Accelerating the Utilities Industry in the Digital Age

June 27, 2017
Hosted by Bonnie D. Graham

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The buzz: “PwC’s 2016 Utilities Industry Trend report says [the market] will quadruple by 2020 and reach $6 billion worldwide; innovation is a necessity.” (J. Johnson) Since the 20th century began, world population has grown from 1.65 billion to 7.5 billion (Worldometers.info), placing urgent demands on utilities to efficiently deliver energy, gas, water, and more to cities and beyond. How? Optimize supply chain so employees in the field and the office can meet consumers’ needs. The experts speak. Lou Aguilar, Havensight: “Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple” (Dr. Seuss). Ron Schell, Metropolitan Utilities District: “Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will take you everywhere” (Einstein). Karsten Hauschild, SAP: “The secret of getting ahead is getting started… secret of getting started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into small, manageable tasks… ” (M. Twain). Join us for Accelerating the Utilities Industry in the Digital Age.

The Digital Transformation of Your Supply Chain presented by SAP

Archives Available on VoiceAmerica Business Channel

Game-changing technology strategies are transformational, exciting and disruptive for a reason. They shake up your status quo. They get you thinking about new ways to scale, compete and grow. They move you in amazing new directions.

Join host Bonnie D. Graham as she invites you to take an additional Coffee Break with Game-Changers for our special series on The Digital Transformation of Your Supply Chain.

We’ll explore the fundamentals of the supply chain, its impact on the buyer’s journey, how the digital transformation of your supply chain impacts your organization in terms of alignment and accountability, and the struggle to measure the influence of your supply chain on your bottom line.

Learn how you can become the savvy Leader who takes your company across the finish line as you look ahead to the next wave of business innovation. The Digital Transformation of Your Supply Chain with Game Changers, presented by SAP, on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel.

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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