Copilot Podcast

Christopher Lochhead outlines why those who cling to execution and efficiency risk obsolescence, while those who design new categories, solve new problems, and build capital flywheels will define the next era of business.

Product architect Nik Kale explains how bringing AI and human intelligence directly into a product ensures customers receive targeted remediation content and guidance.

Stoneridge Software CEO Eric Newell details his session at the upcoming AI Agent & Copilot Summit, which will cover how to build a secure and productive AI strategy.

Healthcare leader weighs in on how AI models and mulit-cloud underpin customers’ mission-critical systems, and how they should prepare for potential model changes.

Jen Harris and John Siefert examine the shift from centers of excellence to centers of value, as AI agents automate reactive work and push humans toward more creative, proactive roles.

A practical conversation on enterprise AI adoption that focuses on governance, collaboration, and learning from failure rather than chasing hype or replacing human interaction.

Paul Swider of RealActivity said demos highlighting Microsoft’s work with NVIDIA gave important insight into AI agent and product development opportunities.

Sentinel Data Lake provides important data storage and management improvements; universal connectors facilitate integration of third-party data such as SAP, Jason Revill says.

Matt Hobbs shares PwC perspective on the need for agentic AI orchestration, how agents can help address technical debt, and continued investment in cloud infrastructure to support AI rollouts.

AI and Microsoft business apps expert explains three distinct approaches to orchestration workflows across AI agents, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of each.

Dr. Patrick McGill of Community Health Network shares AI agent and copilot usage update, approach to change management, and the partners helping to realize $10 million savings goal.

Mason Whitaker, president of Microsoft business apps partner Volt Technologies, shares insights on how Model Context Protocol can streamline work processes, bridging gaps between systems and actions.

Duke Health chief data scientists details core components of governance, as well as work with Avanade, Microsoft, and other vendors to derive maximum advantage from AI technology.

Cycle time, accuracy, cost per successful task completion, and end-user satisfaction are vital metrics that will give visibility into the success of AI projects.

AI agents present opportunities to break down data silos, forecast health events, and develop personalized treatment plans. Such use cases benefit patients, providers, and the entire healthcare ecosystem.

Most companies aren’t ready for AI — not culturally, technically, or in terms of workforce adoption — despite the rapid pace of technological advancement.

Security software leader weighs in on agent security considerations, his firm’s partnership with Microsoft for Copilot Studio, and security of emerging agent-to-agent communication protocols MCP and A2A.

Security executive Krista Arndt explains how Security Copilot, agents improve response time to security incidents, accelerate training of new security professionals.

Adam Lieberman details AI focus at financial software provider Finastra: enterprise efficiency, devleoper productivity, and client commercialization. He also outlines the firm’s work with Microsoft.

Bank’s C-suite security leader laments the state of security with SaaS applications including AI and calls on the industry to step up its game.