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Tell us the challenges you’re facing, and we’ll schedule meetings with the right solution providers to solve them. You leave with a plan and the tools you need to move your company forwards.
Tell us the challenges you’re facing, and we’ll schedule meetings with the right solution providers to solve them. You leave with a plan and the tools you need to move your company forwards.
Since we can’t treat you to a lavish hotel and delicious dining digitally, we’ve designed a brilliant rewards system worthy of your time. Take all 6 solution provider meetings and earn your choice of amazing SWAG, including Apple products and charitable donations.
Converging IT and OT requires careful consideration to make organizations secure. Not every idea is a good idea; organizations should approach new solutions based on segregation and security with well-defined architectures. This requires obtaining the knowledge and skills required to deploy and support appropriately; this includes designing a Proof of Concept with Prototype, Pilot and Production in mind that solves challenges across multiple value streams. Robust strategies and Change Management are key considerations to deploy technologies.
When we consider that data is projected to grow exponentially over the next few years, how we make decisions while creating knowledge and value at the rate of that data growth will be the next hurdle for business survival. Developing new dashboards may feel like transformation, but dashboards still require someone to interpret and then act on the data being analyzed… and that is done at the speed of biology. As soon as tomorrow, the strategic advantage will include the ability to make objective decisions based on the shared knowledge and collective intelligence of the entire enterprise – at speeds and accuracies that are orders of magnitudes higher than anything previously possible. It’s not just biology vs. digital, it’s your digital intelligence vs. your competitor’s digital intelligence.
Join us for an Executive Interview with, Marina Chin, the Director of Global Supplier Quality and Sustainability at Volvo Buses. In this interview, Marina will provide insights on how she has been able to implement sustainability within the supply chain and manufacturing industry. We will also dive into the advantages, challenges, and steps to make progress in creating a more sustainable future for supply chain and manufacturing.
The transformation of the automotive industry from fossil fuels to sustainable energy is epically challenging todays corporate leaders. Pioneering new technology, converging disparate industries, and transfiguring an inclusionary workforce is possible if leaders amalgamate domain mastery, innovation autonomy, and market agility! This discussion describes GM’s journey through the EV for EVerybody transformation highlighting the successes as well as the hazards.
This plug-and-play “servitization” model allows manufacturers with strong digital stacks and incredible flexibility to change their factory floor footprints quickly and easily, which allows manufacturers to move it anywhere in the world with the same agility. This new approach is enabling companies to get out of expensive fixed-cost manufacturing. Companies may do this by leasing and/or recycling equipment, paying equipment and solutions partners based on production goal attainment.
As productivity demands increase for facilities running continuous production 24/7/365, the need for monitoring energized electrical distribution equipment is clear. This presentation offers simple, offline, and budget-friendly methods for monitoring your electrical equipment while energized, obtaining live data to determine the condition of your equipment and detect signs of trouble well before the actual failure occurs. These methods can be implemented quickly to help increase runtime as well as mitigate the risk of downtime should an issue develop.
Join us for an Executive Interview with Spencer Miniely, the VP of Operations at Yenkin-Majestic. Having the right leadership is more important than ever. In this interview, Spencer will be covering his strategy to ensure the best leadership by incorporating a balancing act. You won’t want to miss this!
The shipping crisis, lockdowns in China, the situation in Ukraine, trade wars, & more. How do you navigate all of these issues to deliver the right product to your customers at the right price and at the right time? Learn about the issues and how one industry has dealt with them.
Please join us for an insightful and attentive panel discussion on female-forward financial leadership while discovering their methods for growth and success. Our industry leaders will discuss themes surrounding the finance industry, methods of navigating various cultural norms, as well as improving the financial landscape as we know it now.
As leaders across industries and sectors grapple with the speed at which organizations are evolving to meet the demands of their stakeholders, one thing remains certain: employees must continue to be at the core of every decision leaders make and, whenever possible, involved in the process. Empowering your people and fostering a strong culture is critical to driving digital transformation in ways that will increase organizational effectiveness, enhance outputs, and develop organizational resilience. In this presentation, Brantlee Underhill, Managing Director, North America, Project Management Institute (PMI), will explore the importance of organizational agility, cultural transformation, and empowering people to drive change in navigating 2022 and beyond.
The pandemic forced businesses to quickly accelerate their digital transformation plans, resulting in a more focused conversation on the importance of technology adoption across organizations. A key learning is that change isn’t going to slow down, and the most resilient organizations are forward-looking rather than reactive. How can leaders use the lessons learned over the past two years to “future-proof” their organizations for the next monumental disruption? In this presentation, Mike DePrisco, Interim President & CEO, Project Management Institute (PMI), will explore the impact of accelerated digitization, the subsequent disruption to organizations and people, how companies are adapting amidst the competitive landscape, and next steps for organizational leadership.
Join us for an Executive Interview with Andres Bejarano where he will be discussing the business drivers for implementing IoT and what the next steps for Colgate looks like. You won’t want to miss it!
LEGO (Business Services) is building a Culture of Operational Excellence in a very LEGO way including storytelling to build understanding and connection – Swamp to Summit, change management does exist and why it is difficult and the BSO Journey so-far and what comes next…
Join us for an Executive Interview with Benjamin Davis, EVP, IT for Cambria. In this interview, Benjamin will be discussing the Cambria’s transformation into digital manufacturing. He will cover the type of business partnerships that Cambria engaged in to advance the transformation, the performance indicators to measure the success and the overall business results of the transformation.
An engaging overview of how to improve the speed of getting new products to market from a packaging perspective. A review of how new products and packaging should be designed for ease of manufacturing, sustainability, functionality and distribution especially addressing the growth of e-commerce. Collaboration and design to meet both product and marketing goals as well as ensuring design addresses manufacturing and fulfilment as well as consumer and user requirements.
We attract the best in the business. By learning about your projects up front, we match you for 1-on-1 meetings with those best-suited to tackle the challenge.
IMPACT Virtual Summit is unique in its ability to connect you to qualified solution providers. They’re more than willing to underwrite the cost of your attendance in exchange for access to such an exclusive audience.
Your virtual pass includes:
Based on the details of your registration, we carefully select at least 6 best-fit solution providers for you to meet with. Each meeting is 30 minutes long and focused on solving a specific priority you have listed. Once completed, you’re eligible to receive a swag package. All meetings will take place on Zoom and all logistics are handled for you!
We are looking for executives with genuine needs for new solutions and buying influence or authority. Invitations are extended to C-level executives, SVPs, VPs, Directors and Managers within all Manufacturing functions.
Yes, but only for your one-on-one meetings which are scheduled for a date and time you prefer. The summit sessions do not expire and will all be available on-demand to watch at your leisure—anytime, any place.
There are many reasons to attend! For starters, IMPACT Virtual Summit is the only online event customized to help you with your current challenges. You’ll learn from industry veterans and connect to the solutions you need. Your time is valuable, and sticking to your budget is more important than ever. IMPACT is designed to help you maximize your time and money for the best possible results.
The most important thing you can do is take the time to complete your registration. Your registration is the basis for all of our methods of personalizing your experience. The more accurate and complete your registration is, the easier it is for us to select opportune sessions and schedule private meetings for you.
We are closely monitoring and following CDC event guidelines and strategies to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and maintain healthy event operations. This includes proper cleaning and disinfecting of surfaces throughout the event venue.
Yes, we offer a variety of networking sessions to interact with speakers and event attendees during the Summit. Following each presentation the speakers often share their contact information so you can continue to foster the relationship.
We encourage you to follow our event Facebook page for speaker updates and great event content leading up to your Summit.
Upon completion of your registration, you will be paired with a personal concierge that will reach out directly to help with any questions and provide assistance that includes scheduling your one-on-one meetings and more.