We have entered the next era of digital transformation, characterized by a growing number of services across all industries fostering synergies between the digital and engineering worlds to help companies build intelligent products and operations, at scale.

At Capgemini, we call this ‘Intelligent Industry’. This podcast will explore different aspects of this fascinating journey by zooming in on different topics with the help of industry guests and experts.

Hosts are Caroline Segerstéen Runervik, CEO of Capgemini Nordics & Fredrik Gunnarsson, Head of Intelligent Industry in Capgemini Nordics.

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Episode 20: How to rethink the industrial ecosystem, with Peter Carlsson, Co-founder, and Sid Khullar, Co-founder and CEO, of Aris Machina

In this episode, Sid Khullar and Peter Carlsson explore how AI is transforming manufacturing by augmenting – not replacing – human expertise. Drawing on lessons from Northvolt, they highlight the challenge of managing vast data and the need to turn it into actionable knowledge. Their new venture, Aris Machina, aims to serve as an “operating system for factories,” enabling faster decision-making, improved yields, and smarter operations. They emphasize contextualized data, trust in AI, and rapid implementation. Looking ahead, they foresee increasingly autonomous factories where human insight, AI agents, and advanced automation together drive productivity and industrial competitiveness.

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Episode 19: Secure information management and building a sovereign AI factory – w. Kaaren Hilsen

How can intelligence become a national resource, and what does it take to build secure AI infrastructure at scale? In this episode of Keys to Intelligent Industry, Kaaren Hilsen, CEO of the Telenor AI Factory, explores how telecoms are evolving into critical enablers of sovereign, responsible AI. She shares lessons from building an AI factory from scratch within a global telco, discusses early use cases in healthcare and the public sector, and reflects on balancing security, innovation, energy efficiency, and rapid experimentation in a fast‑changing geopolitical and technological landscape.

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How is AI transforming intelligent manufacturing – and what skills, culture, and technologies are needed to keep pace? In this episode of Keys to Intelligent Industry, Magnus Malmström, CTO at Sandvik Intelligent Manufacturing, shares his perspective on leading digital and AI‑driven transformation in a global industrial company. He discusses how AI is reshaping software development and how manufacturers can strengthen automation, attract new talent, and prepare for a future where voice interfaces, closed-loop production, and humanoid robots become part of everyday operations. 

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Episode 17: Digital transformation and the shifting role of a CIO – w. Mats Hultin

How is the CIO role evolving as IT and OT converge – and what does true integration between technology, business, and people require? In this episode of Keys to Intelligent Industry, technology leader Mats Hultin shares insights from his time as CIO at Saab and Ericsson, and now as an advisor across the tech ecosystem. He discusses why he sees the CIO becoming the Chief Integration Officer, and explores cloud transformation, AI‑first ways of working, cybersecurity, and the growing need for integrated capabilities across R&D, production, and supply chains. 

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