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The Future of Decisions. Now.
SUPPLY CHAIN — EUROPE, VIDEO, SUPPLY CHAIN

The Future of Decisions. Now.

As Head of Customer Operations at Unilever, Juan Carlos Parada is leading an innovative, customer-centric agenda designed to digitise and optimise the company’s complete end-to end value chain. Through their technology first approach, Customer Operations is driving transformation across the business; powering Unilever’s future-fit operations, creating full operational integration with customers as One Supply Chain, and delivering on their vision to become the FMCG industry first E2E value network operation that drives superior customer experiences to enable growth.

Fred Laluyaux is the CEO of Aera Technology, a company transforming the future of work through Decision Intelligence — the digitization, augmentation, and automation of decision making. An entrepreneur at heart and Silicon Valley veteran, Fred brings an impressive track record building successful startups and driving technology innovation. Prior to launching Aera, Fred was the CEO of Anaplan, which he grew from 20 to 650 employees, and a $1B+ valuation. He also held several executive positions at SAP, Business Objects, and ALG Software.

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New Role of Generative A.I in Achieving Supply Chain Orchestration: Featuring Microsoft’s Next Generation Journey
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New Role of Generative A.I in Achieving Supply Chain Orchestration: Featuring Microsoft’s Next Generation Journey

As director of market solutions, Chris is responsible for leading the commercial and technology strategy for the Managed Services division at C.H. Robinson. His role includes identifying market solutions, setting commercial strategy, and aligning supporting technologies and global processes to drive growth, and deliver on TMC’s mission for connecting, automating, and optimizing the world’s supply chains. Prior to his current role, Chris was the Global Account Manager overseeing the TMC relationship with Microsoft and was a member of the global implementation team.

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Generative AI and the Supply Chain of the Future — A Conversation with Chris Cutshaw of TMC, a division of C.H. Robinson
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Generative AI and the Supply Chain of the Future — A Conversation with Chris Cutshaw of TMC, a division of C.H. Robinson

At the 2023 edition of the European Supply Chain Executive Summit series held in Barcelona, Spain, June 19-21, we sat down with Chris Cutshaw of TMC, a division of C.H. Robinson, to speak about Generative AI, one of the most powerful new tools supply chain leaders are bringing online. Chris had given a presentation earlier at the event entitled, “New Role of Generative AI in Achieving Supply Chain Orchestration: Featuring Microsoft’s Next Generation Journey” that used real-world examples from an early-adapting industry leader to demonstrate what is possible. In this interview we discuss some of the key takeaways from that workshop, and a general overview of what senior executives should be thinking about and learning about as they work to build this new technology into their existing supply chain organization. Give this one a listen!

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How to Power the Next Generation of AI
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How to Power the Next Generation of AI

Kavitha Prasad is the Vice President and General Manager of the Datacenter AI, Cloud Execution and Strategy group at Intel Corporation. As an experienced Business and Technology leader across a wide range of system applications, system architecture, business development, and go-to-market strategies, she has delivered competitive solutions to Cloud, Enterprise and Embedded markets.

Kavitha has a masterful track record of building high performance teams that consistently deliver high quality products at an aggressive cadence. As an established leader in the semiconductor industry, Kavitha’s broad hardware and software proficiency enables her to deliver multiple successful products in ASICs, SOCs, FPGAs and servers across multiple process nodes.

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Harnessing the Power of Data and Analytics to Build Competitive Advantage
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Harnessing the Power of Data and Analytics to Build Competitive Advantage

Scott Hallworth is HP’s Chief Data & Analytics Officer. In this role as part of the Digital & Transformation Organization, he is focused on delivering world-class data, analytics, AI/ML solutions, and IT operations, as well as leading cloud migration. Scott is a highly accomplished digital transformation leader with more than 30 years of experience transforming businesses through data, modelling, and advanced analytic skills.

Most recently, Scott served as Chief Digital Officer at Fannie Mae, where he was responsible for leading the development and execution of Fannie Mae’s data, analytics, and digital strategy. Prior to Fannie Mae, Scott was the Chief Data Officer and Chief Model Risk Officer at Capital One. He also has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance industry. Scott is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries. He holds a bachelor’s of science degree in Applied Actuarial Mathematics from Bryant University.

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Fireside Chat: Innovating While Navigating a Complex Global Regulatory Landscape
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Fireside Chat: Innovating While Navigating a Complex Global Regulatory Landscape

Cari Benn is Microsoft’s Assistant Chief Privacy Officer and is a leader in global privacy and data protection strategy. She is passionate about building a strong privacy culture that drives responsible innovation and respectful data use. Cari focuses on Microsoft’s strategy for advancing privacy in artificial intelligence, enterprise cloud and consumer services, and emerging technologies that underpin the world’s digital transformation.

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Harnessing the Power of AI & Data
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Harnessing the Power of AI & Data

As AT&T’s Chief Data Officer, Andy Markus leads the vision for data platforms and analytics to position AT&T for growth and serving customers in new ways. His Chief Data Office (CDO) is building enterprise-wide target architecture and solutions for the company. CDO will transform and modernize AT&T data platforms, data supply chain and the data science ecosystem. These initiatives, along with a cutting-edge AI and automation framework, will significantly enhance revenue and reduce costs, while driving a special responsibility to champion data governance creating a unified enterprise view of AT&T data assets using a federated approach to data.

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The Future of Decisions. Now.
TECHNOLOGY, VIDEO

The Future of Decisions. Now.

As the Chief Customer Officer at Aera Technology, Laurent Lefouet leads the company’s high-performing customer success initiatives and operations. A strategic, outcome-focused leader, Laurent puts customers at the center of the experience to deliver satisfaction, retention, and growth. He brings more than 25 years of experience in enterprise software and technology. Prior to Aera, Laurent served as the Managing Director for EMEA at Anaplan. Before Anaplan, he was the Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Large Enterprise Sales for SAP France. Laurent has also held international management roles at Business Objects Global and SAP EMEA and India.

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Can AI Deliver a ‘Real’ Advantage for Life Sciences Manufacturing?
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Can AI Deliver a ‘Real’ Advantage for Life Sciences Manufacturing?

Kim is a partner with Deloitte’s Life Sciences Supply Chain and Network Operations practice. Based in New York, she has over 20 years of consulting operations experience across the pharmaceutical, biologics and medical device sectors. Having held leadership positions at Amazon and SAP, she brings smart / digital manufacturing and plant floor operations, plant engineering, facilities management, material sourcing, distribution, performance improvement, operational excellence and market entry operations strategy expertise. Her current focus at Deloitte is enabling advanced analytics across the end-to-end global supply chain.

Kim is a partner with Deloitte’s Life Sciences Supply Chain and Network Operations practice. Based in New York, she has over 20 years of consulting operations experience across the pharmaceutical, biologics and medical device sectors. Having held leadership positions at Amazon and SAP, she brings smart / digital manufacturing and plant floor operations, plant engineering, facilities management, material sourcing, distribution, performance improvement, operational excellence and market entry operations strategy expertise. Her current focus at Deloitte is enabling advanced analytics across the end-to-end global supply chain.

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AI & the Pharmaceutical Industry (Many Companies Are Closer Than They Think!) — A Conversation with Andy Alasso of Aizon
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AI & the Pharmaceutical Industry (Many Companies Are Closer Than They Think!) — A Conversation with Andy Alasso of Aizon

At the most recent edition of the Pharma Manufacturing World Summit we sat down with Andy Alasso, Aizon’s Chief Product and Customer Successor Officer, to talk about what Artificial Intelligence is going to do for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers now, in the near-future, and in the years to come. It may surprise many business leaders to learn they are closer to being ready to incorporate AI tools into their existing toolbox than they think. The very nature of pharmaceutical manufacturing, which is data-centric by nature, lends itself well to AI. What should industry leaders be thinking about and learning about when it comes to these powerful new tools? Give this episode a listen to find out!

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The Landscape of Job-Seeking, Recruitment, and the Nature of Employment has Changed Irrevocably ⁠— A Conversation with Dave Tuttle of ZipRecruiter
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The Landscape of Job-Seeking, Recruitment, and the Nature of Employment has Changed Irrevocably ⁠— A Conversation with Dave Tuttle of ZipRecruiter

 At the 2020 edition of the North American HR Executive Summit series last month in Orlando we spoke with Dave Tuttle of ZipRecruiter. Dave offered a comprehensive look at trends in today’s job market and how technology is transforming the way job-seekers engage with employers, and how Human Resources professionals seek the people their organizations need to succeed. Dave Tuttle VP Enterprise Sales ZipRecruiter Dave Tuttle serves as the Vice President of Enterprise Sales of ZipRecruiter. Dave started at ZipRecruiter in November of 2017. Dave currently resides in the Greater Atlanta Area. ZipRecruiter is a leading online employment marketplace….

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SUPPLY CHAIN — NA, VIDEO

Fireside Chat: The Future of Decision-Making

Defining seamless execution from the customer’s point of view Real-world use cases of robotics, automation, the sharing economy, and artificial intelligence Debating how these influences will change the way resources are allocated across a global network Collaborating to develop new processes and capabilities through industry benchmarking   — Dave Bozeman VP, Amazon Transportation Services Amazon David Bozeman is currently Vice President, Amazon Transportation Services (Amazon Air, Sort Center Networks & Line Haul Team) for Amazon.com. Dave joined Amazon in February of 2017. Prior to joining Amazon, Dave was a senior vice president for Caterpillar Inc. with responsibility for the Caterpillar…

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Artificial Intelligence and Human Resources: A Practical Application
HUMAN RESOURCES, VIDEO

Artificial Intelligence and Human Resources: A Practical Application

The future of work is transforming the way organizations operate today, utilizing technology and data to deliver powerful experiences to consumers, employees and job applicants While the world has changed, the way we work has not caught up. Personalization, automation and convenience are the new norms, and we need to deliver these in our recruitment strategies The Unilever Case study: How we are using Artificial Intelligence to tap into the total talent marketplace — Mike Clementi VP, Human Resources – North America & Global Customer Development Unilever Mike Clementi began his career with Unilever in 1994 as a management trainee….

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Leveraging Artificial and Business Intelligence to Drive Productivity Improvement and Compliance
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Leveraging Artificial and Business Intelligence to Drive Productivity Improvement and Compliance

Common drivers for success: Leveraging Artificial and Business Intelligence to deploy automated systems to detect abnormal performance Deploying an automated management alarm and escalation system; used emails and text messages to accelerate response to performance-impacting events Creating real-time management dashboards and alerts, tailored for each role Connecting and integrating data across multiple platforms, e.g. PLCs, ERPs, QMS, LIMS, etc. Manufacturing Case Study: 300% productivity improvement in a capacity-constrained environment — Jaime Velez Partner OQSIE For the last 15 years Jaime has supported more than one hundred consulting engagements with Life Science companies delivering significant productivity improvements in supply chain and…

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Next Generation Cognitive Enterprise: Supply Chain and Operations Reinvented in the Cognitive Era
SUPPLY CHAIN — NA, VIDEO

Next Generation Cognitive Enterprise: Supply Chain and Operations Reinvented in the Cognitive Era

What is a Cognitive Enterprise, and how can AI solutions change the way businesses function? Discussing cognitive analytics and IBM’s implementation of a Cognitive Enterprise Data Lake Mapping out the journey of a Cognitive Enterprise: What are the new supply chain capabilities and the business value being driven? Showcasing IBM’s experience and other case studies where this transformation is already making a big impact —   During the 2017 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit, Executive Platforms was proud to partner with SupplyChainBrain to conduct a number of onsite interviews between our speaker faculty and SupplyChainBrain’s Editor-in-Chief…

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