Smart Talks with IBM

Malcolm Gladwell

Booking Overview

This branded interview series focuses on enterprise technology, AI, and innovation, featuring senior executives and technical leaders from major global companies and institutions. Credible candidates include chief AI, data, technology, or innovation officers; CIOs; and healthcare or life-sciences leaders with substantial real-world transformation initiatives, but booking is likely high difficulty because the show favors prominent organizational decision-makers.

Metrics

Episodes: 56

Frequency: Monthly

Rating: 4.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 1.8M subscribers

Contact Information

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Host

Malcolm Gladwell - Author, journalist, and host of Revisionist History.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high

Typical Credentials:

Senior executives and established technical or scientific leaders responsible for enterprise AI, data, innovation, digital transformation, or technology strategy at major companies and institutions.

Required Achievements:

Leading large-scale AI or technology transformation, Deploying data-driven systems in major organizations, Applying advanced computing or AI to healthcare, science, sports, or global operations

Recent Guest Discussions

Giovanni D’Aniello - Digital Sovereignty, AI Governance, Organizational Control, Trust, And Resilience

Ana Paula Assis - Digital Sovereignty, AI Governance, Organizational Control, Trust, And Resilience

Lara Jehi - AI And Quantum Computing In Biomedical Research, Drug Discovery, Molecular Simulation, And Precision Treatment

Alon Cohen - AI, Sports Data, Fight Analytics, And Using Technology To Make Fast-moving UFC Events More Understandable

Surajeet Ghosh - Enterprise AI, Data-driven Operations, And Technology Transformation In Global Brewing

Recent Topics

Business, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation, Quantum Computing, Leadership

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Smart Talks with IBM

Trust Needs Proof: Who Really Controls Your AI?

July 28, 2026

As AI adoption accelerates and global regulations evolve, digital sovereignty has shifted from policy concept to board-level priority. In this episode of Smart Talks with IBM, Malcolm Gladwell sits down live at VivaTech with IBM’s Ana Paula Assis and AXA CIO Giovanni D’Aniello to explore how organizations can balance innovation, control, trust, and resilience in the age of AI.This is a paid advertisement from IBM. The conversations on this podcast don't necessarily represent IBM's...

The Quantum Shift in Biomedical Discovery

June 30, 2026

When Dr. Lara Jehi began treating epilepsy patients in the 2000s, critical surgical decisions were driven more by clinician intuition and expertise than data. Today, she is a leader of IBM and Cleveland Clinic’s Discovery Accelerator, using advanced AI and quantum computing to transform how researchers analyze data, simulate molecules, accelerate drug discovery, and develop more precise treatments. Malcolm Gladwell talks with Dr. Jehi about how quantum computing is changing biomedical r...

Inside the Octagon: How AI Brings UFC’s Fastest Moments into Focus

June 02, 2026

Most of what happens inside the UFC Octagon is too fast for the human eye to follow. Enter Alon Cohen, Executive Vice President of Innovation for TKO, who has spent 15 years building the data and AI systems that expose the hidden moments that help decide a match. Malcolm Gladwell sits down with Alon to uncover how UFC’s partnership with IBM turns chaos into clarity, giving fans and commentators a deeper story behind every bout. This is a paid advertisement from IBM. The conversations on...

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