The Kinetic Enterprise: Shifting the Auto Industry into High Gear

June 25, 2021
Hosted by Bonnie D. Graham

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Things just keep accelerating for the automotive industry. Competitive pressures, vehicle trends, buyer expectations, third-party risk, data growth—they’re all moving at a blistering pace. And increasingly, automotive leaders are turning their attention to cloud to help them manage complexity, get insights, pivot quickly, and grow. From industry-specific apps to hyperscale environments, auto companies are placing huge bets on cloud as they work toward the built-to-evolve Kinetic Enterprise™. Listen in as Deloitte transformation pros share insights and discuss leading practices for cloud in the automotive space. The conversation will explore the current state of the industry, emerging trends, and ongoing issues such as supply chain disruption. We’ll ask Kevin Foster, Hernan De la Torre, and Ryan Robinson at Deloitte how cloud solutions, a common data model, and an integrated digital ecosystem can help deliver benefits such as increased sales, visibility into cost drivers, savings, and profitability. Join us for The Kinetic Enterprise: Shifting the Auto Industry into High Gear.

The Kinetic Enterprise(tm): Built to Evolve, Presented by Deloitte

Friday at 6 AM Pacific Time/9 AM Eastern Time on VoiceAmerica Business Channel

Stand ready for the next wave of disruption with the Kinetic Enterprise(tm), presented by Deloitte. The Kinetic Enterprise is an enterprise built to evolve, no matter what the future brings. Explore insights and ideas that can help you reimagine everything, transform your business with the latest digital technologies, and address future challenges head on. Take a deep dive into the business drivers and topics that are top-of-mind for leaders today, and get essential guidance that can help you build a Kinetic Enterprise solidly atop four pillars: Clean—unburdened by technical debt, such as tremendous amounts of custom code. Intelligent—leveraging data to build intelligence, unlock insights, and make an impact. Inclusive—operating with an ecosystem of applications, services, and industry-specific capabilities for driving improvements and innovation. Responsive—anticipating change and enabled by cloud technologies that allow the enterprise to scale in any direction, on demand.

Bonnie D. Graham

Bonnie D. Graham produced and hosted her first live talk radio show in 1998 on AM1240–WGBB, Long Island, NY’s oldest terrestrial radio station. A few years later, she moved from terrestrial to Internet radio with her author interview show, “Up Close and Personal.” In 2011, working at the enterprise software leader SAP, she developed the concept for a weekly live global business thought leadership roundtable series on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel – and launched “Coffee Break with Game-Changers” on October 5, 2011. Over the next nine years, Bonnie D. created, produced and hosted 46 additional SAP series on the Business Channel, attracting millions of listeners around the world. Since becoming an independent broadcaster in 2019, she has developed and hosted live radio and podcast series on the Business Channel for eight additional organizations, as well as her own weekly series, “Read My Lips: Cool Conversations with Creatives with akaRadioRed,” on the Empowerment Channel. In 2023, her live-streaming “Technology Revolution: The Future of Now” series was ranked No. 6 on FeedSpot’s Top 70 Technology Podcasts to Listen to in 2023. What powers Bonnie D.’s passion for radio? She “loves speaking with smart people!”

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