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How AI Reshapes Leadership Development and the Workplace
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How AI Reshapes Leadership Development and the Workplace

January 21, 2025

Abilitie
Since 2015, Abilitie has been at the forefront of business education and leadership development, crafting lively programs that blend human connection and technology to deliver transformational experiences for organizations, teams, and individuals. Our dynamic offerings, including the flagship 12-Week MBA program, focus on core business skills such as financial acumen, leadership, strategy, and decision-making.

Abilitie’s curriculum helps leaders develop the timeless and universal capabilities required to manage numbers and lead people. We provide more than frameworks and tools. Our expert faculty guides leaders through collaborative and competitive simulations and case studies. We’ve had the privilege of working with thousands of leaders at hundreds of companies across dozens of industries. In our experience, the true challenge of leadership lies in leveraging relationships to drive results and driving results to build relationships at one and the same time.

Trusted by over 100 Fortune 500 clients, including Dell, GE, Coca-Cola, and Southwest Airlines, we invite organizations to discover how Abilitie can enhance employees’ abilities to navigate real-world management and strategy scenarios. Our commitment to leadership excellence has earned us recognition as a leading solutions provider; in 2024 Abilitie was named to Training Industry’s Top 20 Leadership Training Companies list and ranked #842 on the Inc. 5000.

Propel your leaders to their potential today with Abilitie.

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Welcome Day Panel: The Five Biggest Things Facing Our Shared Biomanufacturing Future
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Welcome Day Panel: The Five Biggest Things Facing Our Shared Biomanufacturing Future

December 2, 2024

Discussing the most important new technologies in biomanufacturing today, with a special emphasis on what we want to do as our industry matures
Debating how talent and workforce development in our industry is changing, and what we should do about it
Listing the current factors affecting speed of development and efficient manufacturing. How do we continue to improve in a changing business landscape with special reference to IRA and the BIOSECURE Acts?
Understanding the current Regulatory environment with an eye for how things are going to evolve into the future
How can we improve the access of biologic medicines?

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Fireside Chat: How Amazon is Creating New Opportunities for Employees and Delivering Packages Faster with Generative AI
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Fireside Chat: How Amazon is Creating New Opportunities for Employees and Delivering Packages Faster with Generative AI

November 25, 2024

Stefano Perego is Amazon’s Vice President of International Operations & Global Operations Services. In his role, he manages Amazon’s customer fulfillment and transportation networks internationally, as well as real estate, reliability processes, supply chain procurement, engineering, and security for the company’s operations globally. With over 13 years of experience at Amazon, Stefano’s journey with the company has been marked by several key milestones. He played a pivotal role in the launch of Amazon Operations in Italy, headed fulfillment for France, Italy, and Spain, led the network’s transition to robotics in the UK, and managed fulfillment and supply chain networks across Amazon’s North American and European business before taking on his current role leading all operations in Europe, the Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. Stefano has an MSc MEng from Politecnico di Milano in Italy and lives in Luxembourg with his wife and two sons.

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The Speaker Roundtable from NAFMS24 — A Conversation About Food Manufacturing Issues and Ideas
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The Speaker Roundtable from NAFMS24 — A Conversation About Food Manufacturing Issues and Ideas

November 14, 2024

At Executive Platforms’ North American Food Manufacturing Summit, two of our keynote speakers and one of our leading solution-providers sat down to record a special episode of the BluEPrint Podcast series reviewing the top-of-mind issues and ideas of food manufacturing executives today as chosen by the NAFMS24 attendees, weighted by popularity.

With topics ranging from process optimization, to digital transformation and artificial intelligence, to controlling costs, building and maintaining culture, supporting growth, workforce development, sustainability, and much more, this is a conversation that should be of interest to every food and beverage manufacturer working today. Give it a listen!

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Fostering a Culture of Food Safety Through Effective Training Methods — A Conversation with Amit Jagirdar of Bunge
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Fostering a Culture of Food Safety Through Effective Training Methods — A Conversation with Amit Jagirdar of Bunge

August 14, 2024

In the run-up to the 2024 edition of the North American Food Safety & Quality series we spoke with Amit Jagirdar, Bunge’s Director, Quality & Food Safety, about how training embeds, fosters, and reinforces Food Safety Culture not just with FSQ professionals and the hands-on operations teams but throughout the company as a whole. Listeners of this podcast may remember the excellent interview we did with Amit last year at NAFS24 on Food Safety Culture. This conversation builds and expands upon that one to offer new ideas that keep Food Safety training fresh and engaging for everyone, makes sharing success and learning from failures a regular part of working life, and keeps people focused on what matters most. Whether you work in Food Safety and Quality directly, work in the food and beverage industry more broadly, or just have an interest in how the people keeping our food safe remain passionate about their important function, give this episode a listen!

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Leading an Organization that Attracts, Develops, Supports, and Retains a Diverse and Inclusive Workforce
SUPPLY CHAIN — NA, VIDEO, SUPPLY CHAIN

Leading an Organization that Attracts, Develops, Supports, and Retains a Diverse and Inclusive Workforce

September 23, 2024

Tanja Dysli is currently the Chief Supply Chain Officer at IKEA US. She has worked in various roles with IKEA since 2003, with placements in Sweden, China, Germany, and Poland. Tanja has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services from the University of Applied Sciences in Olten, Switzerland.

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Becky Crane of General Mills — A Bright Future for Supply Chain and Manufacturing Careers
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Becky Crane of General Mills — A Bright Future for Supply Chain and Manufacturing Careers

October 17, 2024

At the 2024 edition of the North American Supply Chain Executive Summit series we sat down with Becky Crane, General Mills’ Vice President of Manufacturing & Engineering, to talk about how industry leaders are working to make careers in their manufacturing and supply chain organizations attractive to the next generation, especially in light of how people are thinking differently about their worklife-balance, goals, and expectations. Being an employer of choice is important, but how does a large manufacturing organization like General Mills find the right balance between being a great place to work and making sure the work gets done? In this interview, Becky talks about General Mills’ experience to date and the lessons learned she wants to share with other manufacturers and supply chain professionals to make sure they are making opportunities for their people to learn, grow, and make choices that benefit both themselves and their employers. For all this and more, give this episode a listen!

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People-Centric Manufacturing Transformation
MANUFACTURING, VIDEO, MANUFACTURING

People-Centric Manufacturing Transformation

April 22, 2024

Becky Crane has 20 years’ experience at General Mills working across the company’s end-to-end supply chain, in multiple U.S. and international locations. Highlights include plant manager at one of our largest facilities (Hannibal, Mo.), as well as standing up a global procurement organization in Switzerland as an expat. She’s known for leveraging her breadth of experience to build bold strategies and highly effective cross-functional teams to solve problems and create long-term advantage for our businesses. Crane leads manufacturing, engineering and global safety teams with accountability for over 9,000 employees (approximately 30% of the company’s employee base). This includes responsibility over $1B in capital across the enterprise, standardizing processes and establishing strong business partnerships to enable advantaged agility and accelerate innovation.

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Use AI to Give Junior Operators The Performance of Experienced Staff
MANUFACTURING, VIDEO, MANUFACTURING

Use AI to Give Junior Operators The Performance of Experienced Staff

April 22, 2024

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.

Chris Rodgers is the Director of TPM for INX International Ink Co. INX with parent company, SAKATA INX Corp., is the third largest ink manufacturer in the world. From the beginning of his career with INX in 1994 to 2005, Chris worked in research and technical services. In 2005, Chris was asked to take on a newly created role in TPM. Since taking on this role, Chris has assisted with or led projects across INX operations to reduce costs and improve efficiency.

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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

May 21, 2024

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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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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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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From Convenience to Catastrophe: What Monocultures and Group Think Teach us About Diversity
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From Convenience to Catastrophe: What Monocultures and Group Think Teach us About Diversity

December 11, 2023

Sara Bowen is vice president of Global Equity, Diversity & Inclusion and Employee Listening & Organizational Research at The Boeing Company.

Sara is responsible for developing and executing the company’s global strategy on equity, diversity and inclusion, ensuring Boeing fulfills its promise of equal opportunity, and strengthening a culture of belonging. She also leads the Employee Listening and Organizational Research team, which harnesses the power of employee voice to drive business excellence.

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Fireside Chat: The Evolving Role of a CHRO
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Fireside Chat: The Evolving Role of a CHRO

December 11, 2023

Christopher Shryock serves as Sam’s Club’s Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer. In this role, he oversees all aspects of human resources for Sam’s Club and is responsible for attracting, developing, rewarding, and retaining talent as well as building a diverse and inclusive organization.

Prior to Sam’s Club, Christopher spent nearly 14 years at PepsiCo in a variety of global HR leadership roles in Plano, Texas; Geneva, Switzerland; Moscow, Russia; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; and New York. Most recently, he was senior vice president of human resources for the PepsiCo Foods North America sector’s Commercial organization where he led the HR agenda across the sales, marketing, and strategy and transformation organizations.

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‘Train Them Up’: Workforce Development through Innovative, STEAM-Focused Programs
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‘Train Them Up’: Workforce Development through Innovative, STEAM-Focused Programs

December 18, 2023

Caroline Jecko-Parkes joined Airbus Americas in July 2022 as the VP for the Human Resources and Workplace function including HR, Facilities and Environment Health & Safety. She is responsible for the design and execution of the strategy, plans and policies to optimize organizational effectiveness and performance, leveraging a multi-tiered, geographically diverse team of HR Business Partners & COE Experts.

Prior to joining Airbus, Caroline has held leadership positions across the financial services, healthcare, BPO and aerospace industries. Her areas of expertise include HR transformation, strategic planning, shared services and outsourcing, business process improvement, M&A and customer relationship management. Her background in Customer Service management and Sales and Account management is at the source of her drive for service excellence and her philosophy of continuous process improvement. She is bilingual (English / French) and has extensive experience working around the globe.

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Fireside Chat: Navigating HR Challenges and Innovations Through JCPenney’s Employee-Centric Approach
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Fireside Chat: Navigating HR Challenges and Innovations Through JCPenney’s Employee-Centric Approach

December 19, 2023

Andre Joyner is the senior vice president, chief human resources officer at JCPenney. Andre is responsible for the development and execution of strategic human capital decisions and leads the Company’s human resources functions.

Andre brings more than 20 years of innovative human resources and management experience in retail, health care, and consumer packaged goods industries. Most recently, Andre served as the senior vice president, head of human resources at Victoria’s Secret where he led the brand through its most significant organizational transformation. Earlier in his career, he held HR leadership roles at Merck & Co. and Pepsi-Cola Bottling Group.

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