FEATURED GUESTS
Paul Daugherty
Paul Daugherty is Accenture's chief technology and innovation officer. Daugherty oversees Accenture's overall technology strategy, research and development, and ecosystem relationships, and is responsible for developing Accenture's business in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, cloud, and blockchain. Daugherty is chair of the board of directors of Avanade, on the board of directors of Girls Who Code and the Computer History Museum, as well as on the advisory boards for Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan and the Block Center for Technology and Society at Carnegie Mellon University. Daugherty is co-author of Human + Machine: Reimagining Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (2018), a seminal book providing a much-needed management playbook for the business of AI.
Siddharth Suri
Siddharth Suri is a computational social scientist whose research interests lie at the intersection of computer science, behavioral economics, and crowdsourcing. His early work analyzed the relationship between network topology and human behavior. More recently, Sid has studied the crowd workers who power many modern apps, websites, and artificial intelligence (AI) systems. This work culminated in a book he co-authored with Mary L. Gray titled Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass (May 2019). Sid earned his Ph.D. in Computer and Information Science from the University of Pennsylvania in 2007. After that, Sid was a postdoctoral associate in the Computer Science department at Cornell University before moving to the Human & Social Dynamics group at Yahoo! Research. He was also was a founding member of Microsoft Research–New York City and recently joined the Adaptive Systems and Interaction group of Microsoft Research–AI.
Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer is a business advisor and technology consultant. He helps Fortune 500 companies with digital transformation, media, and marketing. Named LinkedIn's Top Voice in Technology, he is the co-host of "Think About This with Shelly Palmer & Ross Martin" on the Westwood One Podcast Network. He covers tech and business for Good Day New York, writes a weekly column for Adweek, is a regular commentator on CNN and CNBC, and writes a popular daily business blog. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.
Sonya Sepahban
Sonya Sepahban is an independent board member, tech investor, and entrepreneur. Leveraging her engineering and technology background and her operational expertise and profit-and-loss experience, Sepahban has built successful business ventures and advanced systems in the United States and globally. Sepahban is currently CEO of OurOffice Inc., a software company leading a new product category in human resources technology. OurOffice is the provider of an integrated platform that leverages data and machine learning to empower companies with deep insights, curated solutions, and actions to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion. Previously, Sepahban's career spanned world-class, high-tech organizations such as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Fortune 500 companies, and technology startups. Most recently, Sepahban was senior vice president at General Dynamics with significant global responsibilities. Sepahban serves on the board of Cooper Standard, a publicly-traded automotive company, and has held board seats and advisory roles at nonprofits, startups, and investment funds.
RELATED RESOURCES
• Association of American Medical Colleges. “New Findings Confirm Predictions on Physician Shortage,.” (April 23, 2019)
• Daugherty, Paul and Wilson, H. James. Human + Machine: Reimagining Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Harvard Business Review Press, 2018.
• Gray, Mary L., and Suri, Siddharth. Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass. Eamon Dolan Books, 2019.
• Johnsson, Julie, and Shukovsky, Paul. “Boing%E2%80%99s" style="">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-13/boeing-s-humans-step-in-after-robots-fumble-assembly-of-777-jets?cmpid=BBD111419_OUS&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=191114&utm_campaign=openamericas_blank”>Boing’s Humans Step In After Robots Fumble 777 Jets Assembly.” Bloomberg (November, 13th 2019).
• Maloo, Praveen. “
