Join a distinguished panel of guests from ISM®’s Talent Management Committee as they discuss workforce challenges that arise when leadership, seasoned executives and emerging professionals differ on job-related perspectives and communication preferences. Learn from their experiences, humor and recommended strategies on building healthy relationships to carry throughout your career.

Discover how supplier diversity changes the talent pool: https://bit.ly/48uXNDD

Ongoing geopolitical stressors provide an unsettling backdrop to uncertainty, increasing risks for supply chain disruption. Rosemary Coates, Executive Director of The Reshoring Institute shares her knowledge about how to assess, ready and manage a manufacturing move to U.S. soil. Hear what she’s seen in the Asia-Pacific region, the activity at the U.S.-Mexico border and what to expect in the future of trade.

Find out more about manufacturing in Mexico at https://bit.ly/4a9teom.

Instability is the precursor to supply management volatility. Insurance company Otonomi provides a way to mitigate weather and climate-related risks through its disruption and delay insurance.

Hear from CEO and co-founder Yann Barbarroux on why added protection is a must-have for time-sensitive and critical use product supply chains and learn how their proprietary system works.

Companies have a lot on their “to do” list; often with minimal time, talent and technology assets to achieve their goals. Solution architect Sasha Risner of Flexware Innovations discusses how adding business intelligence into data systems and following a recommended maturity ladder can provide greater time-, cost- and talent-efficiencies from the top floor to the shop floor.

Find more insights into the benefits of business intelligence: https://bit.ly/3T9TJ77

In the workplace, 88 percent of non-inclusive behaviors experienced by women are “microaggressions”, disrupting self-worth and career growth. Hear from ISM Women’s Committee members Alyssa Grau CPSM, Director Head of Supply Chain Seamen Corporation, and Linsey Vasilenko, Director Procurement & Strategic Sourcing Baylor, Scott & White Health, as they share personal stories and how to recognize and overcome these subversive behaviors that diminish corporate culture.

For more ways to support mental health in the workplace, discover the key characteristics of psychological safety supporting employees and teams:  https://bit.ly/workplace-psychological-safety

Charlotte de Brabandt, DBA, head of IT partner management and governance U.S. ZF Group provides details on the integration and benefits of blockchain into supply chains. Areas of discussion include the innerworkings of blockchain, how its profession-changing process streamlines procurement and contract negotiations, while bolstering trust and transparency across end-to-end tiers, and more.

                       
Need more insights on blockchain from our featured podcast guest? Read Dr. Charlotte de Brabandt's article here: https://bit.ly/how-blockchain-enhances

Advancements in technology and carbon reduction efforts are driving changes in transportation enterprises and the procurement decision-making of equipment. Hear Brian Antonellis, Fleet Advantage Senior Vice President Fleet Operations (CTP), explain the costs, considerations and strategies in moving it forward efficiently.

Hear from North American logistics expert, Jenny Vander Zanden, Breakthrough COO, as she shares the state of North American logistics. Points of interest include how onshoring is impacting transportation, the benefits of intermodal, and what to consider before drafting contracts with Mexico.

Find more information on manufacturing and logistics through Mexico here: https://bit.ly/3ZNAvW5

Get an in-depth understanding of slave trade in supply chains as Jonathan Ball, Exiger’s managing director|government solutions delivery, discusses the challenges that persist across the globe. Discover how vulnerable supply chains are to human trafficking, especially from third-party suppliers, and learn how risk mitigation and humanitarian efforts can remove slave trade.

Find more information on how supply chains can empower solutions and better protect human rights, here: bit.ly/3ZyRb3z  

Join ISM at Kinexions 23 Conference in Nashville, as we take a deeper look into what’s happening in the supply chain technology arena. Catch event clips from Andrew Bell of Kinaxis, Michael Carbo of Kinaxis (formerly of Colgate-Palmolive) and Michael Ciatto of Genpact detailing cautionary and revolutionary expectations and how to stay competitive.

Find more insights from Kinaxis’ Polly Mitchell-Guthrie about the future of supply chains and AI-integration here.