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Keeping Efficiency and Environmental Sustainability at the Heart of Supply Chain Operations
VIDEO, SUPPLY CHAIN, SUPPLY CHAIN — EUROPE

Keeping Efficiency and Environmental Sustainability at the Heart of Supply Chain Operations

Integrating sustainability into everyday operations, reducing water and energy use Building partnerships with customers to boost operational efficiency, safety, product quality, and sustainability Collaborating with suppliers and customers to amplify our joint environmental impact Addressing pressing challenges like supply chain transparency, resource scarcity, climate change disruptions, waste management, and regulatory compliance — Lelwyn Dsouza SVP Supply Chain Europe Ecolab Lelwyn Dsouza has been at Ecolab for 8 years. They are responsible for the roles of Senior Vice President Supply Chain Europe leading the end to end SC for Western Europe, Central Eastern Europe and Russia. This includes ownership of end…

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Using Impactful Technology to Drive Change Processes and Increase Team Engagement
TECHNOLOGY, VIDEO

Using Impactful Technology to Drive Change Processes and Increase Team Engagement

Looking back at the journey of making a digital transformation the foundation of our business strategy Focusing on a successful transformation by paying attention to three fundamental aspects: People, processes and technology Utilizing data to focus on our consumer-centric strategy and enable us to be more agile and responsive to market trends and needs Gaining a complete view of sustainability efforts by integrating data from multiple sources across operations and supply chain — Juan José Pajon Business Technology Global SVP Grupo Bimbo Juan Jose Pajon is the Business Technology Global Senior at Grupo Bimbo, where he has been recognized as…

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Four Tough Questions About Your Software You are Afraid to Ask
TECHNOLOGY, VIDEO

Four Tough Questions About Your Software You are Afraid to Ask

Organizations now have 100x more software than just ten years ago. CIOs and CTOs feel overwhelmed by the growing complexity of custom software. How do they govern the chaos? Some organizations are taking a smarter approach to portfolio governance and operating an application ‘control tower’. Automatically. In this workshop, learn how they use the control tower to answer questions about: cost reduction, modernization, open source risk control, and greener software. — Greg Rivera VP of Product CAST Highlight As Vice President of Product for CAST Highlight, Greg leads strategy for CAST’s SaaS product helping clients and partners govern application portfolios,…

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Harnessing the Power of Digitalization
MANUFACTURING, MANUFACTURING, VIDEO

Harnessing the Power of Digitalization

Highlighting Honeywell’s digitalization efforts and the importance of collecting data and analytics Illustrating how to create a seamless Digital Operations Platform to use data more effectively and connect the operation end-to-end Exploring how a large company streamlines and standardizes manufacturing processes to improve visibility Ensuring manufacturing helps drive Honeywell’s sustainability goals and strategies — Torsten Pilz SVP and Chief Supply Chain Officer Honeywell Torsten Pilz is Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer. Torsten has broad responsibilities for the integrated supply chain, including procurement and driving improvements in plant efficiency and working capital while continuing to enhance quality and…

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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

Offering an overview of some of the challenges an organization like Dow faces when it sets itself on the Path to Zero Walking through Dow’s planning and decision-making to transform how we do business, and how our successes fuel investment and support of continuous improvement Discussing the important of people as catalysts for positive change: From top down and bottom up, how are we encouraging and developing the new ideas and initiatives that are making the difference? How do new tools and technologies fit into the large conversation of our journey on the Path to Zero? Showcasing Dow’s sustainability program…

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

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

Our People are our greatest strength. How have we built a more resilient workforce? How have we used our Management Systems to drive more efficient and resilient operations? How have we built a more Sustainable Supply Chain? How have we leveraged Technology to create an integrated Supply Chain? — Elito Siqueira Global VP Anheuser Busch InBev 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,…

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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

Gain insight into how the automaker empowers its people to think creatively to make significant improvements. Learn about Toyota’s approach to transformative change through innovation. Explore how Toyota is setting aggressive goals to become a mobility company while achieving carbon neutrality. Hear why partnerships are critical for developing new technologies and the workforce of the future. — Natalie Wilkinson VP, Vehicle Manufacturing Innovation Toyota 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.  A graduate of Oakland City University with…

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

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

Manufacturers around the world are facing big challenges during uncertain times. Workforce shortages, supply chain disruptions, asset downtime, production losses, a new focus on sustainability, and the race to Net Zero- the list is large and daunting. At the same time, the promises of Industry 4.0 and Digital Transformation have not reached the bottom line, leading to what some analysts are calling the “Transformation Chasm,” where lots of projects get started but reaching scale and value seems out of reach. What if that chasm could be bridged? What if, instead of being stuck in a pilot program that does not…

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Fireside Chat: Integrating Sustainability Across Your Business
Sustainability, SUSTAINABILITY, VIDEO

Fireside Chat: Integrating Sustainability Across Your Business

Walmart believes in a shared value approach to engage all levels of the company in embedding sustainability into everyday business practices. And in 2020, it elevated its efforts by making a commitment to pursue becoming a regenerative company, one that places nature and humanity at the center of its business. What does this mean in practice, and what does it mean for the company’s operations looking forward? Jane Ewing, SVP for Sustainability, leads the sustainability charge at Walmart and will share how Walmart is using its scale to spur change throughout its global value chain and speed up adoption of…

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The Journey Towards an Inclusive All-Electric Future
Sustainability, SUSTAINABILITY, VIDEO

The Journey Towards an Inclusive All-Electric Future

How do we make impactful change when climate change does not impact every community equally, and sustainable technology alone is not enough for everyone to benefit from an all-electric future? Highlighting solutions to help close equity gaps in the transition to EVs and other sustainable technologies to reduce carbon emissions by investing in GM’s Climate Equity Fund Establishing strategic partnerships to achieve ESG goals faster than ever before Illustrating how to create a framework for an equitable transition by focusing on the future of work, EV access, EV infrastructure equity, and climate equity — Kristen Siemen Chief Sustainability Officer General…

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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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Accurately Describing a Product’s Environmental Footprint and Enabling Informed Consumer Purchasing Decisions
Sustainability, SUSTAINABILITY, VIDEO

Accurately Describing a Product’s Environmental Footprint and Enabling Informed Consumer Purchasing Decisions

Exploring how L’Oréal has committed to a sustainable business model through the engagement of their consumers In order to meet growing consumer expectations, L’Oréal is creating a fundamental shift in how they communicate product sustainability throughout their activities Challenges and opportunities with product impact labeling and how it sets company action plans to continually improve a product’s environmental profile Case Study: Using principles of environmental science and full life-cycle analyses, L’Oréal’s Product Impact Labeling system demonstrates the capacity to support consumer desires to make more informed purchasing decisions and foster a culture of greater brand transparency. — Marissa McGowan Chief…

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Reimagining a Healthier Future for All People, Their Pets and Our Planet
Sustainability, SUSTAINABILITY, VIDEO

Reimagining a Healthier Future for All People, Their Pets and Our Planet

Examining the key pillars of Colgate-Palmolive’s Sustainability & Social Impact strategy and how it has been built into the company’s strategic growth plan including how Colgate is driving social impact Taking a deeper dive into how to design more sustainable products and packaging, expanding on initiatives to help eliminate plastic waste and highlighting key partnerships and programs to help achieve scalability to help millions of people Exploring how we are preserving our environment as well as accelerating action on climate change and offering examples of how we are building a roadmap to achieve Net Zero Carbon by 2040 — Ann…

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