A new podcast series brought to you by Company Director in partnership with Microsoft. Join host Alan Kohler in conversation with CSIRO Chair David Thodey AO FAICD, Commonwealth Bank Chairman Catherine Livingstone AO FAICD, ZipCo chair Diane Smith Gander FAICD, BCA president Tim Reed and Faethm.ai chair Yasmin Allen FAICD and more.
Episode 5 - We need to talk about risk
In this episode, we look at how boards are reassessing the risks required to create value in the digital world and how they can better negotiate the issues.
Guest 1: Siobhan McKenna, director of Woolworths and Nova Entertainment, executive chair of Foxtel, Fox Sports and Sky News
Guest 2: Peeyush Gupta, director of NAB, SBS and Link Group, and chair of Charter Hall Long WALE REIT.
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Episode 4 - Leveraging data for value creation
In this episode, we look at security and privacy concerns, the biases that can underpin AI algorithms, and how boards need to ensure their organisations use data responsibly and understand how to unlock the potential value for their businesses.
Guest 1: Yasmin Allen FAICD, chair of the federally funded Digital Skills Organisation, work futures platform Faethm.ai, and non-executive director at ASX, Cochlear and Santos
Guest 2: Tim Reed, president of the Business Council of Australia
Guest 3: Lee Hickin, chief technology officer, Microsoft Australia
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Episode 3 - Collaboration: The key to unlocking innovation
In this episode, we explore how boards can embark on new partnerships and reposition their business as part of the broader ecosystem.
Guest 1: Deanne Stewart, CEO of Aware Super
Guest 2: Josephine Sukkar, founder and principal of Buildcorp
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Episode 2 - Why leadership matters more than ever: balancing wellbeing, empathy, purpose and performance
In this episode, we explore the new leadership mindsets driving innovation and balancing performance and wellbeing during digital transformation.
Guest 1: Dr Peter Fuda, leadership adviser, author and professor of management
Guest 2: John Mullen, chair of Telstra and Brambles
Guest 3: Steven Worrall, managing director Microsoft Australia
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Episode 1 - From surviving to thriving: maintaining innovation momentum
Join Alan Kohler as he speaks with Catherine Livingstone, chairman of the Commonwealth Bank, and David Thodey, chair of CSIRO, Tyro and Xero.
Over just a few short months, Australian businesses saw years’ worth of digital transformation. If digitalisation was gathering pace in the decade leading up to 2020, the global pandemic accelerated it dramatically, unlocking remarkable examples of innovation.
The question is now, how do directors maintain the momentum, build on the digital confidence gained and seize the huge opportunity that digital technology presents? In this episode, we explore the challenges for board directors moving their businesses from survival mode to seize the huge opportunity that digital technology presents.
Guest 1: Catherine Livingstone, AO FAICD, chairman of the Commonwealth Bank
Guest 2: David Thodey, AO FAICD ,chair of CSIRO, Tyro and Xero
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