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Hussein is a Public and Private sector leader with more than 20 years of experience in the service and logistics industry. In his experience includes UPS where he served as the Managing Director for the Middle East. Prior to joining UPS, Hussein served as a full-time Advisor to the Federal Government at the UAE's Prime Minister's Office, and before that he used to Lead Aramex International in the Gulf region, where he spent almost 17 years of his career.Currently, Hussein is the CEO of Fetchr. Fetchr is an international express, mail delivery, and logistics services company. It helps local merchants and global brands build, launch, and grow profitable eCommerce businesses with an easy-to-use proprietary shipping and logistics solution.Discover more details here.Some of the highlights of the episode:Changing roles across private, government, and startupsThe future of e-commerce, returns, and how to balance sustainabilityWhy he is active on social media and the impact it has on his company and his personal connectionsHow to get unintended celebrity status using LinkedInFollow us on:Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Wba8v7Twitter: http://bit.ly/2WeulzXLinkedin: http://bit.ly/2w9YSQXFacebook: http://bit.ly/2HtryLd

In this episode, we have Sune Stilling and Peter Hove Hildebrandt as our guests.Sune Stilling is the Co-founder of Project Aviato, an independent investment fund to support companies with ideas in transport and logistics. Prior to joining Project Aviato, Sune led Maersk's investment arm Maersk Growth since 2017 and reporting directly to the Group CEO Søren Skou. Maersk is one of the world’s leading transport and logistics companies. Also, the largest container ship and supply vessel operator in the world, controlling ~ 20% of seaborne consumer goods — from apparel through autos. Peter Hove Hildebrandt is the Co-founder of Project Aviato, an independent investment fund to support companies with ideas in transport and logistics. Prior to Project Aviato, he joined Maersk in 2005, and in 2020 he became the Head of Transportation. Peter is responsible for leading and driving the digital transformation of the Maersk Ocean & Logistics business. Maersk is an integrated container logistics company working to connect and simplify its customers’ supply chains. As the global leader in shipping services, the company operates in 130 countries.Discover more details here.Some of the highlights of the episode:How to spot a million-dollar startupThe key skills that most start-up founders miss (SALES, FINANCIALS, SALES!)How not to screw up investmentsWhere the supply chain and logistics industry is heading in next yearsWhy Rune Sørensen is the best asset any company could hope forHow they filter good startups to invest inFollow us on:Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Wba8v7Twitter: http://bit.ly/2WeulzXLinkedin: http://bit.ly/2w9YSQXFacebook: http://bit.ly/2HtryLd

Alcott Global hosted a webinar entitled, "Preparing for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution in APAC." Von Vanmolkot, Daniel Chee Chung Wong, Michael Culme-Seymour, and Lim Ching Kiat joined us as panelists.Some of the main topics discussed in the webinar:How are the key supply chain players preparing for the vaccine distributionBiggest challenges aheadWhat are the biggest unknowns so far and how can we mitigate themHow will the APAC region solve the distribution challengesPanelist: Von Vanmolkot - EVP Distribution and Client Services, Zuellig Pharma​Daniel Chee Chung Wong - Vice President, Strategy, Planning & Engineering, SATSMichael Culme-Seymour - Advisor, World Health Organization Lim Ching Kiat - Managing Director, Air Hub Development Changi Airport GroupDiscover more details here.Follow us on:Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Wba8v7Twitter: http://bit.ly/2WeulzXLinkedin: http://bit.ly/2w9YSQXFacebook: http://bit.ly/2HtryLd

Essa Al-Saleh joined Volta Trucks as the Chairman of the Board in October 2020. Volta Trucks is an electric vehicle manufacturer. Volta has set out to create an all-electric truck specifically to be used in and around cities and urban areas.In addition to Volta Trucks, Essa is the CEO of Agitero AG, an advisory and investment business based in Switzerland.  Prior to this, Essa was the President and CEO of Agility’s Global Integrated Logistics (GIL), based in Baar, Switzerland.  He had been with Agility since 1998 and assumed the CEO of Agility Global Integrated Logistics in 2007. During his time at Agility, Essa led the transformation of Agility GIL from a 300 person operation in one country into one of the top ten global logistics businesses, with over $4 billion in revenues operating in over 100 countries with more than 18,000 people.Discover more details here.Some of the highlights of the episode:From being an engineer to a CEOGrowing Agility from 400 people to a global company and 18000 staffLearning from mistakes and being curiousBooks that influenced Essa’s careerFinding the balance between strategy and executionTrends in automation and upskilling peopleFollow us on:Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Wba8v7Twitter: http://bit.ly/2WeulzXLinkedin: http://bit.ly/2w9YSQXFacebook: http://bit.ly/2HtryLd

Kara Goldin is the Founder and CEO of Hint, Inc., best known for its award-winning Hint® water, the leading unsweetened flavored water, and has since expanded outside of the beverage industry with the recent launch of hint sunscreen. She is also the author of “Undaunted: Overcoming Doubts and Doubters”, which is part autobiography, a part business memoir about her journey building hint into a successful company.Kara has been named among Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs and Forbes’ 40 Women to Watch Over 40. Also, the Huffington Post listed her as one of six disruptors in business, alongside Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg.Discover more details here.Some of the highlights of the episode:From chasing Steve Jobs for a job to running a 1 billion business and then to setting up Hint Starting a new company whilst being pregnantChallenges in launching a new category in the market – unsweetened flavored water, and being a mission-based companyListening to people say you can’t and quitting vs throwing the gas and keep goingThe biggest message from the book Undaunted, “do it or don’t do it, it is up to you”Getting past doubts and worriesFollow us on:Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Wba8v7Twitter: http://bit.ly/2WeulzXLinkedin: http://bit.ly/2w9YSQXFacebook: http://bit.ly/2HtryLd

 For over 20 years, Pier-Luigi Sigismondi has worked at the intersection of purpose-led brands and value creation for the business. He is a strong believer in the proactive role companies can play against climate change, social equality, and inclusion when doing business.As President of Dole Worldwide Packaged Foods, a 169 year-old-brand, he is leading a profound transformation, with a vision to make it an iconic Nutrition and Wellness company. One that is driven by purpose, globally.Prior to Dole, Pier-Luigi was the President of Unilever for South East Asia and Australasia. He joined Unilever and its Executive Board in 2009. Before joining Unilever, Pier-Luigi was Vice President of Corporate Operations Strategies at Nestle’ SA (CH) and VP Operations and R&D Nestle’ Mexico.He has served as Non-Executive Director of Rexel SA Supervisory Board and was a Board Member of Ben & Jerry’s, one of the brightest purpose-led brands.In August 2020, Pier Luigi was appointed non-Executive Chairman of Sustenir, a vertical farming start-up based in Singapore committed to delivering triple-bottom-line value to Temasek and other future strategic investors committed to the urban farming industry. Discover more details here.Some of the highlights of the episode:How Pier Luigi made the switch from being Unilever Chief Supply Chain officer to a CEO roleThe importance of purpose beyond buzz wordsHow COVID-19 affected sustainability within different companiesDriving and selling sustainabilityCarbon emission in transportation and manufacturingDeveloping CEOs from supply chainShaping cultures in different organizationsFollow us on:Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Wba8v7Twitter: http://bit.ly/2WeulzXLinkedin: http://bit.ly/2w9YSQXFacebook: http://bit.ly/2HtryLd

Francisco Betti joined the World Economic Forum in May 2015. He is an international development professional and is currently leading the platform for Shaping the Future of Advanced Manufacturing and Production, which was launched by the Forum at its Annual Meeting 2017, upon request of world-leading governments and companies. The platform is helping global leaders anticipate how advanced manufacturing technologies are transforming factories, business models and partnerships, and to understand the implications for the economy, society, and environment in order to shape a more inclusive future.The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic, and other leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry agendas. Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Forum is tied to no political, partisan, or national interests.Prior to joining the World Economic Forum, Francisco worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers SA in Geneva, Switzerland, primarily running management consulting projects for international organizations.Discover more details here.Some of the highlights of the episode:Changes the pandemic has created across supply chains and manufacturing across the world.  Geopolitical dimension of the global economy and innovation's  massive acceleration.Next levels of transformation across different companies to fill in the gap that emerged on the supply side.Transformation of operations and business modelsFuture of manufacturing and operations in terms of of artificial intelligence, robotics, analytics Resilience as a major competitive advantageAutomation and augmentation as a major investment to adapt to the new normalReadiness for adapting to changethings that companies can practically do to constantly upgrade Future of manufacturing and production in terms of  different talents from across multiple industry Follow us on:Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Wba8v7Twitter: http://bit.ly/2WeulzXLinkedin: http://bit.ly/2w9YSQXFacebook: http://bit.ly/2HtryLd

John Church is currently the Executive Vice President of Supply Chain & Global Business Solutions and the Chief Supply Chain Officer at General Mills.General Mills is one of the leading American producers of packaged consumer foods, especially flour, breakfast cereals, snacks, prepared mixes, and similar products. It is also one of the largest foodservice manufacturers in the world. General Mills operates in more than 100 countries and markets more than 100 consumer brands.John has global accountability for Procurement, Logistics, Manufacturing, Engineering, Human Safety, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Sustainability. In 2017, Church was also tasked to assume leadership and oversight of General Mills’ Global Business Solutions function, which provides business process solutions, information technology, and shared services to the Company.Discover more details here.Some of the highlights of the episode:15% to 20% demand surge to the business due to COVID-19Building transparency and agilityResponding to the fast shift of the demandFood safety as the number one priority52% of greenhouse gas footprint from agricultureGeneral Mills’ innovation and sustainability initiativesCreating win-wins for allFollow us on:Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Wba8v7Twitter: http://bit.ly/2WeulzXLinkedin: http://bit.ly/2w9YSQXFacebook: http://bit.ly/2HtryLd

Dr. Marcell Vollmer Partner and Director at BCG works as an advisor to executives on the full range of digital transformation and new business models in procurement, supply chain, and operations globally.Marcell has also previously help positions of Chief Innovation Officer for Celonis, as well as worked for many years with SAP, most notably as Chief Digital Officer and COO of SAP Ariba.Discover more details here.Some of the highlights of the episode:Key elements to successful career transitions: DHL to SAP to start up world to BCGImplementing risk monitoring toolsCompanies adopting sustainability pledges What keeps CPOs and Chief Supply Chain Officers awake at nightProcurement as a talent poolFollow us on:Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Wba8v7Twitter: http://bit.ly/2WeulzXLinkedin: http://bit.ly/2w9YSQXFacebook: http://bit.ly/2HtryLd

Susan Brennan is the Chief Operations Officer at Bloom Energy. Susan has more than 24 years of manufacturing experience, including automotive vehicle, powertrain, and components assembly, having also worked in executive roles leading manufacturing for Nissan and Ford.In addition, she has created and supported organizations that encourage young women to pursue careers in math and science as a way to support future generations of technological manufacturing in the United States.Discover more details here.Some of the highlights of the episode:From working with automotive giants to stepping into the startup worldBloom’s initiatives in line with Industry 4.0How was it is being a female in an executive role in manufacturingGrooming female leadersTaking calculated risks and taking on tough responsibilitiesFollow us on:Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Wba8v7Twitter: http://bit.ly/2WeulzXLinkedin: http://bit.ly/2w9YSQXFacebook: http://bit.ly/2HtryLd

Rosemary Coates is the Executive Director of the Reshoring Institute, a Non-Profit collaboration with nine universities across the U.S. She is also the President of Blue Silk Consulting, a Global Supply Chain consultancy. She is an Amazon.com Best Selling author with 5 global supply chain books including: “The Reshoring Guidebook” and “42 Rules for Sourcing and Manufacturing in China” She has been a management consultant for 25 years, helping over 80 global supply chain clients. She serves on the Board of Directors of Kinetic River and the University of San Diego Supply Chain Management Institute. And teaches Global Supply Chain Strategy at UC Berkeley.Discover more details here.Some of the highlights of the episode:How the manufacturing sector is dealing with the trade war and the pandemicHurdles of moving out of China, pandemic or notCase studies – stories of success and failure in reshoringWhy mathematics is needed in operating production linesHow politics can affect the phase of decouplingFollow us on:Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Wba8v7Twitter: http://bit.ly/2WeulzXLinkedin: http://bit.ly/2w9YSQXFacebook: http://bit.ly/2HtryLd

Knut Alicke, partner McKinsey and Head of Supply Chain Europe. Knut is also a visiting professor of supply chain at the University of Cologne. And one of the global experts on the topics of operations, supply chain, and risk.Discover more details here.Some of the highlights of the episode:Becoming a supply chain professional vs becoming a musicianSupply Chain leaders should have an MK budgetChina will no longer be the manufacturing hub of the worldThe difference between excel-heavy organizations and organizations adopting new systems80% of companies plan to reskill peopleFollowing your passion and building relationshipsFollow us on:Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Wba8v7Twitter: http://bit.ly/2WeulzXLinkedin: http://bit.ly/2w9YSQXFacebook: http://bit.ly/2HtryLd

Konrad Bauer is the VP Supply Chain and Operations at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Thermo Fisher Scientific is the global leader in providing, equipment, software, services, and consumables to help scientists solve problems across a multitude of fields: pharmaceutical, biotechnology, academic, government, environmental, and industrial research, as well as the clinical laboratory. With a revenue of more than 25n billion USD.Discover more details here.Some of the highlights of the episode:How Konrad moved from the industry into consulting at McKinsey and then back into the industry – and what challenges he facedThe impact of the COVID-19 to Thermo Fisher’s operationsHow to instill a mindset of focus on serving the customer Planning where and how to build consistency inside the organizationSupply chain outsourcing – will it be happening more?Career advice: Never leave a job because you want to get out. Always leave a job because you are excited to go to a new challengeFollow us on:Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Wba8v7Twitter: http://bit.ly/2WeulzXLinkedin: http://bit.ly/2w9YSQXFacebook: http://bit.ly/2HtryLdEpisode is LivePublished: Sep. 03, 2020 @ 4PM EditUnpublishTranscript is LiveEdit or Delete this transcript.Get the latest. (Last updated 11 days ago.)UnpublishAdd Chapter MarkersListeners can tap through & see what’s coming up.Create a Visual SoundbiteBest way to share to social media for engagement.Share Episode OnFacebookTwitterLinkedInMore OptionsEmail Link to EpisodeDirect Link to MP3Embed this ONE EpisodeFollow us on:Instagram: 

Thierry Malleret who is the managing partner of the Monthly Barometer, which is one of the leading global monthly newsletters that distills into a highly analytical and predictive one-pager the macro issues relevant to executives and decision-makers across the world.Previously, Thierry founded and headed the Global Risk Network at the World Economic Forum.His other professional experience includes: key positions within investment banking in several global institutions, think tanks, and academia (both in New York and Oxford) and government (with a three-year spell in the Prime Minister’s office in Paris).His latest book, co-authored with  Klaus Schwab, is titled “Covid-19: the great reset”Discover more details here.Some of the highlights of the episode:Interdependency of the five macro issues affecting the worldThe great reset on geopolitics and technologyRegionalization vs globalization of supply chainsHow will the changes in individual habits affect industries around the worldMental health during this time of uncertaintyFollow us on:Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Wba8v7Twitter: http://bit.ly/2WeulzXLinkedin: http://bit.ly/2w9YSQXFacebook: http://bit.ly/2HtryLd

Andrew Kirkwood is Chief Executive Officer at BluJay Solutions. With 25 years of experience in the supply chain and SaaS market, Andrew provides leadership to the BluJay organization through the creation of vision, strategic, tactical, and financial plans, along with organizational and goal development, performance measurement, and liaising with stakeholders. He joined BluJay in January 2019 after a successful 14-year career at RedPrairie and JDA Software (now BlueYonder) in a number of senior roles.BluJay Solutions helps companies around the world achieve excellence in logistics and trade compliance - it’s in our DNA. Through a blend of Data, Networks, and Applications, delivered in the BluJay Way, our DNA platform powers the Frictionless Supply Chain for thousands of the world’s leading manufacturers, retailers, distributors, freight forwarders, customs brokers, carriers, and logistics service providers – 7,500+ customers. BluJay conducts business in 112 countries, has 1,200+ employees worldwide, and powers a global network of over 50,000 customers, carriers, freight forwarders, and service providers. With BluJay, 1.9 billion transportation transactions are processed, and 4.5 billion boxes shipped annually. Over 58 million electronic customs declarations are cleared annually using BluJay’s global customs solutions.Discover more details here.Some of the highlights of the episode:[08:14] The collaboration between LLamasoft and BluJay[12:09] Creating a freight market index with spot capacity pricing and made it available to everyone – this lead to keeping prices down for the consumers.[13:11] 40% volume search spike in demand on their transportation solution – this made the Christmas period look insignificant.[14:20] BluJay has 1300 associates working remotely –  just finished their first quarter and they exceeded all of our targets[23:24] Releasing 5 new products during lockdown – the importance of innovation – hackathons and collaboration with partners[26:12] A culture based on transparency: “A problem shared is a problem solved”Follow us on:Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Wba8v7Twitter: http://bit.ly/2WeulzXLinkedin: http://bit.ly/2w9YSQXFacebook: http://bit.ly/2HtryLd

Michael Farlekas joined E2open in 2015 as President & Chief Executive Officer. In this role, he is responsible for leading the company’s overall operations, with direct oversight of sales, marketing, professional services, research and development, and strategy. Michael brings to E2open more than 20 years of sales, marketing, and leadership experience in supply chain management and enterprise software. Discover more details here.Some of the highlights of the episode:Why does E2open have over 240k trading partnersConnecting multiple applications to create one process across the end to end supply chainManufacturers over the past 40 years have transformed themselves into brand ownersValue add business vs data providing business.Building long term roadmaps for clients – from business release 1 to 40Growing the business 5x since 2015 from 75 mil USD to 380 mil USD in revenueE2open’s hiring and promotion principles Follow us on:Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Wba8v7Twitter: http://bit.ly/2WeulzXLinkedin: http://bit.ly/2w9YSQXFacebook: http://bit.ly/2HtryLd

Maria Villablanca is the Co-Founder and CEO of Future Insights Network, a fast-growing membership network of over 50,000 Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Digital Transformation executives.Future Insights Network is one of the largest networks of its kind, which provides relevant content, connections, and collaboration for leaders in Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Digital Transformation.Key areas of focus are  IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Industry 4.0, Digital Transformation, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing Strategy. Before starting the network Maria worked for many years in the events and professional services business, with a strong passion for connecting people and ideas.Discover more details here.Some of the highlights of the episode:Why Future Insights Network existsHow supply chain companies are dealing with the COVID-19 crisisAdopting and implementing new technologies to stay ahead of the curveMoonshot approach vs prototype approachCollaboration between MNCs and startupsAttracting talent to supply chainFollow us on:Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Wba8v7Twitter: http://bit.ly/2WeulzXLinkedin: http://bit.ly/2w9YSQXFacebook: http://bit.ly/2HtryLd

Hannah Kain is the CEO and Founder of ALOM, a global supply chain, contract packaging, and fulfillment company with a footprint on five continents and 19 locations. headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. ALOM serves Fortune 100 and leading customers worldwide in the technology, medical, automotive, telecommunications, and government sectors.Prior to founding ALOM in 1997 in Fremont, California, Hannah Kain held various management and executive positions dating back to 1983, with a wide range of experience in the packaging industry since 1990. Discover more details here.Some of the highlights of the episode:The journey of a female entrepreneur creating a global supply chain pioneer across 19 countries Being the first to invent extranet in the industryPrioritizing connectivity, flexibility, and cybersecurityHow COVID-19 is going to shape the future of supply chainGender diversity - one of the keys to successFollow us on:Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Wba8v7Twitter: http://bit.ly/2WeulzXLinkedin: http://bit.ly/2w9YSQXFacebook: http://bit.ly/2HtryLd

John Urban was the Co-Founder and President of GT Nexus, the leading cloud platform for global supply chain management, which was acquired by Infor in September 2015 for $675 million.Discover more details here.Some of the highlights of the episode:Lessons from 17 years of building GT Nexus to an exit of USD 675 millionHow did the COVID-19 crisis affect the digitization of supply chainAre 3PLs ever going to catch up in the digital game?Startup funding during uncertainty Advice for entrepreneursFollow us on:Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Wba8v7Twitter: http://bit.ly/2WeulzXLinkedin: http://bit.ly/2w9YSQXFacebook: http://bit.ly/2HtryLd

Radu Palamariu was interviewed by Dr. Muddassir Ahmed on SCMDOJO’s podcast. On the topic of what leadership, talent and key skills in Supply ChainSCMDojo was created with the intention to enable supply chain professionals & supply chain teams to solve the problems they face in their jobs & business.Discover more details here.Some of the highlights of the episode:Understanding the four elements of supply chainWhy supply chain leaders don’t get to be CEOs as often as they could? (packaging, packaging, packaging!)What is leadership in supply chain? (It has to do with not taking a walk alone)Radical Simplicity principlesFour tips to be a top talent in Supply ChainFollow us on:Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Wba8v7Twitter: http://bit.ly/2WeulzXLinkedin: http://bit.ly/2w9YSQXFacebook: http://bit.ly/2HtryLd