Innovation Unleashed: The Transformational Power of AI and Data with Vikrant Bhan, Global Head of Analytics, Data & Integration at Nestlé

About this episode

The episode explores the transformative potential of AI and data in business processes with insights from Vikrant Bhan of Nestlé.

In this episode, Dana Gardner, Principal Analyst at Interarbor Solutions, is joined by Vikrant Bhan, Global Head of Analytics, Data, and Integration at Nestlé. They discuss the transformative potential of agentic AI in reimagining end-to-end business processes. The conversation also delves into the evolution from BI to AI, the advantages of using Snowflake's modern data cloud environment, and the necessity of change management and adoption for realizing AI initiatives.

People in this episode

Host: Dana Gardner

Guest: Vikrant Bhan

Topics covered

• AI
• data transformation
• business processes
• change management
• data cloud

Keywords

• agentic AI
• business intelligence
• data integration
• Snowflake
• AI initiatives

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nestlé, Snowflake

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