In this episode of the AI to Impact podcast, Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) expert and industry veteran, Mukesh Saharan, discusses the aftereffects of COVID-19 on the industry. He explains the major challenges faced by the suppliers and retailers and the need for digital transformation. The rise in e-commerce, omnichannel integration of supply chains, and the growing role of AI and analytics underscore the importance of integrated business planning, which can be a game-changer for the CPG industry.

In this episode of the AI to Impact Podcast, Anand Ganesh and Vignesh CV delve into the various facets of digital transformation in the aftermath of COVID-19. They discuss the impact of the pandemic on enterprises and how managerial decisions have to undergo intense scrutiny. They also touch upon the fundamental behavioral changes and the irony that we witnessed a demand, resource, and supply uncertainty at the same time. They also talk about managing the situation in parallel windows, a short term window to get an enterprise's operational systems up and running as effectively as possible, and a medium-term outlook to mitigate the supply chain shocks and risks. Despite tough times, this situation presents fascinating learning outcomes. Tune in, and don't forget to subscribe! 

In episode 9 of the AI to Impact Podcast, Suvodip Chatterjee – Director of Consumer Tech & Durables, BRIDGEi2i talks at large about how COVID-19 has brought unprecedented changes to the consumer durables industry. He explains the global supply chain disruption and the altered buying behavior of people, which set the groundwork for an increase in digital engagements between consumers and brands. While expounding that this crisis is an opportunity waiting to be leveraged, Suvodip talks about how AI and contextual analytics solutions can help the supply side with simulation-based demand and inventory planning methods to ride through the downturn. Tune in to the podcast to know the extent of changes in the consumer tech and durables industry. Don't forget to subscribe! 

In this episode of AI to Impact,  Jitendra Jethanandani, Head of Enterprise Business practice at BRIDGEi2i, discusses how the current COVID-19 pandemics spread waves of uncertainty across businesses and their customer base requiring a renewed focus required on customer engagement. 
It's important for B2B enterprises to stay engaged with their customer as they go through the scenario planning exercise. They will need to drive an integrated effort to prioritize and stay relevant across the customer life cycle. Capturing data about the customer and making these insights available for the customer-facing business functions will become invaluable in the B2B enterprise's integrated customer engagement drive.

In this episode of AI to Impact Podcast, Ashwini Agrawal delves into the implications of COVID-19 on financial services industry. With reduced disposable incomes, customer defaults are at an all-time high, and several banks are reeling under productivity and efficiency challenges. Additionally, institutions are finding it difficult to forecast trends as past data isn't relevant anymore. Despite these pressing concerns, COVID-19 has accelerated digital transformation and services need to be fluent in omnichannel cross integration to provide consumers with a seamless digital experience while maintaining a competitive advantage. Tune in to know how AI can help financial services adapt to the post COVID-19 world. Don’t forget to subscribe!

In this episode of AI to Impact podcast, Arun Krishnamoorthy, VP, Supply Chain Practice at BRIDGEi2i, discusses how the pandemic has affected the Supply Chain ecosystems throwing their sourcing network, lead times and data pipelines off balance. In the post-COVID era, they can be empowered with a high standard of data and analytics sophistication to cope and thrive. By allowing that, they could have a steady demand forecast based on sensing algorithms and react faster to such events.

In this episode of AI to Impact, Muthu Kumar, Senior VP and Region Head, APAC at BRIDGEi2i, discusses how the pandemic has affected various sectors in Australia. This island nation is heavily reliant on China for exports of its minerals, natural gas, and coal, and hence its exports suffer. Tourism and Hospitality are also largely affected, but in FS, insurance, and CPG, the impact is moderate. But because of COVID-19, digital transformation is helping B2B models trying to replicate successful B2C models. And since they involve making better decisions using data-driven insights, AI & Analytics led applications are leading the way forward.

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In this episode, Monideepa Bhattacharya discusses the impact of COVID-19 on the business landscape in Europe. She feels while the short-term focus will be on crisis-management and survival, businesses will increasingly turn to intelligent automation across sectors once they start recovering. This can only accelerate digital transformation journeys businesses have already charted out.

In this episode, Anirban Chaudhury talks about how insurers the world over are grappling with new and unprecedented challenges to balance high financial losses, increasing new premiums, and rising claims. Anirban believes that insurers can make the best of the situation by adopting digital practices with AI-tools to stay resilient in the face of uncertainty.

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In this episode, best-selling author and expert on Infonomics, Doug Laney delves into how enterprises can navigate their way out of the crisis by leveraging data. Despite the downturn in the market, Doug explains that enterprises should focus on data and analytics investments. He emphasizes that companies should shift from a trend-based outlook on analysis to a driver-based one. Now, enterprises need to re-examine their products and service portfolios and identify potential new revenue streams based on their data.

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