Future with Fawzi

The Google Cloud team invited me to Google Cloud Next '26, and I had the chance to sit down with Francis deSouza (COO & President of Security Products) for a quick interview.I've been curious about how companies can adopt AI securely, so I asked the person who leads at the intersection of cybersecurity and enterprise AI at one of the biggest tech companies in the world. Chapters:00:02 - Introduction: AI Adoption & Cybersecurity00:40 - Top Risks of Enterprise AI Adoption01:28 - New Attack Surfaces & Evolving Threats02:52 - Building a Safe AI Roadmap05:38 - Securing AI Agents & Preventing Shadow AI08:17 - How Google Integrates Security into AI Development10:08 - AI as a Cybersecurity Defense Mechanism11:26 - Career Advice: getting into cybersecurity13:00 - What's your biggest wish for the year 2049?#ai #artificialintelligence #google #googlecloud #googlecloudnext

Salesforce invited me to TDX, their annual developer conference in San Francisco. I had the opportunity to interview Dan Fernandez, the VP of Product for Developer Services at Salesforce. #sponsoredWe spoke about Agentforce Vibes 2.0, Salesforce’s own “vibe coding” tool and how it stands out in the crowded and competitive market of tools for enterprises. We also discussed the evolving role of developers as these tools improve, building vs buying software, and advice for product teams on building AI solutions that have positive outcomes.#SalesforcePartner

In this conversation, I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Claudia Krywiak, the CEO and President of the Ontario Center of Innovation (OCI). We discussed how OCI is nurturing the local innovation ecosystem, how companies should respond to and adapt to AI's evolution, the promise of quantum computing, and even advice for students who feel uncertain about their major.
Timestamps:
0:00 The Role and Impact of the Ontario Centre of Innovation
1:08 Ontario as a Global Hub for Entrepreneurship
5:08 How does OCI find the winning startups?
9:48 Are we in an AI bubble?
12:21 How should companies adapt and respond to AI's evolution?
15:42 The promise of quantum computing
17:58 Advice for students about university/college
23:58: What's your biggest wish for the year 2049?

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I had a chance to chat with Blake Barnes (VP Product at Google Workspace) who leads products like Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Chat. We talked about the future of work, apps, and human skills as AI advances and becomes more integrated around us.

What we covered:
AI and its promise of productivity

Productivity killers at work and how AI might solve them

The impact of MCP on the future of apps

The future of Gmail: will it always be a list of emails or will it change like Search did?

Building trust into AI-powered experiences

Advice for companies who want to get started with AI for internal productivity

The human skills that will become more valuable in the future

I had a chance to chat with Blake Barnes (VP Product at Google Workspace) about the future of work, apps, and human skills. Blake leads products like Gmail and Google Calendar.
You can listen to the full conversation on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, or watch the video on YouTube.
What we discussed:
* AI and its promise of productivity
* Productivity killers at work and how AI might solve them
* The impact of MCP on the future of apps
* The future of Gmail: will it always be a list of emails or will it change like Search did?
* Building trust into AI-powered experiences
* Advice for companies who want to get started with AI for internal productivity
* The human skills that will become more valuable in the future


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