AI at Scale

Natalya Philogene: GenAI: your new finance mate

In this episode of the AI at Scale podcast, Natalya Philogene, Head of Internal Control at Schneider Electric, describes the Finance Assistant Chatbot, winner of the 2024 Digital Finance Awards by Future of Finance in the Innovation category.
Natalya explains how using a finance chatbot transformed the work of her team, and inspired them to drive more innovation. Next, she shares insights about the development of this solution, first reactions, ways to ensure adoption, and achievements. She highlights that collaboration between domain experts and AI experts is the key, and she unveils other conditions that make GenAI solutions work at scale. 

Emily Reid: AI for all: mitigating bias in AI systems

The mission of a non-profit organization AI4All, headed by our guest Emily Reid, is to create the next generation of change makers. In this conversation we tackle the topic of bias – what it is, how it may influence our life when baked into AI applications, and how to mitigate it.  

Michael Lotfy Gierges: The AI-powered future of homes

In this episode of the AI at Scale podcast, Michael Lotfy Gierges, EVP Home and Distribution at Schneider Electric, describes the AI-powered future of homes. He introduces Wiser Home, a home energy management solution that employs predictive algorithms to learn from user habits, real-time weather forecasts, tariff data, and solar production capability.

Sreedhar Sistu: AI for energy, AI for real challenges

The fact that AI can be applied in multiple disciplines makes it a powerful technology. Our guest, Sreedhar Sistu, VP Customer Offers at Schneider Electric explains that while AI can create damage when used with wrong intentions, it can also solve critical problems. One of them is growing energy demand - finding solutions to decrease energy consumed in buildings and industry is high on Sreedhar's agenda. 

Mia Shah-Dand: AI ethics in action

What does it mean for AI to be ethical? In the AI world, it can be associated with different aspects such as trustworthiness, responsibility, cybersecurity, algorithmic justice, etc. In this episode of the AI at Scale podcast we welcome Mia Shah-Dand, founder of Women in AI Ethics, and CEO of Lighthouse3 to define key aspects of AI ethics and find practical approaches to achieve it. 

Natasha Nelson: The story of smart power systems

Smart watches, smart washing machines, smart homes... what about power systems? Are they also getting smart? In the next episode of the AI at Scale podcast we invite Natasha Nelson, VP, EcoStruxure Power for End User at Schneider Electric to unveil the topic of smart power systems. 

Manoj Puthenveetil: Driving home on clean energy with AI

In this episode we welcome Manoj Puthenveetil, Chief Technology Officer at Qmerit - a company that focuses on installation and integration solutions for energy transition technologies. In the show Manoj shares insights on EV's charging trends and how AI helps to unlock access to clean energy.

Ilda Metani: Time for the year of AI practice

In this episode we bring questions that customers across market segments are asking today. Ilda Metani, Head of Industry AI Consulting at Schneider Electric, shares insightful stories about creating value from AI. Gosia Gorska, host of the show, asks Ilda how businesses can become more agile and digital driven, how to democratize data and AI internally, and tackle issues like sustainability at the same time. In the second part of the show, Ilda unveils what’s the focus area and starting point for businesses that want to use AI at scale. She also gives practical examples from her experience in advising the customers. 

Alex Rykhva: Harvesting the benefits: AI and the future of agriculture.

In the fifth episode of the AI at Scale podcast Alex Rykhva, Chief Data Officer at Louis Dreyfus Company, shares insights on how new technology, especially AI, is changing agriculture. Alex explains the evolution of use of technology and data in agriculture, new methods of assessing and predicting yields of different products around the year, and some of the challenges and opportunities ahead.

Una Shortt: Trusted data revolutionizes business success

Una Shortt, Chief Data Officer, SVP Data & Performance at Schneider Electric, shares the story about trusted data being the new currency for business. She explains why there is a need to collect and process high-quality data, why not all data holds the same worth, and finally why the type of data is becoming a key differentiator for companies.