. So, what proof do they offer to justify that their proposed integrated cybersecurity toolset wins over specialized, best-of-breed, standalone solutions? Do the potential benefits of consolidating cybersecurity platforms truly outweigh the associated inherent risks? Does this unified model deliver on its promises of improved enterprise agility and reduced complexity? Guest: Anand Dutta, SVP & Global Head - Cybersecurity Solutions & Alliances, Tech Mahindra Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/anand-dutta Guest: Nitin Sharma, Global Director, Partner Business Development, Microsoft Guest Bio: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contributor/nitin-sharma More on this Episode: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/integrated-cybersecurity-solutions/ More on Cybersecurity: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/topics/cybersecurity/ Visit CIO Talk Network Website: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/ Nominate Guests or Sponsor: https://www.ciotalknetwork.com/contact/
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