Smart Manufacturing Mindset™: WEF Lighthouses — Lessons from the Leaders (Part 2)

Part 1 of this special two-part series explored the journey of the Lighthouse factories. We looked at how global leaders from Foxconn, Johnson & Johnson, Schneider Electric, Unilever, and Western Digital navigated culture, scale, technology, and legacy challenges to reach world-class digital maturity.

Now, in Part 2, we go deeper.

This episode shifts from the “what happened” to the “what it takes.” Our Lighthouse guests share their most important lessons learned, the mistakes that shaped their thinking, and the practical advice they would give any manufacturer beginning or accelerating a digital transformation journey.

From building trust and changing culture to defining business value and scaling what works, Part 2 delivers the insight behind the outcomes. These are the patterns that drive real progress and the guidance that can help any organization build its own path toward Lighthouse-level performance.

Part 1 showed the destination (Catch up here: https://lnkd.in/gsmDcBYv)
Part 2 gives you the playbook (Register here: https://lnkd.in/ggYEDZmw)

Tune in to hear what the world’s most advanced factories wish they had known sooner and how their experience can accelerate yours.

🎙️Bart Talloen – Executive Fellow at World Economic Forum & Former Johnson & Johnson Executive
🎙️Anthony Loy – VP Industrial Digital Transformation Consulting Schneider Electric
🎙️Biswaranjan Sen – Global Chief Product Supply Chain Officer at Unilever
🎙️Jackie Jung – VP of Global Operations Strategy at Western Digital
🎙️Zongchang Liu – Rotating CEO at Foxconn

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