Manish Garg
Associate Director of IT Applications Hikma PharmaceuticalsManish Garg is a senior technology and transformation leader at Hikma Pharmaceuticals, where he leads IT applications and innovation supporting pharmaceutical manufacturing and global supply chain operations. With more than 20 years of experience helping high-tech and biopharma companies including Apple and HP Inc., he drives ERP, serialization, and regulatory-compliant digital supply chain initiatives. Manish is a Senior Member of IEEE, a frequent keynote speaker and panelist, and an editorial and strategic AI advisory board member at multiple institutions. He has served as judge for fierce pharma. He actively collaborates with industry groups including SAP Co-innovation, TraceLink SIG, GS1, Healthcare Distribution Alliance, and Partnership for DSCSA Governance on digital supply chain innovation and regulatory compliance.
Operationalizing Innovation: Delivering Future-Ready, Responsible, and High-Performing Supply Chains
2:50 PM Track B: Panel – From Reactive to Predictive: How AI, Automation & Advanced Analytics Are Transforming Exception Management
Supply chains still spend enormous time reacting to disruptions, quality issues, material shortages, transportation delays, or capacity constraints. This panel explores how advanced analytics, predictive models, and automation are enabling proactive, not reactive, decision-making. Panelists will discuss where predictive tools are already delivering value, the technologies gaining traction (control towers, digital twins, anomaly detection engines), and what it takes to redesign exception workflows end-to-end.
- Transition from manual issue resolution to predictive detection and automated prevention
- Embed AI insights into workflows using digital twins, control towers, and smart alerts
- Reduce operational firefighting by redesigning exception-handling processes around data-driven triggers
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