In this podcast our guest is procurement and supply chain expert and global thought leader, Joe Carson. Joe provides candid insights, and a comprehensive overview of critical challenges, from geopolitical shifts, navigating tariffs, fostering supply chain resilience, and embracing the transformative potential of artificial intelligence.

Previous Interviews with Joe:

Q&A

1:04

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Talk to me about your experience and background in supply chain and procurement.

2:36

Q2

I want to focus today on the globalization of supply chain and why that trend seems to be reversing today. Talk to me about that.

6:50

Q3

Give us a peek into what competition is really like when you're running a multi- national company and you have production everywhere, what are the challenges?

14:44

Q4

They might be a customer of yours. They might be your partner. I mean, I could just imagine that there's a lot of that going on. So who do you trust at that point?

16:50

Q5

There are trading blocks that are your best friends, some competing and different relationships as you do this. Is that really the case, or is this all capitalism?

19:20:

Q6

What if country “A” has a tariff on it, they might just reroute their products through another country to avoid the tariffs?

20:15

Q7

So you're chief procurement officer. You're responsible for all this stuff, and you get a call from the C-suite. Walk us through what a typical meeting would be like.

22:52

Q8

How are they going to twist your arm? What are they going to ask and demand from your team?

24:25

Q9

So whenever competition beats you out, the C-levels are going to go... “It's my supply chain! Why didn't you give me better prices?”

24:59

Q10

Why would a country use tariffs or weaponize tariffs for a trade war or any of that? What are the motivations behind those kinds of moves?

30:32

Q11

How do you prepare as a chief procurement officer and with the supply chain that you're trying to manage, how do you prepare for that?

33:33

Q12

This culture of risk management and risk awareness, what would be the elements that would make that actually work and successful?

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The Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future.

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In this episode of FOBtv, our guest is Rob Tiffany, a distinguished IDC Research Director, submariner, author and inventor, as we take a compelling and insightful journey into the foundational architectures powering the next wave of artificial intelligence. In this essential episode for business and organizational leaders, we dissect the intricate world of cloud strategies, exploring the different kinds of cloud architectures designed to support Enterprise AI and Private AI applications.

Previous Interviews with Rob:

https://youtu.be/x-SHgIO6NtM?feature=shared

https://youtu.be/uqFJ6Os5Ik8?feature=shared

https://youtu.be/OlqpjLRsGfY?feature=shared

Q&A

2:15:

Let me just ask you, what are you focused on at IDC?

5:43

Q2

How do companies architect those environments ( Enterprise AI and Private AI) and why do they do that?

13:37

Q3

Do the business leaders on the board understand what they are trying to do and what they are trying to protect? How does the board look at this?

16:01

Q4

How would they think through putting an Enterprise AI system on it so that they can benefit from AI looking over their “secret sauce”?

20:00

Q5

What if you go home on a weekend and you come back Monday morning and your agents have gone and found 33,000 innovations, opportunities and more?

27:39

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“Navigating Toward Human Flourishing in the Age of Acceleration”

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28:27

Q6

Are you seeing people use their data in architecture so they can have forward views into the market?

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About the Reimagining the Future Series | The Future of Business

The Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future.

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For the eighth year running, Finland has claimed the top spot as the world’s happiest nation. But what’s behind this consistent success? In this compelling compilation, we will discover how some of Finland's most highly respected Futurists entered the futurist industry.

The Finland Formula Full Series:

Part 1 with Amos Taylor: https://youtu.be/8pYB1XFPDZE

Part 2 with Dr. Juha Mattsson: https://youtu.be/vkm9iEvx64w

Part 3 with Timo Savolainen: https://youtu.be/Tke1LOpBh80

Part 4 with Hanna Lakkala: https://youtu.be/pg5BBNaApPE

Part 5 with Dr. Sirkka Heinonen: https://youtu.be/W__2xY-tDf0

Part 6 with David Espindola: https://youtu.be/kYlX3Rotq9U

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About the Reimagining the Future Series | The Future of Business

The Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future.

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In this episode, our guest is Siemen’s manufacturing expert Zvi Feuer. We discuss the impact of artificial intelligence, robots, automation, and the future role of humans in manufacturing.

Q&A

1:19

Q1

So now, tell us about your personal use of generative AI. How often are you using it on a daily basis or weekly basis?

4:19

Q2

So in your area of responsibility, what are you most excited about today?

8:10

Q3

If the dream of developing these fully autonomous manufacturing environments actually happen, do you see that possibility in the next decade?

12:24

Q4

What do you think are the major technologies necessary for that kind of manufacturing environment?

17:31

Q5

The real hope is to prevent and predict disruptions so that they can be avoided. Is that how you see it as well?

20:36

Q6

When we’re talking about the aspirations for these environments, where is the gap?

23:55

Q7

How do we extend AI and digital twins to encompass the entire picture out there? And what's missing today in that, discussion?

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Read the Report: https://www.tcs.com/what-we-do/industries/manufacturing/tcs-digital-twindex-manufacturing-study

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The Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future.

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Join us for a deep dive into the future of manufacturing. Listen as Helenio Gilabert of Schneider Electric reveals how AI, automation, and digital twins are converging to move us closer to the fully autonomous factory of tomorrow. Explore the impact of predictive analytics, edge computing, and robotics on real-time decision-making and competitive advantage.

Q&A

1:19

Q1

What do you use generative AI for the most? And then how often do you use it?

4:01

Q2

Let's just talk about your title, Global head of offer creation and industrial Automation, Services, talk to us about what that encompasses and what's involved there.

5:29

Q3

Tell us about Schneider Electric.

7:10

Q4

So when you look at manufacturing outside of AI, what is going on as most exciting to you?

9:24

Q5

We’re looking at AI, automation, digital twins, just in time manufacturing and intelligent manufacturing. Are you seeing these new business models converging similarly?

10:24

Q6

Let me ask you about fusion energy. Is that more hype or is that real?

11:12

Q7

Will there really be these lights out autonomous operations where resources go in one door and finished product out the back and no humans in the building?

13:38

Q8

What are the dependencies that you see that are kind of still missing from this lights out manufacturing environment that people like to fantasize about?

14:53

Q9

When it comes to manufacturing, are there kind of these new emerging strategic technology stacks that are going to help companies get there faster?

16:21

Q10

How can this combination of AI and automation and digital twins all be using converged together to help predict and prevent these kinds of disruptions?

19:09:20 - 00:19:21:20

Q11

Where do you see AI being able to contribute up and down that stack?

22:12

Q12

When you think about all the decisions that a factory requires of humans today, What percentage of those decisions can be better operated or conducted by AI?

23:08

Q13

What kind of time frame are you seeing, those kinds of things actually being done in factories?

24:09

Q14

So let's talk about AI and innovation. Where do you see AI being able to supercharge innovation in companies?

26:32

Q15

Are you seeing that actually being done or is it just being fantasized about?

27:21

Q16

V4, 2

What are the problems that are still left unsolved in manufacturing?

29:45

Q17

How do you see AI helping with those extended, advanced ecosystems that support manufacturing?

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The Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future.

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Join futurist Hanna Lakkala as she shares powerful insights on why Finland is the world’s happiest country—and what that means for the future. In this compelling episode, Hanna discusses her return to the North of Finland after spending years in other Nordic countries and locations around the globe, her work in positive psychology, and what the world can learn from Finland’s social cohesion, trust, and resilience. Drawing from global experiences, she explores how happiness can be nurtured—even in a future shaped by AI, automation, robotics, and disinformation. You won’t want to miss a warm, thoughtful, and eye-opening conversation.

Q&A

2:37

Q1

So, Hanna, you're also, in addition to all those other things. You're a positive psychology coach. Tell us about that.

7:39

Q2

Tell us about your journey to becoming a futurist.

10:16

Q3

What brought you back from your journey to the northern part of Finland? Tell us about that.

11:15

Q4

So we'll be talking a lot about happiness today, as part of this series, what makes you happy?

12:11

Q5

So what role does saunas play in making Finland the happiest country in the world?

12:54

Q6

What makes Finns in general, ranked so high? Do you believe the ranking? And Number two, why do you think they score so high each year?

14:45

Q7

Does that say something more about Finnish psychology or the benefits of Generous social services?

18:26

Q8

What were some of the decisions that Finnish society had to think about, plan for, and decide on early on that led to this ranking?

21:15

Q9

Is there a way to export and teach the skills, mechanisms, and systems that the Nordic nations have been created to score high on these reports?

23:00

Q10

What are the big challenges that Finland faces?

26:59

Q11

Will the future of automation and AI disrupt or enhance the positive qualities of Finns? Will Finns be able to survive and support happiness through that?

29:51

Q12

How can we manage, control, and diminish those things? I think that's what we're going to end up doing. Hanna, what do you think?

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About the Reimagining the Future Series | The Future of Business

The Reimagining the Future Series, produced by the Future of Business team, helps our clients and partners see the combinatorial effects of science, technology, digital forces, and societal factors that are rapidly shaping our emerging future. The series provides inspiration, strategic ideas, actionable thought leadership, and guidance to better understand the transformational journey and its implications to help business leaders reimagine and position their organizations for the future.

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#finland #happiness #futurist

#futureofbusiness #reimaginingthefuture #scienceandtechnology #digitalforces #societalfactors #emergingfuture #businessstrategy #AI #advancedlinguistics #covid19 #pandemic #postpandemicstrategy