episode 781

Priceline CTO Martin Brodbeck on Leveraging AI and Scaling Innovation

Martin Brodbeck is the Chief Technology Officer of Priceline. In his role, he is responsible for all product design, engineering, infrastructure, security, support, and operations for the company. Marty has been a CTO six times over, including in companies like Shutterstock, Diageo, and Pfizer. July 03, 2023

781: Martin joins Peter in a discussion on how he has developed his team and the new platforms and capabilities that he has driven across the company. He highlights the use cases for AI and ML technologies in areas such as personalization, recommendation, and marketing as well as emphasizes the importance of developer productivity and the automation of software engineering tasks. He shares insights on fostering resilience and scalability within the organization, as well as the impact of COVID-19 on the travel industry. Finally, he touches on future trends in self-service analytics and quantum computing, reflects on the keys to his career success, and looks ahead at the potential use cases for generative AI at the company and beyond.

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The World Class IT principles in yellow were the focus of this interview

  • 01 1- People
  • 02 2- Infrastructure
  • 03 3- Project and Portfolio Management
  • 04 4- IT & Business Partnership
  • 05 5- External Partnerships

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