Enterprise Tech Talk Podcast
Enterprise Tech Talk Podcast explores complex challenges in enterprise technology, including AI adoption, cybersecurity, technology strategy, governance, operating models, and emerging trends. The show features conversations with senior technology professionals who make difficult IT topics accessible to a wider audience. Each episode offers expert insights and practical perspectives on how organizations can navigate modern enterprise technology.
Episodes
When AI Writes the Code, What Happens to Software Engineering?
AI is transforming software engineering, enabling smaller development teams to deliver more while challenging traditional approaches to architecture, engineering skills and technology leadership.But generating code faster doesn't automatically mean building better software.In this episode of Enterprise Tech Talk, host Saumitra Kalikar speaks with Brian Childress, an experienced CTO and enginee
How AI Agents Are Rewriting Retail: The Rise of Agentic Commerce
AI agents are beginning to influence how customers discover products, compare alternatives, make purchasing decisions and manage their buying journeys.In this episode of Enterprise Tech Talk, Saumitra Kalikar speaks with Charisma Glassman about the rise of agentic commerce and its implications for retail and consumer-goods organisations.The conversation covers:The shift from digital commerce to ag
When Transformation Drifts: Fixing Ownership, Decision Rights and Organisational Friction
Transformation rarely fails overnight. More often, it gradually drifts away from its original intent.In this episode of Enterprise Tech Talk, Saumitra Kalikar speaks with Daniel Roth, Founder and CEO of PangeaEffect and author of The E³ Effect, about the organisational conditions that determine whether transformation actually delivers results.They explore how competing priorities, unclear ownershi
From Governance Theatre to Continuous Assurance: Why Transformation Risks Stay Hidden
Why do transformation programmes continue to report green status until costs escalate, timelines move and expected outcomes become difficult to achieve?In this episode of Enterprise Tech Talk, Saumitra Kalikar speaks with Peter Wardle about why transformation risks remain hidden and how organisations can move from periodic governance reviews towards continuous, evidence-based assurance.The convers
How Can Non-Engineering Teams Adopt AI at Scale?
AI is now widely available across the enterprise, but many organisations are still struggling to embed it into everyday business workflows.In this episode of Enterprise Tech Talk, Saumitra Kalikar speaks with Ohad Ronen, AI transformation leader at Amdocs, about how non-engineering teams can move from AI experimentation to real adoption at scale.The discussion explores why AI adoption in Finance,
Why Enterprise Integration Still Fails and How AI Can Fix It?
Why do enterprises still struggle to connect systems and automate end-to-end processes after decades of investment?Enterprise Tech Talk host Saumitra Kalikar is joined by Madhav Sivadas to examine why ERP platforms, middleware, APIs and RPA have improved parts of the enterprise—but have not eliminated fragmented processes, manual handoffs or integration complexity.The conversation explores:• Why t
Leading Under Pressure: Burnout, AI Anxiety and Executive Performance
Enterprise leaders are expected to lead through constant change, market pressure, transformation fatigue and AI-driven uncertainty. But how long can leaders sustain high performance if their health, energy and resilience are quietly being depleted?In this episode of Enterprise Tech Talk, host Saumitra Kalikar speaks with Dr. Pat Boulogne about burnout, AI anxiety and executive performance.Dr. Pat
Linking Strategy to Execution: Why Great Strategies Fail and How Leaders Deliver Results
In this episode of Enterprise Tech Talk, host Saumitra Kalikar speaks with strategy and innovation advisor Noel Sobelman about the organisational disciplines that separate successful strategy execution from good strategic intentions.The conversation explores why strategy often breaks down during investment planning, how portfolio management influences business outcomes, why organisations struggle
AI Engineering Beyond the Hype: Harnesses, Guardrails and Production Reality
Generative AI has made it easier than ever to build impressive prototypes. But turning those prototypes into secure, reliable and cost-effective enterprise systems is a very different challenge.In this episode of Enterprise Tech Talk, host Saumitra Kalikar speaks with Adam Witanowski about AI Engineering and what it takes to move from prototype hype to production reality.Adam brings deep experienc
The Future of Healthcare: AI, Prevention and the Rise of Consumer-Driven Care
Healthcare is evolving beyond traditional models of treatment and into a future centred on prevention, digital engagement and connected care.In this episode of Enterprise Tech Talk, Saumitra Kalikar is joined by Matt Young, Lead Enterprise Architect at Medibank, to discuss the forces reshaping healthcare across Australia and globally.The conversation explores how healthcare organisations are respo
The Agentic Enterprise : Scaling AI, Controlling Costs and Redesigning Work
🎧 The Agentic Enterprise: Scaling AI, Controlling Costs and Redesigning WorkWhat happens when AI moves beyond generating content and begins making decisions, coordinating workflows and executing work autonomously?In this episode of Enterprise Tech Talk, Saumitra Kalikar speaks with Amit Mudgal, Founder and CEO of Clear Ways AI, about the realities of industrialising Agentic AI within the enterpris
Agentic Governance - Why Enterprise AI Changes the Rules of Governance
Enterprise AI is rapidly evolving from copilots and assistants toward autonomous AI agents capable of reasoning, collaborating, and making decisions.But how do organisations govern systems that are no longer entirely predictable?In this episode of Enterprise Tech Talk, Saumitra Kalikar speaks with Jesper Lowgren about the emerging discipline of Agentic Governance. The discussion covers:• Agentic s
From Systems to Agents : Rethinking Enterprise Architecture in the Age of AI
Enterprise Architecture is entering a new era.In this episode of Enterprise Tech Talk, Saumitra Kalikar speaks with Gautam Nadkarni (Chief Technologist & Head of Tech Advisory & Architecture Services at Wipro) about how agentic systems are reshaping the fundamentals of enterprise architecture.From deterministic systems to autonomous decision-making ecosystems, this conversation explores wh
Reimagining Data Functions in the AI Era: Fixing Ownership, Governance, and Trust - with Surit Sethi
In this episode of Enterprise Tech Talk, Saumitra Kalikar speaks with Surit Sethi about building and managing a modern data function.Despite significant investment in data over the past decade, many organisations continue to struggle to translate data into meaningful business outcomes. This conversation explores why that gap persists and what needs to fundamentally change.The discussion covers the
Beyond ITSM: The Rise of Enterprise Service Management - with Rakesh Kumar
Enterprise Service Management is redefining how organisations deliver internal services.In this episode of Enterprise Tech Talk, Saumitra Kalikar speaks with Rakesh Kumar about the shift from IT Service Management to a unified enterprise-wide service model.They discuss:How ESM breaks down silos across IT, HR and financeThe strategic value of unified service dataReal business benefits including pro
Beyond the MarTech Stack: How Leaders Should Rethink MarTech Strategy
Marketing technology has expanded into a complex ecosystem of platforms spanning customer data, automation, analytics, personalisation and AI.But while organisations continue to invest heavily in MarTech stacks, many still struggle to translate these investments into measurable business outcomes.In this episode of Enterprise Tech Talk, host Saumitra Kalikar speaks with Jon Goh, Head of MarTech at
Data Governance in the Age of AI : From Compliance Burden to Strategic Enabler - With Nicola Askham
Data governance is back — but not for the reasons you might think.In this episode, Saumitra Kalikar speaks with Nicola Askham, global data governance advisor and author of Effective Data Governance.Together they unpack:• Why AI is reshaping governance priorities• The risks of scaling AI without data foundations• Federated operating models and evolving ownership roles• AI governance vs data governa
AI Sovereignty : Who Controls the Intelligence Layer of Australia's Digital Future?
AI is becoming critical infrastructure. But under whose control does it operate?In this episode of Enterprise Tech Talk, Saumitra Kalikar examines AI Sovereignty — the strategic imperative for Australia to ensure that AI systems operating across healthcare, finance, defence, and public services remain aligned with Australian law, governance, and national interests.You’ll learn:What Sovereign AI re
Digital Sovereignty for Australian Enterprises : From Compliance to Enterprise Resilience
As Australia heads into 2026, digital sovereignty is no longer just a policy or compliance discussion. It is becoming a core enterprise resilience issue.In this episode of @EnterpriseTechTalk , host Saumitra Kalikar unpacks what digital sovereignty really means for Australian enterprises, cutting through common misconceptions around data residency and explaining where sovereignty expectations ar
Weaponisation of AI - A new Battlefield for Enterprise Risk
In this episode, host Saumitra Kalikar is joined by David Luchi, Head of Information Security at Flybuys, for a deep, practical conversation on how AI is being weaponised by global actors and what this means for modern enterprises. Together, they explore why organisations are no longer bystanders in geopolitical and cyber conflict, but increasingly the battlefield itself.In this episode, we cover:
Rethinking Enterprise Architecture Through the Customer Lens
In this episode of Enterprise Tech Talk, host Saumitra Kalikar is joined by Hareesh Karra, Senior Enterprise Architect, to explore what customer-centric enterprise architecture really means — and why so many organisations struggle to achieve it despite years of investment. In this conversation, we cover:Why most organisations think they are customer-centric — and why their architecture tells a dif
Cultivating Security Culture across the Enterprise
In this episode, Saumitra Kalikar speaks with Daisy Wong, Head of Security Culture and Awareness at Medibank, about what it really takes to cultivate security culture across an enterprise. They explore why cybersecurity is as much a people and culture challenge as it is a technical one, how organisations can move beyond checkbox training to meaningful behavior change, and why executive leadership,
Strategic Imperatives for Australian Technology Industry - 2026
In the latest Enterprise Tech Talk episode, Saumitra Kalikar unpacks the strategic agenda confronting Australian CIOs for 2026 to manage key headwinds around inflation, talent shortfall and new regulations.The episodes discusses four strategic imperatives for CIOs and technology leaders for 2026:🤖 Industrialising Agentic AI: Moving beyond pilots to measurable business outcomes☁️ Architecting for S
Enterprise Automation : The New Strategic Differentiator - with Richard Davies
Enterprise Automation is no longer about scripting tasks or bolting on bots. It’s evolving into a strategic capability — powered by AI — that promises to improve customer experience, operational resilience, compliance, and even the way organisations design work.In this episode, Richard Davies shares some key insights on current state of Enterprise Automation and emerging trends. Richard is the Dir
Strategic AI Investment for the Enterprise — with Apurv Baviskar
In this episode, we dive deep into the strategic considerations for AI investment in modern enterprises. As organisations rapidly embrace AI solutions, many still struggle to justify ROI, avoid duplication, and build AI systems that meaningfully advance business outcomes.Our guest today, Apurv Baviskar — Strategic Technology Leader for Data & AI, and I discuss practical insights on how enterpr
Composable Enterprise - A New Business Paradigm
Today’s business landscape is defined not just by speed, but by radical, systemic volatility. For senior leaders, the principal risk is the fusion of economic uncertainty, geopolitical instability, and technological disruption. These threats are deeply interconnected, and they demand an integrated, rapid response that traditional organizational structures and rigid, monolithic technology architect
Safe and Scalable AI Adoption for the Enterprise — From GenAI to Agentic Autonomy
Safe & Scalable AI Adoption for the Enterprise — From GenAI to Agentic AutonomyEnterprises have moved beyond the novelty of Generative AI — but the real challenge now begins: how do you scale AI safely, responsibly, and with measurable ROI?In this episode of Enterprise Tech Talk, we unpack the strategic, architectural, and governance mandates required to transition from GenAI pilots to trusted
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