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# Interview: Sri Shivananda (CIO, JPMorganChase) with Ben & David from Acquired


- **Date:** Thursday, Sep 24, 2026
- **Time:** 13:20–13:45 (25 min)
- **Room:** Mainstage
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 North America

## Description

Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal are taking the main stage to conduct a series of live interviews. The pair host Acquired, the #1 technology podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts with over 1 million listeners. Acquired tells the stories and strategies of the world's greatest companies—each episode is a deep dive into a single company's history from its founding until today. Ben and David personally handcraft each episode over 200 hours of research and production. From founders to Fortune 500 CEOs, Acquired has interviewed some of the most influential leaders in technology and business, such as Jensen Huang, Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Ballmer, Morris Chang, Matt Garman, and Jamie Dimon.


## Related talks at this congress

- [Interview: Special Guest (announced soon) with Ben & David from Acquired](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1831-interview-special)
- [Interview: Amjad Masad (CEO & Co-Founder, Replit) with Ben & David from Acquired](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1833-interview-amjad)
- [Interview: Justin Boitano (VP Enterprise AI, NVIDIA) with Ben & David from Acquired](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1832-interview-justin)
- [Shipping AI Features People Actually Use](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1883-shipping-ai-features) — Ben Kus, Eric Simons, Wayne Liu

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