Step into the world of intrapreneurs - innovators inside organizations - who ignite inspiration, fuel innovation, and unleash imagination against all odds. Prompting Potential spotlights bold individuals and influential ideas at the intersection of leadership, technology, and transformation. From integrating AI to driving meaningful change, these insiders aren’t just advancing progress - they’re embodying impact. Tune in to hear how they’ve turned internal challenges into industry-defining breakthroughs, prompting the true potential in people, teams, and technologies.
In each episode, host Roger Rohatgi, Chief AI Officer of Chai, speaks with Fortune 500 executives and forward-thinking leaders who are redefining how businesses and individuals innovate. Hear how they use strategy, creativity, and AI-driven ingenuity to challenge the status quo and create lasting change - and get ready to prompt your potential.
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Step into the world of intrapreneurs - innovators inside organizations - who ignite inspiration, fuel innovation, and unleash imagination against all odds. Prompting Potential spotlights bold individuals and influential ideas at the intersection of leadership, technology, and transformation. From integrating AI to driving meaningful change, these insiders aren’t just advancing progress - they’re embodying impact. Tune in to hear how they’ve turned internal challenges into industry-defining breakthroughs, prompting the true potential in people, teams, and technologies.
In each episode, host Roger Rohatgi, Chief AI Officer of Chai, speaks with Fortune 500 executives and forward-thinking leaders who are redefining how businesses and individuals innovate. Hear how they use strategy, creativity, and AI-driven ingenuity to challenge the status quo and create lasting change - and get ready to prompt your potential.
Learn more at heychai.ai/podcast.
Powering Possibility: Human-centered AI and Energy Innovation with Suraiya Khoja
Prompting Potential
54 minutes
1 month ago
Powering Possibility: Human-centered AI and Energy Innovation with Suraiya Khoja
When you think about AI, is it merely a tool or an agent for change? Suraiya Khoja, VP of Product & Enterprise Innovation at NRG, spends her days leading an incredible team, turning energy data into real-time insights and systems that serve people across the value chain. Working at the intersection of analytics, transformation, and innovation, Suraiya has built her career with a deep focus on people, outcomes, and sustainable scaling. Today's conversation explores how human centered AI and data is transforming energy innovation at scale, turning technology into solutions that truly empower everyone.
Key Insights & Timestamps
[00:00] Podcast begins
[01:23] Suraiya’s Story: Financial background, childhood in India, & early interest in tech
[08:33] Tech as a Force for Meaningful Change: Looking beyond the tools to prompt potential
[15:56] People-First Perspective: Customer experience needs innovative tech solutions
[23:10] Learning the Language of AI: Managing change & navigating the AI transition
[29:46] Enterprise Architecture Meets Innovation: Balancing speed, security & sustainability
[39:02] Energy Isn’t Just Energy: Empowering future leaders & innovators with collaboration
[50:06] Lightning Round: Taking risks, getting inspired, & meeting people where they are
Guest Spotlight
Suraiya Khoja ● LinkedIn
Suraiya Khoja is VP of Product & Enterprise Innovation at NRG Energy. Suraiya leads a team at the intersection of product, analytics, and business transformation—helping NRG turn data into real-time insights and systems that serve people across the energy value chain. She’s worked across the energy sector at Direct Energy and built her career with a deep focus on people, outcomes, and innovation at scale.
Resources Mentioned:
NRG Energy | nrg.com
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💡ABOUT US
Prompting Potential is your front-row seat to the future of innovation from the inside out. This series dives into the world of intrapreneurs—bold innovators inside organizations—who are challenging norms, integrating AI, and driving transformation.
Each episode, host Roger Rohatgi, Chief AI Officer at Chai, (LinkedIn) sits down with Fortune 500 execs, creative technologists, and influential leaders turning internal challenges into breakthrough impact. From rethinking leadership to reshaping the future of work, these conversations show how creativity, courage, and smart strategy—paired with AI—can unlock extraordinary progress.
Whether you're navigating AI adoption or championing change inside your company, Prompting Potential is your guide to unlocking the impact within: https://www.heychai.ai/podcast
Prompting Potential
Step into the world of intrapreneurs - innovators inside organizations - who ignite inspiration, fuel innovation, and unleash imagination against all odds. Prompting Potential spotlights bold individuals and influential ideas at the intersection of leadership, technology, and transformation. From integrating AI to driving meaningful change, these insiders aren’t just advancing progress - they’re embodying impact. Tune in to hear how they’ve turned internal challenges into industry-defining breakthroughs, prompting the true potential in people, teams, and technologies.
In each episode, host Roger Rohatgi, Chief AI Officer of Chai, speaks with Fortune 500 executives and forward-thinking leaders who are redefining how businesses and individuals innovate. Hear how they use strategy, creativity, and AI-driven ingenuity to challenge the status quo and create lasting change - and get ready to prompt your potential.
Learn more at heychai.ai/podcast.
