Disruptive Innovators

Augmenting Human Coaches With AI To Scale Leadership Development with Louise Doorn of CoachNova

Augmenting Human Coaches With AI To Scale Leadership Development with Louise Doorn of CoachNova

This week, David Wright sits down with Louise Doorn, CEO and Founder of CoachNova, to discuss how AI is reshaping the executive coaching industry. Louise shares the vision behind CoachNova, a platform designed to augment human coaches with AI — capturing coaching signatures from session transcriptions, extending client relationships beyond scheduled hours and building a privacy-first infrastructure under the EU AI…

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Live From HIMSS 2026: The Future of Healthcare IT – Part 2

Live From HIMSS 2026: The Future of Healthcare IT – Part 2

David Wright sits down with four healthcare technology leaders live from HIMSS 2026 in Las Vegas for a series of short, direct conversations capturing the real state of digital health transformation. Tom Boyle (Head of Telecoms at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust), Tonya Reeder (CIO, Walter Reed National Military Mediacl Centre), Trip Humphrey (Director of Data Science and AI,…

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Live From HIMSS 2026: The Future of Healthcare IT

Live From HIMSS 2026: The Future of Healthcare IT

In a special live episode recorded on the floor of HIMSS 2026 in Las Vegas, David Wright sits down with four healthcare technology leaders to capture a snapshot of where healthcare innovation stands right now. The guests are Benjiman Jennings, Assistant Program Manager of PEO DHMS; Dustin Hufford, Senior VP and CIO of Cooper University Health Care; Maria Sexton, Senior…

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Using AI To Address Clinical Debt and Health Inequalities with Tim Caroe of NHS England

Using AI To Address Clinical Debt and Health Inequalities with Tim Caroe of NHS England

David Wright sits down with  NHS England’s Tim Caroe – Primary Care Medical Director and Acting CCIO for NHSE South East and National Primary Care Medical Directorate Lead for Digital and Data. They explore the growing pressure on primary care, why digital has to be central to the solution and what a genuinely prevention-focused health system could look like. Key Takeaways:…

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Leading Digital Transformation in Property with Richard Corbridge of SEGRO

Leading Digital Transformation in Property with Richard Corbridge of SEGRO

David Wright sits down with Richard Corbridge , Chief Information Officer of SEGRO plc, on this episode. They explore how technology is reshaping the property industry, why simplifying core systems matters and how AI orchestration can free people to focus on higher-value work. Richard shares lessons from the NHS, retail and government, and reflects on leading digital transformation through an…

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Beyond the Hype: Practical Decision-Making for Healthcare IT Leaders With Oliver Galicki of Memorial Hermann Health System

Beyond the Hype: Practical Decision-Making for Healthcare IT Leaders With Oliver Galicki of Memorial Hermann Health System

David Wright is joined by Oliver Galicki, Vice President, Clinical Applications of Memorial Hermann Health System, to discuss how healthcare IT leaders navigate financial pressure, prioritization and enterprise-scale decision-making. Oliver draws on his experience leading clinical applications through a major Epic implementation while balancing innovation, risk and operational reality across a large health system. Key Takeaways: 00:00 Introduction. 05:30 The…

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Preparing for AGI and the Age of Superintelligence with Ingo Paas, Technology Executive and Author of “A Billion Times Smarter”

Preparing for AGI and the Age of Superintelligence with Ingo Paas, Technology Executive and Author of “A Billion Times Smarter”

AI is advancing faster than our ability to govern it. David Wright speaks with Technology Executive Ingo Paas, Author of “A Billion Times Smarter,” about the systemic impact of AI, the risks of convenience-driven adoption and why governance must evolve as quickly as the technology itself. They explore AI’s transformational opportunities, existential risks and Ingo’s proposed five-layer governance framework —…

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Driving AI With Intention in Academic Healthcare with Maria Sexton of UT Medical

Driving AI With Intention in Academic Healthcare with Maria Sexton of UT Medical

Maria Sexton, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of UT Medical, joins David Wright to explore leadership, AI adoption and the evolving role of IT in healthcare. Maria shares her journey from help desk to CIO. She talks about the importance of simplifying both life and leadership and examines why technology is easy, but people leadership is hard. She…

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Creating Trust in Digital Health During Times of Uncertainty with Maruf Haider of Carilion Clinic

Creating Trust in Digital Health During Times of Uncertainty with Maruf Haider of Carilion Clinic

David Wright is joined by Maruf Haider, Interim Chief Medical Information  Officer for Digital and Virtual Health of Carilion Clinic, to discuss what it takes to lead digital health inside complex healthcare systems. Maruf shares how his background as a practicing physician shapes his leadership approach, why technology alone cannot fix systemic issues, and how trust, clarity, and adaptability determine…

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