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Welcome to the Innovantage podcast, where technology, business, and innovation converge. Join host Max Golikov as we explore the transformative power of artificial intelligence and digital advancements across various industries. Each episode features in-depth conversations with industry leaders and offers practical insights on integrating technology into your business. Subscribe to stay ahead in today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape and discover how AI drives change and inspires new business strategies. Tune in to unlock your competitive edge in the world of technology!
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Sep 4, 2026
Sep 4, 2026
1 hr 9 min
How is AI changing the relationship between business and technology — and what happens when even great tech fails to deliver business value? On the Innovantage Podcast, Gediminas Zalys from Accenture UK & Ireland unpacks what digital transformation actually looks like inside large enterprises.
Gediminas Zalys is an engineering leader focused on AI, machine learning, and business transformation. With experience spanning engineering, consulting, entrepreneurship, and enterprise technology at Accenture, he has seen both sides of the equation: ambitious technology built without the right business case, and business decisions transformed by what new technology suddenly makes possible.
0:00 Introduction
0:27 How Gediminas became an engineering leader at Accenture
5:16 What is Accenture Song and why does it exist?
13:39 Consulting across completely different industries
23:31 How to handle business pushback
32:19 How great technology failed billion-dollar brands
38:38 Can technology change the direction of a business?
43:33 When emotion beats rational business decisions
45:28 Why Gediminas’ restaurant startup failed
50:11 How AI is disrupting the corporate world
54:48 Is SaaS really dead?
58:29 How enterprises need to transform for AI
1:03:31 The future of business and technology
1:08:30 Where to find Gediminas
Connect with our guest
Gediminas Zalys – https://www.linkedin.com/in/g-zalys/
Connect with Max
Max Golikov – https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxim-golikov/
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