Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)

Healthcare accounts for nearly one-fifth of the U.S. economy, making it one of the most consequential sectors for AI-driven transformation. In this special Technovation summit panel moderated by Mike Bertha, Partner at Metis Strategy, Michael Pfeffer, Chief Information & Digital Officer at Stanford Health Care and Stanford School of Medicine, and Chad Wasserman, CIO of HCA Healthcare, explore how healthcare organizations are moving beyond digitization and toward clinical-grade AI.

The discussion examines how AI is improving clinical decision-making, accelerating disease detection, enabling personalized medicine, and reshaping healthcare operations. The panelists also discuss responsible AI governance, the importance of connecting technologists to patient outcomes, and what it will take for AI to ultimately bend healthcare’s cost curve.

Key topics include:

Moving healthcare from digitized to truly digital

Clinical-grade AI and personalized medicine

Responsible AI governance and Stanford’s FURM framework

Human-centered technology leadership

Scaling innovation through operational excellence

The future of healthcare delivery and AI-enabled care

This episode is presented by Celonis — Give AI the context it needs. Learn more at celonis.com

 

AI is changing more than software, it’s redesigning how enterprises operate.

In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with Amir Kazmi, Chief Technology and Growth Officer at Ralliant, about how precision technology companies are embedding AI into operational workflows, industrial systems, and critical infrastructure. Amir explains how the Ralliant Business System (RBS) is evolving into an AI-native operating model designed to accelerate decision-making, reduce cycle times, and improve operational resilience at global scale.

Key discussion topics include:

Embedding AI into enterprise workflows and decision systems

The role of precision sensing in electrification and grid reliability

How Ralliant supports critical infrastructure across 90+ countries

Balancing agility and governance in the AI era

Why autonomous workflows may redefine enterprise operations

Enterprise AI is entering a new phase, one defined less by experimentation and more by measurable business value.

In this summit panel episode of Technovation, Steven Norton speaks with Richard Jardim of CIBC, Sears Merritt of MassMutual, and Shekar Pannala of The Hartford about what it really takes to scale AI responsibly inside large, highly regulated enterprises.

The discussion explores how leading organizations are rethinking software development, governance, operating models, and financial discipline as AI capabilities rapidly evolve.

Key topics include:

Moving from AI pilots to measurable P&L impact

Reducing feature lead times through AI-enabled development

Modernizing legacy systems with GenAI

Building governance-by-design operating models

Managing the shift to consumption-based AI economics

What makes a founder truly exceptional?

In this episode of Technoventure, Peter High speaks with Paige Craig, Founder and Managing Partner of Outlander VC, about the founder characteristics that separate resilient entrepreneurs from persuasive storytellers. Drawing from his experience as a Marine sergeant, intelligence operator, entrepreneur, and early investor in companies like Lyft, Paige shares how leadership under chaos shaped his investment philosophy.

The conversation explores founder psychology, risk management, physical AI, robotics, deep tech, and why software alone may no longer be enough to create defensible businesses in the AI era.

Key topics include:

Why founder character matters more than ideas

How military leadership shaped Paige’s investing philosophy

What investors misunderstand about risk

Why physical AI and robotics are the next frontier

How AI is changing venture capital and startup creation

Steve Jobs’ greatest leadership lessons did not come during Apple’s rise, they came during exile.

In this episode of Technovation, Peter High speaks with award-winning journalist and author Geoffrey Cain about Steve Jobs in Exile, his new book examining the overlooked NeXT Computer years that transformed Jobs from a volatile founder into one of the most influential business leaders in history.

Cain explores how failure, resilience, discipline, and leadership maturity shaped Jobs during a period widely misunderstood as a commercial detour.

Key discussion points include:

Why NeXT’s failures became foundational to Apple’s future success

The leadership lessons Jobs learned through adversity

How NeXTSTEP evolved into the backbone of modern Apple software

Why visionary thinking alone is not enough to build enduring companies

The role of trust, dissent, and elite talent in high-performing organizations