S6 E8: Talking Network Visibility, Operational Efficiency, and Cybersecurity with Jorge Ramirez
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AB sits down with Jorge Ramirez, GM's Global Director Automation, Chief Manufacturing Cybersecu...
S6 E7: Talking IT/OT Convergence, Self-Healing Networks, and Digital Resilience with Rajat Arora
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AB sits down with PepsiCo’s Rajat Arora, Global Head of Networks and IT/OT Infrastructure, to talk...
S6 E6: Talking AI-Era Network Architecture for Campus, Branch, and Industrial with Lawrence Huang, Greg Dorai, and Vikas Butaney
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AB sits down with three of Cisco’s leaders: Lawrence Huang, SVP and GM of Network Platform and Wir...
S6 E5: Talking Quantum Computing and Emerging Technologies with Ramana Kompella
07 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AB sits down with Ramana Kompella, Cisco Fellow and Head of Cisco Research, for a great talk about C...
S6 E4: Talking Creativity, AI, and the future of IT with Fletcher Previn
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AB sits down with Cisco’s CIO, Fletcher Previn, to talk about the role IT plays in driving busines...
S6 E3: Talking Empathetic Leadership, Employee Wellbeing, and the Future of HR with Kelly Jones
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AB sits down for a fun, informative, in-person chat with Kelly Jones, Cisco’s Chief People Officer...
S6 E2 Talking Cisco Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) with Dr. Guy Diedrich
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this insightful and engaging episode, AB engages in a conversation with Dr. Guy Diedrich, Cisco&a...
S6 E1: Talking Food 4 Education, a Revolutionary School-Feeding Program, with Wawira Njiru and Brian Tippens
26 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wawira Njiru serves as the Founder and CEO of Food 4 Education, a non-profit organization dedicated ...
S5 E10: Talking the Growing and Evolving Cisco Partner Ecosystem with Rodney Clark
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At Cisco, partnerships aren't merely a business transaction — they hinge on personal connecti...
S5 E9: Talking Identity Security, MFA, and the Vision and Strategy for Cisco’s Identity Portfolio with Matt Caulfield
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AB sits down with Matt Caulfield, VP of Identity and Duo, Cisco Security, to talk about the vision a...
S5 E8: Talking Wireless Convergence, Open Roaming, 5G, and the future of Wi-Fi 7 with Matt MacPherson
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AB sits down with Matt MacPherson, Chief Technology Officer, Cisco Wireless, for an informative chat...
S5 E7: Talking Partnership, Purpose, and the Kansas City Chiefs with Bert Soto
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AB sits down with Bert Soto, Chief Diversity Officer and Vice President of Sales at TGS, the officia...
S5 E6: Talking Outshift by Cisco and Business Incubation with Papi Menon
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AB sits down with Papi Menon, VP of Product Management at Outshift by Cisco, to discuss Outshift’s...
S5 E5: Talking Cisco ThousandEyes with Joe Vaccaro
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AB sits down with Joe Vaccaro, GM, Cisco ThousandEyes, for a great conversation on the unique techno...
S5 E4: Talking All Things Sustainability with Denise Lee
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AB sits down with Denise Lee, Cisco’s VP Engineering Sustainability Office, for a great chat on a ...
S5 E3: Talking the Partnership Between Technology and Inclusive Culture with Adele Trombetta
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AB welcomes Adele Trombetta, Cisco’s SVP and GM, Cisco CX EMEA, for a fun and spirited conversatio...
S5 E2: Talking the Transition from Professional Sports to a Career in Tech with Classye James
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AB sits down with his friend and colleague Classye James to talk about the challenging shift many at...
S5 E1: Talking Past, Current, and Future Cyber Threats with Nick Biasini
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AB kicks off 2024 with a fun episode featuring Nick Biasini, Head of Outreach, Cisco Talos. This is ...
S4 E9: Talking Sales, Partnerships, and Leadership with Jeff Sharritts
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
AB sits down with Cisco’s EVP and Chief Customer and Partner Officer, Jeff Sharritts, for a great ...
S4 E8: Talking Cybersecurity with Dr. Magda Chelly and David Bombal
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join AB as he chats with two incredibly influential cybersecurity minds in the industry, Dr. Magda C...
S4 E7: Talking the Importance of Communication and Building Relationships to Drive the Best CX Experiences, with Harry Caldwell and Ali Alsaadawi
30 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Great CX is all about building relationships and effective communication, and Cisco and Honeywell ha...
S4 E6: Talking Networking, Leadership, and being the Tom Hanks of Executives, with Jonathan Davidson
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join AB as he welcomes Jonathan Davidson, Cisco’s EVP and General Manager, Cisco Networking, for a...
S4 E5: Talking Offensive Security with Lurene Grenier
20 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to battling cybersecurity attackers, Lurene Grenier is all about offense. As Director ...
S4 E4: Talking Sustainability with Mary de Wysocki
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As April is Earth Month, who better to have as a guest than Mary de Wysocki, Cisco's very own...
S4 E3: Talking Resiliency as a Woman in Tech and Cybersecurity with Tazin Khan
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
AB sits down with Tazin “Taz” Khan for an engaging, friendly chat around a variety of topics ran...
S4 E1: Talking Cisco’s managed & as-a-service platforms with Alexandra Zagury and Amit Dhingra
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alexandra Zagury and Amit Dhingra chat with AB about how Cisco’s managed & as-a-service platfo...
S3 EP8: Talking Networking Academy with Laura Quintana and Lorenzo Garth
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In celebration of Cisco Networking Academy’s 25th Anniversary, AB sits down with Laura Quintana, V...
S3 EP7: Talking Democratization of Citizen Services with Oswaldo Mestre, Jr.
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of TechBeat, AB welcomes Oswaldo Mestre, Jr., Director of Citizen Services and Chief...
S3 EP6: Talking Security with Jeetu Patel
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
AB connects with Jeetu Patel, Cisco’s EVP & GM, Security and Collaboration Business Units. He ...
S3 EP5: Talking Customer Experience with Thimaya Subaiya
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, AB sits down for an engaging discussion with Thimaya Subaiya, Cisco’s SVP, Chief ...
S3 EP4: Talking Emerging Technologies and Incubation with Vijoy Pandey
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Vijoy Pandey is Cisco’s Vice President of the Emerging Technologies and Incubation group, a team o...
S3 EP3: Talking Predictive Networks with JP Vasseur
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
AB connects with JP Vasseur, Cisco Fellow (VP), Head of Engineering, for a chat about Predictive Net...
S3 EP2: Talking Security, M&A, and Investment Strategy with Janey Hoe and Dug Song
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Off the heels of the Explore Security 2022 Virtual Summit, AB sat down with Janey Hoe, Vice Presiden...
S3 EP1: Talking Innovation and Applications with Liz Centoni
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this kick-off episode for Season 3 of TechBeat, AB sits down for a chat with Liz Centoni, Cisco’...
S2 EP8 Talking Inclusivity and Product Design with Maulie Dass
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Maulie Dass, the Senior Director of Cisco’s Global Innovation Labs, uses her passion for technolog...
S2 EP7: Talking Ransomware with Craig Williams
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Craig Williams, the Director of Outreach for Cisco Talos has spent his career educating people on cy...
S2 EP6: Talking Internet Visibility with Mohit Lad
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
ThousandEyes Co-founder Mohit Lad never intended to be an entrepreneur, but when his Plan A and Plan...
S2 EP5: Talking Education and the Digital Divide with Dr. Oscar Rico
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Oscar Rico, the Executive Director of Technology Services at Canutillo Independent School Distri...
S2 EP4: Talking Vaccine Distribution with Amit Chetal
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Amit Chetal saw first-hand how difficult it was for his parents to sign up for vaccines, and quickly...
S2 EP3: Talking Applications with Linda Tong
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Linda Tong, the General Manager of AppDynamics which is part of Cisco, didn’t originally set out t...
S2 EP2: Talking Data Privacy with Harvey Jang
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cisco’s Chief Privacy Officer, Harvey Jang explains how he went from working in a huge law firm to...
S2 EP1: Talking Connected Justice with Daniel Stewart
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Stewart, Cisco’s Senior Advisor for State and Local Governments, has a life story that is t...
Episode 12: Talking SD-WAN and SASE
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Learn from influencers and technology executives how SASE is combining cloud security and SD-WAN to ...
Episode 11: Diversity & Inclusion in Cybersecurity
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today, security is critical not just for large enterprises, but also small businesses, the public se...
Episode 10: A champion climber finds small business success in the cloud
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Scaling an Everest peak and running a small business in a competitive, ever-changing market aren’t...
Episode 9: Secure Distance Learning
06 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, host Kevin Delaney explores the future of education technology aimed at keeping stu...
An epicenter of the digital divide: Native reservations
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, digital connections were indispensable — for education, social ...
Turin, Italy’s rapid response to the pandemic
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Digital technologies have all but kept the world running through the Covid-19 pandemic. But it’s n...
'CIO Perspectives 2020’: IT strategies for the new normal
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The pandemic is driving rapid transformation and major challenges. But the best CIOs have been there...
In an app-fueled world, embed security at the source
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As the COVID-19 pandemic has stressed, apps need to be created, deployed, and updated faster than ev...
Collaboration in a crisis
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Analyst Patrick Moorhead has spent decades studying the impact of technology on life and work. So, w...
In the pandemic, a higher calling for private sector
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Cisco TechBeat, Kevin Delaney speaks with Tae Yoo, Cisco's Senior Vice Pre...
Leading Remote Teams Through a Global Crisis - Part 2
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cisco's CIO on managing IT in challenging times “If there’s anything this pandemic has t...
Leading Remote Teams Through a Global Crisis - Part 1
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hear from three experts -- Flexjobs VP of Employer Engagement and Strategy, Mika Cross, Cisco’s Ch...
Cisco TechBeat - Trailer
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cisco TechBeat Conversations about the new IT agenda Access to technology is access to opportuni...
The promise of AI
31 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For Joseph Bradley, artificial intelligence has the potential to support an Inclusive Future, in whi...
Meeting the security threats of 2020
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cisco's Bret Hartman shares key strategies for thwarting cyberthreats in the coming yearIn a fr...
The Wireless World of Industry 4.0
30 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Manufacturing has made astonishing progress in recent decades. But there are even greater changes to...
A Wireless Revolution for the Smartest Cities
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The next wave of urban transformation will incorporate technologies like AI, robotics, and advanced ...
Making the Business Case for Rural 5G
25 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Connected Futures executive editor Kevin Delaney speaks with some of the key player...
Cracking the Digital Transformation Code
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Author James Macaulay shares winning strategies for executing business transformationWe all talk abo...
Revolutionizing the Live Concert Experience
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you've have an unforgettable experience at a big concert or music festival this year, there&...
The Perfect Meeting: It's Not Just a Myth
27 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Kevin Delaney, executive editor of Connected Futures, speaks with Steven Rogelberg,...