Humans, Robots, and the New Era of Innovation with Kevin Derman

The AI Partner Playbook with Brian Bohan

What if alliances could supercharge enterprise transformation?  In this episode of REWIRED, Akanksha Bilani sits down with Brian Bohan, Director of Consulting Partners, Center of Excellence at AWS, to unpack how enterprise transformation is accelerating faster than ever before. From redefining global partner strategy to building new methodologies that shift deterministic processes into probabilistic, Agentic ones, Brian shares how AWS and its partners are rewriting the operating manual for the modern enterprise. Together, they explore real-world breakthroughs from the field, including Agentic systems that slash automotive delivery timelines, and research agents saving tens of thousands of hours in biotech discovery. As Brian puts it, the future belongs to organizations that harness AI and build cultures that let us focus on what creativity unlocks next. Learn more about Intel [https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/partner/showcase/aws/overview.html] Learn more about AWS [https://aws.amazon.com/] Watch the full video on Youtube [https://youtu.be/Hx6MFGAlico] REWIRED Podcast  [https://www.rewired-podcast.com/]

Humans, Robots, and the New Era of Innovation with Kevin Derman

What if doing more with less is the real AI edge? In this episode of Rewired, host Akanksha Bilani sits down with Kevin Derman, National Strategic Alliance Director for AWS at Slalom and head of their AWS AI Innovation Lab, to explore how Slalom is helping customers move from GenAI ideas to real-world impact. From reimagining customer experiences in the airline industry to transforming how leaders think about cost, performance, and silicon, Kevin’s work shows what’s possible when innovation meets intentionality. Together they uncover some of the most persistent myths around CPUs vs GPUs in AI workloads and take a look into a future where robots navigate the physical world, humans are augmented beyond devices, and intelligence becomes woven into everyday life.  Because when AI evolves, so does everything around it. Learn more about Intel [https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/partner/showcase/aws/overview.html] Learn more about Slalom [https://www.slalom.com/us/en/services] Watch the full video on Youtube [https://youtu.be/Uk14B5muIKE] REWIRED Podcast  [https://www.rewired-podcast.com/]

Next-Day Shipping Starts with Next-Level Strategy with Ben Schreiner

What can a four-million-square-foot fulfillment center teach us about the future of AI? In this episode of REWIRED, Akanksha Bilani sits down with Ben Schreiner, Head of AI & Modern Data Strategy Business Development at AWS, to explore how data, cloud power, and next-generation silicon are quietly transforming the way the world runs. From the awe of a four-million-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center to the intelligence predicting what you’ll need before you even click “buy,” Ben shows how AI is reshaping the backbone of modern business, and why bringing more people into this conversation is so important as the landscape evolves. Together, they dig into a future where leaders won’t just manage people, but intelligent agents working alongside them; a shift that unlocks new forms of creativity, partnership, and possibility. Because when innovation scales with vision and purpose, the future doesn’t just arrive faster — it becomes something we can all help shape. Learn more about Intel [https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/partner/showcase/aws/overview.html] Learn more about AWS [https://aws.amazon.com/] Watch the full video on Youtube [https://youtu.be/bJ3yBGlAB3k] REWIRED Podcast  [https://www.rewired-podcast.com/]

Beyond Silicon: The Trust That Powers AWS × Intel with Mike Mariani

What happens when custom silicon meets shared innovation? Real business impact. In this episode of REWIRED, host Akanksha Bilani joins Mike Mariani, Vice President and Global Account Leader of Amazon at Intel, to take you inside the partnership reshaping what’s possible. Mariani shares how Intel and AWS have built a new kind of collaboration, one rooted in trust, co-engineering, and silicon features designed exclusively for Amazon. Together they explore how Intel’s newest custom gen hardware, joint go-to-market strategy, and deep engineering alignment are fueling real wins: from performance tailored to Amazon’s needs, to AI-ready infrastructure, to capabilities no other cloud provider offers today. A candid look at how the Intel–AWS partnership is enabling customers and partners to succeed alongside both companies, and creating shared value across the entire ecosystem. Learn more about Intel [https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/partner/showcase/aws/overview.html] Watch the full video on Youtube [https://youtu.be/Fd7F1kedczY] REWIRED Podcast  [https://www.rewired-podcast.com/]

The Architecture of Reinvention with Balu Angaian

What if the biggest innovations aren’t the ones we see, but the ones quietly holding everything together? In this episode of REWIRED, Akanksha Bilani sits down with Balu Angaian, Vice President & Senior Partner, Practice Leader at IBM Consulting, to take you inside that hidden layer of transformation. Balu brings nearly two decades of experience and a front-row perspective on how hyperscaler partnerships are enabling enterprises to modernize legacy systems, scale AI safely, and deploy agentic solutions that actually deliver measurable outcomes. Together they explore how performance and infrastructure are quietly rewiring what's possible. From reimagining supply chains to modernizing federal systems, they unpack how collaboration between IBM Consulting, AWS, and Intel is turning complex modernization challenges into practical wins, because the biggest reinventions often start with what you can’t see, but can feel in every breakthrough that follows. ⁠Learn more about Intel⁠ [https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/partner/showcase/aws/overview.html] ⁠Learn more about IBM Consulting⁠ [https://www.ibm.com/consulting] ⁠Watch the full video on Youtube⁠ [https://youtu.be/dr0gtz9be7A] ⁠REWIRED Podcast⁠ [https://www.rewired-podcast.com/]