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Recorded at Zenith Live 2026 in Las Vegas, this Chief AI Officer Connect episode features Sam Curry of Zscaler discussing the evolving relationship between AI leadership and cybersecurity. Explore intelligent automation, risk management, governance, enterprise adoption, business value, workforce evolution, and the human capabilities that will remain essential in an AI-powered future.

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Fresh from Zenith Live in Las Vegas, the latest Chief AI Officer Connect podcast features Swami Kocherlakota of Zscaler. Explore enterprise AI protection, autonomous agent risks, governance frameworks, zero-trust strategies, model choices, budgeting considerations, and the future of AI adoption. Essential listening for technology, security, and business leaders.

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Katya Andresen, Chief Digital and Analytics Officer at The Cigna Group, with the governance framing every CAIO needs to hear:

"Governance isn't the tax you pay to move. It's the foundation you build so you earn the right to move faster."

From Reuters correspondent in Cambodia covering Pol Pot's final days — to building the AI strategy for a $247 billion health services company.

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"SaaS collapse" is no longer a fringe phrase. It is the conversation.

On the CAIO Connect Podcast, Sanjay Puri (Founder & Chairman, Knowledge Networks) and Dhawal Sharma (EVP, AI Security and Strategic Initiatives, Zscaler) unpack what happens when agents start running the workflows software used to own.

Frontier models now find things at machine speed. Agent frameworks align with how work actually gets done. And every SaaS application starts to look like a generic front end sitting on top of intelligence that lives somewhere else.

The question for every Chief AI Officer: when the agent does the work, what is your software actually for?

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"AI is not even a mega wave—it's a giga wave."

Jay Chaudhry, CEO, Chairman, and Founder of Zscaler, joins the CAIO Connect Podcast to discuss why AI is fundamentally changing every industry and challenging every business leader to move faster than ever before.

In this episode, we discuss:
⚡ The AI revolution and its enterprise impact
🔐 Cybersecurity in an AI-first world
☁️ The evolution of cloud and digital infrastructure
🚀 Why businesses need to adapt at unprecedented speed
👥 What CEOs, CIOs, CISOs, and Chief AI Officers should be doing today

If you're leading AI, cybersecurity, or digital transformation initiatives, this conversation is one you won't want to miss.

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Who owns an AI agent?

As enterprises embrace Agentic AI, one question is becoming impossible to ignore:
Who is accountable when autonomous systems make decisions?

In this episode, Nathan Howe, Senior Vice President of Innovation and Product Management at Zscaler, joins us to discuss:
🤖 Agentic AI governance
🔐 AI and cybersecurity
⚖️ Risk, accountability, and enterprise leadership
🏢 The evolving roles of the CISO, CIO, and Chief AI Officer
🚀 Building secure and responsible AI systems
AI governance isn't one-size-fits-all—it depends on the business, the use case, and the risks involved.

If you're leading AI, security, or digital transformation initiatives, this conversation offers practical insights into one of the biggest challenges facing enterprises today.

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What does it take to build AI that is not only powerful but also responsible?

In this episode, we're joined by Simon Ninan, Chief Strategy Officer at Hitachi Vantara, to explore the future of enterprise AI and the leadership principles needed to navigate it.

Our conversation covers:
🤖 Agentic AI and enterprise transformation
🏭 The rise of Physical AI
⚖️ AI governance and industry standards
👥 The future of work and human-centered innovation
🔗 Build vs. Buy vs. Partner strategies for AI leaders

One of the key themes from our discussion:
The future of AI isn't about replacing humans—it's about combining human expertise with technology to create better outcomes.

If you're a Chief AI Officer, CIO, or enterprise leader shaping your organization's AI strategy, this episode is packed with insights you won't want to miss.

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More than 22 million young Africans enter the workforce each year.

Yet only 11% of tertiary graduates have received formal digital training.

At the same time, AI adoption in Africa is outpacing the global average, while automation is expected to reshape millions of jobs.

The question isn’t whether Africa will use AI.

It’s whether the continent can build the skills, infrastructure, and talent needed to shape the AI economy instead of simply adapting to it.

Full breakdown on CAIO Connect- https://substack.com//p-200646583