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Innovation

Operational Excellence, Innovation & Teamwork as Enablers for Reimagining Medicine
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Operational Excellence, Innovation & Teamwork as Enablers for Reimagining Medicine

 As Novartis begins its journey to become a focused innovative medicines company, the Operations organization is evolving to make this ambition into a reality. A few years ago, we undertook a systematic approach of improving and optimizing our manufacturing capabilities. We brought in best practices, methodologies and tools to streamline processes, eliminate waste, reduce costs, improve quality and efficiency. We recognize that we have embarked on a continuous journey and we are happy to share how far we have come on: Operational Excellence: Embedding operational excellence to improve productivity and deliver high-quality medicines Innovation: Expanding platform capabilities in RNA,…

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Managing Innovation and Variability in a Growth Environment
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Managing Innovation and Variability in a Growth Environment

 How the pandemic impacted the structure and responsiveness of our global networks Responding to new geographic fluctuation of demand by disease states and patient delivery The challenges and opportunities posed by new product innovation and managing lifecycles — Andy Wirths SVP Supply Americas AstraZeneca Andrew (Andy) Wirths is a senior pharmaceutical operations leader with over 30 years’ experience in the industry spanning small and large molecule manufacturing. Andy joined AstraZeneca in 2015 and is currently Senior Vice President, Americas Supply, where he is responsible for overseeing the manufacturing operations of 8 sites in North and South America. Previously Andy…

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Factories of the Future Now
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Factories of the Future Now

Discussing Nissan’s Ambition 2030 to address “What’s next?” and how to ready our workforce and facilities to accelerate electrification and technological innovation Addressing how to prepare people and technology to work together to action a plan to bring our vision to life Smarter automation: how can we utilize external partners and suppliers to increase efficiency — David Johnson SVP, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management Nissan Motor Corporation David Johnson is the SVP, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management. Prior to this role he was Vice President, Production Engineering and New Model Quality, Nissan North America, Inc. where he was ensuring the…

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Sustainability, SUSTAINABILITY, VIDEO

The New Era of Aerospace Starts with Innovative Technology

 Highlighting how the aerospace industry provides significant societal benefits and is integral to modern life; however, the industry is also responsible for 2.5% of the world’s carbon’s emissions Discussing the Future of Flight, our industry’s path to net zero with respect to innovation, partnerships, policy and why it will take “everything for zero” Exploring how renewable energy sources, energy carriers like sustainable aviation fuels, hydrogen and batteries, and new airplane technologies are intersecting to usher in a new era of aerospace — Chris Raymond Chief Sustainability Officer Boeing Chris Raymond is the chief sustainability officer and vice president of Global…

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The Future of Biomanufacturing: Leveraging Flexible Networks, Quality Culture and Cutting Edge Innovation
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The Future of Biomanufacturing: Leveraging Flexible Networks, Quality Culture and Cutting Edge Innovation

 How biomanufacturing can address the dichotomy of small volume precision medicines and high volume blockbuster drugs Building flexible global manufacturing networks to meet our industry’s evolving needs Leveraging cutting edge innovation to maximize process intensification and augment flexibility Creating high performance teams and building and maintaining a culture of quality, reliability and innovation as key differentiator and foundation for continued success Please note: Q&A appears in this separate video: — Jens Vogel President & CEO, BI Fremont Inc. Boehringer Ingelheim Biopharmaceuticals GmbH Dr. Jens Vogel is President and CEO of Boehringer Ingelheim Fremont Inc., the US arm of Boehringer…

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SUPPLY CHAIN — NA, VIDEO

Delivering Innovation That Matters to You

Transforming the supply chain as part of our strategy of health technology leadership Developing our people’s talents and building the key capabilities While keeping sustainability front and center — Sophie Bechu EVP Chief of Operations Royal Philips Executive Vice President Sophie Bechu is Chief of Operations and responsible for driving operational excellence in everything from the way the company receives a customer order, to producing the goods or services, to delivery, invoicing, collecting payments and offering a global, consistent service experience to customers. It is her mission to make sure Philips delivers as promised; thinking from a customer perspective and…

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Next Generation Supply Chain Innovation
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Next Generation Supply Chain Innovation

How will Supply Chain evolve, and how will this impact the way we do Retail? Harnessing digital technology What actions can be done to stay ahead of the game? Leveraging the Cloud Sharing the lessons learned so far and discussing next steps — David Warrick General Manager, Global Supply Chain Microsoft As GM of Global Supply Chain for Microsoft, Dave manages the order to cash cycle, Channel Operations Planning and Distribution & Logistics for all Microsoft physical products worldwide including Xbox, Surface, Accessories and Surface Hub. He also manages all aspects of Channel Management, Software Manufacturing, and numerous other functions…

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