Past Appearances

Recently, the world has witnessed unprecedented disruptions originating from diverse areas such as technology, geo-politics and health, and these have rippling effects because of the deep, interdependent linkages in the world today. We have seen first-hand how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the economy, exposed vulnerabilities in supply chains, military operations, and accelerated the pace of digitalization worldwide. Professor Yossi Sheffi weighs in on how to best face disruptions in supply chain and logistics in a post-pandemic world. 

According to Yossi Sheffi, the director of MIT's Center for Transportation and Logistics, "The underlying cause of all of this is actually a huge increase in demand. … People did not spend during the pandemic. And then, all the government help came; trillions of dollars went to households. So, they order stuff. They order more and more stuff. And the whole global markets were not ready for this."

Professor Sheffi will be the Keynote speaker at BNEW due to his expertise and wide knowledge of supply chain. 

BNEW gathers unique events in the Logistics, Real Estate, Digital Industry, Ecommerce, Economic Zones, Mobility, Talent, Sustainability, Science and City sectors and they all share a common denominator: The New Economy.

Private Event

Private Event 

Professor Yossi Sheffi will give a course on supply chain strategy after COVID-19. The education program is about Digital Supply Chain Transformation to a group of 21 global logistics executives of the company HILTI, a global manufacturer in the construction industry.

Join IBM and Professor Yossi Sheffi for a conversation about how supply chains adjust for a different looking future in the wake of a global pandemic.  Professor Yossi will share insights from his recent book, "The New (Ab)normal: Reshaping Business and Supply Chain Strategy Beyond Covid-19", including how supply chains must change to be ready for the next big disruptions.  Ask your most pressing questions of our expert panel of technologists who are helping create the supply chain platforms of the future.

We all know it: the best way to hit tight shipping deadlines and meet customer SLAs is to release orders to be picked as soon as they come in. Or is it? Using actionable insights from 6RS software, leading hardware distributor Top Notch increased operational efficiency and lowered their cost per pick by doing something unexpected. Hear from Top Notch, Director of Operations, Patrick Houlihan, as well as Nick Fernandez, 6RS Performance Engineer and Callie Moriarty, 6RS Solutions Executive, as share what they learned and how they used that knowledge to improve rates while hitting SLAs.

Private event with MIT & Pepsi