Driving Tomorrow: Conversations for AI Leaders

About Driving Tomorrow: Conversations for AI Leaders

Welcome to “Driving Tomorrow: Conversations with AI Leaders,” AiNews.com’s interview series featuring AI founders, executives, researchers, and innovators shaping the future of artificial intelligence. Each episode explores how AI is transforming business, technology, healthcare, finance, infrastructure, education, and society through conversations with the people building and deploying the next generation of intelligent systems. From enterprise AI adoption and AI agents to responsible AI, workflow automation, infrastructure, and emerging business models, these discussions examine both the opportunities and real-world challenges shaping the future of artificial intelligence. Whether you are a business leader, entrepreneur, technology professional, investor, student, or simply curious about the future of AI, Driving Tomorrow offers thoughtful conversations designed to inform, inspire, and explore the ideas driving the next wave of technological change.

Publisher

AiNews.com

Category

business · news · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Feb 2026

Latest episode

7 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

11 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Aug 2026

   Why AI Uses So Much Energy—and Why Compute Efficiency Matters

   Why does AI use so much energy?I sat down with Nii Osae, CEO and Founder of MindBeam AI and a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, to discuss why compute efficiency is becoming one of the most important competitive advantages in artificial intelligence.As AI ad...

2. 

   27 Jul 2026

   Is SaaS Dead? Why AI Startups Struggle With Distribution

   Is SaaS really dying—or are we misunderstanding what is actually changing?In this episode of Driving Tomorrow: Conversations with Industry Leaders, Alicia Shapiro speaks with Sam Allen, CEO of Iterable, about the future of SaaS and enterprise AI—and wh...

3. 

   20 Jul 2026

   What Investors Actually Look for in AI Startups

   What do investors actually look for when deciding whether an AI startup is worth funding?Lolita Taub, General Partner at Ganas Ventures and author of the upcoming book What Actually Matters, shares how she evaluates AI startups, what founders misunders...

4. 

   2 Jul 2026

   How AI Is Changing Search—and What Every Business Should Do Next

   How will customers find your business as AI answers more customer questions directly instead of sending people to website links?Peter Sloterdyk, Chief Marketing Officer at Gist, joins Alicia Shapiro to discuss why AI discovery is becoming an essential ...

5. 

   28 Jun 2026

   AI Is Not an IT Project: How Companies Really Become AI-First

   What does it really take for a business to become AI-first?According to Sarah Kim of Cox Business, AI is not an IT project. It is an operating change that affects data, workflows, leadership, marketing, sales, pricing, and customer experience.In this c...

6. 

   16 Jun 2026

   What Is Physical AI? How AI Is Learning to Understand the Real World

   What if AI could understand what is happening in the world around us — not just on screens, but in buildings, machines, infrastructure, and everyday environments?Alicia Shapiro speaks with Jaime Lien, Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Archetype AI, abo...

7. 

   11 Jun 2026

   How AI Is Helping Teams Build Production-Ready Business Apps Without Developers

   What if your team could build the exact software it needs—without developers or expensive SaaS tools—and actually run your business on it?I sat down with Shiran Brodie, Head of Growth & Marketing at Softr, to talk about how AI is changing the way busin...

8. 

   14 May 2026

   Why AI Adoption Stalls—and What Businesses Must Get Right | Darren Kimura

   Why do so many companies invest heavily in AI—only to get stuck in endless pilots?I sat down with Darren Kimura, CEO of AISquared, to talk about why AI adoption often fails at the “last mile,” where agentic AI is delivering real value, and what leaders...

9. 

   12 May 2026

   TechCon SoCal: How AI, Startups, and Investors Turn Connections Into Real Outcomes

   How does TechCon SoCal connect startups, investors, and industry leaders to drive real business outcomes?Faisal Mushtaq, Founder and CEO of TechCon Global, joins Alicia Shapiro of AiNews.com ( https://AiNews.com ) to explain how TechCon SoCal brings to...

10. 

    18 Mar 2026

    How Newsrooms Use AI Without Losing Trust (Fact-Checking, Quality, Guardrails)

    Can AI help journalism move faster without sacrificing accuracy and trust?In this episode of Driving Tomorrow: Conversations with Industry Leaders, I sat down with Jon Stokes, Co-Founder of Symbolic.ai ( https://Symbolic.ai ), to explore how publishers...

11. 

    5 Feb 2026

    Why Banning AI Backfires: A CISO Playbook for Safe Adoption

    Is banning AI the biggest mistake a CISO can make?In this episode, I sit down with Jeremy Ventura, Field CISO at Myriad360, to unpack the real risks of unmanaged AI in the enterprise. When employees turn to personal devices and unsanctioned tools, outr...

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