Lenovo Work Reborn Podcast
🎙️ Lenovo Work Reborn Podcast explores how organizations are transforming the modern workplace through AI, hyper-personalization, and employee-centric innovation. Recorded live at industry events, each episode features real conversations with IT leaders, HR experts, and innovators reacting to compelling data from Lenovo's Work Reborn research. Listen in as we draw cards, share fun facts, and unpack what it really takes to build smarter, more human work experiences. To download your copy of the Work Reborn report, visit: https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/digital-workplace/work-reborn/
Episodes
42 episodes
Lenovo Work Reborn: Aligning Transformation with Business Identity and Effective Change Management with Amin Tavakoli
Amin Tavakoli, EMEA Managing Director at SCC, discusses the crucial link between digital workplace transformation and distinct business identity. He highlights how tailoring technology to employee personas drives productivity and business outco...
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Lenovo Work Reborn: Navigating Transformation with Security, Sustainability, and Patience with Shraddha Pandya
Shraddha Pandya, Senior Security Specialist at DNV, shares her insights on preparing employees for AI-powered workplaces through motivation, teamwork, and patience. She emphasizes the importance of integrating security from the start using a “s...
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Lenovo Work Reborn: Balancing AI Efficiency with Human-Centric Priorities with Eithsham Khalid
Eithsham Khalid, IT Architect for Digital Workplace at Mott MacDonald, emphasizes the importance of blending AI-driven efficiency with human-centered adaptability. He shares how organizations can build AI use cases tailored to real employee per...
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Lenovo Work Reborn: Leading Change Through Purpose with Hanan Chafai
Hanan Chafai from Roche Diagnostics highlights the power of strong change management rooted in clear purpose and personalized journeys. She explains why understanding the “why” behind transformation—not just adopting new tools—is key to success...
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Lenovo Work Reborn: Prioritizing Gen AI and Employee Experience with Jagadheesh Peram
Jagadheesh Peram from Ninety One, an investment firm in South Africa and UK, discusses the critical balance between sustainability, innovation, and generative AI adoption. He emphasizes why prioritizing Gen AI is essential to staying competitiv...
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Lenovo Work Reborn: Driving AI Adoption and Cross-Functional Buy-In with James Devney
James Devney shares how to secure organizational buy-in for workplace transformation by engaging stakeholders early, building communities of practice, and identifying champions across departments. He explores the evolving role of AI—from summar...
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Lenovo Work Reborn: Mastering Change Management at the Speed of Business with Martin Versteeg
Martin Versteeg, of MVX2, explains why effective change management is no longer optional—it’s critical for survival in today’s rapidly evolving workplace. He shares how the accelerating pace of technological change demands systematic, scalable ...
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Lenovo Work Reborn: Personalization, Security, and AI with Jason Joyce
Jason Joyce, Head of UK IT and Platforms at E.ON UK, shares how organizations can realistically scale personalization by offering flexible tools and listening to employee and customer needs. He explains why today’s technology and agile ways of ...
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Lenovo Work Reborn: Balancing Automation and People Skills with Johannes Winkler
Johannes Winkler, Head of Workplace at REWE International, shares why near zero-touch IT can boost efficiency and keep employees focused—yet warns against losing the valuable human connection between users and support teams. He discusses how au...
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Lenovo Work Reborn: Prioritizing Persona-Driven Innovation with Sander Geerkens
In this episode, Sander Geerkens, of Proximus NXT, discusses why many organizations remain stuck in workplace transformation planning. He emphasizes the importance of viewing the workplace as more than just a commodity and highlights the critic...
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Lenovo Work Reborn: Navigating AI Adoption in Policing with Gerard Lawlor-Smith
Gerard Lawlor-Smith of the Metropolitan Police shares his experience piloting AI for improved efficiency and smarter decision-making in public safety. Hear how early trials, careful governance, and collaboration across departments set the stage...
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7:39
Lenovo Work Reborn: Integrating AI for Real-World Impact with Kerry O'Donnell
Kerry O'Donnell, digital workplace expert, reveals how AI is reshaping legacy system integration, breaking down silos, and making employee experiences more seamless. Learn why empowering non-technical users with Gen AI tools speeds up work, boo...
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Lenovo Work Reborn: Leading Real Change in Modern Workplaces with Victor Hung
Victor Hung of EBRD shares why many organizations struggle to move from planning to action in workplace transformation. Discover how evolving workforce expectations, strategic vision, and adaptability are critical for success. Victor explains w...
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6:35
Lenovo Work Reborn: Strategy-Led Transformation with Mike Schumann
Mike Schumann of Boehringer Ingelheim shares how aligning digital workplace transformation with business identity drives real impact. Hear why integrating technologies, speeding up decision-making, and balancing compliance with innovation are k...
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Lenovo Work Reborn: Putting People at the Heart of Transformation with Alberto Sandoval
Alberto Sandoval from Lenovo’s worldwide SSG marketing team, reveals why digital workplace transformation today is about far more than technology. Discover how aligning Gen AI and modernization efforts with real business outcomes—while always k...
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Lenovo Work Reborn: Evolving with AI Innovation and Iteration with Edith Kan
Edith Kan of Lenovo explores the rapid evolution from generative to specialist and agentic AI—and how Lenovo’s “customer zero” approach ensures solutions are tested and refined before reaching the market. Discover how iterative innovation, empo...
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Lenovo Work Reborn: Empowering People for AI Transformation with Lisa Topliss
Lisa Topliss of Ricoh shares why employee experience and upskilling are critical to successful digital transformation in the age of AI. Discover how to prepare teams for AI-powered workplaces by building on existing skills, focusing on personal...
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8:28
Lenovo Work Reborn: Building a Vision-Driven Roadmap with Myron Hoquee
In this episode, Myron Hoquee from IAG GBS shares why a clear vision and a well-defined roadmap are crucial to successful digital workplace transformation—especially in the age of AI. Discover practical advice on how leaders can align teams aro...
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7:18
Lenovo Work Reborn: Security-Centric Transformation with Ole BĂĽlow
Discover why security and compliance should be foundational to any digital workplace transformation. In this episode, Ole BĂĽlow, Solution Director, Egiss - Global IT Logistics, shares practical insights on embedding security from manufacturing ...
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Lenovo Work Reborn: Driving Sustainable IT with James Tombs
In this episode of the Lenovo Work Podcast Series, James Tombs of Vyta shares his expert insights on building a sustainable, circular IT economy in the era of AI. Drawing from Lenovo’s Work Reborn research report, James discusses the crucial ro...
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Lenovo Work Reborn: Enabling Agile, AI-Driven IT Procurement with James Ransome
In this episode of the Lenovo Work Reborn Podcast Series, James Ransome, Head of IT Procurement at Perceptive, shares how AI and flexible platforms are shaping the future of workplace technology. Learn why shifting focus from buying software to...
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How Lenovo Is Powering the Future of Work with AI with Cristina Ghetti
Join us for this episode of the Lenovo Work Reborn Podcast Series, as Cristina Ghetti, Head of Workforce 360 at Nestlé IT, reveals how Nestlé drives digital workplace transformation. Learn why collaboration between IT, HR, and finance is key, a...
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Lenovo Work Reborn: How Lenovo Is Powering the Future of Work with AI and Human-Centered Innovation with Thilo Bayerlander
In this episode of our Work Reborn podcast series, we sit down with Thilo Bayerländer, Executive Director of Sales for Lenovo’s Device-as-a-Service (DWS) business, for a forward-looking conversation on digital workplace transfor...
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Lenovo Work Reborn: Rethinking Employee Experience with Lenovo’s Rakshit Ghura
In this compelling episode from the Lenovo Work Reborn Tour, Rakshit Ghura—VP and GM of Lenovo's Digital Workplace Solutions (DWS)—dives into the transformative insights of the Lenovo Work Reborn research report. Discover why 81% of bu...
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Lenovo Work Reborn: Podcast Interview with Daniel Bresach, Digital Workplace Solutions Principal at Lenovo
In this episode of Lenovo's Work Reborn thought leadership series, we sit down with Daniel Bresach, an influential leader from Lenovo, to explore key insights from Lenovo’s latest Work Reborn research report. Gain a firsthand perspecti...
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