How do we respond to the social crisis impact and our Covid-19 recovery plans? What did we learn in the last three months? What changes are we making? Join the Conversations in the User Group Community.
Despite of all our efforts the crisis is not over! In fact, the Covet-19 crisis in the US has connected with our country’s race and social pains. The situation has morphed from a merely medical and economic into a severe political and social crisis. How should we react to that? Racism and social justice are the key concerns at the moment. Your/our reactions and thoughts are vital to the resolution. To what degree can we discuss these issues as business leaders, professionals, and employees? How about just promoting a conversation about the role of business and IT leaders? Let’s talk. When we planned the sessions, we knew things would change, but we did not foresee these events. We also want to discuss the changes in the Covid-19 crisis, and we went what we learnt.
During the last three months we had to accept the dangers of the epidemic and the severity of the business shutdowns. The initial surprise and shock have been taken in, adjustments have been made or had to be absorbed. We have entered a transition phase with lots of uncertainty, high hopes, and contradictory information, even more than we thought two weeks ago. Many of the changes we are making now will last long into the future, some of them for the better. Our work in information technology and enterprise resource systems will continue to play a critical role in the success or failure of the needed transformations.
How can we help each other to adapt, gain flexibility and resilience, and become stronger in the process? Our panel of business leaders and consulting organizations from different industries and geographies will discuss these questions and our professional opportunities.
The panelists are:
Munchkin Inc. - California based consumer products manufacturer & distributor, with on-line and large retail store sales channels, customers in Americas, Europe, and Asia, and a China impacted international supply chain. IT Director: Balacz Francisci
GE Healthcare – Integrated Supply Chain; international production facilities and worldwide supply chain and sales distribution network, covering Europe, Asia, Lat Am and Africa. Key production facilities in Asia and Europe. IT Director: Nanda Kumar Rajagopal
Ciena - Baltimore based high-tech network systems manufacturer, with international MFG sites and distribution to Europe, North America, and Asia. Senior Director: Kunal Kumar
Immi - Midwestern manufacturing company supplying the commercial automotive industry, employing a local industrial workforce with China supply chain impact. IT Director: Apparao Kandru
Session 1 Transition from Pandemic to ‘New Normal’
Tuesday, June 16 9 am PT, 12 noon ET, 17:00 UK, 18:00 CE