Brenna leads the Center for Integrated Research, where she oversees cross-industry thought leadership for Deloitte. In this capacity, Brenna leads a team of researchers focused on global shifts in digital transformation, trust, climate, and the future of work; in other words, how organizations can operate and strategize in an age of digital, cultural, environmental, and workplace transformation. Her own research focuses on connected digital and physical technologies and their transformational impact. She works with other thought leaders to deliver insights into the strategic, organizational, leadership, and human implications of these technological changes. Prior to joining Deloitte, Brenna was a senior director at Forbes Insights, the thought leadership division within Forbes Media, where she oversaw and conducted primary cross-industry research on topics such as innovation, technology, transformation, Big Data and privacy/security, philanthropy and talent management.

One of Microsoft's top researchers is predicting that the medical field is about to experience a revolution. That revolution is going to be brought about by machine learning. Machine learning is a branch of artificial intelligence that involves programming computers to analyze vast amounts of data, recognize patterns, and "learn" in a sense. While it's already being used in limited ways in the health care industry, it's about to become a major player. Over the years, humans have collected vast amounts of data about various forms of cancer. Thanks to machine learning, we can input all of that information into a computer and it can analyze the hundreds of thousands of scans and train itself to detect cancer much more accurately than even trained doctors can.