# Cisco TechBeat A podcast by Cisco TechBeat. Cisco TechBeat features inspirational guests from around the world that drive innovation. Join us for Season 3, hosted by Aaron “AB” Belinfanti, who has spent over 20 years in professional audio and content creation. AB is a natural at building connections with his guests and bringing their stories to life. Feed: https://rss.buzzsprout.com/980428.rss ## Latest episodes - [S7 E11: Talking enterprise AI vulnerabilities, jailbreaks, and active threat intelligence with Amy Chang](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/6c576aa5da86) (2026-10-19, 30 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/19985710-s7-e11-talking-enterprise-ai-vulnerabilities-jailbreaks-and-active-threat-intelligence-with-amy-chang.mp3 - [S7 E10: Talking trust in AI: Tokenomics, Splunk, and the future of the agentic era, with Kamal Hathi](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/08d223051cdb) (2026-09-30, 19 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/19889408-s7-e10-talking-trust-in-ai-tokenomics-splunk-and-the-future-of-the-agentic-era-with-kamal-hathi.mp3 - [S7 E9: Talking women in tech leadership, customer experience, and marketing in the AI era with Carrie Palin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/015d62ec2a67) (2026-07-17, 27 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/19508551-s7-e9-talking-women-in-tech-leadership-customer-experience-and-marketing-in-the-ai-era-with-carrie-palin.mp3 - [S7 E8: Talking humanitarian aid, World Central Kitchen, and food as a unifying human experience, with Chef José Andrés and Brian Tippens](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/e79454ba23bc) (2026-07-07, 17 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/19458624-s7-e8-talking-humanitarian-aid-world-central-kitchen-and-food-as-a-unifying-human-experience-with-chef-jose-andres-and-brian-tippens.mp3 - [S7 E7: Talking insights, strategy, and the human side of AI with Pascal Bornet and Sam Charrington](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/c424754d3c63) (2026-06-16, 32 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/19356885-s7-e7-talking-insights-strategy-and-the-human-side-of-ai-with-pascal-bornet-and-sam-charrington.mp3 - [S7 E6: Talking strategy, M&A, and accelerating Cisco innovation with Ammar Maraqa](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/0ef519fbdae1) (2026-05-26, 29 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/19244873-s7-e6-talking-strategy-m-a-and-accelerating-cisco-innovation-with-ammar-maraqa.mp3 - [S7 E5: Talking AgenticOps and the evolution of artificial intelligence with Akshay Bhargava](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/c99d6d83fe5f) (2026-05-05, 31 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/19128767-s7-e5-talking-agenticops-and-the-evolution-of-artificial-intelligence-with-akshay-bhargava.mp3 - [S7 E4: Talking securing legacy networks in the AI era with Anthony Grieco and Eric Wenger](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/cc6bd0f203f4) (2026-04-13, 23 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/19009379-s7-e4-talking-securing-legacy-networks-in-the-ai-era-with-anthony-grieco-and-eric-wenger.mp3 - [S7 E3: Talking security innovations in the age of AI, the intersection of creativity and tech, and more with Tom Gillis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/7bc664148b0b) (2026-03-19, 20 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/18876270-s7-e3-talking-security-innovations-in-the-age-of-ai-the-intersection-of-creativity-and-tech-and-more-with-tom-gillis.mp3 - [S7 E2: Talking the role of partnerships in the AI era, the Cisco 360 Partner Program, and how tech alliances drive business success, with Tim Coogan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/002ba83d9f79) (2026-02-26, 14 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/18752626-s7-e2-talking-the-role-of-partnerships-in-the-ai-era-the-cisco-360-partner-program-and-how-tech-alliances-drive-business-success-with-tim-coogan.mp3 - [S7 E1: Talking sovereign critical infrastructure, AI, and the EMEA Moment with Gordon Thomson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/9d81d1fd224b) (2026-02-23, 15 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/18733167-s7-e1-talking-sovereign-critical-infrastructure-ai-and-the-emea-moment-with-gordon-thomson.mp3 - [S6 E12: Talking the role of a tech analyst, trends and innovations, and why the network is critical, with Zeus Kerravala](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/26f56e2ee6e8) (2025-12-11, 16 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/18339069-s6-e12-talking-the-role-of-a-tech-analyst-trends-and-innovations-and-why-the-network-is-critical-with-zeus-kerravala.mp3 - [S6 E11: Talking people, policy, and purpose, and how Cisco is empowering employees in the AI era, with Fran Katsoudas](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/1135e12d6b2f) (2025-11-14, 20 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/18193268-s6-e11-talking-people-policy-and-purpose-and-how-cisco-is-empowering-employees-in-the-ai-era-with-fran-katsoudas.mp3 - [S6 E10: Talking Cisco CX and cutting through the hype to discuss the real challenges and opportunities of AI adoption, with Carlos Pereira](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/70fe39056501) (2025-10-15, 36 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/18018462-s6-e10-talking-cisco-cx-and-cutting-through-the-hype-to-discuss-the-real-challenges-and-opportunities-of-ai-adoption-with-carlos-pereira.mp3 - [S6 E9: Talking employee experience, AI-powered collaboration, and future-proofing the workplace with Snorre Kjesbu](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/a7e05382ed38) (2025-09-25, 28 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/17905814-s6-e9-talking-employee-experience-ai-powered-collaboration-and-future-proofing-the-workplace-with-snorre-kjesbu.mp3 - [S6 E8: Talking Network Visibility, Operational Efficiency, and Cybersecurity with Jorge Ramirez](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/add88944babd) (2025-08-18, 18 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/17685755-s6-e8-talking-network-visibility-operational-efficiency-and-cybersecurity-with-jorge-ramirez.mp3 - [S6 E7: Talking IT/OT Convergence, Self-Healing Networks, and Digital Resilience with Rajat Arora](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/6b95045801c7) (2025-07-18, 18 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/17526811-s6-e7-talking-it-ot-convergence-self-healing-networks-and-digital-resilience-with-rajat-arora.mp3 - [S6 E6: Talking AI-Era Network Architecture for Campus, Branch, and Industrial with Lawrence Huang, Greg Dorai, and Vikas Butaney](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/4f050d507587) (2025-07-01, 25 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/17432817-s6-e6-talking-ai-era-network-architecture-for-campus-branch-and-industrial-with-lawrence-huang-greg-dorai-and-vikas-butaney.mp3 - [S6 E5: Talking Quantum Computing and Emerging Technologies with Ramana Kompella](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/36fcb3a5609e) (2025-06-07, 29 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/17296652-s6-e5-talking-quantum-computing-and-emerging-technologies-with-ramana-kompella.mp3 - [S6 E4: Talking Creativity, AI, and the future of IT with Fletcher Previn](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/77f42eb97484) (2025-04-09, 14 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/16947189-s6-e4-talking-creativity-ai-and-the-future-of-it-with-fletcher-previn.mp3 - [S6 E3: Talking Empathetic Leadership, Employee Wellbeing, and the Future of HR with Kelly Jones](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/7450ff5e73d1) (2025-03-02, 22 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/16719371-s6-e3-talking-empathetic-leadership-employee-wellbeing-and-the-future-of-hr-with-kelly-jones.mp3 - [S6 E2 Talking Cisco Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) with Dr. Guy Diedrich](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/82a93cb16060) (2025-02-02, 31 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/16541177-s6-e2-talking-cisco-country-digital-acceleration-cda-with-dr-guy-diedrich.mp3 - [S6 E1: Talking Food 4 Education, a Revolutionary School-Feeding Program, with Wawira Njiru and Brian Tippens](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/70def40f3a53) (2025-01-26, 28 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/16504929-s6-e1-talking-food-4-education-a-revolutionary-school-feeding-program-with-wawira-njiru-and-brian-tippens.mp3 - [S5 E10: Talking the Growing and Evolving Cisco Partner Ecosystem with Rodney Clark](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/905136d183c5) (2024-12-02, 24 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/16203879-s5-e10-talking-the-growing-and-evolving-cisco-partner-ecosystem-with-rodney-clark.mp3 - [S5 E9: Talking Identity Security, MFA, and the Vision and Strategy for Cisco’s Identity Portfolio with Matt Caulfield](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/5f5d286a4f36) (2024-10-31, 33 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/16025384-s5-e9-talking-identity-security-mfa-and-the-vision-and-strategy-for-cisco-s-identity-portfolio-with-matt-caulfield.mp3 - [S5 E8: Talking Wireless Convergence, Open Roaming, 5G, and the future of Wi-Fi 7 with Matt MacPherson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/d02443ff86dd) (2024-09-30, 38 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/15843651-s5-e8-talking-wireless-convergence-open-roaming-5g-and-the-future-of-wi-fi-7-with-matt-macpherson.mp3 - [S5 E7: Talking Partnership, Purpose, and the Kansas City Chiefs with Bert Soto](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/14c26b47c09e) (2024-08-29, 27 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/15663643-s5-e7-talking-partnership-purpose-and-the-kansas-city-chiefs-with-bert-soto.mp3 - [S5 E6: Talking Outshift by Cisco and Business Incubation with Papi Menon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/9ba67f20ecf7) (2024-07-24, 22 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/15467726-s5-e6-talking-outshift-by-cisco-and-business-incubation-with-papi-menon.mp3 - [S5 E5: Talking Cisco ThousandEyes with Joe Vaccaro](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/ac9dfb2089bb) (2024-05-09, 32 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/15038931-s5-e5-talking-cisco-thousandeyes-with-joe-vaccaro.mp3 - [S5 E4: Talking All Things Sustainability with Denise Lee](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/08d1cc1278c9) (2024-04-17, 26 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/14905955-s5-e4-talking-all-things-sustainability-with-denise-lee.mp3 - [S5 E3: Talking the Partnership Between Technology and Inclusive Culture with Adele Trombetta](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/cfc7c999e76b) (2024-03-21, 30 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/14734598-s5-e3-talking-the-partnership-between-technology-and-inclusive-culture-with-adele-trombetta.mp3 - [S5 E2: Talking the Transition from Professional Sports to a Career in Tech with Classye James](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/be72d5fe2664) (2024-02-20, 27 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/14538381-s5-e2-talking-the-transition-from-professional-sports-to-a-career-in-tech-with-classye-james.mp3 - [S5 E1: Talking Past, Current, and Future Cyber Threats with Nick Biasini](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/50e3f8c84ff4) (2024-01-16, 29 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/14319815-s5-e1-talking-past-current-and-future-cyber-threats-with-nick-biasini.mp3 - [S4 E9: Talking Sales, Partnerships, and Leadership with Jeff Sharritts](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/83cac46a4766) (2023-10-31, 25 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/13882612-s4-e9-talking-sales-partnerships-and-leadership-with-jeff-sharritts.mp3 - [S4 E8: Talking Cybersecurity with Dr. Magda Chelly and David Bombal](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/3fa0383d92fd) (2023-10-18, 72 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/13804402-s4-e8-talking-cybersecurity-with-dr-magda-chelly-and-david-bombal.mp3 - [S4 E7: Talking the Importance of Communication and Building Relationships to Drive the Best CX Experiences, with Harry Caldwell and Ali Alsaadawi](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/32f7665c2080) (2023-09-30, 39 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/13690985-s4-e7-talking-the-importance-of-communication-and-building-relationships-to-drive-the-best-cx-experiences-with-harry-caldwell-and-ali-alsaadawi.mp3 - [S4 E6: Talking Networking, Leadership, and being the Tom Hanks of Executives, with Jonathan Davidson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/68788197db96) (2023-08-15, 31 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/13410905-s4-e6-talking-networking-leadership-and-being-the-tom-hanks-of-executives-with-jonathan-davidson.mp3 - [S4 E5: Talking Offensive Security with Lurene Grenier](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/af18563b447f) (2023-05-20, 25 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/12884271-s4-e5-talking-offensive-security-with-lurene-grenier.mp3 - [S4 E4: Talking Sustainability with Mary de Wysocki](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/7feda5125e3e) (2023-04-14, 30 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/12650887-s4-e4-talking-sustainability-with-mary-de-wysocki.mp3 - [S4 E3: Talking Resiliency as a Woman in Tech and Cybersecurity with Tazin Khan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/e87affeb156f) (2023-03-09, 31 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/12407925-s4-e3-talking-resiliency-as-a-woman-in-tech-and-cybersecurity-with-tazin-khan.mp3 - [S4 E1: Talking Cisco’s managed & as-a-service platforms with Alexandra Zagury and Amit Dhingra](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/293e14d7f08e) (2023-01-12, 38 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/12025824-s4-e1-talking-cisco-s-managed-as-a-service-platforms-with-alexandra-zagury-and-amit-dhingra.mp3 - [S3 EP8: Talking Networking Academy with Laura Quintana and Lorenzo Garth](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/559cc4db9e4f) (2022-12-16, 36 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/11881650-s3-ep8-talking-networking-academy-with-laura-quintana-and-lorenzo-garth.mp3 - [S3 EP7: Talking Democratization of Citizen Services with Oswaldo Mestre, Jr.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/21a60e727a1f) (2022-11-16, 31 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/11708252-s3-ep7-talking-democratization-of-citizen-services-with-oswaldo-mestre-jr.mp3 - [S3 EP6: Talking Security with Jeetu Patel](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/a95bd1902593) (2022-10-17, 25 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/11496964-s3-ep6-talking-security-with-jeetu-patel.mp3 - [S3 EP5: Talking Customer Experience with Thimaya Subaiya](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/36d6484f0fc9) (2022-09-28, 21 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/11394873-s3-ep5-talking-customer-experience-with-thimaya-subaiya.mp3 - [S3 EP4: Talking Emerging Technologies and Incubation with Vijoy Pandey](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/2267923bec8d) (2022-05-09, 25 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/10587992-s3-ep4-talking-emerging-technologies-and-incubation-with-vijoy-pandey.mp3 - [S3 EP3: Talking Predictive Networks with JP Vasseur](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/922b8ec34823) (2022-05-04, 27 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/10553263-s3-ep3-talking-predictive-networks-with-jp-vasseur.mp3 - [S3 EP2: Talking Security, M&A, and Investment Strategy with Janey Hoe and Dug Song](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/f06694eee712) (2022-02-23, 32 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/10123321-s3-ep2-talking-security-m-a-and-investment-strategy-with-janey-hoe-and-dug-song.mp3 - [S3 EP1: Talking Innovation and Applications with Liz Centoni](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/4b2ee22fe4aa) (2022-02-07, 33 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/10013162-s3-ep1-talking-innovation-and-applications-with-liz-centoni.mp3 - [S2 EP8 Talking Inclusivity and Product Design with Maulie Dass](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1508947453/350ed68760b8) (2021-08-20, 31 min): audio https://www.buzzsprout.com/980428/episodes/9061247-s2-ep8-talking-inclusivity-and-product-design-with-maulie-dass.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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