From Critical Minerals to Geopolitical Risk: How EMS Leaders Can Use AI to Build a More Resilient Supply Chain

Electronics manufacturing has always operated through a complex, interconnected global supply chain. But the number, speed and interconnectedness of risks are increasing.

Critical minerals. Geopolitical tensions. Tariffs. Regulation. Natural disasters. Component shortages. Raw-material constraints.

At the same time, AI is moving rapidly from experimentation into everyday operations. But beyond the hype, where is it actually useful? And could it fundamentally change how EMS companies understand and respond to supply chain risk?

Join Sanmina, Solutions Manufacturing, CalcuQuote, and Banyan.eco for an open industry discussion about what they are seeing today, how AI is already being explored across electronics manufacturing, and where they believe it could have the greatest impact next.

This is not a product discussion. Each panelist brings a different perspective from across the electronics manufacturing ecosystem, with real examples, experiences and opinions from the field.

Webinar speakers

Bill Gould
Senior Director of Global Quoting at Sanmina
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Betsy Cunnane
Strategic Initiatives Manager at Solutions Manufacturing
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David Sharp
CEO at CalcuQuote
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Francis D'Souza
CEO at Banyan.eco
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Three questions. Four industry perspectives.

What's changed in electronics manufacturing?

Hear what EMS leaders are seeing across materials, supply, customer expectations, compliance, quoting and operational pressures, and what feels fundamentally different from a year ago.

Where is AI actually proving useful?

Go beyond AI theory and hear examples of how companies are exploring AI across quoting, purchasing, repetitive processes, document analysis, supply chain intelligence and more. Including what's working and what's less convincing.

Where could AI matter most next?

Explore where AI could do more than make existing processes faster, from earlier risk signals and materials intelligence to fundamentally different ways of making supply chain decisions.

Who should join the conversation?

EMS Executives and COOs

Understand where AI can deliver measurable value across commercial and supply chain operations, without turning every initiative into a three-year transformation project.

Supply Chain and Purchasing Leaders

Learn how to identify material risks earlier, assess BOM exposure, and make better sourcing decisions before availability or pricing changes affect production.

Compliance and Sustainability Leaders

Explore how AI-powered materials intelligence can improve visibility into regulatory, environmental, and geopolitical risks across complex electronics supply chains.

Quoting and Estimating Leaders

Discover how supply chain risk intelligence can become part of the quoting process, helping your team build more accurate, informed, and defensible quotes.

Why attend this discussion?

Instead of hearing one company's perspective, you'll hear viewpoints from across the electronics manufacturing ecosystem.

Sanmina: the perspective of one of the world's leading global EMS companies.
Solutions Manufacturing: a specialized EMS perspective on customer needs and day-to-day manufacturing realities.
CalcuQuote: a view across the EMS industry through quoting, sourcing, purchasing and supply chain technology.
Banyan.eco: a materials and supply chain intelligence perspective on emerging risks and AI.

Whether you lead quoting, supply chain, procurement, compliance, or operations, you'll leave with practical ideas that can be applied immediately.

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