Actylis Chief Strategy Officer, Lauren Seufert, joins Ali to discuss the human side of guiding an organization through a digital transformation, including creating a culture of innovation, importance of leadership, change champions and change agents, and listening to what people are communicating up.

She joins Knowde to talk about the human side of strategic transformations such as digitization projects:

• Creating a culture of innovation throughout the organization to support change

• The importance of communication in both directions, especially listening to what teams are telling management

• Identifying change champions and change agents to support internal communication

• The importance of a change-averse industry embracing digital change

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Amy Callahan leads the Natural Resources and Chemicals practice at Accenture in the Americas. She joins Knowde CEO Ali Amin-Javaheri to discuss the cyclical chemicals market, what data and AI can do to address business costs and revenue, investing in technology as a transformation lever, and more.

She joins Knowde to talk about the chemicals industry and the connection point between technology, data and operations:

• The importance of investing in data platforms to find true growth opportunities

• Automation and AI in manufacturing and maintenance

• The criticality of data to best utilize technology

• Companies and CEOs taking the lead on digital for the long term

• Executives talking about digital transformation to shareholders

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Sean Tilley, Co-CEO and CCO of Tilley Distribution, has experience transforming his company for the digital age. He joins Knowde CEO Ali Amin-Javaheri to talk about changes in the distribution space, revamping Tilley’s customer experience and guidance for companies going through a digital transformation. 

He joins Knowde to discuss digital data in the chemicals and ingredients industry, including:

• Distribution today versus five years ago

• The importance of properly structured master data to provide modern customer experiences

• Integrating digitally with both customers and producers for better information flow

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Jason McLinn, senior partner at Bain & Company, has extensive experience consulting with chemical and ingredient companies. He joins Knowde CEO Ali Amin-Javaheri to discuss how chemical companies are modernizing their customer experiences, preparing support for sales personnel and the importance of finding specific applications for AI.

Key digital insights include:

• Evolving B2B expectations

• How you can get every sales rep to perform at the same level as your best reps

• Bringing structure to currently chaotic product information

• Enabling the customer to self-serve documents and information online

• Using an LLM to find new applications or customers for products

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Jilles Eissen is leading the global digital transformation of coating resins and additive manufacturer allnex as the company’s CIO. He joins Knowde CEO Ali Amin-Javaheri to discuss where and why allnex is introducing AI, the importance of finding and supporting internal change agents to help with digitization and how he finds food metaphors to explain the importance of digital transformation.

Chris Hansen, Chief Corporate Development Officer of Clariant, provides insight into Clariant’s digital initiatives and AI utilization strategies. A fundamental focus on system globalization, data integration and master data quality gave Clariant a solid foundation for implementing powerful generative AI tools such as Clarita, their internal large language model. Chris sees more potential still in further leveraging these technologies across the business to connect past insights with present actions to optimize for the future.

Celeste Mastin, President & CEO of H.B. Fuller, provides a look behind the curtain of H.B. Fuller’s innovative approach to digital, including how AI and other technologies drive efficiencies for the business now and in the future. In this wide-ranging interview, Celeste provides insights into how H.B. Fuller embraces digital transformation to build collaborative experiences with its customers, provide best-in-class experiences, accelerate strategic acquisitions, and more.

Eric Byer, President & CEO of the Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD), discusses the organization's key priorities and future goals. Discover how ACD is dedicated to supporting its members in managing regulatory and tax requirements, promoting sustainability, embracing digital transformation, and retaining top talent.

Megan Gluth-Bohan, Owner & CEO of Catalynt (formerly TRInternational), shares about the changing expectations of customers in the industry, and the use of technology as a means of differentiation. While highly technical work still requires human input, adding tech to the customer experience can diversify the workforce and provide valuable data and market intelligence with a front-facing customer tech experience.

Hartmut Kunz, CFO of OQEMA, shares about how centralized and harmonized data is a critical investment for OQEMA’s future. Learn about how OQEMA has the unique opportunity to create new centralized systems that can boost efficiency and solve the challenge of maintaining the customization that their customers have come to expect.