Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith
de Microsoft, Brad Smith
Connecting the Unconnected: Doreen Bogdan-Martin
Sobre este podcast
Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith speaks with leaders in government, business, and culture to explore the world’s most critical challenges at the intersection of technology and society.
As a 30-year veteran of an industry driven by disruption, Brad Smith hosts candid conversations with his guests that examine, reframe, and explore potential solutions to the digital issues shaping our world today, including cybersecurity, privacy, digital inclusion, environmental sustainability, artificial intelligence, and human rights.
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- Connecting the Unconnected: Doreen Bogdan-Martin · 35 min · Temporada 4 Episodio 15Brad Smith sits down with Doreen Bogdan, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union, to discuss what it will take to connect the 2.2 billion people still…
- AI's Mythos Moment: Rishi Sunak on preparing governments for AI · 60 min · Temporada 4 Episodio 14Brad Smith sits down with former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to discuss what some are calling the “Mythos Moment” for AI. They explore how leaders can respond as technology…
- Special Edition: Tracking AI diffusion in Q1 2026 · 32 min · Temporada 4 Episodio 13Juan Lavista Ferres, Microsoft Chief Data Scientist and Director of the AI for Good Lab, breaks down the latest AI diffusion data, revealing where adoption is accelerating, where…
- Ryan Roslansky: Turning AI Anxiety into Skills for the Future of Work · 42 min · Temporada 4 Episodio 12LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky joins Brad Smith to discuss his new book, Open to Work, about how AI is reshaping work, which skills matter most, and how to turn career uncertainty…
- Everybody Goes Home: How technology is helping prevent wildfires from spreading · 19 min · Temporada 4 Episodio 11Deputy Fire Chief Zachary Wells and UC San Diego professor Neal Driscoll explain how ALERTCalifornia uses cameras, cloud computing, and AI to detect wildfires early and help…
- His Excellency Khaldoon Al Mubarak: Investing in an AI-Driven World · 28 min · Temporada 4 Episodio 10His Excellency Khaldoon Al Mubarak, CEO of Mubadala, joins Brad to explore how sovereign capital is shaping the AI era and why the UAE is positioning itself at the center of the…
- Special Edition: Key findings from the Microsoft AI Diffusion Report · 19 min · Temporada 4 Episodio 9Microsoft’s AI Diffusion Report reveals how generative AI is spreading globally and what that means for countries embracing it. Brad Smith and Juan Lavista Ferres unpack the…
- Ed Policy: How tech is changing the game in Green Bay · 21 min · Temporada 4 Episodio 8Ed Policy, CEO of the Green Bay Packers, joins Brad to discuss how tech is reshaping the game of football, the NFL, and driving economic growth beyond Lambeau Field.
- Ted Sarandos: Netflix and how tech changed storytelling · 29 min · Temporada 4 Episodio 7Ted Sarandos, Netflix co-CEO, joins Brad Smith to discuss how technology is shaping the future of storytelling, balancing data with creative instinct, and building global stories…
- Satya Nadella: Leading through the AI Revolution · 24 min · Temporada 4 Episodio 6I often sit down with Satya Nadella, my boss, and Microsoft’s third CEO—but rarely with microphones. In the final segment of our Microsoft CEO trilogy, we talk about his journey…
- Steve Ballmer: Scaling the digital revolution · 26 min · Temporada 4 Episodio 5Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s CEO from 2000 to 2014, was instrumental in scaling the company from a small 30-person startup to one of the most valuable companies on the planet…
- Bill Gates: Starting the Digital Revolution · 27 min · Temporada 4 Episodio 4As Microsoft celebrates its 50th birthday, I had the chance to sit down with my friend and the company’s cofounder, Bill Gates. We discuss his memoir, Source Code: My Beginnings…
- Jeffrey Ding: AI and the Rise of Great Powers · 33 min · Temporada 4 Episodio 3What will it take for a great power today to remain one? Based on research from Jeffrey Ding, a professor at George Washington University, it’s probably not the flashy technology…
- Fei-Fei Li: Staying curious at the forefront of AI · 35 min · Temporada 4 Episodio 2Fei-Fei Li is a pioneering AI scientist breaking new ground in computer vision, a Stanford professor, and currently leading the innovative start-up World Labs. While her career…
- Norma Kamali: From canvas to code, redefining creativity with AI · 34 min · Temporada 4 Episodio 1You may not know Norma Kamali by name, but you certainly know the designer’s fashions – from the iconic Sleeping Bag Coat, to dresses worn by celebrities like Jessica Biel. 57…
- Maria Ressa: Turning crisis into opportunity · 37 min · Temporada 3 Episodio 11Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Maria Ressa, and her co-founders created Rappler to harness social media’s connecting power to bring journalists directly to audiences. But those same…
- From What Now? with Trevor Noah: Why AI Won't Destroy Us with Microsoft's Brad Smith · 41 min · Temporada 3 Episodio 10Brad was recently a guest on What Now? with Trevor Noah, and we're excited to share their conversation with our listeners. Here's what the podcast had to say about this episode…
- Dr. Sultan Al Jaber: The connection between AI and energy · 35 min · Temporada 3 Episodio 9Dr. Sultan Al Jaber is the President of COP28, the UN Climate Change Conference hosted by the UAE last year. He's also the CEO and Managing Director of the Abu Dhabi National Oil…
- Bill Anderson: Using AI to combat hunger · 33 min · Temporada 3 Episodio 8Bayer CEO Bill Anderson considers himself a scientist at heart, a chemical engineer by training, and a lifelong student of biotechnology. Now at the helm of a 160-year-old German…
- The New AI Economy · 24 min · Temporada 3 Episodio 7Gutenberg's invention of the printing press led to a new economy, which created a new sector of businesses, industries, and jobs. Generative AI is providing a similar opportunity…







