Modern CTO
Modern CTO is the #1 place where technology leaders and CTOs hang out. We live to bring tech leaders value. Listen in on our fun, intelligent and engaging podcast. We hang out with interesting and popular CTOs in Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics + Many more industries. All of this, right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast.What do you think of the show? Let us know here!
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Why You’ll Never Plan Another Vacation with Vipul Hingne, CTO at Booking.com
<p>How is a travel giant like Booking.com leveraging AI?</p> <p>Today, we're talking to Vipul Hingne, interim CTO at Booking.com. We discuss how AI is transforming the entire travel experience beyond just planning trips, why Booking.com launched their AI trip planner in just 14 weeks with OpenAI, and how two-thirds of their organization is already using GenAI to solve real customer problems.</p> <p>All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! </p> <p>To learn more about Booking.com, check out their website here.</p> <p> </p>
How to Build Defense for AI Cyber Attack Waves with Ariful Huq, Co-Founder at Exaforce
<p>AI is flooding the cybersecurity space. So, how do we fight back?</p> <p>Today, we're talking to Ariful Huq, co-founder at Exaforce. We discuss how to build AI defense systems against AI-powered attack waves, why 98% of security alerts are false positives, and how to turn a team of three analysts into a team of ten using AI agents.</p> <p>All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! </p> <p>To learn more about Exaforce, check out their website here.</p> <p> </p>
Will AI be the End of SaaS? with Rob Woollen & Marwan Mattar of Sigma
<p>If it’s growing exponentially, what will happen to the SaaS model?</p> <p>Today, we're talking to Rob Woollen, Co-founder at Sigma Computing, and Marwan Mattar, VP of AI at Sigma. We discuss whether AI will kill the SaaS industry, why the demo-to-production gap is AI's biggest challenge, and how the cost of building custom applications is approaching zero.</p> <p>All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! </p> <p>To learn more about Sigma, check out their website here.</p> <p> </p>
CES and WEF 2026: What’s the Global State of Tech? with Jim Harris
<p>He went to the biggest tech and economic gatherings in the world. Today, we're talking to Jim Harris, AI Strategist and Keynote Speaker. We discuss how companies are achieving 80%+ efficiency gains with AI-first thinking, why most employees still fear AI and what to do about it, and how humanoid robots and AI are revolutionizing everything from healthcare to housework. All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! Jim's website: https://www.jimharris.com/ Jim's YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmyTJVWyQJI</p>
How AI Will Dissolve Our Brains Just Like Google Maps with Jacob Ward, Author of "The Loop"
<p>If you don’t use it, you lose it. Does the same apply to AI and our brains?</p> <p>Today, we're talking to Jacob Ward, journalist, AI ethics and safety advisor, and author of The Loop. We discuss why AI will dissolve our brains just like Google Maps dissolved our sense of direction, how our unconscious decision-making makes us vulnerable to AI manipulation, and why kids saying "clankers" might be our best hope for the future.</p> <p>All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! </p> <p>To learn more about Jacob's work, che...
Why We Need the Rich for Democracy & Tech Progress with John McGinnis, Professor at Northwestern University
<p>The culture is turning on billionaires, but who do you think is funding our technological progress?</p> <p>Today, we're talking to John McGinnis, Professor at Northwestern University and author of "Why Democracy Needs the Rich." We discuss why wealthy individuals are essential to technological progress and democracy, how professional influencers create incentive structures against the rich, and why America's AI dominance depends on venture capital and entrepreneurial coordination.</p> <p>All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! </p> <p>To pick up a copy of "Why Democracy Needs the Rich," check it out h...
The 9 Skills Every Tech Leader Needs in the Age of AI with Andrea Iorio, Author of "Between You and AI"
<p>How should you respond to the fastest shift in tech we've ever seen? Make more mistakes.</p> <p>Today, we're talking to Andrea Iorio, author of Between You and AI and former Chief Digital Officer at L'Oréal. We discuss why asking better questions matters more than having all the answers, how reverse mentoring can transform organizational learning, and why becoming antifragile through smart mistakes is the key to thriving alongside AI.</p> <p>All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! </p> <p>To pick up a copy of "Between You and AI," check it...
The Cost Crisis Facing CTOs and How to Solve It with Albert Strasheim, CTO at Rippling
<p>THIS is how you keep your infrastructure costs from spiraling out of control.</p> <p>Today, we're talking to Albert Strasheim, CTO at Rippling. We discuss the cost crisis facing CTOs in the age of AI, how he reduced infrastructure costs by 30% while growing traffic by 25%, and why holding back feedback is actually the most selfish thing a leader can do.</p> <p>All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! </p> <p>To learn more about Rippling, check out their website here.</p> <p> </p>
How Agentic SDLC Turned a 5-month Project Into 5 Days with Brian Elliott, CEO at Blitzy and Tom Jackson, CTO at RSM US LLP
<p>Has AI really become THIS powerful in the enterprise?</p> <p>Today, we're talking to Brian Elliott, CEO at Blitzy and Tom Jackson, CTO at RSM US LLP. We discuss how AI agents are autonomously completing months of development work in days, why organizational change management is now the biggest bottleneck in software development, and how enterprises are achieving 5x engineering velocity with agentic SDLC platforms.</p> <p>All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! </p> <p>To learn more about Blitzy, check out their website here.</p> <p> </p>
The Modern CTO of 2025 is Rob Duffy, CTO at HealthEdge!
<p>This was the most useful, actionable advice we got on AI in 2025.</p> <p>Today, we're compiling the best AI content we got from our Modern CTO of 2025: Rob Duffy, CTO at HealthEdge. We discuss why AI demos aren't translating to production ROI, how to treat AI migration with the same rigor as cloud migration, and why technical leaders must use AI tools themselves to drive organizational transformation.</p> <p>All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! </p> <p>To learn more about HealthEdge, check out their website here.</p> <p> </p>
