INM Distinguished Speaker Series, April 8 & 9
Schedule
Wed, 08 Apr, 2026 at 04:00 pm to Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 03:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
MIT Building 10 | Cambridge, MA
About this Event
MIT’s Initiative for New Manufacturing (INM) is excited to invite you to our distinguished speaker events on Wednesday, April 8 & Thursday, April 9th for a conversation with Nike COO Venky Alagirisamy, "Innovation at Scale: The Operating Model Behind Nike’s Global Business,” and Siemens President & CEO Roland Busch, “How AI Is Transforming Manufacturing.”
Alagirisamy will discuss how the company connects design, manufacturing, and global supply chains to drive innovation at scale, as well as leadership lessons from the COO role and advice for students beginning their careers.
Busch will discuss how artificial intelligence is reshaping industrial systems, from design and production to operations, workforce, and sustainability, and what this transformation means for manufacturers, engineers, and future leaders.
Venky Alagirisamy
Date: April 8
Location: MIT
Fireside Chat
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Moderated by
Richard Locke
John C Head III Dean, MIT Sloan School of Management
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Roland Busch
Date: April 9
Location: MIT
Fireside Chat
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Moderated by
John Hart
Department Head, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Co-Director, INM
Where is it happening?
MIT Building 10, 222 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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