Digital Transformers

Building a modern tech stack isn’t a task – it is a journey. With so much changing outside of companies, it takes real courage to drive digital change internally, especially for companies in the manufacturing space. This interview brings together an all-star panel. Howard Lo has over 20 years of tech leadership experience and is a Vice President at DataON. Todd Jensen is a Field Sales Manager at I...

The Supply Chain Buzz is Supply Chain Now’s regular Monday livestream, held at 12n ET each week. This show focuses on some of the leading stories from global supply chain and global business, always with special guests – the most important of which is the live audience! This week’s edition of The Buzz featured co-hosts Scott Luton and Greg White as well as Digital Transformers Host Kevin L. Jackso...

Sponsored by AT&T Business, this episode closes out our #BizTalks series for 2022 with some bold predictions from two of tech's brightest leaders: Sally Eaves and Glen Gilmore. Tune in as the duo joins Kevin L. Jackson to discuss the most highly anticipated technology trends for 2023. Explore technology convergence, the link between 5G and sustainability, new VR and AR use cases, the rise of i...

Digital transformation always sounds like a good idea, but how do you actually make it successful? On this week's Buzz, Kevin L. Jackson joins Scott and Greg to break down what it takes to future-proof your supply chain, why you need the right people and culture to pull off tech implementations, how to match digital transformation strategy to operations, how to engage the entire supply chain ecosy...

The year may be ending, but cybersecurity challenges are only heating up heading into 2023. To get prepared, Scott and Kevin sat down with Bruce Spector and Karen Braxton to discuss the top five cybersecurity priorities for manufacturing next year in this episode sponsored by Microsoft. Learn more about how Maryland's state government has supported increased workforce training for digital security...

As network endpoints proliferate, companies large and small face new challenges across security, compliance and privacy. In this episode, Kevin L. Jackson discusses these challenges with three leaders in telecommunications services, Noah Rafalko and Shane Unfred of TSG Global and Jim Johnson from Total Network Services (TNS). Tune in to hear their thoughts on how the phone number has become the ne...

When you hear "Director of the Indiana Security Council," you might guess an IT background, but it's actually Chetrice Mosley-Romero's liberal arts education that helps her unite and empower communities across the state in the name of cyber hygiene. In this episode, sponsored by AT&T Business, Chetrice joins Kevin L. Jackson to discuss how she helps balance competing priorities across the stat...

The Buzz is back, and this week, Scott and Greg are joined by Kevin L, Jackson for the Digital Transformers edition focusing on all things digital supply chain. Tune in as they review this year's top healthcare supply chains, the urgency of digital manufacturing and new offerings from Microsoft. And don't miss special guest Allen Jacques from Kinaxis, who joins the trio to share his thoughts on th...

It's both an incredibly exciting and unclear time for supply chain transformation, but the right trifecta of technologies can help light the way to greater resilience and agility. In this episode, Kevin L. Jackson joins IBM's Debbie Powell and Rob Cushman to discuss how hybrid cloud, data and artificial intelligence -- when leveraged correctly -- can create new levels of visibility and predictive...

The Supply Chain Buzz is Supply Chain Now’s regular Monday livestream, held at 12n ET each week. This show focuses on some of the leading stories from global supply chain and global business, always with special guests – the most important of which is the live audience! This week’s edition of The Buzz was a Digital Transformers edition. Host Kevin L. Jackson was joined by Dial P for Procurement ho...

The Supply Chain Buzz is Supply Chain Now’s regular Monday livestream, held at 12n ET each week. This show focuses on some of the leading stories from global supply chain and global business, always with special guests – the most important of which is the live audience! This week’s edition of The Buzz was a Digital Transformers edition, so Scott Luton was joined by fellow host Kevin L. Jackson, a...

As SAP and IBM reach 50 years of partnership, Kevin L. Jackson is celebrating with IBM's Stacy Short by diving into how both companies work together to help customers on their digital transformation journey. Tune in to hear more about building technology roadmaps, business transformation as a service, closing the gap between sustainability strategy and results, how the value of data is reshaping i...

The Digital Transformers Edition Buzz is on for September 19th, and this week, the crew is focused on all things cybersecurity and technology. Join Scott, Greg and Kevin L. Jackson as they chat with SAP's Florian Seebauer about the security and operational challenges stemming from siloization, the limits of rare earth mineral extraction, how technology can help new global supply chains manage incr...

Who's leading the way in edge computing? The answer might surprise you (it's manufacturing). In this episode, AT&T Head of Evangelism Theresa Lanowitz joins Kevin L. Jackson to discuss how the manufacturing industry is embracing edge computing, and what that means for both their operational models and cybersecurity practices moving forward. Tune in to hear Theresa's thoughts on the traditional...

You've heard of SaaS, but what about SCaaS? Are we headed toward a future filled with outsourced supply chains? There's one way to find out: the Supply Chain Buzz: Digital Transformers edition! Tune in as Scott, Greg, and Kevin L. Jackson peer into the digital future to discuss how collaborative relationships will determine the success of digitally enabled services, emerging trends in digital supp...

It's always inspiring to hear from a true innovator, but how about three? In this episode, Kevin L. Jackson sits down with three technology leaders re-imagining the citizen experience, one application at a time. Tune in to hear from Dr. Camille Jones, Eric Adolphe, and Josh Pendrick as they discuss a new government app called EMMA (Electronic Mobile Medical Application), geospatial technology, rob...

The Supply Chain Buzz is Supply Chain Now’s regular Monday livestream, held at 12n ET each week. This show focuses on some of the leading stories from global supply chain and global business, always with special guests – the most important of which is the live audience! This week, Scott Luton, Greg White, and Kevin L. Jackson welcomed Ellen Patridge from 6 River Systems. She shared her insights on...

On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger arrived at the 1861 Customs House in Galveston, TX as part of his tour to command troops sent to enforce the emancipation of enslaved peoples in the United States. Now, that same courthouse is set to continue the charge toward freedom for all. In this episode, join Kevin L. Jackson and Scott as they discuss plans for the new June Nineteenth Museum, de...

Plenty of exciting new technologies are paving the way for the future of supply chain, from next-gen cobots to metaverse-based commerce (and hopefully fewer celebrity-obsessed founders). Equally important is honoring the past, something Kevin L. Jackson is championing through his leadership of the forthcoming Juneteenth Museum. Tune in for this week's Digital Transformers edition of the Buzz to re...

The pandemic brought telemedicine center stage, and with it, a whole new set of privacy and security concerns for healthcare and network providers. Luckily, Kevin L. Jackson is on the case. In this episode, he chats with AT&T Business Assistant Vice President of Channel Marketing Industry Solutions Clara Hustad to discuss how cybersecurity concerns are changing in the healthcare space, what me...

Is the term supply "chain" holding us back? Find out when you join Scott, Greg, Kevin L. Jackson and special guest Kim Winter of Logistics Executive Group for a Digital Transformers Takeover of The Supply Chain Buzz. Tune in as they discuss talent shortages, why cost is not the ultimate risk, the rise of the digital supply network and more. Additional Links & Resources: Learn more about Supply...

You could argue that Marcin Buzanski got to the Future of Work before the rest of us. How? By building a platform of on-demand expertise through his company, EonD, companies could easily tap into the gig economy and leverage expertise from around the world. Now, he's helping Ukrainian refugees leverage the platform to find work while ushering in the next phase of remote consulting. Join host Kevin...

It's the Digital Transformers takeover over the Supply Chain Buzz, and your favorite co-hosts Scott, Kevin and Greg are tackling the pressing issues of supply chain technology. Get the skinny on everything from the need to up-skill workers to the importance of cross-functional teams and the persistence of cost-saving tendencies. And as a bonus, find out from Kevin what the tale of the bedazzled sh...

  “Digital Transformers” is designed to educate and inform the marketplace on the immediate value of digitalization. We accomplish that by highlighting companies and executives that are leading global industries into the digital future. The standard program is 30-45 minutes.

Aristotle said it best: the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. And nowhere is that truer than in supply chain, which now enjoys the global spotlight for reasons less than desirable. But not to fear! In this episode, Kevin L. Jackson is bringing in the experts -- Thulium CEO Tamara McCleary and Tompkins Ventures Founder Jim Tompkins -- to examine the current state of the supply chain, the...