MAC SULLIVAN
TITLE : HEAD OF TECH AND DIGITAL PROMOTION
INDUSTRY : LOGISTICS LOCATION : TOKYO
solutions . In a globalised world , the use of paper is tantamount to the obfuscation of processes , whereas the digitalisation of data is equal to their elucidation . If supply chain is the realm , data is king .
Once elucidated through digitalisation , the data of course needs to be sifted-through and sorted – in a sort of vast problemsolving operation , and this is where Artificial Intelligence ‘ traditionally ’ comes in . But here again , in supply-chain terms , we have been
EXECUTIVE BIO
Mac aspires to facilitate a retooling and upskilling of the logistics industry through promoting collaboration between education , business , and technology . His work in sales and marketing in the logistics industry prompted him to pursue his PhD in Political Theory from ECNU where he is finalising his dissertation on how government policies can deal with the disruptive effects of digitalisation and automation on the logistics industry . Self-study and a passion for this topic has helped him recently become the Head of Technology and Digital Promotion , where he is facilitating the digital transformation of NNR Global Logistics , a division of the Nishitetsu Group . Mac has an EMBA from Hult International Business School and a Bachelor ’ s degree in Communications from the University of Georgia . He is an adjunct professor at Tongji University and has taught at universities such as Texas Christian University ( TCU ) and Elon University in the past . Mac spent nearly a third of his life as an ex-pat , living in Spain , Thailand and China during his 20s . His first book , “ The Digital Transformation of Logistics : Demystifying Impacts of the Fourth Industrial Revolution ” is available on Amazon as of early 2021 .