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Expert Talks with Maavrus | Analytics, AI and Transformation In conversation with Bharathram Ramakrishnan, Global Head of Data Science & AI, Novartis “ If you are in a certain domain for a very long time you become more of a subject matter expert and depth-oriented person rather than becoming somebody who can think beyond the traditional way of approaching things. For AI & Analytics which is more of a horizontal function, it works well if you come with a cross-industry experience. If you see many of the successful leaders in the analytics space they don't come from a single domain and are generally able to set up teams with the curiosity to learn about the new domain. The cross-pollination of ideas acr...

2024-02-1502 min

Expert Talks with Maavrus | Analytics, AI and Transformation In conversation with Bhargab Dutta, Chief Digital Officer, Century PlyboardsThe point is, how can we create an ancillary ecosystem based on Generative AI capabilities? So that is where the crux for people like me will be because I am not going to focus on creating a chat GPT backend engine. My focus would be on how I can use them for my business needs, right? How can I improve my product description based on an understanding of Google Search parameters, to help improve my organic search ranking, and hence improve my Marketing RoI – Excerpt from the interview with Bhargab Dutta Today is Episode 20 of the Inte...

2024-01-0850 min

Expert Talks with Maavrus | Analytics, AI and Transformation In conversation with Saurabh Agrawal, Founder & CEO, DAIOM | Ep 19Attribution has been word talked about and made more complicated as well. Thanks to a lot of the analytics products and companies who have come through, I would say there is an inherent bias to let people not properly attribute. It is better to focus on the efficiency & effectiveness of each channel. By getting a very strong UTM framework implemented at each channel, you will be able to tell for eg that 50% of my traffic comes from organic, 30% comes from Google, and Facebook, 10-20% comes from CRM, and thereby help maximise the effectiveness of each channel for eg in...

2023-12-2704 min

Expert Talks with Maavrus | Analytics, AI and Transformation In conversation with Mathangi Sri Ramachandran, Chief Data Officer, YUBI | 18 For a long time in the industry, I think we made the mistake of going behind people who were experts in let's say certain set of algorithms; who understood the math very well, but they were not able to convert that mathematical problem or match the mathematical problem to a business context. So without context, they are just algorithms and numbers and libraries and codes which may or may not solve the actual business problem– Excerpt from the interview with Mathangi Sri Ramachandran. Today is Episode 18 of the Interview series on Expert-Talks, with Thought Leaders in the...

2023-12-1957 min

Expert Talks with Maavrus | Analytics, AI and Transformation In conversation with Vinodh Ramachandran, Head of Data Science & Analytics, Neiman Marcus Group | Ep 17For Analytics & AI professionals in GCCs to be successful, developing domain knowledge and context is very important. I really think that it has to come from within. I was always intrigued by retail as a domain and curious about how things operate in the business. And I was always trying to make sense of what the numbers were telling me and What does it mean?. So I was always trying to put myself in the shoes of the business. And that's something that I enjoyed. – Excerpt from the interview with Vinodh Ramachandran Today is Episode 17 of the...

2023-11-0650 min

Expert Talks with Maavrus | Analytics, AI and Transformation In conversation with with Neil Srinivasan, Founder - Canopus Business Management Group | Ep 16For continued success, it is necessary that Data Scientists are perceived as business function/process experts by the Business stakeholders. Apart from spending time on the operations floor, signing up for industry certification courses can help Data Scientists, build good credibility with business - Excerpt from the interview with Neil Srinivasan. Today is Episode 16 of the Interview series “Expert-Talks @ MAAVRUS” with Leaders in the Analytics, AI and Transformation space. For this episode, our CEO Mahadevann Iyerr (Mahaa) is in conversation with Neil Srinivasan, Founder & Managing Principal of Canopus Business Management Group. Prior to starting Canopus, Neil was SVP – Cust...

2023-09-2943 min

Expert Talks with Maavrus | Analytics, AI and Transformation In conversation with Piyush Chowhan, Chief Information Officer, Panda Retail Company, Saudi Arabia | Ep 15For any Business Transformation Leader to deliver on expectations, it is necessary that the leader is (i). In the transformation (ii) Has a good team on board, and (iii). Is able to align the pace of transformation to the organisation’s pace. - Excerpt from the interview with Piyush Chowhan. Today is Episode 15 of the Interview series “Expert-Talks @ MAAVRUS” with Leaders in the Analytics, AI and Transformation space. For this episode, our CEO Mahadevann Iyerr (Mahaa) is in conversation with Piyush Chowhan, Chief Information Officer, Panda Retail Company, Saudi Arabia. Prior to Panda Retail, Piyush was the Group CIO Lulu Grou...

2023-08-2949 min

Expert Talks with Maavrus | Analytics, AI and Transformation In conversation with Shailesh Jain, Group Head – Analytics & Insights, Landmark Group, Dubai | Ep 14People still trust people. While for simpler processes, we may trust machines because of their consistency & speed, when it comes to complex decisions or where the stakes are higher, we will continue to depend on people. So for the foreseeable future soft skills will continue to be important in terms of human interaction, to get businesses to invest in areas that lead to higher customer experience & satisfaction. - Excerpt from the interview with Shailesh Jain Today is Episode 14 of the Interview series on Expert-Talks, with Leaders in the Analytics, AI and Transformation space. For this episode...

2023-08-0151 min

Expert Talks with Maavrus | Analytics, AI and Transformation In conversation with Dr. Manish Gupta, Global Data Science Leader @ Microsoft | Ep 13The key to being a good data scientist is to behave like a child – stay curious and willing to learn. Use this approach to continuously improve in the four areas (i) good domain knowledge (ii) foundation in maths & analytics (iii) comfort with tech /programming (iv) business empathetic communication skills, and success is guaranteed - Excerpt from the Expert Talks interview with Dr. Manish Gupta. Today is Episode 13 of the Interview series on Expert-Talks @ MAAVRUS, with Leaders in the Analytics, AI and Transformation space. For this episode, our CEO Mahadevann Iyerr (Mahaa) is in conversation with Dr Manish Gu...

2023-07-0750 min

Expert Talks with Maavrus | Analytics, AI and Transformation In conversation with V Ganapathy, Vice President and Head – Global Advanced Analytics CoE, Holcim | Expert Talks - 12Cross-industry knowledge/exposure could be a great asset for Analytics & Transformation leaders. Your customers are getting influenced not just by particular competition trends in your industry, but also through touchpoints from other industries. So let's say you are in a B2B company and are interacting with a client’s Procurement manager. That person in his personal life is shopping online, and is exposed to single-click ordering, real-time delivery status updates and feedback collection etc. It is very normal that the same person now wears the hat of a B2B customer and then expects a similar experience from you...

2023-06-2651 min

Expert Talks with Maavrus | Analytics, AI and Transformation In conversation with Mamta A Rajnayak, VP & Head of AI-ML Products & Platforms @AI Labs, American Express | Expert Talks - 11“Do away with the Superwoman syndrome because what happens is in our own heads we keep thinking, oh, I am expected to be a superwoman. I'm expected to do well on the job and I'm expected to do well at home. I would say don't do that to yourself. Do a fair share of work at home. Do a fair share of work at the office. There is only so much that you will be able to do, but whatever you do, do a great job of it. And don't shy away asking for help.” - Mamta Rajnayak’s advice...

2023-06-1957 min

Expert Talks with Maavrus | Analytics, AI and Transformation In conversation with Anirban Nandi, Vice President, AI Products & Business Analytics, Rakuten | Expert Talks - 10“People run organisations, technology doesn’t. So it is important to explain the WHY behind the recommendations of an AI model to business leaders and users. The whole field of Explainable AI is becoming increasingly important; it started with SHAP and LIME which help go deeper behind the features in AI models. Currently “counterfactual explanations “ is another emerging area in the explainability space.” - Excerpt from the Expert Talks interview with Anirban Nandi. Today is Episode 10 of the Interview series on Expert-Talks, with Leaders in the Analytics, AI and Transformation space. For this episode, our CEO Mahadevann Iyerr (Mah...

2023-05-1543 min

Expert Talks with Maavrus | Analytics, AI and Transformation In conversation with Nitin Srivastava, Data and Analytics Leader at Advanced Auto Parts | Expert Talks with Maavrus - EP 09Today is Episode 9 of the Interview series on Expert-Talks, with Leaders in the Analytics, AI and Transformation space. For this episode, our CEO Mahadevann Iyerr (Mahaa) is in conversation with Nitin Srivastava, Data and Analytics Leader at Advanced Auto Parts. Prior to Advanced Auto Parts, Nitin has had a wonderful career at UnitedHealth, Wells Fargo and Mahindra Satyam. We are sure listeners will greatly learn from Nitin’s practical examples of business value creation through the application of analytics. We are listing below, a few key points from the interview : Nitin emphasizes the importanc...

2023-05-0147 min

Expert Talks with Maavrus | Analytics, AI and Transformation In conversation with Vijoe Mathew, Senior Global Director - Analytics at AB InBev | Expert Talks with Maavrus - 08Today is Episode 8 of the Interview series on Expert-talks @MAAVRUS, with Leaders in the Analytics, AI and Transformation space. For this episode, our CEO Mahadevann Iyerr (Mahaa) is in conversation with Vijoe Mathew, Senior Global Director - Analytics at AB InBev. Prior to AB InBev, Vijoe was Advanced Analytics solutions leader at Honeywell. He has also worked across all areas of retail analytics at TESCO. Vijoe is an Engineer, Masters in Industrial Management and Six Sigma Black Belt. Listed below are, some key points from the interview : Vijoe articulates a few success factors for...

2023-04-141h 00

Expert Talks with Maavrus | Analytics, AI and Transformation In conversation with Utpal Chakraborty, Chief Digital Officer at Allied Digital | Expert Talks With Maavrus | Episode - 07Today is Episode 7 of the Interview series on Expert-talks @MAAVRUS, with Leaders in the Analytics, AI and Transformation space. For this episode, our CEO Mahadevann Iyerr (Mahaa) is in conversation with Utpal Chakrborty, Chief Digital Officer at Allied Digital. Prior to Allied Digital, Utpal was Head of AI at YES Bank. He has also worked as principal architect in Capgemini, IBM and L&T Infotech. He is an eminent speaker, researcher and author on topics ranging from Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, Web3 and Metaverse, Blockchain and IoT. In 2022, he was conferred with the award of Global AI Ambassador. I...

2023-03-2849 min

Expert Talks with Maavrus | Analytics, AI and Transformation In conversation with Gary Cokins, Founder & CEO of Analytics-based Performance Management LLC | Expert Talks with Maavrus - Episode 06Today is Episode 6 of the Interview series on Expert-talks @MAAVRUS, with Leaders in the Analytics, AI and Transformation space. For this episode, our CEO Mahadevann Iyerr (Mahaa) is in conversation with Gary Cokins, Founder & CEO of Analytics-based Performance Management LLC, a company that provides financial insights and analytics. Gary has previously worked with KPMG, Deloitte, EDS and SAS Institute. Early on in his career, Gary worked with Dr Robert Kaplan and Dr David Norton, the creators of the balanced scorecard. Gary completed his BSc degree in industrial engineering and operations research from Cornell University, and MBA from Northwestern University’s...

2023-03-1333 min

Expert Talks with Maavrus | Analytics, AI and Transformation In Conversation with Rob Hand, Founder & CEO, Hand Promotion Management | Expert talks with Maavrus | Episode - 05Today is Episode 5 of Interview series on Expert-talks @MAAVRUS, with Leaders in the Analytics, AI and Transformation space. For this episode, our CEO Mahadevann Iyerr (Mahaa) is in conversation with Rob Hand, Founder & CEO of Hand Promotion Management, a company that provides advisory services and transformation consultation to Global CPG and Retail Organisations, in the areas of Trade Promotion, Retail Execution and Revenue Growth Management. Previously Rob has worked with Capgemini, SAP, Oracle and Media Net. He is also author of the book “Invisible Economy of Consumer Engagement” We are sure we can learn a great deal from Rob’s insi...

2023-02-2836 min

Expert Talks with Maavrus | Analytics, AI and Transformation In Conversation with Rahul Pednekar, Vice President & Head - Advanced Data Analytics, Actuarial and Data Insights at Swiss Re | Experts Talks with Maavrus | Episode 04Today is Episode 4 of Interview series on Expert-talks @MAAVRUS, with Leaders in the Analytics, AI and Transformation space. For this episode, our CEO Mahadevann Iyerr (Mahaa) is in conversation with Rahul Pednekar, Vice President & Head – Advanced Data Analytics, Actuarial and Data Insights at Swiss Re. Prior to Swiss Re, Rahul has had a wonderful career at Vodafone, JP Morgan Chase and Infosys. He also frequently participates in AI & Analytics hackathons, and speaks at Industry conferences on the Applications & Future of AI. We are sure listeners will greatly benefit from Rahul’s depth of knowledge, and his thoughts on achiev...

2023-02-2235 min

Expert Talks with Maavrus | Analytics, AI and Transformation In conversation with Saswata Kar, Senior Director and Global head of Data, Analytics and Data Sciences at Philips Global Business Services.Today is Episode 3 of Interview series on Expert-talks @MAAVRUS, with Leaders in the Analytics, AI and Transformation space. For this episode, I am in conversation with Saswata Kar, Senior Director and Global head of Data, Analytics and Data Sciences at Philips Global Business Services. Prior to Philips, Saswata has had an illustrious career at Capital One, HSBC and GE Capital. He is also a Forum Member of Nasscom CoE for IoT and AI. It was wonderful to speak with Saswata and understand how he uses his background in economics, statistics and corporate finance, to provide impact creating insig...

2023-02-1341 min

Expert Talks with Maavrus | Analytics, AI and Transformation In conversation with Dr Prashanth Southekal, Founder & Managing Principal of DBP Institute Canada | Expert Talks with Maavrus - Episode 02Today is Episode 2 of the Interview series on Expert-talks @MAAVRUS, with Leaders in the Analytics, AI, and Transformation space. For this episode, I am in conversation with Dr. Prashanth Southekal, Founder & Managing Principal of DBP Institute Canada, which is a data & analytics consulting, research, and education firm. Prashanth has consulted for over 75 global companies including GE, P&G, SAP, and Apple to name a few. Prashanth is the author of 3 books – Data for Business Performance, Analytics Best Practices, and Data Quality. He is also an adjunct professor for data & analytics at IE business school, Madrid, Spain. He writes extensively for F...

2023-02-0341 min

Expert Talks with Maavrus | Analytics, AI and Transformation In Conversation with Pankaj Rai, Group Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Aditya Birla Group | Expert Talks with InsightsNow - Episode 01Today we are launching our Interview series on Expert-talks with maavrus, with Leaders in the Analytics, AI and Transformation space. For our very first episode, our CEO Mahadevann Iyerr ( Mahaa ) is in conversation with Pankaj Rai, Group Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Aditya Birla Group. Pankaj is one of the foremost Analytics , AI and Transformation thought leaders , and has had an illustrious career spanning Wells Fargo, Dell, Standard Chartered Scope, and GE Capital. It was great to learn from Pankaj’s practical, intuitive and business led approach, which has helped him to deliver value and be succ...

2023-01-2341 min