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It's no secret that Asia is leading the world in messaging with platforms like WeChat and Line. Yet when it comes to security, it's a bit of a different story. In this episode, Jon Prial talks with Cédric Jeannot, a cryptography and security expert, and the founder and CEO of APrivacy, a company that provides the banking industry with information security and tracking services.

Episode 46: Security and Messaging in Asia

On this episode of the Georgian Impact podcast, we’ll be breaking down the technologies that make up generative AI and how it works. From Large Language Models (LLMs) to deep learning, this podcast will help you understand how AI has evolved to get us to this point with GenAI and what he’s excited about in the space. Mahan Salehi, AI and LLM product manager at NVIDIA, will explain how the space has evolved from his experience at NVIDIA working with AI.&nbsp;&nbsp;You’ll Hear About:&nbsp;●&nbsp; 	Machine learning vs. artificial intelligence.●&nbsp; 	The need for guidance for GenAI models.●&nbsp; 	Rules-based models vs. deep learning models.●&nbsp; 	The two pieces of generative AI.●&nbsp; 	How foundational models are trained.●&nbsp; 	The value of first-party data.●&nbsp; 	Mahan looking back and looking forward.●&nbsp; 	The impact on different industries.

Mahan Salehi is a deep learning software product manager at NVIDIA. Before NVIDIA, he was the co-founder and CEO of an AI startup and also previously worked in the medical device industry. He holds an engineering degree from the University of Toronto.

Mahan Salehi

AI and LLM Product Manager at NVIDIA

On this episode of the Georgian Impact podcast, we’ll be breaking down the technologies that make up generative AI and how it works.


An introduction to generative AI with NVIDIA’s Mahan Salehi

Since our inception, Georgian has identified new trends that we believe will change the way companies do business. This kind of thinking resulted in our thesis areas like Applied AI, Conversational AI and Trust. In this episode of the Georgian Impact Podcast, we talk to Sonia Lagourgue, Georgian’s Head of Purpose &amp; ESG and Emily Walsh, Lead Investor at Georgian. They will break down Georgian’s latest thesis area: Product-led Purpose.&nbsp; Simply put, Product-led Purpose is our view that the next generation of market-leading technology companies will not only deliver superior economic value but also a quantifiable positive impact on societal challenges.&nbsp;You’ll Hear About:&nbsp;●&nbsp; 	Georgian’s purpose and what it takes to get the whole team engaged.●&nbsp; 	Where the purpose came from and its ties to Georgian’s history.●&nbsp; 	How Georgian’s Purpose Report holds us accountable.&nbsp;●&nbsp; 	Why Georgian launched a Product-led Purpose thesis and what that really means.●&nbsp; 	How a strong top-level executive focus on purpose can motivate and drive a company forward.●&nbsp; 	The main pillars of the Product-led Purpose thesis.●&nbsp; 	The natural tension between pushing technology and purpose.

Emily Walsh is a Lead Investor at Georgian. Emily oversees company diligence and engages with our portfolio customers in the operational areas of go-to-market, finance and talent.

Emily Walsh

Lead Investor at Georgian

Sonia Lagourgue is the Head of Purpose & ESG at Georgian. She helps develop strategic programs and foster a peer-to-peer community for a private collaboration network of high-growth technology companies and their executive teams.

Sonia Lagourgue

Head of Purpose & ESG at Georgian

Why Georgian launched a Product-led Purpose thesis

In this episode of the Georgian Impact Podcast about the importance of purpose within a company, we talk to James Novak. The former CEO of Fiix Software — now a Rockwell Automation Company — explains the company’s journey of discovering its maintenance management solution could go beyond its utility and tackle real problems like climate change. Through that journey, they explained how a purpose was important for employee attrition, attracting consumers and so much more.&nbsp;&nbsp;

 
James Novak is the former CEO of Fiix Software, a company that creates modern maintenance software. Prior to that, James worked for BlackBerry and was a member of the Council of Canadian Innovators. He graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management. 


James Novak

Former CEO, Fiix

In this episode of the Georgian Impact Podcast about the importance of purpose within a company, we talk to James Novak. The former CEO of Fiix Software — now a Rockwell Automation Company — explains the company’s journey of discovering its maintenance management solution could go beyond its utility and tackle real problems like climate change.


How purpose is a business differentiator: the Fiix story

In this episode of the Georgian Impact Podcast, we talk to James Novak about the importance of purpose within a company, 


In this episode of the Georgian Impact Podcast, we talk to Tiffany Xingyu Wang, OpenWeb’s first-ever Chief Marketing Officer.&nbsp; With a mission to “save online conversations,” OpenWeb wants to improve the quality of conversations online while enabling conversation-based advertising, which allows brands to connect with their most active audiences. Through connecting with audiences, publishers can garner first-party data for ad targeting — a valuable tool as publishers prepare for the disappearance of third-party cookies.&nbsp;

Tiffany Xingyu Wang is OpenWeb’s first-ever Chief Marketing Officer. She co-founded the Oasis Consortium, a non-profit organization creating a new digital sustainability model. Tiffany developed two USPTO patents in machine learning and applications within marketing. She was named to the Forbes Most Entrepreneurial CMO 2022 list and won the 2021 CMO Club Most Innovative Award.
 


Tiffany Xingyu Wang

Chief Marketing Officer, OpenWeb


In this episode of the Georgian Impact Podcast, we talk to Tiffany Xingyu Wang, OpenWeb’s first-ever Chief Marketing Officer. 

With a mission to “save online conversations,” OpenWeb wants to improve the quality of conversations online while enabling conversation-based advertising, which allows brands to connect with their most active audiences. Through connecting with audiences, publishers can garner first-party data for ad targeting — a valuable tool as publishers prepare for the disappearance of third-party cookies.  



OpenWeb’s Tiffany Xingyu Wang on making publishers sustainable with first-party data


In this episode of the Georgian Impact Podcast, we talk to Tiffany Xingyu Wang, OpenWeb’s first-ever Chief Marketing Officer. 

With a mission to “save online conversations,” OpenWeb wants to improve the quality of conversations online while enabling conversation-based advertising, which allows brands to connect with their most active audiences. Through connecting with audiences, publishers can garner first-party data for ad targeting — a valuable tool as publishers prepare for the disappearance of third-party cookies.  


In our first-ever episode of Bridging Web3, we’re talking about interoperability with Jon Kol from Hyperlane.&nbsp; Hyperlane allows developers to connect their apps across blockchains and are dedicated to interchain singularity. Our goal is to understand the building blocks to make Web3 more usable and drive adoption, and to understand the real-world opportunities in the long term&nbsp;

Jon Kol is the co-founder of Hyperlane, previously of Morgan Stanley, Passport Capital and Galaxy Digital. Jon earned his bachelor’s in Economics from UC Berkeley, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude.


Jon Kol

Co-Founder, Hyperlane

In our first-ever episode of Bridging Web3, we’re talking about interoperability with Jon Kol from Hyperlane. Hyperlane allows developers to connect their apps across blockchains and are dedicated to interchain singularity. Our goal is to understand the building blocks to make Web3 more usable and drive adoption, and to understand the real-world opportunities in the long term


How to make blockchain interoperability more secure with Hyperlane's Jon Kol

How To Make Blockchain Interoperability More Secure With Hyperlane's Jon Kol

In our first-ever episode of Bridging Web3, we’re talking about interoperability with Jon Kol from Hyperlane. 


In this episode of the Georgian Impact podcast, we’re talking to Francois Chaubard, CEO of Focal Systems. Focal Systems leverages AI and cameras to automate many steps in the retail delivery supply chain.&nbsp;

Francois Chaubard is the CEO of Focal Systems. Before that, he was a Missile Guidance Algorithm Engineer at Lockheed Martin. Francois has Master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Stanford University. He researched Deep Learning and Computer Vision under Fei Fei Li in the Computer Vision and Geometry Lab.

Francois Chaubard

CEO, Focal Systems

Discover how Focal uses AI and cameras to automate various steps in the retail delivery supply chain.


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On Georgian's Impact Podcast, we get into the latest tech trends and how they impact growth-stage software companies. Jon talks with folks from around the tech ecosystem at the intersection of business and technology.

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