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Two decades of product leadership at the intersection of AI, sustainability, and circular economy - distilled into talks that inspire action.

Signature Talks

Confirmed talk titles with abstracts. Each can be tailored to your audience and format.

The Future of Supply Chain is Circular: Rethinking Manufacturing for a Resilient Future

Keynote
The Future of Supply Chain is Circular: Rethinking Manufacturing for a Resilient Future
GDS Manufacturing Summit

Manufacturing stands at a crossroads: linear take-make-waste models are buckling under resource scarcity, regulatory pressure, and supply chain volatility. This keynote reframes circularity as a manufacturing resilience strategy - not a sustainability initiative. Drawing on two decades building digital infrastructure for Fortune 500 manufacturers, this session lays out how circular supply chains, remanufacturing, and material recovery create competitive advantage in an increasingly resource-constrained world.

Manufacturing & Supply Chain Leaders

Building the Battery Circular Economy: From Traceability to Transaction

Keynote / Panel
Building the Battery Circular Economy: From Traceability to Transaction
Battery Recycling & Reuse, IQ International (USA/Detroit)

Battery demand is surging, but the infrastructure to reuse, repurpose, and recycle batteries at scale is still being built. This talk traces the battery circular economy from traceability (knowing where materials are) to transaction (creating markets for secondary materials). Covers battery passporting, second-life applications, and the digital platforms needed to connect manufacturers, recyclers, and end-users into a functioning circular market.

Battery & Recycling Industry Leaders

Designing Circular Supply Chains: Procurement's Sustainability Challenge

Keynote / Panel
Designing Circular Supply Chains: Procurement's Sustainability Challenge
DPW New York

Linear sourcing is outdated. This talk explores how procurement leaders can leverage digital strategies, AI-powered matchmaking, and urban mining to build closed-loop supply chains that eliminate waste and reuse materials at scale. Drawing on real-world implementations at Google, Amazon, and Metro, this session provides actionable frameworks for transforming linear supply chains into circular value networks.

Procurement, Supply Chain & Sustainability Leaders

Remanufacturing in the Region

Keynote / Panel
Remanufacturing in the Region
Game Change Summit

Regional remanufacturing is one of the highest-leverage circular economy strategies - it keeps materials local, creates skilled jobs, and reduces dependence on volatile global supply chains. This talk covers the digital infrastructure needed to scale regional remanufacturing networks, from material matching and quality grading to marketplace platforms that connect manufacturers with remanufacturing capacity.

Remanufacturing & Regional Economy Leaders

By the Numbers

Proof that the frameworks work at enterprise scale

20+

Years Building Impact-Driven Products

70K+

Enterprises Served Across 6 Industries

€67B

Industry Challenge Solved

4.5M

Tonnes CO2 Diverted from Landfill

Industries Served

AutomotiveElectronicsMedical DevicesAerospaceChemicalsHigh TechCorporate Real EstateFurnitureBuilt EnvironmentGovernment

Select Enterprise Clients

Trusted by leading organizations across healthcare, technology, automotive, and industrial sectors - over career span, some under NDA

Technology

5 clients
Google • Amazon • Logitech • HBO • IBM

Healthcare

7 clients
Roche • Philips • AbbVie • Becton Dickinson • Allina Health • Rush University • Radiometer

Automotive

8 clients
Ford • General Motors • Cummins • Toyota • Renault • Yazaki • Denso • Sumitomo

Sustainability & Circular Economy

1 clients
Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Industrial & Aerospace

4 clients
Raytheon • Rockwell Automation • Pratt & Whitney • Lockheed Martin

Education

4 clients
MIT • SUNY • Rush University • Barnard College

What People Say

From colleagues, clients, and partners

"Sushma has been an invaluable executive stakeholder, consistently demonstrating a clear vision for how solutions meet our needs and align with our goal of implementing circular operations at Google. Her strategic thinking has been vital in driving innovative pilots and experiments. With a deep understanding of our business challenges and a forward-looking approach to product development, including emerging technologies like AI, we explored cutting-edge solutions together. Her ability to translate complex concepts into structured plans ensured our initiatives were scalable and impactful."

Christopher Kubala, Corporate Real Estate Leader

Google

Rheaply Customer

"Sushma is an inspiring leader whose deep commitment to clients and the circular economy sets her apart. She consistently goes above and beyond to understand client needs, delivering tailored, impactful solutions that drive long-term value. Her ability to build trust, navigate complex stakeholder environments, and align diverse interests makes her a highly effective advisor. Her passion for the circular economy is evident in her strategic approach to minimizing waste, maximizing resource efficiency, and integrating sustainable practices into business operations. She not only envisions a more sustainable future but actively drives the systemic changes needed to achieve it."

Nasim Karizi, Global Sustainability Leader

Amazon

Rheaply Customer

"Sushma's ability to envision the future of our product and drive effective execution has been instrumental in shaping our strategic direction. Her skill in deeply understanding customer needs, data-driven prioritization, and making practical, impactful decisions has been crucial for our growth. Beyond strategy, she's a remarkable people leader demonstrating empathy and commitment to her team's growth."

Garry Cooper, CEO

Rheaply

Chief Product & Strategy Officer

"Sushma has been an important part of the team developing our strategy and our US location into a great success story. She has the rare ability to effectively communicate complex technical ideas with all types of people-from product users to the IT department to the executive team. She is able to support many areas-from pre-sales to product management to leadership-very reliably with comprehensive expertise and strong leadership presence."

Joerg Walden, CEO

iPoint Systems

Director, Product Management & GM U.S. Operations

"From an HR perspective, Sushma is an absolute expert with a focus on product and project management. She always has the big picture in view, is goal-oriented, assertive and has stamina. Combined with a deep technical understanding, this makes her the ideal candidate in her field. I really enjoyed working with her because a solution was always found."

Nicole Schwabe, CHRO

iPoint Systems

Director, Product Management & GM U.S. Operations

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