Innovation Heroes

Best of Innovation Heroes: Robots to the Rescue

With all the doom and gloom about AI, we ask: Are robots and AI the key to unlocking a brighter future for humanity? This new Best of compilation delves into the extraordinary ways these technologies are revolutionizing our world. Featuring discussions about crimefighting robots, social robotics and AI’s real-life applications in the creative industries, IT and our workplace. Prepare to be inspired as we explore the limitless possibilities that robots and AI hold in shaping a better tomorrow for all.

This episode features our conversations with:

• William Santana Li, Knightscope’s Chairman and CEO: Listen to full episode
• Will Ramey, Sr. Director, Global Head of Developer Programs at NVIDIA: Listen to full episode
• Frauke Zeller and Lauren Dwyer, two leading social robotics scientists at Toronto Metropolitan University: Listen to full episode
• Ruslan Khamidullin, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Filmustage: Listen to full episode
• Sonny Hudson, Collaboration Specialist of Partners at Cisco, Adan Jardine, Assitant Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Rutgers University and Matthew Stone, Professor and Chair of the Computer Science Department at Rutgers New Brunswick:  Listen to full episode

Best of Innovation Heroes: The Amazing Power of Experience

From spending hours a day on video calls, to curbside shopping for just about anything, we've gone through a seismic shift in the way we work, communicate and connect with each other.

 

And while sometimes change is difficult, every one of these ground-breaking developments has a hero behind it. Which is exactly what we’re talking about on today’s bonus episode of Innovation Heroes. We’ve gone through the last four seasons, to collect the best conversations we’ve had about the user experience – and the people and businesses helping to innovate it.

 

From AI-powered hotels, to augmented reality in the workplace, the way we interact with technology has changed for good. How businesses are taking advantage of these changes? Well, that remains an open question.

 

This episode features our conversations with:

• Jaron Lanier, inventor of the Nintendo Powerglove and Microsoft Team’s Together Mode: Link to the full episode 
• Stacey Shulman, Vice President IoT (Internet of Things) at Intel: Link to the full episode 
• Michael Beneville, Chief Creative Officer at AREA15: Link to the full episode 
• Grant Barth, Founder of ThenWhat: Link to the full episode 

 

SHI’s Innovation Heroes will return with new episodes for Season 5, in the summer of 2023.

Best of Innovation Heroes: Tech Saves the World

On this show, we get to meet a lot of heroes – people and businesses who are making the world a safer, smarter and better place to live. And as we get ready for Season 5, we’ve put together highlights from a few of our favorite conversations with these un-caped crusaders. From fixing our broken healthcare systems with AI, to battling climate change from space, listen now to our most inspiring and heroic episode, ever.

 

This episode featured our conversations with:

• John Cooley, Chief of Products at Nanoramic Laboratories: Listen to full episode
• Andy Lapsa, Co-founder of STOKE Space Technologies: Listen to full episode
• Alexandra Pavliuc, Oxford University doctoral researcher: Listen to full episode
• Stacey Shulman, Intel’s Vice President of IoT and GM of Health, Life Science and Emerging Technologies: Listen to full episode

Innovation Heroes will return for Season 5, launching summer 2023.

 

 

Turning Up the Volume on a New Blockchain Use Case

It’s hard enough to earn a living as a musician. Throw in a multi-year pandemic, and it became even harder. But what if you could earn your future revenue – today? In this episode, Ed sits down with the co-founder and CEO of Labelcoin, Mark Miller, to discuss how his startup has become the Robinhood for the music industry by stamping out artistic poverty through  blockchain technology.  

Featuring guest Mark Miller, co-founder and CEO of Labelcoin. 

 

Esports and the Future of Learning with SHI’s Dr. Katrina Adkins

If you think esports is only for leisure, think again. There is a revolution going on in the world of esports and educational technology, and it’s transforming how students learn. Ed sits down with SHI’s Senior Director of Education Solutions, Dr. Katrina Adkins to learn about how her team is strategizing, testing, and building the latest K-12 tech spaces for future innovators. They discuss the need for esports in education, and the demand for more innovative learning spaces to provide students with the technological solutions they need to learn in a hybrid model. 

  

Featuring guest Dr. Katrina Adkins, Senior Director of Education Solutions at SHI. 

How to Revolutionize The Film Industry with AI

You’ve heard about artificial intelligence in customer service, cars and even crime-fighting robots – but what about filmmaking? In this episode, Ed sits down with Ruslan Khamidullin, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Filmustage – the company revolutionizing the movie business by automating the time-intensive and costly phases of pre-production through AI. 

 

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Featuring guest Ruslan Khamidullin, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Filmustage.  

 

The EV Battery Technology That Could Change Everything

Co-founded in 2009, Nanoramic Laboratories developed the groundbreaking Neocarbonix electrode technology that is transforming the future of li-ion energy storage. Ed sits down with Nanoramic’s co-founder and Chief of Products, John Cooley, to find out how he and his team are creating more efficient and more powerful li-ion batteries to help solve today’s most pressing challenges related to energy storage and reducing our carbon footprint.  

 

Featuring guest John Cooley, Chief of Products at Nanoramic Laboratories. 

How The Commodore 64 Revolutionized Gaming

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Commodore 64 – an 8-bit home computer released in 1982 that sold close to 17 million units by the time it was discontinued in 1994. The history of the Commodore 64 is intrinsically linked to the developers of this technology who helped to revolutionize the gaming industry. Ed sits down with Professor of Digital Media Heritage, Melanie Swalwell, to discuss the people and technology that made digital gaming history, why it’s worth preserving and why we have so much nostalgia for it.  

   

Featuring guest Melanie Swalwell, Professor of Digital Media Heritage at Swinburne University of Technology in Australia. 

Will These Crime-Fighting Robots Save America?

Knightscope Inc. is a global leader in developing autonomous security capabilities – and they’re right on track to disrupt the $500 billion security industry. Ed meets with Knightscope’s chairman and CEO, William Santana Li, to find out how his company plans on fighting crime and keeping citizens safe 365 days of the year with AI-powered robots. 

  

Featuring guest William Santana Li, Chairman and CEO of Knightscope Inc.  

Rethinking the Supply Chain: Meet Fulcrum’s Sunny Han

There is not a single person or business who hasn’t been impacted by the supply chain crisis. And while the pandemic may have exacerbated it, questions remain: what are some of the root causes of supply chain issues? And how we can begin to solve them? Ed meets with Sunny Han, founder and CEO of ERP platform Fulcrum, to get the ins and outs of how the supply chain works, and how Sunny’s business is innovating new ways to tackle supply chain problems within the manufacturing industry. 

 

Featuring guest Sunny Han, Founder and CEO of Fulcrum