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Transform Talks: The Supply Chain Transformation Podcast
Just over 20 years ago I arrived in the UK with less than £1,000 to my name. I knew that the only way to succeed was to never settle for “good enough.” Through a mixture of hard work, humility and quite frankly dogged determination I managed to transform my life. Fast forward to the present day and I’m now the Co-Founder and CEO of The Future Insights Network, a fast-growing network of over 130,000 manufacturing, supply chain, and digital transformation leaders. Yes, my life is intense, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. On this podcast I will be sitting down with globally renowned thought leaders from the world of supply chain, manufacturing and business to bring you refreshingly down-to-earth conversations with the people responsible for transforming our everyday lives. If I have learnt anything from my 25 years working in senior leadership positions is that whilst change is almost inevitable, true transformation is very much a conscious choice. My question for you therefore is, are you ready to be transformed? I’m Maria Villablanca and this is Transform Talks.
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Episodes
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Massimo Magliocco, IBP Planning Director of STMicroelectronics, joins us to talk about the need for scenario planning in order to manage effectively in times of crisis. We speak about how planning in a VUCA world is essential and can make the difference between a company’s success or failure in the face of a coming storm.
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
In this session, we speak with Zsofia Agnes Nagy, Supply Chain Project Director - International Operations at Novo Nordisk about the state of the industry. Zsofia gives us her views on the changing perception of the Supply Chain function and the challenges of managing through crises. We discuss the challenges ahead and how Supply Chain leaders can effectively prepare for change.
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Renaud Besnard, Group Chief Manufacturing Officer, at Photobox, walks us through the process of transformation in a fairly conservative industry. We discuss the key elements for successful transformation by embracing new technologies and preparing your team for change. Renaud gives us a case study on overcoming challenges whilst ensuring that consumer demands are kept.
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Andreas Wieland, Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management at Copenhagen Business School, speaks with us about preparing your Supply Chain to handle risk, which is particularly relevant in today’s environment. We also discuss how the Supply Chain function has evolved in the last few decades and what characteristics the Supply Chain leader of tomorrow will have. At the same time, we discover the opportunities that can be created in a crisis and the new emerging business models companies will need to adapt to face an uncertain future.
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
We speak with Keith Bestwick, Partner at R&G Global Consultants, in order to understand how data-driven leadership can help deliver significant business performance improvements for a business undergoing a Digital Transformation journey. Keith provides powerful advice to senior leaders about navigating the digital landscape.
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Dr. Stylianos Kampakis, Data scientist, AI, and ML expert breaks down the benefits of implementing a blockchain solution to further advance Supply Chain competitive advantage. We discuss real, applicable methods and processes for applying blockchain effectively and try to cut through the hype to work out the truth behind this emerging technology.
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Dan Key, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Dentsply Sirona, offers our viewers key insight into why Digital Transformation projects fail and what you can do to ensure success. Dan gives us live examples of what works and what doesn’t and how to prepare your organisation to embrace change and transformation.
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Angelo Dalporto, Deputy Vice-President Supply Chain (UK, BeNeLux, AS EMEA), Dormakaba UK & Ireland gives us real, actionable steps to secure success in the implementation and realisation of Digital Transformation projects. There are key reasons why Digital Transformation projects fail and we speak with Angelo on how to avoid these failures.
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Tom Davenport, President's Distinguished Professor in Information Technology and Management at Babson College, speaks to us about companies and their leaders using artificial intelligence for practical applications, rather than the over-ambitious 'moonshots' seen in its early days. Tom's new book, The AI Advantage, provides us with further details.
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Futurist and Technologist Larry Boyer looks at the impact of the 4th Industrial Revolution, where the convergence of Automation, Robotics, and Artificial Intelligence looks to set to transform the future of work.
About Maria
Maria Villablanca is the creator of the supply chain and business transformation podcast Transform Talks, the author of the Transform Thoughts LinkedIn newsletter series, an official Gartner Peer Ambassador, a Brinc mentor for the Oxagon x McLaren Accelerator, and the Co-founder and CEO of The Future Insights Network, a fast-growing network of over 130,000 manufacturing and supply chain leaders.
Maria has interviewed hundreds of senior business and thought leaders from the world's most admired organizations to cut through the hype and noise around supply chain and business transformation.
Her contributions to the supply chain industry as a creator and to the world of business as an entrepreneur and woman in business have won her several awards, including Top 100 Influential Women in Supply Chain, Top 10 Most Empowering Business Women Leading Through The Change, The Most Acclaimed Leaders in Supply Chain and Elite League of Women in Supply Chain, Top 10 Most Recognized Women Entrepreneurs to Follow in 2022, and Top 100 Women in Supply Chain.