Vation Ventures

🚀 Introducing Innovation Insight from Vation Ventures! We’re excited to launch Innovation Insight hosted by our very own Troy Cogburn, Chief Technology Evangelist, diving deep into the technological revolutions shaping our future. Troy continuously presents exclusive research and insights to our clients— now we’re excited to bring these valuable perspectives to our broader network through Innovation Insight! Innovation Insight offers an exclusive overview of the trends and challenges shaping technology's future. Covering topics from AI and data management to cybersecurity and tapping into our technology ecosystem, this series is your essential resource for staying ahead in a rapidly evolving landscape. Together, we will explore emerging technologies, dive into key industry challenges, and provide actionable insights to help drive your team forward. 📆 Stay tuned and watch to explore the future of innovation! #InnovationInsight #TechnologyTrends #FutureOfTech #VationVentures

We're thrilled to welcome the latest addition to the Vation Ventures team, Grayson Meyerowitz! Grayson is joining our Consulting team as an Associate 🚀 ✅ With a background in quality engineering, agile project and program management, modernization strategy, and consulting, Grayson plays a key role in guiding our clients toward innovative solutions. His experience ranges from startups to national retailers and Fortune 100 companies, showcasing a proven track record of driving transformation and efficiency. We are excited about the fresh perspectives and expertise Grayson brings to our projects, enhancing our ability to navigate clients through complex challenges and deliver exceptional results. Welcome aboard, Grayson— we’re lucky to have you! #NewHire #TeamWelcome #InnovationLeaders #TechTalent

“Compliance shouldn’t just be a barrier; it can be an opportunity to drive technological projects that align with strategic goals.” Our recent Executive Roundtable highlighted the industry's commitment to evolving its digital strategies, emphasizing adaptability and thoughtful implementation to achieve long-term success in an increasingly complex environment. Thank you again to Robert Krugman, Chief Digital Officer of Broadridge, for leading our discussion on developing a successful digital strategy for financial services! And to our topic expert, Sam Babic, Chief Technical Advisor from Hyland. Together with our attendees, we discussed key themes, including enhancing customer experience, leveraging technology for operational efficiency, navigating regulatory complexities, and integrating AI to stay competitive. This session highlighted the dynamic shift within the financial services sector towards prioritizing customer experience and operational efficiency, supported by innovation and data-driven decision-making. Read our full Executive Summary to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gjy-8jwP #finserv #fintech #innovation #roundtable #techleadership #community Ian Murphy, Amanda DiPietra (Curran), Brad Shafton, Elanchezhiyan (Elan) Panneerselvam, Khaled Ahmed, Rajesh S. Pillai, Rob Hanlon, Seth Patterson, Steve Heilenman, William D. McBride, Yolanda Hohman, Jay Chappell, Jack Hart

🔎 Highlighting Operational Efficiency Technologies Recent research from our team explores the transformative effects of FinOps technologies, digital twin innovations, and intelligent facility and asset management solutions. These technologies enable organizations to optimize their operations and resources, ensuring sustained efficiency, competitiveness, and innovation in an increasingly complex and interconnected technological landscape. CIM: Provides a platform named PEAK that streamlines property operations, automates tasks, boosts collaboration, and delivers comprehensive operational performance reports, serving a diverse range of clients in the property industry with sustainability and analytics services. Actility: Offers an IoT platform for deploying LPWAN, integrating technologies like LoRaWAN and NB-IoT, serving industries such as smart cities and logistics with a partner ecosystem for device and data management. Cohesion: Provides smart real estate software solutions enabling operational transformation and enhanced experiences in commercial and enterprise buildings, through products such as Smart Access, Smart Experience, and Smart Maintenance, primarily targeting large commercial building owners/operators. Prevu3D: Provides digital twin solutions, employing 3D scans, cloud processing, and AI to create replicas of real-world assets and environments for industries like automotive, manufacturing, and oil & gas to enhance collaboration and mitigate risk. iQ3Connect: Offers a web-based enterprise XR platform for creating and collaborating with 3D content, enabling manufacturers to streamline workflows and scale VR/AR training across the product lifecycle. VNTANA: Provides a 3D asset management platform that optimizes digital twins for B2B sales, focusing on enhancing online conversions across multiple industries. Sedai: AI-driven platform specializing in autonomous cloud management that provides solutions such as optimization, performance improvements and cost savings, predominantly to industries like B2B SaaS and cybersecurity by integrating technologies like Kubernetes, AWS Lambda, and AWS ECS. Vareto: Offers customizable finance software solutions that enhance business performance by providing a comprehensive view of financial operations, promoting speedy decision-making and collaboration, primarily serving businesses seeking data-driven decision tools. Mosaic.tech: Offers a Strategic Finance Platform with real-time analytics and planning tools, integrating with various systems to serve finance teams seeking advanced analytical and decision-making capabilities. Read the full article to explore how these sectors integrate sophisticated tools to optimize performance and resource utilization, setting new standards for operational excellence. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/djmx9QX5 #OperationalEfficiency #TechTrends #Innovation

For digital retailers, customer experience can't be sacrificed, making technology teams an essential pillar for organizational success. We’re excited to have Jim Ostergaard, VP of Infrastructure at Target, lead our upcoming Virtual Executive Roundtable discussion on leveraging observability for enhanced customer experience. As an experienced technology executive, Jim brings a unique perspective into delivering transformative strategies that bridge the gap between technology and business objectives. Observability tools that can give digital retailers complete visibility into their software across complicated technology stacks. But how do you find the right tools? Join our conversation as we unpack:  ➡️ The key trends and challenges that are driving retail observability adoption  ➡️ The consequences of outage frequency and downtime, especially during peak sale events ➡️ How retailers can benefit from the business value of observability and future-proof their business Interested in joining our discussion next week? Reach out to our moderator, Ian Murphy, for more details! #digitalexperience #thoughtleadership #techleaders #omnichannel #oberservability #AI 

🚀 Harnessing AI for Strategic Innovation: End Customer Insights from Our Global Summit Panel We’re excited to share the perspectives from those at the forefront of AI implementation! At the Global Summit, our end customer panel brought together leading technology executives from across industries to explore AI’s transformative potential within their organizations. Thank you to our panelists for sharing their views with our ecosystem!  Grant Anderson, CIO, Living Spaces Furniture Bob Howland, Technology Executive Paul Heard, CIO, Mimecast Scott Cardenas, CTO/CIO, Bridge Investment Group Dive into the discussion that covered everything from integrating AI into core business strategies to overcoming the challenges of data integration and security. These insights help reflect the current state of AI deployment and guide future innovations. Read the panel recap here: https://lnkd.in/geexN473 #AI #Innovation #VVGlobalSummit2024 #TechLeadership #StrategicAI

🌟 Upcoming In-Person Roundtable Breakfast: Tackling the Hidden Challenges of Digital Security Join us in New York City! We can’t wait to bring together our NYC community for an in-person Executive Roundtable where Amit Basu Vice President, CIO & CISO at International Seaways, Inc., will lead an insightful discussion on The Hidden Challenges of Securing Digital Entities: Ownership, Control, and Accountability. Amit brings an invaluable perspective to the conversation with his experiences of balancing security and innovation. In this era where digital identities extend beyond humans to include bots, AI systems, and IoT devices, securing them becomes increasingly complex. Together with our attendees, we’ll unpack how organizations can establish clear ownership and control over these identities and explore the primary challenges and emerging threats in managing non-human identities. Now is a great time to engage in important conversations as we approach the end of the year! Local to NYC and want to join us? Contact our moderator, Ian Murphy, for more details. #CyberSecurity #DigitalIdentity #TechLeadership #Roundtable #NewYorkEvents #InnovationInSecurity

How does AI drive strategic initiatives within complex environments? Our recent research provides deep insights into the world of AI agents and their impact on various industries. Explore the core capabilities and architecture that allow these systems to optimize processes and independently enhance decision-making speed and accuracy. Learn how your organization can benefit from these transformative technologies here: https://lnkd.in/grz-v_Di #AITechnology #Innovation #OperationalExcellence #AIAgents

How is your organization mastering real-time data integration for scalable growth? 📊📈 Thank you again to Thanigai Vellore, VP of Engineering at Fanatics, for leading our recent Executive Roundtable focused on the critical role of real-time data integration in achieving competitive advantage. And thank you to our subject matter expert, Shankar Srinivasan, VP of Engineering from Twilio. These perspectives were invaluable to our conversation moderated by Ian Murphy and created such an engaging dialogue! Key insights revealed the importance of establishing clear definitions of "real-time" data within organizations, ensuring effective governance and ownership to maximize data accuracy and integrity. Our attendees also highlighted the varied data maturity levels across industries and the challenges in data cataloging and synchronization that hinder effective integration. Looking ahead, advancements in AI and federated data governance are essential for democratizing access to data while maintaining privacy. Want to read more about this discussion? Read the full Executive Summary here: https://lnkd.in/gc9BUG3C #DataIntegration #RealTimeData #Leadership #innovation Adam Nelson, Ali Ugur Aksoy, Chris Borkenhagen, Elanchezhiyan (Elan) Panneerselvam, Erin Davis, John Dove, Steve Caudill, Hojjat Jafarpour, Nancy Sternitzky, Anjana Harnoor Kashyap

🗓 Upcoming Virtual Roundtable: Elevating Digital Strategy in Financial Services We’re excited to have Robert Krugman, Chief Digital Officer of Broadridge, lead our roundtable discussion on developing a successful digital strategy for financial services. Rob brings an invaluable perspective on driving digital transformation within the financial sector. Together, we’ll discuss enhancing customer engagement through digital tools, improving operational efficiency, and effectively managing the risks of digital transformation. Interested in connecting with technology leaders from the financial sector to exchange ideas and gather actionable insights? Reach out to our moderator, Ian Murphy, for more details! #FinancialServices #digitaltransformation #Fintech  #innovation #techleadership