HeyJaredConvergence - The Signature Series
The lines between technology, business, and humanity are blurring. In a world of constant disruption, success is no longer about mastering one domain, but about navigating the pivotal intersections where they converge.Join us (Lauren Hawker Zafer and Faisal Hoque) for…
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Episode 22 - The Real AI Bill (opens the original)
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Nearly half of all enterprise AI proofs of concept are scrapped before they reach production, over security, privacy and control failures. Shadow AI has pushed the average cost of a breach up by more than $600K. Regulatory penalties now threaten up to 7% of global turnover. For years the mantra was "move fast or get left behind." In this episode, Lauren Hawker Zafer sits down with her co-host Faisal Hoque to talk about what that speed actually cost and why the true bill for cutting corners on re
Episode 21 - Your AI Strategy is Only As Strong As the People Who Run It. Here's A 90-Day Plan to Start Building the Organisational Capability you Need to Succeed. (opens the original)
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Your AI Strategy Is Only as Strong as the People Who Run It Most failed AI initiatives don't fail on the technology. They fail because the organization doesn't have the people to run it. In this episode of Convergence , Lauren Hawker Zafer and Faisal Hoque breaks down why 61% of senior leaders at large U.S. and U.K. professional services firms abandoned at least one AI project in the past year for a single reason: their people lacked the skills to deliver it. Deloitte's 2026 State of AI in the E
Episode 20: Culture is Where AI Strategy Goes to Die. Here's How to Jump Start an AI Ready Culture in 90 Days! (opens the original)
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Welcome to Convergence. In this episode, hosts Lauren Hawker Zaffer and Faisal Hoque unpack one of the most polarizing AI transformation stories of the year: a CEO who put 20% of payroll into AI training, gave his people a full year to adapt — and then replaced almost 80% of them anyway. Asked if he'd do it again, he said yes without hesitation. Faisal and Lauren dig into the uncomfortable question sitting underneath that headline: when a third of employees are actively sabotaging AI initiatives
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