Zinnov Podcast - Business Resilience series

Revving up Industrial Innovation For The Next Decade

The Industrial sector has been at the forefront of some incredible innovations, that have charted the course for the upcoming decade. From Artificial Intelligence (AI), Metaverse, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality, Quantum Computing, etc., transforming how operations are run, industrial companies are leaving no stone unturned in their quest to be leaders in technology innovations.

With over 25 years of experience in research and development, Suresh Venkatarayalu, CTO, Honeywell has been instrumental in driving Honeywell’s technology transformation. In this episode, Pari Natarajan, CEO of Zinnov, sits down with Suresh to explore how digital technologies such as the Internet of Things (IOT) and AI, and Quantum Computing are transforming the industrial sector.

As industries become increasingly interconnected, they need to become more efficient and resilient. Suresh shares how Honeywell is leveraging digital technologies to optimize operations, reduce costs, and increase productivity in the Industrial sector. The two leaders also discuss the technologies that will drive innovation and transform how industrial companies operate.

The episode also explores the impact of digital transformation on sustainability in the Industrial sector. As part of its commitment to achieving carbon neutrality by 2035, Honeywell is using digital technologies to help its customers reduce their carbon footprint and meet their sustainability goals.

Whether you are an industrial professional or a technology enthusiast, this podcast is for you. Listen to this episode to explore the exciting world of digital transformation in the Industrial sector with one of the industry’s foremost leaders.

Winning In The Partnership Economy

In the second part of our 2-episode podcast, Avanish Sahai, Board Member, Investor, Mentor for B2B SaaS/Cloud Computing and Non-profits, talks to Pari Natarajan about the challenges that companies face when trying to form meaningful partnerships. While the first episode dived into the evolution of partnerships across the business ecosystem, and how the pandemic has indelibly changed the DNA of the alliances’ ecosystem, this episode explores the fundamentals of partnerships and how to form value-generating partnerships. Right from building investments in technology, they talk about how partnering strategies help people, and form internal alignment across different functions. 
Avanish suggests that the next generation of ecosystem leaders need to be business leaders who know how to make partnerships successful and build a business case for it. Additionally, they need to understand how to measure success and define metrics that the rest of the organization can understand and see the impact of. This rich conversation is filled with case studies, advice, and observations from a veteran who has watched the industry evolve for over a decade. Tune in to this episode to know more. 

Smart Hospitals: The Future of Augmented Healthcare

In an ideal world, when you enter a hospital, you wouldn’t need to fill out any paperwork and all your medical history will be stored in records, accessible with your unique number. But what if that went a step further – and hospitals, with the help of AI and 5G introduced face recognition as a smart alternative? How will this change patient experience? How can hospitals ensure seamless delivery across the Healthcare value chain, from a smart hospital?

Listen to this insightful conversation where Hema Purohit, CTO, Healthcare & Public Sector, EMEA, Microsoft talks to Rajat Kohli, Partner at Zinnov, about the future of Healthcare and how smart hospitals will usher in a new era of seamless patient experiences.

Hema has extensive experience in the Healthcare domain as well as leading public sector technology engagements. The two leaders chat about how technology can aid in predictive healthcare, treatment, and also alleviate hospital burden in multiple ways. The episode explores how Healthcare can become more predictive than reactive in the near future.

Further, with sustainability becoming a key theme across business goals today, Hema also recommends how hospitals can become more conscious in the way they operate and set up systems in place to monitor consumption patterns and spending. Tune in now to know more.

Partnerships 101: Let’s Talk Business

In this first part of our 2-episode podcast with Avanish Sahai, Board Member, Investor, Mentor for B2B SaaS/Cloud Computing and non-profits, Avanish talks to Pari Natarajan about partnerships, alliances and building meaningful business relationships. Avanish, is a recognized expert on building and leveraging the power of ecosystems and platforms to scale businesses non-linearly.

During the episode, Avanish shares his valuable insights on the evolution of partnerships across the business ecosystem, and how the pandemic has indelibly changed the DNA of the alliances ecosystem. Further, Avanish also provides an inside-out view on what it takes to be successful in these changing times.

Avanish shares industry success stories which he has closely been a part of and recounts his learnings that leaders can incorporate into their strategy. The episode puts into perspective what the future can look like for the partnerships ecosystem and where CXOs need to put high emphasis on.

Tune in now to listen to this veteran’s journey, centered around customer needs, and building strong partnerships for business growth.

Unleashing the power of AI across industries

In March 2023, just 5 months after it launched, ChatGPT cleared the GRE and LSAT exams. Microsoft’s move to integrated ChatGPT into its search engine, Bing, is a bold, strategic move with far-reaching effects on the technology ecosystem. This will not only be a new technology to reckon with, but businesses are now thinking about how to incorporate Generative AI in their workstreams – to save time, optimize costs, and ensure precision. Generative AI has been in the works for years, but only now are we seeing its widespread applicability across use cases and industry verticals.

 

In this conversation between Matthew Jennings, Vice President of Customer Success, Microsoft, and Rajat Kohli, Partner at Zinnov, the two leaders explore the uses of Generative AI across Agriculture, Healthcare, and how it is poised to make a difference to businesses, teams, and the world at large.

 

Alongside its rapid growth, Matt also talks about how Microsoft is making a conscious effort to ensure that the data used in its Generative AI applications is inclusive, diverse, and caters to all parts of the society.

 

Listen to this episode about all things Data and Responsibility in today’s age of Generative AI.

The upside of the downturn - Accelerated Innovation

In this new episode of the Business Resilience Series, Sandeep Kalra, CEO & Executive Director of Persistent, talks about how software enterprises are coping with recessionary scenarios with Pari Natarajan, CEO, Zinnov.

Sandeep and Pari explore how various companies - right from mature companies to nascent start-ups, are making their existing funding work for them. Using observations of industry trends, they discuss strategies and coping mechanisms for keeping innovation constant, with the least compromise.

Are enterprises equipped to take on new projects? How business propositions remain relevan to augmenting end-user experiences?  

Listen to this episode on deeper insights on enterprise software industry trends, and business strategies during a slowdown.

The Globalization Resurgence - The India Story

The Indian GCC ecosystem has grown, evolved, and unlocked newer dimensions of business value over the last couple of decades. GCCs in India have definitively moved beyond the common trope of cost, to drive product, technology, process, and people excellence. This is what is making the India ecosystem a preferred destination for setting up, scaling, and driving significant value through centers of excellence. This excellence however, hasn’t been serendipitous. It ss the result of a community forged from belief and persistence, a key player of which has been NASSCOM.

As the macro-economic environment gets more interconnected and complex, and a probable recession on the horizon, offshoring is increasingly becoming a key theme in business decisions. Our next conversation unravels the India Story and its fabrication into a globalization hub. In this episode, Nitika Goel, Chief Marketing Officer, Zinnov speaks to KS Viswanathan, Vice President (Industry Initiatives) at NASSCOM, about India’s evolution into a GCC hub and the influence it has begun to wield in global decision-making and engineering initiatives. Whether it’s India-initiated technology like UPI or creating ADAS systems that power Automotive companies across the world, India has become a force to reckon with.

Corporate-led innovation and conducive government decisions have gone hand in hand to grow the technology talent landscape to new levels. Today, a bulk of the conversation on technology strategy takes place either in Bangalore, or other parts of India. KS Viswanathan also talks about how leaders are becoming strategic about what operations are run out of India and how in spite of excellent talent, leadership still falls short. This rich conversation is filled with anecdotes, advice, and observations from a veteran who has watched the industry evolve over the last couple of decades. Breaking down the progression of technology services and trends, he provides detailed insights on how the GCC ecosystem has changed, and what this can mean.

Engineered In India, Made For The World

In this episode, BVR Mohan Reddy, Founder Chairman of CYIENT, sits down with Pari Natarajan, CEO, Zinnov to discuss the nuances of his incredible entrepreneurial journey, how he built the billion-dollar CYIENT to provide Engineering Services to the world, from India, and how leaders like him can help further the start-up ecosystem by paying it forward for future entrepreneurs. They also delve into how employee, investor, and customer relationships are crucial to running a successful company and how today’s entrepreneurs must carve our their niche categories with care and foresight.

Delicately balancing employees and customers is the key to bringing about a harmonious business environment. How CYIENT was able to build a global company with this balance has been a phenomenal, impactful journey. Catch these two leaders in conversation about building Engineering Services for the world, from India.

Fearless - Against the Odds

How can a leader thrive when faced with overwhelming odds and uncertainty? This episode with D Sivanandhan, the former DGP of Mumbai Police, explores how leadership is a combination of time management, leading without fear, and prioritizing the well-being of others. Nitika Goel, Chief Marketing Officer at Zinnov, unpacks the concept of fearlessness with the former DGP about how a leader can chart a practical risk-taking strategy. The conversation breaks down how innovation and change are constants and why adapting to current times and scenarios is imperative for a forward-thinking leader.

 

Humility is an essential trait in leadership, but how does a humble person exhibit leadership qualities? How can a role model inspire people, positively and negatively?

 

Watch this episode to understand how leadership is a combination of hard work and fearlessness.

 

Money and the Metaverse: A New Frontier for Banking

Metaverse has almost been synonymous with gaming, with its ability to create avatars and simulate detailed virtual environments. But what could it mean for the Banking, Financial Services and Insurance sectors? In this chat with Girish Narasimha Raghavan, Vice President of Global Services at Fiserv, Atul Srivastava, Engagement Manager at Zinnov, unravels how Metaverse has the power to transform financial transactions, lending patterns, and currencies.

 

With its arrival as a technology with a plethora of possibilities across verticals and use cases, banking in the Metaverse can give rise to a new economy, spending patterns, and a wide range of virtual products and services. The power of this technology to transform traditional banks will reveal itself over the next few years. With enterprises looking to capitalize on Metaverse and its potential, there is a scramble for experimenting with newer use cases. What will Metaverse in Banking look like? 

 

This insightful discussion will dive into what problems the Metaverse can solve, and how banking can transform over the next decades.