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Former CIO and author Irene Thong joins Krishna Hari to reframe leadership transitions — the chapter in between roles. She unpacks the shift from role-based to self-based identity, why “one title” means three different jobs across startup, mid-market, and Fortune 500, the prior-equivalency trap in CIO hiring, governing agentic AI before you deploy it, and rising as a woman in technology leadership.

Season 2 of BizTech Pulse opens with SAP veteran Sana Asher — author of The S/4HANA Playbook and CEO of Integrity Resource Management. In 40 minutes she cuts through the noise on RISE, public cloud, AI in SAP, and outcome-based pricing. From Phase 0 to data governance, the 50% retirement cliff, and how consultants survive AI — this is the SAP transformation conversation CIOs, CFOs and SI leaders need. Hosted by Krishna Hari.

Agentic AI is reshaping finance from manual drudgery to 90% autonomy. In this BizTech Pulse episode, HighRadius VP Vikram Gollakota breaks down how LLMs, ML, and agentic systems are redefining the CFO org — from collections to continuous data governance — and why most AI investments still fail. Must-watch if you’re building the next-gen finance stack.

Executive coach & TED speaker Steliana Economu joins Krishna Hari to explore how leaders can turn loneliness into reflection, replace the inner critic with self-empathy, and apply “Parentship” — her shared leadership model for teams and families. From journaling habits to boardroom conflict, TED prep, and immigrant insights, this episode offers a masterclass in human leadership for the AI age.

Finance is past the AI pilot phase. Global finance leader K.M. Suresh breaks down where AI is delivering ROI today—AR collections, FP&A, and close acceleration—plus guardrails, MAPE thresholds, governance, and “hands-off” agentic workflows. Practical wins for mid-market CFOs with lean teams and tight paybacks. Hosted by Krishna Hari.

How can mid-market enterprises turn SAP ERP from a static system of record into an AI-native system of reasoning and learning? In this episode of The BizTech Pulse Podcast, AI advisor Vineet Moroney joins host Krishna Hari to share the 3-phase path, case studies, and a practical 90-day blueprint for embedding AI into ERP.