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AI at scale: Insights from DHL Supply Chain’s Global Head of AI – with Christophe Theys

In this episode, Carsten Bange speaks with Christophe Theys, Global Head of AI, Data & Analytics at DHL Supply Chain, about scaling AI across 180,000 employees and 3,000 warehouses worldwide. Christophe emphasizes that while use cases and AI agents capture attention, successful enterprise AI deployment fundamentally depends on building a robust data ecosystem alongside the right processes and people.

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Data is really the foundation for everything you do in AI and analytics. People are focusing a lot on the use cases, the AI agents, and so on – but rolling out these solutions at scale is only possible if you have a proper data ecosystem.”

In this episode, Carsten Bange sits down with Christophe Theys, Global Head of AI, Data & Analytics at DHL Supply Chain, to explore how one of the world’s largest logistics providers successfully scales AI across 180,000 employees and 3,000 warehouses worldwide. Hear how DHL combines 7,500+ robots with AI agents, machine learning, and optimization to create efficiency, resilience, and flexibility in global supply chains – and why data, processes, and people are just as critical as the technology itself.

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