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What’s New in Workforce Development and Training for Manufacturers — A Conversation with Andrew Knez of Covalent Networks
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What’s New in Workforce Development and Training for Manufacturers — A Conversation with Andrew Knez of Covalent Networks

June 6, 2024

Andrew Knez has several years of work experience in various roles and industries. Andrew is currently the CEO and Co-Founder of Covalent Networks, a company that specializes in workforce operations in complex manufacturing environments. Prior to this, Andrew worked as the Chief of Staff at NatureBox from 2013 to 2016. Andrew also served as an Associate at General Catalyst Partners from 2011 to 2013. Additionally, they worked in marketing at FanSnap for a brief period in 2010 and interned at the Boston Scholar Athlete Program in the same year. Andrew began their career as an Analyst at KAYAK in 2009.

Andrew Knez attended Williams College from 2007 to 2011, where they earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A) degree in History. Andrew then pursued further education at Harvard Business School from 2016 to 2018, obtaining a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree.

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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

June 21, 2024

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

June 27, 2024

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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Helping Leaders Communicate Better with One Another — A Conversation with Lauren Schultz of Board.org
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Helping Leaders Communicate Better with One Another — A Conversation with Lauren Schultz of Board.org

July 17, 2024

As a Membership Director, Lauren helps to create opportunities for members to share insights, feel connected, and build relationships. She approaches all interactions with genuine empathy and works to create a space for comfortable, candid conversations.

Lauren has spent her career at the intersection of creativity and community. Her professional experience includes building a membership program at a new museum in San Antonio as well as directing the membership department at the oldest and largest national design association based in New York City. Through her work in nonprofit and association management, she has led member-facing teams, advocated for member needs, and strategized plans for community engagement.

Lauren attended The University of Texas at Austin where she earned undergraduate degrees in Art History and Italian. She received a graduate degree in International Arts Administration from St. John International University in Turin, Italy. She also earned a certificate in Business Perspectives for Creative Leaders from Yale School of Management.

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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

April 26, 2023

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

April 26, 2023

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

May 2, 2023

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

April 26, 2023

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

April 26, 2023

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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How a Global MedTech Leader Operates to Keep Growing Despite a Worldwide Pandemic
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How a Global MedTech Leader Operates to Keep Growing Despite a Worldwide Pandemic

April 26, 2023

In his role, Viju is responsible for global operations, including manufacturing, direct procurement, regulatory affairs, quality assurance, sustainability, integrated business planning, logistics and advanced operations such as Additive Manufacturing technology development.

In this session, Viju highlights Stryker’s strategy to maintain strong growth while impacting more than 130 million patients globally despite the global supply chain crisis.

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Rapidly Create Value: Driving Impact Across the Enterprise
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Rapidly Create Value: Driving Impact Across the Enterprise

May 11, 2023

Craig Melrose is the Executive Vice President of Digital Transformation Solutions at PTC. In this role, Craig works to build customer-facing, (operationally transformative) solutions that incorporate PTC’s industry-leading CAD, PLM, IoT, and AR technologies. His responsibilities include interacting directly with the customers to develop, scale, and roll out tailored industry 4.0 programs based on their unique operational excellence goals and needs.

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Modern Data Architecture: The 4.0 Smart Manufacturing Game Changer for Mid-Sized Manufacturers
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Modern Data Architecture: The 4.0 Smart Manufacturing Game Changer for Mid-Sized Manufacturers

May 8, 2023

As the Chief Technology Officer NA, Kausik “KD” Dasgupta brings 25+ years of experience in technical architecture, evangelism and professional services in the tech industry to FactoryEye by Magic Software. He joined the company in 2015 after serving as the Senior Director of Engineering for Cloud and Datacenter Automation at BMC Software. Previously, KD served in other engineering leadership roles at BMC and CMC.

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Process Intelligence (PQ): The Key to Building High Functioning Leaders
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Process Intelligence (PQ): The Key to Building High Functioning Leaders

May 2, 2023

Shane A. Yount is a nationally recognized thought leader, author, and President of Competitive Solutions, Inc. (CSI), an international Business Transformation consulting firm which pioneered the acclaimed organizational development system known as Process Based Leadership®. Since 1991 he has led the offices of CSI in becoming one of the nation’s most recognized Business Transformation consulting firms, personally working with such organizations as The Department of Defense, 3M, Colgate Palmolive, Bristol Meyers Squibb, and many others.

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Three Steps to Use Advanced Manufacturing Analytics to Empower Staff
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Three Steps to Use Advanced Manufacturing Analytics to Empower Staff

May 2, 2023

Willem Sundblad is the co-founder and CEO of Oden Technologies, a company empowering manufacturers to make more, waste less, and innovate faster through machine learning and applied analytics. He is a Forbes.com contributing writer and a recognized leading voice in manufacturing analytics. Chris has been at INX International for over 30 years. He is responsible for the role of VP of Offset Division.

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