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Standard Work and Order Exceptions​
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Standard Work and Order Exceptions​

John Dougherty has been working with companies in the Industrial Manufacturing, High Tech, Aero Space and Defense, Retail, Wholesale Distribution, and Consumer Packaged Goods industries for the past 24 years with both Symix Software, Oracle, and NetSuite.  John is currently Head of Manufacturing for the Americas with ServiceNow. ​

A big part of his role is meeting with companies who are either on or just starting their digital transformation journey in manufacturing and supply chain. John has an experienced and a proven track record of helping companies become more efficient, reduce costs and improve quality. He lives in Pittsburgh PA when not traveling for ServiceNow.

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Closing the Gap: How Digital Maturity Impacts Adoption
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Closing the Gap: How Digital Maturity Impacts Adoption

Geoffrey Jackson has over 30 years of industrial experience starting as a process engineer, working up to plant manager, and on to corporate Engineering and OT management roles. He has worked in multiple industries including aerospace and building materials and has extensive knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma tools as well as how these work in the Industry 4.0 space. Most recently, he led the digital transformation effort from concept to operationalization for a large, multi-facility company.

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Overcome Uncertain Times: Digitally Enabled Transformation to Drive Business and Workforce Success
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Overcome Uncertain Times: Digitally Enabled Transformation to Drive Business and Workforce Success

James Newman is the Head of Product and Portfolio Marketing at Augury. He has 20+ years of experience across engineering, manufacturing, and technology adoption, James brings a customer-focused outlook to understanding how technology impacts organizational outcomes.

Srinivasan Prabhushankar also known as Shankar is the CTO of Mechanical Recycling of PET for Indorama Ventures, a Thailand based Global Chemical Company. Shankar has 40 years of industry experience which includes various functional areas viz. Manufacturing, R&D, Technical Services, Project Management etc.

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Enabling Smart Operations for Manufacturing
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Enabling Smart Operations for Manufacturing

Mr. Creel is a leader within the Accenture Oracle Supply Chain Practice. He is a recognized subject matter expert for supply chain management business process and system design and frequently presents at industry and analyst events on subjects such as cloud supply chain systems. Mr.Creel was a co-founder and President of Inspirage, a leading supply chain consultancy that was acquired by Accenture. Prior to founding Inspirage, Kevin previously worked in supply chain product design for Oracle and has 20 years of manufacturing systems experience in high tech and semiconductor industries.

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Digitization Today — A Conversation with Jon Sobel of Sight Machine
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Digitization Today — A Conversation with Jon Sobel of Sight Machine

At the 2024 edition of the North American Manufacturing Excellence Summit series we sat down with Jon Sobel, the CEO and cofounder of Sight Machine, to talk what digital transformation really means to manufacturers today. For years we have been having conversations about the power of data, what it can mean to get it from the plant floor in real time, how to analyze and understand it, and the impact those insights can have throughout a manufacturing organization. Very little of this is a new idea anymore, but so much work still needs to be done to realize the full potential of Industry 4.0. Where are we today? What are we good at, and what are we still struggling to accomplish? What comes next, and what are we doing to actually get there? In this conversation we talk about Digitization in the here and now with real insights into what manufacturers are doing, what they are trying, the questions they should be asking, and the things they are learning about to move their projects and their companies forward. Give it a listen!

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Geopolitical Issues Facing Manufacturers Today — A Conversation with René Buck of BCI Global
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Geopolitical Issues Facing Manufacturers Today — A Conversation with René Buck of BCI Global

At the 2024 edition of the North American Manufacturing Excellence Summit series we sat down with René Buck, the CEO of BCI Global, to talk about geopolitical issues facing manufacturers today. While supply chain disruption and global footprint optimization are hot topics that every company is looking to address, this discussion goes further to expand on major issues and trends that are shaping the way businesses are operating around the globe, and what different governments are doing to guide the conversation and incentivize manufacturers to prepare for a future that is going to be shaped as much by politics as by economic considerations. In this wide-ranging and far-sighted conversation, we explore the past, present, and likely future of business strategy with insights and in-depth knowledge from the leader of one of the world’s top boutique consulting firms on these issues. Give this episode a listen!

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Putting the Power of AI in the Hands of Frontline Workers — A Conversation with Willem Sundblad of Oden Technologies
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Putting the Power of AI in the Hands of Frontline Workers — A Conversation with Willem Sundblad of Oden Technologies

Willem Sundblad is the co-founder and CEO of Oden Technologies, a company empowering operators by providing real-time, AI-driven prescriptive process setting recommendations and predictive quality directly to the front line. In his spare time, he is a contributing writer to Forbes.com and takes every chance he gets to enjoy the Green Mountains of Vermont.

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Bart Talloen — An Exciting New Chapter with World Economic Forum
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Bart Talloen — An Exciting New Chapter with World Economic Forum

Bart Talloen is a senior executive supply chain leader with thirty five years of global experience in Asia, Europe, and North America. His expertise and achievements in supply chain strategy and leadership, continuous improvement, and technology innovation are broadly recognized. He is the recipient of multiple awards, including most recently the “2023 Manufacturing Leader of the Year Award” from the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) & Manufacturing Leadership Council (MLC) for his transformational leadership throughout his career.

During his career in pharmaceuticals Rx, OTC, consumer goods, and medical devices, Bart managed large E2E manufacturing and supply chain networks (including procurement, planning, manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution); acquired and divested businesses and manufacturing operations; lead strategy and technology innovation teams; and oversaw large scale business transformation programs. He also successfully executed an FDA Consent Decree and re-certified multiple sites.

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Staying Ahead of the Manufacturing Technology Curve — A Conversation with Shan Muthuvelu of UCBOS
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Staying Ahead of the Manufacturing Technology Curve — A Conversation with Shan Muthuvelu of UCBOS

At the 2024 edition of the North American Manufacturing Excellence Summit series we sat down with Shan Muthuvelu, the CEO of UCBOS, to talk about technology trends manufacturers need to be aware of, and how to on top of developments as exciting new tools come onto the market. The biggest question that we keep finding new answers for is, “What are we going to do with all the data?” LLMs and Generative AI are opening up exciting new capabilities there, but it is important to remember all of this needs to work for and with the people doing the job day-to-day and over the long term. What do they want and need? What is going to make the biggest impact on their productivity and job satisfaction? What does the user experience need to look like for people to engage with the systems and capabilities being offered to them? How can companies tailor these broad possibilities to solve problems and open up new opportunities based on their own very specific scenarios? For all this and more, give this episode a listen!

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Revolutionizing the Supply Chain: Accelerating the Manufacturing Process Through Development and Innovation
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Revolutionizing the Supply Chain: Accelerating the Manufacturing Process Through Development and Innovation

Martina Ryall has more than 25 years of progressive experience in Pfizer, and currently leads Strategy and Operational Excellence within Pfizer Global Supply. She is responsible for the Strategic design and optimization of the Manufacturing site network to deliver products that bring breakthrough to patients’ lives, including Business Development and Product Sourcing and Operational Excellence and the Pfizer Integrated Manufacturing Excellence ecosystem.

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Fireside Chat: Dow’s ESG Program and our Path to Zero
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Fireside Chat: Dow’s ESG Program and our Path to Zero

John Sampson is Senior Vice President, Operations, Manufacturing & Engineering for Dow. In this role, Sampson presides over the Operations Leadership Team (OLT) and is accountable for the global Operations organization consisting of more than 22,000 employees worldwide. He is a member of Dow’s Leadership Team (LT), responsible for executing the Company’s strategy in addition to the Operations Team (OT), accountable for the Company’s productivity and performance.

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Improving Supply Chain and Operational Resilience- What We’ve Learned and What Can be Applied
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Improving Supply Chain and Operational Resilience- What We’ve Learned and What Can be Applied

Elito Siqueira is the Global Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Logistics.  Over his career, he has 25 years of experience with roles across manufacturing, logistics, procurement, and sales.  In that time, Elito has led important business transformations including M&A integrations, Digital Transformations, and Operating Model / Process Excellence definition.  In all roles, he has been able to deliver strong service level, rigorous cost management, while building engaged teams and organizations.

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Factories of the Future Now
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Factories of the Future Now

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 highest level of quality possible at the maximum output in all of Nissan’s U.S. and Mexican manufacturing operations.

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Delivering the Ramp-Up: Developing an Aerospace Ecosystem in Mobile, Alabama
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Delivering the Ramp-Up: Developing an Aerospace Ecosystem in Mobile, Alabama

Daryl Taylor was promoted to Senior Vice President of Airbus Commercial Aircraft Operations in the U.S. in late 2022. In this role, he is responsible for the integration of Airbus’ operations organizations across the region.

In this session, Daryl explores the story of the start of Airbus’ U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Alabama and expanding their capacity and capability to meet the market demand for A320 and A220 Family aircraft in North America.

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Fireside Chat: Driving Transformation at Toyota with a Focus on People, Process and Partnerships
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Fireside Chat: Driving Transformation at Toyota with a Focus on People, Process and Partnerships

Natalie Wilkinson is the Vice President Manufacturing Production Innovation Center (MPIC) and dual capped as General Manager of Strategic Business Management and Production Support Center for Toyota North America. 

Watch her session to gain insight into how the automaker empowers its people to think creatively to make significant improvements.

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