In this #DataTalk episode, Keith Little, MD Analytics, Decisioning and Platforms at Experian Software Solutions, unveils the game-changing enhancements to Experian's Ascend Technology Platform™. Keith discusses how client feedback has shaped a solution that streamlines operations, automates processes, and strengthens fraud detection in today's fast…

In this episode of #DataTalk, we welcome back Kathleen Peters, Chief Innovation Officer at Experian Decision Analytics, as we dive into Experian's annual Future of Fraud forecast. Kathleen gives us an in-depth look into the 2024 forecast, highlighting the role of generative AI in today's fraud landscape. She also walks us through the most prevalent…

In this #DataTalk episode, we chat with Rachel Keane, founder and Chief Data Inspirer of the Data Inspiration Group based in the U.K., about inspiring young students to pursue careers in data. Rachel has worked in data recruitment for the past 12 years, and during that time she has gained first-hand experience with the challenges faced by the data …

In this #DataTalk episode, we’ll hear from three Asian-American Experian leaders: Debbie Chamkasem, Vice President of Global Technology Programs, John Ken, Vice President of Customer Relationship Management, and Jimmy Cheung, Senior Vice President of Technology and Engineering. These leaders spoke at a panel to provide advice for those who are cons…

In this #DataTalk episode, we chat with Lloyd Pitchford, Global Chief Financial Officer at Experian, about hybrid workplaces, employee mental health, sustainability, financial inclusion, and ways Experian is using data to improve our world. Lloyd Pitchford is the Global Chief Financial Officer at Experian, which operates in 44 countries and has 17,…

In this week’s #DataTalk, Genevieve Juillard, President of Experian Marketing Services, chats with us about the future of third-party cookies and how digital identity is used in advertising. Genevieve has held leadership roles across several global markets, and she currently leads Experian Data Quality which provides software and related services t…

In this week’s #DataTalk, we chat with Harpreet Sahota, Lead Data Scientist at Price Industries based in Winnipeg, Canada. He is also the host and creator of The Artists of Data Science podcast, the only self-development podcast for data scientists. During this episode, Harpreet talks about his morning routine, the positive impact of journaling and…

In this week’s #DataTalk, we chat with Slater Victoroff, Founder and CTO of Indico Data, about making STEM more accessible to all. Slater talks with us about his career journey leading up to starting a tech company, he talks about intuitive machine learning techniques being used at Indico, and how organizations can contribute to making the STEM fie…

In this week's #DataTalk, we chat with Kathleen Peters, Chief Innovation Officer for Experian Decision Analytics North America, about how Experian protects businesses and consumers from fraud. Kathleen discusses current trends in identification, common types of fraud that consumers should look out for, and how Experian is helping companies combat f…

In this week's #DataTalk, we chat with Dr. Rebecca Pope, who is transitioning to a new role at Roche as their UK Digital & Data Science Innovation Lead. In today's episode, Rebecca talks about her career journey as she decided to become a data scientist after studying neuroscience, she gives advice to teens considering a STEM career path, and she d…

In this week's #DataTalk, we chat with Jesson Bradshaw, CEO and co-founder of Energy Ogre, an electricity management company based in Houston. Energy Ogre has helped over 100,000 Texans save over $150M in electricity bills since its founding. In today’s episode, Jesson discusses some of the challenges and opportunities faced in his industry, the in…

In this week's #DataTalk, we chat with Karly Rowe, Vice President of Patient Access, Identity, and Care Management Product at Experian Health, about the ways Experian leverages real-world data to help healthcare organizations today, especially while tackling COVID-19. Karly discusses the three main roles Experian Health takes on; including revenue …

In this week’s #DataTalk, we welcome back Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, CEO of Disaster Avoidance Experts, a consulting firm that empowers leaders and organizations to avoid business disasters. Dr. Tsipursky talks to us about the concept of adopting a hybrid model when returning to the office as COVID-19 comes to a gradual end. He also discusses the ways lea…

In this week’s #DataTalk, we welcome back Dr. Wendy Ng, Cloud Security Architect Lead at OneWeb, as we chat about the importance of boosting Asian womens' representation in tech leadership. Wendy also discusses being bold in your career despite cultural barriers faced and being a woman of color of influence in the tech field. Dr. Wendy Ng is the Cl…

In this week’s #DataTalk, we chat with Jillian Kowalchuk, CEO & Founder of Safe & the City, about her app, safety & violence trends happening today against women, and how to be an active ally for vulnerable groups of people. She also discusses the latest bill passed in the U.K. that deems misogyny as a hate crime, and how this change has impacted h…

In this week’s #DataTalk, we chat with Steve Shwartz, co-founder of Device42 and author of the book: “Evil Robots, Killer Computers, and Other Myths: The Truth About AI and the Future of Humanity." We learn about Steve’s new book, as he dispels myths and fears surrounding artificial intelligence. Steve also discusses A.I. trends in sports, ways dat…

In this week's #DataTalk, we chat with Eric Haller, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Identity, Fraud & DataLabs at Experian, about the race to digital identification. We talk about how Eric’s role has evolved at Experian, what Experian is doing to mitigate fraud and identity theft for consumers, and the meaning of digital identificat…

In this week's #DataTalk, we chat with Dr. Djamila Amimer, founder of Mind Senses Global, about trends in artificial intelligence during the age of COVID-19, challenges in the global supply chain, recommendations for data scientists, and recent achievements in A.I. During our conversation, Dr. Djamila Amimer also dispels common misconceptions, myth…

In this week’s #DataTalk​, we chat with Serena King, Software Engineer at Altair, about the importance of diversity in the STEM field, ways companies can create an inclusive environment for employees, and what it is like being a Black woman in the field. Serena also discusses the importance of mentoring people of color and fostering those mentorshi…

We're celebrating International Women's Day with a powerful woman, Alana Karen, who is not only the Director of Search Platforms at Google, but also an award-winning tech leader, speaker, and author. Alana discusses her latest book, "The Adventures of Women in Tech: How We Got Here and Why We Stay," which highlights the stories of women in the tech…

In this week’s #DataTalk, we chat with Amy Eddins Hughes, Sr. Director of Sales Enablement, Experian about automotive data and auto industry trends. In this episode, Amy discusses: Auto Market Trends in 2021 Economic Factors Impacting Auto Sales Finance Trends in Auto Market Impact of Credit Scores by State Auto Registration Trends During COVID-19 …

In this week’s #DataTalk, we chat with Justin Dawkins, Managing Partner at Collab Capital about ways organizations can help support Black startups and entrepreneurs. Justin is a successful entrepreneur and full stack developer with nearly 20 years of experience. As co-founder of Goodie Nation, he has helped over 30 entrepreneurs launch their tech-e…

Today we’re excited to learn from Christine Fletcher, Vice President in Biostatistics at GSK -- where she serves as a senior leader in statistics, biotechnology and drug development. We actually recorded this show right before COVID-19 lockdown — and right after she was honored by the Women in Data UK as a top woman working in data.…

EPISODE 137: We talk with Dr. Wendy Ng about her work fighting biological viruses at Oxford University and later moving into cybersecurity and fighting computer viruses at Experian. Dr. Wendy Ng is Head of IT Strategy, Planning and Operating Model, where she works with the business to ensure the corporate roadmap aligns with organisation strategy a…

EPISODE 136: In this episode, we learn how Marcelo Pimenta led his data science teams in São Paolo, Brazil to quickly launch a COVID Radar -- a data platform to help health care organizations, universities and other global organization track and fight COVID-19. This innovative project led Experian to partner with BCG, EY, Edelman, Microsoft, United…

EPISODE 135: In this week’s #DataTalk, we chat with Morgan Klaus Scheuerman about his research focused on the way transgender individuals’ experience safety and bias when interacting with digital technologies and ways computers determine gender identities. Morgan Klaus Scheuerman is an Information Science PhD student interested in exploring the way…

EPISODE 134: In this week’s #DataTalk, we chat with Olivier Devaux at the Experian DataLabs in São Paulo, Brazil about their role in building COVID Radar to help fight the pandemic and help with the recovery of Brazil’s economic recovery. This data project includes a collective of organizations such as the United Nations, SAP, Amazon, Acts, Univers…

EPISODE 133: In this week’s #DataTalk, we chat with Dylan Doyle-Burke and Jessie J. Smith, Founders of the Radical AI Podcast, about ways they are supporting under-represented voices and marginalized communities in their podcast conversations on ethical artificial intelligence. Follow their work on Twitter & YouTube and support them on Patreon.…

EPISODE 132: In this week’s #DataTalk, we chat with Nicole Johnson, Managing Editor at GovLoop, about the ways tech leaders can create space at work to have honest conversations about race — and questions that all leaders need to ask themselves to improve racial equity in the workplace.By Mike Delgado

EPISODE 131: David Kopec is an assistant professor of computer science and innovation at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. He is the author of Dart for Absolute Beginners (Apress, 2014), Classic Computer Science Problems in Swift (Manning, 2018), and Classic Computer Science Problems in Python (Manning, 2019). Check out his books: http://cl…

EPISODE 130: Jillian Kowalchuk, BA, MSc is an award-winning entrepreneur as the Founder & CEO of Safe & The City, technology designing safety in digital and physical spaces. She was given the Exceptional Talent in Technology by the U.K. Home Office, was listed as the Top 20 Women in Data in the U.K., sits on the Commonwealth Businesswomen Executive…

EPISODE 129: In this week’s #DataTalk, we chat with Dr. Camilla Pang about her latest book "Explaining Humans: What Science Can Teach Us About Life, Love and Relationships" — where she shares how her powers of neurodiversity (ASD, ADHD, GAD) and PhD in structural, chemical and computational biology helps her better understand the complexity of huma…

In this week’s #DataTalk, we chat with Renée Cummings, Founder and CEO of Urban AI, about ways racial bias in artificial intelligence has hurt marginalized communities and steps we can take to combat these biased systems. Renée Cummings is a criminologist, AI ethicist and founder of Urban AI. She is also a community scholar at Columbia University. …

EPISODE 127: Jennie Ibrahim is Chairman of the Board of Project Scientist and Senior Software Engineer at Google. We talk with her about her passion for computer science, ways she has navigated her career, her work to empower girls to pursue careers in STEM, and also get some career advice for those of us that need help networking and improving com…

EPISODE 126: Dr. John Johnson is CEO and co-founder of Edgeworth Economics & Edgeworth Analytics. These world-class economic consulting firms bring together a group of the brightest, most rigorously trained economists in the industry. Dr. Johnson earned his PhD in Economics from MIT. https://www.experian.com/blogs/news/datatalk/john-johnson/…

EPISODE 125: In this week’s #DataTalk, we chat with Angela Baltes about her endless curiosity, love of learning, and unconventional academic journey that led her to work in data science and now completing PhD work in Biomedical Informatics at Rutgers University.By Mike Delgado

EPISODE 124: In this week’s #DataTalk, we chat with Dr. Jason Wingard, Dean and Professor of the Columbia University School of Professional Studies and Eric Haller, Global Head of Experian Datalabs about the future of work and the importance of reskilling and upskilling.By Mike Delgado

EP #123: At Experian, we have no tolerance for racism. The racial injustice the Black community has been subjected to for centuries must end. We are listening, learning and standing united with the Black community as well as all our colleagues to create a better tomorrow. Learn more what we are doing: https://www.experian.com/blogs/news/listening-a…

EPISODE 122: In this week’s #DataTalk, we chat with Greg Pavlik, Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Oracle Cloud Platform, about his work leading teams to develop the next generation of data management platforms for enterprises. Greg Pavlik is senior vice president and chief technology officer for Oracle Cloud Platform. He is respons…

EPISODE 121: We chat with Dr. Marcello Ienca at ETH Zürich about his research and insights on the responsible use of data to combat COVID-19. Check out: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0832-5 Dr. Marcello Ienca is a senior researcher at the Health Ethics & Policy Lab, Department of Health Sciences and Technology at ETH Zurich, Switzerlan…

EPISODE 120: Lynette Kebirungi is listed as one of the top 20 women working in data by Women in Data UK. She’s also Uganda’s second female Aerospace Engineer. We chat with her about her academic background, love of physics, how she handles adversity and what COVID-19 has taught her. Full blog: https://www.experian.com/blogs/news/datatalk/lynette-ke…

EPISODE 119: We chat with Eric Haller, Executive Vice President & Global Head of Experian DataLabs about how COVID-19 is fueling innovation -- and ways our data science teams around the world are working on data projects to help people and organizations that are hurting right now. Video and blog: https://www.experian.com/blogs/news/datatalk/innovat…

EP118: We chat with Dr. Edward Ashford Lee about his latest book “The Coevolution: The Entwined Futures of Humans and Machines.” Learn more about his book: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/coevolution Edward Ashford Lee is Distinguished Professor (Emeritus) in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley, whe…

EP117: We chat with Lisette Sutherland about ways to lead and manage remote teams. She also shares strategies to improve communication, reduce conflict and keep remote teams motivated. Lisette is the author of the best-selling book "Work Together Anywhere: A Handbook on Working Remotely -- Successfully -- for Individuals, Teams and Managers." Learn…

EP 116: Dr. Gleb Tsipursky talks with us about ways business leaders can navigate this unpredictable, covid-19 pandemic (and how to build trust with employees and clients while everyone is working remotely). Dr. Tsipursky is the CEO of Disaster Avoidance Experts. He earned his PhD in the History of Behavioral Science at the University of North Caro…

Episode 115: In this week’s #DataTalk, we chat with Kira Wetzel, Founder & Executive Director of Girls + Data about the coronavirus pandemic, how to help students keep learning when not in classrooms, and how her organization is empowering girls to become our next generation of data scientists and technologists. More: https://www.experian.com/blogs…

EP 114: We're honored to talk with Tiffany Shlain about her new book "24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week." Honored by Newsweek as one of the “Women Shaping the 21st Century,” Tiffany Shlain is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker and founder of The Webby Awards. Tiffany is a world-renowned speaker and has given keynotes at Google, Harvard, NASA, a…

EP 113: Angela Lillis is the Insights Lead of the Clothing & Home division of Marks & Spencer. She formerly worked in marketing analytics for the BBC. She double majored in Mathematics & Statistics and Politics from Newcastle University.By Mike Delgado

EP 112: In this week’s #DataTalk, we chat with Ted Way, PhD about his work on machine learning projects and ways he successfully manages his teams at Microsoft. Ted Way is a senior program manager on the AI and Advanced Architectures team at Microsoft. He holds MS degrees in electrical engineering (signal processing) and biomedical engineering, and…

EP 111: Piyanka Jain (President & CEO of Aryng) talks with us about ways to build a data culture at your company -- and how to tie data literacy programs to KPIs that matter to your business. Piyanka writes for Forbes, Harvard Business Review, InsideHR, and other publications. She has been a featured speaker at American Marketing Association confer…