Decisions Fromthe Frontier
Silicon Valley executive conversations on leadership, AI, innovation, and the decisions shaping what comes next.
About the Series
In Silicon Valley, AI, emerging technologies, and shifting markets reshape how leaders decide — months before those shifts reach the rest of the world. Most conversations about transformation stay on the surface.
Decisions From the Frontier goes deeper — into the judgment, trade-offs, uncertainty, and leadership choices behind meaningful change. Hosted from the heart of Silicon Valley, featuring operators, founders, investors, and executives navigating the conditions that define what comes next. Streamed live on LinkedIn and later distributed as a podcast.
Ep. 6 — Leading Through Disruption: AI Trust, Innovator's Dilemma & Scaling AI
Christopher Radich
Vice President, Customer Success & Public Sector CTO, UiPath
How enterprise leaders navigate disruption by building trusted AI systems, overcoming the innovator's dilemma, and scaling automation across complex organizations — from public sector to global industries.
Ep. 5 — Culture Before Crisis: Building Company Culture for the AI Era
Maxim Williams
Vice President of Global Culture & Belonging, Autodesk
Why culture must be built before crisis—not during it. A conversation on learning organizations, belonging, and the leadership principles that make culture a durable competitive advantage as AI reshapes how work gets done.
Ep. 4 — Can We Trust AI in the Physical World?
Xiaochen Zhang
Founder & President, AI 2030 (former Global Head of Innovation & GTM, AWS)
As AI moves from software into hospitals, factories, and critical infrastructure, the decisive question shifts from 'can it perform?' to 'can we trust it?' A conversation on responsible AI, governance, and what separates organizations scaling AI from those stuck in pilot mode.
Ep. 3 — The Adoption Mistake Most Product Teams Keep Making
Shiraz Cupala
VP of Product, Microsoft Teams
Why product adoption breaks down long before launch — and how leaders at Microsoft Teams think about building at the intersection of technology and human experience, with 25+ years of lessons on getting adoption right.
Ep. 2 — Making AI Deterministic
Harish Epuri
Former VP of Engineering, Autodesk
What actually makes enterprise AI work inside large organizations — the difference between deterministic automation and probabilistic AI, and why trust is the foundation for adoption.
Ep. 1 — Falling in Love with the Problem: How Leaders Navigate AI
Rani Pangam
Vice President, ServiceNow
How today's leaders actually navigate AI — moving from pilots to deployment, deciding who owns enterprise AI, and why the winners fall in love with the problem, not the solution.
We ask guests questions like:
- What did you see before others did?
- What made the decision difficult?
- What trade-offs shaped the outcome?
- Where did strategy break in execution?
- What should other leaders understand now?
Who Watches?
A high-intent audience of decision-makers and transformation leaders.
C-Suite Executives
CEOs, CXOs, and senior leaders making consequential calls under uncertainty.
Innovation & Transformation
Leaders driving AI, digital, and organizational change at enterprise scale.
Founders & Investors
Operators and capital allocators navigating fast-moving markets.
Advisors & Board Voices
Consultants, board members, and high-potential executives shaping decisions.
Audience Mix
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We feature practitioners, founders, and executives who have skin in the game and a perspective on the frontier.
Live conversation
30-40 minute facilitated executive conversation.
Reach leaders
Direct exposure to the SVEA executive community.