Convergence - The Signature Series

Convergence - The Signature Series

The lines between technology, business, and leadership are blurring. In a world of constant disruption, success is no longer about mastering one domain, but about navigating the pivotal intersections where they converge. Join bestselling author and entrepreneur Faisal Hoque and award-winning AI podcast host Lauren Hawker Zafer for Convergence, the series that deconstructs the complex forces shaping our future. Each episode provides actionable frameworks and candid insights on digital transformation, AI integration, modern leadership, and sustainable growth.

Episodes

November 9, 2025 25 mins
Top-of-mind for investors and technologists in 2025 is the critical debate between the US deregulatory approach and the EU’s strict AI governance framework.
This episode of Convergence unpacks the high-stakes clash of philosophies: the US embracing speed and innovation through dismantling regulatory barriers, versus the EU’s comprehensive, risk-based legislation prioritizing safety, ethics, and fundamental rights.

As you reach the en...
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AI: Revolution or Three Bubbles? Navigating Hype, Stocks, and Strategy

Is the AI boom a genuine revolution or a disaster waiting to happen? While everyone is talking about the AI bubble, we uncover a more complex reality: we're not in one bubble, but three.

From sky-high stock valuations that defy gravity to a multi-trillion-dollar infrastructure build-out, the AI gold rush is in full swing. But how much of it is real, and how much i...
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Forget the headlines about AI replacing managers. The real story is a quiet corporate coup, and it's happening right now.

The predicted "death of middle management" was a myth. In its place, a rebirth is creating a new, indispensable power center in the modern organization.

In this episode of Convergence, Lauren Hawker Zafer and Faisal Hoque reveal how AI is transforming middle managers from supervisors into the essential orchestrato...
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September 5, 2025 24 mins
The AI Doppelganger Dilemma | Convergence Podcast with Faisal Hoque & Lauren Hawker Zafer

What happens when an AI creates a perfect digital clone of you, your voice, your mannerisms, even your beliefs, without your consent? Welcome to the world of AI doppelgängers, a future where your identity may no longer be yours to control.

In this episode of Convergence, hosts Faisal Hoque (New York) and Lauren Hawker Zafer (Zurich) explore ...
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Convergence | The Beautiful Mess of Being Human

In this episode of Convergence, we explore “The Beautiful Mess of Being Human”and reveal why embracing our contradictions could be the ultimate human advantage in the Age of AI.

Join hosts Lauren Hawker Zafer and Faisal Hoque as they dive into the paradoxes, creativity, and complexities that drive us forward in business, technology, psychology, and our daily lives.

For most of our lives,...
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As organizations race to implement AI, are we missing the real story?

While the world debates algorithms, hosts Lauren Hawker Zafar and Faisal Hoque argue the true challenge is a profound leadership crisis. The old playbooks are obsolete, and the age of AI demands a new breed of leader.

In this second episode of Convergence, Faisal discusses his viral MIT Sloan Review article, which proposes a radical new C-Suite role: the Chief Inno...
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Despite massive investment, why are so many AI initiatives failing to deliver value?
In this debut episode of Convergence, co-hosts Faisal Hoque and Lauren Hawker Zafer argue that the critical failure point isn't the technology — it's the leadership.

Drawing from Faisal's Fast Company article: "AI Tech Literacy is No Longer Optional," this conversation moves beyond the hype to provide a foundational master conversation for every lead...
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