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Lightwave Logic’s Robert Blum on Polymer Optics for AI
Allyson Klein and Robert Blum of Lightwave Logic unpack how electro-optic polymers, paired with silicon photonics, lower power and boost density on the road to 400G-per-lane optics— with a 2027 volume ramp in sight.
Privacy-First AI in Healthcare: Optum’s Dr. Rohith Vangalla
From federated learning and zero-trust to confidential computing, Dr. Rohith Vangalla shares a practitioner’s playbook for explainable, scalable AI that moves healthcare from reactive to proactive.
Permission Debuts a Digital Mini-Me for the Agentic Era
Permission Agent turns user-approved signals into auditable datasets—paying contributors in $ASK—so teams can train and personalize AI with verifiable consent and enforceable revocation.
Ai4 2025: Agents, RAG, and the Enterprise AI Reality Check
From arena keynotes on education and RAG to 50 tracks and 250+ exhibitors, Ai4 2025 leans into agentic systems, governance, and real-world deployments for buyers who need proof, not promises.
Verizon Business’ Nikhil Tyagi on Edge AI Innovation
Nikhil Tyagi of Verizon Business discusses scaling AI at the edge, from small language models and multimodal experiences to infrastructure challenges and adaptive inference.
Storage Is the Catalyst Revolutionizing Enterprise AI
Learn how Solidigm SSDs are delivering 10x-20x performance gains and 40% cost savings for enterprise AI during Supermicro’s Open Storage Summit this August.
Lynn Comp on Navigating the AI Frontier
Intel’s Lynn Comp examines AI’s two extremes – high-level research vs. accessible tools – as she navigates a new role as Head of Global Sales and GTM, AI Center of Excellence at Intel.
Oii.ai CEO Bob Rogers Shares Insights on Leadership, Future of AI
Tech veteran Bob Rogers, CEO of Oii.ai, opens up about what inspired his career in tech, challenges he’s encountered, a risk that paid off, the respect/ trust paradigm at work, and much more.
Cornelis Networks CEO Lisa Spelman on Decisive Leadership
In this illuminating TechArena Fireside Chat, Cornelis Networks’ Lisa Spelman shares deep insights on leadership, team, embracing risk, and why she chose the ‘next great optimization frontier.’
Gazing Into the Future of Insight & Discovery: 5 Top Trends at SC24
Discover AI’s role in scientific breakthroughs, advances in cooling, networking, and data management as TechArena dives into the innovations reshaping the world of supercomputing at SC24.
Cornelis Networks’ Lisa Spelman on Being CEO
Four months into her tenure, Cornelis Networks' CEO Lisa Spelman opens up about her leadership approach, vision for AI’s potential, the value of leveraging collective expertise, and much more.
Solidigm Introduces World’s Highest Capacity Drive: D5-P5336
What Will You Do with 122? Solidigm is reshaping the data storage landscape with today’s announcement of the first-in-class, 122 terabyte D5-P5336 Drive.
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Podcasts
AI, Analytics, and Innovation: Insights from Unilever’s Arun Nandi
Arun Nandi of Unilever joins host Allyson Klein to discuss AI's role in modern data analytics, the importance of sustainable innovation, and the future of enterprise data architecture.
Uncovering the Future of AI Agents with Sema4
TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Sema4.ai co-founder Antti Karjalainen about his vision for AI agents and how he sees these powerful tools surpassing even what current AI models deliver today.
Taboola Talks Re-Architecting the Marketing Landscape with AI - Data Insights Sponsored by Solidigm
TechArena host Allyson Klein and Solidigm’s Jeniece Wnorowski chat with Taboola Vice President of Information Technology and Cyber, Ariel Pisetzky, about how his company is reshaping the marketing landscape with AI infused customer engagement tools.
Exploring Requirements for AI with EY
TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with EY’s Global Innovation AI Officer, Rodrigo Madanes, about what he’s seeing from clients in their advancement with AI and what this means for the industry requirements for innovation.
Compute Requirements in the AI Era with Intel’s Lisa Spelman
TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Intel’s Lisa Spelman about how compute requirements are changing for the AI era, where we are with broad enterprise adoption of AI, and how software, tools and standards are required to help implement solutions at scale.
The Demand for Memory Innovation to Fuel ML with Netflix
TechArena host Allyson Klein interviews Netflix’s Tejas Chopra about how Netflix’s recommendation engines require memory innovation across performance and efficiency in advance of his keynote at MemCon 2024 later this month.
Cornelis Networks & AMD on Scaling AI Without the Chaos
From CPU orchestration to scaling efficiency in networks, leaders reveal how to assess your use case, leverage existing infrastructure, and productize AI instead of just experimenting.
Cornelis and OCP Examine Why AI Infrastructure Must Evolve
From the OCP Global Summit, hear why 50% GPU utilization is a “civilization-level” problem, and why open standards are key to unlocking underutilized compute capacity.
How Axelera Scales Inference From Edge to Data Center
In the Arena: Allyson Klein with Axelera CMO Alexis Crowell on inference-first AI silicon, a customer-driven SDK, and what recent tapeouts reveal about the roadmap.
Data Insights: AI in Healthcare with Dr. Rohith Vangalla
In this episode of Data Insights, host Allyson Klein and co-host Jeniece Wnorowski sit down with Dr. Rohith Vangalla of Optum to discuss the future of AI in healthcare.
Metrum AI’s Steen Graham on Multi-Agent AI and Smarter Storage
From OCP Summit, Metrum AI CEO Steen Graham unpacks multi-agent infrastructure, SSD-accelerated RAG, and the memory-to-storage shift—plus a 2026 roadmap to boost GPU utilization, uptime, and time-to-value.
AI in Finance: Governance, Compliance, and Innovation
Anusha Nerella joins hosts Allyson Klein and Jeniece Wnorowski to explore responsible AI in financial services, emphasizing compliance, collaboration, and ROI-driven adoption strategies.
