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Apr 2024

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Learn how innovative leaders democratize data to drive business. Their short stories offer a glimpse into how they secure and protect data with privacy-enhancing technologies (PET) while making insights accessible to those who need it most.

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April 25, 2024Episode 1931 min

Securing AI [feat. Kenneth Bible @ U.S. Department of Homeland Security]

Discussion Highlights with Kenneth Bible, CISO @ U.S. Department of Homeland Security (recently retired) *AI Impact : Ken shares how artificial intelligence, particularly Generative AI, impacts cybersecurity and data privacy. * Collaboration : Partnerships between cybersecurity, privacy, and legal are crucial for addressing concerns that exist in both cybersecurity and civil rights communities. * Zero Trust : What this means and how it applies to AI. * Securing the AI Environment : Addressing challenges of securing where AI models are trained. * Adopting AI Monitoring Tools : Observability and alerting mitigate against the risks of GenAI, LLMs, and machine learning. * Opportunities for Productivity : Despite risks, embracing AI offers opportunities for productivity and efficiency improvements, particularly in mission critical areas. * Story Time : Ken shares a story from his past about conceptualizing the tactical cloudlet, highlighting industry's response to military needs and the evolution of edge computing. * Leadership and Legacy : Discussion around the importance of creating and fostering new leaders in the cybersecurity field. ************ I’m speaking at the Privacy Enhancing Technology Summit in NYC in May Want to attend? Send me a message on LinkedIn. Thank you for reading our show notes. Sending hugs and high fives!

March 12, 2024Episode 1849 min

Accelerating Your AI Program [feat. Bjorn Austraat, ex-Truist, Wells Fargo, IBM Watson

Discussion Points with Bjorn Austraat, Top AI Voice on LinkedIn * Background as an “AI Veteran” - Bjorn’s background in AI, from early work in machine translation to contributions to IBM's Watson and roles at Wells Fargo and Truist. * Elegant Simplicity - The importance of effectively translating between business executives and data scientists to improve project success rates and the idea of “Elegant Simplicity” to reduce unnecessary complexity and to enhance understanding and decision making. * Communication in AI - Challenges of defining AI and the importance of creating a common language between technical and business teams for effective collaboration. * The 4D Framework - Dollars, Data, Differentiation, and Deployability to evaluate AI ideas, prioritize, and scale across large organizations. * Measuring the 4Ds - Standardizing measures for the 4Ds to make objective decisions about AI projects while reducing emotional bias. * Model Governance and Communication - Using the 4D framework for governance and how effective communication is key to successful project management and regulatory compliance. * Adapting to Generative AI Innovations - Reflections on the rapid advancements in Generative AI and the necessity for leaders to confidently navigate changes and innovations. * AI Observability – MLOps, the importance of responsible AI, and how a monitoring and explainability layer through Fiddler.AI can be used * Communication Strategies for Long-term Projects - Insights into maintaining engagement and relevance through strategic communication throughout the lifecycle of AI projects. * Enterprise AI Strategy - Outlining the 5 main components of a comprehensive enterprise AI strategy, emphasizing the importance of considering the end-to-end model lifecycle. * Build vs. Buy Decision Making - Thoughts on deciding when to build in-house solutions versus partnering or buying, based on the core relevance to the business. Relevant links, posts, and articles referenced in the podcast: Bjorn’s LinkedIn profile The AI Nexus AI Strategy in a box Project sourcing, sifting, sequencing: 4Ds, Disruptive vs. Incremental Innovation, Horizon 1/2/3 thinking Evident AI Index Recommended Conference: Evident AI Symposium Recommended Books: Four Thousand Weeks - Time Management for Mortals Save the Cat! *********** I’m speaking at the Privacy Enhancing Technology Summit in NYC in May Want a free ticket? Send me a message on LinkedIn and I’ll hook you up! Thank you for reading our show notes. Sending hugs and high fives!

November 28, 2023Episode 1743 min

Accelerating The Path To PET Adoption [feat. Adhiraj Saxena @ IMDA]

Top Takeaways from Adhiraj Saxena, Privacy Enhancing Technologies at IMDA and Personal Data Protection Commission Singapore Help regulators understand how, why, and where sensitive data flows Use cases must be the driver of any PET-related discussions PET-based systems should have governance controls The community will work towards standards and best practices How fully homomorphic encryption, synthetic data, secure multiparty compute, and trusted execution enclaves are being used Mastercard Case Study - IMDA PET Sandbox: Preventing Financial Fraud Across Different Jurisdictions with Secure Data Collaborations Meta Case Study - IMDA PET Sandbox: Digital Advertising in a Paradigm without 3rd Party Cookies Report on Key Insights: Asia Tech x Singapore 2023 Roundtable on Privacy Enhancing Technologies Conferences to attend: Asia Tech x Singapore (ATxSG) in Singapore | May 2024 Please be sure to follow and leave us a review :-) Thank you for reading our show notes. Sending hugs and high fives!

October 31, 2023Episode 1631 min

Think Yes Before No [feat. Catherine Miller @ Flatiron Health]

Top Takeaways from Catherine Miller, CTO, at Flatiron Health Process, guardrails, and checkpoints can actually speed things up We think of things like security reviews and business sign-off as adding drag, but they can also act as enablers if done right Don’t take on all the risk alone Get others involved and engaged early on Think yes before no - one of Flatiron’s 10 core values Use it to challenge the status quo Embrace this mentality to climb the corporate ladder Importance of de-identification, safe harbor, and expert determination Ways to leverage synthetic data Conferences to attend: AI Governance Global , an IAPP event in Boston | November 2023 Plato Elevate in San Francisco | November 2023 Privacy + Security Forum in Washington DC | November 2023 Privacy Enhancing Technology Summit Asia-Pacific in Singapore | November 2023 Don't miss out on seeing Cat speak live at Plato Elevate. Details above! Like what you heard today? Please leave us a review :) Thank you for reading our show notes. Sending hugs and high fives!

October 11, 2023Episode 1539 min

Unlocking Actionable Intelligence [feat. Jonathan Anastasia @ Mastercard]

Top Takeaways from Jonathan Anastasia, Executive VP, Crypto & Security Innovation at Mastercard · How to secure an entire ecosystem by overlaying technologies · Ways to build and maintain trust · Examples of using federated machine learning and homomorphically encrypted queries to share insights across international borders · Monetizing data with privacy-enhancing technologies Recommended Reading: The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb Conferences to attend: AI Governance Global , an IAPP event in Boston | November 2023 Privacy + Security Forum in Washington DC | November 2023 Privacy Enhancing Technology Summit Asia-Pacific in Singapore| November 2023 If you like what you heard today, please do us a solid and leave us a 5-star review. To nominate guests and topics to discuss, message on LinkedIn . Your feedback is welcome and encouraged :) Thank you for reading our show notes. Sending hugs and high fives!

September 19, 2023Episode 1440 min

Combating Money Laundering Across Borders [feat. Beju Shah @ Bank for International Settlements - BIS]

Top Takeaways from Beju Shah, Head of Nordic Centre, BIS Innovation Hub at Bank for International Settlements – BIS · Catalyze change by planting seeds and demonstrating value · Financial Action Task Force (FATF) identified several approaches and technologies that will transform AML efforts · Standardized, quality, and comparable data is key · Full network visibility is required to detect, flag, and stop suspicious activities · Privacy-Enhancing Technologies drive better AML efforts by creating improved visibility Check out the Project Aurora report Beju mentioned during the podcast: Project Aurora - The power of data, technology and collaboration to combat money laundering across institutions and borders – from the BIS Innovation Hub Other Recommended Reading: The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly? by Seth Godin The Song of Significance: A New Manifesto for Teams by Seth Godin Conferences to attend: SWIFT’s Sibos in Toronto | September 2023 IAPP Privacy. Security. Risk. in San Diego | October 2023 Want to meet in person or record an episode together? Send me a message and include your top two actionable takeaways. Thank you for reading our show notes. Sending hugs and high fives!

August 31, 202352 min

Addressing Re-Identification Risk [feat. Nishant Bhajaria, ex-Netflix, Uber]

Top Takeaways from Nishant Bhajaria, ex-Uber, Netflix, Head of Engineering Privacy is your competitive differentiator Privacy adoption and use within products will grow exponentially Trust cannot be quantified We must think about data both holistically and individually Recommended Reading: " Data Privacy: A Runbook for Engineers " by our esteemed guest himself, Nishant Bhajaria Want to learn more about privacy, security, and governance? Take one of Nishant’s 11 LinkedIn courses, here Conferences to attend: Privacy Engineering Conference in Santa Clara | September 2023 Sibos in Toronto | September 2023 IAPP Privacy. Security. Risk. in San Diego | October 2023 Want to meet in person or record an episode together? Send me a message and include your top two actionable takeaways. Thank you for reading our show notes. Sending hugs and high fives!

August 15, 2023Episode 1243 min

Active Listening and Effective Leadership [feat. Dora Boussias @ Stryker]

Top Takeaways from Dora Boussias, Senior Director of Data Strategy & Architecture Drive relentlessly and consistently with business value in mind Bring people along Data strategy is not about the data; it's about the business How to be an effective leader Why active listening is so important People must be seen, valued, and understood Recommended Reading: Give and Take by my favorite author, Adam Grant You can sign up for his newsletter here: https://adamgrant.net/ Want to be on the show? Send me a message on LinkedIn and share your top two actionable takeaways. Thank you for reading our show notes. Sending hugs and high fives!

August 1, 2023Episode 1142 min

Preventing Sexual Assault with Privacy-Preserved Matching [feat. Tracy DeTomasi @ Callisto]

Top Takeaways from Callisto CEO, Tracy DeTomasi Over 90% of sexual assaults on campus are committed by repeat offenders Encryption-based privacy-preserved matching is a safe and secure option for stopping serial perpetrators The Callisto Vault and Matching System empowers survivors and is free to use Recommended Reading: Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town Netflix Recommendation: Victim Suspect Support the Cause: Donate Here: https://give.projectcallisto.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/callisto/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/callisto-tech-to-combat-sexual-assault/ Want to be on The Show? Send me a message on LinkedIn and share your top two actionable takeaways. Thank you for reading our show notes. Sending hugs and high fives!

July 11, 2023Episode 1033 min

Squeezing more value from your data [feat. Aaron Weller @ Hewlett-Packard]

Top Takeaways from Aaron Weller, Leader of HP's Global Privacy Engineering Center of Excellence Your privacy program needs a “Digital to Analog converter” to align privacy lawyers with engineers To start a privacy engineering CoE, be sure to include core engineering, enablement, and privacy experience Make calculated decisions regarding the tradeoff of data utility and privacy Leverage the MUPPET decision framework Structure your approach to abstract detail that is not relevant to achieve a particular outcome Aaron is hiring! Check out this Privacy Enhancing Tech Engineer role Conferences to attend: IAPP Privacy. Security. Risk. in San Diego | October 2023 I'll be there too so send me a message if you'd like to meet in-person! Recommended Reading: Managing Talented People Want to be on the show? Send me a message and share your top two actionable takeaways. Thank you for reading our show notes. Sending hugs and high fives!