AI Trends Reviewed 2024 & 2025 Predictions

We’re closing out 2024 and looking ahead to 2025. This year brought milestones and challenges, and I’m joined by eight CIOs to share their candid reflections on what we’ve learned and what’s next.

I sit down with Bill Pierce, Ganesh Iyer, Bill Wallace, Rajvir Madan, Shola Oyewole, Eduard de Vries Sands, Elisabeth Schwartz, and James Schluter—leaders at the forefront of biotech and technology. 

We explore the pressing questions about AI’s real-world impact in 2024 and its potential in 2025. Has AI met expectations, and how do we ensure it continues to deliver meaningful outcomes? 

The discussion ranges from practical approaches to data governance, policy-setting, and compliance, to using AI as a strategic advantage in personalization, forecasting, and innovation. Cultural readiness, cross-functional collaboration, and clear strategies are also front and center.

Hear these leaders outline the strategies that will shape the future of biotech and technology.

Specifically, this episode highlights the following themes:

• Reflections on AI’s role in 2024 and expectations for 2025.
• Key strategies for addressing data governance and compliance.
• The role of culture and collaboration in driving tech adoption.

Links from this episode:

• Get to know more about Bill Pierce: https://www.linkedin.com/in/technologyleader1
• Get to know more about Ganesh Iyer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ganeshiyer2002
• Get to know more about Bill Wallace: https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamwallace2
• Get to know more about Rajvir Madan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajvir-raj-madan-3a74252
• Get to know more about Shola Oyewole: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sholaoyewole
• Get to know more about Eduard de Vries Sands: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eduarddevries
• Get to know more about Elisabeth Schwartz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisabeth-schwartz-76198215
• Get to know more about James Schluter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesschluter
• Get to know more about Steven Swan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/swangroup 

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00:00 – Introduction 

07:19 – Define governance, align business, clarify AI confusion

16:15 – Educating businesses on AI complexities and limitations

17:40 – Understanding AI’s role in business data integration

27:49 – Evaluating AI’s ROI versus effort and cost

30:32 – Generative AI as dialogue, not search engine

37:11 – Implementing AI tools for improved productivity

49:14 – AI enhanced data precision; strategic initiatives; future growth

52:44 – Testing digital diagnosis software for business value

58:42 – Assess culture for AI readiness and adaptability

01:03:31 – Influence culture by celebrating success and improvements

01:07:50 – Exposed proprietary pharma data via ChatGPT experiments

01:16:30 – Cybersecurity and AI revive data focus

01:19:42 – Focus on cybersecurity and customer service responsibility

01:23:15 – AI evolving; potential for increased productivity later