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Automatic identification equipment and systems: Bar-code printers and scanners, vision systems, voice recognition systems, radio-frequency identification (RFID)
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In addition to the exhibition, ProMat will include an
extensive educational conference that runs concurrently
with the show. Educational events include four keynote
presentations as well as more than 100 expert-led seminars
held right on the show floor during the exhibition. Also
on the agenda are a women in supply chain summit and a
one-day overhead crane safety conference. (Separate fees
and registration are required for the women’s summit and
crane conference. Go to www.promatshow.com/education
for more info.)
The ProMat keynote presentations will offer a glimpse of
the future and insights into ways to gain a competitive edge
in your market. On Monday, April 8, from 8: 45 a.m. to
9: 45 a.m., Karim Lakhani of the Harvard Business School
will detail how incorporating blockchain technology into
your operations can address and resolve many supply chain
challenges, while boosting efficiency and reducing risk.
Lakhani will talk about specific use cases as well as pilot
projects to provide context for the discussion. Attendees
will learn how to incorporate blockchain into their business to transform their supply chain, according to MHI.
On Tuesday, April 9, from 8: 45 a.m. to 9: 45 a.m.,
Reshma Saujani, founder and CEO of “Girls Who Code,”
a group dedicated to addressing the serious gender imbalance in the tech industry, will provide practical strategies
for closing the gender gap and explain why it’s a key to the
future success of our industry.
On Wednesday, April 10, from 8: 45 a.m. to 9: 45 a.m.,
Scott Sopher, principal with Deloitte Consulting LLP’s
Supply Chain practice, will join George W. Prest, CEO
of MHI, in presenting the findings of the “2019 Annual
Industry Report” from MHI. The report will focus on
the trends and technologies that are transforming supply
chains. The two will then moderate a panel on the real-world significance of the report’s findings.
Later that day, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Marcus Lemonis,
