Tech Talk with VLink

On this 'Tech Talk with VLink' episode, we feature a prominent female leader - Milena Erwin, the Executive Director of CT Technology Council. Milena discusses Breaking Barriers for women in STEM and how CTC celebrates and honors CT women for their work in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) field.

This technology podcast brings together Connecticut's IT elite to dissect the complex world of artificial intelligence ethics.

Our guests this week on the 'Tech Talk with VLink' podcast series are two top technology executives who unveiled Generative AI's role in business success. Slalom General Manager from Hartford CT, Jim Goldschlager talks alongside UConn Prof. John Murphy, founder of UConn DMD's Social Media Analytics Commands Center, about industry and company concerns and the future surrounding AI and GPT for businesses in North America and other geographies around the globe.

Our returning guest this week on the #TechTalkwithVLink podcast series is Greg Dawson, a renowned Professor at Arizona State University, with numerous highly published research reports at 'The Brookings Institution. This week, Dr. Dawson speaks about ChatGPT’s role in the classroom and how it could change the face of education in the U.S. and other parts of the world.

Our guest this week on the "Tech Talk with VLink" podcast series is Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt trained. As VP of Procurement and Supply Chain Practice and MD at GELRAD India, Pravir Pandya has led continuous improvement and process excellence in Fortune-500 to SMBs in North America, Europe, and Asia. Pravir, Former Director of Lean Six Sigma at Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems talks about the role of quality management in the delivery of IT solutions, a use case of a technology firm in Silicon Valley, the importance of change management, and much more.

From his numerous highly published research reports at 'The Brookings Institution' to his teaching at the renowned W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University; this week's guest on #TechTalkwithVLink speaks about AI adoption in the U.S. & other countries, and how the U.S. is lagging behind.

Prior to becoming an academic, Dr. Dawson worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers, extensively with the federal government (including the Central Intelligence Agency, Department of Defense (Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Bureau of the Census, among others) and with a variety of state governments (including Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New York, and California).

In honor of #WomensHistoryMonth, our special guest is Connecticut State Representative,  Eleni Kavros DeGraw, also a member of the Energy and Technology Committee. On #TechTalkwithVLink, we talk Eleni about her professional journey, family, and much more as she is an inspiration for women who are contributing and disrupting the technology industry and the community around us.  

From an expert witness at hearings called by then-President Bill Clinton to an expert in the field of outsourcing, we are super excited to have our guest on #TechTalkwithVLink speak about the current trends in Outsourcing by many global companies. Michael F. Corbett is the Founder & Chairman of IAOP (International Association of Outsourcing Professionals®) and an international author.

Our first Guest Jagdish Dalal, who is a prominent international speaker and technology consultant, is our first guest. His topics include outsourcing and technology. His knowledge of the industry allowed him to participate on several consultative IT and ITE boards.
He was inducted into IOAP Leadership Hall of Fame for his contribution to the field. He held senior IT executive positions with Fortune 100 companies and was one of the founding partners of the Business Process Outsourcing service line at Price Waterhouse (PwC).

Join us for the launch of the new 'mini' tech podcast series to help SMB’s navigate the rapidly changing world of IT.