Future Back Drinking with Dr. Athina Kanioura

In the Season One finale of Future Back Drinking, Dr. Athina Kanioura sits down with Becky Frankiewicz, Chief Commercial Officer and President of ManpowerGroup North America, for a thought-provoking conversation on the future of work. Becky shares how growing up in a small Texas town shaped her deep commitment to making work meaningful, valuable, and rooted in integrity. Together, she and Athina explore the critical role of reskill...

Vilas Dhar leads The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, a $1.5 billion philanthropy dedicated to leveraging AI and data for a more equitable and sustainable future. In this episode of Future Back Drinking, Dr. Athina Kanioura sits down with Vilas to explore the powerful intersection of philanthropy, technology, and AI-driven social impact. He shares his insights on using AI as a force for good—tackling global chal...

In this episode of Future Back Drinking, host Dr. Athina Kanioura is joined by Dr. Sree Chaguturu, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of CVS Health; President of Healthcare Delivery at CVS Health. Together, they discuss the major role human-centered technology is playing in tackling today’s biggest healthcare challenges and the complexities of navigating digital transformation. As both an executive and practic...

Since its inception in 1847, Siemens has been recognized as a manufacturing powerhouse. But how is the company evolving to meet the demands of today’s digital-first world?  In this episode of Future Back Drinking, Dr. Athina Kanioura speaks with Roland Busch, President and CEO of Siemens, who brings over 30 years of experience to his role at the helm of the company’s digital transformation. Roland shares insights o...

In this episode of Future Back Drinking, Dr. Athina Kanioura sits down with Sowmyanarayan Sampath, CEO of Verizon Consumer. With a career at the forefront of network transformation, groundbreaking products, and digital innovation, Sampath has been instrumental in redefining how we connect and engage with technology daily. From the future of AI to the next big breakthroughs in consumer connectivity, tune in for a deep dive into the ...

Panos Madamopoulos-Moraris, the first Director of Partnerships at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), is at the forefront of initiatives that are driving the AI journey for industry leaders. Tune in to Future Back Drinking as Dr. Athina Kanioura and Panos discuss the opportunities of bridging the gap between industry and academia - highlighting the technical and human breakthroughs that arise fr...

In this episode, Dr. Athina Kanioura sits down with Arvind Krishna, Chairman and CEO of IBM, to explore the future of technology through the lens of his 33-year career at IBM. Hear all about key innovations in wireless networking and security, quantum computing’s potential–and its challenges–plus what Krishna considers to be untapped opportunities in AI. In this conversation with Dr. Athina Kanoura, Krishna offers reflections on le...

Cassie Kozyrkov is the former Chief Decision Scientist at Google, where she trained over 20,000 Googlers about data-driven decision making and AI. Now, she’s running her own consulting agency helping leaders optimize their biggest decisions. In a world where AI is becoming non-negotiable in business, decision science has never been more critical. Don’t miss this compelling conversation with Dr. Kanioura and Cassie!

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In this episode of Future Back Drinking, Dr. Athina Kanioura sits down with Deb Cupp, President of Microsoft America, to explore how she's driving transformation at the helm of a $80 billion tech giant. Deb pulls back the curtain on what it takes to build a winning culture and modernize a giant in the tech space.  If anyone knows how to embrace AI and navigate disruption, it’s Deb. Tune in to Deb’s conversation wit...

Julie Sweet is the Chairwoman and CEO of Accenture, the leading global professional service company helping the world’s largest organizations reinvent their enterprise, ranked by outlets such as Fortune and The New York Times as one of the most powerful women in America. Listen to her conversation with Dr. Athina Kanioura as they dive into how to capitalize on GenAI and Julie’s journey to the C-suite. 

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Introducing Future Back Drinking – a new podcast series from PepsiCo and TIME– is a masterclass in forward-thinking, from the cutting-edge of innovation. Hosted by PepsiCo’s first Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer, Dr. Athina Kanioura, each episode features riveting conversations with industry pioneers, illuminating the technologies and trends that will redefine our tomorrow. Learn from and engage with top-tier visionarie...