Manufacturing has made astonishing progress in recent decades. But there are even greater changes to come, as the Internet itself undergoes its next level of transformation. 5g and WiFi 6 will be a big part of this, by fully enabling data-intensive manufacturing solutions like AI, virtual reality, advanced robotics, and predictive maintenance. The end result? Factories (and products!) that will be cleaner, safer, and more productive than ever before. In this podcast, Cisco’s Kevin Delaney chats with some top experts on next-gen wireless, and how it can enable the next leap forward in manufacturing: Todd Gurela, chief technology officer for Cisco’s Industry Solutions Group&nbsp; Chantal Polsonetti, vice president of Advisory Services for ARC Advisory David Vasko, director of advanced technologies at Rockwell Automation Dr. Jay Lee, a professor of advanced manufacturing at the University of Cincinnati Stephen Goodman, Cisco business development architect.&nbsp;&nbsp; Shaun Kirby, head of connected car product development at Cisco

The Wireless World of Industry 4.0

Cisco's Bret Hartman shares key strategies for thwarting cyberthreats in the coming year  Bret Hartman has been in cybersecurity since he was a young Air Force lieutenant. Followed by stints at the NSA, IBM, and EMC. Along the way he's seen the focus of shift from hardware to cloud and on to machine learning and AI.  But Hartman, who is vice president and CTO of Cisco's security business group, never lost sight of the importance of human creativity and collaboration in security - as new innovations arise from hackers and defenders alike.  In a free-ranging podcast interview with Kevin Delaney - senior writer for Cisco's Strategy and Storytelling team - Bret shares some of his warnings, predictions, and, above all, best practices for cybersecurity in 2020. Along with insights into the innovative products and solutions in Cisco's portfolio.

Meeting the security threats of 2020

For Joseph Bradley, artificial intelligence has the potential to support an Inclusive Future, in which opportunity, education, and equality touch even the most disadvantaged people on the planet.  But Bradley, Cisco's global vice president of IoT, blockchain, AI, and incubation businesses, is also quick to share his concerns. The author of Questioneering: the New Model for Innovative Leaders in the Digital Age, he fears the unconscious bias that can be programed into AI. Along with the upheavals that will result if we don't properly retrain workers for a world in which AI assumes more and tasks.  In a free-ranging interview with Kevin Delaney - senior writer for Cisco's strategy and Storytelling team - Bradley shares concrete advice for business leaders and society as a whole. To ensure that we successfully navigate the profound changes that the next wave of technology change will bring.

The promise of AI

Public sector innovations are powering a more inclusive future, from inner cities to rural farms.  And Cisco's Marcus Moffett is helping to make it happen.  The company's CTO for U.S. public sector, Moffett is committed to technology transformation in education, transportation, government, and public safety, while working to close the digital divide and create new opportunities.  In a free-ranging discussion with Kevin Delaney, senior writer for Cisco's Strategy and Storytelling team, Moffett shares his vision for continuing innovation in the public sector - along with concrete solutions to its biggest challenges.

Transforming the public sector, from cities to farms

For Dr. Vivienne Ming, AI will be a revolutionary force for raising human potential across the globe. 

Or it will further separate the digital haves and have-nots of the world by reinforcing bias and inequality.  

The difference, she stresses, lies in whether business leaders, innovators, and educators get AI right — starting today.   
Kevin Delaney, senior writer for Cisco’s Strategy and Storytelling team, spoke with Dr. Ming about how her strong feelings about AI stem from her own unique personal journey. As a psychologist, neuroscientist, technology entrepreneur, and workplace and business consultant. A woman who’s undergone gender transition. A mom. And even as a homeless person back when she was Evan Smith, a college dropout with no sense of purpose in life.

Since then Dr. Ming has used AI to combat bias, fight disease, and develop talent from overlooked demographic groups. And despite some outspoken views on some of the mistakes we’re making with AI today, she remains a fierce advocate for its tremendous potential in the future.

The Rise of the (Unbiased) Machines

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