Washington AI Network with Tammy Haddad

On this episode of the Washington AI Network Podcast, host Tammy Haddad interviews Meta’s new President and Vice Chair Dina Powell McCormick and CTO and Head of Reality Labs Andrew Bosworth in front of a live audience to discuss the company’s “people, not products” approach to AI. Powell McCormick and Bosworth tell Washington AI Network founder Tammy Haddad that AI's promise lies in human empowerment — from small business owners and veterans to a new generation of skilled trade workers.

On this episode of the Washington AI Network Podcast, host Tammy Haddad sits down with Arun Gupta, CEO of the NobleReach Foundation, to discuss his new book, The Mission Generation.
Gupta explains why traditional career paths are changing and why more people will move across multiple roles and sectors over the course of their working lives. He outlines an approach centered on purpose and flexibility, and discusses how those ideas connect to his work placing early-career technologists into government. The conversation also touches on NobleReach’s role as a founding partner of the federal government’s new U.S. Tech Force initiative.

On this episode of the Washington AI Network Podcast, host Tammy Haddad sits down with Sean Cairncross, White House National Cyber Director, and Sanjay Poonen, CEO and president of Cohesity, for a live conversation recorded at The House at 1229 in Washington, D.C.
They discuss President Trump’s new cyber strategy and cybercrime executive order, the growing role of the private sector in protecting critical infrastructure, and how AI is reshaping both cyber risk and cyber defense.

On this episode of the Washington AI Network Podcast, Glenn Fogel, CEO of Booking Holdings, discusses how AI is transforming travel — from personalized trip planning and customer service to payments, regulation, and global competition. BBC News Chief Anchor Sumi Somaskanda fills in for Tammy Haddad as host for a conversation about Booking Holdings’ vision for the “Connected Trip” and the future of AI-enabled travel.

On this episode of the Washington AI Network Podcast, host Tammy Haddad sits down with Blake Lawit, chief global affairs and legal officer at LinkedIn, for a data-driven look at how AI is reshaping the U.S. workforce.
Lawit discusses LinkedIn’s new report, “Skills and AI: The U.S. Workforce Imperative,” including why the U.S. ranks 24th globally in AI adoption, what LinkedIn’s data shows (and doesn’t show yet) about AI-driven job loss, and why the bigger story is rapid job transformation—skills required for roles shifting dramatically by 2030. He also explains LinkedIn’s push toward skills-first hiring, verified identity, and verified skills, and why creativity, judgment, and communication will matter even more as AI tools become mainstream.