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The Strategy to Deliver a Supply Chain’s Long-Term Vision — A Conversation with John Mau of Ocean Spray Cranberries
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The Strategy to Deliver a Supply Chain’s Long-Term Vision — A Conversation with John Mau of Ocean Spray Cranberries

August 8, 2024

In the run-up to the 2024 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit we spoke with John Mau, the Director of Operations & Supply Chain Strategy, about the power and importance of long-term visions for supply chains, and the strategies involved in delivering on those far-reaching objectives. John will be hosting a focus group on this topic as NASCES24. What are some of the ideas he wants to share? What does he hope other people will contribute to the discussion? How should supply chain executives be thinking proactively in an Age of Disruption, and how can some of the principles of Lean thinking and a Culture of Continuous Improvement contribute to a supply chain organization that is getting incrementally better all the time, building towards truly impressive achievements one step at a time? For all this and more, give this episode a listen!

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Striking the Balance Between Risk, Cost, and Control — A Conversation with Pieter de Wit of BCI Global
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Striking the Balance Between Risk, Cost, and Control — A Conversation with Pieter de Wit of BCI Global

October 21, 2024

Pieter de Wit studied Supply Chain Management at the Transport Academy in Venlo and the TIAS (MBA) in Tilburg, the Netherlands and has been associated with BCI Global since 2021.

Pieter has fulfilled various leadership roles for decades at large logistics service providers both nationally and internationally (particularly in Asia: Hong Kong 5 years, Shanghai 5 years and Singapore 5 years). He is an expert in supply chain optimization and logistics outsourcing in various sectors, both up-stream (mostly control towers) and down-stream (with many e-fulfillment solutions recently).

Over the years, Pieter has led dozens of projects and operations. Examples are: Amazon, L’Oréal, LVMH, FastRetail, Lego, SC Johnson, JnJ, 3M, Honeywell, Kärcher, Bosch, Schneider Electric, Samsung, Ericsson, Nokia, Cisco, Yamaha Music, Belkin, Baxter, BD, Sanofi, Airbus.

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Paul Gallagher of General Mills: The People-Centric Approach to AI
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Paul Gallagher of General Mills: The People-Centric Approach to AI

October 17, 2024

At the 2024 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit series we sat down with Paul Gallagher, the Chief Supply Chain Officer of General Mills, to talk about how making Artificial Intelligence work for a company revolves around people at all stages of the journey. General Mills is already almost five years into a transformation that incorporates AI tools, and while the use cases and real-world examples are compelling, perhaps the most interesting part of their story is how its tens of thousands of employees are engaging with the technology in the day-to-day. For every leader who wants to see what this exciting next generation of technologies is really going to do when it starts delivering on its promises, give this episode a listen!

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IKEA US’s Forward-Thinking Talent Attraction, Development, and Retention in a Time of Rapid Growth
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IKEA US’s Forward-Thinking Talent Attraction, Development, and Retention in a Time of Rapid Growth

October 17, 2024

At the 2024 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit series we sat down with Tanja Dysli, IKEA US’s Chief Supply Chain Officer and the president of IKEA Distribution Services LLC, to talk about her company’s ambitious plans for future growth and how IKEA attracts, develops, and retains the talent it needs to deliver on its customer-centric supply chain now while preparing itself for hundreds of new brick-and-mortar retail locations across the United States. For people who think this might sound like many other talent interviews we have done in the past, we want to highlight IKEA US’s incredible high retention rate, its commitment to have each facility’s staff reflect the demographics of the community it serves, its emphasis on promotion from within, and its incredible focus and transparency on succession planning, institutional knowledge retention, and letting its people know where their careers are going to take them. This is not just any success story shared with pride. Even organizations who feel they are ahead of the curve on Talent Management will find something in this interview worth thinking about further. Give it a listen!

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Becky Crane of General Mills — A Bright Future for Supply Chain and Manufacturing Careers
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Becky Crane of General Mills — A Bright Future for Supply Chain and Manufacturing Careers

October 17, 2024

At the 2024 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit series we sat down with Becky Crane, General Mills’ Vice President of Manufacturing & Engineering, to talk about how industry leaders are working to make careers in their manufacturing and supply chain organizations attractive to the next generation, especially in light of how people are thinking differently about their worklife-balance, goals, and expectations. Being an employer of choice is important, but how does a large manufacturing organization like General Mills find the right balance between being a great place to work and making sure the work gets done? In this interview, Becky talks about General Mills’ experience to date and the lessons learned she wants to share with other manufacturers and supply chain professionals to make sure they are making opportunities for their people to learn, grow, and make choices that benefit both themselves and their employers. For all this and more, give this episode a listen!

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Danielle Hansen of JBT: Risk Mitigation in Sourcing, and Advice for Tomorrow’s Supply Chain Top Talent
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Danielle Hansen of JBT: Risk Mitigation in Sourcing, and Advice for Tomorrow’s Supply Chain Top Talent

October 17, 2024

At the 2024 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit series we sat down with Danielle Hansen, a vice president with JBT and adjunct professor at the university of St. Thomas, to speak about a wide range of issues, ideas, challenges, and opportunities facing supply chain leaders today, and also how the next generation of supply chain workers and leaders will be a huge part of addressing ever item we discussed and more.

Beginning with her own work on risk management in sourcing and procurement, and then expanding outwards along touch points relevant to her experience as a lecturer, teacher, and industry expert on contract negotiations, and then speaking to the big picture ideas of who the next generation of supply chain leaders will be, where they are coming from, and how we can support them to grow into the key people businesses will need them to be, this is a terrific conversation about what matters to supply chain executives now and for many years still to come. Give it a listen!

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Reimagining the Supply Chain — A Conversation with Allan Dow of Logility, Inc.
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Reimagining the Supply Chain — A Conversation with Allan Dow of Logility, Inc.

October 17, 2024

At the 2024 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit series we sat down with Allan Dow, the president and CEO of Logility, to talk about the opportunity supply chain leaders now have to adjust their understanding of what is possible, to set ambitious goals, to build up and test new capabilities, and then to apply all of this to the fundamentals of their job to support their organizations’ growth, productivity, performance, and customer satisfaction.

The next generation of technologies, including AI, are offering supply chain professionals the freedom to fundamentally reinvent their processes and do more than ever before. What does that look like, and what is the logical way to set realistic but ambitious plans to reinvent and reinvigorate themselves for the future? It is a big topic firmly rooted in today’s exciting realities but with a lot of tempered optimism for the future. For all that and more, give this episode a listen.

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Zero Code Technologies Delivering Data-Driven Solutions to Supply Chain Challenges — A Conversation with Sathish Thirumoorthy of UCBOS
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Zero Code Technologies Delivering Data-Driven Solutions to Supply Chain Challenges — A Conversation with Sathish Thirumoorthy of UCBOS

October 10, 2024

Sathish Thirumoorthy
Chief Strategy Officer
UCBOS Inc.

Sathish Kumar Thirumoorthy has an extensive background in enterprise services, supply chain consulting, and IT consulting. With experience in companies such as ITOrizon Inc., Oracle, CGI, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Sathish has held roles ranging from Senior Support Consultant to Director, Consulting and Practice Leader. Sathish’s expertise focuses on consulting, solutioning, presales pursuits, and client relationship management across various industry verticals. Sathish’s career has been marked by strategic leadership, solution-based project delivery, and proactive proposal development to drive business growth and enable transformation for global clients.

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Supply Chain Visibility as a Key Driver of Performance Optimization and Cost Control — A Conversation with Chris Kucher of project44
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Supply Chain Visibility as a Key Driver of Performance Optimization and Cost Control — A Conversation with Chris Kucher of project44

October 21, 2024

Chris is an experienced sales Consultant working with organizations of all sizes across the United States effectively think about their business model and reshape with digital innovation at the forefront of their brand. He has spent much of his professional career focused on enabling organizations to choose their technology destiny by selecting best-of-breed software powered by the open source movement. Digital Experience Management has drastically changed the way organizations approach their customers and brand recognition.

Currently, Chris is supporting project44’s new business efforts to help the largest shippers in the world gain real time visibility, insight, and digitization to their global supply chain. project44 supports over 500 enterprise shippers globally by providing the most robust, connected carrier network across all modes of transportation.

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Shipping Cost Containment in a More Expensive World — A Conversation with Derek Bealby of AFMS
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Shipping Cost Containment in a More Expensive World — A Conversation with Derek Bealby of AFMS

October 10, 2024

How should supply chain leaders work with their partners to control shipping costs in a world of inflation, rising labor costs, increasing fuel costs, and frequent disruptions? Many 3PLs are under extraordinary pressure to pass their costs on to their customers, and negotiating contracts can be a complicated business. How should executives best approach this situation with both their long-term business partners, and also new shippers as they optimize their footprint and build resiliency into their operations? AFMS is uniquely positioned as a resource built upon expertise from the other side of that negotiating table. They understand the pain points shippers are working through, and can facilitate the conversations that generate win-win scenarios Where can they get the information they need to have the right conversations the right way? Listen to this interview for more.

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AI in Supply Chains: Today’s Real-World Applications and What is Still to Come — A Conversation with Experts from Ernst & Young LLP
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AI in Supply Chains: Today’s Real-World Applications and What is Still to Come — A Conversation with Experts from Ernst & Young LLP

December 12, 2024

At the 2024 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit series we sat down with two of Ernst & Young LLP’s supply chain leaders to talk about how AI is shaping supply chain operations today, what we can look forward to in the near future, and also where our current use cases are tempering some of the more hyperbolic expectations while also illustrating real-world capabilities that are going to change the way businesses approach data-intensive tasks throughout their value chain and S&OP processes. Takshay Aggarwal and Parag Jategaonkar have more than 45 years of experience between them helping companies bring new technologies into their existing systems and processes, and their enthusiasm for where AI can transform supply chains is palpable. To hear what they have to say, give this episode a listen!

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Endpoint Strategies to Achieve Cybersecurity Compliance — A Conversation with Romanus Prabhu of ManageEngine
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Endpoint Strategies to Achieve Cybersecurity Compliance — A Conversation with Romanus Prabhu of ManageEngine

June 14, 2024

In the run-up to the 2024 edition of the North American Information Security Summit we spoke with security evangelist Romanus Prabhu of Manage Engine about how data security and cybersecurity professionals need to rethink and reevaluate their systems to account for new threats. The reality is protection can never get in the way businesses operate, so what is the right balance to strike between proactive methods, employee engagement, and resiliency versus functionality and productivity? What mindset do security leaders need to have? How should they be looking at their tools, tactics, and technologies? For all this and more, give this episode a listen!

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Understanding What’s Next for Cybersecurity Professionals — A Conversation with Jerry Carlson and Jack Wilson of Bulletproof
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Understanding What’s Next for Cybersecurity Professionals — A Conversation with Jerry Carlson and Jack Wilson of Bulletproof

June 13, 2024

Jerry Carlson has over three decades of IT and Security expertise, with 23 of these years spent at Microsoft. He currently leads a team of cyber security experts for Bulletproof across the United States. His team is driven by helping organizations protect themselves from cybercrime because they believe stealing is wrong. Jerry is an expert in the Microsoft security portfolio, including M365 Security (Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Email, Defender for Identity), and Entra Cloud Permissions Management, as well as Microsoft Copilot for M365 and Copilot for Security. He has assisted many small and large businesses in transitioning from an outdated best of breed model to a Microsoft best in class integrated security platform, lowering their security expenses, enhancing their visibility, and ultimately decreasing risk.

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Using Social Media to Achieve Your Goals as a Senior Executive — A Conversation with Erik Liederbach of Qnary
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Using Social Media to Achieve Your Goals as a Senior Executive — A Conversation with Erik Liederbach of Qnary

August 22, 2024

For today’s interview we spoke with Erik Liederbach, a social strategy and marketing executive who specializes in partnering with C-Suite executives and other senior leaders to create and execute social media and marketing strategies that deliver results, maintain a positive presence, and build brands. Erik has worked for companies ranging from startups all the way to the Fortune 500 across a wide range of industries, and with a particular emphasis on cybersecurity leaders. In this conversation we explore what senior leaders do and don’t want to achieve through social media, how they find a return on the investment of time and energy they put into it, and some best practices to make a positive contribution as an individual, as part of a community, and as a reflection of the larger business’s own brand. Far from being an activity for younger generations early on in their careers, having a social media presence that establishes and promotes what you care about professionally can be the difference-maker in things like Talent Acquisition and Talent Retention, as well as building a presence in the networks thought leadership relevant to your work and your company’s interests. This is a topic relevant to everyone working in a leadership role today, especially the ones who feel they are behind the curve and do not know where to start on catching up and taking control of what their online presence says about them and their employer. For all this and more, give this episode a listen!

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Artificial Intelligence: Where Are We Now, and What Comes Next? — Dr. Andrew Hutson of QFlow Systems and the University of Missouri-Columbia
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Artificial Intelligence: Where Are We Now, and What Comes Next? — Dr. Andrew Hutson of QFlow Systems and the University of Missouri-Columbia

July 25, 2024

For today’s episode, we do a deep dive into what must be the hottest topic of strategic and tactical business conversation across every industry and profession over the last 18 months: Artificial Intelligence.

AI is not as new as the popular imagination thinks, but there is no denying it has stepped into the spotlight and is now performing an incredibly array of tasks, with more applications and use-cases being added every day. Dr. Andrew Hutson is a professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and he is also the COO of the technology company QFlow Systems, which specializes in Document and Record Management. His extensive background in Artificial Intelligence, Workflow Automation, Knowledge Graphs, Enterprise Knowledge Management, and Data Visualization from both business and academic perspectives allow him to offer incredibly detailed and timely answers to some of the biggest questions we all have: How do we divide the hype from the reality? What does the current iterations of these technologies get right, what do they struggle with, and what is being done about that? Where are these tools going, and how can we ask the right questions and identify the right use cases to apply them to our own challenges and opportunities? For a wide-ranging conversation on all this and more with both theoretical and practical examples, give this episode a listen!

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