Stuck in the Middle
You’re Being Asked for AI – But Your Plant Isn’t Ready.
Getting Your Operations Ready for AI
Overview
Manufacturing leaders face pressure to define AI strategies, but many operations lack the readiness to support them. This webinar breaks down why that perspective gap exists and what it takes to close it. Fill out the form to get the link and watch the recording. It offers a practical view of where to start and how to move operations forward.
What You Will Learn
- Why so many organizations feel caught between AI expectations and operational reality?
- What’s driving the gap between leadership goals and plant-floor readiness?
- The most common barriers preventing AI from moving beyond pilot stages.
- How to assess where your operations stand today?
- What to prioritize first to move toward AI readiness?
- How technology supports a practical path from strategy to execution?
Speakers
Zach LaDouceur
Sales Leader – Digital Transformation
Zach LaDouceur is a Digital Transformation Sales Leader at EOSYS, where he helps manufacturers align their operations, data, and technology to support real business outcomes. With over a decade of experience in industrial automation, including time with Rockwell Automation, Zach brings a practical, results-focused perspective on what it takes to successfully move from strategy to execution.
Jamilla Thomas
Software and Control Technology Consultant, Rockwell Automation
Jamilla Thomas is a Technology Consultant at Rockwell Automation, partnering with customers to modernize operations and achieve their digital transformation goals. With experience serving diverse industries across the West Coast and Southeastern United States, she provides practical guidance on solving complex industrial challenges through technology. Her expertise spans Rockwell Automation's Software & Control portfolio, with a particular focus on helping customers harness the power of Industrial AI, advanced analytics, and digital solutions to improve decision-making, operational efficiency, and business performance.
Brad Kerr
Senior Sales Executive, Data and AI, Kalypso
Brad Kerr is a Principal Consultant at Kalypso, a Rockwell Automation business, helping manufacturers accelerate digital transformation through industrial AI, advanced analytics, and autonomous operations. With expertise spanning machine learning, digital twins, simulation, and operational technology, he works with organizations to unlock greater productivity, resilience, and business performance. Prior to joining Kalypso, Brad served as a Principal Program Manager at Microsoft R&D, where he helped advance the use of AI and the Industrial Metaverse to transform industrial decision-making and operational excellence.