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Featuring a combination of thought-provoking conference sessions and meetings with pre-qualified solution providers, The Connected Worker Exchange provides 2 days of quality learning and networking with no distractions. Benchmark strategies, identify best practices and conduct due diligence on potential technology solutions that align with your digital transformation plans.

Download your copy of the 2026 Event Brochure to view the conference schedule and speaker line-up, learn more about the Exchange format including who qualifies and how to apply, and preview how you will learn to:

• Move from pilot to enterprise-wide adoption while delivering rapid, measurable ROI
• Break down silos and leveraging OT, IT, and engineering data for real-time insights
• Use predictive and causal AI to optimize processes and reduce downtime
• Design digitalization blueprints and funding models for sustainable transformation
  

AI, robotics and connected worker technologies are transforming distribution, but scaling them across a global, fast‑moving supply chain is complex. Sysco Corporation, the world’s largest food distributor, is tackling this through disciplined governance, structured pilot‑to‑platform delivery and a focus on augmenting frontline performance.

We sat down with Shatender Singh, Sysco’s Principal Enterprise Architect, to discuss how he is driving the company’s connected worker transformation by steering enterprise application strategy, shaping POCs and pilots and ensuring every technology delivers clear business value. His governance-led approach keeps initiatives, from digital workflows to AI‑powered sales tools and early robotics exploration, aligned to frontline performance and customer experience.

In this exclusive interview, you will learn how:

• Sysco evaluates and scales connected worker technologies through a rigorous governance model
• Real time information flow is central to reducing waste and strengthening reliability
• AI360 is boosting productivity and customer responsiveness
• Robotics and agentic AI fit into Sysco’s long term vision
• Sysco is building globally compliant, scalable solutions for diverse frontline roles

Digital workflows and connected worker technologies are reshaping manufacturing operations, but scaling them across complex, global production networks requires more than technology alone. Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) is addressing this challenge through a frontline-first strategy, disciplined governance and a clear focus on measurable ROI.

Tara Tolly, Vice President, Process Optimization & Transformation - Global Operations at ADM, is leading the organization's connected worker journey by shaping its global governance model and digital roadmap. We sat down with Tara to discuss how her work ensures that new technologies move beyond isolated pilots to deliver consistent value across more than 120 manufacturing sites worldwide.

In this exclusive interview, you will learn:

• How is ADM building a structured, repeatable approach for evaluating new technologies across a global manufacturing footprint
• Which connected worker project at ADM has had the biggest impact on improved frontline operations so far
• How ADM decides whether a new connected worker tool is worth piloting
• What the biggest drivers behind ADM's investment priority are, and how they ensure frontline worker buy-in
• And more!

Ahead of the 2025 Connected Worker Exchange Summit, we put together a playbook addressing two key challenges faced by senior plant and operational leaders:

• How to optimize plant operations with innovative connected worker solutions to streamline communication, enhance collaboration, and boost productivity
• How to optimize asset performance and minimizing unplanned downtime with advanced automation and end-to-end monitoring and reporting tools
  

Read as representatives from Western Midstream and Marathon Petroleum Corporation share practical strategies for optimizing plant operations and asset performance, minimizing downtime, and effectively quantifying ROI for connected worker technologies.

Ahead of The 2024 Connected Worker Exchange Summit in Chicago, we compiled exclusive insights from senior operations, manufacturing and digital executives via surveys and research calls, to benchmark the challenges and opportunities facing leaders today. Discover top industry insights with our informative infographic, including:

• Top Challenges Facing Senior Executives in Manufacturing
• Top Initiatives Senior Executives are Exploring
• Top Reasons to Invest in Connected Worker Initiatives
• Top Areas of Investment within the next 6-12months
• Top Areas of Investment within the next 12-24 months