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Virtuele sessie

Optimizing business processes with AI in the Manufacturing Industry & B2B

24 Jun 2025 11:00 - 12:00
Manufacturers and B2B companies face operational challenges like inefficiencies in quality control, supply chain disruptions, data management issues, and high customer expectations. AI enables businesses to enhance visual inspections, improve data quality, and optimize logistics with predictive models. Real-world examples show improvements such as reduced downtime, better defect detection accuracy, streamlined procurement processes, and precise logistics forecasting.

Practical information:

24 Jun 2025 11:00 - 12:00
1 hours
MS teams
English
Target audience: Decision Makers (Innovation Directors, Supply Chain, R&D Director, Marketing Sales & Customer Service)

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  • Price: free of charge
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Why participate?

Participants in this webinar will explore practical examples demonstrating how AI integration in operating models directly boosts efficiency, reliability, and customer satisfaction. Examples from companies such as Legrand, Total Energies, Orange, ArcelorMittal will be shared.

Please note that the presentation is only about the end-customer use case, not about your service portfolio. In this context, we mainly want to position you as an AI expert, which is usually the best way to promote your company.

  • A clear understanding of how AI fundamentally transforms traditional business models, enabling proactive strategic shifts.
  • Insights into identifying high-impact AI opportunities, inspiring rapid innovation within manufacturing and B2B contexts.
  • A practical framework for integrating AI thinking into operational decision-making, accelerating digital and organizational maturity.

Program

Concept: during a webinar 2 testimonials will be presented, each followed by a Q&A. A neutral keynote will set the scene.

The presentation lasts up to 25 minutes according to the following structure:

  • 11:00-11:10 Introduction
  • 11:10-11:55 Testimonial 1
    • Addresses customer pain-points
    • AI approach to solve the problem
    • Best practices & pitfalls of the project
    • Concrete benefits & results
  • 11:55-12:00 Conclusions

Teacher / speaker

Guillaume Vanhalst

As Belgium Director at Effixis, I serve as a trusted advisor to companies on digital transformation through AI and data. I guide businesses towards achieving their growth objectives by leveraging cutting-edge AI technologies through tools adoption, implementation of long-term strategies, and deployment of solutions.

I have delivered over 100 workshops and conferences on AI, showcasing the potential of generative AI to professionals across various industries, and fostering their development.

Holding an Engineering degree from UCLouvain and McGill, with a specialization in aerodynamics, I possess the technical acumen to effectively manage complex, multi-stakeholder projects.

Outside of my professional pursuits, I am an avid Formula 1 enthusiast and enjoy participating in half marathons and CrossFit.

Expertise:

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Digital Transformation
  • Prompt Engineering
  • Generative AI
  • Data Strategy
  • AI Technologies

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