Gopalratnam VC, Global CIO at Philips | AI, leadership, future of IT and leading with vision
Description
In this episode of Atomic Conversations, Philips’ Global CIO Gopalratnam sits down with Sairam Krishnan, Head of Marketing at Atomicwork, for an unfiltered conversation on leadership, innovation, and the evolving world of enterprise IT.
From his experience leading global technology teams at GE, Cisco, and Philips, Gopal shares timeless lessons on building high-performing, inclusive teams, navigating AI with cautious optimism, and keeping values at the heart of every decision.
He also explores:
- Why consistent, values-driven leadership matters more than ever
- The CEO–CFO disconnect in AI adoption
- What “technology Disneyland” looks like at Philips
- How GenAI and agentic AI will shape the next era of IT and healthcare
Atomic Conversations is brought to you by Team Atomicwork, where we are building the agentic service management platform of the future. Every fortnight, we will be speaking to some of the sharpest minds in IT to figure out how they are taking service management to the next level.























