In a rapidly evolving manufacturing landscape, relying on delayed data has become a critical vulnerability. To successfully navigate this new paradigm and absorb supply chain shocks, manufacturers must surface risks early and immediately realign customer demand with operational commitments through instant replanning. Microsoft is addressing this challenge by shifting the industry away from passively providing insights on isolated dashboards. Instead, the strategic focus is on

The global economy has a hidden architecture, and it isn't found in the glass towers of Silicon Valley or the trading floors of London. It is built by the "deskless" workforce—the 80% of global workers who staff our factories, airports, retail floors, warehouses, and construction sites. Yet, for decades, a massive digital divide has persisted: while information workers received a steady stream of productivity tools, the frontline was often left with paper manuals and radio ch

Session: Security Defense Industrial Transformation: Geopolitics and Strategic Realignment Speaker: General Markus Laubenthal Session Summary: General Laubenthal emphasizes the critical need for European societal resilience and a rapid scaling of the defense industry to counter the immediate Russian threat. With the U.S. pivoting its strategic focus toward China, Europe must swiftly take greater responsibility for its conventional security within NATO. Achieving this requires