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In this episode:
Energy and Utilities
- Shift to clean energy and unprecedented load growth
- Challenges in regulatory pushback and infrastructure investment
- Balancing customer affordability with decarbonization efforts
- Pressure from LPs and aging portfolio companies
- Operational improvement as a competitive advantage
- Predictions on AI adoption and measurable results
- Impact of inflation, weather events, and inflationary pressures
- Increased focus on business transformation and personalization
- Differentiation through targeted investments in technology
Healthcare
- Balancing operational efficiency, growth, and cybersecurity
- Leveraging AI for efficiency and supplemental decision-making
- Predictions on ethical AI use and cyber-resiliency investments
- Transition from efficiency to growth-focused strategies
- Data-driven decision-making and AI-driven insights
- Predictions on capital market movement and deal flow
Manufacturing (Consumer and Industrial Products)
- Adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies in mid-market manufacturing -
- AI-enabled automation and operational flexibility
- Addressing labor shortages and sustainability goals
Financial Services
- Accelerating digital transformation and customer experience improvements
- Opportunities created by a favorable regulatory and interest rate environment
- Predictions for growth, M&A, and AI adoption in banking
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