[Free] AI in Action: Applications for Supply Chain, Logistics and Transportation

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AI is revolutionizing industries by ushering in a new era of automation, efficiency, and innovation. It's no longer just a concept—AI's practical applications are compelling entire sectors to adapt and companies that fail to follow suit will be quickly left behind. AmCham's new series aims to help companies across a range of industries navigate these changes and incorporate actionable AI solutions to stay ahead of the competition and strengthen resilience.

In our first edition, we will zero in on the Supply Chain, Logistics and Transportation sector, where AI has the potential to greatly enhance efficiency and responsiveness. Predictive algorithms can analyze vast amounts of data—from historical sales and social media trends to weather patterns and traffic data—to optimize demand forecasts, inventory levels, and transportation routes; accelerate delivery times and reduce fuel consumption; reduce costs; and mitigate risks from inaccurate projections. AI also facilitates warehouse automation in tasks such as picking, packing, and shipping.

The Supply Chain, Logistics and Transportation sector can also leverage AI adoption in other industries. Examples include collaborative robots (cobots) from the manufacturing sector, automated workflows for administrative tasks from the financial services sector, and data sharing platforms that enhance cross-functional stakeholder coordination from the healthcare sector.

Join AmCham as our panel of experts guide you through these revolutionary AI applications to ensure the competitiveness and resilience of your business.

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Speakers

Sue Breniman

Executive Partner & VP APAC at Gartner for Chief Supply Chain Officers Asia Pacific

Wai-Kit Cheah

Senior Director, Product Management & Practices of Lumen Technologies APAC

Abdullah Mahbub

Managing Director for Operations Digital Solutions, AMEA of FedEx

Sue is a results-orientated leader with a strong track record of successful transformations. She has extensive international experience managing business critical projects, large world-class operations, and key customer relationships. Sue was recently named Global Top 100 Women in Supply Chain.

Sue has 35+ years experience leading Supply Chains and 25+ years experience in Asia Pacific. During her 4+ years at Gartner, Sue supported global and regional supply chain leaders and COOs and led initial development of Gartner’s global disruption playbook.

Before Gartner, Sue had 20 years at Procter & Gamble in supply chain leadership roles: customer order to cash, customer teams, logistics, distribution & network design, and manufacturing. As a change leader, she led transformational projects in organization design, corporate restructuring, ERP implementation, shared services, as well as country startup, acquisition integration, and building supply chains to support rapid growth in APAC.
After P&G, Sue held supply chain & procurement leadership roles at J&J, Cargill, Yum, and Mead Johnson Nutrition, and ran a consulting company leading supply chain transformations for APAC MNC’s.

Sue has a Masters Degree of Business Administration from University of Chicago and a Bachelor’s Degree of Engineering Operations from North Carolina State University. She is a certified Executive Coach, a Women@Gartner Board Member, and an Adjunct Professor of Digital Supply Chain at Essec and SUSS Universities.

Wai-Kit is Senior Director of Lumen’s Product Management & Practices function in Asia Pacific and a key member of Lumen Technologies’ Senior Management team. Prior to 2022, he was responsible for strategising Lumen’s cybersecurity strategy, roadmap and architecture of Lumen’s Security Opertions Centers (SOC) in region. Wai-Kit have spearheaded various private-public-partnership programs, collaborating with academia and regulatory partners, geared towards continuous improvement in cybersecurity standards and cyber capacity building.

An IT veteran with three decades of diverse experiences across IT/OT, Operations, Risk & Compliance, Cybersecurity, AI and Automation, Wai-Kit is a strong advocate for digital transformation and risk management.

Prior to joining Lumen, Wai-Kit held various leadership positions at several multinational corporations. He sat on the Cloud Security Alliance (Singapore) Board in the early years of inception between 2011 to 2013. Wai-Kit is passionate about helping businesses to manage and mitigate the increasing cyber risks in today’s evolving threat landscape. He graduated from National University of Singapore with B.Sc. in Computer Science and MBA. Wai-Kit is also a Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and Certified Enterprise Architecture Practitioner, amongst other credentials.

Abdullah Al Mahbub is the Managing Director of Operations Digital Solutions at FedEx Singapore, where he spearheads the integration of cutting-edge technologies into the company’s logistics operations. With a focus on digital transformation, Abdullah plays a pivotal role in enhancing FedEx’s operational efficiency and customer experience through the implementation of advanced AI, automation, and data analytics solutions. His leadership has been instrumental in positioning FedEx Singapore at the forefront of innovation in the logistics industry.

Prior to his current role, Abdullah amassed over 20 years of experience in various leadership positions at FedEx, FrieslandCampina, AirAsia and Axiata Bhd. His deep expertise in Analytics, combined with his passion for digital innovation, has enabled him to successfully lead complex projects that drive operational excellence. Abdullah is recognized for his ability to navigate the challenges of digital transformation, ensuring that technology adoption aligns with strategic business goals.

Abdullah has an academic background in Computer Science, Outside of work, he enjoys cooking, exploring new cultures and is an avid technology enthusiast, always staying ahead of the latest trends.

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