From the racetrack to the cloud.

When you’ve helped Williams Racing and Dorlton Capital use technology to gain a competitive edge in Formula 1, you understand what performance really means. CIO Lars Kielhorn joins host Kevin Rosenquist to talk about how that same mindset applies to FinOps—and how Agentic AI is driving the next big leap in cloud efficiency.

In this premiere episode of Unclouded: The Agentic AI FinOps Podcast by Cloudgov.ai, Lars breaks down what happens when artificial intelligence doesn’t just analyze cloud usage, it acts on it. Together, they explore the shift from reactive cost tracking to autonomous, AI-driven optimization.

In this episode:

• How data and automation transformed Williams Racing’s performance
• Why the rise of Agentic AI is changing FinOps forever
• What “self-optimizing” cloud environments look like in real life
• How culture. not technology, is often the biggest FinOps barrier
• Where AI fits in multi-cloud complexity (AWS, Azure, GCP, and beyond)

Whether you’re a FinOps leader, CIO, or just a Formula 1 fan who loves seeing how innovation translates from the track to the enterprise, this conversation delivers both insight and inspiration.

Listen. Learn. Stay Unclouded. Brought to you by Cloudgov.ai — the world’s first Agentic AI FinOps platform.

00:00 - Welcome & Introduction

Meet host Kevin Rosenquist and guest Lars Kielhorn — CIO, innovator, and Formula 1 technologist — as they kick off Unclouded: The Agentic AI FinOps Podcast.

01:00 - From Formula 1 to FinOps

Lars shares how he helped Dorlton Capital acquire and modernize Williams Racing, and what Formula 1’s data obsession taught him about speed and performance in tech.

06:00 - The Rise of Agentic AI in FinOps

Exploring how autonomous systems are transforming cloud cost management and financial decision-making in real time.

10:00 - Building Trust in AI and the Human-in-the-Loop Approach

Why confidence and control matter as organizations shift toward self-optimizing cloud environments.

18:00 - Real-World FinOps Challenges

From runaway Snowflake bills to multi-cloud complexity — why cost waste happens and how AI can finally stop it.

23:00 - The Future of FinOps

How AI will unify FinOps and infrastructure operations, redefine the CIO’s role, and create a truly autonomous cloud.

33:00 - Quick Cloudfire Round & Closing

Lightning takes, future predictions, and how to connect with Lars on LinkedIn.