No organization thrives in isolation. For seasoned industry leaders, sustained improvement not only from initernal processes but from cultivating the right partnerships - across teams, suppliers, and sectors. In this session, Michael Borowski will unpack how structured collaboration, shaped by the experience and views of leaders like Cummins, accelerates innovation, strengthens supply chain performance, and embeds continuous improvement into the fabric of an enterprise.

Attendees will gain insight into how these principles are applied in practice:

• Identifying and nuturing parnerships that align with long-term operational goals
• Using structured collaboration to drive quality, efficiency, and mutual accountability
• Leveraging trusted relationships to fuel continuous learning and cross-industry innovation
• Building ecosystems where shared process discipline leads to scalable, measureable results

This keynote offers a real-world lens into how strategic alignment, clear expectations, and culturla fit transform partnerships into performance - and why continuous improvement is always a team sport.