R2R Videos
2020
Featured Sessions
Digital Transformation 2020: Accelerating Through the Turn
Since we launched the Center in 2012, we’ve tried to understand digital transformation, the business reinvention that is unleashed by the move to the digital world. This year, the global coronavirus pandemic has accelerated digital transformation.
Le Tote: When Software is Your Key Asset - featuring Rakesh Tondon, CEO & Co-Founder
Le Tote, a 7-year-old startup clothing rental company for professional women bought venerable retailer Lord & Taylor in November 2019. Then came the pandemic. By March 2020, the rug was pulled out from under Le Tote and both companies filed Chapter 11. Hear CEO Rakesh Tondon describe how the software Le Tote built, once crucial to the success of the company, remained its most valuable asset.
What Tech-Savvy Boards are Talking About Now - featuring Melissa Lora and Diana McKenzie
Pandemic safety concerns, remote workforce, accelerating digital transformation, sustaining culture, and supporting innovation are now prominent issues on the board agenda. In a conversation with Martin Giles, CDT Senior Industry Fellow, two tech-savvy board directors, Diana McKenzie of MetLife and Change Healthcare and Melissa Lora of Conagra Brands, KB Home and MGIC Investment, discuss how their boards are addressing these issues.
How COVID-19 is Transforming Drug Development - featuring Greg Plante and Ben Taylor
IQVIA is the largest contract research organization in the world running hundreds of clinical trials for large pharmaceutical companies. When the pandemic hit, IQVIA was able to quickly apply its digital solution to maintain business continuity, initially focusing on monitoring of patients unable to get to trial sites due to lockdowns. IQVIA has also been working with LedgerDomain, a blockchain-based Communal Trust Platform, to ensure the provenance of vaccines. In a conversation with Vijay Gurbaxani, Greg Plante, Principal, R&D Advisory and Digital Transformation, and Ben Taylor, CEO of LedgerDomain, discuss the transformation of clinical trials.
T-Mobile: When Connectivity is Essential - featuring Cody Sanford, EVP & CIO
T-Mobile had just merged with Sprint when the pandemic hit and online connectivity became more important than ever. In a conversation with Martin Giles, CDT Senior Industry Fellow, Cody Sanford, EVP and CIO, shares how they are managing through the challenges of business volatility, customer connectivity, and the changes in consumer behavior that will persist beyond the end of the pandemic.
The United Difference: Rethinking Travel
Hit with an unprecedented decline in demand, United is going to where the customers are. Coming up with new app offerings, pricing, and flexible tickets for the leisure traveler, United is catering to this customer segment to survive. In a conversation with Vijay Gurbaxani, Linda Jojo, EVP Technology and CDO, describes how United is using software to accelerate and improve their airline faster than before with the intent to come out stronger, better, and more customer friendly in the end.
Digital Transformation: A Private Equity Perspective - featuring Jim Walsh and Michael Zawalsky
Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), a fund managing more than $450 billion, adopts a long-term perspective in its investment strategy. CPPIB explicitly accounts for the potential of digital disruption in evaluating its acquisition targets and emphasizes digital transformation in its portfolio companies. The company has undertaken several initiatives to transform from a deal-execution company to a software company by putting technology and data at the core of everything they do. In a conversation with Vijay Gurbaxani, Michael Zawalsky, Principal, CPPIB and Jim Walsh, CTO of GlobalLogic, discuss how they are partnering to achieve CPPIB’s vision.
Driving into the Future - featuring Kyle Quinn and Sterling Anderson
The self-driving challenges for a semi-truck are more complex than for cars, yet autonomous trucks are more likely to hit the market first. Learn from Kyle Quinn, SVP & CTO at PACCAR, and Sterling Anderson, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer at Aurora, how they are working through these challenges and what it will take to get on the road.
Carbon 3D: Now Printing Products for the Frontline
Carbon is the world’s leading digital manufacturing platform making custom products for companies as diverse as Adidas and Ford, at scale. In a discussion with Martin Giles, CDT Senior Industry Fellow, Joe De Simone, Co-founder and Board Chair, shares how the company pivoted their software-driven chemistry from making helmets, running shoe soles, and car parts to making face shields and nasal swabs during the pandemic, extending their core competence into new markets on the frontline.
Leading Responsibly with Technology - featuring Lisa Hammitt, Board Director
All companies must address issues of personal data and privacy, cybersecurity, responsible and ethical use of AI, and develop the appropriate governance mechanisms. In a conversation with Vijay Gurbaxani, Lisa Hammitt, now EVP of AI at Davidson Technologies and former Global Vice President of Artificial Intelligence and Data at VISA, shares her perspective on how companies should navigate this challenging terrain.
Data-Driven Transformation: A Leadership Vision - featuring Chet Kapoor, Chairman & CEO
Data is the lifeblood of both enterprises and business ecosystems. Leading data-driven organizations requires different capabilities than traditional organizations. In a conversation with Vijay Gurbaxani, DataStax CEO Chet Kapoor shares his thoughts about applying key principles of leadership and a strategic approach to technology to inspire change, promote growth, and make a difference.
Conference Takeaways and Closing Remarks - featuring Martin Giles and Vijay Gurbaxani
Conference Takeaways and Closing Remarks Martin Giles, CDT Senior Industry Fellow & Senior Editor, CIO Network, Forbes Vijay Gurbaxani, Founding Director, Center for Digital Transformation
Podcast Season 2
2019
Featured Sessions
Digital Transformation 2.0: Leading Amidst the Techlash
While the digital imperative continues unabated, the context for reinvention has changed substantively. How can executives lead their companies to business success amidst a set of pressing societal challenges?
Adobe: Dreaming Bigger
With outstanding growth and performance, Adobe has taken the market for creative content by storm. What did it entail to reinvent a traditional box product company into the world’s leading maker of marketing software and digital media? Hear Shantanu Narayen tell how he led Adobe’s transformation and what he sees for the future.
Ulta Beauty: Loyalty is Everything
Ulta Beauty is a best-in-class growth story in retail, offering its customers a highly personalized experience. Ulta Beauty is building digital expertise, both internally and through acquisitions. Hear CEO Mary Dillon describe how Ulta Beauty is leveraging its digital capabilities to become a standout leader in the beauty retail space.
Hyperledger: Building the Future with Blockchain
Blockchain technologies, such as smart contracts and distributed ledgers, are already transforming supply chain management. Hear leading authority Brian Behlendorf discuss where the technology is headed, which companies should be thinking about implementation in the next few years, and what challenges should they consider.
