What does it take to lead digital transformation when fear, culture, and AI disruption collide? 🎓
In this deep-dive, Bharath Prabhakaran — award-winning VP & Chief Digital Officer at the University of Cincinnati — shares how he’s driving innovation with empathy, influence, and UC’s groundbreaking Bearcat GPT.
👉 You’ll learn:
-Why every AI solution must be 10x better to overcome resistance
-How empathy & influence drive true leadership
-What “AI literacy” means for the future workforce
-UC's blueprint for balancing security, ethics, and speed in adoption
Bharath’s journey from Oracle to higher ed shows why education must evolve fast — and how leaders can design organizations to thrive in the AI era.
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LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/bharathprab
🙏 Special thanks to Bharath Prabhakaran, the University of Cincinnati, and the 1819 Innovation Hub at UC for hosting MidwestCon, where this episode was recorded.
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Music credit: Funky Day - Aleksandr Krivtsun
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