FOBtv
A comprehensive collection of interviews with futurist Kevin Benedict. Kevin speaks with experts, authors, business leaders, and innovators on the future.
A comprehensive collection of interviews with futurist Kevin Benedict. Kevin speaks with experts, authors, business leaders, and innovators on the future.
Episodes
Apr 27, 2026
Apr 27, 2026
19 min
In this episode of FOBtv, I speak with SugarCRM CEO, David Roberts, to explore a profound shift already underway in business: the transformation of CRM systems from passive record-keepers into intelligent, decision-guiding partners. What happens when your CRM doesn’t just store what customers did and say—but actively shapes what you should do next? This conversation takes you inside that future, where AI collapses time between signal and action, where sales strategies evolve in real time, and where human judgment must work alongside machine intelligence. Q&A///
Discover more from #FOBtv and connect with Kevin Benedict:Kevin Benedict's Blog: https://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/Kevin Benedict on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinbenedict/Kevin Benedict on X: https://x.com/krbenedict///About the Reimagining the Future Series | The Future of BusinessThe Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future. ///BLOG: https://frankdiana.net/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/frankdiana LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fdiana/#sugarai #crm #futurist#futureofbusiness #reimaginingthefuture #scienceandtechnology #digitalforces #societalfactors #emergingfuture #businessstrategy #AI #advancedlinguistics #covid19 #pandemic #postpandemicstrategy
Apr 27, 2026
19 min
Apr 20, 2026
Apr 20, 2026
14 min
Most people think about AI when robots are mentioned, but a significant bottleneck to progress in robotics has always been the muscle. For a century, heavy industry has been shackled to leaky, inefficient, analog hydraulics—until now. Join me as I sit down with Hiten Sonpal, CEO of RISE Robotics, the company that just broke a Guinness World Record for the world’s strongest robotic arm. We’re discussing how their "Beltdraulic" technology is delivering a 90% efficiency leap, effectively "electrifying" the heavy-duty world and providing the digital precision that AI-driven machines need to operate autonomously. If you want to know how the physical world will actually be built in 2030, you cannot afford to miss this.Q&A///
Discover more from #FOBtv and connect with Kevin Benedict:Kevin Benedict's Blog: https://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/Kevin Benedict on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinbenedict/Kevin Benedict on X: https://x.com/krbenedict///About the Reimagining the Future Series | The Future of BusinessThe Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future. ///BLOG: https://frankdiana.net/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/frankdiana LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fdiana/#rise #robotics #futurist#futureofbusiness #reimaginingthefuture #scienceandtechnology #digitalforces #societalfactors #emergingfuture #businessstrategy #AI #advancedlinguistics #covid19 #pandemic #postpandemicstrategy
Apr 20, 2026
14 min
Apr 14, 2026
Apr 14, 2026
28 min
For decades, we’ve used technology to manage hospitals; now, we are using it to redesign humanity’s relationship with health. Join futurist Kevin Benedict and Suhas Uliyar, former SVP at Oracle Health, for a deep dive into the tectonic shifts occurring at the intersection of AI, robotics, and clinical care. We aren't just talking about automation—we’re exploring the high-stakes reality of accountability in an AI-driven system and the "underestimated" developments that will fundamentally alter the patient experience over the next decade. From robotic surgery to the delicate balance of the human-machine division of labor, this episode of FOBtv is a masterclass on the forces shaping the future of life itself.Q&A///
Discover more from #FOBtv and connect with Kevin Benedict:Kevin Benedict's Blog: https://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/Kevin Benedict on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinbenedict/Kevin Benedict on X: https://x.com/krbenedict///About the Reimagining the Future Series | The Future of BusinessThe Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future. ///BLOG: https://frankdiana.net/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/frankdiana LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fdiana/#healthcare #digitaltwindex #futurist#futureofbusiness #reimaginingthefuture #scienceandtechnology #digitalforces #societalfactors #emergingfuture #businessstrategy #AI #advancedlinguistics #covid19 #pandemic #postpandemicstrategy
Apr 14, 2026
28 min
Apr 13, 2026
Apr 13, 2026
38 min
In this episode of FOBtv, Kevin Benedict sits down with Ved Sen, Head of Innovation for UK & Ireland at Tata Consultancy Services, to explore how artificial intelligence, automation, and intelligent systems are reshaping the future of healthcare. Their conversation moves beyond buzzwords to examine how AI could enhance clinician judgment, enable precision and personalized medicine, and support patients through continuous monitoring using wearables, sensors, and digital twins. They also discuss the emerging role of AI agents and robotics in care delivery, and the deeper systemic questions behind healthcare transformation—who benefits financially when automation succeeds, and how healthcare systems must evolve to fully realize these innovations. If medicine is shifting from episodic treatment to intelligent, always-on health systems, this discussion offers a glimpse into what that future may look like.Q&A///
Discover more from #FOBtv and connect with Kevin Benedict:Kevin Benedict's Blog: https://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/Kevin Benedict on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinbenedict/Kevin Benedict on X: https://x.com/krbenedict///About the Reimagining the Future Series | The Future of BusinessThe Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future. ///BLOG: https://frankdiana.net/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/frankdiana LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fdiana/#healthcare #digitaltwindex #futurist#futureofbusiness #reimaginingthefuture #scienceandtechnology #digitalforces #societalfactors #emergingfuture #businessstrategy #AI #advancedlinguistics #covid19 #pandemic #postpandemicstrategy
Apr 13, 2026
38 min
Apr 9, 2026
Apr 9, 2026
11 min
Discover more from #FOBtv and connect with Kevin Benedict:Kevin Benedict's Blog: https://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/Kevin Benedict on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinbenedict/Kevin Benedict on X: https://x.com/krbenedict///About the Reimagining the Future Series | The Future of BusinessThe Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future. ///BLOG: https://frankdiana.net/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/frankdiana LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fdiana/#leadershipdevelopment #futureofbusiness #FOBtv#futureofbusiness #reimaginingthefuture #scienceandtechnology #digitalforces #societalfactors #emergingfuture #businessstrategy #AI #advancedlinguistics #covid19 #pandemic #postpandemicstrategy
Apr 9, 2026
11 min
Apr 7, 2026
Apr 7, 2026
38 min
In this episode of FOBtv, Kevin Benedict sits down with Ved Sen, Head of Innovation for UK & Ireland at Tata Consultancy Services, to explore how artificial intelligence, automation, and intelligent systems are reshaping the future of healthcare. Their conversation moves beyond buzzwords to examine how AI could enhance clinician judgment, enable precision and personalized medicine, and support patients through continuous monitoring using wearables, sensors, and digital twins. They also discuss the emerging role of AI agents and robotics in care delivery, and the deeper systemic questions behind healthcare transformation—who benefits financially when automation succeeds, and how healthcare systems must evolve to fully realize these innovations. If medicine is shifting from episodic treatment to intelligent, always-on health systems, this discussion offers a glimpse into what that future may look like.Q&A///
Discover more from #FOBtv and connect with Kevin Benedict:Kevin Benedict's Blog: https://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/Kevin Benedict on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinbenedict/Kevin Benedict on X: https://x.com/krbenedict///About the Reimagining the Future Series | The Future of BusinessThe Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future. ///BLOG: https://frankdiana.net/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/frankdiana LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fdiana/#healthcare #digitaltwindex #futurist#futureofbusiness #reimaginingthefuture #scienceandtechnology #digitalforces #societalfactors #emergingfuture #businessstrategy #AI #advancedlinguistics #covid19 #pandemic #postpandemicstrategy
Apr 7, 2026
38 min
Apr 1, 2026
Apr 1, 2026
28 min
What makes a society truly flourish—and can happiness actually be designed? In this fascinating episode of FOBtv, futurist and TCS lecturer Kevin Benedict sits down with Elina Kiiski Kataja of the Finnish Innovation Fund, Sitra, to explore the deeper architecture behind Finland’s remarkable success as the world’s happiest nation for nine consecutive years. Together, they examine how foresight, education, trust, culture, and thoughtful governance can shape a nation’s well-being, and how organizations like Sitra help embed long-term thinking into the DNA of society. Q&A///
Discover more from #FOBtv and connect with Kevin Benedict:Kevin Benedict's Blog: https://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/Kevin Benedict on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinbenedict/Kevin Benedict on X: https://x.com/krbenedict///About the Reimagining the Future Series | The Future of BusinessThe Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future. ///BLOG: https://frankdiana.net/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/frankdiana LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fdiana/#finland #happiness #futurist#futureofbusiness #reimaginingthefuture #scienceandtechnology #digitalforces #societalfactors #emergingfuture #businessstrategy #AI #advancedlinguistics #covid19 #pandemic #postpandemicstrategy
Apr 1, 2026
28 min
Mar 30, 2026
Mar 30, 2026
36 min
Healthcare is on the verge of a profound transformation. In this episode of FOBtv, I am joined by my colleague Adam Boostrom from TCS's Future of Business team to explore how artificial intelligence, automation, digital twins, and always-on monitoring are reshaping the way healthcare is delivered. From wearable sensors and AI agents supporting individual patients to robotic assistants in hospitals and automated coordination of referrals and discharge, the conversation examines how technology could dramatically reduce clinician workload while improving outcomes and economics.Q&A///
Discover more from #FOBtv and connect with Kevin Benedict:Kevin Benedict's Blog: https://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/Kevin Benedict on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinbenedict/Kevin Benedict on X: https://x.com/krbenedict///About the Reimagining the Future Series | The Future of BusinessThe Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future. ///BLOG: https://frankdiana.net/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/frankdiana LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fdiana/#healthcare #digitaltwindex #futurist#futureofbusiness #reimaginingthefuture #scienceandtechnology #digitalforces #societalfactors #emergingfuture #businessstrategy #AI #advancedlinguistics #covid19 #pandemic #postpandemicstrategy
Mar 30, 2026
36 min
Mar 26, 2026
Mar 26, 2026
26 min
In this episode of FOBtv, futurist Kevin Benedict sits down with writer, photographer, and long-time Finland resident Timothy Bird to explore one of the most intriguing questions of our time: why does Finland consistently rank among the happiest countries in the world? Drawing on more than four decades of living, observing, and documenting life in the Finland, Bird shares deeply personal insights into the culture, landscape, and mindset that shape Finnish society. From the quiet power of silence and the cultural ritual of the sauna, to the influence of nature, technology, and Finland’s remarkable commitment to long-term foresight through institutions like Sitra, this conversation reveals the subtle forces that sustain well-being in a rapidly accelerating world. Q&A///
Discover more from #FOBtv and connect with Kevin Benedict:Kevin Benedict's Blog: https://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/Kevin Benedict on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinbenedict/Kevin Benedict on X: https://x.com/krbenedict///About the Reimagining the Future Series | The Future of BusinessThe Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future. ///BLOG: https://frankdiana.net/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/frankdiana LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fdiana/#finland #happiness #futurist#futureofbusiness #reimaginingthefuture #scienceandtechnology #digitalforces #societalfactors #emergingfuture #businessstrategy #AI #advancedlinguistics #covid19 #pandemic #postpandemicstrategy
Mar 26, 2026
26 min
Mar 18, 2026
Mar 18, 2026
12 min
Discover more from #FOBtv and connect with Kevin Benedict:Kevin Benedict's Blog: https://mobileenterprisestrategies.blogspot.com/Kevin Benedict on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinbenedict/Kevin Benedict on X: https://x.com/krbenedict///About the Reimagining the Future Series | The Future of BusinessThe Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future. ///BLOG: https://frankdiana.net/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/frankdiana LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fdiana/#leadershipdevelopment #futureofbusiness #FOBtv#futureofbusiness #reimaginingthefuture #scienceandtechnology #digitalforces #societalfactors #emergingfuture #businessstrategy #AI #advancedlinguistics #covid19 #pandemic #postpandemicstrategy
Mar 18, 2026
12 min





