Between Data and Risk: Recent Episodes
Artur Guja & Dr. Marian Siwiak
In this installment of "Between Data and Risk", Artur and Marian discuss cybersecurity and cyber resilience. Their guest is Amit Basu, VP, CIO and CISO for International Seaways, Inc.
In this episode of "Between Data and Risk", Artur and Marian discuss the intricacies of using data in the financial industry context. Their guest is Andrew Badstubner, CIO for First Community Mortgage.
In this installment of "Between Data and Risk", our hosts Artur and Marian discuss pragmatic and ethical concerns of working with sensitive data with J.D. Whitlock, CIO of Dayton Children’s Hospital.
In the latest installment of "Between Data and Risk", our hosts Artur and Marian delve into the world of global logistics with their special guest, Benjamin Abitbol, a seasoned global supply chain executive.
In this episode of "Between Data and Risk", our hosts Artur Guja and Marian Siwiak welcome a distinguished guest, Ken Ponder, CIO of Viskase Companies Inc. A seasoned IT executive with over 38 years of experience, Ken brings invaluable insight into the often misunderstood world of data utilization in business.
In the latest episode of "Between Data and Risk", hosts Artur and Marian sit down with Allan Gray, Executive Director of Purdue DIAL Ventures. With a primary focus on enhancing digital innovation in the food and agriculture industries, Allan brings a wealth of knowledge and insights on how to create startups from scratch.
In this episode of "Between Data and Risk", Artur and Marian discuss the processes, innovation, and risk related to the food industry and food-related chemical manufacturing, with their guest, Keith Wolf, Executive Director at one of the global chemical producers.
In this episode of "Between Data and Risk", Artur and Marian discuss continuous improvement and learning, with their guest, Paula De Santiago, President and CEO of Borderland Partners, and former educator.
In this episode of "Between Data and Risk", Artur and Marian are talking about logistics management and innovative ways to automate a lot of the mechanical processes, with their guest, Joseph Sherry, Director of Operations at Caljan, a global force in developing highly engineered logistics automation solutions.
In this episode of "Between Data and Risk", Artur and Marian are talking about energy from photovoltaics, with their guest, Jeff Ellis, Director of Operations at Sunnova New Homes, who will describe the technology, the operations behind installing it, the economics of it, and the current and future trends.
In this episode of "Between Data and Risk", Artur and Marian talk about telecommunication infrastructure, which all modern businesses rely on, but most people rarely think about. To demystify this ubiquitous yet so important resource, they’ve invited Mike Gavin, former Senior Director, who worked for such companies as Samsung and Verizon.
In this episode of "Between Data and Risk", Artur and Marian talk about achieving a sustained Continuous Improvement Culture, looking specifically at Sales. Their guest is Craig J. Garner, Director of Operational Excellence at Ivoclar.
In this episode of "Between Data and Risk", Artur and Marian talk about processes related to employee onboarding. To take a concrete example, they discuss this in the context of the hospitality sector with their guest, Robert Raine, Human Resources Executive, Director of Ohana at Ono Hawaiian BBQ.
In this episode of "Between Data and Risk", Artur and Marian discuss a business vision and how to build, communicate and implement it. Their guest is James E. Miller, II, founder and CEO of Vision Investment Group.
This is a short excerpt from "Between Data and Risk" episode, in which Artur and Marian discuss the specifics of how Private Equity firms see and operate in the middle and lower-middle market, and what differentiates companies in this segment from larger corporations. Their guest is Joe MacIsaac, Operating Partner at WoodLake Group, a private investment firm focusing on this sector.
In this episode of "Between Data and Risk", Artur and Marian discuss the importance of change management, how to introduce changes to business with maximum effectiveness and minimum disruption, and how to make them stick. Their guest is Stephen Burrows, CBE, CEO of B2Burrows.
In this episode of "Between Data and Risk", Artur and Marian talk about how organizations and teams can become data-driven and what various data strategies mean in practice vs. the theory marketed to businesses. Their guest is Liz Henderson, the Data Queen, an accomplished senior data leader with over 20 years of experience in the industry.
In this episode of "Between Data and Risk", Artur and Marian talk about how data available to a business organization needs to be turned into an actionable insight before it can be used to drive value. Their guest is Dr. Thom Ives, Sr. Data Scientist at Echo Global Logistics.
In this episode of "Between Data and Risk", Artur and Marian interview their guest, Marcelino De Santiago, COO and President of Hope Global, and co-founder of Borderland Partners LLC. By combining his experience as a senior manager and consultant, Marcelino presents an interesting perspective on both the manufacturing business and the reality of consulting for other firms.
In this episode of "Between Data and Risk", Artur and Marian discuss how franchise businesses operate. Their guest is Bob Volpe, Managing Partner at Volpe Consulting & Accounting Services.
In this episode of "Between Data and Risk", Artur and Marian discuss the concept of integrated business incubators and how they support startup development. Their guest is Mandar Joshi, angel investor, media producer, executive chairman of M Strategy Global, and partner in VentureCatalysts, Asia’s largest integrated incubator.
In this episode of "Between Data and Risk", Artur and Marian discuss how a business should approach data transformation. Their guest is Samir Sharma, CEO of Datazuum.
In this episode of "Between Data and Risk", Artur and Marian discuss how a digital strategy can and should be applied to a traditional (non-Internet bases) business. Their guest is Marcus Koehnlein, Head of Digital Business at United Grinding Group.
In this episode of "Between Data and Risk", Artur and Marian discuss how value is created in metaverse and how businesses can benefit from building a metaverse strategy. Their guest is Nicolas Babin, business strategist, serial entrepreneur & executive with global experience.
In this episode of "Between Data and Risk" Artur and Marian discuss explainable and interpretable AI, and how to make AI and Machine Learning more applicable and approachable for businesses, especially in regulated environments, where a black-box approach just won't cut it. Their guest is Serj Masis, Data Scientist in agriculture with a background in entrepreneurship and web/app development, and the author of the book "
In this "Between Data and Risk" episode, Artur and Marian discuss Data Communities, their function, how they are built, and how they can benefit organizations in extracting value from their data. Their guest is Ravit Jain, Head Data Community Evangelist at AtScale, Founder & Host of "The Ravit Show".
In this episode of "Between Data and Risk", Artur and Marian discuss Data Strategies, their elements, and how they should be constructed and executed. Their guest is Harish Kumar, Data and IT Strategist, Chief Information Officer at Advanced Inhalation Rituals, and former Global Data Science Director at Reckitt.
In this episode of "Between Data and Risk" episode, Artur and Marian discuss Innovation Labs with Richard Turrin, author of international bestsellers "Cashless: China's Digital Currency Revolution." and “Innovation Lab Excellence”.
In this episode of "Between Data and Risk", Artur and Marian discuss how remote teams are brought together and how to lead them toward a common goal despite geographical dispersion, and cultural and psychological differences. Aldi Agaj, CEO and founder of AAK Telescience describes how he has built and effectively managed a company hiring over 600 people from 18 countries.
In this episode, Artur and Marian discuss what is required for scaling technologies and how to achieve breakthroughs. To give a practical example, they interview Ross Youngs, CEO and founder of Biosortia, who describes his company's scaling and breakthrough in the field of microbiome harvesting.
In this episode, we talk about "Data Mesh in Action", the first practical handbook for implementation of this socio-technological paradigm. The book, published by Manning, was co-authored by your friendly neighborhood data guy, Dr. Marian Siwiak.
Featuring, as a guest, Jaime Jay, CEO of Bottleneck Distant Assistants, author of "Quit Repeating Yourself: How Today's Leaders Are Using Systems and Processes to Grow Their Business the Right Way'", with whom we discuss systems, processes, and workflows with the passion of people who sincerely believe that these are the core components of success in business.
Featuring, as a guest, Dr. Sue Tripathi, Managing Director, Global GTM Lead, Data, AI, Cloud Technology at Accenture. Together, we discuss the applications and limitations of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, starting with the question "What do we actually mean by AI?"
Find out how the principles of Agile can be interpreted for business processes. Some of them are directly applicable (serving the customer), while others may need to be adapted slightly (e.g. self-organizing teams). Also, check out Collaboration Superpowers Podcast with Lisette Sutherland. We especially recommend Ep. 308, discussing psychological safety in virtual teams with Stephan …
Featuring, as a guest, Dr. Susan Taffer, University Professor with Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona, business and social entrepreneur, president of the innovative EdTech College for World Connection, and the principal founder of World Connections Foundation. Together, we discuss the there difference between education in academic and business settings, as well as between giving someone access to data and educating them.
Artur and Marian discuss the principles of Design Thinking, and disagree, almost constructively, about the formulation of the methodology, its usefulness, and its applications.
Featuring, as a guest, Dr. Tushar Hazra, former NASA researcher, entrepreneur, serial CTO, consultant, with whom we discuss building enterprise architectures, listening to clients, and the responsibilities of a consultant.
Business governance federation provides an effective framework for delivering a balanced implementation of resilience programs. The provided guidelines form a starting point for transforming traditional governance paradigms into a more adaptable model capable of delivering superior resilience outcomes.
Featuring, as a guest, Dr. Nick Swane, President of the North Idaho College. We discuss what data and risk-related challenges are present in the context of running a higher education institution and motivating students.
Artur and Marian discuss the concepts behind transverse risks including ESG, reputational risk, and others.
Featuring, as a guest, Ambrose Wong, COO of Serai, an innovative startup created in Hong Kong under the auspices of HSBC.
Artur and Marian constructively disagree on the role of the ego in business processes, and discuss the fundamental problem of whether the ego can be made into a constructive force in a company.
Featuring, as a guest, Yuchen Chan, investor and entrepreneur, founder of Redpoint Holdings LLC.
Artur and Marian find out what investors look for in the ideas pitched to them and in the teams that do the pitching, and how investors can help their investments grow by advising the founders (and if it works in practice).
Learn why it’s crucial to find the right investor for your idea, how to ensure you present yourself as credible, how to best use the face time you have with potential investors, and what red flags to avoid.
Also find out the differences between European and American entrepreneurs, how dog toys can be a great business idea, and who is the rightful owner of Yuchen’s desk.
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Artur and Marian discuss what mindset is required to survive paradigm shifts in the market and in businesses, and how to think broadly about resilience, based on personal lessons learned from the 2008 financial crisis and the 2010 Flash Crash.
On the way, they ponder whether the future will be anything like the past, what overfitting means exactly, how to be approximately right rather than precisely wrong, whether your clients might be abducted by aliens, and how reading papers might give you a clue to uncertainty.
To read more about the Economic Policy Uncertainty Index, visit www.policyuncertainty.com.
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Artur and Marian discuss how listening to what your data is trying to tell you can bring you closer to reality. They dissect the first published peer-reviewed Covid-19 global spread model (authored by Marian et al. back in March 2020) as an example of how different factors affect the approach to data analysis and drawing conclusions.
On the way, they discuss if it’s possible to open more emails than you receive, if pregnancy tests can be used as Covid-19 tests, and what mindset is required for an objective approach to analysis results. They discuss some controversial practices from several industries as examples of data manipulation (conscious or not) and how to avoid the most obvious pitfalls to achieve meaningful and practical results.
To read more about the Covid-19 global spread model by Marian Siwiak, Malena Siwiak, and Pawel Szczesny, you can find it here.
Video version of this episode is available on YouTube.
If you’d like to contact us with comments, suggestions, or complaints, email us at podcast@cognition.llc
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Introduction to the Podcast, hosted by Artur Guja, Chief Risk and Strategy Officer of Cognition Shared Solutions, and your friendly neighborhood data guy, Dr. Marian Siwiak.
In this introductory episode, we present our credentials and explain the ideas that led to this podcast.
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Between Data and Risk
A practical look at business processes, data, and riskwith Artur Guja and Dr. Marian Siwiak
Real-life examples of what works, and what doesn’t in the world of business operations.