In this session, Sean Naismith, Head of Analytics Services, Enova Decisions, sat with Vishal Kumar, CEO AnalyticsWeek and shared his thoughts around Analytics As a Service platform. Sean discussed how a business could decide to look for alternative solutions to get ahead in the analytics game in a rapidly evolving competitive environment.

Timeline:
0:29 Introduction.
1:05 Sean's journey.
2:29 Introducing Enova.
3:30 Enova's clientele.
4:32 Decision management system.
6:40 Structuring Decision management system.
9:28 Analytics as a service.
11:01 Analytics as a competitive edge.
13:20 Art of doing business and science of doing business.
16:28 How is the science of doing business-impacting companies?
18:59 The right time to invest in DMS.
20:10 Analytics as a service use cases.
22:58 Decision life cycle.
27:57 DMS working with new customer landscape.
30:49 DMS deployment for translation companies.
33:05 Adaptability of DMS.
35:15 DMS aiding in Analysis paralysis.
37:31 DMS working with AI.
39:41 Challenges and opportunities in DMS.
41:22 Analyzing the non-repeatable decision.
43:33 DMS and future of data.

Podcast link:
https://futureofdata.org/futureofdata-podcast-conversation-sean-naismith-enova-decisions/

Here's Sean's Bio:
Sean joined Enova as Head of Analytics Services for Enova Decisions in 2016. Prior to working at Enova, Sean served as an Advanced Analytics Consultant and Senior Director of Business Analytics for Leapfrog, where he led the development of the company’s predictive analytics capabilities. Before Leapfrog, Sean served as Director of Strategic Intelligence for TrendPointers, LLC, and Director of Research for Global Currency Group. He also currently serves as Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer of Naismith Wealth Management, LLC, which he founded in 2015. Sean is a CFP® certificate and holds the CMT designation. He received his B.A. in finance from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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Sean Naismith, Head of Analytics Services, Enova Decisions

In this podcast, @JohnNives discusses ways to demystify AI for the enterprise. He shares his perspective on how businesses should engage with AI and what are some of the best practices and considerations for businesses to adopt AI in their strategic roadmap. This podcast is great for anyone seeking to learn about the way to adopt AI in the enterprise landscape.

Timelines:
0:28 John's journey.
6:50 John's current role.
9:40 The role of a chief digital officer.
11:16 The current trend of AI.
13:52 AI hype or real?
16:42 Why AI now?
19:03 Demystifying deep learning.
23:35 Enterprise use cases of AI.
28:25 Attributes of a successful AI project.
32:20 Best AI investments in an enterprise.
36:56 Convincing leadership to adopt AI.
39:20 Organizational implications of adopting AI.
43:45 What do executives get wrong about AI?
48:36 Tips for executives to understand the AI landscape.
53:11 John's favorite reads.
57:35 Closing remarks.

John's Recommended Listen:
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Podcast Link:
https://futureofdata.org/johnnives-on-ways-to-demystify-ai-for-enterprise/

Jean's BIO:
Jean-Louis (John) Nives serves as Chief Digital Officer and the Global Chair of the Digital Transformation practice at N2Growth. Prior to joining N2Growth, Mr. Nives was at IBM Global Business Services, within the Watson and Analytics Center of Competence. There he worked on Cognitive Digital Transformation projects related to Watson, Big Data, Analytics, Social Business and Marketing/Advertising Technology. Examples include CognitiveTV and the application of external unstructured data (social, weather, etc.) for business transformation.
Prior relevant experience includes executive leadership positions at Nielsen, IRI, Kraft and two successful advertising technology acquisitions (Appnexus and SintecMedia). In this capacity, Jean-Louis combined information, analytics and technology to created significant business value in transformative ways.
Jean-Louis earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering from University at Buffalo and an MBA in Finance and Computer Science from Pace University. He is married with four children and lives in the New York City area.

About #Podcast:
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