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Lee Carlson shared thisSustainability is driven by regulation and compliance, not by saving the planet.Lee Carlson shared thisThousands of SKUs. $10,000 per LCA analysis. There must be a better way. Watch how sustainability, procurement, and R&D teams can get instant product-level insights with full portfolio coverage. Book a demo call to learn more about our LCA Portfolio Analytics today. 👇 https://lnkd.in/exiGRCMx #BeDPPReady #SustainableCPG #ProductLifeCycle #LifeCycleAssessment #AchieveMoreWithDataAndAI
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Lee Carlson shared thisCome experience how we’re helping teams drive real business results through hands-on adoption. #MicrosoftCopilot #MicrosoftAI #LingaroAdoption Grzegorz Tkaczyk Paweł Gitlarski Szymon Lasota Yannis Boukas Anne-Sophie Megevand Wiktor Fido Natalia Rytel Kristian SkagbrantLee Carlson shared thisJoin Microsoft and Lingaro for Agent in a Day on May 6! Build your first AI agent in one day during an online workshop - guided, hands-on, step-by-step in Copilot Studio. Perfect for anyone in data, engineering, or AI strategy who wants to move from curiosity to building. Register for free -> https://lnkd.in/ebnxam4A #AchieveMoreWithDataAndAI
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Lee Carlson shared thisIf you’re here, I’d love to connect in person and join the conversations shaping the consumer goods industry.
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Lee Carlson shared thisFired up and honored to be recognized as Microsoft's Global Partner of the Year for Data & Analytics! A BIG thank you to our clients for trusting us with your stories and making this award possible. Microsoft Tredence Inc. Shub Bhowmick Shashank Dubey Sumit Mehra Rakesh sAnchetI Abhijit K R (AKR) Christopher Wallace Ilvana Klachar Dipika Parulekar Sivaram Kanthimathinathan Arnab Sen Suvrat Bharadwaj Mohamad Mourad Pierre-Olivier Descoteaux ☁️Carlos Rafael Silva Willson Ralph Haupter
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Lee Carlson shared thisIf you’re attending, I’d love to connect and chat about how we’re helping enterprises drive AI readiness and last-mile adoption. Stop by the Tredence booth or join the customer spotlight session featuring our work with Mars on building a data foundation for AI readiness.
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Lee Carlson shared thisMessage me to connect onsite, swing by our Tredence booth, or join us at the Mars keynote session. #Tredence #Mars #Databricks #AIReadiness #DataAndAIWorldTourLee Carlson shared thisLondon, it’s time! We’re excited to join forces with Mars at the Databricks Data + AI World Tour - London, to explore how enterprises can build trust and scalability in their AI-ready data platforms. Catch Amruta J. Senior Director – Data Foundations at Mars, and Mallikarjuna Reddy, Client Partner at Tredence, as they share how data foundations are being modernized to deliver reliable, explainable, and scalable AI outcomes. Tredence is proud to be part of the Databricks ecosystem, driving innovation and real-world AI transformation stories that go beyond possible. #DataAIWorldTour #Tredence #BeyondPossible
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Lee Carlson shared thisThis recognition shows that you don’t have to be the biggest to lead the market.... You just have to deliver real impact that scales. #GenerativeAI #CustomerImpact #PartnerLedGrowth #TredenceLee Carlson shared this𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬. We’re thrilled to be recognized as a Leader in Gartner’s Emerging Market Quadrant for Generative AI Consulting and Implementation Services, a space defined by the need to deploy custom GenAI solutions at speed, scale, cost, risk, and value. As per Gartner, "Use this Emerging Market Quadrant and companion vendor identification tool to explore the market and service provider landscape.” Tredence is accelerating enterprise AI transformation by: • Designing and scaling high-impact GenAI use cases across industries. • Embedding safe, trusted AI practices with strong governance and regulatory alignment. • Bridging the gap between GenAI ambition and real-world implementation. • Combining domain-rich consulting with robust data engineering and model operations. We believe success in this space demands deep industry knowledge, responsible AI, and the ability to address the reality of scaled deployments—and that’s the Tredence way. Learn how we’re helping clients lead with GenAI: https://lnkd.in/gDjRxuzA Sumit Mehra | Shashank Dubey | Shub Bhowmick | Rachit Gupta | Unmesh Kulkarni | Soumendra Mohanty | Ravindra Patil, | Sivaram Kanthimathinathan | Janmaijai Dhyani #GartnerMarketQuadrant #GenAI #Tredence #BeyondPossible #Gartner
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Lee Carlson posted thisJust re-read a quote from Nike’s founder and I’m ready to run through a wall! "The next time you're out there, before dawn, in the rain, it's dark, it's cold, it's wet... Remember, we're the ones standing under the light post cheering you on." I love this because it’s not about winning... It’s about celebrating the effort. Here’s to the people putting in the work, showing up every day, and pushing limits. #FridayInspiration #Effort #KeepShowingUp
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Lee Carlson shared thisProud to see Tredence recognized as a Leader in Data & AI services, highlighted for our design thinking, technical expertise, IP, and collaborative approach with clients #PartnerLedGrowthLee Carlson shared thisWe are excited to announce that Tredence has been recognized as a ‘Leader' in Everest Group Data and AI Services Specialists – North America PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025. Everest Group identified, researched, and evaluated 32 data and AI service providers for this report. Tredence has been recognized as a Leader in the assessment, among 32 Data and AI service providers evaluated: > Design thinking and technical expertise in data science, data engineering, and AI, including Generative & Agentic AI. > Unique approach to bridging gaps in data and AI services portfolios with organic and inorganic investments. > Ever-expanding AI suite of intellectual property. > Strong Industry partnership with Hyperscalers and ISVs, GCP, Databricks, AWS, Snowflake, Microsoft among others. Clients cited Tredence’s collaborative approach to solving problems, structured delivery governance, and ability to align solutions with their evolving business needs. We are grateful to our clients, investors, partners, and analysts for their support and guidance as we enable decision intelligence with Generative and Agentic AI. A special thank you to the Tredence team, whose ingenuity, domain & technical talent, and drive make this award possible. Learn more about our win! https://lnkd.in/gvrXNPaF Shashank Dubey | Sumit Mehra | Shub Bhowmick | Soumendra Mohanty | Pavan Nanjundaiah | Rachit Gupta | Sivaram Kanthimathinathan | Janmaijai Dhyani | Vishal Gupta | Abhigyan Malik | Shubham Yadav | Oishi Mazumder #Tredence #EverestGroup #DataAIServices #BeyondPossible
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Lee Carlson reacted on thisLee Carlson reacted on thisWhen the curtain eventually falls on your career, the applause won’t be for your salary, your titles, or the status symbols you collected along the way. Nobody will remember how many hours you stayed late at the office or how "busy" you claimed to be. In the end, these are just temporary markers in a much larger story. What remains—what is truly etched into the hearts of others—is the way you made them feel. People will remember the quiet moments of support when they were struggling. They will remember if you were a person who kept your word, or if you were someone they could truly count on when the stakes were high. As leaders, we often chase the "temporary" while overlooking the "eternal." Your real legacy isn't your net worth; it is the human connection you fostered and the trust you built. Positions are temporary, but the impact of your character is permanent. Lead in a way that makes the people you leave behind better for having known you. Build a legacy that transcends the office walls. Transform your team’s culture and lead with unwavering integrity by ordering copies of my Amazon Bestseller, "The Blueprint of Leadership," for your entire organization today. Together, let’s build a future where people always come first. Invest in your team’s growth. Order on Amazon today: https://geni.us/s2nooOD
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Lee Carlson reacted on thisLee Carlson reacted on thisToday is May 4th. May the Force 😊Be With You — and with me, as I step into a new chapter. ✨ I'm excited to share that I've started a new role as an Azure Solution Sales, supporting Retail and ISV customers in the Enterprise Commercial space. Azure has always felt to me like the world's most powerful Lego set — endlessly composable, infinitely powerful, and at its best when it's helping customers create something truly differentiated. Retail and ISVs sit at some of the most interesting intersections of cloud, AI, and industry transformation right now, and I can't wait to be part of it. Grateful for the path that brought me here at Microsoft — from enterprise partner sales to SME&C, every step added a layer of knowledge, growth, and perspective. Thank you Ehsan Youssef, Jamie Wakeam, Laura Stone Mirelle Durham and everyone I had the privilege of working with in SME&C for an incredible journey. 🙏
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Lee Carlson reacted on thisLee Carlson reacted on thisNumber 3 in the #DataIQ100 North America for 2026 is Bharathi Rajan, Vice President - Data, AI & Digital, Swire Coca-Cola, USA With a career foundation built across operations, architecture, and finance, Bharathi brings a strong understanding of how data supports real-world decision-making in complex organisations. A defining strength of her leadership is trust - ensuring business stakeholders see data and AI not as abstract technology, but as a practical enabler of growth, efficiency, and better outcomes. And their advice to future leaders? Don’t start with technology—start with the business. Leaders who succeed are those who invest time in understanding how the organisation really works, build credibility through partnership, and ensure every solution is grounded in solving real problems. Read more about their path to power: https://lnkd.in/e-scKQ6c
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Lee Carlson reacted on thisLee Carlson reacted on thisLife will hit. Harder than you expected. Louder than you deserved. More often than you can count. But here's the secret no one tells you. You don't have to hit back. Make your actions soft and warm. Even when your struggle is firm. Life strikes hard? Respond easy. Life throws weight? Move light. Not because you don't feel it. Because you refuse to let the storm live inside you. A shrug instead of a scream. A pause instead of a punch. A calm "okay" when everything is falling apart. The most dangerous person in the room? Not the one who yells. The one who stays unshaken. So let life throw its hardest. You just keep moving like it's nothing. That's how you win without fighting. 👉 Follow @Impact Era for more reminders and kindness.
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Lee Carlson reacted on thisLee Carlson reacted on thisSuper proud to share that my eldest, Vivienne Cerro , has committed to attend the Syracuse University - Maxwell School next August. I know she will do great things.
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Kings Bay Football
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Kings Bay Football is a non profit youth football organization. Our mission at Kings Bay Football is to instill positive life values while teaching the youth of our community the fundamentals of football.
Kings Bay Football is a member USA Football and Certified in Heads up Tackling. We know some of the issues football is facing and we are taking all of the steps available to keep our players as safe as possible.
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The FST Summit serves as an arena for senior level executives to engage in clear and focused dialogue with their peers to examine their technology and management objectives.
Financial service technology executives meet with 50 like minded peers and have formal and informal opportunities to network.These executives participate in highly skilled workshop and roundtable programs. The delegation benefits from a well-balanced array of expert opinions.
In addition, the financial…The FST Summit serves as an arena for senior level executives to engage in clear and focused dialogue with their peers to examine their technology and management objectives.
Financial service technology executives meet with 50 like minded peers and have formal and informal opportunities to network.These executives participate in highly skilled workshop and roundtable programs. The delegation benefits from a well-balanced array of expert opinions.
In addition, the financial service executives are engaged in four to six preselected business meetings per day with solution providers who understand their position in the market.
The entire program is designed with the end user in mind. The delectation in attendance is comprised of the most well respected executives in the financial services industry, and the meetings are designed to surpass the traditional exchange of business cards and allows executives to communicate on a personal level.Other creators -
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US Infrastructure is a semi-annual, specialized industrial and business management journal. Each issue features a variety of indispensable market insight presented through; interviews with key industry figures, end-user stories and case studies, industry analysis, vendor perspectives and in-depth articles from technical experts.
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Next Generation Power and Energy provides industry leading news on the US electric utility industry. The magazine focused on three specific industry segments; (1) Generation, (2) Transition, and (3) Distribution. My role centered around power generation technologies, projects, and policy developments in wind, solar, geothermal, hydro, tidal, ocean, biomass, and waste-to-energy systems.
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Jake Lydick
Great read out of HBR. The approach to digital innovation should directly align with overall business strategies and tactics. When margins are under pressure, double down on what's proven by quantifiable benchmarks to return investment and allocate budget from what can't be. Digital solutions have a place in times of feast or famine. https://lnkd.in/eAgQ5rv2
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Senguttuvan Thangaraju
Attended CDO Vision Dallas—a compelling roundtable on what it really means to lead with an AI-first strategy in enterprise tech. Some powerful themes and takeaways from the conversations: 🔹 AI is becoming the core operating model, not an add-on. Leaders are rethinking the enterprise from workflow-driven to intelligence-first. 🔹 Trust, transparency, and inclusion are critical. Innovation in AI must bring everyone along—employees, customers, and partners alike. 🔹 Data readiness is evolving. We’re moving from analytics-ready to AI-ready data, with an emphasis on quality, context, and governance. 🔹 Governance and ethics are non-negotiable. From bias to privacy, responsible AI is the foundation of sustainable adoption. 🔹 Cultural readiness is as important as technical readiness. AI success requires investment in data literacy, organizational alignment, and clear business value. 🔹 From pilots to production: The enterprise focus is shifting to coordinated, scalable AI deployments—moving beyond one-off use cases. 🔹 AI is table stakes now. The true advantage lies in how companies scale it—ethically, inclusively, and with a strong foundation of data trust. Grateful to hear so many insightful perspectives from fellow data and AI leaders and AIM for organizing it. The future is intelligent-first, and it’s already taking shape. Kashyap Raibagi Arun Madasu Ajay M. Arjun Srinivasan AIM Research Balaji Dhamodharan Arun Shastry David Charles Karthikeyan Patchamuthu , CBIP Rameshwar Balanagu Jacques Guichard Shuchi Agrawal #CDOVision #AI #EnterpriseTech #DataGovernance #AIReady #DigitalTransformation #EthicalAI #DataStrategy #ResponsibleAI#AIM
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Dina El Banna
⚠️Gartner's warning: A significant market correction is coming for #AgenticAI. 📉 The current supply of Agentic AI solutions far exceeds actual demand. This market correction is a normal phase that will ultimately lead to more reliable, specialized, and value-driven AI products. If you're building or investing in AI, the focus needs to be on tangible economic value, not hype. Gartner Says Agentic AI Supply Exceeds Demand, Market Correction Looms #AI #GenerativeAI #MarketCorrection #TechTrends #Gartner #TeKnowledge #AIAdoption
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Annie Shea Weckesser
Recently our CEO, Rodrigo Liang sat down with Lareina Yee from McKinsey & Company to discuss the future of work and the rise of the agentic workforce. In this pod, they explore topics like rethinking AI infrastructure, hybrid model for AI deployment and agentic AI and workflow transformation. Listen in to learn more about the intersection of technology, workforce development, and business strategy. Link below. #FutureOfWork #AI #Technology #Innovation #McKinsey #SambaNova
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Padraig McCarthy
Business and digital transformation are buzzwords we hear bandied about a lot these days, but the ultimate goal is the same, unlock real business value that will help you stay ahead of competition, grow revenue, grow market share and reduce costs. From my experience, clearly defining the goals you want to achieve is paramount. Business and digital transformation 'The What' for the sake of transforming without clearly defined goals 'The Why, could be very detrimental to your business. TEKenable can help you formulate the business case for 'The Why' and executing and implementing these changes 'The How'. See below the top challenges companies, specifically in the Aviation Sector, have faced undertaking business transformation initiatives.
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Vivian Gomes
The Texas Triangle is at the center of enterprise innovation and agentic AI is the driving force behind the shift. From Dallas to Houston to Austin, businesses are proving how intelligent, autonomous systems can accelerate growth, reduce inefficiencies, and future proof IT. This POV explains why manual operations can no longer keep up, how agentic AI lowers cloud costs, and what steps leaders must take to scale beyond pilots into production. Download here: https://lnkd.in/gG2extMB #TexasTriangle #AgenticAI #EnterpriseTransformation #AITexas #MovateAI #FutureOfIT #DigitalTransformation
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Amber L. Sunseri
Great insights from the latest research between KPMG US and the Texas McCombs School of Business. The joint study analyzed over 1.4 million AI interactions to decode what separates sophisticated AI collaboration from routine use. Harvard Business Review has shares more: https://ow.ly/b7x050YwrNP
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