Tata Consultancy Services' Podcast: Recent Episodes
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In Episode 4 of Bringing Life to Things, Simon Johney, Industry Advisor for Semiconductor Engineering at TCS, discusses the evolution of chip design and the transformative role of nanochips across industries. Simon explains how advancements in process nodes, open-source architectures like RISC-V, and System-on-Chip (SoC) technologies have made chips smaller, faster, and more efficient. He highlights how nanochips power innovations in smartphones, EVs, healthcare, and brain-computer interfaces.
The episode also explores the complexity of chip design, the global shortage, and how AI is streamlining the process by automating tasks and improving quality. He also shares how semiconductors have revolutionized music production and offers valuable advice to young professionals: specialize deeply, embrace AI, and seize the opportunities in this fast-growing field.
In this compelling episode of Bringing Life to Things, Anirudh Mathur, Global Head of Smart Manufacturing at TCS, explains how AI and GenAI drive a paradigm shift in manufacturing. From predictive maintenance to real-time optimization, AI is enabling smarter, faster, and more resilient operations.
The episode also delves into the rise of product-as-a-service models, where AI enables hyper-personalization, from energy-as-a-service to custom medical devices. Anirudh emphasizes that AI is not just a technology—it’s a strategic enabler of innovation, efficiency, and customer-centricity. As manufacturers embrace these intelligent systems, they’re not only solving today’s challenges but also shaping the future of manufacturing.
In this episode of TCS Talks Tech, Ashok Krish, Global Head of TCS's AI Practice, joins the podcast to share his perspective around AI skill transformation, how he leverages AI agents to build his profile as an influencer, and advice for anyone to thrive while working in the age of AI.
In this episode of the TCS podcast series Bringing Life to Things, Geeta Rohra, Global Head of Advisory Services for IoT and Digital Engineering at TCS, talks about how AI is emerging as a strategic enabler, driving transformation across key areas: software-defined products, smart manufacturing, robotics and automation, sensor-to-cloud integration, and energy management.
These themes reflect how AI is being infused into every layer of operations, from engineering and plant systems to customer-facing services. To become truly AI-first, organizations must strive to be ‘data-first’ and foster a culture that embraces change. Ultimately, it’s a blend of tech, data, and mindset that drives meaningful transformation.
Listen to PC Thomas, Head of Retail, Americas, discuss AI transformation and how retailers are using the tech to personalize CX, optimize inventory, and more.
In the debut episode of the Bringing Life to Things podcast series, Sreenivasa Chakravarti – Vice President, IOT & Digital Engineering, TCS – explores how the convergence of IoT, AI, and other emerging technologies is reshaping industries and accelerating digital transformation. Sreenivasa emphasizes how industrial AI, cognitive AI, and generative AI all rely on real-time data, which IoT provides. Together, they unlock capabilities such as personalization, predictive behaviour, and autonomous and self-healing systems. This shift allows businesses to move from intuition-based decisions to data-driven experimentation and innovation.
The “secret sauce” lies in combining digital intelligence with physical context—using real-time data to understand, predict, and autonomously respond to real-world conditions. This shift is not just technological—it’s cultural and strategic. It empowers organizations to move from reactive to proactive and predictive decision-making. This episode is a masterclass in how to lead with technology—not just follow it. It sets the stage for deeper conversations and emphasizes how businesses can not only adapt to these changes but also lead through innovation.
On this episode of TCS Talks Tech, futurists and influencers discuss the accelerating impact of AI on work, why we should be optimistic about the changes to come, and parallels with previous transformations in how and why we work. Are you optimistic about AI and the future of work?
Ahead of Reed running the 129th Boston Marathon on April 21, 2025, TCS Futurist Bill Quinn and professional long-distance runner Reed Fischer joins the podcast to talk about the TCS Future Athlete Project, digital twins, and transformation in sports and data technology.
John O’Leary and Andrew Corcione speak with Anupam Singhal, President of TCS’ Manufacturing group, to learn how TCS builds leadership careers and to explore the accelerating transformation of the manufacturing industry.
John O’Leary and Andrew Corcione interview Krishnan Ramanujam, President of TCS’ Consumer Business Group, on transformation, obsolescence, AI, and the future of retail and leadership philosophy.
Amit Manurkar, Vice President, Digital, Marketing and Personalization, Marriott International, a TCS customer, shares his process to understand and segment audiences with a human-centric philosophy in the latest episode of TCS Talks Tech Season 2: The Era of AI Experiences. Keep listening to learn more about GenAI and the transformation of customer experiences.
Ronak Doshi, Partner, Everest Group, joins the final episode of TCS Talks Tech Season 2: The Era of AI Experiences to share his perspective on the industries seeing the most AI acceleration and what it means for future AI use-cases. Listen to the entire season of the podcast, where John and Andrew speak to marketing and AI experts from Humana, Marriott, Infineon Technologies, Lloyds Banking Group, and others to explore how GenAI is transforming customer experiences.
George Cairns, Head of Product: Personalization with Lloyds Banking Group, a TCS customer, discusses why GenAI makes him excited about the future. Will AI finally give us the time we need to think, strategize, and deliver marketing experiences that matter? Listen to the latest episode of TCS Talks Tech Season 2: The Era of AI Experiences, where John and Andrew explore how GenAI is transforming customer experiences.
Notable technology author and independent analyst Joe McKendrick sees a future where AI is invisible. What would this mean for how we work, and how we live? Join in on the latest episode of TCS Talks Tech Season 2: The Era of AI Experiences, where John and Andrew speak to marketing and AI experts from Humana, Marriott, Infineon Technologies, Lloyds Banking Group, and others to explore how GenAI is transforming customer experiences.
Season 2 explores how AI is evolving to create a new era of customer experiences. In Episode 4, Kumar Vanapalli from Infineon Technologies unpacks the differences and similarities between B2B and B2C marketing and the role AI can play in both.
Holly Kessinger, Vice President, Digital Experience Solutions at Humana, a TCS customer, shares her vision for frictionless healthcare experiences. Can positive healthcare customer experiences make the world a better place? Listen to the latest episode of TCS Talks Tech Season 2: The Era of AI Experiences, where John and Andrew speak to marketing and AI experts, to find out.
Greg Stuart, CEO of MMA Global, a TCS Partner, is on a mission to save marketing from marketers. How does he think marketing needs to change to take advantage of AI?
Season Description:
In Season 2, hosts John O’Leary and Andrew Corcione explore how GenAI is transforming customer experiences, speaking with marketing experts and senior leaders from TCS Interactive’s diverse range of customers, including major brands like Marriott and Humana. Guests share their personal career journeys and perspectives around a new age of AI which is challenging marketers to deliver the consumer and business buyer experiences of the future.
Season 2 explores how AI is evolving to create a new era of customer experiences. In Episode 1, John and Andrew ask some tough questions around AI’s potential for good.
Season Description:
In Season 2, hosts John O’Leary and Andrew Corcione explore how GenAI is transforming customer experiences, speaking with marketing experts and senior leaders from TCS Interactive’s diverse range of customers, including major brands like Marriott and Humana. Guests share their personal career journeys and perspectives around a new age of AI which is challenging marketers to deliver the consumer and business buyer experiences of the future.
TCS’ Head of Sponsorship, North America, Haley Price discusses TCS’ presence in sports and how she helps TCS bring a focus on innovation and inspiration to the worlds of long-distance running and Formula E racing.
Series Description:
Hosted by John O’Leary, North America Corporate Communications Manager, and Andrew Corcione, Head of US Communications, TCS Talks Tech Podcast’s inaugural season “Digital Twinning” focuses on an individual facet of digital twin technology and its application to improve business and human lives. Andrew and John interview internal and external experts, analysts, and influencers with “Fast Five” questions intended to illustrate digital twin technology’s potential to take us into the future faster.
TCS Principal Scientist Dr. Srini shares his process for creating the first-ever Digital Heart for a long-distance runner, notable marathoner and Olympian Des Linden.
Series Description:
Hosted by John O’Leary, North America Corporate Communications Manager, and Andrew Corcione, Head of US Communications, TCS Talks Tech Podcast’s inaugural season “Digital Twinning” focuses on an individual facet of digital twin technology and its application to improve business and human lives. Andrew and John interview internal and external experts, analysts, and influencers with “Fast Five” questions intended to illustrate digital twin technology’s potential to take us into the future faster.
TCS Futurist Bill Quinn discusses his personal journey creating a digital twin training platform to help complete his first-ever marathon.
Series Description:
Hosted by John O’Leary, North America Corporate Communications Manager, and Andrew Corcione, Head of US Communications, TCS Talks Tech Podcast’s inaugural season “Digital Twinning” focuses on an individual facet of digital twin technology and its application to improve business and human lives. Andrew and John interview internal and external experts, analysts, and influencers with “Fast Five” questions intended to illustrate digital twin technology’s potential to take us into the future faster.
Author, independent researcher, and speaker Joe McKendrick joins the podcast to share a historical look at digital twins, discuss the transformation of journalism, and more.
Series Description:
Hosted by John O’Leary, North America Corporate Communications Manager, and Andrew Corcione, Head of US Communications, TCS Talks Tech Podcast’s inaugural season “Digital Twinning” focuses on an individual facet of digital twin technology and its application to improve business and human lives. Andrew and John interview internal and external experts, analysts, and influencers with “Fast Five” questions intended to illustrate digital twin technology’s potential to take us into the future faster.
TCS Principal Futurist Frank Diana discusses his process for envisioning outcomes as a futurist and why he’s personally excited about the potential of digital twins to transform healthcare.
Series Description:
Hosted by John O’Leary, North America Corporate Communications Manager, and Andrew Corcione, Head of US Communications, TCS Talks Tech Podcast’s inaugural season “Digital Twinning” focuses on an individual facet of digital twin technology and its application to improve business and human lives. Andrew and John interview internal and external experts, analysts, and influencers with “Fast Five” questions intended to illustrate digital twin technology’s potential to take us into the future faster.
TCS Futurist Kevin Benedict shares his perspective on why emerging technologies like digital twins mean many opportunities to create positive change across industries and society.
Series Description:
Hosted by John O’Leary, North America Corporate Communications Manager, and Andrew Corcione, Head of US Communications, TCS Talks Tech Podcast’s inaugural season “Digital Twinning” focuses on an individual facet of digital twin technology and its application to improve business and human lives. Andrew and John interview internal and external experts, analysts, and influencers with “Fast Five” questions intended to illustrate digital twin technology’s potential to take us into the future faster.
World-renowned Futurist Amy Webb joins the podcast to speak to why digital twin adoption is picking up and what C-Suite leaders need to do see business results from the technology.
Series Description:
Hosted by John O’Leary, North America Corporate Communications Manager, and Andrew Corcione, Head of US Communications, TCS Talks Tech Podcast’s inaugural season “Digital Twinning” focuses on an individual facet of digital twin technology and its application to improve business and human lives. Andrew and John interview internal and external experts, analysts, and influencers with “Fast Five” questions intended to illustrate digital twin technology’s potential to take us into the future faster.
An introduction to hosts John O’Leary and Andrew Corcione as they try to answer questions like “why now” and “what’s next” when it comes to digital twin technology.
Series Description:
Hosted by John O’Leary, North America Corporate Communications Manager, and Andrew Corcione, Head of US Communications, TCS Talks Tech Podcast’s inaugural season “Digital Twinning” focuses on an individual facet of digital twin technology and its application to improve business and human lives. Andrew and John interview internal and external experts, analysts, and influencers with “Fast Five” questions intended to illustrate digital twin technology’s potential to take us into the future faster.
Belief is all about persevering during the little moments in life – those that come together to trigger a sea change before you even realize it. People who are part of the extended universe within and around Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) pushed through with belief amid a transformational pandemic, and this is their story. Recently we also launched the TCS Belief Song, a collaborative effort to capture the hopes and dreams of a vibrant global community.
Tune in to this podcast to hear TCS CMO Rajashree R talk about what went into the creation of this anthem, TCS’ new brand positioning, and how the organization keeps #BuildingOnBelief throughout its large, distributed workforce.
Well, we’re not there yet, but this is just a taste of things to come. Phil Harris, the co-founder and president of ripe.io, a TCS COIN™ Accelerator start-up, feels the future of the food industry belongs to personalization. ripe.io uses predictive consumer analytics, which leverages blockchain technology to aggregate real-time data into one dashboard and help understand consumer preferences. To tackle the challenges of large food production systems, the company uses a blockchain-based network to aggregate data from various parties, share the data and manage permissions.
The podcast uncovers the two major factors that tick the modern consumer—transparency and traceability—and how ripe.io is building brand integrity by providing access to reliable information on the origin, journey, and quality of food. Tune in to this episode of the Next Big Think! to know why the time is ‘ripe’ for digitization in the global food logistics and supply chain industry.
What do you think makes for a truly digital experience when it comes to talent management? An IT department that uses traditional recourse devices such as a helpdesk and internal support to understand how employees use their services? Or a team that leverages analytics and automation to solve employee issues and ensures digital adoption?
You needn’t answer.
Pedro Bados, co-founder and CEO of Nexthink, a TCS COIN™ Accelerator start-up, talks about the need for innovation in the user-computing industry and how his firm is delivering cost-effective personalized workplaces through the world’s first ‘Digital Employee Experience Management’ platform.
With the pandemic providing fresh impetus to the already growing significance of employee-employer relations, Nexthink is helping companies make IT teams proactive, drive digital adoption, and retain the best talent. Digital employee experience management is here to stay and is the key to understanding employee needs across a digital enterprise. Tap into all of these insights in the interaction between our host and futurist Kevin Benedict, and Pedro, on this brand-new episode of The Next Big Think!
Sometimes, the best way to connect is by ‘breaking’. That’s right! In this episode of the Next Big Think!, Sundeep Ravande, the CEO of TCS COIN™ startup Innovapptive, unveils the magic of breaking silos and how it paves the way for collaboration and enhanced productivity. The podcast captures the concept of a ‘connected worker’ and explores how Innovapptive ensures worker safety, while helping customers improve their SG&A (Selling General and Administrative Expenses) and revenue per employee metrics.
Sundeep believes the future belongs to no code – low code, which eliminates the need for coding and enables customers to customize solutions as needed. He envisions a tomorrow in which more and more specialized players come together to form an ecosystem and take on different challenges in the connected worker sector.
Listen in to know how the mobile solution of tomorrow is bridging the gap between the various components of organizations and fueling innovation and collaboration. Click ‘play’. Now.
Chemi Katz, co-founder, and CEO of Namogoo, a TCS COIN™ Accelerator startup, talks about the discreet nature of hijacking in -commerce and how the company creates unstoppable customer journeys for online shoppers.
In this episode of the Next Big Think!, we uncover the risks that come with digital advertising and explore how Namogoo increases conversion and prevents loss of reputation due to bad customer experiences.
Why is customer hijacking prevention the next big thing? Chemi feels that with more companies taking the digital route, the need to deliver a great customer experience and be one-up on the competition will drive demand for digital journey continuity platforms. The digital advertising world includes websites, advertisers, and consumers, and at the center of it all is where Namogoo says its sits, ensuring every player gets the most out of e-commerce.
What’s next for a technology that delivers near-perfect results? Step up and aim for the next big thing! This is exactly what Narrativa, a TCS COIN™ Accelerator startup that produces automated content for various industries, aspires to do with natural language generation (NLG). David Llorente, the founder, and CEO of the company explains how NLG-enabled content is almost perfect, and the next step is to write more complex stories in lesser time. In this episode of The Next Big Think! witness how David’s vision of a new way to create content at scale’ comes alive and goes on to make businesses more productive and future-ready. Tune in to realize the power of NLG, a technology that can not only analyze complex, non-structural data but can also work with other industries to infuse more transparency into governmental activities and build better societies.
What’s a structured way to tackle unstructured data? Find out in this episode of the Next Big Think! as our host and TCS futurist Kevin Benedict and Amit Jnagal, CEO and founder of TCS COIN™ Accelerator start-up Infrrd, take you through a journey of acronyms, automation, and much more.
Amit demystifies ML, IDP, and RPA and explains how they come together at Infrrd to automate the process of reading documents and extracting value. Amit elucidates Infrrd’s technology with a mortgage industry use case.
A believer in ‘dreams are work in progress’, Amit maintains that we are moving towards a future in which intelligent processing and robotic capabilities come together to create RPA 2.0 or Intelligent Work. Time to tune in and connect the dots!
If you can imagine a world with millions of interconnected 5G private networks, then you are ready to step into the future. Dr. Ganesh Sundaram, the founder and CEO of TCS COIN™ start-up Alefedge, believes every enterprise can now become their own mobile operator by building a private 5G network. Oh wait, isn’t 5G complicated? Fret not! In this episode of The Next Big Think!, Ganesh simplifies 5G technology and takes us through how Alefedge, a start-up that’s part of TCS’ COIN™ Accelerator program, enables its customers to adopt and build a 5G network within minutes. Ganesh’s expertise in 5G and Kevin’s own insights as a futurist make this an interaction you do not want to miss.
This episode of The Next Big Think! is a deep dive into what blockchain is and what it brings to the industry – specifically the insurance industry. Ranvir Saggu, CEO, Blocksure, a startup under the COIN™ Accelerator program, explains how blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) are different but often used interchangeably. Blocksure has developed a technology platform that delivers tailored products and schemes for over three billion people across the globe. As a blockchain expert, Ranvir believes that with insurance becoming an embedded feature in our daily lives, blockchain will bring a fundamental shift in the global insurance industry. It will change the future of insurance. How? Listen in.
Our guest in Episode 2 of The Next Big Think! figured out as a student engineer in university that asset monitoring and maintenance, especially in legacy-led industries like oil and gas, was becoming more complicated, not less. So, he and a bunch of friends devised a plan to make it simpler.
Daniel Raj David is the co-founder and CEO of the startup Detect Technologies, a company that is part of TCS' COIN™ Accelerator program. Detect Technologies focuses on industrial AI and SaaS, and is reimagining global industrial productivity. In this episode of The Next Big Think!, Daniel and TCS futurist Kevin Benedict delve into Industry 4.0. Daniel demystifies legacy transformation in industries like oil and energy, construction, and manufacturing. The conversation also explores how technology’s primary role is to digitize, de-risk, and automate business. Listen in to know more about how AI, IoT, drones, and ML are freeing up human capital to think, ideate, and design, and why ‘the next big think’ is industrial automation.
TCS Co-Innovation Network presents - The Next Big Think!
A shout out to the future. The TCS Co-Innovation Network is a program that brings alive the innovation ecosystem by collaborating with startups, academia and the business community. If you’re a startup that’s looking to scale, TCS COIN is where you start.
“We see data coming from everywhere these days - from watches to refrigerators…”, says Susan Cook, CEO of Zaloni – a startup that works in the sphere of data management. With nearly 30 years of leadership experience in enterprise software sales, strategy, consulting, and with a specialization in Data, Analytics, and Business Intelligence across technology giants like HP, Oracle, Susan joined Zaloni to continue her journey in data and analytics. As a data management expert, Susan believes information can grow in value only if protected and managed well. But there are complexities when trying to collect, organize and govern it. What might address these complexities? What does data need in order for it to be preserved well? Listen to Susan and Kevin discuss data as the new gold in Episode 1.