Padma Hari

Padma Hari, Chief Digital Officer at Nestlé Purina, has over 20 years of experience in digital strategy. In this discussion, she shares insights on how COVID transformed consumer goods demand and the essential shift toward synchronized planning. Padma emphasizes redesigning processes before technology implementation and the need to harmonize goals across functions to reduce operational friction. She advocates for the use of agentic AI as a force multiplier, enabling better decision support by synthesizing diverse data sources. Practical takeaways for leaders are also highlighted.