As geopolitical instability, economic uncertainty, and technological acceleration converge, access to Critical Raw Materials (CRMs)—the backbone of AI, energy transition, and robotics—faces unprecedented risk. From green energy to advanced manufacturing and national defense, the stakes are high, while CRM supply chains remain fragile, concentrated, and increasingly exposed to geopolitical friction. How do nations and industries secure the resources they need in a fractured world? This exclusive session, hosted by Supply Chain Now’s Scott Luton, brings together global strategist and geopolitical leader General John Allen, retired United States Marine Corps four-star general, and former commander of the NATO International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces – Afghanistan (USFOR-A) and current President of Globsec’s GeoTech Center, and Koray Köse, Senior Fellow at Globsec, Founder & Chief Analyst at Kose Advisory and leading expert in supply chain resilience, AI, and geopolitics. Join us for a conversation that explores how technology, governance, and cross-sector collaboration must align to close the widening supply-demand gap for CRMs by 2030. Webinar attendees will learn: The severity of current CRM exposure to global supply chains and economies and why it presents a strategic crisis for the free world Why CRMs are not just the NEXT, but the most…

Digitized inventory management can make your supply chain more efficient and resilient to disruptions, develop higher visibility into your part consumption, improve forecasting, and help you reallocate resources to more productive responsibilities. But what does the transition into a new system actually entail for your business? What can you expect regarding timeline, cost, infrastructure, and strategies? Making better decisions requires insight from experts in their field. Join us to learn what Optimas Director of IT Business Systems, Jerry Segall, and Juan Jimenez, Global Business Development Director, recommend manufacturers do to optimize their inventory management in order to be more proactive and profitable. Walk away with practical and actionable insights into what transitioning or building a new inventory management system would look like for your business. Attendees will also have the opportunity to download Optimas’ Inventory Management Workbook for free. This workbook guides you through the decision-making/selection process for a vendor-managed system. You could use this guide to: -Determine your inventory management needs before you get started -Vet inventory management solutions providers -Set up KPIs to measure success