Through The Corporate Glass – Details, episodes & analysis

How is AI being applied to traditional industries? We will take a deeper look at the manufacturing industry, the concept of Industry 4.0 and the role of AI and Subject Matter Experts. We will discuss the need for new skills and also how experts can become powerful consultants driving the new AI tools landscape.To discuss this and a lot more we chat with Liana Kbilashvili. Liana is a global supply chain executive with over 15 years of leadership experience in the manufacturing sector. She was previously Director of strategic procurement at Summit Materials. In her current work, Liana advises organizations on AI readiness and digital adoption within supply chains. She serves as a strategic liaison between the established manufacturers and the  technology innovators.

Shownotes

Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lianakbilashvili/

Industrial AI Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/5bZ2ycqHSddXZqhYJmOwMZ Spotify

“The future of AI in manufacturing and its real-world applications” https://www.plantservices.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/podcast/55138717/podcast-the-future-of-ai-in-manufacturing-and-its-real-world-applications Plant Services

“Manufacturing, AI, and how companies are utilizing disruptive tech” https://www.smartindustry.com/podcasts/podcast/55063676/podcast-manufacturing-ai-and-how-companies-are-utilizing-disruptive-tech Smart Industry

Embracing AI in the Manufacturing Industryhttps://www.fisherphillips.com/en/news-insights/manufacturing-success-ai-in-manufacturing-part1.html Fisher Phillips

AI and intelligent manufacturing” podcast https://blog.se.com/digital-transformation/artificial-intelligence/2025/02/24/podcast-ai-and-intelligent-manufacturing/ Schneider Electric Blog

Where AI Works: Conversations at the Intersection of AI https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/where-ai-works-conversations-at-the-intersection-of/id1801560422

Journal of Manufacturing Systems https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-manufacturing-systems ScienceDirect

CIRP Annals — Manufacturing Technologyhttps://www.cirp.net/mainmenu-publications/cirp-annals-col-200/cirp-annals-presentation.html CIRP

CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science & Technology (JMST)https://www.cirp.net/mainmenu-publications/other-publications/cirp-journal-of-manufacturing-science-and-technology.html CIRP

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (IJAMT)https://www.springer.com/journal/170/

Journal of Manufacturing Processeshttps://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-manufacturing-processes ScienceDirect

Siemens – “Top Use Cases of AI in Manufacturing” (whitepaper / e-book)https://resources.sw.siemens.com/en-US/e-book-insight-hubs-ai-manufacturing-use-cases Siemens Resources

Siemens – “Exploring the Spectrum of AI Use Cases” report (PDF)https://assets.new.siemens.com/siemens/assets/api/uuid%3A78180c5e-acd3-48bd-9ab6-573f69bcb361/manufacturing-intelligence-exploring-spectrum-ai-cs24-report.pdf Siemens Assets

Siemens – “How Siemens Is Transforming Supply Chain with AI” (case study)https://aiexpert.network/case-study-how-siemens-is-transforming-supply-chain-with-ai/ AIX | AI Expert Network

Siemens – “How Siemens Uses AI to Orchestrate Supply Chain” (LinkedIn article)https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-scm-case-study-4-how-siemens-uses-ai-orchestrate-chain-jianaguli--7xsaeLinkedIn

Intelligent Manufacturing in the Era of Industry 4.0 — Case Study (Siemens)https://inoindustry.com/en/intelligent-manufacturing-in-the-era-of-industry-4-0-case-study-on-siemens/InoIndustry

Using Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Manufacturing Efficiency https://www.researchgate.net/publication/393648421_USING_ARTIFICIAL_INTELLIGENCE_TO_ENHANCE_MANUFACTURING_EFFICIENCY_A_CASE_STUDY_ON_SIEMENS ResearchGate

Switching roles as part of your career journey involves being open to new challenges and embracing change. There could however be overlap of skills required across multiple roles. In this episode we will chat with Samina Diamond, Principal Product Manager at Nutanix to examine the role of Product Management under a microscope and identify some overlap areas with consulting. Samina has over 25 years of industry experience and brings a unique perspective to this conversation given her experience with software and management consulting as well as product management. She is also on the board of Tandem, a non-profit in the space of early learning.

Traditionally, an education in engineering has been considered ideal to break into software engineering. Can you move into a software engineering role with no formal education in the field?  What skills do you need and how can you acquire them?  How do people view this role looking outside-in? To explore this, we chat with Nadia Matin, Software Engineer at DevRev. Nadia has a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and Russian and started at DevRev in a People Operations role. Show Notes Nadia Matin's Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadia-matin-89878419b/ Ludwig Wittgenstein: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Wittgenstein DevRev: https://devrev.ai/

Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning (ML) are penetrating our lives & work. Data consumption, analysis and modeling contribute to increasing the carbon footprint of products.

How can AI/ML be applied in the field of sustainability? What kind of skills and training are required to create sustainable solutions ? What are the barriers to entry and what are the opportunities? As people look to dive into the field, how can one effectively establish technical expertise & credibility? To answer this and share his story, we have with us Narayanan Subramanium, a thought leader in Technology and Sustainability. He is currently the CTO of Eugenie and has nearly 3 decades of experience spanning Industrial AI for sustainability, electric vehicles IoT, distributed systems and networking. He is part of the IEEE Bangalore Computer Society,  Executive Committee. He has a Masters in Electrical Engineering from University of Maryland. He completed the chief digital officer executive education program from Indian School of Business and a post graduate diploma in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning from the University of Texas, Austin. 

He talks about technology and sustainability at various events and conferences. As part of the G20, he has been invited by TiE to talk about Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction.

Show Notes

Narayanan's Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cnsubramaniam/

IEEE Code of Ethics: https://www.ieee.org/about/corporate/governance/p7-8.html

Narayanan's Website: https://climate350.com/

Other Talks

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cnsubramaniam_netzero-sustainability-carbonemissions-activity-7026907532182900737-atLr/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/race-recycling-and-circular-economy-conference_raceconferences-plasticsconference-brandpartnerships-ugcPost-7033747867651457024-6ngh/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android

For women’s history month we would like to acknowledge and thank all the women before us who made our success possible. 

In the past we had put together episodes for the women’s month focussing on the thoughts, motivation and influences behind career and life choices. This was very well received and we enjoyed the experience so much that we wanted to put another episode together for this year’s women's month. 

This episode covers answers to the following 6 questions from 13 inspiring women.

1. What does lead like a girl mean to you?

2. What advice would you give your younger self?

3. What is your biggest fear and how do you cope with it?

4. What is the most significant/unconventional choice you have made so far?

5. Who are the women you admire and have shaped your decisions and life?

6. Could you share a favorite book or quote which has influenced you?

The inspiring Women featured in this episode:

Kelly Boyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-boyer-b6a09a7/

Mollie Holland: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mollie-holland/

Tulika Mittal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tulika-mittal-68a8939a/

Srividya Tata: https://www.linkedin.com/in/srividya-tata-949538/

Uma Varma: https://www.linkedin.com/in/uma-varma-09b8277/ 

Anupama Lolage: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alolage/

Sarala Mandi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarala-mandi-57787097/

Anusha Sethuraman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anushasethuraman/

Sandip Bhakta: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandip-bhakta-22a3232/

Meghana Bhagavan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meghana-bhagavan-5a808b1a/

Jaya Narasimhan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaya-narasimhan-6661a811/

Amy Ward: https://www.chicagobooth.edu/faculty/directory/w/amy-ward

Ekaterina Arshinova: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ekaterina-arshinova-88b76b20a/

Previous episodes in the Inspiring Women Series

Inspiring Women Series - Part 1 

Inspiring Women Series - Part 2

Inspiring Women Series - Part 3

Episode Cover Art: Produced using DALL-E 2 to generate the base image.

What is data engineering? How does it differ from software engineering? What skills do you need to become a data engineer? What are the opportunities and challenges in this area? Harini Rajendran, Senior Software Engineer, Data Engineering, Confluent answers these questions and shares her experience in this episode. Harini's team builds a cloud scale observability data platform. She is one of the leads of the San Francisco chapter of the Women Who Code Backend Study Group. She is a passionate advocate for Diversity. Equity and Inclusion and animal welfare.

ShowNotes

Harini's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hrajendran/

Harini on WWCode: https://www.womenwhocode.com/sf/about

Learning Resources: 

https://developer.confluent.io/learn-kafka/apache-kafka/events/

https://developer.confluent.io/learn/

What does research in the fields of molecular biology and biophysics involve? How can this research contribute to sustainability efforts? What are the challenges in this area? What skills do you need to contribute to this research ?

To learn about this field, we speak to Sowmya Raghavan, a research lead at BioMan technologies. Sowmya was a consultant with Strand Life Sciences for over fifteen years after she completed her PhD in molecular biophysics from the Indian Institute of Science. She is a passionate advocate of sustainability and a dedicated practitioner as well.

Referenced in the Episode

https://www.bio-man.in/

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/bengaluru-eco-team/article8484697.ece

https://www.swachagraha.in/sgcc

https://www.swmrt.com/

What does a career in print media entail? What are the skills required to succeed in this field? How does one build credibility and brand recognition for new publications?  Suresh Selvaraj, formerly the president of the Outlook Group of magazines and later the CEO of the Suvarna News shares his journey, learnings, and perspectives. He has over 30 years of experience, having worked for different kinds of print media brands like dailies, weekend papers, and magazines. He has been part of national and regional leaders, fledgling brands, start-ups, challenger brands, and international brands. He currently blogs about Travel. 

Suresh's Linkedin Profile: https://in.linkedin.com/in/suresh-selvaraj-b508a645

Suresh's  Travel Blog: https://thebikerman.wordpress.com/

His Travel Writing in Deccan Herald: https://www.deccanherald.com/content/625357/a-bikers-tales.html

In our career journey, coaches and mentors help us reach our potential. They not only help us make better decisions but also have an impact on the way we think and approach problems. How does one go about finding a mentor or a coach? What is the difference between them? How do we have an effective relationship with a mentor or a coach? We talk about this with Mary Beth Stockton.

Mary Beth Stockton is VP Technical Product Management - Imaging, Engineering & Sourcing at GE HealthCare. She is a graduate of GE's Leadership program. As an IT Leader, she is passionate about rallying people around a common mission to solve problems that matter. She is a coach, mentor and supporter of women in technology.

Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-beth-stockton-6a64888

What does it mean to be an Infrastructure Engineer in the era of cloud computing? What are the opportunities and challenges in this area? How does this differ from application development? What are the latest trends in the field? To answer this and give us a deep dive into the world of infrastructure engineering, we have with us Nik Collins, who is working on Strategic operations and automation at DevRev. He has over a decade of experience with business automation and is one of the pillars of the infrastructure team at DevRev. 

Show Notes:

Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikolacollins/

Kubernetes https://kubernetes.io/

Openings on Nik's Team

https://devrev.ai/positions/4714449004

https://devrev.ai/positions/4102726004