Many organizations were already transforming through digital means pre-pandemic, before COVID-19 accelerated the pace of business and adoption of digitalisation worldwide. These four webinars focus on the vital role of digital and innovation in today’s businesses and particularly, supply chains, which have had to cope with COVID-19. We hear how top executives have led on digital initiatives, how supply chains across industries have evolved to meet the disruptions, and the special challenge of cybersecurity.

All sessions will comprise 30 mins presentations and 30 mins Q&A Panel. They will be held at either 9.00am or 10.00am, Australian Eastern standard time (AEST).

Webinar Moderator: Professor Norma Harrison, Macquarie University

Session 1: Coping with Disruption through Innovation & Digital Initiatives

10.00am – 11.00am AEST, Tue 25 August 2020

• Speaker 1: Arnoud De Meyer, University Professor, Singapore Management University (SMU) and previous President, SMU, Singapore
• Speaker 2: Laurie Underwood, Sr Associate Professor of Management (Adjunct), International Business School, Suzhou & Sr Consultant, Sino Associates, China
• Speaker 3: Mark Toohey, Managing Director, Aglive Group Limited, Sydney, Australia

Session 2 :Supply Chain Cyber Security: Enabling the Next Stage in Cyber Security

9.00am – 10.00am AEST, Thur 3 September 2020

• Speaker 1: Chris McLaughlin, Director, Cyber Solutions Group, Aon, Sydney, Australia
• Speaker 2: Joseph Failla, Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand Security Lead, Accenture
• Speaker 3: Steve Melnyk, Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA

Session 3: Restoration and Reconfiguration through Digital and Analytics

10.00am – 11.00am AEST, Wed 23 September 2020

• Speaker 1: Nejhdeh Ghevondian, Principal Data Scientist – Microsoft, Sydney, Australia
• Speaker 2: Lambros Photios, CEO, Station Five, Sydney, Australia
• Speaker 3: Xiande Zhao, Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management, China Europe International Business School, Shanghai, China

Session 4: Digitalisation – The New Normal for Logistics and Transportation

9.00am – 10.00am AEST, Wed 30 September 2020

• Speaker 1: Peter Creeden, Managing Director, MPC International Pty Ltd, and Director, Mizzen Group Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia
• Speaker 2: Mark Welles, Vice President, Global Partnerships, Navis LLC
• Speaker 3: Daryll Hull, Professor, Centre for Workforce Futures, Macquarie Business School, Sydney, Australia

Series 1 Recordings

If you are interested in our webinar series, you can find the recordings of the first series "Response and Resilience in Supply Chains Amid COVID-19" in the following Youtube links.

Series 1- Session 1:The Perfect Storm: Understanding the Underlying Reasons for the COVID-19 Supply Crisis

Series 1-Session 2: Weathering the Storm: Strategies for Surviving and Thriving in Turbulent and Uncertain Times

Series 1-Session 3: A COVID-19 Post-Mortem – Lessons Learned and Moving Forward

Series 2 Recordings

If you are interested in our webinar series, you can find the recordings of the second series " Reimagining Supply Chains in the Digital Economy" in the following Youtube links.

Series 2- Session 1: Coping with Disruption through Innovation & Digital Initiatives

Series 2- Session 2: Supply Chain Cyber Security: Enabling the Next Stage in Cyber Security

Series 2- Session 3: Restoration and Reconfiguration through Digital and Analytics

Series 2-Session 4:Digitalisation - The New Normal for Logistics and Transportation