Elevating IT with R&D: ChampionX CIO Alina Parast on AI, Cybersecurity, & Talent | Technovation 795

Alina Parast, CIO at ChampionX, discusses the future of innovation, cybersecurity, and IT in general. With over three years of experience as CIO, Alina delves into the company's strategy around artificial intelligence, its unique approach to cybersecurity, and its commitment to data protection. When it comes to innovation, she speaks to the partnership with R&D for groundbreaking initiatives and areas to revolutionize while introducing continuous improvement and automation to a field of R&D. Alina also talks about the implementation of training and upskilling policies around cybersecurity. Finally, Alina looks ahead at the latest trends in technology and reflects on the key drivers of her career success.

0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:56 Overview of the ChampionX Business
0:02:04 Alina's Purview as CIO
0:03:21 Partnering with R&D to Develop New Initiatives
0:05:33 ChampionX's Strategy Around Artificial Intelligence
0:11:13 Cybersecurity Implications & Protecting Data
0:15:32 Implementing a Training & Upskilling Policy
0:18:51 Ensuring Partners Use Capable Practices
0:21:31 Tech Trends
0:23:21 Keys to Success
0:24:59 Outro

An audio-only version of this interview is available as episode 795 of Metis Strategy’s podcast, #Technovation with Peter High. Learn more at http://bit.ly/Technovation-795.

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